Chapter 22 Hands-on

Tuoba Yu followed Liu Xiu's gaze to Liu Hongwen, and saw that he was talking with the emperor at the moment, and was just about to withdraw his gaze, when he glanced at the crown prince Liu Rui beside the emperor, she shook her head, sighed, and said with a wry smile:

"Out of the country for generations of poor living in the wilderness, is the so-called barbarian race, I Tuoba Yu does not leave home, short-sighted, in Luojing only heard of the name of the third prince Liu Xiu, as for the others, I can never remember it, but we barbarians, there are the benefits of barbarians, speak straightforwardly, do not know how to please the emperor, but unlike some people, only use what big lanterns and the like to bewitch the people, please the emperor."

These words are like a bolt from the blue, and they are terrifying.

In the eyes of everyone, the country is just a barbarian country exiled by the mainland, what does it mean that such a barbarian princess is so disrespectful to the prince of the empire and openly says this?

It's not as simple as "barbarians speak straight to the point".

Luo Huo was also taken aback, and turned his head to look at Liu Xiu, Tuoba Yu's tone was obviously disrespectful to the prince, and it could even be said that he directly declared that he had left the country and joined Liu Xiu.

This is a wing that can allow Liu Xiu to fly.

Thinking of this, his fists clenched violently, and at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Liu Xiu's gaze beside him faintly towards him.

His heart jumped, his thoughts turned sharply, and he immediately understood that if he wanted to be loyal to Liu Xiu, it was now.

But now is not the time to openly turn against the prince, thinking of this, Luo Huo laughed and said:

"Princess Tuoba is serious, but this time Pingyan can win the battle, His Royal Highness has made great contributions, the old man is anxious in Luojing, and when he is thinking about sending troops to support Pingyan, His Royal Highness actually returned triumphantly, which is admirable!

So, this old man of mine is indeed a person who has no talent, short-sightedness, and only knows how to use lanterns to please His Majesty, and the lamp next to His Majesty is made by the old man himself, Princess Tuoba really has a good eye, and she sees through the old man at a glance, and she is ashamed. ”

After speaking, he arched his hand, his face was full of shame, and he had a deeply instructed expression that he was ashamed.

Liu Xiu smiled and said to Luo Huo:

"General Luo has won the award."

Tuoba Yu smiled and said:

"It turned out to be the famous General Luo, and it is true that he is called the 'eight-faced general'."

Rojo coughed awkwardly and looked away.

Seeing him like this, Tuoba Yu ignored him, turned his head to look at Liu Xiu, and said with a smile:

"When my brother Tuoba Ye came, it coincided with the victory of your country, and he has been busy with this matter, and he has a lot of troubles, so he couldn't go to the British King's Mansion to visit His Royal Highness in person, so Tuoba Yu talked to His Royal Highness on behalf of his father, His Royal Highness will not look down on me and ignore me because I am a weak woman, right?"

As soon as her voice fell, she didn't wait for Liu Xiu to answer, pursed her lips and continued to smile:

"The little woman has another request, I hope His Royal Highness agrees, I am staying in the palace now, I feel that there are many rules and everything is not going well, every time I go out of the palace, I need all kinds of interrogations, it is really troublesome, but it is not easy to come to Luojing, and I want to see the customs of the empire, I am impatient and bored, so I hope that His Royal Highness can agree, let Tuoba Yu come to your mansion to live for a few days, and it is good to go shopping in Luojing from time to time, and buy some special products for my father to bring back."

Liu Xiu smiled and said:

"As long as the princess doesn't dislike the simplicity of the British Palace, she can move to live, and I have nothing to do these days, so I will accompany the princess to walk around and see the grand scene of the lantern festival in Luojing City."

Tuoba Yu hurriedly thanked Liu Xiu, and after a while, he looked at the bright lights in the garden, smiled, and smiled at Liu Xiu:

"Before I came, I heard that the prince worked hard day and night, and hurried to complete a huge lantern, which was very ingenious, and I wanted to see it, but I was not familiar with the road, and there were many interrogations along the way, so I dared to ask His Highness to accompany me and take me over to see and open my eyes?"

After speaking, without waiting for Liu Xiu to agree, he stepped forward and pulled Liu Xiu's sleeve and walked forward.

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head to apologize to Luo Huo, who smiled and waved his hand, don't look over.

Liu Xiu nodded, walked a few steps quickly, followed Tuoba Yu, and the two walked side by side.

At this moment, the emperor was beside him, and he didn't know what the prince said, but the emperor kept laughing and pointing out things.

In the end, he ordered to drive outside the palace to watch the largest lantern in the entire Luojing City.

Tuoba Yu listened to the eunuch's decree, his eyebrows fluttered, he grabbed Liu Xiu, and shouted that he was going to go together.

Liu Xiu smiled and walked with her to the outside of the palace with the crowd.

The whole palace was immense, and groups of people walked out in unison, although there were whispered conversations, but there was no noise.

The entire empire gathered here from the peak of power, and the view was quite spectacular.

The road that extends from the palace is straight and wide, and the sides are filled with huge lanterns, and there is a faint incense inside, which is bright and fragrant.

The road is extremely long, and you can't see the edge at a glance, only the far and long ahead, and the bright stars on both sides.

In front of the palace, where the ministers were waiting for the court, was a huge square, and the huge lantern made by the prince was placed in the center of the square at this moment.

With the square as the center, the four directions of the southeast, northwest and northwest each extend the same wide avenue, at this moment the curfew is lifted, in the protection and monitoring of the Imperial Forest Army, under the attraction of the lanterns, the people of the empire are constantly coming and going, the road is full of people, shoulder to shoulder, discussing the huge lanterns, discussing today's grand event.

Not far from the lantern tree, there are even clever people who have set up stalls to sell lanterns and candles, and many people rush to buy them in order to meet the occasion, and they are in a mess.

At this time, the whole lantern will show the national prestige of the Han Empire!

The emperor was in a very good mood, in order to show the intention of enjoying with the people, and at the same time to declare the national prestige to the envoys of various countries, but he asked the Ouchi guards to take strict precautions and protect more, and did not have the intention of dispersing the crowd.

But despite this, Yaheng still asked the emperor and called several teams of royal forest troops to protect both sides of the street, but the emperor didn't want to disturb the interest of the people, so he only arranged a few columns symbolically.

The surrounding people chanted long live, and the voices were endless.

Tuoba Yu saw such a spectacular scene for the first time in his life, and he was amazed all the way, pointing to the east and drawing the west, and talking non-stop.

However, at this time, Liu Xiu couldn't hear it clearly, so he had to nod his head all the way and agree, but fortunately, there was no mistake.

Although the road is long, it is very lively along the way, and when everyone is amazed, it is not hard to walk.

Soon, the emperor was surrounded by everyone and came to the huge lantern.

The white light is dazzling, like day, and the lanterns are in full bloom, showing the glory of the empire.

The dark fragrance in the flower is wafting, smelling pleasant, the machine is activated, the candle is lit at the same time, and the huge petals suddenly appear colorful, spinning and flying, which is extremely beautiful.

After the emperor let him go, although they were still talking and frolicking with each other, the sound was obviously quieter, and all of a sudden, the huge square was suddenly quiet.

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a loud shout from the street in front of them:

"Come and see, come and see, I have a magical lamp tree, which is a hundred times better than the prince's 'dazzling lantern', which can not only change color and fragrance, but also bloom and waterproof, only half a tael of silver!"

The Emperor was startled by the sudden sound, and when he looked up, he saw a place in the street in front of him that was crowded with people in a circle.

From the outside, you can only see people swaying, and it seems that the lights inside are indeed very attractive.

The emperor stopped, pointed to the huge lantern and smiled at the prince:

"It turns out that this lantern is called 'Dazzling Sky Lantern'? Good name. ”

The prince didn't say anything, he smiled at the emperor and nodded, and looked around a little nervously, as if he was about to speak, but the golden incense burner that he had been holding in his hand suddenly slipped down.

"Smack, ding!" fell to the ground with a bang, the dust of the furnace was splashed, and the square that had been quiet because of the sudden shouting of the "lamp seller" startled everyone, and was completely silent because of this crisp sound.

The incense burner used by the emperor's sacrificial lamp fell to the ground, which is a big taboo.

The crowd was frightened and fell to their knees, shouting long live.

The emperor frowned, and was about to scold, but he saw that the few people who had been shouting loudly just now to "sell lamps" actually took advantage of everyone kneeling, jumped out of the crowd, and rushed towards the emperor!

Assassin!

And the Guards are still kneeling, too late to react!

A bearded man threw a flying knife out of his hand, only taking the emperor's throat, and several people raised their knives to chop over the few people who were in front of the emperor, and then shouted to kill the emperor.

The surrounding people and women were suddenly in chaos, shouting and crying, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The prince disappeared after those few people were in turmoil.

He had already planned clearly, tonight was a good opportunity for assassination, even if the assassination failed, it was difficult to think that the assassin was instructed by him, after all, the emperor's exit from the palace was a temporary intention, not instigated by him, and the emperor opened a curfew in order to show his national prestige, and even allowed outsiders to enter Beijing without interrogation, making the assassination even easier.

Although this is a risky move, it is also a good move.

Liu Xiu, the third brother who has always been inconspicuous, made a big splash in the First Battle of Pingyan, and the emperor favored him, not only did not take back the military power, but even gave him greater rights, and almost gave the entire Patriotic and Shadow Army to Liu Xiu, and the ministers of the DPRK and China also had a lot of hearts to lean on Liu Xiu, and the situation suddenly developed in an unfavorable direction for him.

Years of layout, made wedding dresses for others.

However, after the victory of Pingyan, the emperor's health has also improved, and if this continues, within a year, the crown prince's position will inevitably be lost.

Only when the crown prince's position is now stable, killing the emperor and getting rid of Liu Xiu, and he is the only one in the world who is qualified to be the emperor, will this country sit firmly.

He had already arranged to hide the poison in the assassin's teeth, and once captured, he would grit his teeth without worrying about leaking secrets.

So even if the emperor and Liu Xiu don't die, they have a way to get out, today's Lantern Festival, everyone in the world is there, there are envoys from other countries, and there are many people who harbor evil intentions, even if it doesn't work, they won't catch fire.

A harmless business, why not do it.

The crown prince only needs a big mess now, as long as one of the emperor and Liu Xiu is dead on the spot, his throne or the crown prince's position will be stable, and there will be no more accidents.

Even if someone can see through this is his conspiracy, the emperor can only kill all these assassins, and leave no one alive.

At the moment, the Emperor.

Wang Xiangzuo, the hussar general next to the emperor, saw that the prince had fallen off the stove, everyone knelt down, and secretly shouted in his heart that it was not good, he had been through the wind and rain for a long time, and his sensitivity was different from ordinary people, and when the emperor had not reacted, he was vigilant, and immediately got up to protect the emperor, drew his saber, and cut the flying knife to the ground, and shouted loudly "Help!" ”

The Praetorian Guards came at a gallop, but the people scattered and blocked their way, and the rescue was slow for a while, and the group of Assassins had already arrived.

The emperor snorted coldly, but he was not afraid, and looked at the chaotic scene in front of him behind Wang Xiangzuo.

The bearded man and a tall man moved the fastest, the two left the Imperial Forest Army behind, and when they approached the emperor, they moved at the same time, and Liu Xiu's reaction was not slow, he jumped all the way over everyone, grabbed a treasure knife, galloped to the emperor's side, saw that the assassin had arrived in front of the emperor, shouted, waved the knife to block, only to hear the sound of "choking", forced the assassin to retreat.