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Chapter 696 The prince is not a fool (3)
The prince's heart sank further and further due to the words and deeds of the few people. Did something happen to the royal father in the palace, or was it that Shi Qian and Gao Yuwang were bribed?But both of them are the most trusted people of the royal father. If they can be easily bought by others, there are not many people in the whole world who are worthy of the royal father's trust... There must be something serious in the palace, which is related to the lives of their father and son, and even It is a major event of changing the dynasty!
Thoughts flashed, the prince had already broken free from the hands of the two Jinwu guards who were holding him: "Take off your dirty hands, I will walk alone!" Instead, he walked into the hall at the head of the horse, and his mind was spinning at a high speed. How can I fight my way out and enter the palace to meet my father, mother and concubine as soon as possible?

Soon the prince arrived at the main hall of the main house, and he saw that there were already a lot of heavily armored Jinwu guards standing there, and all his wives and concubines, including Mrs. Zhang, were already in the hall, and everyone's faces were pale with fright. Trembling, and from time to time, I couldn't help but let out a sob, but I didn't dare to cry out loud.

The prince immediately became angry, endured and endured, and still couldn't hold back, he said: "Commander Shi, Eunuch Gao, no matter how you say it, the prince personally issued an order to inform the ancestors of heaven and earth, how you treat Gu What's the matter with your family members! You are my father's people anyway, if you don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, you won't have the same knowledge as you for the time being, but when you see your father later, you will definitely tell your father, please The emperor gave Gu an explanation!"

Originally standing with his back to the door, Commander Shi, who was wearing the second-rank Jinwu Guard Commander's python robe and ribbon, turned around in response.

Only then did the prince realize that the latter was not Shi Qian, but Xu Jinnian, Duke of An!
The prince's expression changed drastically immediately, there was still a bit of hope left, but now it is gone, and he finally realized that his other concubines are nothing more than that, but the Zhang family has the air of a general, and occupies the crown prince's concubine Why would they be so frightened? They already knew that the commander of the Jinwu Guard had changed, and they and he were doomed tonight!

"An Guogong! How could it be you! Why did you suddenly become the commander of the Jinwu Guard, Commander Shi? What did you do to him? What about my father and mother? How dare you do such a rebellious thing! , aren't you afraid that after the incident fails, you will be punished by the nine clans, and you will be stigmatized for thousands of years?" The prince's voice was full of anger, and there was obvious trembling, both angry and afraid.

After scolding An Guogong, he turned to Gao Yuwang: "My father has always treated you well. This is how you repay him, colluding with rebellious officials and thieves, trying to overthrow my country and society? Get eaten by a dog, I'll have to see what you'll end up doing when you help others like this!"

Gao Yuwang didn't dare to look directly at the prince's face, and didn't know what to say to the prince, so he could only secretly smile bitterly in his heart, as if he was willing to help the tyrant, but if there was any other way, he would definitely not succumb to An Guogong And Empress Xu, but isn't there nothing?

Xu Jinnian smiled lightly: "It's not us who are rebellious, but you, the Crown Prince. Naturally, you will be the only one who will be stigmatized for thousands of years in the future. Eunuch Gao, what are you waiting for, declare the decree!"

After a pause, he said again: "By the way, I forgot to tell His Highness the Crown Prince. Shi Qian has already been sent to prison, and your accomplice Zhang Shoufu and Chang Guogong's mansion should be receiving the order right now. You should be able to go together later." on the road."

hit the road?The dog thief surnamed Xu actually wanted to kill himself tonight?

The prince was so angry that he was trembling all over, and without thinking, he said: "If you act perversely, the so-called imperial decree is naturally false, and you will not accept it. If you want to see your father, unless your father says that you are rebellious, you will never get your wish! "

In addition to being angry, there was also endless panic. Even Commander Shi was imprisoned, and Lord Shoufu and Lord Chang Guo were also dying. It can be seen that the father must be in prison and cannot help himself. Then who else in this world Can you save yourself?

Xu Jinnian seemed too lazy to talk to the crown prince, and pretended not to hear what he said, so he just told Gao Yuwang: "What are you doing, Eunuch Gao, hurry up and announce the decree, anyway, it doesn't matter if His Highness the crown prince accepts the decree now." There is a difference!"

Gao Yuwang had no choice but to stand in the middle, took out the imperial decree from his sleeve, unfolded it, and read it aloud: "By God's blessing, the emperor's decree said: The prince Murong Heng committed a rebellion against the emperor, and even poisoned the emperor. Fortunately, God bless the great Zhou... I can't tolerate such a rebellious and immoral person, so I can only bear the pain to abolish his position as a prince, demote him to a commoner, and give poisonous wine, his wife, Zhang Shi, give white silk, and other people in the mansion, etc., will be killed and killed. Here! The common man Murong Heng accepts the order!"

After the reading, he closed the imperial decree, and handed both hands in front of Murong Heng. As expected, he slapped him away, and said with a sneer, "If you want to commit a crime, there is no reason to worry! You are already a prince, and whoever is civil and military in the court and even the people in the world I don’t know that the father loves Gu very much. If you want to frame Gu, at least you have to find such a lame and ridiculous reason! Gu said, if Gu wants to see the father, unless the father said what he said just now, otherwise, Gu Jue I won't let you get what you want!"

Xu Jinnian also sneered: "Your Majesty was so angry because of your poisoning and murder, he has already fallen ill, and now he is recuperating in the Hall of Fengyi, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Luo are also there. Before Eunuch Gao and I left the palace just now, the Emperor specially came with us Said, I will never see you again, so I would like to advise you, don't do the dying struggle, just go on the road, at least you can keep the last trace of decency, otherwise, the people of Jinwuwei will be rough and rough Yes, when they serve people, they are not as thoughtful as ordinary eunuchs and maids!"

After he finished speaking, he clapped his palms in the air twice, and then two Jinwu guards came in with a tray each, with a pot of wine and a wine glass on one, and a roll of white silk on the other.

Seeing that Murong Heng's eyes were about to burst into flames, but he also knew that Xu Jinnian couldn't make any sense, so he simply asked Gao Yuwang: "The one surnamed Xu said that the father is currently cultivating in Fengyi Palace, and the emperor's grandmother and my mother and concubine are also there. , Is it true? Don’t tell me my father, mother, concubine, and emperor’s grandmother are all imprisoned, otherwise how could my mother and concubine watch such a thing happen! You think about it, unless the traitor Xu The family has the guts to kill the king and usurp the throne, otherwise you will eventually return to my father, aren't you afraid that my father will cut you into pieces and leave you ashes!"

Under Murong Heng's staring eyes, Gao Yuwang almost couldn't help telling the truth, but he finally held back, swallowed with difficulty, and said: "When the emperor made the decree, the empress dowager and the noble concubine were indeed there. The two empresses naturally want to dissuade the emperor, but when the emperor is furious, no one will listen to what anyone says... You should take the order and get on the road as soon as possible, lest you lose even the last bit of dignity..."

"Bah!" Before he could finish his sentence, Murong Heng spat on his face: "It's okay to deceive others with your words, but it's okay to be lonely, don't you know how much my father loves my mother and concubine? Even if Royal Father can't listen to anyone in this world, it's absolutely impossible not to listen to my concubine mother's words, you'd better tell the truth, what have you done to Royal Father!"

(End of this chapter)