Qiankun Hall early dynasty.

"The prince was assassinated yesterday and has not woken up yet, what do you think you should do?" The emperor sat on the dragon chair and asked worriedly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should strictly investigate who did it, and severely punish him."

The civil officials and military generals led by Xie Lin echoed one after another, "the ministers seconded the proposal".

"The minister heard that the third prince led troops to surround the regent palace last night, I don't know why?" Yun Che asked the third prince, who just looked at him with a smile.

"Yesterday, the emperor's brother was assassinated when he returned to the palace in the Shenji camp, and the regent could not escape the suspicion, saying that it was a siege, but it was just protection."

"Could it be that Yunhou wants to exonerate his son-in-law?"

"Your Highness is cautious, the minister is just asking a few words."

The third prince blocked Yun Che's questioning like nonsense, and then beat him up, and no one was willing to answer for a while.

"Your Majesty, there is news outside that the third prince led troops to besiege the mansion and seriously injured the regent."

Before the emperor could speak, Li Jing had already begun to call, "This is slander!" Father, the son did not set foot in the palace last night, please father! ”

"Father, son-in-law also believes that the third emperor brother is definitely not such a person, please ask my father to find out." The fifth prince, Li Zheng, also hurriedly defended him.

The emperor turned a deaf ear to the words of the second son, and only commanded the chief attendant in a deep voice, "Come on, let the imperial doctor go to the regent palace, and make sure that Sikong Qing is fine." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, now that the matter of the regent's serious injury has not yet been clarified, is it inappropriate to besiege the mansion?" Mrs. Mu, who remained neutral in the court, admonished.

"What Mu Qing said is extremely true, and he withdrew the people."

"The assassination of the crown prince and the serious injury of the regent are the sole responsibility of Dali Temple."

"Wechen obeys."

"Retreat."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

When the courtiers dispersed, Li Jing was summoned to the imperial study.

"Rebel!"

As soon as Li Jing entered the imperial study, the first few letters were thrown in, and the emperor angrily reprimanded him and immediately made him kneel on the ground.

"My father is angry, and my son doesn't know where to displease my father?"

"You rebel! How dare you kill your brother! Are you going to kill your father one day? ”

"The father is angry, but the sons don't dare! Erchen has no such intention! ”

All explanations are quibbles in the face of suspicion.

"Shut up!"

"Colluding with the killers of the rivers and lakes, privately receiving from the courtiers, one by one, do you really think that the widow does not know what you have done?"

The emperor's gloomy face made Li Jing's heart tremble, and he begged for mercy repeatedly.

"My father is angry, my sons have no second thoughts, and I ask my father to see it."

"Erchen just wants to share his father's worries, Erchen has been stupid since he was a child, not as smart as the emperor's brother, and not as likable as the fifth brother."

"The two of them have been protected by their mother and concubine since they were children, but the sons and daughters don't have them, and the sons are empty, and the sons are afraid, even if the father and the emperor will be disgusted with me one day."

"Father, you have had high hopes for the imperial brother since you were a child, and the sons dare not fight with the royal brother for anything, the sons just want to get a trace of attention from the emperor."

The more he talked, the more difficult it was to control the grievances in his heart, and Li Jing looked at the emperor with slightly red eyes.

Xu is son's experience is too similar to his own when he was young, and it may be the love of licking calves, the emperor didn't bear to reprimand him anymore, but raised his hand tiredly and said, "That's it, the widow has an oral message, the third prince does not respect his brother, he is grounded for a month, and he is not allowed to leave the palace without the consent of the widow." ”

"Thank you for your grace."

"Stand down."

After exiting the imperial study, Li Zheng was still outside.

"Third brother, are you okay?" As soon as I saw him come out, I hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Fifth brother, thank you for speaking for the third brother in the main hall." Sincerely thank, his fifth brother has always been simple, and he has no intention of taking the throne, otherwise, with his mother and concubine, Zheng Guifei, who favors the harem, may not be able to fight.

"Why should the third brother be polite, you and I have grown up together since childhood, and we are brothers whose blood is thicker than water, by the way, the mother concubine just called us to her palace for dinner."

"The fifth brother goes, the third brother was just punished and grounded by his father."

"This—" Li Zheng hesitated to go in and intercede for him.

"It's okay, the fifth brother will go back."

"So, third brother take care."