Prince's Mansion, greenhouse.
The originally gloomy Prince's mansion was now filled with joy. Almost everyone was smiling because of the Prince's return. The sound of celebratory firecrackers set off by people outside could even be clearly heard.
But in stark contrast to the laughter and laughter outside, was the dull atmosphere in the conservatory. At this time, the prince sat upright, his cheeks were thin, and his eyebrows were knitted. Although some of the others were sitting upright, their brows were full of The joy that could not be concealed was because of the joy of the prince's return; some people pretended to be relaxed, but their eyes were full of worry, that was because of the worry of the fourth prince holding military power.
After a while, the prince spoke slowly and said in a hoarse voice: "I am determined to ask my father to resign as prince..."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, frightening several loyal followers of the prince in the greenhouse to the point of peeing. Even Zhang Datong, who had always been calm and collected, stood up in shock and blurted out: "Wan Wan No!"
Ning Tongyi was so impatient that he immediately knelt down in the hall and said excitedly: "Your Highness, you must not do this!!"
Everyone else also knelt down, and Gu Cangping said with a face of shame: "You are humble and stupid, but your highness has suffered such injustice. The Lord humiliates me and dies. I deserve to die for my humble duty!"
Xiao Yueping also choked with sobs and said: "Where did your Highness say that? If His Highness gives up now, what will happen to the people in the world? What will happen to the country of Qi? Do you want to watch the fourth prince destroy this great country in one day?"
The prince was usually indomitable and as strong as iron, but when he said such discouraging words at this time, it was obvious that he was extremely sad and desperate in his heart. He shook his head and whispered: "It is because of my incompetence that I have harmed everyone. I have already done this for you." You all have made arrangements to stay away from Shenjing. Although the place is a bit bitter and cold, it is still far away from the capital. I think fourth brother will not make it too difficult for you when the time comes."
Ning Tongyi stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Who does Your Highness think of me?"
Gu Cangping also stood up and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Highness treats me like a nobleman, and we should repay him as a nobleman! Is there any nobleman in the world who abandons his master and runs away?"
The prince said with red eyes: "One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted. I am stupid and incompetent. No matter how hard I try, I can't please my father. Now it's a dead end... "
Gu Cangping immediately said: "Why did Your Highness say this? Now His Highness clearly has the upper hand, why do you say such disheartening words?"
The prince smiled miserably and said: "My father has handed over the Zhengxi Camp to the fourth brother, which is nearly half of the elite forces in the entire Gyeonggi region... In addition to Long Tenghai and the Zhan family, he has a lot of troops under his control!" As he said, he looked at To Zhang Datong, he said bitterly: "The Tutor once taught me: The emperor must be the one with strong soldiers and horses! If you don't have heavy troops, how can you secure the throne?"
Gu Cangping burst out laughing: "It turns out that Your Highness is worried because of this matter!"
The prince looked at Gu Cangping in confusion and said, "Why do you say this? Doesn't it mean that the fourth brother has 200,000 heavy troops and shouldn't be worried about it?"
Gu Cangping said with a smile: "If these 200,000 troops have been deployed in the capital, or controlled the five gates, it will indeed be like a sword hanging on the head, like a cloak in the throat. However, these 200,000 troops are accompanying the fourth prince on an expedition to the northwest. Once the fourth prince leaves Shenjing, , then he will be like a tiger leaving the mountain, a dehydrated sea dragon, and will never be able to writhe again!"
Ning Tongyi clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Look! He is the prince's adviser after all! This is a great thing!" After that, he excitedly raised his hands to the prince and said very fast: "Your Highness, don't worry! That's right! The so-called food and grass go before the soldiers and horses are used, and the two hundred thousand soldiers eat the horses and chew them. This is all made of gold and silver! As long as we continue to firmly control the Ministry of Household Affairs, the life and death of these two hundred thousand soldiers will be controlled by us. In hand!"
The prince is also a man who has led soldiers. The reason why he is worried and desperate is because a series of mistakes and blows have left him in chaos!
Especially after the emperor imprisoned him in the Changqiu Palace, he thought carefully about it. After sorting out the clues and the suspicious cases one by one, the results that came out made him shudder!
From the assassination of the prince at the beginning, to the massacre in Taiyang City, to the assassination of the big star official, and later the night attack on the Xiyuan Garden, and the appalling regicide case of Ming Fei, in this series of cases, only the last Ming Dynasty case... The case of the concubine's regicide was discovered, but everything else turned out to be in vain!
All the cases investigated by the three division chiefs could not be investigated
Why
Isn't it because the main messenger behind it is too powerful
Who has such powerful power? If it was the fourth brother, then the third division would definitely ask the emperor for instructions. The emperor protected him again and again... What does that mean
Especially when he was released from house arrest and heard the news that his fourth brother had paid homage to General Zhengxi, he couldn't help but become pessimistic and despairing!
But after hearing the analysis by Gu Cangping and Ning Tongyi, the prince immediately understood something, and his face became more rosy. Xiao Yueping immediately followed suit and said: "Your Highness, what Mr. Gu and Mr. Ning said are very true. ! At the moment it seems that the fourth prince has the upper hand, but in fact he is in critical danger. As long as he leaves the capital, his death will begin!"
Zhang Datong laughed: "At this time, all we have to do is calm down, wait and see what happens, and help the fourth prince leave the capital quickly, then we can just sit back and watch!"
Ning Tongyi said: "Should we immediately make it easier for the fourth prince to raise food and grass for his departure from the capital, so that he can leave the capital as soon as possible?"
Gu Cangping immediately said: "That's inappropriate! The fourth prince is not a fool. If we try our best to urge him to leave the capital, he should have doubts! The current plan is to contact the Yushi Yanguan immediately and violently impeach him. As a prince, he has a heavy army. Once he leaves Beijing, he will have evil intentions."
Xiao Yueping clapped his hands and said, "Good! I'll make arrangements right away!"
Ning Tongyi thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll contact the Ministry of War and ask them to prepare for the recruitment of soldiers as soon as possible."
The prince pondered for a while and said: "You must prepare the best. The fourth brother's expedition is to assist the Zhan family in guarding the Nine Prisons to prevent the Nine Nether King from reappearing and causing chaos. This matter is not a trivial matter. Don't mislead the world with personal grudges. common people!"
Ning Tongyi expressed his admiration: "Your Highness has noble conduct and cares about the world. I admire you!"
Several people were planning in low voices in the room. Suddenly, they heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then a person outside shouted loudly: "Report! Urgent report!!"
Everyone in the room immediately became confused. The changes in the wind in Beijing were so fast that it was dizzying and frightening. No one knew what earth-shattering changes would happen in the next second. So when they heard this urgent news, they were shocked. Such a seasoned minister who calls himself a qi-nurturer can't help but feel terrified!
The prince said solemnly: "Come in!"
A guard came quickly at the door, rushing in with a biting cold wind. He held a red lacquered wooden box high and presented it.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, because they knew that only the most important and urgent news would be delivered in red wooden boxes.
Xiao Yueping stepped forward to take the wooden box. After taking a deep breath, he opened the wooden box. After just one glance, his eyes immediately widened and his face turned livid. He said in a cold voice: "When the fourth prince took the princess to visit the East Lake, He fell into the lake. At this time, a cold attack occurred and he fell into coma... "
When Gu Cangping heard this, he immediately blurted out: "No! The fourth prince has seen through the emperor's intention to lure the tiger away from the mountain. He... This is a self-inflicted trick to delay time!!"