Xie Mingxi whispered a few words in Sheng Hong's ear.

Sheng Hong nodded slightly, and deliberately said in a tone of worship and awe: "The queen mother is resourceful, wise and decisive, I am far behind!" ”

Xie Mingxi glanced at Sheng Hong, and said with a smile: "The emperor directly said that I am insidious and cunning, and I am good at calculation, so I don't need to say that I am obedient and pat the sycophants of this palace." ”

The husband and wife laughed in a low voice.

Thinking of what to do next, Sheng Hong's mood was complicated and delicate, and his mood was not relaxed.

It's just that, as Empress Dowager Yu said, she is in her position. Since he has taken on the heavy responsibility of the Son of Heaven, there are some things that he can't avoid if he wants to.

"Mingxi," Sheng Hong suddenly lowered his voice: "I have been hiding from the world and the sea, and I have worked hard, I don't know if the second brother and the fifth brother will appreciate it in the future." Will the second and fifth sisters-in-law be grateful, or will they hate us? ”

Xie Mingxi said softly: "You and I have a clear conscience, that's enough!" ”

Sheng Hong nodded and exhaled deeply.

……

Half an hour later, Sheng Hong went to the prison in person.

The princesses of the vassal must hold the queen mother's decree before they can enter the prison. As the Son of Heaven, Sheng Hong can enter the prison at any time if he wants to, and no one dares to stop him.

Dozens of guards surrounded Sheng Hong and entered the prison. Zhou Quan held a tray in his hand, on which was placed a delicate wine jug, and three other wine glasses.

Everyone knew what was in the jug.

Sheng Hong stopped a few meters away from the prison.

The three vassal kings who were locked up in different cells reacted differently the moment they saw Sheng Hong.

The King of Ningxia stared at the dragon robe on Sheng Hong's body.

King Lu's expression was depressed and numb.

The king of Min raised his voice and shouted: "Seventh brother, you are finally here." I've been waiting for you for days! After seeing Zhou Quan holding the wine jug in his hand, King Min actually laughed: "The seventh brother is really benevolent." He was willing to let several brothers leave their whole corpses. ”

Isn't it?

Assassinating the Son of Heaven is a felony with a thousand cuts. Let them drink a glass of poisoned wine and go on the road, it is really cheap for them.

The king of Min thought that he was smiling chicly and wantonly, but in fact he was sad and sad. The taste of waiting for death is really unbearable, and I wish I would die early and be reincarnated. But when death is near, I know how heavy the word death is.

Sheng Hong pressed down the complicated emotions surging in his heart, walked to the cell of King Min first, ordered someone to open the lock, and removed all the chains on King Min's body.

Then, Sheng Hong personally poured a glass of wine and sent it to King Min's hands: "Fifth brother, I'm sorry." I don't want to kill you. But you are guilty of a heinous and grave crime. and the Queen Mother will not give you a decree to forgive you. The only thing I can do is to make your sins less. ”

These words were addressed not only to the vassal kings, but also to the guards in the prison.

The palace has always been the place where messages are delivered the fastest.

Sheng Hong mentioned the Empress Dowager Yu at this time, and everyone couldn't help but think that it was the Empress Dowager Yu's idea to give poisonous wine to the vassal king...... This is the strategy used by Xie Mingxi, whether it is a hint or a transfer, in short, Empress Dowager Yu does not want to stay out of the matter.

This notoriety, Empress Dowager Yu can't bear it.

King Min took the poisonous wine with some trembling, a trace of water flashed in his eyes, and he pleaded in a low voice: "Seventh brother, after I die, please spare Xiaoxiao and Brother Lin." ”

Sheng Hong glanced at King Min deeply: "Okay, I promise you." ”

King Min closed his eyes, forced the glimmer of water back, and raised his head to drink the poisonous wine.

The poison of the poisonous wine was quite violent, and after only a few breaths, King Min's face turned blue, and his whole body fell stiffly.

……

King Lu's plea before his death was almost the same as that of King Min: "Seventh brother, I beg you, spare Changqing, let me, a pair of children, and Zhang Da become an adult." In the future, send them to the border and outside the fortress, as long as they are allowed to live. ”

Sheng Hong nodded.

King Lu smiled and went to Huangquan.

In the end, it was finally the turn of the king of Ningxia.

All the poisonous wine was poured by Sheng Hong himself. This last cup is no exception.

Therefore, no one caught a glimpse of the subtle movements in Sheng Hong's hands. After touching the flask, his right hand moved on the lid without a trace.

The King of Ningxia's face was gloomy, and the words he spat out were even more like ice ballast: "If you want to kill, you can kill, you don't have to pretend." Li Xiang is like a mother and son, if you are willing to forgive, you will forgive, and if you want to kill, you will kill. ”

Sheng Hong didn't have any sighs and pity for the king of Ningxia, and said coldly: "If you say so, I will fulfill you." Tonight, I will gather your family of three in Huangquan. ”

As soon as the king of Ningxia spoke, he regretted it.

was quick to talk for a while, and lost the lives of Li Xiangru and Brother Ting in vain. As long as he bows his head to show weakness and pleads with King Lu of Fujian, maybe Sheng Hong will let Li Xiangru go for the sake of his hypocritical and benevolent reputation. Leave him a trail of blood......

However, everything was said, he would never grovel before he died, reached out to take the poisonous wine in Sheng Hong's hand, and drank it into his stomach.

The stomach burned like a fire, and it spread rapidly.

The king of Ningxia soon became poisonous, his face turned blue, black blood overflowed from his mouth, and he fell to the ground suddenly.

If you carefully screen, you can find that the deaths of King Lu and King Min and King Ning are not exactly the same. King Ningxia's face became more distorted and stiff, and black blood spilled from the corners of his mouth.

The faces of the kings of Min and Lu were also blue, but there was no blood in the corners of their mouths, and there was no terrifying death blue.

It's just that the light in the prison was already dim, and when the vassal king was executed, it was Sheng Hong's own hand. The guards in the prison had neither the qualifications nor the courage to look around.

No one notices the nuances.

Sheng Hong stood sadly for a long time, and then sighed: "When the brothers go underground, they can also get together with their father, emperor and brother." I hope you will not resent the queen mother, nor do you resent me. ”

……

Within half an hour, the news that the vassal kings had died of drinking poisoned wine was sent to the Empress Dowager Yu.

Sheng Hong's sigh naturally reached the ears of the Empress Dowager Yu word for word.

A sullen breath blocked the throat of Empress Dowager Yu. Empress Dowager Yu was so angry that she smacked the table hard: "This bastard!" ”

The palace maids were silent, and no one dared to raise their heads and say a word.

I also want to know that the bastard scolded by Empress Dowager Yu is Jianye Di Shenghong. When the vassal king was executed in the prison, he still never forgot the "Empress Dowager Yu". As soon as the news spread, everyone would definitely rumor that Empress Dowager Yu was determined to give the vassal kings poisonous wine.

This black cauldron, Empress Dowager Yu has to carry it if she doesn't carry it.

Zhilan stubbornly persuaded: "Please let the Queen Mother calm her anger." The emperor mentions the queen mother from time to time, perhaps because of his deep admiration, and he has no other intentions......"

As soon as the words came out, he was scolded by the Empress Dowager Yu: "The mourning family's brain is not confused, he can see it clearly, and he can think clearly, there is no need for you to talk too much!" ”

Zhilan had no choice but to confess and had no choice but to shut up.

Before evening, Princess Changping herself entered the palace, saw the Empress Dowager Yu, and opened her mouth to ask: "Give poisonous wine to the vassal kings, is it really the queen mother's idea?" ”

Empress Dowager Yu: "......"