Liang Zhen never left Ganlin Palace again, and stayed here for the next few days to guard Zhu Yunxuan. Zhu Yunxuan ignored him and didn't drive anyone away. He just assumed that he didn't exist. The two maintained this strange and delicate balance. Rarely at peace.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Yunxuan woke up from his dream, sat up in a daze, covered his chest unconsciously, and felt his heart beating fast. Gao An, who was vigilant for him, woke up when he heard the movement, quickly lit the palace lantern in the bedroom, and came to him and asked him in a low voice, "Your Majesty is having a nightmare? Would you like a servant to ask someone to bring you some hot water? ?"

Zhu Yunxuan suddenly recalled the scene in the dream. He dreamed that a big hole had opened in his stomach, and the blood-covered child crawled out of it and watched him cry non-stop. It was resentment, and even the tears that fell were red. The trembling hand slowly moved down, gently stroking the bulging abdomen, feeling a slight noise inside, Zhu Yunxuan closed his eyes, withdrew his hand and did not dare to touch it again.

"What time is it?"

"It's just a moment, it's still early, Your Majesty, please sleep for a while."

Gao An persuaded in a low voice, Zhu Yunxuan had a severe headache, and the nightmare just now still made him linger. He couldn't fall asleep now. Noticing that the lights in the outer hall seemed to be still on, he asked Gao An: "Why aren't the lights outside turned off? ?"

"...King Zhao is outside and hasn't slept."

Zhu Yunxuan's eyes darkened, and he didn't ask any more questions.

In the dimly lit hall, Liang Zhen sat cross-legged on the couch, with all kinds of gadgets woven from bamboo leaves piled up in front of him.

The only palace lantern that was still lit only enveloped the small square where he was sitting, making his figure even more lonely.

Zhu Yunxuan stood in the dark for a while, Liang Zhen seemed to be aware of it, raised his eyes to look at the place where he was standing, and hooked the corner of his lips: "Why is Your Majesty awake at this hour, can't you sleep?"

Zhu Yunxuan, who was seen through, was embarrassed for a moment, and the night light helped him cover up the past well. After a brief hesitation, he stepped forward, sat on the couch, and picked up the things in front of him.

It was a monkey woven from bamboo. In addition, there were cats, dogs, chickens, rabbits, horses, sheep... All kinds of dolls woven from bamboo leaves were all lifelike and very funny.

"King Zhao doesn't sleep at night, just doing this? Why don't you light a few more lights?"

"Your Majesty, I told you that I am used to a room without light," Liang Zhen explained with a smile, "These bamboo leaves have been soaked in a special potion first, and they are very tough. It is most suitable to make up these little things, my minister. When I was a child, I didn’t have any other toys, so I made these things myself to play, at that time I could only use fresh bamboo leaves that I just folded, and the things I made were always soft, so it’s not as good as this.”

"Where did the bamboo leaves come from at this season?"

"Your Majesty forgot that the Tangquan Village is warmer than other places all year round. There is a bamboo forest there. The last time His Majesty saw it, these were specially sent by the minister."

Zhu Yunxuan pursed the corners of his lips lightly: "...Why are you making this up?"

Liang Zhen lowered his eyes and smiled: "Your Majesty has not spoken to this minister for a long time."

Zhu Yunxuan's expression was slightly condensed, and there was a little bit of alertness in his eyes. He didn't answer the question, and the candlelight of the palace lantern was reflected in Liang Zhen's dark eyes, and it became more and more dark: "These are for His Majesty's children. There is no chance."

Zhu Yunxuan's heart sank: "What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty," Liang Zhen sighed, "the abortion pill will only kill you, even if you don't want this child, you still have to give birth to him..."

"I can kill him when I was born." Zhu Yunxuan reminded coldly.

Liang Zhen smiled and shook his head: "You won't, you are so soft-hearted and kind, the only people you hate are the ministers, this child is given to you by the ministers, you don't want it, but when he is really born, he is a living life. Now, if you don't like it, it's impossible to kill him."

Zhu Yunxuan looked even colder: "You take it for granted, how much do you think you know me?"

Liang Zhen looked at him quietly: "Your Majesty... Are you going to deal with the minister? How many days do you have to sit here and talk to your majesty? Is there still a chance for the minister... to take a look at this child?"

Zhu Yunxuan looked back at him calmly: "If I had known today, why was it in the first place."

"I don't regret it... I'm just curious. How your Majesty intends to deal with this minister. Your Majesty is really capable..."

Zhu Yunxuan's pupils shrank: "You know, why don't you resist?"

Liang Zhen chuckled and whispered: "Is it useful to resist? Since Your Majesty has decided to do it, at least you are 80% sure? I am afraid that resistance will be in vain."

"So you're going to just grab it now, don't you?"

The smile in Liang Zhen's eyes deepened: "As long as Your Majesty has this ability, this minister will naturally fulfill you."

Zhu Yunxuan looked at him vigilantly, as if evaluating the credibility of his words, Liang Zhen pondered: "Duke Dingguo and the others will go to Beijing tomorrow? Those clamorous rumors outside were deliberately released by Your Majesty, right? The minister guessed, you said in this Ganlin Palace that you were ill and could not go to court, and everyone thought that the ministers held you under house arrest. Duke Dingguo and the others could use this as an excuse to rescue King Qin, right? The minister was just curious, where did he come from? mobilizing troops... this is what your majesty left behind without your knowledge, right?"

Zhu Yunxuan neither admitted nor denied, and looked at him more and more alertly, Liang Zhen didn't ask any more questions, smiled needlessly, lowered his head, and continued to do the work in his hand.

After a long silence, Zhu Yunxuan spoke again, and there was a hint of hesitation in his voice: "If you are willing to hand over your military power now, I can spare your life..."

"Why does Your Majesty need to feel compassion at the last moment," Liang Zhen interrupted him in a low voice, "You would like to keep the minister's life, then what? Will the minister be distributed? But the minister is unwilling to go."

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Liang Zhen didn't raise his head, his subordinates moved faster, but the tone of his speech was still unhurried, even more sincere with helplessness: "Your Majesty, since you have made up your mind to get rid of the minister, do it to the end. Well, if you don’t completely eradicate the ministers, how can you establish your prestige in front of the ministers…”

"Do you want to die like that?!"

"Of course I don't want to die, but Your Majesty, you must kill me."

Zhu Yunxuan was annoyed for a while: "What do you mean?!"

"I have no other intentions, Your Majesty, don't be angry anymore," Tie the last knot, Liang Zhen handed the piglet he had just made up to Zhu Yunxuan, "The child will be born in the first month of next year, this is his zodiac sign, and this minister only has These little things can be left to him, and I ask Your Majesty to give them to him no matter what."

Zhu Yunxuan stared at him with red eyes. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said word by word: "For the sake of your achievements, I will leave you with a whole corpse."

Jingnan Camp.

After He Huailing finished reciting the imperial decree in his hand, there was a moment of silence in the tent. Before everyone could react, Jiang Sheng, the commander in chief, accepted the decree aloud: "Your Majesty is trapped in the palace, I will swear to death and rescue him in return. Jun En, this general will go to order troops, set off immediately, and follow the prince of the country to the king of Beijing Qin!"

He Huailing nodded in satisfaction, and without waiting for him to say anything, the deputy commander-in-chief kneeling behind Jiang Sheng suddenly shouted, "Hold on!"

He Huailing looked at him coldly: "Do you have any objection to General Deng?"

"If Your Majesty has been trapped, where did this imperial edict come from? Besides, even if His Majesty personally mobilized the troops and horses of the two capital camps, he also needed the military talisman in his hand. Where is the military talisman now? This will clear up the confusion!"

Although the people next to him didn't make a sound, it was obvious from the look on their faces that they all had the same idea as the deputy commander-in-chief. Although it was not clearly stated in the imperial decree, no one knew that it was rumored that King Zhao had trapped His Majesty and threatened the emperor and the princes. When he came to Beijing, he ran to Nanying without thinking and took out a decree that he did not know whether it was true or false.

He Huailing said angrily: "The secret decree was sent to this general by His Majesty Tuo Shu and the eldest princess, and His Majesty does not have a military talisman, but now the person holding the military talisman intends to commit wrongdoing, and you are waiting to recognize the military talisman or your Majesty. Emperor?!"

"You are talking nonsense and slander..."

The deputy commander-in-chief surnamed Deng argued excitedly, and just shouted, his eyes widened, and he looked at Jiang Sheng in disbelief. The sword in the opponent's hand had pierced his chest.

"Wang..." The last word fell, and Deputy Chief Deng collapsed with his eyes wide open, unable to rest his eyes.

Everyone was in an uproar, the cold-faced commander held the bloody sword in his hand, and his icy eyes swept over everyone present: "This general is the commander of the Southern Battalion, and Ben is now ordering you to wait and go immediately. If there are still people who do not obey, this will not mind the military law, and send them to the road with Vice President Deng!"

Several steadfast Liang Zhen confidants stared at He Huailing and Jiang Sheng, still unwilling to move. After they left, more and more people began to defect, and in the end, only three or four people remained unwilling to follow.

"You ungrateful bastard! Shameless! Your lord's kindness to you is as heavy as a mountain, and that's how you repay your lord!"

Jiang Sheng called his own personal soldiers, and one of the lieutenant generals was tied up and escorted down by the loud scolding of several people.

There was no one else in the camp, Jiang Sheng turned and knelt in front of He Huailing: "The last general will see the general!"

He Huailing lifted him up with both hands, and patted him on the shoulder: "Get up, you and I are equal now, so you don't have to give this big gift, these years... You've worked hard for you, so let's go to Beijing with me to rescue the driver. , and the rest will be discussed later."