In fact, Yu Chixun had been Yu Xiunan's man since he was promoted to commander of the patrol battalion, but now the two of them were singing in harmony, specially performing for others.
Of course the emperor could see it, but for now, that was not important at all.
Yuchixun stepped forward, bowed his hands to the emperor and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I have frightened you. I hereby apologize."
The emperor waved his hand and said: "The Yuchiqing family has done a great service by eradicating traitors and traitors for the country. What crime is there? Get up quickly."
After Yuchixun stood up, he looked at He Lanxi who looked dejected: "Prime Minister, your 30,000 people have been subdued by all the soldiers in the Gyeonggi camp and blocked outside the palace.
Now, you are already a turtle in the urn, I would like to advise you to capture him as soon as possible, so as to save the effort and use weapons again."
He Lanxi glared at Yu Chixun fiercely, turned around in the hall, and then suddenly laughed wildly. "Winning is the king and losing is the bandit. I lost, but I don't regret what I did.
Even if you die, you will have no regrets!"
Before he finished speaking, the long sword in his hand was raised, slit his throat, and blood flowed out. He Lanxi immediately fell down, rolled his eyes, and died.
The rebellion ended like this, and the Helan family was sentenced to execution for leading the rebellion. Many officials were involved, and they were all implicated. They were dismissed, exiled, beheaded, and the whole country was suddenly beheaded.
turmoil.
However, just when the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were speculating whether the emperor would be angry with His Highness the Crown Prince over this incident, something unexpected happened that everyone did not expect.
Shortly after the Helan family was executed, the prince went to the emperor and asked to give up his position as crown prince, and also asked to be made the prefect of Quzhou in the northwest.
The emperor actually agreed on the spot, but after everyone thought about it carefully later, they felt that it was reasonable. After all, the person who rebelled not long ago was the uncle of His Highness the Crown Prince. Who knows if they are of the same mind?
The emperor might have suspected that the prince had evil intentions and wanted to depose the prince. It happened that the prince took the initiative to resign, so it was logical.
At this time, all the officials who originally supported the prince were dumbfounded.
The prince is the eldest son. As long as he strives for the top in the future, it is not impossible to inherit the throne in the future. However, he took the initiative to withdraw. Didn't this give the second prince an advantage in vain?
Moreover, the prince's party had already lost nearly half of its members because of the Prime Minister's rebellion. Once the prince left, they would inevitably be squeezed out of the court in the future. So while they were angry, they were also deeply worried about their own future.
future.
What outsiders didn't know was that when the prince asked to resign, the emperor did not agree. It was the prince's insistence and constant persuasion that made the emperor make up his mind.
In fact, the prince was the emperor's favorite son, because among all the sons, the prince was the one who was most similar to him, both in temperament and appearance. When he saw him, the emperor seemed to have seen him when he was young.
of oneself.
Even the prince's desire to not be the emperor remains the same as when he was young.
When the prince resigned, the emperor sighed and said: "You have an overly kind heart and are actually not suitable to be an emperor. If you reluctantly take this position, you will only be mentally and physically exhausted in the future and live in pain."
It doesn’t matter if you let me go, at least you will be free and can make up for my regrets."
If he could have given up being the emperor and chosen to live among the people with Song Yanshu, he would have had a happy life.
On the emperor's birthday, Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian went to the palace to celebrate his birthday, and happened to meet the prince and Helan Wan'er on the palace road.
Although they are husband and wife, they look at each other very strangely. They walk in tandem without talking to each other, and they seem to have their own minds.
Compared with the last few times we met, Helan Wan'er looked much more haggard today, presumably because she was sad about the fall of the Helan family.
"Brother, you have long legs, so don't walk so fast, otherwise how can your sister-in-law keep up?" Ye Fuxun said jokingly.
The prince glanced at Helan Wan'er, with no trace of emotion in his eyes. Then he smiled at Ye Fuxun: "Sixth sister, Your Highness Prince Chen."
The prince is no longer the prince, but King Jing.
Bai Yuxian bowed his hand to King Jing and said, "I heard that King Jing is about to go to the northwest to take office. I don't know when he will start?"
"It will be about another half month. Although we will probably never see each other again, I am fortunate to have met His Highness King Chen once, so I have no regrets."
Bai Yuxian gave a rare smile and said, "I wish you a happy journey, Your Majesty."
While talking, several people arrived at the imperial garden of the inner palace.
The emperor's birthday banquet was held in the open air in the imperial garden. All the civil and military officials of the dynasty would attend with their families, so there were many people.
This banquet was destined to be busy for some officials, because they lost the prince as their pillar of support, so they had to quickly change their targets and try their best to curry favor with the second prince and the many ministers of the second prince's party.
As the first choice for the throne, the second prince was actually the busiest person throughout the night.
As soon as Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian arrived at the Royal Garden, they saw Yu Xiunan surrounded by a large group of people. Those people rushed to talk to him, and every word he said was full of praise. They were afraid that they had missed a few words.
It seems like the words will be squeezed out.
Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian found a place to sit down first. As usual, they were too lazy to communicate with other people.
"Nowadays, this court can truly be said to be dominated by Yu Xiunan."
"The only opponent has voluntarily abdicated. Of course he can take the lead." Bai Yuxian poured a glass of wine for Ye Fuxun, then took a sip and said with a frown: "The wines in the Western Country all have one thing in common, that is, they are too strong.
It doesn’t taste as good as Dongchen’s.”
"Do you miss your hometown? Or do you miss the wine in your hometown?" Ye Fuxun asked with a smile.
Bai Yuxian smiled and said: "It's both. I think we have to find a way to escape as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Yu Xiunan's power grows, it will not be so easy to escape."
Ye Fuxun nodded and couldn't help but frown. Yu Xiunan must not let Yu Xiunan get the treasure of Maple Grove Villa, but how can he prevent him from getting the treasure and can he escape safely?
Just as he was talking, he heard Yu Xiunan's voice: "Why are His Royal Highness Chen Wang and Liu Mei hiding here? Why don't you go drink with everyone?"
It really means Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived!
Ye Fuxun said with a smile: "We are not as popular as the second emperor brother. Wherever we go, people come up to chat. Besides, the prince is from Dongchen. His status is inconvenient, so why bother to join in the fun?"
Yu Xiunan smiled and said nothing. He knew that Ye Fulun was obviously praising himself, but in fact he was mocking him.