It's been a long time since the height of summer, and September is supposed to be crisp and crisp, but the weather has been hot and humid, which makes people feel particularly irritable.

At the end of the month, the temperature suddenly plummets, and the temperature difference is huge, which makes people feel that the wind is biting.

The royal city of Daqi is in Linzi, the huge royal palace is red bricks and yellow tiles, golden and splendid, and there are a few black clouds floating above the palace, but it makes the solemn and tall palace look a little gloomy.

When the time was approaching, the hundred officials went to the steps of the palace and saluted each other, and then divided into several groups and came to the main hall one after another along the steps.

There are two groups of people in front, of which there are three people on the left, and walking in the middle is Tian Jian, Marquis of Pingling, Tian Jian, who is in the position of a general. On the left is his brother Guangzong Jun Tianmo, and on the right is his cousin Jimo Hou Tianken.

In the center of the group of people on the right is Xiangguo Gongsun Gu, surrounded by a group of ministers who are quietly discussing the court affairs that may be discussed.

The rest of the bunch followed.

At the door of the main hall, Gongsun Gu's eyes inadvertently glanced at Chao Jiang, the commander of the brigade and the guard on duty, and coincidentally, Chao Jiang also looked at this side, and the two eyes looked at each other, Gongsun Gu felt that Chao Jiang's eyes were fluttering and his expression was nervous.

"Your Majesty doesn't have any major events today that need to be guarded by Commander Chao, what is he panicking about?" Gongsun Gu thought to himself in his heart. Turning his head and glancing at the three Tian Jian brothers again, he found that the three of them had solemn expressions, and Gongsun Gu faintly felt as if something was going to happen.

"The king has arrived~~", the eunuch on duty interrupted Gongsun Gu's train of thought with a shout.

The ministers saluted, and after the salute, they stood left and right according to their ranks.

"Gongsun Xiangguo, on the first day of the Lunar New Year tomorrow, can the matter of the widow going to the altar in the east of the city to pray for rain be arranged?" Qi Wanglei asked.

"Your Majesty, Qi Tianjian has already calculated the auspicious time and arranged the itinerary~~"

"The minister has something to say". Before the two of them finished speaking, Pingling Marquis Tian Jian suddenly interjected loudly.

"Why is Brother Wang so abrupt? The widow hasn't asked yet", King Qi was obviously a little displeased.

"Please listen to the minister's words," Tian Jian said sharply: "The king can remember that the ancestor Emperor Jing reigned for twenty-eight years, and his martial arts and martial arts were so prosperous.

In the seventeenth year of Emperor Jing, my father led the elite soldiers of Daqi to enter the hinterland of Yan State, and the main force of Yan State was defeated.

After his father returned to China, he was added to the rank and married by his ancestors, but he was always depressed, just because he had not completed the task of expanding the territory for his ancestor Emperor Jing. Later, he couldn't afford to fall ill due to an old injury and died of depression. But this battle has made my great Qi famous far and wide, and all the nations have been terrified.

Emperor Xianling reigned for 35 years, in addition to relying on the prestige of Emperor Jing, but also widely benevolent government, smooth wind and rain, rich country and strong people, although there was no major war, but the countries did not dare to attack.

But since the king succeeded to the throne for three years, there has been a drought for many years, the people have no harvest, and the country's fortunes are gradually declining.

If it weren't for the great damage of Yan Guo back then, I'm afraid that he would have already raised troops to attack.

Please ask yourself, what has the king accomplished since he succeeded to the throne, and what face does he have to sit on this dragon chair? Didn't the king think that he could sit back and relax by doing a ritual of praying for rain? ”

"You~~You~~", King Qi couldn't answer for a while. Immediately glanced at the ministers, the civil and military ministers seemed to be stunned by this sudden great change, the entire court was silent, and the air seemed to be frozen.

"Please think about the people and immediately abdicate and be succeeded by the crown prince", Tian Jian continued: "However, the prince is young and not yet an adult, and Tian Ken, the Marquis of Jimo, is known as a virtuous person, and Tian Ken will be an assistant to the prince when he becomes an adult. ”

"I'm a compatriot with the king, how can I do such a disloyal thing," Tian Ken was obviously a little frightened.

"The general has always had a reputation for loyalty, righteousness, and prestige, how could he do such a disloyal and unfilial act. As a prime minister, how can I allow you to do anything wrong in this court", Gongsun Gu suddenly shouted. When the ministers saw that Lord Xiangguo came forward, they all whispered in agreement, and they all made accusations.

"Lord Xiangguo used to be the emperor's teacher, and now he is the prince's teacher, and he ranks first among the hundred officials, and the strong Qi is defeated, do you feel that you are not responsible?" Tian Jian turned his head to look at Gongsun Gu and replied and asked rhetorically.

Gongsun Gu and Tian Jian looked at each other, Tian Jian was only fifty years old, but his hair was already white, and a pair of phoenix eyes stared at him under his frowning thick eyebrows, still looking loyal and peaceful, but he couldn't see that there was a fierce and vicious posture of forcing the palace.

"Chao Jiang listened to the order, surrounded the ministers, and didn't say much," Tian Jian ordered in a loud voice.

Chao Jiang, who was outside the door, heard the order, and immediately led dozens of brigade guards to rush into the main hall, drove the ministers to the side of the main hall, and surrounded them, "Ladies and gentlemen, please be wronged for the time being."

"My brother has asked for my opinion, so he will roast me on a high platform", Tian Ken said silently: "If you do this rebellious thing, even if you succeed, you will be laughed at by the nations, scolded by all the people, and will be recorded in history and will never recover." What's more, at that time, the first emperor passed on the throne, and the elders of the royal family, the ministers, and my brothers had no objections. Turn back, brother, in the love of brothers, the king will not dig deeper. "Although Tian Ken is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, he is white and pure, looks like a scholar, and never speaks loudly.

"How can there be a turning back arrow for this kind of thing, I know that the second brother has a strange plan when he encounters something, but what can the second brother do if he doesn't listen to him as a brother at this time." Tian Jian said in a persuasive tone. Several royal brothers, ranked by age, Tian Jian is the eldest, Tian Ken is second, Tian Mo is the third, and Qi Wanglei is the youngest, and they are all called by rank in private, which seems close, so Tian Jian called the second brother in a tone of talking about family affairs.

"What the eldest brother said is right, if there is no conspiracy, why should I talk nonsense with the eldest brother", Tian Ken suddenly looked at Chao Jiang. Chao Jiang and Tian Ken looked at each other for a moment, and then looked at Tian Jian, obviously a little flustered.

"Yesterday, Chao Jiang went to the eldest brother's mansion and happened to be seen by me, and it was nothing, but I saw that Chao Jiang's expression was a little wrong, so I became suspicious" Tian Ken continued to say slowly: "So when Chao Jiang left the eldest brother's mansion, I caught up with him and asked him, only to know that the eldest brother took down Chaojiang's family to blackmail today's things."

"What's the matter, is Chao Jiang abandoning his family." Tian Jian's words were obviously said to Tian Ken and Chao Jiang.

"Please look back at the entrance of the main hall", Tian Ken was still unhurried.

"Husband, stop it, that is, Mohou has rescued our mother and son", two soldiers at the door escorted a woman, and this slightly trembling voice was made by this woman towards Chao Jiang.

"Madam", Chao Jiang said to Tian Jian a little at a loss: "General, I'm sorry, I don't want the whole family to be charged with great rebellion."

"Needless to say, the destiny of heaven has come to naught", Tian Jian suddenly sat weakly on the steps in front of the hall, as if his whole body was cramped.

"You, a rebellious criminal, are full of loyalty and righteousness on weekdays, and you have done such a despicable thing, even if you and I are brothers, I will not protect you." Tian Mo, who had been silent, suddenly shouted.

"How can you speak here, you can't do anything," Tian Jian's tone made people feel that they didn't bother to talk to Tian Mo at all: "I don't know shame if I don't learn and learn to recruit talents."

Tian Mo still had to argue, but Tian Ken stretched out his hand to stop it: "Please ask the king to decide on this matter."

Qi Wanglei obviously hadn't recovered from the sudden change, stabilized his mind, and said sharply: "Put Tian Jian in prison for the time being, wait for the fate, and send someone to the western Xinjiang to arrest the Marquis of Pingling and return to Beijing like Tian."

"Yes, Your Majesty", Chao Jiang responded by ordering the guards to release the ministers and turn over to detain Tian Jian.

"There is also going to the old mansion of the Marquis of Pingling to arrest Tian Yi", Tian Mo suddenly spoke.

Tian Jian, who was sitting on the steps, heard this, his pupils suddenly tightened, and he raised his eyes to look at Chao Jiang, who glanced out of the door again, and through eye exchange, a guard outside the door quietly slipped out. Qi Wanglei and Tian Ken also exchanged glances strangely.

Everyone's attention was focused on the main hall, and no one noticed the silent change.

After Chao Jiang and other guards detained Tian Jian, they turned around and knelt down: "The guilty minister is dead, please punish the king."

"Chao Jiang was coerced by others, and his crime was not to death, so he was removed from his post as the commander of the brigade and the guard, and his post was reduced to the people."

"Thank you for the grace of the king not to kill", Chao Jiang thanked him.

"The king is frightened", and the ministers knelt down and shouted.

"The widow is tired, let's all step down", Qi Wanglei looked really tired.

The ministers withdrew, and Gongsun Gu felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't say it.

After some tossing, I didn't realize that it was past noon.

The guards who quietly slipped out of the main hall quickly came to an inconspicuous small mansion near the Hou Mansion and knocked on the door with a code.

"There is an urgent report, send it to the West Taoist Temple of Dongping Lingcheng quickly", the guard quickly slipped back to the brigade guards after speaking.

The messenger wrote on the scroll and rode away at a gallop.

The scroll reads: "If the Hou Ye fails to force the palace, it must be a capital crime, and he is afraid of implicating his family, so he asks the second son to flee to Lu Province through Guangzong."