When Minghui Guang heard this, he just sighed, and asked again: "Then after you return to your hometown, do you still care about the affairs of the imperial court?" ”

"Of course I don't care," Lu Tingci was depressed, shook his head and said, "The various gate battles here have long made me tired of dealing with them. As for the New Deal, I think it is getting farther and farther away from the original idea, and they are nothing more than the next button to Yan Wen. Let's continue to fight, and in the end, nothing can be left, except for the political situation that has been messed up, and the lives that cannot be saved...... What's the point of proving those political views right? Raising a butcher's knife in the name of good will is not much stronger than malice, and guilt is not so easy to escape. ”

Huiguang sighed: "There is some truth in your words, but I still can't let go. No matter how many people die and how many innocent people are affected, this is the only hope for changing the status quo; If it is completely extinguished, the morale will inevitably rot, and I will no longer be able to find a way to revive the ancestral style, so perhaps it is time to die. After all, after the sea fish jumped into the clouds, they still had to die in the ocean. ”

Lu Tingci was silent, and the two walked out of the palace together, and finally glanced back at the long corridor, and the door was shut.

When it was time for the festival, all the officials wore plain clothes, facing the spiritual seat where the words 'Prince Xian Mourning' were written, and stood solemnly on both sides, waiting for the arrival of the emperor's chariot.

Suddenly, the bell rang, the emperor had walked down the road, he slowly walked to the spiritual table, took three incense, inserted them into the furnace in turn, and then mourned, and the hundred officials for the memorial ceremony.

After the ceremony, King Yi said: "The prince is the brother of the two of us, please let me worship the prince alone, so that the soul of the dead can know this sincere heart." ”

Faced with this situation, the emperor couldn't help but mourn, and agreed to his request without saying a word. The prince had no choice but to kneel in front of the spirit with him, but his heart was weak, he didn't dare to look up at King Yi's eyes, he was so nervous that he couldn't shed a single tear, he only hummed a few times, pretending to wipe the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, thinking that he had fooled around early, so as not to cause extraneous branches.

Just as he was prostrating cautiously, King Yi beside him suddenly fell to the ground, howling and crying, and he couldn't be dragged by the eunuchs, and the crying was even more heartbreaking, and his throat was hoarse or non-stop.

"My son, if a person cannot be resurrected from death, why should it be? If the body of the living is ruined for this, will it not add to my hatred? The emperor personally persuaded him.

"The enemy who killed my brother still exists, how can my sons be willing!" As he spoke, King Yi stood up suddenly, looked at the prince with wide blood-red eyes, and pointed at him, "Father, have you forgotten?" If it weren't for the fact that this person was in cahoots with the Liu Party, how could he be killed! ”

The lowered heads of the officials raised one after another, looking at King Yi with a frightened and incredulous expression; The Hunan people wanted to push everyone away and stepped forward to argue, but they were held back by Chen Tongpao.

"It's not you!" King Yi hurriedly walked in front of the prince with two steps, and the prince retreated again and again, "In order to usurp the throne for himself, he told the willow thief and betrayed his brother!" Do you think this kind of ugly thing will not be exposed to the world? Bah! ”

The Emperor watched their every move indifferently. He soon understood that King Yi dared to stir up contradictions in front of everyone, obviously forcing him to make the final choice. However, one is the crown prince supported by the Chen Party, and the other is his favorite son, and he can't bear to let any of them fall, but he has to choose.

"King Yi and the crown prince are all here to listen to the order." The emperor frowned, seemed to have an answer in his heart, and said steadily.

The prince's face was pale, his eyes were straight, and his feet were as heavy as lead; King Yi took a long breath and greeted the unknown ending indifferently.

The Emperor paced back and forth in front of them, stepping on the loose masonry, and the sound was like a death knell, raising the hearts of all present.

"Prince," the Emperor paused, and said slowly, "do you remember what happened back then?" ”

"No...... I never forgot it. The prince was dizzy.

"The whole process is clear, but only you know. Boldly say, has anyone encouraged you? ”

His limbs were cold, his mind was blank, and only the instinct to save his life searched for a name in the vastness, forcing him to blurt out: "Yes, yes!" It's Lan Yuan! ”

"Arrest the traitor Lan Yuan and send him to Dali Temple Prison!" The emperor replied, and before Lan Yuan could react, the guards controlled him.

The emperor continued to look at the crown prince: "When you were the king of Xu, you were still young, and you didn't have any experience in the world, and you were in the hands of your attendants, so you were naturally easy to be bewitched by traitors. I am not guilty of your past, but this kind of person must be investigated to the end to correct the style of my country. ”

The prince's expression did not dare to relax, and he was still frozen: "This person has been arrested several times, and the retainer has suspected it before, but he still protects him by upholding tolerance and governing the country." After this mention of his father, the sons and daughters came to their senses, and they sincerely wanted to change their past mistakes and investigate this thief! ”

"Then stand down." As soon as the emperor waved his hand, the crown prince replied and quietly retreated.

King Yi was secretly happy, thinking that he was still superior, and was about to go with it, but he heard the emperor solemnly shout: "King Yi, I also ask you." ”

King Yi was shocked, turned around and restrained his smile.

"Your entry into the court this time is a very good thing to justify the name of the mourning prince. However, you came first in filial piety clothes, and it made people hint to the inner servant, and now you are attacking the prince in a grand manner, which is interlocking, and it seems that it has been premeditated. There's someone behind you who is advocating for you, right? ”

Only then did King Yi understand the emperor's intentions, and thought: 'My father is really difficult to deal with, and now I am in a dilemma, it seems that I must confess to someone, otherwise it will be difficult to get out.' Although Liu Chenzhai is my guest, he does not come to the palace often, if he says his words, I am afraid that my father will not be convinced. It's better to find a less powerful person from the military department to take the pot. ’

So he played: "Don't hide it from my father, it was Wan Yuzhi, the head of the military department, who instigated me." ”

The emperor also ordered the guards to arrest Yu Zhi, take him to the criminal department to deal with it, and teach King Yi a lesson: "It's not a big problem, if you have something to say to me, why bother to make a plot with your imperial brother and make trouble in the public, if it spreads to the outside world, won't it damage the royal face!" Don't do it in the future. ”

After giving each of the two factions these fifty boards, he ordered to drive back to the palace and dismiss the ministers.

Lan Yuan was taken away by the prince's people, and the guards only needed to take one of Wan Yu, Ye Yongjia needed to follow them to the criminal department, and he couldn't get out, so he had to order Cui Yi to go back to the government office to stay.

Cui Yi returned to the military department, thinking that he was the only one left here, and he had nothing to do, so he had to sleep for a while; But when I walked up to the guest hall, I saw that there was a person drinking alone, and it turned out to be Dong Sheng.

"Brother Congming! You're back? ”