Chapter 542： end (top)

   Emperor Jingyan and his ministers were surrounded by the front and back of Lin'an City. The emperor called the two princes and said, "I asked someone to send you out. Whoever survives will inherit the throne."

The two children were very frightened and not happy. The seven-year-old Eighth Prince couldn't help but ask, "Father, can the world be peaceful?"

Emperor Jingyan remained silent, he just asked someone to take the two princes down separately, and divided the armed forces that were secretly protecting him into two parts.

"Go to General Yuan and Qi Xiuyuan..." At this time, the emperor realized that he didn't have anyone he could trust. It would be great if Mrs. Yan was still alive...

Emperor Jingyan wanted to break out of the encirclement, but the second prince didn't want to kill the monarch again in front of everyone's eyes, so he sent envoys over, willing to honor Emperor Jingyan as the supreme emperor.

Emperor Jingyan had been confused for a lifetime, and had a worried personality for a lifetime, but this time he was very determined. He did not promise to be the emperor, but sent people to break out at night.

The 50,000 Imperial Army soldiers rushed out under the orders of the Imperial Imperial Army Commander, just to give the two princes a chance to survive. Emperor Jingyan and the ministers who followed him sat in the tent and listened to the shouts of killing outside all night.

When it was about to dawn, the dark guard commander came in covered in blood to report; "Your Majesty, the eighth prince and the tenth prince are gone." And whether they can escape the pursuit depends on their ability.

"Your Majesty, let the commander of the Imperial Army **** you away, there are old officials waiting here."

Emperor Jingyan shook his head slightly and sighed: "I can't go away, thank you Zhongqing's family for being with you these few days. The second son's **** shouldn't embarrass you, and then you will also accept this tough temper and let him go. go."

"Holy!"

"I'm getting old. If one of the two princes builds a country in the future, I'll have to rely on the help of the ministers, so you have to take care of your health."

In the evening, when the setting sun was like blood, the rebels of the second prince and the Western Xia cavalry joined forces to take down the emperor's 50,000 forbidden army and rushed into the middle tent.

Emperor Jingyan sat in the middle tent wearing a dragon robe, looked up at the Xixia general, turned his head to look at the second prince, and asked, "If you say you want this throne, just say it, I will let you. So what? Why do you want to rebel at this time of trouble? Da Zhou is about to die, and I don't want to be the king of the subjugated country."

The second prince said with an expressionless face: "My father said so, but I may not think so in my heart. After the Jingzhao Incident more than 20 years ago, everyone said that Da Zhou was going to die, but didn't he die? The situation has improved this time. , Xixia and my Great Zhou alliance again, my Great Zhou must be prosperous for a hundred years, how can you say that the country will be subjugated?"

Emperor Jingyan said angrily: "Xixia slaughtered my people, do you think the people would agree to make peace? Qi Haoran is still leading the troops to fight against Xixia."

A sneer appeared on the second prince's face, "If the royal father really thinks so, why would he leave Qin Xiang's life? Don't you also want to make peace with Xixia? But the conditions for Xixia are more favorable."

Emperor Jingyan choked and was speechless. He really planned to do so, but he didn't have time to do it yet.

The courtiers kneeling below Emperor Jingyan looked at the emperor in disbelief. It turned out that this was the reason why the emperor kept Prime Minister Qin in the palace and did not kill him.

Several of the upright courtiers only felt ashes in their hearts.

Emperor Jingyan then looked at Qin Xiang and asked, "I clearly promised you, why are you doing this?"

Qin Xiang did not speak.

"For more than 20 years, I have asked myself that I have treated you well. Even if the people asked to execute you before, I will protect you with all my strength..."

"Your Majesty," Qin Xiang interrupted him, "it's already happened, it's useless to talk about it, you can just say what you want."

Emperor Jingyan choked, looked down at the courtiers kneeling below, and said, "Don't hold them accountable."

Qin Xiang showed a smile and said: "Naturally, several adults are the pillars of the country. As long as they know the current affairs, the new emperor will not embarrass them, but rely on them."

The second prince nodded.

Emperor Jingyan closed his eyes slightly, and the guards outside came in and took the other people away, and some inner servants came in to bathe and change the clothes for Emperor Jingyan.

Even if he was going to die, he could die decently because he was the emperor.

The second prince was a little fidgety sitting in another tent, Qin Xiang immediately got up and said, "Your Majesty, let this minister go and take the late emperor for a ride."

The second prince rolled his eyes and couldn't ask for it. After all, he was his own father. If he really wanted to kill him, he would have to bear a lot of psychological pressure.

Prime Minister Qin brought a pot of poisonous wine to see the emperor. The emperor had finished grooming and was eating his last meal.

The inner servants retreated after seeing this, and the soldiers were guarded by layers outside. Because the second prince was waiting for the last moment, he didn't realize that those people were all from Xixia, and his guards had been arranged to the other side.

The    emperor looked at Qin Xiang.

Qin Xiang sat opposite him, looking at the emperor who was about the same age as him, but more than 20 years older than him and sighed, saying, "Your Majesty, you and I have been good for 20 years, but it's a pity that you have been two years old. You shouldn't be suspicious of me."

Emperor Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "It turns out that everything was calculated by you, yes, the situation started to get out of control after I killed your minions, their corpses were vegetarian, what's wrong with killing them? Come and fight with me."

Qin Xiang sneered, shook his head and said, "So you shouldn't be suspicious of your ministers. Without your ministers, you really can't do anything. The ministers and Mrs. Yan have spoiled you over the years."

Speaking of this, he sank his face and said, "It's true that their corpse is a vegetarian meal, and it's true that they should be punished for their crimes. If the emperor's methods are open and honest to let them subdue the law, at most, the minister will fight with you, and there will be no cause for the back. With so many things, do you think that the gangsters from the chaotic party are ordered by the ministers? However, it is the ministers that they most want to kill, not your majesty."

"Without Da Zhou, not only the royal family of the Guo family will die, but my Qin family will also be exterminated. It's a pity that you can't see this, otherwise many things will not happen in the future. You are still fine at this time. In front of your emperor, I am still in front of my prime minister."

Emperor Jingyan was not smart, but more than 20 years ago, he had two advantages, one was that he could listen to the opinions of his courtiers, and the other was that he was diligent in government.

Except that he did not listen to the opinions of his courtiers about giving up Jingzhao Mansion and fleeing to the south, Emperor Jingyan performed well in the five years after he arrived in Lin'an City. Settle down.

But the emperor gradually became lazy, the number of concubines and concubines in the harem increased, and the wealthy life in Jiangnan gradually recovered, the emperor became more and more hedonistic, and naturally became more and more stupid. The emperor handles government affairs.