The samurai said: "Relax, no matter what you say, I don't believe it, they still dare to openly attack a dignified leading general." I think he was probably just talking about it, and if he wants to scare us with this, don't think about it. I really didn't feel at ease, so I sent my wife and children back to my parents' house for a while, and it was done. ”

Although many of the people present understood that what the samurai said was only comforting words, they still felt pity for the middle-aged man, so they all cooperated: "That's right, yes, relax." "They don't dare to do anything, otherwise they would have done it a long time ago, so why bother so much." ”

The moonlight was bleak, and the already extremely dim moonlight was even darker under the cover of the mist, adding an indescribable haze to people.

The palace is still brightly lit, perhaps because the owner of this palace is now in the dark, so it looks more solemn than usual, but it always reveals a sense of struggling support.

At the entrance of Xuanwu Street, a team of black-clothed assassins rushed out of the street with swift movements, and there were bursts of barking dogs from behind, but the assassins seemed to have no scruples and left in an orderly manner.

The next day, in Xuanwu Street, in front of General Huayuan's Mansion, a group of officials surrounded General Huayuan's Mansion. A large group of extremely bored people, watching the arrival of the officials, were attracted to their long-lost curiosity.

Due to the special situation of Xuanwu Street, the officials rarely appear here, so when they see the figure of the officials, they immediately think of what is rare and lively in the street.

At this moment, in front of the gate of General Huayuan's mansion, General Huayuan and his wife were hanging at the door of the mansion, and their eyes were full of surprise. The officials removed the corpses, and the door opened, and the house was littered with corpses and bloodstains.

As the leading general of the imperial court, General Hua Yuan's martial arts are very superb, but now he will be slaughtered. No one can figure out who will have this ability, even if it is an ordinary general, the government army in the palace is also very powerful, but there seems to be no trace left last night, which shows that the number of people on the other side does not seem to be much, so this kind of thing is more and more terrifying; what kind of people can do this kind of massacre in such a short period of time and so covertly?

The leader's face was gloomy, it seemed that he had never encountered such a tricky thing since he left the school, but the matter had come to this point, and he couldn't help but give a result, and he was a little helpless for a while.

Just when the head catcher was extremely bored, a servant strode over and said to the head catcher: "My lord, I found this in the study, look!"

After the head catcher took it, he looked at a loss, as if he had encountered an incomparably bloody battle. Looking closely, it turned out that the head catcher was holding a handwritten letter and a bill, and the contents of it were actually evidence of General Huayuan's bribery.

General Huayuan, who originally seemed extremely pitiful, looked at it again at the moment, but there was no more pity, and what was left was just a hateful atmosphere.

Above the court, because the emperor has been absent for many days, the government has been backlogged for a long time, and the courtiers have lost their fighting spirit and passion. Faced with this situation, the four princes had to take a risk and issued an edict in the name of the emperor, with the three princes, the four princes, King Yu and the prime minister to deal with the government together.

As soon as this edict came out, it can be said that it caused an uproar, as the current court situation, the court has long been divided into a number of small groups, and now the prince is still there, but the three or four princes and a royal uncle and the prime minister can be arranged to temporarily take over the government affairs, in this case, the interests of any group have been interfered with, although balanced, but there is no benefit, and everyone is very troubled for a while.

In the Lama Hall of the Imperial Palace, several courtiers sat on chairs, their eyes full of cold light, as if they were sketching something unspeakable. Suddenly, the prince walked in with a very happy expression, and sat on the main seat without saying a word, as if he was deliberately making an appearance for others to see, but he didn't look like it, which looked quite weird.

An old man with a delicate appearance and a black python robe slowly got up, bowed deeply to the prince, and then said: "Now that the court situation is in turmoil, and the third and fourth highnesses have mastered the court situation again, His Royal Highness the prince doesn't seem to care, I don't know, is it because he has a plan?"

The prince glanced at the old man, looked at him quite playfully, and then looked at the others, as if he was looking to see if the other party had any other reactions, and after confirming that it was correct, he spoke slowly, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the old doctor also said that the situation is in turmoil now, in this case, it will be very busy, they want to take power, let them take charge, but if they make a mistake, it is impossible for this palace to spare them, after all, this palace is the prince!"

The prince said very lightly, but everyone also knew that if he said it too explicit at the moment, I am afraid it would not be good for anyone, after all, this is the palace, after all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs.

The old man smiled and groaned, looking treacherous, and after sitting back in his seat, he arched his hand to the prince and said, "Now, isn't there a good opportunity for them to make mistakes?

"Oh, what does the old doctor think? The prince took a sip of tea, then put down the teacup and asked the old man with a respectful face.

The young official on the side spoke first, and said after saluting the prince: "Now that General Huayuan's family has been wiped out, the murderer has not left any evidence, and the third and fourth princes are not interested. The old doctor is referring to this, right?"

The old man stroked his goatee, still with a treacherous look, looked at the young official with a smile, and said with a long laugh, "If you are born and you are terrible, you think exactly the same as the old man, and it is really gratifying to see the bottom of this young age!" As he spoke, he patted the young official on the shoulder to show encouragement.

The prince quietly watched the conversation between the old man and the young man, silently making his own calculations in his heart, and only after the two finished speaking, the prince spoke: "You think well, but if there is a move, it will naturally arouse their vigilance, those two are like monkey spirits, so don't provoke them." ”

"But if you let it go, such a good opportunity will be fleeting, and if you want to mention it again in the future, you will be suppressed by them! I hope His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will think twice!" The young official seemed to be a little impatient, so his words also revealed an irrepressible urgency.

The prince glanced at the old man, and found that the old man was calm and calm, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself, so the prince asked rhetorically: "If it is so easy to suppress, do you think it is still an opportunity? Or do you think it is a good thing to be dead?"

"This is a humble and unscrupulous word. I hope the prince will forgive me. The young official was a little overwhelmed by the question, and after hesitating again and again, he had to admit his mistake.

The crown prince smiled and said to the young official: "You have good intentions, this palace understands, but in the future, you will want to see more." Did you write it down?"

"Yes, I will follow the teachings of the prince. The young official bowed his head and silently retreated to his seat.

The old man on the side was still smiling, seeing that the prince had finished teaching the young officials a lesson, so he stood up and said: "His Royal Highness the prince is broad-minded and admired by the old man, but I hope His Royal Highness can give some of his heart to the aggrieved General Huayuan." After all, General Huayuan has been loyal to the country for many years, and if he dies so inexplicably, it will only make people laugh and feel cold. ”

"The old doctor's meaning, this palace understands, however, General Huayuan and this palace have nothing to do with each other, if this palace or you go out, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble, but it is more people in the world who are in charge of the world's affairs, and someone will come forward in this matter. Compared with General Huayuan's nephew, the guerrilla general Wei Ting, who is still there, if he is not satisfied with this case, he will naturally not give up. What are we anxious about?" the prince still looked calm, as if nothing had anything to do with him.

Looking at the prince's appearance, the old man said, "It seems that the prince has already made plans, but he is old and presumptuous. ”

In front of the prince's mansion, a fast horse galloped over, and the guards wanted to stop it, but they had already seen the appearance of the person who came, so the action they wanted to stop turned into the action of leading the horse, which looked very strange. The visitor didn't have time to observe this kind of thing, but just threw the reins of the horse to the guards, and ran into the house quickly.

It seemed that this man must have done this often, so no one was surprised when the guards saw him in a hurry, and even the subordinates did not look at him much, and entered the inner hall unimpeded.

The butler saw someone coming from a long distance, so he beckoned: "Your Highness is already waiting for you in the study, you can go there directly." ”

The person who came seemed to be really anxious, and without even replying to the words, he turned around and ran towards the study, stumbling slightly along the way. Looking at his appearance, the housekeeper kept shaking his head and sighing, and he didn't know whether it was pity or helplessness.

Outside the study, the man finally slowed down, straightened his clothes, and shouted into the study: "Subordinate Qiu Liuyou will report to His Highness." ”

"Come in!" the prince's cold voice came from inside, as if he didn't care about Qiu Liu's return.

Qiu Liu replied "yes", and then walked into the study very cautiously, observed it from all sides, and after making sure that there were no abnormal characters, he closed the aspect and knelt in front of the prince's book.

The prince didn't even raise his head, but just said lightly, "Get up and answer", and then continued to look at the book in his hand.

Qiu Liu was not annoyed, and after standing up, he said, "The things ordered by His Highness have been done, Wei Ting has already learned of General Huayuan's death, and his subordinates have already told him that His Royal Highness will help him come out and ask him to go to the court to plead his case." ”

"Yes, that's good. The prince agreed, then stood up, patted Qiu Liu's shoulder, and continued: "I didn't expect that you would be good in your heart, you killed General Huayuan's family by yourself, and went to meet other people's families, and it was as if nothing happened." What a rare talent. ”