Li Renjun, who was standing on the side, was very unhappy in his heart, now in Jiang Guo, he is the only one who is the assistant to the government, and now Zhao Fangyu is here, he is an old minister who His Majesty trusted very much, and he has military exploits, which is bound to become an obstacle for himself.

"But Lord Zhao, now that the court has nothing to do, it should be a big and small matter, and the prince will help His Majesty take care of it, I'm afraid you are powerful and have nowhere to go......" Li Renjun laughed twice, he wanted to kill Zhao Fangyu's majesty, but he smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically, "Since the prince is so diligent, why hasn't there been anyone in the early court recently?" I haven't seen him for a long time, and the old minister misses the prince very much......"

Speaking of this, everyone and the emperor on the dragon chair reacted that the prince had not appeared until now.

The emperor was slightly angry, turned around and asked in a low voice to Gonggong Li beside him, "What about the crown prince?" Why the delay? ”

Gonggong Li couldn't say why, only said that the prince occasionally felt cold last night and was still resting in the palace.

Li Renjun listened, and hurriedly played a round for the prince, "Your Majesty, the prince must be unwell because he works too hard, I think today, there is no need to let him come......"

"Joke!" Zhao Fangyu was full of dantian qi, and scolded, making everyone present silent, "I, Jiang Guonan, how can I be such a weak-willed person, when His Majesty first ascended the throne, the high fever did not go away for three days, and he still insisted on the early dynasty, I think this prince has not inherited His Majesty's style at all!" ”

A bold and magnificent remark made all the ministers think it was true, and they talked about the prince's laziness.

The emperor Xu felt that he couldn't hold his face a little bit, and hurriedly ordered Gonggong Li to call the crown prince to the palace.

Li Ren's handsome nose was about to emit green smoke, and he thought, this Zhao Fangyu is not going to the court, why did he find trouble with the prince as soon as he went to the court, could it be that he had some ghost in his heart.

Everyone held their breath and waited for a long time, and suddenly smelled a smell of wine wafting from the hall, and before they could find the source, they heard the prince's voice coming from behind them, "Father! Is there anything my father is looking for his sons today? ”

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see the prince Li Gaotang half-open clothes, swaying, and walking towards the hall with a drunken face, scolding and scolding in his mouth, not knowing what he was saying.

"The son of the emperor greets his father!" As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head crookedly, and after getting up, his center of gravity was unstable, and he planted a dog gnawing mud.

Everyone in His Highness frowned, pointing and pointing, their faces full of displeasure.

Seeing that he was so lazy and debauched, the emperor slapped the dragon in anger and scolded loudly, "How much wine have you drunk!" Don't you know that you want to go to court early? I even drank alcohol! It's just so unorthodox! ”

Li Gaotang was still immersed in the wine at this time, drunk and smoky, waving his hand and shouting, "Father, every day in the court, what big things can be, I have seen all the twists and turns you asked me to watch, and they have all been handed over to Fengtianhou, yesterday Erchen just relaxed by chance, and drank some wine with a few friends, who knew that he drank until dawn......

Such a stupid and incompetent prince will naturally attract everyone's discussion, and the emperor was the first to lose sight, stood up suddenly, and threw a notebook in his hand at him, "I let you govern, and you are so worried about me!" I think you're a bastard! ”

The crown prince was so frightened that his whole body trembled, his legs were weak, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, and his voice was much more cowardly, "Father...... Nothing has happened recently, so Erchen wants to relax for a day. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Fangyu, who was standing on the side, interrupted him alive, stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, the old minister has gone to the outskirts of Beijing for a few days because of a personal matter, and only then did he learn that there was a plague in Yixian outside Beijing, and three people had died in a few days, I don't know what Your Majesty is going to do?" ”

"What? Pestilence? The emperor looked dazed, "A plague is happening in Yixian?" Why didn't anyone tell me! ”

The crown prince, who was kneeling on the ground, hurriedly said, "Father, the minister knows about this, and he also sent the imperial doctor to treat it, but the effect is not obvious, but it is just a small plague, and it can't be caused in the palace, so don't worry!" ”

As soon as the emperor heard him say this, he walked down from the dragon chair in three steps and two steps, rushed in front of him, and directly gave him a crisp and resounding slap, "I see that you don't want to be this prince anymore!" How can the plague be a child's play! You can even deal with such a big matter from me in private, I look at you, I think you can't wait to usurp the throne! ”

"Erchen don't dare, Erchen doesn't dare!" The prince hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Now you dare to hide such a big thing from me, what else is there to dare! You don't even care about social affairs! ”

When everyone saw that the emperor was so thunderous and furious, they all knelt on the ground with their eyebrows lowered, and they didn't dare to gasp.

Li Gaotang was completely sobered up by this slap, and he was ashamed that he had made his words wrong just now, which made his father unhappy, and hurriedly said, "Father, the son knows that he is wrong, and the son is ...... Then send someone to heal! ”

"Write an excerpt for me to write an excerpt on all the situations in Yixian County! You! Go back to the palace for three days to reflect, and you can't go out of the uterus for a single step! Retreat! As soon as the emperor gave the order, all the ministers clamped their tails and hurriedly withdrew from the hall.

There were a few people who were so frightened that they were sweating and their court clothes were soaked.

When he walked outside the hall, Zhao Fangyu was leading Zhao Yanyi home, but was stopped by Li Renjun, his face was solemn, and he asked sharply, "Lord Zhao, you can make the prince be grounded for the first time when you return to the court today, which is really powerful." ”

Zhao Fangyu smiled calmly and looked directly into his eyes, "Lord Li, I don't understand what I said, I just reported something to Your Majesty that I knew, what does it have to do with the crown prince?" ”

Li Renjun is not a brave and unscrupulous person, so he naturally quickly knew what Zhao Fangyu's purpose was for going out of the mountain this time, and he had completed the first step of the plan today.

"Lord Zhao, you and I are both people in the court, and there are some things that you know and I know, so you don't have to play dumb riddles anymore." Li Renjun leaned close to his ear, "But you have been away from the court for several years, and it is impossible to make any waves." ”

After speaking, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving only Zhao Fangyu and Zhao Yanyi, smiling, with a faint air in his eyebrows.

The news of the prince's grounding immediately spread all over the palaces, especially Zhao Fangyu's wonderful speech in the court today, which made many people pay attention to this old minister who had not appeared for a long time.

The prince's party must be apprehensive, after all, no one can shake the position of the marquis.

And those loyal and upright people who do not follow the prince's party are secretly happy, and a clear stream of air has finally poured into this smoky court.