In front of the White Deer Gate, as Lieutenant Lu Junchen spoke, the Chun officials could no longer hold back their anger, and Zong Bo shouted towards the city tower: "Presumptuous! The prince has just finished worshipping the mausoleum of the former emperor and is about to return to the palace, you dare to close the city gate, what are your intentions? ! ”

Lu Junchen glanced at Uncle Zong, and then said: "Lord Uncle Zong's anger, it's not that I deliberately stopped it, but that there was some turmoil in the city, and I was also thinking about the safety of the prince." ”

Uncle Zong asked with a solemn face, "Then I don't know what kind of riot happened in the city?" He actually wanted to close the city gate and prevent the prince from returning to the palace, could it be..."Uncle Zong suddenly shouted angrily: "Could it be that someone is plotting to rebel!?" ”

This shout was shouted, and like a cold wind blowing, everyone in the city and under the city became nervous.

Lu Junchen was silent for a moment, while he stood up straight, and replied with a somewhat complicated look: "Yes." ”

His voice was neither light nor heavy, but it fell like a thunderbolt, and with this answer, the faces of the officials of the Chun family and the servants of the prince changed greatly, and the Jin Wuwei tightened their grip on the halberd in their hands, waiting for the prince to give orders.

The soldiers on the city wall also carried bows in their hands, and even the bed crossbows were loaded with long arrows.

Captain Dongcheng held the dagger in his sleeve and stared at Lu Junchen's back.

Uncle Zong was shocked and angry, trembling all over, and shouted: "Bold fanatic, the first emperor has just passed away, do you want to murder my future emperor of the Great Zhou!?" ”

Lu Junchen replied loudly: "Some people say that the emperor left an edict, and what was written on the edict was not that the crown prince succeeded to the throne. ”

The city gasped and screamed, and Uncle Zong said angrily again: "It's nonsense, the emperor only has such a son, who else can succeed to the throne?" Who is the guts to dare to spread such a ridiculous rumor, it is simply a crime to die! ”

"Who is it that ordered you to keep the gates shut?"

The elegant voice sounded again, so that Lu Junchen had to focus on the crown prince.

The prince's expression was flat, and he didn't seem to be panicked by the situation in front of him, and he didn't seem to see that the soldiers on the city wall were already holding bows and arrows, but just looked at Lu Junchen, wanting to hear him give an answer.

Lu Junchen can cope with it even in the face of Zongbo, who has been an official for many years and has power above him, but he still has some complicated feelings in the face of this young prince, and it is difficult to speak.

"Please forgive the prince, it is difficult for the lower officials to do it." Lu Junchen really couldn't think of a better way to say it.

The crown prince shook his head, and then said with a wry smile, "It's Dazai." ”

Lu Junchen did not answer, but the answer was obvious, the crown prince was not in the palace, who was still qualified to command the imperial city?

"Dazai said, I didn't succeed to the throne on the edict? So who is it? I guess it's not him. The prince asked.

Lu Junchen replied, "It's King Han." ”

"It turned out to be the King of Cold." The prince's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he exhaled slowly, and then nodded and said: "My royal brother has been known for his shrewdness and intelligence since he was a child, and he entered the path of cultivation at the age of twelve. When he was seventeen years old, there was a sudden rebellion in the country, and it was he who took the opportunity to suppress the rebel party in only three days, which amazed the world. Moreover, his father was the eldest brother of my father, so it stands to reason that he had a better chance of sitting on that dragon chair, but my grandfather finally passed the throne to my father. Now that I am still young, Han Wang Wen Taowu is proficient in everything, and I have the relationship of his father, so I think I am also a good candidate. ”

As soon as the prince said this, the people in the city and the city were a little strange, and they didn't know why the prince said good things for King Han.

The crown prince seemed to sigh lightly, but he raised his head and still stared at Lu Junchen, and asked, "But General Lu, do you really believe what Dazai said?" ”

Lu Junchen was silent for a long time, and then slowly shook his head.

Seeing this, Uncle Zong immediately said eagerly: "Lord Lu, since you don't believe it, why do you close the city gate to stop the prince?" Isn't it possible to rebel with Dazai!? ”

Lu Junchen shook his head again and said, "If others say that the edict is to let King Han succeed to the throne, I really don't believe it." But Dazai said so, I... I don't know exactly what to do. ”

"You... You—" Zongbo was so anxious that he gritted his teeth on the back of the horse, but he didn't know how to speak.

Dazai has been assisted by the emperors of the two dynasties, and in the past 50 years, Dazai has done his best for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and his achievements have been recorded in history, not only with monstrous authority, but also with extremely high prestige in the court. The most important thing is that on the eve of the emperor's death, he did edict Dazai to enter the palace and secretly entrust the orphans, and outsiders did not know how the edict was written, and what the emperor said to Dazai.

Since he opened his mouth to give the order, it really made people wonder how to choose.

The prince asked again, "Dazai asked you to kill me?" ”

Lu Junchen said: "Dazai ordered me to close the city gates. ”

The crown prince thought for a moment and said, "Then I think that King Han is almost in the capital, and the palace is also under the control of Dazai." ”

Lu Junchen thought for a moment before he understood what the prince meant, and he also knew that what the prince said should have happened.

The White Deer Gate is closed here, and the prince cannot enter the city. On the other hand, Dazai began to hold the control of the imperial palace in his hands and summoned his ministers to explain the matter, while the Han King was already secretly approaching the imperial city. Dazai persuaded or forced his ministers to accept the edict, and then took King Han into the palace. By that time, it would be too late for the prince to enter the city.

Enter the palace, hold the jade seal, worship the ministers, and then announce the edict to the world. This capital, this big week, has a new owner.

Lu Junchen still sighed with emotion: "I think this is indeed Dazai's arrangement. The prince is very intelligent, and the officials admire him. ”

"How, how is this good?" Zongbo also realized that the seriousness of the matter had exceeded his imagination, and panicked for a while.

On the other side, Xiong Sanjia said to the prince: "Your Highness, without further ado, let's kill it!" ”

On the city wall, Captain Dongchen secretly gritted his teeth, and then stepped to Lu Junchen's side, shouting below: "Lord Zongbo, and Commander Xiong, you don't need to panic, the reason why Dazai arranged this matter is only to act on the edict of the first emperor, not to rebel." Naturally, the two of you should also follow the edict of the former emperor and act in concert with Dazai. ”

Captain Dongcheng's words naturally made some sense, and Uncle Zong's face was uncertain when he heard this, and he was speechless for a while. And Xiong Sanjia just raised his eyebrows coldly, and said firmly: "The first emperor never told us what King Han Jin Wuwei wanted to protect, we Jin Wuwei only guard the royal bloodline, in my eyes, only the prince has the right to order us." ”

Captain Dongcheng also knew that Jin Wuwei was a group of thoughtless puppets, and it was almost impossible for outsiders to shake their minds, so he snorted coldly and didn't persuade much.

Behind the captain of Dongcheng, a man dressed in a guard costume walked up from the castle tower.

Captain Tojo glanced back and saw that this person was a little surprised, but before he could ask, the man whispered, "Dazai is coming here in person." ”

Captain Dongcheng's face relaxed a little when he heard this, and he nodded secretly to signal the other party not to make a noise. The soldier nodded and stepped aside.

Under the city, the prince looked at the heavy city gate in front of him, and his eyes showed a little sadness.

A person here came to the prince's side and said in a low voice: "Lord Prince, let's make plans as soon as possible, but we can't drag King Han into the palace." ”

The prince didn't need to look back to know that the person who spoke was the young master of the prince, Cao Xuanhai, and was a close minister who accompanied him day and night, and the prince replied: "If I storm the gate of the national capital, won't I be the one who plots rebellion?" ”

Cao Xuanhai frowned slightly, and the back was embarrassed.

If he doesn't make a move, Dazai will take control of the court and the palace, and King Han will enter the city from the other side and sit straight on the dragon chair. But if he attacks, I'm afraid that Dazai will be able to detain the crown prince for the crimes of disrupting the country, disobeying the holy will of the emperor, and leading troops to kill, and the courtiers of Dazai's faction will not be as polite as Lu Junchen at that time.

Cao Xuanhai sighed and said: "It's indeed a dilemma, but we can't stop here and wait for the Han King to take over." ”

At this time, the prince took a step forward and said, "General Lu, I want to enter the city." ”

Lu Junchen didn't expect the prince to speak so directly, he shook his head and replied, "I can't agree to your request." ”

The crown prince said, "You should understand that it is impossible for my father to really pass on the throne to King Han, not me. ”

Lu Junchen's eyes were entangled, and he was puzzled: "The truth is so, but... Forgive your subordinates for being stupid and unable to distinguish the authenticity of the edict. ”

"Since you also know that this edict may not be true, then you should not stop me from entering the city." The prince's voice was loud and awe-inspiring, and he said: "I know that you have today's status because of Dazai's support, but you are my courtier of the Great Zhou Dynasty after all. My father's bones are not cold, and you helped Dazai to prevent me from entering the city without distinguishing the authenticity of the edict, isn't this aiding the abuse? ”

The prince's words made Lu Junchen speechless.

He couldn't say an accurate answer to who Dazai and the prince listened to. The reason why he obeyed Dazai's arrangement was not that he really believed that the edict was not the crown prince's succession, but because Dazai had a higher prestige in his eyes and was kind to him.

Is that wrong? Lu Junchen really didn't know how to choose.

"Please let me enter the city, and I'll go talk to Dazai in person." The crown prince continued: "I only have one hundred and fifty gold guards, how can I be a cholera country? There was a bit of grief and perseverance in the prince's eyes: "I am the only son of my father, you can't help but give me this opportunity." ”

Looking at that pair of eyes, Lu Junchen was silent for a long time, and finally nodded with difficulty, raised his hand and motioned for the soldiers to open the city gate.

It was at this time that the captain of Dongcheng suddenly pulled out the dagger on his sleeve and stabbed at Lu Junchen's heart.

This dagger is not only extremely sharp, but also coated with poison, and after a blow, Lu Junchen has no reason to live.

The dagger stabbed in, Lu Junchen slowly turned his head, the captain of Dongcheng showed a fierce light in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, don't blame the kid for not remembering the old love, but I can't see you make mistakes and miss the future of your brothers!" ”

"What did Dazai promise you?" Lu Junchen looked at him calmly and indifferently.

Captain Dongcheng was stunned when he saw this, he looked down and found that his dagger did not pierce Lu Junchen's body, but into a black flower.

Where do the flowers come from?

Captain Dongcheng was puzzled for a moment.

Lu Junchen had already drawn out his long sword and stabbed it directly into the chest of the captain of Dongcheng, freezing his stunned face on his face.

Lu Junchen pulled out his long sword, and the body of the captain of Dongcheng slowly fell, Lu Junchen looked up at the soldier behind the captain of Dongcheng, and nodded slightly.

Then he turned around, waved his hand, and said, "Open the gates!" ”