"What are you doing! You guys!"
"Being eunuch, can you handle it?" Batu replied.
The soldiers of the Northern Army pushed the door and came in. The hall was very chaotic. The eunuchs were pampered and issued orders in the palace for a long time. Have you ever seen such a posture? All of the crying father and mother ran out for a while, and the palace maids were so frightened that they all hid.
At a time of trouble, the messenger came over to stop, and in order to avoid accidents, the soldiers all retreated, but they were strictly guarded, and no one was sent to monitor.
Duan Ling's opportunity came, he pushed open the back door of the palace, and when the patrolling guards just passed by, he threw out the hook and rope, climbed up the eaves, and directly turned over the tiles.
"Quick!" Helian Bo also pulled Batu up, followed by Yalulu and Tenzin Wangjie. Tenzin was very agile, and obviously he liked to go to the house on weekdays.
"Tenzing, you still..."
Seeing Duan Ling's concern, Tenzin gestured and said a few words. Helianbo said, "He... also... climbed the Potala Palace to find the Living Buddha."
"Okay." Duan Ling said, "Then let's act separately and be careful."
After the people discussed on the eaves, when the moon was completely obscured by the dark clouds, the troops divided into two groups, Yelulu, Helianbo and Tenzin Wangjie heading east, Batu and Duanling heading west.
Duan Ling walked carefully on the tiles, and almost slipped off the eaves halfway through. Batu was quick to grab him.
"What the hell are you thinking?" Batu said.
"I'm sorry." Duan Ling faced an important juncture in his life, and he couldn't help being a little distracted. All he thought about was what he had to deal with next.
"I mean," Batu pulled Duan Ling, jumped out of the low house, came to the imperial garden, hid behind the aisle and waited for the soldiers to pass, "what made you spend so much effort to come back?"
"There were times when I thought I was going to die." Duan Ling and Batu stood in the darkness, looked out side by side, and replied, "I didn't give up when I escaped from Shangjing because I thought my father was still there. When I returned to Xichuan, I didn't seek death anymore, it was because of military independence."
Batu stood silently, the patrolling guards approached, silent for a moment, Batu said, "It's not because of me."
"There used to be." Duan Ling said.
This sentence seemed to comfort Batu, but Duan Ling said: "I was in the far south, and I hoped that you would live well. But it was your clan who caused all this, and I can only say that I... I did my best not to hate you."
"Forget it." Batu replied, "After all that, we've returned to the original place."
Duan Ling looked at Batu and sometimes both loved and hated him. He really cherished the friendship between them. He knew that Batu would be one of the few people in this world who would sacrifice his life to protect himself. But they had to take a hostile position because of the nation and the war.
"Let's go." After a brief thought, Duan Ling and Batu walked around the corridor and walked towards the Imperial Garden.
Batu was always vigilant about his surroundings. Duan Ling came to the outside of the imperial study. The light was on inside. He was not sure whether it was Cai Yan or Han Bin inside. He was silent for a moment and listened intently.
Two soldiers of the Northern Army were guarding the door, Duan Ling thought, would you like to take a gamble
"Tomorrow morning, the ministers will be called to the morning court." Han Bin's voice came out, "Let them wait outside the hall at the fourth watch, I want to discuss matters."
"Yes." A voice came from inside, and a deputy general pushed out the door.
Inside was Han Bin, Duan Ling made up his mind, but it was still a while before the time he had agreed with Wu Du, and there was only Batu outside.
Should we continue to wait for Wu Du, or just go in like this? Duan Ling pondered for a moment, and heard the noise in the imperial study, most likely Han Bin was packing his things and preparing to leave.
"Thank you, Batu." Duan Ling whispered, "Next, let me go by myself."
Batu wanted to go in with Duan Ling, but Duan Ling had already walked out of the darkness and walked towards the light outside the imperial study. Batu retreated again, standing in the dark night, pulling out a dagger from his boots, his preparations changed. Rush in anytime to save someone.
"Who?" asked the guard at the gate.
In the imperial study, Han Bin raised his head alertly.
"I." Duan Ling said, "Wang Shan asked to see General Han."
"Let him in." Han Bin said.
Duan Ling pushed open the door and went in, and saw Han Bin reading past memorials and reports on the bookshelf.
"You are finally here." Han Bin said, "Please take a seat, your master was waiting for his eyesight. I thought you would go to Kunhe Palace to see him and the Queen Mother first."
Duan Ling said, "He..."
Han Bin glanced sideways at Duan Ling and said, "I was stabbed by Wuluohou Mu, and I'm not dead yet, but living and dead are almost the same. I made a bet with him. He said that you are a smart person, At this time, he must have come to vote for me, and he will not look at him any more."
Duan Ling: "..."
Mu Kuangda knew him too well, just like he knew Mu Kuangda.
Now that Han Bin is in power, the entire Jiangzhou is in his hands. Mu Kuangda and Hu seek for skin, but in the end he becomes the one being coerced. Anyone who is smart knows that they must immediately turn to Han Bin.
Apparently, they had communicated privately about Duan Ling's attitude. At this time, Duan Ling suddenly became alert. Since Mu Kuangda was still alive, what would he say to Han Bin
He originally wanted to show the evidence and give it to Han Bin so that he could use it in the morning, but at this time he changed his mind briefly.
"What is General Han looking for?" Duan Ling asked.
Han Bin walked to the imperial case with a few memorials, unfolded the memorials, and compared the words on them.
"Find some clues." Han Bin said, "No matter how well-camouflaged a fox is, occasionally it will show its tail."
This sentence once again aroused Duan Ling's vigilance. Han Bin looked at Duan Ling as if he had made a pun.
"What do you think of this?" Han Bin asked instead of Duan Ling's purpose.
"General Han intends to convene the ministers at the court tomorrow morning." Duan Ling asked, "Are you interrogating the prince?"
"Exactly." Han Bin replied, "But the identity of the prince is still confusing."
"As the shepherd said." Duan Ling said, "This person may have been a classmate who was close to the prince. If you want to find clues, you might as well start here."
"But I don't know something." Han Bin said, "It stands to reason that if there is a fake prince, there must be a real prince. So where is the real one?"
Duan Ling didn't answer, just looked at Han Bin.
Han Bin looked at Duan Ling's face and said, "You remind me of a person, Wang Shan."
Han Bin already knew, this was Duan Ling's first thought. He had not had time to judge whether Han Bin recognized him through his mother's face or learned from other sources; his heart immediately jumped wildly, but he knew this It's not the best choice to get away.
"Who do you think of?" Duan Ling asked.
"Duan Xiaowan." Han Bin replied, "The princess came to the army that year, and I was fortunate to see her. Your eyebrows and eyes are very similar to her."
Duan Ling smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Han."
Han Bin said with a smile: "You really have a lot of intentions along the way. Wuluohou Mu supports the fake prince to control the minister, and you use the minister to deal with the prince. Finally, you will use me to bring down the prince and remove the minister. Xiang. After successfully ascending the throne, Xie You will be used to get rid of me. This chain is linked one by one. Of course, it is hard for me to believe that it comes from a young man who has joined the Shepherd's House since he was fifteen years old. "
"It's too much." Duan Ling said, "To govern the country and bring peace to the world, you have to think more."
He knew that Han Bin said this, and he had obviously decided not to let him go. He wanted to know that as long as Cai Yan and Mu Kuangda were removed, Han Bin could hold the Queen Mother hostage as the regent. How could he let the plan be destroyed by him at this time.
"But you did all the calculations, and you missed one thing." Han Bin said, "I originally wanted to convene the ministers tomorrow and lead you out when they interrogate that guy, but I didn't expect you to be caught in the net now."
"I would like to hear the details." Duan Ling's heart was beating wildly, but the surface was still very calm.
Han Bin said, "Who is your father?"
Duan Ling: "..."
Han Bin said again: "What evidence do you have to prove that your father is the late emperor? Based on your confrontation with Cai Yan, let him admit that you are the 'Duan Ling'? With Wuluohoumu's testimony, you are the one who went to Beijing.' Duan Ling'?"
Duan Ling replied, "Uncle Han, you're thinking too much and your mind is confused."
Han Bin said: "No, there is no chaos, you are the one who caused the chaos. Everyone in the Duan family is dead. When Duan Xiaowan left the northern region and returned to Runan, she was already pregnant. Wuluohou Mu went to pick you up. Go to Beijing…”
When he heard this, Duan Ling's heart thumped, and he felt bad.
"Wuluohou Mu can prove that you are Duan Xiaowan's son, which is good." Han Bin raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "But how can he prove that your father is the late emperor?"
Duan Ling couldn't help laughing, and replied, "You are going to overthrow the whole thing, so whose son do you think I am? General Han, with your words alone, I can kill your nine clans, what do you think? Who is my mother?"
"I believe." Han Bin said, "but you still have no evidence. On the day Duan Xiaowan left, the late emperor did not know that she was pregnant. In this matter, I am a witness. Even after many years, Wuluohou Mu came to you Nan, I found the door of Duan's house, and the moment before I saw you, I didn't know that Duan Xiaowan had passed away for a long time, leaving behind you. I don't know Wuluohou Mu either."
"I was born in the twelfth lunar month. When my mother was pregnant, I was always with my father." Duan Ling said, "This cannot be faked."
"Oh?" Han Bin said, "You were born in the twelfth lunar month? Why?"
Duan Ling said: "Uncle Han, don't make jokes at this time. With so many ministers, when Cai Yan came back, it was impossible that no one had questioned them. These questions must have already been answered."
"You are wrong." Han Bin said, "This is the result you take for granted. How many people dare to mention the princess' matter in front of His Majesty? The question of whether the prince is 'Duan Ling', the courtiers are all clear. But Duan Whether Ling' was born by His Majesty, but few people have mentioned it, because the Prince passed through Wuluohou Mu's disguise, and his face is similar to His Majesty, so no one dares to mention it at this level."
Hearing this, Duan Ling always looked calm and said, "So what?"
"So in the end, there were only three people who raised this question." Han Bin said, "Shepherd Minister, Xie You, and the original His Majesty, there are only three people who have read this piece of paper."
Han Bin picked up a finger and placed a birth certificate on the candlelight.
"Stop!" Duan Ling roared instantly and rushed up. It was too late, but Han Bin was already prepared. He drew out the long sword at his waist and stabbed Duan Ling in the chest!