Everyone saw that the prince tried to draw his sword and kill himself, and rushed up desperately to snatch the prince's sword, when it was too late, the son Su was the closest, and he kicked off the prince's sword with a kick.

Gongzi Su sneered and didn't fight back, the prince hit halfway, suddenly let go of his hand and pointed at Gongzi Su and scolded: "Death won't let me die, life won't let me live, you won't kill you, what are you going to do?" ”

Gongzi Su sneered: "It's very simple, I'm here to ask you, do you feel a little guilty about me and Gongzi Kang?" ”

The prince was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly laughed strangely: "Fifth brother, it's not me, you, you are really rare and cute, I have done everything, do you think I will feel guilty?" You, sometimes even the third brother Gongzi Kang is not as good, born in this imperial family, what kind of human affection do you want? Don't be really, right? ”

"There is no such thing as true brotherhood! In their eyes, they all want to fight for the position of the prince, even the third brother knows that he can't let go easily, even if he becomes a fool, he still talks about the position of the prince, you and you, I don't know how hello! ”

Gongzi Su angrily reprimanded: "You are all crazy, none of you are normal people, even Your Majesty, ruthless, hypocritical and cunning, there is only power in your eyes, I am ashamed to be with you." ”

The prince laughed and said, "Okay, you haven't squatted in vain in the frontier for so many years?" Finally understood? To tell the truth, in addition to the third brother, you are indeed the most human, but you are too human-like, in this palace, it is a sin for you to be too human-like, you have to make yourself not like a person to survive in the palace, but it's a pity for you! It's too late to get the hang of it, and it deserves to be rectified. ”

Gongzi Su trembled angrily, and reprimanded angrily: "What kind of crooked reasoning, don't you have to live like a person in the palace to protect yourself?" ”

The prince sneered, "What about you? Isn't that proof that you're in this way now? If you don't have a wolf heart in your life, then you can only accept the fate of being bitten and squeezed dry. You! is a good person, but it is a pity that he was born in the wrong way, and he was born in this emperor's family by mistake, and he will strive to have a good birth in his next life, and he will be born in an ordinary family, where there is the beauty and human affection in the world that you want. ”

Gongzi Su smiled sadly and said, "Hahaha...... This world is so filthy, it seems that I have nothing to remember, fourth brother, I will call you the fourth brother at the end, if you still have a trace of conscience, can you promise me one thing? ”

The prince said helplessly: "If others beg me, I may not agree, if you beg me, I will promise you, I have nothing now, only one life, you want it, you can take it at any time." ”

Childe Su sneered: "Okay! Go out with me and surrender, you are desperate anyway, it is better to fulfill me, I will use your net worth and life to restore my clan identity. ”

The prince shook his head and said: "I can promise you everything, but this one can't do it, I can't surrender, my only way out is self-determination, I can't go back, I can't involve more people......"

The crown prince suddenly understood when he came here, he looked at Gongzi Su and asked, "I understand, you want to take revenge on your father?" Take me back and let my father personally give me the death penalty, so that his old man will have a bad reputation for killing his son? ”

Gongzi Su's eyes were cold and said, "Yes!" ”

When the prince heard this, he laughed and said, "It's okay! Then I'll go back with you, but if you do this, my father will never let you go. ”

Childe Su sighed and said, "Do you think I still care about these now?" In the past few years, I have thought very clearly, if it weren't for the acquiescence of His Majesty back then, how could you dare to kill your own brothers so unscrupulously? I am the loser of that imperial game, I have completely lost nothing, and the reason why I have survived until now is revenge, and I want to take revenge on all those who ruined me, including His Majesty today. ”

"Prince, I am not the only one who wants to pull you off the horse, but also the ninth brother An Guojun, he has been on the line with me very early, and he also prepared these hundreds of dead soldiers for me, in case you succeed in the war, I will be the last killer, and you will never be able to ascend the throne alive."

The prince's heart moved, and he said: "I know that Lao Jiu has always been ambitious, in case I succeed, it will be up to you?" And your hundreds of dead soldiers, can you really take me? ”

Gongzi Su shook his head and said: "It's really not, but it's enough for me to just ask for a chance to take revenge on you, even if the final outcome is a chaotic blade, I have no regrets, the reason why Lao Jiu helped me is that I am determined to die." ”

"Good! Good! Fifth brother, I will fulfill you, anyway, I don't have the courage to commit suicide, it is better to fulfill you before I die, I am actually very dissatisfied with Your Majesty's superstitious immortality, if it weren't for the old man's insistence on immortality, how could I fall into such a field now? Hahaha...... It's fate! ”

At this time, Qin Shao, Liu Yu, and other cronies came over and knelt around the prince, crying: "His Royal Highness the prince, let's break through!" Ding Sheng's old slippery head has left us a way back, as long as we can escape to Dongyi Rao's territory, at least we still have a chance to make a comeback. ”

When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard this, he smiled helplessly and said, "It's impossible for us to escape there smoothly, haven't you seen Zhou Jian following us all the time?" The reason why he didn't rush to do it was because he wanted to find a greedy fool to take the blame for him, and if he saw that we had plans to surrender to the enemy, he would definitely kill him without hesitation. ”

"My identity is special, compared to the death of a former prince and the use of my identity by the Dongyi people to make a fuss, he Zhou Jian knows the severity, which is why His Majesty sent him to encircle and suppress me."

The prince sighed and said dejectedly: "Let's surrender, the general is not the king's land, the shore of the land is not the king's minister, we can't leave, the land is so big, there is no place for us, the mutiny failed, it has already doomed us, but you want to die with me, I am the one who bears you, if you want to live, you all disperse, it's still too late!" ”

Qin Shao and other cronies surrounded the prince and cried: "His Royal Highness the Prince...... We will follow Your Highness to the death. ”

After the prince comforted him with kind words, he ordered everyone to lay down their arms and surrender to the city, Qin Shao and others also knew that the matter was now desperate, so they had to follow the order to read the arrangement, and Gongzi Su saw that the prince was willing to surrender, so he turned around and went out of the city to report the situation to Ding Sheng and Zhou Jian.

At this time, Guo Huan in the crowd took one last look at the prince who had been following him for many years, thinking of Wang Shen's assertion to him in the prince's mansion, and suddenly said secretly in his heart, it seems that this old way is just a charlatan, just a means used by the prince to unite people's hearts, it's ridiculous I still believe it, prince! I don't want to die yet, so don't die today!

Thinking of this, Guo Huan quietly left the lobby and turned to the backyard to take out a leather bag from his arms, Guo Huan touched it and said to himself: "Second brother, the life-saving thing you left me at the beginning, I really didn't expect it to come in handy today......

Guo Huan groped for himself, actually took out a human skin mask, hid in the corner and disguised himself, and then changed his appearance, he unfolded his body, climbed out of the courtyard wall and disappeared into the vast sea of people......

Outside Huai'an County, Ding Sheng and Zhou Jian listened to Su Mu's report, looked at each other, and were overjoyed, but they didn't expect Su Mu to really persuade the prince to surrender with a mouthful, and the hot potato of the prince was thrown back to the court and His Majesty to deal with the headache.

At this time, Zhou Jian was also secretly relieved in his heart, he was finally able to basically retreat with his whole body, and he could only deal with this kind of thing without seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

Then the prince led his relatives to surrender with Kaecheng, and seeing that the prince led everyone to surrender, Zhou Jianzi stepped forward to salute the prince:

"Your Highness, please return to Beijing with your ministers!"

The prince smiled bitterly and said politely to Zhou Jian: "General Zhou has worked hard all the way. ”

Zhou Jian bowed his hand and sighed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, Weichen has the emperor's order, and he can't help himself. ”

In fact, Zhou Jian still sympathized with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in his heart, and the current situation was a result that no one wanted to see.

The prince sighed, and then was arranged by Zhou Jian to be guarded in a tent.

After a few days, the prince and his cronies got on the horse and followed Zhou Jian on the journey back to Beijing, on the way Gongzi Su naturally showed his identity to Zhou Jian, Zhou Jian heard that the mysterious knight who helped them persuade them to surrender was actually the son of Su who was demoted to the frontier more than ten years ago, and he had to take him to the capital to resume his life.

Dozens of days later, the prince rebelled, and hundreds of people including the prince, Qin Shao, and Liu Yu were pressed by Zhou Jian into the Qingyang Tingwei Prison and awaiting trial.

At this time, in the main hall of Qingyang Palace, the emperor stared at Gongzi Su with a frosty face, he never expected that Gongzi Su actually persuaded the prince to surrender, and the emperor was angry at this moment, but he couldn't show it.

The emperor thought for a while, remained silent, and said comfortingly: "Mu Su, it is meritorious to persuade the rebel prince to surrender and restore the status of the clan, it just so happens that Sheng'er has been sealed and gone to other places, so his original mansion will be given to you!" ”

Gongzi Su knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

"Hmmm! Stand down......"

Huo Zheng, the left prime minister, saw Gongzi Su withdraw from the hall, and stepped forward to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, the right prime minister Cui Yan participated in the rebellion against the prince, and the whole family has been pressed into the Tingwei prison for some days. ”

When the emperor heard this, he leaned back on the dragon chair, he closed his eyes, and asked, "Huo Aiqing, didn't you go to Tingwei Prison to see Cui Yan?" What does he have to offer? ”

Huo Zheng pondered for a long time and said: "Your Majesty, Cui Yan, before he died, he wanted to see Your Majesty, you see?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he said coldly, "I don't want to see him. ”

Then the emperor asked Huo Zheng again: "Huo Aiqing, what do you think of Cui Yan's handling opinions?" ”

Huo Zheng remembered the emperor's attitude just now, and secretly speculated about the emperor's thoughts in his heart, so he said:

"Your Majesty, the court lieutenant discussed the crime, in line with the laws and regulations of the country, and the minister has no objection, but the minister feels that Cui Yan has served as the right prime minister for more than 30 years after all, and he is quite prestigious in the court, and he has worked hard with the country, and this anti-prince incident, Cui Yan was actually coerced by the rebel party, and he had to participate in the rebellion, if he was punished heavily, I am afraid it would ......."

When the emperor heard this, he opened his eyes, bowed his head slightly, and said indifferently: "In the seventh year of the second emperor, the second Central Plains War, our army fought in Pingcheng, and defeated the coalition of 500,000 princes. ”

When the emperor came here, he sighed and said: "For the sake of Cui Yan's past meritorious service to Sheji, he will be exempted from punishment, given to commit suicide, pardon the entire Cui family, and flow with Yun Zheng."

When Huo Zheng heard this, he bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister will go to Tingwei Prison to pass the decree." ”

Huo Zheng went straight to Tingwei Prison with his will, since the Taiji Palace incident, Huo Zheng responded to it to a certain extent, he was more trusted by the emperor, in fact, Cui Yan served as prime minister for much longer than him, and his appeal was incomparable inside and outside the government and the opposition, and it was incomparable, the right prime minister Cui Yan has always pressed the left prime minister Huo Zheng, and now with the failure of the prince's military advice, the right prime minister Cui Yan is completely finished, and the Cui family is also finished, in the future inside and outside the court, he Huo Zheng is really under one person, above ten thousand people, even if the emperor appoints a new right prime minister, it is difficult to compare with him, In fact, he will be alone from now on.

In Tingwei Prison, the dignified right prime minister Cui Yan, with a disheveled hair and godless eyes, seems to have aged a lot in an instant, he is waiting for his final fate judgment in prison, he understands very well that he supported the current emperor to seize the throne, ushered in the glorious years of more than 30 years between himself and the Cui family, but now with the defeat of the prince, once the prince is deposed, it means the complete end of his political life, and the Cui family will be finished with him, but he is too deeply bound to the prince, and he has no choice but to do so.

Shaoqing, Cui Yan was in prison, Huo Zheng came to promulgate the will, and he was also embarrassed to see that the political opponent who had been fighting openly and secretly for more than ten years was over.

Huo Zheng stepped forward and said, "Cui Xiangguo, Your Majesty has a will." ”

When Cui Yan heard this, the old man sighed, dragged the shackles and knelt in front of the holy decree to meet his final judgment

After the temple people read out the edict, Cui Yan seemed to be stunned, he couldn't believe that the emperor only gave him one person to be convicted, and let them Cui family go, Cui Yan knew that this was the emperor reading the old love, otherwise their Cui family would definitely be full of beheading.

Huo Zheng reminded: "Cui Xiangguo, don't thank you yet." ”

Cui Yan burst into tears, and kowtowed to the holy decree again and again: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister knocks on thanks, the old minister deserves it......."

Seeing this, Huo Zheng sighed and said, "Cui Xiangguo, before you die, what else do you have to say?" ”

Cui Yan got up slowly and asked Huo Zheng: "Huo Xiangguo, the old man wants to know, how is the prince?" ”

Huo Zheng didn't expect that Cui Yan was still thinking about the prince, so he said: "The rebel prince is fine, he has surrendered, and he has just been escorted back to Beijing today." ”

When Cui Yan heard this, he nodded again and again: "Huo Xiangguo, the two of us have been old rivals for more than ten years, I want to ask you for one thing, the prince's position as the prince must not be kept, can you make a statement to Your Majesty and leave His Royal Highness the prince with a life?" After all, he is His Majesty's own flesh and blood! ”

When Huo Zheng heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Cui Xiangguo, do you think it's possible?" You actually know better than me the fate of His Royal Highness the Prince, even if the crown prince is saved now, and the new monarch will succeed to the throne in the future, the prince may still be unable to live. ”

When Cui Yan heard this, he sighed and stopped talking.

Huo Zheng waved his hand, and the temple people offered a white silk and handed it to Cui Yan to commit suicide, Cui Yan trembled and took the white silk and kowtowed in the direction of the palace to thank him.

Seeing this, Huo Zheng sighed, turned around and left......