At the same time, the facts in the capital were not peaceful.

The emperor did not get the antidote yesterday.

He can only find the queen.

The queen wanted to be perfunctory, but the emperor took her down without giving her any chance.

But after some persecution, the queen still couldn't come up with an antidote.

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you first! It's not wise for you to challenge me at this time! As soon as my mind moves at this moment, the prince will be able to get what he wants. If I am ruthless, I will first issue an edict to abolish the prince! ”

The queen eventually confessed, saying that she had no medicine in her hands.

"Really. The medicine that was given to you before only relieves but not eradicates, but it has been used up. ”

"What about the eradication medicine?"

"No, never."

How is this possible? The Emperor's hand behind his back shook faster and faster.

So the Xiao family has not given him a real antidote not to force him, but really not? Then he is a dignified son of heaven, and he really wants to die like this?

Although he had been mentally prepared, the emperor still couldn't accept it.

"Really. Ghost Shouya told him early in the morning that there was no solution to this poison, and he could only slow down. In order to ensure that secrets were not leaked, the Xiao family did control him. But a month ago, he committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam. He only left enough poison and medicine to alleviate Tian Wanyi's toxicity. At that time, the amount of calculation was for Tian Wanyi alone...... I thought it was more than enough. Thinking about ......, "Thinking that the dead will not leak secrets, it is best if the ghost hand is dead." So the Xiao family not only didn't care, but also relaxed a lot.

It's just that I didn't expect that the peak turned around, and this matter was discovered in advance.

The amount of medicine for one person is used by two people, where can it withstand consumption. And due to the situation, there was no antidote or enough reliever, and none of them dared to mention it, so it dragged on.

The last bottle of medicine was given to the emperor the day before yesterday.

It's gone.

"Your Majesty, so a while ago, the concubine didn't want to control you so she didn't give the antidote, but the concubine only had medicine to relieve the medicinal properties in her hands. The concubine had no choice, and the concubine didn't dare to say it, so she ...... "......The queen kneeled to the emperor's feet, kowtowed, and cried movingly.

When she decided to poison the emperor in the morning, she cut off her many years of love, and the tears that broke the embankment at this moment were mostly for self-preservation. He's all dead, and he's still unwilling to give up the throne? Zhu Changan is also finished, does he have any other choice?

The empress has become more and more sure of her son's future, and she is just worried that the emperor will kill her to vent her hatred...... She still wants to be the queen mother! She also wants to live a life where no one suppresses her and the sky is high and the sea is wide!

So at this moment, she is extremely affectionate, guilty, and self-blaming.

"So...... A few days ago, the prince's promise to Li Chun was also ...... Appease? ”

"General Lee...... It's so strong. Where does the prince dare to show cowardice......"

Li Chun came to the door that day, but he frightened his son.

This thing didn't come out of nowhere!

The coercion is too heavy, what should I do if my son doesn't meet him everywhere? If Li Chun knew that they didn't have an antidote in their hands, maybe they would cause some trouble again.

was afraid that Li Chun's stay in Beijing would spoil their big business, and he knew that he was concerned about Jiangnan, so after his son showed goodwill, he finally sent people away.

As soon as this man leaves...... And that's all it takes.

The queen narrowed her eyes and hid her scheming.

The emperor is missing Li Chun's helper, and Bai Heng is restrained again, if the emperor doesn't know each other, his son will definitely be able to do it......

The emperor stared at the empress, and he really hated poison in his heart.

He just wanted to strangle this slut with his own hands. Not yet.

The queen is in the harem, and it is naturally not difficult to get killed. But he feared that this move would upset the precarious balance at the moment. Li Chun has gone south, Kang Anbo is also attacking with all his might, the situation will soon be under control, and he must persevere.

And over there, the queen was still crying and recalling the past, from their wedding to the prince's ......

The words are implying that the crown prince is the best choice at the moment. Only the choice of the crown prince is the greatest help to the overall situation. The crown prince has been in power for 20 years, and he is the choice of destiny, and he is also the most acceptable candidate for the throne of the court and the people of the Great Zhou. She begged the emperor to make up his mind sooner.

"The emperor still decided the unification earlier, and the edict was prepared. You're still in good shape, so you should be ready for it. Otherwise, you're ...... If you don't support it, it's easy to cause instability in the people's mind, isn't it? At that time, Zhu Changjue will have more to say, and he doesn't know how to arrange the emperor and the prince. The situation is worrying......"

"Queen! Don't think that I only have the prince to choose at the moment, and you can have no fear. If you don't think of a cure, you can wait for me to leave my mother and child! ”

These words made the queen both happy and sad. Happily, the emperor acquiesced in his son's succession. Sadly, the emperor was still dying.

"Your Majesty, there is really no antidote. The concubine is by your side, and if you really don't trust the concubine anymore, you can just do it. As long as it is for our children, for the sake of Da Zhou, and for the sake of stability, the concubines are willing to be wronged. ”

As for the antidote, the emperor had already planned for the worst.

If he was from the Xiao family, he would not have left a ghost hand and an antidote. Those are all handles, such a big crime of the Nine Clans, and they can't afford to take risks.

He just wasn't willing and didn't want to die......

In addition to detaining the queen, the emperor also detained the wife of the Xiao family, who entered the palace to ask for peace, in the palace. He also sent someone to Xiao's house to investigate. As a result, I really found out about the suicide of the ghost hand. Even the grave of Oni Hand has been found.

The tomb was opened, and it was verified, and it was confirmed that it was the person, and the time and the method of death were also matched.

Although the emperor did not want to believe it, he could no more.

He ordered to go to Tian Wanyi's palace to find the antidote again.

It didn't pay off, his people found the last bottle of medicine that Tian Wanyi had hidden earlier under the laurel tree in Chuxiu Palace.

The emperor used it and felt slightly relieved.

"How many days can I last after I stop taking the medicine?" The Emperor summoned the Imperial Physician.

"With the medicine given by the minister, it can last for a while."

"I want the exact number, I don't have time, don't be perfunctory, tell me the truth!"

"Three to five days. But if you're lucky, you should be able to ......."

"What if it goes with your previous tiger and wolf medicine?"

"It doesn't work much." After all, the medicine of the tiger and wolf is internal friction, but if there is nothing to consume inside, it is useless. "But Weichen will work hard to buy the emperor a few more days."

"I ask for five to seven days, and the rare medicinal materials in the medicine warehouse can be taken by you, is it possible?"

"Yes!"

After that, the emperor found a secret guard and asked him to quickly send a message to Bai Heng, whether it was war or peace, to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

After Li Chun returned to Beijing a few days ago to ask for instructions, the emperor immediately approved 5,000 horses to be transported to the north. Therefore, if Bai Heng comes back after cleaning up, it shouldn't be long.

"Let everyone be prepared." The Emperor sighed. "The prince, it shouldn't be long before he makes a move. You are watching and staring, and you must not make the slightest basket. ”

Even if the princelings are stabilized, the old clan, including the Xiao family, have been in close contact with each other recently, and they are mysterious and secretive.

Once the balance is broken, it's time for the princelings to draw their salaries.

He had already tried his best to perfunctory the queen and procrastinate. I don't know if the fifth child has found it. It's really not good, there is finally Li Chun......

Jingxi, watching the people unite to help him escape, Cheng Ziyu was as surprised as Zhu Changjue's pursuers.

As soon as her boat departed from the river, the Zhang family next door crossed his boat in the river, cutting off the back road.

As soon as her boat turned from the creek into the waterway, someone helped cut down a few trees and seal the waterway.

Wherever her ship goes, there will be people to help break the back.

Once you can't follow from the waterway at close range, in Jingxi, where the river network is dense, it is destined that Zhu Changjue's people will have a high chance of losing someone. Not to mention the interception of officers and soldiers on the shore, armor guards, and escort teams on various road sections, making it more difficult for the other side to pursue.

As a result, Zhu Changjue's people on both the water and land routes failed to keep up with Cheng Ziyu in time. The guards and officers and soldiers took advantage of the victory to pursue and launched an all-out liquidation of the gang along the way.

Cheng Ziyu thought that this journey would be very dangerous, but she didn't expect it to be so smooth......

It took her almost no twists and turns to reach the Taihu Annex.

He Yong was already waiting there, and directly loaded a boatload of gunpowder and sent her ashore.

"If it's not enough, I'll transport it."

"So much?" Cheng Ziyu was overjoyed. "Enough, enough. Thank you very much. You hurry back. By the way, how many people are in your courtyard, all of them have been emptied. I'm afraid that if the other party is ruthless, your courtyard will be affected by me. ”

"I've sent all the people in my courtyard, and the rest are clever. We're not leaving. There are thirty-six men in the annex, and I have fifty with me, so we will be sent by you. As for the house, it's something outside the body. In the future, when your house is renovated, you can help my family renovate it. ”

"No ......"

"Alright, don't say it. If there is a situation, I will try to hide again. ”

Over there, the chief of the armor guard was hurrying over, and He Yong helped unload the goods.

"The other party's ships are all wrecked. Not only were they blocked, but several of them were smashed and burned by the people. In a short time, they will not be able to cross the waterway.

The hundreds of people they ambushed at the back door of Cheng's house were basically wiped out. And as soon as we moved through the back door, the other black-clothed people who were hidden nearby couldn't help but reveal their whereabouts. We were well prepared, bows and arrows and fishing nets were fired, and hundreds of people were collected in one go. ”

"So, have we already taken a thousand people?"

"It should be more than that. The escort team was familiar with Jingxi and found a few ambush sites, so ...... The effect is quite fruitful. ”

"Did you find out how many people were on the other side?"

"It's estimated that there are about 3,000 people, and it's almost half of it at the moment."

"What about us?"

"We basically fought a sneak attack, and the loss was very small. Only dozens of brothers were seriously injured, and the officers and soldiers were about the same, and no one had died for the time being. ”

"Quickly let Lord Liu transfer some of his troops and set up roadblocks in the suburbs, especially the roads coming from the east. Help put Jingxi City under martial law. ”

The people helped her so much that she became more and more uneasy.

"Now that the fire has been extinguished, please ask the people who helped to hurry up and go back to rest while the other party's supplies have not arrived, close the doors and windows, and don't come out again. Fighting in the city can easily harm innocents. We try to minimize losses. You leave a team of people to help the officers and soldiers make more roadblocks on the various roads and then come back. ”

After thinking about it, she added:

"Let's leak out about me in the Taihu Annex. Just wait for those pursuers to go out of the city and chase after you, and then you will intercept them. Since their ship is blocked, they can only take the land route. There are not many roads out of the city to get here, so you might as well take your escort and design some traps on those roads. ”

Cheng Ziyu looked at the sky, it had been more than an hour since the Queen Mother and them left.

"We're going to have to make it until dawn."

As soon as the commander of the guard received the order, a firework exploded in the sky.

It is especially eye-catching in this dark night.

"Is this a sign from the guards?" Cheng Ziyu asked Jia Jiu, who was walking towards him.

"No. It's not a guard, it's not the imperial court. It should be ......" Jia Jiu glanced to the east.

Distress fireworks?

The visual range of fireworks is fixed, so does this mean that the other party still has nearby support? Is their supply arriving? Or are they going to lure back those guys who were transferred west to Lishui?

Cheng Ziyu took a deep breath.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!

Jiajiu came with news.

"Lady of the Lord, the latest news: Kang Amber's onslaught is working. Fifteen hours ago, Zhu Changjue's previously occupied Tiantai and Xiangshan had been recovered. Zhu Changjue disappeared. But at this point, he had no place in the interior. As long as Zhoushan is recovered, Zhu Changjue will be completely driven away! ”

Cheng Ziyu nodded.

Zhu Changjue was defeated inland, but will he shrink and go to Zhoushan? No! Zhoushan is separated by a sea, and it is not easy to attack. He didn't have to worry about it at all.

Because in this situation, it is impossible for Kang Amber to cross the ocean to attack the island. If you are not careful, you will have trouble again in the future.

So Zhu Changjue will not fail to count this.

And what about him......

According to what he knows, it is very likely that he will reduce his forces to zero along the coast or in the south of the Yangtze River, waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback, or stealthily stir up trouble and make trouble.

"When did that happen, you say?"

"Fifteen hours ago."

"I arrived in Jingxi almost fifteen hours ago. In other words, his people should have messaged him fifteen hours ago to let him know that I was here. If he has no war at hand, and his plan is more than half defeated, do you think he will come and arrest me himself? ”

"Probably so."

"No, it will! He must have also received the news that Li Chun was out of trouble. If you arrest me, he can take Li Chun. Even if he doesn't look at the big picture, he already hates me to the core, and he will definitely come to kill me! Especially, when there is news of a suspected Zhewang, do you think he will let it go?

He will definitely do his best to catch the philosopher! In this way, he can use King Zhe to talk to Emperor Li Chun, and he can use King Zhe to blackmail Kang Ambo. He saw that the lost plan was about to be revived. So he won't let go of this last chance! ”

Therefore, Zhu Changzhe must be using his fastest speed to lead the troops.

Jingxi is already adjacent to Zhejiang, if he goes all out, I'm afraid it won't take long. After Shi Ping's defeat, he obviously guessed that he would come to Jingxi and laid out here early in the morning.

If he had rushed in the direction of Jingxi as soon as he had been defeated fifteen hours earlier, I was afraid that he would have arrived earlier.

Perhaps, that's why the flare exploded.

Zhu Changjue should be not far away.

And if Kang Anbo comes to support, he should come after receiving the news that she has come to Jingxi.

Therefore, Zhu Changjue must arrive before Kang Anbo.

Cheng Ziyu exhaled, it's a tough fight!

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