The emperors of the Cullinan Dynasty held a court meeting in the Zhaoyi Hall every day to discuss state affairs, and the emperor of the Ninety-Five Dynasty was sitting on the throne of Jinluan, looking down on a group of courtiers from a high position.

The civil and military officials were arranged in order according to the rank of the official, and stood with bated breath. At the front stood Yu Wenye, the crown prince of the East Palace, and behind him were Yu Wencheng, the eldest son of the emperor, and Yu Wenjing, the third prince.

With Gao Zhan's shrill voice sounded: "Your Majesty has arrived—"

At the foot of the steps, the military officials knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

Yuwen Haotian looked solemn and waved at them: "You Aiqing is flat." ”

It's a sight to behold.

In all fairness, who doesn't envy? Whether it is a prince or an ambitious minister, everyone is eager to one day be replaced by themselves to reign over the world and overlook everyone. Especially the princes and grandsons, with the same surname, why should they kneel down and bow down to their brothers?

"Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play."

As soon as the words fell, I saw Luo Zhen, the secretary of the ministry, walking out of the line respectfully.

He is about 35 years old, he was the champion of the new department a few years ago, and he may have the heart of serving the country when he was a teenager, but the tragic situation of the extermination of the entire family of the former official is still vivid. The power of the Ministry of Officials is second only to the Ministry of War among the six departments, and it has the power to appoint and dismiss officials, but if you accidentally offend someone who should not be offended with a move, you are afraid that your life will not be guaranteed. Therefore, since taking office, Luo Zhen has adhered to the mentality of not seeking merit but seeking no fault, and has been cautious.

It is rare to see this insufficiently developed official Shangshu take the initiative to play, which inevitably aroused Yuwen Haotian's interest, and said happily: "Luo Aiqing, please speak." ”

Luo Zhen straightened his waist, although he was frightened, he wanted to show his calm momentum: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach His Royal Highness the Great Prince for accepting bribes from officials without cultivating personal morality." ”

As soon as he said this, his colleagues looked sideways and couldn't help whispering.

Luo Zhen, the secretary of the ministry, deserves to be in name only, and his power is sidelined. One Luo Zhen was born in a cold family and did not rely on it, but several servants came from the Xiao family, a famous family. Second, Luo Zhen was timid and fearful, and never refused to come forward. He must be crazy today, and he dares to speak out about the impeachment of the emperor's eldest son!

As for Yu Wencheng, who was named, his eyes darkened, and his anger surged.

Yuwen Haotian looked at Yuwen Cheng with a pair of dragon eyes with a cold light, and asked in a deep voice: "I will hand over the matter of rescheduling the appointment and dismissal of officials below the sixth rank to you, can you do it impartially?" ”

Yuwen Cheng took a step forward, his face was calm: "My father trusts his sons so much, and his sons naturally act impartially, I don't know where Luo Shangshu's words today begin?" ”

Every year, officials are appointed and dismissed, and the water is as deep as Tan. Not to mention that Yu Wencheng is a prince, even if it is an ordinary official, the court can't pick out a few people who really have clean sleeves. As for accepting bribes, everyone knows it, as long as the imperial history is not impeached, no one will be troubled by nothing.

"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Great Prince has a noble status, if it is just an ordinary official offering gifts, the minister will not dare to say anything. It's just that the things he received were extraordinary, such as countless calligraphy and paintings worth 10,000 taels of gold. Moreover, some of them disregarded the reputation of His Royal Highness, and wantonly searched for beautiful singers to present to the Grand Prince's Mansion every night. The imperial historians of the court did not dare to speak out because of the identity of His Royal Highness, and the ministers were fortunate to be favored by His Majesty to take charge of the ministry, and they really did not dare to pretend to be deaf and dumb to the emperor's grace! If His Majesty has any doubts, he can send someone to investigate thoroughly, and if the minister has half a lie, he is willing to be punished. ”

Luo Zhen, who had always been trembling and not daring to come out, suddenly became articulate, although Yuwen Haotian was a little strange, but more relieved. At the beginning, he admired Luo Zhen's talent, and entrusted him with important tasks, but he did not see him make any achievements for a long time, but now he finally woke up.

As for the impeachment in Luo Zhen's mouth, knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, Yu Wencheng is certainly smarter than his biological mother Concubine Lin, and he is assertive and ambitious, but his shortcomings are self-righteousness and greed for women. The style of action is often quite deviated, and it is difficult to dominate the world.

Therefore, the emperor didn't even intend to give him a chance to explain, so he only snorted coldly and ordered bluntly: "Ling Aiqing, you are responsible for leading troops to search the mansion of the eldest prince, and you will go immediately." ”

"Yes, I obey." The person who answered the call was a young and promising heroic young man, but Ling Fengchen, who was in his early twenties, could sit firmly in the position of a fourth-grade military general, commanding the patrol battalion of 2,000 people, in addition to benefiting from his ability and strong martial arts, the most important thing was inseparable from his family background.

The Ling family is the first general of the Tianxi Dynasty, and it has been three generations since their ancestors began to be loyal to the imperial court. The men of the Ling family are brave and good at fighting, although they have performed many miraculous feats, most of them died on the battlefield, such as Ling Fengchen's grandfather and father. I think that the only one who could compete with the prestige of the Ling family in the Tianxi Dynasty was the Fang family, and the Fang family was the mother family of Chen Guifei, and it had declined in recent years because of the lack of outstanding sons and nephews. As for Bai Zhanyi, the general who is now guarding Mobei, he is fashionable and unknown, just a small general under Ling Fengchen's grandfather.

Ling Fengchen, the contemporary heir of the Ling family, is also considered to be a good family, he won the champion of martial arts in one fell swoop when he was eighteen years old, and he has gained a holy heart in the past few years in the court. The fly in the ointment is that Ling Fengchen has not been on the battlefield for the time being, and his qualifications are insufficient.

Yuwen Haotian's dictation surprised Yuwen Cheng, and he hurriedly spoke out: "Father, how can you listen to Luo Zhen's words and send troops to search the residence of your son?" How do you let your sons serve the people in the future? ”

Nine times out of ten, the representative of Soufu made a big mistake, and Yu Wencheng knew that this was extremely bad for his reputation.

Hearing the word "convincing", it quickly provoked Yu Wenye to sneer contemptuously.

Looking at the emperor's gloomy face, Yu Wenye had to take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "My father has always made wise decisions, isn't the eldest emperor's brother questioning my father?" ”

When the emperor ascended, he squinted at Yu Wencheng, and the warning in the eyes of the Son of Heaven made him tremble.

Yu Wencheng was stunned, and turned his face to meet Yu Wenye's sarcastic gaze, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth and replied: "I didn't question my father, why did the prince fan the flames here." ”

Originally, because of the incident in Lama Temple yesterday, Yu Wencheng was very annoyed, but now seeing Yu Wenye's miserable white handsome face, he was in a better mood. For Lichu, Emperor Taizu, the founder of the Tianxi Dynasty, had already set a rule, that is, there was no heir. Queen Tong has only one son, and when Yu Wenye dies of poison, it should be his turn to re-establish the prince Yu Wencheng.

At this time, the Chinese Wu suddenly understood that Luo Zhen was so bold today, and it turned out that he had the support of the prince behind him. Some people even whispered that the biting dog did not bark, Luo Zhen surrendered to the prince, and he will have the merit of being a dragon in the future.

At this moment, Yu Wenye seemed to be about to speak, when he suddenly covered his chest with his hand, and his handsome face showed an indescribable look of pain, and then he fell to the ground with a shake.

"Oh, His Royal Highness the Prince, what's wrong with you?"

Gao Zhan, who was closest to him, hurriedly trotted over without waiting for the emperor to speak, and helped Yu Wenye who fell to the ground. Unexpectedly, before Gao Zhan could touch him, he suddenly began to cough violently, and then piercing blood gushed out of his mouth.

Blood stained his luxurious court clothes, Yu Wenye's face faded to the last trace of blood, and he was short of breath, but he was unconscious.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, wake up!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Except for the eldest prince Yu Wencheng, who was stunned and indifferent, the important ministers standing in the front row of the queue hurriedly came over to find out.

Damn Yu Wenye! Actually poisoned above the court! Yu Wencheng clenched his hands into fists, and cold sweat quietly oozed out of his palms, as if he already had a bad premonition.

"Prince!" In a hurry, Yuwen Haotian stood up suddenly, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he shouted anxiously, "Imperial Doctor, quickly pass on the Imperial Doctor!" ”

There are no more princes under his knees, and the one he cares about the most is his sister-in-law Yu Wenye after all. With both human and military qualifications, he is destined to shoulder the mission of inheriting his thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the future from birth, so he attaches great importance to preference, and cannot tolerate half a point difference.

Now that the prince suddenly vomited blood and fainted, he naturally had no time to send it back to the East Palace for treatment, and the emperor waved his dragon sleeves and ordered someone to move it to the apse of Zhaoyang Palace.

Li Chen, the head of the imperial doctors in the palace, led a group of imperial doctors to kneel in front of the bed for consultation, and through the bright yellow veil, in addition to Yuwen Haotian who was pacing back and forth, there was also Queen Tong who hurried to hear the news.

At this time, the Tong family didn't care about his dignified demeanor, and his eyes were red: "Your Majesty, Ye'er has always been in good health, why did you suddenly vomit blood and faint today?" The concubine felt very strange, what if Ye'er had three long and two short......"

Just take a look at the court clothes that the palace people have faded for the prince, and you can know that the shocking blood stains on it make the Tong family unsettled.

"The queen is a little restless, the imperial doctors are all guarding inside, I believe that Ye'er Ji people have their own natural appearance." Yuwen Haotian frowned tightly, and his unwavering eyes concealed a mystery that others did not dare to ponder.

Gao Zhan followed and prayed secretly beside him, he was gone with the new princess yesterday, and the prince can't have another accident today!

After a long time, Li Chen withdrew respectfully and replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, this time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the poison of the heart grass. The poisoner obviously considered the dosage, which should have penetrated from the daily diet. Although the dosage is not large, His Royal Highness has been poisoned for a long time, and the toxicity has injured the meridians, and I am afraid it will take more than two months to completely detoxify. The old minister has already administered an acupuncture to His Royal Highness, and the daily prescription will need to be carefully adjusted in order to ensure His Highness's well-being. ”

Yuwen Haotian was furious when he heard this: "Why is it heartbroken grass again?" Gao Zhan, check it out now! I want to see who is so bold and dares to harm the prince! ”

Gao Zhan was so shocked that he knelt on the ground and said yes again and again.

At the end, Yuwen Haotian added: "Start checking from the palace!" ”

Tong Shi seemed to suddenly remember something, and then commanded sharply: "Concubine Lin is the head of all the concubines, so start from her Qixia Palace!" ”

Gao Zhan also responded carefully, making sure that there was no more orders, so he dared to retreat quietly.

The palace maid lifted the veil, Tong Shi walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, couldn't bear to stare at his son's pale handsome face, and in an instant, the noble and dignified harem lord burst into tears, and choked up: "Ye'er......"

She has only one son, who almost died in childbirth when she gave birth to Yuwen Qingxia, and later the imperial doctors worked together to protect their mother and daughter, but Tong Shi could not get pregnant again. Whoever dares to hurt her son, whoever it is, she will surely let him go to hell!

Yuwen Haotian was also a little astringent in his heart, even if he put aside his identity as a prince, he loved Yuwen Ye the most. At the beginning, he was willing to make him the crown prince, not just because he was the only concubine, but because he thought that he was worthy of entrusting the country. Now his beloved son has been murdered, which not only endangers the country, but also makes him, a father, heartbroken.

About half an hour later, Gao Zhan hurriedly came back to his life: "Your Majesty, when the servant led people to search Qixia Palace, he found that there was a box of strange herbs in the dressing table of Concubine Lin's mother, and the servant had never seen it with shallow knowledge, so he ordered someone to bring it to the imperial doctor." ”

Yuwen Haotian and Tong's expressions changed, Gao Zhan had been on an errand in front of the emperor for so many years, if it weren't for eight or nine and not leaving ten, how could he dare to come back so quickly to restore his life.

I saw the palace maid holding a small rectangular box in front of Li Chen, the box was obviously split by a knife, and the original copper lock had been damaged. In addition to containing half a box of strange-looking herbs, there were also two small white porcelain bottles.

After Li Chen carefully examined them one by one, he didn't dare to raise his eyes and said, "Back to Your Majesty, these herbs are Broken Heart Grass, and the thing in the bottle is the highly poisonous juice refined by someone who knows a lot about this poison." ”

Yuwen Haotian's face was pale at the moment, and he only asked sharply: "Where is the slut?" ”

Gao Zhan replied: "The servant invited Concubine Lin to wait outside the palace. ”

Yuwen Haotian didn't mean to let her in, but personally raised his feet and walked outside.

Concubine Lin was about to bless her body and ask for peace, but she was slapped on the ground by Yuwen Haotian, which showed the fierceness of her force.

This slap made Concubine Lin weak, and all the seven souls and six spirits were frightened, and there were five finger prints on her face. After a long time, she whispered, "Your Majesty, what did the concubine do wrong?" Please also ask Your Majesty to make it clear. ”

Yuwen Haotian sneered twice: "I remember that you were a show girl from Qiandi back then. ”

Concubine Lin nodded: "It's true that the concubine is from Qiandi. ”

"The good things of your hometown's specialty, why don't you eat them yourself!" Yuwen Haotian saw that she was still pretending to be confused, and became more and more annoyed, "You are only submissive on the surface, but in fact, your heart is like a snake and scorpion, and you dare to poison the prince!" I see that you will leave you some dignity for the sake of having the eldest son of the emperor at the earliest time when you enter the palace, and allow you to make your own decisions. ”

Murdering the prince should be punished by the nine clans.

If it weren't for the fact that the royal family's face needed to be maintained, and the courtiers outside couldn't be laughed at, Yuwen Haotian wouldn't let her make it so easy for her to make a decision.

Concubine Lin's body trembled, and she didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly kowtowed and shouted: "Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged!" The concubine never poisoned the prince! ”

The "good things" in Yuwen Haotian's mouth, she clearly refers to the heart-breaking grass. Previously, Yuwen Cheng entered the palace and discussed with her to kill Princess Hexin, and then blame Bai Muguan. Out of her love for her son, Concubine Lin couldn't be afraid or stopped him. Including the previous joint Li Zhaoyi to push the new princess into the water, and then buy the maid Xiang'er next to Concubine Xi to frame Princess Hemu, these things are clear to Concubine Lin. Only the prince was poisoned, she really didn't know! It turned out that Yu Wencheng knew that her mother was timid and afraid of hindering him, so she naturally hid from her the fact that she poisoned the prince with broken heart grass.

As for why Gao Zhan found this box of heart-breaking grass from Qixia Palace today, which made Concubine Lin speechless, it was naturally a plan set up by Yu Wenye yesterday. This box of heartbroken grass is indeed dirty, but Yuwencheng can't be stupid enough to put it in Qixia Palace, but sent someone to bury it in the back garden of the Great Prince's Mansion, and it happened to be discovered by Yuwenye's secret guards and dug it up at night.

"Since Concubine Lin keeps shouting injustice, it seems that she is also in the dark about this matter, so it must be the eldest prince's doing." I don't know when the Tong family also came out, the queen who was elegant and graceful in the past is full of voice today, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince has always regarded himself as the eldest son, and he has always regarded himself as a different identity, Ye'er has repeatedly endured it, but now he has been poisoned in his body. I hope Your Majesty will call the shots for Ye'er! ”

Yuwen Haotian's expression was indifferent, and he raised his chin and said coldly to summon Yuwen Cheng.

Speaking of siblings competing with each other, the most painful person is, of course, Yuwen Haotian's father. Who doesn't want a father to be kind and filial to his son, and a brother to be a brother? This is an unattainable vision in the emperor's house.

Tong's words seemed to wake up Concubine Lin, it is not a pity that she died as a harem woman, but she can't ruin the great cause that her son has been planning for many years. After quickly figuring it out, Concubine Lin suddenly changed her words and confessed: "Your Majesty, this is not Cheng'er's business, it is a concubine, and the concubines are all confused for a while!" Your Majesty, the concubine begs you not to be angry with Cheng'er! ”

If it was said that Concubine Lin did it alone, Yuwen Haotian naturally didn't believe it. If Yu Wenye dies, the crown prince will be vacant, and it will inevitably fall into the hands of Yu Wencheng. The poison of the heart-breaking grass produced in Qiandi is like a heart disease that is suddenly difficult to detect when he is dying, and this vicious mind is beyond the reach of others. Thinking about the causes and consequences, Yuwen Haotian didn't doubt at all that anyone wanted to frame Concubine Lin's mother and son.