Just when the two of them were silent, they suddenly heard a knock on the door, the emperor was stunned, his brows furrowed, and he turned his head to look at the door, while Mu Yunxuan stood up directly from his seat.

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Almost instantly, I heard the sharp voice of the eunuch outside the door shouting:

"Qi Xiang Xià, Shunyang Marquis He Yaochen asks to see."

When the emperor heard that it was He Yaochen, he seemed to be relieved, his body instantly relaxed, and replied:

"Let the Marquis of Shunyang enter the palace."

The eunuch retreated, and after a while, he heard the sound of the door opening, and the emperor looked up and saw that the person who came was He Yaochen, the Marquis of Shunyang.

Seeing that the emperor was already waiting for him, the latter hurriedly took a few steps forward, knelt down and saluted, and said in a loud voice:

"Minister He Yaochen has seen His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

Then he got up and saluted, and bowed to the prince again, very respectfully.

The emperor hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile in his mouth:

"Didn't I tell you, unless there are outsiders present, don't be so polite, not to mention that you and I have in-laws with us, and we don't need to see outsiders!"

He Yaochen's eyes flashed after hearing this, and he lowered his head and said continuously:

"Don't dare, don't dare"

After speaking, as if he was really afraid of the emperor's words, his tall body shrank, bowing his head and not daring to speak.

Seeing this, the prince shook his head and said:

"Uncle, if you do this, it will seem that you and I are too separated."

Hearing this, the emperor's face sank, but he instantly returned to normal, and smiled at He Yaochen:

"Xuan'er is right."

He Yaochen was short, and just about to resign, he saw the emperor wave his hand and sighed:

"Let's talk about it later, you can come and see your sister first, her situation is not good"

He Yaochen's eyes flashed, with an anxious look on his face, and he replied:

"Your Majesty, she?"

The Emperor shook his head and said:

"Go and see for yourself."

He Yaochen obeyed the order and stepped forward quickly, only to see that the queen's already pale face had become pale at the moment, she was lying motionless on the bed, and there was no longer any trace of the past dominating the situation, as if lying there and never waking up again.

He Yaochen looked at the queen, was silent for a while, and his face, which was still a little "afraid and flustered", instantly became gloomy, and there was a faint hint of murderous aura, he turned his head, with a rare violent aura in his eyes, looked at the emperor, and said coldly:

"Your Majesty, what's going on?"

The emperor's eyes flashed, and before he could say anything, he heard the prince sigh and reply:

"When the queen mother was enjoying the snow in the imperial garden today, she didn't notice it, and she fell into the imperial river, and when she was rescued by the palace maid, she had already become like this, uncle, queen mother."

Before the prince finished speaking, he saw He Yaochen wave his hand, interrupted him, frowned and asked:

"How could the queen's good looks fall into the water?"

As if realizing that he was a little out of shape, He Yaochen coughed lightly, saluted the prince, and said respectfully: "The minister is worried about the queen's safety, so he is a little anxious, and hopes that His Royal Highness will forgive his sins." ”

After hearing this, the prince nodded and said:

"Uncle has seen the outside, and there are no outsiders here, I won't blame you for this, just listen to your tone, you have doubts about the queen mother's falling into the water?"

He Yaochen was not in a hurry to answer, and after frowning and thinking for a long time, he replied to the prince:

"Of course the minister suspects, Your Highness, think about it, the queen has always been in good health, and she often walks around the Imperial River, even if she walks with her eyes closed, she won't have an accident, why did she fall into the river this time, and she was so seriously ill that she hasn't woken up yet?"

The prince was shocked, his face was bloody, and he lost his voice in an instant, and said:

"What?! Uncle means that someone has harmed my mother! ”

As soon as the words fell, beside the two of them, where they had not noticed, the emperor's body suddenly trembled.

Outside the door, the eunuch sticks the door tighter.

He Yaochen didn't know how to hide when he heard the prince speak, with an impatient look in his eyes, he first shook his head, and after looking back at the queen, he said slowly:

"Your Highness, think about it, who is the person in the world who wants to harm the queen the most?"

The prince's brows furrowed even deeper, he subconsciously glanced at the emperor, and only after a while did he murmur back:

"It's Prime Minister Ouyang Yunzhong"

The corners of He Yaochen's eyes jumped, clenched his fists, and sneered:

"Yes, the queen's mother is very intelligent, and she has already become His Majesty's helper, so that most of the decrees of the court bureau come from her, and many decrees have made Ouyang Yunzhong be restrained everywhere, and he does not dare to act indiscriminately, hehe, if it weren't for the queen's wisdom and wisdom, the Ouyang family would have rebelled and rebelled long ago! Hmph, he couldn't wait, first laid out Jingyun, and then attacked the queen, thinking that this would make the saint helpless against him, so as to make the country and seize the world, hehe, the prime minister is so calculating, so ambitious! ”

The emperor looked at He Yaochen's face from the side, and did not answer, but suddenly said:

"Today's Shunyang Hou seems to be a little different from the past."

He Yaochen was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to bow and apologize, but as soon as he raised his hand, he glanced at the submissive appearance of the prince on the side, and saw that the emperor did not have the prestige of the world, a trace of impatience suddenly flashed in his heart, and he put his hand down and replied:

"Seeing that the queen is seriously ill, the minister is anxious in his heart, if there is any rudeness, I hope that His Majesty will forgive his sins!"

Having said that, the expression on his face at this time was a little "pleading for forgiveness".

The emperor's eyes flashed, nodded, and said with a kind smile:

"I'm even more anxious, I and the queen have always been in love"

Before the words fell, he saw He Yaochen suddenly raise his head, interrupt his words, and shouted:

"陛xià."

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:

"What's the matter?"

He Yaochen stared at the emperor in his eyes, took a step forward, bowed slightly, and said:

"I don't know what the emperor wants to do with the prime minister and avenge the queen?" He paused, ignoring the stunned expression on the emperor's face, and continued:

"How does Majesty want to control the situation? Now that the prime minister has the advantage, what is the best way for His Majesty to deal with it? In Jingyun City, Ouyang Yunzhong rashly increased his troops, causing dissatisfaction with the Han State, and the minister received news that the Han State was about to increase its troops to counteract, if the two countries once the war started, the soldiers loyal to His Majesty were likely to be swallowed by the Prime Minister in this battle, and how should His Majesty stop the war? ”

After speaking, he snorted coldly, turned his head to look at the prince, and said:

"Prince, do you know these situations again?"

It's the other way around, it's the other way around, it's the other way around!

When the prince heard this, he only felt a roar in his ears, and he trembled, he opened his mouth wide, but he couldn't say a word, and there was only one thought in his heart, it's the opposite, it's the opposite, it's the opposite, Shunyang Hou, his own uncle, it's the opposite!

What made him like this, was his father too cowardly all the time?

What is it like to be betrayed by a loved one, it is as if the blood that is still rushing and boiling is frozen in an instant.

Break one's heart.

He took a deep breath and wanted to recover from the shock, but just when he was a little sober, he saw He Yaochen come forward, look at him, and sneer at him;

"Can't you stand it? You are the prince of the Imperial Empire, think about what you have done? But what should a prince look like? ”

After speaking, He Yaochen took a step back, paced a few steps, shook his hand, and said:

"How far away are you from your brother Mu Jun? If you inherit the throne, the world of Shu will be someone else's sooner or later. ”

He walked straight with his head held high, wantonly humiliating the imperial prince who had been whispering to him before, and at this moment, it seemed to have a hearty pleasure.

No wonder Ouyang was so willing to bully the emperor, if it was him, he would be willing.

It seems that after the queen was injured, the Marquis of Shunyang no longer had the intention to hide it, and looked at the emperor and the crown prince in front of him with a face that almost glanced at the prime minister.

The prince was red-eared when he heard this, and he didn't know how to refute it, so he stood there with a red face, dazed and at a loss.

However, the emperor's pupils shrank slightly, but his face moved as usual, without any change, he walked up to the crown prince, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and comforted:

"The Marquis of Shunyang intends to admonish, you have to keep it in mind"

Before the words fell, he saw Shunyang Hou's eyes flash, and he replied lightly:

"What His Majesty said is that the minister is admonishing as an uncle, and his words are contrary to his ears, hoping that His Royal Highness can understand."

The crown prince was stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes to look at the emperor before he nodded and replied:

"Uncle Shunyanghou taught me a lesson, and I remember it in my heart."

He Yaochen's eyes flickered, and he hesitated for a long time before turning to face the emperor and said:

"Now that the prime minister has made a move, I don't know what your majesty is going to do?"

After hearing this, the emperor was silent and did not say a word, He Yaochen looked at him for a while, and saw that his face was as usual, and he felt strange in his heart, but he thought that if something happened to the queen, he would be like a broken arm, and he could no longer use her to control the emperor and command the government, and he was irritable in his heart, and put the words that the queen usually told him to be patient and humble in front of the emperor in the back of his mind.

After a while, when he saw that the emperor still did not answer, he was irritable, stepped forward, and said:

"His Majesty, the prime minister harms the queen internally, intends to control the government, and is delusional about military power outside"

Before the words fell, the emperor suddenly smiled and said lightly;

"The Marquis of Shunyang has always said that the queen controls the government, I don't know where the words come from?"

He Yaochen woke up this time and said that he had said the wrong thing, and his heart was cold, and he was about to apologize, but after thinking about it, the emperor was cowardly, and he was cowardly in front of him, and he had groveled for more than ten years, which was enough to pay him back, so why force himself now, thinking of this, his eyes flashed, and he replied with a smile:

"Your Majesty, it is a momentary loss of words, but the emperor, if the times are in turmoil today, the world has interfered with the government for more than 100 years, the minister is loyal to the royal family, and his heart is anxious, and he can't help His Majesty turn things around and restore peace in the country, so he said such a thing, and I hope that His Majesty will forgive the sin of his false words."

The emperor glanced at He Yaochen, nodded, came to the bed and sat down, looked at the queen who had been unconscious on the bed, sighed leisurely, and said:

"Since the Marquis of Shunyang believes that the prime minister harmed the queen, what do you want to do to avenge the queen?"

Chapter 125: Xijing Rebellion (3)

He Yaochen heard that there was a sense of loosening in the emperor's words, his heart was overjoyed, and his face showed an inexplicable fanaticism, and he replied:

"Your Majesty, if you want to get rid of the prime minister, for the sake of today's plan, the only way to use the prime minister's murder of the queen as an excuse is to let go of your worries, quickly cut through the chaos, and concentrate all your efforts to wipe out the prime minister's forces!"

There was a trace of anxiety in his eyes, as if he was afraid that the emperor would hesitate, and without waiting for the emperor to speak, he said urgently:

"Your Majesty! Old thief Ouyang has long had the intention of stealing the country, and he has been making frequent moves recently, if he is left alone, the imperial power will be in danger! The Empire is in danger! Jiangshan Sheji, in danger! ”

After speaking, he stepped forward and waited for the emperor to speak.

After hearing this, the emperor frowned, sat up straight, looked at He Yaochen carefully, and replied:

"I think it's a little inappropriate to kill the powerful ministers under the pretext of 'murdering the queen' to block the mouths of the people in the world"

He Yaochen frowned, a look of determination flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, the lord of the world, as long as the holy mouth is opened, who dares not to obey!"

After speaking, he raised his eyebrows, pointed to the east, and said:

"Ouyang Yunzhong didn't even ask Your Majesty for advice, so he rashly increased his troops to Jingyun City by 100,000, not to mention that he vainly tried to take the opportunity to test the imperial generals, test their bottom line, and rebel for the sake of tension, but after the increase in troops, the Han State then corresponded to increase troops on the border, once the two countries quarreled again, His Majesty felt that in Jingyun City, when the hundreds of thousands of troops were divided into two factions, what were the chances of the empire winning?"

The emperor's expression darkened when he heard this, he shook his head, and before he could speak, he heard the prince next to him speak:

"Although what Uncle Shunyang Hou said is extremely true, after all, the matter is very important, and it cannot be decided hastily, and this matter needs to be well planned and prepared."

He Yaochen seemed to be quite impatient with the prince, and before he finished speaking, the corners of his mouth grinned, waved his hand, and said coldly:

"How else to prepare? If you miss this opportunity, you won't regret it! Only when Ouyang Lao Thief is not prepared now, the old minister will attack him unprepared and lead the troops to surround the Prime Minister's Mansion, arrest all the old thief's mansion, and then put some armor weapons in his old nest, and arrange a few subordinates to come forward for him to rebel, then he can not only get rid of the old thief, but also convince the people, and can also avenge the queen and be ashamed of His Majesty! Kill three birds with one stone, why not! ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the unconscious queen on the bed, and sighed pretending to be worried.

Seeing that He Yaochen was so disrespectful to him, the prince was resentful in his heart, but he didn't dare to be angry, coughed a few times, took a few steps back, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, the emperor's face darkened, and he seemed to want to comfort the prince a few words, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all.

He Yaochen saw the emperor's expression in his eyes, and his disdain was even heavier, and he didn't even hide it on his face, frowned and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, when the interruption continues, you will suffer from its chaos The old thief is just a test of the queen this time, and it is difficult to say who he will do next time."

The emperor had already heard He Yaochen's words becoming more and more disrespectful, his brows gradually furrowed, and the hand holding the side of the bed turned pale because of the force, he bit his lip, and said coldly for a while:

"What Shunyang Hou means, I understand, it's just that the matter is big and there are too many implications, so I have to plan it well."

After speaking, he waved his hand to prevent He Yaochen from speaking, and said:

"The time has come, it's time to call the imperial doctor to see the queen, I will go to the court in a while, if there is nothing else, the Marquis of Shunyang will go back to the house first and wait for my news." As he spoke, he turned to the prince and said:

"Xuan'er, don't get up to see off your uncle."

The prince hadn't heard the emperor call He Yaochen with the word "uncle" in front of him for a long time, he was stunned for a while, and before he came back to his senses, he saw He Yaochen's eyes flash, snorted coldly, took a step back, arched his hand to the prince, and said:

"If you don't work for the prince, the minister will leave!"

After speaking, he turned his head to salute the emperor again, with a resentment on his face, as if he was unwilling, he gritted his teeth and spoke again, saying:

"Your Majesty, the minister is a little out of shape today, but the minister dares to say to himself that he has a clear conscience to the sky! The ministers are all for the consideration of the empire, for the royal family and the society is anxious, His Majesty, the minister and the queen brother and sister for decades, the prince is the nephew of the minister, the minister is naturally concerned about the royal family, can't bear the world to be occupied by the Ouyang thief's family, can't bear the power of the empire to fall into the hands of others, if there is a gaffe today to offend His Majesty, I hope His Majesty will forgive his sins! ”

After speaking, his eyes flashed, he took a step forward, knelt down, and fell to the ground silently.

The emperor frowned, did not speak, and after a while, he nodded and said:

"I know that you are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, but only on the charge of 'murdering the queen' to get rid of the prime minister, after all, it is a bit hasty, I know in my heart, the situation is critical now, if the prime minister is allowed to behave indiscriminately, the throne will sooner or later fall into the hands of others, that will not only lose my life, but will also overturn the society, a hundred years later, I will not be ashamed to see the ancestors of the Mu family, but you have been an official for decades, and you have a deep understanding of the court situation, so you naturally know the truth of affecting the whole body, I have hesitation and can't make up my mind, which is also the reason."

He Yaochen glanced up at the emperor in front of him, his eyes flashed, and he bowed his head and said;

"Yes, I know."

The emperor frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and said;

"I will go to court sooner, if there is nothing else, you will go back to the house first and wait, waiting for my news."

He Yaochen nodded, saluted again, stood up, and withdrew.

The moment he turned to leave, murderous aura flashed in the emperor's eyes.

And the prince was still stunned, his face at a loss.

The sky was bright.

The civil and military officials of the Shu Kingdom were waiting for the court outside the Tianji Palace, and almost all of them were whispering, discussing the recent events of the empire, guessing the possible consequences of Jingyun's increase in troops, and worrying about the situation in the empire after the queen fell into the water.

On the square outside the hall, the ministers stood in three distinct groups, each discussing different topics, far away from each other.

This is a scene that has been staged every day since Muyang became emperor, but the number of people in each faction is different every day.

Now the faction with the largest number of people, accounting for almost half or more of all ministers, is the first person is the prime minister of the empire, Ouyang Yunzhong.

He stood alone in front of everyone, waiting for the celebrant and eunuch to come out of the side door, as before, and with a flick of his whip, he shouted in a loud voice:

"Go to court! Enter the temple! ”I1387