In the thirty-first year of Dongyi Tianyuan's reign, the crown prince of Dongyi, Chu Yujin, excused himself from court for three consecutive days claiming to be ill. Suddenly, rumors spread throughout the country and people were panicked!
Summer solstice, mid-summer, intense heat
There was a lot of chaos in Prince Dongyi's womb, and maids and servants carrying basins, ice cubes, and ice buckets could be seen everywhere. They were all in a hurry, fearing that the hot weather would melt the hard-earned ice cubes in their hands. But now it is late July, the hottest weather of the year. No matter how fast they moved, half of the ice cubes still turned into water, leaving two obvious water traces behind them, which were soon dried by the scorching sun, leaving no trace behind them.
A woman in white clothes, supported by a palace maid, hurriedly walked into the main hall. The hall was already filled with ice cubes of various sizes and shapes, filled with chills. However, the man lying on the couch in the hall was still blushing. His whole body seemed to be steaming with heat, and he kept mumbling in his mouth: "Hot... hot... it hurts... it hurts..."
"Your Highness! Your Highness!"
Su Chang looked at Chu Yujin who was in so much pain, wishing that he could take his place in his place, but unfortunately he couldn't do anything at this time!
Zhong Ming, the imperial physician with a gray beard and a thin build, was dripping with cold sweat on his forehead. The maid behind him kept wiping him. His hand holding the silver needle kept changing the acupuncture points up and down, but the person on the bed never saw any improvement. He Gradually I became exhausted!
Dressed in white, the cold and incomparable Crown Princess Qingxuan stood outside the palace and looked at the busy people in the palace, with a complex look on her face. She stared intently at the breathless Chu Yujin on the couch, her hands unconsciously covering her already slightly protruding belly, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
"He finally relapsed? It seems that the saint is right. Everything about Zi Youtan is just a legend and cannot be taken seriously!"
The woman smiled coldly, but there was still no expression on her face.
While she was deep in thought, Su Chang, who looked haggard, stepped forward quickly. He bowed to her and then said hurriedly: "Princess, your highness had a recurrence of her old illness last night and is still in a coma. There were too many ice cubes in the palace and it was too cold. The princess is pregnant, so it is really not suitable to be there." If you stay here for a long time, the Crown Princess please go back to Chongming Palace to rest. When Your Highness gets better, I will send someone to notify the Crown Princess immediately!"
Qingxuan glanced at the person on the couch again, with an inexplicable emotion flashing in her eyes, but in the end she turned and left.
As night falls, stars dance across the deep night sky.
Outside the window of Chongming Hall, a pigeon came quickly from high altitude towards Chongming Hall, and finally stopped in front of a window. It cooed twice. A woman in white immediately opened the window, took the pigeon into the room, and then closed it. She was stroking the white feathers of the pigeon at the window, hesitating in her heart. On the table was the information she had already written, but this time she could not put the information into the pigeon's anklet without hesitation as before. .
It was night, summer insects were chirping, and it was almost midnight. The sultry weather finally had a hint of cool breeze. Chu Yujin was sitting on the couch, seemingly closing her eyes to rest. Su Chang quickly walked in holding a pigeon in his hand. In the palace.
"Your Highness, we caught him. This time it was two hours later than before, so my subordinate only came back now."
Su Chang's tone was obviously filled with unusual excitement. It turned out that His Highness's condition was not as serious as it appeared during the day. Everything was just His Highness taking the opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole.
"Read it!" Chu Yujin suppressed the burning feeling in her heart and said concisely.
Su Chang quickly took the information from the pigeon's anklet and opened it to read, but his mouth opened in surprise!
Chu Yujin, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly glanced at him sharply. He couldn't help but be excited and quickly replied: "There are only four words on it, everything is normal!"
When Chu Yujin heard this, his eyes that had just been closed immediately opened again, and he murmured: "Everything is normal!"
"Yes, that's what it says here, but Your Highness, could it be that the Crown Princess discovered something and wrote it like this on purpose? After all, she is proficient in medical skills. She may be able to tell at a glance whether you are really sick. Yesterday you said When she was unconscious, she stayed outside the palace for a long time," Su Chang said.
"No, I think...she might be soft-hearted this time!"
Chu Yujin said quietly, feeling even more confused about how to deal with her.
Su Chang didn't say anything clearly when he heard this, but it was obvious that he didn't believe that the woman who had been lurking next to His Highness would suddenly become soft-hearted towards His Highness. He asked, "What should we do now? Should we let this pigeon go back again?" "
"Find someone who is good at imitating handwriting, imitate her handwriting and write a new copy before sending it back."
"Yes!" Su Chang replied.
Nan'an Huangji Palace
"Your Majesty, there is good news!"
Chu Yuheng, who had just received the secret report, was very excited. Without being informed, he hurriedly entered the Huangji Palace and said to Jun Hu as he walked.
Jun Hu, who was reviewing the memorial, heard the sound and put down the memorial that had just been sent from the border. He raised his head and looked at him doubtfully.
"What could make you so happy?"
“Your Majesty, the time you have been waiting for has come!
"Chu Yujin is seriously ill!"
Chu Yuheng was overjoyed.
"Oh! He is sick, what disease?"
Jun Hu didn't show much emotion on his face when he heard this, he just asked lightly.
"Your Majesty, this Chu Yujin has been carrying the highly poisonous Red Flame Red Lotus since he was born. Two years ago he suddenly went to the Miao Territory for unknown reasons and learned that the Miao Territory shaman tribe has a sacred object called Ziyou Tan. It can cure the poison of the red flame red lotus on his body, so in order to get this purple youtan, he did not hesitate to destroy the entire Miao witch clan."
"I heard that after he took Zi You Tan two years ago, the poison of the Red Flame Red Lotus was cured. He has indeed not relapsed in the past two years, so he has the energy to control the court in the past two years. However, The descendant of the saint of the Miao witch tribe once told Xiao Wang that this Zi You Tan can only slow down the flow of poison in his body, but cannot remove the root cause, so it is not surprising that he has been poisoned again after two years."
Chu Yuheng said to Jun Hu exactly.
"That's it! Is this news reliable? Is there any conspiracy? This Chu Yujin is very cunning and unpredictable. We still have to be cautious now."
Jun Hu said thoughtfully.
A trace of disappointment flashed across Chu Yuheng's face when he heard this, but he still said sincerely: "Then Xiao Wang will find someone to confirm!"
"Well, how is the situation at Xiangsimen?" Jun Hu asked.
"With father's secret decree, the Xiao family has taken action. Xiao Miaoqing has now taken control of most of the sect, and is currently clearing out Yu Jin's men!" Chu Yuheng replied.
"Okay, if Chu Yujin loses the Xiangsimen, it is equivalent to losing both eyes. A seriously ill blind man is really nothing to worry about! Yuheng, just wait and return to King Dongyi Qin at any time!"
Jun Hu smiled lightly.
"Yes, Xiao Wang, go and make all preparations now!"
Chu Yuheng replied respectfully, then bowed and exited the hall.
After Chu Yuheng walked away, Yi Yang Mingcai appeared from behind the screen.
Jun Hu glanced at him, who had been bending down behind the screen, and said in a gentle tone: "I feel sorry for you!"
Yi Yangming quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you are welcome. I just sat behind the screen for a while. I am not aggrieved."
"Xiang Yi is proficient in the art of divination. I wonder if he has calculated whether he can win today's game?" Jun Hu raised his head and asked.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this game will be a complete victory. It will only be a hundred benefits and no harm to Nan'an." Yi Yangming affirmed with a happy face.
"Oh, Yi Xiang is so confident?"
Jun Hu was slightly surprised.
Yi Yangming smiled faintly and said eloquently: "Chu Taikuo has been in power in Dongyi for more than 20 years, and Dongyi has been prosperous for 20 years. Therefore, Chu Taikuo's ability should not be underestimated. He has been in Dongyi for more than 20 years." Nowadays, many people in power still have prestige that cannot be ignored. With Chu Yuheng’s help, it will not be difficult to overthrow Chu Yujin, whose foundation is now unstable.”
"Yi Xiang's words make sense!"
Jun Hu couldn't help but cast approving glances at him, but I had fought against Chu Yujin many times in the battle of Jialing Pass, and I felt that this person could be an opponent. Yi Xiang might as well analyze carefully for me why Chu Yujin left. To this point
Yi Yangming bowed to Jun Hu again and then smiled slowly and said: "Wei Chen thinks that Chu Yujin's faults are in four places, which is why this situation has happened."
Jun Hu's eyes flashed when he heard this, he nodded to Yi Yangming and said, "I'd like to hear the details!"
Yi Yangming cleared his throat, straightened his back, his eyes were like a torch, and he said slowly: "First, when Chu Yujin was still alive, the Xiao family of Dongyi, the Qin family and Dazai Yunduan were all on his side. However, Su Tan left suddenly, and Chu Yujin was not good at managing these relationships. Especially after Su Tan left, he imprisoned Xiao Miaoqing without any explanation, which already angered the head of the Xiao family, a prominent member of the family. The relationship between in-laws is intricate, and sometimes offending one person means offending a whole bunch of people."
"Secondly, when Chu Yujin first came to power, he had the most power. However, he did not take the opportunity to spread his party members and attract help. Instead, he spent a lot of time traveling to various countries in person just to find a woman, and missed the opportunity to gain the most power. Good timing.”
"Thirdly, Tai Zhai Yun Duan once wanted to marry his eldest daughter Yun Ge to Chu Yujin as the crown prince, but Chu Yujin openly refused on the spot, leaving Yun Duan unable to step down. After that, he separated from him, and then the King of Beilin also wanted to marry her to Chu Yujin. When his daughter Princess Qingcheng married to Dongyi, he still blatantly refused."
"Then he even ignored the objections of his ministers and married a mountain girl of unknown origin as the crown prince. As a ruler, he acted so willfully and without regard to the consequences. No wonder Dongyi is still loyal to him in addition to Gao Yuming, the border general. Other ministers in important positions must either wait and see or defect!"
"Fourthly, Chu Yujin is a vicious and self-willed person. He cannot listen to any objections, especially since he is particularly concerned about his identity as the son of a subjugated country. Therefore, he will use strong suppression methods to all those who oppose him. This is The method of iron-blooded massacre is suitable for a killer organization like Xiangsimen, but if used in Bo Yun's treacherous and unpredictable court, it will be counterproductive."
"As the saying goes, wherever there is suppression, there is resistance. Before his foundation was stable, he was eager to establish his power. The methods he used were cruel and barbaric, without any skills. As a result, Su Tan and his good reputation that he had worked hard to cultivate for many years had already been ruined. "
"So Wei Chen thinks that Chu Yujin will be defeated this time. What Nan'an needs to consider at this time is how to maximize our country's interests in this incident!"
Jun Hu nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, acknowledging what Yi Yangming said. At the same time, he mentally compared his behavior with Chu Yujin's, and sighed in his heart that fortunately, he and Chu Yujin acted in exactly the opposite way, so They are now able to show their superiority and superiority. It seems that it is really cold at high places. When you are in a high position, you have to be careful everywhere. Sometimes one wrong step will lead to a wrong step, and there will be no recovery!