In the end, Li Biao took the jade bottle and went home to think about it for a long time. He didn't dare to order any of his subordinates to do it. After all, most of the forces in the palace had been eliminated by King Jing.
He had no choice but to do it himself and lead his team to patrol the palace from time to time.
Lu Zhixing stood on a high place and asked Liu Bai, "Has Li Biao been here on patrol these days?"
"Not every day, but much more active than before. Before, he wouldn't show up for patrol for ten days or half a month."
"Li Biao is the prince's man. He has no way to get rid of the prince. I guess the prince finally couldn't bear it anymore." Lu Zhixing knew that Lu Yanzhou had started to act. Song Yushu was right, as long as the emperor's favor was not on Lu Yanzhou.
Whether he is still the prince or not, he will not be able to help but take action.
When he returned to the palace and told Song Yushu about this, Song Yushu pondered for a moment, "Li Biao is the commander of the Imperial Guards. He personally patrols the area, so it's only natural that he will patrol where the emperor is."
"There's only one reason why he does this so frequently, and that's because Lu Yanzhou poisoned him."
Lu Zhixing also nodded. "The Crown Prince doesn't have many people under his control. Even if he wants to force the emperor to abdicate, he doesn't have the ability or the courage to do so."
"How long has he been on patrol? Is it time to tell the emperor?" Song Yushu picked up an official document and looked for Li Biao's entry into the palace.
"I have already told Li Guiquan about this matter through a spy. I believe that the emperor will summon me soon." Lu Zhixing curled his lips. His father's attitude towards Lu Yanzhou was not simply doting, but just using him.
Now that this tool is rebelling against him, how furious would he be?
As expected, the emperor's summons arrived soon, before Lu Zhixing even finished his lunch.
Song Yushu stood in the middle of the yard and looked up at the gloomy sky. "Soon, the sun will come out."
Song Chun appeared behind her holding a stack of secret letters, "Master."
"You deliver these secret letters to the loyal ministers and tell our people that it's time to start the general cleaning." Song Yushu gathered his cloak, a determined smile on his face.
"yes!"
Imperial study.
"Bang--" Li Biao was caught by Lu Zhixing on the spot when he was giving the drug. Li Guiquan ordered his men to tie him up and throw him directly in front of the emperor.
"How dare you! How dare you murder His Majesty!" Li Guiquan shouted harshly.
Li Biao, who was captured, looked as pale as death. He knew that this was the end of his road, but he couldn't let Lu Yanzhou stay out of it!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am also being coerced by the Crown Prince!"
Looking at Li Biao squirming on the ground, the emperor was so angry that his face turned blue. His health was already poor, and now he was poisoned!
Dean Fan, who was standing nearby, knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, this poison is extremely cruel. If the person who poisoned it doesn't give us the antidote, there is nothing you can do!"
The emperor nearly fainted. He clutched his chest and gasped for air. "Call, call the prince!"
When Lu Yanzhou arrived upon being summoned, he greeted him with a puzzled expression, "I wonder why the Emperor summoned me so urgently?"
"Rebellious son! Rebellious son!" The emperor grabbed the document from the table and threw it at Lu Yanzhou. "How dare you poison me?! Now there is witnesses and evidence, what else do you have to say?!"
"Father, Prince Jing's world is now his. Who would dare to say no to what he says?" Lu Yanzhou remained calm, letting the official documents fall on him. "I stay at home every day. Who can I call on now?"
Before the emperor could say anything, Li Biao burst into a barrage of curses, "Lu Yanzhou, it's fine that you threatened me with poisoning, but now you're trying to deny it? Luckily, I was careful!"
"When I got the poison you gave me, I stored half of it under the rockery in your yard! As long as we take it out and compare it, we'll know if it's you who gave it to me!"
Li Biao is not a fool. He knows the consequences of not obeying Lu Yanzhou and the consequences of obeying him. If he lets Lu Yanzhou push the blame, his family will suffer even more miserably.
He would drag Lu Yanzhou down with him even if he died! As long as he and Lu Yanzhou died together, he would be the only one to die. If Lu Yanzhou was still alive, his entire family would be slaughtered by Lu Yanzhou!
Hearing Li Biao say this, Lu Yanzhou's face turned pale, but he could only deny it, "Your son has absolutely no involvement in this matter!"
"Search! Li Guiquan, take people to search his house!" The emperor did not expect that Lu Yanzhou would want his life. He now wished he could stomp to death the child he had raised since childhood.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Guiquan turned and was about to leave, but the emperor stopped him, "Wait, Prince Jing, you come too!"
Finally, when Lu Zhixing brought Li Guiquan back, he was holding a small paper bag in his hand, which he handed to Dean Fan.
"Your Majesty, this is the poison you were given!" Dean Fan said with certainty after examining it. "This medicine is hard to find in the world. Even if someone could imitate it, it wouldn't be exactly the same."
These words immediately stopped Lu Yanzhou from making any excuses. He slumped to the ground, looking at Dean Fan with resentment, "You're even King Jing's man!"
"Your Highness, the imperial physician in your palace is my father. I will not let my father fall into danger." Dean Fan responded calmly.
"Alright!" The emperor was so angry that he almost fainted. He wanted to kill this unfilial son immediately, but he didn't want Lu Zhixing's family to dominate the country. He could only wave his hand and said, "Send the prince to the East Palace for guarding. Without my order, no one is allowed to see him!"
This means he wants to save the prince's life. After doing such a thing, the emperor still wants to maintain the balance of the political situation?
"Your Majesty! The Chief Procuratorate Officer Jiang Siyuan requests to see you." A eunuch came to report with a nervous look on his face.
"No!" The emperor didn't want to see anyone at this time.
"There are also five great ministers, and officials from the Dali Temple all want to see Your Majesty. They say that they have evidence of the prince's guilt and must present it to Your Majesty..." The young eunuch's face turned pale, but he could only report the truth.
It's over.
Lu Yanzhou knew that he could no longer keep his position as the crown prince. He was completely suppressed by King Jing, and the ministers had already sided with King Jing. Even if the emperor protected him, he would no longer be able to win the hearts of the people.
After being gloomy for a long time, the sky finally brightened. The setting sun shone on Song Yushu's body. She sat in the rocking chair and pulled at her cloak. A pair of big hands helped her tie the rope of the cloak.
Song Yushu held his hand and asked, "Is it over?"
"It's over." Lu Zhixing tucked the hair beside her ear, "From now on, no one can stop you from doing what you want to do."
"What if I want to continue to be an official?"
"what ever."
"Then you are not allowed to take a concubine."
"good."
The emperor of the Dayan Dynasty died a year later, and the former King Jing, now the crown prince, succeeded to the throne. He had only one sickly and disfigured queen in his life, whom he doted on and rarely appeared in public.
The queen's brother, feeling sorry for his sister's disfigurement, also donned a mask and became a high-ranking eunuch in the Dayan Dynasty...
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