Yan Xuejin did not die at the hands of the eldest prince.

When the eldest prince roared angrily and stood up, the stern reprimand of the palace guards suddenly sounded outside the flower hall.

"Who dares to trespass here?!"

There was no response, only a stormy fight.

It didn't take long for it to fall silent.

Tonight, because it was the princess's own brother, the eldest prince only brought more than ten guards with him.

Even so, if these guards can be dealt with in a short period of time, the uninvited guests outside are obviously extremely powerful.

The next moment, a middle-aged man walked into the flower hall surrounded by a group of fierce men.

He carried a long knife in his right hand, and the knife was covered in blood.

The eldest prince looked at the bleeding long knife, and did not immediately jump like thunder, but slowly sat back and said in a deep voice: "Wang Yan, you are a big crime of stealing the family and destroying the clan. ”

The person who came was the general Wang Yan, who was able to break into the flower hall with a group of people and carry a murder weapon in his hand, which was enough to explain what was going on outside.

Wang Yan put his knife on the ground and said with a little surprise: "Your Highness's performance tonight has indeed surprised the minister. ”

He obviously didn't care about what the eldest prince said.

The eldest prince's expression was grim, and he turned to look at Yan Xuejin who was standing up, and said in a cold voice: "This king wants to know, does your sister know about your actions of treating these people as dogs?" ”

Yan Xuejin glanced at Wang Yan and replied cautiously: "Your Highness, the princess doesn't know. ”

The eldest prince made no secret of his hatred for this person, but he knew that Yan Xuejin was only a small character, and the real trouble came from Wang Yan, the general who was in charge of the three armies of the Northern Ya and had a deep influence on the various armies of the Northern Ya.

Wang Yan put the long knife on the table and said leisurely: "Your Highness, the minister is here to give gifts tonight." ”

"Gift-giving?"

The eldest prince's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he sneered: "You led someone to kill the king's guards, this is the so-called gift?" ”

Wang Yan said calmly: "If you don't kill them, how can you strengthen Your Highness's determination?" ”

He brought a group of fierce men from both sides forward, surrounded the eldest prince, although these masters did not look down on a prince who was well-fed and pampered, but Wang Yan obviously did not allow any accidents, so everyone stared at the eldest prince vigilantly.

In this treacherous situation, the eldest prince tried his best to keep calm, forcibly suppressed the manic depression in his heart, and asked expressionlessly: "What determination?" ”

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Why does Your Highness ask knowingly? If you don't have that position, how can you hand over Lu Shen's knot? At the court meeting that day, I learned that the mastermind behind the assassination on Qingfeng Street was His Royal Highness, and he was plotting against you, I know that you want to kill him on the spot, because you almost lost the position of the prince completely. Of course, there is still no hope for His Highness now, so the minister wants to give His Highness a gift tonight-"

He paused slightly, and his eyes suddenly sharpened: "It's the throne of Great Qi!" ”

Does the eldest prince want that position? Naturally, I dreamed about it.

But he wasn't so stupid that he couldn't understand the deep meaning of Wang Yan's words.

After a suffocating silence, the eldest prince said slowly: "This king really didn't expect that you would have the courage to rebel. ”

"When people are cornered, they never lack courage."

Wang Yan's tone turned cold, and then he said: "Your Majesty wants to take everything away from us, and you have forgotten who supported him to ascend the throne as emperor fourteen years ago, and you have forgotten the promise he made to us back then. His Royal Highness should have heard of Hou Yu's death, His Majesty had removed him from his knighthood and exiled him and confiscated ninety percent of his family assets, and still did not want to spare his life. Naturally, we will be nervous, because anyone can become the next Hou Yu. ”

The eldest prince shook his head and said firmly: "This king does not believe that Hou Yu's death is related to his father. ”

"Huh."

Wang Yan laughed expressionlessly, and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter whether Your Highness believes it or not, the key is that we don't want to sit still." Moreover, Xue Nanting followed His Majesty's instructions to investigate the Jing Army, and still refuses to stop, His Highness can't deny this, right? All in all, what Your Majesty has done recently has made it clear that he wants to exterminate the Jiangnan clan, and at this time, we can only take this road. ”

The eldest prince looked at each other fixedly, frowned, and said, "What exactly do you want this king to do?" ”

Wang Yan's tone softened a little: "Now there are only eight thousand forbidden troops in the palace standing in front of the palace. Your Highness doesn't have to do anything, just be in our ranks. After the death of the 8,000 forbidden army, His Royal Highness can enter the palace as the master, and then announce that the forbidden army in the world is in rebellion, and His Royal Highness will destroy the rebellion with the support of the Beijing army, but His Majesty was murdered by the forbidden army, and Daqi lost the Holy Son of Heaven. ”

The eldest prince bowed his head slightly and said softly, "What if this king does not accept your proposal?" ”

Wang Yan reached out and touched the blood-stained long knife, and said leisurely: "Your Highness, the minister has already killed several of your guards, and then he will wave his army to attack the palace." Now that this has been done, there is no way out for the minister, so what can he do if he kills one more prince? ”

The eldest prince's face was gloomy, and his mind was racing.

He didn't know how many accomplices Wang Yan had around him, and he didn't know what kind of situation the capital was in tonight, let alone whether his father in the palace was safe.

Seeing this, Wang Yan said: "If His Royal Highness refuses to give in, the minister has to go to Qiushan Lane to find the Third Highness, I believe he will be very interested in the minister's proposal, and once the Third Highness comes out, there will definitely be several times more people in this capital." ”

The eldest prince's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This king can promise you, but this king has one condition. ”

Wang Yan bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

The eldest prince raised his hand to Yan Xuejin, who was standing respectfully and solemnly on the side, and said coldly: "This king wants him to die." ”

Yan Xuejin's face changed, and he subconsciously wanted to beg for mercy, but he saw a cold light flashing in front of him.

Wang Yan stabbed Yan Xuejin in the chest with his backhand, but still didn't look back at it, only smiled at the eldest prince and said, "Your Highness has an order, and the ministers should receive it." ”

The long knife was pulled out, Yan Xuejin covered his chest with his hands, and made a sound of snorting in his mouth, and then fell backwards on his back.

The eldest prince got up slowly, and the masters next to him immediately stood by, but Wang Yan smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, remember to protect the safety of Your Highness, and don't let Your Highness be injured in the slightest." ”

"Obey!"

Everyone responded in unison, and then hugged the eldest prince in the middle and walked out.

Wang Yan sat in the same place, waited for the eldest prince to leave, and said to one of the henchmen who stayed: "After breaking through the palace gate, take advantage of the chaos to kill the eldest prince and put all the charges on his head." ”

"Yes."

The henchman responded softly.

Wang Yan looked at the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the table, raised his hand to hold the wine jug, and poured the wine into a clean wine glass.

He picked up the wine glass between his two fingers, looked straight ahead with his eyes, and the face of the Great Qi Supreme appeared in his mind, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I would like to give you a glass of send-off wine." ”

Drink it all.

Wang Yan got up and walked out with a knife.

The bones of the wine glass rolled to the ground.

……

Palace.

The candles in the East Warm Pavilion of Wende Hall were bright, and the palace people lowered their heads and lowered their eyebrows, and they did not dare to come out.

According to the usual practice, the Son of Heaven was probably still reviewing the recital at this time, and it would take more than half an hour before he returned to the harem.

However, tonight the Son of Heaven did not appear behind the imperial case, but instead stood under the verandah of the house, looking up at the white and soft moonlight.

In the middle of the night, the palace was peaceful and peaceful, and the guards on night patrol kept coming and going.

"Say, am I in a bit of a hurry?"

Li Duan put his hands behind his back, not talking to himself, but asking the important minister standing next to him.

At this time, the courtiers who can still appear in the palace are naturally none other than the warp weaver who lifted Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng muttered: "The minister thinks it's not a hurry, Your Majesty has given them many opportunities, but these people don't know how to cherish it, but they have to be unable to fill it." His Majesty just wanted to take back the authority that should belong to the Heavenly Family, but not only did they not understand His Majesty's difficulties, but they jumped over the wall in a hurry to do something rebellious and deserve to be killed. ”

Li Duan bowed slightly, and asked again, "How is the situation over there Hou Yu?" ”

Qin Zheng replied, "As the Marquis of Shanyang expected, someone wanted to kill Hou Yu on the way to exile, and there was more than one force. Yang Jingxuan followed His Majesty's instructions and took advantage of the situation to make the illusion that Hou Yu was killed, but in fact rescued him and is currently hiding in a hidden place. ”

Li Duandao: "Your nephew seems to be weak, but in fact he has both wisdom and bravery, and he will definitely become a pillar in time." Since he wanted to go to the frontier to train, let him take over Su Yunqing's position and be in charge of all the manpower of the Warp Weaving Division in Jiangbei. I will say hello to Lu Shen and ask him to take care of it as much as possible in the future. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Qin Zheng showed a slight look of gratitude.

Although he was a lonely minister in the eyes of the courtiers, he felt pity for Yang Jingxuan, a nephew, after all, it was the only bloodline left by his sister in the world.

"Ahem......"

Li Duan coughed softly suddenly.

Qin Zheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the night is heavy, let's warm up the pavilion first, right?" ”

"Out of the way."

Li Duan waved his hand, still maintaining a straight posture with his waist, and said slowly: "Qin Zheng, my lifespan can not be extended by medicinal stones, so at the moment, every day is extremely important for me, you can't relax in the slightest, understand?" ”

Qin Zheng took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "Keep it in mind. ”

In this deep and quiet night, there was a faint noise of noise.

Both of them looked north at the same time.

After a while, a figure approached the Dongnuan Pavilion at great speed, and the light and dark guards did not stop it.

The person who came ran to a stop one zhang away from the Son of Heaven, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of sword-wielding armor soldiers appeared at the north end of the royal street and came straight to the palace!" Someone is plotting rebellion! ”

Li Duan turned to look at the burly general, and said indifferently, "Shen Yulai." ”

Shen Yulai, the commander of the forbidden army, immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "The minister is here!" ”

Li Duan said undoubtedly: "I have only one request, before dawn, no one is allowed to attack the palace. ”

Shen Yulai's face was full of determination, and he said as if he were dead: "Even if the minister dies on the palace wall, he will not let the rebellion take a step!" ”

At the same time, on the royal street to the north of the palace, countless men in armor trotted along the wide long street with torches held high.

There is no obvious mark on them, only those who are in high positions within the Jiangnan Wang clan know that these people are all elite people secretly raised by the various gate lords, and they gathered together tonight to launch a decisive charge towards the core of the Great Qi Capital.

"The first to ascend will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"

A voice rang out in the crowd and then spread in all directions.

Everyone looked at the palace in the night, and the magnificent building was like a sleeping beast, and it was like a treasure that radiated golden light.

They accelerated towards the palace, roaring from their chests in unison.

For a while, the earth shook, and the sound of killing was like a tide!

(End of chapter)