"Lord Zhou, don't leave me, my court needs you. The disposal of those people you said was actually what I had in mind for a long time, and since this is the case, I will give you the privilege to dispose of it. ”

When Lord Zhou heard this, he raised his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" Minister, we must live up to our mission! ”

Ordinary people who plan to kill chickens and monkeys will choose a person who has little influence and is not too small to operate, because if the power is too great, it will trigger the collective motivation of the opposing forces, and if the power is too small, it will have no effect at all. But apparently this week, the adults don't want to make an example of the monkeys, he wants to catch them all and not let any of them go.

So in the afternoon of the same day, he arrested the Chinese scholar and put him in prison, not only made people confess, but also tortured him, and finally forced him to come to a conclusion that "he really had the intention of rebellion".

Rebellion is a great crime in any country, and Wu is no exception. Taking this as an opportunity, Lord Zhou killed the Zhongshu Shilang family, and those who were implicated did not let go, and then he also pulled Zuotai Yushi Zhongcheng into the water. The second prince's henchmen finally found out that as soon as the adults made a move this week, it was clear that it was aimed at them.

In just five days, the second prince's henchmen were panicked, and they finally went to see the second prince, who had been closed to the government for the past few days, but now he suddenly heard that the third prince had actually taken advantage of his absence to do such a thing, and he was angry and wanted to go out to seek justice with him immediately.

Lord Liu, the squire of the military department, said: "Lord Wang, you must not clash with Your Majesty head-on, because although this matter is acquiesced by Your Majesty, the right to dispose of it is in the hands of someone that week, and it is useless for the Lord to go to Your Majesty." ”

"So what should I do? Do you want to see you in prison or even in danger of your life because you chose me? ”

"No, lord, you can still go and talk to the Queen Mother about it." Liu Dadao: "The first emperor once said in front of the ministers that if the third prince did not do well, the queen mother was qualified to abolish him and set up another emperor." ”

"Go tell the queen mother?" The second prince furrowed his brows, "If the queen mother sees that our brothers are not in harmony, she will definitely be angry." ”

"But now His Majesty has made a move on the prince first, if the prince doesn't fight back, he may not be alive at that time!"

"Just ......"

"Lord, if you are still reluctant to make a move because of brotherhood, can you please invite the Queen Mother to the mansion, and we will explain these things to the Queen Mother." Lord Liu said righteously: "You can't continue to let Your Majesty do it, so that as long as the court does not follow him, he will kill him and then quickly, then in the end, there are only some sycophants in the court?" And this is clearly an unjust case, how could the Chinese scholar have the intention of rebellion? ”

The second prince hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, but I only invite the queen mother to the mansion, and when you explain the situation to her, you are not allowed to mention anything related to me." ”

Several ministers immediately responded: "Yes." ”

Then, the second prince said that he was seriously ill, and sent someone to the palace to call the queen mother to come out to see him, and the third prince knew about it, and he had a hunch that this might be too much that the Lord did that week, and the second prince was going to sue. In fact, he has always felt that he can't go away, but what Lord Zhou said is indeed what he is worried about, he thought about it, and came to the second prince's mansion with the queen mother, in this way, even if he sues, in front of him, he will not dare to say anything.

When the two of them arrived at the second prince's mansion, the subordinates took the two of them to the front hall, and then went to inform the second prince, saying that he was asked to prepare.

The Queen Mother nodded, and sat on the seat with the third prince and waited. At this time, a little girl with wounds on her face ran out, she didn't know that there was anyone here just now, and now she saw two people suddenly appear, so she was so frightened that she wanted to run out, but she accidentally tripped over the threshold and fell.

The third prince hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, led her in, looked at the wound on her face and frightened eyes, his heart softened, and asked, "Little girl, who are you?" How did you end up here? ”

The little girl didn't speak, but looked at the two people in front of her in fear.

The third prince glanced at the queen mother and said, "Queen Mother, how can there be such a young child in the royal brother's family?" ”

The queen didn't know either, so she leaned over and asked, "Don't be afraid, which child are you from, and why did you come here?" ”

The girl didn't dare to say a word, nor did she dare to leave here, and immediately she was frightened and cried.

At this time, Lord Liu hurriedly ran in from outside, hugged the girl, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother and the Third Prince, and said: "The minister deserves death, let this little girl collide with His Majesty and the Queen Mother, please punish Your Majesty and the Queen Mother." ”

The third prince still has some jealousy in his heart about this Lord Liu, and he also knows that Lord Zhou's behavior these days must have angered several of them, and now that he is here, there may be some conspiracy.

The third prince's tone was a little colder, and he asked, "Is that you?" How did you end up here, is this your child? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister heard that the second prince was sick, and he was very sick, so he came to see him, this kid...... This child is the daughter of Lord Cheng in the Imperial History of Zuotai, a few days ago, Lord Zhou was robbed of his house, saying that he was going to rebel, and their family of more than 20 people were all killed, this child was also going to be killed, the second prince was kind, and went to save it, but what did Lord Zhou say to save the henchmen of the people who had the heart of rebellion, it was also a rebellion, and it was also a rebellion, and it was also a rebellion, and it was also ...... This is not that the prince fell ill as soon as he came back, and he was probably frightened by Lord Zhou. Master Liu said, and said to the little girl: "This is the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, you are not allowed to cry in front of them, it will collide with Your Majesty and Niangniang, you know?" ”

The little girl wanted to cry but didn't dare to cry, so she had to cry loudly, the corners of her mouth hooked up an arc, and she said stubbornly: "I'm not crying, I'm laughing." ”

The Queen Mother frowned slightly, this child is like this, it is more uncomfortable than crying directly.

He turned his head and asked the third prince, "Your Majesty, why haven't I heard of the law that if there is a rebellion in our Wu Kingdom, even the whole family, even this little child?" ”

The third prince was startled, and couldn't think of anything to explain, so he quickly knelt down and said: "Queen Mother, the sons don't know about this matter, the sons handed over the right to deal with this matter to Lord Zhou, and when Lord Zhou reported to the sons, he only said that the lords were going to rebel, so he killed the lords, and didn't tell the sons that he killed their whole family......

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, looked at him and said, "Then isn't it your fault here?" You are now the emperor, how can you be deceived by the ministers? It's his fault, and you also have something to do well! ”

The third prince wanted to cry anxiously, and said again and again: "Son...... Erchen knew that he was wrong. ”

The Queen Mother looked at the submissive appearance of the third prince, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried...... Why is he still a prince, without the majesty of an emperor at all? When you encounter trouble, you can directly hand over all your strength to other ministers and leave it alone, how can this be the act of the king of a country? Don't...... Do you really want to force her to change the second prince?

The Queen Mother thought a lot in her heart, but now that outsiders are present, she didn't say it after all, she just sighed and said: "You go back first, think about it, and also remind Lord Zhou that day, tell him not to learn from those cool officials in Li Guo, we Wu Guo can't afford to do everything like Li Guo!" ”

"Yes." After hearing this, the third prince hurriedly left.

After the third prince left, the Queen Mother glanced at Lord Liu and asked, "When did you come?" Have you seen the second prince? ”

Lord Liu shook his head: "The minister came early in the morning, but the second prince just didn't want to see us, these days, he didn't want to take care of the affairs of the court and politics, he has been closed and unwilling to see people." ”

"Is that so?" The Queen Mother furrowed her brows.

Lord Liu nodded: "Yes, we are also very worried...... The queen mother, who has been a colleague with Lord Lai for many years, knows him well, but he is just a little more upright, and he has absolutely no idea of rebellion. When the minister heard that the body of the lord was full of scars caused by humiliation and torture, the minister was worried that the lord had been tortured and beaten......"

"Okay, when I was the queen before, I was just in charge of some small things, don't tell me about your government, I can't take care of it, or Your Majesty should take care of it." The Queen Mother interrupted him, got up and said, "You go back too, take all your people away, and don't come to the Second Prince's Mansion to disturb him in the near future." ”

When Lord Liu heard this, he immediately responded and went out.

The Queen Mother didn't wait for someone to come and pick her up, she went directly to the second prince's room, and no one dared to stop her. After she entered, she found that the second prince was really sick in bed, so she went over and asked, "How are you?" Is it really uncomfortable? ”

The second prince hurriedly sat up and said, "The queen mother ......"

"Have you called the Imperial Doctor to come and see you? Haven't you always been alive and well? What is the disease today? ”

The second prince smiled reluctantly, shook his head and said: "Queen Mother, the son is not seriously ill, but he has some entanglements in his heart, he doesn't want to see people, he wants to hide for a while, and it will be good to wait for this time to pass." ”

"Oh? Do you still have any entanglements that you can't get over? In my heart, you have always been the most direct one, and any entanglements can be solved immediately. The Queen Mother asked.

The second prince sighed and said, "Actually, it's the entanglement between me and the third brother...... My third brother and I actually understand each other, but the courtiers want to fight between us over who is higher and who is lower...... In recent days, the queen mother also knows about the things that Lord Zhou has done, right? Actually, to put it bluntly, isn't it just for me to see? ”

"I've already told the third child just now, this will definitely not work." The Queen Mother held the second prince's hand and said, "You, you have to help your younger brother well, how to say, you are also brothers, if he doesn't do well, the burden on your body will be heavier." What do you say, you can't cheapen others. ”

"Erchen understands, naturally understands." The second prince smiled reluctantly and said, "No matter what the third brother does, I will help him, but at this moment, I have a hole in my heart, and I can't get over it......"