At this time, the capital was indeed as expected by the Minister of History, and the whole city was under martial law.
As soon as the news of Emperor Zhengxuan's attack reached the capital, the prince was so frightened that he almost slipped off his chair. However, when he heard that Emperor Zhengxuan was not in danger for the time being, he breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then, he felt a twinge in his heart.
What a pity - if Emperor Zhengxuan really died at the mouth of Black Panther, then he would not just be the acting supervisor of the country...
However, before the prince could regret it for too long, another piece of news that shocked him came shortly afterwards - the person who tampered with Emperor Zhengxuan's saddle was a secret guard of the Xu Mansion!
As soon as the news came, the prince staggered immediately, and then he fell down on the chair and did not wake up for a long time.
On the other side, Xu Shoufu, who received the news, rushed to the East Palace in a hurry, "Prince, Prince, are you okay?"
Hearing someone calling him, the prince's sanity gradually came back. When he saw Xu Shoufu's face clearly, he finally woke up from the shock. He grabbed Xu Shoufu's arm and said, "Grandpa, is that you? That one is there?
Were you the ones who tampered with my father's saddle?"
The prince pinched Xu Shoufu's arm extremely hard. Although Xu Shoufu was wearing thick clothes, he still felt a sharp pain in his arm. He glared at the prince with a sullen face and said, "Prince, please calm down!"
"Calm down? How can you tell Gu to calm down! How can you send people to assassinate Father behind Gu's back! It's okay now, Father has found out the identity of that person! What should you do now! What should you tell Gu?
!" The prince stared at Xu Shoufu, as if he wanted to eat him alive!
"Prince! Calm down!" Xu Shoufu was obviously a little angry at this moment. He coldly pushed away the prince's hand, and said to him in a deep voice with a frown.
Seeing the coldness in Xu Shoufang's eyes, the prince finally regained his consciousness a little, but he still stared at Xu Shoufang with a resentful look on his neck.
If looks could kill, Xu Shoufu would have died hundreds of thousands of times in the prince's vicious eyes.
He hates Xu Shoufu so much!
He didn't even let him know about such a big thing as regicide. Didn't he think about what kind of charges he would be charged with after the incident was revealed? He wanted to die but he wouldn't stop him, but he shouldn't have him too
Drag down!
He is already a prince! As long as he survives for a few more years and waits until his father goes west, he will be the upright and upright monarch of the Wei Dynasty! He doesn't need to take such risks at all!
He is obviously only one step away from the dragon chair!
Why!
Why did he have to drag him down from above!
Xu Shoufu obviously also saw the murderous intention in the prince's eyes. He took a deep breath and for a long time, he tried to say to the prince in a calm tone, "It's not me! I didn't send anyone to assassinate your majesty!"
"Who are you lying to? The hunting palace has found out that the person who tampered with my father's saddle is from your house!" The prince still glared at Xu Shoufu with bulging eyes.
At this moment, he has obviously forgotten that the old man in front of him is his direct maternal grandfather, the person who worked hard to pave the way for him to become the heir apparent!
"I said it! I didn't!" Xu Shoufu was obviously angry. He gritted his teeth and glared at the prince, with veins on his forehead popping out.
Since he was promoted to the position of chief minister of the cabinet, he has long cultivated his emotions and anger without being able to express his emotions. Even when the Xu family was involved in the military salary incident a few years ago, he still took the situation slowly and calmly. But now, faced with this situation, he couldn't wait to see it.
After strangling his own grandson to death, Xu Shoufu failed to suppress his anger for the first time.
The prince was obviously shocked by the scarlet in Xu Shoufu's eyes. He timidly retracted his hand, and then stiffly pursed his lips and said, "But, who else could it be if it wasn't you? My father and the emperor are all here.
Found out..."
Unexpectedly, Xu Shoufu sneered after hearing the prince's words. He looked at the prince and said, "Prince, how can you be so naive after sitting in the position of prince for so long! Whether it is His Majesty's assassination or the murderer is found to be me.
People in the house, all this is a trap set up by others! A trap aimed at you and me!"
As soon as Xu Shoufu said these words, the prince took a breath of cold air and said, "Grandpa, no, it can't be..."
Although he said this, the prince actually believed it in his heart.
Grandfather has always been safe, how could he do such a risky thing! Yes, someone must want to frame him for this!
Thinking of this, the prince didn't care that he almost broke up with Xu Shoufu. He quickly stepped forward and said to Xu Shoufu, "Grandpa, what should we do now? Do you want to write a letter to defend your father?"
"Do you think His Majesty will believe you?" Xu Shoufu stared at the prince coldly and said.
"Father, he should believe me. After all, I have no reason to do this..." The prince looked at Xu Shoufu with a bitter face.
Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Xu Shoufu snorted coldly again and said, "Your Highness, if His Majesty really believes you, this news will not be spread back to the capital at all, and..."
"And what?"
"Furthermore, even if His Majesty still has some doubts about this matter and is willing to listen to your explanation, your letter may not be delivered to His Majesty! Do you think that those who framed you and me will allow Your Majesty to receive a letter from the capital?"
The letter that came out?" Xu Shoufu asked the prince with a cold face.
"Then, why don't you go and explain it to your father in person?" the prince said unwillingly.
"If the prince is not afraid of losing his life to the hunting palace, then just go and I won't stop you!" Xu Shoufang interrupted the prince again with a stern face.
As soon as Xu Shoufu said these words, the prince's last hope was completely dissipated. His eyes were red and he looked at Xu Shoufu with an aggrieved face and said, "Grandpa, then, what should we do now!"
Regicide is a major crime against the nine clans!
Even if he was framed, once his father believed it, when his teacher returned to the capital, even if his father did not kill him, he, the crown prince, would be done with it...
No!
He can't just sit back and wait for death!
"Grandpa, please think of something! We can't just sit back and wait for death! Who is it, who wants to frame Gu!" The prince angrily grabbed Xu Shoufu's hand and said sharply.
Xu Shoufu had calmed down at this moment. He looked at the prince calmly and said, "Prince, now is not the time to find out who framed you and me! The most important thing for us is to quickly come up with a way to deal with it!"
"Grandpa, after hearing what you said, do you have an idea?" Looking at Xu Shoufu's calm and wise face, new hope suddenly ignited in the prince's heart, and he looked at him hopefully.
Xu Shoufu nodded lightly and said, "The situation is urgent now. I have ordered the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to strictly guard the city gates. If any suspicious people are found trying to sneak into the city, they will be killed!"
The prince nodded in agreement. He looked at Xu Shoufu and said repeatedly, "Okay, grandpa, you did the right thing! So, what's next? What should we do next?"
"Next, Prince, you should let people spread rumors in the city, saying that His Majesty Qiu Shou fell from his horse and fell into coma, and the King of Qi took the opportunity to threaten the Emperor and order the princes!" Xu Shoufu raised the corners of his lips and raised his eyebrows coldly.
road.
After hearing Xu Shoufu's words, the prince's eyes suddenly lit up.
That's right, wouldn't it be better if he blamed King Qi for this matter?
Anyway, the two of them are sworn enemies, and King Qi has been staring at his position as the crown prince for a long time!
Wonderful! Wonderful!
but……
"Grandpa, but my father is still awake after all. Although we can fool us for a while, once our father steps forward..."
Wouldn’t that rumor be self-defeating?
The prince looked at Xu Shoufu with a bitter face and said.
"So, the next step is to look at you, the prince?" Xu Shoufu stared at the prince, his cloudy eyes suddenly narrowed, and a strong murderous aura suddenly burst out of them.
Being stared at by such eyes, the prince shuddered unconsciously. He subconsciously took a step back, and his voice trembled slightly, "Grandpa, what do you mean by this?"
"Prince! The matter has come to this, we have no way out!" Xu Shoufang did not give the prince a chance to escape. He raised his feet and took a step closer to the prince, then stared at him hard with his eyes narrowed.
"Gu, I don't understand what you are talking about!" The prince was obviously frightened by Xu Shoufu. He subconsciously wanted to retreat, but at this step, Xu Shoufu suddenly held his hand, "Grandpa..."
"Prince! There are only two roads before you and me. If we choose to move forward, we will reach the sky in one step. If we choose to retreat..."
"Back off, what will happen if we step back?"
"If you step back, you will be shattered to pieces!" Xu Shoufu replied decisively. After saying that, he loosened the prince's hand fiercely.
The sudden loss of strength caused the prince to stumble suddenly. He stumbled two steps and then sat down on the chair.
If you take one step further, you will reach the sky.
If you step back, you will fall to pieces!
Reach the sky in one step!
Shattered to pieces!
The prince took a deep breath, blinked hard, and then he regained his breath and looked at Xu Shoufu and said, "Grandpa, is there a third way?"
Xu Shoufu smiled coldly, and then slowly shook his head towards the prince.
After getting the expected answer, the prince suddenly raised the corners of his lips and smiled, and then he stood up on his chair with a sudden movement, "In this case, then I'd better choose the road ahead!"
Father, I have no choice but to do so!
It's you, King Qi, you forced me!
I don’t want to be broken into pieces, so I can only choose to reach the sky in one step!
Moreover, I am the prince you selected, and this throne belongs to me. I just sat on it a few years ago! I think you won't mind!
Seeing the strange light flashing in the prince's eyes, Xu Shoufang's lips curled up slightly, but there was still a murderous aura overflowing from his eyes.
He did not tell the prince that he did use the chess piece that Yang Hefeng left in the Wu'an Hou Mansion. He wanted to remove Xie Zheng from the position of deputy general of Zuo Yiwei. However, unexpectedly, someone saw through his game and backhanded him.
Set him up!
Suddenly, the person who killed the king became the person who saved the king!
Oh!
What a trick to turn a dragon into a phoenix!
But who is this person who is lining up with him? King Qi, a loser, obviously does not have this ability, and King Duan is no more than that. Could it be that martial artist Lu Yan?
Xu Shoufu quickly filtered the list of people who would follow Emperor Zhengxuan on his autumn hunt this time in his mind!
He really wants to know who set up a trap to harm him!
