That night, Wei Ziyuan's tent was also brightly lit.
"Who did it?"
Duke Guo of Wei was furious when he saw that his son was injured all over his body.
"Take my name card and ask the imperial doctor immediately! I'm going to see His Majesty and I will get to the bottom of this matter." Wei Guogong shook his sleeves angrily and walked out of the tent.
"Father, wait a minute!" Wei Ziyuan half-propelled his body and stopped him.
"Why?" Wei Guogong stopped and looked at Wei Ziyuan.
"If I go to see His Majesty now, I will only get a reputation as a lax minister. There is currently no evidence to prove that this matter is a conspiracy." Wei Ziyuan said.
Wei Guogong pondered for a moment and said, "Is it possible that you have some guesses in your mind?"
Wei Ziyuan closed his eyes and did not say anything about it. He just said that he was seriously injured and asked Wei Guogong to go find Xiao Cheng and ask the doctor Chen who was with him to come and see him.
After a while, Duke Wei took Xiao Cheng and Mr. Chen back to Wei Ziyuan's tent.
"Can you ask the miracle doctor to take a look at the injury?" Wei Guogong was very polite.
"Don't worry, Lord, the common people should do their best."
Chen Lao nodded slightly to Duke Wei, then walked to the bed and carefully inspected Wei Ziyuan's injuries.
"It's getting late, father, please go back and rest. With Mr. Chen here, my injury should be fine, so you don't have to worry."
Wei Guogong's eyes turned twice on Wei Ziyuan and Xiao Cheng, and finally turned around and went out. He knew that his son wanted to avoid him and had something to discuss with Xiao Cheng.
Biological father and son, but their positions are different. This is the biggest contradiction and the biggest crisis for the Duke of Wei.
Duke Wei was optimistic about the prince, but Wei Ziyuan was the confidant of the fourth prince. It has always been a taboo in official circles to ride on two boats and swing from side to side. The Wei Guogong Mansion has been built for hundreds of years. If you are not careful, it will fall apart.
Wei Guogong sighed deeply in his heart. It seemed that it was time to make up his mind and choose someone to work with.
"Zi Yuan, do you know who wants to harm you?" Xiao Cheng asked.
"I have some guesses, but they need to be confirmed." Wei Ziyuan said slowly.
"Yan Guo still leaves traces. As long as you search carefully, you will always find evidence. Why don't I report it to Father Ming and let him order a thorough investigation. I'll give you justice!" Xiao Cheng's tone was sonorous, as if he was avenging his friend's injustice.
Wei Ziyuan smiled, showing his strong white teeth: "No need. I will avenge myself with my own hands."
Xiao Cheng knew Wei Ziyuan's temper very well. He is proud, wild, free and easy, and he will retaliate for his anger, and he is never a good person. Since he wanted to solve it himself, it was the best thing to do. The prince's status is now stable, and Xiao Cheng doesn't want to break up with him so early.
The failure of this assassination was already a heavy blow to Xiao Tao. If Wei Ziyuan was allowed to find the evidence himself, Xiao Tao would cut off one of his arms and give the entire Duke of Wei's palace to him in vain.
Will the evidence be difficult to find? Of course not.
Xiao Cheng will arrange it thoughtfully and then deliver it.
Xiao Cheng thought in his heart, his eldest brother is really cruel and ruthless, but he is just a little bit brainless.
At this time, Xiao Tao was furious in the prince's camp.
"Didn't you say that everything was arranged and foolproof? Why is he back?!" Xiao Tao was furious.
"Back to Your Highness, except for Jiang Yan, all of Wei Ziyuan's soldiers are dead, including those who set up an ambush. We still don't know what happened at that time. Wei Ziyuan was discovered by patrolling guards. At that time, he was seriously injured and fell unconscious on his horse. "Deng Hua lowered his head and reported.
"Check, check right away! I want to know all the details!"
"yes."
"In addition, clean up all the clues. If there are any mistakes or omissions, please report them to me."
"My subordinate understands."
Deng Hua handed over his hand and immediately left the prince's tent.
"Is every autumn hunt so lively?" Qu Moran laughed.
At this time, Qu Moran and Xu Haozhi were both wearing chamberlain uniforms and sitting in Xiao Yi's tent, drinking wine, eating barbecue, and chatting about the news they had heard.
"How is that possible?" Xiao Yi said lightly, "Do you think assassinating important ministers is commonplace?"
"Then tell me, who will be better in this round, your eldest brother or your fourth brother?" Qu Moran asked.
"There are many capable people in the official office of the East Palace, but the prince has always been headstrong and self-willed, with impeccable eyes and no tolerance for others. How can he compare with the fourth brother? Failure will be a matter of time." Xiao Yi replied.
"The fourth prince looks very meek and a good guy. Is he really that powerful?" Xu Haozhi didn't believe it.
"Good old man?" Xiao Yi sneered and took a sip of wine, "Hutou, your ability to see people needs to be improved."
"How do you compare with your fourth brother?" Qu Moran asked.
"He is too weak." Xiao Yi replied calmly.
Qu Moran was surprised. Xiao Yi always behaved calmly and never spoke big words.
"How do you say this?" Qu Moran asked.
Xiao Yi glanced at Qu Moran and said lightly: "Literally speaking, his body is too weak."
Did you mean this?
Qu Moran smiled and said: "The fight for the throne is not about killing the enemy in battle. The strength and weakness of the body will not affect the rise. Besides, isn't there a miracle doctor around him all the time? I think his disease can still be cured."
Xiao Yi lowered his eyes and said calmly: "He holds the throne, but he has no force to protect him. He is like a child hiding thousands of gold. I take it by force like a bag, so for me, he is too weak."
Qu Moran pondered for a moment: "Are you so sure?"
Xiao Yi smiled, said nothing, raised his hand and poured a glass of wine for Qu Moran and Xu Haozhi.
"This autumn hunting, I brought my eldest brother and Huzi to relax. Just drink and eat meat."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's better to drink and eat meat. It's none of our business to fight to the death between the prince and the fourth prince!" Xu Haozhi grabbed the meat with both hands and was eating happily.
Qu Moran smiled in relief, "Yes, if you have wine today, you will be drunk today, no matter how worried you will be tomorrow." Let’s talk about the future matters when we meet.
So the three of them drank strong wine, cooked barbecue, and ate and drank all night.
At this time, the three of them never expected that strong alcohol would become a poison to Xiao Yi in the future.
After being diagnosed with mental impairment by the imperial physician, Xiao Yi stopped drinking alcohol and did not touch it again for a long time. The imperial doctor said that strong alcohol would weaken his mind, strengthen his delusions, and increase the risk of dementia and mania.
As a result, strong alcohol was no longer allowed in the entire palace, and even in various grand ceremonies, only water and wine were dared to be substituted, for fear of disturbing Xiao Yi's mind.
But what can disturb Xiao Yi's mind is nothing but strong alcohol? Jiang Ning has served Xiao Yi personally for many years. He knows better than anyone that as time goes by, Xiao Yi's madness becomes more and more serious.
Jiang Ning cleaned up all the items in the palace that could trigger Xiao Yi's memory of Shen Zhuo, but he couldn't do anything about the items in the palace. Everywhere in the palace has traces of Shen Zhuo. Strictly speaking, the entire Prince Duan Mansion was decorated by Shen Zhuo.
Xiao Yi now lives in Prince Duan's Mansion for twenty days in a month, and even moves his official duties to the Prince's Mansion. The study room of Prince Duan's Mansion has become the second imperial study room.
On this day, in the study room of the palace, Xiao Yi sat motionless in front of the desk with his eyes half-closed, his head propped on his hands. Jiang Ning stared at him and saw that Xiao Yi had been maintaining this posture for a cup of tea, and couldn't help but worry.
He stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while?"
Xiao Yi slowly opened his eyes. Jiang Ning was shocked when he saw it! Xiao Yi's eyes were actually blood red.
Jiang Ning hurriedly bowed his head and stepped back. He looked around to see what there was that made Xiao Yi sick again.
Then he noticed an open memorial on the desk. Jiang Ning knew that this piece of information was sent by Zheng Guogong himself just now. His eldest son had a baby in the family and he came here to ask for the title of Crown Prince. After handing over the note, Zheng Guogong also stuffed Jiang Ning with two golden beans, which was quite a happy event.
Why did Your Majesty fall ill? Jiang Ning frowned and thought.
I saw Xiao Yi's eyes were blood red and his eyes were sharp. He threw the tea cup heavily on the ground and cursed angrily: "It's been fourteen years, it's been fourteen years! This idiot should crawl back even if he crawls! What on earth does he do for food? !!”
"How long does he want me to wait?!"
Jiang Ning fell to her knees with a thud, her whole body trembling with shock, and she didn't dare to say a word.
Xiao Yi supported his head with his hands, feeling a splitting headache. He threw the booklet on the desk and hit it on the pillar with a "pop", making a deep hole.
"Even that old man Sun Guoshan has a direct grandson. Is he disabled or useless?! What kind of army can't be trained well after such a long time!"
Jiang Ning fell to the ground, shivering. At that moment, he wished he were deaf.
It seems that no one on duty today can be kept.
