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At the beginning of the 25th year of Apocalypse, when the Northern War broke out, the Qiang people assembled hundreds of thousands of troops and the Apocalypse Army to attack the Apocalypse garrison at night [-] miles away from Baicheng, killing more than [-] guards. The general Zheng Zhongjin was furious when he heard the news, and rested in the middle of the night. On the second day, the leading army and the Qiang army encountered in the grassland southeast of Baicheng, and the battle was stalemate.

In the capital, Emperor Jingwen is old and no longer ambitious. The army has been fighting for several months, and food and grass are in short supply. Liu Yan holds the battle report in his hand and meditates for a long time. When the court discusses the matter of marriage, he wants to send the general Zheng Zhongjin back to Beijing.

Ever since Zheng Zhongjin left Beijing, Liu Zhi lost his conscientiousness for serving the country and the people. He asked for leave early in the morning. It is taken care of, except that the food and lodging are poor, and the request is also answered.

It turned out that Liu Zhi's attitude of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days reassured the prince and the emperor, but Liu Yan wanted to move Zheng Zhongjin's food and grass. After hearing what the spies had said, Liu Zhi called Li Ziyu directly and secretly convened The confidants he left behind in the capital meet at night.

Before the imperial decree for peace could be issued, Emperor Jingwen fell into a coma in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The entire palace was stunned. The imperial doctor knelt outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation. It was so great that all the ministers praised him. Emperor Jingwen was old and sick, and fell into a coma for a long time due to this illness.

On the first day of the crown prince's supervision, Liu Zhi wrote a letter to ask the prince to approve the food and grass support in the northern border to relieve the danger in the northern border. In the eyes of others, it was Liu Zhi's face slapped in public.

After the court was over, Liu Ye ordered Liu Zhi to wait in the East Palace, saying that he had something to discuss with him. Liu Zhi didn't have breakfast, and Liu Ye came slowly when he waited for the lights in the East Palace. At this time, Liu Zhi's chest was already hungry. , Seeing Liu Ye coming over, he had to cheer up and salute.

"Fourth brother has been waiting for a long time." Liu Ye passed him with a half-smile, walked up to the main seat, opened his clothes and sat down.

"It should be," Liu Zhi said with a blank expression. Before Liu Ye asked him to sit down, he stood under Liu Ye, his back straight, and he looked a little tired.

"I called my fourth brother here to discuss the matter of grain and grass in the northern border with my fourth brother," Liu Ye said, "I heard that the Ministry of Household Affairs has reported in the past few days that the national treasury is empty this year, and it really cannot afford the food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops in the northern border. , Years of wars in the northern border, my palace has not seen the Qiang people coming in, I think this time it is just the same as in previous years, this palace thinks that the unfinished will of the father before his illness is very good, now the treasury is empty, so the royal princess Go to the marriage ceremony to appease the anger of the Qiang royal family, and also to prevent the border between the two countries from being peaceful, not to mention..." Liu Ye looked for Liu Zhi's sake: "Zheng Zhongjin is the person who misses the fourth brother's heart, and the war was settled with his relatives. , General Zheng’s return to the capital is good enough for you, isn’t it? When General Zheng returns to the capital, how about I personally decree to bestow him to the fourth brother? Now that the Zheng family is weak, I think Duke Berke should be happy. "

After Liu Ye finished speaking, he was ready to see the angry look of his crazy younger brother, but Liu Zhi disappointed him. He just slightly raised his eyelids and looked at Liu Ye quietly.

This act of crossing the river and demolishing bridges is no different from Liu Yan, and Liu Zhi felt disgusted.

Liu Zhi cupped his hands: "My younger brother thinks what His Royal Highness said is very true, and my younger brother has something else to do, so I will leave first."

Liu Ye snorted coldly and waved him away.

It was night, when Liu Zhi went out of the palace gate, Emperor Jing Wen, who had been sleeping for half a month, suddenly woke up, and someone close to him told him all the things that had happened recently. The imperial doctor came to ask about his condition.

The imperial doctor kowtowed, shaking his body, and said: "The Holy Majesty is not weak for no reason, but because he has been given poison that damages his vitality for many years, so he suddenly fell ill with a careless move."

After Liu Yan heard this, he was furious and ordered not to reveal his sobriety. After a night of recuperation, Emperor Jingwen recovered most of his energy. On the second day, when the crown prince was in charge, Emperor Jingwen suddenly walked in front of the officials from behind the curtain.

Emperor Jing Wen suddenly woke up, Liu Ye saw it suddenly, he forgot to hide the frightened and shocked look on his face, Emperor Jing Wen snorted coldly, and ordered someone to take the prince down, Su Yi, who was waiting beside him, threw away the evidence that the prince had murdered the Holy Majesty In front of the prince, the whole court was shocked.

Chaos inside.

The crown prince and empress were deposed one after another, and Emperor Jingwen was in charge. When everyone thought that the throne must belong to Prince Yong, Emperor Jingwen made another decree, appointing the eleventh prince who had just turned three years old as the crown prince. The words are endless.

Liu Zhi looked at the farce with cold eyes, and put on an attitude of respect and distance, as if he really had no intention of the throne, but instead wrote to Liangcheng in private, ordering people to raise food and grass to send to the north.

Liangcao and a secret letter written by Liu Zhi himself were sent to Zheng Zhongjin. The letter was written by Liu Zhi himself, telling Zheng Zhongjin to guard the northern border well. There is no need to worry about the grain, grass and military pay. As long as Prince Yong is here for one day, the northern army will have nothing to worry about.After Zheng Zhongjin read the letter carefully, he thought about it. He and Liu Zhi had never seen each other since leaving the capital. After he came to the northern border, he also wrote several letters, but Liu Zhi didn't reply one. It was written by Zhi himself. Zheng Zhongjin carefully folded the letter and put it close to his body.

Shortly thereafter, the abolished prince mutinied and led troops into the imperial city.

The capital was in turmoil, Liu Zhiduan was sitting in his Prince Yong's mansion, listening to the sound of beating and killing outside, he was still a little bit leisurely drinking tea.

Li Ziyu came over and bowed to refill tea for Liu Zhi: "Your Highness, the palace has been surrounded by the army of the abolished prince, and so are the other ministers in the city. The remaining 2000 elites followed the abolished prince into the palace."

Liu Zhi gave a low hum, and got up: "The time has come, let's go."

In the 26th year of Apocalypse, Liu Ye, the deposed prince, rebelled and sealed off the capital with [-] privately raised soldiers. He went all the way to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and personally put the knife on Emperor Jingwen's neck.

Seeing the cold blade clinging to his neck, Liu Yan looked horrified, and shouted sharply: "Nizi! You are treason! Rebellion!"

"So what if it is!" Liu Ye laughed bitterly: "You are the old bastard who abolished me first! You have been the emperor for decades, I just want to replace you quickly, what's wrong with me?! I occupy the heir apparent, and the throne will be mine sooner or later, I just want to get it as soon as possible!"

Liu Yan pointed at Liu Ye with trembling fingers: "You! You are trying to kill your father in vain! Even if you win the world! How can you sit still! Everyone in the world will point at your spine and curse!"

"I just need to sit more firmly than you, Father." Liu Ye's hand was strong, and the blade was inserted into Liu Yan's loose neck, bringing out a few traces of blood: "Look at you, you know that you are no longer able to be You have been emperor for several years, but you still make a three-year-old child the crown prince! Father, aren’t you joking about the foundation of the Liu family? If you go underground, what face do you have to meet your ancestors?”

"You...Nizi! Nizi!" Liu Ye blushed and panted heavily, perhaps because he felt a little ashamed because of what Liu Ye said in the middle of his mind.

"Hahaha, you're speechless, aren't you?!" Liu Ye's eyes showed madness: "You forced me, father, you forced me. You always say that we are alike, and you will do whatever you want to get what you want. Don't you just Do you appreciate this about your son? Isn’t your son doing a good job? Otherwise, why would you abolish me and not make the fourth son a prince? Because he is different from you. He is too similar to Concubine Zhen. The imperial concubine gave up hundreds of lives in her mother's family for you, and he is willing to give everything to protect Zheng Zhongjin, which is convenient for me, otherwise I really don't have the confidence to fight with the fourth brother."

"Really?" Liu Zhi walked in from outside the hall, followed by a group of elite soldiers. He was covered with the cold of the wind and snow, and he said calmly: "It turns out that in the heart of His Royal Highness, the younger brother can afford such an evaluation." .”

"Fourth, save me!"

"How did you come in! Come on! Come on!"

Seeing Liu Zhi walking in leisurely, Liu Yan and Liu Ye were pleasantly surprised and terrified. Seeing Liu Zhi, Liu Yan was overjoyed and felt that he had been saved, but Liu Ye was in a panic. He yelled several times, but found that there was no When a person came in, Liu Ye stared at Liu Zhi: "Where are the people in this palace! What have you done!"

"His Royal Highness, is it true that most of the tens of thousands of troops you raised privately are remnants of the Mei family?" Liu Zhi asked, "Mei family army, recognize the master."

Liu Ye let go of his hand, knowing that the situation was over, the long sword fell to the ground, and he fell to the ground: "So you planned all this?"

Liu Zhi smiled and nodded.

The sword on his neck disappeared, Liu Yan heaved a sigh of relief, and scrambled to Liu Zhi's side: "Good son, good son, I was wrong, I will make you the crown prince..."

Liu Zhi looked at the embarrassing father with cold eyes, stretched out his hand to push him away, and after pushing him, took out a handkerchief and wiped his fingers carefully, as if he had touched something unclean.

"Liu Zhi, you!" Liu Yan frowned coldly, pointing at Liu Zhi and scolding: "You are disrespectful!"

"If you are sensible and honestly hand over the food and grass that Zhongzheng wants, I won't play with you when the border is unstable now, but you are all in too much hurry," Liu Zhi sneered and laughed. Voice: "The throne? This king has never been rare, only you are fighting for it like a treasure. For this position, you are unkind and unrighteous, killing all your relatives." After Liu Zhi finished speaking, Li Ziyu waved his hand and followed. The soldiers came forward and tied Liu Yan and Liu Ye.

Liu Yan was still cursing, but Liu Ye calmed down, as if resigned to his fate.

"Father, save some energy," Liu Zhi chuckled, "I'm afraid that you are tired of scolding now, and you won't have the energy to beg for mercy when you are in front of my grandfather's family later."

"Why do I have to admit my mistake to the guilty minister! Liu Zhi! Let me go!" Liu Yan shouted at the top of his voice, "Where are the prime ministers! Where are the guards! Where are they going to die! Come escort! Come escort!"

"Hush," Liu Zhi put his index finger on his lips, "Stop arguing, father, after tonight, you will all be dead. It will be spread throughout the Daqi, and the ministers will choose a day to ascend the throne after the funeral of the father, and then send the father to the graves of the grandfather and mother to make atonement."

After hearing this, Liu Yan's eyes were tearing: "How dare you! Liu Zhi, I tell you! The ministers would not believe it if they hadn't seen my dead body! They wouldn't believe it! You can't sit in that position! You and Liu Zhi Same karma! Can’t sit on it!”

"Whoever objects to killing is it. Is there an official who is rare in this world?" Liu Zhihun didn't care. Look, this world belongs to the officials, or to the Liu family."

"You will destroy the foundation of the Liu family! You will destroy the foundation of the ancestors! You rebellious son!"

"Father, you are right," Liu Zhi laughed joyfully, "This time, when I return to Beijing, this king is here to destroy the Liu family."

"Madman..." Liu Ye, who was silent at the side, raised his head, fear reflected in his pupils: "You are a lunatic."

In the 26th year of Apocalypse, the abolished prince forced the palace, and Prince Yong came to Qingjun's side, but he came a step late. During the chaos, the abolished prince killed Emperor Jingwen.

Before Emperor Jingyuan ascended the throne, the ministers in the court did not see the emperor's body, and You Yushitai raised doubts in public, and angrily denounced Liu Zhi as being like Liu Ye. He might also be an unfilial son who killed his father and seized the throne. It's over, the head has landed.

Since then, whenever there is a voice against Emperor Jing Yuan in the court, the end will be like that of You Yushitai.