In the prison of the Zonghui Mansion, His Majesty the Emperor, dressed in bright yellow imperial robes, was sitting where the Nine Emperors Uncle usually sat, reading the books that the Nine Emperors Uncle usually read, and drinking the tea that the Nine Emperors Uncle drank every day, looking very leisurely.
Uncle Jiuhuang walked in from the outside unhurriedly. He was not surprised to see the emperor. He walked in on his own. Except that there was a different person sitting in the cell, there was no difference in the prison of Zongren Mansion. The emperor was beside him.
There wasn't even a guard, it was as quiet as when Uncle Nine Emperors stayed here.
This kind of strange scene can only be seen in the prison of Zongren Mansion. The emperor does not look like the emperor, and the prisoners do not look like prisoners. The emperor is sitting in the prison, and the prisoners walk in from outside the prison.
"Brother Emperor!" The Nine Emperors Uncle was not arrogant or impetuous, nor was he at all uneasy. He stood quietly in front of the Emperor, showing no signs of embarrassment after escaping from prison or being caught.
Compared with Uncle Jiuhuang's calmness and calmness, Feng Qingchen's ideas are completely inadequate. Look at how calm he is.
"Back." The emperor raised the tea cup and took a sip gently. His eyes were soft, his movements, and his tone made him look like a kind elder. There was no trace of anger, but...
Both of them understood that this was just the calm before the storm. If the emperor really had no anger, he would not leave the palace on a snowy day and wait in the prison of Zongren Mansion for a whole night.
The emperor was very angry and the consequences were serious.
"..." Uncle Nine Emperors stood there calmly, neither replying nor bowing his head. He looked at the emperor calmly, completely lacking the respect and seniority that one should have when facing an emperor.
The emperor was not angry either. Only if the Nine Emperors Uncle knelt in front of him in fear would he doubt whether the person in front of him was fake. The emperor pointed to the seat opposite: "Sit down!"
Uncle Nine Emperors was not polite. He lifted up his robe and sat down. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea himself without asking the emperor.
He ran around all night and didn't even get a sip of hot tea from Feng Qingchen, which showed that Feng Qingchen really didn't understand how to treat guests.
Uncle Nine Emperors was indeed thirsty, but he drank the tea in an extremely graceful manner, sipping slowly and slowly, not thinking there was anything wrong with making the emperor wait for him.
The emperor was not in a hurry, and after Uncle Ninth Emperor finished drinking the tea, he said: "Ninth Brother, you still owe me an explanation."
Yes, an explanation, an explanation for escaping from prison overnight, an explanation for him to leave the palace, an explanation for him not to punish the Nine Emperors Uncle.
The emperor believed that there was enough reason for Uncle Nine Emperors to dare to leave, so he did not bring anyone here, but waited here alone for Uncle Nine Emperors.
The two brothers have been fighting for so many years, and they still know this.
"Those are still alive." Uncle Nine Emperors put down his teacup and said in a dignified manner.
The meaning of this sentence is: I have not killed the people you sent. If I want to kill them, you will not come tonight. Without me passing the news to you, you can make it from the palace in one night.
come over.
Whatever explanation you want, I told you in advance that I want to leave the prison. Besides, this is not your intention. You asked someone to send me a message and spoke so miserably about Feng Qingchen. Didn't you just ask me to leave the prison?
Go to Feng Mansion.
The Nine Emperors Uncle's eyes were like water, not caring at all about the anger and majesty radiating from the Emperor's body.
He was used to it. When his brother saw him, he rarely felt calm.
"Is this the explanation you gave me?" The emperor was very dissatisfied.
The emperor did not believe that he had created such a big battle and asked him to leave the palace in person. Jiuhuangshu had no trump cards. You must know that escaping from prison was a serious crime. He could have Dongling Jiu executed, and no one dared to say anything wrong about him.
"What does the Emperor want to hear? I must tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything." Talking too much would be a mistake. He never liked talking to the Emperor, and it was difficult to say anything that would be useful.
He had always done this very well, so much so that every time the emperor saw him, he was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Hmph... Ninth Brother, don't beat me around the bush. I came out of the palace overnight. I didn't come to the prison of the Zongren Mansion to see how you are doing. Ninth Brother, don't make me angry." He is the emperor.
If he is desperate enough to kill the Nine Emperors Uncle even if it shakes the foundation of the country, no one can stop him.
Let Dongling Jiu live, firstly for Dongling, and secondly, to show it to the world, so that the literati and Taoists will not talk about his cruelty and kill all the royal blood.
No, with Dong Ling Jiu here, who dares to say that he killed all his brothers? If he kills them all, he will not leave an unparalleled Nine Emperors Uncle.
Uncle Nine Emperors was not afraid of angering the emperor, but he hated it when the emperor caused trouble for Feng Qingchen. While he was in prison, many news could not be transmitted in time. Even if the news was received in time, the day lily would be cold by the time he got out.
"Brother Emperor, do you still remember the death of General Feng?" Uncle Nine Emperors got to the point.
The emperor's eyebrows moved slightly: "Feng Zhan? What's wrong with him?" Back then, he might have felt a little guilty, but after so many years, and with his growing power as an emperor, the emperor didn't feel that he was wrong.
Feng Zhan was his minister, and dying for him was a worthy death.
The main fault lies with Feng Zhan's incompetence. If he had the ability, reinforcements would have arrived for three more days.
"Brother Emperor, the Emperor knows best how Feng Zhan died back then. I just want to say that there are many doubts about Feng Zhan's death back then." Uncle Nine Emperors poured another cup of tea, but this time he didn't drink it.
He was holding it in the palm of his hand. Although he was not very young, he looked like an old monk in meditation, as if he could not be angered by anything.
"What? Ninth brother, are you going to trade Feng Zhan's death with me to save you from escaping from prison?" If so, he can only say that his ninth brother is also vulgar, and was brought up by Feng Qingchen.
, Feng Zhan’s death was not at fault as an emperor.
Since Feng Qingchen appeared, his ninth brother has gained a little more popularity. He is no different from ordinary people. It is boring for him to watch. He still likes to see the cold ninth brother who does not take anyone seriously. If he can
It's very interesting to change the face of the ninth brother like that.
"Brother Emperor, you underestimate me too much. I just feel that there are many doubts about Feng Zhan's death. Brother Emperor, don't you find it strange?" The Emperor felt guilty because he was obsessed with beauty and missed the state affairs.
, I didn’t investigate this matter further. Now that I heard Uncle Nine Emperors say this, I really feel that the incident back then was too much of a coincidence.
If nothing else, the appearance of Hu Ji was enough to make people suspicious. The emperor tried hard to recall what happened that year and think about whether there were any details that he had overlooked.
Seeing the emperor deep in thought, Uncle Nine Emperors knew that the emperor was suspicious, and as long as the emperor was suspicious, the matter would be easy to handle.
"Brother Emperor, you are not a person addicted to beauty. I don't believe that Hu Ji can make you stay away from the palace for three days. Brother Emperor, you have been diligent in government affairs since you came to the throne, and you have been doing so for decades.
He never slacks off, how could he not leave the palace for the sake of a woman?" Even Uncle Nine Emperors cannot deny that the current Holy Emperor is indeed a good emperor.
Back then, the late emperor spent a lot of money on his southern and northern campaigns and the treasury was empty. However, it only took the emperor several decades to make the treasury full and the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
The emperor is not a good son, brother, or father, but he is indeed a good emperor. He is ambitious, but he was unlucky to meet him.
Hearing the praise from the Nine Emperors Uncle, the Emperor's face showed a hint of pride. His ministers said these words every day, but he didn't find it interesting. Today, when the Nine Emperors Uncle said it from his mouth, the Emperor felt particularly accomplished.
"I am worthy of the people of the world." The emperor said proudly. As an emperor, the Nine Emperors Uncle's evaluation of him is undoubtedly high.
The emperor said this because he hoped that Uncle Nine Emperors would continue to praise him. But who is Uncle Nine Emperors? If he doesn't want to praise him, even if you beat him to death, he won't praise him.
Uncle Nine Emperors once again brought up the important point that the emperor had ignored: "Brother, you are not a person who is addicted to beauty. I suspect that there was something wrong with that Hu Ji back then."
It's just a woman. Even if she is an immortal descended to earth, Uncle Nine Emperors doesn't believe that she can charm his imperial brother into not coming to court and ignoring government affairs. You must know that the emperor is not a foolish emperor.
When Uncle Nine Emperors said this, the Emperor also felt that there was something wrong. At that time, he didn't think there was anything. After things changed, Uncle Nine Emperors mentioned it again, and he discovered...
He couldn't remember what that Hu Ji looked like.
If he could really like her so much that he wouldn't have to go to court for three days, how could he forget what he looked like?
"Shandong Lu family?" The emperor did not directly say that Hu Ji had a problem, but said that the Lu family offered Hu Ji.
Even if he knew it in his heart, the emperor would not admit that he had been fooled by a woman. This was a loss of face for him.
The emperor can favor a woman, favor that woman to the point of being lawless, and do ridiculous things to favor that woman, but he can never be played around with by a woman.
Doting on women is at most indulging in female lust, and being played by women is incompetent. How can an incompetent emperor convince the world?
A murderous intent flashed in the emperor's eyes.
"As far as I know, Brother Three Emperors has a concubine who is from the Lu family in Shandong. However, the woman is just the illegitimate daughter of the family head, and few people know about it." The Three Emperors Brothers mentioned by Uncle Nine Emperors refer to the three sons of the late emperor.
son.
"You mean, this matter has something to do with the third child?" The emperor's eyes suddenly widened, filled with disbelief.
Back then, he used iron-blooded methods to cleanse a group of ministers, but he didn't expect that someone else would slip through the net. The murderous look was evident in the emperor's eyes.
"Brother Chen was still young at that time. How could he possibly know this? I just accidentally saw the information about the Three Emperors brothers and remembered a few things. The illegitimate daughter of the Lu family came from the Miao border and would be a little strange.
It's normal." Uncle Nine Emperors said he didn't know, but he made an even bigger point.
"Okay, what a Lu family. I feel strange, how could I be so obsessed with a woman that I ignore government affairs. It turns out that the Lu family used Miao witchcraft to harm me. The Lu family is so brave!" Pop...
…The emperor slapped the table angrily, and the white jade cup shook, fell to the ground, and broke into pieces.
The Nine Emperors Uncle found such a perfect reason for the emperor's mistake back then. Even if it was not true, the emperor would still believe that being harmed by someone using witchcraft was more pleasant than being obsessed with beauty.
Besides, what Nine Emperors Uncle said is at least 70% true.
Seven points true and three points exaggerated. In this case, no one will doubt it. At least the emperor has believed it eight points. As long as he goes back to check and find out that it is indeed what Uncle Nine Emperors said, then the Lu family will be in trouble.
In fact, the Lu family was not unjust, so Hu Ji was presented to her by the Lu family.
Uncle Jiuhuang didn't feel at all that there was anything wrong with his move to bring trouble to Shuidong. It was better to let the emperor take action to eliminate the Lu family than to let Feng Qingchen take action.
The prince is not the only one who can kill someone with a borrowed knife, he can also...