The barracks torches in the night were as bright as the day.

"General, where have you been?" Wang Xian greeted him and asked angrily, "It's so late-"

The iron-masked general dismounted and said, "Don't talk about this, there are many things to do." ”

With that, he strode past him into the tent.

Wang Xian said angrily: "Do you know that there are many things to do?" Then I went to Peach Blossom Mountain to smell the tea for a long time! ”

He followed in, and the iron-masked general turned his head in the tent: "Because, I want to be quiet." ”

Looking at the veteran's slightly rickety figure and the gray hair after taking off his helmet, Wang Xian's heart was inexplicably sour, and he couldn't bear to say anything mean.

The world is so big, the palace is so luxurious, there is only a place of tranquility on Peach Blossom Mountain.

Wang Xian made hot tea with his own hands and put it in front of the iron-faced general.

"You smell my tea, too." He said.

The iron-masked general smiled, and sure enough, he picked it up and sniffed it: "Not bad, not bad." ”

It's rare to hear him praise, Wang Xian thought to himself, if he hadn't heard him say that he was sad, he really wouldn't have seen it.

It seems that Miss Danzhu's tea is still very effective.

"It's actually not surprising when you think about it." He said in a low voice, "From the time when the third prince was poisoned, I knew that if I didn't succeed once, there would definitely be a second and third time, and today, it can be regarded as pulling out this tumor, and it can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune." ”

The iron-masked general sniffed lightly with his teacup and did not speak.

"Don't be sad, the fifth prince was pampered by the queen, jealous of his ability, ruthless, and did things to murder his brothers-" Wang Xian said.

The Iron Mask General interrupted him and shook his head: "Maybe it's not just murder, it's brothers killing each other. ”

Wang Xian was stunned, each other?

The meaning of killing each other, but-

"Are you talking about the people who fled around the three princes when they were attacked?" He whispered, "Do you suspect that it is the person of the Third Prince?" ”

Because of the reminder of the iron-faced general to keep an eye on the three princes, although Wang Xian could not check the illness of the three princes up close, the three princes could not lock him up, he was able to mobilize troops and horses, and when the three princes left Qi County, he quietly followed behind.

That's why he was able to arrive as quickly as possible when the raid occurred, and found a lot of unusual movements around the attack, and he tracked down the five princes in time.

Although all the movements are attributed to the Five Princes, there are still some details that are puzzling, such as the fact that there were at least two unidentified traces of people in the vicinity of the attack at that time.

The Iron Mask General didn't speak, his eyes drooping and thinking about something.

"The three princes don't have any soldiers and horses that can be mobilized without a trace." Wang Xian said, "I checked that night, and those two groups of people have nothing to do with each other. ”。

The iron-masked general raised his head: "What if it's the hidden soldiers and horses of the King of Qi?" ”

Wang Xian's expression froze: "Do you mean two or one thing by saying this?" ”

The soldiers and horses hidden by the King of Qi are not a secret, they have been pursuing, and for the soldiers and horses that appeared that night, they basically guessed that they were those people, but it was guessed that these people were also here to murder the third prince, but because they came in time, they did not have a chance to scatter and flee.

But now that the iron-masked general said that these horses may not have come to murder the three princes, but were mobilized by the three princes, the people and things involved are complicated.

"I'm just guessing at this, but after the fact, I always feel that this is more like a tactic to invite you into the urn." The Iron Mask General said, "In addition, there have been many things recently, and I think it is a little strange. ”

For example-

"Your Majesty said today that the third prince was poisoned at the banquet in the Hou Mansion last time, and in addition to the almond cake, there was also poison in the tea." The iron-faced general said, looking at Wang Xian, "Is it necessary to repeat the next poison?" ”

Wang Xian was silent.

Another example -

"Miss Danzhu said that the poison of the third prince was not cured, and you also went to verify it yourself, you can be sure that the third prince knew that he was not cured."

"Then what is he doing so much for?"

In order to achieve fame, in order not to be forgotten again, in order not to be murdered, and in order to, revenge.

Wang Xian smiled bitterly: "Children can't be ignored, neither can sick and weak people, I'm just a doctor, and I still have to think about so many things." ”

He looked up at the Iron Mask.

"So, you're sad about this?"

Sad that the prince is not wearing a mask but is not visible, and the brothers kill each other?

The Iron Mask General did not speak.

Wang Xian asked directly: "Then do you want to tell Your Majesty about this?" ”

The iron-masked general said: "Your Majesty is a kind and soft-hearted father, today, the third prince must be very sad and sad." ”

Wang Xian was puzzled, hadn't he already punished the five princes and the queen? Although the real reason will not be announced to the world, after all, it involves royal face, but for the five princes and queens, life is over.

"You know what?" The iron-masked general looked at Wang Xian, his voice was low, a little strange, like a naughty boy quietly sharing a secret, "The third prince was poisoned in the first place, in fact, His Majesty has always known about the murderer, but he didn't do anything. ”

The benevolent and soft-hearted father couldn't bear to let the queen be punished, he couldn't bear to let the queen's sons be implicated, looked at the murdered son, and pitied and loved the other sons - Wang Xian looked at the iron-masked general who leaned over slightly and whispered this secret to him, and only felt a pain in his heart.

"General." He muttered softly, "Don't be upset. ”

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This spring, the people of Zhangjing watched a few lively scenes one after another, first the Qi girl cut the flesh to save the three princes, and then the prince was involved in the Shanghe Village tragedy, and then the three princes stood up for the Qi women and went in and out of the admonition, the three princes went to the Qi country in person, and then the king of Qi was demoted to a concubine, and the Qi country became Qi County, and then the three princes were attacked on the way back to Beijing, and finally the five princes were imprisoned, and the queen was beaten into the cold palace.

One is more lively than the other, and the series of each piece is dazzling.

Especially the last one, although the crime of the five princes is to follow Zhou Xuan on the march without permission, which led to the delay of the trip and the near death of the third prince, and the queen roars the harem to maintain the five princes, but for the people, it is not stupid to just look at the surface - this clearly means that the attack on the three princes was done by the five princes.

This is not surprising, ordinary people have an extra ration at home, and their sons still have to grab it, not to mention such a big family business as the emperor.

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and there was a rumor of the palace privacy coming from nowhere, what do you think of the three princes, what do you think of the five princes, what do you think of the other princes, the prince-

What do you think of the prince now?

The crown prince did everything as usual, he didn't go to the emperor to kneel down and ask for guilt or anything, nor did he get sick, let alone scold the queen and the five princes.

After the queen and the five princes were convicted, the prince went to kneel outside the cold palace for a long time, kowtowed and left, and sent a teaching gentleman to the place where the five princes were confined, and then went to the court diligently every day.

After this day, seeing that the three princes and some officials were still discussing something, the prince followed a group of officials to withdraw silently, and the emperor sighed lightly and asked the eunuch Jinzhong to intercept the prince who went to the room.

Following the eunuch Jinzhong to the emperor's study, the prince's expression was a little stunned, since the incident of the fifth prince and empress, this was the first time he came here.

He used to come every day, so to speak.

The prince lowered his gaze.

The emperor looked at the prince who bowed his head and put down the tea in his hand: "Sit down." ”

Prince Shane sat down in a chair beside him, silent.

The emperor saw that he had lost weight in just a few days, and his thin lips became more and more bloodless, and he couldn't help frowning: "No matter what you have on your mind, you must eat well, this is what I have taught you since I was a child, have you forgotten?" ”

The prince stood up and said, "Eating, Erchen has been eating well, but he is uneasy, and it has affected him." He admitted it calmly, raised his head again and said sincerely, "Father, don't worry, the imperial doctor said, take your time and go with the flow, and your son's body will not be in serious trouble." ”

The emperor was silent for a moment and said, "Jinrong, do you know why I put Xiurong in charge of the matter of taking the scholars?" ”

The crown prince said: "My father has his own plans. ”

The emperor looked at him: "It's for you." ”