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The night shrouded the plain-clothed man, and only a yellow halo of light scattered around, illuminating the roads in the imperial city and illuminating the clear pupils of the emaciated man.

'Ahem'

A rapid cough broke the silence of the night, and it also made the eunuch carrying the lantern panic, and an anxious look appeared on his face and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty ・・・・・・"

Before he could speak, the man raised his finger to stop the eunuch's noise, and asked aloud, "How far is it from Nangong?" ”

"It's not far away, the emperor," the eunuch's eyes were full of anxiety, "but tonight is really cold, your body is ・・・・・・"

"Noise!" The man interrupted the eunuch's concerned words with a violent snort, his brows furrowed fiercely, and his soft face suddenly became manic, "What I want to do is not your turn to talk too much!" ”

"Your Majesty!" The eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly fell to the ground, raised his palm and gave himself a mouthful, "Your Majesty, the slave has a lot of mouths!" Slaves and maids should be damned! It's just that the emperor, you have just had some improvement, but there must be no more mistakes, Your Majesty! ”

The emperor's frowning brows let go slightly, and his face softened a lot when he saw the red palm prints oozing from the eunuch's face, and he raised his hand and said, "Get up, forgive your innocence and lead the way." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The delicate lantern was lifted again, staggering out of the way in the darkness of the night. The guards by the door of the Nangong wall narrowed their eyes, and their heads, which were napping, were also awakened by this yellow halo, and the boots with black faces on a white background stepped forward half a step, and their right hands also held the handle of the embroidered spring knife, and suddenly shouted in a low voice, "Who is it!" Idlers and others are not allowed to approach. ”

There was a pause on the other side, and what seemed to be a slender voice was stopped, but the lamp moved slightly upwards to illuminate a face, but the guards were frightened.

"Your Majesty! The sky was dark, and the minister failed to recognize the real dragon and collided with the holy driver, so please punish him. The guards had already knelt down, and in this cold night, beads of sweat were oozing from under the forehead of the official hat.

The man coughed again with his handkerchief, and impatiently pointed to the closed gate of Nangong behind the guard, and the eunuch made a slashing gesture to the guard.

With a sonorous sound, the embroidered spring knife has been unsheathed; The cold light flashed, and the large ring copper lock filled with lead was split in half.

Inside the wall of the South Palace, a middle-aged man was still reading at night, and a bowl of raw and tender eggs was brought to the table by the eunuch who took small steps, "Emperor Taishang, this is quietly brought by the guards at the gate, you and the queen mother can eat some." ”

Putting aside the book in his hand, the Emperor Taishang picked up an egg, swallowed his saliva but saw the sallow face of the eunuch in front of him, "After the New Year, are we missing money here?" ”

"The Emperor," the eunuch bowed his head, "Slaves and maids should be damned, they can't let the Emperor and the Emperor be disgraced." ”

Putting down the egg in his hand, the man sighed, "I don't blame you, if you want to blame, blame my ruthless brother・・・・・・"

Before the words fell, the eunuch whispered, "The Emperor, the copper lock has been opened, and the man is here." ”

The movement in his hand paused, and after a long time, the emperor pinched out the wick with one finger, and a word was revealed between his lips, "See." ”

In the front hall, Emperor Zhu Qiyu was looking at the dilapidated South Palace curiously, and the brocade guards and eunuchs who had never stepped into this place were guarding the door of the hall upright.

"Second brother." With a soft voice, the Emperor Zhu Qizhen came here, looking at Zhu Qiyu who was sitting in the chair, he lost his mind and couldn't say a word for a while.

"Brother Huang, you have lost weight." The emperor Zhu Qiyu is also looking at his eldest brother, who has not been seen for a long time.

"You've lost weight, too." Zhu Qizhen, who came back to his senses, walked slowly in front of him and said, "You have lived in seclusion here for seven years, how can you come to visit you today." ”

The Emperor's words were full of sarcasm, and this tone was completely inconsistent with the gentle brother in Zhu Qiyu's memory, but when he thought about it, he knew that this was his own imperial brother venting his anger in his own way.

With a "bang", Zhu Qiyu threw the things in his hand on the table, and looked at the lead-filled copper lock that had just been split from the vermilion Nangong gate, and the fracture was dazzling.

"The embroidered spring knife of the Jinyi guard is indeed sharp, and the guard guarding the door is also very skilled, and I don't know which Gong Xun's son was unlucky to draw lots to guard the gate of Nangong, which no one cares about." As soon as Zhu Qiyu opened his mouth, he was full of gunpowder, and as soon as the words fell, the standing Emperor Taishang had a cold face.

"I don't know." Holding back his anger, Zhu Qizhen sat down on a chair, looked at the copper lock on the table and said, "Is this such a thing that has trapped me for eight years?" ”

Nodding, Zhu Qiyu's eyes were a little sluggish, and he suddenly got up and waved his sleeves, which actually swept the copper lock to the ground, and fell down with a clatter.

"Zhu Qizhen! Do you still think you are the emperor hiding behind the Queen Mother? Zhu Qiyu looked crazy, and shouted violently, "No! You have long been not, since you were defeated and captured in Tumu Fort, you know it, you, Zhu Qizhen! There is no day to turn over again. ”

The younger brother in front of him smiled, laughing arrogantly, as if he was venting something.

"Second brother・・・・・・ Zhu Qizhen clenched his fists, "What are you here for?" ”

"Ahem, not for anything, I'm just here to see what kind of guy my elegant imperial brother is doing."

"Crazy, you're crazy." Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen relaxed, "You messed up your heart." ”

"Don't talk to me about anything, I know much better than you about the way to be a king. Eight years, the whole eight years I have been cleaning up the mess you left behind, you go out to see the Ming Dynasty, whether this Jingtai is better governed than you, and whether the people are living happily than before! ”

Zhu Qizhen was silent, and these words seemed to prick his heart.

"I don't understand, why did my father and the empress dowager pass this on to you, and I don't understand why you didn't kill you if you were captured, so why didn't I kill you first," said Zhu Qiyu's angular face at this point, but it looked so hideous, "I am stronger than you, I have been stronger than you since I was a child!" Even if my father passed the throne to you, I didn't take the opportunity to sit on the throne easily! ”

Silent, still silent, Zhu Qizhen just listened silently and didn't say a word.

"How do you think you can be destroyed by the 30,000 troops of Yexian," Zhu Qiyu lowered his body and stared at his imperial brother's face, "It's not just that you are incompetent, but also that your favored Wang Zhen is my person, but it's a pity that that pickled thing failed to kill you." ”

"What!" Raising his head violently, Zhu Qizhen's eyes widened, "It's you who hurt me!" ”