Fortunate Young Gentleman

Today was supposed to be a big day for Prince Duan, but unexpectedly, such an incident occurred. The officials and dignitaries who came to Prince Duan’s mansion to attend the banquet could not stay any longer, and they all apologized and left.

In a blink of an eye, only Tang Huai and Tang Qi were left beside Prince Duan.

Tang Qi showed an unbelievable look in his eyes and asked: "Did you see clearly, that was really a dragon whip just now?"

Tang Huai said: "He dared not fake such a thing in public."

"Appoint your highness as the crown prince, and give Tang Ning a dragon whip..." Tang Qi's face was gloomy, "What does your majesty mean by this!"

"Checks and balances." Tang Huai pondered for a moment and said: "He wants Tang Ning and Prince Duan to check and balance each other, but I think Tang Ning's actions today are not what your majesty wants. Your majesty wants a minister who stabilizes the country, not a powerful minister who oppresses the monarch."

Tang Qi said: "Brother, what do you mean, we don't have to do anything, your majesty will deal with him?"

Tang Huai looked deep and said: "I believe your majesty will make a choice soon."

……

Tang Ning and his companions walked out of Prince Duan's mansion. Princess Anyang still stared at the dragon whip in his hand. She raised her head, blinked her eyes, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "Is this true?"

Tang Ning said, "The dragon whip was given to me by His Majesty yesterday, but it has not been announced yet."

Princess Anyang finally digested this information, and then a trace of worry appeared on her face. She said, "Prince Duan will be the crown prince soon. You didn't give him face today. He will definitely fight you to the death. Even His Majesty will not protect you. One is a minister and the other is his heir. Who will he lean on? Why don't you understand?"

Tang Ning didn't want to reveal too much information to Princess Anyang, so she simply kept silent and handed the dragon whip to Chen Zhou, asking him to put it away again.

A Duo lowered her head and said guiltily: "It's all my fault. I've caused trouble to Brother Tang..."

"It's no trouble." Tang Ning patted her head and said: "I just wanted to try this dragon whip to see if it's easy to use. Although it's a bit heavy, it feels good to use..."

"Today is different from the past. The situation in the capital has changed drastically. You have to think about yourself and your family's future." Princess Anyang looked up at him, sighed, and said: "You, you should take care of yourself."

After Princess Anyang sighed, she returned to the Princess' Mansion. The officials and dignitaries who left Prince Duan's Mansion also returned to their respective mansions.

A shocking news in the capital quickly spread in the capital after they returned to the mansion.

Tang Ning, the right prime minister, held the dragon whip bestowed by His Majesty and beat Prince Duan, who had been canonized as the crown prince, in the Prince Duan's Mansion in full view of the public. It is said that Prince Duan jumped off the bridge and became incontinent after being beaten by him, and Tang Ning stopped.

After beating Prince Duan, he left Prince Duan's mansion. None of the many guards in Prince Duan's mansion dared to stop him.

Prince Duan had already stepped into the East Palace, and he would become the real crown prince after the enthronement ceremony.

Everyone thought that no matter what kind of grievances the Right Prime Minister had with Prince Duan before, now that Prince Duan had crossed the Dragon Gate, the Right Prime Minister should not provoke him again.

Who would have thought that the Right Prime Minister was not afraid of Prince Duan's identity as the crown prince, but was bolder than before, beating Prince Duan like a stray dog ​​in front of so many people.

This was not only a disrespect to the crown prince, but also a disrespect to His Majesty.

Your Majesty gave him the dragon whip and the transcendent power that other ministers did not have, not to let him act recklessly. His actions today were exactly what His Majesty tabooed.

What His Majesty needed was a minister who could correct the king's mistakes, not a powerful minister riding on the monarch's head.

Now that His Majesty has only a few days left to live, it is conceivable that before he dies, he will definitely help the next emperor eliminate this hidden danger.

Everyone has almost expected that Tang Youxiang, who has created many legends in Chen State and is famous, seems to have reached the peak of his glory.

The news from Prince Duan's Mansion was transmitted much faster than Tang Ning imagined.

He returned home for only half an hour, and Wei Jian appeared in Tang Mansion. He looked at Tang Ning with a complicated expression and said, "Lord Tang, His Majesty asked you to enter the palace."

The fourth elder handed a palm-sized porcelain bottle to Tang Ning and nodded slightly to him.

Tang Ning looked at Wei Jian and asked, "Can I bring a few more people with me when I enter the palace this time?"

Wei Jian showed a trace of difficulty on his face, Tang Ning smiled and said, "Only three people, these three are the guests I recruited, they all know some strange medical skills, I want them to take a look at His Majesty, maybe His Majesty's illness can still turn around."

Wei Jian thought about it, nodded and said, "Let them wait outside the palace for a while, we will go in and inform His Majesty."

Tang Ning bowed and said, "Sorry to bother Wei."

Tang Ning brought the fourth and eighth elders and the old beggar with him when he entered the palace, and as for Old Zheng, he asked him to stay at home.

He did not act on impulse when he attacked Prince Duan, but did it on purpose.

This was a test for Emperor Chen, but just in case, he still brought the old beggar and two elders with him.

On the carriage leading to the palace, Wei Jian held an apple in his hand, but did not take a bite. He looked at Tang Ning, sighed softly, and said, "Lord Tang, you are really reckless this time."

Tang Ning did not continue his topic, but asked, "The last few times I went to the palace, I smelled a kind of incense in your Majesty's palace. The smell was a bit strange, and I liked it very much. I wonder what kind of incense your Majesty used?"

Wei Jian didn't know why Tang Ning asked this question, but he still said, "Your Majesty always uses sandalwood."

Tangning's eyes flickered, but she didn't speak again.

Because he also brought three old beggars into the palace this time, the carriage stopped in front of the palace gate. After the guard at the palace gate checked them, several people walked into the palace on foot.

It saves time to pass by Shangshu Province. Several figures walked out from Shangshu Province.

Prime Minister Wang, Grand Scholar Zhang and Fang Hongfangzhe stood side by side. Tang Ning's eyes met with theirs, and everything was unspoken.

The Prime Minister and the others did not speak, and followed Tang Ning's figure, looking in the direction of the harem.

Except for a few of them, no one in the capital knew that the outcome of Tang Ning's meeting with His Majesty would be enough to change the situation in the Chen Kingdom, and perhaps set off a bloody storm within the capital.

…

At the entrance of Yangshan Temple.

The three old beggars were waiting outside the palace. Wei Jian and Tang Ning walked in. Tang Ning bowed and said, "I see your Majesty."

Emperor Chen didn't look at him, looked at Wei Jian and said, "You go out first."

Wei Jian originally wanted to talk about those three people, but when Emperor Chen spoke, he had no choice but to bow and exit the hall.

Emperor Chen looked at the eunuchs and maids in the palace and said, "You guys can go down too."

"Yes" Several eunuchs and maids quickly withdrew.

Tang Ning looked around the hall. She found that the Yang Temple was still filled with smoke, and the smell in the air was exactly what the fourth elder said, when the calming incense and sandalwood were mixed.

Chen Huang lay on the bed, turned his head to look at Tang Ning, and asked, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Tang Ning said: "I was entrusted by your majesty to teach King Duan a lesson today with a dragon whip. That's because King Duan, as the prince, robbed the daughters of the people, confused right and wrong, and did not practice morality. I can't imagine that I, the Chen Kingdom's What would happen if the world fell into the hands of such a person..."

"You know, I didn't give you the dragon whip to beat the prince." Emperor Chen said with a trace of regret in his eyes, "You are the pillar of the country. I wanted you to support each other and govern well." In this country, it seems impossible now..."

Tang Ning did not speak, but Chen Huang sighed softly and said, "Ever since I learned about you and Man'er, I have treated you as my son. How I wish that Prince Duan and Prince Kang could be like you. If they could be half as good as you With my ability, even if I die now, I can still feel at ease..."

Tang Ning's eyes changed slightly. He did not doubt Chen Huang's words. As the emperor, he had indeed given him the limit of what an emperor could give to his ministers, as well as unimaginable trust.

"It's a pity that they didn't." The look of regret on Huang Chen's face became even stronger. He looked at Tang Ning and said, "Although I hope you stay, I also have to think about the royal family and the next emperor..."

He paused for a moment, with a complicated look on his face, and slowly said, "Take Man'er away. The farther you go, the better. Never come back to Chen Country."

Tang Ning knew that this was Chen Huang's decision.

He couldn't tolerate a prime minister who was incompatible with the emperor, so he had to give up Tang Ning.

However, his decision still surprised Tangning. He originally thought that Emperor Chen would ambush three hundred swordsmen here, or remove his official position first, and then accuse him of being disrespectful...

After all, this is Chen Huang's behavior.

Maybe it was because the man was about to die, or maybe he felt guilty towards Zhao Man, or maybe he suddenly became kind-hearted... No matter what the reason was, Tang Ning felt relieved. After working with Chen Huang for so many years, Jun and Chen There was a tacit understanding of cooperation, but actually he didn't want to confront Chen Huang.

Seeing that he was silent, Chen Huang closed his eyes and asked, "What else do you want to say?"

"Yes." Tangning looked at him and said, "His Majesty's illness... is actually not an illness. Your Majesty is poisoned."

Chen Huang was lying on the bed, his closed eyes suddenly opened.

At this moment, he forgot all about Tang Ning's beating of Prince Duan and the feud between the emperor and his ministers. He didn't even ask Tang Ning what kind of poison he had been poisoned and how he was poisoned...

He looked at Tang Ning with piercing eyes, and his voice trembled with excitement, "I, can I still be saved?"

Tangning nodded and said, "That's why I'm here today."

At this moment, Tangning saw a light she had never seen before in Chen Huang's eyes.

This light contains an extreme desire for life.

After Chen Huang was stunned for a moment, his face showed an unprecedented brilliance. He struggled to support his body and laughed: "Quick, help me up..."