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When Shen Junli walked outside the Chengqian Hall of the East Palace, he saw the situation where swords were drawn between the two sides as expected.

The outermost layer is the Imperial Forest Army brought by him, and the guards of the Eastern Palace are standing on the white jade steps outside the hall. There is a distance of more than ten feet between the two, and several dead bodies lie on the ground in the middle.With the light of the torch, Shen Junli found that the corpses were all wearing the clothes of ordinary palace people.He frowned and said, "It's useless to kill these people. Didn't you say not to disturb His Highness the Crown Prince?"

One of his subordinates stepped forward and said aggrievedly: "General, this is a misunderstanding. We just asked them where the prince and concubine are, and they became agitated and hit the knife edge." Many people joined in.

Shen Junli knew that there was a lot of water in these words, and they were just excuses, but he had no time to care about him at this time, so he walked to the middle of the open space and said loudly: "My minister, Shen Junli, kowtowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

There was light snow in the sky, torches lit up the night sky, and a meteor streaked across the sky.The prince's voice came from the hall: "Come in." Shen Junli breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his foot to go up the steps. The guards of the Eastern Palace drew their swords to stop him, and said with a stern expression: "General, please take off your weapon." Shen Junli remained silent, and he The imperial forest army behind them was in an uproar: "The great general of the hussars, Yuci, went up to the court with a sword, and did not go to the palace. The East Palace is so big!"

Seeing that another conflict was about to break out, someone in the hall suddenly raised his voice and said, "The prince asks General Shen to bring his sword into the hall."

The people on the steps gave way to a narrow passage that only one person can pass through.Shen Junli stepped up the steps step by step. He didn't care about the angry eyes of the guards and their ready to kill. The only thing he didn't understand was that the person who spoke just now, the Crown Princess, why is she still alive?

According to the prior agreement, once the Taiji Palace is completed, the East Palace will kill the Crown Princess as a prerequisite for the Crown Prince's enthronement in the future.But the current situation is that the East Palace is as stable as a rock, and Bai Xiliu is still alive.

With countless doubts in his heart, he strode into Chengqian Palace.On the contrary, the inside of the palace was not as bright as outside. Under the dim candlelight, the crown prince was sitting on the throne, with a beautiful woman in palace costume standing behind him.Shen Junli walked to the throne, knelt down halfway, and clapped his hands and sang a promise: "His Royal Highness is a thousand years old."

"Don't kneel." Prince Meng Ting looked calm.Shen Junli got up suddenly, drew his sword and pointed at Bai Xiliu, shouted: "What did Your Highness promise me? Why is this girl still alive?" Meng Ting shook his body and said: "General, please calm down. A woman's death is not a pity. But she is the married wife of Gu Mingmei, the beloved daughter of Emperor Cheng Xuanwu, and the concubine appointed by the emperor. If the crown princess is killed, Gu will become an unfaithful, unfilial and unrighteous person."

Shen Junli sneered a few times, and said: "Your Highness, don't be bewitched by this woman. Bai Yansheng's daughter cannot be kept. If Your Highness dare not do it yourself, then let Junli do it for you." go up.

The prince was afraid and angry, so he swept all the pens, ink, papers and inkstones on the table to the ground, and shouted: "Shen Junli, you betrayed you!" Shen Junli stopped immediately, looked at the prince and said, "The emperor is not joking. How will I negotiate with the four noble relatives of Shen Meng Xuelei tomorrow?" Meng Ting laughed wildly when he heard this.He was overweight, and he gasped after laughing for a while. He put his hand on his chest and said, "Contradict what you said? I want to return this sentence to the general."

There was something in his words, Shen Junli was taken aback for a moment, raised his eyebrows to signal him to continue talking.The prince straightened his chest and said proudly: "I am the crown prince. The prince who was conferred by His Majesty didn't need to kill anyone in order to become a great treasure. On the contrary, why did the general never say that the Shen family still has a candidate to inherit the throne?" , and this person is also a descendant of the grandparents?"

Shen Junli was completely silent.He was right.Back then, Meng Ye's fifth son, Meng Ziqian, had a child with his maid Jing Yu, who was later sent out of the Meng family by Mrs. Shen.To be disrespectful, Meng Ziying is still a concubine today, but Meng Ziqian is the youngest son of Mrs. Shen, and his orphan is also a descendant of the Meng family. On the surface, it seems that the blood relationship with the Tai and Zu emperor Meng Ye is stronger than that of Meng Ting. Be more intimate.

Seeing that Shen Junli was speechless, Meng Ting was even more furious, and said: "Your Shen family wants to help the son of a lowly maidservant to become emperor, and father and I are thorns in the eyes. You, Shen Junli, have bad intentions in the past, and the relationship between father and me If you can only save one time, you will definitely choose the father. My mother died early, and I have no relatives to support me, so I am the one who is not regrettable." He was so excited that he didn't even realize that he had changed his name.

I see.Shen Junli turned to the woman behind the prince, and said coldly: "You are the one who provoked the prince and told him that if he doesn't kill you, Emperor Xuanwu and Cheng Chao will secretly help him and keep his glory and wealth, right?"

From the moment he entered the palace, the crown princess Bai Xiliu stood behind the crown prince, hiding her figure and expression, just like the light.At this moment, she raised her head and looked at Shen Junli, and said indifferently: "Women have three obediences, and there is no way to specialize. Your Highness, if you let the concubine die, you will die, and if you let the concubine live, you will live."

Shen Junli never expected her city to be so deep, so he couldn't stop laughing wildly. After laughing, he said: "No wonder Bai Yansheng besieged Youzhou for five months. As soon as you arrived, the Hulu fled and fled without attacking. It must be something at the New Year's Eve banquet. The two palaces are not in harmony, Chengqian Palace's kneeling and begging is a bitter trick that you and the prince have discussed. Forcing the palace is your plan. The husband sings and the wife follows, everyone in the East Palace is willing to die for the crown princess, even His Highness is willing to drive you, Princess Wude , well-deserved reputation."

At this time, Bai Xiliu seemed to have become the shadow of the prince, completely restrained the light, and remained silent.On the contrary, the prince was too emotional, chattering endlessly: "Shen Junli, I urge you to turn around and be right. Don't tell your majesty..."

Shen Junli put the sword back into its sheath, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the palace, and said as he walked, "Your Highness is in danger, your majesty's safety is not a problem for you." He had already figured it out, he didn't care who the emperor would be, he was just a puppet anyway .Since the crown prince is unwilling to kill Bai Yansheng's daughter, he doesn't have to force himself to be this villain.Right now, I still need to recharge my batteries and think about how to deal with the matter in the court tomorrow.

After his figure had completely disappeared, a general guarding the Eastern Palace entered the palace and reported that the Imperial Forest Army had already retreated beyond the walls of the Eastern Palace, but they had not completely withdrawn.The crown prince heaved a sigh of relief, praised a few words of praise, and ordered the guards of the East Palace to give each of the guards of the East Palace ten taels of gold, and told them not to relax their vigilance.

Bai Xiliu felt relieved seeing that he had done everything well according to her previous instructions.Once she relaxed, she suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her abdomen, and she bent down and sat on the ground involuntarily.Seeing this, the prince quickly got up to help her, but after touching the icy Shu brocade on her body, the outstretched hand suddenly retracted like an electric shock.

The prince then ordered the palace servants to help Bai Xiliu, and stood on the sidelines.After Bai Xiliu lay down on the couch, she stood in front of her bed, and said embarrassingly, "You, you have worked hard." Bai Xiliu looked up at him, eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness and life-saving grace." Liu's life must be reported. Your Highness is brave tonight, born noble, self-evident." Prince Meng Ting's face flashed with joy, but after a while, his face was full of sorrow, hesitantly said: "Can you really rescue my father?" Bai Xiliu nodded vigorously, and said firmly: "Your Majesty is also my father. When Xie Yu returns to the palace tomorrow, there will be a letter of approval. I will ensure that Your Majesty is safe and sound."

The prince opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but seeing her closed her eyes tiredly, he had to leave quietly.He walked outside the dormitory and saw the Canghailongqin on the piano stand, so he went to watch it.This piano is said to be the most famous instrument in the world, and the princess brought it as a dowry when she entered Shu.Once when the father was chatting in the East Palace, he pointed to this qin and said: "This is what Lei Xun of Leimen carved to celebrate my ascension to the throne. It is a warning to me to govern by doing nothing, and to follow the sky."

Prince Meng Ting stood in front of the guqin until dawn.

For some people who have been immersed in politics all the year round, they all have a self-taught skill, that is, how to identify the boundary between safety and danger.Before the early dynasty, many ministers and workers had already smelled an unusual smell.For example, Miyagi was quieter than before, and the leading eunuch of Chongzheng Palace didn't even yawn, and the pine oil used for lighting was brighter than before, so that there was nowhere to hide.

There was no one on the throne in front of the temple.Shen Junli, the general of hussars in armor, stood under Dan Xi.He took the imperial edict from the eunuch and began to read it aloud: "Issuing the "Edict of the Crown Prince of Zen"."

As soon as this remark came out, the whole court was silent.Everyone held their breath, only the cold wind outside the temple kept whistling. "My lord came to lead the land, to labor and rule, to seek clothes at the beginning of the ignorance, and to think grandly. Now the beauty is exhausted, and the old age is tired and diligent, to let go of the accumulated dust, and to get rid of the dust, to seek leisure and leisure, to use security and peace. The court of the crown prince, long-term knowledge, knowledge and understanding. I have entrusted people, shared righteousness and relieved burdens, spread far and wide to Ningtai, and comforted good people. Today, it is said that the emperor is located in the court. Officials, Yue Mu and senior officials in the four directions, down to the scholars and people, should all be enshrined in order to honor my will. Announce the world, so that people can learn about it.”

He returned the imperial decree to the palace supervisor next to him, and took another volume of edict, which contained the decree that Shen Junli should be appointed as the general protecting the country, and that "all military and state affairs will be punished by the general".After he finished reading the self-appointed imperial edict in one breath, he held the sword at his waist in one hand and scanned the court hall with his eyes.The expressions on everyone's faces are perfect.After a short period of silence, there was an inexplicable "buzzing" sound that gradually grew louder.Suddenly a middle-aged man stood out from the crowd and said loudly, "Guo Wuwei, Minister of Rites, please ask the general."

Shen Junli raised his chin and said: "Please tell me." "Why didn't Your Majesty go to court today?" Throwing the jade gui in his hand to the ground, he only heard the sound of jade broken, which was clear and sweet: "The holy bow is not hesitant, why is there such a disorderly life?!"

The "buzzing" sound became louder, and the whole hall was in an uproar.Guo Wuwei raised his head and glared, "Your Majesty is only forty years old, at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, what do you mean by 'the brilliance has been exhausted, and I am tired of working hard'? The crown prince is already weak, married and grown up, not an immature child, why use a general to supervise the country? The general is your majesty's close minister, and he has long participated in secrets, which are beyond the reach of the world. There is a saying that once the emperor and the crown prince ascend the throne, the general should stay away from the emperor's side, let go of the dust, and seek leisure in order to preserve it. The righteousness of the monarch and ministers. Why do you love the power and position and monopolize the wealth?"

What he said seemed to be reckless, but in fact he had sinister intentions.Shen Junli said boldly: "It is precisely because of the long-term participation in the secret that it is beyond the reach of the world, so Shen dared to accept it without giving up. Relying on your majesty's bright sun and moon, forgive me for forgetting to retreat."

"You, you, shameless, treacherous minister!" That Guo Wuwei was trembling with anger, and cursed loudly.After he scolded, he pulled out the hairpin and tassel, took off the crown with both hands and put it on the ground, leaned over and kowtowed three times, then turned and left.The guards at the gate of the hall crossed their halberds and stopped him.Shen Junli pointed at his back and said, "Let him go."

After Guo Wuwei left, Shen Junli glanced at the courtiers, and said coldly: "The emperor and the courtiers, who else wants to leave, it's better to leave."

Afterwards, several honest and upright ministers came out one after another, took off the imperial crown and court clothes, folded them neatly on the ground, kowtowed and left.After waiting for a while, Shen Junli saw that no one came out, so he raised his arms and said loudly: "Have you all heard your majesty's will?" After three days, you all have the responsibility to guard the land, so do your job well."

The Palace Supervisor shouted at the top of his voice, "Retire."

After retreating from the court, Shen Junli was blocked by two people.One of these two people is Meng Yu, the magistrate of Yizhou, and the other is Shen Dongyang, the Grand Master.Meng Yu panicked and said: "Last night, someone escaped from the city and headed towards Jianmen Pass. What can I do?" There are [-] elite soldiers stationed at Jianmen Pass. Brother, if they knew that Xue Xueyi was killed by them, they would definitely send troops to invade Jinguan City to seek justice.Shen Junli said: "Don't worry. Xue Yiguang has my eyeliner on him. If there is any abnormality, I will kill him on the spot with His Majesty's handbook, and take over the defense of Jianmen Pass by the way." Meng Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but Hearing him say "eyeliner" and "kill on the spot" and other words, I feel apprehensive.

Grand Master Shen Dongyang said slowly: "Jun Li, is the Crown Princess dead?"

Shen Junli bowed to Shen Dongyang and said: "The prince can't bear to kill Bai Xiliu, this girl is still alive." Shen Dongyang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and reproached him: "This girl is not dead, how can you announce the edict of abdication in advance? Once the prince ascends the throne, What should we do after the event? Why don't you listen to me and let His Majesty say that you are not sick first, and then plan for the future?" Among his so-called "plan for the funeral", there is a plan to abolish the crown prince and establish a new king.

Shen Junli said: "We forced the palace, got rid of the mad lord, and put an end to the country and society. This matter should be cut quickly, and it should not be extravagant, making others guess that we have selfish conspiracy. Ting'er has already sat down on this seat." After 18 years, he lived as the eldest son and belonged to Dang Chu Er. The most important thing about Chu Er is the style of Gu Zong, one who has Yuan Liang, and one who is chaste to all countries. In case Ting'er is disobedient in the future, we will not make plans for future affairs Night."

Shen Dongyang also made some sense after hearing it, so he asked: "What should I do with Bai Xiliu? When Your Highness ascends the throne, won't she become a queen?" Shen Junli said: "Let's do this for the time being, it can just paralyze Emperor Xuanwu. If we do something, I'm afraid it will Enrage the Jiangdong thieves and invade the country early."

Shen Dongyang finally asked him: "Then who will His Majesty entrust to handle?"

The snow that started to fall last night has turned to rain in the morning, and the wind is miserable, wet and cold.Shen Junli recalled in a daze three years in Jingning, the scene when he met his Majesty for the first time: the warm winter sun poured down from the gaps in the bamboo forest, and the people in the pavilion were in their twenties, with light fur and gentle belts, and their faces were as white as jade, A head of hair is as dazzling as snow.The poignant and beautiful appearance reminded him of a poem: The flowers in the forest bloom and fade away, and they disperse like smoke in an instant.It's not a pity to die if you meet each other if you know each other.

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