Exile opening: I won with the Universal Maker

Chapter 22 The Emperor's Will

The capital city in midsummer, no matter inside or outside, is like being in a steaming steamer.The towering and majestic imperial palace and the palace complex with red walls and golden tiles all look hazy in the summer heat.

It was already noon when Emperor Yongde's dragon chariot left the Golden Luan Hall.

In the early dynasty, the dragon's face of Emperor Yongde was covered with haze, and it didn't fade away until the dynasty was over.

Back in the imperial study room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he lifted up his dragon robe and sat on the red lacquer carved nine-dragon chair behind the imperial book table, looking gloomyly at the commander of the guards kneeling on the ground.

Wu Mingzi, the commander of the guards, was kneeling upright, touching his forehead to the ground, and cold sweat continued to flow down his cheeks.

This time, under the secret decree of Emperor Yongde, he personally led two hundred imperial guards to intercept and kill the exiled deposed prince Xiao Zhuo and his party. Everyone was killed, but the most important Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi were let go.

Even he himself felt that the death penalty was inevitable.

The more Emperor Yongde remained silent, the more frightened he became.This fear weighed on his heart like a mountain, getting heavier and heavier.

"Give me a reason not to kill you."

Emperor Yongde's voice held back his anger, he paused every word, it almost sounded like gnashing of teeth under deliberate suppression.

Wu Mingzi bumped his forehead to the ground and said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, I know that I deserve to die for my crime. I hope that Your Majesty will reminisce about my past achievements and give me another chance. If I can't kill the prince..."

"Just raise your head and come to see me." Before he could finish speaking, Emperor Yongde interrupted in a deep voice.

"The minister obeys the order."

After Wu Mingzi kowtowed, he didn't know whether to laugh, cry or be sad.

The one who laughed was that His Majesty finally spared his little life, and the one that cried was that if the prince was allowed to escape again, his head would definitely move.The sad thing is that he knew he was going to drop his head, but he couldn't escape.

"Get up." The anger in Emperor Yongde's words faded a little.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Mingzi stood up, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and looked up at Emperor Yongde behind the Yushu table.

Although Emperor Yongde was nearly fifty years old, the handsome face of the past could be vaguely seen on his face. Few of the royal family were ugly.When he was young, Emperor Yongde was the most handsome man in the capital except King Qi.

Although people often compare him with King Qi at that time.But Qi Wang is both civil and military, and he always overwhelms Emperor Yongde, who is still a prince, and even the first emperor treats Qi Wang differently.

At that time, people had vaguely guessed that the throne must belong to King Qi.It's just that there was an unexpected situation, and the first emperor died suddenly without warning.King Qi was far away in the south to deal with the flood. When King Qi got the news and hurried back to the capital, Emperor Yongde had already ascended the throne surrounded by everyone.

Even though the throne came in a strange way, King Qi still put the world first and proclaimed himself a minister to the new emperor.

Not long after Emperor Yongde ascended the throne, he conferred the title of Empress Pei Jingyun, the daughter of Duke Pei.

Thinking of the gentle and virtuous queen, Wu Mingzi shook his head and sighed in his heart.

Not long after the queen entered the palace, she was delighted.She was pregnant in October and gave birth to a son named Xiao Zhuo.Emperor Yongde was overjoyed, and held an imperial banquet for three days, amnesty the world, and celebrated with the whole world.

Everyone could see the joy on Emperor Yongde's face at that time, it was joy from the heart.

Xiao Zhuo is just full moon, and Emperor Yongde has decreed to make him the crown prince.

The other empresses are all old people who followed Emperor Yongde when he was young. Although they also have princes by their side, they can't surpass Xiao Zhuo.

It's just that people are surprised now, how could the emperor suddenly abolish the crown prince's position because of an unwarranted voodoo technique.Any advice from anyone is useless.Now he is determined to kill the prince again.

From childhood to adulthood, Xiao Zhuo has not only made no mistakes in the past 20 years, but also made military achievements repeatedly in frontier defense.Even if you don't look at these things, there will always be some love between father and son, how could you not even give this bit of face.

Don't say they are father and son, even enemies.

He was thinking wildly, when Emperor Yongde said, "Wu Qing, where is the deposed prince now?"

Wu Mingzi quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the deposed prince and concubine should have entered the boundary of Liangzhou when they sailed down the river."

"should?"

Emperor Yongde supported the edge of the Yushu case with both hands, stood up and stared at Wu Mingzi.Like a ferocious beast that chooses to devour people.

Wu Mingzi knew that he was aphasia, and the cold sweat that had just been wiped off broke out again, and he quickly replied:
"Weichen is [-]% sure. The deposed prince must be in Liangzhou. If he doesn't go ashore in Liangzhou, the boat will drift into the sea. Therefore, Weichen has ordered the counties and counties of Liangzhou to post notices of sea arrest in advance. In the name of bandits, arrest the deposed prince."

"With the ability to abolish the crown prince, it is not something that ordinary government officials can handle." Emperor Yongde walked around the imperial book case with his hands behind his back, and came to him, "Who is the prefect of Liangzhou now?"

"Your Majesty, the current governor of Liangzhou is Liu Yi."

"Is this person worthy of great use?"

Wu Mingzi's heart trembled, His Majesty's question was very meaningful.

The matter of abolishing the crown prince is very involved, and the prefect Liu must be a man with a strong heart if he is safe and sound.

At present, no one knows what the attitude of this prefect Liu is towards the prince, nor is it clear whether he is the prince's confidant.Although Emperor Yongde cleaned up a group of subordinates of the abolished prince, those who were killed were killed, and those who were exiled were exiled.But who knows if there is anyone who hides deeper in the court.

He didn't dare to make Emperor Yongde wait, so he had to think about his words before replying respectfully: "If your majesty is worried, you can entrust him with this task and see how he will act."

Whether it is loyalty or treachery, you will know once or twice.

He spoke cautiously, and Emperor Yongde seemed to understand the meaning of the words, and his face was slightly relaxed.

"You set off for Liangzhou immediately, and convey my order to order Liangzhou prefect Liu Yi to send [-] troops to block all roads and checkpoints, and arrest the deposed prince Xiao Zhuo. After this time, I don't want to hear the news that the deposed prince is still alive."

"The minister obeys the order."

Wu Mingzi was about to step out of the door of the imperial study when he was stopped by Emperor Yongde:

"How many days will this take?"

Wu Mingzi paused for a moment, turned around, and bowed back: "My minister traveled to Liangzhou starry night, and it should only take three days to seal off all the main roads in Liangzhou, and the deposed prince will never escape again." Opportunity. Within half a month, I will present the deposed crown prince's head to see His Majesty."

Last time he was lucky enough to escape, but this time it may not be so.He didn't believe that even a ten thousand army would not be able to catch the deposed prince.

Unless the deposed prince can fly into the sky.

Emperor Yongde nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Remember, within half a month, I will see people when I live, and corpses when I die."

After Wu Mingzi was sent away, Emperor Yongde left the Hall of Mental Cultivation and drove to the outside of Fengqi Palace.Staring at the palace for a moment, he signaled to the servants and others to wait outside, and walked in slowly.

The Fengqi Palace was desolate, and it was no longer as lively as it used to be when Empress Pei was still alive.

Emperor Yongde walked to a portrait and looked up at the woman above. The beauty was as gentle as water, with a smile on her face, like the warm sun at dusk.

He stared at the person in the portrait, trembling slightly.Suddenly he raised his hand, and tore the portrait off, tearing it to pieces.

Confetti fluttered one after another, like white petals scattered all over the ground in a desolate and lonely palace.

Without looking at the scene behind him, Emperor Yongde quickly walked out of the palace gate.

At this time, an eunuch who had been waiting for a long time walked carefully in front of Emperor Yongde, bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, just received the news that Prince Qi's son has also arrived in Liangzhou."

"Oh?" Emperor Yongde was stunned for a moment, and then a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Sure enough, he couldn't bear it anymore. Could it be God's will?"

(End of this chapter)