Gao Yang sighed secretly in his heart. The family and the country are somewhat painful in their hearts, and they only hate that they are not the eldest son, and they have never been as eye-catching as the eldest brother, and they are also known as predetermined. For the eldest brother, some things are so easy to get; And for him, it's so hard to get.

He clenched the Fuhu Arhat Jade Pendant that had been shattered into several pieces in his hand, and stabbed his skin as painfully as if it had been cut by a knife, but he quietly freed his other hand. Slowly walked a few steps, stretched out his hand as if he was coming to pick up the jade pendant, but pulled the hand of Princess Feng Yi Yuan Zhonghua holding the jade pendant together. He was resolute and resolute, so her strength was so great that she could not resist.

"This is a reward from the Lord and the Queen to His Highness, and His Highness will not regret it?" He was still staring straight at Yuan Zhonghua.

Yuan Zhonghua struggled to break free, and was afraid that Ah Jiao would come back immediately. But he felt that he asked strangely, and raised his head, "It's just a jade pendant, and the second son is my husband's younger brother, what is there to regret?" ”

"Since my sister-in-law said so, and the will of heaven is like this, Zijin is disrespectful......" Gao Yang took the jade pendant from Yuan Zhonghua without looking at it, as if it was so difficult to make such a decision. But he looked at the jade pendant in his hand as light as a feather.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Without Yuan Zhonghua to break free again, Gao Yang had already let go of her hand and returned to the second son who was ignorant and tame, and even a little stupid and cowardly. He is really the son who is very similar to his father Gao Huan. On the other hand, he said leisurely, "Please thank your majesty on my behalf." ”

Yuan Zhonghua heard him mention his husband Gao Cheng, and his face darkened. blurted out, "The second son should go to Xie Shizi by himself." I have never seen the face of the Son. ”

Gao Yang's heart jumped, he endured it, but he still couldn't hide his excitement, he was very interested but tried his best to suppress it, "Why hasn't the eldest brother met his sister-in-law when he came back?" ”

Yuan Zhonghua is still a child, and when he heard him say this, he felt very faceless, and said with a deep face, "The second son is afraid that there is still an urgent matter, and I will also go to greet my mother." With that, he was leaving.

"Your Royal Highness is a noble member of the imperial family, if you have a wife like this, who will not respect and love her?" Gao Yang stood in front of Yuan Zhonghua and whispered, "The prince is quite favored, but he shouldn't snub His Highness and let His Highness be wronged." In fact, Yuan Zhonghua also reminded him that he was indeed in a hurry, but he forgot about it as soon as he saw her. So he let go of his body, but he didn't rush to leave, and said, "The eldest brother got up this morning to greet my mother, and then went to the palace with Cui Jishu, who joined the army." After seeing Cui Jishu when Zi Jingong was sent out, the eldest brother looked quite unhappy on his face, or if something happened, His Royal Highness didn't have to take it to heart. Even so, Zijin is also about to enter the palace, and if he meets the prince, he will greet His Royal Highness one or two. It's just that His Royal Highness also knows the temper of the prince, but it doesn't matter if Zijin is reprimanded, and it is even more of Zijin's sin if he drags His Highness down. ”

Hearing Gao Yang say this, all his heart is for the peace of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the harmony of the prince and his wife, Yuan Zhonghua is a young son, and he feels that Gao Yang is kind, and it is his fault that he opposes him and is suspicious. Although he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, he didn't have time to think about it, so he said with a pleasant face, "The second son has something to do, and he doesn't dare to work." ”

Gao Yang didn't say anything more, so he resigned.

Whether the Wei Palace is quiet or not is obviously implicated by the situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It can be said that it affects the whole body, and when Cui Jishu reported the situation in the palace to the prince Gao Cheng in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the palace from Emperor Yuan Xiu to Empress Gao Changjun was obviously affected.

The front dynasty and the harem were busy in the early morning, but the fluidized pool between the Taiji Hall and the Guande Hall on the west side was quiet, but no one came. And at this moment, Gao Cheng and Cui Jishu, who joined the army, were discussing here secretly.

Gao Cheng came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion angrily. Cui Jishu secretly reported that since he went to Chang'an, and after the Wuwei general Yuan Bi returned to Luoyang from Chang'an with Yuwentai's subordinates, Emperor Yuan Xiu and Yu Jin, who was transferred to the governor of the cabinet, had a very close relationship, even exceeding the original level of interaction with Nanyang Wang Yuanbaoju. Obviously, in the heart of the Son of Heaven, he was more willing to get close to himself, and Yu Wentai, who thought he was a close confidant, gave up the Gao family.

And Yu Jin was edicted to enter the palace many times to discuss secretly, which could not but arouse Gao Cheng's extreme suspicion. If it wasn't for something very important, why did Emperor Yuan Xiu summon Yu Jin to the palace alone many times? Today is even more abnormal, and the sky is not clear. Early in the morning, Cui Jishu's secret report and the secret letter of his eldest sister Empress Gao Changjun entered his ears. Thinking about his failure in Chang'an, doesn't it have anything to do with the constraints of Emperor Yuan Xiu?

But at this moment, Gao Cheng calmed down, Yu Jin frequently entered the palace, and the emperor was obviously very close to him, but what was the reason? Why, exactly? "Didn't Her Royal Highness have anything else to say?" Gao Cheng asked Cui Jishu a little unbelievingly. The queen knew that Cui Jishu was her younger brother Gao Cheng's person, so she sent her confidant Ruoyun to pass the news to Cui Jishu, and then Cui Jishu reported to Gao Cheng.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen only said that the Lord is quite close to Jin, and even Qing Xiu and Alchemy are always called to serve Jin. His Royal Highness felt that the Lord suddenly said that he wanted to cultivate the Tao, uncharacteristically obeyed the prime minister and the prince, and stirred up chaos in the palace, I am afraid that this is all a matter of Yu Jin. His Royal Highness is afraid that the lord will be biased and secret, and wants the prince to take care of this person. Cui Jishu thought that the queen meant that it was Yu Jin's appearance that made Emperor Yuan Xiu change his temperament. Although it is not like the previous-for-tat confrontation with the Gao family, I don't know what mysteries are hidden under the smoothness, and people have to guard against it. The key to all this is Yu Jin.

"Why did Yu Jin instigate the emperor so much?" Gao Cheng seemed to be asking Cui Jishu, and he also seemed to be asking himself. "He is alone in Luoyang, no matter how powerful Guanzhong is, it is not enough to compete with Dacheng, not to mention that far water can't dissolve the near fire, so resist, wouldn't he send himself to death?"

"Lord Lang, Yu Jin is a smart person, and he won't do such a bad thing. However, every time the emperor summoned him, he said that cultivation was a pure matter, and it was tightly guarded, so he couldn't hear anything. Cui Jishu frowned and said.

Gao Cheng's heart suddenly lit up, and he asked rhetorically, "We can't detect it, can't the queen really find it either?" He suddenly stepped forward and walked away, holding the sword at his waist, his sleeves fluttering towards the inner garden.

"Lord Lang......" When Cui Jishu looked up, Gao Cheng had already walked away, and Cui Jishu hurriedly followed.

Cui Jishu thought that Gao Cheng was going to Jiaofang Hall to ask the queen, but it turned out that it was not. Gao Cheng went to the garden. The secret report said that most of the governors in the cabinet were in the cloud altar of the Emperor Yuan Cultivation Dan. Since you can't hear anything, it's better to take this opportunity to catch a look, and don't you understand it at a glance.

The cloud altar is in the depths of the palace garden. At the northernmost point of the Floating Jade Mountain, there is an extremely pure place. The sunlight here is rare, densely planted with pines and cypresses, and the gloomy atmosphere is very heavy. There are several temples in the pine and cypress bushes under the root of the mountain, and legend has it that the concubine who fell out of favor in the previous dynasty lived for a short time, and then the concubine died unexpectedly and then became empty.

Emperor Yuan Xiu was not taboo, and after cultivating the Tao, he set this place as the cloud altar of alchemy, and his daily cultivation was also meditated here. Of course, a more secret layer is that Yu Jin, Yuan Bi, Hu Sichun, Wang Sizheng and others were also called to see the holy car here.

Yu Jin was indeed in the palace at this time, and he was indeed in the palace of the Cloud Altar. But he was not serving the Son of Heaven Qing Xiu or alchemy, he was carrying a map into the Cloud Altar Palace. From the early hours of the morning when the sky was about to dawn until this moment, Yu Jin and Emperor Yuan Xiu had been carefully studying this map. To the north of Luoyang City is Pi Mountain, which has always been a treasure place for burying emperors and generals; In the Longmen River Valley in the south of the city, the cave temple supported by the queen Gao Changjun is here; The eastern part of the city is also a temple where incense flourishes; Only the west of the city is full of wine shops and shengge entertainment, but there is a royal road leading directly to Tongguan in the west.

Emperor Yuan Xiu and Yu Jinzheng were pointing and whispering on the map on the case, when they suddenly heard the voice of Wang Sizheng, the general of the Chinese army, outside the hall: "Your Majesty...... The Governor ...... "Then there were hurried and heavy footsteps. When the two of them looked up in surprise, the door of the palace had been pushed open, and Wang Sizheng hurriedly broke in. Although he tried to keep his composure, it was clear that something had happened that had frightened him.

Wang Sizheng has always been old, not as open-minded as Yuan Bi, even he was so shocked, Yuan Xiu and Yu Jin couldn't help but look at each other and became nervous. Yu Jin didn't speak, and waited for Wang Sizheng to speak with a calm attitude, but Yuan Xiu couldn't help it, and stepped forward and asked, "Why are you so panicked?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Su Guards came to report, and Gao Cheng broke in with Cui Jishu, who had joined the army. Gao Cheng came with a sword, and he was going to be here immediately......" Wang Sizheng lowered his voice and didn't say anything more.

Taking advantage of Gao Cheng's trip to Chang'an, when the prime minister Gao Huan was being affected by the affairs of He Bayue and Yuwentai, Emperor Yuan Xiu handed over all the guards in the palace to Wang Sizheng, who he thought was worthy of use. I didn't expect it to happen so soon. He is a person who has personally experienced the scene of Yuan Gong and Yuen Long being killed, and it is impossible not to think about it when he hears Gao Cheng come with his sword at this moment. At this time, the qi and blood were surging, and he couldn't take care of anything, and said angrily, "The vertical son has a sword, but how can he be alone without a sword?" As he spoke, he drew his sword from his waist.

"Your Majesty, wait!" Yu Jin held down Yuan Xiu at this time. He glanced at Wang Sizheng and couldn't imagine that this person was so indecisive in the face of major events, and he lacked a kind of resoluteness and perseverance, which was really not the emperor's blessing.

Perhaps it was Yu Jin's glance that touched Wang Sizheng's slow nerves, and at this time he gritted his teeth and said, "The lord doesn't have to be there in person, since the minister is the commander of the Su Guard, the general will naturally do his best to escort him, and repay His Majesty's kindness with death." As he spoke, he rushed outside.

"General, don't worry." It was Yu Jin who drank him again.

Yuan Xiu and Wang Sizheng both stared at Yu Jin with concern, not understanding what he wanted to stop the two of them.

Yu Jin said to Yuan Xiu, "Lord and think carefully, Gao Cheng only took Cui Jishu to break into the Forbidden Palace, and there are General Wang's guards in the palace, and the guards do not obey him, what can he do?" As he spoke, he looked at Wang Sizheng and wanted to confirm.

Yuan Xiu heard that what he said made sense, and he also looked at Wang Sizheng and shouted, "General Wang? ”

Wang Sizheng was obviously still full of doubts, "The Su Guards did only see Gao Cheng and Cui Jishu. But Gao Cheng has always been strategic, and he has always planned before acting. Moreover, his henchmen, the mighty general Chen Yuankang and the later general Sun Teng, both had available troops and were at their disposal. ”

Yuan Xiu felt that what Wang Sizheng said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but hesitate, and looked at Yu Jin again, and the person he relied on the most in his heart at this moment was Yu Jin.

Yu Jin looked at Wang Sizheng faintly and asked, "General Wang, what if Gao Cheng didn't come to offend the Lord?" ”

Yes, the situation is still unclear, so if you are facing a great enemy, isn't there a ghost in your heart?

Gao Cheng took Cui Jishu to break into the Forbidden Garden, and the palace guards naturally didn't dare to stop him. Who doesn't know that he even dared to kill the pet raised by the Son of Heaven in front of the Son of Heaven. In the forbidden garden, Princess Nanyang was light, and King Nanyang was so angry that he didn't dare to speak.

But when he got to the outside of the Cloud Altar Palace, someone really dared to stop him.

Gao Cheng saw that it was Wang Sizheng, and his heart was even more angry. There is no doubt that Wang Sizheng is the most loyal imperial party, otherwise Emperor Yuan Xiu would not dare to hand over such an important army as the Su Guard Army to him to take charge. And at this moment, he blocked his way, didn't it just mean that there was an ulterior secret in the Cloud Altar Palace?

"It's so early for the prince." Gao Cheng clenched the hilt of his sword as he slowed down and walked in front of Wang Sizheng to stop. He could see it very clearly, and Wang Sizheng also wore a sword at his waist.

"The minister guards the Son of Heaven and does not dare to slack off. The high waiter has nothing to do and gets up early. Wang Sizheng ridiculed each other with words.

Gao Cheng ignored it, he was in a hurry to enter the hall. The heart is anxious, but the feet are not anxious. Just looked at Wang Sizheng and slowly paced forward a few steps. Cui Jishu followed him, staring nervously at whether Wang Sizheng's hand touched the saber at his waist.

"How can you trespass without permission?" Wang Sizheng shouted.

Gao Cheng ignored it and continued to step forward.

Wang Sizheng quickly stretched out his hand and drew his sword like lightning, and a cold light flashed in front of Gao Cheng.