In the middle of the night, the gates of Kyoto are closed, and the whole of Kyoto is plunged into darkness and silence, except for some special places in the city. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Viscount's Mansion, all the maids have already slept, and the guards in the mansion rarely do not need to patrol and guard, and the two big men stood at the door of a small courtyard with extremely serious expressions.

Somewhere in the courtyard, it's a little crowded at the moment.

"The news has already spread in Kyoto, and there should be no fake ......"

"After that, there was no news in the palace, and I am afraid that my lord was left in the palace."

"The palace is heavily guarded, there are countless masters, it is impossible to break in, no one knows the situation in the palace yet, but after tomorrow morning, everything will be clear."

"As long as the adults leave the palace, even if they are locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, we may not be able to do anything, but after rescuing the adults, we can no longer stay in Kyoto, we must immediately escape ......, and take the waterway, but before that, we have to make some other arrangements......"

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The emaciated middle-aged man thought for a moment, and spoke again: "Everything depends on tomorrow, but there is no need to be too anxious at this time, although the King of Shu has an extraordinary identity, but this matter also involves the prince of Ning, even if it is today, we must also take into account King Ning, this matter will inevitably be the focus of tomorrow's morning, what we have to do now is to wait for ......"

"Wait a fart, my uncle doesn't know how to do in the palace!" Lao Fang slapped the table and said angrily.

Lu Luo glanced at him and said: "The stakes are very high, the slightest carelessness is a catastrophe, Brother Fang should calm down first, otherwise not only will we not be able to save the adult, but even we will die in vain." ”

Lao Fang's fists were clenched, his breathing was heavy, and the green tendons on his forehead were jumping, but he still didn't speak again.

In addition to the Lu Luo and Lu Mang brothers, the room was full of people who moved from Qing'an Mansion to the original Liuye Village in the capital with Lao Fang, and there were many people whose tempers were even hotter than Lao Fang, but what happened this time was extraordinary, and everyone was rarely silent.

After a while, the door opened, everyone dispersed, Ruyi walked out of the courtyard, walked two steps to the courtyard next to it, and suddenly a voice came from the courtyard.

"Alas, the old man is working hard, you go and rest quickly, old man sleep, and go there tomorrow morning to have a look......"

"Second Uncle Xie." Ruyi breathed a long sigh of relief, closed the courtyard door, sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, Miss Liu Er leaned against the stone table with her sword, and said, "I'll wait at the gate of the palace tomorrow morning." ”

Ruyi nodded, I am afraid that it is the place where she can get the news the fastest, although she prefers to go there in person, but if things change, she needs to make more preparations, and she must think about their future from now on.

"Remember to be calm and don't be reckless." She reminded her, but Miss Liu Er didn't respond and walked towards her room.

Xiaohuan stood at the door, with panic and helplessness on her face, Ruyi came over, hugged her gently, and whispered in her ear: "Don't worry, my uncle will be fine, now go to sleep obediently." ”

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Nothing was said all night.

I don't know what happened in the house, everyone became very strange, and the maids and subordinates who got up early in the morning felt it the most.

The second lady went out before dawn, and Mrs. and Miss Xiaohuan also left by car, even the few families outside the house did not open the door, and there seemed to be a lot of people in the house all of a sudden.

Especially when the sun rose, the old man hadn't moved out the strange chair to bask in the sun, which made the doubts in the hearts of the people in the house reach their peak.

Thinking that the lord didn't come back yesterday, the lady went out early in the morning, and so many people were not there, so why not bring someone to catch ......

Thinking of a certain possibility, and immediately expelling it from his mind, this is the business of the master's family, and not participating in the master's affairs is the first criterion that needs to be followed by the subordinates in a large family.

Today's Viscount's Mansion seems to be more calm, but the court has exploded.

The matter of Qi State's redemption of the city and the establishment of the crown prince gradually faded out of the sight of the hundred officials, but another matter was put on the desk by them.

Emperor Jing glanced at the thick pile of impeachment of Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, and looked through a few casually, then became a little interested, and said: "What do you think about this matter, tell me about it." ”

"Your Majesty, Li Yi, the prince of Chang'an County, is in the palace, in full view of everyone, beating the prince of the dynasty, this kind of behavior is really too bad, if it is not severely punished, where is the royal face, where is the face of Your Majesty!" A middle-aged official stood up and said righteously.

This person is the head of the Ministry of Rites, and in addition to being in charge of education and diplomatic affairs, it is also their duty to maintain all matters related to the laws and regulations of the state.

Of course, there is a more important reason why this ceremonial waiter stood up.

His surname is Chen, and the Duke of Chen's Mansion has always had a close relationship with the King of Shu, and if something like this happens, he will definitely stand on the side of the King of Shu.

"Chen Shilang is reasonable, Li Yi, the prince of Chang'an County, committed a crime and seriously injured His Royal Highness the King of Shu in front of the hundred officials, and must be severely punished!" Another official stepped forward and said.

"Chen Shilang and Lord Wu are right!"

"Chang'an County must be severely punished!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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As soon as he stood up, several people seconded it.

The imperial historians of the court and the central government are very idle today, and the impeachment and advice are actually their business, and the hundred officials have always stood on the opposite side, but today, the caliber of the officials is surprisingly unified, one after another, scrambling to express their opinions, and it is not their turn to speak at all.

Of course, Li Xuanshizi, who is the supervisor of the imperial history, is also one of the protagonists involved in the fight, and the imperial history platform still needs to be face-saving, if you can not speak today, you won't speak, if someone points out this matter at that time, where should their faces go?

Today's affairs, not like the establishment of the prince or arguing about other things, the position of the hundred officials is different, the quarrel is in full swing and I can't wait to fight, today everyone who stands up is condemned to Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, probably means that Li Yi is lawless, the following is guilty, beating the prince in front of so many people in the palace, this is a bad behavior that the dynasty has not had for decades, the culprit Li Yi, not killing is not enough to anger the people, not killing is not enough to comfort the people, not killing is not enough to be humane......

In this process, they emphasized the misery of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, if His Royal Highness the King of Shu was too seriously injured, he would not have been carried over for everyone to see, and he would definitely be able to pull enough allies.

On the contrary to these people, the veterans all dozed off in the court, and Li Mingze, the servant of the ministry, had a calm expression and did not say a word from beginning to end.

At this time, a young imperial historian stood up, and a certain Qin Xiang official who was about to go up paused.

This imperial historian named Song Lang was appreciated by His Majesty a few days ago, and what he said must have been heavier.

"Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li Xuan, the governor of Gyeonggi Province, as the imperial historian, did not perform his duties as the imperial historian, knew the law and broke the law, and beat the prince together with the prince of Chang'an County, he should be guilty ......of the same crime, and please ask Your Majesty to decide."

After Song Lang's words were finished, he stood there quietly, and the voice in the court suddenly became much quieter.

Several officials of the Imperial History Observatory chuckled in their hearts at the same time, and scolded secretly in their hearts, this Song Lang is really bold, can this matter be mentioned in the court?

Ning Wang Ke is such a son, if he is really "punished for the same crime", I am afraid that it will not be long before the official office of their Yushitai will be demolished!

Qin Xiang's official position is big enough, right?

The officials of the Qin Xiang family are arrogant enough in the court on weekdays, right?

But none of them mentioned the matter of Li Xuan Shizi just now, not because they forgot, but because they didn't dare!

Not only did those imperial historians secretly scold Song Lang in their hearts, but the faces of the officials who had just said that they would severely punish Li Yi were also a little dark.

This stunned young man, it's really a pot that can't be opened, everyone knows it, but he made such a fuss, and he had to put it on the table.

The first to speak stood up again and said: "Everyone can see that Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, is the culprit of this matter, and Li Xuan, the prince, may just be bewitched by him, not to mention, he has not caused much harm to His Royal Highness the King of Shu." ”

The words of the young imperial historian Song Lang made the wind above the court change abruptly, from wanting to convict Li Yi, the prince of Chang'an County, to exonerating Li Xuan, the son of King Ning, which made the officials secretly disdainful in their hearts.

A young official looked at the prestige of King Ning taken by all the officials in the court, and was able to say such a disobedient thing without blushing and panting, and sighed and disappointed in his heart, how about King Ning, can he be bigger than Your Majesty and the laws of the country!

Thinking of his lofty ideals of studying hard for ten years and vowing to serve the country with all his might, a trace of firmness appeared on the young official's face, and he strode forward and spoke his voice.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

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Looking at the performances of countless officials in the court, Emperor Jing finally waved his hand, and a eunuch took out a fold from his sleeve, walked down, and handed it to Shen Xiang and Qin Xiang, who were standing in front of the hundred officials and had never spoken.

Since ancient times, the left has been respected, therefore, among the left and right phases, although Qin Xiang is powerful in the court, but if you really want to talk about it, Shen Xiang's status is higher.

Shen Xiang took the fold, opened it with a puzzled expression, and after a while, the expression on his face became a little strange, and he handed the fold to Qin Xiang on the side.

Seeing the expression on Shen Xiang's face, Qin Xiang couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart, took the fold he handed over, and cast his gaze.

A moment later, when the fold came out of Qin Xiang's hand, his face began to look a little ugly.

As this fold circulated among the hundred officials, the sound of breathing in the hall was endless, and the faces of the hundred officials were different, and gradually, the court was strangely quiet.

The eyes of many senior officials in the court looked at Qin Xiang and the officials close to the King of Shu vaguely, although they did not say it explicitly, but the meaning was self-evident.

As an adult prince, he actually took the initiative to bully a young and stupid princess, when His Majesty was seriously ill, not only did he not fulfill his filial piety in the palace, but held a banquet in the palace, thinking of the previous actions of the King of Shu―――――― Qin Xiang, tell me, what do you want to assist the upper position!

If such a person of this temperament were allowed to become emperor, many officials would feel that their lives were greatly threatened.

And that's just a bit of the fold.

In addition, what about intermittent hysteria in Chang'an County?

This fold is from His Majesty, there is no doubt about the authenticity, and there is a testimony from the Imperial Medical Department, and there should be no fake ―――――― Chang'an County's illness should not be fake Chang'an County actually suffers from hysteria, no one has ever known about this matter before, but in this way, the mystery in everyone's hearts has finally been explained.

No wonder he would do such a thing, except for a madman, how could a normal person beat the prince in front of the civil and military officials in the palace?

Li Xuan's son has always been close to him, isn't he infected by that Li Xianzi?

However, beating the prince is beating the prince, hysteria is not a reason to beat the prince, although the punishment will be reduced as appropriate, but the king of Shu was injured like that, if it is lightly exposed, where does the royal face exist?

But how could ―――――― stupid Princess Yongning suddenly be cured by him?

A year ago, in order to cure Princess Yongning's lost soul, His Majesty ordered to search for famous doctors all over the world, and even promised a heavy reward, the reward was so rich that anyone would be moved, but unfortunately even the Imperial Physician's Department thought that Her Royal Highness the princess's illness was incurable, and countless famous doctors were also helpless about it.

But things in the world are so unexpected.

The King of Shu was beaten, Princess Yongning was terminally ill and cured, all from the hands of one person, whether this is a reward or a punishment, a praise or a scolding, this pool of water has been muddied by the prince of Ning, and now it has undoubtedly become complicated, above the court, no one dares to interject casually.

The strange silence lasted for I don't know how long, Emperor Jing waved his hand, and a eunuch took out the holy decree that had been prepared long ago and began to read it.

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Li Yi yawned, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar old face.

This sleep was very comfortable, Li Yi sat up, tried to keep himself away from Changde's old face, and said, "This early in the morning, is there anything going on with Mr. Chang?" ”

"Li Xianzi, it's time for you to leave the palace." Chang De was expressionless and said lightly.

A palace maid had already brought toiletries, Li Yi finished washing and stepped out of the palace gate, the warm breeze outside was warm and the sun was shining.

"How the hell did you cure Princess Yongning?" Li Yi turned his head and saw Chang De standing in the hall looking at him.

"Before I answer this question, can I ask Mr. Chang a question?" Li Yi clasped his hands and looked at him and said.

"Say." Chang De said lightly.

"Are you going to be a sunflower book?" Li Yi looked at him and asked with great interest.

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When Li Yi walked towards the outside of the palace with brisk steps, Chang De, who was standing at the gate of the palace somewhere and silently recited the words "Sunflower Treasure Book", seemed to feel something, and looked back sharply in a certain direction, looking at the empty hall, and the doubts on his face lasted for a moment before slowly retracting his gaze.

At the same time, the head of the catering bureau looked at the subordinates standing in rows with a gloomy face, and said angrily: "Say, who stole the white chopped chicken that His Royal Highness the King of Jin asked for!" ”

The people of a certain street in Kyoto were surprised to find that a smoothie shop that had been doing business in recent days had not opened, and after lingering at the door for a while, they left with some regret.

In the backyard of the shop, the woman in white had a calm face, and several sturdy figures sat there, looking in the direction of the palace, and the atmosphere was extremely tense......