East Palace.

Bai Huan walked out of the house with his coat on, and heard the sound of horses' hooves like thunder and rain in the distance. For a while, he thought that he was not in the prosperous and peaceful imperial capital, but in the frontier fortress of the horse leather shroud.

"Big brother, don't come out." The third prince was neatly dressed, carrying an elegantly decorated sword in his hand, and his expression was vigilant, "There is a mutiny outside." ”

Bai Huan was taken aback, "Mutiny? ”

The defenders of the East Palace are all first-class good players in the forbidden army, not like Yu Linwei's group of fists and embroidered legs.

The imperial capital is a place where power is swept away, and there are traces of blood accumulated under every piece of masonry, and there are white bones under every step to the top of the stairs. But Bai Huan couldn't help but be frightened, this was the first time he faced the "military rebellion" mentioned in the history books directly.

"Where are the defender generals, who is going to rebel, can it be related to the Yuanjue Temple case?" Bai Huan hurriedly walked out, turned his head and saw the third prince with a small tail, and laughed angrily, "What are you going to do with this look?" ”

"Of course I'm going to protect you!" The third prince said as a matter of course.

"You're holding an unbladed product." Bai Huan said gently, "If it is your turn to protect me, I am afraid that all the people around me have already died in battle, and I will have to die for the country at that time, so as not to insult my Bai clan's reputation." ”

The third prince subconsciously wanted to retort, but suddenly saw the deputy general of the East Palace defenders in scaly armor hurrying over.

"The second prince is reversed, and I also ask His Royal Highness to take refuge in the study for a while, so as not to have no eyes for the sword." The adjutant general said cautiously.

"It's Bai Yi who is the opposite," Bai Huan's expression was inexplicable, "Is there something wrong with Miyagi?" ”

The adjutant general avoided answering, but repeated: "Please also ask Your Highness to take refuge in the study." ”

Bai Huan's expression completely cooled.

——

Akiba Mountain House.

"I'm leaving tomorrow, and the boss won't say that he will come back for me to practice." Deng Mian guarded a small burden, staring at the side door covered by roses.

Every time Chu Zhixia came back from duty, he didn't want to alarm his subordinates, so he quietly came in through this door.

"Deng Gongzi, the Autumn Leaves Mountain Residence is only two squares away from the Deng Mansion." Yuzhu was amused by his childishness.

Among the three brothers and sisters of the Chu family, Chu Mingyan was calm and calm when he was a child, and Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his color; Chu Mingxiu is a smiling tiger, a smile is not good, and he is also a personal essence; Not to mention Chu Zhixia, he is so brave and ruthless, and he loves to be a hero and pretend to be an adult.

Yuzhu hadn't seen such a childish teenager for many years, and she couldn't help but feel soft.

The side door of the house was suddenly slammed open, and a dripping body of blood fell on the pink and white roses, adding a bit of bright color.

Yuzhu was so excited that she almost threw the lantern in her hand to the ground.

Shen Zhou wanted to stuff Cheng Yuan into Yuzhu's arms, but when he saw Yuzhu's trembling appearance, he still put the person into the house.

"What's going on?"

"His bones are broken." Shen Zhou spoke quickly, "Pass the order, the guards in the house will guard the Akiba Mountain Residence, and if you see someone sneaky, you will be killed." ”

Yuzhu heard it in a fog, Shen Zhou threw down these two words, turned his head and was about to rush out again, but Yuzhu eagerly grabbed his sleeve.

"Where are you going, Miss? Is there someone out there who wants to rebel? Yuzhu looked flustered, "The eldest lady is on duty in Miyagi tonight, I'm just afraid of ......"

"The second prince is reversed, Changle went to the Chen family to borrow troops." Shen Zhou didn't want to say more, pushed her hand away and said, "Let go, I can't let her alone." ”

Deng Mian was stunned when he heard this, "Go to the Chen family to borrow troops?" ”

If anyone wants the current emperor to die the most, it is the regent. As soon as the emperor died, the throne indisputably fell into the hands of the crown prince, that is, the regent's own grandson, and the Chen family could be in power for two dynasties and be honored.

Deng Mian felt from the bottom of his heart that Chu Zhixia was crazy.

——

Chen.

When Chu Zhixia walked into the hall under the leadership of the deaf and dumb maid, there were already two people sitting in the hall.

One is a regent with his eyebrows lowered and no anger to see; The other is the noble son in white clothes, who is Pei Zhang, who went to the painting academy that day to ask Bai Ziche to paint with the title of "Buddha Holds Flowers, Jiaye Smiles".

Pei Zhang didn't seem surprised by Chu Zhixia's visit, turned his head and smiled at Chu Zhixia, and said hello.

"Mo Xue is here." The regent bowed his head and said, "You're welcome, sit." ”

"On the way I came, the rebels of the second prince were almost at the palace gate." Chu Zhixia looked at the regent steadily, "The Taishi can sit still. ”

"You're looking for the wrong person."

The regent smiled lightly, "The prince rebelled, and he had his own Yulin Guard and the Forbidden Army Guard, and if the situation was out of control, there would also be Gyeonggi Guard to suppress it." Mo Xue came to my Chen family, and my Chen family has its own reason for protection, but more, the old man can't do anything. ”

"I know what Yulinwei and the forbidden army are, and you know it too." Chu Zhixia interrupted him, "Miyagi's defense is nothing more than self-deceptive tissue paper, and it can be worn as soon as it is stabbed." What's more, the second prince still has an internal response, ready to open the city gate at any time. ”

The regent played with a small box in his hand and said quietly: "That old man can only express his grief a little, and he will mourn the country on behalf of him." ”

The Emperor didn't like the Regent, and the Prince Regent didn't like the nephew who was out of control, trying to walk on his own, and eager to cut off his uncle's head.

Whoever sits on the throne sits, so why not change it to a more obedient one?

The Gyeonggi Guards could use the excuse that it was difficult to transfer troops and that it was late to save the driver, and the new emperor would benefit from this when the new emperor ascended the throne in the future, so could they still be punished?

"Taishi has thought it through, do you have to do this?" Chu Zhixia actually smiled, quite a little dumbfounded.

The regent squinted slightly, and looked at her quietly.

"The Taishi pinned great hopes on His Royal Highness the Prince, the Taishi was full of honor and disgrace, and the rise and fall of the Chen family were all tied to the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince. You are unscrupulous in front of you, and you are watching from the wall, but you are just paving the way for His Highness. ”

"But has the master thought about it? Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the blood of the Chen family, he will be surnamed Bai after all. ”

As soon as these words came out, Pei Zhang, who was originally quietly looking at the stone bricks under his feet, also looked at Chu Zhixia intently.

The crown prince is now the crown prince, and under the power of the regent, the bold man can still be called "the grandson of Taishi Chen".

But one day, the crown prince will ascend to the throne, and he will be the emperor who is appointed by the sky and has a long life, and the name "Bai Huan" will be completely reduced to a cold symbol, with the blood feelings that cut off all its ties.

The royal family has no father and son, let alone grandchildren.

When Bai Huan was still the crown prince, he watched how the regent controlled the government, encircled the courtiers, and pressed the emperor out of breath. When he sat in that supreme position, was he willing to be like his father?

At that time, the act of what the regent thinks is clever today will send him to the guillotine completely. Allowing the rebels to enter the palace and put the emperor to death is a wonderful excuse - just as wonderful as the rebellion of the two princes today, and the Gyeonggi Guard's rescue is late.

The emperor's mind is nothing more than that.

"He'll be the emperor after all." Chu Zhixia said, "And you, Taishi, you can't be his grandfather forever. It's like you were his uncle today, but you won't be his uncle forever. ”

The so-called blood and family affection, the so-called love of ancestors and grandchildren, and the merits of the dragon are all remembered when the superior is willing to think of it. If the emperor felt that this person was a threat to the imperial power, all the past was evidence of his disobedience.

"Now, Master, do you have anything to say?"

"The old man has nothing to say." The regent couldn't help but show a little appreciation, "There is only one thing I want to ask, the mutiny has nothing to do with you, who are you taking such a big risk to persuade me?" ”

"I was supposed to be on duty in Miyagi today, but I was deceived by the second prince and failed to be on duty in the palace." Chu Zhixia said half-truthfully, "If Your Majesty has three longs and two shorts, I will be responsible for my death." ”

Caught off guard, Chu Zhixia was stung by a gaze, and turned his head to look at the man lightly.

Pei Zhang sat calmly in his chair and smiled at her with a friendly smile.

Chu Zhixia frowned slightly.

——

Weiyang Palace.

The emperor supported his forehead tiredly, and when he looked at the fourth son who bowed his head and was silent in front of him, he inevitably felt a little pity in his heart.

He is the queen mother's concubine, his mother's family is powerful, and he is escorted and taught by the regent, and he has never suffered such a disaster.

The emperor knew that there would be no peace between the concubines and the princes. But when he recalled his surging murderous intent, he came back to his senses, and it turned out that Bai Ziche would die without a place to bury as long as he was a little worse just now.

"You've been wronged." The emperor thought for a long time before he held back such a sentence without being salty.

Bai Ziche shook his head, silent.

"The waiter must have been bought by the Qingxuan Yu Party." The emperor said, "When the Dali Temple interrogation results out, I will give you justice." ”

"Can the sons ask their father for something?" Bai Ziche said.

The emperor was a little surprised.

This fourth son can't even say a word to him on weekdays, and he has never asked the emperor for such a big credit as protecting his brother under the assassin's blade.

"What do you ask me for?" The emperor came interested and asked.

"Erchen heard that under the torture of Dali Temple, there are many people who can't survive and can't die. If Feibai can't stand the interrogation and dies, please ask Rong Erchen to send someone to collect the body for him. ”

"He was bought, forged a secret letter of rebellion and wanted to put you to death, and you still have to collect his body for him?" The emperor did not like his indecision, and frowned, "The kindness of a woman." ”

"Feibai is just a little eunuch." Bai Ziche didn't seem to understand the emperor's eyes at all, and naturally said.

"He harmed his sons, and he also paid for it, and we don't owe each other. But when his son was young, he also used his belly to warm his son's feet on a winter night without charcoal; went to the kitchen to steal bread for his sons to satisfy his hunger, and was beaten by the cook to walk with a limp; Erchen was punished by the third brother to kneel, and he also knelt in the sun, slapped himself and begged the third brother to dissipate his anger. ”

In the dim light, the emperor couldn't see Bai Ziche's eyes clearly.

Bai Ziche thought a little stunned, how could such a little eunuch forge letters to harm him for the glory and wealth promised by others and a bright future?

Is it the gold and silver treasures that dazzle the flying white eyes, or is it the temptation of power that corrodes the sincere heart, exposing the jagged white bones beneath it?

"Therefore what he owes his sons, he has paid with his life. Please ask your father to allow his son, collect his body, and repay his past kindness. ”

The emperor was unmoved, knocked on the table with his knuckles, and warned him: "Ziche, what nonsense are you talking about. It is right for a slave to be loyal to his master, so why should you owe? This slave is an accomplice against the party, and he deserves death. ”

The words were like cold water poured on his head in the past three or nine days, pouring Bai Ziche with a chill down his spine.

Bai Ziche looked at his cold father, although he had expected it, he still couldn't help but feel cold.

What the emperor denied was not only what Feibai had done, but also the suffering and torture that Bai Ziche had endured for many years.

The emperor said, "You are young and neglectful of discipline, so I will not care about you." Decide one day to study in Taixue and learn some truths, so that you don't say such stupid things again! ”

Bai Ziche replied obediently: "Yes." The son was confused and begged his father for forgiveness. ”

The emperor was satisfied, and he wanted to continue to teach him, so he saw the queen running in in a panic, followed by the young six princes and the "little concubine Pei" who was rumored in the palace but had not yet been canonized.

"Why did the queen come late at night?" When the emperor saw the empress, he subconsciously frowned.

"Your Majesty, the second prince has rebelled!"