Under a beautiful foothill on the outskirts of Daliang City, there is a particularly delicate pavilion on the edge of the pond, stretching a huge long platform from the inside out.

At this moment, at the front of the long platform, Chu Wang Ran Cao and Sima Xu were fishing.

Just as the two were chatting, a little guy hurriedly ran over and said, "King! King! ”

"What's the alarm?" Ran Cao put down the fishing rod in his hand, and a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart.

The little servant panted and said, "The Great Commander of the Su Guard is here on the orders of His Majesty to invite the king into the palace!" The king should return to the house as soon as possible! ”

Hearing this, Ran Cao felt cold in his hands and feet for a while, and said in a trembling voice: "I know, I'm waiting below." ”

"No!"

When this little guy went down, a cold sweat broke out on Ran Cao's forehead, and when he turned his head, Sima Xu's face remained unchanged, and he was still fishing there in a leisurely manner, as if he was not in a hurry at all, it was none of his business, and he looked like he was hanging high.

Ran Cao gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, did you hear everything?" My father must have suspected that he was lonely, otherwise he would not have sent evil to summon me. ”

"So what?" Sima Xu said lightly.

Ran Cao couldn't help but squat on the ground, grabbed Sima Xu's shoulder and said in a lost voice: "I will die, I will die!" Who is this evil? He is the most powerful general under his father's command, and he is the henchman of his henchmen! As long as your father says a word, you will let him cut his father and his mother evilly, and his brows will not wrinkle! My father sent evil to summon me to the palace, and he was bound to find out that the death of the crown prince was related to me! What to do? Sir, you tell me what to do now?! ”

"King, calm down."

"How do you calm me down?" Ran Cao's face turned pale and said: "With my father's favor for my eldest brother and my father's respect for my eldest brother, once he knows that the death of the prince is related to me, I will definitely give the prince a funeral!" ”

Hearing this, Sima Xu said with a cold face: "Ran Cao! You calm me down! You didn't do it! The prince was assassinated by Wang Yun, what does it have to do with you? ”

"But ......"

"No, but!"

"Sir, lonely ...... What should Lone do? Ran Cao said tremblingly.

Sima Xu said in a deep voice: "After the king sees His Majesty, there are two things to do. The first is falsehood! Wang Yun used to be the disciple of King Ran Zhi of Qin, and his sister was even the concubine of King Qin! ”

"Lone knows."

"The second is Lai! No matter what His Majesty says, no matter what His Majesty does, you have to bite the bullet, this matter has nothing to do with you! You must not admit it, you can't admit it even if you beat it to death! ”

"Yes. I know. ”

Then, Sima Xu squinted his eyes again and said, "King, this is a calamity for you. Get through it, and you can turn into a dragon! If you can't get through it, you may die, you may be demoted to a concubine, and you will live a life of captivity that is not as good as pigs and dogs. ”

Ran Cao already knew what he had to do, so he got into the carriage and returned to his mansion, letting Evil Lai take him into the palace.

When Ran Cao entered the Evergreen Palace, Ran Min was playing Go with Qin Mu.

"Your Majesty, the minister has retired first."

"Hmm."

With Qin Mu's departure, the entire hall was left with Ran Min and Ran Cao, the father and son.

Looking at Ran Cao, who was standing with low eyebrows, Ran Min said lightly: ", I heard that you went outside the city?" ”

"Yes."

"Why did you get out of town?"

"Today is Sima Xu's birthday. Sima Xu was lonely outside the suburbs alone, and his sons couldn't bear it, so he went to congratulate him on his birthday, accompanied him to fish, and gave him two silk horses and ten jars of wine. ”

When Ran Min heard this, his face was covered with frost, and he said, "How long have you been in contact with Sima Xu?" ”

"It's been a few years. Father, Erchen knows that you don't like courtiers to form gangs and form factions for personal gain, but Erchen and Sima Xu have a personal relationship, and they have no other intentions. ”

"I didn't say that you have close contacts with Sima Xu, you are forming a party for personal gain, what are you anxious about?"

Ran Cao hurriedly lowered his head.

", tell me, did you assassinate A-Ying (Ran Ming)?"

"Father!" Ran Cao was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "This thing is definitely not done by Erchen!" The eldest brother is the elder brother of the son, the brother of the same mother, and the relationship with the son-in-law has been very strong since childhood, the eldest brother loves me so much, how can I do such a rebellious thing as killing my brother? ”

"Huh, huh?"

Ran Min stood up slowly, looked at Ran Cao coldly and said, "The people of Jinyi Wei have found out." Ah Yingfei died in Wang Yun's assassination, but was poisoned! As for who is the mastermind of this poisoner, someone has already confessed, and the confession is here! ”

Ran Min pointed to a confession on the table on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Ran Cao, you are the one who is consumed by your desire for profit and assassinates A-Ying!" There are all human and material evidence, do you dare to deny it? ”

Ran Cao was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, and he kowtowed to the ground all of a sudden, and said, "Father, it was really not the sons and daughters who did it!" The eldest brother was killed by Wang Yun, what does it have to do with his sons? Erchen is so bold that he doesn't dare to do such a thing! ”

"Huh?!"

"Father, Wang Yun used to be a guest in the second brother Ran Zhi's mansion, and his sister is still the second brother's concubine, I want to ......"

"Bastard! You dare to slander Zhi'er when you are dying?! ”

Ran Min was like an angry lion, and directly picked up the sword on the weapon rack on one side, pulled out the sword with a "choking" sound, put it on Ran Cao's neck, and said with a gloomy face: "Ran Cao, I will give you another chance." Do you even say it? ”

"Father, the son is wronged!" Ran Cao trembled with fright, bean-sized sweat particles all over his cheeks, and he said in a trembling voice: "All this has nothing to do with Erchen. The son-in-law and the eldest brother are brothers, how can they harm him? This must be someone framing his sons, please ask your father to see it! ”

When Ran Min heard this, he still looked cold, and said, "Ran Cao, you have to think clearly." To tell you the truth, I will spare you, not ban you, and let you be a free prince in Daliang! But if you dare to lie to me, you will be in a different place with this sword! You should know that I don't have room for sand in my eyes! ”

"Father! Erchen ...... Erchen was really wronged! ”

As soon as Ran Cao's words fell, the sword in Ran Min's hand swung back, and then slashed at his head.

It seems that the next moment, Ran Cao is about to splatter three feet of blood, and his body is in a different place.

"Hmm! ......" Ran Cao was frightened, and his eyes closed unconsciously.

"Huh!"

“……”

It wasn't Ran Cao's head that fell, but a lock of his jet-black hair.

"Father?"

Feeling that he is still alive, Ran Cao is a man who has experienced a hundred battles, so he will not be so scared that he will pee his pants, fart and pee or something, but he is also so anxious that his eyes are red, his nose is flowing out, and he can't sobble and cry.

But at this time, Ran Cao, who was living for the rest of his life, still didn't dare to slack off.

"You come with me."

Ran Min threw the sword to the floor, and then walked to the futon and sat down, while Ran Cao hunched his waist and followed Ran Min tremblingly. Facing the chessboard that was still an endgame, Ran Min squinted his eyes and said, ", you still don't move?" ”

"Father Mingjian, this is really not the son's doing. The death of the eldest brother may have another hidden secret, but the mastermind behind the scenes is definitely not the son! Ran Cao hurriedly said.

And Ran Min nodded and said, "Yes or no, I can't decide." So, leave it to Heaven to decide! ”

"Heaven decides?" Ran Cao was stunned.

"If I grab a chess piece, and the chess piece is singular, it proves that you are lying to me, and you are dead; If the pieces are an even number, it proves that you are innocent and you live. How about it, do you dare to gamble? ”

"Erchen...... I am willing to obey my father! ”

"Good! Then I'm about to begin. ”

As Ran Min spoke, his big hand swept all the chess pieces on the chessboard, and then mixed them into the jade bowl containing the sunspots, and grabbed a handful of chess pieces.

Son, you have to hold on!

"Click!" A chess piece landed on the chessboard, and Ran Cao's heart trembled.

"Click!" Another chess piece landed on the chessboard, and Ran Cao was frightened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Click!"

This time, Ran Cao closed his eyes and didn't dare to look at the chess pieces on the chessboard, after all, what he can control his life now is the number of chess pieces on this chessboard!

When Ran Min fell one chess piece after another, and every time the chess piece fell, Ran Cao's heart trembled, as if the whole person was about to collapse.

In the end, Ran Min dropped two rows of chess pieces on the chessboard, but there were no more chess pieces in his hand, and the number of chess pieces on the chessboard was obviously singular.

Ran Cao's face twitched, he had already closed his eyes in fear, not daring to look at the chessboard that could control his life and death, but in fact, he was still silently counting in his heart - singular?

It's over, it's over, and I'm dead!

Just when Ran Cao was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, Ran Min glanced at him, and then gently took out a chess piece from the jade bowl and buckled it on the chessboard.

"Click!"

As soon as this voice fell, Ran Min suddenly shook his head and said, "It seems that you didn't lie to me. , you're innocent. ”

At this time, Ran Cao, who was wearing a cloak, was finally relieved, collapsed on the ground as if he collapsed, and reluctantly knelt down and said, "Father Emperor Mingjian!" ”

"Let's go back."

Ran Min turned his back and sighed, "If you don't have anything else to do these days, don't go out." ”

"Son, retire."