The people made a disturbance and alarmed the emperor. Only then did the Emperor realize the seriousness of the matter. This case has aroused people's attention and heated discussions, and I am afraid that it is out of his control.

In fact, he had no intention of favoring the emperor's son Chu Tiankuo. If the case comes to light, and the emperor Chu Tiankuo has indeed done something illegal, he will not protect the calf. However, I am afraid that the people will make such a fuss, which will interfere with the Dali Temple Qing Duan Zisheng's thinking of judging the case.

The Emperor couldn't help but be a little worried.

The next day, in the early morning court, the ministers challenged the emperor on this matter.

Su Qin, a scholar of the palace, talked about the matter and told the truth: "Your Majesty, many people have been talking about the case of the crown prince Chu Tiankuo's robbery recently. They have gathered in the Imperial City, and they have interfered with the order of the Imperial City. Please let the emperor decide. ”

These words were a fuse, like throwing a large stone into the surface of a calm lake, causing ripples.

"Your Majesty, the people were dissatisfied with Dali Temple, and the Dali Temple Qing dragged on the case again and again, so they gathered to protest and make trouble. If this is left unchecked, it may lead to even greater riots. Taishi Shaobao stood up and echoed the words of Su Qin, the palace scholar.

The emperor's face sank, and he thought about what to do.

Lord Liu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, spoke: "Your Majesty, the people have already made trouble in the imperial city yesterday, and this case cannot be delayed any longer. ”

Seeing that the ministers raised the case independently, the prime minister acted at the opportunity and fished in troubled waters. He stood up and conveyed the public opinion of the people.

He shouted to catch the thief, and said endlessly: "Your Majesty, you can't blame those people for this. Duan Zisheng of Dali Temple favored Chu Tiankuo and delayed the judgment of the case, and the case dragged on again and again, which led to the dissatisfaction of the people. ”

After a pause, Xiangye pretended to be wronged, and said aggrievedly: "I don't know who it was, in order to exonerate Chu Tiankuo and them, he actually fabricated a fake blood book to slander the old minister. They also frantically forced Daddy Hou to death. ”

Hearing this, Dali Siqing Duan Zisheng was a little annoyed, he stood up and said angrily: "Why did Xiangye say this? Before the truth is known, what can we talk about slander? Daddy Hou's death was an accident, and why he bit his tongue and committed suicide is still under investigation. The blood book is evidence, whether it is true or not, there are many doubts in the case. The minister is just handling the case according to the law, how can it be said that the minister is partial to Chu Tiankuo? ”

Before the emperor could speak, the treacherous and cunning Xiangye spoke first: "Lord Duan, why are you angry? The old minister is just speaking the public opinion of the people. Could it be that Lord Duan still doesn't know that this matter is already known to everyone? If there is no such thing, how can the people be so unanimous? ”

Duan Zisheng of Dali Temple reacted quickly and immediately pushed back: "Xiangye is very right, there is no groundlessness. Why the people have such unanimous remarks, I am afraid it is due to Xiangye. ”

There's nothing wrong with that. The public opinion of the people unanimously pointed the finger at Chu Tiankuo, and the person who benefited the most was Xiangye. If it weren't for Xiangye instructing people to do this, I'm afraid it would be difficult to explain.

Anyone with a little brain can understand the meaning of the joke.

Xiang Ye was shocked in his heart, but his face was very calm, but the flame of anger burned in his veins, and then his face was full of anger. He pointed at Duan Zisheng angrily: "Master Duan, what do you mean by this?" What does the people's speech have to do with me? Axiom is at ease in the hearts of the people! ”

An irrepressible anger rushed up, and arched on the head of the prime minister. He was annoyed and angry, and he didn't choose to speak: "Lord Duan has been procrastinating on this case again and again, probably because he is poor in donkey skills and can't understand this case." If Lord Duan is incapable of handling this case, he can take the blame and resign and let someone capable take over. ”

Xiang Ye said this very bluntly. In front of the emperor, he was so directly angry at Duan Zisheng, he was arrogant, and he simply didn't take the emperor seriously.

I have to say that Xiangye's words are extremely inappropriate, and he is simply digging his own grave. This statement seems reasonable, but it is full of loopholes.

The courtiers in the hall all looked at Xiangye in amazement. I only know that Xiangye is arrogant, but I don't know that Xiangye is so arrogant.

The emperor couldn't listen to it anymore, and shouted: "Xia Ruhai, you are presumptuous!" ”

The room was silent.

This loud shout shocked everyone, including Xiangye. At this point, fear replaced anger, and he began to feel uneasy.

In recent days, the emperor has begun to liquidate, and has investigated and punished a number of Xia officials, some of whom have been imprisoned, some have been dismissed, and some have been demoted, which has made people panic. Xiangye himself was also panicked in his heart.

He has always been cautious in his words and deeds, but just now he was just angry, arguing with Duan Zisheng, so he didn't care about his words and deeds.

In the first year of Xingde, Hong Gaode proclaimed himself emperor, established the Great Western Kingdom, and set the capital of Fengcheng. In the early days of the establishment of the regime, the surrounding countries were eyeing the Great Western Kingdom and provoked wars for no reason. Before the expedition, Xu Guifei, the mother of Xigong, was 8 months pregnant. The emperor proposed an edict, if the prince was born, he would be named Hong Chengye, and the prince would be established, and if he was born a princess, he would be crowned Princess Changyu.

After Emperor Hong left the palace, Queen Xia made a plan to let Xu Guifei slip the fetus, who knows, the sky did not fulfill her wish, and the fetus in Xu Guifei's womb was born, and it actually survived.

"Your Majesty has already doted on Concubine Xu, and now, she has given birth to a prince again, and I see that our master and queen throne will not be able to be kept."

"Isn't it? Listening to the palace maid in the West Palace, the prince was born white and fat, very cute, his face resembled His Majesty, there was a righteousness between his eyebrows, and he must be a good emperor when he grows up. ”

This is the little palace maid in the queen's palace whispering in private.

Even if they don't talk about it, the Empress Xia knows that if she doesn't try to get rid of the prince, I'm afraid that life won't be better in the future.

She immediately summoned her elder brother Xiangye and Chu Xiang, the head of the imperial guard, to discuss countermeasures. They plotted to burn down the West Palace, which was carried out by General Chu.

At the critical moment, General Chu gave up the idea of harming the prince and exchanged his own son for the prince's exit from the palace.

Xu Guifei cried and cried, turned her heart sideways, picked up the hairpin, and used the tip of the hairpin to tattoo the word "heaven" on the prince's left shoulder. The stab is in the child's body, the pain is in the mother's heart, and after the stabbing is finished, Xu Guifei's painful liver and intestines are broken. She trembled and hung a jade pendant on the crown prince, which was given by the emperor himself, and there is only one in the world today.

Concubine Xu Guifei kowtowed to Chu Xiang, and said with tears in her eyes, "General Chu, please accept my three bows, your great kindness and great virtue, this palace will repay it in the next life." ”

"Niangniang, you can't help it, please get up ...... quickly" As he spoke, he heard footsteps outside, General Chu picked up the prince and hurriedly fled through the side door.

Xu Guifei fainted.

The person who came was the imperial doctor Feng Nanyang. Legend has it that this person was originally a man in the rivers and lakes, and his nickname was the fortune teller. He can pinch and calculate, not only has excellent medical skills, but also has extraordinary martial arts. He took away General Chu's son, performed light skills, shuttled freely in the palace, easily got rid of the pursuit of the palace guards, and left the city safely.

After Xia, he ordered people to burn down the West Palace, and Xu Guifei and a cadre were buried in the fire. During the inventory of the body, it was found that the body of a baby was missing. Plus General Chu Xiang's whereabouts are unknown. Empress Xia and Xiangye concluded that the prince was most likely taken away by Chu Xiang. So, Empress Xia secretly sent people to hunt down and kill General Chu Xiang.

In the fourth year of Xingde, the emperor returned triumphantly.

Xia Hou was shrewd and capable, and kept this matter a secret. Emperor Hong didn't believe that Xu Guifei really died in an accident. He often dreamed of the crown prince, and he has been sending people to investigate the matter secretly, but he has not been able to find out the truth, Chu Xiang disappeared, and Feng Nanyang also disappeared.

In the fifth year of Xingde, the queen gave birth to a son, and Emperor Hong named him Hong Cheng'an. The queen thought to herself, the emperor obviously did not have high hopes for this son. Empress Xia thought to herself, even if the emperor delayed issuing an edict and appointing a new crown prince, Emperor Rihong would die, and the throne would be her son's sooner or later. However, she still had some concerns, twenty-four years ago, she sent someone to hunt down and kill Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang was seriously injured and died, but the prince did not know who rescued him.

For more than 20 years, there has been no news of the prince. If the crown prince is still alive, then he will be the biggest threat to Hong Chengan's succession to the throne. Besides, once this matter is revealed, she and Xiangye will definitely be in trouble.

Emperor Hong Gaode reigned for 24 years, he worked hard, knew people well, the country was strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Emperor Hong grew old and missed his lost prince more and more, and finally fell ill.

Knowing that Emperor Hong was ill, Feng Nanyang sneaked into the palace to see the emperor.

"Bold Feng Nanyang, you are guilty, you have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I have been sending people to look for you and General Chu for more than 20 years. Do you know about Concubine Xu? Emperor Hong cried with joy when he saw him.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty. When the queen wanted to burn down the West Palace, the minister arrived after learning about it, and the minister came one step late, and the prince had been taken away by General Chu. In a panic, Zhongchen rescued General Chu's son and handed him over to a foreign master to raise. For the past 24 years, I have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the prince, but I have never found it. The ministers have the great trust of the emperor. Feng Nanyang was full of guilt.

"What a queen. Over the years, I have seen her keep to herself and teach the emperor carefully, but I never thought that she would be so vicious. I'm going to send her to the cold! Emperor Hong gritted his teeth angrily and slapped the imperial case.

"Your Majesty, you can't do it. There is no evidence, if the emperor does this, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court and panic among the people. Feng Nanyang persuaded.

"I can not pursue the queen's guilt first, but the prince can't be left behind, and I must find him back." The emperor was resolute, calmed down for a while and sat on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, look for the prince openly, and the prince will inevitably be framed. It's better to visit secretly. Feng Nanyang suggested.

Emperor Hong painted a portrait of a twenty-four-year-old man according to his own appearance, handed it over to Feng Nanyang, appointed Feng Nanyang as the minister of the Qin Mission, and gave Shang Fang a sword.

"Emperor, where are you?" Emperor Hong sighed.

In the twenty-fifth year of Xingde, the country of the Great West was peaceful and peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

Wunan Mountain in the northwest of Fengcheng, the imperial capital, after the heavy rain, the sky is exceptionally clear, the sun has tilted westward, and the clear blue sky has disappeared. In the afterglow of the sunset, the mountains still maintain the freshness and coolness after the rain, just like "after the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather is late in autumn." The realm.

Wunan Mountain, a mountain full of bamboo, a boundless sea of bamboo. At the highest place on the top of the mountain, there is a secluded and elegant dwelling, all made of bamboo, divided into two layers up and down, hanging a plaque, with four big characters "Wunan Villa" written on it. There is a large yard in front of the bamboo house, and the yard is planted with exotic grasses. When the breeze blows, you can smell the aroma of flowers and plants.

"Senior brother, you have to stay a few more days when you come back this time, we haven't seen each other for two years. I heard that everyone in the rivers and lakes calls you the son of a fan. A delicate-faced girl stood in the courtyard, wearing a white dress, no fat powder, but it was fresh and refined, like a budding white lotus, only to hear the girl's voice was extremely sweet: "Your martial arts are so powerful, I have your protection, and I am no longer afraid of encountering thieves and gangsters." ”

"I don't like to listen to flattery. I usually tell you to practice martial arts diligently, but you don't practice seriously. Senior brother Chu Tiankuo gently patted the head of the cigarette with the fan in his hand, put on a straight face, and pretended to be serious: "If you meet a bad person in the future, I don't care about you." ”

"Hmph, you don't care about the little junior sister." Yan Xiang pursed his lips, glared at Chu Tiankuo, turned his face away, and pretended to be angry.

"Heh, you are my only junior sister, how could I not care about you. During the time I was away, I walked the rivers and lakes thinking about you and Master in my heart. Chu Tiankuo looked at her with a look of annoyance, and said with a smile: "I can't protect you for the rest of my life, you will always marry in the future." ”

"Senior brother, if I marry you in the future, you can protect me for the rest of my life." Yanxiang buried his head in Chu Tiankuo's arms and said coquettishly.

"Nonsense. Senior brother will help you find a wishful husband in the future. Chu Tiankuo patted her head dotingly. This little junior sister, who hasn't seen her for two years, has grown taller again. He affectionately scraped his nose and said, "Have you practiced in the past two years?" ”

"I've already practiced flying cornices and walking walls." Smoke nodded excitedly, as if very proud.

"Don't talk big." Chu Tiankuo frowned and looked at the incense. This little junior sister has not liked to practice since she was a child, and she is conceited.

"Senior brother, look at my performance." After the cigarette was finished, he performed light skills and flew to a fork of a tree on the edge of the yard.

"Sure enough, there is progress...... Chu Tiankuo patted the fan in his hand, and said approvingly, before he finished speaking, he saw Yanxiang standing on the tree and swaying.

With a "wow......" sound, the smoke fell from the tree, but there was no pain on the body. Before she landed, Chu Tiankuo quickly unfolded the fan and threw it out, but fortunately caught her.

Cigarette Xiang's face turned red suddenly, and she sat on the ground with her buttocks, stomping on the ground with her feet down, her head hanging down.

Chu Tiankuo paced over, squatted down, picked up the fan, helped the cigarette from the ground, put his arm around the cigarette incense's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Don't mind if this is a small mistake, I will teach you well in the future." ”

Yanxiang immediately smiled, took his brother's hand, and pestered him to say some interesting things about the rivers and lakes. It didn't take long to forget all about the mess just now.

At this time, an old man came out of the bamboo house, with crane hair and a childish face, a Taoist dress, and a fairy wind and bones.

The old man looked at the two disciples lovingly and said, "Tiankuo apprentice, you have to retreat and cultivate for a period of time as a teacher, you take your junior sister down the mountain, she has been on the mountain for ten years, and rarely goes out, so she should be allowed to meet the world." You have to take care of her. ”

"Great. That's great. Yan Xiang grinned, her eyes were bright, she clapped her hands and feet excitedly, and looked at the senior brother glaring at her, she said in a low voice: "Master, I am so reluctant to part with you, I am gone, who will serve your old man?" ”

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