Cun Zhao saw that it was late at night and there was no one in the palace, so he pulled his horse and hurried to the East Palace.
He knew that the prince had no idea, so when he arrived at the palace gate, he first asked the guards about the residence of his mastermind Lan Yuan, and then hurried there.
Lan Shidu was sleeping soundly and snoring loudly. Cun Zhao could not hesitate, so he had to open the bamboo curtain and push his back several times, twice and three times, and finally woke him up.
"It's so late, who..." Lan Yuan turned around lazily, and seeing Cunzhao standing there anxiously, he immediately turned over and sat up, "What happened?"
"Lan Shidu, your majesty's chariot has arrived outside the city gate. Once it is allowed into the city, Liu's gang will try to control me until I die. Please lead me to pay homage to the prince and ask him to burn all the documents and evidence quickly to avoid being stolen by thieves. take advantage of."
Lan Yuan nodded quickly: "I will bring you to pay a visit to His Highness." Then he hurriedly called the guards to wake up the prince.
After hearing his urging, the guard stopped caring about the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers. He broke into the dormitory and shouted: "Your Highness, there is an important visitor coming outside the house!"
The prince raised his head drowsily and saw that a fire had been lit in the room, which stung his eyes.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being rude." Cun Zhao also rushed in and knelt down hastily, "Something big is going to happen."
"Speak." The prince asked the guards to get their formal clothes.
"The Liu Party had already imprisoned Uncle Rong in Denglai and asked him about the death penalty for treason and regicide. I was afraid that he would push his limits and endanger the country, so they devised a desperate plan to force Uncle Rong to bear the crime alone. At that time, I was afraid that my brother Thinking of the love between family members, I couldn't make a decision, so I hid something. Now that the matter has come to this, please burn the evidence to protect yourself."
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The prince was still hesitating, so Lan Yuan came forward and admonished him: "The willow thief is very vicious, and there is no guarantee that he will do something outrageous. If he doesn't follow Si Jin's words, he will be in great trouble."
After hearing this, the prince resolutely said: "Okay! Lan Shidu, go to the secret pavilion and take out the box and burn it in the backyard. Then send someone to ask the old uncle to bring the letters he has. Burn them together."
"I understand!" Lan Yuan just cupped his hands and retreated.
Taisu held a stack of letters and as soon as he walked into the gate of the East Palace, he smelled a burnt smell. His face was gloomy and he handed the document to Lan Yuan without saying a word.
"Where is that beast Cun Zhao...?" He tried his best to cover up the anger that was about to burst out.
Lan Yuan looked at him carefully, not daring to say anything, so he could only reply respectfully: "Uncle, Cun Sijin is talking to the prince in the reception hall, please calm down..."
"Just do your job well," Tai Suzuo snorted coldly, "It's not your turn to interfere in these things."
At this time, Cun Zhaofang had finished discussing with the prince and was about to leave when he saw Taisu rushing in from behind the screen. He grabbed his clothes with one hand and hit him in the face with the other. The former did not dare to dodge and was slapped hard. Two or three times.
"You bastard!" Tai Su gasped and roared loudly, "People like you are really unworthy of being a descendant of our clan! At least let the emperor remove your clan membership, and then it will be settled!"
Cun Zhao allowed him to beat and scold him, but when he saw that Tai Su was tired from beating him, he fell back on the chair without even taking a breath. He and the prince hurriedly stepped forward to help him, pinching him and stroking his back, finally allowing him to calm down.
Seeing this, Cunzhao fell to his knees heavily, with his head on the ground, crying: "Uncle, this junior is really unkind. Whether you blame me or scold me, I will never complain. But this is helpless. I did not intend to frame my uncle... Otherwise, the country would be overturned, and not only one person would die! At this point, the situation is irreversible, please... please forgive me, uncle."
The prince also advised: "Uncle, Cun Zhao takes national affairs as his top priority and wholeheartedly rescues us. Uncle Rong was killed because of his ambition, so why should we blame him?"
Tai Su coughed twice, but did not change his angry expression. He pointed at Cun Zhao with a trembling finger and said, "This little beast only cares about his own life and doesn't try his best to protect Rong Qing! He deliberately made up such a set of words to excuse his crime!" Since Liu's gang wants to kill us, let them kill us, and I will risk my life to bleed him, and I will live and die with my nephew!"
The prince added: "Uncle, please don't act on your own initiative. We should first protect our ancestral temple and the country. Let the water flow slowly."
"Then... then this little beast must be expelled from the clan!" Tai Su slammed the table.
"Uncle! Uncle!" Cun Zhao burst into tears and sobbed.
"If my uncle insists on expelling his brother's family name, I will also be willing to give up my position as the prince!" The prince still helped Cun Zhao.
"You..." Taisu was speechless by him. He looked at Cun Zhao who was extremely sad and could only shake his head and shed tears.
The confrontation outside the city gate has been going on for nearly half an hour. Several officers followed Cun Zhao's orders, insisting that it was dark and late at night and that they did not recognize faces, and they dealt with him for a long time.
All the patrolling troops had arrived, but Liu Zhennian was still lingering under the city wall, his teeth about to be broken in a hurry.
"Open the door quickly! Open the door quickly!" He shouted with a whip, "His Majesty has just condescended to speak. If you are still making excuses for delaying, I will force my way in so that you can see the face of the Emperor!"
"There are many people with similar voices, but they may not be the emperor himself! You can camp outside the city and wait until daybreak!" The officer who shouted was not sure, but he still held on.
"A bunch of bastards!" Liu Zhennian threw his riding whip, "When your grandma gets up at dawn, I will kill your nine tribes!"
The soldiers on the city were panicked and asked the officer: "Is everything okay over there, Si Jin? We really can't wait any longer!"
The officer bit his lip, rubbed the hilt of the sword back and forth, and finally sighed and said, "Then... let's delay it for the last time."
"We can open the door. General, please bring the holy talisman to the city to have a look before you can enter the city!"
Liu Zhennian hurriedly sent a young eunuch to hold the talisman high and asked, "Do you see it clearly?"
"It's true." The officer looked helplessly at his subordinates, "Open the door for Your Majesty."
This army rushed into the capital at high speed, with Liu Zhennian and Niu Yuan in front. They stepped directly across the stone bridge in front of the palace and galloped into the palace without waiting for the guards to stop their horses.
When Yan Wen heard about Liu Zhennian's sudden arrival, he hurriedly took two of his confidants to greet him. He saw Niu Yuan leading a group of troops and horses, scolding and searching in all directions, and shouting urgently to arrest people.
"Fengxiang, what are you doing?" Yan Wen frowned, grabbed him and asked.
Niu Yuan held an imperial edict high in his hand and said arrogantly to Yan Wen in front of him: "Your Majesty has an order. Cun Zhao and Tai Su intend to rebel. We are ordered not to delay and to lead troops to arrest the rebels!"
Yan Wen looked at the soldiers on both sides who were kicking the door and slamming the windows, and knew that it was Niu Yuan's trick again. At this point, he could only wave his hand and order: "Go, soldiers, I will take you to arrest the rebels!"
