At the time, the moonlight tonight is extraordinarily bright, reflecting the royal road like a white frost, occasionally playing the palace people, shrunk their shoulders and drooping their heads with a gong, startled a jackdaw between the branches, suddenly heard the thick dark night, there is a creaking sound approaching, then you can see the four people carrying the official sedan chair, walking like flying straight towards the noon gate, where there has been parked a big sedan chair, a few lanterns in the fire light red.

When the sedan chair was stable, Shen Rong opened the sedan curtain, Shen Zetang took out the robe, and saw Xu Bingyong looking at the moon, his heart sank, and he stepped forward to salute.

"Changqing will talk with me as we go." Xu Bingyong coughed his throat and walked towards the noon gate, his face was very solemn and his eyes were blazing.

Shen Zetang gave Xu Jing a look, Xu Jing understood, and retreated to more than ten steps away.

The air was cold, Xu Bingyong looked at Shen Zetang, dressed in a black coat, his expression was gentle and calm, and he was full of bright moon and breeze.

He retracted his gaze, looked at the eaves raised from the top of the Fengtian Temple, and was silent before he said in a deep voice: "What does Changqing think I will do with you?" ”

"Xu Ge has always been very good to the younger generation." Shen Zetang smiled, how good it is, no one can say.

Xu Bingyong didn't mind, so he just said casually, which could better lead to the following words.

"The emperor urgently ordered the cabinet to enter the palace to discuss matters, but he really came to abolish the prince. The eunuchs of the celebrant eunuchs slandered the emperor and wanted to set up the fifth prince Zhu Xi as the prince. He sneered, "When I don't know." As soon as the young lord succeeds to the throne, they can control the government and disrupt discipline. Changqing still remembers, Liu Sheng, the father-in-law of Wu Yingchao? ”

Shen Zetang bowed his head: "At that time, Emperor Wuzong was young, in order to prevent the dictatorship of foreign relatives, he was assisted by the celebrant to reply to the world's recital, Liu Sheng was in power, and he was famous for killing fifty-six virtuous ministers in the court with a rod. ”

Xu Bingyong looked at him deeply: "The emperor is sick and fresh in the foreign court, and all political affairs are decided by the prince, he is humble in temperament, diligent in government affairs, and widely open his words and follow the advice, although there is no merit during this period, there is no fault." said that Yu Changqing listened, when discussing the matter in front of the palace, you can work with me to ensure that the prince can rule the world. ”

Shen Zetang pondered for a while, and said: "Xu Ge's old sentences are also what Changqing thinks, the crown prince succeeds to the throne, and our auxiliary ministers will naturally help." It's just that........ ”

He frowned slightly and looked at Xu Bingyong: "It's just that the old man of the pavilion is disobedient to the emperor's wishes, even if the prince is not abolished, the disaster of anger is inevitable, you must think twice before acting." “

Xu Bingyong slid his beard, looked at a star in the sky and slid down, and his tone was not hurried: "For the stability of my dynasty, what if I am alone!" The situation is indeed dying, and your strategic and political achievements are still better than mine, and it is time to abdicate and let the virtuous talents. ”

Before Shen Zetang could speak, he suddenly saw Xu Bingyong's body pause slightly, and he followed him, and the prince was kneeling here in front of the royal road of Fengtian Palace.

Several cabinet ministers who came early stood on the side with a blank expression, and when they saw Xu Shen and the others approaching, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around to say hello.

Xu Bingyong didn't say much, and took the lead in walking towards the palace with his head held high, Li Guangqi pulled Shen Zetang's sleeve and asked him in a low voice, do you know what the emperor's edict is?

Shen Zetang shook his head, and only said four words of caution, that is, he crossed the threshold, and when he looked up, he saw the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, pale and thin, and his face was full of anger that could not be concealed.

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After everyone finished saluting, they heard the emperor shouting: "Xu Shoufu, have you heard of the heinous sins committed by the prince?" ”

Xu Bingyong was suspicious in his heart, but he said calmly: "The Queen Mother's birthday is approaching, and the Ministry of Rites wants to hold a sacrifice ceremony in Kunning Palace to pray for the Queen Mother and the emperor." I only heard that the prince was a sign of filial piety, and worked hard to find a bright weapon to step on the horse Feiyan to offer, if he was impeached for a heinous crime by the official, the old minister was willing to plead for the prince. “

"You don't know." The emperor smiled coldly and ordered the eunuch Wei Jiao, the eunuch of the ceremonial superintendent, to speak.

Although Wei Ji was short, his expression was arrogant, he took a few steps forward, slowly swept a cabinet minister, and his eyes fell on Xu Bingyong's face: "Xu Shoufu listens well, the prince has this horse Feiyan, I'm afraid it's fake, please connoisseurs all over the capital, there are seventeen people, go to the prince's mansion to verify the authenticity of this thing." The prince acted cautiously, and there was nothing wrong with this, but ah, he ......... sixteen of the seventeen. “

He paused deliberately and whispered, "He killed all sixteen people!" Xu Shoufu, don't believe it, the prince has already confessed. “

Xu Bingyong has been in the court for many years, and after a little silence, he looked at Shen Zetang: "Shen Shangshu was also in the Prince's Mansion that day, you might as well talk about it." ”

All eyes fell on him, and Wei Zhi chuckled: "Wan Wang, Shen Shangshu tells the truth, don't look left about it." ”

Shen Zetang was silent, and said calmly: "We all know that the gods are created by the two qi of yin and yang, yang is auspicious, yin is evil, hold sacrificial ceremonies, and pay tribute to the precious offerings of the gods, in order to bring out the yang and hide the yin, and achieve the idea of seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, seeking good fortune and avoiding evil." And the horse Feiyan was a fake at the beginning, but everyone regarded it as a real weapon, and entered the Kunning Palace without noticing, and became a tribute to the gods, wouldn't it be blasphemy against the gods, causing the anger of heaven and earth, and harming the common people. If this is the case, the prince will naturally be unable to escape the blame, and it is understandable that he wants to come to the prince to kill the connoisseurs, although he is too angry. ”

Li Guangqi is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and stepped forward to second: "What Lord Shen said is very true, there are five classics of etiquette, and it is not important to sacrifice sacrifices, but to bless the gods, this time the Lord prays for the health and well-being of the Queen Mother and the emperor, and the prince is good and filial, which is also forgivable." ”

Xu Bingyong knelt down and played: "The prince is young and impulsive, and he should have handed over this dry mix to the Criminal Department for disposal, which is improper for him, and he should be punished for copying the Seven Classics of Zen Buddhism a hundred times to make up for his guilt." And the ministers followed.

The emperor's expression gradually softened, he dismissed Wei Zhang, and said straight to the point: "I want to abolish the crown prince, and now I order the cabinet to draft a vote, and then submit it to the celebrant Yu I for approval." ”

The hall was very quiet, a gust of wind swept through the ground, and the candles crackled and burst flowers, all of which made people's hearts shrink violently.

Xu Bingyong closed his eyes and opened them again, took off the Liang crown very calmly, and then kowtowed to the emperor: "The old minister can't obey his fate, please ask the emperor to punish the crime." ”

The emperor was a little surprised, he couldn't believe what he had heard, and scolded him: "You actually resist the decree, don't you want to die!" ”

Xu Bingyong's eyes were blazing, and his voice was even louder: "If I don't do it today, the emperor will punish me, but if I do it, everyone in the world will punish me for my crimes in the future." It is to die, but not to do. ”

"You are the head of the cabinet and dare to resist the decree, so bold ....... It seems that I can't afford you anymore, so I'll go back to my hometown to retire! ”

Xu Bingyong kowtowed in thanks, stood up, neatly took off his crimson official robe, and handed it over to the eunuch with Liang Guan, that is, he shook his hand and left without looking back.

Seeing this, the emperor was immediately furious, his face was black, and Sha Gonggong hurriedly handed over the ginseng soup.

He slowly took a few bites, looked at Shen Zetang and said, "The vote for the abolished prince is now up to you, do you also want to resist the decree?" ”