Sure enough, as Feng Yang said, an hour later, the emperor left the city late at night and arrived five miles away.
Fengyang gave Su Fengnuan a look that I didn't lie to you.
Su Fengnuan said in a low voice, "I'll avoid it, and leave the rest to you."
Feng Yang nodded.
Su Fengnuan retreated a hundred meters away.
The emperor brought people to the hillside, and saw Feng Yang, who was leaning against the big tree and was out of breath, and Ye Chang, who was unconscious and unconscious. He got off his horse and approached the two, and the guards immediately followed him to protect each other.
When he came close, the emperor motioned to help Ye Chang up, his eyes fell on Fengyang, and he asked in a deep voice, "Young Master Feng of the Fengyang Bodyguard Bureau?"
Feng Yang nodded, sat without getting up, cupped his hands, "I was seriously injured, now I really can't get up to give the emperor a big gift, the emperor forgives me."
"What's the matter?" asked the emperor.
Feng Yang said weakly, "This place is not a place to talk. Your Majesty going out of the city late at night will definitely disturb many people. I think it's better not to let more people know about this matter. Can your Majesty choose a place to talk?"
The emperor stared at him for a while, seeing that he was no better than the unconscious Ye Chang, he nodded, got on his horse, and ordered, "Take Young Master Feng and go back to the palace."
"Yes." Someone stepped forward to help Fengyang up.
The emperor looked around the hillside again, seeing nothing unusual, the forest was quiet, he waved his hand, and a group of people went down the hillside.
Seeing the emperor leaving with Fengyang and Ye Chang, Su Fengnuan looked at the gate of the capital. The walls of the imperial city are majestic and towering. After the gates are closed, the guards are heavily guarded. Even if she is strong in martial arts, it will take a lot of effort to enter the city. Now that she was very tired, she simply gave up the idea of going to the city, simply found a big tree, lay down and fell asleep.
After the emperor brought Fengyang and Ye Chang into the city, he ordered his left and right sides, "Go ask Imperial Physician Meng to enter the palace immediately."
"Yes." Someone went immediately.
The emperor took the people straight to the palace.
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, someone whispered, "The emperor went out of the city and alarmed the queen mother, and now the queen mother has rushed to the palace gate."
The emperor's face was slightly cold when he heard the words, and he ordered one person, "Take them to the Imperial Study Room first."
"Yes." Someone brought Feng Yang and Ye Chang and hurried to the imperial study.
The emperor got off his horse, paced slowly, and walked into the palace gate.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, the empress dowager's jade chariot arrived. She got off the jade chariot, saw the emperor, and said angrily, "In the middle of the night, the emperor is not resting in the palace, why did he leave the palace?"
The emperor looked at the queen mother with a bad expression and said, "Why didn't the queen mother rest late at night? Even the son came out of the palace, and the news was so well-informed? Could it be that the mother has been monitoring the son?"
The queen mother said angrily, "Are you blaming the Ai family for meddling in their own business? You are the emperor, the king of a country, and shoulder the responsibility of the country. When you go out of the palace late at night, the Ai family hears the movement, how can you ignore it? What is surveillance? Nonsense."
The emperor said, "It turned out that the queen mother was quarreling." After finishing speaking, he rubbed the center of his brows and sighed, "I didn't leave the palace, I went out of the city. I originally planned to go to Lingyun Town, but I didn't Halfway through, I felt that I should not act so recklessly, so I turned back."
The Queen Mother was startled, "You left the city late at night? Did you plan to go to Lingyun Town quietly? You really..."
The emperor said, "My son is worried about the prince. The queen mother knows that the prince is my hope for the future of the Southern Qi Dynasty. If there is something wrong with him, I really don't know who should inherit the country..."
The Empress Dowager said angrily, "It's because you can't let go. All these years, being pampered by Concubine Deyue has hurt him. Why don't you understand?" After saying that, seeing the emperor's look of loneliness and fatigue, she also softened her breath , "You are still young. Apart from the prince, there are other princes. Although you are young, it is not impossible to help you up."
The emperor immediately said, "The queen mother is trying to persuade the sons and ministers to change their intentions to establish a crown prince?"
The Empress Dowager immediately said, "The Ai family didn't say that, if the crown prince is established after this incident, why should the Ai family persuade you to change him? He is also the grandson of the Ai family, isn't he? What the Ai family means is that the emperor should be at ease, don't do this Dote on him, you have already sent five thousand imperial guards, nothing will happen." After saying that, she said, "But Ye Chang, it's been a few days now, and I haven't found it yet. It's really hard to say if something happened or not. gone."
The emperor sighed again when he heard the words, "King Rong An and the princess are only descended from Ye Chang's lineage. If something happens to him, I'm afraid I will always feel uncomfortable. In the future, I will have no face to see them."
The queen mother said, "I don't blame you for not taking good care of this matter. Ye Chang's temper is playful, and Qinghuafang has been doing a good job in the name of the prince. That's why this happened. Yiai's family said that the emperor It’s right to come back. If you go to Lingyun Town in a hurry, the group of people under the prince see the wind and act arrogantly again. You must suppress it this time, otherwise you may find a bigger one in the future thing."
The emperor said, "Is there anything more serious than what happened to Ye Chang? That is my country."
The queen mother immediately poohed, "Don't talk nonsense." After finishing speaking, he said, "My family is tired after seeing the emperor torment, so hurry back to the palace and rest."
The emperor shook his head, "The queen mother is getting old, go back and rest. I haven't read the memorial presented by the head of state yesterday. Tomorrow morning, I have to discuss matters. I will go back to the palace after reading it."
The queen mother nodded when she heard the words, showing concern, "Although state affairs are important, your body is more important. Don't be too late."
The emperor nodded.
The Empress Dowager got up and drove back to Ci'an Palace.
After the queen mother left, the emperor glanced back and ordered in a low voice, "Physician Meng will enter the palace later, please keep quiet."
"Yes." Someone bowed their heads.
The emperor walked quickly to the imperial study.
When the emperor came to the imperial study, he saw Feng Yang sitting on the ground and Ye Chang lying on the floor. He was immediately annoyed, "Why did you put Ye Chang on the floor? Put him on the couch quickly."
"Yes." Someone quickly helped Ye Chang to lie down on the couch.
The emperor looked at Fengyang, and ordered, "Help Young Master Feng up and sit down."
Someone quickly helped Feng Yang to sit on the chair again.
The emperor untied his cloak, looked at Fengyang, and said in a deep voice, "Now Young Master Feng, tell me what's going on? If you fool me, even if the Fengyang bodyguard bureau has a high status in the Jianghu and is not afraid of the court, even if your hand There is the Longyan order handed down by the great ancestor, and I can kill you today."
Feng Yang arched his hands and said weakly, "Since I came to see the emperor, I naturally dare not fool Long Yan. Although Fengyang's bodyguard bureau has a high status in the Jianghu, it is because of the protection of the emperor that it can continue to eat this bowl of rice. Naturally, I can't smash it." The rice bowl passed down from the ancestors."
The emperor nodded, "It's good if you can understand the truth. Tell me."
Fengyang said, "Your Majesty knows that the Fengyang Bodyguard Bureau has been handed down for several generations, and there are many friends in the world, so the eyes and ears are better. A few days ago, I heard that someone hired an assassin to assassinate Ye Shizi in the East Lake. Because my uncle Fengying is The lieutenant general under the command of King Rong An died in the battle with the prince and concubine. After hearing about it, he naturally couldn't ignore it. So he secretly sent someone to save Ye Shizi and sent him back to the capital secretly. Although the process was difficult and complicated , but in a nutshell, that’s it.”
The emperor frowned, "Who wants to kill Ye Chang?"
Feng Yang shook his head, "I'm just hearing the news. Jianghu killers have rules, and they don't disclose the name of their employers to the outside world, otherwise they won't be able to survive in this business. So, it's unclear who paid for the murder. After a pause, he continued, "On the way to escort Ye Shizi back to Beijing, I met a large number of black-clothed killers, and I took my life to send Ye Shizi to see the emperor."
The emperor frowned, "Why didn't you hand Ye Chang over to the prince? The prince is now in Lingyun Town."
Feng Yang sighed, "Lingyun Town is now in chaos, fish and dragons are mixed, there are people in the dark, they can't figure it out, it's not as safe as the capital. I don't dare to take the risk. Even so, on the way back to the capital, I still meet When there are a large number of killers, it is almost impossible to enter Beijing."
The emperor nodded, his face darkened.
At this time, someone outside reported, "Your Majesty, Doctor Meng is here."
"Come in," the emperor ordered.
Physician Meng walked in immediately, and just as he was about to greet him, the emperor waved his hand, "Look at Ye Chang, how is he doing now?"
Physician Meng knew that the emperor must have something important to do when he announced him into the palace late at night, but he never thought that the unconscious person lying on the couch in the imperial study was Ye Shizi, so he hurried forward to check Ye Chang's pulse, and then Pulling off his clothes and checking the wound on his chest, he took a deep breath.
The emperor naturally also saw the bloody flesh on Ye Chang's left chest, the wound was almost a blood hole, his eyes tightened.
Feng Yang said at the right time, "The killer shot Ye Shizi with a highly poisonous bone-piercing nail. I asked a doctor to debone and dig out his flesh, and then I removed the poisonous nail and saved his life. If it was a moment later , Ye Shizi will die."
The emperor's complexion changed slightly, "It's really despicable to use a vicious bone-piercing nail."
Feng Yang said, "It seems that someone told Ye Shizi to die."
The emperor was furious, "A good one will die! I don't believe it. In my Southern Qi state, near the imperial city, there are people who are so vicious and rampant to murder the prince and grandson. Once I find out, I will punish the nine clans."