Chen Tongpao did not answer the prince's words, silently left the table, walked to the middle of the hall and knelt on the ground, and could not stand for a long time.

The prince looked suspicious, and the shilling musician stopped playing, put down the wine glass, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Chen, why is this?" ”

Chen Tongpao said: "Chen does not dare to accept this order, and His Royal Highness Wanwang will punish the crime." ”

The prince threw off his sleeves and sighed impatiently: "Before, the lord said, 'The time has not come', and this king still feels justified; ”

"The minister has said many times that this matter does not lie with the Ye Party, but with the emperor. If the Ye Party is completely eliminated, the situation in the court will inevitably be unbalanced, and although our generation is known as a clear stream, it will inevitably fall into the place of the rush and will not be tolerated by the court. So, it's still not the best time. ”

"Then according to what you mean, the Ye Party will never be able to move?"

Chen replied calmly: "This is like a balance, if you want to remove the object on the plate, you must put another object in place to maintain the balance. In this way, not only will the Ye Party be wiped out, but your position as the crown prince will be safe forever. Unfortunately, replacement objects are not easy to find, and there is no suitable option yet. ”

The prince pondered for a while, seemed to understand the deep meaning of his words, and was about to continue to ask, when the guards outside the palace suddenly pushed open the door and rushed in and shouted: "Report to Your Highness!" A man dressed in filial piety clothes went straight into the palace and said that he was going to come to pay tribute, which was not small! ”

The prince hurriedly stood up and accidentally broke the wine glass: "Zhuang Siban, what's the matter with your people!" ”

"What?" Zhuang Zhang rubbed his temples in a daze, and it took him a long time to react, spit out his tongue that couldn't be straightened, and asked the guard: "You, have you seen that person's appearance clearly?" ”

"Look...... It's a bit like King Yi. ”

The prince's face was suddenly earthy, his eyes were in a daze, and he couldn't say a word; Zhuang Zhang shook his head again, his thoughts were dazed, and Chen Tongpao had no choice but to take responsibility and instruct the guards: "The speeder controls the forbidden road, and no one is allowed to let him go to see the emperor, and the violator will be dealt with by military law!" ”

"Yes!"

The guards hurriedly left with orders, and Chen Tongpao also called the Hunan people to visit the situation together.

The two hurriedly arrived at the place of the incident, boarded the forbidden gate, looked down, and saw that King Yi was indeed wearing a white dress and a white hat, his eyes were red, and there were four or five people around him.

"Lord, there is no festival in the court today, why are you dressed like this?" Comrade Chen shouted at him.

King Yi raised his head and said, "I have my own business, what do I have to do with my father?" Please open the palace gate and let me in. ”

Chen Tongpao smiled and said, "I'm sorry, the prince has an order, and the foreign ministers need to ask for his approval to meet the emperor." King Yi will follow me to the East Palace first, and I will intercede for you, how so? ”

King Yi was furious: "I am also the emperor's own son, out of filial piety, I want to see my father, why not?" The prince is so arbitrary, does his father know? ”

The people of Guoxiang squeezed over from the side: "The prince is edicted to supervise the country, who in the world doesn't know!" If the prince wants to reunite with the emperor, he will go to the East Palace with us according to the rules, it is useless to talk about it here, we will not take a step back! ”

King Yi listened to his resolute tone, and glanced at the sergeants on the gatehouse, all of whom were fierce and vicious, and it was expected that the guards had been controlled by the Chen Party, and it would definitely not be possible to break through. He wandered for a few steps, and had a plan, so he first softened to his comrade Chen: "Okay, then I'll go with you." After that, he dismissed the attendants around him and ordered them to wait for the temporary return to the hall to relieve Chen Dang's suspicions.

After all, King Yi is a royal nobleman, and Chen Tongcang did not dare to provoke him too much, seeing that he had reached this point, he had to open the door while ordering the Hunan people to return to the prince.

When the prince heard the letter, he was overjoyed, and turned back to Zhuang Zhang and said: "King Yi is smart, and he made a big mistake at this time!" It's a pity that he has become the meat on the board, and this king is the operator. What does Si Ban think? ”

Zhuang Zhang's wine strength was almost slow, and he immediately bowed his head: "Zhuang is willing to listen to His Highness's orders!" ”

The prince shook the wine bottle in his hand and sighed, "It's time to finish...... King Yi and Ye Dang advanced together, and now they should retreat together. You will be reluctant to take a little risk for the king. Arrange your soldiers, and when King Yi enters the palace, he will be claustrophobic and strictly guarded. ”

The Hunan people sweated like rain, and hurriedly advised: "Master Chen has words first, don't act at will; If such an astonishing move is made, I am afraid it will not be easy to finish. ”

The crown prince smiled proudly: "Don't worry, I will transfer the younger brother to my father safely." But under his command, hook some fish and shrimp out, just like you did before. ”

The Hunan people were helpless, and planned to leave here, but they never thought that Lan Yuan would walk out of the oblique thorn and block his way, with a cruel smile on his face: "Lianghou, it's not that we are stingy, you Qingliu have made a lot of contributions, and it is my turn to fight for credit." You just wait here and wait until you're done. ”

"It turned out that you were the one who picked up the prince...... halfway through the words, and the Hunan people knew that they were useless, so they shook their heads and sat down slowly, "Then it will be okay with you." ”

In order to show that he had no scheming, King Yi talked and laughed with everyone all the way, and unconsciously walked outside the gate of the East Palace. He looked at the main hall from afar, and the door was closed, except for a few servants who were sweeping there, and no one went in or out of the room. He had escaped a catastrophe that almost cost him his life earlier, and he was naturally wary of such a scene, and he did not dare to be unprepared. Then he stopped and didn't move, threw down the filial piety hat he was wearing, and pretended to be angry: "Who does the prince think of me?" As his royal brother, I should personally go out to meet him, and even if it is not good, he must send an envoy to bring him to him. Instead of closing the doors and windows, what kind of hospitality is this? I'm not leaving! ”

Everyone also didn't know what was going on, and they lost their opinions for a while, so they came to ask Chen comrades. The comrade comforted King Yi and said: "This matter is either due to negligence or because of some trivial things, it can be forgiven, and the brotherly harmony must not be ruined because of this." In this way, you first go to the palace study to meditate, and I will send someone to inquire about the situation, and there will be an answer in a moment. ”

King Yi nodded yes, then picked up his hat and entered the study. He glanced at Chen Tongpao and entered the hall, no one around him was watching, and his heart was steady, so he sipped tea and carefully explored the surrounding environment, trying to see some mysteries from it, so as to create an opportunity for himself to use his strategy.

Just when he was not in a hurry or impatient, he suddenly heard the sound of the temple door in the distance, and turned around to see that it was Zhuang Zhang with two or three teams of soldiers, where he shouted and commanded. He frowned, sensitively aware that something was wrong, and pushed the door to flee - but they did not give the prince enough time to take three steps, and before he could take three steps, the men had already slain and besieged him.

"Lord Yi, let's go, we have something to ask you." Zhuang Zhang raised his arm brutally and said.