Chapter 343: Ambition Exposed
Su Jingcheng had already arranged people near the paddock, as long as Su Jingxian did not arrange manpower, his actions today must be foolproof, and now that Su Jingxian was seriously injured and unconscious, no one would hinder his plan again.
Shen Qianshan probed Su Jingxian's back with his hand, and after confirming that the arrow was inserted in the soft armor, he broke the arrow on his body with confidence and carried him up, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, hold on for a while." β
The old emperor was also startled when he saw Su Jingxian, who was covered in blood, he was originally going to go to the dense forest again in the afternoon, ready to fight some big guys, so he never went out, but he didn't expect that his son would be brought back covered in blood. "What's going on? Hyun'er? β
Shen Qianshan avoided his body and didn't let the old emperor see Su Jingxian's wounds, "Your Majesty, I believe in Qianshan, Qianshan won't let the prince have anything to do." β
Shen Qianshan carried Su Jingxian into the inner room, Su Jingxian opened his eyes, winked at Shen Qianshan, and signaled that he was fine, Shen Qianshan put his finger in front of his lips and made a silent gesture, signaling that he had to continue pretending.
Shen Qianshan went inside and out several times, did not allow anyone to enter the door, and after giving out all the blood-stained clothes on Su Jingxian's body, he saluted the old emperor, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has no worries, but he has lost too much blood and needs to rest for a while, and he can't wake up for the time being." β
Su Jingcheng didn't know when he walked in, with a worried look on his face, "Father, brother, is he okay?" β
The old emperor's hanging heart was relieved, "It's okay, but I may not wake up for the time being, wait for me to inform the imperial doctor in the palace, and in the evening, take Xian'er back to the palace to recuperate." β
"That's good, that's good......" Su Jingxian's purpose is to make Su Jingxian not only his army first, as for the usurpation of the throne, it is also the most convenient in the paddock, when his father is hunting, he doesn't like to have a lot of people around him, it is a good opportunity for him.
Although Su Jingcheng's face was worried, he couldn't hide the pride in his eyes, Shen Qianshan raised his eyes and glanced at it, and slowly spoke, "The bows and arrows of the five princes are so chic, are they all the princes of the royal family who use this kind of feather arrows?" β
"This is a feather arrow rewarded by my father, we princes will have it, it's just that my brother uses it differently, do you still suspect that I shot and injured my brother? Accidental injuries are common in this hunting ground, is it possible that you want to suspect me now? β
"Don't dare, but if that's the case, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince should also be more careful, so as not to be accidentally injured later."
Su Jingxian looked at Shen Qianshan, and after listening to his words, he naturally thought that Shen Qianshan had been confused by his plan early on, thinking that he was preparing to do it himself and get rid of the prince, but he didn't think of his plan, he originally wanted to attack the old emperor, since he didn't even see Shen Qianshan, it means that no one is coming to hinder him.
"I've bothered the Nine Princes a lot." Su Jingcheng put down the bow and arrow in his hand, "Father, didn't you plan early in the morning to hunt in the valley today, Cheng'er has already arranged it, since my brother has nothing to do, in the evening, my father should still go, right?" β
"Xian'er is injured, and I don't have any intention of hunting, just near this tent, prepare a platform, and reward the generals here."
The old emperor has been careful over the years, and he still broke a lot of heirs, and this time Su Jingxian's injury made him a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't let his son have anything happen to him.
"Okay, father, my sons will go and prepare immediately."
Shen Qianshan carefully investigated, most of the people who participated in the spring hunt this time were military attachΓ©s, if all of them were on the side of the old emperor, it was still very likely that they would be able to rush out, but this was a bit risky, Shen Qianshan still decided to use his own method, it would be safer.
"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate for you to be here all the time, if you can trust Qianshan, Qianshan will definitely not let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do anything." Shen Qianshan is still unclear about the situation outside the enclosure for the time being, but the old emperor has temporarily decided not to hunt, and the time that Su Jingcheng arranged before should be in the evening, if Su Jingxian starts to prepare now, it should be too late.
"Then you take good care of Xian'er, I am in the tent next to me, if there is anything, remember to call me." The old emperor is actually already old, Shen Qianshan looked at him, and felt a little uncomfortable, the old emperor is the real benevolent monarch, and he treats his son sincerely.
After the old emperor left, Su Jingxian opened his eyes, "What should I do now?" β
"How long will it take if your army is to be assembled?" Shen Qianshan was a little worried, after all, Su Jingcheng's army was originally near the paddock, and it was very likely that it would be too late.
Su Jingxian narrowed his eyes, as if he was calculating the time, and after a while, he opened his mouth to Shen Qianshan very firmly, "It will take an hour at the earliest, is it too late?" β
"That's good, it should be in time, we still have a chance to hold Su Jingcheng back, you seize the opportunity and try to do it as soon as possible."
Su Jingxian released his carrier pigeon, if Su Jingcheng had already arranged the army around the paddock, he should not be able to get out now, so he could only continue to pretend to be seriously injured and not expose himself early.
"What's next? He might send someone to keep an eye on this tent, and I can't get out. "Su Jingcheng is probably already planning what it will look like for him to sit on the throne now, as long as Su Jingxian does not move, Su Jingcheng will not be suspicious.
"It's okay, you just lie down, and I'll take care of the rest." Shen Qianshan also wanted to repay his kindness, after all, Su Jingxian picked himself up on the battlefield full of corpses at that time, and he saved his life, and it was natural to do these things, so he would naturally do his best.
Su Jingcheng didn't dare to confirm whether Su Jingxian was really seriously injured and unconscious, and really turned back halfway, but he didn't expect that Shen Qianshan was staying here almost without leaving, still holding a silver needle in his hand, and his expression was a little complicated.
Seeing Shen Qianshan like this, Su Jingcheng naturally thought that Su Jingxian would definitely not wake up in a short time, so he was relieved, turned around and left the tent, he had to go early to prepare for the good show at night, but unfortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't see it, maybe when he was in a coma, he had already replaced him and became the new emperor.
There are not only princes on the hunting ground, but also many ministers, but most of them are military generals, and they are not so scheming, so they are not aware of Su Jingcheng's plan at all, and they are just waiting for the reward meeting in the evening, and Su Jingcheng can become the new emperor in front of all the ministers.
That Su Jingxian only has the benevolence of a woman, and he has no ambition to achieve hegemony at all, how can he be an enemy of himself? If it weren't for the old emperor's partiality, this throne would definitely be his own, and today he would let the old guy take a good look at whether he was more capable than Su Jingxian and sat in the position of the prince!
"Do you have an estimate of Su Jingcheng's troops?" Shen Qianshan watched Su Jingcheng leave, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart, if it was just equal in power, he might not have a great chance of winning, and he could only ensure that Su Jingcheng's advantage was not so big.
Su Jingxian shook his head, "You don't have to worry about this, when my father came over, he had already handed over all the guards in the national capital to me, plus the generals in this paddock, we won't lose." β
The old emperor already knew at the banquet where Su Jingxian returned to Beijing just to welcome him, the Chunjun had no power in his hands, and he would always dream a lot at night, plus he knew Su Jingxian's temperament, so he would rest assured that all the guards in his hands would be handed over to Su Jingxian.
Su Jingcheng arranged the front of the tent as a platform, and notified the ministers to come to this place as soon as possible, go to the old emperor's tent by himself, and invite the old emperor out.
"Father, I have already prepared everything here, and I ask my father to move."
The old emperor actually didn't like this fifth child very much, but after all, he was also his own son, although he couldn't get used to some behaviors, but he couldn't do anything, so he could only break his thoughts about the prince and directly put Su Jingxian on the throne of the prince.
"You go first, I'll go later."
The ministers had been in the dense forest for a whole day, and most of them had very rich prey in their hands, and they were all talking to each other, waiting for the emperor to come, but they didn't expect that it was not the old emperor who was waiting, but the five princes.
"Ministers, don't be impatient, my father will be here soon, but while I am waiting, it is better for this prince to preside over the reward meeting!" Su Jingxian rubbed the longbow placed on the stage, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, looking at the people in the audience.
"This ...... His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, this reward meeting is generally presided over by the emperor and his son, even if the emperor is in poor health, it should be presided over by His Royal Highness the Prince, if you come, is it a little unruly? One of the ministers in the audience seemed to see some clues, and although he still couldn't figure it out, he seemed to have a faint sense of something.
"The crown prince is seriously injured, maybe he won't be able to wait for a while, who the future emperor is, it's not sure, right?"
The old emperor originally came over only a little later, but he didn't expect that when he was about to arrive, he happened to hear Su Jingcheng's remarks, and couldn't help but speed up his pace, walked onto the stage, and shouted, "Rebel, do you want to rebel?" β