In the dead of night, in the palace of Prince Yi, the study room of Zhao Guicheng, the heir of Prince Yi, was brightly lit and everyone was anxious.
The young heir of King Yi, Zhao Guicheng, frowned and paced back and forth in the study uneasily.
Zheng Qingzhi and others next to him were looking at Zhao Guicheng, waiting for his reply.
"The official family has really passed away?"
Zhao Guicheng suddenly stopped and asked.
In fact, he had asked this question three times.
After receiving Yu Tianci's confirmed answer, Zhao Guicheng began to pace again, his brows still furrowed.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister has an unbreakable friendship with me, so he asked me to persuade His Highness. State affairs come first, why do Your Highness have to refuse? Does Your Highness know that once Zhao Hong takes the throne, will he be able to spare His Highness?"
Zhao Guicheng's teacher, Shi Miyuan's confidant, and Guozi Xuelu Zheng Qingzhi couldn't help but persuade him.
"Your Highness, everything is ready. All I need is your grace. When the opportunity comes, don't miss it. Otherwise, you will regret it!"
Shi Miyuan's staff member Yu Tianci also advised him.
The heir of King Yi is the protagonist tonight. Without him, nothing can be done.
Zhao Guicheng stopped and looked ugly.
"Zhao Hong is now the crown prince, and he is protected by the emperor and his grandson. His reputation among the people is at its peak. How can I fight with him?"
Zhao Guicheng obviously lacks confidence.
Moreover, if he fails, his head may be separated from his neck.
"Your Highness, there is a queen in the palace, there is a prime minister, and the imperial guards in the palace are all under the command of Commander Xia. The palace is sealed like an iron barrel. Everything is under control. There are so many people supporting your highness, so you don't have to worry."
Yu Tianci persuaded softly, muttering secretly in his heart.
He didn't refuse, he just said it was difficult. It seemed that Zhao Guicheng was really not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"No, no, Zhao Hong is the current prince and should inherit the throne. If I do this, it will be unfaithful and unjust, and it will implicate many people. No!"
Sure enough, Zhao Guicheng started to shirk the blame again and his face turned red.
"Your Highness, if you can't decide, wait until you enter the palace to see the Queen, meet the Prime Minister, and see the situation in the palace. It won't be too late for Your Highness to make a decision."
Yu Tianci and Zheng Qingzhi looked at each other, and Zheng Qingzhi patiently comforted his student.
"Since the official passed away, did he leave an edict for me to succeed him?"
Zhao Guicheng's eyes flickered and he suddenly mentioned the succession edict.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything is in order and complies with etiquette and regulations. Not only is there the official succession edict, but also the edict to depose the prince. Now you should rest assured."
Yu Tianci chuckled softly.
Thinking of the succession edict, Zhao Guicheng was already tempted.
If what he expected was true, Cheng Mi had already entered the palace and drafted the edict.
"Mr. Zheng and Mr. Yu, if everything fails, my mother and uncle's family in Shaoxing won't be implicated, right?"
Zhao Guicheng nodded and said something else.
"Your Highness is really filial. The old lady and Chief Quan are in Shaoxing. If they don't know about this, nothing will happen to them!"
Zheng Qingzhi laughed softly.
What a smart kid!
As expected by Shi Miyuan, the young Zhao Guicheng, the heir of King Yi, was also very ambitious.
"Since my mother is fine, gentlemen, I will go to the palace and take a look before talking about it."
Zhao Guicheng finally spoke, looking very helpless.
"Your Highness, please change your clothes."
Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianci were both relieved.
Now, it's up to Yang Guizhi. With her shrewdness, it was not difficult to make a decision.
"Dalang, is the sedan ready?"
Zhao Guicheng went to change clothes, and Zheng Qingzhi's eyes turned to his son Zheng Shichang beside him.
"Daddy, everything is ready!"
Zheng Shichang whispered, his face full of excitement and anticipation.
Once Zhao Guicheng ascends the throne, his father and son will be the ministers of the dragon. They will be rich and powerful, and they will be given the title of wife and son. But that's all today.
Zheng Qingzhi and Yu Tianci smiled at each other, saying nothing.
Both of them are nearly fifty years old, and they are still junior officials of the eighth or ninth grade. Life is short. If you don't get up, your life will be wasted.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, let's enter the palace."
When Zhao Guicheng came out, Zheng Qingzhi and others bowed to him.
When the sun rises, this young His Highness will be the head of the Song Dynasty.
"What's the sound in the middle of the night?"
Zheng Shichang walked out of the room, suddenly raised his ears and stopped.
"What else could it be? The sound of wooden fish! What does it look like in the middle of the night, with ghosts crying and wolves howling!"
Zheng Qingzhi said nothing, while Zhao Guicheng's face darkened and he spoke angrily.
"Your Highness, be careful what you say!"
Zheng Qingzhi quickly dissuaded him.
After all, Princess Yi's concubine Yu is also Zhao Guicheng's heir, so etiquette cannot be messed up.
"Your Highness, when you ascend the throne Dabao, you won't have to come back here. The Ouchi Palace is much more comfortable than this."
Yu Tianci smiled slightly, but said something else.
"Leave quickly!"
Zhao Guicheng got on the green sedan that had been prepared with a dark face.
Yu Tianci secretly sighed and felt relieved.
Everything went well, now it depends on the situation on Yang Guizhi's side.
After Zhao Guicheng and his party left, the deathly silence returned to Prince Yi's Mansion, and even the sound of wooden fish disappeared.
In the Buddhist hall, Princess Yu of Yi was sitting on a futon, lonely, staring at the candlelight in front of the Buddha statue in a daze.
At the fourth watch, next to the Royal Street, Nanwa Bridge and Washe.
A knock on the door sounded, the lights on the second floor of Wase came on, and a man's impatient voice came out.
"Why are you knocking in the middle of the night? Someone died in your family?"
"General Huang, our family is fine, no one is dead. It's Prime Minister Shi's military order that has arrived!"
The voice of the person outside the door was clear, neither humble nor arrogant.
The window on the second floor opened and Huang's head was exposed. He glanced at the two figures below and smiled.
"Sorry, sorry! It turns out to be the military order from Prime Minister Shi! Wait, you two!"
Huang Qian went downstairs, put down the oil lamp, and opened the door. He cursed in his heart, but looked respectful on his face.
"You two, sit down in the room. What are your orders, Prime Minister?"
It's the middle of the night, what kind of bullshit military order is being issued at this time? Isn't this annoying?
"No need. According to the military order of Prime Minister Shi, you should leave the city as soon as the city gate is opened, and station your troops outside Houchao Gate, waiting for Prime Minister Shi's orders."
After one of them finished speaking, he handed the military order to Huang Chen.
Huang Yan took the military order without even looking at it, and nodded repeatedly.
"I obey my orders! I obey my orders!"
He looked at the two of them and said doubtfully:
"May I ask you two, did something happen in the palace?"
Huang Yan turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by two people.
"General Huang, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. It's getting late. Please pack up and come out of the city with us."
"Okay, okay! Wait a moment, you two. I'll change my clothes and go right away!"
Huang Yan cursed in his heart, turned around and walked up the stairs.
The fox pretends to be the tiger's power, the dog's day is such a great official power!
In the room diagonally across from Wase, Gao Hu, Du San and others looked out from the crack in the door and heard the conversation on the other side clearly.
"Gao Hu, what should we do? These thieves seem to really want to mobilize their troops!"
Du San whispered, impatient.
If these guys were allowed to succeed and lead troops into the city, then they would be derelict in their duties.
"It's too late! Do it!"
Almost fleetingly, Gao Hu did not dare to delay and made a decision immediately.
"That's it!"
Gao Hu called the two of them and whispered a few words in their ears. Du San and the others nodded repeatedly.
"Don't panic, just follow your plan!"
After Gao Hu finished his instructions, he and Du Sanfanghai gently opened the door, went out and went straight to Wase.
At the door of Wase, the two people who were waiting saw several figures approaching, and they arrived at the door of Wase in an instant. One person asked warily:
"Stop! Who are you?"
"Boy, is General Huang here? He owes me a gambling debt, and I want to find him."
Fang Hai finished speaking with a smile and walked quickly towards Vasheli.
"What are you doing? You can't go in..."
The two subconsciously stepped forward to stop them. Gao Hu and Du San, who were behind them, rushed forward and faced the two of them. One of them directly hugged the other's neck and stabbed the steel knife into his throat. One stabbed the other several times in the abdomen.
The two of them didn't say anything, and the blood from the stabbing gushed out. They were helped into the house by Gao Hu and the other two, and were gently placed in a dark place. The door was still open, not wanting Huang Qian to worry too much.
Fang Hai went up the stairs, and when he was halfway there, he bumped into Huang Qian, who was hurriedly coming down.
"You...why did you come up here?"
Huang Qian was in shock, and the two were about to turn around. Fang Hai raised his left elbow to press Huang Qian's chest, and stabbed Huang Qian with his right hand, straight into Huang Qian's heart.
The distance was too close, he was caught off guard, and then he was exhausted by the wine and sex. Huang Qian felt a huge pain in his chest and leaned against the stairs, unable to speak.
Fang Gaoyao pulled out the knife and struck it several times in a row. The knife saw blood. Huang Qian became weak and collapsed on the stairs.
"Go with peace of mind! We are ordered to kill thieves!"
Fang Hai whispered in Huang Yan's ear and went up the stairs with Gao Hu.
They entered the room, and Gao Hu said "shh" to the shocked and trembling woman in the room.
"The imperial court's secret order is to kill thieves. Don't scream! Otherwise, if I don't kill you, you won't survive!"
The bloody steel knife dangled in front of his eyes, the masked man looked fierce, and the woman nodded repeatedly. Gao Hu stepped forward, tied the woman to the pillar, and gagged her before they went downstairs.
The three of them closed the door, climbed over the wall from the backyard, and sneaked back into their house.
"Gao Hu, let me tell you, if you set him on fire, everything will be over."
Fang Hai washed his hands and face and put on some clothes, feeling a little dissatisfied with Gao Hu's mother-in-law.
"Don't implicate innocent people. This is what third brother told me. Do you dare to make a mistake?"
Gao Hu changed his clothes, stared, and turned off the lights.
"If the fire goes down, let alone harming innocent people, it may alarm Shi Miyuan, which may cause him to take risks and ruin a big thing."
Du San thinks more and has thoughtful ideas.
Since they corrected their evil ways, Zhang San gave them three orders and asked them not to do evil. Eat and drink without worries, and naturally relax your mind.
"Then what should we do now? Stay here forever? There is no such thing as killing people and staying where they are!"
Fang Hai asked confused, feeling a little scared.
That Huang Yan was a high-ranking official in the front department of the palace and a confidant of Shi Miyuan. Killing him was not an ordinary and trivial matter.
"We have to wait until dawn anyway."
Du San said subconsciously, looked at Gao Hu, and said hesitantly:
"Gao Hu, did the third brother tell me why Huang Qian had to be killed?"
What did Gao Hu mean by "killing thieves on orders" just now?
Huang Yan is Shi Miyuan's eagle dog. If he kills Huang Yan, will Shi Miyuan be alarmed? Why kill Huang?
His brother Du Er did not explain it to him, which shows the mystery of this matter.
"Third brother didn't say it, but I can guess that it may have something to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, third brother wouldn't be able to get Zhentian Lei. Third brother said that it affects the future of you and my brother for a lifetime, so we can only get it. We have to fight for our lives. Think about it, who else but His Highness the Crown Prince would fight to the death with Shi Miyuan?"
Gao Hu hesitated for a moment and said to the two people with shining eyes.
"Third brother will not harm us, we should trust him. We, brothers, all deserve Niang's life. If we fight hard, we may be able to have a bright future!"
Zhang Sanzui was very strict. These were all his guesses. I believe the results are similar.
"Of course! We definitely believe Third Brother!"
Du San and Fang Hai were both smiling, and the uneasiness and fear just now disappeared.
To kill Huang Qian, only the prince of the current dynasty could do so with such skill. The crown prince of the prince's country will definitely ascend the throne. With the prince, what do they have to fear?
"You two go and report to Third Brother and see what Third Brother orders. I will leave after Third Brother has spoken or if I can no longer stay here."
There is no way out now. At this point, he can only leave with peace of mind when Zhang San's matter ends soon.
