King Yu's disappearance frightened Meng Zhi, Xia Jiang and others, and they quickly asked their servants to inform Emperor Liang.
Emperor Liang felt uneasy staying in the Yangju Palace, so he moved to a different place and was sleeping at Concubine Jing's place.
But even so, he couldn't sleep peacefully because he had a nightmare.
In the dream, Concubine Chen looked at him from a distance, looking so terrifying that he broke into a cold sweat without even realizing it.
Just at this time, Eunuch Gao was calling outside. After Concubine Jing heard it, she had to wake up Emperor Liang.
In fact, the reason why Emperor Liang had nightmares was because Concubine Jing lit a kind of incense, which could make people uneasy and give them nightmares.
Concubine Jing felt that when her son won the throne, he would definitely clear up the grievances of the Red Flame Army, so she wanted to make Emperor Liang feel guilty to Concubine Chen in advance. In this case, Prince Jing would be more relaxed.
But what she didn't expect was that as soon as she took action, someone came to call Emperor Liang, and it happened to be the time for Yama Luodian to arrest someone.
After Emperor Liang was awakened, he let out a long sigh, and then asked calmly, "What time is it?"
Concubine Jing said very meekly, "It's just past midnight. I don't know why Eunuch Gao is so anxious to call your majesty. Do you want to go and have a look?"
When Emperor Liang heard the news, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly stood up and asked Concubine Jing to help him get dressed. He also said naggingly, "You don't have to worry about this, I'll go and see it."
You’ll know just by looking at it.”
Although Concubine Jing didn't know what happened, she still said softly and comfortingly, "Your Majesty, please go slower on the road and be careful not to be blown by the cool breeze."
Emperor Liang patted Concubine Jing's hand and then hurriedly walked out, just to see if her steps were a little messy and she was obviously uneasy.
After he left Zhiluo Palace, he asked, "What happened?"
Eunuch Gao was actually a little panicked, but he still managed to calm down and said, "Your Majesty, General Meng and Xia Jiang said that King Yu disappeared under their noses."
Emperor Liang immediately stopped and asked incredulously, "Disappeared? Not dead?"
Eunuch Gao was a little stunned by the question between the two places, but he nodded without hesitation and said firmly, "That's what they said. I even took a look at Wuying Palace, but I didn't see King Yu."
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Emperor Liang frowned. He still didn't believe this fact, so he hurried towards Wuying Palace.
When they arrived, General Meng and Xia Jiang were already waiting at the entrance of the palace.
Seeing Emperor Liang rushing over, Meng Zhi and Xia Jiang knelt on the ground at the same time. They were very frightened and said at the same time, "Your Majesty, this humble minister deserves to die for not taking good care of His Highness King Yu."
Emperor Liang didn't even look at the two of them, he just walked past them and walked toward the Wuying Hall.
But he walked around inside and saw people kneeling on the ground, but he didn't see King Yu, and there were no signs of a fight.
He then walked out, kicked Meng Zhi, and then asked angrily, "What happened at that time?"
After Meng Zhi was kicked to the ground, he didn't even dare to move, and said in panic, "Your Majesty, nothing happened, so I was a little panicked. Your Majesty, you can ask Xia Shouzun, our palace
The person in the room, No. 10, looked at King Yu without blinking, but King Yu just disappeared, as if he had never been here."
Emperor Liang turned to look at Xia Jiang and asked solemnly, "Is this really the case?"
Xia Jiang knew that there was no benefit in taking this job. He said dejectedly, "Your Majesty, this is actually the case. We didn't even see the shadow of the assassin, and we don't know how they took Prince Yu away."
Emperor Liang had just smelled the spices from Concubine Jing, and his head was already dizzy. Now after hearing these two people's words, he felt dizzy, and he fainted to the ground.
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Nuan Pavilion of Yangju Hall
After Emperor Liang slowly woke up, he wanted to move his body, but found that except for his right arm, there was no response anywhere else.
He looked around in panic, and saw the imperial physician kneeling aside. He looked at the imperial physician who was closest to him, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong with me?"
Taiyuan Yongzheng didn't dare to raise his head at all, and said in a panic, "Your Majesty, this is caused by a moment of anger. You just need to rest for a while and you will be fine."
Looking at the ominous expression of the imperial doctor, Emperor Liang knew that the matter might be bigger than he thought. He hesitated for a moment, then looked at Eunuch Gao and said in a deep voice, "Gao Chen, send someone to call Prince Jing over.
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Eunuch Gao understood what this meant, but nodded in agreement calmly, then turned and left.
It didn't take long for Prince Jing to rush over. He was very panicked and didn't know what happened. He called him into the palace in the middle of the night.
But when he saw Emperor Liang lying on the bed looking at him, he suddenly understood something. He rushed to the bed and knelt down in panic, and asked anxiously, "Father, what's wrong with you?"
Emperor Liang was very satisfied with King Jing's reaction. He said helplessly, "Your sixth brother was captured by the people of Yama Palace. I am inconvenient now. Starting from tomorrow, you will supervise the country. Are you sure?"
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Prince Jing was a little surprised, and he quickly said in an evasive manner, "Father, your health will definitely be fine. I am just a five-beaded prince, how can I take on such a big event?"
When Emperor Liang saw that Prince Jing's first reaction was to shirk, he thought that his son was not interested in the throne, so he felt relieved.
It's just that someone must control the overall situation of the court, and the deposed prince is fine, but he is worried that the deposed prince will directly rebel. Anyway, he is so ill that he can board the plane at any time.
So, he quickly persuaded, "I asked you to do it. Just do it. If you don't understand anything, just ask Liu Shoufu. In the end, I will check it for you. Just don't worry."
When King Jing saw what Emperor Liang said, he understood that he was being asked to be a puppet on strings, and he was relieved. Anyone can be such a puppet on strings, and everyone is willing to be one.
So, he said respectfully, "This will put your mind at ease. I will bring you the memorial and read it to you in the future."
When Emperor Liang saw what Prince Jing said, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "In that case, you can start supervising the country from tomorrow!"
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Jinling, Wangfu
After Mei Changsu received the news, he hurried back to Jinling on horseback for 800 miles. He didn't even have time to wash up, so he climbed over the wall to Wang Yue's house.
Wang Yue had just recently rebuilt the temples of Yama Temple in various places, and there were many things going on. After receiving the news, he rushed back from other places.
When he saw Mei Changsu, he asked with some confusion, "Second brother, why are you rushing here in such a hurry?"
Mei Changsu said with some excitement, "Prince Jing has begun to supervise the country, and the Red Flame Army's case has been revealed. Brother, do you think I should let Prince Jing restart the investigation of the Red Flame Army's case?"
Wang Yue shook his head and said helplessly, "I'm afraid it can't be done now. Although I have obtained the testimony from Xie Yu for you, don't forget one thing. Xia Jiang was also involved in this matter. He is a close associate of His Majesty.
, as long as he does not fall, there is no way to re-investigate.
Prince Jing was only a supervisor of the country, and he was not named a prince, so his title was not justified. Even if Emperor Liang died suddenly, Prince Jing would not be the emperor.
It's better to be still than to move at this time, you'd better think carefully about how to bring down Xia Jiang."
When Mei Changsu saw what Wang Yue said, he suddenly laughed. He was very embarrassed and said, "Brother, if you don't bother the two masters, why don't you arrest Xia Jiang too? I have a lot of him in my hands.
Evidence of homicide.”
Wang Yue saw that Mei Changsu was no longer limited to getting evidence before doing things, so he said helplessly, "I think it is better to let the old people of the Red Flame Army go to the Yama Palace to complain, and then I will give Xia Jiang to
Catch him, it will be safer this way."
Mei Changsu felt that Wang Yue's solution was very good, so he nodded and said, "Then let me wait for the news. After I have made arrangements, I will ask for help."
Wang Yue did not put it off, he also wanted to see how long Mei Changsu could endure?
In fact, Mei Changsu's patience is much better than Wang Yue imagined. Half a year has passed and Mei Changsu has not done anything.
Instead, Emperor Liang stayed paralyzed in bed, teaching Prince Jing how to handle government affairs every day. Not only did his health not improve, but he became much weaker.
The main reason is that he is very afraid of death now, and he has not listened to the imperial doctor's advice and has refused to take a good rest. Otherwise, his body can at least recover to some extent.
Emperor Liang didn't know what the problem was. Seeing that his health was not good, he hesitated for a moment and felt that Prince Jing was very obedient, which made him very satisfied. He felt that it was time to take a rest, so he conferred the title of Prince Jing.
Prince, let the prince handle the task directly. If there is any important matter, I will report it later.
Although he handed over Prince Jing Fenglei's crown prince, he did not hand over the tiger talisman. At this time, he was still on guard against Prince Jing.
And Mei Changsu seemed to have waited for the best time before sending someone to submit a letter for help to Yama Luodian.
Wang Yue's reaction was faster. Almost the day after Mei Changsu gave him the letter, Yan Luo's note was delivered to Xiajiang's bedside.
"When I heard that you were exercising power, you had people imitate Nie Feng's notes and framed the Red Flame Army for rebellion, resulting in the death of 70,000 Red Flame Army soldiers in Meiling.
Now that you have been alive for thirteen years, I will come to claim your lives in three days. I hope you will atone for your sins first and avoid suffering the pain of Avici Hell."
After Xia Jiang saw this letter, he knew that it would be difficult for him to escape. However, he felt that he was dead and was not willing to let the person who accused him have an easy time, so he took the Yama Code and went to the palace to find the emperor.
He felt that as soon as King Jing became the crown prince, someone immediately reported this matter to the Yama Palace. How could it be such a coincidence? It was obviously that King Jing sent someone to report the matter.
He knew very well in his heart how much Emperor Liang wanted to find the Yama Palace to extend his life. As long as there was a chance, Emperor Liang would not give up.
Therefore, even if Prince Jing is the crown prince, Emperor Liang will not let him go as long as he has contact with Yama Luodian.
But what he never expected was that Emperor Liang was being served by Concubine Jing these days, and he would smell the fragrance from time to time, which gave him nightmares at every turn.
Now Xia Jiang actually told him that someone had reported the case of the Red Flame Army to the Palace of Hell, which made him very scared.
You must know that Xia Jiang's methods were not very clever back then. He could tell there was a fraud at a glance, but he still pretended not to see the flaw and ordered Xie Yu to wipe out the Red Flame Army.
Now that someone has sued Xia Jiang, there is no guarantee that no one will sue him. How can he not be afraid of this?