Chapter Eighty-Four: The Assassination
On the same day, Lao Tan was taken to see Dongfang Lang, and when he learned the news that Yu Wentao was dead, Dongfang Lang was furious and decided to personally press Lao Tan into the palace and confess to the eldest prince.
While Lao Tan was locked in the prison of the Yue Wolf Gang, Hua Nong, Yu Sheng and Lin Meier were also acting secretly according to the plan.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, but the palace is brightly lit at this time.
Since Emperor Mingzu indulged in alchemy, the government and the opposition have been the world of the great prince, the eldest prince's name is Jiang Sheng, he was born to Emperor Mingzu and Empress Chengxiao, and he is eighteen this year.
Although the eldest prince is young, he has been a martial artist since he was a child, and in a sense, he is a good candidate for the emperor.
Helplessly, since Empress Chengxiao died of illness, Emperor Mingzu accepted Zhuang Huiniang, the first beauty of Shaoyang Kingdom, as Concubine Zhuang Hui, the eldest prince who was supposed to inherit the throne was deprived of all his halo.
Emperor Mingzu not only favored Concubine Zhuang Hui, but soon after, he also made Jiang Fan, the tenth prince born to Concubine Zhuang Hui, the crown prince.
For this ending, Jiang Sheng has a grudge, he has always been cultivated as a prince, and he lives up to his expectations to become a person who is Wen Taowu and strategic, and he should be the first choice of the prince.
Who would have thought that in the end, these things were snatched away by Concubine Zhuang Hui and her son.
For this reason, the eldest prince held a grudge, and he vowed to take everything back, and it was at this time that the national teacher Ling Fox Daoren found him, so they hit it off.
About half a year ago, the eldest prince used the influence of Linghu Daoren in front of Emperor Mingzu to gradually regain most of the power, and after learning that Emperor Mingzu had made an edict to let the crown prince Jiang Fan succeed to the throne, he turned his heart and sent someone to assassinate Concubine Zhuang Hui and the crown prince Jiang Fan.
Who would have expected that this matter would be discovered by the guards around Concubine Zhuang Hui, and in the end they escaped the pursuit and are now missing.
At this time, the Taihe Palace.
In the main hall that originally belonged to the emperor's office, the eldest prince was sitting on the dragon chair that originally belonged to his father, and there were mountains of twists and turns in front of him.
Although the eldest prince wants to seize power, but in a sense, if he is the emperor, he is definitely a Ming monarch, compared to Emperor Mingzu, who is obsessed with alchemy, he is diligent in government and loves the people.
"Your Highness, you haven't rested for two days, so it's better to approve it tomorrow." A little eunuch beside the eldest prince felt sorry for his master, so he persuaded him.
"This prince can't rest yet, my father hasn't left the alchemy room for many days, and the recitals waiting to be reviewed are piling up, if this prince is still resting, when will these recitals be completed?" The eldest prince stared at a copy of the flood from the south in his hand, frowned slightly, and said without raising his head.
"But ......"
The little eunuch wanted to persuade him, but at this time, someone came in outside.
"Your Highness, Dongfang Lang, the leader of the Yue Wolf Gang outside the palace, asks to see you."
When the eldest prince heard this, he put down his recital and said unhappily: "The Wolf Gang? The No. 1 gang in the rivers and lakes? What did they do in the middle of the night? ”
For a long time, the eldest prince also knew the relationship between the Yue Wolf Gang and the national teacher Linghu Daoren, but for these gangs, as a prince, he didn't like it very much, and when he heard that someone from the Yue Wolf Gang was visiting, he subconsciously wanted to refuse.
The guard in charge of communication said: "Back to Your Highness, Dongfang Lang, the leader of the Yue Wolf Gang, brought a person into the palace, and I heard that this person killed a head catcher in the Water Transport Mansion today. ”
"Huh?" The eldest prince frowned even deeper when he heard this, and asked, "Who did he kill?" ”
"It seems to be Yuwentao, Lord Yuwen."
"What?"
The eldest prince suddenly stood up from his position, and his face, which originally looked polite, was gloomy and terrifying at the moment, "Who did you just say was killed?" ”
The guard didn't expect his master's reaction to be so big, and after being startled, he whispered, "Yes...... It's Ubun-sama. ”
The eldest prince heard it very clearly this time, and immediately shouted: "Let Dongfang Lang bring people up immediately." ”
After a while, the guards took Dongfang Lang to the palace, followed by Lao Tan, who was tied up with five flowers.
"The untouchable Dongfang Lang has seen His Royal Highness the Great Prince!" Dongfang Lang knelt down as soon as he came in.
"You are Dongfang Lang?" The eldest prince first glanced at Dongfang Lang, then his eyes fell on Lao Tan, and asked in a cold voice: "Is this person who killed my senior brother?" ”
It turned out that the eldest prince studied art in Wuyue Mountain in his early years, and worshiped the same master as Yu Wentao, and the relationship between the two was that of a brother and sister, and the relationship was very good. Later, the two of them went down the mountain, and Yu Wentao was taken care of by the eldest prince, and soon took the position of chief catcher in the Water Transport Mansion.
Knowing the news of his senior brother's death, the eldest prince's tone was naturally not very good, and Dongfang Lang also heard the anger of the eldest prince, and at that moment, beads of sweat flowed down his forehead.
"Back to His Royal Highness, this son's name is Lao Tan, who was originally a protector of the Xiayue Wolf Gang, who knew that he killed Lord Yuwen today for personal grievances, and broke into a catastrophe, in order to make up for his merits, he personally tied people up and handed them over to His Royal Highness the Great Prince."
Dongfang Lang had already decided to put all the blame on Lao Tan's body, and even the reason why Lao Tan went to kill Yu Wentao was to make Wang Hu angry, and he didn't say a word about it.
Lao Tan surprisingly did not defend himself, although he was tied up by five flowers, but from the moment he stepped into the Taihe Palace, he still looked calm, as if he was not the one who was going to be punished now.
"Okay, Senior Brother has a deep brotherhood with His Royal Highness, how dare you kill him?" The eldest prince pointed at Lao Tan and said coldly: "Now that you see His Royal Highness, you still dare to stand?" ”
Dongfang Lang also noticed that Lao Tan did not kneel down at this time, in order to show his loyalty in front of the eldest prince, he stretched out a hand and pressed it on Lao Tan's shoulder, and shouted: "Brute, kneel down for me!" ”
Dongfang Lang's martial arts are not low, and after taking the elixir of the fox Dao people, the martial arts have risen by leaps and bounds, and they have even entered the realm of innate masters.
It stands to reason that it should be easy for him to kneel alone, but things are not so simple, I saw that after Dongfang Lang's hand was exerting force, Lao Tan was still as solid as a rock, standing with his feet straight, and he didn't kneel down at all.
Dongfang Lang was slightly startled, although he thought that Lao Tan's martial arts were good, he didn't expect it to be so powerful. After putting away his contempt a little, he used his internal force, and then his five fingers fell into Lao Tan's shoulder with one hand.
"Get on your knees!"
This time, Dongfang Lang used ninety percent of his strength, and the internal force came out through the vocal cords, and the sound echoed in the Taihe Palace, which was enough to break the eardrums of ordinary people.
However, Lao Tan still didn't move, and there was a surplus that smiled at Dongfang Lang, "The helper has worked hard for you, and it's your turn to make a move next." ”
Before the words fell, Lao Tan's subcutaneous fat aura agitated, and there was a loud "bang", which bounced Dongfang Lang's whole person away.
Dongfang Lang only felt that his hand lost sensation for a moment, and after a whirlwind, he fell to the ground, he was shocked and surprised, probably not expecting that he would be injured by Lao Tan.
was shocked by a fat man who didn't look amazing, which made Dongfang Lang, who had been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, lose face.
Dongfang Lang, who was quite unhappy in his heart, stood up for the first time and wanted to subdue Lao Tan again, but when he stood up, he saw a scene that made people feel like they were splitting.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Lao Tan, who was originally tied up with five flowers, easily broke away from the hemp ropes that were the thickness of the baby's arms, and then his seemingly bloated body crossed a distance of several zhang and instantly went straight to the eldest prince on the dragon chair.