Great Liang City of Wei, Imperial Palace.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, slowly walked into the imperial study, his eyes swept over the dragon chair where Emperor Jian'an had sat in the past, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and a smug smile appeared.

He straightened up, walked steadily to the dragon chair, gently stroked the armrest, and sat down slowly.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, soaking in the new experience, feeling the joy that power brought him.

In the past few days, the fourth prince Zhao Hongli only felt that he was in a position to close, as if he was playing everything between applause.

In the entire palace, he is already the only one.

To be honest, he didn't expect that this time the palace would go so smoothly.

Before he started, he had made a lot of preparations, but he still didn't know the bottom in his heart.

In his impression, his father was a very skillful emperor, who was able to firmly control the court in his own hands, and was the king of success.

Even in the face of those martial arts forces outside, he can fight back and forth.

I thought that it would take him a lot of tricks to succeed in taking the position, but when he really started, everything went smoothly.

It was as if Emperor Jian'an symbolically resisted, and there was no other action.

Zhao Hongli knew that the Huo family had indeed accumulated a lot of means in the Great Wei Kingdom for several generations, and they were relatively secretive, but Emperor Jian'an's Imperial City Division was not a dry meal, so he should at least be aware of it.

For this reason, he was also worried for a long time.

Unexpectedly, the Imperial City Division did not discover their plot in time until the incident.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, always felt that something was not quite right, and it was very discordant, but he didn't find anything wrong even if he thought about it carefully, so he simply didn't think about it anymore.

Now that he has taken the palace and Emperor Jian'an, as long as he takes a little more time, appoints some officials from the Huo family and the Feng family and secretly supports him, and establishes a new court headed by him, then there is nothing to worry about.

When the time comes, the enthronement ceremony will be held to announce to the world, and he will be able to become the real emperor of Wei.

For now, the most important thing at the moment is to appease the Huo family and Zhengyimen.

The two families contributed the most to the incident, and the Huo family was tied to him in the same boat, so he had to pay attention to it.

After his conspiracy for so long, he found that the strength of the Huo family was really a bit not to be underestimated.

In terms of intelligence alone, the Huo family seems to know everything and knows everything.

Even the secret things like the gods and demons can be understood.

What's even more amazing is that General Huo Yu only has the cultivation of the innate realm, but the second son of Huo Zhi can mobilize more than a dozen congenitals and let them die, which is really incredible.

How exactly did they do it?

It is a good thing when such people are on the same side as themselves.

But if you stand on the other side, it's extremely uncomfortable.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, felt that regarding the Huo family, even after he officially ascended the throne, he could not act rashly, so he could only wait for the death of their Huo family ancestor, and then find a way to find an opportunity to unload the mill and kill the donkey.

The same is true for the main gate.

What Emperor Jian'an can do, he will definitely be able to do.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, took a deep breath and reminded himself to stay calm.

He understood that his position was not secure, and he still needed to be patient and repair the Seven Star Peerless Array first.

"Huh?"

At this time, the fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, found that the ink on the table had not been ground open, not even tea, his face showed a little displeasure, and shouted: "Where is the waiter?" ”

As soon as his voice fell, a middle-aged eunuch walked in and said nervously, "What does His Royal Highness the King of Thailand command?" ”

"You cleaned this imperial study today?"

"Back to Your Highness, it's a slave."

"Drag it out and cut it!"

"Huh?!"

The middle-aged eunuch was suddenly frightened, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Highness forgives your sins, Your Highness forgives your sins!" ”

However, the fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, was not moved at all, and sneered: "This king sees that you are unconvinced, and deliberately neglects this king, do you really think that this king is easy to bully?" ”

"Wronged, wronged!"

Seeing that Zhao Hongli still didn't have any intention of forgiving him, and had to treat him to death, a trace of ruthlessness flashed on his face, and he simply shook his whole body, and his toes exerted force on the ground, and he rushed straight to him.

Rumble!

A qi machine fell, falling on the middle-aged eunuch's body, and his body that rose into the air suddenly fell to the ground.

The guards guarding the door heard the movement and rushed in and pressed the middle-aged eunuch to the ground.

The middle-aged eunuch roared: "You thief, you plot to seize the throne and do perverse acts, and sooner or later you will be punished." ”

Zhao Hongli sneered twice: "Drag it down and put it to death." ”

"Yes."

Ignoring the struggles of the middle-aged eunuch, the guards dragged him down.

The face of the fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, showed a somewhat intoxicated look.

This is the taste of power, and it is the power of the royal family.

If you want him to live, he will live, and if you want him to die, he will die.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, only felt that there was a warm liquid between his nose, flowing down from the tip of his nose.

He wiped it with his hand and found bright red blood.

"Another nosebleed?" Zhao Hongli's face was a little ugly.

"Has this king's body been lost to this point? It seems that in the future, it is still necessary to be temperate, one drop of essence and ten drops of blood, and it is true that it is not deceitful. ”

Just when he was thinking nonsense, a guard outside the imperial study shouted: "Your Highness, the second son of the Huo family is here." ”

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, had a straight face, wiped the blood on the tip of his nose, and then sat up straight from the dragon chair and said, "Please Huo Gongzi come in." ”

"Yes."

After a few moments, Huo Zhi strode into the imperial study.

He saw that Zhao Hongli's face was a little pale and his complexion was not good, so he hurriedly cared: "His Royal Highness the King of Thailand, are you okay?" ”

Zhao Hongli stood up, and suddenly a feeling of dizziness came, fortunately, it was only for a moment, and it did not have a substantial impact on him, he said slowly: "It's okay, just now there was a dog slave who wanted to assassinate this king, so that this king was frightened, just rest a little." It's you, this king heard that you have been hit by a martial artist in the Martial Courage Realm, do you need this king to send an imperial doctor over to heal you? ”

"Even if you are a martial artist and your physical body is better than that of ordinary people, you still can't take it lightly, if you fall into the root of your illness, it will not be good for your cultivation."

Huo Zhi clenched his fists and said: "His Royal Highness Lao cares, what I cultivate is defensive martial arts, just cultivate for a period of time, and it won't get in the way,"

"That's the best."

Huo Zhi continued: "Your Royal Highness, our first step has been achieved, so we have to do the second step. ”

When the fourth prince Zhao Hongli saw that he was talking about business, his face couldn't help but become serious, and he said, "Do you mean King Wu?" ”

Huo Zhi nodded silently.

"Now His Royal Highness has used this method to temporarily seize the throne, and the palace still has our Huo family and Feng family Gong Guard, and His Royal Highness has also obtained part of the authority of the Seven Star Peerless Great Array, even if it can't be said to be worry-free, it is not a big problem."

"I don't think the biggest hidden danger is in the palace, but outside the palace, those vassal kings, among which King Wu is the most threatening."

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, said sternly: "Then according to Huo Gongzi, what should this king do next?" ”

Huo Zhi said seriously: "Now above the court, I have already made a good plan, and tomorrow His Royal Highness can hold a court meeting normally, stabilize the court first, and grasp the power of the royal family." ”

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, said happily: "Okay." ”

Huo Zhi continued: "Then use the military talisman to mobilize the Chinese army and General Feng Yi back to Daliang to protect His Highness, otherwise if the 100,000 soldiers and horses under King Wu return to Daliang, we will be extremely passive." ”

Zhao Hongli, the fourth prince, listened carefully to what Huo Zhi proposed and felt that it was reasonable.

Needless to say, the Feng family is the power on his mother's side, and it has always been on his side, and he can use the influence of the Feng family to secretly mobilize some troops.

However, in the end, it is not justified, and the number of troops mobilized is limited.

If you want to mobilize an army of 300,000, you still need the support of the imperial court and use the military talisman.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, didn't feel that there were other problems, and his heart was slightly settled: "With the participation of the Chinese army, the chances of winning against King Wu's King Wei are much greater." What about the Martial King's side so Mingjiao Sect Master? ”

Huo Zhi smiled confidently: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry about this, in a few days, I will have someone on my side who can deal with that Ming Sect Master." ”

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, did not ask for an explanation, and as soon as his words reached his mouth, he was interrupted by Huo Zhi.

"Your Highness just needs to wait in peace, and you don't need to ask about the rest."

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, swallowed the words that reached his throat again, and he changed the topic and said, "Regarding the specific whereabouts of the god and demon blade, have you found it over there?" ”

Huo Zhi shook his head and said, "I only sensed a vague direction here, and it will take a while to find out the specific address of His Majesty's forging." ”

"In this way, it is still necessary to work Chen Mou."

"Hmm." Huo Zhi nodded noncommittally.

At this time, Huo Zhi suddenly seemed to think of something, took a step forward and lowered his voice: "There is another matter, Your Highness needs to cut through the mess quickly, don't miss the good time." ”

"What's the matter?"

"The Seven Princes!"

"Seventh?" Zhao Hongli was puzzled: "Hasn't the Seventh Prince been expelled from Beijing?" ”

"Your Highness, the grass still has to be cut to the roots, and the quick knife still has to cut the mess. King Rui is still on the way to the domain, and now that there has been such a big change on the side of Daliang, he will definitely not be able to hide it, if he knows, he will definitely react that we designed to frame him at that time, and King Rui will be the king of Qin. ”

"The Yunhua faction is not a small force, more is better than less, Your Highness, and other princes also need to issue edicts so that they must not leave the fiefdom."

Seeing that he was going to kill his own brother, the fourth prince Zhao Hongli became a little hesitant, and after a while, he seemed to suddenly let out a sigh of relief and said, "You can do it with this matter." ”

Huo Zhi's face was calm and said, "Then I'll go down and make arrangements." ”

Early the next morning.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, held a rare court meeting and convened the ministers in the Qianqing Palace.

This time, except for those with fierce attitudes, almost all the officials in Daliang were called over.

After he succeeded in forcing the palace, this was the first time he held a court meeting, and the scene of gathering the ministers was particularly solemn and tense.

Before the court meeting began, Zhao Hongli, the fourth prince, was familiar with the list of some officials handed by Huo Zhi in the imperial study, carefully studied and wrote it down, and only after confirming that it was correct did he officially go to the main hall.

When he walked up to the court, he was still wearing the python robe of the vassal king, but he wore a jade seal symbolizing imperial power on his waist.

He had a serious look on his face and a determined gaze.

The ministers had already lined up in the court and waited for him quietly.

When he walked up to the main hall, he sat firmly on the dragon chair.

Except for some ministers, more than half of the ministers knelt down in unison and bowed to him three times and nine bows.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, sat upright on the dragon chair and accepted the courtiers with a smile on his face.

He took a deep breath, then spoke slowly, announcing the beginning of the court.

"This king heard that his father has been ill recently and needs to recuperate in the palace, but the country cannot be without a king for a day. This king is the only prince left by his father in Daliang, and he specially ordered this king to be the regent when he was in danger. From now on, all major affairs of the court and government will be decided by the king, and all the subjects of the world will respect the king. ”

The voice of the fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, was loud and majestic, making people feel his firmness and domineering.

As soon as he finished speaking, a minister arranged by the Huo family in advance stood up and shouted: "The king of Thailand has such filial piety, which is really a blessing in the name of my Great Wei!" ”

"The King of Thailand is wise and powerful, and we are all loyal to His Highness."

"The King of Thailand has won the hearts of the people among the people, and it is really a blessing for our dynasty."

……

The words of compliment kept coming out of the mouths of the ministers, and the praise of the fourth prince Zhao Hongli had a fluttering feeling, and he couldn't help laughing.

Xiao Boling, the right Cheng of the Zhongshu, Hong Daowen, the left of the Zhongshu, Yu Hezheng, the secretary of the military department and Shaobao, and Zhang Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the Taishi, and other backbone officials of the Jian'an Dynasty were all in their sleeves and did not say a word.

There was neither opposition nor approval.

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, looked at Chen Mou, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and said majestically: "Lord Chen, this king told you about the three-day period last time, can you think about it?" ”

"Xia Guan has thought about it."

"Oh? Tell me the whereabouts of the Divine Demon Blade. ”

"Forgiveness will never obey orders, this is a hundred-year plan of the Wei State, how can it be destroyed by one person?" Chen Mou said forcefully: "This move is not beneficial to the world. ”

"You ......" Zhao Hongli, the fourth prince, stood up abruptly and said: "Okay, it seems that Lord Chen is a man, but I don't know which one is harder, your bones or the torture instruments in the prison." Someone came, put Chen Mou in the prison, and made him sober and sober. ”

Under the orders of the four princes, guards soon rushed in and dragged Chen Mou away.

Chen Mou said proudly: "No, I'll go by myself." ”

There was a trace of uproar in the court, which made the face of the fourth prince Zhao Hongli very ugly.

"Silence!"

The fourth prince, Zhao Hongli, calmed down the dissatisfaction in his heart and started the next topic, he said with a full anger: "Where is Huo Zhi?" ”

Huo Zhi, who was above the main hall, stood up and said, "The minister is here." ”

Zhao Hongli announced: "Huo Aiqing is the pillar of our dynasty, and his talent and loyalty are equally important, and he has made a lot of contributions to our dynasty. Today, Huo Zhi is the order of the CRRC government, hoping that he can continue to serve our dynasty and make the best use of his talents. ”

"Your Highness."

In terms of rank, the CRRC government order is only a middle-level official, but because the CRRC government order is a forbidden car order in the palace, the position is equivalent to the emperor's attendant chariot and horse squad leader, responsible for the emperor's chariot and horse management and travel with the car, and even personally drive for the emperor.

At present, Zhao Hongli named Huo Zhi as the commander of the CRRC government, obviously out of consideration for protecting his own safety.

This is all a matter that is predetermined internally, and at present, Zhao Hongli has some of the power of the big array, and many people dare not make a mistake and choose to wait and see.

After canonizing Huo Zhi's position, Zhao Hongli promoted several henchmen who supported him one after another, and inserted some officials from Zhengyi Palace, so as to end his first early dynasty.

Far away in the vicinity of Yangcheng beyond the girder, the chariots and horses of the Seven Princes Rui Wang slowly advanced on the official road.

In the middle of the procession, there was a luxurious carriage that shook gently with the unevenness of the ground, and the brass bells hanging on the carriage also vibrated with it, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, making a pleasant bell sound.

Zhao Hongsheng, the seventh prince sitting in the carriage, did not have any interest, only felt that the bell sound was unusually harsh and irritable.

He pulled the curtain and asked, "Where have we been?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, we have just passed through Yang City, and it will be almost half a month before we reach the fiefdom."

Zhao Hongsheng was silent when he heard this, and did not say anything more, and his mood was extremely low.

He didn't know why his father was like this, and he didn't want to believe him.

If his father believed him, he wouldn't have to leave Daliang to go to that bitter cold frontier land.

In front of the carriage and horses, there is a small river.

In the middle of the creek, there is a simple wooden bridge paved by the locals tied together with pine trees, which is more than ten meters long.

The chariot and horse of the seventh prince Zhao Hongsheng drove into the wooden bridge.

The wheels rolled, and the wooden bridge seemed to be subjected to a great weight, making a constant creaking motion.

When the carriage and horses reached the center of the wooden bridge, the bridge deck suddenly collapsed.

"Protect Your Highness."

Some guards hurriedly reined in their horses and protected the carriage.

And many of the guards did not have time to react and fell into the river one after another.

At this moment, the sound of breaking the sky came from the sky above the bridge deck.

"It's an arrow, defense!"

There are guards who judge the source of the sound for the first time, and shout loudly to make people guarded.

Woohoo.

The arrows rained down, and it was not the servants who could not dodge, and they fell down one after another.

"This is the !! of the Wei army"

"What's going on, how can there be arrows here, how can Wei Jun's arrows be here?" Zhao Hongsheng, the seventh prince sitting in the carriage, said in a panic.

"Your Highness, someone is coming at us, let's go!"

However, before he could finish his sentence, a dark shadow fell from the sky.

Rumble!

A sword flash flashed.

The whole carriage was split in half, and the carriage fell apart to the sides and fell into the river, revealing the scene inside.

Zhao Hongsheng, the seventh prince sitting in the carriage, was unable to dodge in the face of this sudden attack, and was swept away by this sword light.

I saw that from the center of his eyebrows, tiny beads of blood oozed out, and then this blood bead extended from his forehead to his nose, chin, neck, and chest......

There was a muffled pop.

Zhao Hongsheng, the seventh prince, fell backwards and became two halves, smearing his liver and brain.

When the guards around him saw this scene, they asked sharply: "Who are you, and you can know what kind of crime you have committed?" ”

"The martial artist of the Yunhua Sect Wudan Realm?"

In mid-air, a slender man in a black robe, with a sword light under his feet, slowly approached them.

The man carried his hands behind his back, but his face was unusually pale and bloodless, like a dead corpse.

Behind him, a frost-colored sword continued to float and sink, merging with a large river method, constantly swimming in it.

"Martial Courage Realm...... Six products? ……”

The Yunhua Sect Wudan Realm Martial Artist, who was ordered to guard the Seventh Prince Zhao Hongsheng, saw this scene, and his face changed greatly.

Facing a martial artist in the realm of martial arts, he had no power to fight back at all.

"You guessed it wrong, I'm Wu Dan...... Nine pins! ”

The man in the black robe, his mouth did not open, but his majestic and ethereal voice appeared out of thin air, as if a god was speaking in the consciousness of a person.

As soon as his words fell, the frost-colored sword behind him rose into the sky and slashed down, like a silver dragon.

In an instant, the violent anger mixed with the sword light filled the surroundings, and the pair of chariots and horses fell down.

The Yunhua Sect Martial Artist showed a desperate expression.

He is a martial arts cultivator, but when facing this sword light, there is no possibility of dodging.

Sting!

The tyrannical aura came out wantonly, tearing everyone on the bridge to pieces and falling into the river.

When everything calmed down, there were only a few jumble of carriage fragments and flags, floating on the surface of the river, as if the Seven Princes had never appeared.

"I said I didn't need to toss like this, I was enough for one person, hehe, why don't you believe it? This form of mine is an immortal body blessed by the gods, who can be my opponent? Hahaha......"

The arrogant voice of a man echoed across the river.

Ying County, Luling City.

One hundred thousand Wei warriors have been repaired.

Wu Qi selected three thousand elite men in the camp and prepared them outside Luling City.

As early as after receiving the edict of Emperor Jian'an, Zhao Hongming had already begun to prepare for the return to Daliang.

After his order, it took almost only one day, and Wu Qi had already completed the selection and preparation of the three thousand elites of Wei Wushu.

From Luling in Yingjun County to Daliang, it takes about two or three days to speed up the horse.

100,000 Wei soldiers, heavy soldiers and horses, plus some baggage, even if the army marched urgently, it would take more than ten days to reach the vicinity of Daliang.

Considering that Emperor Jian'an urgently summoned him to return to Daliang, and for the sake of safety, he officially set off after confirming all the information, which delayed a lot of time.

If the four princes really force the palace, the big beam will change every day.

Zhao Hongming knew that the later he went, the more prepared he would be for the other party.

So after some careful consideration, after discussing with Wu Qi, Zhang Yi and others, it was decided that he would bring a part of the elite of about a few thousand people, each with six days' rations, and all of them marched quickly to Daliang City.

Accompanied by Zhang Yi, Gao Yanshi, and Chang Wuxi.

As for Wu Qi leading the army behind him, Li Yan was left in Yingjun to stabilize the rear and prepare for grain and grass.

Le Yang and Ma Chuanping, who had been promoted to commanders in the 3,000 army, were excited.

They have not experienced war for three years, they have already tasted the sweetness of war, and they have long been itching.

Ma Chuanping looked excited.

Leyang on the side glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "Do you know where the Martial King is taking us and what to do?" ”

Ma Chuanping shook his head and said, "How do I know? As long as there is a war and there is merit to be taken, what do you do with so much? ”

"Forehead ......"

"I'm not the only one who thinks so, everyone else thinks so." Ma Chuanping defended.

While the two were chatting, smoke and dust were billowing not far away.

Zhao Hongming was wearing a black suit, with a sword at his waist, and rode a horse to come.

Gao Yanshi and Chang Wuxian followed closely behind.

"Phew!" Zhao Hongming rode his horse in front of many elite Wei Wushu and mobilized: "Everyone, this king has received news that His Majesty is in danger in Daliang today, and there are traitors around him, and this king must come forward as His Majesty's prince." All the soldiers followed the side of the king and Qingjun to eradicate the traitors. ”

"Let's go!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Zhao Hongming didn't say a word of nonsense, took the lead, and galloped in the direction of the beam.

The elite of the three thousand Wei warriors behind him also rode their horses to follow.

After more than four years, he once again embarked on the road from Daliang to Yingjun. (End of chapter)