Seeing the situation, the officials hurriedly got off their chairs and came to persuade a few words, then separated Liu Zhennian, who was wide-eyed, and glanced at Tao Xuandao - he restrained himself.

Yan Wen calmed down and called the soldiers in the hall and said, "The prime minister is too excited, you can take him down and let Master Tao rest for a while." ”

"How?" Tao Xuandao coughed a few times, still pointing at Yan Wen, "Without my consent, you dare to ...... it."

Before he could say more, the people on both sides had already dragged him out by the elbows.

"Everyone, go back and sit down." Liu Zhennian was stunned for a while, then bent down and cleaned up all the pen and ink documents on the ground.

Everyone hurriedly replied yes.

"Your Majesty, this is the secret music of Zhongshu Province." Shen actually came in with a small book, and the emperor motioned for him to rest in front of him.

"What are you talking about?" The Emperor asked as he opened the book.

"They didn't say a word when they handed it to me, and the slaves really didn't know."

The emperor was quickly looking for the key point, and what caught his eye was a line of eye-catching black letters: 'After repeated discussions with the ministers, the prince should be abolished for capital crimes, so as not to cause trouble and delay future generations.' Underneath is the stamp of Zhongshu Province and the signatures of many ministers, but there is no Tao Xuandao.

"Your Majesty, you ...... What do you think? Shen Jing asked with a smile.

The emperor closed the book without hurry, and looked up at him: "Oh, I'm talking about giving death to the crown prince." My rebellious son wants to usurp the country, and it is not too much to die. He ordered General Liu to do this. ”

"The minion understood."

Shen actually went out and closed the door casually. Hearing his footsteps go away, the emperor did not make any move, but took a picture in front of the bronze mirror and straightened the golden crown on his head.

"Who to send?" Liu Zhennian turned his head to look at Yan Wen next to him.

"Lu Siban should be able to do this."

"It's okay to do this," Liu Zhennian sighed, "It's just that Tao Xuandao is so faceless, I really don't know how to deal with it." ”

Yan Wen offered advice: "Tao Xuandao is from a famous family, so he dares to call out in front of the court, and his eyes are lawless. It is better to respect a false position, rise and fall secretly; Wait for the limelight to pass, and then force Zhishi, what is it? ”

"It doesn't get any better idea than that. Go and pick up his prime minister's clothes now. ”

Tao Xuandao was still isolated from the hall by the officers and soldiers, pacing anxiously in front of the steps, sometimes asking about the situation inside, but unfortunately the soldiers refused to speak.

When he was still depressed, he suddenly saw several forbidden soldiers rushing over with a vicious face: "The Son of Heaven has an order, read your hard work and high achievements, temporarily dismiss you as prime minister, and be promoted to the imperial master, why don't you quickly kneel down to thank the Holy Grace and hand over the court clothes?" ”

"Son of Heaven, which Son of Heaven?" Tao Xuandao was not to be outdone, "I'm afraid you respect the son of heaven Liu Zhennian!" ”

"Bold!" Several people were furious, and they came up and ripped his clothes, Tao Xuandao's strength couldn't fight, so he was snatched away, and he staggered to the ground, watching them walk away.

"Lord Yulu, the court clothes have been picked."

Lu Yingshan folded the court clothes, and then instructed his subordinates: "Take it to General Liu." ”

Turning his face and saying to the forbidden soldiers: "Bring the wine from the imperial gift, and go to the East Palace again." ”

When the heavy rain stopped, the prince was able to meditate with peace of mind. He rolled the beads all over the place, and the food on the table was untouched, forgetting even how many hours had passed.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew open the windows on both sides, making a 'bang' sound.

The beads immediately stopped turning, and the prince was so frightened that he opened his eyes, and the door opened at the same time, and two strong men in black armor came in, carrying a lacquered wooden box in their hands, and knelt down at him.

The prince's face was pale, and he didn't dare to come out, staring at the box tightly. The man skillfully removed the lid of the box and took out a bowl of cold wine.

"Please." He didn't say anything superfluous.

The prince understood everything, and pleaded in an extremely humble tone: "Wait for me to eat first." ”

The man apparently acquiesced to his words. The prince picked up chopsticks and devoured them.

"Better hurry."

When he heard this, he simply threw down his chopsticks and ate the pilaf with his hands; When it fell to the ground, he was so anxious to pick it up that he refused to let go of a grain of rice.

The bowl was empty. The prince puffed out his cheeks, swallowed his saliva, and said vaguely: "Okay." ”

He reached out and took the poisoned wine, and without hesitation, he drank it all, smirking at the visitor.

The man's face did not change, he collected the leftovers, and walked out—just then, the Buddha beads sounded again.

The forbidden soldiers knelt down on the door and listened for a long time, and the beads seemed to crackle and disperse.

Liu Zhennian held the prime minister's court robe high and laughed at Yan Liang beside him: "I think only your brother is worthy of this dress!" ”

Yan Liang said that he didn't dare, he was proud in his heart, looked back, and saw that Yan Wen was really here, so he hurriedly went to make a fuss: "Brother, you are finally here." ”

Liu Zhennian also turned around and threw the court clothes in his face with a smile.

Yan Wen hurriedly caught it, and asked closely, "Who does the general want to make this position?" ”

Liu Zhennian said: "There must be three conditions before we can take on this important task: first, go out of the house of the official eunuch and stabilize the hearts of the scholars; Second, those who are loyal to my Liu Zhen years will pay for it; Third, it has the power to govern the country and stabilize the situation. ”

Yan Liang glanced at his brother.

Yan Wen pondered for a while before he replied: "I think that the people of the Manchu Dynasty are not worthy of the position of prime minister." Tao Gongxin's strike, you can't appoint people at will, which will attract criticism from all over the world. It is better to leave this phase empty first, and let the ministers decide everything. When the time comes, it is not too late to teach again. ”

Liu Zhennian listened to the meaning of his words, and felt very lost, and it was not good to openly pick it out and embarrass others, so he lowered his eyebrows and said: "Since this is the case, just follow your ideas." ”

Yan Wen and Yan Liang withdrew.

Walking to a secluded place, Yan Liang began to complain to his brother: "Liu Gongming asked you to take over the position of prime minister, why did you refuse to take the position?" He is a sincere person, do you still need your brother to doubt it! ”

Yan Wen stopped: "Brother Xian, if you want to rule the world, you must sit in the position of the prime minister, so as not to lose power." If you entrust me now, will General Liu still be willing to be a military attache in the future? If you appoint a civil servant, and you can't live under me, and it is difficult to remove me from my post, it will be tricky. Liu Gong is indeed kind, but I have to plan for our future. ”

Yan Liang was silent.

"Don't be bored, tell me how Lu Wan's party fought in the days when he went to Nanjing?" Yan Wen patted him on the head.

"In my opinion...... That Lu Fangxuan seemed to be more able to win. Yan Liang looked at the dark clouds that had not dispersed, and suddenly remembered the clear sky of Nanjing.

"Let's hope they both lose." Yan Wen sneered, and the two slowly walked out of the path.