His Majesty did this quickly and ruthlessly, and when everyone was surprised, he released this holy decree.

And the day before.

The four princes were imprisoned in a dungeon waiting to be released. In the evening, a guard walked in with a food box, without saying much, and when he put down the lunch box, he suddenly gave the fourth prince a deep look.

The fourth prince blinked in his comprehension and walked towards the dining table as usual.

The two quietly handed over the code, and the fourth prince opened the lunch box.

Inside is the usual steamed bun pickles, and a small plate of stir-fry.

The fourth prince put the three plates on the table and ate them slowly, not caring that the food was cold.

The guards and guards who deliver meals are not a wave of people, and the guards at the door rotate every hour, all of them are to select some of His Majesty's cronies.

The guard stared at the four princes eating slowly, looked at it for a while and felt that there was nothing abnormal, and turned his head to look outside in a daze.

His family background is innocent, he has never been in contact with the powerful, and he has no chance of rebellion, so it is his turn to guard the door today.

But he is used to being idle, and he has never been exposed to the scheming and tactics of the powerful people in Beijing, so he doesn't know what the role of this prisoner inside is.

So after seeing that there was nothing abnormal about the fourth prince, his mind slowly drifted away. His eyes also wandered.

The fourth prince did not move, his eyes glanced at the door, and with a quick movement, he twisted a delicate mechanism under the handle of the food box.

A small note fell from under the mechanism, and he quickly caught the note and quickly read the content with his wide sleeves.

Inside was a message from his subordinate Li Ze, asking how he was doing in prison and whether he needed to break into the palace to save people.

The fourth prince knew that he had exposed a lot of things on His Majesty's side, and now that he was so passive, and he was facing His Majesty's punishment for not knowing what it was, he finally made up his mind.

Gently tear the note into a cross, and quickly stuff it into the hidden compartment again, and the mechanism is closed at the second time, and there is no visible existence of the hidden compartment in the dark part of the grip.

The cross is a signal, and the fourth prince has discussed the action code with his trusted subordinates from almost the beginning of the deployment of the private army.

Plot to usurp the throne!

The fourth prince was released from the dungeon and met Li Ze on the way back to the house, Li Ze rescued the fourth prince, and the two rushed to the secret base.

It was a suburban house, and it couldn't be more ordinary from the outside.

The fourth prince entered the mansion under the cover of Li Ze, briefly freshened up, and came out to change into a bright yellow robe, with arrogance on his face.

The fourth prince stood in the courtyard, looking at the assembled group of soldiers lurking in the city, and raised the wine bowl in his hand.

"Soldiers! Today is the best time for us to achieve hegemony, the dog emperor is mediocre in governing the country, doing nothing, after everyone helps me achieve hegemony, this country, there is your share! ”

"Victory awaits us ahead, the soldiers follow me, rush into the palace, and hit the Dog Emperor!"

Drink all the sake in the bowl, hold it upside down to indicate that there is not a drop left, and randomly and vigorously break the bowl.

The soldiers in armor drank it all one after another, and the sound of crackling pottery bowls sounded, and the four princes stood in the court, looking at this scene, a domineering spirit rushed to the top of their heads, feeling that the world was under control.

Suddenly, a panicked-looking soldier stumbled in, still covered in blood.

The fourth prince suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, "What does it look like to be flustered!" ”

"The prince is not good!"

The wounded guard fell to his knees with a thud.

"The subordinates went to the old department in the mountains to gather soldiers, and found that our people fell to the ground, almost half of the soldiers vomited and diarrhea out of strength, and they couldn't stand up with weak legs, and some of them secretly escaped, I don't know what the reason is."

After the man finished speaking, he collapsed panting, apparently exhausted.

The fourth prince looked at the fallen people, and a group of soldiers who looked at each other and were still arrogant just now, all of them were shocked and dazed, and shook their bodies angrily.

"How can this be ......"

It must be, His Majesty must know about himself! Otherwise, how could the timing be so coincidental!

The spirit of the fourth prince just now was gone, and he stood in place for a while and didn't know what to do, after all, nearly half of the people had no combat effectiveness, and the palace must have strengthened its vigilance.

Suddenly, orderly footsteps came from outside the courtyard, followed by a loud voice.

"Surround! Don't let a mosquito fly out either! ”

It's the emperor's man!

The people outside shouted again.

"The fourth prince was originally stripped of his title, and he was never allowed to enter Beijing, so he escaped halfway, and at the behest of His Majesty, he was arrested and waited for his fate!"

The originally closed door was broken, and the fourth prince was greeted by a group of black-pressed royal soldiers, with rows of bows, arrows, knives and halberds pointing directly at him.

"That's what happened!"

The breath that the fourth prince had been holding finally broke out, and a wave of anger hit his heart and lungs, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The fourth prince still hasn't surrendered? His Majesty's will does not say that he will be captured alive! ”

The man who saw him on his knees now pointed a knife at himself.

vomited another mouthful of blood, and the fourth prince's eyes were about to crack, and he fell straight to the ground, out of breath.

The soldiers in his courtyard were loyal, and when they saw the prince fall to the ground, they drew their swords and rushed out of the door.

The royal guard was victorious, and the caller glanced at the corpse on the ground.

"Take it away." If you intend to rebel, you will take the blame.

This side of the palace.

As soon as the emperor received the news of the death of the fourth prince, Sima Li applied to see him.

"Your Majesty!" Sima Li knelt down when he came in.

"When the minister heard that the four princes had rebelled, he immediately wanted to come to see His Majesty, but the minister suddenly found that part of the remnants of the guilty ministers was still hiding in a Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city. The minister is afraid that the criminal minister will be unfavorable to His Majesty, so he will come to see His Majesty immediately! ”

The emperor walked around and patted Sima Li, who was still kneeling, on the shoulder.

"Aiqing has a heart."

The secret guard came in. "The remnants of the criminal ministers will be wiped out together!"

The emperor was not visible, and he looked very pleased, expressing that the right minister is really my right-hand man, what should I do without you.

Sima Li didn't take it too seriously in his heart, His Majesty the Emperor could naturally have loyal ministers, but some should be courtiers who were not as powerful and strategic as he praised.

"The minister is frightened, thank you for your compliment."

On the second day, he went to court.

"I think you all know about the four princes, the four princes died suddenly, I am very sorry, he once went the wrong way, I hope no one will repeat the mistakes of the past."

His Majesty did not say such things threateningly, but smiled as if chattering.

None of the people below really regarded these words as idle talk, this is a gentle knife, and there is no blood in killing. One by one, they lowered their heads and did not dare to speak, as if they were the next to lose their heads.