Zhang Xiaochuan's relationship with Zhao Dechang and Zhao Defang was extremely close, but not long after, there was shocking news. One night after the banquet, Zhao Defang suddenly died at the age of twenty-three. Zhao Defang was in his prime, and when he had a lot to do, it was really regrettable. Zhang Xiaochuan and Zhao Dechang are like brothers and sisters, and they can't help but choke.

For Zhao Defang's death, Emperor Taizong also came to cry and mourn in person, and closed the dynasty for five days to show mourning. Emperor Taizong posthumously named Zhao Defang as the Zhongshu Ling, the King of Qi, nicknamed Kanghui, and soon after, he gave Zhao Defang the Taishi, and changed the title to the King of Chu.

To be able to get the crying sacrifice of the Son of Heaven after death, and close the dynasty for five days, this is such an honor, it is enough to show that Emperor Taizong attaches great importance to Zhao Defang, and the court also awarded the nickname, in ancient times, the people who could get the nickname were all people with status and fame. According to common sense, Zhao Defang died of illness, and there should be no objection.

However, as we all know, in ancient times, the power struggle was the most brutal, and there were many bloody incidents. Regarding Zhao Defang's death, the government and the opposition could not help but talk about it.

On that day, the snow was falling heavily and the weather was extremely cold, and Zhang Xiaochuan worshiped Zhao Defang's undead. When I went out, I was sad and regretful. Silently walking along the eaves of the street, under which two people were sheltering from the wind and snow. The sound of the two people talking faintly reached Zhang Xiaochuan's ears, Zhang Xiaochuan's skills were already great, and his ears were naturally much better, even though they were far away, they could hear it clearly.

I only heard one person say that Zhao Defang was going to be the emperor back then, and he didn't want to be robbed of the throne by his uncle, and the person who gave advice at that time was Wang Jien, the inner servant. The unusual candidate for succession, coupled with the unusual cause of death of Emperor Taizu, is easy to make people think about it, and the saying of "candlelight axe shadow" is widely circulated, and Zhang Xiaochuan has heard of it before.

Another person said that the Taizu family has two princes who are quite virtuous and famous. One is Zhao Dezhao, and the other is Zhao Defang. They turned out to be people who had a chance to ascend to the throne. If Emperor Taizu's death was indeed committed by Emperor Taizong, the two brothers Zhao Defang would naturally be suspicious of Emperor Taizong. Hearing this, Zhang Xiaochuan couldn't help but think of Zhao Dezhao's death.

Emperor Taizong fought against Liao, suffered a big defeat, and was already stupid. Fleeing in a donkey cart, he was extremely embarrassed. Emperor Taizong disappeared outside for many days, and people thought that he had died in battle, so someone in the court proposed that Zhao Dezhao replace Emperor Taizong as emperor. But not long after, Emperor Taizong came back alive. After knowing this, Emperor Taizong was extremely "displeased" in his heart. This matter was originally a taboo in Emperor Taizong's heart. At this time, the chamberlain Wang Jien vigorously advocated in his ear, "Zhao Dezhao's prestige is flourishing, and this person should not stay longer." ”

After returning to Bianjing, Zhao Dezhao asked for a reward for meritorious personnel. Unexpectedly, Emperor Taizong remembered the past, and immediately became furious, and said angrily, "After you become the emperor, it is not too late to award a reward!" Zhao Dezhao suffered this fatal blow, knowing that he had committed the taboo of Emperor Taizong, he was shocked and frightened, and committed suicide when he returned home, at the age of twenty-nine. What's even more strange is that less than two years after Zhao Dezhao's death, Zhao Defang also died suddenly, how can it not make people have different opinions.

I also heard the two people say, Defang is dead, we, as a doorman, have no way to repay, thinking that Wang Jien must be a great traitor to Defang's family, today we simply killed the traitor, in order to repay Defang's kindness. "I don't know what Brother Yuan wants?" "Why does Brother Wang ask this? You and I have followed Defang for many years, and he treats us like brothers and sisters, even if we repay us with death today, it is not a pity!" "Brother Yuan, what I said is that when Wang Jien and his wife come to worship in a while, our two brothers will act with their cameras. The plan had been decided, and the two turned around and entered the palace.

"Wang Jien, Wang Jien, and Wang Jien again. Zhang Xiaochuan was also very familiar with this name, and he couldn't help but hate him in his heart. Zhang Xiaochuan suddenly remembered that when he was a child, his uncle often mentioned this person's name, saying that he suppressed the peasant uprising and used extremely cruel methods. Since he knew that this matter was related to Wang Jien, and he also deeply felt the loyalty of the two of them, Zhang Xiaochuan did not leave in a hurry, and hid in an inconspicuous place to watch the changes.

After a while, I saw twenty or thirty people hugging a sedan chair, hurrying over and entering the palace. Just now, Yuan and Wang quickly walked out of the palace and disappeared into the corner. Zhang Xiaochuan knew that they had to do something, so he quietly followed, found a hidden place, and acted secretly with the camera. After another quarter of an hour, everyone came out surrounded by the sedan chair.

A group of people, just turned the corner, suddenly, there are two people from both sides of the sedan chair attack, the person on the left hand with a sword rushed to the sedan chair, his speed is extremely fast, the person on the right hand wielding a big knife, with the fastest speed to cut the sedan chair man over two. The sedan chair was crooked and fell to the side of the road, and the person holding the sword on the left jumped up, pounced, and stabbed a sword into the sedan chair. Hearing a scream in the sedan chair, all the attendants were shocked and gathered around to arrest the assassin.

The man who wields the sword only wants to hit with one blow, and has no regard for his personal safety. He had already succeeded, but he used too much force to withdraw his sword, but he was hit on the left chest by the person in the sedan chair, and was knocked to the ground by the fists and feet of the people next to him. The man lay on the ground, but he was unusually calm, and the long sword in his hand was rounded and slashed at the legs of the people beside him. Only a wail was heard, and several people fell to the ground injured. The man endured the pain, and one of the carps jumped up and fought with the others. The person on the right side of the knife was not so lucky, he was surrounded by several people, and he couldn't rush out. The two people already had the intention of dying, and with the idea that killing one was enough, and the more they killed, the more they earned, they mustered up their courage and killed and injured more than a dozen people in a row. But after a long time, the disparity between the numbers and the situation was decided. The two of them wanted to be together, but they couldn't.

At this time, both of them had been injured to varying degrees, and the man with the sword was injured in the chest, and his movements were not as agile as before. The knife bearer has suffered injuries to his shoulders and legs. He knew that it was difficult for two people to have both, but he thought that it was better to walk one than to die here with both of them. With his mind decided, he shouted loudly, exerted his divine strength, slashed two enemies in a row, and desperately rushed to the sword-making man. shouted loudly, "Brother Wang, you and my brothers, let's see you next year, you withdraw first, and I will come to the palace." "Brother Yuan, if the eldest husband dies, what is the regret of our brothers dying together today!" "You go quickly!" The man with the knife pushed the man with the sword hard, and he was so distracted, he was stabbed in each rib. "Brother Yuan, how are you?" "Brother, I can't do it, you go quickly!" Then Brother Yuan's eyes were about to split, and he rose up with his last remaining strength, and cut down the person on the right with a knife, and broke the arm of the person on the left with a palm with his left hand. At the same time, several more blades beckoned to him, but he still stood. When the man with the sword saw that this had come to this, he ran away with tears in his eyes. Seeing that he was about to turn the corner, a dagger suddenly flew from behind, hitting him in the middle of his back, he fell to the ground, and everyone shouted and was about to come up and slash.