The eleventh day of the first month of the twenty-third year of Chenghua.
According to the rules of previous years, today was supposed to be the first day of the Lantern Festival holiday, and officials would also begin to rest, and would not return to the yamen to handle official duties until after the Lantern Festival.
However, this year, due to the sudden death of the imperial concubine Wan, the emperor held a great court meeting in the name of discussing posthumous titles for the imperial concubine, which logically took up the official's vacation.
Many people have heard the news that the emperor is going to posthumously enshrine the Wan family. The snowflakes of memorials have been piled up with imperial cases since yesterday. Some of them were strongly opposed, some expressed their approval, and some even supported posthumous titles. The emperor thought about it.
But these memorials, the emperor did not read, not even turned over.
According to what he had negotiated with Wantong, drafting a posthumous title for the imperial concubine was just a pretense. The real purpose of the great court meeting was to abolish the prince.
"Why do I feel like something is going to happen? My eyelids kept jumping last night!" Xu Pu pressed his eyelids and whispered.
He didn't know that Liu Jian went to Tang Fan last night, let alone what happened to a different village in Daxing after that.
"Left eye jumps for money, right eye jumps for disaster, are you jumping left or right?" Liu Jian said casually, a little absent-minded.
Xu Pu: "No, why did I hear that it is a disaster on the left and a wealth on the right? What is the sign that both eyelids are twitching?"
Liu Jian: "Then maybe there will be a beautiful woman who will hug you on your way back later?"
Xu Pu laughed and scolded: "Fuck you!"
He immediately smiled and lowered his voice: "Look at Wan Xunji and the others, isn't it a little weird?"
Liu Jian frowned. He hadn't heard back from Tang Fan yet, and he didn't know what was going on there, but maybe he was really suspicious. Wan An didn't suggest anything at all, so Tang Fan naturally couldn't find out. what result.
He followed Xu Pu's words and carefully observed the expressions of Wan An and the others, and found that the other party's behavior was actually not strange. Seriously.
"Is your memorial ready?" he asked Xu Pu in a low voice.
Xu Pu also whispered back: "Ready, do you really want to do this? I'm afraid that His Majesty will lose face?"
Just as Wan An and the others had already made plans, Liu Jian and Xu Pu had also made plans.
If the emperor insisted on pursuing the posthumous title of the Wan clan, they would oppose it. If the emperor refused to obey, even if they gave up the black gauze hat, it would not be a pity. If the emperor was willing to compromise, then they might as well take a step back and agree with the emperor. Give Wan Shi a little more honorary title to express comfort.
Of course, the emperor is likely not to compromise, so both of them have two notes in their sleeves in case they need it.
Liu Jian replied: "If you don't do this, will the crown prince want to honor the Wan family as his mother in the future?"
Xu Pu sighed and said nothing.
Since the prince entered the East Palace, he has been humble, courteous, diligent and eager to learn. He has the appearance of a generation of wise men. What is even more rare is that he has a benevolent heart. No one who has come in contact with him dislikes him. This kind of love is also mixed with pity. The palace servants who were able to give up their lives for the prince back then were like this, not to mention Liu Jian, Xu Pu and others. Even Tang Fan didn’t really want to help because he had been in contact with the prince several times. Is this the Crown Prince of the East Palace?
On the contrary, the emperor, who is his biological father, has no affection for the prince.
As the two of them spoke, the courtiers filed into the hall.
With the sound of the net whip, the emperor stepped out of the court, all the whispers quietly stopped, and all the ministers looked solemn, waiting for the emperor to speak.
Sitting on the throne is completely different from standing below.
From the emperor's point of view, he can see the facial expressions of everyone below.
In the few years when he first ascended the throne, the emperor may have sat on it and watched the various reactions of the courtiers, but now he has long lost this mood.
In the past, when Mrs Wan was there, he was not necessarily able to cultivate himself. He only stayed with Mrs. Wan, and he often couldn't help but mess around with flowers. There were many women in the harem, and their skin was young and beautiful. These palace maids, female officials and even concubines Concubine, all of them have been labelled with the emperor's exclusive label, which is difficult to control. Emperor Chenghua is no exception. He is addicted to cultivating immortals. In addition to wanting to live a long life, there is also a part of the reason to restore his glory. .
Wan Shi is naturally unhappy. She is a woman with a strong desire for monopoly. Even if the emperor has given birth to many children, she will still be angry with the emperor for a long time when he is lucky to have a certain harem woman.
However, the more she refused to do it, the more the emperor felt the forbidden pleasure of cheating.
But all this changed completely after Wan's death.
The emperor suddenly discovered that no matter how beautiful a woman was, he could not interest him, and even the immortality remarks instilled in him by Li Zisheng Jixiao could no longer make the emperor feel tempted and fascinated.
In the heavens and the earth, only such a person can make him feel alive. Without her, he is like a lonely ghost, and there is no more interest in living.
Maybe I'll be able to see Sister Wan soon.
The emperor sighed softly, almost silently.
He felt the exhaustion he had never felt before, exuding from his bones, covering and dipping his entire body, even sitting on this dragon chair and looking at the faces of the people below made him feel suffocated.
There should have been a chorus of drums played by the Jiaofang Division at the Great Court Meeting, but today is a bit special, and it's not a major celebration, and no one wants to touch this bad luck.
According to what was negotiated in advance, at this time, the first assistant, Wan An, should have stepped out and proposed the matter of abolishing the prince. Then the emperor agreed. Peng Hua and others took advantage of the situation to take out the edict of the abolition of the prince. things are settled.
If there is a lot of opposition from the ministers, the emperor will take a step back and exchange the non-canonization of the Wan clan as a condition in exchange for the compromise of the ministers to the abolished prince.
In fact, the emperor was already determined to pursue the Wan family, but the queen mother came to hear the news last night and had a big quarrel with the emperor. Promise.
But apart from Wan Dang, other people didn't know the inside story, and the courtiers thought that the theme of today's court meeting was to discuss the honorary title behind Wan Guifei.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
The emperor's gaze turned to the first person under the steps, Wan An.
Wan An slightly lowered his head and did not look up.
This is the basic etiquette of an audience, and you can't look directly at your face.
But in this way, the emperor could not see Wan An's expression clearly.
Why didn't he speak.
Wan An didn't speak because he was hesitating.
Yesterday, he had a big fight with Liu Jian. Of course, it wasn't just because Liu Jian stabbed at his weakness, which made him angry. After ten years in the cabinet, Wan An has never experienced more embarrassing scenes than Liu Jian's, no matter how ugly it is. He has heard the words, Liu Jian's kind is drizzle at best.
He just pushes the boat along the way, passing the message to the other party through the quarrel.
But the information contained there was too obscure, and he wasn't sure whether Liu Jian heard it or not, maybe he heard it, maybe not.
Wan An couldn't tell what he was thinking.
He didn't want to seek to usurp the throne, and he didn't want to use some fake prince to confuse the royal blood, so he hoped that the conspiracy of Wantong and others could be known and solved by Liu Jian, and because he had the credit for tipping off, he could get it no matter what. A good end.
But on the other hand, these conspiracies are indispensable from the beginning to the end. He can't completely get rid of the relationship no matter what, so it is very likely that in the end, he will not be tolerated by the Wan Party, but also by the people on the Prince's side. To cast aside, to end up with two sides is not a person.
This contradictory mood made him in a dilemma, and finally gave Liu Jian a hint that was so obscure that almost no one could see through it. "the meaning of.
Right now, it should have been his turn to be the first to ask the emperor to abolish the crown prince and start today's drama.
But he didn't make a sound.
The waiting time was a bit long, and the courtiers were inexplicable, looking at each other, if not for the supervision of the censor, they would have been whispering.
Wan Dang was even more anxious, not knowing what was wrong with Wan An.
Peng Hua couldn't help but wanted to reach out and push him several times, but Liu Ji was standing in front of him, and the other party blocked his body in the middle, intentionally or not, so that Peng Hua couldn't do anything at all. The ancestors of the eight generations have greeted them again.
Li Zisheng finally couldn't hold back, and didn't want to wait any longer: "Your Majesty, this minister has the original performance!"
Everyone heard the sound and looked at him.
Li Zisheng was the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the funeral of the imperial concubine was also presided over by the Ministry of Rites. It was understandable that he should speak first.
Seeing that the emperor did not mean to stop, the eunuch on duty of the Slijian shouted: "Yes!"
Li Zixing: "I have heard that the Crown Prince inherits the orders of heaven and obeys the prayers of the people. He should have been blessed by nature and looked to the world. However, since the crown prince was established, his relatives and relatives have repeatedly been unpredictable. The life of the noble concubine, and the warning signs such as wisdom entering the Big Dipper, Taishan movement,…”
The hall exploded with a bang. Everyone thought that Li Zixing opened his mouth to flatter the emperor and grab the head of the Wan family. Who would have thought that he would actually point the finger at the prince? !
A while ago, the matter of abolishing the prince was a riot, and finally ended with the Taishan earthquake, because at that time everyone thought that it was the emperor who wanted to abolish the prince. Unexpectedly, Li Zisheng brought up the old story again, and also pinned the Taishan earthquake on the crown prince!
Since it is a natural disaster, the sky can't speak, only people can speak, and the will of heaven can only be understood and described according to what people need. Since people who are close to the prince can interpret it as the emperor's failure, then Wan Dang can also interpret it as The prince lost his virtue.
Liu Jian and Xu Pu were both stunned.
They didn't expect this to happen at all!
You must know that the two of them still have a memorial related to Wan's family in their sleeves. As a result, Wan Dang did not play cards according to common sense, and put them together!
It happened so suddenly, not to mention Liu Jian and Xu Pu, everyone else was unprepared and could only watch Li Zisheng chatting there.
"... It can be seen that the vicious virtue is strong, and the heaven and the earth are not allowed, so this minister dared to ask your majesty to choose another wise man, in order to be in harmony with the people of the sun and the moon!"
Li Zixing barely gave anyone a break to interject, he just finished speaking in one breath, and then bowed back into the queue.
"Your Majesty, Li Zixing is talking nonsense, I can't agree with you!" Liu Jian reacted and hurriedly said, "The Taishan earthquake is obviously..."
At least he didn't get too hasty and forget his senses, saying something like "The earthquake in Mount Tai is obviously your Majesty, you have to abolish the prince before you will get a warning from heaven".
"The Taishan earthquake is obviously a natural disaster, and the natural disaster is avoided, so what does it have to do with the prince! Besides, the prince has been established for more than ten years, how can the death of the noble concubine be counted on the prince? Word!"
Li Zisheng said indifferently: "I am a traitor, what are you, Mr. Liu Ge? You gave up your heart to the prince just because you served as a lecturer in the East Palace. However, although the prince is noble, you are only the prince. You should be loyal to the sage, and now, in the name of loyalty to the prince, you are forming a party for personal gain. It can be seen that Liu Ge is not as righteous and awe-inspiring as you said, but he is just a gentle scum!"
Liu Jian was furious: "You spit out your blood! My heart goes out to the Crown Prince, because the Crown Prince was established by His Majesty, and he is the rightful Crown Prince.
Li Zisheng said coolly: "Elder Liu Ge is so stern, he is obviously suspected of being a thief!"
Liu Jian realized that he would definitely not be able to quarrel with them, and immediately took off his official hat, knelt down and kowtowed, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, Prince He Gu!"
Xu Pu also knelt down: "Your Majesty, since the establishment of the crown prince, he has been trembling, benevolent, courteous, and humble, and there is nothing wrong with morality.
On the spot, many courtiers reacted and knelt down one after another.
Some are still on the sidelines, or are simply members of the party.
The palace was in chaos immediately, and the censors had to come forward to maintain order, and it took a while for the chaos to calm down a little.
Wan An still didn't make a sound, as if he had completely forgotten his responsibilities as the chief assistant, and stood there motionless, as if he was asleep.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had spoken before the court, others would have almost thought that he had been drugged for muteness.
Wantong people were also on the spot, but in such occasions, he generally did not have the right to speak, and because of his status, if he spoke rashly, it would arouse the disgust of the civil servants, and even provoke some neutral people to rise up against them. This kind of psychology can't be better understood, so no matter what the situation is, he can only choose to remain silent.
But he had already hated Wan An to the bones in his heart. If he had known that this person would flinch, he would never make him feel better!
Wantong savagely gouged out the opponent's back, and then kept winking at Peng Hua.
In this case, Peng Hua had to temporarily take on the responsibility of leading Wandang to continue the plan, so he took the initiative to give the imperial concubine a posthumous title and posthumously titled Empress Xiaokang Jingsu Zhehui Zhuangren.
This time, everyone didn't care about the matter of opposing the abolition of the prince, and they started arguing and arguing about whether the Wan family should be posthumously named the queen.
Liu Jian still can't see where he is going to pursue the title of Wan's family today, it is clear that Wan Dang wants to use this pretext to abolish the prince!
I am afraid that the emperor already knew about it, so he did not say a word, and was cooperating with them in acting!
He and Xu Pu looked at each other and saw the sullenness in each other's eyes. He immediately ignored Wan's affairs and prepared to speak out against the prince's affairs.
At this time, everyone heard the emperor raised his voice and said, "I haven't died yet, what are the ministers clamoring for?"
All the ministers had to kneel down one after another to plead guilty, and even Liu Jian and Xu Pu could only swallow back what he was about to say.
How to do?
The emperor's mouth must be related to the abolition of the prince. Do you really want to watch the prince be abolished?
Could it be that the prince could not escape this fate in the end?
Liu Jian and others were extremely anxious, but they were helpless. They couldn't rashly interrupt the emperor, right?
Last time, the emperor would consult the cabinet first, but this time he didn't even give any advance notice. He just let the people of Wan Dang do whatever they wanted. I'm afraid he's really determined!
After a moment of silence, the emperor said: "The crown prince is neither the eldest son nor the direct son, only because the two brothers in front of him died early, so it was his turn to be established as the East Palace. In this case, in terms of seniority, it should also be the concubine. The eldest son was born. From this point of view, since the imperial concubine gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, it is not an exaggeration to posthumously become the queen. However, since the Qing and others have tried their best to oppose, I also do not want to see the discord between the ruler and the minister, so I decided to depose only... "
"Your Majesty, I have the original performance!!!"
The voice came from behind everyone, and there was silence in the hall, and this sudden voice seemed extraordinarily loud.
Everyone turned around and looked back in astonishment, but they saw two people standing at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Because their backs were against the light, they couldn't see clearly for a while, so everyone had to narrow their eyes and look carefully.
Liu Jian and Xu Pu recognized it at a glance, and they almost shouted each other's names: "Tang Fan!"
Yes, it was Tang Fan.
Last night, Wantong was in Daxing's Bie Zhuang by Suizhou Xue Ling and Jin Yiwei in disguise, and he was caught by surprise. The people who Wantong placed there didn't even have time to go out and report the news, and they were all brought down.
Under the guidance of Wantong's concubine Manniang, Suizhou and the others found a very crucial clue in an underground warehouse in the front yard of Biezhuang.
The key is enough to overturn the current situation.
As the news has not been leaked, Wantong still knows nothing about what happened in Bie Zhuang, and naturally he does not know that the killer he thought he had carefully hidden has been found by Sui Zhou and others, and he brought it with him before it was dawn. When he came back, he was directly brought into the palace by Tang Fan.
Although Tang Fan is idle at home, he still has an official body after all, and he relies on Suizhou and Wang Zhi to operate from it - Wang Zhi even went to the Queen Mother's place to explain all the causes and consequences, and directly please Yizhi, otherwise he would not be able to go so smoothly. came to the door of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Hurry up, hurry up, and finally appear at the conference.
If it could be earlier, perhaps the previous chaos could have been avoided.
However, it's not too late.
"Your Majesty, I have the original play!" Tang Fan walked in, holding a thin young man in his hand, who stumbled and looked terrified.
When everyone saw each other's eyes clearly, they couldn't help but scream!
Wantong's face changed greatly.
"Tang Runqing, you are so daring, you dare to break into the court meeting, and dare to hold the crown prince!" I don't know who yelled.
The emperor also frowned.
Wantong shouted: "Come here, escort! Take down this chaotic minister and thief, it doesn't matter whether you live or die!"
Hearing the sound outside the hall, the figure of the guard of the forbidden army appeared.
Tang Fan naturally wouldn't sit still, he said loudly: "Your Majesty, my lords, please see clearly, this person is not the prince!"
Wantong said angrily: "Quickly take down the people!"
The emperor suddenly said: "Wait!"
He narrowed his eyes and looked up and down the boy that Tang Fan brought. If he didn't take a closer look, he really looked exactly like the prince, even the sparse hair and the scar on his forehead were exactly the same.
But the emperor knew that the other party was not the prince, because the prince had never shown such an expression.
Emperor: "Who is this man?"
Tang Fan: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this person was secretly hidden in Daxing Bie Zhuang by Wantong, I'm afraid it was intended to be used against the prince!"
Wantong said loudly, "Your Majesty, please don't listen to Tang Fan's nonsense, how could this minister do such a rebellious thing!"
Tang Fan sneered: "Master Wan, the evidence is conclusive, this fake prince is standing in front of me alive, he can testify, and so can the people in your other villages, if you don't have other plans, why would you find someone with People who are similar to the prince, disguise him and even train his words and deeds to make him so similar to the prince!"
He turned to the boy: "You said it yourself, what's going on?"
After that young man was caught by Sui Zhou and others last night, he had already revealed the truth one by one.
This person's surname is Qiu Mingping, originally the son of a farmer on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan. He escaped to Qingzhou because of the famine, and happened to meet Wantong who was visiting relatives in his hometown at that time. Wantong saw that he was somewhat similar to the prince, so he thought about it. This person received his subordinates, and he was taught to read and write, imitated the prince's behavior, and even changed his appearance a little bit closer to the prince, in order to be able to use it one day.
Now that the fake prince has surfaced, it is obvious what Wantong has in mind.
Rao is the emperor who has decided to change the crown prince, when he heard that there is such a tortuous and devious story, he couldn't help but be furious.
Wantong actually used his deep affection for the Wan family to play the emperor like a fool and play with applause!
After Tang Fan finished talking about everything, he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, I would like to thank Lord Yuanfu. If he hadn't reminded him in time, implying that Liu Ge was old, and notified the minister, I am afraid that I still can't think of the key, and your Majesty and I am afraid that you adults will be kept in the dark by Wantong, and let him do whatever he wants!"
His voice reverberated in the hall: "How can a person with ulterior motives really care about the ancestral temple? He just wants to use the opportunity of changing the prince to grab wealth for himself, and even control the heir to the throne as a puppet! "
Wantong hates it so much, he never imagined that the one who ruined his good things in the end was actually Wan An, who has always been invisible!
Wei Dao said that the other party had been silent before, but dared to wait here!
This kind of opportunistic, wolf-hearted and dog-lung, how could he be obsessed with cooperating with him!
His eyes were red, and his fists were clenched tightly.
He really wanted to pounce and strangle Tang Fan to death, and even more wanted to kill Wan An under his palm.
But he knew he couldn't do that.
Because those are not important characters, even if you kill them, you will not be able to escape.
At this time, no one was guarding him, because according to the rules, even if you are a noble, you are not allowed to bring a sword to the temple. Even if you are a military general, if you participate in the great court meeting, as long as you enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you have to hand over your weapons. Therefore, a bare-handed Wantong, Just a toothless tiger.
It is absolutely impossible to say that Wantong bought the guards of the forbidden army. In this dynasty, the possibility of wanting to usurp the throne through palace changes is very small. If Wantong has the ability, there is no need to encourage the emperor to abolish the prince today. .
But as the saying goes, a person who is desperate, does not need to speculate with any common sense at all.
In the brief moment when Tang Fan spoke, Wantong had already figured it out very clearly. He used the emperor's love for his sister to force him to agree to abolish the prince. This was already the limit for the emperor. An attempt to confuse the blood of the royal family His sins cannot be forgiven. Even if the emperor does not want to kill him, the empress dowager and all the ministers will not let him go. The best outcome for him is to escape death. Alcohol is a decent death.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Wantong. He still has countless treasures and possessions that he has not had time to squander. The taste of power is too good. He has long been accustomed to prosperity and wealth, and he can't imagine the scene of his head falling to the ground.
So he made the stupidest and most regrettable move in his life.
Before Tang Fan's words, "I even treat the heir to the throne as a puppet," was not finished, and when everyone's attention was on Tang Fan and the fake prince beside him, Wantong suddenly moved, Thunder rushed towards the emperor who was sitting on the throne!
His movements were fast, and everyone hadn't reacted yet, and could only watch his figure fly up.
Standing next to the emperor, the eunuch of the Slijian only had time to let out a scream, and then prepared to stand in front of the emperor.
But Wantong had long anticipated that, he pushed the person away viciously, and the force was so great that the eunuch fell off the side by surprise.
The emperor's expression was slightly distorted, and the fear in his heart was truthfully reflected on his face.
But his body movements couldn't keep up with the reaction, he was completely overwhelmed, and he could only watch the other side rush towards him.
puff!
The emperor heard a muffled sound.
But he still doesn't know what happened.
Until Wantong's eyes widened, his hands suddenly fell down.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor saw the arrow protruding from the opponent's chest.
Arrow through the heart!
The emperor watched Wantong fall down in front of him, his eyes were wide open, and his mind was still blank.
When there was a buzzing sound in the hall, everyone rushed forward to ask if the emperor was in serious trouble. The guards dragged Wantong's body up and dragged him down. Only then did he come back to his senses and found that the back of his palms was covered in sweat, and even his shirt was wet. through.
At the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Sui Zhou put down his bow and arrow, and said solemnly: "I am waiting for the rescue to arrive late, the traitor has already been executed, please forgive me!"
The emperor finally recovered a little of the majesty that belonged to the Nine-Five: "Fortunately, Guangchuan arrived in time."
He changed his words, pointed at Li Zisheng and said, "Take him down too!"
Li Zixing was shocked and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare your life, this minister and Wantong are not in the same group!"
Peng Hua, Yin Zhi and other members of the Ten Thousand Party also turned pale.
Wantong is dead, these people have a limited role and can no longer make waves.
The big picture is set.
Tang Fan didn't have time to observe the reactions of those people. His eyes searched the audience, his expression suddenly changed slightly, he threw the fake prince to the imperial guards, walked over and asked Sui Zhou, "Where's Liang Fang?"
If this person is not eliminated, the scourge is very great. Wan Dang and others are unscrupulous, and it is also indispensable that Liang Fang is behind the scenes and manipulates everything.
Suizhou shook his head: "Wang Zhi went to him."
At this time, a thin and thin Xiao Huangmen was walking on the way to the palace gate.
He lowered his head and walked in a hurry. He looked very young, no more than seventeen or eighteen at most. He was not tall and was inconspicuous in the palace.
There are not one hundred or eighty such people in the palace.
Even if such an accident happened in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it would not affect the deployment of the entire Forbidden City for a while, and the defense patrols in other places were still similar to normal.
The sergeant outside Xihuamen saw Xiaohuangmen who was about to leave the palace, and stretched out his hand as usual, while Xiaohuangmen also unbuttoned his waist card and handed it over in a normal manner.
"Who set up a supervisor? What are you doing out of the palace?" The sergeant took out his name book and registered his name, and asked according to the rules.
"On the order of Eunuch Chen, go out to the palace to buy." Xiao Huangmen lowered his eyebrows and pleaded with his eyes.
The sergeant returned the waist card to him, and Xiao Huangmen thanked him before continuing to walk forward.
"Stop!" Someone behind him snapped.
Xiao Huangmen didn't hear it, didn't even turn his head back, almost at the same time when he heard the sound, he suddenly jumped up and swept forward!
The speed changed so quickly that the sergeants were dumbfounded.
But faster than him are the people who are catching up behind him.
That Xiao Huangmen heard the sound of the blade breaking through the air, and had to forcibly change the direction and dodge to the side.
But the knife seemed to have already anticipated his intentions, and even his path was blocked!
As a last resort, Xiao Huangmen could only switch from defense to attack. Next, from the opponent's attack, he rushed back and pulled out the saber of one of the sergeants next to the palace gate.
The two sides are extremely fast, and more than ten moves have been passed in the blink of an eye. What is surprising is that Xiao Huangmen, despite his young age, is in no way inferior to his opponent in the next set. Alas, others can only see the shadow of the sword, but they can hardly see their tricks!
"Liang Fang!" Looking at the gap, Wang Zhi revealed his identity: "You colluded with the White Lotus Sect and hid in the palace with bad intentions. Now that Wantong has been put to death, do you still want to resist! It's better to surrender quickly if you know the current affairs. Your Majesty is merciful, and I can save your life!"
That Xiaohuangmen, or Liang Fang, who was transformed into Xiaohuangmen, sneered and said nothing, but the blade in his hand became a little more severe, forcing Wang Zhi to be at a disadvantage for a while, and had to temporarily change his tactics. Offensive and defensive, while quietly observing the opponent's empty door.
Liang Fang Jie smiled and said in a voice completely different from that young face: "I taught you all your sword skills, so you want to beat me?"
The words fell, and the blade slashed on Wang Zhi's shoulder!
Wang Zhi's body didn't sway, and taking advantage of this opportunity, he stepped forward, and the tip of the knife stabbed Liang Fang's chest like a shooting star.
Liang Fang was startled and had to fly back.
But in this way, he has no way to form a step-by-step approach to the opponent.
In fact, Liang Fang didn't want to fight Wang Zhi at all, and he wouldn't do stupid things like Wantong to coerce the emperor.
The moment he learned that Tang Fan appeared with the fake prince, he knew that Wan Dang had failed, and Wan Dang would definitely involve him.
So his goal is very clear, that is to leave the palace!
As long as he leaves the Forbidden City, he is a dragon returning to the sea. Since then, the sea and sky will be vast, and those people who want to find him will be tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack.
So Liang Fang just wanted to run, not to fight. It would not benefit him at all to win or even kill Wang Zhi.
However, Wang Zhi was determined to capture him!
At the same time as Liang Fangfei was retreating, Wang Zhi also rose from the ground and rushed towards him, with the embroidered spring knife in his hand looking at the gap exposed around Liang Fang's body!
His speed was not affected by the shoulder injury at all, and he was still as fast as lightning.
At this time, Liang Fang's retreat was blocked by a tree.
If he were to run, he would have to change shape, but that would have slowed him down a little.
Master tricks, this moment is enough to change many things!
Liang Fang saw the sneer at the corner of Wang Zhi's mouth.
He was shocked that he seemed to have fallen into the trap that the other party had planned early on.
But he had no choice but to turn sideways and avoid the tree.
It's now!
Wang Zhi narrowed his eyes, and threw the Embroidered Spring Sword in his hand, directly inserting it into Liang Fang's shoulder.
The latter screamed, stagnant, and then fell down.
Wang Zhi took this opportunity to leap forward and shoot at the other party's back vest!
Liang Fang spat out a mouthful of blood, and was no longer able to escape and fight back.
If he is willing to leave earlier, don't take chances and stay to see if Wantong fails, maybe Wang Zhi can't catch up with him now.
But there is no regret medicine in the world. If everyone knows what will happen in the future, the future will change accordingly.
Therefore, it is all in vain to calculate the organs of the human heart.
Liang Fang gasped heavily.
He's not dead, and certainly not that easy.
But now life and death could not help him.
Wang Zhi walked over: "Are you still running? Why didn't you run?"
He stared at Wang Zhi stubbornly, as if turning his gaze into a knife blade: "Don't be complacent... ho... ho... You have killed too many sins, and sooner or later you will get the same retribution as me, just wait and see, after the new emperor ascends the throne, He can't stand you either!"
Wang Zhi laughed: "I have never believed that there is any reincarnation of heaven, karma, if there is retribution, your grandson should have died 800 years ago! Don't think I don't know, the palace maid next to the imperial concubine Fu Ru, It is only with your order that I will murder the prince!"
He pulled out the knife on the opponent's body, which caused Liang Fang to cry out in pain, blood flowing like a stream.
"Eunuch Liang, might as well tell you the truth. The reason why you failed is because your ambition is too great, but your ability is not enough. In short, you are too stupid! Do you understand!"
Liang Fang's body twitched, and she rolled her eyes, not knowing whether she was hurt or angry.
Of course Wang Zhi wouldn't kill him, and there are still many secrets to be discovered from Liang Fang, such as how Liang Fang colluded with Li Zilong, and if Li Zilong was able to go up Longevity Mountain to peep at the palace back then, did he get Liang Fang's help.
But these are no longer important. At best, they will catch some fish and shrimp from the palace. All the disturbances have generally calmed down. In the foreseeable lifetime, the White Lotus Sect will never have the vitality of recovery. As for decades later, Will someone make trouble in the name of the White Lotus Sect? That's not what their generation can care about.
Wang Zhi looked up, the sky was already bright, and there was a hint of fish belly white in the far east, which seemed to hold some kind of meaning.
A group of people came in a hurry at the palace gate, and among them were Sui Zhou and Tang Fan.
He sighed slightly, and then he felt a burning pain in the shoulder injury.
But luckily, it's all over.
Wang Zhi thought of what Liang Fang said just now.
After the new emperor ascended the throne...
What will that be like?
Will the now benevolent prince become like his father in the future?
Who knows?
Maybe, maybe not.
He felt that no matter what, it could never be worse than it is now.
The fire ignited back to the spring, and the flood furnace shone through the night.
No matter how long the night is, the dawn will come.
Finish
The author has something to say:
Note:
1. Mengmeng should pay attention, the process of the big court meeting is not like this. The plot in the text needs to be added to the fiction.
2. Wantong is different from the historical ending, but he is also a villain in history anyway, so it doesn't matter~
3. Do you still remember the death of the maid next to the noble concubine in the East Palace case a long time ago? At that time, it was mentioned that the palace maid died for no reason during the prison period. Master Tang and Eunuch Wang speculated that there was still someone in the palace who colluded with the White Lotus Sect, and this person's identity was not low. Now the foreshadowing is revealed, and Liang Fang fled. The disguise technique used when leaving the palace must be related to Li Zilong of the White Lotus Sect, so Mengmeng will know that many things in the past actually had the shadow of Liang Fang, including the abuse of Huang Jinglong in Jiangxi as mentioned earlier. In the prison case, he also died during the prison sentence in the capital~
Closing remarks:
From September last year to the present, even less than half a year ago, the author Miao has completed a million-length novel. Compared with the previous speed, this is an incredible miracle! Applause~~Sprinkle flowers~~~
The main line of this article is to solve the case. One unit is one event. When the main line ends, the article ends. The author knows that you still have some unfinished thoughts, such as the promotion and emotional life of Master Tang in the future. described here.
Why put it out there? Because Master Tang's promotion is fast enough now, and with the execution of the White Lotus Sect and Wan Dang and others, the main line has been successfully completed, there is nothing to talk about, and if you drag it on, you will make up the number of words, so there is no need for this, Prince The emperor's death has become an inevitable trend. The ending must stay at the most moving moment, and it is unnecessary to repeat it. The various new atmospheres after the prince's ascension to the throne are not cumbersome, but also refined and more appropriate.
I am very happy that Mengmeng can accompany Master Tang and Uncle Sui, accompany Wang Gonggong all the way, follow them from birth to death, through the wind and the sword, and finally ushered in the dawn of victory. Thinking about when Master Tang first entered everyone's field of vision, It's just a fledgling little official, and after the ups and downs, he finally became a mature cabinet Saisuke. Does it feel like a lifetime and a very gratifying feeling?
Starting next, until around the Lantern Festival, we will enter the extra volume of this article.
At that time, there will be a lot of daily life, small cases, showing love and other plots, and the scale will be slightly wider than the main text, so stay tuned.
Regarding the issue of book publishing that Mengmeng cares about, "Fourteen Years of Chenghua" has been signed and published, so the issue of personal records will not be considered for the time being. When publishing, some content will be deleted as needed, but there will also be exclusive publications. Extra, if you are interested, you can pay attention to the news of the publication and listing, the author will announce it on Weibo!
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Tomorrow I will take a day off, the day after tomorrow, the extravaganza will start, Lu Lingxi will appear, and the secret lover will come back after becoming famous and rob the family of Master Tang or something, um, you know...
The nutrient solution and the overlord ticket are placed in the extra volume to thank you! ! (*^__^*)
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