After wearing a sick and weak cannon fodder as a prince

As soon as the communication outside came to an end, a middle-aged man in a luxurious dragon robe came in.

Qin Xuechuan originally wanted to get up, but Qin Yuan stepped forward and pressed him to lie down.

"Your body is just better, so you don't need to be so polite."

Qin Xuechuan nodded, and then said: "My son is impolite, thank you Father Huang Haihan."

When Qin Yuan heard what Qin Xuechuan said, he frowned and his face darkened.

Qin Xuechuan panicked: No way, I acted so well, did he already see it?

"Emperor physician." Qin Yuan said coldly.

As soon as the words fell, the imperial physician came over and knelt down: "What is your majesty's order?"

"How is the prince's condition?"

The imperial doctor heard Qin Yuan's cold tone, so he trembled all over and said, "Wei... Can I ask Your Majesty to speak a little bit?"

After hearing what he said, Qin Yuan sent him to ask questions behind the curtain.

Qin Yuan never raised Qin Xuechuan as a prince, and Qin Xuechuan only bore the name of a prince.From the actions of Qin Yuan and the imperial physician just now, it can be seen that Qin Yuan is very alienated from his son, and even avoids asking the imperial physician about his condition.

After a while, Qin Yuan came out from behind the curtain, followed by two court ladies, who were holding a black robe in their hands, with a phoenix rising from the sky embroidered with gold thread.

"This is the sacrificial attire for the great sacrifice. As soon as your health improves, I want to drag you to the sacrifice. It's really embarrassing for you."

You know it's embarrassing me, but you still let me go?You are really a good father.

Naturally, Qin Xuechuan couldn't say these words in front of him.

Qin Xuechuan said: "Thank you, Father, for your compassion. It's just that I feel that my life is not long. People who have been ill for a long time may not be able to preside over such a great sacrifice. My minister disturbed the Phoenix God, and the heavens punished Northern Chu."

He originally wanted to find an excuse to push down the post of chief priest. Although Qin Yuan is not a person obsessed with beauty, his son has a lot of hands, so he can go to anyone he wants.

"You are the crown prince, how could the Phoenix God convict Bei Chu. As the crown prince, you shouldn't refuse."

This Qin Yuan had a big face, he kept claiming that Qin Xuechuan was the prince, but in the end he let his own son act as a shield for another son.

Qin Yuan's thoughts were deep, Qin Xuechuan was afraid that what he said would make him suspicious, so he followed his will and said, "Yes."

"Go to the altar after changing clothes."

Qin Xuechuan nodded: "Yes."

***

After Qin Yuan left, Qin Xuechuan scratched his hair and was upset.

How to do how to do?

Going to the altar is a dead end, but if you don't go, you can't.

"Your Highness, please change your clothes." Herring walked to the bed and said.

Qin Xuechuan looked at the exquisitely embroidered phoenix robe, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.But when he saw the herring, the smile that was about to appear on his face was suddenly suppressed.

No one in this huge imperial palace is Qin Xuechuan's own person, and Herring was also sent by the emperor to monitor him.Although the original owner's submissive character is nothing to watch over.

Qin Xuechuan himself didn't know how to wear these layers of clothes, so he casually put on a coat and walked out. When he left, he also ordered: "I'll go outside to breathe, and I'll come back after a while. No one is allowed to wear it." follow."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Qin Xuechuan left the dormitory, it was already dusk, the setting sun dyed the cloud in the sky red, like a river soaked in blood.He walked slowly in the corridor of the palace, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face like an intoxicating blush.

Bei Chu believed in gods, and later Qin Luochuan also used theology to win people's hearts, but it was really difficult to pretend to be gods and ghosts in front of so many people. Now there are only a few hours before the big sacrifice, what should we do?

***

Qin Xuechuan didn't know how long he had been walking, when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the front, it was a noise mixed with sobbing.

"Hurry up!"

Seeing this, Qin Xuechuan stepped forward to see what was going on.He found a group of soldiers in armor leading a group of people through the palace towards the altar.Judging by their clothes, they should not be criminals.

Qin Xuechuan stepped forward, and when the leader of the soldiers saw him, he quickly brought the soldiers and the common people to kneel down: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

When those people heard that it was His Royal Highness, they shouted, "His Royal Highness, save us!"

"Your Highness, please help me!"

"I don't want to be a sacrifice..."

Qin Xuechuan's gentle personality is known to all the people in the world, and he is the easiest to soften his heart. As long as he softens his heart, he might be able to let them go.But what these people don't know is that the current crown prince has no real power, even if he is soft-hearted, it is useless.

Qin Xuechuan frowned when he heard the word "sacrifice". Northern Chu has always had a tradition of offering sacrifices to living people, but those who sacrificed were only some heinous people. He had never heard of ordinary people being sacrificed.

Qin Xuechuan asked: "What do these people do?"

"His Royal Highness, these people are sacrifices at the great sacrifice."

"Are they criminals?"

The leader of the soldiers replied: "His Royal Highness, the prisoners are too filthy, and they are guilty of crimes that are not suitable for offering sacrifices to the Phoenix God, so the sacrifices selected this year are all offered from all over the place."

Is that so?

Qin Xuechuan looked at those people, most of them were young people in their early twenties, it would be a pity if they were treated like this as a sacrifice... At this moment, another thought flashed through his mind.

"Go down first, I have something to say about these sacrifices."

When the soldiers heard Qin Xuechuan say this, they panicked and said: "Your Highness must not be alone with these unruly people, otherwise His Highness will be hurt, even if you have 1 heads, it's not enough to chop off."

"If you don't listen to me now, I will immediately let your head fall to the ground. You all stand not far away and wait for me. If something happens to me, I will naturally shout."

After hearing Qin Xuechuan's words, those soldiers still stood still. Qin Xuechuan's expression changed at this moment, and he shouted: "Quickly back down!"

"Yes, the last general will step down!"

After finishing speaking, those soldiers went to wait not far from Qin Xuechuan. Qin Xuechuan roared just now, and cold air poured into his lungs. At this moment, he was coughing non-stop.

He quickly calmed down and said to those people: "Do you want to live?"

"Your Highness, we naturally want to live." I don't know who said this, but the others echoed it.

"Well, you do as I say, and I will guarantee that you will survive."

Those people looked at each other after hearing it, and they were more skeptical.

"You don't need to believe me, of course you can hold me hostage to negotiate terms with the emperor."

As soon as the words fell, someone cried with gratitude and said, "His Royal Highness is so kind, how could we have the heart to hold you hostage?"

"Yes! His Royal Highness, you have a kind heart. Even if we die, we won't hurt you."

Qin Xuechuan was a little touched when he heard what these people said... He just wanted to negotiate terms with these people, but these people thought he was trying to save them.

"Listen to me, I will save you."

***

As night fell, Qin Xuechuan went to the altar in that black phoenix robe.

He was sitting on the step, surrounded by palace people carrying golden lotus palace lanterns.

In Northern Chu, black is the most respected. Except for the emperor, only princes can wear black robes embroidered with nine-feathered phoenixes. Dragons have five claws, and phoenixes have nine feathers. Only emperors and princes can wear nine feathers, and others cannot exceed the rules.

The emperor sat at the highest place on the altar, with princes and princesses on both sides, and princes and ministers below.

Wu Zhu, who was wearing a black and white feather hat, was chanting some spells in a low voice, when the palace servants on both sides of Wu Zhu shouted loudly: "Please, Your Highness——"

The chariot slowly fell, and Qin Xuechuan walked down. The altar is a huge square, and the ground is paved with a huge boulder. The boulder has no gaps, it is natural, and the pattern carved on it is also a phoenix.

Qin Xuechuan walked up with a lotus lantern, and on the altar were whole pigs, whole cows, and whole sheep. This was the biggest ritual in ancient times.Although he had read the original novel, he did not expect that the scene of the sacrifice of the ancients was so big.

When he walked up, all the surrounding palace people knelt down and put their heads on the ground.

The witches danced around the bonfire on the altar, and the fire burned more and more.For some reason, Qin Xuechuan felt that this scene had a thrilling sense of fear, but it still attracted him, as if his body was out of his control.

"This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"His Royal Highness is really a fairy, I wonder if the Phoenix God can compare with him?"

"It's just a soft persimmon."

Qin Xuechuan walked over slowly, and when the fire light reflected on him, it really looked like a phoenix was attached to him.

A witch Zhu handed a sharp sword to Qin Xuechuan: "His Royal Highness, please."

Qin Xuechuan grasped the sword, imitating those "jumping gods" Wu Zhu and danced with the sword together.

He took every step carefully.

According to the novel, the assassin will fall from the sky, and then stab with a sword, but the one who holds the sword will be killed by the imperial Jinwu guard, and finally someone will shoot an arrow in secret to hurt him.

Qin Xuechuan silently recited in his heart: "Three, two, one!"

Seeing that the assassin in the dark was about to descend from the sky, a large piece of white light suddenly appeared on the altar, and the light formed a pattern, which was nothing but a phoenix with nine feathers rising from the sky.

A raging flame ignited not far away, and fires quickly ignited on both sides of the hall in front of the altar.Qin Xuechuan stood in the middle, and the fires on both sides behind him seemed like he had grown a pair of wings.

The flames blazed everywhere, and everyone on the altar panicked. Those who ran for their lives ran for their lives, and those who evaded escaped. At the same time, the living sacrifices also fled in all directions. The soldiers below drove back those who tried to escape with their halberds. Many slip through the net.

At this moment, someone shouted loudly: "The Phoenix God has manifested! It is the Phoenix God who has manifested!"

Qin Xuechuan was surrounded by fire at this moment, he didn't move at all, he didn't panic at all.

As more and more people shouted, some people no longer panicked, but knelt down and said: "See Lord Fengshen!"

Qin Xuechuan smiled when he saw this scene, he succeeded.Of course, there is also a gambling element in this.

The Northern Chu Palace is heavily guarded. What kind of assassin can sneak into the palace altar and assassinate the prince without anyone noticing?

The original novel did not say who sent the assassin, but Qin Xuechuan, who had read the full text, guessed that the one who sent the assassin should be His Majesty the Emperor sitting on a high altar.

Northern Chu believed in the Phoenix, and even Qin Yuan was no exception. If he saw such a supernatural phenomenon, he would definitely think it was the coming of the Phoenix God. Naturally, he would not send an assassin to kill Qin Xuechuan on this occasion.

But the emperor could find a reason to kill him to pave the way for Qin Luochuan. How could there be such a waste of trouble?

Just when Qin Xuechuan breathed a sigh of relief, a hidden arrow suddenly flew towards Qin Xuechuan. Qin Xuechuan only heard a "whoosh", and before he could react, a person stood in front of him. The arrow came suddenly, before Qin Xuechuan could see who the person standing in front of him was, the person fell down and muttered: "Thank you, Your Highness..."