Under the tower of the imperial city, Hou Duan, with a different surname, sat on a horse, wearing armor, like a veteran of the battlefield. saw that his face was calm, and he looked up at Xiao Ling with a serious face, not knowing what he was thinking.

The Nanjun guards who had followed Hou with a different surname into Beijing before all had torches in their hands, and the soldiers of the 100,000 Xiao Cavalry Battalion were waiting solemnly, and the weapons in their hands were shining with a cold light, which made people shudder.

"The real rebel and thief is you, the current saint, Xiao Ling. After a long time, Hou with a different surname spoke loudly, and said one sentence, which made the entire imperial city suspicious, not knowing what was going on.

"Joke! I am the true dragon son of heaven, and I have the blessing of heaven, how can you be slandered by a traitor?" Xiao Ling squinted his eyes and snorted coldly, "With a different surname, I inherited the last orders of the first emperor, treated you well, and even allowed you to enter Beijing to mourn after Concubine An's death, but I didn't expect that you would be a wolf with ambition, take advantage of the opportunity to enter Beijing, collude with Xiao Yi, a traitor, to plot against the Xiao cavalry camp, and even besiege the city and force the palace!

"The emperor is wrong, I have no wolf ambitions, and I have not colluded with His Royal Highness King Yi, as for the Xiaoqi camp, they want to be under the direct command of the emperor, whoever is the real emperor of Ningyue Kingdom, they will listen to whoever they say, I am a small marquis with a different surname, and I am not qualified to rebel. Hou, who has a different surname, also spoke, arguing with Xiao Ling.

"Nonsense! I am the emperor of the Ningyue Kingdom, but you led the cavalry battalion to force the palace to rebel, and you dare to say that you are not a wolf with ambition? Those who can capture the Hou with a different surname alive or kill him under the knife will be rewarded!" Xiao Ling used his internal strength and shouted around, hoping that in this way, the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion would turn against him.

"The edict of the first emperor has arrived--the edict of the first emperor has arrived-"

At the moment when Xiao Ling's words fell, such a voice suddenly came from the silent night sky, making everyone present involuntarily look towards the source of the sound.

But he saw Luo Jin, the son of Hou with a different surname, riding a horse, holding a bright yellow scroll in his hand, shining under the light of many torches under the city tower.

When Xiao Ling heard the words "the edict of the first emperor", he suddenly understood one thing in his heart, no wonder when it was rainy before, Mu Qingchen dared to release such a rumor, saying that Xiao Yi was the heir to the throne set by the first emperor, it turned out that they really had the edict of the first emperor in their hands.

Regardless of whether this edict of the first emperor is true or false, the previous rumors have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and now there is a so-called edict, everyone must think that the reason why Xiao Yi was arrested on the charge of being a chaotic minister and thief must be Xiao Ling's strategy, framing him, for fear that the throne will fall into the hands of Xiao Yi.

Luo Jin rode over on horseback, and when the soldiers of the surrounding Xiao Cavalry Battalion saw this, they automatically gave Luo Jin a way, and asked him to go straight to the front of the other surnamed Hou to stop, and presented the bright yellow scroll in his hand with both hands, also with enough internal strength, and said:

"Father, the edict of the first emperor is here—"

Hou with a different surname nodded, took the edict from Luo Jin's hand, slowly unfolded it, swept his eyes from the content of the edict, and glanced at Xiao Ling again before he spoke again:

"This edict in the hands of Benhou was left by the first emperor before he died, and it was originally handed over by the first emperor to the so-called sin of Ningyue Kingdom, but I didn't expect that the three princes, that is, the current saints, learned of the existence of this edict, and actually fabricated evidence, framed and beheaded the Ye family, and even Ye Tingcheng, who had contributed to the Ningyue country, was also given death by him, the purpose was to prevent this edict from being left behind, so as not to threaten his position. ”

"It's nonsense!" Xiao Ling looked at Hou with a different surname and said.

The reason why he destroyed the Ye family was only because the Ye family was too powerful, and Ye Tingcheng was too perfect, with a queen with outstanding ability like Ye Tingcheng, the Ye family would sooner or later develop rapidly, accept Luo Mensheng, and become another Shen family in the Ning Yue Kingdom, and the power was intertwined. When the time comes, the dictatorship of the relatives and the power of the Xiao royal family will be hollowed out, and he, the emperor, will become a complete puppet.

He longs for power, for status, for everything, he can't get the approval of the first emperor, so he tries his best to do everything, he can't compare to Xiao Yi's status in the heart of the first emperor, so he will do everything possible to deal with Xiao Yi, and even let him never appear in front of the first emperor.

Therefore, when Xiao Ling heard the explanation of this edict of the first emperor from the mouth of Hou with a different surname, he knew that this edict was fake and made up by Hou Hu with a different surname. But since Hou with a different surname said so, there must still be a backhand, and he must have collected all the evidence before he dared to come up with a fake edict to fool everyone.

"Whether it's nonsense or not, everyone will know after reading this edict. There are many people in the court who are old ministers of the first emperor and are very familiar with the handwriting of the first emperor. Hou with a different surname held the edict in his hand and said so.

Xiao Ling was about to speak, but he heard a slightly old voice coming from the first palace gate of the imperial city:

"The first emperor is a disciple cultivated by the old man, his handwriting is very clear to the old man, where is the edict?

Everyone followed the sound and looked, but saw Yang Ge, the mentor of the first emperor, appear in front of everyone. Although Yang Ge Lao is the first emperor's teacher, he is not much older than the first emperor, the first emperor died only more than a year, and now Yang Ge is only in his old age, so his body is still healthy.

Qingchen has been standing on the city tower, looking at the woman who is supporting him by Yang Ge Lao's side, it is Mingyue, her task is to protect Yang Ge Lao, the most prestigious patriarch of the Ningyue Kingdom and the Manchu Dynasty.

Xiao Ling also seemed to see Mingyue and recognized that it was the palace maid who guarded Concubine An's mausoleum before, but now that she appeared here, he immediately understood that everything that happened before was really pushed by someone behind it.

The Hou with a different surname handed over the edict of the first emperor in his hand to Luo Jin and asked him to give it to Yang Ge Lao.

Elder Yang Ge took the edict, unfolded it, and involuntarily read it out loud:

"I ascended the throne at the age of 23, and it has been more than 40 years since I became a pro-government. It is really due to the blessing of heaven and earth and ancestors, not the result of virtue. Today, the day of my deadline is approaching, and I deeply feel that my life is not long, this is the inevitability of the five elements of heaven and earth, and I have no regrets. Today, there are the Nine Emperor Sons Xiao Yi, Shen Xiao Zhengong, who inherits the unification to calm the hearts of the people. Xiao Yi, the son of the Nine Emperors, has both virtue and righteousness, the more ancient the Hui Gong, the Tao Ze Liufang, the upper obedience to the mandate of heaven, the lower should respond to the people's will, and he is really a great talent for governing the country and the country, and he hopes that the ministers will be good at assisting him. However, the Nine Emperors need to keep in mind that the benefits of the four seas are for the benefit, the heart of the day is the heart, the body of the ministers, the children and the people, protect the state from danger, and rule before chaos, work hard all night, sleep without reluctance, leniency and severity, and use economic power to each other, so as to achieve long-term peace and stability of the country, and my remaining wishes are enough. Chin this. ”

Everyone listened quietly, because everyone wanted to know what was written in the edict of the first emperor, even if they had already known the rumors that were prevalent in Kyoto, but when they heard the content of the edict, everyone couldn't help but sigh and be surprised, it turned out that these rumors were not rumors that His Royal Highness King Yi had the intention to spread rumors, but that they were true.

"Elder Yang Ge, you are the mentor of the first emperor and the elder of the three dynasties, please identify whether the edict of the first emperor is true or false. Hou with a different surname heard that Yang Ge had finished reading the contents of the edict, so he asked.

Elder Yang Ge nodded, held the edict in his hand and studied it carefully, and then spoke: "This edict is indeed written by the first emperor himself, and there will be no mistakes." ”

"Everyone has heard that the first emperor wanted His Royal Highness King Yi to become the new emperor of Ningyue, but the three princes took advantage of the critical illness of the first emperor to deceive their superiors and subordinates, covering the sky with one hand, not only did they bring His Royal Highness King Yi back from the Tianxing Kingdom, but now they framed King Yi and said that he was plotting to rebel. Seeing that the edict was confirmed by Yang Ge Lao, the Hou with a different surname said, "It is also because the commander of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion knows about this matter that he decides to enter Beijing with Ben Hou to clean up the portal for the Ningyue royal family and revitalize the dynasty. ”

"Clean up the portal--clean the portal--take the Zhenchaogang--" After the different surname Hou finished speaking, the soldiers of the Xiaocai battalion said in unison, and the cries were higher and higher, resounding over the entire imperial city.

"Benhou has the Danshu iron coupon given by the first emperor as evidence, with this Danshu iron coupon, up to the emperor and prince, down to the civil and military officials, Benhou has the right to dispose of it. The different surname Hou spoke again, "Now the truth has been revealed, the third prince Xiao Ling, disobeyed the holy order, did not respect the last orders of the first emperor, usurped power and seized the throne first, brutalized his brother later, and even in order to ascend the throne, fabricated charges to frame the only queen mother family who knew the truth. ”

"Kill the rebellious ministers and thieves, and restore my Ningyue Dynasty—" The soldiers of the Xiaocai Battalion followed behind the Hou with a different surname and spoke again.

"Do you think that this will force me to comply? You say that I fabricate evidence to frame the Ye family, but why don't you fabricate evidence to frame me? Do you dare to swear by the sky, this so-called edict is true?" Xiao Ling asked.

"Whether it's true or not, the courtiers and the people have their own judgments in their hearts, Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, if you are willing to bow down and confess your sins and return the throne, maybe this marquis can also enlighten His Royal Highness King Yi and save you from the death penalty. Hou said.

"Joke, Xiao Yi can't protect himself now, how can he avoid the death penalty? Xiao Ling said, and with a wave of his hand, the forbidden army behind him walked forward with the so-called Xiao Yi and appeared in front of everyone below.

When the tied Xiao Yi appeared in everyone's sight, the voices of the soldiers in the cavalry battalion below the city tower gradually lowered, and they no longer spoke, but quietly watched the development of the gaffe.

"Third Emperor Brother, your subordinates are not doing things well, and even the wrong person is arrested, he just looks like a courtier, I never thought that he would be arrested by the imperial brother as a courtier, and almost asked him to carry the black pot for the courtier. Suddenly, a warm and indifferent voice suddenly came from a distant place, saying this.

Qingchen looked at the source of the sound, but saw that on the roof of the Kyoto of Ningyue Country, Xiao Yi, who was wearing a blue robe, stepped on the moon, with a cynical smile on his face as always, and what he said was as usual, with three points of truth in the banter, I don't know whether it is true or false.

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(Tianjin)