The happy life of the devil and the devil

Even though all the dignitaries in the city were waiting with bated breath for the news of Yu Jia, it still took a full hour to gather these two No. 30 people to Zhaoxin Hall.That's all for the young kings and ministers, and several elders in their 70s and [-]s, even relying on the support of the Jinwu Guards, were able to gallop all the way from the palace gate to the Zhaoxin Hall.

Zongzheng Yuanxin was the last to arrive, and when he stepped into the threshold panting, he saw Ling Yucheng sitting on the right side of the throne next to the throne, and He was on the more honorable left side, but the seat was one step away from the throne His Highness the Crown Prince in the seat faced each other with a cold face.At that time, the old man's brain became louder with a "buzz", if he hadn't been supported by two Jinwu guards, so he could hang back, he would have lost his breath on the spot.

This Lord Zongzheng is the younger brother of Emperor Taizong and the uncle of Yuan Shao's direct relatives. In terms of closeness and seniority, no one in the clan can surpass him. That's why Yuan Shao specially worshiped him as Zongzheng to control this gang. Children of the royal family.The old man had just celebrated his [-]th birthday, his beard and hair were all white, and he was supported by the guards tremblingly.Seeing this scene, he wheezed and wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a word.

You said that the crown prince has always been in charge of the country, Your Majesty, why do you want the queen to supervise the country?Well, it is indeed the family law of this dynasty that the queen supervises the country. The previous generations of queens have done a good job, and even the first queen and Taizong queen are able to turn the tide after the emperor's death, but can this one do the same?

Who were those queens before?That's the prince's own mother!What about this one?

Even the prince's own mother may not be reliable. When his good sister-in-law, the empress of Emperor Taizong and the king of Chu were in charge of the government, how many people were dissatisfied?How many people doubt that Emperor Sejong is actually the seed of King Chu?How many people secretly speculate that the throne will be named Shen in a few years?

Now this one, if something happens to His Majesty, can he retreat into the harem and be taken care of by the prince, or can he ascend the throne with a child who doesn't understand anything?

Oh, there are indeed children, and this queen has raised one at her knees... This is more trouble than nothing!

Look, it's like this with the prince now...

The truth is not as bad as Master Zongzheng imagined.The Prince's East Palace is on the east side of the Forbidden Palace, and it is only closer to Zhaoxin Hall than the residences of the officials, so the news came very quickly.Ling Yucheng briefly told the news, neither of them had any desire to socialize with each other, and they sat upright without saying a word.What's more, both sides have a habitual cold face. Usually, one of them, Yuan Shao, doesn't feel it while sitting. Now that there is no buffer in the middle, in the eyes of others, they naturally look like a confrontation.

Seeing Zongzheng coming in, Ling Yucheng got up first and nodded to the elder in the clan.The prince stood up right after him, and before he could take a step, King Kang had already jumped down in one step—the prince didn’t know how this younger brother, who didn’t practice martial arts at all, could jump so fast—carefully supported his great-uncle to walk slowly He stepped forward and sat down at the front of the row of seats of the clan prince.

"I'm going to have some news." Once everyone sat down again, Ling Yucheng said the previous news very quickly without being muddled.Hearing a soft cry from below, Princess Qinghe's face was as white as snow, and she was on the verge of falling. King Kang jumped up and shouted: "Impossible! Nothing will happen to the emperor!"

The Jinwu Guard and the Habayashi Guard have always traveled with their own cars, and this time the catastrophe, let alone the safety of the son-in-law——Ling Yucheng quickly cast a consoling glance at the princess, and shouted in a deep voice: "King Kang! Sit down!"

"But--"

"sit down!"

Reluctantly muttering something, Kang Wang still sat down with his head bowed, half turned his body to support his sister's arm, his eyes were full of concern.Ling Yucheng glanced down again, raised his head slightly, several imperial physicians rushed out from nowhere in the corner of the hall, each of them served an old official over [-] years old, pressed the pulse, got the needle, took the medicine bag and stuffed it under the nose, A look that has been prepared for a long time.

Seeing that the commotion gradually calmed down, Ling Yucheng slowed down his voice and said: "The messenger came from afar, exhausted, and passed out just after reporting the letter. I just woke up not long ago. I am going to ask him in detail If you have any questions about the situation at that time, you can ask them one by one later." After clapping their hands, two black-clothed guards brought in a sand table, followed by the messenger who had just rushed into Beijing in the morning, watching the entire hall full of people. The pointed princes and nobles had two legs that had already started to tremble like playing a pipa.

"You don't have to be afraid, just tell the truth." Ling Yucheng's tone was so gentle that the crown prince, King Kang, General Hussar and others looked sideways—did this person take the wrong medicine?So soft-spoken? "How big was the entire camp at that time? How far was it from the foot of the mountain? How far was the golden-roofed tent in the middle from the foot of the mountain?"

"The camp was built next to the foot of the mountain... There is a river at the foot of the mountain, and the imperial tent is at the corner of the river. past……"

The two messengers, especially the survivors of the Jinwu Guard, thought that they would be asked some questions such as where the imperial driver was-these could not be answered even if they were killed.However, Ling Yucheng asked one sentence after another, just asking about the direction of the mountains and rivers, where the imperial tents were camped, the weather of the previous few days, the color of the river, and so on.Even if these questions are still in shock, the two of you can answer each other's words together. The two black-clothed guards are flying their fingers, and the detailed topographical map is gradually formed on the sand table. On the ground, it was crowded with people.

And the process of the accident gradually became clear in this kind of narration.

The time of the accident was in the middle of the night, the second watch had passed, and the third watch would not arrive.The reason why they were so certain was that it was the time when they changed shifts in the third hour. When the survivor went out to have a urinate, the guard guarding the gate of the camp told him to sleep without sex, and he would change shifts not long after he came back.

Not long after I walked out, I heard a huge rumbling sound, mixed with a very high-pitched, strange sound that I had never heard before.At that time, the whole army was startled, I don't know how many people were screaming and screaming, and it was impossible to see if there was anyone running in the dark. It seemed that the time lasted all night and seemed to be only a moment. All I knew was that the lights went out one by one, and the imperial tent fell. Falling, gradually becoming silent...

Until early in the morning, seeing the tragic situation in the camp below, he joined the leading army who came in from the valley at night to pick up the people.

At the end of the answer, there was no sound in the huge main hall except for the princess's soft sobbing.

Gently stroking the edge of the sand table with his fingers, Ling Yucheng frowned under the expectant or suspicious eyes around him, lowered his head and just muttered.Yuan Shao did not take a detour from the territory of the Xi people outside the pass, but led people through the mountains between Jin and Yong, and took the Jinniu Road between the mountains.Unexpectedly, it rained heavily for several days, the mountain collapsed, the rocks rolled down, and the mud rushed, which eventually led to such a catastrophe...

Don't panic.He said to himself over and over again, don't panic, there are always signs before the mud and rocks rush, and even the soldiers who didn't sleep that night, many people managed to escape.With His Majesty's martial arts, it's impossible for him not to wake up, and it's impossible for him not to escape if he wakes up!Nothing will happen, nothing will happen!

Unconsciously, the fingertips pressed the small flag representing the imperial tent in the center of the sand table, and traced back and forth repeatedly from the imperial tent to the nearby mountains, and from the mountains to the river on the other side of the valley.The river from the imperial tent to the side is thirty or forty feet long. If you go to the side, a sweep of fifty or sixty feet is enough to escape the danger.From the time when the rocks fell and made the noise to when the earth and rocks covered the imperial tent, if His Majesty ran with all his strength, there would be more than enough time to leave the dangerous place!

Seeing him in a daze, the whole hall held their breath, and no one dared to ask questions.Until Ling Yucheng raised his head slowly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he heard another voice next to him almost at the same time.

"Your Majesty, he—"

"Father, he—"

Ling Yucheng suddenly turned his head.The prince was almost standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and when their eyes met in the air, crackling sparks exploded, which could be seen with the naked eye for a while.After a moment of stalemate, Ling Yucheng slightly raised his eyebrows, the crown prince reluctantly lowered his head, closed his mouth firmly and remained silent.

"Your Majesty, did he arrange a banquet that night?"

"Huh? No, I don't know..."

"Have you called your general to go over, then I don't know?"

"I really don't know... But when our general went out with His Majesty, the sleeping tent was always next to His Majesty, everyone knows that!"

"That night, when the accident happened, what kind of strange sound did you hear? When did it start and when did it end?"

"This--"

Obviously seeing the dusty messenger hesitated.Ling Yucheng waited patiently, watching the man scratching his head, thinking for a long time before replying hesitantly: "It's a very strange sound - like an ox horn, but much louder than an ox horn - no, it's not loud, it's ,yes……"

"tip?"

"It's not...it's not the kind of Jinhao, the sharp one makes people's scalp explode..."

"High voice?"

"It's not... the sound of the sound is similar to that of the horn horn, but the rumbling on the mountain is so loud that it can't suppress the sound..."

I don't know that Ling Yucheng didn't care about His Majesty's life and death, Xu Xu asked why, and the young princes beside him showed an impatient look.Especially Yuan Shao's concubine younger brothers——Yuan Shao's mother died early, so that his father and queen came to have several favorite concubines, and also added several concubine younger brothers to Yuan Shao, ranging in age from ten to thirteen Four years old.

Because when Yuan Shao came to the throne, the eldest brother was only six or seven years old, and the youngest was still in his infancy. Yuan Shao was kind to them, and each of them sealed the position of prince and county king, allowing them to live in Kaifu in the capital without mentioning it. .At this moment, Duke Huai, who was the youngest, couldn't listen any longer, coughed loudly on purpose, walked out of the crowd, and said loudly, "How is Your Majesty?"

Ling Yucheng glanced at him lightly, but did not answer.Duke Huai's questioning was not aimed at him either, his eyes were fixed on the courier kneeling on the ground, the courier was stared at by him, his teeth chattered more and more, he huddled into a ball and could not speak.

"Does Prince Huai have anything else to ask?"

"What this king is asking is what happened to the emperor's brother!"

"The messenger has already said that His Majesty's current whereabouts and safety are unknown—does Duke Huai have anything else to ask? If not, I haven't finished asking yet!"

"you--"

Ling Yucheng simply turned his head and ignored him.Completely ignoring the young emperor beside him who was huffing and wheezing with anger, and was about to come up to fight if he hadn't been clamped tightly by his two elder brothers, he followed his own thoughts and continued to ask:

"When did that strange sound sound? Was it before the landslide, during the landslide, or after it completely collapsed?"

"This... seems to be ringing all the time, I don't know when it stopped..."

"When it rang, did the lights of the imperial tent go out?"

"—No?" There was a hesitant voice.

"Is there any!"

This time the silence lasted a lot longer, when Ling Yucheng thought his chest was almost bursting with breathlessness, he finally heard the messenger answer affirmatively: "No!"

"really?"

"Really! The villain remembers that he was so frightened by the rumbling sound that he fell down. When he looked back, there was that strange sound before the lights on the outer circle of the camp were turned off! When did it stop? It's..." After thinking hard for a long time, I still shook my head and said in a low voice, "I really can't remember."

"Understood." Ling Yucheng frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly pushed away the crowd, looked outside the hall and left.Everyone hurriedly followed behind, but they saw him standing in the open space outside the main hall, calling for the soldiers, and the general lined up all kinds of musical instruments, trying to come over one by one.

Painted golden gongs, Hanjia Diaodou, and even all kinds of tigers and eagles, the messenger all shook his head and said no.Seeing that the instruments in the lower ranks had already been tried, Ling Yucheng didn't show any panic or frustration. He took a deep breath and let out a long howl!

The howling sound cracked the stone and pierced the cloud, and it took a long time to rest.Ling Yucheng calmed down a little, turned his head and said to the envoy who was specially set up by two Jinwu Guards:

"Is that the strange sound you heard?"

The author has something to say: Good night everyone~~~~~