Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Storm in the Imperial City (2)
"You mean, Li Cheng wants to rebel?"
Looking at Tai Li Wei in front of him in disbelief, a trace of strangeness flashed on Jin Ling'er's face.
Hearing the word rebellion, Tai Li Wei's face showed a little annoyance, and he reprimanded angrily, "That's not rebellion, he's just ...... He just ......" Speaking of this, he was out of words, and opened his mouth wordlessly, but he couldn't say anything to defend his younger brother Li Cheng, the fifth emperor.
Seeing this, Jin Ling'er's eyes became even more suspicious, and the jet-black dagger [Mowu] in his hand was pressed against Tai Li Wei's neck, and he said coldly, "What's going on?" Say! ”
Glancing deeply at the dagger around his neck, and then at Jin Ling'er in front of him with a wēixié color, Tai Li Wei sighed abruptly and said, "It was three days ago that I was invited to come to the house to discuss......
Shijiān goes back to three days ago, the residence of the Five Emperors Li Cheng
That was after Jin Ling'er accidentally lost his hand and was captured by Geng Nan [Suzaku General] on Li Cheng's mansion, Tai Li Wei received an invitation from his younger brother Li Cheng, the fifth emperor of the same father and mother, to have a banquet in his mansion.
"Cheng, aren't you busy tinkering with Beizhen Fusi these days? How can you still have the leisure to send someone to invite you as a brother? What happened to the preparation of Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei? ”
Because of his relationship with Li Cheng and even his siblings, Tai Li Wei has been very casual since he entered the mansion, and it is no wonder that Bijing Li Cheng is one of the most trusted people in this world.
"Preparations have been roughly completed, manpower, clothing, weapons, all available, but Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Wei has begun to take shape, and there is no prestige in Jijing......" While instructing the beautiful maid in the house to serve fragrant tea, the Five Emperors Li Cheng said softly.
"This kind of thing, I can't ...... in a hurry" took the tea cup from the beautiful maid's hand and took a sip, Tai Li Wei smacked his lips and said slowly. Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, a few days after the construction of the Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Guard, you asked it to have the same status as the [Third Lieutenant], isn't it difficult for some strongmen? Take your time, sooner or later, one day, Beizhen Fusi Jinyi Guard will be above the third lieutenant! ”
"That's what my brother said." Li Cheng smiled and nodded, then licked his lips, and said inexplicably, "Brother, in fact, my brother invited you to come today, but in fact, there is an important matter that needs to be discussed with my brother......
Hearing this, Tai Li Wei teased the movements of the beautiful maid beside him for a moment, waved his hand and told all the maidservants in the house to retreat, frowned and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Brother. You take a look at this first......" Li Cheng licked his lips, took out a light silk from his arms, and handed it to Tai Li Wei with both hands.
"......" A hint of wonder flashed in Tai Li Wei's eyes, and he casually took the silk and glanced at it a few times, and then his face suddenly changed greatly, and he said with a shocked face, "This is...... Father's edict? Receive? Why do you have this thing? ”
Raising his hand to interrupt Tai Li Wei's words, Li Cheng said in a low voice. "Brother, don't ask about the origin of this thing for the time being. And take a closer look at what is written in the edict......"
Tai Li Wei frowned, and took a closer look at the edict in his hand, only to see him raise his eyebrows, his eyes showed a little horror, and he muttered, "It is said to be in the ...... of the Four Emperors."
looked at the shocked look on Tai Li Wei's face. A hint of imperceptible discoloration flashed in the eyes of the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng, and he lowered his voice and said, "Brother, my father is going to pass the throne to the fourth child!" ”
"......" Tai Li Wei didn't say a word, frowning and looking at the words written on the edict.
See here. The corners of the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng's mouth raised a little inexplicable smile, and he pretended to be angry and said, "Brother, this matter is too contrary to common sense, isn't it?" Obviously, the elder brother is the prince, but the father and the emperor do everything possible to protect the third and eighth children...... Regardless of the third child for the time being, the eighth child is obviously conclusive, but the father still asked him Xie An to serve as the presiding judge to review the case, and the father is clearly protecting the eighth ......"
“……”
"The fourth child has been in northern Xinjiang for four or five years, and there are countless elite soldiers and fierce generals in his hands. For today's plan, it is better to start first! ”
"......" Tai Li Wei glanced at his younger brother Li Cheng when he heard this, opened his mouth, and said in an inexplicable tone, "Why do you strike first to force the law?" ”
"Forcing the palace!" A trace of coldness flashed in the eyes of the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng, and he lowered his voice and said, "Thanks to the woman Jin Ling'er a few days ago, now that the Beijing division is in turmoil and everyone is in danger, Brother Ke secretly sent the Jizhou army into the city...... The inner court of the imperial palace is currently under the control of the northern army, and as long as we wait for nénggou to control the Jingshi, the throne is within reach...... As long as the elder brother sits on the throne of God, he can justifiably command the northern frontier, even if the fourth brother has more than 100,000 male soldiers, he is not the opponent of the elder brother! ”
"......" Tai Li Wei was silent when he heard this, slowly folded the holy decree in his hand, placed it on the coffee table aside, and then asked inexplicably, "Cheng, you should zhidào, the edict of my father, we must not touch it, otherwise it will be a broken rule......"
Fifth Emperor Li Cheng showed a little eagerness on his face, and said urgently, "Urgent, brother still cares about those shimes?" ”
Tai Li Wei shook his head and said lightly, "Rules are rules, and there are no rules!" Tell my brother, where did you get this? ”
"Brother?" Seeing that Tai Li Wei and méiyou were as angry as Ziji imagined, the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng was quite surprised in his heart, frowned, and kept silent.
Glancing at his younger brother's expression, Tai Li Wei took a slight breath and said in a deep voice, "Don't you want to say it?" Let's change the question for my brother...... Accept, do you really want to be the emperor so much? ”
"......" Hearing this, the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng's face was shocked, he looked at Tai Li Wei in disbelief, forcibly endured the horror in his heart, barely showed a smile, and said, "Brother? You...... Why do you say that? The younger brother just saw what was said in this edict, and he was not angry, and he wanted to help his brother sit on the throne......"
"Yes," Tai Li Wei smiled slightly, then shook his head, pointed to the edict of the holy decree on the coffee table next to him, and said with a sigh, "Cheng, my brother has been the prince for nearly ten years, and I have seen hundreds of holy decrees before and after, and the handwriting of several officials in Zhongshu Province, my brother knows it well...... However, the handwriting on this edict was written by my brother...... Tell your brother, "Why is that?" ”
Listening to Tai Li Wei's almost questioning tone, the smile on the face of the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng gradually disappeared, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you mean, brother, is the holy decree false?" Elder brother. You can look at qingchu, the jade seal on the holy decree ......"
"The holy decree is naturally true, and the jade seal is the same, but the handwriting on this holy decree is suspicious...... Promise, can you tell my brother? Did the scribe write this decree? ”
"......" Li Cheng was speechless when he heard this.
Glancing deeply at Li Cheng and taking in the sluggishness on his face, Tai Li Wei shook his head slightly, sighed and said, "Cheng, you want to be the emperor, brother is not to blame, but you are too careless...... Do you zhidào? You have committed an unforgivable negligence! ”
"Negligence?" A hint of discoloration flashed in Li Cheng's eyes.
"Hmm!" Nodding, Tai Li Wei said with a straight face, "You shouldn't have sent Jin Ling'er to kill the third child!" It's a fatal lose! ”
Li Cheng opened his mouth and said inexplicably, "I don't mean to mingbái brother......"
Seeing this, Tai Li Wei sighed slightly and said in a deep voice, "Accept it." You have also been good at calculation since you were a child, and your brother has always been qingchu. It's just that you don't have the training, you have little experience, and some things are taken for granted...... Why did my brother say that you sent Jin Ling'er to kill the third child and it was a fatal defeat? The reason is very simple, the elder brother will not kill the third brother, because the third brother will not be able to cause any wēixié to the elder brother! ”
“……”
"My brother is the prince. Inheriting the throne according to the ancestral system, among the brothers, no one can compare with the elder brother in status...... The reason why my brother is jealous of the fourth and eighth children is not because of their status, but because of the forces behind them! And the third. He lived in Jijing for many years, and under the pressure of his brother, he survived, although he hindered his brother's power for a while, but he was powerless to prevent his brother from ascending the throne in the future...... In that case, why did my brother kill him? Although your trick of killing people with a knife is not bad, it is difficult to hide from the eyes of everyone in Jijing...... Not to mention the elders who have gone from the chaotic era to the present day, such as the father emperor, Yin Gong, Liang Qiu Gongna, and others, even Ruan Shaozhou, the eldest grandson Xiangyu and others can't hide it......"
“……”
"Besides, do you think the third child was really killed by Jin Ling'er? If you really think so, my brother can only say, you are too naïve! The third child, he will never be killed so easily by someone you sent, if he really died so easily, my brother would have eliminated him a few years ago! Glancing at his younger brother Li Cheng, who was full of shock, Tai Li Wei said lightly, "That guy is a rabbit, zhidào."
Is it? The three holes of the cunning rabbit, if my brother guessed correctly, what Jin Ling'er killed by that woman was just one of the stand-ins next to the third child, at this time, that guy was mostly hiding somewhere, cheating to death and waiting for the opportunity......"
“……”
Seeing his younger brother Li Cheng's sluggish expression, Tai Li Wei sighed secretly, stood up, and comforted softly, "Okay, okay, this farce is over, for the rest, my brother will take care of the after......math for you" Saying that, he reached out to pat his younger brother Li Cheng's shoulder, but was knocked down by Li Cheng's hand.
"No kěnéng...... Not kěnéng! Raising his head and looking at Tai Li Wei, a trace of unforgettable hatred flashed in Li Cheng's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "From childhood to adulthood, you are always right, and I am always wrong...... Brother, have you ever thought that maybe my talent is far above yours?! ”
"Acceptance?" Looking at the strong hatred in his younger brother Li Cheng's eyes, Tai Li Wei's face froze, and the younger brother in front of him was so strange.
Under Tai Li Wei's stunned gaze, Fifth Emperor Li Cheng raised his hand and pointed at him, and said sharply, "Since I was a child, my brother has always said the truth, but since this is the case, why is my brother still too much?" If you really have that kind of talent, the fourth and eighth children are not to be feared, are they? ”
Tai Li Wei frowned slightly, and said with a little displeasure, "Brother is not afraid of the fourth and eighth children, but the time has not yet come......"
"The time has not come, the time has not come, this is just a self-deception! Brother just doesn't want to admit that I'm more talented than brother! Interrupting Tai Li Wei's words, Fifth Emperor Li Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Since my brother can't deal with the fourth and eighth children, I will do it...... It is up to me to eradicate the third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and others one by one, and I will be the emperor of the Great Zhou! Come! ”
As soon as the words fell, many brightly dressed brocade guards poured in from outside the house, only to see Li Cheng's fingers too Li Wei, and shouted in a deep voice, "Still stunned to do shime?" Take! ”
Seeing that Ziji's younger brother, who had always loved him, treated Ziji like this, Tai Li Wei couldn't believe it, and before he could react, he was restrained by the brocade guards.
"Acceptance!" A little anger appeared in Tai Li Wei's eyes, and he scolded angrily, "Are you doing shime?" Don't let go of my brother yet? ”
I saw a trace of coldness flashing in the eyes of the Fifth Emperor Li Cheng. Slowly walked in front of Tai Li Wei, gritted his teeth and said, "I want to prove to Concubine Niang that I have a talent that far surpasses that of my own brother!" I don't know if my brother found out about it from some of the damn guys in my house and tricked me......"
"Deception?" The look of anger in Tai Li Wei's eyes was even worse, and he couldn't help but scold. "Foolish, you're too eager for quick success! Do you think it's your zuoyou's person who has reported to your brother? ”
Li Cheng sneered and said, "Otherwise, how would my brother have insight into my foolproof plan?" ”
"Foolproof?" Tai Li Wei didn't laugh angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "Cheng, you are too conceited, do you really think that no one can see through your flawed premeditated things?" My brother will tell you the truth. Don't look at the calm wind and waves in Jijing right now, you don't know what is shime under the calm water! Ever since you sent Jin Ling'er to assassinate the third child, you don't know how many pairs of eyes this Jijing are staring at your every move! ”
"Shut up!" With a loud roar, Li Cheng's face flushed with excitement, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's just your one-sided words!" You just don't want to see me surpass you, you just don't want me to be the emperor of the Great Zhou! ”
"You ......" Tai Li Wei was angry and angry when he heard this, and held back the anger in his heart. The kind words soothed, "Okay." Cheng, you want to be the emperor, brother is not to blame, brother help you, okay? But this time it is absolutely impossible, zhidào? If my brother didn't expect it badly. There are countless pairs of eyes staring at you right now, staring at you to take this irreparable step! You and I are both grandsons of the Li family of the Great Zhou, and we must not do that unfilial thing......"
"Who said I'm going to force the palace?" Glancing at Tai Li Wei, Li Cheng said with a sneer. "The person who wants to force the palace is you, the imperial brother!"
“shime?” Tai Li Wei was stunned when he heard this, and before he could react, he saw the Fifth Emperor Li Chengyi wave his hand and said coldly, "Take it down and guard it strictly!" ”
"Yes!" When the brocade guards heard this, they restrained Tai Li Wei according to the order and dragged him to the door on the side of the hall.
"Acceptance!" was restrained by a brocade guard, Tai Li Wei was angry in his heart, and became more and more anxious, and said in a loud voice, "This matter will never succeed, believe my brother, okay?" If there is a shime accident, even my brother can't protect you! ”
Li Cheng's face became colder, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense!" Take it down! ”
"Acceptance?! Receive! ”
Back to present-day shijiān
"Unbelievable ......"
After listening to Tai Li Wei's words, Jin Ling'er was shocked in her heart, and said strangely, "So, your brother actually locked you up in the mansion for a few days?" The people around you, no one notices that something is wrong? ”
"......" Tai Li Wei let out a long sigh when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Cheng mostly sent someone to tell the East Palace, saying that I want to live in his mansion for a few days, and he and I and even my own brothers, others will definitely not suspect ......"
"Then he's keeping you as a shime?"
Tai Li Wei sighed slightly, and said abruptly, "It's not difficult to speculate!" He said that he wanted to be the emperor, but he still has no merit and no prestige in the court, so he needs a great credit...... He once revealed that he wanted to force the palace this time, and it can be known from this that he was mostly falsely passing on my life, and transferred the Jizhou army into the city to force the palace, and when he arrived at Shihou, I was a rebel minister who tried to usurp the throne, if he could keep my army out of the palace, when things were peaceful, he would be the hero of this time......"
"You mean, your brother is scheming on you? Think of you as a stepping stone to the throne? Jin Ling'er looked at Tai Li Wei with a strange expression.
"......" Tai Li Wei's face darkened when he heard this, and after being silent for a while, he looked up at Jin Ling'er and said, "These brocade guards must be the people who were sent to take Ben Tai to the palace, otherwise, once the Jizhou army kills the palace and sees that there is no trace of Ben Tai inside and outside the palace, there will be suspicions in his heart!" Jin Ling'er, Ben Tai thinks that he treats you well, you take Ben Tai to the palace quickly, if it is too late...... Ben Tai can't keep my stupid brother......" At the end, Tai Li Wei sighed gloomily.
Hearing this, Jin Ling'er's face became more and more strange, and she asked in surprise, "He treats you like this, and you still have to protect him?" ”
"He's Benta's own brother after all...... I guess, you should nénggoumingbái, right? Otherwise, you won't be subject to my brother for the sake of your brothers in the dangerous building......"
"How dare you mention it!" Seeing that Tai Li Wei mentioned this, Jin Ling'er's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Li Wei, now that the matter is over, the old lady will no longer be ...... by your two brothers."
"Then think Ben owes you a favor!" Looking at Jin Ling'er, Tai Li Wei said in a deep voice, "You want Jinling, don't you?" As long as you protect Bentai and arrive at the palace, so that Bentai can calm down the matter, Bentai will find a way to give you Jinling and other dangerous buildings! ”
"......" Jin Ling'er was shocked when she heard this, and she was quite moved, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and sneered, "It's too late!" ”
"So what?" Glancing at Jin Ling'er, Tai Li Wei continued, "As far as Ben Tai knows, you have a lot of affection for that Xie An, don't you?" But you want to zhidào, he is an important minister in the court, and you are the body of a criminal body with hundreds of lives and lawsuits...... If you help Ben Tai, Ben Tai can not only ask people to clear your guilt, but even give you a perfect identity, so that you can be right with Na Xie Anmen, how about it? ”
"......" Jin Ling'er opened her mouth when she heard this, and there was a little hesitation in her heart.
It's no wonder that the identity gap between Bijing and Xie An has always been an irresolvable heart disease in her heart, and now when she hears Tai Li Wei say this, how can she not be moved?
After thinking for a while, Jin Ling'er turned the dagger in his right hand and cut the rope on Tai Li Wei's body.
Seeing this, Tai Li Wei showed a little smile on his face, ripped off the rope on his body, and then turned on a straight face, and said in a deep voice, "Protect Bentai and go to the palace!" If Ben died, Fang Cai's promise would not be kept! ”
"Shh Jin Ling'er pursed her lips when she heard this, and then said coldly, "If you dare to lie to the old lady, Li Wei, the old lady will make it difficult for you to die!" ”
"Huh!" Tai Li Wei chuckled, strode outside the house, and said lightly, "Don't worry, although Ben Tai is not as life-sparing as the third child, she doesn't want to die here at a young age......"
Speaking of this, he looked up at the moonless moonless sky after walking outside the house, and his eyes showed a little worry.
I hope it's still too late......