The prince looked surprised and excited, "Dong Li, you came just in time!"

Seeing the Zhenshan Army killing King Cheng's men and defeating them step by step, the prince couldn't help but hold Lin Weikang's hand tightly, "It's really a blessing to have you today, otherwise my father and I would have been harmed by these rebellious ministers and traitors!"

Lin Weikang was wearing a helmet, and his usually fair and plump face looked a bit chilly in the light and shadow of the torch. "Prince, please rest assured, as long as I am here, I will never let these thieves succeed!"

The cry of killing spread far away in the night, and the entire camp was alarmed. The civil and military officials, ministers and nobles who accompanied him all had their own plans. Some people were communicating in the dark, while others were tightly closed in their residences.

, refusing to meet anyone.

The three elders walked out of the tent in unison. Mr. Dong had no expression on his face, Mr. Liu had a gloomy face, and Mr. Chu had a calm expression. They looked at each other, but it was Mr. Chu who said, "Let's go."

Mr. Liu Ge said solemnly, "We can't escape this situation after all."

They are all smart people. They have seen too many things in this position that others cannot see, and they know the current situation of the Bei'an court well.

The prince and the other princes were close in age, and they were not convinced by each other. In the end, they had to fight with each other to decide the winner.

There were not many guards around the three pavilion elders. Fortunately, the defeated soldiers under King Cheng either surrendered or escaped from the camp. Only a few panicked soldiers rushed over and were killed by the three guards before they got close.

By the time they arrived in front of the imperial tent, the brief battle between the prince and King Cheng had already concluded - King Cheng, with his hair disheveled, had his arms twisted by several imperial guards, and knelt in front of the prince;

Beside him, Huo Nianzu was lying on the ground, half of his arm was broken, and there was a long wound on his neck. He died with his eyes open.

The three pavilion elders all had serious faces: "See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The prince sighed, "Mr. Dong Ge, Mr. Liu Ge, Mr. Chu Ge, you are here just in time. Just now, King Cheng Cheng and the deputy general of the Royal Forest Army, Huo Nianzu, raised their troops to rebel. Fortunately, Duke Youli arrived in time and suppressed the rebellion in one fell swoop."

"I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. They are obviously brothers... How to deal with it next requires the three pavilion elders to get a charter."

King Cheng raised his head with great effort and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Qin Youzhen, you are so insidious! It was obviously you who took advantage of the fact that my father was injured and unconscious, falsely conveyed the imperial edict, colluded with the eunuchs and imperial guards around my father, and wanted to seize power and position. Kill me and silence me."

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"If I don't resist, all the three pavilion elders will see right now is my head!"

Lin Weikang scolded King Cheng, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the crown prince of a country, so why fight for it? If Your Majesty cannot afford to be injured, it is natural for the Crown Prince to supervise the country. Why should he falsely pass on the imperial edict?"

"But as a prince, you colluded with Huo Nianzu, raised an army to rebel, and almost killed His Highness the Crown Prince. This is the real heinous crime!"

Mr. Dong Ge was furious: "His Royal Highness, why do you all know that His Majesty is seriously injured and unconscious, but we ministers know nothing about it? Who did this to isolate the inside and outside and hinder political affairs!"

Mr. Liu Ge also said coldly, "The plan now is to no longer conceal His Majesty's true situation, otherwise all kinds of rumors will spread and will surely affect the people of the world. If there are evil people who confuse you, it will endanger the country of Bei'an."

Mr. Chu Ge spoke in a much kinder tone than them. "Your Highness, may you allow me to come in to see His Majesty and have a glimpse of the beauty of the sky?"

At this point, the prince had no choice but to have King Cheng imprisoned temporarily, and he took the three pavilion elders and Lin Weikang into the imperial tent.

Gu Zhao watched the whole development from beginning to end in the shadows, and secretly shed tears of sympathy for King Cheng.

According to King Cheng's reaction, he must have known something in advance, otherwise Huo Nianzu would not have appeared to support him. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. In order to establish his position in front of the prince, Lin Weikang regarded him as

The stepping stone was stepped on.

"I always feel that Lin Weikang has something to do with His Majesty's ambush this time." Gu Zhao whispered to Qin Xinglie.

For Lin Weikang, the most fundamental solution to the crisis he faced was to let Emperor Shouzheng die.

Emperor Shouzheng died and the crown prince ascended the throne. His foundation was unstable and he would not be able to deal with him for a while. He would have enough time to plan and deal with the imperial court's suppression.

The Zhenshan Army quietly arrived outside Shangjing City. Before rescuing the prince, it wouldn't be a big deal to ambush the emperor, right?

Qin Xinglie thought for a while, "If that's the case, will he let you go?"

"What are you using me for?" Gu Zhao didn't understand for a moment. "If His Majesty dies and the Crown Prince ascends the throne, and his crisis is over, I will have no special value to him."

Across the brim of his hat, Qin Xinglie stared deeply at Gu Zhao, "No, I think he will still try to get you to marry Qin Youzhen to consolidate his position."

Gu Zhao hesitated for a moment, but after a while he had to admit, "You are right, he can do such a thing."

Lin Weikang was the ruthless man who once controlled the government through Lin Xuerong and killed Qin Youjin. If he could use the same method to replace Qin Youzhen in controlling Bei'an, he would never hesitate.

Gu Zhao sneered, "He can think about it, I can't control this; but he can only think about it."

She is no longer the Gu Zhao who was blinded by the so-called family love and kindness in her previous life, and she will never let anyone control her destiny again.

Qin Xinglie quietly held Gu Zhao's hand.

No need to ask, he also knew that Gu Zhao had no interest in the queen's throne that many noble ladies yearned for.

Qin Xinglie had seen too many hypocrites who said they were indifferent to fame and fortune, but in fact they were just trying to get higher fame and fortune. But he just believed that Gu Zhao really didn't want the glory and wealth stained with blood and ugliness.

He held Gu Zhao's hand tightly and would not let go again. No matter who it was, not even the emperor could snatch Gu Zhao away from him!

Although Qin Xinglie is thin, he is very tall. He stands outside the shadow, blocking other people's sight.

His fingers were slender but strong, with some calluses on the joints. They were completely different from the soft and slippery hands of Qin Youjin in Gu Zhao's memory.
Chapter completed!