The next day, Prince Heng announced the funeral to the courtiers and officials of the imperial capital.

And all the vassal kings and ministers went to the Fengtian Palace, wearing linen and filial piety, in order to mourn the celebration.

In full view of everyone, the king of Cyprus, Wu Fan, finally challenged the crown prince Heng.

"Prince, the widow heard that his father was funeral, and there was another secret, you and the grandson met with his father on the night, when his father was funeral, someone saw the Funing Palace, the axe sound and candle shadow, and the father also shouted, 'Good for yourself'. The next day, my father died, is there nothing strange? ”

Wu Fan sneered and said: "In front of the second and third sons, the widow wants to ask the prince to give an explanation." I don't know what your explanation is for this, prince? ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers and doctors who were kneeling in the hall couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper.

The matter of "axe sound and candle shadow" has spread far and wide in the imperial capital Jinling, which makes many ministers seriously doubt whether it was Prince Heng who killed Qingji.

When Prince Heng saw Wu Fan, who was suddenly in trouble, he just said lightly: "Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid." I, Wu Heng, have a clear conscience, so why should I explain it to you? ”

"What a clear conscience!"

Wu Fan pointed at Prince Heng, and said with a gloomy face: "In front of your father's spirit, in front of the Manchu Dynasty's ministers, do you dare to swear to prove your innocence?" ”

"I, Wu Heng, swear to the sky!"

Prince Heng raised his palm, with a calm look, and said loudly: "If I plot to kill the emperor's father and teach me to kill heaven and man together, I will not die well!" ”

“……”

Seeing this, Wu Fan couldn't help but be silent.

Could it be that Qingji's sudden death really has nothing to do with Prince Heng?

Is Qingji the end of his life?

Before Wu Fan could speak, Wu Ji, the emperor's grandson, couldn't hold back any longer, pointed at Wu Fan and reprimanded: "King Sai, in front of the emperor's grandfather's spirit, in this Fengtian Palace, how dare you be so arrogant and rude?" Slandering the Prince? ”

"This is a great disrespect and conspiracy!"

"Please issue an edict to depose him as the king of Sai, demote him to a concubine, and hand it over to the Zongzheng Mansion to be strictly handled according to law!"

"Huh."

Wu Fan smiled contemptuously, waved his hand without fear, and said, "Taisun, what a grandson, this is my imperial grandson of Great Wu?" ”

"The bones of the first emperor are not cold, you have not yet inherited the unification, you have to ban your relatives, and you are impatient to cut the domain, and the ambition of the wolf son is obvious!"

"Your father and son had better execute the widow, otherwise, when the widow returns to Cyprus, you must seek justice for your father!"

"Presumptuous!"

Wu Ji blushed and said angrily: "King Sai! You keep saying that my father and I murdered the emperor's grandfather, do you have conclusive evidence? ”

"If there is no evidence, you are lying false, spreading rumors, and slandering the crown prince!"

"Slandering the prince should be punished!"

Wu Fan, who heard this, did not panic at all, and said coldly: "The widow just wants to know the truth about my father's death. Wu Ji, you put such a big hat on the widow, the widow can't afford it! ”

"Hmph."

Wu Ji snorted coldly and said: "You have no evidence, how dare you say that the emperor's grandfather died, and there is another hidden secret?" Said it was my grandfather who murdered with my father? ”

"My father is the crown prince, the future second emperor, why did he murder the emperor's grandfather?"

Hearing this, Wu Fan squinted his eyes and said, "This is not accurate. The crown prince has been the prince for thirty-one years, and His Majesty the First Emperor is healthy and strong, maybe the prince will die in front of His Majesty the First Emperor. ”

"Prince, do you dare to say that you have been the prince for so many years, and you don't want to inherit the throne as soon as possible?"

"Nonsense!"

Wu Ji said angrily: "When my grandfather was alive, he also had the idea of abdicating my father, and my father resigned at that time. Why did he murder the emperor's grandfather in order to ascend the throne as soon as possible? You are just nonsense and hopeless! ”

"Wu Ji, step aside!"

Prince Heng finally stood up and waved his hand, telling Wu Ji to calm down for a while.

"Father's ......"

"Stand down!"

"No!"

was reprimanded by Prince Heng, and Wu Ji reluctantly retreated.

Prince Heng took a deep breath, looked at Wu Fan with a soothing expression, and said, "King Sai, you and I are siblings, if there is anything, you can say it in private." ”

"Today is the time of the national mourning, and my father and the emperor most hope to see our brothers live in harmony and work together, instead of fighting for a non-existent thing like now, and it will become tense and tense."

"Good. Then let's discuss it after the national mourning. ”

Prince Heng moved out of Qingji as a shield, as a filial son of Wu Fan, how could he disobey his father's order?

Moreover, in front of Qingji's spirit, and in front of many princes and ministers, their brothers had a dispute, and they fought if they disagreed, which was a farce in itself.

……

Night falls.

At this time, in the house of Gou Jian, the general of the left chariot cavalry, in the study house, Gou Jian was sitting opposite Wu Fan and Wu Zhang, plotting big things.

Gou Jian talked about what happened in Fengtian Temple today, and couldn't help but sigh for a long time, and said, "King Sai, King Liao, I'm really worried about you. ”

"Now, during the state funeral, it is inconvenient for the prince to kill on a large scale, and he will kill His Majesty the Emperor and his siblings."

"However, once the national mourning is over, if the crown prince inherits the unification, he will settle accounts with the two of you after the autumn, and make an excuse at will, the two will inevitably be like meat on the chopping board, and they will be slaughtered."

Wu Zhang narrowed his eyes and asked with a rather unkind face, "Yuehou, what do you mean?" ”

"King Liao, at present, the Praetorian Guards of the imperial capital of the imperial city are all in charge of the prince's cronies, if the prince doesn't want to let you go, what can you do?"

"Hmph, he dares!"

Wu Fan was extremely dissatisfied and said: "The axe sound and candle shadow, not to mention the murder of his father, if he dares to attack the widow and the king of Liao, how can he convince the public?" ”

"How can such a cruel person be worthy of becoming the emperor of my Great Wu and reigning over the world?"

Gou Jian smiled and said, "King Sai, I just want to tell you." ”

"The two of you are in a very precarious situation right now. Now that the prince is in power, the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and after the national funeral, the prince will naturally succeed to the throne. ”

"Now, there are only two roads in front of you, King Sai and King Liao."

"Either sit back and wait, or return to the country immediately."

"The life and death of the former are uncertain, and the new emperor of the latter who has just ascended the throne can't help you."

After a pause, Gou Jian said earnestly: "The two kings, with the means of the crown prince, want to get rid of you in the imperial capital without knowing it, it is as easy as a hand. Please also respect yourself. ”

Hearing this, Wu Zhang and Wu Fan couldn't help but glance at each other, and the alarm bell sounded in their hearts.

They don't want their lives to be in the hands of others.

Once the crown prince Heng inherits the throne, the first person to deal with is them......

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