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"You don't want me to send your son back to Chu Palace at this time."

When Luan Lingxuan said this, Luan Junhong sighed helplessly.

It turned out that Ming Youchen had ordered the palace servants to take the youngest son of the King of Chu into the palace and hand it over to Princess Anning to take care of him temporarily. Now the King of Chu came to visit his son.

"Fourth sister doesn't even give me this little trust? Could it be that you are only allowed to treat third brother well and show loyalty to him, so I can't do it?" Luan Junhong pretended to be innocent and cried out.

Princess Anning was about to answer, Ming Youchen coughed lightly, walked into the side hall with Luan Tiance.Facing his close relatives, Luan Tiance let go, unwilling to let Luan Lingxuan and Luan Junhong see the clue.

Luan Lingxuan saw Ming Youchen first, and her brows frowned even deeper, then she caught a glimpse of Luan Tiance again, a bright light burst out of her almond eyes, like the most dazzling star in the night sky.

"Third brother, you stand outside without saying a word, do you still want to scare me and Junhong like you did when you were young?"

Luan Tiance smiled and joked, "Aren't children cute?"

"That little thing is not cute at all!" Luan Lingxuan complained in a low voice, but her expression showed no disgust.

"Fourth sister, why is my son not good?" Luan Junhong stepped forward to pay respects to the emperor, then turned his head and smiled back to Luan Lingxuan.

Faced with such a situation, Ming Youchen also secretly sighed that the relationship between the Luan family's immediate royal family is really good.He turned his head to look at the emperor, smiled lightly, and in a blink of an eye saw Luan Lingxuan holding Luan Tiance's arm affectionately as usual.

"Third Brother, if you don't believe me, I'll go to see Cheng Ting with you. He will smile to please you when he sees you, but he will cry when he sees me."

"Is it really so strange? I don't quite believe it." Luan Tiance now understood why Ming Youchen entrusted Luan Chengting to Luan Lingxuan's care.At the sensitive moment when the king of Chu was approaching the capital of Liangguo, Princess Anning, who was dedicated to the emperor's sake, was undoubtedly the best candidate to take care of the hostages.

Luan Tiance couldn't help but hate the eyes and ears of famous Youchen in the palace, which made him want to find an opportunity to tell Luan Lingxuan that it would be impossible to return Luan Chengting to Luan Junhong.

but……

Detain the only son of the King of Chu in the palace, and there is no need for him to come forward to offend his brother. Although Luan Junhong and him have other plans in private, having a hostage in his hands seems to be the most reasonable and safest way to deal with it. Law.Luan Tiance thought quickly in his mind, his face remained calm, he was dragged forward by Luan Lingxuan, and looked back at Ming Youchen.

"Since the princess and the emperor have something to do, please go ahead, I have something to say to the king of Chu."

"you……"

"Third Brother, Ming Xiangguo is not a tiger, he can't eat Fifth Brother." Luan Lingxuan slightly frowned, and then broke into a happy smile, interrupting Luan Tiance: "Let's go see Xiao Chengting."

"Let Xiangguo come over after talking with Fifth Brother. I also have something to tell you." Luan Tiance said, taking a deep look at Luan Junhong, and walked away quickly with Luan Lingxuan.

"I don't know what Xiangguo has to teach?" Luan Junhong asked with a smile.

"The emperor was about to send the prince into the palace, but he didn't expect the prince to come first." Ming Youchen looked at Luan Junhong, nodded slightly to signal him to follow, he turned around and walked out of the side hall slowly.

"Xiangguo is too worried. This king received the emperor's oral order to enter the palace this morning. He didn't leave the palace privately." Luan Junhong replied calmly.

"Your lord probably doesn't know that the emperor has decided to ask you to negotiate peace with the Queen of Liang Kingdom on my behalf?" Ming Youchen said, his eyes became sharp, and he stabbed directly at Luan Junhong.

"This king really doesn't know about this matter. I don't know why the third brother changed his mind?" Luan Junhong was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and asked.

"It's just because the confidant of the prince doesn't seem to feel at ease without seeing the prince himself. She is trying to form an alliance with Nanyi, and the emperor hopes that the prince will persuade her to retreat." Ming Youchen said to the thoughtful Luan Junhong: "As a Tiandu Your servant, I hope that the prince will show righteousness to the Queen of Liang, and let us and Liang be reconciled from generation to generation."

"This king will do his best to complete the task assigned by the third brother."

"My lord is not allowed to take away the guards of the mansion on this trip, and the generals of my famous family will accompany him as guards."

"Xiangguo can't believe this king's loyalty to third brother?"

"Since ancient times, there have been many examples of brothers killing each other for the great cause of the country or the beauty of the country. This is not because the minister is too worried."

Ming Youchen bluntly said that he could not trust Luan Junhong, which made it difficult for the smiling King of Chu to ridicule him.

"Please rest assured, my lord, this king will not disappoint third brother's trust."

"So it sounds like the prince and the emperor are really brothers and sisters, and the monarch and his subjects are of the same heart."

"Xiangguo cares so much about the peace talks with Liangguo. I don't know if he is sincerely loyal to the first emperor and third brother, or because he doesn't want to let others take over the Tiandu you have carefully managed before obtaining something legitimately?"

"Then you might as well ask the lord frankly, you and the emperor are still considered brothers and think about him everywhere. Could it be that you really have no intentions for Tiandu?" Ming Youchen asked without answering, his calm expression and calm eyes As always, it feels unpredictable.

Luan Junhong was silent, and he stopped.Aware of this, Ming Youchen also tilted his head slightly, looking at the thoughtful King of Chu.

"Does the prince find it difficult to answer this question?"

"If the royal father's biography was in this king, even if this king knows that he has many shortcomings and is not the best candidate to inherit the throne, this king will do his best to benefit the people and promote my prestige in Tiandu."

"What does the lord mean, you won't reach out to snatch things that don't belong to you?"

"Third brother may not be as good as this king in the formation of troops, but he is indeed more suitable than me to sit on the throne. Just because he clearly knew that this king was his biggest competitor back then, this king can also make this king respect him and want to From the point of being close to him, he is far superior to this king."

"I didn't expect the prince to see it so deeply." Ming Youchen seemed to be listening with great interest, and he really didn't expect that the king of Chu, who didn't have much contact with him, was not as impulsive and reckless as he imagined.

"Actually, there is nothing difficult to see through. The third brother treats the king, the second brother and the fourth sister very well. It is because he knows that these brothers and sisters have not coveted his dragon chair. I am very happy that he is now Still let me call him brother, it seems very close, but in the future, the third brother will gradually grow older, and he who has been on the throne for a long time will not like someone to use this privilege in front of him."

Ming Youchen said lightly: "Since the prince knows, why didn't he change his words at this time, instead following the emperor's temper?"

"That's because I believe that at that time, even if the third brother is displeased, as long as the king changes his name, he will not be disadvantageous to the king." Luan Junhong said this, looking at Ming Youchen, "This is the third brother's name. What’s great about it. He always treats me so well, even if he knows he’s scheming, people can’t resent him.”

"The emperor has always been very persistent in what he wants, and his endurance is also excellent. Whenever there is a critical moment, he will always put on a gentle and caring attitude, and stare at you with incomparably sincere eyes, which is very touching. I also feel that he is extremely reliable, as if what he says and does is from the heart, every move is full of strength, and when he smiles, he is more cheerful like a young man who has no plans..."

Ming Youchen followed Luan Junhong's words and said casually: "Believe in such a person, it is hard to dislike. People around the emperor are usually attracted by him, and even unknowingly give loyalty, and then It’s about giving your life.”

"Perhaps this is the imperial spirit that this king lacks. My lord now knows that this king has self-knowledge, so he doesn't dare to have unreasonable thoughts?" Luan Junhong's heart trembled slightly, and secretly sighed that Ming Youchen saw Luan Tiance so clearly .

"I really didn't expect the prince to be such a person who understands righteousness and knows how to advance and retreat." Ming Youchen saw that Luan Junhong's words came from the bottom of his heart, and raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly: "Fortunately, there is no such person in today's world." No fault, otherwise, after listening to what the prince said earlier, I would really feel that if the former emperor passed the throne to the prince, he would not be wrong."

"My lord has praised me absurdly, and I am ashamed to be the king. But if this is the case, it's better not to talk about it often." Luan Junhong frowned.

"Why can't it be mentioned? If the emperor is unvirtuous, cruel and fatuous, the people of the world will definitely abolish him. Did the prince really not know that before the emperor passed away, besides entrusting the humble officials to assist the government, he also specially issued a secret edict?"

"Master Ming, please don't say any more." Luan Junhong's calm expression finally disappeared, and he caught up with Ming Youchen who continued to move forward, with an extremely dignified expression.

"It seems that the prince knew that the late emperor had left a secret edict, so the late emperor should have informed him privately when he was dying, right?" Glancing at Luan Junhong, Ming Youchen said calmly: "The late emperor really loved the prince the most. At that time, he chose the current emperor as the next monarch, but he still hoped that his favorite son would inherit the throne. However, the prince does not seem to intend to mention the secret edict to others, nor does he hope that the lower officials can exercise it."

"Back then, this king held heavy troops at the frontier, and my lord controlled the forces in other regions. Even if this king had the ambition to return to Beijing under the slogan of King Qin... My lord and this king are also proficient in the art of war. My lord held the third elder brother's life in his hand and demanded that this king withdraw his army, and this king has no name. What's more, now that the world is peaceful, why should this king mention the former emperor's secret edict and make waves?"

Luan Junhong smiled wryly and said: "This king really has no intention of using swords in vain. I believe the lord has already understood this point. Why do you want to test it again and again?"

Ming Youchen saw that Luan Junhong, who was talking so eloquently before, showed a little hesitation in his eyes, so he asked: "Is the prince thinking now, how to let the subordinate officials destroy that secret edict?"

Luan Junhong was shocked, Mingyouchen could see through his thoughts at a glance, so he nodded slowly.

"How does your lord plan to deal with that secret edict?"

"For now, please ask the prince to think about the peace talks with Liangguo first. The secret edict was given to me by the former emperor. How to deal with it is up to me."

"But……"

"Your Majesty still has some important things to do, please go to Princess Anning's Palace to meet the Emperor." Ming Youchen waved to the King of Chu to leave after interrupting Luan Junhong.

Luan Junhong knew that there were famous eyes and ears everywhere in the palace, and even if their brothers were alone with Luan Lingxuan, they had to be more careful when speaking. He gave up the idea of ​​bringing his only son back to the mansion before the peace talks, and said goodbye to Ming Youchen with a smile, turned and left, walking Free and easy, he never looked back once.

Ming Youchen returned to Yehong Palace, finished dealing with several accumulated memorials, and when it was dinner time, he looked up and saw Luan Tiance sitting opposite him.

"The emperor is not in Zixiao Palace, what is the important matter to discuss with the minister here?"

"Youchen, don't you understand how I treat you these days? Why do you keep forcing me to call you by an unfamiliar name? I don't want to call you Xiangguo anymore."

"Once the war is on the verge of breaking out, is the emperor still in the mood to talk to his ministers about such nonsense?"

"It's about Youchen, how can it be boring?" Luan Tiance doesn't mind Ming Youchen's indifference, he always does whatever he wants, now he has the idea to change his address to Ming Youchen, regardless of whether the person in front of him is happy or not, Then he asked casually, "I don't know what you said to Fifth Brother today?"

"I think the king of Chu has already told the emperor, but I just asked the prince how sure he is of persuading Liang to withdraw from the peace talks this time?"

"Junhong also said the same thing, but I always feel...hehe, let's not talk about it. So how did he answer?"

"The king of Chu is wise, and he will live up to the emperor's entrustment." Ming Youchen glanced at the thoughtful Luan Tiance, and said: "It is normal for the emperor to care about the peace talks at the moment. I think I have learned the lesson from the last Zhao turmoil. Your Majesty will not easily trust others just because brothers are related by blood, and recklessly entrust the destiny of the country to brothers and sisters, right?"

"You think too much." Luan Tiance's heart was dark, but his face persuaded softly: "You are not in good health, you should take care of it more, and you don't have to work so hard to review the memorial."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. It is my duty to deal with these matters. In addition, I will leave Beijing tomorrow, so I have to explain some things."

Having said this, Ming Youchen looked at Luan Tiance who had moved to his side and said calmly: "I won't go to the court tomorrow, and I have arranged for the three princes and my younger brothers to assist the emperor to handle all matters in the court. If the emperor encounters something difficult to decide Ask them for their opinion."

"I knew that Youchen would definitely leave tomorrow, and it's not good for you to work too hard." As Luan Tiance said, he took out a box from his sleeve and stuffed it into Ming Youchen's hand.

"What is this?"

"I asked Imperial Physician Fu to make small pills from the decoction you take every day. This big box is full, which should be enough for a month." Luan Tiance sighed: "I hope Youchen can return to the capital within a month. Lest I miss you too much."

"If the Nanyi do not start a war, this matter should be resolved within one month. After the king of Chu appeases the Liang Kingdom, the minister must find a way to solve the hidden dangers in the south, and protect Yongning, my capital in the south, from being threatened by the Nanyi. .” Ming Youchen took the box, and softly thanked the emperor for his thoughtfulness: “The emperor is tired of worrying.”

"What's the point of these trivial matters? I'm just annoyed. How will I spend this long and lonely night after Youchen leaves?" Luan Tiance smiled sweetly, not paying attention to Ming Youchen's slight frown when he heard the words, but instead Sit down next to the other party, "Tonight, I will stay with Youchen."

"emperor!"

"I don't know how to do anything, I just want to have a good talk with Youchen and get together with you for one night before parting." Luan Tiance said excitedly, not forgetting to order Du Chengjing to ask the imperial dining room to deliver the food to Ye Hong Gong.

Faced with such a situation, Ming Youchen stopped talking, his eyes remained flat and indifferent, Ling Gudeng took the pills from Luan Tiance, and was dragged away to eat by the happy emperor who saw his agreement.

During the banquet, Luan Tiance intentionally teased Ming Youchen to talk, but it is the habit of Tiandu Xiangguo to eat without talking, so the emperor had to finish the meal honestly.

Luan Tiance couldn't help feeling bored when he saw Ming Youchen resting for a while and sitting behind the daily government affairs plan.The emperor's eyes wandered around a few times, and finally landed on the place where Ming Youchen was.

At this moment, the courtiers are not seen, and it is too late, Ming Youchen is only wearing a moon white undergarment, and a good soft light blue gown, sitting on the pile of memorials, pens and inkstones and continuing to read the notes.

There is a large screen made of transparent jade behind him, on which a poem is written with flying dragons and phoenixes, which makes Ming Youchen, who is sitting there quietly and surrounded by candlelight, give a person a particularly peaceful feeling. A little indifferent, with a rare book atmosphere, but more dignified and calm than ordinary literati.

"Youchen." Looking at it, Luan Tiance called softly. He was a little surprised by the person in front of him, and when he put down what he was reading, he strode over and couldn't help but grab Ming Youchen by the waist , into the bosom.

"You're going to go to Nanyi for me tomorrow morning. How can you do it if you don't raise your spirits? Let's rest early tonight."

Ming Youchen frowned again, he didn't know where Luan Tiance's confidence came from, the other party knew that he didn't want to let him have the opportunity to go to the south, but at this moment the young emperor who was hugging him said that he seemed to be a A good minister who only wants to serve the monarch loyally.

"I read these memorials before going to bed. If the emperor is sleepy, he can rest first."

"You are too indifferent. How can I have the heart to let you sleep alone?" Luan Tiance observed Ming Youchen's face, and said with a soft smile, "Then we agreed to just these few copies, you can't read any more."

Rubbing his forehead, Ming Youchen nodded, unwilling to say, it was the emperor in front of him who advised him to rest early that gave him a headache.

"Then I'll go over there and write a few words for fun, and I can wait for you."

"Your Majesty, please."

Ming Youchen saw that Luan Tiance ordered Shen Ye to bring him the Four Treasures of the Study, and asked Du Chengjing to go back to Zixiao Palace to rest first. He knew that the emperor was determined to get tired of staying here tonight, so he sat back in his original seat and bowed his head. Continue reading the rest of the chapters.

After finishing the court affairs, Ming Youchen looked up and saw that Luan Tiance was writing earnestly in the outer hall, and he didn't bother him anymore. He couldn't help secretly admiring Luan Tiance who didn't show any anxiety or resentment when he saw that what should have been handled by the emperor was taken care of by him.

It seems that the little emperor is much more calm than before, and his scheming and patience are deeper.But at this moment, does he still think the emperor is young?Ming Youchen smiled unconsciously, he had become a habit of calling Luan Tiance the little emperor in his heart, so he repeatedly forgot that it was the child in his mind who had hugged him several times.

"Youchen, what are you laughing at?" Luan Tiance raised his head suddenly at this moment, caught the fleeting faint smile in Ming Youchen's eyes, he was stunned, and then blurted out: "Do you think my handwriting is ugly?"

"The emperor is overthinking, how dare the minister insult the holy car?" Ming Youchen walked to Luan Tiance, lowered his head and looked at the emperor's handwriting carefully, with a hint of admiration showing on his face.

"It seems that the words I wrote can still catch You Chen's eyes?" Seeing this, Luan Tiance said with a slightly smug laugh.

"What I appreciate is that the emperor's concentration is getting better and better. In the face of the attack from Nanyi and Liangguo, his mind is still stable. His handwriting is strong and meticulous, which shows that he is not affected. It is really rare."

"So that's how it is." Luan Tiance sighed helplessly, as if he thought it was extremely difficult to get a compliment from Ming Youchen.

"emperor……"

"Stop writing, let's take a break." Luan Tiance threw away the brush, took Ming Youchen's hand to the side of the couch, ordered the maid to wait for them to wash up, and then grandly embraced Ming Youchen and lay on the bed.

Ming Youchen didn't repel everyone this time, because the emperor just slept with him, this kind of thing has become a habit in the palace, and all the servants and maidservants are not surprised.

But when they slept for about half an hour, the maidservant who stayed behind dimmed the candlelight, and after quietly retreating a few steps, Luan Tiance turned over and stretched out his hand to pick up Ming Youchen, whose back was facing him, into his arms, seemingly unintentionally. The move was done as a matter of course.

Feeling the emperor's warm breath slowly spraying around the back of his neck very regularly, Ming Youchen closed his eyes gently as if resigned to his fate, and let Luan Tiance's strong arms hold him in his warm embrace, listening to it in his ears. The unreal heartbeat sounded from the person behind him, and he slowly fell asleep.

When he opened his eyes again, Ming Youchen found that Luan Tiance was no longer by his side.At this time, the emperor should be in the court hall, Ming Youchen looked at the tightly covered quilt, and knew that Luan Tiance specially tucked the quilt for him before leaving.

Gently raised the corners of his lips, Ming Youchen felt a little interesting, he got up silently and dressed and washed under the service of the maidservant, then strode towards the palace gate outside the imperial city, and came to the carriage that had been prepared.

"Xiangguo, take the medicine and eat breakfast before leaving?"

"No need, I don't have any appetite right now, let's talk about it on the way." Ming Youchen rejected Gu Deng's suggestion.

Just as they got into the carriage, a knight in uniform hurried towards them.The man stopped running ten feet away from Ming Youchen's convoy, jumped off his horse, knelt down on one knee in front of the carriage and hurriedly said: "Report to Xiangguo, the king of Chu is dead."

"What?" Ming Youchen was slightly startled, Shen Ye raised the curtain of the carriage door as early as the man reported, and stood with his hands down.

"When did this happen? Why did the King of Chu die?" Ming Youchen immediately returned to normal and asked unusually calmly.

"About half an hour ago, the servant of the Prince of Chu's mansion went to the Imperial Hospital to ask Doctor Fu. He just determined the cause of the prince's death, which was poisoning." The knight's voice trembled slightly. The situation was sensitive, and he was charged with the important task of negotiating peace with Liangguo. He was suddenly poisoned, and people couldn't help but speculate wildly.

"Does the emperor know about this?" Ming Youchen waved his hand to dismount the accompanying warriors who were ready to go, and asked calmly.

"The subordinates first reported to the Xiangguo, but the King of Chu has a high status, and others dare not conceal the cause of his death. Presumably at this moment, the steward of the palace has already reported the funeral report to the court officials, and the emperor may already know about it."

"The emperor and the king of Chu have a deep brotherhood. He will be furious when he hears the news, and maybe he will stop the court immediately and order the Ministry of punishment and officials to investigate the cause of the king's death." Ming Youchen pondered: " In this way, I don't have to pick this time to go to Chu Palace, I believe that the two ministers will do their best to investigate."

"Xiangguo means to give up going south?" Gudeng and Shen Ye, who had followed Ming Youchen for many years, could not help asking after hearing the clues. The group of them had made sufficient preparations, but they unexpectedly changed their original intention due to sudden changes.

"The sudden death of the King of Chu must have greatly irritated the Queen of the Liang Kingdom. I should not go to the south at this time, I must appease her first." Ming Youchen said this, and suddenly saw another horse running towards him like a thunderbolt outside the palace gate. .

This time it was an urgent military bulletin of [-] Li, which is usually used when the local government sends an urgent message to the imperial court. Ming Youchen frowned when he saw that the uniform of the messenger came from the south.

Sure enough, when the messenger saw the prime minister's convoy, he immediately got off his horse and knelt down and said loudly, "The king of Nanyi rebelled with 40 troops, and the force is unstoppable. The general of Zhennan retreated to the southern mountains, please send reinforcements as soon as possible."

"Return to the palace immediately." Ming Youchen signaled Shen Ye to accept the military report, with a cold smile on his lips.After the death of the King of Chu, Nanyi turned against each other. It was so close for the first time that it was hard to believe that the two events were not related.

Ming Youchen got out of the carriage and strode towards Zixiao Palace. Passing by several side halls, he inadvertently saw that outside these palaces, the water lilies blooming in the daytime on the pools had withered, and some stems and leaves were still withered. signs.

Is autumn coming?Ming Youchen's slightly frowned brows furrowed a little deeper.This was an eventful year, and he didn't like the weather suddenly changing from sunny to gloomy.

Walking into Zixiao Palace, Ming Youchen heard a loud "crash" coming from inside as soon as Ming Youchen entered the palace gate.

Obviously, the emperor was losing his temper, no one dared to enter the palace at this time, for fear of offending Longyan.

"Your Majesty heard that His Majesty left the palace in a hurry before sitting down for a moment this morning. Are you sad because you heard the news of King Chu's death?" Ming Youchen walked towards the inner hall as he spoke, kneeling on both sides of the inner hall door The servant girl hurriedly got up and opened the curtain for him.

Walking in calmly, Ming Youchen saw that Du Chengjing was the only one staying beside Luan Tiance in the huge hall, but the old servant kept his head down, wisely, he didn't say a word, and he didn't touch the furious emperor and his feet. Take a look at the broken jade pieces.

Almost all the jade wares in the inner hall of Zixiao Palace were smashed, several desks and screens were kicked, and the bright smile on Luan Tiance's face in the past disappeared.The emperor's face was gloomy, his eyes were burning with anger, and he was trying his best to inhale to calm down his emotions. When he saw Ming Youchen entering, he seemed to have just suppressed the fire.

"Youchen, you came just in time. I asked them to quickly investigate the murder of my fifth brother, but they... just, come here and listen to what those damn slaves replied to me?"

Ming Youchen took over the memorial that Luan Tiance stuffed into his hand, on which it was impressively written that Luan Junhong returned to the mansion after talking with him yesterday, and took the ginseng soup sent to the palace by the Queen Mother before going to sleep. Soon he felt unwell, and finally He died of poison in the early morning.

"Those useless slaves actually reported this kind of result to me. Could it be that they meant that the queen mother and you poisoned the fifth younger brother?" At this point, Luan Tiance angrily kicked the red man lying at his feet. He kicked the pear wood chair, and kicked the legs of the big solid wood chair to pieces. It seemed that the anger was provoked again, and the anger reached the extreme.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry. Since the Ministers of Officials and Punishments have reported this way, there must be a reason for it. They did not dare to speculate on the Empress Dowager and the ministers, so they probably believed in this when they reported it to the Emperor. However, it is not accidental that it is groundless. In this memorial, Didn’t it mean that the servants who delivered the ginseng soup were poisoned this morning?”

"It can be seen that there must be a mastermind behind this. Not only did he harm my most trusted and valued brother, but he also wanted to put this heinous crime on the Queen Mother and you. It's really abhorrent!"

"The servant who sent the ginseng soup is indeed a close friend of the queen mother. No wonder the prince is unsuspecting. He may have thought it was ordered by the emperor."

"I asked my mother, the fifth younger brother greeted her yesterday, and begged her and Ling Xuan to take good care of Chengting. The mother agreed, and later gave ginseng soup because the fifth younger brother was about to go to our side for the border peace talks with Liangguo. Hong can nourish the body a lot, but I believe that the queen mother will not let people poison the soup!"

"Then the problem must be with the people who sent the ginseng soup. Even if the Queen Mother wanted to harm the King of Chu, she shouldn't be so stupid, openly poisoning, and falling into the shoes of others. I think that the person behind the instigation may be Seeing this, I took the opportunity to poison the soup given by the Queen Mother."

Ming Youchen spoke lightly, with a touch of regret and heaviness in his tone, as if he was also embarrassed by Luan Junhong's death at this time.

"At this moment, everyone knows that Fifth Brother shoulders a heavy responsibility and absolutely nothing will happen. I wonder if there is any fool who would commit such a murderous attack at such a fatal time? I know that neither the Queen Mother nor Youchen have the motive or idea to get rid of Fifth Brother. The mastermind who killed the fifth younger brother... I swear in this life that I will find him and cut him to death, so that I can eliminate the hatred in my heart!"

Luan Tiance gritted his teeth and said, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and his face showed undisguised grief, presumably because of Luan Junhong's death, he was extremely distressed.

The emperor took a few steps forward before he regained his composure. He looked at Ming Youchen who was contemplating, and the anger in his eyes restrained as much as possible, and then doubts surfaced, "I don't know what Youchen is thinking at this moment?"

"Now that the King of Chu is dead, there will be war in Liangguo. I just received the military report of the Nanyi King's rebellion. I only sigh that I am unable to take care of both sides to share the emperor's worries."

"The Nanyi rebellion?" Luan Tiance was stunned, and then looked at Ming Youchen with a calm expression, "I don't know how Youchen can defeat the enemy?"

"The emperor should be more aware of how to solve the problem than the minister at this moment, right?" Ming Youchen said in a warm voice: "Nowadays the southern front line is tight, and the morale of the army and the people are not stable. Liangguo is eyeing a tiger, and the minister and the emperor must fight separately and cannot take control at the same time. Let the soldiers engage in battle, in case the two sides form a front and back attacking trend."

"Nanyi blatantly provoked and started war, and it is impossible to appease them. I think that the restless Nanyi king must be dealt a head-on blow. It is best to annihilate them in one fell swoop."

"On the side of Liangguo, I am sure to persuade the queen to do my best to drag the war until the emperor has pacified the south." Ming Youchen said in a deep voice.At this moment, even if he didn't want to give the emperor a chance to make achievements, it would be nothing.

It is impossible for him to take care of Liang Kingdom and Nanyi at the same time. If he faces the attacks of the two countries at the same time, and the vassal kings of various places have heavy troops in their hands, his intentions are unpredictable, and it is impossible to guarantee that the sky will not be lost.Although famous men have good generals, they are not respected as emperors. Although Luan Tiance is still immature in the eyes of the world, he is a legitimate emperor who succeeds to the throne after all and has the style of a general.

Besides, Ming Youchen knew that when he was concentrating on dealing with Liangguo, even if he wanted to prevent the emperor from going to the south to supervise the army, it would be useless.

Maybe the current decision is an opportunity for Tiandu and him?

With these thoughts in mind, Ming Youchen lightly comforted Luan Tiance, and then quickly discussed with Luan Tiance, who seemed to have regained his sanity after sweeping away the gloom and violence. .

The two of them finally decided to let Luan Tiance lead the 8 horses allocated by Ming Youchen to the south to quell the chaos. While Ming Youchen was rushing to the border to resolve the disputes in the Liang Kingdom, he invited the highly respected former Prime Minister to let him, the Sangong and Mingjia live together. The guards of the capital temporarily acted on behalf of the emperor to handle the government affairs, and they jointly sat in the rear and provided front-line support at any time.

After negotiating these things, Ming Youchen didn't delay any longer, gathered the entourage who originally planned to go to the south and hurriedly set off to the border with Liangguo.Luan Tiance personally sent him out of the palace gate. The moment Ming Youchen stepped into the carriage, the emperor couldn't help but stepped forward to hold Ming Youchen's hand and squeezed it tightly.

"be careful."

Ming Youchen turned his head and saw the concern in Luan Tiance's eyes and the deep expression that he couldn't see clearly at ordinary times. Such an emperor made him feel a little strange, but his persistence and consideration for him never retreated.

With an inexplicable movement in his heart, Ming Youchen nodded, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and said: "Let's make a bet with the emperor to see who will solve the crisis that I am responsible for first. I wonder what the emperor thinks?"

"Okay, if I win Youchen, you can no longer object to me staying overnight in Yehong Palace."

"If you are lucky enough to win, what you want is exactly the opposite of this."

The two monarchs and ministers stood on and off the carriage, and lightly clapped their hands three times. People around them didn't know the bets made by the emperor and the prime minister, and they also admired how leisurely they were in the current situation, and they didn't pay attention to the problems at all.

Ming Youchen finally entered the carriage, Luan Tiance watched the team leave, the warmth in his eyes slowly disappeared, and a faint chill surged up.

"Cheng Jing, do you think the matter of King Chu has anything to do with Ming Youchen?"

"As a servant, it's inconvenient for the old slave to discuss politics." Du Chengjing replied in a low voice.It was rare for Ce Tiance to ask him about important matters. The old eunuch knew that the emperor didn't really value his opinion, but just wanted to talk to someone he trusted when he was in a bad mood.

"Forgive your innocence, speak!"

"It stands to reason that Xiangguo should have no motive to kill His Highness the King of Chu at this time, but if there is any secret behind it, this old slave will not know." Knowing that he could not avoid the emperor's question, Du Chengjing could only answer in a low voice.

"I think so too." Luan Tiance looked up at the sky with his hands behind his back, and saw some dark clouds piled up in the midair at some point, his eyes shrank slightly, he turned around and strode towards the palace gate without hesitation, "This is the end of the matter." No matter how much I guess, I can't catch the culprit who poisoned Junhong. The only way out is to seize this opportunity and regain the southern military power from Ming Youchen. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, His Royal Highness King Chu's loyalty to the emperor will be in vain, and his departure will be wronged." Du Chengjing understood the emperor's thoughts, and when the emperor suddenly stopped talking, he uttered what he wanted to say for the emperor.He knew that Luan Tiance would not be offended, because what the emperor wanted most at the moment was not to let go of the good opportunity he had finally seized by taking advantage of Luan Junhong's death.

"You quickly take the soldier talisman that Youchen left me before he left to send [-] elite soldiers from the counties near the capital to the outskirts of the city. Tomorrow, we will go to the south with me." Luan Tiance summoned him to stand not far away. A close guard at the office told him to dispatch troops quickly.

The guard didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly went, now everyone knows that Xiangguo allocated 8 horses to the emperor, and the Minister of the Ministry of War must not dare to refuse.This person had followed Luan Tiance for many years, and was happy that the emperor finally had the opportunity to lead troops. However, when he thought of Luan Tiance fighting against the Nanyi King's 8 army with a mere 40 horses, he couldn't help feeling worried.

After Luan Tiance finished his orders, he returned to Zixiao Palace without stopping. Seeing that the mess on the ground was cleaned up by the maids, and the furnishings in the inner hall were also rearranged according to their original appearance, he sighed, turned around and stared straight at Du Chengjing. .

"I don't know what your majesty ordered?"

"During my personal expedition to Nanyi, you must assist Princess Anning and the Queen Mother to take good care of Prince Chu's son. If there is anything wrong with him, do you understand what you should do?"

"The old slave understands." A sharp light flashed in Du Chengjing's hazy gray eyes that had been drooping all the time, "If anything happens to the young prince, there is no need for His Majesty to punish him, and the old slave himself will have no face As for the holy king, he must follow the late emperor to thank him for the crime of negligence."

"You just need to understand." Luan Tiance stopped talking, to solve this worry, the only thing he wanted to do now was to find a way to calm down the south as soon as possible, and get some troops that could compete with Ming Youchen.

Hopefully, the situation will develop in the direction he expected!

With this hope in mind, Luan Tiance bid farewell to the worried Empress Dowager Zhaohua and Princess Anning, and set off with the army.