The prince couldn't make up his mind for a while, but he just looked up to the sky and sighed, stomped his feet and patted his forehead, as if he had accepted his fate.

"Anyway, you'll have to give an explanation!" The soldiers were so anxious that they gritted their teeth.

The prince frowned and said, "In this case, let's not think about going out, let everything be left to fate, don't do this dangerous thing." ”

The henchman who had just come up with the idea didn't listen to the prince's words at all, but while he was talking, he kept looking around, thinking of a way to get out, and suddenly came up with a plan, so he took the prince's hand and knelt on the ground and admonished: "Your Highness, don't go back here, forgive the minister for taking the liberty of saying: This time I return to the palace, I will definitely die." ”

"That'...... What do you say? The prince asked him in a pleading manner.

"It's better for His Royal Highness to be more aggrieved, pretend to be a soldier who has committed a crime, and be escorted by us to Dali Temple for trial. The night was already dark, and the rain was pouring down, and the defenders could not see clearly, and seeing that you were lowly in behavior, they would have let you go, without any doubt. ”

"Your Highness has a noble status, and he is the future Son of Heaven, how can he suffer such a great shame!" The people around them all stared at each other and pointed at each other, and some even drew their swords at each other.

"That's it, that's it, he's also loyal," the prince waved his hand weakly, "Now it's a time of crisis, what else to pay attention to!" This king has never cared about these vanities. ”

The henchman was so moved that he swallowed back the tears in his eyes, got up and said, "Your Highness, I'm going to call the defenders!" With that, he walked quickly to the bottom of the gatehouse, banged on the door, and shouted, "In the city! We have caught a spy here, and we need to be urgently sent to Dali Temple for interrogation, please go downstairs and lock the door! ”

When the defenders heard the shout of breaking through the rain, they shone the lantern in their hands downward: "What spy? What is your name? Let's see. ”

While calling for someone to bring the prince over, the henchman raised his head and said, "He has been so fragmented that he has never said his name." But the brothers searched for a secret letter from him, and asked if he had been bribed by Lan Yuan, so they wanted to escort him out. ”

"Suspect, is that so?" The defender asked again.

"I ......"

The prince was about to speak, but the henchman panicked, and in a hurry, he slapped the prince's head: "What nonsense! Come on! ”

When the defenders saw him beating so fiercely, they must have been right, so one of them took out the key, went down the door, opened the lock on the door, turned back, and said, "Then brother, go and come back quickly!" ”

The henchman hugged his fist, and hurriedly took the prince and left with his head bowed.

The group came to the ministry and asked the secretary office about the whereabouts of Master Chen, and when they learned that he had not returned from the night, they were overjoyed and hurriedly asked someone to lead them to the study of their comrades.

There were no idlers around, and the soldiers were relieved, helping the prince take off his armor, and then lifted the curtain in the middle and faced Chen Tongpao who was facing the lamp.

"Chen Zhibu!" The prince stepped forward a few steps forward and called out to him affectionately, "You want to save this king!" ”

Comrade Chen stood up at the moment, with a serious expression with a little surprise: "What happened to Your Highness?" ”

The prince sighed a few times, and couldn't help but feel sad, with tears in his eyes, sobbing unspeakably.

When his comrades saw this, they hurriedly glanced at the soldiers and told them all to go out.

"As a foreign minister, Duke Chen will not know my recent suffering," Tai Bullet said tearfully, "Since the Lan Yuan case, Your Majesty has become increasingly suspicious of me, and King Yi peeped into the storage position and did not hesitate to add fuel to the fire, which made Your Majesty's anger even worse. Yesterday, my father came to me and said that he wanted to let the thieves live in Xiyuan, and asked me to purchase materials and preside over the battle. I think, if King Yi really enters the palace, won't Yi Chu become a sure thing? Therefore, I was anxious, and I took advantage of the evening to inform my lord, hoping that you could advocate justice and prevent King Yi's treacherous plan from succeeding. ”

Comrade Chen stroked his beard, pondered for a long time, and looked at him hesitantly: "Your Highness, do you know who manipulated all this...... Is that right? ”

The prince nodded: "I know very well, it's that Ye Yongjia." ”

"That being the case, you should know that this is a very risky matter."

"To retreat now is to die, and to advance is also to die...... It's better to fight to the death, and maybe there will be a turnaround. The prince said in a helpless tone.

"Okay," Comrade Chen calmly agreed, "With His Highness's words as a guarantee, I can let go of my hands and feet." Please come back, tomorrow will bring you good news. ”

The prince was overjoyed when he heard this, thanked him for his kindness, and led everyone to say goodbye and return to the East Palace; That night, the terror calmed down and I slept peacefully.

At dawn the next day, when the prince got up to sleep and eat, and when he was talking with Concubine Geng, he suddenly talked about yesterday's events, and suddenly thought of the slap he could bear, and his face suddenly became gloomy. Although he didn't say it explicitly, after sending away Concubine Geng, he asked for the roster of soldiers in the palace, checked them one by one, and found the name of the henchman. Although this person really gave him advice, and he was really grateful at the time, but now that he is out of the tiger's mouth, his mood is much more relaxed, and he feels embarrassed when he looks back. So he found a small matter, and ordered this man to be beaten with forty sticks, but he rewarded the rest of the people, especially the one who drew his sword to refute it, and received the most reward.

After a tiring night's work, Comrade Chen was lying on the chair at this time, squinting and taking a nap. Before he fell asleep, he heard a 'squeak' outside the door, and he glanced at it slightly, it was a native of Dali Temple.

"Sorry to disturb your rest, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Guo Xiangren asked in a whisper.

"No," Comrade Chen yawned and pressed his temples, "I called you here because I had something important to discuss, and time is precious, so I can't wait long...... Sit down. ”

The Hunan people were like his students, and they gave him a deep bow, sat honestly on the sidelines, and listened attentively.

Chen Tongpao immediately said: "King Yi's side has been in trouble, and the prince is panicked and specially came to ask me for help. I can't help but give His Highness a face, and I have to do something today. You see, what to do? ”

Guo Hunan people carefully analyzed: "We have Lord Ge in the Imperial History Tower, if you want to make it difficult, it is easy. But the question is, to whom this spear is going to attack. King Yi is the son of His Majesty, the most beloved, and cannot be contested; Lan Yuan is under the suspicion of His Majesty, and you said before that you can't start with this matter; Only the leaf thief is at the end of the party, which is unclear and unclear, and should be questioned the most. If you want to enter this game and fight them, such an excuse is very appropriate. ”

Chen Tongpao took away the sheets on his body and smiled: "Sixing is still too young." ”

When the Hunan people heard him say this, they were as if they had been corrected by an axe, they didn't have a little temper, and they were full of shame: "It seems that Guo is still not qualified, and he thinks about things simply." Wanwang Chen Gong taught me. ”

Comrade Chen replied slowly: "Your first sentence was very wrong. According to the current situation, it is not easy to use the Imperial Historical Tower. Step by step, the best policy. ”