Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 397 The Secret That Can't Be Said
The night is vast, and the silver moon is like a hook.

The mountains are dormant under the half-dark shadow of the moon, like silent behemoths, waiting for the call of the gods.

"Boom! Boom! Boom—"

With the beating of Chengtianmen's drum, the imperial city is about to close all the palace gates.

A galloping horse galloped from a distance like an arrow.

The guards flashed their spears with a "swish" and said, "Who is it!"

"It's me!" The man jumped off his horse, flashed a jade order, and said in a deep and powerful voice, "I have something urgent to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Oh, it's you!" The leading guard glanced at the token, and immediately said with a sneer: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please come in!"

The visitor clasped his fists in a salute, then tapped his toes, flew across the eaves, and quickly disappeared into the depths of the palace.

The guards along the way raised their heads one after another, with surprise and envy flashing across their faces.

With such a good foundation in martial arts, who else but the prince's secret guard...

Pass through the Chongming Gate, pass through the Jiade Gate, then enter the Chongjiao Gate, pass through the Chongjiao Hall, and arrive at the Lizheng Hall without hindrance.

The candlelight is like snow, and the figure is like jade.

In the hall, Li Xuanye was calling a group of ministers to discuss matters.

"The end of the new year is approaching, but the war in Liangzhou is still pending. If it is delayed until the beginning of next year, it will be the time for the enemy to invade—" Li Xuanye closed the memorial, and said in a solemn tone: "The chief minister, Gu Yong, listens to the order, Liangzhou The grain, grass, and cotton clothes needed by the army are given priority, and the deadline is ten days, and they must be delivered in full!"

"Yes——" Gu Yong bowed to accept the order, paused again, and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, military and national affairs are not trivial, and it is best to go through the review of the prime minister..."

"Oh?"

Before he could say a word, a heavy gaze swept over from above, and His Highness the Crown Prince smiled: "A military and state matter is no small matter——according to what uncle said, is it possible that you can't be the master?"

"I don't dare." Gu Yong shut his mouth in a tactful manner.

The people around also lowered their heads one after another, pretending that they didn't hear or see anything.

East Palace Zhan Shi He Kui hesitated for a moment, finally opened his mouth slowly, and reminded: "Your Highness, although the Prime Minister is at home on leave, you still need to know about important government affairs..."

"Yeah..." A group of people boldly raised their heads again.

With a "snap", the memorial fell on the desk, and everyone's hearts tightened inexplicably.

Recently, for some unknown reason, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summoned them to discuss matters in the East Palace, but they never saw Prime Minister Zhao. At first, everyone thought that the Crown Prince took pity on the Prime Minister's body and couldn't bear to let him go back and forth in his wheelchair.

It wasn't until later that everyone suddenly discovered that no matter what the size of the matter, the crown prince directly bypassed the prime minister and gave the order...

"What?" Li Xuanye got up, looked around coldly for a week, and said with a half-smile: "Your Majesty ordered you to assist the East Palace, and I think I respect you a lot, but I don't know that there is a prime minister. Prince?"

"I am guilty!"

A group of people hurriedly bowed their heads to admit their mistakes.

Li Xuanye glanced at the trembling crowd again, restraining his coldness a little.

As a prince who grew up beside the emperor, he has a very mature understanding of power and tactics, but the more mature he is, the more inhuman and ruthless he will be.

In addition, the emperor has lived under the shadow of the queen mother for most of his life, and he has witnessed the pain of being controlled by others, so he has learned a truth since he was a child-power is like a sharp sword, and it is safe only if it is firmly held in its own hands .

If this sword is held in the hands of others, then you are putting yourself under the blade, and you are in danger of death at any time.

Because of this mature and ruthless cognition, he has only been in power for eight years, and he has almost firmly grasped all the forces he can control in the palm of his hand.

But Zhao Ziyi is an exception...

In the panic that filled the room, Li Xuanye's eyes suddenly tightened, he raised his hand, and said calmly, "Come in."

Everyone looked up in astonishment, and saw a figure jumping down the corridor.

Before I could take a closer look, a cyan figure had already arrived in the hall.

Eyes widened again, and when their eyes fell on that person, everyone couldn't help gasping, and suddenly felt a chill on their backs...

Brocade clothes and swords, tall stature, isn't this the hidden guard of the Eastern Palace?
The person who came was dusty, his face was a little solemn, and when he looked at the prince, his eyes were full of hesitation.

What's the big deal?

Everyone's hearts trembled again, and they immediately thought about all possible and impossible major events.

Gu Yong's eyes were also flickering, but he knew His Highness the Prince's temper better than anyone else. He only glanced at it, then quickly cupped his hands, and said softly: "Today's discussion is over, and I will take my leave first—"

"Go down." Li Xuanye waved his hand.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly adjusted the crown, followed by a solemn salute: "I will take my leave!"

When everyone's footsteps gradually disappeared into the distance, Li Xuanye sat upright, tapped on the desk twice with his fingers, and said, "How?"

"Reporting to Your Highness—" the dark guard took out an envelope from his sleeve, bowed forward, and put it in front of the case: "I found this from the former residence of Shen Shi, please have a look at it, Your Highness..."

Li Xuanye's eyes fell lightly on the envelope, square and square, tightly wrapped in yellow paper, with no signature or inscription on it.

He picked it up and touched it. There were about a dozen sheets of book paper in a thin layer.

"This is the letter between Mrs. Shen and Zhao Ziyi during her lifetime—"

After the dark guard said a word, he clenched his fingers and raised his head suddenly: "What did you say?"

The secret guard was obviously frightened by his master's expression, and said after deliberation: "There are two other things related to the crown princess..."

"Ok?"

In just one word, the coercion is invisible, and the anger is hidden.

Even though the dark guard killed without blood, he couldn't bear the pressure. He hurriedly looked carefully at the face above the desk, and seeing that there was no sign of an attack, he summoned up his courage and said in one breath: "The first thing , The secret letter intercepted by His Highness was not from the hands of Shen, but someone did it on purpose. In other words, His Highness arranged for the Crown Princess to go to Beijing to recognize her relatives, but it was actually the result of someone manipulating behind it..."

"What about the second?" Li Xuanye asked lightly.

The dark guard was startled again, quickly raised his eyes and looked carefully again.

He obviously didn't have the slightest bit of anger, but he inexplicably felt a cold and murderous aura.

He withdrew his expression, lowered his head and said, "The second thing..." Suddenly he became a little embarrassed.

Li Xuanye kept a cold face, waiting for him to continue.

The hidden guard suddenly felt his head was as big as a bucket, and after several struggles, he said in a low voice: "The second thing is that Mrs. Shen has been giving the Crown Princess an unknown decoction. I am afraid that the Crown Princess has been ill since she was a child... "

He reported in detail, but saw that the surroundings were getting quieter and quieter, and even a little abnormal, so he raised his head strangely.

I was stunned immediately.

His Highness the Crown Prince rested his forehead in one hand and held the jade paperweight in the other, as if he was not listening to his report at all.

After he was stunned, he couldn't help calling out in a low voice: "Your Highness?"

(End of this chapter)