When Liu Heng's matter was almost dealt with, and no one in the court dared to say more, Liu Yuanfang summoned Liu Cheng to the front of the palace to inquire about the details of the investigation.

Although he didn't want to expand the impact of the matter, he still had to figure out what happened to Yumen Pass. The black-clothed guard and the internal guard gave the results of the investigation, and he also asked Liu Cheng for a reply. The emperor had doubts in his heart, he would lose sleep and not sleep well.

As for Liu Cheng, it seems that he has been prepared for Liu Yuan's inquiry. He only impartially explained what he observed, asked, and observed, and did not tell his "speculative" results. But he still raised some questions "without a trace", and Liu Yuan's attitude towards this matter made Liu Cheng's reaction more cautious.

"The matter of Yuan Heng, the change of Yumen, you have temporarily responded to it, and you have handled it very well!" The father and son had a long conversation, and Liu Yuan praised him.

"It's all done by the sons, and they finally live up to their father's expectations!" Liu Cheng's performance is still so humble, with his head down.

"In the past few years, you have worked diligently and faithfully in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and I have seen it all!" Liu Yuan turned his mouth and encouraged: "In addition to Zheng County, Lotus Spoon, and Chongquan, I will use the next hexagram as your food!" ”

Over the years, Liu Cheng has been diligent in royal affairs, and unconsciously, he has won a lot of rewards for many important and important things done for Liu Yuan. It's the same this time, it's food again. Liu Cheng had no waves in his heart, these things were not what he valued.

"Also, you've worked hard. I have heard that you have neglected your wife for the sake of state affairs, and you have not returned home for several days. Put down your official duties and go home to recuperate for a while! When Liu Cheng bent down to thank him, Liu Yuan suddenly said something that made his heart tighten.

"What about the Ministry?" Tentatively asked.

"With Guo Yi here, you still don't worry?" Liu Yuan asked rhetorically.

"Erchen understands! Sons obey! Liu Cheng felt a little bitter in his heart and slowly retreated.

Liu Yuan kept staring at Liu Cheng's expression, and there was no change, until he disappeared at the palace gate, and then buried his head. King Zheng Liu Cheng, over the years, the city has deepened. The report on the matter of the Jade Gate is not leaky. Sensing Liu Yuan's attitude, he immediately extinguished his thoughts of involving the prince, even though he knew that Liu Rui couldn't hide it at all. According to Liu Yuan's intentions, he was dismissed from his post and his power was cut, and he was not much moved.

Liu Yuan picked up the pen and wrote down a few names "bored", Yang Xiu, Xu Yin, Jiang Xu, Liu Rui, subconsciously looked at the East Palace, Liu Yuan's eyes were slightly cold.

Liu Cheng went all the way out of Weiyang, lowered his head slightly, and was not in a good mood, he couldn't figure it out, there was no fault or mistake, why did Liu Yuan want to be removed from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. said that he was considerate of himself and rested for a while, but Liu Cheng involuntarily felt a sense of loss in his heart.

"Your Highness, are you going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" All the way out of the White Horse Gate, Hu Chi'er immediately greeted him and asked.

"Back to the palace!" Liu Cheng sighed, looked back at the majestic gate of the White Horse Palace, and shook his head: "Lonely, I'm afraid I really have to rest for a while." ”

......

Under Liu Yuan's strength, the courtiers and officials had to forget about Liu Heng and put their hearts on the government. The news of Liu Cheng's dismissal also attracted a wave of attention, and many people speculated about what Liu Cheng had done and lost his sacred heart.

In the eyes of some superficial people, King Chen lost power and King Zheng lost power. For the crown prince, who has gradually established his foundation, it seems that only King Zhou, who has been low-key a lot over the years, is the most threatening.

Within a few days, rumors spread in Chang'an, and the target was still Liu Heng. It has spread from the market that Liu Heng, the king of Wudu, the eldest prince, is not the emperor's own son, which is questioning his bloodline. The identity of the concubine, as Liu Xia's sinicization deepened, became more and more sensitive, and gradually became a taboo topic, and no one dared to mention it.

This time, in the well of Chang'an City, he boldly arranged the concubine, focusing on the analysis of the time when he was pregnant with Liu Heng. It is almost clear that Liu Heng is not the son of Liu Yuan, but the son of Shan Yu Huzheng, who has long turned into white bones, and is Liu Yuan's "brother".

The three of them became tigers, and after a few days of hard work, it seemed that the whole Chang'an was spreading the news. This rumor was very poisonous, and when it entered the forbidden palace, the virtuous concubine who was not in good health fainted and couldn't afford to get sick. And Liu Heng, who had thought about it in the palace, was even more stunned and furious.

"His heart can be punished! His heart can be punished! In the palace, Liu Yuan howled hysterically, unable to help himself, and the books on the case were swept all over the ground.

His chest rose and fell, and he gasped for a long time, he Liu Yuan had never been so angry in his life. Angry to the heart, I actually felt a little dizzy, and the maid on the side hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and was pushed away by Liu Yuan. It took a while for calm to return.

Zhang Rang and Duan Jue, as well as another man in black and brocade, were the internal guard commanders who rarely showed up. Kneeling underneath, not daring to raise their heads, they clearly felt Liu Yuan's anger.

"What do you do? In just a few days, Chang'an is so full of wind and rain! Is this Chang'an still my Chang'an? Liu Yuan's eyes were cold, and he kept sweeping over the three of them.

"The ministers are guilty!"

"Don't talk about such useless things! I'm tired of hearing it! Liu Yuan immediately reprimanded angrily, took a deep breath, and the killing intent in his eyes skyrocketed: "I don't care what method you use, tomorrow, I don't want to hear any more gossip." I found out all the people who spread rumors and killed them all. There are too many ghosts in Chang'an City, this time, I want to plow well! ”

Liu Yuan did not hide his killing intent, and the three of them immediately agreed and hurriedly went out, and a killing would unfold in Chang'an. In addition to those with bad intentions, some enemy spies were also stirred up in this turmoil, and they could not escape and were eliminated by the hot hands.

After so many years, Liu Yuan's temperament has been restrained a lot, and his methods have become much softer, not as rigid as when he was young. However, once he touches his bottom line and challenges his authority, Liu Yuan will never be soft, and his methods will be even more brutal and ruthless, not just a simple and brutal killing.

Within a few days, her condition deteriorated and she became critically ill.

"Ji Louyuan, Yuan Heng is your son!" This is the last sentence that Concubine Yu left for Liu Yuan with a sigh of relief.

On the sickbed, the concubine had passed away, and her two pale hands were tightly holding Liu Yuan's hands until she died. Liu Yuan was dressed in regular clothes, sitting sideways at the desk, with tiredness on his face, staring at the vicissitudes of life like the face of an old woman, and there was inevitably sadness in his heart.

For his concubine, he has long been indifferent, and in his early years, he was just a tool to bring Liu Yuan a sense of satisfaction and vent his desires. But after all, it was a woman who had followed him for decades, was wantonly attacked, and died of depression, Liu Yuan was very unhappy.

stared at her remains for a long time, and the "weakness" on her face gradually dissipated, at least Liu Yuan now believes that Liu Heng is his son, his own son.

"Your Majesty, King Wudu and King Wei have arrived!"

It didn't take long for Liu Heng and Liu Qiu to step inside, flustered with red eyes. From a distance, I saw my mother and concubine lying quietly on the couch, her steps were heavy, she slowly approached, and indifferently saluted Liu Yuan who was sitting on the side.

Since returning to Chang'an, Liu Heng was ordered to be grounded in the palace without seeing Liu Yuan a few times, although Liu Yuan's treatment of him was very "merciful", showing his love for licking calves. But Liu Heng could feel Liu Yuan's faint suspicion of him before, and the relationship between father and son faded.

"Your mother is deceased!" Looking at Liu Heng, Liu Yuan said lightly.

Kneeling on the ground like a lost soul, Liu Heng's expression was numb, his head was held high, looking at the peaceful face of his concubine, without a little anger, and tears fell silently. I opened my mouth, but it was difficult to make a sound, and looking at the shape of my mouth, it was calling "mother".

Liu Heng is so big, the most feared is Liu Yuan, and the most respected is always his mother and concubine. Now he hasn't even seen the last face, when he returned to Chang'an before, he heard the concubine nagging in her ear, and he had already noticed that she was not well. Now......

All kinds of memories of her mother's concubine suddenly came to mind.

Thinking that Concubine was seriously injured by those vicious rumors and died of illness, Liu Heng's strong resentment flashed in the depths of his pupils, but he covered it up. Thinking about Liu Yuan's snubbing of Concubine over the years, Yu Guang glanced at Liu Yuan, and his eyes became even colder.

Liu Qiu knelt on Liu Heng's side, his expression was very complicated, and since Hu Zheng's death, there has been an irreparable rift between the mother and son. As he grew older, the rift widened into a chasm, and his mother became his brother's woman, and the two of them had a relationship while his father was still alive. Liu Qiu has always been deeply ashamed of his concubine.

In the past ten years, how many exchanges between their mother and son have been there? A hundred sentences? Two hundred sentences? Liu Qiu can't remember clearly. But seeing the concubine lying quietly on the couch, Liu Qiu found that he was really difficult to let go of in his heart, and under the hatred that had accumulated in his heart, what was hidden was still his love for his mother and concubine, which was also the most important reason why he had always supported Liu Heng before.

With a "bang", Liu Qiu suddenly kowtowed, attracting everyone's attention.

Then the second, third, fourth...... The forehead was bleeding quickly, and Liu Qiu ignored it. When Liu Yuan saw it, he waved his hand, and someone immediately stepped forward to stop. Liu Qiu had no intention of really dying of death, and sat on his heels in great depression, blood and tears on his cheeks intertwined.

"I've seen my father!" Liu Rui didn't come slowly, even faster than the concubines in Weiyang Palace.

Liu Yuan turned his head to stare at Liu Rui, seeing that he was extremely uncomfortable, and swallowed his saliva. buried his head, bowed to the concubine, and then approached Liu Heng: "Concubine Xian has gone, please also ask the royal brother to mourn, don't hurt your body!" ”

Hearing Liu Rui's words, Liu Heng's cheeks twitched a few times, and he raised his eyes to look at Liu Rui, his eyes were extremely cold, which made Liu Rui very uncomfortable, and Nuo Nuo swallowed the extra words. At the same time, his heart was slightly cold, and Liu Heng at this time gave him a feeling of extreme danger.

Liu Yuan naturally couldn't stay by the body of the concubine all the time, and he didn't stay long before returning to the Xuan room. Queen Liu Zhi, appeased the harem, as for the concubine's funeral, she has a special person in charge, and it is not that there has been no concubine who has passed away over the years, everything has a precedent to follow, of course, the concubine, who is one of the four concubines, died, which is indeed a big deal in the summer palace.

With a scarf on his head and white silk around his waist, Liu Heng limped towards the outside of the palace, his expression was terrifyingly cold, and he didn't hide his stump leg. Liu Heng followed by his side, dressed the same, but his forehead was slightly bandaged.

"Yuan Heng!" After leaving the palace gate, Liu Qiufang called softly, his voice was very hoarse.

"Uncle Huang doesn't need to say much!" Liu Heng didn't even blink his eyes: "Those rat thieves who spread rumors and slandered my mother, I will definitely not let them go!" ”

A few sentences are full of Liu Heng's determination and the strong killing intent.

Hearing this, Liu Qiu's expression was not much different. Both of them are characters who have been fighting on the battlefield for many years and have killed people, and they slowly walk together, which is eye-catching.

......

The black-clothed cavalry was dispatched, the city guards were dispatched, the officials of Chang'an were dispatched, and even the market officials were mobilized, and the tough blows from the imperial court and the government swept the huge Chang'an City. In a bloody storm, Liu Yuan punished a serious crime with his words for the first time, but he still died mercilessly.

With the death of Concubine Xian, after a large-scale funeral, the turmoil ended. The person who provoked this turmoil has achieved his goal, and Liu Heng will find it difficult to turn over, completely losing the possibility of succession.

Even if Liu Yuan believes that his blood is pure, others will not think so, the identity issue will always be the target of others' attacks, plus his waste leg that has been infinitely expanded and spread. Now Liu Yuan can use a butcher's knife to stop the city, but the steel knife can be difficult to kill, Chang'an can control it, and it is difficult for the entire Great Xia, let alone the whole world. Besides, who can guarantee that Liu Yuan really doesn't have that thorn in his heart?

"Your Highness, this matter has gone too far!" Chong Shao rarely disregarded the courtesy of the ministers, and bluntly said to Liu Rui: "This villain is also acting!" ”

was slightly stunned by Chong Shao's words, Liu Rui looked at Chong Shao: "What is the difference between what Shen Fugong said?" ”

"Dezu, why don't you dissuade Your Highness!" scolded Yang Xiu angrily, turned his head and said to Liu Rui: "Concubine Xian is the elder of His Royal Highness, how can she be slandered by such vicious rumors, she is really not a son of man." In any case, King Wudu is the eldest brother of His Royal Highness. The minister has already said that he no longer has any threat to His Highness, why did His Highness do it so desperately in one fell swoop! ”

was trained by Shao's fierce words, Liu Rui's face suddenly looked bad, and he immediately scolded: "Shen Fugong is too excited!" ”

Turning his head to look at Yang Xiu, he frowned tightly, and looked at Chong Shao: "This matter is not done alone!" ”

Hearing this, Chong Shao couldn't help but shake his head, his body collapsed slightly, his face was bitter, and he looked at Liu Rui: "Your Highness, Rong Chen will retire first!" ”

"Shen Fugong is also tired, but he can go back to his house to rest and rest!" Seeing Chong Shao's expression, Liu Rui straightened his body and said lightly.

Planted Shao, and went directly to his sleeves.

During the period after the death of Concubine Xian, the entire Chang'an, from the palace to the alleys of the market, was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere that lasted for a long time.

In less than a month, Liu Yuan issued an edict. found a reason, found the stubble of the prince's words and deeds, cut his power, and ordered him to think about it in the East Palace.

Secretly, several officials of the East Palace were quietly arrested and killed one after another!