In addition to the discussion of the progress of the two armies on the front line, Xun Jiwu was instructed by the emperor to re-mention the Northern Expedition, and deliberately emphasized the importance of the prince staying in Weiting City, which was to garrison the country for the imperial court.

This kind of slapping a jujube is not only confusing, but also bad from the point of view of the results.

Although the officials of the prince's line did not dare to discuss the emperor's decision in front of the court, they still discussed the emperor's attitude in private.

The news of Xiao Tong's return to Beijing was naturally not only known to the old emperor and Xun Jiwu and a few other people, but also the officials who belonged to the prince's lineage had already received the news.

Xiao Tong's return also gave them a backbone and knew how to act.

The current situation of the old emperor is no longer the focus of everyone's attention, the emperor's death is inevitable, and what they care about is how the prince will inherit the throne safely after the death of the old emperor.

Because judging from the existing signs, the old emperor seems to have a prejudice against the crown prince.

As for the conclusion, they do not know for the time being, but they cannot stand by and watch the situation gradually deteriorate.

The news of Xun Jiwu and Wei Chifu meeting Xiao Tong outside the city naturally spread back to the city a long time ago, and their every move affected the hearts of a group of people.

As Xiao Tong was finally able to enter the city, many people's hearts also settled down.

It's been a long time since I was gone, and seeing the palace wall and palace guards again are all memories for Xiao Tong.

After entering the palace, there was no time to stop, so Xiao Tong followed the steps of Xun Jiwu and Wei Chifu and went straight to the emperor's bedroom.

Step by step, step by step, as he got closer and closer to confirming the idea in his heart, it also made Xiao Tong a little nervous.

Xiao Tong was afraid of his father and had been the same since he was a child.

He is the crown prince, and the old emperor has high requirements for him. But as time passed, Xiao Tong was always afraid that he would make a mistake in front of his father, and over time, a thought that wanted to resist but didn't dare to accumulate in his heart.

And today, he is about to face the dying father, what should he say?

He still needs to make a show and say a few words, but deep down he doesn't think so.

Slowly, the emperor's dormitory was close at hand.

Chao Qi, who was waiting outside the door, bowed down and saluted when he saw Xiao Tong, and Xiao Tong, who was in a trance, realized that the dormitory had arrived after hearing Chao Qi's voice.

When Xiao Tong heard this, he hurriedly greeted, "My father-in-law has worked hard day and night."

Chao Qi said slowly, "It's all the old slave's duty, Your Highness, go in and take a look."

After Chao Qi finished speaking, get out of the way, Xun Jiwu and Wei Chifu did the same, they didn't plan to accompany Xiao Tong to get in.

One step, two steps, three steps, Xiao Tong walked slowly, and he seemed to be able to clearly hear his accelerated heartbeat.

When passing by Chao Qi's side, Xiao Tong didn't turn his head, but he had a feeling that thousands of eyes were staring at him, and this also made Xiao Tong extremely nervous.

Walking in front of the three of them, Xiao Tong stepped into the door, he calmed down, tried to organize all his thoughts, he thought that it was time for everything to end.

There are still a few imperial doctors in the dormitory at this moment, who are either writing prescriptions or discussing and studying the disease, and the room is filled with a faint smell of herbs.

Several imperial doctors all got up to greet Xiao Tong when they saw him, and Xiao Tong signaled them not to make a sound, just be quiet.

After walking through the curtain on his side, Xiao Tong saw that several imperial doctors actually got up and left slowly, he was going to say no, but in the end he didn't say it.

In this situation, it is true that they get along better alone.

After several imperial doctors went out, they didn't forget to close the door for Xiao Tong.

The door frame creaked shut, and Xiao Tong's throbbing heart was closed.

Xiao Tong turned around and faced the direction of the emperor's bed, and he couldn't see the situation inside clearly through a screen.

After a moment, he stood outside the screen, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Father, the retainers have come back to see you!"

One moment, two moments, three moments, time seemed to stand still at this point, and Xiao Tong did not get a response.

And right there

When he was about to continue to speak, a voice suddenly came from the side of the screen, but it was not as weak as he imagined, but extremely sonorous and powerful, Xiao Tong couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard this.

"Tong'er, are you still tired from running around day and night?"

Xiao Tong couldn't hold back the tremor in his heart, but he still began to tremble unconsciously.

Xiao Tong suppressed the tension in his heart and said intermittently, "Son... The sons and daughters are not tired, and your body is ...... now."

At this point, Xiao Tong lost the courage to ask again.

On the other side of the screen, a sneer couldn't help but appear on the corner of the old emperor's mouth, and sure enough, he grew up, and his courage also increased.

Xiao Yan asked, "What do you think of my body?"

Xiao Tong said: "Erchen got the news that Father Emperor is not feeling well, and Erchen is worried."

Xiao Yan sneered when he heard this, "Uncomfortable? Isn't it already in danger, dying?"

The more he said the end, the more cold Xiao Yan's tone became, so much so that Xiao Tong knelt down in fear when he said the dead word.

Xiao Tong hurriedly explained, "Father... Father, son... Erchen is just worried about your body and wants to be by your side."

Seeing this, Xiao Yan changed back to a kind tone and said, "Tong'er has a heart, but are there too many people you brought with you when you come back?"

Hearing this, Xiao Tong's heart was like falling into an ice cellar, and the whole person instantly became weak, but he was still holding on to himself.

Xiao Tong said in a panic: "Erchen only brought a few staff members of the Prince's Mansion and a hundred-person escort team, and its... There is no one else."

Xiao Yan said lightly, "Oh? Could it be that I blamed you, and the dozens of squads that followed you one after another weren't your people?"

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, a suffocating feeling of death instantly surged into Xiao Tong's heart.

Although it was late winter, Xiao Tong was already covered in sweat at this moment, and his legs were a little weak.

He lowered his head and wanted to explain again, but he only heard the screen in front of him being slowly removed, Xiao Tong held back the fear in his heart and looked up.

In front of the bed, his father, dressed in a dragon robe, sat there, looking at him with a condescending gaze.

Xiao Yan saw Xiao Tong kneeling on the ground, leaning back slightly, he stroked his beard and sighed: "My son, you are the prince of Daliang, and you are the one who will inherit Datong in the future, don't you have any patience at all, just looking forward to my death?"

Xiao Yan said the sharpest words in the most peaceful tone, and those words were like stabbing Xiao Tong's body with a sword.

Xiao Tong's eyes were wandering at the moment, he wanted to muster up the courage to face his father, but he never had that courage.

"Father, the son is loyal to you. Those who are not me must be some rebel and thief who wants to frame me and provoke me to have a relationship with you. Father, father, you have to believe in your son!" Xiao Tong burst into tears and tried his best to argue.

Xiao Yan watched this scene like this, and didn't say a word for a moment.

The person in front of him is the prince he identifies as, he has all the ability and courage, but his vision is really poor, even if he has someone like Wang Pei to assist, he can't change this problem.

Xiao Yan shook his head, his tone was still indifferent, he leaned forward and looked down at Xiao Tong and said slowly, "Son, you said that someone wanted to frame you. Is that the person of King Huiji, or the person of King Yuzhang?"

And after hearing the three words of King Yuzhang, the last half of the line of defense in Xiao Tong's heart was also defeated, and he no longer had the courage to speak again.

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Tong, who was like a puddle of mud, and continued, "Do you know why Dad gave you a character to rebel? That's hoping that the girder can really solve this problem in your hands in the future. Dad is old, and his former spirit is gone, but Dad is not old and confused, and these eyes can still be seen. You won't use the brocade clothes you gave you, how can you heal the great country in the future."

"Dad, Dad, Erchen knows that he is wrong, you can spare Erchen this time, spare Erchen once!" Xiao Tongyi cried and walked forward on his knees, but in the end he still didn't have the courage to go in front of his father.

Xiao Yan fiddled with the wrench on his thumb, he looked at Xiao Tong, there was no entanglement or unbearability in his eyes, he said slowly, "Son

Ah, there are some mistakes that cannot be made, have you forgotten what happened to your dead brothers? After so many years, I still don't have a long memory, how can you let my father trust this country to you."

Xiao Yan said as he spoke, Xiao Tong in front of him kowtowed violently, his forehead was full of blood, but he still didn't stop.

Xiao Yan watched all this fall on deaf ears, and he didn't say anything more and didn't stop Xiao Tong's behavior.

In the end, Xiao Tong, whose face was covered with blood, stopped moving, he knew that he was going to die, he raised his head to look at his father, and showed a hideous smile.

"Hahaha, hahaha, hahaha."

Xiao Tong stood up suddenly, laughing wildly in front of his father, and at this moment there was no fear in his eyes.

Xiao Tong paced back and forth, shouting loudly, "Yes, I just want to rebel against you, I just want to be the emperor of Daliang. Old man, you are old, and this son should be given to me. I know that you are prejudiced against me, you think that I am not good or not, and you think that Xiao Xiang's girl is good at everything. Hahaha, it's a pity that she is a woman, and this son will not be able to sit on her turn until she dies. Collusion with Xiao Buxian and joint with Xiao Huaian are all ***, but the world has become what it is today, all of which are caused by you. You are all a thief through the ages, and when the history books of later generations write about you, they will write that you are ruthless and unscrupulous."

In the end, Xiao Tong pointed to Xiao Yan who was sitting, there was no resentment in his eyes, only unwillingness.

Xiao Yan just watched this son go crazy in front of his eyes and didn't stop it. He looked as usual and said slowly, "These words, did you want to say them a long time ago?"

Xiao Tong's eyebrows were fierce when he heard this, and he roared angrily: "Yes, I can't wait for you to die tomorrow, old man, and I can't wait to kill you now."

After speaking, Xiao Tong lowered his head again and shook his head self-deprecatingly, he was laughing, not laughing at Xiao Yan but laughing at himself, "It's a pity, the old man deserves to be an old man, I can't compare."

After saying that, he sat down on the ground and didn't care about the bleeding forehead, Fang Cai's spiritual qi seemed to collapse at this point, and he couldn't say half a cruel word anymore.

Blood dripped down Xiao Tong's cheeks, and the two people in the room were silent.

After a long time, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Tong and said, "This is a bit like the crown prince, but it's too late."

Hearing this, Xiao Tong tilted his head and looked at him, and he smiled: "Kill, kill, kill the country and you will be stable, and if you are dead, you will be able to sit firmly."

"Kill me, kill me!" Xiao Tong roared angrily at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan ignored his crazy moves, just waved his hand lightly, and several brocade clothes who were hiding behind him rushed up to control Xiao Tong.

Xiao Yan said, "Order the imperial doctor to heal his injuries and then send him to prison to wait for his fate."

"Yes."

After that, Jin Yilang left with Xiao Tong who had passed out, and Xiao Yan was the only one left in the room, he looked at the pool of red blood on the ground, and pondered for a long time.

After a while, Chao Qi saw that the room was quiet and walked in.

Looking at the emperor who was leaning on the chair and closing his eyes in contemplation, he stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, don't get angry and hurt your body."

The reason why Xun Jiwu and Wei Chifu did not enter together was because they wanted Chao Qi to go first to explore the situation.

The old emperor obviously knew, so he said, "Call Xun Jiwu and Wei Chifu in."

When Chao Qi heard this, he immediately said, "The old slave is going now."