In the dark night, a brilliant rocket broke through the darkness and quickly ran towards the center of the palace. The sound of horses' hooves, like drums, came from afar, and Weide, the queen, and King Fu all turned pale. Soon, there was a sound of fighting outside the Qianqing Palace, the soldiers clashed, and the flames were intertwined.
"Quick! Kill your Second Highness!" Weide hissed.
Concubine Li hugged the child and screamed, "No!"
King Fu shouted, "I'm coming!" He immediately grabbed the collar of the Second Highness and pulled out the arms of Concubine Li. Li Guifei held the child tightly, and the child cried mournfully in her arms. Weide catches up, grabs the imperial concubine and pulls it back. King Fu took the child out, carried it to Mingjian, and pulled out his waist knife.
The dazzling light of the knife reflected on the boy's terrified face, and the thin Second Highness trembled sadly like a young sparrow in the bitter rain. The maids and eunuchs around him shouted and rushed over to hug King Fu's hands and feet.
"Who dares to move! Retire for Ben Gong!" The Queen roared, "Chen'er, kill them! Kill them all!"
However, King Fu only struggled desperately and did not use the knife. Weide shouted: "His Royal Highness, hurry up!"
However, a feather arrow with a cold light roared from the slanting thorn, pierced through the veil of the door, and went straight into his black gauze hat. He suddenly froze, and in the exclamation of Empress Zhang, the red blood flowed from his forehead, like a red snake with thick fingers slowly sliding across his fat and white cheeks, there was a suffocating terror .
The eunuch and the maid grabbed the Second Highness, and King Fu fell heavily on the ground.
"No!" Queen Zhang screamed sadly.
The red lacquer door suddenly opened, and a tall man walked in under the lights. As soon as he came in, it seemed that all the light in the hall was concentrated on him, and the complex and gorgeous embroidered pythons were scattered, and the golden lines were drawn, each with a quiet light flowing. Looking up, the calm golden color reflected on his cheeks, framing delicate eyebrows.
"Your Majesty's forgiveness!" Shen Jue nodded, the smile on his face impeccable.
Situ Jin, who was carrying a bow and arrow, also bowed his head behind him.
With trembling lips, Weide pointed at Shen Jue, but said nothing.
The old emperor stared at the corpse of King Fu on the ground, a drop of crystal tears was streaked on his face as gray as wood, and the light of the candle was condensed, which was so bright. The grief of the emperor was like a tide, surging silently on the dying old man.
"It's not too late, Chen Changchen, you came just right." He propped himself up and said, "In the past, I had three brothers who fought for this dragon chair and died tragically one after another. Two children, I can't imagine that you can't escape the deadly situation." He looked at Weide and said calmly, "My mate, I knew that you and the queen were in trouble, so I handed over the tiger talisman to Shen Jue. I demoted him to Nanjing. , I really avoided your eyes and ears, waiting for the opportunity to return to Beijing to rescue the driver. But until the last moment, I still do not give up, I hope you repent. Now it seems that it is all in vain. "
Weide took off the gold-painted black gauze crooked cap on his head and kowtowed on the ground. He knew that he had already lost cleanly, and at this stage of the field, he had nothing to say. He can afford to gamble, and naturally he can afford to lose.
Weide kowtowed his forehead on the back of his hand and said, "Accompanying the king for more than 60 years, the old slave originally thought that the old servant was His Majesty's confidant and valet, but your Majesty would not keep the old servant in the dark. , It turns out that Your Majesty has long been wary of the old slave. The old servant forgot, Your Majesty is Your Majesty! The fourth prince who wanted the old servant to protect him has already grown up. Your Majesty, the servant is confused, relying on your favor to do things wrong, Commit this unforgivable felony! This servant is ashamed of your entrustment, Your Majesty should deal with the old servant."
The old emperor was silent for a long time, Weide knocked on the ground without moving, his withered body was wrapped under the crimson python robe, and he looked thinner and thinner.
The emperor said: "I have been with you for more than 60 years. When I was in the harem, I was with you when I was disgusted with dogs, and I was with you when I became the honor of the ninety-five and worshipped all over the world. I have long been inseparable from you. Come on. After I die, you can go to my Jianling to guard it."
Weide shuddered, "Your Majesty, don't you kill slaves?"
"If you can't kill or not, the dead person is already dead. What's the use? If you die a few more, it will only add to your grief. If you guard the mausoleum for me, you will do your part and atone for your sins."
Weide's head knocked on the ground, as if it weighed thousands of pounds and couldn't lift it up. Immediately, he kowtowed heavily and said hoarsely, "Thank you Lord Long!"
"As for the edict, I have already established it." The emperor pointed to the pillow on the ground and said to Shen Jue, "Tear the pillow apart."
Shen Jue did as he was told, Xinghuang's edict was sewn into the pillow, Shen Jue held the edict in his hand and stepped forward.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "You keep it, you don't have to give it to me. Come on down, I'm tired."
The dragon and phoenix candlesticks were burning, the old emperor was sitting under the bed tent, and the bright yellow satin covered his face with a dark shadow. Must be white, revealing a dead silence.
The crowd responded yes and were about to retreat. The queen holding Fu Wang suddenly screamed, holding a handful of cotton that was pulled from Fu Wang's arms, and shouted: "He is not my son! He is fake! He is not Chen'er!"
Under the clothes of "Fu Wang", the white balls of cotton leaked out, and his whole figure seemed to be leaking, and he quickly lost weight. Everyone stared at it in astonishment. Shen Jue showed no expression. He just lowered his head and put the edict into his pipa sleeve.
As soon as Shen Jue's voice fell, the people on the ground got up and laughed: "Professor, this can't be blamed on the lowly position. It's all the fault of the empress holding on to the lowly position and not letting go, and all the cotton was squeezed out." He took it off, took off the chicken blood bag on the top of his head, and then pulled the skin off, a fleshy human skin mask was torn off, revealing his own face underneath - a smile that looked like a festive look.
Empress Zhang twitched her fingers and asked, "You... Who are you! Your Highness! He's not dead, right? Right?"
Fanzi didn't answer, stood up and walked behind Situ Jin, acting as a transparent person wholeheartedly.
The emperor straightened up, his face flushed a little, like a few sparks rising from a charcoal fire that was about to go out. He asked, "Shen Jue, what's going on here!? Who is this person? Where is King Fu? Ah, I understand, I told you not to hurt King Fu, you came up with such a way to do it Fake King of Fortune, hide the real ones. In this way, the real ones can be protected and they can be exposed." He said with a slight smile, "You are always resourceful, I really did not see the wrong person."
Wei De's expression changed, and he said, "I'm afraid that's not the case..."
Shen Jue didn't answer, and only bowed to Concubine Li, "This matter is over, Concubine, the Second Highness is frightened, why don't you take His Highness down to rest."
The emperor hadn't spoken yet, and Shen Jue's actions were indeed a bit overstepping. But at this point, the old emperor didn't care about it, he just stared at the man standing on the floor tile.
The imperial concubine returned the salute, led the Second Highness out of the door, and carefully closed the door for them. There were only candles and darkness left in the hall. Shen Jue stepped on the ground covered with Ying Ran, stepped on the pedals, and Shi Shiran sat on the throne of the floor-to-ceiling screen, stroking the round tourmaline beads on his wrist with his right hand, and laughed softly: " Let Your Majesty and the Empress disappointed. We encountered a flood on the way back to Beijing, His Highness has passed away, and the coffin will be in Beijing soon."
The old emperor collapsed, holding his face in his hands. After a long while, his voice came out dully from his fingers, "It's all life! This is not Shen Jue's fault, I won't pursue it, let's all step down!"
"Your Majesty!" Weide said, "You misunderstood this beast! Even if His Highness arrives in the capital safely, it may not be safe! Since he knew that the old slave was going to force the palace, why didn't he stop him! It was clearly out of misfortune!" He looked at Shen Jue, "His Royal Highness had discussed with me, and secretly arrived in Beijing to enter the palace together. What method did you use to make him listen to your words and follow you?... Tiger talisman! You used the tiger talisman as a means to gain His Highness's trust. Wait. When His Highness enters the capital, you will release the news and take him down. Your Highness will enter the capital without an edict, and you must be escorted to the ancestral mansion for trial. In this way, you will be able to protect the Second Highness from the throne."
Shen Jue smiled lowly.
"No, no. It's not enough for His Highness to enter the sect's mansion. If you want His Highness to sit firmly in the country, you can't leave his life!" Weide's cheeks trembled, and he stared at Shen Jue, "Shen Jue, what the hell are you? Plan!"
Shen Jue said: "This is simple, I gave him a false imperial edict."
"That's right. You can't kill him if you enter the capital without an imperial edict. You can do it with a false imperial edict! Falsely spreading the imperial edict, usurping the throne and rebelling against the throne, this is a heinous crime!" Weide sighed, "Unfortunately, King Fu passed away halfway. You have no choice but to get a fake King of Fortune. However, once the fake King of Fortune is searched in prison, he will be exposed. You must never let him enter the sect's mansion. So you will do your best, let him follow us to force the palace, and you will enter the palace to rescue him! And this fake King of Fortune will also be shot in the chaos. Death. Since he is dead, naturally no one will investigate whether he is true or false!
"It's really a good plan, Shen Jue. King Fu is dead, and only the Second Highness can take the throne. And you, who have made the most of the credit, you must be the one who is in charge of the seal. Women and Daoists don’t understand anything, so they will naturally rely on you. At that time, among the six palaces in power, you will be the biggest winner!”
Shen Jue raised the corners of his mouth, nodded and said, "The righteous father said every word. It took my son to think about this method for a long time before he came up with it, and the foster father understood it in a blink of an eye. Unfortunately, there is one thing we all think is wrong, even if King Fu falsely preached the imperial edict, and I am afraid that His Majesty would not be willing to take his life." His smile was a little mocking, "His Majesty is a kindhearted man, and his adoptive father can be spared the death penalty for treason, which is really amazing. "
After listening for a long time, the old emperor finally understood. All of them, fighting back and forth, piercing their heads, are just pawns in Shen Jue's hands. He gave the tiger talisman to Shen Jue, giving Shen Jue a bargaining chip. Wei De and Fu Wang forced the palace, and Shen Jue fell into his arms, so that he could kill Fu Wang in an open and fair manner. Mu Heng took the throne, but he was just Shen Jue's puppet. The dragon son and the phoenix grandson, all like clay figurines, let Shen Jue play with them in his hands. If it wasn't for the fake king being seen through by the queen, they would still be kept in the dark!
The emperor's chest was surging like a mountain, and a mouthful of blood suddenly spewed out, splashing on Weide's face. Wei De paled in shock and was busy stroking the emperor's back. The old emperor was panting, remembering how Concubine Li was submissive to Shen Jue just now, and said, "Prince Concubine... Concubine Gui is also with you?"
Shen Jue said, "Naturally."
"Hahaha!" Empress Zhang was already insane, her hair was loose, and her phoenix hairpin was inserted obliquely, "Long live, look at it, isn't it funny? You, the ninety-five lord, I, Daqi Kunji, was deceived and deceived by a eunuch! You! To say that Chen'er has lost the dignity of your heavenly family is a shame, a shame!"
Weide gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Jue, when did you collude with the imperial concubine?"
Shen Jue lowered her head and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It must have been ten years ago. Adoptive father, I would like to thank you for giving Li Niangniang the poisonous ginseng soup. If it wasn't for you to do harm, I wouldn't be able to save her life. Protect yourself, you can only cooperate with me.”
The emperor was shocked, glared at Weide, and said, "Poisonous ginseng soup, what poisonous ginseng soup!"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The imperial concubine has just given birth and is frail and sickly. You are a holy favor, and you give her ginseng soup every day. Unfortunately, the good ginseng soup was poisoned by your big companion. It's a sprig of wormwood on the snow, little by little, the silver needles can't be detected."
The old emperor was so angry that he pushed Weide away with strength from some unknown source, and his body was trembling.
"You people! There is no good thing! Good you Shen Jue, you are so brave! Your glory, wealth, and wealth are given by me! Your high position and great wealth are sealed by me! Report, instead, I want to deceive the emperor, I want your dog's life!"
Wei De sighed and said, "I thought I raised a dog, but he is actually a wolf! Dogs will protect their masters when they grow up, but wolves will eat people when they grow up! Your Majesty, it's an old slave, right? Stay with you. This old slave has lost your kindness and raised this ruthless wolf cub. Your great kindness, this old slave can only repay you in the next life!"
After speaking, Weide suddenly burst out, holding a sharp blade like a willow leaf in his hand, and stabbed Shen Jue fiercely.
The icy blade light flashed across Shen Jue, and his face was as cold as frost and snow. Shen Jue didn't move, not even her eyelashes trembled. There was a sharp sound in the air, as if the fabric was torn apart, and a feather arrow burst out of the air, pierced through Weide's temple, and then pierced through the other temple, pinning his entire head to the wall.
The lancet fell to the ground with a bang, and behind Weide, the emperor's eyes were splitting: "Big companion!"
Shen Jue looked at Weide's corpse indifferently, his expression as high and cold as a Buddha statue in a temple without sadness and joy.
The emperor, with messy white hair and old tears, said, "Shen Jue, now you are satisfied! Every step of yours has been successful, Chen'er is gone, the eldest companion is dead, and all your stumbling blocks are gone!"
"No," Shen Jue said in a low voice, "there is still one last step to complete."
The old emperor raised his eyes, and his turbid eyes met Shen Jue who stood up slowly. He suddenly felt a bone-chilling icy cold, as if ice and snow were falling from the sky.
Shen Jue suppressed the smile on her face, bowed her head deeply, and gave a long bow.
"Chen Shen Jue dares to ask His Majesty to bury the sky!"