Volume III-44 The Temple of Truth (I)
Yi Heng felt that the starry sky tonight was particularly beautiful, although there was no moon, but the sky was high and the stars were very bright. He looked triumphantly at the stars from the verandah of the main hall. In half an hour, everything here will be his. His father, the man who is now lying in the coffin in the middle of the Zhenghe Palace, although he is not his biological father, but after all, he called his father for almost thirty years and left the throne to Yiyi, but soon Yiyi will disappear from this world, and all this will be his.
Yiyi's throne, of course, Yiyi's charming sweetheart, Zhou Wanning who never took him seriously. It's a pity that his cousin Fu Xinshu fell in love with Tang Xinjie's kid, otherwise he would have broken that kid into pieces, he used to have that high-ranking girl so easily, he had seen the surveillance report sent by his subordinates, His hateful guy actually possessed the fairy he had always been out of reach every night, and he was angry when he thought about it. However, before he can ascend to the throne, he still needs to use this kid, so that he needs to put up with him for a while in order to help him get rid of the enemy in order to use his crazy evening girl to use his special position.
But it's all over the place, and as long as you sit high on that dragon chair, what's not your own. Another hour, the old witch, the old queen who had ruled the harem for decades, would come and have an evening lesson with the monks to bid farewell to her short-lived son. The old witch of Tangmen, Yiyi and the hateful Tang Xinjie are all coming. He had already prepared for them to have ecstasy, as soon as they stepped into the Zhenghe Palace, everything was under his control, even if it was a little worse, he still had a follow-up. Fu Xinshu and Sister-in-law Lin will also arrive soon, they will bring Miss Wanning, she will be his best tool to control Tang Xinjie's kid.
He himself liked that woman, but what he wanted most tonight was not her body, but the heirloom jade seal that was hidden by this woman and the secret reserve vault map of the treasury left by the emperor who had just died. Without money and power, this throne is not easy to sit on. He had been studying with his subordinates how to control these people, but he forgot that the inheritance of the country requires evidence, Yiyi used the holy decree of the jade seal to take over, although the woman has already belonged to Tang Xinjie, but the treasury map in her hand is naturally Yiyi.
Zhou Wanning, she has helped Yiyi since she was a child. Although some people have said that she is superior in the affairs of men and women, but she is not as good as she is in calculation and scheming. Women with this double wealth are indeed hard to find in the world. Like Shi Ping, who only knows how to use his body and not his brain, as well as his own princess and those women in his palace who are only well-known and profitable, if he is in trouble one day, none of them will plan for him like Miss Wanning. With this move, she had turned a game of chess that he had won so well that she had to catch the cunning woman and get it before she could solve it.
The chanting of the monks in the hall did not calm his mood, and he was a little nervous. But just now, Fu Xinshu had already sent a letter to say that she had found out the whereabouts of this woman. This woman is smart in everything, and her only weakness is that she is too kind, and kindness will often trust people, and it will also bring danger to herself. Her arrival will not only bring him maps and jade seals, but also a threat to Tang Xinjie. As long as Tang Xin is an outstanding player, no matter how many guards Yiyi has around him, it will be in vain. Although his own biological father, He Yingchang, who is known as the old demon of Mobei, is also a martial arts decisive, which makes people talk about it, but if he can't control Tang Xinjie, he must have his father to do something with him, which will greatly restrain the forces on his side.
It's autumn again, the autumn night in the capital is a little cool, from this point of view, the weather in the capital is very similar to Xianyang, the early autumn is still very hot during the day, but the night is very cool. At this time a year ago, Xinjie was still in Xianyang City with Lian'er to come back from the banquet at Xiao Qi'er's house, looking at the same starry sky, facing the cool autumn breeze, he comfortably held her in his arms, and walked through the streets and alleys of Xianyang in the dead of night.
Xinjie raised his eyes to look at the starry sky, he promised to take Lian'er out of here when the big thing settled, but he didn't know where Lian'er was now, when he would see her again. Ever since she almost fainted when she bumped into Fu Xinshu entangled with him that day, she has not been seen since she left Aokien in the middle of the night. Yuling, Zhou's mother and the subordinates in the family all prepared all kinds of decoction and supplements for him according to the requirements of the hostess, which were obviously arranged by Lian'er before leaving, and even before leaving, they did not forget to take care of him.
The prince's people, grandmother also didn't have news of her, he used his subordinates in Yuehuaxuan and Aoki Society, searched all over the capital, and couldn't find any trace of the hostess. The eldest brother brought an abridgement written by Lian'er herself, which contained her analysis and prediction of her opponents, prompting them to take precautions. The abridgement is logically clear and the analysis is quite complete.
Judging by the ink and the facts stated, it was written on the day she left. The eldest brother said that it was given to him by Xiao Jiu, but Xiao Jiu did not tell him where Lian'er was. Xiao Jiu must know where she is, but his younger brother has long stopped talking to him because of his tangled relationship with Fu Xinshu. He can only wait, when all this is over, when he can be freed from these mundane and domestic affairs, Lian'er will know that he is free again, and he believes that Lian'er's love for him will not change because of some misunderstanding. The only thing she was afraid of was that she was once again deterred by the coldness of her heart as before. But he also knew that Lian'er was a sensible person, and she should know his current situation, and she couldn't look for her with all her heart, they could only wait for it to be over.
A cool breeze hit again, and he quickly collected his mind, this is not the time for him to meditate, there are too many things to do, the enemy is present, and he must be careful to deal with the trap step by step. Tonight, he will accompany the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince to recite the sutra for the first time and do a ritual for the first emperor. According to the time chosen by the celestial ministers in the palace, in three hours, they will activate the coffin and give the funeral to the first emperor. After the funeral, the crown prince Yiyi next to him will inherit the throne of the unification. Although the edict of succession to the throne was announced in front of the ministers on the day of the first emperor's funeral, some people were still peeking at the throne before he completed the enthronement ceremony one day.
This quiet night, the sound of chanting in the hall and the cool autumn breeze were originally a faint and poignant picture, but he had a feeling that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind was full of buildings.
The Queen Mother's steps had stopped outside the main hall of the Zhenghe Palace, and he and Yiyi were about to finish the steps. Then he suddenly heard someone hurrying towards him, and the footsteps were familiar to him, and he instinctively grabbed the prince and told him not to go any further. The Queen Mother had already come out of the step, and when she saw them suddenly stopped, she was immediately alert, and involuntarily walked towards them.
"It seems that my eldest brother is here, please wait a moment for the Queen Mother."
Sure enough, it was the new heaven that appeared at the end of the corridor behind the Zhenghe Hall. Mother Lin found him in Shanglin Yuan and told him that there was an ambush in the Zhenghe Palace, and he ran all the way to deliver the letter.
Yi Heng was standing behind the huge stone pillar in front of the hall at this time, watching their arrival, and Xinjie stopped on the steps, which made Yi Heng alert. All his ambushes were in the temple, and if they didn't go in, the scene would be very difficult to control. He was wondering if he should go quietly towards the Queen Mother, and take the old lady into the palace first, so that the Prince would have to follow up, and even if he didn't come in, he would have scruples after doing so, when he heard a loud voice saying, "Sister, wait a minute." In the corridor at the other end of the Zhenghe Palace, the old lady of the Tang family walked quickly with people, and Yuling was also among these people, but he didn't recognize it for a while, but Xinjie under the steps had already recognized her. Xinjie didn't have time to think about why Jade Ling was here, he needed to choose a place to retreat. Although the appearance of Old Lady Tang was planned by Yi Heng, Xinjie's stay on the steps made him feel strange, and at this time he had faintly seen Xintian appear in the corridor and rushed straight to this side.
Xintian was supposed to wait for the funeral as a group of imperial relatives in Shanglin Yuan, but if it appeared at this time, there must be a problem. Did he get the news? Yi Heng didn't have much time to think about it, he retreated to the gate of the Zhenghe Hall first. His movements immediately caught Xinjie's attention, he actually knew that there was a person hiding behind the pillar, but the other party didn't move, he didn't know who was hiding. He weighed the distance between the Queen Mother and his grandmother and him, and he knew that in this case, in case something happened, he could only take care of the crown prince. He grabbed the prince with his left hand, ready to evacuate with him.
At this time, Xintian had already come to the courtyard, and his appearance made the Queen Mother stunned, and then walked quickly down the steps, ready to hear what Xintian had to say. Only Xinjie didn't look back at Xintian, but kept staring at Yiheng. Yi Heng knew that the opportunity was gone, and it was impossible for him to come forward to stop the Queen Mother and Chen Biyan from walking towards the steps, approaching Xinjie and Xintian.
"Xintian, why are you here?"
"Please ask the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince to leave here quickly."
The Queen Mother and Grandma immediately understood that this ambush was in the Zhenghe Palace.
Yi Heng knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he quickly walked towards the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, what's wrong?" ”
"Yiheng, why are you here." According to the rules, at this time, Yi Heng should be waiting for the funeral procession in Shanglin Yuan like other princes and princes, and should not be in the Zhenghe Palace.
When Yi Heng spoke, he had already quickly greeted his subordinates, and the soldiers on both sides of the corridor had already rushed out, half-surrounding the Queen Mother and Chen Biyan who were standing together, Xinjie had already retreated to the bottom of the steps with the prince, Xintian had already come to them, and gradually walked towards Grandma and the Queen Mother.