bullyxtreme Chapter 494 The Drum of Dengwen Sounds Again
Chapter 494 The Drum of Dengwen Sounds Again
However, Prince Chenliu, who was standing inside, saw Chen Xinghe and walked over on his own initiative.
"Prince Cheng'en!" he shouted.
The corner of Chen Xinghe's mouth twitched slightly, and then he looked warily at the Prince of Chenliu who was striding towards him.
The assassination attempt failed and he was the mastermind behind it. Prince Chenliu should have known this.
So when he saw Prince Chenliu striding towards him, Chen Xinghe unconsciously tensed his muscles.
Just when he wanted to step aside to avoid Prince Chenliu, he saw Prince Chenliu reaching out his hand and shaking his shoulder enthusiastically!
Chen Xinghe frowned as he looked at the smiling Prince Chenliu. He didn't even try to avoid the Prince's movements...
This made him feel cold in his heart.
According to his intelligence, the Prince of Chenliu was just a fat, pampered man who lived a life of luxury. No one said he knew martial arts!
He had used quite a bit of skill to dodge just now, but he failed to dodge it and was caught by the Prince of Chenliu!
"Brother!" Prince Chenliu didn't care how Chen Xinghe's expression changed. He laughed heartily and said cheerfully, "You are Chen Xinghe, Prince of Cheng'en! I've heard of you for a long time! You have a very good relationship with His Majesty! Not only did he make you a prince, he also married the eldest princess to you! I think you are the only one in all of Daxie to have this honor!"
It was not known whether Prince Chenliu did it intentionally or unintentionally, but Chen Xinghe just felt that the compliments from Prince Chenliu were a bit harsh.
However, he couldn't just refute Prince Chenliu's words. He shook his shoulders and easily made Prince Chenliu stagger.
Chen Xinghe...
Just now, he tried to hide, but he was easily caught by him. This time, he wanted to break free from the restraints of Prince Chenliu, so he used some strength. Little did he know that Prince Chenliu was as weak as a breeze and was pushed away by him...
Several court officials who were close to Prince Chenliu stretched out their hands to support him, but then they remembered his identity and situation in the capital, and they all retracted their hands. Prince Chenliu was knocked to the side. If there was no coffee table next to him that supported him in time, he would have been knocked down by Chen Xinghe.
"Oh my!" Although Chen Xinghe was stunned, he quickly reacted and rushed over to support Prince Chenliu. "Prince, be careful! Did you sprain your ankle?"
He wouldn't say that he was the one who knocked someone down...
Prince Chenliu didn't blame Chen Xinghe, he just laughed, "That's right, he's a bit old now, he was too happy to see the prince, I guess he lost his footing and got twisted!"
"Be careful!" Chen Xinghe said quickly.
He was originally supporting Prince Chenliu. Although Prince Chenliu had gained weight, his movements were very smooth. With a simple hook of his hand, he linked arms with Chen Xinghe's shoulders. "Oh, don't worry, Your Highness! I may look a little clumsy, but I'm actually in good health! Thank you for your concern!"
Chen Xinghe felt uncomfortable. Why did this man put his arm around his shoulders again?
But this time he didn't dare to throw Prince Chenliu down again. He could only smile dryly and let Prince Chenliu stand with his arm around his shoulder.
"This prince and the county prince hit it off right away!" Prince Chenliu said with a smile. "This prince has only been in the capital for a few days and is unfamiliar with most places. Could the county prince take me around in the future?"
Chen Xinghe... He didn't want to! He couldn't understand why the Prince of Chenliu was so enthusiastic towards him when he didn't stick to others.
He obviously knew that I was planning to assassinate him!
This Prince of Chenliu was afraid that something was waiting for him, but Chen Xinghe couldn't think of much at the moment, so he could only nod awkwardly, "If I have time, I will definitely do so!"
"I'm free, I'm free!" Prince Chenliu seemed not to notice the resistance and embarrassment in Chen Xinghe's eyes, and kept smiling.
Wei Ling and Xue Ziyi looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
I’m afraid the Prince of Chenliu has started to fight back!
Xue Ziyi said to Wei Ling in a very low voice, "What's your idea?"
"Do I look like that kind of person?" Wei Ling raised his eyebrows.
Xue Ziyi said nothing, but just curled her lips slightly.
At this time, the drum sounded for the court to go to court, and everyone adjusted their official uniforms and hats, and then filed out.
Xue Ziyi and Wei Ling naturally stood among the military generals.
The Prince of Chenliu and Chen Xinghe walked ahead of the other ministers.
In the court, Emperor Longchang sat firmly on the imperial throne with nine dragons coiled around it. Under the nine-step red jade wall, in the spacious Zhonghe Hall, civil and military officials stood neatly in four rows on both sides. After kneeling and paying homage and shouting "Long live the emperor" three times, they stood in their respective places.
Emperor Longchang looked at his courtiers through the pearl beads hanging from his imperial crown, and couldn't help feeling a bit condescending and submissive in his heart.
When his eyes fell on Prince Chenliu, his heart skipped a beat.
This fat guy actually came to court!
He stood at the head of all the ministers so carefreely, wearing a four-clawed dragon robe, which really pricked Emperor Longchang's eyes.
I really want to get everyone to rush over and kill him!
But Emperor Longchang knew that he couldn't do that.
This summer was another year of severe drought, and the court was in short supply of food and grass. His treasury was emptier than the floor of his palace!
He can't fight this battle for the time being!
The land south of the Yangtze River has abundant rainfall and fertile soil. The Prince of Chenliu does not pay taxes or tributes, so his land south of the Yangtze River can be said to be extremely rich!
It would be easy for him to capture and kill Prince Chenliu today, but Prince Chenliu had four sons and there had never been any conflict among them. The Crown Prince ruled his subordinates well and his brothers were very convinced of him. If Prince Chenliu died here, it would be equivalent to giving the Crown Prince Chenliu an excuse and reason to rebel!
He looked at Xue Ziyi and Wei Ling again.
These two troublesome people are together again today!
If the Prince of Chenliu raises an army, and these two troublemakers join in the chaos, then the Daxie Dynasty will be useless!
Emperor Longchang looked around and didn't even hear clearly what the ministers said. He just felt a little dizzy! Suddenly, the heroic spirit he had just had was gone!
Now he doesn't like anyone!
After finishing some routine things, Emperor Longchang thought that he could finally leave the court. He raised his eyes and looked around, then said, "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say?"
Before the sound of the word "ah" was even finished, the sound of the drum outside was heard again.
Emperor Longchang's hands suddenly tightened and his head hurt even more.
"What's going on outside?" he asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, it was the wife of Duke Wu who struck the drum to report the incident." The general in front of the palace came to report.