In July of the twenty-fifth year of Wuwei, Taizong participated in corruption and desecration, so many people went to prison and went to prison, most of them were the king's cronies, and Taizong visited Emperor Yongdi several times, all of which were kept secret, Wang Nai was suspicious, and the emperor's suspicion was deeper.

-- "The Legend of the Yongshi and the King of Yong"

Prince Li An angrily swept the official documents on the table to the ground, and King Yong made a ghost, these days I don't know what King Yong is crazy about, and he actually wrote a book to participate in the illegal affairs of officials, originally this is not about Li An's business, but King Yong this time is aimed at Li An's officials, not only the preparation of the evidence is very complete, but also the means are like thunder, often an official is still in the office in the morning, but in the afternoon was a watch seal into the prison, now the Manchu Dynasty is as cold as a cicada, are worried about being implicated, After all, there are a few officials who are honest and upright, and even some officials have secretly gone to show goodwill to King Yong, after all, King Yong's main target is the prince's cronies.

Lu Jingzhong frowned slightly and said: "Your Royal Highness, it is natural for King Yong to attack you, and now for him, it is an unprecedented good opportunity, the emperor has a dislike for you, if he doesn't take the opportunity to forge ahead, he will not be King Yong, but what the minister is worried about is that in the past, His Royal Highness was always able to suppress King Yong, mainly because of the emperor's support, and now if the emperor intends to depose His Royal Highness, then His Royal Highness will lose his throne is a matter of day and night." ”

"Yes, now the emperor is likely to have changed his mind." A pleasant voice came, but Li An and Lu Jingzhong frowned at the same time.

The door was pushed open, and two beautiful women walked in, Li Hanyou in front and Xiao Lan in the back.

Li An said angrily: "Lonely's study has become an undefended place, what about the guards? ”

Li Han smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, it's just that they saw Senior Sister Lan, so they didn't dare to stop it." ”

Li An was even more annoyed, and said in his heart, when Zhang Jinxiong was the head of the guards in the past, how could he let people break into my study like this, so he said: "Jingjiang, Manager Zhang, you should also release him, why have you put him under house arrest for so long?" ”

Li Hanyou's heart jumped, and said: "Your Highness, if you have an accident this time, Xia Jinyi will not be able to excuse him, Zhang Jinxiong is Xia Jinyi's senior brother, and the family teacher is worried that he will also be involved, so for the sake of safety, he has to be temporarily placed under house arrest, and after a while, if he has no problems, we will naturally release him." ”

Li An is even more displeased, although for the purpose of shirking responsibility, he also retreated his mistakes to Xia Jinyi, but Xia Jinyi is dead after all, he will do this, Zhang Jinxiong is different, not only has he always been conscientious, but Li An does not believe that Xia Jinyi has any malicious intent at all, so he also loves Zhang Jinxiong. He was just about to speak, but Lu Jingzhong kicked him gently, and Li An immediately realized that now was not the time to argue about these things. I had to say angrily: "I don't know how you know that your father has changed his mind?" ”

Li Hanyou sighed lightly, sat down, and said: "Although there is no clear evidence of this matter, there are already clues, Your Highness knows that the emperor's pardon of His Royal Highness this time is not because someone is protecting, the family teacher originally planned to meet His Majesty in person and plead for His Highness, but before he could do so, His Highness was pardoned." ”

Li Anxin was overjoyed, and said in his heart, this is fine, lest I have to accept your favors. But Lu Jingzhong frowned, and said: "The emperor is very unusual, to say something that should not be said, His Royal Highness's crime this time is really serious, even if the emperor wants to forgive His Highness, it should be after a period of time, and there must be someone who His Majesty values to protect it, at that time, the emperor pardoned His Royal Highness is sincere, and now we have not launched, the emperor will pardon His Highness, sure enough, there are some problems, this is my negligence, and please make it clear to the princess." ”

Li Hanyou sneered: "I got news from the palace that the emperor discussed it with Princess Changle before making a decision. ”

Li An was shocked: "How come, Changle has never been involved in political affairs. ”

Li Hanyou sighed and said: "We think so too, so although we really hope to force her to get married, but that is just to make her and King Yong more estranged, I didn't expect her to give us a heavy blow at this critical moment, although I didn't get any information about what she said to the emperor, but judging from the current situation, the emperor has intended to depose His Royal Highness, but there is a lack of some excuses, and His Royal Highness has been the prince for many years, and there are inevitably some wings around him, the emperor has had secret talks with King Yong several times, and our people have no way to get close, I'm afraid, The emperor has really changed his mind. ”

Li An only felt that a basin of ice water was poured from his head, and it was cold to the bone. He has never been so frightened, he knows very well what he can get to today's status, without the protection of the emperor, what can he do to fight with King Yong, he has never regretted seducing Concubine Chun so much, Li An thought with chagrin that he had to be crazy to provoke his father.

Lu Jingzhong glanced at the sneer on the corner of Li Hanyou's mouth, and said in his heart, you want to take the opportunity to blackmail His Highness, but you still have to pass my level, so he said: "Your Highness don't worry too much, although the emperor has been shaken now, but he has not made the final decision, so His Royal Highness still has a chance to redeem it, the master of Fengyi, her old man, is not on good terms with King Yong, if you let King Yong become the prince, I am afraid that there will be someone else who regrets not being at the beginning." ”

Li An was a little confused when he heard it, but Li Hanyou immediately grasped Lu Jingzhong's threat, Lu Jingzhong clearly said that if the prince loses his position, then his Fengyi Gate will also suffer heavy losses, so it is better not to take the opportunity to blackmail. Although she was angry in her heart, she also knew that this was the truth, and now Fengyimen and the crown prince were already in the same boat, so she smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness, only today, only Your Highness will ascend the throne as soon as possible." ”

Li An jumped up in fright, raised his eyes, and saw that Li Hanyou, Xiao Lan and Lu Jingzhong all had indifferent expressions, he first wanted to refuse sternly, but after thinking about it, now his storage position was in danger, and he couldn't say a word to refute it.

Li Hanyou and Xiao Lan exchanged a look, stood up and said: "Although His Royal Highness is abiding by filial piety, but now the emperor Shengcong is deceived by the villain, if it is unfortunate to let King Yong ascend the throne as the emperor, then it will inevitably be exhausted, Dayong will not be at peace from now on, if His Royal Highness can make up his mind, we must support His Royal Highness to ascend the throne, the emperor is old, it is better to take care of it, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Li An said in a weak tone: "But now that our forces are too weak, the sixth brother has gone to the border pass, and the forbidden army is difficult to control, what can we do?" ”

Li Hanyou smiled slightly and said: "This point has been arranged by the master of the sect, as long as His Highness agrees, our Fengyi Sect will take risks, Your Highness rest assured, we will definitely be cautious and succeed in one fell swoop." ”

Li An finally said in a hesitant manner: "What are your plans?" ”

Li Hanyu smiled proudly and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, we already have a proper plan, and it will only take a few months for Your Highness to succeed to the throne, but Your Highness can be cautious in his words and deeds these days, so as not to anger the emperor, if the emperor deposes His Highness, I am afraid that we can only stop in gloom." ”

Li An's face turned red and said, "This king must be cautious, but he still has to be careful, and it is best to wait until King Qi comes back." ”

Li Hanyou smiled faintly and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, we have already prepared for this matter, His Royal Highness King Qi will be able to come back in October at the latest, and then it will be the best time for us to launch, and now we will also take advantage of this time to make arrangements, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also wants to wipe out King Yong's forces, right?" ”

At this time, Lu Jingzhong said lightly: "Fengyimen attaches so much importance to His Highness's great cause, but he doesn't know what requirements are for His Highness. ”

Li Hanyou smiled slightly, and said: "It's still Young Master Lu who understands things, in fact, our requirements are not high, if His Royal Highness succeeds to the throne and is willing to set up my Senior Sister Lan as the queen, then my Fengyi Sect will definitely serve His Highness wholeheartedly." ”

Li An said with a sad face: "The Cui family has never lost her morality, and she raised a son for me, how can I belittle her for no reason." ”

Li Hanyou said: "Your Royal Highness, in the past, you refused to abolish the Cui family, because of the emperor, and now the emperor no longer supports you, if you refuse to agree to our conditions, why should we take such a risk of ruining our reputation, and besides, we just want you to be the queen of Senior Sister Lilan, but we didn't say that you must belittle the Cui family, and it is still okay to be a concubine." ”

Looking at the sneer on the corner of Li Hanyou's mouth, Li Anxin understood that if he agreed to this condition, then the Cui family and the prince would have absolutely no hope of living, how could he bear it. Li Hanyou saw that he hesitated, but he didn't force it, and said, "Your Highness, think about it, this matter is not urgent, you and Young Master Lu can discuss it slowly." After that, she stood up and said goodbye: "The concubine still has something to do, please think about it carefully, and after the matter is decided, you can tell Senior Sister Lan." ”

Looking at the backs of Li Hanyou and Xiao Lan, Li An was so angry that he broke the teacup, and said angrily: "Young master, you say, where do they look at me in their eyes, if I agree to this condition, I am afraid that I will become a puppet in their hands." ”

Lu Jingzhong's expression was cold, and he said after a while: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, there is still room for change in this matter, they are offering prices all over the sky, and Your Highness can also repay the money on the ground." ”

Li An hesitated for a moment and said: "Young Master, now it is difficult to protect yourself, why don't you sacrifice the Cui family and the prince, if King Yong succeeds to the throne, their mother and son are only afraid of one death, let's discuss with Fengyimen, I can depose the crown princess, and then seal the prince to the throne." ”

Lu Jingzhong sneered in his heart, the prince is really a ruthless person, so he has to abandon his wife and children, but he did not show contempt on his face, and said lightly: "Although His Royal Highness can sacrifice the crown princess and the prince now, and win the full help of Fengyimen, but if Concubine Lan becomes the queen in the future, and her son becomes the prince, then as long as Your Highness does not agree with them, they can kill Your Highness, and make Concubine Lan's son the emperor, and then Your Highness is afraid that she will regret it." ”

Li An smiled bitterly: "But if I don't agree, I'm afraid that now they will abandon me, won't I become a prisoner of King Yong?" ”

Lu Jingzhong said with a sinister smile: "Your Highness is too worried, now His Royal Highness wants to give up the throne, Fengyimen is also unwilling, King Yong makes it clear that he doesn't want to cooperate with them, if there is no His Highness, they can't justifiably enter the court, so as long as His Highness is tougher, Fengyimen will never dare to turn his face with you, it is better for you to refuse this matter, just say that you can crown Concubine Lan as a concubine, and do not set up a prince for the time being, if the son of Concubine Lan is outstanding, you can make him a prince, delay it first, and wait until His Royal Highness ascends the throne, it will not be up to them, After all, without the support of His Royal Highness, would those important ministers of the court not support Fengyimen's rebellion? ”

Li An smiled at this time: "You are still right, so Gu said it to Concubine Lan like this." ”

Lu Jingzhong said respectfully: "Your Highness also wants to comfort the crown princess, if this matter is known to the crown princess, I am afraid that she will be very worried." ”

Li An nodded and said, "Don't worry, by the way, the officials of the East Palace have already come to meet you, right?" ”

Lu Jingzhong said with a smile: "It's already here, although Your Highness can't manage the government for the time being, but these officials should still be selected, so that people don't see that the emperor is already dissatisfied with you." ”

Li An nodded and said: "You can handle these things, I'll go to see the crown princess and the prince, but during this time, she was frightened." ”

Li An just walked to the back house, only to see some groups of young women coming out of it, these women were accompanied by maids and maids, and when they saw Li An, they all saluted and bowed, and a maid next to the princess stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, this is the inner family of the newly elected official of the East Palace who came to meet the princess." ”

Li An nodded and said, "I see." "I didn't say much to see the princess, but I didn't walk a few steps, I saw a young woman wearing a commandment dress with a beautiful face and thousands of manners, Li An couldn't help but be stupid, he recognized this woman, but he was infatuated with Concubine Shangchun at that time, so he didn't do anything to her, this time when the East Palace was elected, he saw Shao Yan's name and involuntarily painted it, although there may not be a clear idea at the time, but there is also the idea of bringing the couple to the side to start, I didn't expect to see the Huo family so soon, more than half a year soon, She is even more beautiful, especially the gentle temperament like water, which makes people love and pity when they see it. Li An pretended to be calm and watched these women leave, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, if Xia Jinyi was here, he would definitely know his mind immediately, but now naturally no one can help him arrange it.

Hurriedly comforted the princess a few words, Li An returned to the study, at the moment he was the only one left here, he thought that he should not do it at this time, now is the critical moment, but think about it again, in fact, how to arrange to seize the throne does not require his contribution at all, Fengyimen and Lu Jingzhong will plan the whole plan, they just need to do it, no one is better at this kind of thing than them, so can he distract himself, and make up for the fear of these days.

After struggling repeatedly for a long time, Li An finally couldn't help it, these days are fasting and house arrest, he is already very depressed, although there are singers and dancers in the palace, but he has no interest in the slightest, this year's indulgence has long made him lose interest in those women who are subservient. Li Anxin speculated about whether it would cause trouble, and after a long time, he remembered that in the past, Chun Concubine was not willing, but he didn't give in after his threats and temptations, as long as he promised to give his husband an official and become a knight, was he afraid that this woman would not give in, besides, an official's wife, even if his father knew about it, he wouldn't be too angry.

The next day, I received a post from the princess, inviting her to enter the house for a while, Huo Shi did not feel strange, yesterday to the prince's mansion to meet the princess, I felt that the princess was not in a very good mood, it is said that because in addition to the prince's affairs, one of her beloved maids died, the princess was very affectionate to Huo, and appreciated the embroidery that Huo gave to the princess, so Huo did not feel strange, not to mention that her husband was a waiter in the East Palace, if she could get the princess's favor, then there was always no harm to her husband. So Huo Shi was happy.

Under the guidance of several palace maids, Huo Shi was brought into an elegant pavilion, she felt a little strange in her heart, why this is not like the princess's bedroom, although elegant, but a little less imposing, as soon as she walked into the flower hall, Huo Shi was suddenly frightened and exclaimed, this is a very gorgeous private room, the ground is covered with thick blankets, all around are gorgeous furnishings, there is a wide bed in the corner of the room, surrounded by pink gauze tents, and the walls around are hung exquisitely*, Huo Shi just glanced at it and did not dare to look again, Her heart was full of fear, and she was about to withdraw, but she saw a man standing at the door, Huo recognized that person was His Royal Highness the Prince, and her heart sank, although the matter of the prince was not yet boiling, but she still knew some rumors, she endured her fear and said: "The concubine accidentally broke into this place, please forgive Your Highness." ”

Li An smiled and said, "I sent someone to invite you, how can you not forgive me." ”

Huo Shi was shocked: "Your Highness, this is not in line with etiquette. As he spoke, he was about to walk out. But she was hugged by Li An, Li An had practiced martial arts, and easily stopped her by the waist and hugged her, Huo Shi was still struggling, Li An suddenly said viciously: "Believe it or not, I will immediately send someone to kill your husband." Huo's hand was weak, and a look of fear and sadness flashed in his eyes. Li An had already said coldly: "If you are obedient to Lonely, then your husband will be able to rise to the top." ”

Huo's mind was already lost, and Li An took the opportunity to drag her to the bed, the pink tent hung down, and a low cry came from inside.

In the afternoon of the next day, when Huo Shi got into the sedan chair and returned home, a pair of eyes took advantage of the brief moment when Huo Shi came in and out to look at her clearly, and a trace of ruthless light flashed in his eyes.

Not long after, Dong Que had already returned to Hanyuan, and after removing the disguise to cover his identity, he said coldly: "The prince has already succeeded." ”

I gently shook the folding fan and said, "Are you sure?" ”

Dong Que showed a smile and said: "No one knows this kind of thing better than me, this woman has definitely been ravaged by the prince." ”

I smiled and said, "I naturally trust your judgment on this, what do you say will happen to the Huo family." ”

Dong Que showed a sympathetic look and said: "According to the prince's habits, he will not get tired of it for the time being, so it is impossible for the Huo family to want to commit suicide, I saw her look, I wanted to cry without tears, but I didn't have the will to die, I think she won't look for a short time for the time being, and this Huo family is probably not a mighty and unyielding woman." ”

I said lightly, "Do you think she will tell her husband?" ”

Dong Que shook his head and said: "This kind of thing, she won't say it in the short term, and Shao Hanlin is a somewhat old-fashioned reader, it's hard to forgive this matter, I think, she won't be so stupid." ”

I sighed slightly and said, "Actually, I can tell this woman to be careful." ”

Dong Que said coldly: "Childe, this kind of compassion is useless, even if you remind them of the husband and wife, they will only frame the prince when you frame you, and they will startle the snake." ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "I know this reason, so I watched this tragedy with a cold eye." Dong Que, I really feel that the task given to you in the past is too cruel now. ”

Dong Que was silent for a long time and said, "This is my choice." It was the crown prince who did this kind of thing, what does it have to do with us? ”