"It's a hit, it's a hit!"
On a relatively flat hill, a shrill scream was suddenly heard, and the prey fell down in response. An attendant on horseback rushed forward and galloped beside the corpse, shouting excitedly.
"Get out of the way, let me take a look."
I saw a tall and majestic man surrounded by a group of guards, following closely. He moved the robe wrapped around him, jumped off the horse neatly, and everyone consciously made way for him to have an open passage.
With his feet on the grass, he approached the prey. Seeing that the arrow was deeply pierced, he slowly squatted down, pulled it out hard, and then took out the bloody arrow.
"It's another elk." He pulled the antlers and made it turn over. "Oh, it took a whole day to catch it..."
"Prince Yi," the attendant bowed, "this deer also has an auspicious sign, so don't take it lightly. It's not going to be the first month soon, so you can offer it to the emperor as a festival gift."
King Yi turned his face and said dejectedly: "What do you mean, do you think my father is interested in these things? I'm really unlucky this year, I didn't catch anything good!"
Another person came up with a plan and said: "My lord, please don't be angry. Didn't you kill a tiger last year? It is still hanging in your residence. Why not bring it into the capital and show it to the emperor?"
"What's the point of seeing the emperor?" King Yi's face turned red and his tone became more serious. "It's been so many years since I've been to the capital. I sent people to greet the emperor all day long, and even went to the main hall to thank the emperor for his kindness. No chance at all!"
At this point, he became angrier as he thought about it, and cursed loudly: "That bastard King Xu, he got his position as prince by betraying his brother. Now that he is in charge of the country, he really thinks he is great! All the congratulations on him are I was detained by him several times, so I didn’t even dare to go to the capital!”
Seeing that King Yi was angry, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything.
King Yi had no choice but to curl his lips, break the arrow, get on his horse and say, "Go back home!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Liu Shuzhai, who teaches the prince to read, needs to see you."
King Yi had just walked to the outer study room and was taking off his robe when he saw a servant coming out of the inner room and bowing to report.
"Mr. Shuzhai?" King Yi thought for a while, "My child has been recovering at home for the past two days and cannot study. Why does he come to my place? If he wants to write poems, I am not in the mood to ask him to go back."
"Mr. Liu seems to have other desires."
King Yi frowned slightly and then said: "Then... just invite him to sit in the study."
After a while, the servant came into the house with a Confucian scholar. He was about thirty-five or sixty years old. He behaved well and sat down after paying homage.
King Yi served tea with a smile: "Sir, I have been away from my humble home for many days and suddenly came to visit. Did you come to ask about my homework?"
Xu Zhai said with a smile: "Your Majesty is weak and should focus on recuperating his health. Why ask him for lessons? I am here to make plans for the prince."
"I have a classmate named Wan Yuzhi, with whom I am very close friends. Although I was just trying to gain fame, he has risen through the ranks, entered the capital, and served as a court official, so we have become less frequent. But today he came to visit from a far away place. He told me that there has been a change in the court situation, that the emperor's uncle Taisu has been arrested, and that the prince is in danger of being deposed. He asked me to tell you, do you have any ambitions?"
King Yi took a deep breath, his heart was pounding, and he stared at him and asked: "I heard that there seems to be a Chen party in the court. Is this person attached to him?"
Shuzhai said: "He said he was sent by Master Ye Yongjia."
"Can this person be invited to the palace for a briefing?" King Yi grabbed his arm and asked softly.
Xu Zhai shook his head: "I have advised him in the same way. But he left Beijing in the name of visiting friends. If he comes to you, he will easily be caught."
After hearing this, King Yi showed hesitation in his eyes. He slowly moved his hand away and turned his head to look out the door.
"Why don't you think about it again? The situation there is very dangerous."
"No!" King Yi gritted his teeth and said suddenly, "The so-called constant interruption will lead to chaos! As long as he can ensure that I can enter the capital smoothly and compete with King Xu for the throne, I will go no matter what! As a concubine, how long will it take for me to be neglected for so many years and become depressed and indulge in pleasures? Now that my ambitions are about to grow and my pride is relaxed, there is no reason to miss the opportunity!"
"Shu Zhai, tell me quickly, is there any way he can get me to come to Beijing?" After he figured it out, his eyes were bright and bright.
"Wan Yu hasn't said anything yet, but Xiao Ke has an idea." Shuzhai came closer and smiled knowingly, "Don't you still have that tiger? The Spring Festival is coming, so you can bring it to someone else in person on the pretext of offering it as a hunt. Going to the capital, I will make a big show of it all the way, so that all the officials and people in the world will know about it, and I will definitely strengthen my reputation and frighten the prince!"
King Yi was overjoyed and immediately clapped his hands and said: "What a great plan! I wonder when we can set off? It would be best to do it two days after tomorrow!"
"No, no, no," Liu Shuzhai couldn't help but laugh when he saw how anxious he was. "Brother Wan said that the time is not yet ripe, and everything is waiting for a reply from him. Don't do anything without permission."
"Then convey my thoughts to him quickly," King Yi poked his sleeve, "When you come back, I will write some poems with you!"
"This time you are interested in writing poetry again." The servant added with a smile.
"Of course!" King Yi tugged on his collar, "Not only do I have to compose poems, but I also pass on the order that I will go hunting in the countryside for three days!"
Inside the dormitory, it was extremely gloomy. The prince walked in carefully and looked up at his father who was sitting high on the table. Although he couldn't see his eyes, the prince still smelled a strange aura, and the murderous aura rushed towards his face, making him tremble for several times, and he didn't dare to look up again.
"Prince... did you sleep peacefully yesterday?" The emperor's voice was cold and ruthless.
"My son, you slept peacefully." The sweat on the prince's face flowed down drop by drop, across his face, and his front gradually became soaked bit by bit, but he did not dare to wipe it off.
"You are included in the confession written by Ye Yongjia," there was a soft sound of turning pages from behind the curtain, "could it be that... Tai Su deliberately framed it?"
The prince's legs and feet became weak, and he could no longer support himself. He fell to the ground. He had to crawl forward a step or two, and then fell into a kneeling position: "My son, my son, never dare to conspire with the criminal! This is certain. Yes...it must be Tai Su who is spitting blood!"
"Whether there is an accomplice or not, we need to examine carefully; I called you here just to give you a warning," the emperor's voice became gentler, "Just step back."
The prince clung to the ground, gritting his teeth angrily and thinking: 'Why doesn't your father doubt Ye Yongjia? That guy has formed a party and has committed heinous crimes! Why is he so cruel to his biological son! 'The anger and resentment in his mind had reached its peak, almost beyond reach.
