The prince soon discovered that there seemed to be a hard object in the sleeve of the third prince.
Not long, with a little arc, tightly against the inside of the elbow.
This position is - dagger
The prince's expression changed slightly. He was not surprised that the third prince was hiding near the palace. It was reasonable to carry a dagger with him as a self-defense, but the third prince instinctively folded his arms, and his movements were very unnatural.
This kind of self-defense weapon usually has a small pocket sewn on the underwear, and it is tightly tied with a strap, and it is absolutely not like the third prince is holding his arm to prevent the dagger from falling out.
Is the strap broken
Or not fully stuffed the dagger into the pocket
The prince looked at his brother and said nothing.
The third prince was still puzzled at first, but then he slowly thought about it. His face instantly flushed red, and he inserted his left hand in panic. Going into the right sleeve, holding the dagger and trembling, he said, "No, eldest brother!"
With a sharp weapon in his arms, he rushed over and hugged the prince's leg, didn't he want to assassinate with good intentions
"Really, in fact, my brother is..."
"Killing the king?"
The prince's voice was very low, only the third prince could hear it. The latter's face turned from red to white. He wanted to defend himself, but because of his clumsiness, he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.
"Confused." The prince lowered his eyes.
The three princes' stiff body shook slightly.
"Lu Xi! You want to kill your father and emperor for Gu, and carry the name of killing the king yourself?"
The third prince said with difficulty: "No, my brother... just want to kill."
"What about after the killing? I came alone to force the palace, but your father was assassinated to death by you. Do you know what it would be like to spread this word?" The prince sighed, rubbed his forehead and said to his younger brother, "You put this in your head. Go through it and tell Gu."
The emperor was seriously ill, and the ministers tried to support the third prince to ascend the throne. Immediately following the third prince to assassinate the emperor, the emperor died, and the prince ascended the throne with a kind heart, forgiving his younger brother who committed a serious crime, and taking more care of his imprisoned younger brother.
This is really a very standard rhetoric of coercion, and when others hear it, they will know that it is false.
The emperor must have been killed by the prince, and the unfortunate third prince was charged with murdering the monarch, and he has never had a chance at the throne since then. Even the sinner Lu Xi, who was placed under house arrest, is hard to say whether it is the third prince himself. Maybe the third prince died on the night he forced the palace... The crown prince is really ruthless, this is killing his father and killing his younger brother!
The more the third prince thought about it, the more frightened his body became.
"My younger brother is wrong, my younger brother doesn't dare." The third prince finally understood that if he went to kill Lu Zhang, it would be like throwing dirty water on his eldest brother, or jumping into the Yellow River and unable to wash it off. guilt!
He hurriedly put away the dagger.
"My brother is leaving now!"
The third prince quickly got up from the ground, wishing to leave the palace immediately, and the prince was innocent.
"Stand still." The prince stopped immediately.
At present, the imperial guards in the palace have not been completely eliminated, and the ministers also have their own thoughts.
The third child is the most troublesome among the younger brothers. Although the second child likes to cause trouble, he dares to take responsibility. The sixth child has an odd temper, but is flexible.
The third prince, Lu Xi, is the kind of person who wants nothing but has shortcomings everywhere.
Lu Xi's only advantage is that his cowardly and incompetent appearance is extremely deceptive.
But at a time like the palace change, the unlucky people may be killed by the random soldiers in a confused way. Although the prince feels that he has full power, he still does not dare to let the third child take this risk.
"Where are you going?"
"I... I have seen Meng Guoshi before. The eldest brother praises him a lot on weekdays. He has also been in the palace before, and he was with the second child." Lu Xi's eyes flickered, and he looked like he was asking for credit.
The prince frowned slightly and corrected: "He is your second brother."
"Yes, the second brother seems to be very familiar with them."
"They?" The prince thought of the doctor.
"Yes, there is another friend who is said to be Meng Qi." The third prince hesitated before speaking, and said in a low voice, "I think the relationship between them is very unusual. from his friends."
"… "
The prince was both angry and funny. Although he knew more than the third prince, the other party handed over the news eagerly. He still couldn't bear to say that the doctor was more important than Meng Qi. After all, it could save lives.
"What you said, I know what I know." The prince patted his brother's shoulder and motioned him to step aside.
Hearing this, the third prince was satisfied, and did not care about Director Chen's disgusting gaze.
Manager Chen felt that none of the master's younger brothers could worry about them, let alone share their worries for the prince.
What the prince and the third prince said could only be heard by the nearest director, Chen, while all the ministers had unbelievable expressions on their faces, almost suspecting that the prince had given Lu Xi the ecstasy.
This is a battle for the throne!
Lu Zhang was treated by the imperial physicians, and he was barely able to breathe, but his hands trembled uncontrollably. He stared at the third prince with round eyes.
"Your Majesty, don't get angry again, or you will hurt your internal organs and lose your temper..."
The imperial doctor reminded tremblingly, speaking in his mouth, but his eyes couldn't help but look at the prince.
Meng Qi, who jumped to the beam in chaos, heard these words and shook his head. Although Lu Zhang's aura was messy, the situation was not serious. If a master from the family personally took action, even if he couldn't remove the true qi that was causing the chaos, at least he would be able to keep Lu Zhang's activities as normal.
Death is an exaggeration.
The imperial doctor would say this, in fact, to give the prince a reason for the death of the emperor.
- The second prince colluded with bandits in the rivers and lakes to raise troops to rebel, the emperor fell ill with anger, and the third prince was ineffective. The situation was still chaotic after the Taijing blockade for several days, so the prince entered the palace to eliminate the rebels. Unexpectedly, the emperor was too sick to be cured. The prince was ordered to inherit the throne in danger, how justifiable!
"Institute Li, don't be smart but be mistaken by smarts." Chen Cai narrowed his eyes and threatened gloomily.
The envoy of the Imperial Hospital did not dare to answer the question, but some of the courtiers said angrily: "Is the eunuch safe to be presumptuous?"
Director Chen twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile, "Could it be that Jiang Zhengshi didn't hear what Li Yuanshi meant?"
As soon as these words came out, the person who had not reacted just now thought about it carefully, and his expression changed suddenly.
Lu Zhang couldn't wait to stab the imperial doctor alive with his eyes.
Li Taiyi's face turned pale, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the little minister has been wronged, and he is really worried about His Majesty's dragon body. This pulse is clear, it is indeed..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was startled by Lu Zhang's red eyes.
"Let Gu look at the father and emperor." The prince said calmly.
"Your Highness!"
"Big Brother!"
Many people stopped in unison.
Although Lu Zhang was old, he couldn't afford to be ill, but Yu Wei was still there. The third prince, Manager Chen, and the other Jin Yiwei did not approve of the prince's approach to adventure. Who knows if there is a servant beside Lu Zhang who will suddenly explode
Director Chen doesn't care about his family, others can't tell.
The prince was very calm, which made Meng Qi's evaluation of him a little higher.
Because not only the anxious third prince and others were held down by the prince's eyes, even the liu slave who was struggling to run away lazily crouched down and surrendered to the prince's hands.
Meng Qi: "..."
This is amazing!
The prince stood up slowly, then coughed twice, his face pale.
Although it looks a little bad, compared to an emperor who is suspected of having a stroke, the crown prince is nothing.
However, those imperial doctors looked at each other in dismay, because the pulse records were often faked, so not every imperial doctor knew the beginning and end of the prince's illness, but some of them had been to the East Palace to diagnose and treat the prince. According to the prince's condition at the time, they could live to this day. It's very surprising, but now you can stand in front of everyone alive
Imperial Doctor Li's expression changed, and in the end he seemed to have made up his mind, jumped up suddenly and said loudly: "He is not His Royal Highness, His Highness has already been terminally ill, and it is difficult to even speak. This person is impersonating!"
Everyone in the hall was shocked. Just at this moment, a thunder light flashed outside, "Boom!"
The sound of thunder made the palace servants shiver, and their eyes were terrified.
The courtiers looked puzzled and looked at the prince.
Chen Cai and Jin Yiwei next to him were stunned for a moment, and then showed angry expressions, but none of them were fast.
"nonsense!"
The third prince was furious, swooped over like a leopard in the shocked eyes of everyone, grabbed the collar of Imperial Physician Li, and swayed grimly.
"Little man! Make a fool of yourself! If you find that you can't please the eldest brother, change your mouth to slander!"
Imperial Physician Li struggled desperately, and their meow alarmed the civet cat, Ah Hu, who let out an angry bark.
After all, the prince was weak and his arms were weak, so he was kicked out by Ah Hu.
"Meow!"
Li Nu scratched his paw on Imperial Doctor Li's collar, and the third prince stepped on it and let go of his hand instinctively.
Imperial Physician Li crawled close to the bed. In fact, he wanted to find the important ministers of Zaifu. However, the Imperial Guards separated these people, and the Imperial Physician was placed on the other side of the palace and could not be approached at all.
"The real prince can't be..."
"Yuanshi Li, that's not what you said when you came to the East Palace that day." The prince calmed his breath and said in a pleasant manner, "You said that the loneliness is just a minor illness, a cough caused by the cold in winter, as long as you take good care of it, spring It will get better after it gets warmer. The same is true of the pulse case, why is it now an incurable disease?"
Imperial Doctor Li was stagnant, and quickly said: "It is Your Majesty who ordered us not to tell the prince's condition and cause the prince to worry. The pulse case is not written like this. Zhang Xiang, Jiang Xiang, the official's sentence is true, if you don't believe it, you can go to the prince. hospital inspection."
Director Chen also reacted, and he immediately questioned: "Illnesses have their origins and origins, since last autumn, His Highness began to feel ill, and the pulse cases given by the Taiyuan Hospital are nothing major, and those who dare to ask before are also worrying about His Majesty, so Order you to fake it?"
Imperial Physician Li was speechless.
Because all the cases involving pulses were faked, when it was found that the prince was in critical condition, in order to cover up the previous mistakes in diagnosis and treatment, he had to make some corrections. If you check carefully, you will find that the prince's condition has suddenly deteriorated, and he is critically ill without warning. However, the archives of the hospital are mostly vague and cannot convince anyone at all.
"This, unless the prince is willing to let the junior minister take the pulse... The prince is weak and sickly, and the junior minister has been ordered to the East Palace for medical treatment for many years. This pulse cannot be faked."
The prince didn't answer, just looked at him coldly.
The third prince's hands were tucked into his sleeves, and he stared at Imperial Physician Li with murderous intent, but he knew that this person could not be killed, otherwise, he would be suspected of killing someone to silence his mouth.
At this moment, a vague voice came out of Lu Zhang's throat. He looked at the two sons, as if mocking them at their exhaustion, but the situation was disturbed by an imperial physician.
The prince closed his eyes and walked to the third prince with the help of Director Chen. He faced the courtiers and said solemnly: "A few days ago, the lonely second emperor tried to assassinate His Majesty, and today he is alone to occupy the imperial city. All the ministers and workers must have doubts in their hearts, why are the father and son of the heavenly family here?”
Prime Minister Zhang sneered, and some people disagreed.
For the throne, the father and son of the heavenly family are not like father and son!
"After Gu ascended the throne, the historian does not have to use the Spring and Autumn style, but can directly write down my crime - usurping the throne and murdering the monarch!"
The last four words were extremely cold, and everyone was stunned. The third prince stepped forward but looked confused and at a loss.
Lu Zhang struggled violently, but he could only make a little noise from the bed board.
"Killing the king and killing the father is a serious crime, and it will not be forgiven." The prince continued calmly and calmly, "Jiang Xiang, the husband kills the parent and the child, and the married wife dies in depression, what should a person be like as a son?"
Prime Minister Jiang was shocked, and other courtiers also showed doubts.
Empress Ning died early, everyone knows that.
The fourth prince and the fifth prince in the palace, as well as the two princesses, died early, which seemed to be after the death of Queen Ning. The prince's words are completely inaccurate.
"Eldest brother..." Lu Xi cried out anxiously.
It is very common for a child to die early this year, and the archives of the imperial hospital are not reliable at all. The prince's remarks are unfounded, but he will be bitten by the imperial doctor Li, how can the third prince not be in a hurry
Only Lu Zhang's expression changed suddenly.
"About twenty years ago, the lonely mother... No, at that time she was just Madam Lu, the wife of a general who was trusted by Emperor Chu Ling. She already had an eldest son, and she was going to give birth to her second child that fall. A child, I stayed in the jade gauze cabinet at the back of the main house, and fell asleep while waiting, and suddenly there was chaos outside in the middle of the night. I rushed into the wing where my mother was expecting to give birth, and happened to see a person picking up the swaddling clothes He fell to the ground."
There was dead silence in the bedroom.
The prince looked at Lu Zhang, and said slowly in the latter's angry eyes: "Your Majesty probably doesn't remember, after all, he was just a child who cried out in fright, and was soon hugged by a servant, at the age of less than three years old. What can you know? But I'll always remember this!"
Mrs. Lu was ill for several years, and although she eventually became queen, she died early.
And the person who becomes the prince will subconsciously look closely at his younger brother.
When Lu Xing was born, Lu Zhang had not yet ascended the throne. Even if he was a child from his concubine's room, every time Lu Xian saw his swaddle brother, he would dream of the blood-stained swaddle that night.
"The mother gave birth to a stillbirth, the mother was injured, and the father married many concubines, all of whom were courtiers' daughters." The prince deliberately turned things in a different direction, he looked at Lu Zhang, and asked blankly, "Since After that, did the father ever enter my mother's house for half a step? Did he ever enter the queen's palace? She was not buried in the imperial tomb at all. If the father and the emperor were not concerned with face, the mother and queen would not even have a posthumous title. "
The more angry Lu Zhang became, the more unable to open his mouth to speak.
He wanted to say that Ning's birth was a monster!
Who wants to look at a woman who gave birth to a demon? To be able to make her the queen is already very good for the Ning family! He's doing his best, what's going on
However, when Lu Zhang saw the different expressions of the courtiers, he suddenly woke up.
- How can you say about the evil spirits? Is his son a monster? What is he
It can only be that the Ning family does not keep the women's way and is passable. Rape child!
Lu Zhang didn't care about wearing a cuckold anymore. His hands were shaking and his lips were trembling desperately. Imperial Physician Li immediately leaned closer to the bed and heard Lu Zhang say a few words vaguely.
Imperial Physician Li was stunned, Empress Ning stole someone? If he said this, would he really be courting death
Imperial Physician Li pulled over a servant and shouted, "Listen to what Your Majesty said?"
The palace servants serving by the emperor's side were fools. Seeing the reaction of Imperial Physician Li, he listened carefully and immediately numb his hands and feet, and hurriedly kowtowed: "I can't hear you clearly!"
Imperial Physician Li stared and grabbed another servant.
So Lu Zhang said desperately, and the palace people shook their heads one after another, crying and saying they couldn't understand.
Prime Minister Zhang wanted to step forward, but was mercilessly stopped by Jin Yiwei.
Prime Minister Jiang calmed down and asked loudly, "Does His Royal Highness have any evidence?"
The prince nodded and said firmly: "The mother was born in the Ning family in the northern Xinjiang. After the Chu Dynasty, she was transferred to the southwest border to guard. Back then, there were loyal servants of the Ning family in the Lu family, and they desperately took the baby away. It's hard to believe that he has been fostered by the Ning family in a temple near the border town since then, and he disappeared when he became an adult. Four years ago, Gu finally found the temple, but it was a step too late."
Prime Minister Zhang suddenly changed his color when he heard the word Ning family.
The third prince stared blankly at the prince, then at Lu Zhang, and said dumbly, "So... I'm not the third prince, so I should be number four, and the eldest brother has a brother with the same father and mother?"
"These are the words of His Highness. Even with the testimony of the Ning family, it can't explain anything." Prime Minister Zhang said sharply.
The prince said so many words, and he was almost unable to hold on. He lowered his eyes wearily and said, "Zhang Xiang misunderstood."
Manager Chen helped the prince into the sedan chair, turned his head and went to catch the cat again.
Maybe it was because he caught a lot in the East Palace in the past, and easily drove Ah Hu into the sedan chair.
At this time, the prince took his breath away, coughed twice, and then said solemnly: "Those words were told to the emperor alone, come here... do it!"
Those Jin Yiwei who were standing beside the sedan chair suddenly drew their swords and pushed the palace servant and the imperial physician aside in three or two strokes. Under Lu Zhang's frightened and furious eyes, they slashed the swords all at once.
Blood splattered.
While the sedan chair curtain slowly fell, the prince's eyes were neither happy nor sad, and he instructed everyone without any emotion: "Clean up the inner city, take the lonely warrant, and invite Liu Dan, the general of the bandits, to enter the palace."