My country, you can pinch it

After Si Tinghou left, the emperor's coughing gradually slowed down under the doctor's treatment.

The person on the bed waved his hand, everyone retreated silently, and the whole palace fell into silence again.

"Yuan'er."

Zhu Yuanfeng leaned over, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Shun looked at the curtain above his head, and said softly: "I made a mistake back then, but I was afraid that the Taifu would know the truth and blame me. I looked for him, but he suddenly disappeared after he was buried like this."

Zhu Yuanfeng listened quietly, and said in his heart that looking for him, he might still be bleeding.

"My reaction can be described as unpleasant, but I still haven't found the Grand Tutor. He... seems to have disappeared from the capital overnight, under my nose."

When Emperor Shun said this, Zhu Yuanfeng's heart moved, and he guessed a fact instantly, "Could it be Si Tinghou..."

"Hehe... I want to escape from the capital through layers of guards, and now I want to come to the Five Cities Army and Horse Division, and now I can't do it." Emperor Shun's scarlet eyes were red. It's not that he hadn't guessed it before, but there was no evidence, and he was enthroned at the beginning. However, the turmoil in the Wang family has not passed, and the Si Tinghou, who has the support of his clan and nobles, cannot be blamed.

When the dust settled, and the latter was also obedient, and consciously handed over the Wucheng soldiers and horses, then he would pretend that he didn't know and didn't pursue it anymore.

Zhu Yuanfeng didn't understand at first that the crown prince and monk Jinling took so much trouble to get Qin Hai and Wanquan down, but let the imperial army fall into the hands of Marquis Si Ting. Seeing how this Marquis handles things, he doesn't seem like someone who can be swayed by a few casual words .

It is true that the emperor is fatuous, but the thought of being loyal to the emperor and helping the prince usurp the throne is a treason deep in his bones!

If that day really comes, not to mention that he will cooperate with the outside world, Si Ting Hou's ability to not help each other can be regarded as an affirmation of the crown prince.

Since the imperial army can't count on it, who else can the prince and the emperor count on?

When Zhu Yuanfeng was thinking, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he thought of Shang Jinling's words.

"King Duan..."

This soft murmur was difficult for people to hear clearly, but at the moment the palace was silent, but it seemed a little clear, Emperor Shun heard it.

A smile slowly appeared on his face. For some reason, he was always subconsciously suspicious of Zhu Yuanfeng. Although he loved and moved him, he always felt that the people around him still had reservations about him. At the moment of King Duan, Emperor Shun knew that this man was really loyal to him.

He was relieved.

"Yuan'er, you have reached the bottom of my heart." Emperor Shun let out a sigh of relief, "I am seriously ill, and Prince Duan should come back to take care of the sick."

Zhu Yuanfeng's heart was really hit by Shang Jinling.

It is false that Emperor Shun asked him to serve the sick, but it is true that he came back to serve the king.

Zhu Yuanfeng's breathing was slightly stagnant, and he said with difficulty: "Then this servant will draw up a decree for King Xuanduan to enter the capital." After he finished speaking, he seemed to find something wrong, so he asked again, "Secret decree?"

Emperor Shun nodded, with a strange color in his eyes, "Yuan'er, bend your ears over here."

Shang Jinling was in Zhongshu, and soon learned the news that the emperor had summoned King Duan to return to Beijing to serve the sick.

This decree greatly dissatisfied the courtiers who were waiting for the emperor to commit crimes. However, it was true that the emperor was seriously ill by the prince, and Si Ting Hou saw it with his own eyes and could not fake it. It seemed that he could not refute his request for his son to return to Beijing.

It's just that in this eventful autumn, King Duan's entry to Beijing this time may not only serve as a sick man, but also become a weapon for the emperor to deal with the prince.

Regardless of whether it was in compliance with the rules or not, the prince heard that the years had passed, and led all the ministers to protest, but was blocked by Si Tinghou from outside the Dacheng Palace.

Zhu Yuanfeng looked at him from a distance across the imperial army, looked at him expressionlessly, and said loudly: "The Holy One speaks, all officials listen to the order."

Outside the noisy hall, all the ministers knelt down one after another. Liu Ke, who stood at the front, tensed his jaw, and slowly knelt down under the eyes of Zhu Yuanfeng and Si Tinghou.

Zhu Yuanfeng read out: "I used my own selfishness to trap the public in the injustice. Now it is clear to the world, and I have to blame myself. I regret my mistakes. I would like to convict myself and thank the world."

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers couldn't help but look at each other, it was so simple?

Liu Ke sneered inwardly: If you think too much, that old guy won't admit his fault even if he dies.

Sure enough, I heard Zhu Yuanfeng continue: "However, the dragon's body has not healed, and I am powerless. Now I order the prince to supervise the country and appease the court. When I recover, I will accuse myself of sin!" After he finished speaking, the floating dust waved, " This is it."

It stands to reason that there should be a sentence of long live, but the officials have already started discussing after hearing this, and after talking for a long time, it is just a tactic to delay the attack.

"His Royal Highness, can you hear me clearly?" Zhu Yuanfeng asked.

Liu Ke twitched the corners of her mouth when she heard the words, "To appease the court? This is putting the matter on the lonely head. Dare to ask when the emperor will recover?"

Zhu Yuanfeng said: "His Royal Highness knows in his heart that all kinds of goodness and filial piety come first."

Immediately, the officials suddenly realized that they were forcing King Duan to return to the capital!They looked at Liu Ke one after another, some agreed and some opposed.

If Liu Ke stopped him, he would definitely be wearing the hat of being unfilial and harboring evil intentions.But if it is stopped, once King Duan comes, he is afraid that there will be another incident!For a moment, it was difficult for others to make a choice.

After Zhu Yuanfeng finished speaking, he walked back to the palace.

In the prince's mansion, the courtiers came in and out one after another, expressing their opinions. Confucian scholars and civil servants persuaded him to agree, but the lord's family opposed it.

Emperor Shun's two wills have successfully transferred the conflict to the crown prince. Judging from the situation, it is estimated that there will be two more days of disputes.

Liu Ke sent all the ministers away, drank a lot of water and was full of gas, and finally closed the door of the house in the dead of night, and got a moment of respite.

He pushed open the door and muttered, "Who the hell is Dutt? That old bastard is really a good trick. He was the one who was supposed to be punished, but it all ended up on his own head!"

"If he doesn't do this, how can he let you relax your vigilance, secretly send out the secret order, and catch you by surprise?" Shang Jinling's faint voice came from the inner room.

Liu Ke walked in and saw Shang Jinling put a note on the candle and lit it.A corner of the flame curled up and turned into ashes in an instant. The sudden light of the flame illuminated Shang Jinling's somewhat white and cold face and a touch of coldness at the corners of his mouth.

"Sounding east and west, if you hadn't been prepared, I'm afraid I've really fallen for this bastard." Liu Ke took the cloak, hung it on the screen beside him, and then sat in front of Shang Jinling and asked, "Except for recalling King Duan? There should be other things besides the secret decree."

"King Qin's Tiger Talisman." Shang Jinling said, "It is estimated that King Duan can use this to mobilize [-] troops."

"Ten thousand?" Liu Ke's eyes were full of wonder, "Is that just a few people?"

Shang Jinling raised his eyes slightly, and looked at him with a half-smile, "It's the soldiers that King Duan can mobilize directly, not including the generals who came later under the imperial edict."

Hearing this, Liu Ke's expression was a bit subtle, "He made such an arrangement...couldn't it be because he was afraid that he would hand over all the military power to the second brother. If he kills me, King Duan will also take over the emperor, right?"

"With His Majesty's suspicious character, is it hard to guess?" Shang Jinling asked back.

Liu Ke shrugged, "No, it fits his bastard temperament of taking one step and seeing three steps."

Shang Jinling was laughed at by him, pursed her lips and said, "The fiefdom of King Duan is in the west. If you want to go back to Beijing, the fastest way is to enter through the west gate. My sister and I calculated that this journey will start from Yunzhou The distance to the west city gate is roughly the same, so if the second sister can hurry up with the elder brother-in-law's Jianfeng battalion, she can stop King Duan outside the west city gate. With the strength of the Jianfeng battalion, take down the fake It is not difficult to have [-] troops, and then..."

"As long as the Jianfeng Camp hijacks King Duan and sneaks into the capital pretending to be his soldier!" Liu Ke thought of this, and immediately patted the table.

Shang Jinling gave a soft "hmm", "The emperor's edict of guilt is not important at all, what we want is a mutiny, to take down the palace as quickly as possible, and what price you want the "first emperor" to pay is up to you." It’s all over. I’ve already asked Sixth Sister to go out of the city overnight and head to the west to monitor King Duan’s movements.”

Although Shang Jinling's tone was light, Liu Ke, the first emperor, smelled a strong smell of blood from it. He looked at Shang Jinling who was sitting quietly beside him. , like a spring breeze blowing on his face, and those hands as white as jade are most suitable for taking pictures with a green pen, not to accompany him in a bloody storm.

Liu Ke felt hot in his heart, and asked involuntarily, "Lingling, are you afraid?"

Shang Jinling raised his eyes and looked over with clear eyes, "What about you?"

Liu Ke shook his head, "I have known since I was a child that either I killed him or he killed me. I used to give up on myself for a while because I was powerless, but now, I think I can succeed." His eyes shone with determination. .

When Shang Jinling heard the words, he bent his eyes slightly and said, "Since you are about to succeed, as a person who has made great achievements in the first place, what am I afraid of?"

Liu Ke's heart suddenly swelled, and he gently hugged him into his arms, whispering against his ear: "Lingling, what do you think I should reward you with?"

Shang Jinling replied without thinking: "You."

Liu Ke was obviously very happy with this answer, and only felt that the person in his arms is good no matter what, there are thousands of people in the world, but he was the only one who met Shang Jinling, thinking that in the previous life, he did not do evil and suffer in this life, but accumulated good deeds and cultivated in this life edge.

In the dead of night, in the midst of rubbing ears and temples, before falling into a drowsy sleep, Shang Jinling heard a sentence in a daze, "If one day, Jiangshan is in my hands, I can knead it as you like."

After two days of deliberation, Liu Ke finally agreed to the emperor's request.

On the second day, Shang Jinling, the Minister of Zhongshu Department, drafted the imperial decree to invite King Duan to enter the capital, and the eunuch Zhu Yuanfeng stamped it with the big seal. Under the attention of everyone, he was escorted by the imperial army to the west of King Duan's fiefdom.

Emperor Shun leaned on the bed, listened to Zhu Yuanfeng's report, and finally showed a stable smile.

Like Liu Ke, he never thought of sinning himself. When King Duan led his army back to Beijing, he would have to pay a heavy price for this traitor!

Northwest, Yongliang

The octogenarian Duke of Xiling caressed the armor he had fought with him for many years, his eyes nostalgic.

"Father." Suddenly, Shang Qingrong's voice came from behind.

Duke Xiling turned his head and saw that his daughter was already covered in light armor, her long sword was on her waist, and she walked in gracefully, with a smile in her eyes.

Lord Xiling looked at her deeply, and said lightly, "I haven't worn it for many years. Some time ago, I was sent to have it repaired. I didn't expect it to fit quite well. Dad, does it look good?"

Lord Xiling nodded, "It's pretty, the sons and daughters of the Shang family look best in battle clothes, like fire."

At this time, Shang Chuqing walked in, "Grandfather, Lingling's messenger should arrive soon, and Chen Du's entire army is also on standby at any time. The next step is to guard all the checkpoints going south from Shamen Pass."

Behind her were younger sisters who were dressed in the same way, Wei Xue said: "Leave these to our sisters."

The disappearance of the [-] Jianfeng Battalion may be easy to hide for a day or two, but it will definitely attract the attention of the army after five days, Qi Feng will definitely send someone back to Beijing to report, and what they have to do is to intercept the person who reported it.

That's true, but... Shang Chuqing's sad face didn't unfold, "If I were Qi Feng, I wouldn't just report back to Beijing in a hurry, but I would also throw the army south and arrest the rebel soldiers. If I guess That's right, the emperor must have a secret order for him, and it can be done cheaply at special times, but it may be difficult to stop it with our troops."

Shang Chuqing is already a mature general. After so many years of forming troops, he has nothing to say, but his prestige is still a bit short.

Upon hearing this, Shang Qingrong's gaze fell back on Duke Xiling's long-sealed armor. The silver light was shining brightly, and the cold air was overwhelming. Seeing this, she asked, "Does Dad want to wear it again?"

"Old man's treasured sword is not old, wear it!"

After speaking, the sisters of the Shang family went into battle together, took off the armor from the shelf, and put it on for him together.

Shang Chuqing's prestige is not enough, so what about Duke Xiling?

The soldiers of Shamenguan meet the old general, are they willing to join hands with him again?