Xiao Rongshen shuddered, the group of officials in Dali Temple were all very black, and it was too easy to confess to Hecheng. If Hecheng confesses, then the emperor will definitely take this opportunity to rectify himself. Not to mention that the emperor had long looked at him unpleasantly, just saying that he obstructed the war in Guiyunzhou was enough to convict him of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

Ten times for the crime of treason, ten deaths are not enough.

Gao Bingyan is also a heart hanging eight zhang high, he is a minister of the old school, and now the emperor is becoming more and more indifferent to the courtiers of the old school, and he can't wait to drive them out of the palace one by one, if even the prince and the prince fall, then the old school really has no room to raise its head.

"Your Highness, what are you doing this for?"

Xiao Rongshen clenched his fists, and suddenly felt that his body was weak for a while, Xiao Rongshen was inexplicable, was he really scared? No, he was the prince, how could Xiao Rongshen be afraid? He had seen a lot of winds and waves, and nothing could scare him, no!

Xiao Rong settled down and said, "Gao Xiang, you immediately send someone to inquire now, see where the convoy of the Sect Master's Mansion has been, and try to intercept them as much as possible." Xiao Rongshen said, grabbed a coat from the shelf, and rushed out of the study: "Shaosheng!

The housekeeper hurried over: "Where is Your Highness going so late?"

"Enter the palace and see the driver. ”

The housekeeper and Gao Bingyan were stunned for a moment at the same time: "Lord Wang, it seems that the emperor doesn't have a holy decree to let you enter the palace, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, go quickly!" Xiao Rongshen turned his head and said: "Gao Xiang, without further ado, you should also hurry up and make arrangements, and be sure to buy more time for this king." ”

Gao Bingyan was half clear, half confused, and asked: "Your Highness, I, what am I trying to do when I buy time?"

Xiao Rongshen looked at Gao Bingyan awe-inspiringly, and said after a while: "This time I want to fight with the Sect Master's Mansion to break the net, just rely on the emperor's favoritism to *, don't say that we really take care of this matter, even if we don't pay attention, the emperor will not speak to us." If Wei Yuanxi really sues the emperor, the emperor will take the opportunity to serve you and me! If we wait for him to serve us, it is better for us to serve him first!"

Gao Bingyan nodded: "So, Your Highness wants to ...... His Royal Highness was still hesitant for the sake of father and son before, but now he has strengthened his belief, or is it impulsive?"

Xiao Rongshen sneered: "It's not a firm belief, it's not impulsive, it's an arrow that has to be sent on the string." Gao Xiang, I can only do this, the current situation has forced me here, and I have no other choice. In the eyes of the royal family, there is only the country, and there is no family affection. Our emperor has long forgotten that he still has my son, and since he has forgotten, then I don't need to force myself to remember anything. ”

Gao Bingyan pursed his mouth and arched his hand: "Old minister, I understand." ”

As soon as Gao Bingyan left, the housekeeper hurriedly came and said, "Your Highness, the carriages and horses are ready, is Your Highness going to leave now?"

"Shaosheng, let's go. ”

The housekeeper raised his eyes: "Doesn't Your Highness explain a few words to the house?"

Xiao Rong paused and thought for a moment: "There is nothing to explain." ”

"Then, what about Aunt Wei, won't Your Highness tell her something?"

Xiao Rongshen shook his head, looking back at this huge palace, suddenly his heart was empty, Xiao Rongshen touched the neckline, there was a piece of jade Guanyin falling there, this Guanyin was buckled down a piece of the back, filled with the powder of crane top red, sealed with a layer of wax, this thing is worn on the neck on weekdays, and there is nothing to see at all. But when it matters most, it can come in handy.

Today, he is in a hurry, and he can only make a desperate bet. Xiao Rongshen looked up at the sky, father, you forced me, today, the son can only make a break with you.

The Nine-Fold Palace looked particularly desolate under the cover of night, and Xiao Rong knelt outside the emperor's study, looking up and looking in from time to time. Fortunately, the two imperial historians Li and Yang handed over the sign to see the driver tonight, otherwise at this hour, the emperor would have fallen asleep and would not have seen him at all.

When Li Yang heard that he was waiting outside with the prince, he knew that he was not easy to provoke, so he didn't dare to let him wait too long, so he hurriedly finished his words, and the emperor waved his hand and told them to go out.

Xu Wenliang took a cup of strong tea: "Emperor, why don't you rest today, in less than two hours, you should go to court." If you have something to say to the prince, you can ask him to go to the court to talk about it. ”

"Li Yang and the two imperial historians came to impeach the old school, and Prince Xu heard something about it, so he entered the palace late at night. Go and send them, beware of them being poisoned by the prince. The emperor said, rubbing his eyebrows: "Call Prince He in." ”

Xu Wenliang answered, and went to chase Li Yang and the two imperial historians alone.

Xiao Rongshen saw that the emperor called him, and entered the study step by step, kneeling in front of the emperor solemnly.

"What is the matter with you?" the Emperor asked.

Xiao Rongshen kowtowed: "Erchen, Erchen is here to ask his father for guilt." ”

The emperor raised his head and looked at him in surprise: "What is your sin?"

Xiao Rongshen said: "The crime of the son, the crime cannot be punished, the son, the son is really cornered, ask the father to give the son a way to live!"

The emperor was stunned by his sudden cry, and looked at him in surprise: "What do you say? When will I not give you a way to live?"

Xiao Rongshen peeked at the emperor and saw that the emperor really didn't understand, so he crawled in front of the emperor's dragon book case and kowtowed again and again: "Father, the son only understood his father's hard work today, and it was the son who was wrong in the past." The sons of the emperor came to ask their father for the guilt, and the father has been implementing the new policy all these years, but the sons have never understood the painstaking solitude of the father. Erchen had always thought that the new policy was not good for the people, but Erchen just understood that the original new policy was the most beneficial national policy for the people, and the sins committed by Erchen really cannot be forgiven. ”

The emperor was stunned for a long time with the teacup, and he didn't drink the tea to his mouth, nor did he drink it: "I remember that you never believed in the New Deal, and you were indifferent to the New Deal. Why did you suddenly talk about it today?"

Xiao Rongshen kowtowed and said, "Father, the sons have never been able to understand the mystery of the new policy, and they have always misunderstood their father. A few days ago, Gao Xiang persuaded Erchen to send people to Lufuzhou and County to inquire, and the people sent by Erchen all said that after the new policy, the people's lives have become rich. Erchen, only then did he know that he was wrong, so he entered the palace overnight and begged his father for forgiveness. ”

Seeing that he was crying sadly, the emperor suddenly had some tears in his eyes, put down the teacup, and asked softly, "What you just said is true?"

Xiao Rongshen kowtowed again: "What the son said is true, if the father does not believe the son, the son is willing to die in front of the father." Father, the son misunderstood the new policy before, and also misunderstood the father and the prince, the son is now remorseful in his heart, the son has been fighting with the prince all these years, and now it seems that all the sons are confused, and the sons are really guilty of ten thousand deaths!"

The emperor sighed, the prodigal son did not change his money, let alone such a shrewd and capable son. Speaking of which, this kid can't blame him for hating the New Deal, he still sent him to the old emperor back then, he grew up next to the old emperor, and the influence of the old party on him can be described as great. Now he can wake up, which is also a good thing.

"Father, the son begged the father to remove the son and the prince from the title, the son has discussed it with the concubine, and the two of us will be a cloth couple, the man ploughs and the woman weaves. I beg my father's permission. ”

"Mr. and Mrs. Buyi?" the emperor looked at him with a strange look: "Shen'er, you have been a gold slave and a silver maid since you were a child, and you suddenly became a common man, so you are afraid that you won't be able to endure that hardship, right?"

Xiao Rongshen smiled and said: "Father, the son has committed many sins, and the father has been lenient all these years and has not punished the son. The sons and concubines were already grateful, and they were sincerely afraid to thank their father for his heavenly grace. For the rest of his life, he only wants to be attached to the pastoral cottage, and if his father feels sorry for his son, he will only think that his son is atoning for his sins in the past!"

"Really, have you really thought about it?" the Emperor asked.

Xiao Rongshen nodded: "Erchen has thought about it, and he will never regret it." ”

The emperor looked at him in a daze, Xiao Rongshen's attitude was too resolute, so he couldn't help but doubt. Although Xiao Rongshen cried movingly, he was not only a father after all, but also the emperor of Great Chu. A father can trust his son unconditionally, but the emperor cannot. This Xiao Rongshen can't help but want to be out too much, yesterday he hated the new deal to the core, today he suddenly kowtowed to himself and admitted his mistakes, yesterday he also enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and today he is going to cloth and linen clothes and be a common man for a lifetime.

The sudden sensibility made the emperor's spine begin to chill, and the ancients thought that retreat was advancing, could it be that Xiao Rongshen had some conspiracy and trickery to deal with the new policy? If this was the case, Xiao Rongshen definitely did not want him to grant his request to abolish the title, so why didn't he just do what he planned and directly abolished him as a concubine? If he really repented and could recall him back in the future, he would not care.

Thinking of this, the emperor settled down and said slowly: "Since you have made up your mind, it is not good for my father to keep you." But Shen'er rest assured, if one day, you don't want to be a commoner, just come back to the palace, you are still with the prince, your title, and your father will keep it for you temporarily. ”

Xiao Rongshen leaned down and burst into tears: "Son-in-law thanks to the emperor!"

"Get up. A fatherly smile suddenly appeared on the emperor's face, in fact, if the two of them were not born in the emperor's family, there would definitely be no such contradiction. Now that Xiao Rongshen was already a flat-headed commoner, the emperor suddenly felt that he was closer to him.

Xiao Rongshen, a commoner who does not have a title, seems to be more like his son.

Xiao Rongshen stood up and walked to the emperor's side: "Father, my sons are going to leave tomorrow, so I will bring a few clothes, and twenty taels of silver are enough to get by." Others, the sons want to return them to their father, fill the treasury, and use them as the prince's military salary. ”

The Emperor took his arm and felt relieved.

Xiao Rongshen's body didn't know what the smell was, and the emperor choked on a cough. Xiao Rongshen hurriedly stepped forward and passed the emperor's teacup, which was light and fluttering, and only dried tea leaves remained. The emperor frowned, pointed to the teapot on the wall table and said, "There is water there." ”