In the dim cell, a ray of sunlight was like a beam of light, penetrated through the window and penetrated directly into the ground. Wuling King Xiao Yuan was looking at the sunlight on the ground, and then looking at the small window, suddenly he thought of a word:

The four walls form the mouth, and one person in the mouth is a prisoner.

Looking around, the small cell was clean and tidy. If it weren't for a row of wooden fences, it would be like a Zen room, and you could recite the Buddhist scriptures.

After being arrested and imprisoned, Xiao Yuanzheng only made a statement to defend himself once, but when he saw that there was no effect, he was too lazy to struggle.

Someone wants him to die, and he must die, it is useless to say more.

Xiao Yuanzheng felt that since things had come to this point and that his son seemed to be able to save his life, he no longer made unnecessary struggles.

She had not been in the world for too long. In addition to missing her wife and children, Xiao Yuanzheng also remembered his late father Xiao Ji and his younger brothers who were far away in Chang'an.

His father, King Xiao Ji of Wuling, was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozu (Xiao Yan). He was in charge of Shu and later led his army to advance eastward to attack King Xiao Lun of Shaoling who occupied the rebellion in Jingzhou.

As a result, the Wei State (Western Wei) took the opportunity to attack Yizhou. Xiao Ji led his troops back to rescue him. He was in a state of confusion and was defeated and died.

The Wei army captured Shu, and the sons of King Wuling became prisoners, and the prince Xiao Yuanzhao also died. At that time, Xiao Yuan, the second-ranked family, was serving as the county magistrate of Sizhou and escaped.

He became the only son of King Wuling who stayed in Liang State, and then inherited the title of King Wuling and kept a low profile.

Several years have passed, and Xiao Yuanzheng did not expect that he could not escape death. Someone tried to make a big prison and kill dissidents, but he was conspired to be considered dissidents by the master.

Xiao Yuan was closing his eyes, thinking about who might be the mastermind.

Not long ago, on the night of the Lantern Festival, a fire broke out in Taicheng, and another royal family led their troops to break into Taicheng at night. It seemed that they were about to launch a palace revolution, causing a lot of trouble.

Afterwards, the mastermind behind the scenes was actually King Xiao Dong of Yuzhang.

Xiao Yuan didn't believe this result, because he did nothing, and was reported to him and said he had conspired with Xiao Dong.

Therefore, like Xiao Dong, he was both framed.

Xiao Yuanzheng felt that he and Xiao Dong were both idle princes and did not block any way, but were framed and wanted to die. So, what exactly did the mastermind behind the scenes want to do?

There is no doubt that the ultimate goal is the throne.

Xiao Dong and his two younger brothers are the legitimate grandsons of Prince Zhaoming, so they are the candidates who have a lot of calls for succession to the throne.

As the son of King Wuling, Xiao Yuanzheng is not as good as Xiao Dong, but he is also the grandson of Emperor Gaozu (Xiao Yan), and is the uncle (counselor) of the young emperor this year.

Moreover, he has many troops under his command, and there are nearly 10,000 heroes who serve. If he serves in Jiankang, he will be able to cause great trouble at critical moments.

If you work outside and raise an army to save the king, you can do your best.

If the mastermind behind the scenes wants to seek the throne, he must cut off the royal family closest to the young emperor, first solve the grandson of Prince Zhaoming, and then deal with the young emperor's uncles.

His cousin was killed, and then it was his uncles' turn.

So, either the Xiangdong King, who is assisting in the administration, will become the mastermind behind the scenes, or the King of Xiangdong is the mastermind.

Because after being the Prince of Zhaoming and the adult royal family of King Wuling, the relationship between the King of Xiangdong and the young emperor was closest.

Of course, there is also King Xiao Ying of Luling, who is very close to each other, but this person is a fool and is out of reach. It is unknown whether he can save his family business.

Xiao Yuan was opening his eyes, looking at the light spots on the ground, thinking about whether his speculation was correct.

On the Double Ninth Festival, the assassin pretended to be the Princess of Xiangdong and took the Prince of Xiangdong to meet the emperor, and then assassinated the emperor. The Prince of Xiangdong died on the spot.

The King of Xiangdong should not be the mastermind, because the tiger will not eat its own children.

Now that the young emperor has ascended the throne, the princes have become emperor uncles. So many emperor uncles cannot make excuses to kill them, and the kings will not sit still and wait for death.

Therefore, when the Lantern Festival incident occurs, the mastermind may have someone else. He must take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and make the Xiangdong King, who is assisting in government, suffer from doubts. Only then can the mastermind continue to act.

If so, Poyang King Xiao Fan would be very suspicious.

Xiao Yuanzheng remembered that when Emperor Gaozu was still there, someone reported that the Poyang King had privately stored food and grass and recruited heroes, with a bad intention.

There are many brothers of King Poyang, and many former officials. The father and son have been guarding Huainan for the past ten years. Their strong troops under their command have performed extraordinaryly. Once there is something wrong with Jiankang, the troops in Huainan will soon be at the city.

Xiao Yuan was thinking about it, and suddenly his eyes froze.

He thought of someone, that is, the governor of Xuzhou, who had great military achievements and the Duke of Xinping, Li Li.

Li Li is now in charge of Huaibei. This man and his capable subordinates are from Poyang, and they are inevitably related to the Poyang Prince's Mansion. Once the Poyang King gets help from this person, it is impossible to win the title.

Xiao Yuanzheng knew that Li Li was appreciated and promoted by the late emperor, and thus gained his current status.

When the late emperor and the crown prince died one after another, Li Li was helpless in the court, just like a dog with a lost family. The only ones who could barely rely on were the King of Poyang and his son.

Therefore, once Li Li falls to King Poyang, King Poyang will definitely be brave.

In the future, if you do something to depose and establish a new title, you don’t even have to worry about the troops from all over the country going to Beijing to fight against rebellion, because Li Li, the tiger, is enough to defeat any opponent.

Then, even if the King of Poyang is not the mastermind behind the assassination of the emperor on Double Ninth Festival, it is very likely that the mastermind behind the Lantern Festival incident will be the mastermind behind the Lantern Festival incident.

First use conspiracy and tricks to eliminate dissidents, and then deal with the King of Xiangdong. Once the King of Poyang and his son obtain the power of regent as they wish, they may...

Xiao Yuan was thinking, his breathing was a little rapid, but his mood quickly calmed down.

The King of Xiangdong could think of things that he could think of, and the princes... the kings could think of, even if they could not think of it, there would be reminders from the assistant minister.

There are so many smart people in the court who are civil and military, so they will also think of it.

Xiao Yuan was looking at the cell where he was in, and suddenly felt a little relaxed: this place would not be vacant for too long, and residents would keep changing.

So, he just took one step first and reunited with his father and brother.

One after another, someone will come, which is very lively.

......

Early in the morning, Chang'an, the palace.

At the palace gate, Li Yisun led the guards and soldiers, arranged on both sides, like a guard of ceremonies.

As a general of the imperial guards, his duty was to guard the palace. Now he guarded the palace gate and his appearance was related to the court's face, so he dared not slacken.

The civil and military officials who attended the court were about to enter the palace, so there was no mistake at the scene.

However, this was like the duty of the guard of honor, which made Li Yisun feel uncomfortable. He missed the mountains and rivers of Quenan, and rode his horse and rushed into the enemy formation with great pleasure.

However, Que Nan fell, and Li Yisun and Que Nan's generals could only lead their subordinates and their relatives to Guanzhong west.

Although the court still had appointment, whenever he thought that Que Nan was still in the opponent, Li Yisun and others were unhappy and always wanted to fight back one day.

It was just as the war was preparing for the horse that Otsukazu (Prime Minister) suddenly passed away, and the political situation was in turmoil, and the court suddenly changed its name.

The emperor abdicated the emperor to the position of Yuwen Jue, the son of the Dazhongzi, and the Duke of Zhou. Later, Yuwen Jue called the Heavenly King and founded the country as "Zhou".

Therefore, the Wei State's destiny ended, and starting this year, they were subjects of the Zhou State.

At that time when dynasties changed, stability was the first priority in everything, so in recent years, the court would not use troops to the outside world unless it had to be forced.

For Li Yisun, I don’t know when it will be possible to return to Quenan’s hometown.

As he thought about it, he thought of his sworn brother Li Li.

In a blink of an eye, fourteen years have passed, and Li Li is no longer the same. Li Yisun and Li Li often have letters and can communicate with each other once a year, so they know that Li Li is the governor of Xuzhou of Liang State and the Duke of Xinping.

Li Li was in charge of Huaibei, facing Qi, and became a general of Fangzhen, with great military achievements.

He repeatedly defeated the Qi army, killed Duan Shao, the pillar of Qi, and repelled the Qi emperor's imperial commander.

In the face of Yidi's achievements, Li Yisun's performance in the past ten years has been overshadowed. Que Nan fell, and they were like wrecked dogs living in Chang'an.

Civil and military officials lined up to enter the palace. Li Yisun saw a person ahead, but it was the Taifu, Datongzhu, and Duke of Chu Zhao Gui.

When the team passed by the palace gate, Li Yisun looked at Zhao Gui's back and began to think.

Last year, the court reformed and implemented the Six Official System, saying that it was to follow the Zhou rituals. Now that Wei and Zhou have changed, the official system has continued.

The six officials and their superiors are the Dazhongzhu, the Dasitu, the Dasitu, the Spring Office, the Dazima, the Dasima, the Xia Office, the Dasiko, the Dasiko, the Autumn Office, and the Dasikong.

Li Yisun thought about the new official system and knew that the Spring Office was the Grand Priest of the Tomb. If he had the power to command all officials, he would be equivalent to the Prime Minister.

Otsukazuka was originally appointed by Yuwen Tai. Yuwen Tai died last year and his eldest son Yuwen Jue succeeded him.

Now, Yuwen Jue Seize ascended the throne, and was called the Heavenly King and the Datuan Priest, and was appointed as the founder of the founder Zhao Gui.

However, Zhao Gui, the Datongzhu, is actually famous but not powerful. His power has been firmly held by the new Grand Sima and Duke of Jin Yuwen Hu.

The Grand Sima himself was in charge of military power and obtained the real power of the Grand Sima. Therefore, the one who said the same thing in the dynasty was neither the Heavenly King Yuwen Jue nor the Grand Sima who was the one who assisted the government, and the Duke of Jin Yuwen Hu.

Yuwen Hu was Yuwen Jue's cousin. Before Yuwen Tai died, he asked Yuwen Hu to assist his cousin.

Although Yuwen Hu has little experience and no achievements, with the support of Duke Yan Yu Jin and Duke Zhao Li Bi, Yuwen Hu has at least been at the moment of rescuing the situation.

But Li Yisun heard that Duke of Chu Zhao Gui and Duke of Wei Dugu Xin were still dissatisfied with Yuwen Hu's regent.

Zhao Gui was one of the heroes who supported Yuwen Tai in power, Dugu Xin's son-in-law Yuwen Yu, and was Yuwen Tai's eldest son.

Zhao Gui is now a famous and untrue master of the Great Tomb, and Dugu Xin, who was originally the Grand Marshal, was replaced by Yuwen Hu. He lost his military power and became a noble but powerless Taibao. It is natural for the two of them to be dissatisfied with Yuwen Hu.

Especially Zhao Gui, his dissatisfaction was beyond words, and he was thanks to Yu Jin, who was more experienced and older, otherwise things would have been a big deal.

Li Yisun doesn't want to get involved in such a thing, he just needs to be loyal to his duties.

After a while, a team came from the palace. Li Yisun looked closely and couldn't help but be stunned: It was Little Sima Yuchi Gang who came.

Little Sima was in charge of the central army (the imperial guard), while Yuchi Gang was Yuwen Tai's nephew and Yuwen Hu's cousin, so he must be Yuwen Hu's person.

Suddenly bringing troops here at this moment means...

Once each palace gate is closed, the palace is like the word "mouth". Someone in it will naturally become a "prisoner".

Thinking of this, Li Yisun was moved: No, Duke Chu is a hero and there are many former generals in the army. Do you really want to take action?

But Yuchi Gang shouted loudly from left to right: "Close the palace gate, close the palace gate immediately!"
Chapter completed!