Princess Jin Yao didn't understand who was worried about whom, and decided to go to General Iron Mask to ask for clarification after seeing the three princes.

But when he returned to the palace, he didn't find the iron-masked general, and even the third prince couldn't see it.

"Gone to see my father?" Princess Jin Yao asked the eunuchs, "I'll go too." ”

She walked towards the Emperor, but was stopped by the Praetorian guards before she could get close.

"Princess, Your Majesty has ordered that no one should approach." They said.

Princess Jin Yao didn't break through, and asked them to spread the word and tell her father that I was here, maybe my father would meet him.

The guard shook his head: "Princess, please go back, Your Majesty has an order, and no one will be seen." ”

What's the matter? Princess Jin Yao was puzzled, she couldn't help tiptoeing to look over there, she couldn't help but stare at it, it wasn't that no one was moving over there, and several guards and eunuchs dragged one person to the palace-

I can't see my face clearly from a distance, but I look at my body and clothes, and it seems to be the fifth prince.

Are the Five Princes in trouble again?

It seems that this time the trouble is not small, the emperor has banned the palace.

The fifth prince was pushed forward by the guards and let out an angry roar: "Don't push me, I'll go!" ”

His voice broke the silence in the hall, and there was no one in the quiet hall, except for the emperor and the crown prince, the other princes were also there, and there was also Zhou Xuan, the iron-masked general.

Hearing the roar of the five princes, everyone looked over.

"Presumptuous!" The prince walked over quickly, stepped forward and gave him a slap, "Kneel!" ”

Although the prince was strict with his brothers, he was only in terms of words and deeds, and at most he punished copying and writing, and he never beat them.

It can be seen that he is angry.

The fifth prince stretched out his hand to cover his face, gritted his teeth and knelt down, and kowtowed to the emperor: "The son is guilty." ”

The emperor sat on the dragon chair with a blank expression and asked, "What are your crimes?" ”

The fifth prince said: "Without the permission of his father, the son followed Zhou Xuan out without permission. ”

Over there, Zhou Xuan also knelt down: "The minister is guilty, it was the minister who privately allowed the five princes to accompany him." ”

The emperor asked: "Zhou Xuan was ordered by me to have a heavy responsibility with him, Chu Lerong, what are you going to do with you?" ”

The fifth prince said: "I'm too stuffy in the palace, I hear people say that the third brother has done something terrible every day, what about Qi County, I'm curious, I also want to go and see." ”

The crown prince said angrily on the side: "Do you want to go and say, will the father and emperor not allow it?" ”

The fifth prince was also angry: "Will the father allow it?" Father, and you, eldest brother, you all scolded me for not learning and not being skilled, what I want to do, you don't agree, I said I also want to go to Qi County to see, I want to learn how to do things from the third brother, will you agree? ”

The prince's face froze and then his face was full of pain: "Lerong, it's the eldest brother who hasn't done much, but you, you can't help but say it." ”

The fifth prince stiffened his face: "Anyway, I did it, I can punish it as much as I want." ”

The crown prince was angry and blamed himself, turned around and knelt down to the emperor: "Please punish Le Rong and the sin of negligent discipline for your majesty." ”

The fourth prince was about to kneel down on the side—he was used to it, and when he was about to kneel, he saw that the second prince and the third prince were all standing still, so he slowly straightened up and quietly moved a step back.

The emperor said: "Don't worry, I'll punish you when I'm done." He looked at Zhou Xuan, "Ah Xuan, where were you when the third prince was attacked?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "The minister is leading the army a hundred miles away, and the three princes and the ministers have exchanged messages, because they can meet in two days, the ministers will stop marching, set up camps, and wait for the three princes to meet the army." ”

The iron-faced general said: "Zhou Xuan, Your Majesty ordered you to lead the troops to meet the three princes, before meeting with the three princes, in addition to the necessary rest of the army, you must not stop and camp at will, even if you camp, you must divide the troops to ensure uninterrupted stealth and hurry, in case of accidents, as a general, you have made such a big mistake, it is really disappointing to me." ”

Zhou Xuan leaned over: "The last general will be guilty." "Kowtow to the emperor again, "The minister deserves death." ”

The emperor looked at Zhou Xuan, who was leaning over and kowtowing, he had already taken off his armor and was bound by ropes, and after learning the news, the iron-faced general had already ordered him to be dealt with martial.

His robe was disheveled, and his back was torn apart, revealing the fresh scars from his previous life.

"Tie it up, tie it up." The emperor couldn't help but say, "Why are you still fighting?" It's never too late to come back and punish again. ”

Hearing the emperor's words, the corners of the mouth of the fifth prince who hung his head twitched, and a trace of relief flashed in his unruly eyes.

The iron-faced general said: "The punishment of the minister is the military law, and after he returns, His Majesty will punish the national law." ”

The emperor stopped talking, and looked at the three princes, the faces of the three princes were a little whiter than when they left, and they were also thinner, and at this time their arms were wrapped in wounded cloths, and they looked like the whole person was light and fluttering, and a gust of wind could blow them down-

"Contour, sit down and talk." The Emperor said.

The third prince thanked him and shook his head: "Father, I'm fine, the injury on my arm is fine, I don't look good, it's not because of physical reasons, it's because I'm tired these days." ”

The emperor was no longer reluctant, and said softly: "Contour, since you are okay, let's talk about the situation of the attack that day." ”

The third prince responded: "At that time, it was already far away from Qi County, and Erchen also received the specific location sent by Ah Xuan, this distance is already considered to be the army, Erchen is not in a hurry to rush to the night road, when the night rests, everything was normal, but suddenly the southeast was chaotic, someone attacked the camp, and when the attack began, those thieves were already in the camp." ”

This kind of raid was the most terrifying, and in an instant the camp was in chaos, and those thieves took advantage of the chaos and rushed straight to his place.

Fortunately, the guards fought desperately to attack and defend and avoided a catastrophe.

The emperor asked, "How many soldiers and horses did you have in your battalion at that time?" ”

The third prince said: "Three hundred." ”

The emperor asked again, "How many thieves are there?" ”

The third prince said: "There are about fifty people attacking the camp, and there are about fifty helpers outside. ”

Zhou Xuan said on the side at this time: "After receiving the news of the scouts, I led my troops and horses to chase and kill about 20 bandits, and the rest of the people have not yet been found. ”

The emperor asked, "Is there any living mouth?" ”

The third prince shook his head: "The assassination that night was sudden, and it was a life-and-death battle. ”

At this time, where to take care of the living.

Zhou Xuan said: "During the pursuit, those bandits stubbornly resisted to death and refused to surrender, and some of those who were captured alive also committed suicide by biting the poison. ”

The emperor smiled coldly and looked at the people in the hall: "Did you hear that, the current bandits are all dead." ”

The crown prince said softly: "Father, this is obviously someone deliberately buying the murderer. ”

The Emperor looked at everyone: "What do you think?" ”

The third prince said: "The attack on the bandits was not only deliberate, but also knew the camp very well, and directly killed the ministers." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "The ministers investigated afterwards, these bandits sneaked into the camp, the camp was well guarded, and they were able to sneak in, which shows that there is an internal response." ”

The iron-faced general said: "What the Third Highness and the Marquis of Zhou said is reasonable, the ministers inspected and visited the surrounding counties and county garrisons, and they all said that there had never been a bandit. ”

The second prince hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Erchen also thinks that this is a deliberate purchase, although Erchen was not at the scene, but——"

The emperor interrupted him: "Okay, don't say so much if you're not there." ”

The second prince replied.

Seeing this, the fourth prince said obediently: "Erchen was not at the scene, so I don't know what to say." ”

Hearing this, the emperor, who had not looked at him, glanced at him, did not scold or ask again, and his eyes fell on the five princes.

The fifth prince kept kneeling on the ground with his face pulled up, with a look like you all owe me money.

The Emperor asked, "What about you?" ”

The fifth prince seemed to be stunned by the question: "I want to say it too?" He smiled again, "Father, do you still want to ask me?" ”

The prince turned around and scolded: "Speak well." ”

The fifth prince smiled and said with a big grin: "I think everyone is right." ”

The emperor looked at him: "Yes, then you can take a look again, do you recognize these people?" ”

Say goodbye and wave your hand.

The curtain hanging on the side was opened, and behind it knelt five men in ragged clothes and embarrassed eyes, all tied up by flowers.

"Chu Lerong, how much money did you spend to buy murderers, and I spent three times as much on you to buy them as witnesses." The emperor said, his expression grim, "Prove that you are a ruthless and unrighteous brute who plotted to kill your third brother!" ”

There was a spring thunder in the hall, and the ears of the people who blew up were buzzing.