Late at night, in the imperial city, Liu Zhiyuan woke up leisurely, as soon as he woke up, Liu Zhiyuan immediately burst into tears, the prince died suddenly, the impact on him was huge, and the prince's death, the reason for it, is inseparable from him, if he didn't want to design to get rid of those self-respecting envoys, he would not use such a vicious scheme at all. If it weren't for such a scheme, how could the prince have been poisoned to death? His heart was really remorseful to the extreme.

Empress Li lowered her head on the side, and there were rare tears in the corners of her eyes, although the death of her eldest son broke her heart, but her husband's danger also made her very worried. Empress Li has not rested well recently, and at this time she has been serving her husband for a long time, and her physical strength and spirit have been weakened to the extreme.

At this time, Liu Zhiyuan suddenly woke up. Liu Zhiyuan felt remorse in his heart and wanted to speak, but he felt that his lips were dry for a while, and it was very difficult to speak. Liu Zhiyuan slowly propped himself up, barely leaning on the soft couch, and saw Queen Li on the side, looking like she was sleepy but not asleep.

"Sanniang!" Liu Zhiyuan shouted weakly.

Empress Li's maiden name is Sanniang, Liu Zhiyuan called twice, Li Sanniang's body trembled, woke up, saw Liu Zhiyuan had sat up, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, you are awake." As he spoke, he hurriedly stood up and went to ask the palace maid to get some food and drink.

After Empress Li came back, Liu Zhiyuan looked at his wife, sighed, and said, "It's really providential." ”

"Your Majesty, the crown prince has always been in poor health, and Your Majesty doesn't have to blame himself too much." Queen Li said, speaking of which, the crown prince Liu Chengxun has nothing to do with her, her eldest son is Liu Chengyou, although she is also sad about Liu Chengxun's death, but in comparison, there is no Liu Zhiyuan who is sad.

Liu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "What's the situation now?" ”

"The details of the concubines are not clear, but it seems that the ministers have dispersed." Empress Li said.

"What?!" Liu Zhiyuan listened, his body was shocked, and the ministers were all gone, this is not good news, although Du Chongwei was poisoned, but there are still more Jiedu envoys still alive, especially Li Shouzhen, Fu Yanqing and others who made Liu Zhiyuan very jealous, these people have tens of thousands of soldiers, and they are a great threat to the Han Dynasty.

Du Chongwei is dead, Li Shouzhen, Fu Yanqing and others are not stupid, it is impossible to stay in Kaifeng, if they return to the station, they will let the tiger return to the mountain. If he is in good health, then it will be fine, but Liu Zhiyuan knows that he will not last long, and the prince has already died, who will hand over this huge country to? In addition to Liu Chengxun, who is an adult and has full experience in government affairs, the second son Liu Chengyou has just come of age, but he has always been stubborn and not enough to take on heavy responsibilities.

Liu Zhiyuan originally thought that even if the prince died, the envoys of various festivals were still besieged in the main hall, and Yang Lian, the envoy of the Tang Kingdom, was also there. But now, it seems that the final plan will not be implemented.

The next consequences, Liu Zhiyuan didn't dare to think about it, he hurriedly asked the time, knowing that he had only been in a coma for more than four hours, and knew that this time was just Yinshi, so he felt a little at ease, it was late at night, even if the Jiedu envoys from all over the country escaped from the main hall, they might not have walked out of Kaifeng, and there was still a chance.

He hurriedly asked Empress Li to find King Cai Liu Xin, at this time, the only person he could rely on was King Cai.

King Cai has been relieved, so he rested in the side room, and after being woken up by the palace maid, his face was not washed, and he tidied up his clothes a little, and hurried over. Seeing that the imperial brother woke up, his heart was a little calmer, and he hurriedly said: "Imperial brother." ”

Liu Zhiyuan motioned for Empress Li to go out, and Empress Li knew that the two brothers had something to discuss, so she nodded and stood up and walked out.

In the dormitory, only the two brothers Liu Zhiyuan and Liu Xin remained. Liu Xin asked about something, and after Liu Xin took Liu Zhiyuan away, although he didn't know much about what happened in the hall, Gao Huaide told him afterwards and relayed the matter to Liu Zhiyuan.

Liu Zhiyuan frowned tightly while listening, especially when he heard that Li Shouzhen, Fu Yanqing, and even Guo Wei and others were all attacking Gao Huaide, he knew that something was wrong. Sure enough, in the end, with the help of Yang Lian, the envoys of various places and the ministers of the DPRK and China fled one after another, which was equivalent to getting out of Liu Zhiyuan's control.

Liu Zhiyuan's face changed greatly, he wanted to stand up under the excitement, but he couldn't help coughing, just now the queen was not sure, so he was skeptical, at this time he heard Liu Xin admit it himself, he couldn't help but feel agitated, Liu Zhiyuan coughed for a long time, and finally stopped.

"Brother Huang, you have to take care of your health." Liu Xin said.

Liu Zhiyuan smiled bitterly twice, was silent for a while, and then called Liu Xin and asked him to do a few things quickly. The first is to mobilize forbidden troops and strictly seal off the palace, and no one is allowed to enter or leave at will. The second is to block Kaifeng City, allowing entry and exit, to block the various festivals in Kaifeng City, third, Liu Zhiyuan intends to stabilize the situation in Kaifeng City, and then plan, in short, to intercept the festivals in various places in Kaifeng City.

Liu Xin received the order, hurriedly stood up, and walked out, leaving Liu Zhiyuan sitting on the soft couch, sad for a while.

Honglu Temple, after Yang Lian and Fu Yanqing reached an agreement, they immediately sent someone to find Zeng Yiling, asking her to protect Fu Yanqing no matter what, and send Fu Yanqing out of the city as soon as she had the opportunity. At this time, the more people who escaped, the more benefits they had for Yang Lian or for Datang.

Zeng Yiling couldn't understand Yang Lian's thoughts, so he immediately nodded and agreed and asked people to send Fu Yanqing to rest. Originally, Fu Yanqing thought that Yang Lian was too worried, and many festival envoys had mansions in Kaifeng City, I was afraid that these festival envoys would go to the mansion to rest in peace, but what happened early in the morning of the second day made Fu Yanqing frightened and felt that Yang Lian was really prescient.

In Kaifeng City, a large number of forbidden troops have taken over the defense of Kaifeng City, the city is full of forbidden soldiers patrolling in the cold wind, the atmosphere of Kaifeng City suddenly became tense, and soon, more detailed news came, even the soldiers guarding the city gate were replaced by the elite of the forbidden army. They strictly guarded the gates of the city, and they were allowed to enter and exit, and their purpose was already very obvious.

When Fu Yanqing received the news, she couldn't help wiping her sweat, and Liu Zhiyuan really did it. The blockade of Kaifeng City should only be the first step, then the second step should be to cleanse. Sure enough, in the evening of the same day, Yang Lian brought the latest news, Liu Zhiyuan had sent someone to inform the Jiedu envoys staying in Kaifeng City, asking them to enter the imperial city tomorrow to report on their work.

Fu Yanqing and Yang Lian secretly discussed for a long time, thinking that this must be a conspiracy, and there were not many jiedu envoys to go to the imperial city, in fact, on the second day, Yang Lian got the news, except for one or two jiedu envoys who had no time to leave, other jiedu envoys such as Li Shouzhen had fled.

Yang Lian couldn't help laughing, that Li Shouzhen really slipped away very fast, with Du Chongwei's experience, Li Shouzhen's heart must have a mustard, this person occupies the river that has always been rich, and sooner or later he will definitely rebel. At that time, Datang had another opportunity.

Liu Zhiyuan caught the two festival envoys, it didn't help at all, he knew very well that so many festival envoys escaped, and the Great Han Kingdom was like a candle in the wind and rain, which could be destroyed at any time. Thinking of this, Liu Zhiyuan's condition became even more serious and he was bedridden.

Yang Lian suspected that Liu Zhiyuan was cheating, but judging from the news that Zeng Yiling got, it didn't seem that before getting the confirmed news, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao, Chen Tie and others stayed in Honglu Temple with peace of mind. Yang Lian knew that at this time, Liu Zhiyuan would not be unfavorable to him for the time being, so he could watch the ups and downs of the Han Kingdom with peace of mind.

The time is short and short, long and long, and in a blink of an eye, the New Year's atmosphere in Kaifeng City has gradually disappeared, and it has become busy, and the people have begun to go out of the city to farm and cut firewood. Yang Lian judged that Liu Zhiyuan's health is probably getting worse and worse, because the important ministers in the court, Yang Wei, Shi Hongzhao, Wang Zhang, Su Fengji and others are more and more frequent and time, which is probably Liu Zhiyuan's willingness to take care of the orphan.

As far as Liu Zhiyuan is concerned, after his death, the throne can only be handed over to Liu Chengyou, the eldest son. For this reason, Yang Lian went to Liu Chengyou quietly, talked with him a few times, and told Liu Chengyou that if he became the emperor, he must be careful and act in a low-key manner, otherwise those important ministers of the court who have great power will probably swallow all the scum left of him.

Yang Lian didn't know that because he arranged for Liu Chengyou to beat Yang Wei, there were some changes in Liu Zhiyuan's decision to leave the prince. Shi Hongzhao and Su Fengji think that Liu Chengyou is the best choice, after all, he is the oldest of the sons of the Son of Heaven. After the death of the crown prince, the most qualified to inherit the throne was Liu Chengyou.

However, Yang Wei, the privy envoy, the Zhongshu Shilang and the secretary of the ministry, and the Tongping Zhangshi, strongly opposed it, thinking that although the second prince was a little older, he was very naughty, and he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to take on the big responsibility. Yang Wei felt that the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty were the rivers and mountains surnamed Liu, and in this troubled era, it was not necessary for the second prince to inherit the throne, but Liu Xin, the king of Cai, and even Liu Chong, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu far away in Taiyuan, was also a suitable candidate. Wang Zhang and Yang Wei are from the same county, and they have a very good relationship, Yang Wei does not support Liu Chengyou, no matter what the reason, Wang Zhang will support him.

In fact, Liu Zhiyuan also knew that his second son Liu Chengyou was not a good king, but he knew that the grumpy Cai King Liu Xin was even more inappropriate, as for Liu Chong, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, who was far away in Taiyuan, I am afraid that he would get the news and not arrive in Kaifeng, Liu Zhiyuan would not be able to support it. So based on all aspects, it seems that Liu Chengyou is the best candidate.

After Liu Zhiyuan thought about it, he asked everyone to retreat first, he needed to think about it carefully. Several ministers retreated, each with different thoughts, and at this time, Yang Lian also chose to do it.

Yang Lian once again asked Zeng Yiling to send someone to sing the ballad of "Guo Queer" in the streets and alleys, and for a while, Kaifeng City was full of this ballad. (To be continued.) )