The fourth prince and the fifth prince were invited into the palace. They met at the entrance of the palace, looked at each other, and were both startled.
The fifth prince bowed his hands in greeting, "Fourth brother."
The fourth prince returned the greeting, "Fifth brother."
The fifth prince looked around, approached the fourth prince, and asked in a low voice, "Fourth brother, like me, was also summoned by the emperor?"
The fourth prince nodded, "Yes."
The fifth prince asked, "Fourth brother, do you know why our father summoned us together? I heard earlier that the eighth brother entered the palace."
"The eighth brother hasn't come out of the palace yet. You'll know if you go in and take a look." The fourth prince thought thoughtfully, "Three days ago, my father urgently summoned the eighth brother. Later, the eighth brother seemed to have sent everyone in the palace out of the capital.
, it has been three days now, maybe it has something to do with the eighth brother."
When the fifth prince heard this, he immediately pulled the sleeve of the fourth prince, stopped, and whispered, "Fourth brother, I have also heard about what happened three days ago, and I also heard the report today. The eighth brother entered the palace to see his father, and he walked in a hurry.
, his face was pale and he didn't look well. When he saw his father and empress, the eighth brother's cry came from the emperor's bedroom. Later, the eighth brother came out of the emperor's bedroom and went to the Gu family. It was said that his eyes were red. Now he just came out of the Gu family.
Entering the palace again, tell me, why is my eighth brother crying?"
The fourth prince said cautiously, "You will know after you have met your father, the Queen."
"I'm afraid it will be too late if I see my father." The fifth prince said anxiously, "Fourth brother, think about it, I heard that the imperial guards sent by my father to kill An Huajin were all killed.
The call for soldiers and horses from the Jinglu Army Camp was stopped by the courtiers. Later, the father summoned the eighth brother to the palace. Could it be that he secretly ordered the eighth brother to send someone to kill An Huajin, and the eighth brother
Did you also die in these three days?"
The fourth prince's eyebrows condensed, "It's very possible."
The fifth prince slapped his thigh and said, "In this case, does the eighth brother want to trick you and my brother? His own hands are broken, and he also wants our hands to break in? So, give your father a suggestion and let us enter the palace to listen to the order?"
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The fourth prince's face also became serious, "It's not impossible. Now that my father has summoned you and me, maybe this is what he was talking about."
The fifth prince discussed, "What should we do? Even the imperial guards have killed so many people. Those sent out by the eighth brother must be powerful. If they are all killed, will it be wrong to ask you and me to enter the palace now?
Is it Buddy’s conspiracy?"
The fourth prince's face was heavy, "But when my father summons me, I have to go."
The fifth prince immediately said, "Fourth brother, we are no better than the eighth brother. The eighth brother has been crowned king since he was a child. You and I have not been crowned kings by our father. We have not been favored by our father for so many years. If we insist on it, we have nothing."
People can use it, tell me, Father, do you believe it or not?"
The fourth prince was unsure for a moment, "I can't tell."
"I don't care. My father's imperial guards and my eighth brother's people are all broken. How can we take them out and see them? They might also be food for others. We can't send them out knowing that they will die. I just said
If there is no one, the worst thing is, I will let my father lock me up like my seventh brother and think about my mistakes behind closed doors."
The fourth prince looked at him, "Fifth brother, today, do you want to shut yourself up and think about your mistakes?"
Chu Yan finally violated the emperor's taboo and was removed from his post and imprisoned. Instead of taking the opportunity to seize the power and influence he had cultivated over the years, would they just follow him behind closed doors and think about his past? Then when Chu Yan is released
What else can they gain in the end?
The fifth prince smacked his lips, "Isn't there nothing we can do? What if what we speculate is true? Are we really going to send people out to be slaughtered?"
The fourth prince thought about it and said, "Of course not."
"That's it, Fourth Brother, we two brothers are the closest. Brother, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. It's not easy to raise a few people, especially the two of us. I'm not favored, and you are about the same as me. Over the years,
We have not cultivated any foundation. We are different from the second and third brothers. We are different from the sixth brother who has influence in the world. We are also different from the seventh brother who is a direct descendant and the Prince of Nanyang. We are also different from the eighth brother who is favored by his father and has Mobei Town.
Beiwang Mansion, the best thing for both of us is to be careful."
"Exactly." The fourth prince was undecided at first, but now he felt that what the fifth prince said was reasonable, "Okay, if the father summons us to mention this matter, then I will do as you say."
The fifth prince nodded, "Although my younger brother is not smart, he is not stupid either. In the past two years, I have been keeping a close eye on my eighth brother, and my guesses are pretty close. My fourth brother is definitely right."
The fourth prince nodded, "Let's go, don't keep father waiting."
The emperor now is not the emperor before. His temper has become louder and irritable, and they don't want to get close to him easily.
The two brothers discussed it, entered the palace gate, and came to the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor's bedroom has been filled with the smell of medicine for the past two days. The emperor has been taking medicine since he fainted on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Three days ago, he handed over the matter to Queen Jing and concentrated on recuperating. Now he has broken his recuperation.
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As the old saying goes, there are three cobblers who can stand up to Zhuge Liang. Now I have to say that the two brothers are not stupid, so they really made them speculate and guess correctly.
Therefore, when the emperor met the two of them and proposed that they should join forces to arrest An Huajin, the faces of the two of them changed as they had agreed, and with a "pop", they knelt down neatly on the ground and shook their heads.<
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The emperor was stunned, "What? What are you..."
The fifth prince said with a mournful face, "Father, I know it well, but I don't have the manpower in my hands."
The fourth prince also said with a downcast face, "Father, for so many years, my son's prince's palace has been struggling to maintain a palace of servants. How can it afford to raise a large number of capable secret guards?"
The emperor didn't believe it, "Nonsense! Stop fooling me."
He didn't know what was wrong. Why were these two sons different from what Chu Lan said? Chu Lan could come up with 800 people at once, but the two of them couldn't even come up with this number?
Seeing that the emperor didn't believe it, the fifth prince immediately said aggrievedly, "Father, think about it carefully, which elder brother can my son compare to after so many years? His maternal grandfather's family was the second wife of Duke Li of the State of Li.
There is no need for several generations to live in the house, and the second house relies on the big house. How can there be any spare money to help the son? The son is generous and does not hide his own things. If he goes out to drink wine and have tea, he still needs to be supplemented by his mother and concubine. Say something.
If you are extremely unfilial, you don’t dote on your mother and concubine, nor do you dote on your sons and ministers. During the holidays, your sons and ministers still have to be filial to you? You don’t reward your sons and ministers much..."
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Emperor: "..."
The fourth prince also said aggrievedly, "My mother and concubine are not favored either. You know my maternal grandfather's family best. Although my grandfather Sun Yushi came from a noble family with the surname Sun, he himself is too incorruptible."
Ah, how incorruptible you are. You don’t need to tell me how honest I am. You should also know that I am only a little better than my disciple Sibi. I am not favored by you either. As the fifth brother said, I have been struggling for so many years.
, how are you like the other brothers? Either you are favored by your father, you are wealthy, or you have a powerful grandfather’s family, none of these things are available to you."
Emperor: "..."
He wanted to refute, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case.
He had too many sons, and he often gave some rewards to the ones he liked, such as the second prince, the third prince, the eighth prince and the three brothers, and the ones he disliked, such as the eldest prince and Chu Yan, but of these two, one was the eldest son and the other was the legitimate son.
You can't ignore them. They have been taught by you. You should give them not more, but not less. Unexpectedly, the things he likes are not that disliked, so he naturally ignores them, such as the fourth prince and the fifth prince in the middle.
Prince. He really hasn’t given anything in these years.
When the two said this, it seemed that he, the father, was harsh on them. Although he didn't believe that they really didn't have anyone in their hands, he probably didn't have much. After all, raising people requires money, energy, and effort.
He has the ability, but no matter how you look at it, as the second eldest son of Duke Li of the fifth prince's maternal family, he doesn't have that ability, and Sun Yushi, who is upright, honest and rigid, is not someone who can plan for the fourth prince.
The emperor choked for a moment, looking at the fourth and fifth princes kneeling on the ground, unable to utter the words to issue a death order.
As for King Jing, after he noticed it, he was afraid that the two of them would think too much and avoided it. Naturally, he didn't know that the two of them had guessed that this plan would not work.
The emperor was silent for a while, then waved to the two of them, "Since you can't do it, go back!"
The fourth prince and the fifth prince were all happy, but they did not dare to show it, so they stood up and left respectfully.
After the two left, the emperor called King Jing out from the side hall, and said angrily that the two complained to him, and King Jing was also stunned.
King Jing didn't quite believe it, "Father, can't you? The fourth brother and the fifth brother both have property themselves."
"That's all, what can I point at them for their cowardice?" the emperor said, "If you think about it again, is there any other way?"
King Jing was in a dilemma now. He thought for a moment and gritted his teeth and said, "Father, why don't you invite Liu Lang of the Wang family to the palace and ask him? He is the heir trained by the Wang family. Like Gu Qingyan, the young man is famous and well matched. If he takes action
, I think I can achieve what my father wants."
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