The cold wind is bleak, and the gloom of last night is still there.

Flocks of crows that had not been seen for a long time hovered over the palace, making a terrible hissing sound, which made people feel inexplicably frightened.

The emperor wore a golden dragon robe, and walked out of the Heart Nourishing Hall with an expressionless face.

Gonggong Su hurriedly stretched out his forearm for the emperor to drag, and slowly walked in the direction of Xuanyi Palace.

"Does General Lin have any moves?" The emperor did not squint, and there was no trace of pity in his majestic expression.

It seems that General Lin is not arresting his own prince who has loved him for more than 20 years, but an irrelevant person.

Gonggong Su nodded, not daring to laugh, "General Lin has already received His Majesty's will, presumably he has already rushed to Duanwang's Mansion at this time." ”

"Okay." A flash of determination flashed in the emperor's eyes.

As early as when General Lin learned of the emperor's will, he had secretly come to the door of Duanwang's mansion.

Not only because he is King Yan's quasi-father-in-law, but also because he, as a military general, has long been unaccustomed to the ghostly style of King Duan and Lian Rong.

As soon as the day dawned, the adjutant general next to General Lin approached and asked, "General, the hour has passed, do you want to do it?" ”

General Lin stared at the closed door of Duanwang's Mansion with a bad look, his face did not show the tiredness of sleepless night, but his eyes were bright.

"After a night, can Your Majesty pass on the will of repentance?"

Vice General Chen scratched his head, "You don't have any jokes, how can there be a reason to take back the will that night?" ”

General Lin nodded, adjusted the armor on his body, held the holy decree in his hand, turned over his horse, walked out of the alley, and went straight to Duanwang's mansion.

"Arrest King Duan by the emperor's order!"

The soldiers hiding in the shadows instantly rushed out of the alley, ready to go.

Although General Lin's hiding place was not far from Duanwang's Mansion, he shouted all the way, and the neighbors heard his shout, but no one dared to come out to join in this royal excitement.

These are understandable, but what makes him puzzled is that the door of Duanwang's Mansion is still tightly closed.

Tightening the reins in his hand, General Lin straddled his horse and stopped in front of the main gate of Duanwang's Mansion and shouted again: "The last general, Lin Shuanghe, arrest Duanwang and enter the palace to face the saint by His Majesty's order!" ”

The three gilded characters "Duanwangfu" on the plaque were still shining with the light of symbolizing imperial power.

Overnight, even if it was spotless, it was as dark as dust in General Lin's eyes.

The door of the Vermilion Mansion was open from the inside to the outside, and as the spacing between the cracks in the door became larger and larger, the Duan King standing in the main courtyard of the mansion appeared in front of General Lin's eyes.

He was dressed in a dark blue four-clawed dragon pattern pro-dynasty costume and wore a jade crown on his head.

There was also a spear in his hand.

General Lin raised his eyebrows, and Duanwang's calm expression seemed to be not too surprised by his arrival.

"General Lin, I don't know what mistake this king has made, and General Lin will personally lead the troops to surround my Duanwang Mansion?"

General Lin sat on horseback, looked condescendingly at King Duan in the distance, and slowly opened the holy decree in his hand.

"Duan Wang Chu Huaiye colluded with the Miao General Mission, trying to frame His Royal Highness King Yan and cause trouble to the dynasty, if His Royal Highness is innocent, please go to the Xuanyi Hall with the lower officials to explain it to Your Majesty, right?"

"I see." Duan Wang smiled calmly and calmly.

I don't know if the emperor took care of the royal face, or if this was the only thing he found, this crime is the least of the crimes he has committed.

He silently handed the spear in his hand to the guards on the side, and walked out of the palace calmly.

After stepping out of the mansion gate, King Duan's eyes were as calm as a lake.

Several soldiers immediately stepped forward and just wanted to grab Duanwang's arm, but Duanwang blocked it with a backhand and evaded their clamping.

His arms shook, and his wide sleeves shook slightly.

King Duan's cold eyes swept over the soldiers, and his voice was so cold that it made people feel like falling into an ice cave.

"The king himself will go."

With that, King Duan held his head high and walked calmly in the direction of the palace.

General Li silently looked at King Duan, who was slowly walking in front of him, and couldn't help but arouse a trace of doubt.

Is he really as calm as he seems, or is he leaving a way back?

When all the people disappeared, the closed doors in the alley were slowly opened.

The main owner didn't dare to show up, only the person dressed as a small servant probed his head and looked at the Duanwang Mansion Gate where the back of the black crowd was depressed.

Ning Jiao clenched her fists, remembering the instructions that King Duan had given her last night, gritted her teeth, ordered Jade to prepare, and slipped out of the back door.

Xuanyi Palace, worshiped by hundreds of officials.

The emperor was sitting on the dragon chair, his deep eyes staring at the door of the palace.

The civil and military officials, who didn't know the ins and outs of the matter, were silent, looking at each other, trying to see some clues in the eyes of the other party.

After a long time, there was finally a rumbling footstep outside the temple gate.

The officials finally couldn't hold back their curiosity and whispered.

The Emperor snorted coldly, "It's here." ”

As soon as the words fell, General Lin and his voice came into everyone's sight.

"Weichen Lin Shuanghe, arrest King Duan by His Majesty's will, fortunately not dishonored!"

He stopped at the front of the hundred officials, and the Duan King behind him also stopped quietly.

"Son-in-law, see father."

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he recalled all the pictures about King Duan from childhood to adulthood all night, he thought that as an emperor, he could already control his emotions well, but he didn't want to see King Duan, and all the pictures of father and son love poured into his mind again.

Closing his eyes, the Emperor took a deep breath and opened his eyes again with a calm look.

"Chu Huaiye, are you guilty?"

King Duan leaned over slightly, arched his hand to the high platform, and said respectfully: "I don't know which part my father is talking about?" Is it to change the account books of the Ministry of Officials and harm Lord Ning to Lishui City? Or is it the matter of Jinshui Lake's private collection of official silver? ”

The emperor thought that King Duan would humbly beg for mercy, and he had even begun to consider whether to let King Duan live.

The king at the end of the door looked at him rebelliously, and his arrogant expression was the same as he was back then.

"It turns out that there is not only one crime of colluding with the Miao Jiang people, but even these are your handiwork?"

King Duan chuckled and shook his head, "Didn't my father already know?" Why don't I say something that my father doesn't know? ”

Most of the officials present were veterans of the two dynasties, and Xu Shoufu of the cabinet was a veteran of the three dynasties with high prestige.

From Duanwang's contemptuous tone, everyone sensed that something was wrong, and no one thought that Duanwang's tone was bent on death, but more like a desperate gamble!

"Ten years ago, the first person Erchen killed was the aunt in charge of the queen's mother, because she was disrespectful to her mother. Eight years ago, I colluded with Lian Rong to start buying and selling official positions, in order to install my own connections in the DPRK. Two years ago, the imperial historian Lu Yuan seemed to be aware of the movements of his son, and I also bought off the manpower, and the moment he wrote the fold, I took off his head. ”

Duanwang methodically recounted the piles he had done over the years, as if he felt that his hands were still stained with blood, and unhurriedly took out the Jinpa from his arms and wiped it quietly.

There was a look of disgust on his face.