Chapter 363: 363 Patricide
Chapter 363 Chapter 363 Patricide
Uncle Zhongyong had been waiting for Kang Hongda's words. With these words, he felt confident and breathed a sigh of relief.
"No matter what Mr. Kang says, of course I can trust Mr. Kang." Uncle Zhongyong cupped his hands towards Kang Hongda and showed an ambitious smile.
The Yun family is now weak. As the head of the Yun family, Uncle Zhongyong knows very well that the Yun family seems to be a prosperous and dignified family, but in fact it is almost unable to make ends meet. If it is allowed to develop, the Yun family is destined to be like the Chu family. made the same mistake and fell into the quagmire.
Every time Uncle Zhongyong thought about this, he tossed and turned. Over the years, he had been looking for good opportunities to make the Yun family rise again.
For a few years, Uncle Zhongyong pinned his hopes on his concubine Yunzhan. Yunzhan was the most powerful among the next generation of the Yun family. He had made many military exploits in the north and was valued by Chen King Gu Jue. He was named a school captain, and Uncle Zhongyong was highly regarded as a result. He was often complimented by people saying that he had a promising son.
Therefore, Uncle Zhongyong was moved.
He felt that it was actually a good choice for the Yun family to seek refuge with King Chen.
If Gu Jue wins the game with the emperor, then the Yun family will have the merit of following the dragon and become a successful person. But if Gu Jue loses, they will only lose a bastard.
Zhongyong Bolian had prepared the genealogy early, thinking that if Gu Jue was defeated, he would tell the outside world that Yun Zhan had been expelled from the family and removed from the genealogy. In this way, he would not be implicated in the entire family. Yun family.
For this reason, he endured the matter of Yun Hao being crippled by Gu Jue, and persuaded his wife and the Yue family to stop arguing with Gu Jue and Yun Zhan.
Uncle Zhongyong decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
However, he waited and waited for nearly a year. Gu Jue had been hiding in Prince Chen's Mansion and only came out to meet people a handful of times. He neither went to court nor participated in politics. He seemed to have no interest in government affairs. He has no interest and does not show any ambition to usurp the throne, just like an idle person.
In fact, Uncle Zhongyong also tested Yun Zhan's tone several times, but Yun Zhan's tone was too tight and nothing could be tested at all. Uncle Zhongyong could only try to hint again, but Yun Zhan just pretended not to understand and didn't understand at all. He refused to answer his own words; later on, except for coming back to visit his aunt during the holidays, this boy no longer went back to his uncle's house. He even didn't show up during the New Year to pay him New Year's greetings.
This boy Yun Zhan is really unfilial, he doesn't have a father in his heart!
Uncle Zhongyong's eyes flashed with uncertainty. He suppressed his displeasure with this rebellious son, and the smile on his face deepened. He complimented Kang Hongda with a smile and said: "Prince Chen is too young after all. How can Master Kang be so scheming!"
Kang Hongda felt unhappy when he heard what the other party said about "old", and thought to himself: This Zhongyong Bo can't even speak, no wonder the Yun family is in such a state of decline!
The folding fan in his hand stopped for a moment, then swung three minutes faster, and said calmly: "Uncle, thank you."
Uncle Zhongyong thought he had said the right thing, and then he poured out his compliments as if they were free of charge. He tried his best to praise Kang Hongda and belittle King Chen, half of which was to coax Kang Hongda, and the other half of belittling Gu Jue was all from his heart. .
In just one year, Uncle Zhongyong's evaluation of Gu Jue has undergone earth-shaking changes. He feels that Gu Jue really responded: It is difficult to live up to the great reputation!
Uncle Zhongyong once had full confidence in Gu Jue. After all, Gu Jue refused to hand over his military talisman when he returned to Beijing last year. He was arrogant and arrogant. He felt that Gu Jue's move must be counter-intentional!
Therefore, at first he thought that Gu Jue was just dormant, waiting for the opportunity... It was not until the emperor was seriously ill during the Chinese New Year that Uncle Zhongyong saw through the paper tiger Gu Jue.
The emperor was obviously so ill. Even if Gu Jue initially suspected that the emperor was pretending to be ill, more than two months had passed. The rumors from all walks of life and the weak look of the emperor in the Jinluan Palace that day all proved that the emperor was real. The oil is about to run out.
For Gu Jue, now is the best time to usurp the throne.
But Gu Jue didn't move. He was still like a wealthy and wealthy man, allowing the prince to grow stronger day by day, and allowing the prince to stabilize the government bit by bit.
This Gu Jue simply has no ambition at all. Perhaps the year of comfort in the capital has worn away Gu Jue's blood. The rumors of King Chen being the most daring and aggressive are just in vain.
It is conceivable that Gu Jue will only be an idle clan in the future!
Today, Uncle Zhongyong has clearly realized that relying on Gu Jue and Yun Zhan is definitely out of the question.
So he turned to think of other options.
The first candidate he thought of was, of course, Prince Gu Nanjin. The problem was, even if he had this intention, he was still several steps too late.
The emperor is seriously ill and is about to die. The prince is about to ascend the throne and is only one step away from becoming the emperor. For the Yun family to come together at this time is not an achievement at all. I am afraid that the prince will not even look at it. Will look at him.
Uncle Zhongyong thought about it over and over before he decided to settle for the next best thing and set his sights on Kang Hongda again.
More than half a month ago, when he came to see Kang Hongda, Kang Hongda ignored him at all. He asked to see him three times but didn't see anyone. When he asked for a meeting for the fourth time, Kang Hongda finally saw him and asked him contemptuously: "Do you think you can give me anything?" Me what?"
Such a question left Uncle Zhongyong speechless and extremely embarrassed.
Fortunately, he has a useful son.
Relying on Yunzhan's value, he finally got in touch with Kang Hongda.
Thinking about what happened during these days, Uncle Zhongyong couldn't help but feel his blood boiling and his mind agitated.
He had just spoken on the phone and was a little thirsty. He picked up the tea cup. The movement of his hand affected the wound on his left upper arm, causing a dull pain.
The sword injury left by Yun Zhan that day has not yet healed. His left arm is bandaged with several circles of white cloth. When the arm is raised, a slight bulge can be seen in the sleeve.
Suddenly, Kang Hongda stopped folding the fan and asked, seemingly uneasy: "Uncle, won't there be a problem with Yunzhan?"
Uncle Zhongyong quickly put down the tea cup, patted his chest and assured: "Master Kang, please rest assured."
"Yun Zhan is King Chen's confidant. When he went to join the army in the north, he joined King Chen."
Uncle Zhongyong had deep eyes and a determined smile.
The fifth child in his family can be considered loyal to Gu Jue, but everyone will have selfish motives and differences in intimacy. He may not be as good as Gu Jue in Yun Zhan's heart as a father, but Yun Zhan still has his biological mother and sibling sister in the Yun family.
Zhongyong Brown smiled and said seriously: "Yun Zhan listens to his aunt the most, so there must be no problem."
Without Aunt Sun, Uncle Zhongyong really didn't have the confidence to coax Yun Zhan.
He has six sons, including legitimate sons and concubines, and some of them are clever and sweet-tongued. Yunzhan's temperament is the most stubborn among his sons.
Uncle Zhongyong still remembers that when Yun Zhan was six years old, he ran into his aunt and asked Yun Zhan to confess his fault to his aunt. He refused to admit it, so he was punished to kneel in the yard. As a result, it started to rain at night, and he couldn't even sleep in the rain. Refusing to admit his mistake, he finally fainted and had a high fever...
In the past, a son like Yun Zhan, who was stupid and stubborn, could not win the eyes of Uncle Zhongyong. It was not until Yun Zhan was admitted to the Imperial College on his own that he started to look at him differently.
Later, when Yun Zhan was sixteen years old, he ignored the opposition of his family and insisted on joining the army in the North, leaving only a letter.
Uncle Zhongyong didn't care about him. Anyway, he didn't lack filial piety from his son.
That is to say, Yunzhan would send holiday gifts from the north to the mansion every year during the holidays, so Uncle Zhongyong was convinced that his son was still alive.
Several years passed silently, until four years ago, a piece of good news came from the North, and the good news actually had the name "Yun Zhan" on it, which caused a stir in the uncle's house.
The past flashed back in Zhongyong Bo's mind, and he felt the sword wound on his left arm hurt even more.
On that day, he coaxed Yun Zhan back to Yun's house by being hurt by Yun Zhan, first hard and then soft. Yun Zhan refused to give in at first, and the two sides almost broke up, until he proposed that they could separate the family and let Yun Zhan Yun Zhan was relieved after Zhan took Aunt Sun away.
He knew this concubine best. Yun Zhan had been stubborn and hard-tempered since he was a child, and he didn't know how to adapt.
With Yunzhan's temperament, he would either agree or refuse, and he would not give in to others.
"It's no problem." Kang Hongda put away the folding fan, placed it on the coffee table aside, and then elegantly picked up the tea cup.
The drizzle stopped and the spring breeze was cool.
The wind carrying raindrops blew through the window and fell on Kang Hongda's hair like dew. He didn't care and still smiled lightly.
After the rain at dusk, the sky was gloomier than usual. A ram's horn palace lantern was lit in the room, but the light was dim and made his face unpredictable.
Uncle Zhongyong said that he could trust Yun Zhan, but Kang Hongda was not as sure as Uncle Zhongyong that Yun Zhan was fine, and he had some reservations in his heart.
Since ancient times, the Forbidden Army has been under the direct control of the emperor, responsible for guarding the emperor, the palace and the capital, and only obeys the emperor's orders.
Today, Yunzhan secretly led the Xuanjia Army to Beijing, and dared to directly fight against the Imperial Army. This was no different from rebellion, and it was tantamount to having complete human and material evidence.
Judging from the current stage, Yunzhan has dragged Prince Chen's Mansion into a trap.
After all, what the Xuanjia Army did was Gu Jue's intention. Now that Gu Jue has such a huge handle in his hands, it means that he can take action against Prince Chen's Mansion at any time, and he will be famous.
Kang Hongda drank tea slowly. The floating tea leaves in the tea were reflected in his eyes, and his pupils changed unpredictably.
He knew that placing a bet on Yun Zhan was risky, and the risk was not small.
This time he made a desperate move.
If it were normal times, he would spend more time planning carefully and leave several more escape routes for himself. The problem is that the situation now has reached a critical point.
The emperor doesn't have much time left, and he really doesn't have much time left for himself. Once the emperor dies within a short period of time, it will be a matter of course for the prince to ascend the throne even without the emperor's will.
By that time, it will be too late, and like the Yun family and the Chu family, he will no longer have the glory of these years.
If he wins, he can support an obedient and young prince, who will be the regent and take charge of the government.
Kang Hongda's heart was filled with excitement, and his eyes were shining brightly.
Once a man has tasted the taste of power, it is absolutely impossible for him to let go and return to mediocrity. What's more, he has offended many people now that he has climbed high. How many people are waiting for him when he is down? He kicked.
He will never let himself fall into that situation, he must seize this opportunity!
He is different from Gu Jue. Gu Jue was born into the royal family and was born noble. For Gu Jue, power, wealth and other things have been within his reach since he was a child. Because of this, Gu Jue is obviously ambitious and has means, but he also cares about reputation. He has been in disgrace for thousands of years and hesitantly dared not fight for the throne, so he accepted the prince's overtures.
As long as the prince ascends the throne, given the prince's temperament, Gu Jue's glory and wealth will be inevitable in this life, and the name of King Chen can also be remembered in history as the hero and general who defeated Chi Di in Qi Dynasty.
And his surname is Kang.
He can only rely on himself to fight for and grab everything.
Kang Hongda firmly closed the tea lid on the tea cup and said, "As long as there is no problem with Yunzhan, I will tell the emperor about your loyalty."
His words were tantamount to guaranteeing the prosperity and wealth of the Yun family.
Uncle Zhongyong responded repeatedly, feeling ecstatic.
After putting down the tea cup, Kang Hongda grabbed the folded fan on the coffee table again, as if he was grabbing a sharp sword, stood up and said with a smile: "It's time to go meet His Highness King Chen sometime."
He wanted to see how Gu Jue dared to dispatch his troops to fight against the imperial army in the capital. What did Gu Jue rely on! Even the prince has no right to fight against the imperial army!
Uncle Zhongyong said goodbye wisely.
When I left Kang Hongda's place, the sky outside was even darker, with layers of clouds piled heavily in the sky, as heavy as if they were about to fall down at any time.
The whole capital was in turmoil. After all, the news of the entry and exit of troops in the city could not be concealed from anyone. The news spread from ten to ten, from ten to hundreds, and from hundreds to thousands... Most people could smell the coming storm to some extent, and everyone naturally Danger.
The streets of the capital were empty, and the people stayed behind closed doors.
The courtiers were even more panic-stricken. They initially thought that Kang Hongda was relying on the emperor's favor to mobilize his troops privately to avenge himself. However, the incident became more and more serious. The imperial army successively surrounded the Chu family and Prince Chen's palace, and also blocked the city gate. Check, a series of big moves were made with great momentum, but the prince did not show up.
As a result, the courtiers began to make various speculations. Some people tried to enter the palace to meet the saint, and some wanted to see the prince, but they were all stopped. The tall palace gate was impregnable, and no one could go in to see what was going on. They could only speculate secretly, Discussing.
Could it be that Kang Hongda was just the "open gun" and the emperor was the "hidden sword", but it was actually the emperor who wanted to take action against Gu Jue? !
I have to say that this possibility exists, and it is very likely.
After communicating with each other, Prince Li and the six ministers and other important ministers also took action and entered the palace together the next day. They were all important ministers of the king, so there was no problem in entering the Meridian Gate and the Taihe Gate, until they were stopped outside the Qianqing Gate.
On the other side of the Qianqing Gate, the emperor was still in the Yangxin Hall. Although he did not leave home, he had already ordered the Jin Yiwei to pay attention to the movements in the capital.
Lu Siji, the commander of the Jinyiwei, reported all the changes in the capital to the emperor without looking sideways or at the prince Gu Nanjin who was standing aside. Lu Siji was a confidant of the emperor, so he naturally knew that the prince was under house arrest by the emperor in Yangxin Hall.
He sighed heavily in his heart: This time, Daqi is really going to change!
After the report, Lu Siji quietly retreated out. He heard the prince's hoarse voice coming from behind: "Father, we can't go on like this..."
Gu Nanjin has been locked up in the Yangxin Hall by the emperor for a day and two nights. He didn't sleep well during these two nights, his appearance was haggard, and there were deep blue shadows in his eye sockets.
His mood was actually more exhausted and weak than he appeared, but he could only pull himself together and continued with difficulty: "You...you are forcing Uncle Nine Emperors to rebel."
Gu Nanjin was extremely anxious and felt that the emperor was simply playing with fire.
There were several deep wrinkles between his brows, and a feeling of powerlessness swept through his body.
The past two months since the emperor became seriously ill have not been easy for Gu Nanjin. The great power of Qi is on his shoulders, and it is his first time to be in charge of government affairs. Therefore, he is careful and cautious at every step, and only sleeps less than three days a day. For an hour, apart from daily greetings, I had not exchanged a few words with the Crown Princess and the Emperor's eldest grandson.
Although he was busy and tired, Gu Nanjin also had a sense of accomplishment and saw that everything was developing in a good direction.
Facts have proved that he was too naive. "Improvement and improvement" is a long process, but "destruction" often only takes "one day and one night"!
Gu Nanjin felt as if he was watching a huge crack appear in the mountains and rivers thousands of miles away. The crack was expanding rapidly, and he, like a trapped animal in a cage, could only watch helplessly, but was unable to stop it.
This feeling of powerlessness and despair was like a sharp knife splitting his heart.
The emperor could not see Gu Nanjin's despair at all. He also frowned and reprimanded with disappointment: "Prince, you are really narrow-minded! Your temperament is too indecisive!"
"Just watch, Gu Jue is restless and ambitious. He holds the Northern Army's Tiger Talisman and takes the Queen Mother back to Prince Chen's Mansion, just to one day raise troops to force the palace!"
"He clearly saw that my dragon was not feeling well and finally couldn't restrain his ambition. Otherwise, how could he dare to fight against the imperial army in the capital?!"
"I got sick in Prince Chen's Mansion. Gu Jue must have poisoned me..."
The emperor became more and more excited as he spoke, his words were incoherent, his breathing was heavy and rapid, and the bloodshot eyes in his eyes spread rapidly like spider webs, making him look as hideous and terrifying as an evil ghost.
"..." Gu Nanjin was almost speechless.
Others didn't know that the emperor was infected with erysipelas, but Gu Nanjin knew it all too well. That's what all the imperial doctors said. However, the emperor went crazy. He just didn't believe in the imperial doctor and insisted on believing in the evil way of Xuanjing. Now he actually pinned unwarranted charges on Gu Jue!
This...this is too shameless!
The emperor believed that the prince's silence was irrefutable and an acquiescence. His anger rose and he said sharply: "Yes, it was Gu Jue who poisoned the incense in the palace, which made me extremely angry!"
Gu Nanjin's frown deepened, and he found that not only the emperor's eyes were red, but his face was also getting redder and redder, describing him as crazy. The madness coming from his bones made his heart sink.
Gu Nanjin couldn't help but think of what several imperial doctors told him. They said that the emperor's erysipelas attacked the heart, and the sores in his mouth and back would become more and more dense, as well as the internal organs, which would cause the emperor to lose appetite, become anxious and irritable, and even Produce hysteria.
But now the emperor was clearly terminally ill, so he began to suffer from hysteria and talk nonsense.
Gu Nanjin felt that it was getting worse and worse.
Normally, a normal emperor would already be prejudiced against Gu Jue, but now the hysterical emperor would only make matters worse.
"Eunuch Ni, hurry up and declare the imperial physician!" Gu Nanjin quickly ordered Eunuch Ni to be fair.
Eunuch Ni also felt that the emperor's state was not right. Just as he was about to respond, he heard the emperor angrily rebuke: "You are not allowed to declare the imperial doctor!"
The emperor had just been talking for a while, and most of his energy seemed to have been consumed. He was breathing heavily and his chest was heaving violently.
The emperor glared at Gu Nanjin with evil eyes, feeling that the prince must have some ulterior motives for insisting on announcing those incompetent doctors at this time.
"Father, you can't make the same mistake again and again..." Gu Nanjin had a splitting headache. He didn't know how to persuade the emperor, but he also knew that he couldn't let the emperor be so confused anymore.
Does your father really think that the 60,000 Xuanjia troops in Beijing can be easily wiped out by the imperial troops stationed in the capital camp?
If Gu Jue is really forced by the emperor to fight to the death, then it is conceivable that a fierce battle awaits Da Qi!
A fierce battle with the capital as the battlefield!
No matter who wins or loses, it will only be internal friction. The soldiers and people of Daqi will be killed and injured, and the resources of Daqi will be wasted.
Once this civil war begins, there will inevitably be a winner.
If Gu Jue wins, he will not be unable to tolerate himself; but if Gu Jue loses, Gu Jue will die, and he will definitely bring treason to the whole family of Prince Chen.
Gu Nanjin took a deep breath with difficulty, his body and mind were weighed down by heavy boulders.
In his opinion, his father was really confused, so confused that he was almost naive.
To take a step back, if Gu Jue dies, will there be peace in Daqi?
The surrounding small barbarian countries and Nanhao are all hungry wolves, and they are eyeing Da Qi. They know about the civil war in Da Qi and know that King Chen has been beheaded, so they may be waiting for an opportunity. By then, Daqi will be in danger due to internal and external troubles.
After the war, how long will it take for Daqi to recover from this heavy blow? !
My father couldn't understand such a simple and obvious truth. He had been completely blinded by illness, prejudice and resentment.
Gu Nanjin was tired of communicating with the emperor, and the emperor was also the same. He just felt that his words were not enough, so he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'm tired, you can go down."
What he meant by "going down" was not that the prince should return to the East Palace, but that the prince should return to the room where he was temporarily staying in Yangxin Hall.
After Gu Nanjin bowed, he silently exited Dongnuan Pavilion. Two middle-aged servants followed him like a shadow. In the past day and two nights, whenever Gu Nanjin left the room, there were always people following him.
He was supposed to go west, but this time he walked straight towards the main hall of Yangxin Hall, striding like lightning.
He can no longer be trapped in the Yangxin Palace like this!
He is the prince and he has a mission.
The two middle-aged chamberlains also realized something was wrong and tried to catch up with Gu Nanjin from behind: "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Gu Nanjin also had a personal chamberlain brought from the East Palace with him. The chamberlain quickly helped Gu Nanjin stop the two people.
Gu Nanjin quickly walked to the door of the main hall. Before he could cross the threshold, he was stopped by four guards in golden uniforms guarding outside the hall.
"Your Highness, stop." One of the Jinyi guards said politely.
Gu Nanjin suddenly raised his voice and shouted calmly: "Get out of the way! Who dares to stop me!"
Several Jin Yiwei looked at each other with troubled expressions.
The imperial guards only obey the emperor's orders and are the emperor's personal guards, but the person in front of them is the prince after all, and everyone knows that the emperor's dragon body is dying...
"Pa bang bang..."
"The prince is so majestic!"
At this moment, there was a burst of gentle applause and the familiar voice of the emperor from behind. The voice was still so weak, but it had a sinister flavor.
Gu Nanjin and several Jinyi guards heard the news and left.
The emperor was carried out on a shoulder cart by two chamberlains. He leaned tiredly on the back of the chair, with a haggard figure and sunken cheeks, like an old man who had been tortured by illness for decades.
The emperor stared at Gu Nanjin, his cold eyes seeming to say, you are indeed in cahoots with Gu Jue!
The shoulder bag was placed one foot away from Gu Nanjin.
The father and son are obviously very close, but they seem to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. The father and son who should be the most familiar and close seem to be enemies.
The emperor slowly said in disappointment: "I treat you as a son with a loving father's heart, but what about you? You don't treat me as a king's father. You are going to rebel with Gu Jue!"
The emperor used a tone of affirmation rather than questioning.
He didn't give the prince a chance to speak, and ordered in a cold voice: "Come here, get the prince for me!"
With just a few words, the air suddenly turned cold, as if winter was coming again.
Two of the Jinyi guards entered the Yangxin Hall, and the two middle-aged servants behind him also approached Gu Nanjin, attacking from both sides.
Gu Nanjin shouted angrily again: "Who dares to attack Gu Gu!"
On weekdays, the prince's character is famous for his gentleness and is praised by others. Even if he was questioned by the emperor before, ignored by the emperor, and kept in the East Palace by the emperor, he never took it to heart and never lost his composure. But at this moment, He released a sharp aura.
A completely different person than usual.
The two middle-aged servants who were facing him were shocked and stopped three steps away from him.
This scene was like adding fuel to the fire, making the emperor even more angry.
"Take it!"
"The prince is rebellious, take him down for me."
"In this Daqi, I am the emperor."
The emperor's voice was sharp and high-pitched every word, with a kind of hysterical madness.
Today is another gloomy day, with dense clouds in the sky and strong winds. The cold wind makes it almost impossible to tell whether it is early morning or dusk.
Gu Nanjin turned around again, not looking at the emperor, but walked directly outside the Yangxin Hall, planning to force his way in.
He believed that he was the crown prince, and these royal guards did not dare to touch him.
Gu Nanjin strode out of the high threshold of Yangxin Hall with his head held high and walked straight forward.
Sure enough, several Jin Yiwei just tried to stop him with their scabbards and did not dare to hurt him with their swords. Instead, he forced the Jin Yiwei to retreat step by step and staggered down the white marble steps.
After walking out of the shadow of the eaves, Gu Nanjin discovered that there was an invisible drizzle floating in the air, which felt cool on his face and neck.
Seeing Gu Nanjin's decisive departure, the emperor became angry and gritted his teeth: "Whoever dares to let the prince go today, I will punish him!"
Eunuch Ni could only repeat the emperor's oral instructions truthfully, and his voice was so loud that it resounded throughout the open space in front of the Yangxin Hall.
Almost at the next moment, dozens of tall and powerful Tiger Guards poured out from the direction of Yuehua Gate in front, half holding swords and half holding bows. They formed a human wall as quickly as possible, blocking the front like a copper wall and an iron wall. Blocking Gu Nanjin's path.
Each of the Tiger Guards had expressionless faces, with a murderous coldness emitting from their bodies.
"Whoosh!"
I don't know which tiger guard shot the arrow, and the arrow accurately hit Gu Nanjin two inches in front of his right foot.
The warning is clear.
As long as Gu Nanjin takes one more step forward, the arrow will hit him and pierce his instep.
The little chamberlain next to Gu Nanjin took a breath of air, a little scared and even worried. Even he realized that he might not be good today.
At the same time, the emperor was carried out of the main entrance of Yangxin Hall, and then sat down on a grand master's chair under the eaves, wearing an extra red cloak.
A cold smile showed on the emperor's face, promising victory, and then said: "If the prince dares to trespass, he will be killed without mercy."
These words were completely devoid of fatherly love, cold and ruthless, as if he was not facing a son, but an enemy.
The drizzle continued, and the force of the rain changed from invisible to as fine as a needle.
Gu Nanjin felt like the rain hitting his face was like needles, cold and stinging.
At this moment, it was like a bolt of lightning struck, and his heart became clear.
I see!
I see!
These Tiger Guards have been waiting here for a long time. This situation set by the emperor has not only Gu Jue to deal with, but also the prince himself!
Gu Nanjin looked at the emperor on the white marble steps in despair, his aloof father.
Since last year, the emperor has become more and more unhappy with himself, but even if he is unhappy, even if he once ordered him to be placed under house arrest in the East Palace, he has never looked at him with such eyes, which seemed to contain deep-seated hatred.
The kind of hatred that wanted him to die.
Gu Nanjin couldn't help but hear the emperor's affectionate words to him the night before: "Prince, I am about to die, and the future of Daqi will depend on you."
"You are my son. Everything I do is for your own good and for the sake of this great country."
"Brother Jin, just wait, I will give you a stable court, which can be regarded as my father's last devotion to you."
“…”
Thinking about it now, Gu Nanjin felt it was extremely ironic and extremely sad.
These words were all false. The emperor seemed to be concerned about him, but in fact he had murderous intentions towards him at that time.
Gu Nanjin had also speculated whether the emperor would issue an order to depose him as the prince, but what he didn't know was that his father would hate him so much that he wanted to kill him.
Gu Nanjin felt as if he was being torn apart from the inside out.
He stood blankly in the drizzle, which made his hair and clothes half wet.
He suddenly asked: "Father, what did my son do wrong?"
A twisted smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, as if he was looking at a plaything in the palm of his hand, and he seemed to be looking down at a loser, and said sternly: "Prince, you are disrespectful to your father, disloyal to the king, and do not fulfill your duties. He doesn’t practice virtue, and he wants to collude with King Chen to rebel, and he has a disobedient heart!”
The emperor spoke in a high-sounding manner. While speaking, his beard and hair trembled. The flush on his cheeks quickly spread to his neck, and the bulging veins seemed to burst.
The old and crazy emperor in front of him felt so strange to Gu Nanjin.
There is no father or son in heaven.
In history, there are many princes who killed their fathers and even more emperors who killed their sons.
A tiger's poison will not eat its children, but as the emperor, the emperor is more cruel than a tiger. He can only tolerate young princes. When the prince grows up and becomes a being that the emperor feels is threatening, he will be Beware, be despised.
All the nonsense about being unfaithful to you and so on are all lies, they are just a fig leaf!
The emperor wanted to kill him just because he was the prince and he was younger than the emperor. He would not flatter the emperor, but always "confronted" him because the emperor felt that he was about to die, but he, the prince, was still alive and wanted to inherit. His throne, so the emperor was unwilling to give up!
Just now, the emperor claimed that Gu Jue poisoned him. Maybe he even suspected himself...
Gu Nanjin's heart felt so cold that his limbs seemed to no longer belong to him.
He deeply realized that the man in front of him who was so crazy due to erysipelas was no longer the father in his memory.
No, rather than saying that he was controlled by erysipelas, it would be better to say that he was completely swallowed up by power and desire.
"What if I have to go out today?" he asked tiredly. His voice seemed so distant and unfamiliar at this moment, as if it came from another person's mouth.
Gu Nanjin's words were like a slap in the face to the emperor in front of so many people.
The emperor was so angry that the corners of his mouth trembled, and his face was full of hatred. He felt that the prince was really unwilling to give up until he saw the Yellow River, and he would not repent even when he was about to die.
In anger, the emperor uttered three words: "Kill without mercy."
At the emperor's order, the Tiger Guards all moved into action. The men with bows and arrows surrounded him on both sides, while the men with swords approached him step by step, aiming the tips of their knives coated with a layer of moisture from the rain. Gu Nanjin's chest.
Gu Nanjin was wearing an apricot-yellow python robe, and his figure was still as tall as a birch.
Standing in the darkness of the surrounding Tiger Guards, this bright apricot color looks so eye-catching and yet so lonely.
Gu Nanjin's eyes were calm and his heart was bitter: This is how the prince is "lonely".
"Your Highness..." The little chamberlain next to him was trembling, but he bravely stood in front of the prince, even though he knew that he could not protect the prince on his own.
The rain became heavier little by little, and the thin raindrops made a rustling sound on the branches and leaves, as if the sky was crying, and it was like a mournful song.
The entire palace was shrouded in hazy drizzle.
The important ministers such as Prince Li, the prince of the clan, and the six ministers who were waiting outside the Qianqing Gate were also a little uneasy. There were people beside them holding oil paper umbrellas to block the rain, but even so, many people still got wet. Placket.
None of them could stand, some were spinning in place, some were looking into the Qianqing Gate, and some were whispering to each other and talking about each other.
"It's been so long and no one has summoned us. The emperor is ill, but what about the prince? The prince has always been diligent in his duties..."
"Is it possible that the emperor's condition has relapsed? I heard that there are several imperial doctors guarding the Yangxin Hall every day this month..."
"I don't think so. If the emperor is ill, can Kang Hongda be so calm?"
When the Minister of War said this, everyone couldn't help but became silent. They all looked at him and felt that his analysis was very reasonable.
If Kang Hongda's actions in the past two days were all prompted by the emperor, then the person who is most concerned about the health of the emperor's dragon body should be Kang Hongda. Otherwise, if the prince ascends the throne, what Kang Hongda has done in the past two days will become What a joke.
Several eyes looked towards Qianqing Gate again, but from their angle, they could not see Yuehua Gate or Yangxin Hall at all.
"Did the Emperor make up his mind to deal with King Chen..." Another official said in a deep voice. He stopped talking in the middle of the sentence. Everyone else knew what he had not finished.
As a result, all the royal family members looked at Prince Li, and all of them had splitting headaches.
Not to mention anything else, but in the year since he returned to Beijing, Gu Jue has kept to himself and has done nothing except not handing over military power. Even if he held on to the military power and would not let go, the people in the north were still very peaceful. It really did not look like Gu Jue was planning to rebel. In fact, the emperor pressed forward step by step and oppressed him repeatedly.
The emperor had deceived her so far, but Gu Jue didn't do anything... even when he took the queen mother out of the palace to live temporarily in the palace during the Chinese New Year, the emperor poisoned the queen mother first.
This time, Gu Jue first refused to hand over Chu Yunyi, and then ordered the Xuanjia Army to enter the city and confront the Forbidden Army. It seemed that he was really cornered.
The rabbit was anxious and even bit someone, not to mention Gu Jue's temperament that couldn't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.
When he was young, he was never a good-tempered person. Anyone who provoked him would be beaten even if he was an elder of the clan! If the other party dared to complain to the late emperor, Gu Jue would dare to present the evidence clearly, and the entire family of that person would be sent to guard the imperial mausoleum by the late emperor.
Until this moment, everyone had to sigh: If Gu Jue was the eldest son of the emperor, the late emperor would not have had to hesitate so much. Maybe Daqi would be in a different situation now.
In this dreary and depressing atmosphere, some people's thoughts accidentally go astray, and more people are worried about the most difficult problem to solve -
When the time comes, which side will their clan stand on? !
Judging from the current situation, although the emperor has various faults, the prince has always been diligent in his duties and there is nothing wrong with him. A prince can become a benevolent king.
King Shun walked back and forth irritably and whispered, "Why hasn't the prince come forward until now?"
He said this to Prince Li and several other royal family members.
Prince Li's eyes flashed and he thought: If their previous speculation was correct and the emperor was safe, then the inference is that the prince was "ill", so the prince did not come forward.
An idea came to his mind, he swallowed, and said his guess: "The emperor will not put the prince under house arrest again..."
As soon as Prince Li said these words, several royal family members were shocked and looked at each other.
Yes, if the prince is under house arrest in the East Palace like last time, it can explain why he has not come forward for a long time. Moreover, this kind of thing is also something that the emperor can do.
Since the emperor placed the prince under house arrest, it was naturally the prince who angered the emperor. The question is, why did the prince anger the emperor?
The answer is obvious. The prince helped King Chen speak good words in front of the emperor, which violated the holy will.
"Xixixi..."
The raindrops are like silk and wicker, light and thin, forming a wet mist that seems to penetrate people's spleen and lungs.
(End of chapter)