Li Junyan and his group, including Sang Jueqian, were all on high alert.

But what they didn't expect was that the next few days were calm. Not to mention encirclement and assassination, there was not even anyone behaving strangely.

Could it be that the emperor and the eldest prince really have no other plans?

Did they think that the previous people were capable, or did they never think of successfully strangling Li Junyan, and those people before were just trying to make things difficult for Li Junyan.

Although I was curious, I couldn't get any answer.

But this also has its advantages. We no longer waste time on the road and have already completed two-thirds of the journey.

In two or three days, they will be able to return to Tingzhou.

But at this moment, urgent news came from Chang'an, eight hundred miles away, that the emperor was critically ill, and he announced that all the princes should enter Chang'an, and that the eldest prince was now the regent.

When Li Junyan first heard the news, he was stunned.

Although the emperor's health was very poor, the imperial physician said that if he took proper care of himself, he could live another one or two years.

But it’s only been a few days, how come he suddenly became critically ill?

Letting the eldest prince be regent, does this mean letting the eldest prince succeed to the throne?

But why are the princes allowed to come to Beijing at this time?

Sang Jueqian watched all this through the screen and found it absurd.

They haven't even reached home yet, and they've been called back.

Isn't this just looking for trouble?

Even if you have a body of iron, you can’t stand running back and forth on the road like this!

But the person who delivered the message was waiting in front of Li Junyan. Li Junyan couldn't say in front of these people that he didn't care about the emperor's health at all.

No matter what he thought in his heart, Li Junyan immediately turned his horse's head and announced that he would return to Chang'an.

This time, they worked day and night without any slackness.

During the day, we can only rest for two hours at most.

On the contrary, you will certainly get tired from running. Horses have already been prepared at the post stations along the way. You can just change horses and continue on your way.

Sang Jueqian frowned as he watched this scene, and tried his best to provide them with good food and drink.

Traveling day and night also has its advantages. After 4 days, they entered Chang'an.

He was exhausted from the journey, but after entering Chang'an he didn't even have time to wash up and went straight to the palace.

He went to the imperial study to ask for a meeting, but there was no response for a long time.

After a long time, the eldest prince came out with his hands behind his back.

The eldest prince stood on the steps and looked down at Li Junyan, "Third brother, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon.

My third brother returned in such a hurry that he probably doesn't know some news yet. Do you know why Father's condition suddenly worsened? It's because someone poisoned him again, which led to this result.

And the one who poisoned the place, as you know, was none other than the Thunder Beast."

The moment he heard this, Li Junyan raised his head and looked straight at the eldest prince, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Being looked at by Li Junyan with such eyes, the eldest prince was horrified, his face showed a moment of panic, and he subconsciously took two steps back.

But only then did he realize how embarrassing such an action was, and he quickly stopped.

The eldest prince had a dark face and felt extremely embarrassed.

He is now the regent and will soon be the new emperor. Why should he still be afraid of Li Junyan?

So what if Li Junyan has a goddess protecting him?

Even a goddess cannot decide who will be the emperor on earth!

As long as the imperial edict was issued, he would be the next emperor by right.

If Li Junyan is dissatisfied, it would be a rebellion. Not only his reputation, but also the goddess would be despised by the world.

Rebelling without cause and starting a war will only lead to the people's suffering.

That is a sinner for all time.

Li Junyan certainly wouldn't dare to do that.

After figuring this out, the eldest prince regained his confidence.

"I know that my third brother and Lei Shou have been like brothers over the years, but to be honest, he is not our blood brother after all. You can only know a person's face but not his heart.

It was only after investigation that I discovered that he was actually a Turkic spy who had been secretly looking for opportunities and deliberately approached you.

Third brother, you have been deceived by him all these years.

If you hadn't trusted him and valued him, he wouldn't have been able to hold such a position at such a young age. He wouldn't have had the chance to poison again.

Although your soft-heartedness has led to a serious mistake, considering that you did not do it on purpose and that you are my father's biological son, my brother, I will plead with my father to spare you from a severe punishment."

The eldest prince spoke one sentence after another, and Li Junyan's eyes slowly turned red.

I'm totally angry.

Lei Shou is a member of the Lei family, and the Lei family is full of loyal and brave people, all of them are brave and good at fighting, and love their country and the people.

On the battlefield that year, the Lei family fought bravely, and Lei Shou's two brothers died on the battlefield.

Such a brave and loyal minister was actually framed by the eldest prince as a Turkic spy and was even accused of regicide. This was simply too much.

Li Junyan took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice, "How do you know for sure that the Thunder Beast is a spy? What evidence do you have?"

The eldest prince sighed and shook his head, "Third brother, could it be that in your heart, I, your eldest brother, am actually a confused person?

How could I dare to say such a thing if I didn't have concrete evidence? I personally caught him meeting with the Turks and found the poison that the emperor had been poisoned with on them.

There were also letters exchanged, and the handwriting on them was all in Lei Shou's handwriting. The ink was not dry yet, and there was a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table. It was obvious that he had just written them.

This was not only witnessed by me, but also by several other ministers who received the news with me.

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