Crown Prince's Counterattack

In the dark and damp prison of the government, only a tiny bit of light shines through the narrow windows.Each cell is extremely narrow, but it is full of prisoners. The sparse straw on the ground is piled up in the corner, and several people are huddled together to keep warm, except for a few prisoners who just came in and can’t see the situation clearly. They are still shouting. , the other people were unusually silent, their eyes dimmed like stagnant water, and only when it was time for meals did they seem to come alive. passing of the times.

The paint on the walls is a little peeling off, the fence is full of old dirt, and rats can be heard gnawing on the wooden boards from time to time, the air smells bad, and there is a rotten smell everywhere.Apart from the rattling sound of the chains moving around in the entire prison, there was no atmosphere at all. Even the guards would only come in when they were delivering food and water to the prisoners every day, and then they would leave quickly.

Li Shimin sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes fixed on the iron lock outside the prison door, and he remained motionless.

The place he stayed in was already the cleanest and spacious compared to other cells, and he was the only one in the cell, but obviously he would not be grateful, because this young man who was born with a golden key in his mouth was already in such a poor situation.The clothes he was wearing were still the same as when he was first arrested that day. Now the collar was black, and there were still a few dried blood stains scattered on the hem. I don't know whose blood was stained. But it is unusually bright. He has always been a fastidious person, but even if he wants to keep clean, now he has a bit of a smell on his body.

There was an unexpected sound at the door, and someone was vaguely heard talking. Not long after, the sound of footsteps ranged from far to near.

The moment Sima Yi walked into the sky prison, the light in front of him dimmed. He covered his mouth and nose, frowned and walked towards the inside. The guards followed behind him. The prisoners locked in the cell watched the group pass by them. Subconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look directly.

Li Shimin raised his head, and saw Sima Yi standing in front of him, his eyes were unpredictable, Li Shimin looked away, his mood was very calm, but he was somewhat aware of his arrival in his heart.

The door lock was unlocked, and Sima Yi walked in stooping. The brocade robe he was wearing was in stark contrast to the messy dungeon. His white shoes fell on the wet floor, and their hems brushed against the wall. A layer of imprint.

Li Shimin still sat motionless on the spot with his eyes closed, his expression unmoved. Even though Sima Yi had ascended the throne as emperor now, he would never kneel in front of him and salute.

Sima Yi stepped forward quickly, kicked Li Shimin to the ground, and stepped on his chest with one foot. After being surprised, Li Shimin quickly resisted, wanting to move Sima Yi's feet away, and push his shackles away, but Sima Yi's strength was unexpectedly great, Li Shimin gritted his teeth, and could only look at Sima Yi bitterly without saying a word.

"What do you want to do!"

"Are you angry? Are you angry like this? Then do you know how angry I am!"

Sima Yi kept exerting force, and Li Shimin felt as if a huge boulder weighing a thousand gold was pressed on his chest, which made him unable to breathe. He could only support Sima Yi's feet to relieve his chest.

"I do not understand what you mean"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and met Sima Yi's gaze.

"Don't you understand?"

Sima Yi chuckled lightly, with a sense of coldness, the corners of his mouth twitched upwards and sneered.He looked at Li Shimin's painful expression, randomly moved his foot on his chest, and kicked heavily towards his abdomen.

Li Shimin rolled around on the ground, with a lot of grass clippings on his body. He looked very embarrassed, but he didn't have the heart to pay attention to it now. He frowned, his teeth were clenched, and sweat oozed from his forehead. She arched her back and covered her stomach with her hands, trying her best not to let out a single sound.

"If you don't understand, then I'll tell you, the fourth brother... is dead, killed by your own hands!"

"Why do you do this?!"

"Why do you do this?!"

Sima Yi angrily grabbed Li Shimin by the collar, lifted him up, and pulled him in front of him, fixed his eyes on Li Shimin, but apart from the initial stupefaction, he couldn't see any guilt afterwards. The face is indifferent.

Sima Yi suddenly felt that he was a little ridiculous. He let go of his hand and threw the person on the ground. Some people even thought it was a waste of his time to talk to him.

"It's actually dead... It's really... fragile..."

Li Shimin muttered in a low voice, lowered his head, and his eyes fell on the ground. There was an inexplicable sigh in his eyes, and the complicated emotions in his heart were indescribable.

"Who made you want to block my way..."

In fact, he didn't want to attack him, but the other party brought too many people, and ordinary methods couldn't break through. Out of helplessness, he wanted to use the shallow brotherhood to force him to submit, and designed to tie him up. He escaped as a hostage, but he didn't expect that he would rather die than accept his deal. He was angry for a while, so...he didn't want to hit hard, but he didn't expect that the ending still didn't change. Does he regret it?Maybe a little bit... But if you give him another chance, he will still do it.

"I regret seeing you so angry..."

Li Shimin had a strange smile on his face. He looked at Sima Yi provocatively. He would rather injure himself eight hundred times than kill one thousand enemies.

"You lunatic—"

Sima Yi himself is not a kind person, but it is also the first time he has seen such a person who does anything for his ends, even his own brother, which really makes people shudder.

"So, kill me—"

Li Shimin's tone was strangely seductive, and Sima Yi was about to let go of this heinous person, but he still took a deep breath to suppress this impulse.

"Don't think about dying, because - I will let you - life is worse than death"

He has committed so many crimes, how could Sima Yi be willing for him to die so happily, he must make his life worse than death, doesn't he want to be the emperor, then let him take a good look at how he sits on him Coveted location.

Li Shimin smiled and looked fearlessly at Sima Yi who was angry. His publicity made people gnash their teeth, but in a corner where no one saw, his hands hidden under his sleeves had long been clenched into fists.

Ten years of peace and harmony, the government is smooth and the people are harmonious.

"Your Majesty, the First Prince and the Fifth Prince have come to greet you"

Sima Yi looked at the memorial in his hand and listened absent-mindedly, while Eunuch An waited carefully, not daring to disturb him.

A quarter of an hour later, Sima Yi put down the memorial in his hand, and then he noticed that someone in the room seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Seeing that Sima Yi was finally free, Eunuch An hurried forward, and the eldest prince and fifth prince were already waiting outside the hall. After a long time, I conveyed the words to Sima Yi.

"No, let them all back down"

Sima Yi thought for a while, and still told Eunuch An to let them leave.

When the child grows up, he will have more thoughts, and the royal family has no small matters. Even though he knows that they just want to show their filial piety, but considering the overall situation, he can only let them go.The empress's son is a bit mediocre, so he has been hesitant about establishing a prince these years, which caused some thoughts to fluctuate, but it is inevitable. The status of the son is noble, and it is reasonable to inherit the throne. However, his temperament is too meek, and his younger brothers are all eyeing him. If he really wants to pass on the throne to his son-in-law, it is really worrying, so he has never been too close to other princes these years, just to avoid others from making more speculations However, as the princes grew up, the situation became less and less like what he imagined. Sima Yi seemed to have seen the bloody storm of the princes seizing the throne, so he had to make plans early.

"Accompany me for a walk in the imperial garden"

The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh, and things had always troubled him, so he closed the memorial in a state of distraught, and Sima Yi looked at the beautiful scene outside the window, and suddenly had the idea of ​​going out for a walk.

The imperial garden was full of flowers and the spring was bright, and Sima Yi also felt that his mood seemed to be a little better.

"Who is there?"

The closer he was to the gazebo, the clearer the woman's bright laughter became. It was rare for Sima Yi to be curious about who made this clear female voice.

Eunuch An quickly caught the curiosity in Sima Yi's eyes, and showed a smile that a man could understand. He was eager to find him and solve this trouble for Sima Yi.

Sima Yi quickly pulled him back, and led Mr. An around.

From a distance, you can see a few delicate-looking cardamom girls playing games beside the pavilion. Among them, the most beautiful-looking one is the voice that Sima Yi just heard. Such publicity and youth are so different from this dead palace. Compatible, unrestrained, passionate, not at all like a well-behaved lady from aristocratic family, Sima Yi even saw from her a flamboyant self-confidence that does not belong to this era.

"Your Majesty, this is the new show girl"

Eunuch An reminded him kindly, as if besides, it was only natural that he wanted whichever one he wanted.

Sima Yi glared at the old Buxiu, is he such an unscrupulous person, although he may have a little affection for that girl, but in his eyes, she is still just a child.

Sima Yi is not very keen on female sex, so in the harem all these years, those who have some face in the harem are those women who have served him for many years and have children under their names, so the empress empress has saved a lot of trouble.

While Sima Yi was talking with Mr. An, the red hydrangea that the girls were playing with happened to land near them, and it happened that the girl walked over.

"who is it?"

Holding the hydrangea, the girl looked around warily, and she heard someone talking.

Sima Yi led Eunuch An out with an embarrassed expression on his face, such behavior really degraded his identity.

The girl's eyes lit up, and she quickly knelt down to salute. She was able to walk freely in the palace, and at this age, the answer was almost ready to come out.She had heard that the current Holy Majesty is gentle and gentle, and he is the wise king of the world. She thought that he was just a bad old man who entered the palace reluctantly. She never expected that he could be so elegant and gentle when they met, which made people feel special. With a sense of security, there is a mysterious charm in the smile. Thinking of this, a ray of crimson climbed up the girl's cheeks.

"What's your name?"

Sima Yi quickly regained his composure, and asked curiously.

"Report to Your Majesty, servant girl Wu's Mei Niang"

Wu Meiniang lowered her head shyly, she was unparalleled in beauty.

In a small alley on Chang'an Street, a beggar in ragged clothes squatted in the back kitchen of a restaurant, with his hands lying on the leftovers in the bowl, devouring his food.

There were scars all over his face, his hair was disheveled and his eyes were cloudy. After eating, he wiped his body with his greasy hands, and then shouted loudly while running: "I am the emperor, I am the emperor!" , the emperor, hahaha, I am the emperor, hehehe,,"

No one cared about such rebellious words, because everyone knew that this beggar was an ugly, dirty, lunatic.