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Chapter 40: The Thirteenth Old Man Yinxiang

Old Wu had expected this that night, and in the end only Old Wu and Li Wei survived, while the others disappeared. What on earth made Old Four take this so seriously?
Li Yan frowned and thought. That night, the fourth brother and the old Wu agreed that if no news came out by then, they would secretly release the thirteenth brother and raise an army to rescue the emperor.

To put it bluntly, it means to lead the soldiers of Fengtai Camp to rebel and seize the throne by force. Fengtai Camp has been managed by the Eighth Brother's people for a long time. Even if the Thirteenth Brother leads them, they may not be completely reliable. These soldiers are unstable and can fight a favorable battle, but it is impossible to expect them to charge into the battle array and be armed. To succeed, there must be other more loyal forces, and the Fourth Brother must have made some preparations for this, which must be the death warriors in the mansion.

The situation was urgent, and these people must have been given instructions before the fourth brother entered the palace. They must have known that there would be an action at night, which might be an attack on the palace, a night raid on the emperor, or some other heinous act. They had made preparations in advance, which also explained why the fourth brother mobilized so many troops to protect himself when he returned home that night.

The Fourth Master has stayed in his old nest for decades without any problem. It can be said that the Fourth Master's mansion is the safest iron wall. He has his own people from top to bottom and is protected by death squads. However, he still dispatched a large number of troops. It can be seen that he wanted to eliminate these useless people.

From the time he made the noise last night and injured the fourth brother, to the time he rushed out of the crowd, it only took a short moment for these people to arrive. It can be seen that they are well-trained and are all experts!

Li Yan couldn't help thinking, why don't we have such a group of people in my tenth master's mansion? Even Aldo and the others were assigned to me by the old man, so there is no guarantee that there are no spies among them. In this regard, the fourth brother is indeed good at it, but in the end these people were not used, and they had to hide carefully at ordinary times, for fear that they would be discovered by the old man. Once exposed, it would be a disaster.

To be honest, my real opponent is not the prince or the eighth brother, but the fourth brother who is very deep in the city. I wanted to test him last night, but I didn't expect that there really is such a group of people. That's easy. I have to find a way to make the old man pay attention to this group of people. Once they are discovered, the fourth brother will naturally be in trouble!
When Li Yan thought of this, a smug smile appeared on his face. What I don't have, you can't have either. My power now is too weak, and I can't stand out to fight for anything. I can only hold you back and get everyone back to the same starting line, so that I won't fall too far behind.

Borjigit saw a smile on Li Yan's face and said with a smile: "What did your Highness think of that made you so happy?"

"I was wondering, is the baby in my wife's belly a prince or a princess?" Li Yan came back to his senses and teased with a smile.

A maternal glow suddenly appeared on Borjigit's face. She reached out and touched her bulging belly, gently stroking it: "Huining wants to give the prince a prince!"

When Li Yan was showing his affection with his wife Borjigit in the mansion, the court had just been adjourned. Kangxi took Zhang Tingyu, Ma Qi and Tong Guowei back to the imperial chamber to continue handling affairs.

Before he could even take a sip of water to catch his breath, Li Dequan stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the butler of the Fourth Prince's mansion came to report that an assassin had attempted to assassinate the mansion last night, and the Fourth Prince was injured!"

"oh!."

"That's true. How is the fourth brother injured? Has the assassin been caught? I'll send the imperial physician from the palace to take a look." Kangxi was stunned for a moment and asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, I have already asked the Imperial Hospital to check it out, and the Imperial Physician has personally examined it. The Fourth Prince was stabbed in the leg, and it is quite serious. He cannot move, and needs to stay in bed for more than half a month before he can walk!"

Kangxi frowned and then asked, "Is it that serious? Has the assassin been caught? What is the loss in the palace?"

"No one else in the Fourth Prince's mansion was injured, only the Fourth Master was stabbed. In addition, no property in the mansion was lost, and there was no sign of rummaging in other places. It can be seen that the assassin did not go for money, but for the Fourth Prince. Because it was dark at night, the assassin escaped. Shuntian Prefecture received a report this morning and has sent a large number of officials to actively pursue him." Li Dequan reported the situation in detail. "They are all a bunch of useless people. There are so many guards and servants in the mansion, all of whom are safe and sound, but they let the master get seriously injured. They are all useless people!" Kangxi said angrily.

Zhang Yanyu and the other two looked at each other, their eyes thoughtful, but they didn't say anything.

Seeing that Kangxi had finished venting his anger, Tong Guowei's eyes moved, and he stepped forward and said with a worried look on his face: "Your Majesty, since the Fourth Prince is injured and cannot get out of bed, the Eighth Prince will be the only one to try the case of the Ministry of Justice. Please tell your Majesty whether to let the Eighth Prince try it alone."

When Kangxi heard this, an idea flashed through his mind. Tong Guowei's words reminded Kangxi of the case that was about to begin. He couldn't help but think, how could an assassination happen at this juncture such a coincidence, and no property was lost, and no other people were harmed, only the fourth brother was stabbed and had to lie down for half a month before he could get out of bed, and he just happened to avoid investigation.

"Did the Eighth Brother stop the Fourth Brother, or did the Fourth Brother use his injury as an excuse to avoid trouble?"

Thinking of a possibility, Kangxi's expression darkened, and after thinking for a while he said, "Since the fourth son cannot get out of bed, then let the thirteenth son Yinxiang go and try the case together with Yinsi."

After saying this, he stopped talking, sat on the couch with an expressionless face and began to read the memorials.

"嗻"

Tong Guowei saw that his goal had been achieved, so he gave Old Four some eye drops and retreated contentedly.

Zhang Yanyu and Ma Qi glanced at each other, with worried looks on their faces. The princes were fighting more and more fiercely, and these people were already starting to stir up trouble before the crown prince fell, which made all the ministers here very worried.

He was worried that the government would be affected, and he was also afraid that if he made a mistake he would be drawn into the vortex of the open and secret struggles among the princes.

The Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang had just returned home after court when he heard the news that the Fourth Prince had been stabbed and seriously injured last night. He was just about to go and see the truth when the eunuch who was in charge of announcing the imperial decree came with the imperial edict, which said that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen was injured and could not participate in the trial. The Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang would take his place and jointly try the wrongful imprisonment case in the Ministry of Justice with the Eighth Prince.

After receiving the imperial edict, Yinxiang put it inside the house and went out to the fourth son's house.

When he arrived at the Fourth Master's residence, he rushed into the residence without waiting for the others to report. The people in the residence also knew that Yinxiang had a good relationship with the Fourth Master and that he often came to the residence, so they did not stop him.

Yinxiang came to the bedroom in the backyard and saw the fourth brother lying on the bed with a haggard and pale face. He asked anxiously and concernedly, "Fourth brother, I heard that there was an assassin here. Is the injury serious? I just learned about this after leaving the court. Just as I was about to leave, I received the order from the emperor to let me and the eighth brother to try the case together. How are you doing here?"

(End of this chapter)