Eunuch Lu stood next to the dragon chair, overlooking the people below.
At this time, Eunuch Lu was not as bowed and respectful as before. He was exuding a strong aura, and his pair of cloudy eyes were filled with a dark and cold light, making people dare not look at him.
Usually when Lihuang was around, he was just an old servant, following Lihuang step by step, restraining all his sharpness and momentum. If he didn't speak, everyone would even ignore his existence.
But now, Emperor Li is not here, he is the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, the eunuch in charge of the imperial city, and the real number one person in the imperial city.
No matter whether they were important officials in the court or relatives of the emperor, they did not dare to show any disrespect towards him.
Because everyone knows that in the imperial city at this time, Eunuch Lu represents Emperor Li.
Eunuch Lu is a servant, but he is only a servant of Emperor Li.
A moment later, a burst of footsteps sounded outside the hall.
Everyone in the hall looked towards the outside of the hall.
I saw Yan Zhen leading Qin Wei and Qin Jun into the hall.
When Ji Yuanchen and other important officials in the court saw this, they all bowed and said: "Greetings to Lord Zhu, paying homage to His Highness Prince Rui, and paying homage to His Highness Prince Ning!"
Yan Zhen nodded gently, saying hello to everyone.
Qin Wei glanced at everyone in the hall, his eyes fell on Qin Changping and Qin Changan, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
Now it's interesting, all four princes have been invited.
Qin Jun's face was ashen, and he looked at Eunuch Lu on the steps with a pair of sinister eyes.
At this time, he was in a very embarrassed state. He was slapped several times by Yan Zhen outside the city. His whole body was covered with dust and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
Although Yan Zhen did not kill anyone, she was not polite at all.
Qin Changping and Qin Changan didn't care when they saw Qin Jun's appearance, but after seeing Qin Wei, their expressions changed.
Obviously, they did not expect Qin Wei to appear here.
"Eunuch Lu!"
Qin Wei raised his head, cupped his hands, and called.
Eunuch Lu's aura immediately subsided, and he bowed and said, "Greetings to His Highness Prince Rui."
This appearance made Qin Jun, Qin Changping, and Qin Changan look even more ugly.
Eunuch Lu's attitude gave them a bad feeling.
Qin Wei didn't pay attention to their thoughts and asked: "How is Grandpa Huang doing?"
"Your Majesty is still asleep. He will probably wake up the day after tomorrow," Lu Gong said.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, said nothing, and stepped aside.
Eunuch Lu glanced at everyone and said, "Before His Majesty wakes up, I'd like you to stay here."
Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.
However, Qin Wei said: "Then please help Eunuch Lu prepare some meals and tea. I am hungry!"
There are still two days and two nights before Emperor Li wakes up. Qin Wei is not afraid of staying here for two days and two nights. With his cultivation level, even if he doesn't sleep for seven days and seven nights, there will be no problem.
"Old slave, go and make arrangements now!" Mr. Lu said impartially.
"By the way, I am preparing a set of chess equipment. I, the king, will play chess with the chief assistant to pass the time." Qin Wei said again.
"Here!"
Eunuch Lu responded without saying much.
After a while, a group of young eunuchs brought a lot of meals and tea, and also brought a lot of items, books, pens, ink, paper, inkstones, chess sets, etc., and even a lot of soft objects were brought in for everyone to rest.
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Fortunately, the Shengtian Hall is big enough, so there is no problem for more than ten people sleeping here.
Although everyone's expressions were not good-looking, they had no choice but to accept Eunuch Lu's arrangement.
Everyone knew that they were more like prisoners in front of them.
Perhaps using the word "prisoners" to describe them is a bit inaccurate, but Eunuch Lu put them under house arrest in Shengtian Palace.
There are hundreds of Tianwu guards guarding the outside, Eunuch Lu and Yan Zhen are sitting inside the palace, Emperor Li is still sleeping in the study on one side, but no one dares to act wild here.
Even Qin Jun stayed in the corner, closing his eyes to rest.
Time passed slowly, and after Qin Wei and Ji Yuanchen chatted for a few games, Ji Yuanchen got tired and had to go to Zhang Ruandan to rest, while Qin Wei chatted with Yan Zhen again.
Although it was boring to stay here, everyone still passed by.
Soon, two days and two nights were over.
In the royal study.
Soft collapse.
The gray-faced Emperor Li slowly opened his eyes.
Eunuch Lu knelt down next to him respectfully.
Lihuang, who had just woken up, was still a little confused. It took a long time for him to come back to his senses after Eunuch Lu called him.
"I'm hungry!"
After sleeping for three days and three nights, Emperor Li's first feeling when he woke up was that he was unbearably hungry.
Although there are body strengthening pills to replenish his body, the body strengthening pills cannot fill his stomach.
Eunuch Lu quickly asked someone to bring the gruel prepared in advance and fed it to Emperor Li's mouth.
After eating a bowl of gruel, Lihuang's face became slightly more beautiful, and his cloudy eyes became much clearer.
He leaned on the couch and looked at Eunuch Lu calmly.
"It's all over!"
"Back to Your Majesty, everything is over. Several princes are waiting in Shengtian Palace."
"Tell me about it!" Emperor Li said expressionlessly.
Eunuch Lu lowered his head and recounted the previous farce.
"Did Prince Ning arrange Anliancao?"
After Eunuch Lu finished speaking, Emperor Li asked in a deep voice.
"Um!"
Eunuch Lu nodded.
"This little brat is really not a kind person!"
Lihuang's tone was very calm, without the slightest hint of anger.
Eunuch Lu didn't say anything. He would definitely not make casual comments when it came to the prince and grandson.
"What happened to Prince Rui?" Emperor Li's eyes fell on Eunuch Lu's old face.
Eunuch Lu's rickety body trembled slightly, and he knelt down and said, "This old slave is guilty!"
"What crime?"
"This old slave should not lie to His Majesty!"
"That means you already knew that Prince Rui was in Kyoto!" Emperor Li said.
"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Rui before..."
Eunuch Lu told the whole process of his meeting with Qin Wei, as well as Qin Wei's activities and things in Kyoto.
Emperor Li looked at him with his spiritual eyes. Suddenly, he suddenly raised his palm and slapped Eunuch Lu on the face with a loud bang.
It's just that his old body didn't have much strength in this slap.
"You old thing, the older you get, the more confused you become!"
"Go and get the eighty big board yourself!"
Eunuch Lu responded, immediately stood up and left the study.
A moment later, a snapping sound was heard outside Shengtian Hall.
Everyone in the palace looked at the beaten Eunuch Lu with different expressions.
A little weird, a little surprised, and a little puzzled.
If you are an ordinary person, let alone an eighty-big board, even a thirty-big board will still be bruised and half-dead.
But Eunuch Lu is an innate warrior after all. Even though he is already quite old, these eighty pieces are nothing to him.
Eunuch Lu knew very well that Emperor Li still remembered the past friendship, otherwise it would not be an exaggeration to kill him.
After all, regarding Qin Wei's matter, he committed the grave crime of deceiving the emperor.
After finishing the eighty-eighty board, Eunuch Lu returned to the imperial study room.
Afterwards.
Ji Yuanchen and several cabinet ministers were called to the study.
Qin Wei was in the palace and didn't know what Lihuang said to them.
Ji Yuanchen and others only stayed in the study for half a quarter of an hour before leaving, as did several governors in the governor's mansion.
As the important ministers from the cabinet and the governor's office left, only five people, Yan Zhen, Qin Wei, Qin Jun, Qin Changan, and Qin Changping, were left in the hall.
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning, Your Majesty summons you to see you!"
A young eunuch came out of the study and said to Qin Jun.
When Qin Jun heard this, his face turned pale.
He stood up tremblingly and walked into the imperial study.
"My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang!"
Qin Jun knelt in front of the bed, and Emperor Li looked at him with cold eyes.
"You are very good, you actually dare to attack Grandpa Huang."
Although it was just a plain word, it made Qin Jun extremely panicked.
There is no need to say more about the things he did. Ten heads are not enough to chop him off.
When he was doing it, his heart surged and he felt good about himself, but now facing Li Huang, he was filled with fear and no longer as high-spirited as before.
"My grandson knows his crime, please forgive me, Grandpa Huang!"
Qin Jun begged for mercy.
Emperor Li looked at him and said, "Your father is a talented and virtuous man, but you are far behind him!"
As one incident after another happened, Emperor Li felt more and more how good the former prince was.
It's a pity that the prince is dead.
"Deprived of the position of Prince Ning, demoted to common people, assigned to the land of Ningshui in Sizhou, and will not be allowed to leave the land of Ningshui for the rest of his life!"
Lihuang said calmly.
Qin Jun's crime was not worthy of death, but Emperor Li still remembered the prince's kindness and did not kill him in the end.
Qin Jun's face turned pale, and he knew that he was useless in this life.
Without the throne, he is just a commoner and has to stay in the land of Ningshui.
The so-called land of Ningshui is actually a refined iron mine, which means he will spend his whole life digging for it.
Let him mine, it is better to kill him.
"Back off!"
Emperor Li waved his hand, and Eunuch Lu winked at the two young eunuchs beside him. The two young eunuchs immediately picked up Qin Jun and dragged him out of the study.
Then Qin Changan and Qin Changping entered the study one after another.
Punishment is inevitable.
The punishment they received was much lighter than that of Qin Jun. They were only revoked from their official positions in the court, but were not deprived of their thrones. In addition, they were also required to guard the tombs in the imperial mausoleum for ten years.
In this way, they are considered to have left the court and have no chance of taking power again.
After Qin Changping left, Emperor Li let out a long sigh.
"As people get older, their hearts become softer!"
In the past, he would have killed all these rebellious people without hesitation, but now he is still reluctant to do so.
The royal family has no family affection, and Emperor Li was not a person who cared about family affection before.
It's just that the prince's early death made his old father change a lot.
Perhaps on the surface, he didn't seem too concerned about the prince's death, but in his heart, he always thought of his gentle and kind son.
I think of the prince's ignorance as a boy, his immaturity as a youth, his maturity as a middle-aged man, and his helplessness and unwillingness after he became seriously ill.
"Fu'er!"
Suddenly, Emperor Li seemed to see Prince Qin Changfu kneeling in front of him. He couldn't help but reach out and touch Qin Changfu's head.
He was not a seriously ill prince, but a tough-headed little boy.
But soon, Emperor Li realized that this was just his imagination.
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and leaned against the soft bed.
After a moment, he said: "Let Prince Rui come over!"
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Inside Shengtian Hall.
Qin Wei sat on a chair and looked at the sky outside the door.
It was late autumn, the sky was clear and clear, and there was no cloud in the sky.
The light blue sky is like a piece of flawless jasper, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.
However, Qin Wei was not in the mood to appreciate it at this time, he was just in a daze.
This farce was an outcome he did not expect.
His previous goal was to secretly modify the secret decree and obtain the throne legitimately with the smallest cost and the simplest method.
But with Qin Jun's plan and the three princes raising their troops, he finally had no choice but to expose himself to everyone.
Now, he has to face Emperor Li.
To be honest, he was still a little uneasy.
Lihuang's wily tactics have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This time it might be an accident, but it might also be that Emperor Li was prepared for it.
On the surface, it seemed that Lihuang fell into Qin Jun's trick, but in fact, all this was part of Lihuang's plan.
Looking back now, Qin Wei felt that this should be a test for everyone by Emperor Li.
Starting from Eunuch Lu, to the Cabinet, to the Governor's Mansion, and then to several royal palaces.
"Master, when did His Majesty summon you?" Qin Wei asked Yan Zhen.
Yan Zhen was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Your Highness is indeed smart."
He didn't say it clearly, but he made it clear.
"Has Your Majesty already known about Qin Jun's plan?" Qin Wei asked again.
Yan Zhen nodded gently, "Just a rough idea."
When Qin Wei heard this, he couldn't help but reveal a complicated smile.
Just a general idea!
This is actually enough.
Within the imperial city, it is basically impossible to target Emperor Li.
Sea Anemone is very smart, she did not poison, but used ambrosia.
Emperor Li may not know what Anliancao is, but he only needs to be sure of one thing, that is, he cannot die this time.
"Why do you do this?" Qin Wei asked.
Yan Zhen was silent for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, you don't have much time."
Qin Wei was startled, but then he understood.
Emperor Li's time is running out. He doesn't have time to deal with a lot of things in front of him, nor does he have the energy to resolve all the conflicts bit by bit in detail.
In order to avoid future troubles, he could only explode all the conflicts in the court.
There are several royal palaces, numerous officials in the court, and millions of forbidden troops outside the city.
All existing contradictions are detonated, and then everything is cut off with a thunderbolt.
Qin Changping, Qin Changan, and Qin Jun have all been punished.
Those generals of the Forbidden Army must have no good fruits to eat.
The nobles and ministers in the court should be beaten and punished.
Everything goes as planned and everything returns to clarity.
When Emperor Li dies, he will leave a stable and clean court for the new emperor.
Qin Wei rubbed the jade pendant in his hand and couldn't help but admire Li Huang's courage and thoroughness.
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui, Your Majesty has summoned you!" The young eunuch came to Qin Wei and bowed.
Qin Wei stood up and said with a faint smile: "It's finally my turn!"
Yan Zhen next to her smiled and said nothing.
He looked at Qin Wei's back as he walked into the study, a strange look flashed in his eyes.