The prince came to Hulong Temple to pray for the late empress, not as an excuse, but sincerely praying for his mother. He was a filial son and would come to Hulong Temple every year on the death anniversary of the late Queen. However, on death anniversaries in the past few years, he spent at most seven days praying at Hulong Temple.
Because this year is the seventh year since the late Queen died of illness, it is an extremely important year, so the prince will pray at Hulong Temple for seventy-seven and forty-nine days.
During this period, in addition to following the monks in chanting sutras and praying for the late empress, the prince also used his own blood to copy Buddhist sutras for the late empress.
In the seventh year after the death of a relative, children or husbands (wives) use their own blood to copy Buddhist scriptures, and the deceased relatives can receive blessings.
The prince would use his own blood to copy Buddhist scriptures every day. Although it was not a lot, it made his face become paler and paler.
When the eighth prince saw that the prince had cut his palm to bleed again, he hurriedly persuaded him, "Brother, you can't bleed any more."
Lu Cong echoed from the side: "Your Highness, your body can no longer bleed."
"Brother, let me do it instead and use my blood to copy Buddhist scriptures."
The prince shook his head and said: "Your blood is useless, you can only use my blood to copy, so that the queen mother can receive my blessing."
Lu Cong hurriedly brought ointment and applied it to the wound on the prince's palm. This ointment is very effective and can stop bleeding immediately upon application.
The eighth prince used gauze to bandage the prince's wounds, "Brother, both of your hands are covered with wounds. No more bleeding can be done."
"This wound is fine." The prince didn't think it was anything.
"Brother, I know you are filial to the late empress, but if you use your body to be filial to the late empress, the late empress' spirit in heaven will feel distressed and unhappy if she knows about it." The eighth prince persuaded, "If you keep bleeding like this, you won't be able to survive for four years. Nineteen days. Even if you survive forty-nine days, your body will become weak by then."
"Your Highness, the Eighth Prince is right, you must take good care of your body."
"Brother, the late empress must know your filial piety towards the late empress." The eighth prince continued to advise, "Don't bleed any more in the next few days. It's not too late to bleed again after a few days of raising the body."
"Your Highness, the Eighth Highness said that you must take good care of yourself." Lu Cong saw that the prince's face was getting paler and paler, and he became more and more anxious, but no matter how he tried to persuade, His Highness the prince would not listen.
"Brother, if you continue like this, you may not be able to survive the forty-nine days. Do you want to fall ill within the forty-nine days?" The Eighth Prince persuaded him earnestly, "If you fall ill, the Queen will be very distressed. Yes, you will still blame yourself. You don’t want to blame yourself first, do you?”
After hearing what the eighth prince said, the prince hesitated and said, "Okay, I will listen to you and I will no longer use blood to copy Buddhist scriptures these days."
Hearing what the prince said, the eighth prince and Lu Cong looked relieved at the same time.
"Brother, you have to take good care of yourself these days."
"My slave, let me make you some blood-replenishing soup." After Lu Cong finished speaking, he hurriedly withdrew.
"Brother, your health was not very good to begin with." The Eighth Prince said with a distressed look on his face, "Your face looks pale now."
The prince smiled slightly at the eighth prince: "I'm fine."
"How can it be possible?" the Eighth Prince said, "When the forty-nine days are over, brother, you must make up for yourself."
"Okay, okay, I listen to you and I will definitely take good care of myself." Seeing that the eighth prince cared so much about him, the prince was deeply moved.
"Brother, please rest for a while, and I will help you copy Buddhist scriptures."
"Okay." The prince felt a little dizzy and did not force himself to continue copying Buddhist scriptures.
"Eighth brother, what do you think of fourth brother?"
Hearing the prince's question, the eighth prince paused with the pen in his hand. He raised his eyes to look at the prince and asked: "Brother, what do you mean?"
"I want my fourth brother to help me." The prince said, "The Li family behind the fourth brother should not be underestimated."
"Brother, fourth brother will not help you." The eighth prince continued to copy Buddhist scriptures, "Father will not allow fourth brother to help you either."
The prince asked with confusion on his face: "Why is this?"
"Because of the Li family." The eighth prince said, "Brother, you are the prince and you don't need the Li family's help at all."
"The Li family is highly valued by my father. If I get the support of the Li family, I will be more confident, right?"
"Brother, you are the eldest son and the prince." The eighth prince analyzed to the prince, "Your identity is recognized and supported by most of the scholars in the world. There are also civil servants in the court, most of them support you. You There is no need to get support from the Li family anymore.”
"If you really get the support of the Li family, my father will be wary. With his temper, he might abandon the Li family."
After listening to the eighth prince's analysis, the prince felt that he was right.
"forget about it."
The eighth prince thought for a moment and said, "Fourth brother might also have ambitions."
"It's normal for the fourth brother to be ambitious, but there's nothing to be afraid of." The prince thought it was normal for the third and fourth princes to want to compete for that position, but it would be strange if they had no ambitions. As a prince, there is no way he wouldn't want to fight for that position.
In the prince's opinion, the fourth prince was not as threatening as the third, fifth and sixth princes. The Wang family, Xun family, and Yuan family behind the third prince are all powerful families with centuries of history. The Li family behind the fourth prince is not a famous family. Although the Li family is now very respected by scholars all over the world, it is useless to have only the support of scholars.
Hearing what the prince said, the eighth prince didn't say much.
"That's what the elder brother said."
Although the Third Prince and the others are a threat, they are far behind compared to Dai Wang. For the prince, the biggest threat is the acting king.
"Eighth brother, Qian Songtao and Li Chuan are on their way back to Jizhou. Do you want us to take them?"
The prince didn't finish what he said, but the eighth prince understood what he meant.
"Brother, if something happens to the person who acts as the king, you will be the first person to be suspected."
"That's right. But, we just have to watch them return to Jizhou safely."
"Brother, Li Chuan's good days will come when he returns to Jizhou." The Eighth Prince emphasized the word "good" very hard, "By then, he will have conflicts with Qian Songtao. Just wait and see, the acting king will The three confidant generals will soon have a falling out. When the time comes, brother, if you extend a helping hand to Li Chuan, Li Chuan will definitely be grateful to you."
"Okay, then I'll wait." After hearing what the eighth prince said, the prince gave up the idea of attacking Li Chuan and Qian Songtao.
Next, the eighth prince chatted with the prince while copying Buddhist scriptures.
At Haishi, the eighth prince returned to his room.
"Have the arrangements been made?"
Yu Hai whispered: "Everything has been arranged, just wait for the time."
The Eighth Prince nodded lightly: "That's good."
"Your Highness, this servant will help you freshen up and take a rest."
"good."
After the Eighth Prince freshened up, he lay down on the bed. However, he did not fall asleep.
At this time, Shen Hu and Chu Ying's soldiers, as well as the monks from the temple, were patrolling.
At midnight, they change the guard.
Just as they were changing their shifts, a group of monks suddenly broke into the courtyard where the prince lived.
The Eighth Prince heard the screams coming from outside and smiled softly.
After a while, someone shouted "There is an assassin".
The Eighth Prince who was "sleeping" was violently shaken awake by Yu Hai, "Your Highness, there is an assassin."
When the eighth prince heard that there was an assassin, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes and hurriedly ran to the room where the prince was.
"Brother, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." The prince looked very uneasy, "How could there be an assassin?" As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and said angrily, "Could it be the acting king?"
"The acting king should not dare." The eighth prince said, "If something happens to you, he will be the first to be suspected."
The Crown Prince and the Eighth Prince were surrounded by a dozen soldiers. They held swords in their hands and stared warily at the assassin not far ahead.
After a moment, three or four assassins rushed over.
The ten soldiers who protected the crown prince and the eighth prince were no match for the assassins.
The eighth prince stood in front of the prince without any hesitation, "Brother, leave quickly."
The prince did not hesitate and ran behind. Just as he was running, another assassin suddenly appeared and stabbed him.
When the eighth prince saw this, he ran over and stood in front of the prince. He was stabbed in the abdomen by the assassin.
"Eighth brother!" the prince exclaimed, "ah..."
The prince's arm was stabbed by an assassin.
"Brother!" The eighth prince stood in front of the prince again.
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