Lai Xing'er pricked up his ears and listened carefully, but there was no sound outside the room except for the sound of the wind blowing the leaves. He suddenly remembered the situation after drinking "Wu Yu Fei" in the East Palace Flower Workshop two years ago, and thought of a series of inexplicable words and actions of the prince, and couldn't help but gasp.

"Do you hear that? Someone is knocking on the door, they're coming in......" The prince's voice was clearly a little alarmed.

"I'll see." Lai Xing'er didn't know where to give birth to a sense of courage, stood up and walked out of the room.

"Don't go." The prince grabbed Lai Xing'er, "Is there any place in this courtyard where I can hide, take the palace quickly." ”

Lai Xing'er couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to comfort the prince and said: "Don't be afraid, there is a vegetable storage cellar behind the room that is not easy to be discovered, so I will take you there." As he spoke, he picked up a bowl of cold water and poured it head-on.

The prince was violently stirred by the cold water, his mind suddenly sobered up, he let go of Lai Xing'er, staggered to the bed, and sighed on his back: "I can't imagine that I have been a prince for six years, and now I am at the mercy of others!" ”

At this time, a noisy voice really sounded in the front yard, and an old and familiar voice immediately came: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, are you still there?" ”

"Uncle Shi!" Lai Xing'er shouted excitedly and rushed out.

Dozens of torches illuminated the courtyard as if it were daylight, and in front of a group of forbidden army leaders dressed in armor and holding weapons, it was the old horse Wu Xiaozhong who stood impressively.

Lai Xing'er was about to rush over to meet Wu Xiaozhong, but a military general flashed next to him, grabbed him, and asked eagerly: "Xing'er, have you seen the prince?" ”

"Mother, how could it be you?" Lai Xing'er recognized Jing Xuan at a glance, who was dressed as a man, "The prince is in the backyard room." ”

When Jing Xuan heard this, he didn't have time to say anything, so he pulled Lai Xing'er and ran to the backyard. The two rushed into the duty room before everyone else, and when Jing Xuan saw the prince, he whimpered excitedly.

The prince recognized that it was Jing Xuan who rushed into the room, and was surprised and delighted, stepped forward to support her shoulder, and asked anxiously, "Xuan'er, how is the situation in the palace?" Father, he ......"

Jing Xuan replied with a smile with tears in his eyes: "Lord Li, please go to the Zichen Hall to receive meditation as soon as possible." ”

Li Jinzhong stood in front of the Zichen Palace, raised his head and squinted his eyes at the yellow moon in the middle of the sky, and sighed in his heart: It was still drizzling in Chang'an City early this morning, and now it was a bright moon; Who knows that in this day he completed the transformation of an ordinary eunuch into the founder of a new dynasty; Life is like this vast sky where the stars are moving, full of unexpected changes.

In the past two years, the crown prince has avoided trouble in Tongzhou, and he Li Jinzhong has almost become the number one target for Empress Zhang to vent her personal anger. More than 800 days and nights were spent in oppression, patience and even humiliation; Seeing that his already small cronies were killed by the Zhang family one after another, he could only bear it silently; Even he himself was able to save his life to this day thanks to the emperor's protection.

However, in the past two years or so, he has not been inactive and has been sitting still. A 20,000-strong prison army has been firmly in his hands, and today, it is with this army that he was able to strike first, and completely defeat the Yulin army led by Zhang Liang in one fell swoop, winning a decisive victory.

"My lord, the east and west are now cleared, except for Zhang Liang, all the rebels in Qingning Palace have been captured, but the queen mother is ......" Xie Liangchen stood respectfully at the foot of the stairs and reported to Li Jinzhong.

"What's wrong with her?" Li Jinzhong's tone revealed dissatisfaction.

"She has been lying on the emperor's bed and refusing to leave, because of the emperor's presence, the little ones dare not move." Xie Liangchen looked at Li Jinzhong uneasily, hoping that his old boss could help him solve this problem.

"The Zhang family is now a rebel who is plotting to kill the monarch and usurp the throne, so why don't you let her stay with the emperor and disturb the holy driver?" Li Jinzhong was a little angry at Xie Liangchen's cowardice, "Old Xie, you go in person, find a cleaner place, and give her three feet of white silk." ”

"This ......" Xie Liangchen, who had always obeyed Li Jinzhong's orders, hesitated at this time.

"Do you dare, or do you not want to?" Li Jinzhong asked with a cruel smile, "If it weren't for the old man who recommended you to the emperor to replace Shang Jing to go to the East Palace two years ago, Yang Quanyi was the first to clean up in the Inner Palace, how many old servants in the palace have landed in the past two years, but you can hide in the East Palace and be at ease, don't you use your brain to think about why?" ”

Xie Liangchen's legs were weak, he almost knelt down, and replied tremblingly: "No matter how bad the good minister is, he also knows that without the support of the adult, it will be difficult for the good minister to live to this day." It's just that after all, she is the master who has served for many years as a good minister......"

Li Jinzhong interrupted him with an impatient wave of his hand, beckoned to a forbidden army captain, and ordered: "Lord Xie Bodhisattva heart, you take someone to go, after completing this errand, the headquarters will play in front of the new monarch, and reward you with a viscount." ”

The lieutenant was so pleased that he said yes, called the two sergeants, and rushed straight into the temple.

Xie Liangchen knelt on the ground, and kept kowtowing to Li Jinzhong and said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you." ”

The reason why Li Jinzhong has always regarded Xie Liangchen as a confidant for so many years and has repeatedly entrusted him with important tasks is, in the final analysis, that he has taken a fancy to him for being brave and careful, and he does not dare to stab himself in the back.

He saw that Xie Liangchen had given up the great achievement at his fingertips, not only did he regret it, but he was grateful for his commitment, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, stepped forward to help Xie Liangchen, and sighed: "Old Xie, why don't I want to learn from you to be a living bodhisattva." If it weren't for the fact that Guangting was squeezed out of the capital by the Zhang family, and I couldn't find a suitable person for a while, I wouldn't have asked you to do this murderous deed. However, then again, you have seen it in the palace for many years, how much I Li Jinzhong has done for the Zhang family, and in the end, she not only kicked me out of the Inner Servant Province, but also repeatedly framed me. If you are so soft-hearted, there will be ten Li Jinzhong, and I am afraid that they will all die. ”

Xie Liangchen said yes again and again, and took the opportunity to compliment: "So only you can achieve great things, and a useless person like Liangchen, thanks to the adult's unabandonment, can follow the adult's left and right, and do some small things, he will be satisfied." ”

Li Jinzhong was greeted by him, and he held Xie Liangchen's hand and said: "You don't need to be humble, the six guards of the East Palace can help me clear the remnants of Zhang Liang outside the palace and prevent him from rushing to the palace. ”

While the two were talking, a school captain ran to report to Li Jinzhong: "By the order of the general, I have invited hundreds of officials from the court to wait in front of the Taiji Palace. ”