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Ye Ruoxi looked around, taking advantage of Xuanyuan Yan's busy schedule and didn't have time to pay attention to her, she hooked her finger at Xuanyuan Yan.

Xuanyuan came over in a hurry: "What's the matter?" ”

"Little demon, how did you think about what happened last time? I've been waiting for a long time, and I'm impatient. ”

"You are my own sister, you can spare me, if I dare to take you to the palace, I will have to click on me when I come back."

"Is it that serious? I just want to go and see it, and I don't have any other ideas, at most, I don't make a move, can't I just walk around and come out? ”

"Hehe, if you want to go, let the door master accompany you, I don't dare to accompany you."

"Little demon, think about it and talk about it, if the windy mansion catches fire or something one day, the consequences will be very serious."

Xuanyuan has a sad face, his face is like a bitter melon, and his eyebrows are like twisted flowers, who did he provoke?

"Little demon, give one last chance, to go or not to go?"

"Don't go!"

Xuanyuan Zhi replied very firmly, Ye Ruoxi glared, he hurriedly bowed and asked weakly, "Is it okay not to go?" ”

"No, you can't!"

"So what's the use of me, you ask?"

"Teasing."

"That deputy master, there are still things to do with your subordinates, you play slowly first, and your subordinates retire."

Xuanyuan hurriedly slipped away, this can't afford to hide, in the future, he had better stay away from this imperial sister-in-law, otherwise his life will be gone, and he doesn't know how he lost it.

"Subordinates, see the master."

Xuanyuan Yan bowed down and bowed respectfully, Xuanyuan Yan raised his eyes and glanced at Xuanyuan Yan: "Is she making trouble again to take her to the palace for a walk?" ”

"Yes, the master of the door, you are really wise and powerful, and you have no last resort."

"Let's change a few words, I'm tired of hearing it."

"Yes, Master, aren't you going to make a trip?"

Xuanyuan Yan fell silent, Imperial Palace, how long had he not entered that place, the father who had seen him? I remember the last time, when I was sacrificing my ancestors every year, he had to be summoned to the palace and saw his father.

Every royal gathering, every time they get together, he will always be forgotten.

Was it because he was mentally retarded and disgraced to the royal family, or was it because the father never thought of him?

Only the annual sacrifice to the Taimiao, as the nominal prince of the Tanglin Kingdom, cannot not be present, so only at this time, he must appear to see his father and the emperor, as well as the royal brothers.

"Master, you should also go for a trip."

"There's no hurry."

"The emperor has not been in court recently, and the power of the Xi family is getting bigger and bigger, and his subordinates are worried that there will be big changes."

Xuanyuan still didn't know that the Xi family had pledged allegiance to Xuanyuanyan, so he was quite worried.

"Door master, the third young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been coming more and more diligently, what does he want to do? be

Didn't he see something? Suspicious of the owner and burglar? ”

"Don't worry about this matter, Ye naturally has a way to let him do things for him."

"Twenty years, the master has waited for twenty years, and now it's time to act. If the emperor ......"

Xuanyuan stopped and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City in the distance.

"Have you ever been to see your father recently?"

"Yes, back to the eldest brother, the younger brother only went to ask his father yesterday to say goodbye and met his father."

"The tenth brother has a lot of face, and now the princes, it is not easy to see his father."

"Father Emperor Dragon is uneasy, the situation is not very good, the imperial doctor said that Father Emperor is not suitable to work, and he needs to recuperate more."

"How about looking at my father's dragon body?"

"Brother Emperor, are you suspicious of something?"

"There is not the slightest suspicion?"

"The younger brother didn't dare to doubt that his father's illness was well known to the government and the opposition, and it had been the case for more than two years. If not, how could the Xi family be dominant in the imperial court and monopolize power. The father's thoughts, the courtiers can't see through. If it is said that the father favored the Xi family, why did he always ban the queen, and even did not allow the sixteenth brother to see the queen at will? If the emperor is suspicious of the Xi family, why should he reuse Ye Tianqing and hand over the Ministry of Government to Ye Tianqing? ”

"This kind of thing, the tenth brother should know better than the eldest brother."

The younger brother was stupid, and he didn't dare to ask his father, so he could only figure it out to himself. Brother Emperor, look at this, what does the Emperor mean? ”

"Ye Tianqing has been the prime minister of Tanglin for more than 20 years, there are many protégés, peach and plum all over the world, Kang Yuanbang and Kang Yuanyuan, they are rare talents, and their official positions in the DPRK and China are also quite important. Father Emperor Long's body is uneasy, who else can the government entrust to? ”

However, when the father and emperor arrived at this moment, he still did not reveal the intention of setting up another prince, and many courtiers had already sent the song to the emperor through Kang Yuanbang and other ways. The younger brother was worried that at such a moment, his father would suddenly change his mind and set up another prince. Brother Emperor, you might as well go to the palace. ”

"Do you think I can change anything?"

Xuanyuan Yan's eyes deepened, he was not stupid, I am afraid that his father already knew about it. Perhaps, this is why the emperor has always refused to appoint another prince.

"Brother Emperor, if my father has the intention of setting up another prince, I am afraid it will be too late, it will be unfavorable to you, Brother Emperor, my brother is dedicated to the sake of Brother Emperor, please Emperor Brother Mingjian."

"If my father wants to set up another prince, he won't wait until today, if he doesn't want to, who can force my father?"

Xuanyuan Yan sneered, entering the palace, he was going to enter the palace, but it just depended on when.

"The eldest brother is so sure, could it be that my father already knows about the eldest emperor?"

"Do you think you can hide the past for twenty years?"

Xuanyuan's eyes fluctuated, he had this kind of doubt, since he learned that Xuanyuan Yan was not mentally retarded, he began to have this kind of doubt

I just didn't dare to say it. If it weren't for the critical moment now, he wouldn't want to break it.

"If this is the case, the emperor's intentions, the eldest brother should also ask clearly. Recently, the actions of several imperial brothers have been very big, and they go to their father every day to ask for peace, to serve their father, and to practice filial piety before their father's sickbed. ”

"It's a pity that my father didn't give them a chance."

"The younger brother heard that his father had given permission to let the royal brothers go to serve and fulfill their filial piety before the sickbed.

Xuanyuan Yan's expression couldn't help but change slightly, this is a dangerous signal, and the arrival of this signal also means that the battle for the throne has reached the last important stage, which is approaching the end.

"When did this happen?"

"Returning to the eldest brother, it is this morning, my father's will, in order to fulfill the filial piety of all the princes, I will allow you to enter the palace and wait before the sickbed."

"Oh, can you go?"

"Of course I didn't go together, my father was seriously ill and irritable and liked to be quiet, so only one person was allowed to go at a time, and today the third brother is waiting for my father."

"The ...... of the Three Princes"

There are a total of twelve adult princes in the Tanglin Kingdom, that is to say, these twelve princes have the possibility of being princes.

Among them, there is Xuanyuan Zhi, but because of the humble status of Xuanyuan Zhi's mother, Xuanyuan Zhi has always been very low-key, trying his best to please the queen and belong to the queen's party.

Of the other eleven princes, there are five who have the ability to compete for the throne, and among them, there is one of the three princes who is the most favored by everyone.

The age of the three princes is relatively old among the princes, with outstanding talents, excellent wit, and an excellent reputation in the court and the opposition, and has also been praised and supported by many courtiers.

If it weren't for Ye Tianqing's power leaning towards the government and the opposition, the third prince would have been suppressed and would not dare to be too high-profile, as if the position of the prince would be him.

The rest of the princes, the most popular are the four princes and the seventh prince, and more than a dozen princes also have their own camps. Just like Xuanyuan, who is not interested in the position of the prince, or who does not have the ability to backstage, chooses to follow one of the princes to take a stand.

Xuanyuan Zhi chose the queen, while the other princes, some chose the queen, and were willing to promote the sixteenth prince Xuanyuan Xian as the prince. Several other princes, some followed the third prince, some followed the seventh prince, only Xuanyuan Yan was alone.

Fortunately, secretly Xuanyuan Zhi is loyal to him, and the power at hand is not only to steal the door.

That night, he set up a game for Kang Yuanyuan, and he didn't use the power to steal the door.

Because in the eyes of the Xi family, the thief has come to the light, and if he uses the power of the thief, he is likely to leak the secret. And the identity of his crown prince doesn't want to be known by the people in the stolen door, he uses more secret powers, and only he knows and controls those powers.

It's just that the bureau he arranged that night didn't make those people take action, and the attitude of the Xi family made him very satisfied and successful

Solved the matter.

"Brother Emperor, those royal brothers have been very close to the Xi family recently, especially the Seventh Prince, who has an excellent relationship with Kang Yuanbang and has close contacts."

"Oh, who of the other princes and the Xi family have a good relationship?"

"The third brother is taking the route of the third young master, what a coincidence, they are all ranked third."

"The two of the Xi family still have to act according to Ye Tianqing's eyes."

"The relationship between the sixteenth brother and Ye Tianqing is very good, and they obey Ye Tianqing's arrangements in everything, and they are closer to Ye Tianqing than to the queen. The younger brother suspects that Ye Tianqing has not been interceding for the queen in front of his father, is there another mystery in it? ”

"How do you think that?"

"The queen mother is ambitious, her methods are ruthless and vicious, and she has to control the Yanwang Mansion by dealing with the crown princess several times. This matter has touched Ye Tianqing's bottom line, Ye Tianqing is still very fond of the crown princess, after all, she is his concubine. I have always heard that Ye Tianqing dotes on this silly daughter, and Kang Yuanyuan's love for the crown princess is known to everyone, and no one knows it. For this matter, it is reasonable for Ye Tianqing's father and son to fall out of harmony with the queen's mother. ”

"What do you think, what is the relationship between Ye Tianqing and Kang Yuanbang's father and son?"

"The younger brother is foolish, he can't see through these two people, Mingli and their relationship is cold, Ye Tianqing is too strong, although Kang Yuanbang is a genius, he has always been suppressed by his father, so he and the queen mother are very close, and in front of the emperor, they are also quite important. However, Kang Yuanbang is not a foolish person, with Ye Tianqing, there is the Xi family, if there is no Ye Tianqing, he can also be the Xi family. ”

"That's right, the tenth brother can see it thoroughly."

"Brother Emperor, doesn't the Xi family want to elevate the queen mother, so that they can control the sixteenth brother in their hands?"

Hearing Xuanyuan Yan's words, Xuanyuan Yan's ink couldn't help but shrink like a needle, this may not be nothing, and he seems to be a little negligent about this possibility.

"Tenth brother, that's good!"

He patted Xuanyuan Zhi's shoulder, Xuanyuanzhi's words reminded him and made him think of another possibility.

Xi Qinglian's restlessness and strength, viciousness and ruthlessness, angered Ye Tianqing, so the Xi family wanted to give up Xi Qinglian, which could also make the emperor trust the Xi family more and reuse the Xi family, thinking that the Xi family was loyal to the imperial court.

Elevating Xi Qinglian and giving up this queen does not mean giving up the sixteenth prince.

The government and the opposition know that Xuanyuan Xian, the sixteenth prince, has an excellent relationship with Ye Tianqing, and relies on this uncle very much, so it can be said that he is obedient to his words, and he is much closer to Ye Tianqing than to his mother.

"It's not that it's not impossible, the tenth brother reminded me, if that's the case, Ye Tianqing used his father's hand to overthrow the queen, and even abolish the queen. On the surface, it weakened the power of the Xi family, but it was able to win the respect and trust of his father. The sixteenth brother is still young and ignorant, and he is close to Ye Tianqing, if the sixteenth brother is pushed to the throne, the Tanglin Kingdom can really be held in Ye Tianqing's hands.

”

Xuanyuan nodded worriedly: "What the eldest brother said is true, so the younger brother is worried, please go to see his father as soon as possible." The father decreed that all the princes could wait in front of the emperor, and with the filial piety of the princes, the eldest brother was the prince, and he should be the first to go. ”

Xuanyuan Yan dusted off his clothes and sneered: "I'm afraid those royal brothers don't remember my eldest brother and my crown prince." ”

"Father will not forget, eldest brother, please enter the palace today to meet the emperor."

Xuanyuan fell to his knees and looked at Xuanyuan Yan with a pleading gaze.

Xuanyuan Yan bent down and stretched out his hand to help Xuanyuan Yan up: "I always have to go, that place, I haven't stepped into it for a long time, do you remember how long?" ”

Xuanyuan Yan bowed his head and was silent, and he didn't need to enter the palace to worship the Taimiao, so Xuanyuan Yan had not entered the palace for several years.

"...... Tonight"

"Brother Emperor, my brother will arrange this for you."

"No, it's not appropriate to show up to do this, it will fall in the eyes of some people with a heart."

"However, this matter must be arranged by a proper person for you, the eldest brother."

"Just let Kang Yuan go."

"Kang Yuanyuan? Brother Eldest Emperor, I'm afraid that Kang Yuan will not arrange this matter for Brother Eldest Emperor, or perfunctory. ”

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Xuanyuan Yan smiled, he understood the meaning of Xuanyuan Zhi's words, because Xuanyuan Yan didn't know his identity yet, and there was no secret in front of the Xi family, and this incident was an opportunity for him to test the Xi family's mind.

"Tenth brother doesn't have to worry about this matter, eldest brother naturally has a way."

Xuanyuan Huo Ran woke up to the fact that the stupid concubine was no longer stupid, and I was afraid that she wanted to use Ye Ruoxi to let Kang Yuanyuan secretly arrange this matter. He was just worried that Xuanyuan Yan's identity would be exposed in front of Kang Yuanyuan.

"The younger brother is worried that Kang Yuanyuan will not dare to arrange this matter without authorization, if this is the case, the younger brother is willing to arrange it for the eldest brother."

Xuanyuan Yan shook Xuanyuan Zhi's shoulder slightly, and his eyes showed a soft color, Xuanyuan Yan was willing to do this, which was tantamount to exposing his intentions, which would arouse the suspicion of the queen and the princes, and it would be extremely unfavorable to Xuanyuan Zhi.

"Tenth brother, don't worry, what the eldest brother promised, he will definitely not lose his word."

Xuanyuan lowered his head and bowed: "Brother Chen is just worried about the eldest brother. ”

The glazed tiles shine with a vague and fantastic luster, and the cold luster carries a chill, reflecting the dignity and brilliance. In the dark night, the lights flickered, and the lanterns fluttered in the wind, and the shaking shadows swept across the ground.

The patrolling guards walked by in rows, and the sound of footsteps broke the silence of the night, revealing a little solemnity and solemnity, bringing out the atmosphere of solemnity.

The palace in the night brings out the heaviness and majesty, and the behemoth that stands quietly in the night represents the supreme power and honor.

The cold moonlight sprinkled a patch of white ice on the glazed tiles

Frost, that is not condensed by moonlight, but real hoarfrost. When late autumn arrives, the fallen leaves flutter, adding a bit of loneliness and loneliness to the palace in the middle of the night.

The ancient emperors were all lonely, and no one understood their loneliness.

As emperors, they carry too many things on their backs, and they are suspicious of anyone and everything. In such a position, one negligence will make the government and the opposition unstable and turbulent, and even catastrophic.

Behind every emperor, the glory is to use countless bones and blood to pave the dragon chair that leads to the Ninety-Five Emperor, and it has gone through too many battles and cruel tests before it can finally sit in that position.

The dormitory was dark, the dim lights under the eaves of the porch swayed in the wind, and the dappled shadows and silence made the heart palpitate.

Behind the bright yellow curtain, the dragon flies into the air on the dragon couch, the moire is exquisite, and the indescribable dignity is revealed in the soft light.

At this moment, there was an old man half-lying on the dragon couch, with snow-white silver hair and knife-like wrinkles, telling that his youth had long since passed. Every wrinkle on his face was as clear as if he had been carved into stone with a knife, and an angular face was thin and calm.

Because of the deep lines on his face, he pursed his extremely thin lips tightly, showing an indescribable coldness and majesty, which made people suddenly feel awe at the sight of it, and could not help palpitating in their hearts.

He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, without a crown on his head, leaning on the futon of the dragon couch with a cup of tea, and his eyes were distant and contemplative.

An old eunuch quietly walked in, knelt down in front of the dragon couch and whispered: "Your Majesty, Xiangye has come to meet the emperor." ”

"Biography."

"Yes."

The eunuch got up and bowed down to the door, opened the curtain, and Ye Tianqing bowed his head and walked in. He stepped forward, saw a bright yellow robe sleeve, and hurriedly lifted his clothes and knelt down: "Minister Ye Tianqing, see the emperor." ”

"Get up."

"Your Majesty."

Ye Tianqing got up slowly, bowed his head and stood in front of the dragon couch, the emperor didn't say anything for a long time, and Ye Tianqing lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

"Qingbi, you should have seen these twists and turns, right?"

Ye Tianqing looked sideways and saw that there were a lot of folds stacked on the dragon book case, and he nodded: "Back to the emperor, although the minister has not read it, he also knows what is written in it." ”

"How many years have you followed me, do you remember?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister dare not forget, the minister has been following the emperor for thirty years."

(End of chapter)

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