The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

The prince came to Hulong Temple to pray for the former queen, not an excuse, but sincerely prayed for his mother.He is a filial son, and he would come to Hulong Temple every year on the anniversary of the death of the late empress.It's just that on the anniversary of his death a few years ago, he prayed at the Hulong Temple for seven days at most.

Because this year is the seventh year of the empress's death, it is an extremely important year, so the prince will pray for 49 days in Hulong Temple.

During this period of time, the prince not only chanted scriptures and prayed for the late queen with the monks, but also used his own blood to copy Buddhist scriptures for the late queen.

In the seventh year of the death of a relative, the children or husband (wife) use their own blood to copy Buddhist scriptures, and the deceased relative can receive blessings.

The prince would use his own blood to copy Buddhist scriptures every day, although not many, but it made his face paler and paler.

The eighth prince saw that the prince had cut his palm and let out blood again, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Brother, you can't bleed any more."

Lu Cong echoed from the side: "His Royal Highness, you can no longer bleed your body."

"Brother, let me do it instead, use my blood to copy Buddhist scriptures."

The prince shook his head and said: "Your blood is useless, you can only use my blood to copy, so that the queen mother can receive my blessing."

Lu Cong hurriedly brought ointment and applied it to the wound on the prince's palm.This ointment is very effective, and it stops the bleeding immediately when applied.

The eighth prince bandaged the prince's wound with gauze, "Brother, your hands are full of wounds, you can't let the blood out."

"This wound is fine." The prince didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Brother, I know you are filial to the former empress, but if you use your own body to be filial to the first empress, if the spirit of the former empress in heaven knows, she will feel distressed and unhappy." The eighth prince persuaded, "You have been bleeding like this, and you can't last at all 49 God. Even after 49 days, your body will become weak by then."

"His Royal Highness, the Eighth Highness is right, you should take good care of your body."

"Brother, the former queen must know your filial piety to the former queen." The eighth prince continued to persuade, "You should stop bleeding in the next few days. It's not too late to let the bloodletting after a few days of confinement."

"His Royal Highness, what His Highness Eight said is that you need to take good care of him." Lu Cong saw that the prince's face was getting paler and paler, and he became more and more anxious, but no matter how much he persuaded, His Royal Highness would not listen.

"Brother, if you continue like this, you may not be able to survive for 49 days. Do you want to fall ill within 49 days?" The eighth prince persuaded earnestly, "If you fall ill, the first queen will be very distressed, and you will still be sick." Blame yourself. You don’t want the queen to blame yourself first, do you?”

After hearing what the eighth prince said, the prince hesitated and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and don't use blood to copy Buddhist scriptures these days."

Hearing what the prince said, the Eighth Prince and Lu Cong showed expressions of relief at the same time.

"Brother, you have to take care of yourself these few days."

"My servant, I'll let someone cook blood-enriching soup for you." After Lu Cong finished speaking, he hurriedly retreated.

"Brother, your body is not very good." The Eighth Prince said with a distressed face, "Your face is bloodless now."

The prince smiled slightly at the eighth prince: "I'm fine."

"How could it be okay?" the eighth prince said, "When the 49 days are over, you must make up for it, brother."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, and I must make up for it." Seeing that the eighth prince cared about him so much, the prince was very moved.

"Brother, take a rest first, and I'll help you copy Buddhist scriptures."

"Okay." The prince felt a little dizzy, and he didn't force himself to continue copying Buddhist scriptures.

"Eighth brother, what do you think of fourth brother?"

Hearing the prince's question, the eighth prince paused the pen in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the prince, and asked, "Brother, what do you mean?"

"I want my fourth brother to help me." The prince said, "The Li family behind the fourth brother should not be underestimated."

"Big brother, fourth brother won't help you." The eighth prince continued to copy Buddhist scriptures, "Father will not agree to fourth brother helping you."

The prince asked in confusion, "Why?"

"Because of the Li family." The eighth prince said, "Brother, you are the prince, and you don't need the help of the Li family at all."

"The Li family is highly valued by my father. If I get the support of the Li family, I will have more confidence, won't I?"

"Brother, you are the eldest son and the prince." The eighth prince analyzed to the prince, "Your identity has been recognized and supported by most of the scholars in the world. And most of the civil servants in the court support you. You There is no need to get the support of the Li family anymore."

"If you really get the support of the Li family, the royal father will be on guard instead. With the royal father's temper, he might abandon the Li family."

After hearing the analysis of the eighth prince, the prince felt that it was right.

"let it go."

The Eighth Prince thought for a while and said, "Maybe Fourth Brother also has ambitions."

"It's normal for the fourth brother to be ambitious, but the fourth brother is nothing to be afraid of." The prince thought it was normal for the third prince and the fourth prince to also want to fight for the seat, but it would be strange if they had no ambition.As a prince, it is impossible not to fight for that seat.

In the eyes of the prince, the fourth prince is not as threatening as the third, fifth and sixth princes.The Wang family, Xun family, and Yuan family behind the third prince and the others are all aristocratic families with a century of history.And the Li family behind the fourth prince is not a famous family.Although the Li family is now highly respected by scholars all over the world, it is useless to only have the support of literati.

Hearing what the prince said, the eighth prince didn't say much.

"Brother said yes."

Although the third prince and the others are threatening, they are far behind the Daiwang.For the prince, the greatest threat is the acting king.

"Eighth brother, Qian Songtao and Li Chuan are on their way back to Jizhou, do you think we want it?"

The prince didn't finish his sentence, but the eighth prince understood what he meant.

"Brother, if something happens to the acting king, you will be the first to be suspected."

"Yes. But, shall we watch them return to Jizhou safely?"

"Brother, when Li Chuan returns to Jizhou, his good days are coming." The eighth prince bit the word "good" very hard, "At that time, he will have conflicts with Qian Songtao. Just wait and see, Daiwang's The three confidant generals will soon break up, and when the time comes, brother, if you extend a helping hand to Li Chuan, Li Chuan will definitely be grateful to you."

"Okay, then I'll wait." After hearing what the eighth prince said, the prince gave up the idea of ​​attacking Li Chuan and Qian Songtao.

Next, the eighth prince chatted with the prince while copying Buddhist scriptures.

When it was Haishi, the Eighth Prince went back to his room.

"Is it arranged?"

Yu Hai said in a low voice: "Everything is arranged properly, just wait for Zishi."

The Eighth Prince nodded lightly: "That's good."

"Your Highness, I will wait for you to wash up and rest first."

"it is good."

After the Eighth Prince finished washing up, he lay down on the bed.However, he did not fall asleep.

At this time, Shen Hu, the soldiers under Chu Ying, and the monks in the temple were patrolling.

At midnight, they change their guard.

Just as they were changing their shifts, suddenly a group of monks broke into the courtyard where the prince lived.

The Eighth Prince smiled slightly when he heard the screams coming from outside.

After a while, someone shouted "there is an assassin".

The "sleeping" Eighth Prince was violently awakened by Yu Hai, "Your Highness, there are assassins."

When the eighth prince heard that there was an assassin, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes, and hurriedly ran to the room where the prince was.

"Brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine." The prince's face was very disturbed, "How could there be an assassin?" He just finished speaking, suddenly thought of something, and said angrily, "Could it be the acting king?"

"The acting king should not dare." The eighth prince said, "If something happens to you, he will be the first to be suspected."

The crown prince and the eighth prince were surrounded by a dozen soldiers.With swords in their hands, they stared vigilantly at the assassin not far ahead.

After a while, three or four assassins rushed over.

The ten soldiers protecting the prince and the eighth prince are no match for the assassin.

The eighth prince stood in front of the prince without any hesitation, "Brother, hurry up."

The prince didn't hesitate, and ran back.Just as he was running, another assassin suddenly appeared and charged at him.

Seeing this, the eighth prince rushed over and stood in front of the prince, and was stabbed in the abdomen by the assassin.

"Eighth brother!" The crown prince exclaimed, "Ah..."

The prince's arm was stabbed by an assassin.

"Big Brother!" The Eighth Prince stood in front of the Prince again.

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