The large window of the landlord wall of the outer study yearns to be open, and the sunlight that has just revealed the clouds in the early morning passes through the flowers and leaves, and shallowly crosses the lintel, the light and shadow are not as good as the black and blue brick surface, and the floating dust that illuminates the window one foot flat and dances lightly.

In front of a row of painting screens of literati banqueting friends in the middle of the room, there are two rose chairs in a case, Yu Feng sits on the left, when he heard that Miao Shimo was sent by the third prince, it seemed that his eyes officially fell on the middle-aged man in front of him, speculating that more than 30 years ago, when the third prince Xie led the troops to clean up the Yungui cult, he may have only reached the age of kindergarten, how did he escape the bloody massacre.

"In the next father and ancestors all died in the Miao family's infighting, in the last years of the Eastern Ming Dynasty, in the next with my aunt to live in Xiliang." As if expecting the prince to have this suspicion, Miao Shimo explained, he bowed his waist slightly at this time, and his attitude was appropriately respectful.

Yu Feng's fingers on the handle moved slightly, and then he said, "Please take a seat."

The maidservant on the side presented tea and slowly exited the study under the gaze of the prince.

In the quiet of the morning, for a moment there was only the sound of the south wind outside the house sweeping through the flowers and leaves.

Yu Feng didn't go to serve the teacup, but just looked at the visitor with a solemn face on the side, silent.

This time is not too long, but the palm of Miao Shimo's knee-resting hand is gradually soaked with sweat.

"What I can promise is that I will do my best to ensure that His Royal Highness returns to Beijing safe and sound, and he will not be held accountable."

These words made Miao Shi raise his eyes strangely, and his palm involuntarily shook it.

Yu Feng's eyes swept his mood lightly, and he understood that this was not his intention, and of course, it must not be.

I heard Miao Shimo say: "His Royal Highness let me tell you, thinking that what he did, the prince should know better than ordinary people, Princess Chu was also murdered back then, is the prince willing to give up revenge for his mother for the sake of power, and the murderer will not be free?" ”

The third prince expected that Yijing would inevitably tell Concubine Wan the true cause of her death.

Sure enough, this layout had already been formed, but Yu Feng didn't expect that the third prince's future would be on him.

"Where is the Third Highness now? Whether he is still hiding in Jinyang. Shizi asked lightly.

"It can't be." Miao Shimo didn't hesitate at first, but in an instant, he was a little unsure: "It's really dangerous to stay in Kyoto, Third Highness...... Don't put yourself at risk. ”

Yu Feng retracted his measured gaze, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, he could see that Miao Shimo was not good at attacking the heart, his words and deeds today were obviously instructed by the third prince, it is difficult to say whether the madman is lurking in Kyoto, what is certain is that even if he is still here, Miao Shimo does not know the truth.

"In my opinion, it is not difficult for the Third Highness to take revenge, when the power is in place, who can stop the lives of the queen's mother and son." Yu Feng said again.

"Your Highness has his own reasons for not wanting to give in." Miao Shimo almost retorted, he thought of the master's explanation before leaving, saying that the prince might not easily agree, so he should persuade -

"Your Highness asked your majesty to tell you that even if the prince does not remember what he promised that day, he should remember the great gift given in front of His Highness...... Zhenguo General Yu Dong, his life is a gift from His Royal Highness, and the prince should understand that His Royal Highness has no intention of being born early, and it is redundant to involve Yu Dong. Miao Shimo was a little nervous and repeated the advice of the third prince before leaving.

Since the third prince intends to make things leak, of course he will not care about leaving him alive, and Yu Dong has no use for it at all.

Seeing that Yu Feng was still noncommittal, Miao Shimo became more and more anxious, and blurted out the last confession of the third prince: "Shizi, Your Highness knows that you are loyal to the emperor, and let me convey a word of advice, the monarch is unpredictable, and it is wise for the prince to have reservations...... Now, the prince is a wasted person, His Royal Highness will never let go of the queen, the storage position is vacant, the holy will dilemma, as long as the prince helps the third highness to achieve what he wants, King Fu may not have the opportunity to win the Ninth Five-Year Plan, compared to the Qin and Chen families, the saint is bound to trust the Su and Chu mansions more. ”

The Son of Heaven had already decided that the three princes would inherit the throne, but he suddenly picked the son and did not do it, and the ownership of the throne became undecided, and the four princes undoubtedly became the most powerful "people's expectations", only the two mansions of Weiguo and the King of Chu could compete with it.

If the two governments jointly support King Fu, there may not be no chance of victory, and the reform of the military system in the future will inevitably make the monarch and the minister one mind, and the Son of Heaven cannot pass the throne to the most favored prince, and it is not impossible to choose someone who can be assisted by his close relatives.

Once the four princes take the throne, they will not abandon Qin and Chen and re-Su and Chu; The Seven Princes were born by Liang Zhaoyi, who was useless, and had a close relationship with the queen's family, and most of the Son of Heaven would not belong to him; The rest of the princes have their own maternal clans, and the Son of Heaven is not at ease about handing over power, because it is inevitable that the new monarch will consolidate his power for his relatives in the future, which will cause the dynasty to fight for political battles, which will not be conducive to the reform of the official system, and even less conducive to the general policy of reforming the military system in the future.

Without the three princes, King Fu may really be able to win the Sacred Heart.

A more fierce competition for storage space is imminent, and it is no longer up to people's subjective will.

"Your Highness is bothered." Yu Feng smiled slightly sarcastically, and glanced at Miao Shimo again: "The third prince counted so many favors I owe in one breath, and specially asked you to tell me, there should be intentions, do you have something to ask for?" ”

Miao Shimo stood up and took two steps forward, but suddenly knelt down as soon as he lifted his robe: "There is only one invitation below, if the son's revenge is avenged, I hope that I can let the enemy who killed his father be broken into pieces." ”

"I promise you." Yu Feng brought the teacup at this time, obviously with the intention of sending off the guests.

The Miao family's poison technique is impossible to prevent, it is not a good thing to have such a hidden danger at home, and Miao Shimo is a close confidant of the third prince, Yu Feng has no confidence to accept him for his own use, it is better to stay away, so as not to cause trouble in vain.

When he returned to Guan Sui Yuan, seeing that Yijing was worried and full of concern, Yu Feng hesitated a little, but still told his wife about the conversation with Miao Shimo, in fact, Miao Shimo did not explicitly say how the third prince wanted Yu Feng to return that favor, and obviously Yu Feng had already made up his mind, and the third prince seemed to think that he didn't need to say it explicitly, so Miao Shimo didn't talk much.

And even Yijing, obviously having a determination in his heart, couldn't help but say: "Let me say this, you just don't know it." ”

Obviously, he was worried that Yu Feng would have a gap with the Son of Heaven because of this.

"If the Holy One really wants to blame us for concealing this matter, even if I don't come forward, you and I will be one husband and wife, can we be alone?" Yu Feng smiled gently, and hugged Yijing into his arms: "Don't worry, the saint has long been biased, and intends to cover up the evidence of the crime for the three princes. ”

Seeing that Yijing was still worried, Yu Feng kissed her ear lightly: "Yijing, the next is more unpredictable, maybe I can't be distracted, you promise me, when I'm not around, I have to protect myself, from today on, I will let Aunt Li live in Guan Sui Yuan, not an inch away from your side, before determining that the three princes leave the country, you must stay in the palace and don't go out, only if you are safe and sound, I will have no worries." ”

At present, the intention of the three princes has been clear, he will not stay in Dalong, Yu Feng is worried that this madman even if it is because of Concubine Wan, he also has an obsession with Yijing, if it is in Dalong, even if the three princes become the ninety-five one day, they can't forcibly occupy the women of the clan in vain, if the persecution is too tight, Yu Feng can take out the holy decree to go to the domain, and hold the Chuzhou garrison, he can also restrain the imperial power, enough to protect himself.

But if this madman takes Yijing to Xiliang......

Yi Jing obviously thought of this possibility, she didn't think that the third prince really admired her and couldn't stop, but because of the unwillingness to ask for it, that demon actually had the crazy stubbornness to take revenge in his own way regardless of the emperor's throne, it was hard to imagine how many crazy things he would do because of that unwillingness.

"I only know that Aunt Li is a sister, and her husband is a soldier of the palace, so I don't seem to have asked about their origins." When the maids were preparing for the break in breakfast, Yijing asked.

"The father of the two Aunt Li is my grandfather's old department, and I once fought on the battlefield with my grandfather, and he was really loyal, but unfortunately he died of illness a few years ago...... The soldiers they married were also two brothers, surnamed Xiao, and their father was also their grandfather's old department, and they are still in Chuzhou. Yu Feng explained simply.

Yi Jing bowed slightly, no wonder Aunt Li had such skills, it turned out that their father was also the old department of the King of Chu, and the two families seemed to be loyal to the King of Chu.

After breakfast, seeing that Yu Feng did not mean to rest, but changed a set of clothes to go out, Yi Jing persuaded him: "Don't be in a hurry, the saint was out of breath last night, he shouldn't be so quick to see him, you can sleep for a while." ”

"I need to go to Kiyohei-an."

"Are you going to see the Pure Peacemaker?"

Yu Feng bowed slightly: "She is a witness to Concubine Wan back then, and she is not allowed to be seen by the Holy Lord at any time." ”

The son of the world went, until the next day did not return, it turned out that he had just picked up Jingping, and a group of cars and only arrived at Zhengzhengfang, but he met with the carriage and horses in the palace, and it turned out to be the edict of the Son of Heaven.

Yu Feng simply let Jingping enter the imperial city with her, let her wait at Zhengyang Gate, and he followed the chamberlain into the palace first, but the Son of Heaven was not in Qianming Palace, but temporarily rested in Yan Shan.

In one day, the Son of Heaven could not hide his sick face, and could not even sit up, leaning on the bright yellow brocade pillow on Luo Han's bed, before he could speak, he coughed sharply, his eyebrows appeared blue, and his lips were pale and bloodless.

"Your Majesty, you should also focus on the dragon body." Yu Feng bowed, his mood was very heavy, the willful behavior of the third prince was obviously a great blow to the Son of Heaven.

"Excuse me, go far, sit closer." The Son of Heaven waved his hand to stop Gonggong Zhan, the chief attendant who wanted to come forward to soothe his back and relieve his breath, and motioned for him to lead everyone out of the warm pavilion, and with slightly trembling fingertips, he gestured to a red sandalwood circle chair that was very close to the left side.

Yesterday, the incident in the Yingyuan Garden, the Son of Heaven, who had not known the reason before, immediately ordered the father and son of the King of Chu and Su Yi to see each other, and ordered the Duke of Weiguo to impose martial law in Kyoto, and it must be found that the crime of assassinating the prince is extremely evil.

Until the evening, Yu Dong was arrested, and the Son of Heaven personally interrogated, and he knew that the initiator was the third prince he had high hopes for, and he almost didn't spurt out a mouthful of blood immediately.

was hesitating whether he should discuss countermeasures with a few ministers, but the queen got the news first, and knelt in front of the Qianming Palace in plain clothes, and asked the Son of Heaven to severely punish the three princes who were complicit in the rebellion.

Fortunately, there were only a few believers and cronies in the Qianming Palace, so the matter was temporarily pressed and not publicized.

At this time, Yu Feng did not take a seat in response to the order, and still knelt on the ground: "Holy Lord, the minister has a gift, and he is hopeful." ”

The Son of Heaven coughed again, and only stopped after a long pause, sat up slightly upright, and only raised his hand to signal permission.

"Forgive the minister's unwarranted speculation, this time the prince was assassinated, and the queen's testimony is not groundless, and the minister thinks that the third highness does have a motive."

The Son of Heaven frowned heavily: "What do you say?" ”

"It's because Concubine Wan didn't die of illness back then, and His Royal Highness knew the truth early, so he had a grudge against the queen's mother and son."

"What did you say?" The Son of Heaven grasped the handle tightly: "I did not conceal that Concubine San Lang Wan did not die of illness, but because of the ...... of Kitahara What is the connection with the Queen! ”

"Holy Grace." Yu Feng's voice was heavy: "The Third Highness is smart and intelligent, and he is really wise...... Although His Royal Highness was only over one year old when Concubine Wan died, he witnessed ...... with his own eyes", so he carefully explained the beginning and end of the matter, and Yu Feng prostrated slightly: "On that day, His Royal Highness was angry for a while, and forced the Jingping Nun to admit the truth in person. ”

The warm pavilion suddenly fell into silence, Yu Feng lowered his eyes, and did not see that the solemnity on the face of the Son of Heaven gradually eased, but turned to grief and desolation.

It was only after a moment that the prince smiled miserably.

"I finally understand why he did this, he must kill the prince!" The Son of Heaven gasped heavily, shook his head and smiled bitterly, his eyes were already wet red: "Retribution, it is my retribution, I knew it was like this, I shouldn't have ...... San Lang, he resented me after all......" There was a sudden cough, and the face of the Son of Heaven became more and more pale.

Yu Feng didn't have time to carefully perceive the meaning of the Son of Heaven's words, so he got up, supported the Son of Heaven who was unstable, and gently stroked his back to comfort: "Holy ......" Before he could speak, his arm was grasped tightly by the Son of Heaven: "I, I can't live with their mother and son anymore, otherwise, ...... When you enter the Yellow Spring, how can you face it...... Yuanyang, this matter can't be publicized, it must not, let San Lang bear the charge, otherwise even Xiliang will not allow him...... You have to listen to what I say now, and this matter can only be left to you. ”

The Son of Heaven closed his eyes for a while, and finally calmed down his emotions, just held Yu Feng's arm tightly and said a long break.

"We must let this matter settle down, and the assassination of the crown prince is a conspiracy of the Northern Plains." The Son of Heaven finally said.

Yu Feng understood that the Son of Heaven had not given up on the three princes at this time, and hoped that he would be able to "turn back to the shore", so he couldn't help but sigh secretly. ”