A waning moon hangs in the sky, it is already the second watch, and the mansion of Zhao Yuan, the king of Pu'an County, is deserted and miserable. Since he lived here in seclusion last year, Zhao Yuan has never left his mansion. In fact, it is strict.

In a sense, it is not that he cannot go out. He only needs to go out under the supervision of the Forbidden Army, which is not a big deal. But Zhao Yuan cannot go out.

Zhao Yuan knew that his being placed under house arrest was not the end of the matter. His father must have sent someone to secretly observe him. At this time, he would behave more cautiously than before. If he had not gone out carelessly,

If he went to relax and have fun, if the news reached his father's ears, he would probably be even more angry. The purpose of his father's house arrest was to let himself shut up and think about his mistakes, reflect on his mistakes, and regret himself. If he still couldn't control his behavior, he would never be able to turn around.

The past ten months have been as long as ten years. Zhao Yuan actually went crazy staying in the mansion. He finally understood why there were so many madmen in the Zongren Mansion. Why did they stay there with good food and drink?

Going crazy? That’s because of depression and despair of no future. Extreme emotional depression and extreme caution in behavior will bring people a kind of psychological despair. Then, the psychology will begin to change and start to go crazy. Zhao Yuan has already self-

He was somewhat aware of it, because when he was alone, he found that he would laugh inexplicably and say things to himself that he could not understand. This made him very scared and made him more and more depressed.

In these ten months, for the first time in Zhao Yuan's thirty-year-old life, he felt that human kindness was so cold that it made people feel cold. Before, his palace was not only filled with guests and friends, but also bustling with people and traffic.

Very good. If he hadn't kept a low profile, he would have held banquets every day and had banquets with famous officials in the capital every day. But since he was placed under house arrest, these people have disappeared without a trace, as if he, Zhao Yuan, does not exist in the world.

In general, it was as if they had never known me. None of them came to visit or greet me. They were so snobbish and chilling.

Zhao Yuan also understood that at this time, those people would naturally not want to cause trouble for themselves. Who would come to visit a prisoner of his own? A prince who has lost the qualification to inherit the throne is equivalent to a useless person. He does not blame them, because

This is reality, the real reality. Of course, there are exceptions, that is, that Fang Zian. Although he only came once, that night, he gave himself hope. He recommended Feng Yiming to him as a helper, and Fang Zian also

Promising to do his best to help him get out of trouble, he said he would find evidence that Qin Hui collaborated with the enemy.

However, Fang Zian is just a small official with a low official position and limited power. Although he saved the Queen Mother, he has an official position in charge of the fire army and has some qualifications to speak in front of the emperor, but if he wants to overthrow

Qin Hui is probably just wishful thinking. What's more, he has heard that he and Shi Hao have been sent to the Kingdom of Jin. It is a dangerous job. I am afraid that neither of them will be able to come back. This last hope will eventually be shattered.

.Perhaps I can only live in this palace for the rest of my life. Now I have to pray that my father will live a long life, because as long as my father is here, even if Zhao Zhuo, the king of Enping County, takes the throne, he can still save his life.

.Otherwise, he will definitely be killed by the new emperor.

At the top of the moon, in the back garden of the palace, Zhao Yuan was wandering among the blooming flowers and lush trees like a lonely ghost. He didn't feel sleepy at all. The days were the hardest, but the nights were pure and empty.

The garden where no one was around was his world, and he felt at ease.

A lantern illuminated the entrance of the garden, and several soldiers carrying lanterns surrounded a man to the garden gate. Zhao Yuan looked at the garden gate with some horror. He didn't know what these people were doing at midnight. Could it be that they were here?

Come to send me off? This is a scene I have dreamed of countless times in my dreams. A group of people came to me, took out a foot of white silk or a glass of poisonous wine, and said to myself: "The emperor has a decree, please go on the road."

.", every time he would wake up in fear and sweating profusely. He would think about it day by day and dream about it at night. He knew that that was what he was most worried about, and it was also the most likely thing to happen. If the new emperor were to ascend the throne,

Now that the prince himself is an obstacle, it is not impossible for him to die to pave the way for the new emperor.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Tang from the Government Hall has come to see you."

The steward Zhao Fu shouted in a low voice. The few people standing at the gate of the courtyard actually didn't see clearly where Zhao Yuan was. They only saw a flash of white clothes, like a ghost, and then disappeared. Several people stretched their necks.

Staring.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, where are you?" Zhao Fu shouted.

Behind the flowers, Zhao Yuan slowly emerged. He was wearing a long-sleeved white robe and looked like a lonely ghost.

"Master Tang? Which Master Tang? Does Tang want to retreat?" Zhao Yuan said.

"It's Xiaguan. Xiaguan has met the prince." Tang Situi cupped his hands and said.

Zhao Yuan stared at Tang Situi's thin face illuminated by the lantern, sighed and said: "Master Tang is here, I understand. Can you allow me to take a bath, change clothes, and tidy up? I want to die more decently."

.”

Tang Si Tui was stunned and said hurriedly: "What does the prince mean by this? Si Tui came to visit the prince, could it have brought him inexplicable trouble?"

Zhao Yuan said: "Master Tang, please don't hide it. Did you come here in the middle of the night to take my life on Qin Hui's orders? Has my father finally decided to kill me? Hey, I knew it would happen on this day.

Come on. Is it poisonous wine or white silk? I don’t want to hang myself, or poisonous wine. It’s best to drink Hedinghong. There’s no pain when you drink it.”

Tang Si Tui looked surprised, finally understood, and said with a smile: "Where did the prince think of going? Si Tui just came to visit the prince. The prince is too worried. Si Tui did not come under the order of the Prime Minister of Qin...

It’s not because of the imperial edict that I came here, I just wanted to visit the prince myself.”

Zhao Yuan said in shock: "How is it possible? How come you come to visit me? Aren't you from Qin Hui? How come you come to visit me? Aren't you afraid of getting into trouble? Or do you want to get something from me?

?I am now a useless man, useless and without any value. Are you here to laugh at me?"

Tang Situi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you have thought too much. Although Your Majesty was ordered by the Emperor to reflect on your past in the palace, you are still the Prince of the Song Dynasty. It is appropriate for your subordinates to come to visit Your Majesty, and you have no other ideas. Your Majesty, we

Can you please move and talk?"

Zhao Yuan was full of doubts, but when he saw that Tang Sidui did not take out the poisonous wine and Bai Ling to kill him, he felt a little more at ease. So he said, "Then let's go to the study to talk. I'll go change my clothes."

"

When Zhao Yuan changed into a robe and came to the study, Tang Si Tui was sitting quietly by the desk. There was a man standing at the door. When he entered, the man suddenly whispered in Zhao Yuan's ear: "Your Majesty, please slow down, the lights are on."

It’s dark, be careful where you step.”

Zhao Yuan was shaken and looked up, and saw that the man was a soldier with a dark face and ugly appearance. Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "I want to see him so much now that I actually thought this man was him."

.”

"Your Majesty!" Tang Si stood up and saluted with his hands in hand.

Zhao Yuan regained some of his composure, cupped his hands and said, "Master Tang, please sit down. I am a sinner, so you don't have to be polite."

Tang Si retreated: "The prince is the prince after all, and etiquette must be thorough. Besides, the prince is just a temporary disaster at the moment. When the emperor's weather subsides, it will be fine. In this life, there have not been some bumps and valleys.

It’s ups and downs. It’s unclear whether you’ll be in peace after getting through it. The sage said: When heaven is about to entrust a person with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, and deplete his body... This is the truth.

.”

Zhao Yuan was a little surprised. When these words were spoken by others, he could understand them. But when they were spoken by Tang Sihui, they were really beyond words. He came to persuade him in the middle of the night? The sun was really rising in the west.

Has the world changed?

"What Lord Tang said is true. I don't have much contact with Lord Tang, but I didn't expect Lord Tang to be such a person who can comfort others. Thank you very much, Lord Tang." Zhao Yuan said solemnly.

Tang Situi shook his head and said: "I'm not here to comfort the prince. The prince doesn't need my comfort. I'm here to tell you something important. Your Majesty, please sit down. I'll tell you in detail."

Zhao Yuan sat down with doubts, but Tang Si retreated and stood up. He walked to the door and said to the soldiers at the door: "You all retreat, I have something to say to the prince alone. You all retreat far away.

Retreat outside the yard.

If anyone dares to eavesdrop, I will punish him and his whole family."

After hearing this, the several guarding soldiers hurriedly bowed and agreed. No one was interested in listening to gossip in the middle of the night, let alone risking the loss of the whole family. Although the guards were all palace guards, the ones who came were

Deputy Prime Minister Tang Si retreated, so they naturally didn't think too much about it. The emperor and Prime Minister Qin just asked them to record the prince's words and deeds, who came to visit the prince, what he said, what he did and so on. But this did not include Qin

Mr. Tang, whom I respect most.

Everyone retreated, but the forbidden soldier at the door stayed. Instead, he closed the doors and windows and drew the curtains.

"Is this...?" Zhao Yuan frowned.

Tang Si retreated and said with a smile: "My lord, do you think he is?"

The soldier came to Zhao Yuan, raised his hands in salute, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Zian Zian has met the prince."

Zhao Yuan was so surprised that he stood up and said in shock: "Zian? Is it really you?"

Fang Zian reached out to wipe off the makeup on his face, revealing his true face, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, aren't you a lower official or who are you?"

Zhao Yuan was overjoyed, stepped forward and took Fang Zian's arm to look at it carefully: "It's really you, hahaha, I just said that the voice sounded very similar, and I thought I heard it wrong. It's really you. You

Have you returned from the Kingdom of Jin with Mr. Shi? Where is Mr. Shi? Didn’t he come?"

Fang Zian sighed inwardly, Zhao Yuan's news was blocked to such an extent. It seemed that he didn't know that he and Shi Hao had been dismissed by the imperial court, nor did he know what was happening outside.

"Your Majesty, please sit down. Let me tell you slowly. A lot of things have happened. Master Tang and I are here to see you tonight. We have important things to report to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please sit down." Fang Zian said with a smile.

Only then did Zhao Yuan remember that Fang Zian and Tang Situi came together. She felt trembling in her heart and said in a deep voice, "Zian, could it be that you are already with them? Have you defected to Qin Hui?"

Fang Zian smiled bitterly and said, "Does Your Majesty think of me like this? Is Zian that kind of person? Your Majesty, don't be impatient, just listen to me slowly."

Tang Situi, who was on the side, was a little embarrassed and laughed at himself: "It seems that in the heart of the prince, we people are so unbearable. My prince, you have misunderstood the official position."

Zhao Yuan was really full of doubts and confusion. He was anxious to know what happened, and urged Fang Zian to speak quickly. At that moment, Fang Zian and Tang Si retreated and sent Fang Zian and Shi Hao on their mission to the Kingdom of Jin.

Zhao Yuan was told what happened and the current situation. Zhao Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and at the same time his eyes were shining with excitement.

"This is the letter of allegiance from Qin Hui. Your Majesty, please take a look at it. This is a transcribed copy. It was originally authenticated by Mr. Tang and was indeed written by Qin Hui." Fang Zian presented the transcribed letter of allegiance from Qin Hui.

Zhao Yuan took it, read the contents of the allegiance letter in one breath with trembling hands, suddenly burst out laughing, clapped his hands on the table excitedly and said: "Okay, okay. This old thief... Okay, it's really golden."

A traitor to the country, a traitor in the Song Dynasty. Now that it’s over, let’s see he can still be at ease. Zian, Zian, you have made an unparalleled contribution. This king...this king can finally see the light of day again..."

Zhao Yuan was so excited that he almost shed tears. Fang Zian looked at him and smiled, feeling relieved in his heart. He could understand Zhao Yuan's mood. A prince who had lost his political life must be depressed and live like a zombie.

Suddenly, there was a chance to change his fate. How could he not be happy? Qin Hui was a spy, which meant that Zhao Zhuo, the prince of Enping County whom Qin Hui established as the prince, would definitely be ruined. Zhao Zhuo and Zhao Yuan were just two choices.

Because of the relationship, Zhao Zhuo had no possibility of becoming the prince, but he was the only one left. The ups and downs of his fate made Zhao Yuan so excited that he could not control himself.

"With this thing, why don't you show it to the emperor quickly? Why don't you take care of Qin Hui immediately? Or is it that Qin Hui has already been taken care of? I don't know anything about such a big thing, hahaha." Zhao Yuan was immersed in herself.

In their joy and excitement, they didn't notice the expressions on Fang Zian and Tang Situi's faces.

"Your Majesty, please be patient. Things are not as simple as you think. Something unexpected has happened now." Fang Zian said softly.
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