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Chapter 378

At this time, Emperor Qi Cheng was awakened in the middle of the night, and there was a circle of black and blue under his eyes, but what was even darker was his face.

Someone broke through the palace gate with the intention of assassinating him, what audacity!
He asked the fourth prince standing in front of him with a cold face, "Ze'er, how did you find out that an assassin broke through the palace gate?"

The fourth prince, Li Ze, knelt down on one knee with a 'plop', "My son is guilty, please punish me."

Emperor Qi Cheng frowned, "Why did you prevent this assassination?"

Li Ze's tone was very respectful, "Father, I learned that the assassins forced the palace, and it was the former Duke of Lu who told me about this."

Emperor Qi Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Du Heng told you? How did he know?"

Li Ze raised his head, with a distressed expression on his face, "Father, there is one thing I haven't told you yet. These assassins are all ordered by the elder brother."

He purposely confessed that he kept his mouth alive, and there were more than a dozen assassins who survived and were detained separately. They should be being interrogated now, but I don't know if those people will confess to their eldest brother.

Emperor Qi Cheng's face became even colder, "You mean those who intended to force the palace were ordered by Li Yang?"

Enraged, Emperor Qi Cheng called him by his first name.

Li Ze nodded, "This matter was also told by Du Heng to my son. He said that the elder brother had resentment towards the father and had the idea of ​​treason and immorality. He wanted to force the palace to kill the king and father, and then become emperor. I have told my son-in-law every day, and the reason why he told my son-in-law about this matter is because he said that he would not be able to enter the palace with a white body, and he was worried about the safety of his father, so he had no choice but to take this strategy."

This reply answered a little bit the doubts in Emperor Qi Cheng's heart, and he asked lightly, "Since you know that your elder brother is going to force the palace, why don't you tell the emperor about it?"

Li Ze sighed helplessly, "Father, Du Heng just told my son like this, and there is no evidence to prove that elder brother will really do such a heartless thing, so how dare I tell my father about it?" What if the father thinks that the son-in-law is slandering the elder brother?

Moreover, Erchen and Du Heng had never had any contact, he suddenly approached Erchen, and told Erchen about the fatal incident, Erchen also suspected that he was fooling Erchen, in case Erchen turned around and told his father In the end, I found out that my elder brother didn't do this thing, my father misunderstood my elder brother, wouldn't I become a sinner there? "

It was a good explanation why he didn't tell Emperor Qi Cheng about it, and Emperor Qi Cheng didn't hold on to it anymore.

Emperor Qi Cheng looked at his fourth son inexplicably, and suddenly asked, "Why did Du Heng find you?"

Li Ze didn't help Du Heng hide it, and told the truth, "He said he wanted to ask my minister for something. He wanted to ask my minister to give him back the Danqing iron scroll from Duke Lu's mansion if he had the chance."

When Li Ze said these words, his heart was beating like a drum, his palms were sweating coldly, his eyes were filled with obscure tension and anticipation, he was testing his father, he wanted to see if his father was as Du Heng guessed. The emperor regarded him as the future prince.

Emperor Qi Cheng's eyes suddenly became meaningful, and he snorted coldly, "His request is not small."

Seeing Emperor Qi Cheng say such a sentence calmly, Li Ze felt unavoidably disappointed and uneasy. Is his father really as Du Heng guessed?
At this moment, Li Ze had to admit that even though his scheming in the city had improved a lot in the past few years, he was still very tender compared to his father, who just said such a simple sentence, let him Difficulty sleeping and eating.

He thought that after he told Du Heng what he asked, his father would point him out, either he would not fulfill this matter in the future, or he would use this matter as a favor to make Du Heng grateful. After the emperor collapses, he will take over the throne from his father.

It's a pity that he is caught by his father so much that he can't get up and down. He still can't figure out what his father thinks in his heart.

"You said that this matter was instigated by your elder brother. I will thoroughly investigate this matter. You are also tired. Go back and rest first." Emperor Qi Cheng waved his hand at him, telling him to leave.

Li Ze showed hesitation on his face, causing Emperor Qi Cheng to ask, "Is there anything else?"

Li Ze asked hesitantly, "Royal Father, if the elder brother really ordered this matter, how will you punish the elder brother?"

Emperor Qi Cheng couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, so he asked, "What do you think?"

Li Ze pursed his lips, "If it's really the elder brother who did this, I hope that the father will save the elder brother. After all, the three nieces are still young, so they have to rely on the elder brother."

Emperor Qi Cheng slightly raised his eyebrows, "I didn't expect you to intercede for that unfilial son."

Li Ze took it for granted, "Big brother is a big brother after all. When I was young, my big brother was very kind to my son. Although there were some small conflicts between the brothers when they grew up, but after all, they are brothers. My son can't bear to see my big brother die, and I don't want my father to feel it." The pain of losing a beloved son."

These words are really affectionate and righteous, brothers and friends are respectful.

Emperor Qi Cheng's face was strained for so long, and finally he showed a smile, "It's hard for you to have such an idea, you are right, that unfilial son is my son after all, and tigers do not eat their own sons, if your elder brother really does it In this matter, I will not take his life."

Li Ze felt a burst of disappointment, for such a treasonous thing as forcing the palace, his father actually wanted to save his elder brother's life.

But he just wanted to show respect to his brothers and sisters. Since his father didn't want to kill his elder brother, he could only carefully clean up his emotions, not daring to show the slightest clue, and resigned respectfully.

Emperor Qi Cheng looked at the back of Li Ze's disappearance, and was very satisfied in his heart. The person he liked had means, and he still cared about friendship. In this way, even if he went west in the future, when Ze'er ascended the throne, he would treat the other two sons kindly and daughters.

When he came back from his thoughts, he saw the commander of the Imperial Guards in the Beiya looking outside, and he beckoned, "Come in."

The commander came in and saluted, and Emperor Qi Cheng asked, "Have you interrogated the confessions of those assassins? Who ordered them?"

The commander-in-chief looked a little ugly, and he knelt down on one knee to report, "My minister is incompetent. When those assassins were interrogated, they bit the poison hidden under their tongues, and they all died. My minister failed to interrogate the mastermind behind the scenes."

Emperor Qi Cheng's face turned cold again, and he didn't speak until the commander's kneeling feet were numb, "Forget it, I probably don't know who the mastermind behind the scenes is, you take my imperial decree, and then take a team of Beiya imperial guards to the eldest prince. Mansion, let the Beiya imperial guards guard the First Prince's mansion from now on, and the First Prince is not allowed to step out of the mansion."

The commander-in-chief was horrified, the one who forced the palace turned out to be the eldest prince?
When the commander-in-chief took the imperial decree and was about to leave, Emperor Qi Cheng stopped him again, "Although the eldest prince has done something wrong, the three princesses are still my granddaughters, so don't neglect them."

The commander-in-chief responded and took the order to go.

(End of this chapter)