The King of Shu waited and watched, but the King of Qi acted vigorously and resolutely. When the King of Shu heard the news of going to the palace, he had already arrived in front of the palace gate. As expected, although it was already late at night, it was rare that he did not have the key. The entire palace gate was hung with palace lanterns. The light is transparent.
"Get out of the way!" Seeing the guards holding lanterns intercepting him, King Qi shouted angrily.
The guards who were blocking him didn't dare to get out of the way. One of them said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you really can't enter without the Emperor's will... Oops!"
King Qi directly gave him a whip, lashing it hard, and then he strode inwards, his boots making a ding-ding-ding sound on the clear bricks, and he walked faster and faster.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Seeing King Qi like this, how could the other guards dare to stop him? Could they really use force against King Qi?
This is the prince! He was the son of the emperor. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, the prince of Quyang County killed officials in anger in the street. The consequences were only one year in prison and a three-year fine.
The guard who was whipped was also from Baihu. With a gloomy face, he sent someone to report the news quickly.
No one dared to stop King Qi until he rushed outside Qinhua Hall, and then several warriors stepped forward and stopped him again.
"Your Majesty, please stop!"
"Get out of the way!" King Qi roared.
"Your Majesty, inside is the Qinhua Hall, the central place where the world's government affairs are overseen. The Emperor is also inside. If you want to force your way in, I will forgive you for being rude."
King Qi was shocked, and he suddenly realized that this place was Tianque. He looked around and turned to the light, and saw that the person who intercepted him was Yin Tai, the commander of the guards and soldiers. His stocky figure was like an iron tower, his face was expressionless, and he stood firmly. In front of the steps, his hand was already holding the handle of the knife.
After hearing this, King Qi paused. Although his expression was still angry, he became slightly calmer. This look of calming down in the rage did not surprise Yin Tai.
The power of the emperor is terrifying, and even as a prince, it is impossible not to be afraid!
Yin Tai was the emperor's most trusted bodyguard and military commander, and to some extent he also represented the imperial power.
Even King Qi didn't dare to really break through.
King Qi panted fiercely, looking past the guards and Yin Tai, looking straight inside, and said: "This king wants to see my father! Father! My son wants to see you! Father!"
The place where King Qi stood was just outside the main hall, not far away from the inside. There were discussions in the hall, but because of this voice, it suddenly became quiet.
There was silence in the hall for a while, and no one answered. After a while, the emperor's slightly hoarse voice was heard, gloomily commanding: "I have made up my mind. You ministers, please act according to my will!"
When King Qi heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Before he came, he knew that Zhao Xiang and others also came to the palace to see his father, and the ministers there must be cabinet ministers!
And what the father is talking about must be the matter of canonizing the king as the grandson of the emperor!
Could it be that the father wanted to enthrone the king as the grandson of the emperor so much that he didn't even listen to the objections of the cabinet ministers?
King Qi became more anxious and asked for an audience outside again. The voice became louder and louder. The ministers inside looked at each other in confusion. When they were about to speak, they slapped each other crisply. King Qi loudly said: "Assholes, you are just my royal servants. Dare you stop me? Have you lived enough?"
In the palace, the emperor did not look at the stunned ministers standing below. He only looked slightly, as if he saw King Qi outside through the door.
King Qi's furious voice could be heard clearly while sitting in the main hall.
The emperor's eyes became gloomy and he said coldly: "Come here and tell me my will."
The eunuch on one side knelt down hurriedly and obeyed the order.
"The King of Qi is unruly and rude. He breaks into the palace without permission. He will be struck with a stick ten times immediately and will be imprisoned for one year. He will not be allowed to leave the palace unless he obeys the order!"
After saying that, the emperor ordered: "The guards will send people to surround the mansion, and if there is no interception along the way, the guards will all have thirty sticks and be demoted to three levels!"
As soon as these words came out, all the courtiers present were shocked!
The emperor's attitude was a bit beyond their expectations!
After all, King Qi had done a lot of similar things in the past. As long as the emperor's bottom line was not touched, the emperor usually just scolded him and would not really impose a ban.
And this is a year of imprisonment. One year is sometimes enough to make a powerful prince completely lose his power!
Could it be said that King Qi's intrusion into the palace this time has touched the emperor's bottom line?
The ministers present were thinking wildly. King Qi outside heard the decree and went crazy!
He could hardly believe his ears. After being imprisoned for a year, what was the difference between him and Prince Ninghe? Has the father completely given up on himself?
Just because he broke into the palace and wanted to oppose his father's canonization of the king as the emperor's grandson, he was imprisoned for one year. His father was too partial!
"No -" King Qi roared angrily and wanted to say something else, but was directly pressed down by the guards who swarmed him.
"Then I will issue the edict to the world." The ministers in the palace looked at each other, and Zhao Xu bowed and led his people to retreat. As the ministers left, the palace became deserted.
Except for the emperor, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, everyone else was silent. Eunuch Zhao, who was standing in the shadow, thought for a while and said softly: "Your Majesty, King Qi will recover from his illness. If he is punished ten times with a stick, he is afraid that his body will not be able to bear it. Please forgive me." Take this stick ten times."
This is what Eunuch Zhao dares to say.
Listening to Eunuch Zhao pleading for King Qi, the emperor's expression remained unchanged and he just sighed: "I did this for his own good..."
When Eunuch Zhao heard this, his brows jumped, and he faintly heard the sound of a staff scolding him. The emperor looked at the caisson on the top of the palace with bright eyes. After an unknown amount of time, he said: "Hey, do you still remember Concubine Shu back then? She was in poor health, but she risked her life to give birth to King Qi for me."
"Before he died, he held my hand and didn't speak, only shed tears."
"I know what she is thinking, and I will treat King Qi kindly, so that this child who was born without a mother will not suffer... Alas, but my family is the family of heaven after all, and many things cannot be controlled by me... King Qi of Shu, a Wen Zao Zhu Fei, a violent impulse, can be said to be the birth of nine sons, each of whom is different..."
After hearing this, not only Eunuch Zhao, but also everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak again.
A slave should behave like a slave. Just reminded him and begged for mercy. This is what he should do. If he had not said anything at that time, what happened to King Qi, he would definitely be angry.
But whether the emperor listened after what was said is another matter.
There is a high probability that the emperor will not listen.
Eunuch Zhao did not expect that he could hear such words from the emperor.
When it comes to what is in your heart, you can only listen to it, and you must not answer it in a pretentious manner.
After the emperor finished speaking, he didn't expect anyone to respond. After a moment of silence, he said, "Please step back. I'm a little tired."
"Yes!" Eunuch Zhao quietly exited the hall and saw a young eunuch waiting. He whispered: "King Qi was unconscious for a moment after receiving the rod. The imperial doctor checked and found that there was nothing serious. He was just afraid that he would have to lie down for a while. Months."
Eunuch Zhao nodded, did not speak, and did not delay, and went directly back to his residence.
Since returning to the emperor to continue serving, his residence has also been temporarily moved to the vicinity of the main hall.
In my own room, the furnishings are ordinary, but the faint aroma is very precious. It is an incense that can make people clear their minds.
As a eunuch, it is easy to leave some odor on your body. Eunuchs like Eunuch Zhao who serve close to the emperor usually smoke some non-irritating incense on their body in order to avoid odor and avoid offending the emperor.
Eunuch Zhao sat in the chair without lighting a lamp, just sitting in the darkness.
(End of chapter)
