After the advance messenger informed Commander Xu to go to the Qinzheng Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tidied up his clothes and went there first from another road.

While he was still on the road, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was thinking about the cause and effect of this matter in his mind.

He was sure that his father had never sent an order to Taiqing Mountain, and the persuasion of Lord Zhou of Zhou Pavilion with tears and bitter words could not change his father's mind in the slightest.

At this time, it is absolutely impossible to let Commander Xu come back because of some trivial matters, so it can only be Commander Xu who leaves his post without permission.

The bloody storm of those years has not passed, and the father has always said that the crime of leaving his post without permission is said to be big, and there is no forgiveness for killing, even if it is small, it will inevitably be a dismissal investigation.

How big an official he is allowed to command, and how many heads are enough to cut off, if it seems that the other party dares to leave his post and enter the palace without permission, it can only be related to one thing.

When he sat down in the Qinzheng Palace, on the chair where his father usually handled official affairs, the prince already had some thoughts in his heart, and he had eight or nine points of conviction.

"Lord Qi. Outside the gate of the hall, Xu Qingliang arched his hand to Qi Xian, who was standing in front of the door, and asked suspiciously: "Why is it in front of Lord Qi today, I don't know where Lord Steward has gone?"

Wu Song, the head of the inner hall, has always been an inch away from the saint, but now he has changed Qi Xian to guard outside the door of the Qinzheng Palace, although the other party is also one of the four palm seal eunuchs, but Commander Xu feels a little strange.

"The chief steward went out of Beijing on an errand for the saint. Qi Xianpi explained with a smile, and bowed slightly: "You wait, let our family go in and say a lot." ”

"There is labor. ”

After seeing Qi Xian enter, Xu Qingliang turned his back and frowned, strange is strange, but he can't figure out anything famous for a while.

Subconsciously touched his chest with one hand, and found that the small porcelain vase was still intact, and a big stone fell to the ground in his heart, as long as this thing was still there, even if he was seriously injured, what did it matter.

No matter what oddities there are, he dares to guarantee that as long as the saint sees this vial, he will be overjoyed, and it will be a trivial matter to be promoted to the rank of knight.

Holding his hands in front of him, Xu Qingliang also leisurely at the moment, from Taiqing Mountain to the Holy Emperor City, the ninety-nine steps of difficulty and danger have come over, is it possible to stumble in front of the threshold of this near door? No.

Walking like a hall, he glanced at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of him, and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, Commander Xu has arrived, are you acting according to the plan?"

Hearing this, His Royal Highness bowed slightly, and said softly: "Well, the plan remains the same, send someone else to summon you, you just stay here, beware of accidents." ”

"Understood. ”

"Xuan, Xu Qingliang, the commander of Taiqing Mountain, entered the palace to meet him. With the shouting of a little eunuch in front of the door, Commander Xu took a few deep breaths and walked into the hall.

But he still gritted his teeth, and his cheeks on both sides bulged high, this was to avoid writing excitement and excitement on his face, fearing that he would surprise the emperor, and also wanted to surprise the emperor.

didn't take a few steps, in the end, he was still happy, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously grinned, after all, whoever changed to pay this beauty difference had to be like this.

However, when Commander Xu saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sitting in front of him, his expression froze on his face, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.

Even after his heart skipped a beat, he bowed a little stiffly and said: "Xu Qingliang has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, but I don't know if the Holy Lord knows about Weichen's return to Beijing." ”

If it is reported, the Holy Lord will definitely receive him, after all, he left his post without permission, Xu Qingliang was ready to take out the pill when the Holy Lord was angry, and instantly made His Majesty Long Yan happy, but he didn't want to wait for such a result.

That's why Xu Qingliang asked this question, he suspected that someone was deceived and concealed, and deliberately did not tell His Majesty the news of his return to Beijing.

Even in the face of the crown prince, he is not afraid, and the small porcelain vase he carries in his arms is his confidence.

If the palace or even the imperial court, everything is still the same, it will definitely be able to fulfill his wish Xu Qingliang, but unfortunately, the sky has changed.

Xu Qingliang, who was far away in Taiqing Mountain, was like a supernumerary, no one would tell him the latest news, and he had no way of knowing.

I saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled very gently, pointed to the wooden chair on the side of Commander Xu and said, "Lord Xu, sit, sit." ”

Xu Qingliang has also heard of the name of the crown prince, and the reputation of the three princes who are both civil and military can be said to be resounding in Beijing, two brothers and one mother, such a contrast is naturally eye-catching, and it has also been the talk of the common people after dinner.

At the moment, Xu Qingliang was neither humble nor arrogant, and sat down on the wooden chair with a golden knife, and people were in good spirits at happy events.

If he had changed his usual life, he might have noticed something was wrong.

For example, the prince, a child who has always disliked the emperor and has always been cowardly, dared to sit on the dragon chair in the Qinzheng Hall and talk to him at this time, wouldn't it be abnormal.

After both sides were seated, Qi stood quietly and motionless, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, "Lord Xu, do you know what kind of crime this unauthorized departure is." ”

After saying that, Xu Qingliang suddenly stood up, clasped his fists with his hands to the sky, and said in a solemn voice: "I will give the emperor to the emperor, so I don't have to worry about His Royal Highness the Prince." A pair of eyes as big as a brass bell.

"Oh, Lord Xu is confused. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked worried, leaned forward a little and lowered his voice: "Commander Xu still doesn't know the purpose of the emperor's reluctance to see you in person, but for me to come?"

Xu Qingliang, who was originally only thinking about handing over the pill to receive the reward, was confused at this time, frowned and scratched his sideburns and said, "Please also ask the prince to teach me." ”

"When my father heard that you had done such a ridiculous thing, he was already furious in the palace, and immediately ordered you to be dismissed and investigated, and he didn't even want to see him.

But I know that Lord Xu, you have been added as the commander of the Taiqing Mountain garrison, and you are actually an important minister in charge of the army in my court, and you are in the hinterland of the rebel army, which is very important, and after explaining it to my father, I am allowed to come to meet Lord Xu, leaving you some room and face for mediation.

If Lord Xu has anything important or unspeakable, just say it quickly, and I will also show my father. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words were earnest and earnest, and he knew that he was hurt and emotional, and his worries were written on his face.

"This" is very important, and Xu Qingliang was a little hesitant for a while.

"Alas. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sighed lightly: "If your Excellency insists on this, there is nothing you can do about it, so I will pass on Your Majesty's dictation, and let your Excellency take charge of the army first." ”

This statement became the last straw that crushed the camel's back.

This great commander Xu, who was loyal to His Majesty, finally sighed, took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and said: "This is the pill refined by the Lord of Chu Mountain for His Majesty, and now Dancheng does not dare to be careless, and he will personally escort him, and he will not dare to make a mistake along the way, and I hope that His Royal Highness will make it clear for his humble position." ”

"Oh? His Royal Highness the Prince's eyes lit up, and he motioned for Qi Xian to come forward and bring it.

Taking the small porcelain bottle from Qi Xian's hand, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first took it in his hand to take a closer look at the appearance of the porcelain bottle, and then gently pulled out the cap of the bottle, looking at a black pill lying in the bottle, sniffed it from a distance, but found that there was no taste.

His eyes were suspicious and he frowned.

"I haven't seen the humble position yet, but it was indeed handed over to me by the Lord of Chu Mountain, and it won't be wrong. Xu Qingliang took half a step forward and said.

"Okay, let's go to Emperor Ming, Lord Xu waits. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince pinched the porcelain vase in the palm of his hand, and Ling Qi Xian watched here, and walked quickly towards the outside of the Qinzheng Palace.

After leaving the Qinzheng Palace, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went straight to the east, and there was a Weiyang Palace in the east, which said to the courtiers that he was sick, but in fact the emperor who was under house arrest was living here.

Got down, walked to the palace gate, waved his hand to stop the salute of the maids in front of the door, and a little eunuch quietly walked into the palace gate with His Royal Highness the Prince, and the little eunuch made a silent gesture along the way.

Far away, before I reached the entrance of the dormitory, I heard a violent cough mixed with the sound of cursing.

"Let that rebel come to me, cough cough" His Majesty the Emperor, who was once high up, was lying on the couch at this time, coughing violently on his side, and at the same time did not forget to point at his servants and maids and curse.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's time for you to take medicine. A little eunuch came forward tremblingly with a bowl of medicine and said.

Immediately followed by an exclamation, followed by a crisp sound, the black bowl of medicine in the little eunuch's hand was knocked to the ground, and in an instant everyone knelt on the ground quietly, buried their heads deeply, and kept crying and shouting.

I saw the emperor rolling his eyes, supporting the bed board with his elbows, raising his head and draping his hair, waving his right hand and saying hard: "How can I drink this heart-piercing poison that you boiled, hahaha, I want to die, you all want to die, dream, dream, cough cough"

is sick, the emperor is indeed sick, but it is not that the prince said that he is sick and does not go to court, but after being placed under house arrest by the prince, this disease has become a serious illness.

Lingering on the sick bed and difficult to get up, coupled with the lack of medical treatment, the body is getting worse, and now even the spirit is a little abnormal, and the eyes are sometimes in a trance and sometimes murderous.

The door of the house opened wide to the courtyard, and it was a farce inside.

In the midst of the noise, footsteps sounded outside the door, and the servant maid who thought it was a servant came in again at this time, and the people who knelt on the ground did not look up, and the emperor who was holding the bed board cursed to himself, but no one could hear his nonsense clearly.

It wasn't until a maid saw a pair of brocade-faced gold-threaded cloud-piercing shoes walking in front of her that she suddenly raised her head in surprise, and then kowtowed her head again: "The slave maid has seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

It's not a fake kowtow, and the forehead is bloodshot, which is quite hard.

The servants and eunuchs who once said behind his back that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was cowardly and useless, or ridiculed His Royal Highness the Prince, and even quietly chewed their tongues, were all beaten to death.

A few days ago, the screams of men and women in the palace gate rang out for several days.

Generally cautious and cautious, the subordinates who have a mouth do not dare to speak ill of the Lord behind their backs, after all, they are the lowest people in this palace, and no one will take their lives seriously.

But tens of thousands of people in the entire palace from top to bottom, there are always some long tongues, otherwise how did some of the romantic things in the palace spread to the people, some of them were chasing the wind and adding fuel and vinegar, but some of them were indeed facts.

In addition, it was said that the prince, who had always been cowardly but modest, was not too afraid, who knew that he would be killed because of this.

Hearing this, the servants who knelt on the ground in the room were busy saluting and saying something, and now they were already afraid of His Royal Highness the Prince, who had a chubby face and a kind smile.

"Alright, let's all get out. Without waiting for them to make noise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waved his hand and said.

"Yes, the slaves are leaving. ”

After a few words, the emperor also heard the voice of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince clearly, turned his head suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, his vision blurred, and even the face of the prince even appeared ghosted.

"Rebel, you still dare to come over. The emperor grabbed the edge of the bed with one hand, stretched out his index finger and roared angrily, his angry lips trembling.

Hearing this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince bowed respectfully, as usual, and only said with a smile after standing up straight: "My son has seen my father, and my son came today to send a baby to my father." ”

While speaking, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince picked up the porcelain bottle in his hand, shook it in front of the emperor's eyes, and said: "The elixir refined by the Lord of Chushan sent by the commander stationed in Taiqing Mountain, the elixir that you have been thinking about for a long time, father. ”

After saying that, the emperor's eyes flashed with a terrifying look, and his hands stretched forward: "Rebel, give me, quickly give me the pill." As soon as he was halfway through his words, he was so emotional that he threw himself from the side of the bed to the ground, without any majesty.

I guess I wanted to stand up, but I was trapped in poor health, and I tried several times but didn't succeed.

"Father, it's okay. ”

Saying that, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gently threw the small porcelain bottle in his hand forward, the emperor's eyes were happy, and he hurriedly stretched out his hands to pick it up, but under the dazziness of the old man, he saw that there were four bottles, and he grabbed it directly, and the porcelain bottle fell to the ground with a snap and broke.

This sound was similar to the sound of the medicine bowl falling to the ground just now, but the emperor's heart seemed to be grabbed by a big hand, and his heart twitched with pain.

Suddenly, the emperor's eyes lit up, and he saw a black-brown pill lying at the end of the debris all over the ground.

A look of joy instantly spread all over his cheeks, and the emperor alternately supported the floor with his left and right elbows, crawling towards the shattered porcelain pieces.

dragged his two legs and finally climbed to the place, and the emperor didn't care about the sharp porcelain, and waved the porcelain piece away with both hands.

With his eyes close to the floor, he stretched out two fingers in his right hand and carefully picked up the pill, looking at the pill, the emperor's face showed a childlike smile.

He stretched out his tongue and licked the pill into his mouth, swallowed it without even water, turned over and lay down on the ground satisfied, and slowly closed his eyes.

The prince watched from the side until this moment, and the laughter resounded throughout the room, laughing louder and louder, tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, and he strode out of the house with a smile.

In the sixth year of the Great Wei Yingwu, the winter of this year was not completely over, and the life of Emperor Wu of Wei had come to an end, at the age of fifty-six