Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 296: My father has passed away and I am left alone to inherit the destiny.
"The eunuch serving tea had committed suicide by hanging from a beam in his room. A lot of gold and silver were found in his room. The silver had the mark of Prince Wu's Mansion on it. Further investigation revealed that he had a nephew outside the palace who was in Prince Wu's Mansion, but they went to trace it. By that time, his nephew had disappeared without a trace, and there was currently no further evidence to point to King Wu. "

In the East Palace, the commander of the East Palace guards was half-kneeling on the ground, truthfully reporting the findings of the investigation, with a faint layer of sweat on his forehead.

Although this matter was not within the scope of his responsibilities, the prince was poisoned and almost died. He, the commander of the guards, could not escape his involvement.

"The evidence is that we have found gold and silver with the seal of Prince Wu's palace. What more evidence do we need? Now that the prince is supervising the country, he can just take it."

A cold and arrogant female voice came from above.

However, he saw a graceful and luxurious lady sitting in a high position, gorgeously dressed, with a compelling nobility between her eyebrows, and her skin was fair. If she didn't know her identity, it would be difficult to believe that the woman in front of her was already nearly fifty years old.

The biological mother of the Prince, the sister of the Grand Master, and the Queen of Da Qi.

"King Wu was assassinated in his palace and knocked on the gate of Huangtian Temple late at night. Now that he has entered Huangtian Temple, the generals will not dare to enter without permission." The leader of the guards of the East Palace said with a cold sweat on his head.

Huang Tian Guan, Da Qi Guo Guan.

Daqi Taoism, one of the two holy places.

Although there was insufficient evidence at the beginning and it was impossible to be sure whether it was King Wei or King Wu, and it is still an open case, privately, everyone is almost certain that King Wu did it.

What's more important is that many of the Taoist priests inside are monks and elders of the clan, and their status is respected. Even Emperor Qi can't do anything to them. Not to mention him, even Prime Minister Zhuge Qinglan dared not directly lead his troops to surround Huang Tianguan to capture him. people.

"Useless things." When the queen heard this, she immediately scolded him with a cold face.

Among them, there are so many strong men and complicated formations that Dong Cao almost failed to defeat him when he led a hundred thousand Xiliang army.

"This..." Tian Hao was rarely speechless.

"No, mother and child are one. At this moment, others may not be able to tell the difference so clearly. They only think it is His Highness's instruction." Tian Hao continued to persuade, "This matter will be handed over to the court for trial. The three divisions will review it. The murderer will definitely not be allowed to die." There is no need for the queen to come forward to escape justice. On the contrary, the real murderer may not be the King of Wu. "

No matter how brave the guards of the East Palace are, they will not dare to go there.

Over the past few days, after Ji Ren became successful, the King of Wei had given many gifts, but the King of Wu had not given any.

"So I am here. My beloved son is injured and I am angry. It is only natural and right." The queen said.

The commander of the guards of the East Palace was trembling even more, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

This is because the last time Dong Cao led his army to a bloodbath in the imperial city, Emperor Qi's father died. Otherwise, it stands to reason that the Supreme Emperor would still be inside.

So now, is it possible for King Wu to repeat his old tricks?

"What do you mean? Who else wants to kill my son now besides Zhang Jingmou? If my son is killed and Jing Meng, Jing Xuan, and Jing Shou are not here, then he is not the one who wants to kill me." Who else could it be? Or maybe you think King Anle also has intentions, so he wants to frame the two emperor's nephews and then ascend the throne as the emperor's younger brother." The queen said sternly.

But Tian Hao felt that this assassination was a bit strange.

"Your Majesty, think twice. Huang Tianguan's status is so high that he cannot be touched lightly. If anything goes wrong, His Highness will be charged with unfilial piety and be laughed at by the world." Tian Hao immediately dissuaded him.

It's really possible.

"It is naturally impossible for King Anle to do this, but this matter may not be done by King Wu. There are too many strange things. If King Wu wants to give gold and silver according to his temperament, why should he be so ostentatious about gold and silver that bears the mark of his palace? Moreover, the King of Wu was also assassinated, and his injuries were more serious than that of the prince. I am afraid that there may be something fishy about this matter, so we cannot do anything that will hurt our relatives and make our enemies happy," Tian Hao added.

He felt that King Wu would not be so stupid this time, but King Wu did have a criminal record.

"What's so weird? Isn't Zhang Jingmou's favorite trick the most? When he assassinated Ji Ren, he deliberately left the Wu Prince's Palace logo on the assassin's clothes. Now it's just the same old trick. Really? Everyone in the world is stupid." The prince, who had just woken up and was still a little weak, said coldly when he heard this.

"Tomorrow, I will personally go to Huang Tianguan to ask for someone. Huang Tianguan has its own ancestral precepts. People from outside the country will not be involved in worldly affairs, let alone cover up." The queen said coldly.

The East Palace is heavily guarded. For so many years, not to mention the King of Wu, even the King of Wei and the King of Han have been unable to do anything to the prince. Now that the power of the King of Wu has been greatly reduced, is it too easy for the assassination to succeed now?

If it was so easy to poison the prince to death secretly, then it wouldn't be that difficult to harm Emperor Qi and the empress.

To be honest, Tian Hao didn't quite believe that King Wu had this ability. "Uncle is right, it is a lonely person! The Tian family has no relatives, and the Tian family is ruthless." Tian Hao hesitated, but the prince did not pause and said coldly, "The emperor died, so the throne should be lonely."

"Your Highness, the death of His Majesty has not been confirmed yet." Ju Wenqing's expression changed and he said.

"The spy has not reported back for a long time, and the connection with Xiliang seems to be broken. It has been so long since the fifth brother set off. If there were no accidents, he should have met his father by now. And since he has met, how could his father not send him? Who is here to deliver the news? Although Xiliang is not close to Chang'an, it is not far from the king. The only possibility is that the father has died, and even the fifth brother may have been killed." The prince said calmly.

"Perhaps Your Majesty has other deep intentions." Ju Wenqing said.

"Or maybe it's the work of Gu's good eldest brother and good second brother? Master Tian said it might not be King Wu. It's possible, but it's not him. Who is it? From the perspective of interests, it can't be King Anle. Uncle, it's possible that they came back secretly, just like my uncle thought, and they will be Hu Hai's second. I can't wait anymore, I want to succeed, so even if there is an imperial edict, I am already the emperor, and it's a done deal. "The prince said.

"Your Highness, think twice." Ju Wenqing and Tian Hao said in unison.

"Your Highness is wise." Grand Master Yuan Jue said with approval upon hearing this, "This matter should be done sooner rather than later. I will go and win over the courtiers now."

"Your Highness..." Tian Hao wanted to dissuade him, but the queen frowned and interrupted, "Tian Aiqing, the prince has just woken up and is still a little weak. He needs a good rest. If you don't want to disturb him, please leave first."

Tian Hao's eyes changed and he started to speak, but before he could say anything, Ju Wenqing held him back. Then Ju Wenqing took the lead and said, "I'll leave."

After saying that, Ju Wenqing took Tian Hao and left the East Palace.

"What are you trying to do with me? Can't you see how stupid this plan is?" Tian Hao shouted.

"Then have you seen that the prince wants to do this now? The prince is afraid! If you continue like this, you will really be like your ancestors, and the trouble will come from your mouth." Ju Wenqing said.

"If I am afraid of being punished for my words, how can I be the censor of Zuodu? It is only right to give advice to the death in literature and fight to the death in force." Tian Hao glared angrily.

"It's easy to break just now." Compared with Tian Hao, who looked like a glaring King Kong, Ju Wenqing looked like a compassionate Bodhisattva, and said calmly, "You have a right point in this matter, but what the grand master said is not true. It makes no sense at all, and the most important thing is that it doesn't matter whether it makes sense or not. The important thing is that the prince doesn't want to listen to you now. This assassination made the prince scared, so the prince wants power next, and he should suppress the king of Wei. I’m afraid you won’t want to hear about those methods of officials from the Han and King families.”

"Suppression? Framed, framed, imprisoned? Your Highness is the crown prince, heir to the throne, and his name is justified. Why should he do this? The emperor should have power, but power is a treacherous way after all. How can we indulge in it?" Tian Hao became even more angry after hearing this? He said, "Since you know, why do you still stop me?"

"It's because His Highness has many villains around him now, that's why you and I need to remain useful and plan for His Highness. As for this matter, you can see that there is something wrong, I can see that there is something wrong, but you can't ignore it as the Prime Minister. Come out? Your Majesty's body has not been sent to Chang'an. The crown prince's succession is not justified. If there is no prime minister, the prestige of Taishi, plus the disciples of the Yuan family, is enough. But now that the prime minister is here, you Do you think they can succeed if they want to? The Prime Minister is here, why are you anxious?" Ju Wenqing said.

"Yes." Tian Hao reacted and said, with the Prime Minister here, the situation would not be the worst.

"I have figured it out, let's go. This matter is not that simple. In fact, what His Highness said makes sense. If His Majesty is still alive, he should have received the news. But so far, there is no news. Either His Majesty has really encountered misfortune. Either, your Majesty is testing the prince. If it’s the latter..." Ju Wenqing said with a long sigh.

If this was an assessment, the prince's performance obviously could not satisfy Emperor Qi.

"If it's the latter, it's Da Qi's luck." Tian Hao said, Da Qi can't afford another emperor to die like this.

Ju Wenqing nodded. They were the Third Division of the East Palace and supported the crown prince, but they were also the ministers of Emperor Qi. The status of the latter should take precedence over the former.

After Ju Wenqing finished speaking, he planned to leave, but Tian Hao did not follow him. Instead, he grabbed him. Ju Wenqing was puzzled. After a long time, he saw Yuan family counselors Guo Zong and Feng Lu entering the palace one after another.

"Being close to virtuous ministers and staying away from villains is why the early Han Dynasty prospered; being close to villains and being distant from virtuous ministers is why the Han Dynasty has declined since then."

Seeing this scene, Tian Hao shook his head, said something in an unknown tone, and then turned and left.

Ju Wenqing also shook his head, said no more, and went home.

At the same time, in the prime minister's house, Zhuge Qinglan frowned. The prince, King Wu, and the courtiers who stood in different positions kept arguing and causing confusion. If they take action now, they can solve all the hidden dangers, but they will not be given the chance to do it. It's hard for His Majesty to take action when he comes back, but if he really gives them a chance to take action, Zhuge Qinglan can't predict what this group of people can do.

And these people are not stupid, and they will not show up if what they do is too obvious.

I need to suppress it to make them feel that I am not setting up a trap, but also give them a chance to take action so that they can detect my flaws.

After pondering for a long time, Zhuge Qinglan decided that when Emperor Qi returned to Beijing, he would hand in his resignation and return to his hometown.

(End of this chapter)