Wen Yongju also pretended to wipe his tears with his cuffs, and he was actually anxious in his heart.

Finally waiting for the father and son to say a few words, Wen Yongju couldn't wait to take a step forward and reminded: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, today's opportunity is rare......"

"......" Mu Youjing of course remembered the business of this trip, his eyes lit up, and he quickly glanced at Wen Yongju and gave him a look.

He wants to be the crown prince, but if he takes the initiative to say that he brought the edict in, and let his father make the crown prince, it will only make his father feel that he is too anxious.

Wen Yongju was a smart person, so he immediately understood and hurriedly asked, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, can you bring the 'things' that the emperor wants?" ”

Wen Yongju said this very skillfully, putting the initiative in this matter on the emperor, indicating that it was the emperor who chose the three princes, and it was the emperor who planned to choose the three princes as the crown princes, not the three princes who were anxious.

Mu Youjing was satisfied, and felt that this Wen Yongju was still good at talking.

"Something brought." Mu Youjing hurriedly took out a scroll from his wide cuffs, and the little chamberlain who was guarding the door also walked over and took out the pen and ink and ink from his sleeve pocket.

Wen Yongju took the scroll, respectfully presented it with both hands, and praised: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is really filial, and he is anxious for your needs. ”

Mu Youjing's eyes brightened, and his fists were clenched, as long as the emperor wrote the edict of establishing the crown prince, he could use this edict to transfer the forbidden army, and then he would be able to take Cen Yin and Mu Yan to punish the crime!

Wen Yongju deliberately glanced in the direction of the door curtain, seemed to be a little nervous, and vaguely urged: "Your Majesty, time is running out." ”

There was no joy or anger in the emperor's cloudy eyes, and the corners of his slightly crooked lips pursed. How could he not understand Mu Youjing's thoughts.

Since being betrayed by Cen Yin, the emperor has become more suspicious. Lying on the couch every day and not moving, he thought a lot, and he also knew in his heart that Mu Youjing had his own selfishness, but at this moment, looking at the joy that could not be hidden in the corners of his eyes, his heart was even brighter.

He, the third emperor, is fake, but it is true for the position of the crown prince.

But no matter what Mu Youjing was for, for the emperor, he had no other choice.

If Mu Yan is allowed to succeed in taking the position, his fate will only be worse.

He would rather be under house arrest than die like he is now, and he would rather fight than wait for death here.

Only when he sets up Mu Youjing as the crown prince, and Mu Youjing as the prince of a country, will he have enough capital to compete with Mu Yan, and will let those "high and conservative" courtiers fall to Mu Youjing, so that he can hope to get out of this cage.

And......

The emperor's gaze was fixed on Mu Youjing's ambitious eyes, and he sneered in his heart: In the final analysis, if his son wants to ascend to the throne, he still has to rely on himself, and without his own approval, he is nothing.

He needs Mu Youjing, and Mu Youjing also needs himself.

For both father and son, it was a win-win situation.

Only interests can make their alliance stronger!

The Emperor smiled.

It's just that on his thin face, the smile seems a little distorted and a little stiff.

"Okay." The emperor answered, raised his hand with difficulty, and said, "Take it ...... Take it. ”

Mu Youjing was overjoyed, and personally put a small desk on the dragon couch, and spread the scroll on it, which was a blank edict.

Then, he personally studied ink for the emperor.

Wen Yongju thoughtfully put the wolf pen into the emperor's hand, and the emperor held the pen with difficulty, but his hand was visibly trembling slightly, and Mu Youjing was really afraid that he wouldn't even be able to grasp the pen.

Under the scorching gaze of Mu Youjing and Wen Yongju, the emperor began to write with difficulty.

When the tip of the ink-stained pen landed on the paper, his hand trembled even more, and the words left on it were all crooked, worse than the three-year-old child.

It was not easy to write seven or eight words, and the emperor dipped in ink again, his hand trembled, and a cloud of ink dripped from the tip of the pen, which frightened Mu Youjingxin to mention it all of a sudden, for fear of ruining the words that the emperor had just written.

Fortunately, the ink only dripped on the edge of the edict, leaving a stain the size of a dragon's eye.

Mu Youjing breathed a sigh of relief and was shocked to sweat a lot.

The emperor continued to write slowly, and after not long after writing, he was already out of breath, and Mu Youjing didn't dare to urge him, so he could only wipe his sweat in time to show filial piety.

Mu Youjing's attention was all focused on the emperor and the edict, and his heart was like a lonely boat on a stormy night, rising and falling with the waves.

Wen Yongju had been paying attention to the movement outside, and the whole person held his breath and listened carefully.

In the dormitory, there was silence.

Wen Yongju could hear his heartbeat echoing clearly in his ears, one after another, getting louder and louder.

Wen Yongju's blood was spreading, and his pupils were slightly dilated.

As long as this matter is done, he can get rid of the current predicament and return to a high position, this time, he is bound to become the first person of the twelve eunuchs of the inner court, and he will replace Cen Yin's position and become the most trusted person of the new emperor!

Time flies especially slowly at this time.

Finally, the emperor put down his pen.

Mu Youjing's expression became extremely complicated at that moment, mixed with tension, excitement, excitement, and so on, intertwined.

Even if he didn't need to ask, Wen Yongju knew that the emperor had already written the edict.

Next, there is one step left.

Mu Youjing opened the ink jar as quickly as possible and delivered it to the emperor.

After writing the edict, the emperor's hands trembled even more, as if he had gone to the battlefield to fight, exhausted, he shook his hands and dipped his thumb in some red ink, and then pressed his thumb on the lower left side of the edict.

It's done! Mu Youjing and Wen Yongju glanced at each other not far away, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Youjing was about to put away the edict, but when he heard a "bang", the door of the dormitory was rudely kicked open from the outside.

Worst! Wen Yongju's pupils shrank sharply, and his face showed a look of horror.

Mu Youjing was also shocked, and subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

I saw Gao Zelu, the commander of Yu Linwei, and a group of Yu Lin appeared at the entrance of the dormitory, with great momentum, Gao Zelu looked at the dormitory with a smile.

Fortunately, it's not Cen Yin!

The Emperor, Mu Youjing, and Wen Yong all breathed a sigh of relief.

Mu Youjing still remembered that he was dressed as an internal attendant, and quickly looked away, standing with his eyes down, his fists clenched.

Gao Zelu glanced at the half circle of the inside lightly, walked in with the two Yulin Wei heads, and first saluted the emperor on the dragon couch: "See the emperor!" ”

Without waiting for the emperor to say flat, Gao Zelu's eyes looked at Mu Youjing, who was dressed as a small chamberlain by the dragon couch, raised his hand and pointed at him and ordered: "Take down the three princes!" ”

"......" Mu Youjing was revealed by the Tao, so he didn't shrink his head, raised his eyes to look at Gao Zelu, his eyebrows were deeply locked, and his face was gradually filled with anger.

"Presumptuous!" Wen Yongju immediately raised his voice and reprimanded, "High commander, do you still understand the dignity of the monarch and the minister, the emperor is here, and you can't call the shots here!" ”

Gao Zelu pulled the corners of his mouth with a smile, and didn't look at the emperor.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince forced the palace to rebel, and the crime is extremely heinous," he casually arched his hand into the air, and said lightly, "The minister is late to save the car, please forgive the emperor." ”

The old god Gao Zelu is here, and his mouth is high-sounding, but anyone can see that there is no emperor in his eyes at all.

Nonsense, out of nothing! The emperor, Mu Youjing, and Wen Yongju all widened their eyes.

Mu Youjing took a step forward and immediately retorted: "This palace did not force the palace to rebel, Gao Zelu, you are so bold that you dare to slander this palace with empty words." What are your intentions!! ”

Mu Youjing's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was awe-inspiring.

The emperor was so angry that the corners of his mouth trembled, his face was pale, and he said to Gao Zelu in a trembling voice: "It's me...... The three princes of Xuan, you all give me ...... Retire! ”

In just a few words, the emperor gasped even harder, and his chest rose and fell, as if he would lose his breath at any moment.

Wen Yongju hurriedly went to give the emperor a good luck.

Gao Zelu smiled slightly, as if he hadn't heard it, and ordered again: "Don't hurry up and take someone!" ”

The two Yu Lin guards behind him immediately took the order forward and approached Mu Youjing, and the little chamberlain brought by Mu Youjing hurriedly blocked in front of the master.

One of the Yu Lin guards kicked the little chamberlain away, and the little chamberlain staggered back several steps, and his back hit a circle chair not far away, and he let out a muffled grunt of pain and fell to the ground.

Then, the two Yulin guards subdued Mu Youjing in two clicks.

The scene was a mess.

This scene made the emperor even angrier, and his weak body trembled like a remnant leaf in the wind and rain.

"Gao Zelu, are you trying to rebel?!" Wen Yongju stared at Gao Zelu with bloodshot eyes, and reprimanded impassionedly, "You Yulinwei belong to the Upper Twelve Guards, and you are the emperor's guards and forbidden army, so you should protect the emperor. But you, you have been used by a eunuch, you have no king, you rebels, you gang of rebels! ”

Wen Yongju became more and more excited, and almost shouted out his voice.

A sneer hooked the corner of Gao Zelu's mouth, "It seems that Gonggong Wen let His Royal Highness the Third Prince in, right?" Are you in league with him? ”

"Come on, take down Grandpa Wen too!"

At the same time as the words fell, another Yu Linwei rushed in with a cold face, and easily took down Wen Yongju.

The emperor only felt chills all over his body, and muttered in his mouth: "Presumptuous...... Presumptuous ......"

Mu Youjing struggled unrelentingly, shouting: "Let go of the palace!" ”

"My father has already established that the palace is the prince, the edict is here, the palace is the prince, the palace has not rebelled, you are the guilty ministers!"

Gao Zelu took two steps closer to the dragon couch, his eyes swept lightly over the edict on the desk, flicked his fingers casually, and ordered again: "Don't you hurry up and put away the edict!" ”

Deputy Commander Yu Linwei immediately received the order and stepped forward to put away the edict.

Gao Zelu shook his head and sighed, and said disagreeingly: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is really bold, and he actually forged an edict and forced the emperor to press his handprint, which is really a great crime!" ”

The deputy commander pretended to look at the edict and nodded, "Yes." It's just bold, but fortunately, the commander has made it clear! ”

"You...... You are thieves shouting to catch thieves! Mu Youjing was angry and anxious, and his handsome face turned red.

The emperor was even more angry, his eyes were almost dumbfounded, and his cloudy eyes were covered with bloodshots, which were very terrifying.

The others are still here, he is still alive, these traitors dare to reverse right and wrong in front of themselves!

"Cen Yin's eunuch...... What the hell is it for you...... What a benefit! The emperor gritted his teeth and cursed, eager to tear them apart one by one, "You all ...... There is still ...... in the eyes There is no me! Rebellion...... But it's a capital offense! ”

The Emperor's hoarse voice was choppy and indistinct, but everyone present could still understand it.

The air in the dormitory was tense and sparkling.

Gao Zelu was unmoved by the emperor's coercion and intimidation, but raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes were as deep as a pool, as if he was looking at a patient who was messing around.

Gao Zelu sighed again, shook his head mockingly, and said, "Hey, the emperor is all confused by His Royal Highness the Third Prince." Don't take the speedy people down, lest the emperor's dragon body be hindered. ”

"......" The emperor's face became even more ugly, he coughed a few times, his crooked body hit the small table on the couch, the inkstone overturned, and the ink on it flowed on the bright yellow thin quilt, all the way to his snow-white middle coat.

The puddles of jet-black ink stains were shocking.

And at this time, no one can afford to take care of this, including the emperor himself.

Wen Yongju stared at Gao Zelu in a daze, and was already speechless in shock.

From the beginning of the establishment of the Dasheng Dynasty, the Upper Twelve Guards were a Praetorian Guard army controlled by the emperor himself, independent of the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies, and the emperor had absolute control.

Jin Yiwei also belongs to the upper twelve guards, but the main functions of Jin Yiwei are different from the other eleven, in addition to escorting, they are responsible for more reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation, etc., because their responsibilities have a certain overlap with Dongchang, in the past, the emperor often let Jinyi Wei obey Cen Yin's orders, and therefore Cen Yin can fully control Jinyi Wei.

The other eleven guards are not something that Cen Yin can easily interfere with, without the emperor's edict and token, even the five armies and the military department can't send the twelve guards.

Yu Linwei made such a big movement and surrounded the Yang Xin Palace, and he wanted to take down the three princes, it was impossible not to alarm the other guards, but they didn't move, and there was calm outside.

In other words, Cen Yin really controlled the upper twelve guards!

Just thinking of this possibility, Wen Yongju felt a cold aura rise from the soles of his feet and spread rapidly to his limbs.

What does it mean to be in control of the Upper Twelve?!

That means that once Cen Yin wants to force the palace, it will be effortless at all, and this palace is actually completely under Cen Yin's control.

Wen Yongju felt like a flying insect stuck to a spider's web, no matter how much he struggled, it was in vain. Wen Yongju's whole body softened, and he collapsed like mud, no longer struggling, and no longer scolding.

Even if he shouted loudly, no one would listen, but it was just a waste of effort.

At this moment, Wen Yongju only felt that there was darkness all around, and he could no longer see any hope.

The Emperor's breathing became heavier and shorter, his eyes were confused, and he asked with difficulty, weakness, and anger, "Gao Ze...... Lu, why? ”

Obviously, he promoted him to be the commander of Yulinwei, and he obviously had the grace of knowing him, but Gao Zelu actually betrayed himself and served Cen Yin, a eunuch!

Gao Zelu looked at the emperor who was less than a foot away from him expressionlessly, staring at the familiar and unfamiliar emperor in front of him.

He seems to have changed, but that's just the appearance, under this ugly skin, he is still the emperor, the emperor of the past!

The emperor looked at Gao Zelu's eyes, and only felt that what he saw was like a frozen lake, and the cold air rose from his heart.

Even if the other party didn't speak, the emperor could feel Gao Zelu's hatred for him.

After a while, Gao Zelu said calmly: "Seven years ago, in the Liangguang area, there were Japanese bandits who colluded with the Nanyang pirates, and the pirates went ashore to burn, kill, and plunder, doing all kinds of evil, and killing hundreds of people. ”

"However, the pirates have changed, once the matter is completed, they will never be nostalgic and immediately flee to the sea, and the sea ships of Xinzhou Wei are backward, and they let the pirates escape every time, and they are even pursued by the pirates, with heavy casualties."

"At that time, the general army of Xinzhou asked for support from the imperial court, and it stands to reason that Minzhou was the closest to Xinzhou, but the imperial court did not respond for a long time......"

"After that, the bandits retaliated, and most of the more than 100,000 soldiers in Xinzhou and Guizhou were killed and injured!"

He also served as the commander of the Shinshu Guard for four years, and they reported several times to the imperial court for new sea vessels, but they were repeatedly rejected because the treasury was empty.

At the beginning, half a year before the arrival of the bandits, he was transferred back to the capital, and thus escaped the catastrophe, but the general soldier of Shinshu, his comrades in the army for many years, and so many soldiers died at sea.

He knew that the imperial court did not approve the support of Minzhou Wei, but it was just because he was afraid of the Li family and was afraid that the Li family would continue to sit big.

Gao Zelu's eyes were like ice, and he looked at the emperor fixedly and asked, "Your Majesty, can you still remember who the chief soldier of Xinzhou is?" ”

"......" The emperor's mouth opened and closed, and a name vaguely appeared in his mind, but he couldn't say it for a while.

Gao Zelu was not surprised, and put on a mocking smile.

Naturally, the emperor would not remember, and the emperor wished to forget all his shame, as if as long as he did not remember or mention it, it would not exist.

Soldiers sacrificed on the battlefield to defend their families and the country, and to protect thousands of people in Dasheng, even if they die, it is a kind of glory.

However, their death was not due to fighting the enemy, but by the emperor's jealousy and suspicion!

At that time, Gao Zelu felt that Mu Jianming, a faint king, was not worth his life.

"......" The emperor looked at Gao Zelu in a daze, his eyes were bright and dark.

Gao Zelu didn't want to say more, turned around and made a gesture to his subordinates, which meant to take people away.

Several Yu Linwei immediately dragged Mu Youjing and Wen Yongju outside the dormitory, and Wen Yongju stopped, but Mu Youjing was still shouting unrelentingly: "Let go of the palace!" Licentious! ”

At this time, the emperor came back to his senses and vaguely remembered the incident.

It was the incompetence of the Xinzhou Wei that caused so many troops to be lost, what does it have to do with himself! He didn't punish the crime at the beginning, and the general army of Shinshu was already an extra favor.

Unexpectedly, he was benevolent and benevolent, and in exchange for the resentment of these people.

"Gao Zelu, stop!" The emperor excitedly shouted at Gao Zelu's back, "I'm right, it's you, it's you...... Conspiracy to commit ...... None of you will ...... There is a good end! ”

However, Gao Zelu didn't hear it, and didn't even stop walking, and walked outside the dormitory.

"I ...... I'm going to make you ...... It's all all slashed!! ”

The emperor who was ignored was annoyed and angry, and in his excitement, his already shaky body fell to one side, and there was no one around him, and naturally no one supported him, he could only watch the ground below get closer and closer to him, closer and closer......

The Emperor screamed and fell to the ground, rolling several times before stopping, his limbs and torso twisting into an eerie posture.

His crooked mouth was facing the ground, his teeth cracking his lips, blood and saliva running down the corners of his mouth, mingling with the ink on his body.

The Emperor snorted and chirped, but no one paid any attention to him.

He was like a beggar on the side of the road, forgotten.

Ahead, Gao Zelu and the others had already escorted Mu Youjing and Wen Yong out of the dormitory, and only the curtain embroidered with the five-clawed golden dragon was still swaying slightly in mid-air......

"This palace must cure your sins!"

"You traitors who aided and abetted the abuse......"

Mu Youjing had already forgotten all about the emperor, and was still shouting, when he came to the main hall from the dormitory, the scene in front of him made him lose his voice for a moment.

His mouth was slightly open, and he could no longer make a sound, as if he had been choked by the throat.

In the main hall outside, it was no longer deserted at the moment, and familiar faces were gathered.

Cen Yin, who was dressed in a red unicorn robe, sat on a high-backed chair at the front of the main hall, with a smile on his beautiful face, as if he was sarcastic, and as if he understood.

In addition to Cen Yin, several cabinet elders, important ministers of the court, etc. arrived, and more than 30 people stood in two columns on both sides, looking at Mu Youjing with different expressions, some looked panicked, some were shocked, some were thoughtful, and some were calm and cold.

They exchanged glances in twos and threes, but they were afraid that Cen Yin was here, and no one dared to speak out.

The atmosphere is subtle.

In the eyes of everyone, Mu Youjing's heart was pounding, and his heart plummeted.

When he entered the main hall, these people were obviously not there, but it was only in such a short period of time, and they actually gathered here silently.

You Junji was also looking at Mu Youjing, with an indescribably strange expression.

Of course, he was called by Cen Yin to come to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and before he came, the person who came to spread the word of mouth didn't say anything, only let him come. Cen Yin sent someone to call, no matter how busy You Junji was, no matter how unwilling he was, he didn't dare not come.

Originally, he was still wondering if something had happened to the emperor, such as "being seriously ill", "being killed" and so on.

But if you think about it carefully, You Junji doesn't think it's quite right. Didn't Mu Yan go to Jinju, and he hasn't returned to Beijing yet? It can't be that Cen Yin is planning to take the position himself, right?

That's absolutely not going to work!!

Mu Yan is a descendant of the Mu family, and he is an orphan left by Emperor Chongming, and it is logical for him to succeed to the throne, but Cen Yin will never do it!

Even if you want to die here today, you can't sit back and watch this happen!

You Junji's thoughts were confused, and he thought about it in a mess...... It wasn't until he saw Mu Youjing, dressed as an inner attendant, being escorted out by Yu Linwei's people, that You Junji suddenly realized that he might be thinking about it.

You Junji's gaze lingered on Mu Youjing's chamberlain clothes, and then looked at the dormitory behind him, and vaguely understood in his heart.

Cen Yin suddenly announced that they had entered the palace, apparently for the sake of the three princes.

That's good!

You Junji wiped the sweat drops from the corners of his forehead with his cuffs, as long as Cen Yin didn't have to usurp the country!

I can't control anything else, so let's watch from the wall first.

Not only You Junji thought so, but several other officials also had similar thoughts, and the main hall became quieter because of the appearance of the three princes, and the needle drop could be heard.

Everyone looked at Cen Yin in front of him, Cen Yin sat there indifferently, drinking tea elegantly, with a bit of grace and dignity in his demeanor, and a little cold and detached.

He didn't say anything, just sat quietly and drank tea, and his whole body released a kind of calmness of "let you be turbulent, I will not move".

In this strange atmosphere, Gao Zelu strode to the front of Cen Yin, saluted Cen Yin with a fist, and then said righteously: "Lord Cen Governor, His Royal Highness the Third Prince conspired against the Son of Heaven and tried to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and when the last general just entered, His Royal Highness the Third Prince was forcing the emperor to write the edict of succession, this is the evidence!" ”

Gao Zelu said loudly, and at the same time took the edict he had just received from the hands of the deputy commander, raised his hands high, and presented the edict.

Gao Zelu's loud voice spread throughout the entire hall, and the ministers present naturally heard it too.

For a while, the hall was in an uproar, and most of the ministers showed expressions of disbelief, and their eyes shot towards Mu Youjing like countless sharp arrows.