I'll hand over the system soon.

"The father of the second brother and mother-in-law is a sixth-grade foreign official. Coincidentally, the place her father governs happens to be on the border of Yongzhou."

"When my father was still the crown prince, he went to Yongzhou and met the second brother's mother and concubine at that time." The sixth prince recounted the past between Emperor Xiao and the second prince's mother and concubine.

"Yongzhou is a frontier fortress, and the Tibetans outside the pass have some messy witchcraft medicines, many of which make people physically weak after taking them."

"My father doesn't like me, nor you. He only likes my second brother."

This was one of the reasons why he resolutely withdrew from the battle for the throne.

He didn't like that position, and neither did his mother-in-law.

It's just that they often have no choice but to be carried forward by others.

Not to mention that there might be some encouragement from his father.

Xiao Zhenruo is still the sick boy he used to be, so he doesn't think he will really try to compete for that position.

But Xiao Zhen returned to the capital with a healthy body, and he was as good as him in culture, Taoism and martial arts.

This way he has nothing to fight for.

Hearing this, Sancho couldn't help but glance at the sixth prince in surprise.

I didn't expect that the other party looked tall and powerful, but in fact he was as meticulous as dust, and he even found out these things.

What she just handed over to Xiao Zhen was the relevant evidence that the second prince used witchcraft medicine on Emperor Xiao.

As the prince who was truly favored by Emperor Xiao, his own father wanted to pass the throne on to him, early in the morning and late in the evening. He was tired of being the second prince who was not taken seriously by others, so the second prince decided to take a dangerous approach. Elevate yourself to God in advance.

The second prince, who seemed mediocre and honest, was no less cruel than his brothers.

The sixth prince took the message and left. He was going to pack his bags and go to Youzhou.

At first, Emperor Xiao was unwilling to let go of such a good chess piece, but the Sixth Prince boldly opened the mic in the court every day, reminding Emperor Xiao not to break the ancestral rules. Fortunately, he did not make any mistakes, so Emperor Xiao really had nothing to do with him. .

After several days of stalemate, the Sixth Prince finally got what he wanted.

As soon as the sixth prince left, the court instantly became deserted. No one was arguing about who should be crown prince. Except for the fifteenth prince, there was no other voice in the court.

Emperor Xiao tried to get his people to mention the second prince, but the courtier who spoke just said a few words and was sprayed bloody by other courtiers.

After Emperor Xiao fell silent again to report to the courtiers, Xiao Zhen entered the palace with what Sancho had given him.

When he came out again, Xiao Zhen's face was red and there was a blood mark on his forehead.

It should have been smashed out of a teacup filled with hot tea.

After all, it was the child he had taught himself, and Sancho couldn't bear it.

Pulling Xiao Zhen to sit down, Sancho personally applied the medicine to him and asked in a voice that could not hear the joy or anger: "Why don't you hide?"

Xiao Zhen didn't answer, but talked about something else.

"Sir, he said he doesn't like my queen mother."

"He has three thousand beauties in his harem, and so many young women are fawning over him. Your mother is the queen, so there is no need to flatter him. It's normal for him to dislike your mother." Sancho lied to the child with an expressionless face.

Xiao Zhen looked up with confusion on his face, "But he likes the second prince's mother-in-law very much!"

"If I really liked it, there wouldn't be three thousand beauties."

Emperor Xiao's idea was so sincere that he didn't know how many parts it had been divided into.

Xiao Zhen lowered his head, "Sir, would you please tell me that I will only marry one person in the future and treat each other sincerely?"

Sancho moved his hands. She had never taught Xiao Zhen any nonsense about being together for the rest of his life.

Teaching an emperor to have two people for the rest of his life is pure nonsense.

"Of course it's good, but you have to understand that the harem is closely related to the previous dynasty. In many cases, the harem exists to balance the power of the previous dynasty."

"If you want to be with one person for the rest of your life, that's great, but can you balance the many disputes in the previous dynasty without relying on the harem?"

It's not that she wants to pour cold water on Xiao Zhen, it's just too difficult to do.

Xiao Zhen is now at an age when his self-confidence is overwhelming. He brushed aside his disappointment and said proudly: "I can definitely do it."

Sancho didn't hit him and continued to give him medicine without saying a word.

The day after Xiao Zhen left the palace, Emperor Xiao suffered a complete stroke. His eyes were crooked, his mouth was crooked, and he couldn't even move.

Just when the courtiers were worried about what to do, Emperor Xiao's imperial edict to establish the crown prince came out.

The second prince listened to the imperial edict read out by Emperor Xiao's personal eunuch with a look of joy on his face, feeling sure of victory until the words "Xiao Zhen" came into his ears.

The second prince's smile froze on his face.

"Impossible! How is this possible!" Impulsively, the second prince openly resisted the order.

The eunuch who announced the decree was the personal eunuch who had served Emperor Xiao for many years and was now the chief eunuch.

Glancing at the second prince, he said slowly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, there is an imperial edict here in the Sa family. It was given to you by the Holy One."

The second prince didn't understand what trick Emperor Xiao was playing, and he knelt down again in a daze to receive the order.

Then he heard the words "Autumn Hunting, Poisoning the Emperor, and Intention of Treason" blasting in his ears.

In the sharp sound of death, the second prince rolled his eyes and fainted.

The courtiers were in an uproar.

They never expected that if a biting dog doesn't bark, the one with the most ruthless feelings would actually be the second prince!

As arrogant as the eldest prince, he did not dare to attack Emperor Xiao. The second prince actually took action as early as the autumn hunting, and even continued to poison Emperor Xiao afterwards.

The second prince has always lived under the protection of Emperor Xiao. There was no power in the court, and those who supported him were all Emperor Xiao's people. Now Emperor Xiao personally ordered his death, and no one in the court interceded for the second prince for a while. .

Of course, it was useless to beg. Emperor Xiao, who was paralyzed in bed, could not listen to the courtiers' pleas.

Also because Emperor Xiao was paralyzed in bed, Xiao Zhen began to supervise the country and handle state affairs the day after he became the crown prince.

The courtiers were actually not familiar with Xiao Zhen, the former fifteenth prince. When he was young, he rarely appeared in public because of his frailty. Later, he went to Xuzhou to recuperate his health, and there was no news for many years.

The relationship between the emperor and his courtiers is like the east wind and the west wind. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

At first, the courtiers thought that the prince should be easy to control. Taking advantage of Xiao Zhen's young age, they tried to suppress him in state affairs and make him a puppet emperor.

But who knew that Xiao Zhen turned around and gave them a surprise.

Cheng Yu, the commander of the Forbidden Army, took the lead in surrendering to Xiao Town.

Cheng Yu's surrender made those courtiers who had other thoughts suddenly feel cold.

Cheng Yu is the commander of the imperial army and has jurisdiction over the entire imperial city. Whoever controls him controls half of the lives of the people in the entire imperial city.

Before the courtiers could digest this bad news, the Lu family of the Marquis Guanwu also surrendered with military power, followed closely by the sixth prince's mother clan and General Li of Jiaozhou.

All the courtiers: “·······”

There are only a few people with military power in their hands, and those near and far have surrendered. What a waste of time!