Outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, asking to see the emperor, corresponding to the Dragon Martial Army and the Shenwu Army guarding the layers of guards around the Heart Cultivation Palace.

This is already the fifth day of the emperor's resignation, and the people of the government and the opposition are panicking, so they come to see the emperor to find out the truth.

Gonggong Zhang walked out of the closed hall door, shook off the Buddha's dust, and sang: "Your Majesty has a decree, Xuanzhong Shushilang, Shizhong, Huangmen Shilang, Shangshu left servant shot, Shangshu right servant shot, Sikong Lord to meet." ”

So, the adults who were named followed Gonggong Zhang into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

When other officials outside the hall saw this scene, they all exchanged their ears.

The spies who were secretly observing not far away quickly disappeared and went to report to their respective masters.

The crown prince was restless in the Kunning Palace, and when he heard the news, the uneasiness on his face intensified, and he looked at the queen: "Queen Mother, how do I feel that my father is arranging the funeral?" ”

"You can't say this, just know it in your heart, don't say it again." The queen scolded him, and then muttered: "In the past few days, your father and emperor have only seen you once, or when all the princes are there.

"But in front of everyone, I didn't tell you what was going to happen next.

"Although you are already the crown prince, if it is Your Majesty, then you will be able to ascend to that position naturally.

"But"

The queen turned to a worried look: "But your father summoned the four princes twice alone, and it is difficult to guarantee that things have not changed." ”

The crown prince also thought so, and when he heard that the queen's thoughts coincided with him, he was even more uneasy in his heart.

The queen's words changed, and she said: "But don't worry, the emperor has asked your grandfather to contact a few old ministers, and when the time comes, they will support you according to the family law of the ancestors." ”

The prince relaxed slightly, and he got up: "Queen Mother, I'll go outside for a walk and breathe." ”

"Go ahead."

While thinking about things in his heart, the prince wandered around, and before he knew it, he had reached the imperial garden.

"Have you heard? Today, His Majesty summoned the Four Princes. ”

"What's so strange about this, Your Majesty loves the four princes the most in the past day, and now that he is sick, he naturally wants his favorite child by his side."

"Haven't you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

The man looked around, lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Your Majesty summoned the adults of Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province to appoint the four princes as princes."

"Yikes"

"Shhh

Suddenly, the crown prince came out from around the corner and looked at the two eunuchs with a gloomy face, "Who taught you to say this?" ”

The two knelt on the ground "poof", "Back to the prince's words, the slave also heard it from elsewhere, and the slave knew that he was wrong and begged the prince to spare his life." ”

The prince asked, "What else have you heard?" ”

The eunuch's head bowed: "The servant didn't hear anything." ”

The guard pulled out a knife and put it on his neck, with a fierce expression: "Tell me honestly, otherwise I will cut your tongue." ”

The eunuch trembled with fright, and hurriedly said: "The slave also heard that His Majesty has spoken to the four princes and wants to make him the next emperor, so the four princes have been proud and arrogant everywhere in the past few days."

The prince's face darkened a little.

The guard's knife advanced a little: "What else?" Tell me honestly. ”

The eunuch stiffened and didn't dare to move, "The slave heard this, there is nothing else, beg His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to spare his life, and the slave will not dare next time." ”

The prince glanced at the guard.

So, the guard pointed his knife at another eunuch: "What about you?" What did you hear? Honestly recruited. ”

The eunuch was already frightened: "Your Highness spares your life, the slave didn't hear anything." ”

The guard frightened them a few more times, until he could squeeze out no useful information, and as soon as the knife in his hand was raised, the two eunuchs fell to the ground.

The prince turned and left, leaving two guards to deal with the aftermath.

The confidant said: "Your Highness, from this point of view, Your Majesty's heart must be shaken, maybe he has made an edict and changed it to the four princes to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne." ”

The crown prince clenched his fists, swung his fist out, and hit the trunk of the tree next to him: "He didn't think about it, all this is from the palace." ”

The henchman stepped forward: "Your Highness, your hand is bleeding." ”

The prince took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on the back of his hand, and returned to a cold look: "Go back to the East Palace." ”

On the way back to the East Palace, at a three-way intersection, the fourth prince came head-on, the fifth prince came from the left, and the three met at the fork.

The fifth prince saluted the prince very respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness the prince." ”

He also saluted the four princes respectfully: "I have seen the four emperor brothers." ”

The fourth prince held a tray in his hand, and the bowl on the plate exuded a pungent smell of Chinese medicine, and he said to the fifth prince: "No courtesy." ”

The prince's face sank suddenly, he was the prince, and before he shouted "no courtesy", the fourth prince shouted, which clearly did not take him in his eyes, and he already regarded himself as a prince.

And the fifth prince obediently did so.

The prince killed him with a slap in the eye.

The fifth prince seemed to feel something, looked over, received his eyes, and immediately saluted again, and remained still.

After a long time, the prince slowly spit out two words: "No courtesy." ”

The fifth prince had a respectful attitude: "His Royal Highness Prince Xie." ”

The crown prince turned to look at the four princes and released the majesty of the prince: "Why don't the four princes salute when they see this palace?" ”

The fourth prince didn't move, and said with a smile: "Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so serious? You and I are brothers, why do you pay attention to that false courtesy? ”

The prince did not stage a scene of brotherly affection with him as usual, and continued to say with a straight face: "Since ancient times, the monarch of heaven and earth has been a teacher, the king is in the front, and the kiss is in the back.

"First about the monarch and ministers, then about the relatives.

"Is the fourth prince trying to violate the patriarchal law?"

The fourth prince put away his smile and said lightly: "The younger brother has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, and the younger brother is holding his father's decoction, so it is inconvenient to salute His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"You" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gritted his teeth: "This palace still has to ask you to salute today." ”

"Come on, since the fourth prince can't be polite, then help him."

As soon as the prince gave the order, the chamberlains immediately surrounded the four princes.

The four chamberlains beside the four princes immediately stepped forward and protected the four princes in the middle.

"Get out of the way, I'll see who dares to touch me today."

The fourth prince stepped forward, stood at the front, stretched out the tray in his hand to the attendants who came around, and said, "This is Your Majesty's medicine, if anyone touches it, Your Majesty will definitely cut off his head." ”

As soon as these words came out, the attendants stopped.

The fourth prince sneered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, do you want to go up in person?"

"Or do you want to knock over your father's medicine, make your father's condition worse, and then ascend the throne as soon as possible?"

The crown prince immediately scolded: "Hugh has to slander this palace, this palace has no such intention." ”

The fourth prince held the tray and walked towards the prince step by step: "Since His Royal Highness the prince does not have this thought, then I will forgive the younger brother for not accompanying him."

"Father is still waiting for me to serve the decoction."

After speaking, he glanced at the prince defiantly, and when he passed by the prince's side, he also bumped into the prince.

"Haha"

The four princes laughed and walked away.

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