After a short time, everyone in the palace walked outside the main hall and began to kneel down according to the previous method, waiting for the emperor at the back of the golden hall to summon them.

About half an hour later, Du Yuan and Yang Xiong finally returned to the outside of the main hall, and a young man appeared next to each of them, both of whom were about the same age, fifteen or sixteen years old, but if you look closely, the one standing next to Du Yuan seems to be more immature, that is the Twelve Princes.

The twelve princes were born to Queen Duanning, although they are young, but they are extremely favored, it can be said that among all the princes, he is the most favored one, and the background behind him is also eye-catching, almost many courtiers are guessing that after a hundred years of the emperor, this twelve princes are only afraid that they will be the real heirs.

Du Yuan also saw this, so he had a good relationship with the Twelve Princes, to be precise, he should have a good relationship with Queen Duanning, and promised Queen Duanning that no matter what happens in the future, he will definitely support the Twelve Princes to succeed to the throne.

And in exchange for conditions, after the twelve princes succeed to the throne, his position as a general will continue forever, which is irreplaceable by anyone!

As for the Seven Princes beside Yang Xiong, he is two years older than the Twelve Princes, but his identity cannot be underestimated, although his mother is not a queen, not even a concubine, just a concubine, but this concubine is the emperor's favorite woman, so the so-called love house and Wu, the seven princes are also deeply loved by the emperor.

This is nothing, the most important thing is that the Seventh Prince is now the eldest prince in the royal family; Most of the six princes before him died, some were fools, and some were physically defective, so Yang Xiong believes that if you want to talk about succession, then the seven princes are justified!

Standing tall and not young, it has been the same since ancient times!

Yang Xiong and Du Yuan's thoughts are actually the same, they both want to find a backer, so as not to be suppressed when the new emperor ascends the throne in the future, and they are the same as Pang Yi, which is not good

In the back garden, the emperor was holding a fishing rod to catch fish, and when he heard the news from the little father-in-law, his face was not moved at all, and he was still staring at the water without wave, as if he had not heard the words of the little father-in-law.

After a long time, when the float on the surface of the water had moved, he pulled the rod and caught a small fish three inches long.

The little father-in-law hurriedly stepped forward and took off the little fish, and at the same time, he whispered: "Long live the lord, the two princes and the hundred officials have been kneeling outside the Golden Palace for more than two hours. ”

"Let them all go back."

The emperor was expressionless, threw the fishing rod aside, and then took a sip of the wine on the jade table.

The little father-in-law didn't say anything, he left quickly, and went to the golden palace to spread the emperor's will.

After a while, he ran back out of breath and said, "Long live Qiyu, the two princes wanted to go back to the Southern Courtyard, but they were stopped by the two generals Du and Yang, and now everyone is still kneeling outside the Golden Palace." ”

The emperor frowned and whispered, "Be bold, go and call Hong'er and Hidden Er in." ”

"Yes."

The little father-in-law left again.

This time he didn't return empty-handed, and when he walked into the garden, he was followed by two weak-crowned young men, none other than the Seventh Prince and the Twelfth Prince!

"Son, see Father."

The two came to the front and knelt down.

A smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said, "Hong'er, Hidden Son, my father hasn't seen you for a few days, come, let my father take a good look." ”

"Father, didn't you see your son in the Southern Courtyard yesterday?"

The Twelve Princes, whose faces were slightly immature, said.

The Seventh Prince also frowned, he also saw the emperor yesterday, it can be said that he sees him every day, because the emperor goes to his mother's harem every day, and he often goes to his mother's place, as long as it is night, he will definitely meet it.

Of course, this is not the only opportunity to meet, take the daytime as an example, when all the princes are in class in the South Courtyard, the emperor will take a little time to visit every day, and they can meet at that time.

The Emperor smiled and said, "Oh, yes, yes, it seems that I saw it yesterday; Come, all of you, sit down, sit down and speak. ”

The two princes looked at each other, and when they saw their father sit down, the two of them came to the jade table and sat down.

The emperor's smile slowly retracted at this time, replaced it with a somewhat gloomy face, and asked, "Hong'er, Hidden Er, are you two guilty?" ”

"Father."

"No need to stand up, sit."

The emperor looked around, and after taking the little father-in-law two feet away, he looked at the two and said, "Du Yuan and Yang Xiong, these two are important ministers in the court, and they hold heavy soldiers; According to the rules, you can't get too close to him, otherwise you know what crime you should be sentenced for? ”

The two princes trembled with fright, and their eyes kept rolling, as if they were thinking about something.

The Emperor, in a low voice, continued, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, go back and tell your queen mother, and let them behave for themselves!" From now on, I won't be going to them anytime soon. ”

"You can go, by the way, tell the ministers kneeling outside the main hall, let them all go back, I am not in good health, everything in the court will wait for a few days."

After speaking, the emperor suddenly stood up and walked in the opposite direction, but after just a few steps, he stopped again, turned around and said: "By the way, wait for me to make an order, from tomorrow, I will chant and pray for the Empress Dowager for seven days, and no one is allowed to disturb you for seven days, including you, violators, beheaded!" ”

After saying these few short words, the emperor left

Looking at the back of the emperor leaving, the two looked at each other.

It was the first time they had seen their father so angry.

The Twelfth Prince looked worried, and said weakly: "Seventh Brother, what does Father Emperor mean by this?" ”

"Go back and ask your mother, how do I know!"

The Seventh Prince snorted coldly and walked away.

Du Yuan and the others have been kneeling outside the Golden Palace, and it didn't take long for the two princes to come out on their front and back feet, and after conveying the emperor's final will, all of a sudden, many ministers left one after another, and only a dozen people were left in the same place, including Yang Xiong.

"They're all cowards, huh."

"General Du, you can't do anything today, I think it's all gone."

Du Yuan looked at Yang Xiong coldly and said, "It is you who are kneeling here, and you are the one who is scattered, you really impress me." ”

He is not as afraid of the other party as he used to be now, because he has the most power and the most soldiers in this imperial capital city, no one has to be afraid, and he has no scruples when he speaks.

A hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of Yang Xiong's mouth, but he ignored the other party, and turned around and left with the Seventh Prince.

And Du Yuan, after glancing at Yang Xiong, withdrew his gaze, and then stared at the twelve princes, and asked, "The prince is hidden, did Your Majesty say anything just now?" ”

"Got it."

The twelfth prince sweated on his forehead, and retold the story of what he had just done in the back garden, and when he finished speaking, Du Yuan frowned tightly, a little, he said: "You go back first, don't go to my house during this time, so as not to cause trouble." ”

The Twelve Princes nodded and responded, "Okay." ”

The two turned against each other and left the main hall in a blink of an eye

Maybe some people don't understand Du Yuan's thoughts at the moment, it's true that he is a general, and it's true that he is the most powerful in the imperial capital, but don't forget, imperial power is inviolable; There has been a similar thing before, a prince colluded with the imperial historian, and was later imprisoned, and even the prince had to be punished, not to mention a foreign minister?

The words spoken by the emperor in the back garden today may have been unintentional, but Du Yuan believes that this may be a warning and reminder!

"I'm too careless, how can I make such a mistake, I actually called the twelve princes in front of His Majesty, and I was really confused!"

While walking towards his general's mansion, Du Yuan muttered to himself in his heart.

And almost at the same time, Yang Xiong, who was with the Seventh Prince, was also secretly regretting that today's events were too dangerous and reckless; If the emperor has the heart to punish, he can be punished in this moment!

And the reason why he is still alive and well now, Yang Xiong knows that this is mostly because he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and the war in front of Qin Huai is not going well, and the emperor does not dare to act rashly.

Yang Xiong returned to the mansion and sighed: "You must pay attention in the future, at least you can't get too close to the prince on the surface, otherwise you will kill yourself!" ”