Exile opening: I won with the Universal Maker

Chapter 338 Who is at fault

Anzhou Hunting Ground is located in the southwest of Anzhou, with a radius of fifteen miles. It is a place set up by Emperor Yongde for autumn hunting.The hunting ground has lush vegetation, mountains and forests, and a variety of animals, such as hares, roe deer, deer, wild boars and other animals can be seen everywhere.

In the few years since Emperor Yongde came to the throne, he had nothing to do, so he ordered to set up this hunting ground.In his fifth year on the throne the hunting ground was built.

With a place to play, Emperor Yongde was in high spirits, and would go to the hunting ground to hunt with his ministers every autumn.The first few times I was quite happy, but I always shot some rabbits and deer with bows and arrows. Emperor Yongde felt that there was no challenge, no excitement at all, and he was not interested in playing, so he simply stopped going.

In order to cater to the emperor's wishes, a certain minister specially captured a pair of cubs from the south of Yuzhou, not much bigger than a dog. One male and one female were put in a cage, and they planned to put them in the hunting ground as a surprise for His Majesty.

The tiger was transported halfway, and when the empress found out, she summoned the minister and gave him a reprimand.Although the two tigers are young, what if they hurt His Majesty?

Empress Pei personally spoke, and the ministers did not dare to disobey.Afterwards, Queen Pei ordered someone to dispose of the two little tigers, but they did not know where they were sent.This matter is over.

Now 15 years have passed, the scene of the hunting scene is still the same, but things are different.

Emperor Qi Ming stood on a flat ground, looking at the undulating sea of ​​grass in the distance.Behind him stood many guards, some with falcons and some with hounds. When the wind pushed down the grass and the elk appeared, the falcons began to flap their wings, ready to fly.The hound also gave a low growl, as if breaking free from the chain and rushing towards the prey.

Everyone was eager to try, but Emperor Qi Ming was not in the mood to hunt.He didn't come here for fun, but to resolve the confrontation between Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Beiheng, so he didn't let all the officials follow him like Emperor Yongde did, but only brought Qi Shengjue with him.

"Qi Qing, when will the queen arrive?" He asked Qi Shengjue behind him.

Qi Shengjue said: "Go back to Your Majesty, the empress's phoenix chariot is still on the way, and it only takes half an hour to arrive."

"Okay." Emperor Qi Ming nodded slightly.

Today is the date agreed to meet with the two sons. When the two of them arrive, the father and son will go hunting together. Let's talk about it, don't hide it.

There is him, there is the queen, there is Xiao Zhuo, and there is Xiao Beiheng.Even if the family is all together, it can also make up for the regret of not having a reunion during the Mid-Autumn Festival.It's just a pity that the two daughters-in-law are not here.I heard that Shen Yuexi was going back to Shengjing after leaving Prince An's Mansion, while Su Mo had a quarrel with her son and stayed in Prince An's Mansion, so he couldn't get involved in these family matters one by one.

In his opinion, the most important thing right now is to solve the problems of Xiao Zhuo and Xiao Beiheng.All other problems arise from this, as long as the two of them don't argue.

After standing for a long while, he felt the autumn wind blowing on his body a bit cold, and was about to turn around to give instructions to Qi Shengjue, who had already shaken off a cotton cloak and put it on his shoulders.

"Your Majesty, it's windy in the wild, so it's easy to catch cold standing like this. How about I ask my servants to drive away the prey, and Your Majesty will try to shoot a few arrows and stretch your muscles first?"

Emperor Qi Ming shook his head, and said with a smile to Qi Shengjue: "The widow is not here for fun. Today, the widow will make it clear to Wang An and Wang that which of them will be the crown prince."

At the beginning, he was the mouth of the ministers, and hung the decree of the crown prince on the Star Picking Tower.It really calmed down the arguments of the ministers, but he did not expect that the two sons would have a estrangement over this.But if one of the sons is directly named the prince, the other son will definitely not accept it.There is no way to level this bowl of water.

Now he has made up his mind, and when the two of them arrive, he will talk about it.As for the decree hanging in the Star Picking Tower...it doesn't count.

All the rhetorical words, all the promises, go to him.As long as the two of them can get along well, it's okay for him as a father to be ridiculed. This is not the first time.

After hearing his words, Qi Shengjue was stunned for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, do you want to register as a crown prince here today?"

"Yes, I will make it clear with the two of them, and then we will return to the capital together, and I will make an order in front of all civil and military officials."

"The imperial decree of the Star Picking Tower..."

"No more," Emperor Qi Ming waved his hand, "At that time, I was confused."

What he said at the time was that only after his death could he open the will of the Star Picking Tower.Now that the two sons are in dire straits, he must make a decision early.Naturally, the will of the Zhaixing Building can no longer be counted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, King Ping has arrived."

"Xuan." Emperor Qi Ming turned around.

With the Yan Que sword on his waist, Xiao Beiheng walked over with strides, pushed the eunuch who was coming up, pulled up his clothes, and fell to his knees: "My son kowtows to the emperor."

Emperor Qi Ming looked at his son.His expression was exhausted, he was in a trance, his eyes were dull, and he looked like he had aged a teenager, without the high spirits that young people should have.

The position of the crown prince, would he torture him like this?

"Stay flat," Emperor Qi Ming sighed, "I've been wanting to talk to you, and you're finally here."

Xiao Beiheng stood up and said to Emperor Ming: "Father, my son has something to say to you."

Emperor Qi Ming tightened his cloak, pointed to a high hill behind the forest in the distance and said, "Let's go there and talk."

The two walked forward, Qi Shengjue followed behind with a sword in his hand.After walking a few steps, Xiao Beiheng turned his head and said, "Go back, don't disturb me talking to my father."

Qi Shengjue was worried, and said, "Prince Ping, there are wild boars in the forest. If your majesty is injured by a violent attack, my minister..."

"Nah, I will protect my father myself!" Xiao Beiheng interrupted Qi Shengjue impatiently.

Qi Shengjue stopped and looked at Emperor Qi Ming.Emperor Qi Ming said: "It's okay, I'll talk to Heng'er, you are all waiting here to welcome the queen."

The father and son walked side by side into the woods, and walked for dozens of feet without a word, Xiao Beiheng stopped and said, "Royal father."

Emperor Qi Ming also stopped, and looked at Xiao Beiheng: "Heng'er, just say what you have to say. Today is the time to say these things."

"You...do you want your elder brother to be the crown prince?"

Emperor Qi Ming said: "Do you think you are more suitable to be a crown prince than Zhuo'er?"

Xiao Beiheng's expression was a little excited, but he hid his expression again, and said: "Father, I am your real son. I fought for you, pacified the Jingliang and Liangzhou, and wiped out Xiao Kai. What the elder brother did is not the same as I can't compare."

Emperor Qi Ming shook his head and said: "As far as I know, most of Xiao Kai's Jingzhou army was wiped out by Zhuo'er. He fought all the way to Yongwei City, when you were still in Nanping."

Xiao Beiheng never expected that Emperor Qi Ming would investigate the events so carefully, and said, "My child...it was also because of my father's instructions. At that time, Xiao Zhuo was confronting Xiao Kai in Yongwei, and he was unable to break through the city for a while..."

Emperor Qi Ming kept walking forward without saying a word.

Seeing that Emperor Qi Ming didn't respond, Xiao Beiheng felt anxious, and followed him, saying: "There are Xirong troops behind the boy, and Nanping defenders in the front, and there are enemies on both sides, and the [-] Xiliang army led by Mei Pu, the prince of Xiliang at that time, came to attack the boy. Haier's ability to turn the tide and finally annihilate Xiao Kai, isn't this a testament to Haier's ability?"

He followed Emperor Qi Ming all the way up to the high hill, and when he looked behind him, the forest had completely covered the tent in the distance.

Seeing that Emperor Qi Ming remained silent, he became more and more anxious, and turned to fight for himself from another direction, saying: "Father, in your heart, a big brother is better than a child. But he is hypocritical and deceives teachers and destroys Dao. How can such a person To be a prince."

"You said he deceived the teacher and destroyed the Dao?" Emperor Qi Ming turned his head and looked at him.

Xiao Beiheng felt guilty when Emperor Qi Ming looked at him, he couldn't help taking a step back, gritted his teeth and said, "My boy sent his former teacher Ji Zhong to persuade him to surrender, but he actually killed his teacher. Don't you also hate him, Father?"

Emperor Qi Ming sighed, turned his head and looked away from him: "Heng'er, do you still want to frame your brother?"

Xiao Beiheng turned pale, and said, "My child doesn't understand."

"Forget it, let me tell you the truth," Emperor Qi Ming said, "When I went to Shengjing, I met that liar named Hua Duoduo. At that time, I... didn't want you to lag behind your elder brother."

Xiao Beiheng's expression turned happy and he said, "Father, what do you mean?"

"The widow is defending you. However, when the widow left, Ji Lao's granddaughter found the widow and told the widow what happened back then. Zhuo'er didn't kill Ji Lao, Ji killed himself. You want to frame your elder brother , stabbed more than a dozen swords on Ji Lao’s body to pretend that it was done by your elder brother.”

Xiao Beiheng's body shook, and he said in a flustered manner: "Father, don't trust that woman. She hates the child for giving them a small salary for the Ji family. She is slandering me..."

Emperor Qi Ming stretched out his hand to support the tree, and his voice turned into grief: "Up to now, you still don't want to admit what you have done. You know that Zhuo'er is your elder brother, but you still send troops to attack Shengjing, just because you don't want him to rob him. Your position. You are hiding it from Momo, and you are also hiding it from the widow... Take Lin Kui away and detain Yuexi, how do you ask the widow to explain to Zhuo'er? Huh?"

Xiao Beiheng stretched out his hands tremblingly: "Father...these are all slanders. The murderer is not Lin Kui..."

Emperor Qi Ming didn't stop, but continued on.

"You slaughtered the entire Beidi village and shot the son of Beidi Generalissimo. He regarded you as a deadly enemy and wrote a letter to the widow saying that if you become the prince, the treaty between Beidi and Dayan will be void. He will lead Beidi The army avenged his dead son."

Xiao Beiheng couldn't stand anymore, his legs went limp, he knelt down at Emperor Qi Ming's feet, hugged Emperor Qi Ming's legs and wept, "Father...Father, but I am your son...I am."

Only now did he understand that everything he concealed back then was like covering a blazing flame with thick white paper.Emperor Qi Ming secretly investigated all the past.Now the flames have burned through the white paper, revealing the truth.

"I know... I know," Emperor Qi Ming turned around and bent down to hug his head, tears streaming down his face, "I didn't teach you how to be an emperor. No one can stand without faith, you are full of lies..."

Xiao Beiheng hugged Emperor Qi Ming, and said in a hoarse voice: "Father, you don't know. In order to harm the child, Xiao Zhuo arranged for the army to secretly come to Anzhou..."

"Why did he arrange the army, don't you understand?" Emperor Qi Ming said loudly, "You have done too much, you have made your brother dare not trust you, and you have made Momo dare not trust you... "

Xiao Beiheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Qi Ming, with tears streaming down his face: "Father...you can't give him the crown prince position! You can't!"

Emperor Qi Ming looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's my fault, it's my father's fault, I left you behind for too long. But..."

Before he could say the next thing, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen.

Looking down, he noticed that Xiao Beiheng's Yan Que Sword had been unsheathed at some point, and the extremely sharp blade had pierced into his body and came out through his back.

"Heng'er!"

Emperor Qi Ming couldn't believe what he saw.His eyes were mixed with surprise, anger, and sadness, piercing towards Xiao Beiheng like a sharp sword.

Xiao Beiheng pulled out his sword, his handsome face was contorted, his eyes filled with fear, as if he had bumped into an evil ghost that was demanding his life, he stumbled back a few steps, and sat down on the ground.Just now he held the sword and shook it too much, which enlarged the wound a lot, and when he pulled out the sword, blood gushed out immediately, immediately staining the dragon robe around Emperor Qi Ming's waist.

Emperor Qi Ming covered his blood-stained abdomen with both hands, knelt down on the ground, and said with difficulty: "Heng'er...don't go."

Hearing these words, Xiao Beiheng panicked even more. He got up and ran backwards, but bumped into a tree head-on.He pretended to be someone to stop him, cut off the tree with his sword, and fled to the hillside desperately, only to trip over a grass stalk again.

He got up and waved his sword indiscriminately towards the air, as if there were countless innocent souls lingering around him, shouting: "Don't come here, don't come here."

After fleeing all the way down the mountain and out of the woods, Xiao Beiheng regained his sanity a little bit.He rushed to the entrance of the tent drunk, and Qi Shengjue, who was waiting there, saw it, and hurriedly went up to him and said, "Prince Ping, where is Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty was stabbed by a wild boar." Xiao Beiheng looked around distractedly, "I'm going to find the imperial doctor... By the way, there is also the Tower of Picking Stars, and that."

Qi Shengjue was taken aback when he heard this, and before he could ask Xiao Beiheng why he was so panicked, he let Xiao Beiheng pass and led the soldiers to rush towards the hill.Xiao Beiheng snatched a horse, got on and ran towards the capital.

On the hill, Qi Shengjue saw Emperor Qi Ming who was kneeling on the ground. He was covering his abdomen with his hands, and his lower body was already stained red with blood.

"Your Majesty!" Qi Shengjue rushed forward to support Emperor Qi Ming, and shouted to the guards, "Hurry up and call the imperial doctor."

Emperor Qi Ming seemed to have heard his call, opened his eyes slightly, looked at the direction of Xiao Beiheng's escape, and said in a low voice:
"It was my fault, it was my fault."

(End of this chapter)