The dark guard frowned as he spoke, this matter was really strange, "Lord Wang, do you need your subordinates to continue to investigate?" ”

The Ninth Prince looked at the darkness outside the window, and after a long while, he spoke, "No need, you go down." ”

"Yes." As a conscientious subordinate, he will not question his master's decision, even if the dark guard has thousands of words to say in his heart, they all turn into one word in the end.

After the secret guard left, the room suddenly fell silent, leaving only the back of the Nine Princes, revealing a touch of loneliness under the moonlight. He rubbed against the window frame and made a secret decision.

The emperor's plan to select talents was in full swing, but the Nine Princes' Mansion suddenly fell silent. The originally unruly Nine Princes began to close their doors, and the people who came out of the house to buy also came and went in a hurry, and they easily did not deal with people from the outside world.

When the emperor noticed this and wanted the Nine Princes to go out together, he got the news that the other party was seriously ill in bed.

"You mean, your master is sick?" The emperor looked at the little man kneeling below, his expression dark.

"Avoidance, my prince occasionally suffered a cold a few months ago, because the treatment was not timely, he injured his lungs, and now he is recuperating in the house." The little guy didn't seem to feel the gloomy atmosphere above, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

The emperor stared at the back of the little girl's head for a long time, and then smiled meaninglessly, "The ninth brother is not feeling well, I, who is the emperor's brother, actually found out last time, so I will go to visit and visit, Xiao Anzi, prepare the horse." ”

Xiao Anzi didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly withdrew after saluting.

The emperor's carriages and horses were particularly luxuriously decorated, and when they passed by the street, many people sighed. Soon, the news of the emperor's personal visit to the Nine Princes spread, and the teahouses and alleys in the capital spread all over the city. Now the people only know that the emperor and the nine princes are brothers, and no one mentions the former brother and father.

The carriage swayed and stopped at the door of the Nine Princes' mansion, and the emperor pretended to be worried, hurriedly got out of the carriage, and walked straight to the Nine Princes' bedroom.

Before the person arrived, the voice came into the door first, "Ninth brother, I heard that you are not feeling well, are you better?" ”

The ninth prince was drinking medicine, and when he heard this voice, he hid the sarcasm in his eyes, and when he raised his eyes, he looked extremely weak, "Brother Huang, cough cough, the younger brother is fine, so Brother Huang is worried." ”

One sentence seemed to use up all his strength, and as the last word fell, followed by a heart-rending cough, as if he wanted to cough out all his internal organs.

When the emperor entered the door, he saw this scene, which made him feel in his heart that the idea of the ninth prince pretending to be sick had dispelled three points.

It is impossible to pretend that a person is really sick or not, the Nine Princes are pale, without the slightest blood, and their lips are dry and scary. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the end of a strong crossbow.

Although the emperor was ruthless, he was a little sincere to this unambitious brother, and when he saw the other party's appearance, the worry on his face couldn't help but go deeper, "How did you become like this, okay, don't engage in this kind of false etiquette between our brothers." ”

As he spoke, he stopped the Nine Princes from wanting to salute.

"Brother Emperor Xie, it's all because the courtiers are too weak. However, the imperial brother can rest assured, the imperial doctor said that the younger brother can recover as long as he rests for a period of time, and when the time comes, he will definitely not delay the expedition. The Nine Princes gasped three or four times in a word, as if they would turn their backs at any time.

When the emperor came over this time, he originally wanted to force the Nine Princes to go on the expedition, but the other party looked sick, if he really sent him to the battlefield, the people didn't know what to say, and the benevolent image he had always created would definitely be ruined.

Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his expression, "Since the imperial doctor let you recuperate, you can rest in the mansion, and on the border side, I will send someone else." ”

It is still unknown whether Chengguo will really attack, if he forces the Nine Princes to go to the battlefield at this time and destroys his image among the people, it will be worth the loss.

How could the Nine Princes not know what the emperor was thinking, lowered his eyes, hid the mockery in his eyes, but still said, "How can this work?" Brother Huang gave me such a big task, how could I not go so easily? What's more, I went to represent the royal family, and with me in charge, Chengguo will definitely weigh it. ”

If you want to say that you are in charge of the army, in fact, the most suitable person should be the emperor. The name of the royal driver is much louder than that of a prince. But the emperor spared his life very much, the sword had no eyes on the battlefield, and a mistake was the death of Huangquan. It was not easy for him to ascend to the throne, and how dare he take risks so easily.

As soon as the Nine Princes said this, the emperor's face sank, but in the face of the other party's calm eyes, he had nowhere to vent when he was angry. After all, the other party was just talking about himself and didn't mention him. If he scolded the other party for this, on the contrary, there were no three hundred taels of silver here, which made people think that he was cautious.

The thoughts in his heart turned a few corners, the emperor took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly, "My Dongxuan soldiers are one enemy and one hundred, what are you afraid of becoming a country, you can recuperate in the mansion with peace of mind, and you don't need to worry about the rest." ”

"But......" The Nine Princes pursed his lips and wanted to refute, but was interrupted by the emperor raising his hand, "Okay, I have made up my mind, you don't need to say more." ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for the Nine Princes to react, so he turned around and left in a hurry.

Until the emperor's back was completely invisible, the Nine Princes slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Wang, Your Majesty has already left, let's take the antidote." The subordinate took out a porcelain vase from his bosom.

The Nine Princes took it from the good stream, poured out the round pill in it, mixed it with water and swallowed it. After a while, his face was visibly rosy.

It's really easy to see if you're pretending to be sick, but what about poisoning?

Long before the emperor came, his spies had sent him the news, giving him plenty of time to prepare. If the emperor came over secretly, he might have to fly a little hard to grasp the whereabouts of the other party. However, in order to make a gesture, the emperor made the momentum so great that he didn't even need spies to go out, and he could estimate the distance from the palace just by listening to the noise of the people.

At about the same time, the Nine Princes took the poison that had been prepared a long time ago, which could make him look seriously ill in an instant. As long as the antidote is taken in time, it will not hurt the body.

He calculated the time, and as it turned out, he was right.

"Where's the Imperial Doctor?" Gently rubbing the cup, the Nine Princes asked casually.

"Don't worry, the prince has invited the imperial doctor's family to the mansion, and the imperial physician is in the ear room, I don't know if the prince wants to see him?"

"Bring him here, and the king has something to say to him." The Nine Princes put the cup on the table, his eyes dark.

The subordinate bowed his hand respectfully, "Yes." ”

After a while, the Imperial Doctor was brought in. Although the Nine Princes ordered that they should not treat each other harshly, but they were imprisoned in the name of questioning, and no one would have a good face. Doctor Zhang is also an old man in the hospital, and he originally wanted to return to his hometown in a few years, but he wanted to encounter this kind of thing.

"Lord Wang." Doctor Zhang bowed to the nine princes, and he couldn't say that he was too respectful, but he could only say that he couldn't find fault with it, "I don't know what happened when the prince called the old minister over?" ”

"Imperial Doctor Zhang is a smart person, he should be able to guess the purpose of this king calling you over." The Ninth Prince stared at Imperial Doctor Zhang for a long time, and then playfully hooked the corners of his mouth. It's not that he can't see the other party's dissatisfaction, but so what? Those who achieve great things are not informal. He can't go to the frontier, the reason for Chengguo's war is not yet clear, and the emperor in the capital is mediocre, the king of Chu is imprisoned, and if he leaves, the capital will be really in chaos.

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang raised his head openly, "What does this mean, Lord Wang?" Is it trying to persecute the old ministers? ”

"How can it be persecution, Imperial Doctor Zhang, there are some things to say, some things not to say, this king just wants you to know a little bit about current affairs." Facing Imperial Physician Zhang's angry gaze, the Nine Princes were as calm as ever, "This king knows that Imperial Physician Zhang has always been upright, but you also have to think about your family." ”

"You!"

"Imperial Doctor Zhang." The eyes of the Nine Princes crossed a hint of warning, "This king feels that your grandson is very cute. ”

These words were like a basin of cold water on the head, which made Imperial Doctor Zhang's anger instantly subside, and was replaced by a bone-chilling chill. The words of the ninth prince clearly threatened him with his grandson's life.

He glared at the Nine Princes viciously, like a beast cornered. He is not afraid of death, he is an old bone, if he can keep his integrity, he can be regarded as dying without regrets. But the Ninth Prince obviously thought of this, so he directly pinched his weakness and forced him to comply.

His family has always been a single lineage, to his grandson's generation, there is only one male left, if something really happened to his grandson, a hundred years later, how should he explain to the ancestors and ancestors underground?

Imperial Physician Zhang thought a lot, and a subtle flash of wavering flashed in his eyes. At this moment, the Ninth Prince gave him another dose of fierce medicine, "By the way, this king saw that the little prince was too cute, so he invited him to the mansion as a guest, Imperial Doctor Zhang doesn't mind, right?" ”

Hearing this, Imperial Physician Zhang's pupils contracted suddenly, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

This...... This is already under control of his grandchildren!

"Whether the little boy can return home safely depends on Doctor Zhang's words." The Nine Princes glanced at each other, their eyes sharp.

Time passed minute by minute, and after the Nine Princes finished saying this, he leaned back on the back of the chair leisurely, as if he was not in a hurry at all. On the other hand, Imperial Doctor Zhang, because of the tension of the whole person, cold sweat continued to break out on his forehead.

I don't know how long it took before I heard him let out a long sigh.