Dajing Sun and Moon

Chapter 18 Turns out to be Xuanzong!
Taikang City is in the middle of the night, the autumn wind brings down all the grass, and the candles are extinguished.

The Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment is located on the east street outside the Taiji Gate of the Forbidden Palace. With the sound of horses' hooves on the asphalt slab, Prince Luan came to Xingtian Prison.

Shangshu He Zhen, along with his assistants Zhu Chengjun and Bao Youzheng led some of their staff to stand outside the hall to welcome them, and said respectfully: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

After leaving the Imperial Prison, Xia Houchun went straight to the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He came at night to visit Wei Boyu who was imprisoned here. Firstly, Emperor Jing had explained it before leaving the palace, and secondly, he was also verifying what his third uncle Yang Zhong told him the "truth".

He looked at He Yan and the others, and said in a deep voice, "Take me to the prison!"

He Jian glanced at the unicorn son of the Xiahou family who was praised by the emperor as "Taizong's demeanor", and knew that this one was harder to fool than the one on the dragon chair. After thinking about it for a while, he said carefully:
"Returning to Your Highness, Wei Boyu is imprisoned for the crime of 'harming the country and disordering the government' this time, and he is not allowed to visit unless it is God's will."

Unexpectedly, Xia Houchun stood on the steps, looked back at him, and said in a low voice: "I came here according to His Majesty's order, lead the way."

He Yan's heart moved, seeing the shadows in the corners of Xia Houchun's eyes, he wondered to himself, could it be that that person is still furious?
He didn't delay any longer, and led Xia Houchun straight to the depths of the dungeon. After passing through one iron gate after another, he finally saw Wei Boyu in the deepest part of the dungeon.

The prison cell is damp and dark, and the cold air is heavy. Ordinary warriors are unwilling to stay for a long time, let alone weak civil servants.Xia Houchun frowned slightly. This place was imprisoned by the imperial court for committing the heinous crime. It seems that the Daoist sect is working hard secretly.

His face was gloomy and terrifying. After looking at Wei Boyu coldly and disgustedly, he said to He Zhen and others through the cold wind: "You all step back, Your Majesty has something to ask this traitor!"

He Jian looked at Wei Boyu, and thought to himself that since he had entered the prison, he should not even think about getting out. Forgive this smart prince, His Highness, who can't make waves, so he took his two servants to salute Xia Houchun and bid farewell. .

But after getting out of the second iron fence, he said to Bao Youzheng with deep meaning: "Bao Shilang, the crown prince is my grand prince, please don't make any mistakes, and you will take good care of me here."

Said to be serving, but squeezed Bao Youzheng's hand slightly, Bao Youzheng replied solemnly: "Don't worry, my lord, with my subordinates, I will not let the servant of the guard hurt the prince."

He Jin frowned displeasedly: "Wei Boyu's position as minister has been dismissed, and he is still facing death for the crime of 'disrupting the country', how can there be such words as 'servant minister'?"

His eyes were gloomy, and he said softly: "Bao Shilang, you can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense, let's not be an example!"

Bao Youzheng, with a square face, moved his lips slightly, but in the end he lowered his eyes and replied, "Yes."

He Yan left, taking that Zhu Chengjun with him calmly.

As for that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, well, go to your mother's Royal Highness the Crown Prince, He Mou is destined to become a fairy in the future, how could he always bow his knees to you, an earthly prince!
In the dead prison, there seemed to be the sound of cockroaches turning moldy food, and Wei Boyu gritted his teeth, with a sneer of contempt for Xia Houchun leaking out of his mouth.

But it was Bao Youzheng who spoke first. He seemed to see the sadness in Xia Houchun's eyes, and he said softly, "Your Highness, there is nothing wrong with this place, just speak up."

Xia Houchun turned a deaf ear, he lifted his yellow clothes, knelt down, kowtowed three times to Wei Boyu before getting up.

Regardless of the dampness on the ground, Xia Houchun said in a muffled voice, "It's my intention to kill you, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty."

Bao Youzheng's pupils shrank, and after being silent for a while, a frown and displeasure appeared on his face, and he said with a frown, "Why, the faint king sent you to buy people's hearts?"

He glanced at the mud on Xia Houchun's trouser legs, and snorted: "You don't have to cover it up for him, the emperor's crimes are not up to you to resist."

Xia Houchun didn't take it seriously, and said to himself: "The Taoism is powerful, and it has long been a serious problem for me in Jingguo. How can I not know it? Father and Emperor acquiesced in Wei Shilang's arm, which is naturally correct; but I think that this It was the wrong timing.”

When the crown prince said these words, Wei Boyu was silenced, and Bao Youzheng, outside the iron gate, looked upright, and asked instead: "Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Since it is a serious problem, it should be eliminated as soon as possible. Why do you say that the timing is not right?"

Xia Houchun said to Wei Boyu in a deep voice: "Zhang Liuzhou is nothing to worry about on Wednesday, the ones who really threaten to overthrow our Dajing Kingdom are those Taoists hidden among thousands of officials.

The so-called mobilization of the whole body with one hair, seems to kill these three people, but in fact it puts all Taoist disciples at risk. There is even a [-]% possibility of causing a military disaster! "

He paused, and said slowly: "This is also the root cause of my palace being tricked into instigating the palace change that day. And your Majesty also knows what happened, so he didn't go into it."

However, Wei Boyu's face darkened, and he asked: "Your Highness is my Prince Dajing, and he should die for the country. How can you say such cowardly words? Besides, the prince dares to make palace changes, so he is afraid of this mere soldier." disaster?

What's more, my Dajing originally defeated Qianyan and replaced it. If we are afraid of military disasters, what kind of emperor and what kind of family business should we inherit?Just move out of the East Palace, find a side hall to eat and wait for death! "

Beside Bao Youzheng heard that his beard trembled wildly, his eyelids twitched, and he gave Wei Boyu a look of admiration. The whole court was the only one who dared to point at His Majesty and scold the Crown Prince for being stupid.

After a moment of silence, Xia Houchun said in a shy voice: "There are hundreds of real people on Tiandu Peak, and the Taoist realm is close to ten. What can I, Jingguo, do to resist? That's not even counting the real person in charge."

Beside Bao Youzheng was silent, but Wei Boyu's eyes were piercing, and he said loudly:

"Taizu said that all the people of my Dajing would rather die standing up than live on their knees! There are hundreds of real people in his Taoist sect. Could it be that my Dajing doesn't have a real place to worship?
His Taoist sect has great abilities in the Dao realm. Could it be that my Dajing's century-old background is just for display?As for the real person in charge, if he really dares to come to my Taikang, wouldn't he be afraid that the road to eternal life will be cut off by my fate? "

Xia Houchun shook his head and said: "This move is close to burning jade and stone, and it is not advisable. After all the meritorious deeds in one battle, it's okay to win, but if you lose, wouldn't it mean the overthrow of the country and the destruction of Yasukuni? What's more, how can the fate of the country be paid to the gambling table? This move inappropriate!"

Wei Boyu sneered and asked: "Then according to the prince's wishes, what should I do?"

It was meant to be difficult, but Xia Houchun had expected it long ago, and said sternly: "The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we naturally unite with the weak to resist the strong, how can we be arrogant and head-on? Even if we win by luck in the end, both sides will suffer!
And the guard should know that Dajing is not an enemy of the entire Daoist sect, the only ones who really have my intentions to mess with Dajing are Xuanzong's family.

However, the Taoist sect seems to be twisted into a single rope by the Tiandu Peak, but it is full of mistakes and omissions. For example, the nine great sects operate independently. Will Xuanzong really follow the lead?
There are also many big and small forces in my Dajing territory, are they really willing to put the way of life and death in the hands of Xuanzong? "

He said in a deep voice: "Therefore, as long as I, Dajing, follow the strategy of 'helping the weak and resisting the strong, dividing and transforming them, and gradually developing them', I can pull Xuanzong down from the altar!"

Xia Houchun said meaningfully: "What's more, I, Dajing, can deploy outside the continent. After all, Xuanzong can't be invincible, can he?"

However, to Wei Boyu, these words are still playing the piano to the cow after all.

(End of this chapter)