After Eunuch Song read out the imperial edict, there was silence in the main hall.
Deathly silence.
No one thought that the emperor would leave such an imperial edict. Oh no, it should be said to be a will now.
The prince's face was very ugly. He stared at the bright yellow will in Eunuch Song's hand, with disbelief in his eyes.
Why?
Why would God play such a joke on him after he had already made up his mind to take action against his father and succeeded?!
Why……
Eunuch Song was stunned for a few seconds after he met the prince's gaze. However, Eunuch Song had been with the emperor for so many years and had never seen any big storms. The next second, he calmed down and looked at the prince and the third prince: "
Your Highnesses, please accept the order."
The third prince's eyebrows were light. Just as he was about to reach out and take the imperial edict, the prince grabbed it with a ferocious look on his face: "I don't believe it. I don't believe that my father will abolish me. This imperial edict must be false."
Yes! It must be!"
He said that when he unfolded the imperial edict, the handwriting and imperial seal on it looked so familiar, and everything told him that it was true.
He was really ruined.
"Bold!" Eunuch Song yelled angrily. He looked at the prince, his high-pitched voice full of anger, "Second prince, the emperor has only closed his eyes for half a day, how dare you be so presumptuous?!"
Second prince?
When the prince heard this title, he immediately became angry: "What do you call me? I am the prince!"
Eunuch Song said coldly: "His Royal Highness, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of this imperial edict. This was written by our family with the Emperor in mind. Ever since His Highness the Third Prince's legs showed signs of improvement, the Emperor has already written these two copies.
It’s an imperial edict, but our family never thought that the emperor would go there without waiting for the day he issued the edict in person.”
When the prince heard this, he was furious.
As expected, my father had such thoughts, indeed!
The more this happened, the more the prince felt that there was nothing wrong in attacking the emperor.
Because from beginning to end, it was the emperor who was sorry for him.
Xiao Xu looked at the prince whose expression changed, raised his head, and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Song, His Highness the prince did not mean this, but no matter what, we have to doubt the authenticity of this will. After all, we all know,
When the Emperor was poisoned, only His Highness the Third Prince was with the Emperor, and the doctor who detoxified the Emperor was also found by the Third Prince. Also, the Third Prince had been with the Emperor handling government affairs since he was a child, and his handwriting was seventy-eight times the same as that of the Emperor.
They are very similar, but I believe that if His Highness the Third Prince wants to do it deliberately, he can definitely imitate the Emperor himself."
Xiao Xu spoke eloquently, which made the prince's face soften. He looked at Eunuch Song, then at the third prince, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Xiang is right. You were the only one present when the emperor was poisoned. If this imperial decree
You did it deliberately, so wouldn’t this country fall into your hands?!"
Eunuch Song did not expect that Xiao Xu would say such words at this time. His expression suddenly changed, and he mocked: "So what if only His Highness the Third Prince was there when the Emperor was poisoned? His Highness the Third Prince is the fundamental one."
It is impossible to harm the Emperor. As long as His Highness the Third Prince wants it, the Emperor's throne belongs to His Highness. If His Highness the Third Prince doesn't want it, the Emperor will be happy to give him the throne!"
"As for handwriting, that's even more nonsense!"
"The throne is so easy for His Highness the Third Prince, why would he take such a risk to do such a thing? This makes no sense at all!"
Eunuch Song refuted what Xiao Xu just said one by one. Finally, his cold gaze fell on Xiao Xu: "Xiao Xiang, can you recognize the golden seal left by the imperial seal on this imperial edict? Even if the handwriting can
It’s fake, this gold seal can’t be fake, right?”
Xiao Xu asked back: "Eunuch Song, you yourself said just now that the emperor always dotes on the third prince. How can we know that the third prince did not stamp this gold seal with the royal seal himself?"
"Strong words!"
The smile on Xiao Xu's face was very light: "Eunuch Song, the truth is that this is not an excuse. This is something that could have happened. His Highness the Third Prince is indeed favored, and he is indeed the most favored by the Emperor among all the princes and princesses.
We all have seen this, haven’t we?”
The prince breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at Eunuch Song with a rather proud look in his eyes.
Sure enough, it is easy to find a useful in-law.
If it weren't for Xiao Ningyu's relationship, Xiao Xu would never speak for him like this.
From this point of view, all the thoughts spent on Xiao Ningyu were not in vain.
The expression on Eunuch Song's face was not good-looking, and he said loudly: "Since you know that the emperor loves the third prince, you should understand that this imperial edict cannot be false at all."
"Why is it impossible?" Xiao Xu asked again, "If the Emperor really loves His Highness the Third Prince, then why did he appoint the Crown Prince as the Crown Prince in the first place? According to Eunuch Song, if the Emperor loves His Highness the Third Prince so much, shouldn't he try to exclude him?
Do you agree to make His Highness the Third Prince the Crown Prince?"
Eunuch Song had a dark face.
This Xiao Xu is really too presumptuous!
Didn't the emperor originally want to make the third prince the crown prince?
But everyone in the court objected, so the emperor wronged the third prince and made the prince the prince. Over the years, the emperor had been looking for a way to treat the third prince. After knowing that the third prince's legs could be healed by Miss Xiao,
After returning to normal, the emperor didn't want to wait and wrote these two imperial edicts directly. He waited for the day when the third prince fully recovered and issued the edict directly.
But things in the world are unpredictable. Who could have imagined that an accident would come so suddenly?
"Ha." At this moment, a sneer came, "What Mr. Xiao said seems a little wrong, right?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
At a glance, he saw Ye Jun with a sarcastic face.
hiss--
Everyone gasped.
Some time ago, the matter of Xiao Xu and his wife's reconciliation was aroused, and everyone in the imperial city knew about it.
It is said that Xiao Xu later thought about asking his wife to come back, but was turned away.
Now these two people are facing each other in the court...
Xiao Xu's expression changed when he heard Ye Jun speak.
Ye Jundao: "If this general remembers correctly, you were one of the people who opposed the emperor's appointment of the third prince as crown prince. What qualifications do you have to say this now? Our Ye family has always only followed the emperor's orders."
Will."
Saying that, Ye Jun stood up, walked towards the third prince, and knelt down in front of the third prince: "I have met His Royal Highness."
A faint smile flashed in the third prince's eyes, and his voice was very soft: "General, get up quickly."
"..."
With Ye Jun on the side of the third prince, the people in the court were a little unsure again.
After all, Daxia was founded by force, and the status of military attachés was higher than that of civilian officials.
When the prince saw Ye Jun like this, he was about to get angry. However, the military power was in Ye Jun's hands. He didn't dare to offend Ye Jun at this time. And because of Xiao Ningyu, he had almost offended the protector of the country.
He originally thought that he would be able to reorganize the court after he ascended the throne, but he never expected that Ye Jun would side with Lu Jinyan at this time.
Xiao Xu's palace was much deeper than the prince's. Seeing Ye Jun's actions, Xiao Xu's face did not change at all. He said: "General, let alone the authenticity of this imperial edict, even if it is true,
The doctor recommended by His Highness the Third Prince had poor medical skills, which caused the Emperor's sudden death. This matter is the responsibility of His Highness the Third Prince and the doctor. As far as the truth is known, His Highness the Third Prince is still unwilling to give up the doctor.
Hand it over, how can such a person ascend to the throne? And why?"
The prince also thought of this, and he said solemnly: "Yes, if you want Lu Jinyan to be in power, he must hand over the doctor."
Ye Jun looked at the third prince, waiting for his answer.
The third prince's eyebrows were light: "The doctor I hired is absolutely fine. I will use my own life as a guarantee. My father is definitely poisoned for the second time."
"Second poisoning?" The prince laughed directly, "Third brother, you are so full of words, aren't you afraid that you will really lose your life? You said that my father was poisoned again later, then you said
, where is the poison?”
"My father's daily food and drinks have been carefully inspected before they can be delivered to him. After my father was poisoned, everything in my father's palace was also inspected, but there was no sign of any poison at all."
"Tell me, where is the poison?"
The reason why the prince dared to say this was because he believed that no one would be able to find out the poison he had administered.
After all, he spent a lot of money and means to find this poison.
Before the third prince spoke, Ye Jun said: "No matter what the cause of the emperor's death is, the emperor's will has already conveyed the message he wanted to convey. The emperor just wanted to hand over the position of the dragon throne to the third prince.
, this is beyond doubt. As for the cause of the emperor’s death, we can investigate later, but when it comes to the prince’s affairs, we still need to follow the emperor’s wishes.”
Ye Jun said this very clearly.
It doesn't matter how or why the emperor died.
What matters is who the emperor wants to give the throne to.
The prince's face was very ugly: "No, I don't agree. As long as Lu Jinyan doesn't hand over the doctor for one day, I can't give up my position as the prince."
Eunuch Song couldn't bear it anymore: "Second Prince, can you resist the decree?!"
"I do not recognize this imperial edict!" The prince sneered, "Third brother, would you rather give up the throne than hand over that doctor?"
The third prince said quietly: "People are innocent, why would I drag an innocent person into this fight?"
"Innocent?" The prince said coldly, "Isn't it too late for you to say this now? Ever since he decided to treat your legs, he has been involved! Now he wants to stay out of it! Impossible!"
The third prince chuckled: "In this world, there is no one who I want to protect but cannot protect. I will not hand over the person."
The prince felt very happy when he saw the third prince like this.
Because the more determined the third prince is in protecting the doctor, the farther away he will be from the throne.
But Ye Jun looked at the third prince with admiration.
Obviously, you can ascend to the position of Ninth Five-Year Supreme by handing over one person, but under such circumstances, His Highness the Third Prince can still maintain his original intention and not hand over the doctor, which shows that His Highness the Third Prince is not obsessed with the throne.
Not very deep.
On the other hand, the current prince puts all his ambitions on his face.
"If you don't hand him over, you don't deserve to be the crown prince!"
The third prince was about to say something. At this moment, a cold and cold male voice suddenly came from outside the main hall: "What the second prince said is wrong. Of course, the third prince can choose not to hand me over. After all, we still have
There is a second way to go."
The third prince was startled, with a bit of surprise and surprise in his eyes. He looked towards the entrance of the hall.
I saw a thin, masked person standing there, her back was still, and her whole body was full of pride.
The prince recognized Chiyang: "I haven't gone to arrest you yet, but you came to the door yourself! Someone, arrest him for me!"
"I will see who dares to move."
The third prince spoke at the same time. This voice was very different from his usual gentle voice. The prince was startled by the coldness and murderous intent in his voice.
Chiyang slowly walked into the palace. She held her head high and raised her eyes to meet the prince's gaze: "His Royal Highness the prince just said that the emperor was poisoned for the second time. He asked the third prince to provide evidence, otherwise it is because the common people's medical skills are shallow.
The emperor died of poisoning as a result."
"The Cao Min has nothing else, but he is very confident in his medical skills. At that time, the Cao Min had forced all the toxins out of the emperor's body. Logically speaking, as long as the emperor can take good care of himself, he will definitely be able to recover, but only now
Within a few days, he suddenly died from the poison, which is completely unreasonable."
"You are so brazen!" The prince sneered directly, "Who do you think you are? Why can you cure the poison that the entire hospital cannot cure? I see, you are just for the reward, what special means did you use to suppress the poison?
In my father’s body, those toxins were too violent and exploded directly in my father’s body, and my father lost his life.”
Chiyang didn't even look at the prince, her eyes fell on the third prince: "His Highness believes in Cao Min so much, Cao Min is really grateful, so this time, Cao Min is here to help His Highness tide over the difficulties."
A smile flashed in the third prince's eyes.
Even if everything is being calculated.
But her appearance still made him feel so surprised, so unexpected, so... happy.
"How do you want to help me?" The third prince's voice softened.
Chiyang said in a calm voice: "If the common people can find out what the poisoner put the poison on, please ask His Highness to send over all the things in the emperor's bedroom today. The common people will tell them with facts that His Highness's vision is correct.