The death of Empress Dowager Qi was a trap tailor-made for Yang Zheng by King Duan following Song Yuheng's 'curse'. The purpose is to pull down the queen mother's mother and son, and at the same time, label him as a rebel.

But in the previous chaos of the party, Yang Zheng and Ji Erlan solved the situation by throwing thousands of pounds, and the other king's plan was greatly discounted, so that after Yang Zheng returned to Beijing, he was only quite restricted in his actions and did not cause too much turmoil.

Therefore, now that Duanwang has been exposed one after another, there is no need to conceal his true intentions.

Duanwang's tone was calm, but the others heard that there was a deep resentment in it, as if it had been in the deep valley for a long time, full of poisonous miasma. He said: "The king's biological mother is really pitiful, and she has been in the palace for ten years before she can be favored by her father by chance. Once pregnant, it led to death. ”

When everyone heard him mention the sentence left by Empress Dowager Qi when she died, and mentioned his biological mother, they all had a faint guess. Although Empress Qi was favored back then, she never had an heir, so in order to maintain her status in the palace forever, it was the best choice to pass on the heirs of other palace concubines to her name.

However, who wants to separate their flesh and blood and give up their children to others.

King Duan said coldly: "She hurt the king's biological mother with a black heart because she had Lin'er around her knees and was petted. But this king's biological mother is a very obsessive person, and it seems that at the last moment of her life, she caused an indelible fear, so although my biological mother is dead, she is still frightened day and night, and she also suffers from frightening dreams. Although this king was ignorant when he was young, his memory was very good, and as he grew older, he gradually understood what happened back then, and found out the truth about the murder of his biological mother. ”

As he said this, he suddenly fell silent. Ji Erlan looked at her and could understand that feeling very well.

Originally, it was the filial piety of mother and son, and the joy of family. But suddenly, one day, you discover that there is a dark and bloody secret in it, and the truth gradually erodes your thoughts in doubt and unbelief, so that those beautiful and warm emotions suddenly change their taste. Exploitation, deception and other malice slowly erode your heart. Between the two family relationships of blood thicker than water and day and night, who can give the right choice? Just like the Qin family to Ji Erlan, from disappointment, hatred, and resentment, to life and death.

Actually, I didn't make up my mind, but I came to this point unconsciously.

King Duan said: "At this point, this king feels that in this Da'an, there seems to be nothing worth worrying about, the beloved woman, the adoptive mother who depends on each other, the father and brother who are addicted to imperial power, one by one, all of which make this king feel disgusted and disappointed." ”

After that, King Duan began to feed the concubine of Emperor Qi medicine, which made her sleep more unstable at night, but the other party only thought that it was because of the growing ailment, and there was no suspicion. After a long time, the concubine of Empress Qi was not in good spirits, and she was a little out of order after being slightly stimulated. And King Duan deliberately guided her at that time, so that she jumped off the attic and fell to her death.

Immediately afterwards, King Duan used Fanghua to spread rumors, saying that 'that woman' referred to Su Ran, so as to divert his gaze and lead the troubled waters to King Du, killing two birds with one stone.

Ji Erlan took the opportunity to ask, "So, does Lord Duan want to ruin this dynasty?" ”

King Duan raised his eyes, his eyes became fierce, and said: "Da'an has rotted from the inside, and sooner or later it will be devoured, rather than this, it is better to let this king control Da'an's fate." ”

"But doesn't the prince think that borrowing the power of Yasukuni is seeking the skin of the tiger?"

At this point, everything is clearly laid out in front of everyone, open and honest. Duanwang looked at her with a sneer, as if he was saying with his eyes, you know too much.

There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the hall, from far and near, Ji Erlan's ears were outstanding, and she was the first to hear the movement, a trace of eagerness flashed in her eyes, she looked at Yang Zhen, and signaled that someone outside him was coming. Both of them knew that that person must be Yan Hong, who had just gone out. At this time, Duanwang's manpower should have been arranged, and he was going to wipe them out.

Yang Zhen gave her a slightly calm look, and said to King Duan: "Uncle Huang, if you don't want people to know, unless you don't do it." You already knew that the master behind Yan Hong was the Qinghe Cui family, didn't you? ”

The footsteps outside were really paused, and then they slowly approached the temple door, casting a faint shadow on the window paper.

King Duan turned his back to the temple gate and did not see it. Ji Erlan understood and said: "When the Qinghe Cui clan and Da'an used each other to exterminate the Boling Cui clan, the prince had already connected with Yasukuni. And Yan Shicheng's house arrest of his eldest daughter-in-law Cui is also the instruction of the prince, not only that, but you also confirmed Yan Hong's identity for the Qinghe Cui family, and guided the clansmen of the Qinghe Cui clan to pretend to be rangers to raise Yan Hong, so that Yan Hong can live as a pawn of the Qinghe Cui family......"

"Even the ranger's daughter, in exchange, incarnated as Tang Xingwu's daughter Tang Nian came to Da'an, trying to insert herself into the Duwang Mansion. But the prince didn't expect that there was a little mistake in the middle, and Tang Nian lost his trace, so the Qinghe Cui clan was suspicious of you. Just when you were at a stalemate, Lord Du emerged in the Chaozhou Rebellion and rose in power. Caught you off guard, it's impossible to want the king to be silently annihilated. ”

"Therefore, in recent years, Duan Wang Ye has advanced by retreating, which has contributed to the situation of the two kings and the four great families, so that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will bother to deal with King Du, and he will retreat to the fief and secretly settle with Yasukuni!"

The candles in the hall have been burned out one after another, and the faint blue light of the early morning has penetrated into the hall, making everyone's expressions appear vague and subtle. Li Xiang and the others had completely shrunk to the side and did not dare to speak, Cao Yushi and Scholar Wang stood in one place with solemn faces, and frequently looked at King Du.

Although the Queen Mother gritted her teeth with hatred, she also had the self-knowledge of "people are swords, I am fish and meat", and knelt beside the emperor without saying a word. It seemed that it was better to let the emperor wake up, or whether it would be safest for him to continue to sleep.

And the eldest princess of Hongyang, who originally aimed at revenge, and the young and deep King Yi, one stood behind Ji Erlan and the other stood beside Yang Zhen, their eyes were alert and worried, but their faces were firm.

The pins in the hall could be heard, and the silence was terrible.

Ji Erlan looked around at everyone and sighed secretly. Although she couldn't tell the matter clearly for a while, almost all the people present were the parties, and with a little thought, it was enough to think clearly. Yan Hong is even more so.

His complexion was very dark in the dim light outside the door, and he thought to himself, no wonder the masked man gave him a very contradictory feeling, like friend and foe. He has the blood of the Cui family in his body, and he holds the secret talisman that orders the Cui family of Qinghe in his hand, and he thinks he is smart. wanted to escape the clamp of others, but never thought that he was already a piece of meat in other people's mouths, whether he swallowed or vomited, it was all in an instant.

After thinking for a while, he gently pushed open the door of the palace, and the original words in his mouth became: "Lord Wang, Wang Youting, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, is waiting outside the palace." ”

Hearing this, Duan Wang smiled relaxed and said, "Okay." ”

Yan Hong bowed and withdrew from the hall, Ji Erlan frowned slightly. With the cunning and resourcefulness of the other party, he must have noticed that something was wrong, and at this time, he learned the truth that he was being manipulated, and he would definitely take the opportunity to escape. Ji Erlan is unwilling, but now he focuses on the overall situation, and he can't control it.

She said: "Does Lord Duan really hate Da'an so much, leaving no room for anything?" ”

Duanwang's whole person became radiant, as if many years of anticipation were close at hand, and he was twenty years younger. He walked slowly to the place where Emperor Fang Cai fell, looked at everyone condescendingly, and said, "Today's palace, there is no mercy for killing!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the guards hiding in the hall appeared in front of the people one after another, surrounding everyone. Especially around Yang Wei and Ji Erlan, there are more than a dozen people, and when they hear the sound of breath and footsteps, they know that they are extremely powerful masters.

Hubu Shangshu Zhang Xianting was drenched in cold sweat, his feet were very soft, and there was a stench from under his body. The people around him weren't much better. King Duan sneered: "Such a talent, how can he be worthy of my dynasty." Do it! ”

As soon as he gave the order, dozens of guards raised their swords and approached everyone.

Seeing this, Yang Zhen and Ji Erlan not only did not retreat, but instead flew into the crowd, guarding the people in the palace within their reach.

Only then did everyone understand why King Duan summoned Li Xiang and others into the palace. Eradicating dissidents is the second and most important role, in order to contain the king. With Yang Zheng's temperament, it is impossible to let Li Xiang and the various Shangshu be killed in front of him. Looking around like this, it's better to deal with!

The sword light and sword, in the midst of the attacks from all sides, even if Yang Zhen and Ji Erlan's martial arts are amazing, they are also lacking in skills at this time, and someone still falls in a pool of blood. However, King Duan's guards were even more damaged, and they had already broken in half in a moment. Seeing that Ji Erlan was full of tricks, tricky moves, and assisted by the moon breath on the side, he stood up with a cold snort, took his usual saber from the hand of a guard, and personally held the sword and attacked her.

Yang Zhen saw it from a distance, and he was anxious, but he was entangled by the guards around him, and he couldn't get out for a while.

Ji Erlan didn't have to look back to know that Yang Zhen was always paying attention to her, and she shouted: "Lord Wang, don't be distracted at this time, I can handle it!" ”

Yang Zhen gritted his teeth, retracted his gaze, and struggled to turn around and slash the desperate guards who were close to him, and flew over to protect King Yi, who was barely dodging the killing machine.

Ji Erlan greeted Duanwang with a sword and was suddenly taken aback. The other party was really hidden, but she was not a vegetarian either, so she immediately thrust the double swords in her hands into the necks of the two dying guards, and drew a soft whip from her waist to meet the long sword of King Duan.

Because King Duan's right hand was stabbed by Ji Erlan's bone knife before, he used a sword with his left hand at this time, but there was no condensation, which shows that his kung fu is powerful. He sneered: "Yellow-haired girl, do you want to overcome rigidity with softness?!" ”

Ji Erlan laughed evilly and said, "Hmph, Lord Duan's knowledge is too shallow!" ”