Chapter 5 Disappear

In the 36th year of Changyuan, on October 20, Princess Shuning married the State of Lu and was escorted by Prince Qi Ming with 3,000 elite soldiers. The next day, the third prince Qi Qing suddenly fell ill. Since then, he has been out of his mind and went to Kagura Palace to recuperate.

On October 29, the whole capital was cloudy, and the palace was full of suffocating tension. Rumors that Emperor Qi would be removed from the throne were scattered in all corners of the court, and all the people of the palace were talking about it.

The Empress Dowager.

In the 37 years since his accession to the throne, Emperor Qi has never set foot in the imperial palace. However, on this day, Emperor Qi broke the silence of 37 years. According to the records of the historian of the State of Qi, Emperor Qi stayed from morning until evening. No one knew what he and the Empress Dowager were talking about, but according to the palace people outside the door of the Empress Dowager's Hall, when Emperor Qi walked out of the Empress Dowager Hall that day, he did very Strange move.

He raised his head with his hands, laughed at Gong E and the palace people, and shouted: I will never stay in this place full of dead people in the world, no, even dead people.

No one knew why Emperor Qi did such a thing until later people thought that Emperor Qi's words and deeds were due to pressure from the royal family and the court. During the 37-year reign, the extremely cruel monarch created countless bloodshed. Many innocent people were sentenced to death sentences. A large amount of wealth of Qi was gathered in the palace by the emperor with extremely harsh taxes. In addition to despair, the only hope of the people living in deep fire is It is this cruel monarch who can return to heaven as soon as possible, so that their life can be better.

Not only the people, but also the royal family and court ministers are extremely disappointed with the monarch, but in a monarchy country, even if the monarch has a great fault, as a minister, he must be loyal to his monarch. Talented young people just linger in restaurants every day and have long been concerned about the affairs of the country.

At night, it rained unprecedented heavily in the capital.

In the main hall, Emperor Qi leaned on the enchanting throne, and the dark night mixed with the sound of pouring rain was isolated by the vermilion door. The orange wick beating in the hall suddenly appeared. Xiao Luo, a palace man standing next to Emperor Qi, was silent, but silently lowered his head.

"Xiao Luo, I want to entrust you with one thing."

"Your Majesty, if you have anything to tell me to do it, I will do my best."

"If there is a chance, give this to the fourth prince. Whether it's ten or twenty years, you have to give this bag to him. If he dies, you will burn it.

Xiao Luo took the black brocade bag given to him by Emperor Qi with both hands, and could faintly see several symbols embroidered on it under the light of the candlelight, which were strange symbols that Xiao Luo had never seen before. He looked at the bag in his hand, which was wrapped in dense needles and seemed to be a bag without a mouth.

"Yes, emperor, I will definitely give this bag to the fourth prince." Xiao Luo couldn't understand why Emperor Qi didn't give it to the fourth prince himself. Is it true that the rumor in the palace is that Emperor Qi is about to be abolished?

"I remember when I first came here, it rained heavily, but now I'm leaving. It's still raining heavily. I don't know if it's God's will. Xiao Luo, do you like this world?

"Like? The world?" Xiao Luo was speechless by the sudden question. He didn't know how to answer it. No one asked him this question. Never, even he himself had seriously thought about the so-called world, so-called likes.

"Do you like this world? Do you feel very happy living in this world?

"I don't know."

"I don't know that I thought this was a happy world, full of dead people, no, not even dead people. I don't know whether I'm alive or dead... I don't know... I don't know..."

The sound became weaker and weaker, and suddenly the door of the main hall was rudely opened, and the cold wind mixed with the sound of rainstorm poured in. Xiao Luo looked at the dozens of court ministers who rushed in, led by Zhao Shun and Zhao Cheng. On the left stood Lin Zhiyuan and Lin Zongbing. On the right side of Zhao Shun stood the Empress Dowager Renyu, who had never stepped on the main hall, and King Xingle stood behind the Empress Dowager with his head down. The whole main hall has long been surrounded by hundreds of forbidden troops.

"Please abdication."

Except for the Empress Dowager Renyu, everyone knelt down.

Emperor Qi still leaned lazily on the huge throne and looked at the empress dowager, who was still full of momentum and power although she was over half a hundred years old, and then said leisurely, "Empress dowager, do you know why the late emperor did not set me as the king of Xingle and made me emperor?"

"Your biological mother, the soft concubine, died in childbirth. I think the former emperor is to compensate you and your mother."

"Is that so? Empress Dowager, you should remember the strange birthmarks on the emperor's body. Emperor Qi slowly rolled up his left sleeve, and the fiery lines on his white arm were reflected in everyone's eyes. It was a string of symbols that no one had seen before, but Xiao Luo beside him was surprised to find that the lines on Emperor Qi's arm seemed to be exactly the same as those on the black brocade bag. He tried his best to calm down his inner puzzles, but lowered his head and said nothing.

"The late emperor, there did be this birthmark on the late emperor..." Empress Dowager Renyu looked at the bright red birthmark, as if she had returned to her youth. "I once asked the late emperor why there was such a strange birthmark in his hand, but unfortunately the late emperor never answered."

"Of course he won't answer you. This is a symbol that only we can understand. Only those who have this symbol can become monarchs." Emperor Qi's eyes gradually became crazy, and his voice became obviously louder, "Haha... Don't you want me to abdicates? I will fulfill your group of things that are not as good as dead people.

Before everyone saw what had happened, Emperor Qi's body gradually disappeared like fine sand with the cold wind pouring into the main hall, and everything was like a dream.

Changyuan 36th, October 29. On this day, the brutal monarch who ruled the State of Qi for 37 years ended his rule in a very dramatic way, which also became an inaccessible secret of the State of Qi.

In the Jiaotai Hall, which is far away from the main hall, which is the place where the queen canonized and receives congratulations from the court ministers, Qi Xian, the second prince born to the concubine Yan, found the body of Empress Shunde in the Jiaotai Hall. The cause of death of Empress Shunde was publicly known to the public, but the real cause of death is unknown.

At the same time, in a small town 500 miles away from Cangguo, Qi Yu, Liumu and Princess Yiyan were assassinated. A total of six assassins, all of whom were well-trained masters.

The team that married the State of Lu and was escorted along the way by the eldest prince Qi Ming was attacked at this moment before they left their own country. A total of ten assassins, all of whom were killed by Lian Zhen without exception.

King Jinheng, who held 100,000 military power, left the capital for the southernmost Moon Palace as early as the day after Qi Yu and Liumu left Qi. Yanzhou, hundreds of miles away from the capital, is guarding 170,000 troops, of which 100,000 are from King Jinheng, while the other 70,000 are from Long Zaitian, General Long.

Although the death of Queen Shunde, the princes were assassinated, and hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in Yanzhou at the same time, nothing attracted much attention, but in the years after the end of the military lift on October 29, people began to doubt all kinds of things at that time. Some people thought it was a long-planned court. In the coup, the queen was killed first, and the two princes were born after the queen was assassinated, so that King Xingle could justly inherit the throne.

Such speculation planted an indelible seed in the heart of the weak Xingle King, making him feel that he had killed Emperor Qi all the time. He would definitely be rejected by the world. On the other hand, this contradictory monarch is eager to become a holy monarch and have strong power. . Two contradictions repeatedly appeared in the heart of the king of Xingle. It can be said that although they have won the throne, they have worked very hard to live.

However, the most irresistible thing for King Xingle is that his brother disappeared in that way... without leaving any trace.