The prince is very fierce

"The fire is coming"

"Hurry up"

In the dead of night, the snow and wind were blowing, and the towering imperial city was ablaze. The entire city was visible from afar, and it caused a great uproar in the streets and alleys.

Xuanwu Street, the Imperial Master's Mansion.

In the study, candles were lit, and Zuo Qingqiu, wearing a nightgown, was thinking about the strategy to break the deadlock on the eastern front in front of the map.

Outside the room, Zuo Zhan ran in hurriedly, and Yaoyao said in a hurry:

"Dad, the imperial city is on fire. It looks like the direction is the Hanyuan Hall where the emperor sleeps. Go and have a look!"

Zuo Qingqiu opened the window and saw the fire in the palace not far away. He frowned, and in a flash, he reached the top of the house and ran out of the imperial city.

On the other side, Xu Buling had already finished his business and left, and came to the small inn where Jiang Du was imprisoned.

In the night, light snow was falling. Although some people stopped to look at the imperial city in the market, the news had not yet reached here, and the street was still calm.

On the big tree outside the inn, the little sparrow built a small nest with branches and lay lazily inside, eating melon seeds while staring at the room opposite, occasionally flapping its wings to shake off some snow foam on its feathers.

Xu Buling landed on the tree, picked up the bird's nest, and said softly:

"Yiyi, go back to the inn, let Manzhi and the others pack up, we have to leave Guiyan City overnight."

The little sparrow flapped its wings, looked like "obeying my husband", turned around like an arrow from a string, and flew to the nearby inn.

Xu Buling threw Yiyi's nest aside and jumped into the room of the inn from the window.

In the room, Jiang Kai was still lying on the bed. He was tied up for three or four days and was almost exhausted. He was in a daze and his eyes were dull. He kept calculating the time when Xu Buling would come to take him out of the wind next time.

Seeing someone enter the window, Jiang Kai was shocked and twisted his body in a hurry, groaning: "Woo woo".

Xu Buling closed the window and pulled out the cloth gagged in his mouth.

Jiang Kai coughed several times and cried, "Uncle Xu, can you arrange a guard? People have three urgent needs, don't you know? If I, the prince, poop in my pants, how can I face people in my next life?"

Jiang Kai's face was almost blue, and he struggled impatiently, wanting Xu Buling to untie the rope.

Xu Buling had no intention of untying the rope, and frowned:

"Who told you to eat so much?"

"I only eat one meal a day, do you think I want to eat so much? Hurry up, hurry up, I can't hold it anymore..."

"Hold it even if you can't hold it anymore."

Xu Buling sat down next to him and asked softly:

"Where does Jiang Rui live?"

When Jiang Kai heard this, his restless mood suddenly calmed down, and a look of joy appeared between his eyebrows. He hurriedly answered:

"It's in the middle of Zhuangyuan Street. There is a sign hanging on the door. You will know it when you go there. Hurry up and tie up that grandson to accompany me. I miss him so much."

Xu Buling nodded, and did not get up to tie him up. Instead, he turned to look at Jiang Kai:

"Jiang Kai, do you want to be the emperor?" ? !

Jiang Kai's expression froze, and all his emotions disappeared. He frowned and looked at Xu Buling in front of him. After a careful glance, he found that Xu Buling had a paperweight with a turtle head carved on it on his waist, with the words "Turtle and Crane Xialing" written on it.

"You!"

Jiang Kai's face turned pale, and he struggled violently, but he couldn't get up. He could only stare at Xu Buling with anger:

"You villain, how dare you murder my emperor, I..."

Xu Buling raised his hand: "Don't slander me, I just went to the palace to get something, and I saw something I shouldn't have seen."

Jiang Du frowned again, a little confused about Xu Buling's intention, and asked:

"What do you mean? The emperor and the prince are still alive, do you still want to persuade me to rebel against Da Qi?"

Xu Buling shook his head and told everything he had seen and heard in Hanyuan Hall:

"Fangcun, I sneaked into the imperial city under the cover of night and touched the vicinity of Hanyuan Hall..."

Jiang Kai frowned and listened, and his eyes were stunned and shocked, but he did not doubt the authenticity.

Because the words that Xu Buling repeated were exactly the same as the way Jiang Lin and Jiang Du had talked in the past, they couldn't be made up. The only difference was Jiang Du's final rant of hatred.

After Xu Buling finished speaking, he shook his head and said, "The ice is not formed in a day. The saying 'dogs know how to bite when they are angry' probably provoked Jiang Du, so he committed such an unforgivable crime. How can the great Qi allow a beast who 'killed his father and killed his king' to sit on the throne? Don't you think so?"

Jiang Du's face was uncertain, staring at Xu Buling, gritted his teeth:

"What do you mean? Tell me this news, you want me to impeach the prince?"

Xu Buling narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Kai lying on the bed:

"The Emperor of Qi has only one son. Jiang Du can't be the emperor, and the throne will inevitably fall to the left and right In the hands of the prince, you and Jiang Rui are the second heirs.

Last time I asked me how to find the agarwood paperweight, you told me to find Jiang Du and ask Jiang Du, the prince, to help steal it.

Jiang Du is timid and will definitely be used by me. But Jiang Du and Emperor Qi are incompatible, and it is impossible for him to touch the agarwood paperweight. If there is any abnormality, it will be discovered by the meticulous Emperor Qi.

A prince of a country is threatened to steal his father's life-saving things, which is more chilling than directly killing his father.

Tell me first, what is the meaning of pushing Jiang Du to me? "

Xu Buling looked at him.

Jiang Kai blinked, and then said angrily:

"Xu Buling, don't spit blood, how can I think so far?"

"Whether you think about it or not, you have already done it. "

Xu Buling stood up and untied the rope on Jiang Kai:

"There has just been a fire in the palace. Jiang Du's mood swings are so high that he fainted. No one dares to clean up the scene. Now you can think of a way to take the Jiang family members there and catch him. Slow down a little and wait for Jiang Du to clean up. There is no chance in this life."

After Jiang Kai broke free from the rope, he did not leave directly, but frowned and said:

"Do you think my father and I really want to seize this throne? I, the Jiang family, have not yet regained our homeland, how can we use the throne to cause the entire Northern Qi to fall apart?"

Xu Bu Ling looked approvingly and nodded:

"The Crown Prince is very enlightened, so that's fine. In two quarters of an hour, I will tell Prince Zuo Prince Jiang Rui the news.

If you really care about Da Qi, you can go directly over now and surrender to Jiang Rui. From now on, Northern Qi will still be monolithic.

Of course, you can also go home and wait for Jiang Rui to come over and bow down to you. But if you go home and wait now, the most likely possibility is that you will be placed under house arrest by Jiang Rui in Guiyan City from tomorrow morning, as a bargaining chip to restrain your father.

You only have a lead of two-quarters of an hour. This is given to you because of your awareness of current affairs. Take advantage of it. "

After Xu Buling finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Jiang Kai's expression was gloomy. He and Jiang Rui had a bad relationship, but he didn't believe that Jiang Rui would abide by his duty and not spy on the throne that was easily available to him. He raised his hand and said:

"Wait, don't tell Jiang Rui this news first, wait until I stabilize the overall situation..."

Xu Buring shook his head: "If I don't tell Jiang Rui, you may not be able to make up your mind. Only if someone competes with you will you run faster."

"You want to drive a tiger to devour a wolf and disrupt our empire?!"

"So what? If the prince has to think about the overall situation, just go home and wait now to see if Jiang Rui will accept your invitation. In ancient times, the prince probably knows better than me the fate of those who failed to seize the throne."

After Xu Buling finished speaking, he jumped out of the window without leaving any trace.

The room became quiet. Jiang Kai clenched his fists tightly and paced back and forth in the room twice. Suddenly he remembered something. He took out two melon seeds from his sleeve, looked at them, threw them on the ground, stepped on them, and cursed angrily. :

"Two dragons seize the heir, that's what it is! This black-hearted thing has such a deep calculation!"

After finishing speaking, Jiang Kai jumped out from the second floor of the inn, landed on the street, grabbed the horse, and galloped towards Xuanwu Street... ——

There was chaos in the imperial city. The fire broke out in the harem. Foreign ministers were not allowed to enter without permission. Only the eunuchs and maids were hurriedly putting out the fire.

In winter, when the weather is dry and the wind is blowing, it is not easy to extinguish a fire that is deliberately lit.

After the eunuch saw the prince and the monarch lying in a pool of blood, he was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated from the fire-fighting crowd, leaving only a few trustworthy old servants to put out the fire. He sent someone to call the old queen who had gone to bed in the harem to take charge of the overall situation.

Outside the square of Guiyuan Hall, many courtiers who saw the movement ran to the palace gate and anxiously asked about the situation in the palace.

However, the palace door was closed and was strictly forbidden to be opened before the time. Without the emperor's order, the palace guards did not dare to open the door. They just kept asking for instructions from the palace and appeasing the courtiers.

Although Zuo Qingqiu, the Imperial Preceptor, was a minister and had great power, he was still a minister. No matter how skilled he was in martial arts, he could not directly break into the emperor's palace.

After waiting outside the palace gate for half an hour, Zuo Qingqiu saw that the emperor had not yet sent a message to appease the ministers. He secretly thought that something was wrong and said loudly:

"The safety of Your Majesty is the most important thing, and the great Qi community is the most important thing. It is really helpless for me to enter the imperial city at night privately. I am willing to accept the punishment of Your Majesty. I hope all the ministers can bear witness afterwards."

The courtiers who rushed over had already been running around in a hurry. Seeing this, they dared to stop them and said quickly:

"National Master, hurry up to the palace to meet with the Holy Emperor. The war at the border is critical, so we must not make any mistakes at this time."

"Yeah yeah……"

Seeing this, Zuo Qingqiu took off the mace from his waist and placed it on the ground. He took off his shoes, jumped up to the three-foot palace wall, and moved quickly towards the harem.

The Imperial Guards in the outer city couldn't figure out the situation. Without the Emperor's order, Zuo Qingqiu should actually be stopped. However, the Imperial Preceptor was indeed the backbone of the court, and they were afraid of causing big trouble. They just hesitated for a blink of an eye. Zuo Qingqiu Then he disappeared.

Men were strictly prohibited from entering the emperor's harem. Even the prince could not enter without permission. At this time, it was also strictly guarded. The eunuchs who came to explore the news were blocked outside.

Zuo Qingqiu stopped outside the harem and said loudly:

"I, Zuo Qingqiu, would like to see your Majesty!"

The sound is like a loud bell, even if there is a fire burning in Hanyuan Hall and the sound is noisy, it will still be heard.

But Zuo Qingqiu waited outside for a long time, but there was no response from the palace wall, and the fire showed no sign of extinguishing.

Zuo Qingqiu was so anxious that after thinking about it, he jumped up to the palace wall. As a result, he saw in the corridor inside the high wall, the old Queen Li, covered in blood, already standing below, her hair disheveled and tears streaming down her face.

After seeing Zuo Qingqiu, the old queen could no longer hold on and sat directly on the ground, crying loudly:

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! Master Imperial Master, you must save Du'er..."

Despite Zuo Qingqiu's calm mind, his face paled when he heard these words. He knew that something big had happened and wanted to go down and cover Jiang Du's whereabouts, lest the news spread and plunge the entire Northern Qi into civil strife.

Unfortunately, before Zuo Qingqiu could reach the old empress, the rapid sound of bells and drums rang outside, which informed the emperor that there was a mutiny in the city.

Soon, a eunuch came running from the outskirts of the imperial city and shouted:

"Your Majesty! The right prince's eldest son, Jiang Kai, accompanied by Chang Jianghuai, Taiwei Zhang Guangying, Jingzhao Yin Qianli, etc., was worried about the emperor's safety due to the fire in the harem, so they forced their way into the palace to meet with the Holy Majesty..."

"Asshole!"

Zuo Qingqiu was instantly furious. He looked around a few times and then turned to the old queen sitting on the ground:

"Is Jiang Du ready?"

Empress Li was already panicking: "Du'er fainted. The imperial doctor is treating Shengshang and Du'er, but...just...what should we do? Imperial Master, you must save Du'er, he must not have done it on purpose. …”

Zuo Qingqiu waved his sleeves: "Who cares if he did it on purpose? Wake him up quickly and pack up the body of the Holy Lord. Don't see anything strange..."

"The head was smashed, and even after it was burned, you can see the marks on the bones..."

"Has the body been burned?"

"No, I, my concubine, can't bear to do such evil..."

"Why did he set fire if he didn't burn it? Are you afraid that people outside won't know?"

Zuo Qingqiu was furious.

Queen Li was speechless.

It is obviously meaningless to pursue responsibility at this time.

Zuo Qingqiu clenched his fist tightly, considered it, and said angrily:

"Stop the news and just say that Your Majesty fell and fainted. It is inconvenient to meet the courtiers. Let's take care of the wound first. I will go out to explain and ask Jiang Du to come over immediately."

"Okay, I'll go right away..."

Outside the imperial city, thousands of imperial guards and soldiers from the capital garrison were confronting each other up and down the palace walls. Countless courtiers were caught in the middle, shouting and persuading all the time:

"Jiang Kai, do you want to rebel and force the palace?"

"You can't fight, you can't fight. If you let go of an arrow, the entire line of Prince Right will be completely destroyed..."

"Da Qi is recovering the Central Plains. At this critical moment, there is no room for chaos..."

The Crown Prince Jiang Kai was riding on a horse, holding a sword in his hand, and said to the ministers:

"My father is extremely loyal to His Majesty. Who in Daqi knows this? How could I do such a treasonous thing as leading an army to force the palace? You see the harem on fire, but you are still here to stick to the rules and not put out the fire, putting the emperor's safety at risk." Regardless, do you want to mess with Daqi, or do I want to mess with Daqi? "

Commander Zhang Guangying, the commander-in-chief of Daqi Military Attaché, stood in the middle and made peace:

"Prince Jiang is also worried about the safety of His Majesty. You cannot ignore the fire in the imperial city. As long as you put out the fire and make sure that His Majesty's body is intact, Crown Prince Jiang will apologize to His Majesty."

Zongzheng Jiang Huai, an old man of the Jiang clan, was also very anxious at this time:

"Yes, there is no room for chaos at this time. Those who die by the rules are still alive. Even if Jiang Kai and I are allowed to go in and take a look, as long as we are sure that the Holy One is fine, the courtiers and the people can feel at ease, right?"

The ministers were already worried, but they just didn't dare to let Jiang Kai lead his troops into the imperial city. If only people from the Jiang clan went in to take a look, it would be unethical at best and nothing serious would happen, so they urged the palace guards to open the door.

The imperial guard guarding the door would not dare to open it without the emperor's order, but the civil and military officials of the court urged them, and the harem refused to give the order. After much hesitation, they still opened the palace door.

Jiang Kai and Jiang Huai, the old man of the Jiang family, quickly entered the city gate. They said they were two people, but the courtiers outside could not wait. After the Taiwei took the lead, they all entered the imperial city in a bustle, heading towards Guiyuan, who went to court every day. Run behind the palace.

Halfway through the run, Zuo Qingqiu and an old eunuch beside the emperor walked out calmly.

Seeing more than a hundred princes and generals approaching each other, Zuo Qingqiu's face darkened and he said angrily:

"Bold, who told you to break into the imperial city privately at night?"

When the officials saw Zuo Qingqiu's face calm, as if nothing serious had happened, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Lieutenant Zhang Guangying felt a little guilty and quickly raised his hand to salute, waiting for Jiang Kai to speak.

Jiang Kai was walking at the front. He knew clearly the situation in the harem and would not give in. He asked loudly:

"There was a fire in the palace. I am worried about the safety of Your Majesty, so I came here with all the ministers to have a look. Is Your Majesty okay?"

Zuo Qingqiu's expression did not change, he waved his hands and said:

"Your Majesty was busy with government affairs late at night. He accidentally fainted and bumped into the candlestick. Fortunately, the chamberlain discovered it in time and was being treated by the imperial doctor. It is inconvenient to meet the courtiers. Please go back, all ministers."

Jiang Kai brought everyone here and couldn't turn around at all. He asked:

"Has the Imperial Master met with the Holy One?"

"..."

Zuo Qingqiu shook his hands behind his back and nodded lightly:

"The Holy One was frightened and fell asleep. He just took a look through the screen. You can rest assured."

Jiang Kai raised his finger to the fire that was still burning in the harem:

"The fire in Hanyuan Hall has not been extinguished yet. Where is the Holy One sleeping peacefully? The Imperial Master only glanced at it through the screen. He has never met the Holy One in person. How can he be sure that the Holy One is fine?"

"Jiang Kai!"

Zuo Qingqiu looked angry: "What do you mean by this?"

Jiang Kai raised his hand and saluted the harem from a distance: "As a nephew, I am just worried about the safety of the Holy One. I cannot see with my own eyes that the Holy Dragon's body is intact. I feel uneasy. I also ask the Imperial Master to make way."

Zongzheng Jiang Huai also nodded: "Yes, even if you, Imperial Master, can take a look, it won't be troublesome for us to go over and take a look."

Zuo Qingqiu still wanted to speak, but footsteps came from behind.

Everyone turned around and saw that Prince Jiang Kai, neatly dressed, came from behind with a gentle face and a gentle look on his face. He spoke from a distance:

"Cousin, second uncle, and dear friends, you are all shocked. My father had just been handling government affairs late at night. He fainted from overwork and accidentally knocked over the candlestick, which caused the fire. At this time, my father had already received a message from my mother. Li Zhengdian fell asleep and was woken up by the beating of drums. I was very pleased to learn that you had come late at night and asked me to bring you a message so that you can go back home in peace. "

Jiang Du's wrist was still stained with blood and had not been washed off, so he had his right hand on his back. The clothes on his back were almost soaked, but his expression did not change at all. It seemed that what had happened just now had really enlightened Jiang Du.

Zuo Qingqiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said:

"The prince has said this. I will naturally feel at ease. I will retire!"

The emperor was ill, and the prince was supposed to handle all matters on his behalf. When the ministers saw that the emperor's own son had already spoken, they were sure not to ask random questions, so they immediately followed the order and walked back.

Jiang Kai frowned. Seeing that Jiang Du's face was normal, and he really didn't look like he had just killed his father, he secretly murmured in his heart: Could it be that Xu Buling, the one who had harmed the family, deliberately gave him false news and asked him to come over and cause trouble?

Forcing a woman to have a baby is a matter of no return.

Jiang Kai brought his people here today. If Jiang Du hadn't been caught and Jiang Du succeeded in taking over, he would have been driven to death.

Jiang Kai hesitated for a moment, and wanted to risk being punished, so he prepared to ask for help and go in to see Jiang Lin.

But before Jiang Kai could make up his mind, a cry came from outside the imperial city:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Many courtiers in the square were stunned and looked back, only to see outside the palace gate, a young man wearing the prince's robe ran in rolling and crawling, sobbing with tears streaming down his face, as if he was his own father who had died.

"Jiang Rui?"

When Zuo Qingqiu saw the person coming, his heart sank again, knowing that something big was going to happen tonight.

Jiang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, put on an angry look, and cursed:

"Jiang Rui! The Imperial Master and the Crown Prince said that the Holy One is fine. Why are you howling in mourning at night? If you want to mourn, go back to your own home!"

Jiang Rui is the legitimate son of Prince Zuo, and he is not bad at learning and courage. However, he was half an hour late in receiving the news. By the time he ran to win over the person, he had already been pulled away by Jiang Kai.

Watching Jiang Kai go in to force the harem, Jiang Rui didn't believe the stranger's news. At this time, he crawled in front of the crowd, knelt facing the harem, his eyes were bloodshot, and raised his hand to Jiang Du:

"You are inferior to a beast, how dare you commit patricide and regicide!"

"Wow"

These words were like thunder, and the whole place was in an uproar. They all stared at Jiang Rui in disbelief:

"Your Highness, what are you talking nonsense about?"

“How can you say such nonsense?

…

Zuo Qingqiu stood among the ministers and said nothing because it was too late.

The emperor had just been assassinated, and the two princes outside knew about it. There must be an invisible hand adding fuel to the fire.

But it was only then that he realized that there was nothing he could do to save himself.

Now that the princes on the left and right know what happened in the harem, unless he kills the two princes on the spot to cover up the situation, there is no way to put the matter to rest.

And the consequences of killing the two princes and forcing Jiang Du to take the throne may be even worse than they are now.

Zuo Qingqiu's eyes showed a bit of weakness. When everyone looked at Jiang Rui, he looked up at the sky.

It was snowy and windy in the sky, and dark clouds were pressing down on the city. He seemed to want to see who the owner was behind that big hand, but after looking at it for a long time, he had no clue.

Facing Jiang Rui's questioning, Jiang Du's face turned pale, then his eyes became furious and he cursed:

"Jiang Rui, I regard you as my cousin. How can you frame me with such baseless words?"

Jiang Rui burst into tears, his face full of sorrow, he took out a piece of bloody paper from his arms and cursed angrily:

"I was sleeping peacefully in my house just now, when suddenly a servant from the palace came and delivered this blood edict!"

Everyone glanced at it and saw the four words "Fei Du Li Rui" written on the blood-stained rice paper. The writing was so sloppy that one could imagine the scene where Jiang Lin gritted his teeth and wrote these four words before he died.

"this……"

"What the hell is this..."

While the ministers were confused, a young eunuch ran up from behind, knelt down next to Jiang Rui, and said in a trembling voice:

"The slave family was on duty behind the Hanyuan Hall when they suddenly heard His Highness the Crown Prince shouting angrily, 'You forced me', and the sound of hitting. He quickly ran to check, only to see His Highness the Crown Prince holding a candlestick and hitting His Majesty's forehead..."

"Nonsense..."

"How is it possible..."

Although the ministers did not believe that the always gentle prince would do such a thing, they still looked at Jiang Du.

When Jiang Du saw that the little eunuch spoke so clearly, even he knew the dialogue that he couldn't remember clearly, he suddenly panicked and cursed angrily:

"You are talking nonsense. When I was talking to my father, there would be no servants around..."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was silent.

There were all understanding people present, and they explained that 'it is impossible to leave a chamberlain during a conversation', not 'my father and I are not together', which meant that we were indeed conversing with His Majesty just now.

So where did this fire come from?

The prince, who was less than twenty, also fell ill from overwork and knocked over the candlestick?

Jiang Kai was determined, and he drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed it at Jiang Du:

"Before the fire broke out in Hanyuan Palace, His Highness the Crown Prince was with His Majesty, accompanying him?"

"I……"

Jiang Du made a mistake, but it was too late to react. Fang Cun was in chaos. He gritted his teeth and looked at Zuo Qingqiu, hoping that Zuo Qingqiu could smooth things over.

It's a pity that Zuo Qingqiu folded his sleeves with his hands and looked at the sky, having already lost his mind.

The ministers were silent, but they already understood in their hearts. Jiang Du's inconsistent explanation was enough to explain everything.

Jiang Kai raised his sword and said loudly:

"Come here, take the prince into custody. Zuo Qingqiu, as a national counselor, deceived his superiors and concealed such treacherous and unethical things. After the matter was over, he went to the Holy One to plead guilty. The prince Jiang Rui was outside the palace, but he had close contacts with the emperor's attendants. , I am the first to learn about this secret, and I am afraid that it may be related to this matter. The others will follow me into the palace to meet with the Holy One."

Jingzhao Yin Qianli quickly waved to the imperial guards to control the prince first.

Jiang Rui looked furious, stood up and pointed at Jiang Kai:

"How dare you! I came here after receiving the emperor's secret message, and I didn't bring any soldiers. You brought so many courtiers here, so you must have known about this matter in advance. Whoever wants to force the palace can be used as a warning!"

Jiang Kai waved his hand and asked the imperial guards to capture Jiang Rui. He shook his head and said:

"I just saw a fire in the palace and was worried about His Majesty's safety, so I came to see the situation. All the civil and military officials were present. Could it be that they are all my people and are accompanying me to force the palace? I don't have His Majesty's blood book with me. There is no little eunuch in the palace to report the matter. Prince Jiang had better explain the whole matter clearly, otherwise the Zong family will investigate and you and your father will be held responsible!"

"promise."

The Imperial Guards quickly stepped forward and held Jiang Rui down.

Jiang Rui was furious and cursed: "You are so presumptuous! If you dare to attack me, tomorrow the West Route Army will march back to Yancheng. You, a rebellious minister and traitor, dare to resist the emperor's edict. Do you think my father is afraid of your father Jiang Heng?" ?”

Jiang Kai led his ministers away and said coldly:

"Put down the blood book in your hand first. If the Holy One is only seriously injured and wakes up later, I'll see how you explain the blood book in your hand."

"..."

Jiang Rui choked on his words and clenched his fists:

"You will regret it. If you dare to detain me today, my father will definitely kill the right prince's lineage to avenge me in the future. You wait for me..."

The sound was loud, but to no avail.

The ministers did not dare to respond and could not start a fight.

As long as the emperor's body is seen later and it is confirmed that Jiang Du killed his father, then the new king of Daqi can only be Jiang Kai or Jiang Rui. Jiang Kai took advantage of the opportunity and was able to secure the clan and convince the people. Jiang Rui was a step too slow. No chance.

Everyone is thinking about the inheritance of the imperial line and analyzing the future situation.

Only the Imperial Master Zuo Qingqiu walked against the current and headed outside the palace gate.

Zuo Qingqiu already knew what would happen next.

As long as Jiang Du cannot succeed to the throne normally, the balance between the left and right princes will be unbalanced. Even if the left and right princes do not try to steal it for the sake of the Jiang family, the two princes have already formed a deadly feud today. They cannot tolerate the other party becoming the emperor, and the whole body will be affected by one move. It was only a matter of time before the two kings met each other in battle.

The new year has just passed and the Xiliang army has not yet crossed the river.

Before Zuo Qingqiu could figure out how to deal with the menacing Dayue army, Daqi, which had been inherited for more than three hundred years, collapsed without a fight overnight.

Could it be that destiny is like this?

Zuo Qingqiu raised his eyes and looked at the desolate night sky. The fire behind him was blazing. His figure stood as tall as a mountain. He still seemed to be the backbone of Northern Qi.

However, his efforts to protect Jiang Du destined him to be difficult to get close to the center of power in the future. He had been squeezed out of the chessboard and became an outsider.

He didn't even know who was behind it to squeeze him out.

It may be any force in the world, or it may be God's will, but now it's too late and meaningless to think about these things... ——

The last chapter of this year, Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone, and may you get rich!