Chen Tongpao did not answer the prince's words, but left the table silently, walked to the middle of the hall, knelt down and nodded, and did not get up for a long time.
The prince looked surprised and asked the musicians to stop playing, put down the wine glass, and asked quickly: "Master Chen, why is this happening?"
Chen Tongpao said: "Chen does not dare to accept this order. I hope His Highness will punish him."
The prince threw off his sleeves and sighed impatiently: "Your Majesty said before that 'the time has not come yet', and I still think it is reasonable; now the leaf thief is a turtle in the urn, and can be wiped out with a snap of the finger. Why don't you want to kill them all when it is time to do so?" Obey orders?"
"I have said many times that this matter does not lie with the Ye Party, but with the Emperor. If the Ye Party is completely eliminated, the court will inevitably be unbalanced. Although we are known as the clean stream, we will inevitably be trapped in the position of responsibility and will not be included in the court discussion. So, now is still not the best time."
"Then according to your opinion, the Ye Party will never be able to move?"
Chen Tongpao replied calmly: "This is like a scale. If you want to remove an object from the plate, you must put another object to replace it to maintain the balance. In this way, not only Ye Dang will be wiped out, but your prince will also be wiped out." The position can also be protected forever. Unfortunately, replacement items are not easy to find, and there is no suitable choice yet. "
The prince thought about it for a while and seemed to understand the meaning of his words. Just as he was about to ask further questions, the guards outside the palace suddenly opened the door and rushed in and shouted: "Report to your highness! A man wearing mourning clothes walked straight into the palace and said If you want to come and hold a memorial ceremony, it will be quite grand!"
The prince stood up in a hurry and accidentally broke the wine glass: "Zhuang Sijin, what happened to your people!"
"What?" Zhuang Zhang drowsily rubbed his temples. It took him a long time to react, spit out his tongue that he couldn't straighten, and asked the guard: "Did you see that person's face clearly?"
"Looks a bit like King Yi."
The prince's face suddenly turned pale, his eyes were staring blankly, and he could not say a word. Zhuang Zhang shook his head again, and his thoughts were confused. Chen Tongpao had no choice but to take up the responsibility and ordered the guards: "The speed guards control the confinement." He is in the middle of the road, and no one is allowed to let him go to see the emperor. Anyone who violates this will be dealt with according to military law!"
"yes!"
The guards hurried away with orders, and Chen Tongpao also called the people from Hunan to go together to see the situation.
The two hurriedly arrived at the scene of the incident, boarded the forbidden door, and took a look. They saw that King Yi was indeed wearing white clothes and a white hat, with red eyes, and was surrounded by four or five people.
"Your Majesty, there is no ceremony in the court today, why are you dressed like this?" Chen Tongpao shouted at him.
King Yi raised his head and said, "I have something to report to my father. What does it have to do with you? Please open the palace door and let me in."
Chen Tongpao said with a smile: "I'm sorry, the prince has an order, and foreign ministers must obtain his approval before they can visit the emperor. King Yi will follow me to the East Palace first, and I will intercede for you. How about it?"
King Yi was furious: "I am also the emperor's biological son. Out of filial piety, I want to see my father. Why not? Does the prince know that the prince is so arbitrary?"
People from Guoxiang squeezed in from the side: "The prince has been ordered to supervise the country. No one in the world knows it! If the prince wants to reunite with the emperor, just follow us to the East Palace according to the rules. It is useless to talk here. We don't know how to do it." Give in!"
King Yi heard his firm tone and looked at the sergeants on the gate. They all looked fierce. He guessed that the imperial guards had been controlled by Chen Dang, and they would definitely not be able to break through forcefully. He wandered for a few steps and came up with a plan, so he surrendered to Comrade Chen: "Okay, then I will go with you." After that, he dismissed the attendants around him and ordered them to return to the hotel temporarily. Wait to clear up Chen Dang's suspicions.
After all, King Yi was a member of the royal family, and Chen Tongpao did not dare to provoke him too much. Seeing that he had reached this point, he had no choice but to open the door and order the Hunan people to report back to the prince.
When the prince heard the news, he was overjoyed. He turned back to Zhuang Zhang and said, "King Yi was smart all his life, but now he made a big mistake! It's a pity that he has become meat on the chopping board, and I am the master of the knife. What do you think, Si Jin?"
Zhuang Zhang's drunkenness had almost subsided, and he immediately bowed his head and said, "Zhuang is willing to listen to His Highness's orders!"
The prince shook the wine bottle in his hand and sighed: "It's time to end it... King Yi marched with Ye Dang at the beginning, and now it's time to retreat together. Just do it reluctantly and take some risks for me. Arrangements are in order. When King Yi enters the palace, your soldiers will be locked up and guarded tightly."
The people from Xiang were sweating like rain, and hurriedly advised: "Master Chen has just spoken, don't act arbitrarily. If you make such a shocking move, I'm afraid it won't end well."
The prince smiled proudly: "Don't worry, good lord, I will transfer the king's brother to the father safely. But I have to use his orders to hook out some fish and shrimps, just like you did before."
The Xiang people were helpless and planned to leave. Unexpectedly, Lan Yuan walked out of the thorn and blocked his way. He said with a cruel smile: "Lianghou, it's not that we are stingy. You Qingliu have made a lot of contributions. It's my turn to fight." Credit is due. Just wait here until things are done."
"So it's you who instigated the prince..." Halfway through the words, the Xiang people realized that it was of no use, so they shook their heads and sat down slowly, "Then let's just follow your troubles."
In order to show that he had no scheming, King Yi talked and laughed with everyone all the way, and before he knew it, he had reached the gate of the East Palace. He looked at the main hall from a distance. The door of the hall was tightly closed. There were only a few servants sweeping there, and no one came or went around. He had escaped a disaster that almost cost his life earlier, so he was naturally wary of such a scene and did not dare to be on guard against it. He stopped still, threw down the filial piety hat he was wearing, and pretended to be angry: "Who do you think the prince thinks I am? As his younger brother, he should go out to greet him in person, or even if it doesn't work, he should send someone The messenger introduces you, but you close the doors and windows. What kind of hospitality is this? I won't leave!"
Everyone was also confused and had no idea for a while, so they came to ask Chen Tongpao. The colleague comforted King Yi and said: "This matter may be due to negligence or some trivial matter. We can all forgive it, but we must not ruin the harmony between brothers. In this case, you first go to the palace study to sit quietly, and I will send someone to inquire about the situation. There will be an answer shortly."
King Yi nodded in agreement, immediately picked up his hat and entered the study. He glanced at Chen Tongpao entering the hall. No one was watching around him, and he felt at ease. He sipped tea and carefully explored the surrounding environment, trying to see some mysteries and create opportunities for himself to use tricks.
Just when he was calm and calm, he suddenly heard the sound of the palace door in the distance. He turned around and saw that it was Zhuang Zhang leading two or three groups of soldiers, shouting and commanding there. He frowned, sensitively sensing that something was wrong, and opened the door to escape - but they did not give the prince enough time. Before he could take three steps, the men and horses had already arrived and surrounded him.
"Prince Yi, let's go, we have something to ask you." Zhuang Zhang raised his arm arrogantly and said.
