Thinking that just after going to the court, Liu Quanyou, the great eunuch beside his father, came over to tell the six princes alone that his father had summoned him to the study to discuss matters, and the five princes' expressions became even more gloomy.

The fifth prince was about to ask someone to go to the study to find out what his father had summoned the sixth prince about, but when he looked up, he saw Xue Xingyi walking alone in the direction of the palace gate, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

After Xue Xingyi returned to Beijing, Emperor Tiancheng had no intention of letting him out for the time being, and arranged for him to go to the Hanlin Academy as a waiter, and the official position of the waiter was very low, but he accompanied the emperor to study every day, and he was very close to the center of power, so no one dared to slack off even if the official position was low.

"Zixu! Zixu, wait!" the fifth prince hurriedly chased after him.

Xue Xingyi didn't hear it.

The subordinates who followed the five princes immediately trotted forward and helped the five princes stop Xue Xingyi, who was about to walk to the palace gate.

Xue Xingyi was a little unhappy when he was blocked in the way, frowned and turned his head, and saw that it was the fifth prince, and his expression was slightly relaxed.

"I've seen Your Highness. Xue Xingyi saluted.

The fifth prince smiled and said, "There are no outsiders here, so Zixu doesn't need to be polite." Seeing that you are in a hurry, where are you going?"

Xue Xingyi said: "The minister wants to go to the Lifan Academy, and His Majesty asked the minister to translate some official documents with Dajiguo." ”

The fifth prince had to sigh, this Xue Tanhua was really talented, and he was even proficient in Daji Chinese, no wonder he had been away from the center of power for so long, and he was appointed as soon as he returned to the capital.

"That's just on the way, I'll give you a ride, my carriage will stop in front of the palace gate. The fifth prince said familiarly.

Xue Xingyi thought for a while, nodded and said, "Then thank you, Your Highness." ”

Xue Xingyi followed the fifth prince into his carriage.

There were only Xue Xingyi and the five princes in the carriage, and the people who were driving the car outside were also the henchmen of the five princes, because of the friendship between the two in Donglin, the five princes confidently thought that Xue Xingyi's relationship with him was much closer than that between him and the six princes, so he spoke much more directly.

"Father and Emperor privately summoned the six emperors and disciples today, does Zixu know what the reason is?"

"A little bit of it. ”

When the fifth prince heard this, he was overjoyed, and he knew that he had found the right person.

Xue Xingyi didn't sell Guan Zi either, and said bluntly: "When it was for the sake of the future transactions with Daji Kingdom, His Royal Highness the Sixth came to draw up a lot of regulations with the people under him during this period of time, and His Majesty seemed to be very satisfied with it. ”

The Fifth Emperor's face changed slightly, "Father Emperor has decided to hand over this errand to the Sixth Emperor Brother?"

Xue Xingyi didn't speak, so he acquiesced.

The fifth prince's face was a little discouraged, Emperor Tiancheng had hinted that he would hand over this errand to him and one of the six princes, and then Li Heng's matter was over, and the five princes were thinking about how to find another way to grab this errand, but they didn't expect that the six princes had already taken the lead.

The fifth prince was disheartened, looked up and saw Xue Xingyi's indifferent expression, thinking that he had helped him solve all kinds of troubles before, he couldn't help but move slightly, looked at him and said sincerely: "Zixu, you have to help me!" The sixth emperor's brother has now surpassed me in the court, if he is allowed to get this errand, it will be a great merit in his political achievements, and I want to compete with him in the future, I am afraid that I will be powerless." ”

Xue Xingyi shook his head and said lightly: "Your Highness, it's not that the minister doesn't want to help you." It's just that His Royal Highness the Sixth has the advantage in this errand, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to compete with him. ”

The fifth prince was shocked when he heard this, "Why did Zixu say this?"

Xue Xingyi said four words, "Princess Huyang." ”

The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, "Huyang, what does this matter have to do with her?"

Xue Xingyi muttered: "I heard that it is Jialan, the son of the Southern King, who is in charge of this errand in Daji Kingdom, and His Majesty wants to marry Princess Huyang, the sister of the sixth prince, to Jialan. There will inevitably be friction at the beginning of the trade between the two countries, and it will be much smoother if there is a close relationship between the two sides as a buffer. With this consideration, it is reasonable for His Majesty to choose the Sixth Highness. ”

The fifth prince was stunned, and after a while, he suddenly realized, "No wonder neither Concubine Xian nor the sixth emperor brother objected to letting Huyang marry Daji Kingdom from the beginning, it turned out to be because of this." ”

He thought it was strange at first, speaking of which, Concubine Xian only had a daughter in Huyang, and she could be regarded as growing up with love, but this time she didn't complain at all about the matter of harmony, it turned out to pave the way for the six princes. This is reasonable, in the heart of Concubine Xian, Huyang is naturally inferior to the six princes.

"Is there no other way?" the fifth prince did not give up.

This is the first confrontation he has faced with the six emperor brothers since he returned to Beijing, and if he loses, I am afraid that many courtiers will throw themselves to the six princes. He heard that his father had hidden intentions to establish a crown prince in the past two years, and he couldn't lose at this juncture.

Xue Xingyi said lightly: "It's not that there is no way. ”

Hearing this sentence in the ears of the fifth prince, it was like hearing a fairy sound, and he hurriedly looked at Xue Xingyi, "Zixu teach me!"

"The Sixth Highness has Princess Huyang, and the Fifth Highness doesn't still have Princess Chunyang? Which princess will marry, Your Majesty has not yet made a clear decree, and the Fifth Highness may not have no chance. ”

The fifth prince was a little hesitant when he heard this, and glanced at Xue Xingyi, "Chunyang, I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right?"

Xue Xingyi smiled, "The minister just came up with an idea, and His Highness decided whether it was appropriate or not." ”

The fifth prince smiled bitterly: "You don't know Chunyang's temperament, how can she obediently go to make peace? What's more, it is not easy to persuade her father to replace Huyang with Chunyang." ”

Xue Xingyi didn't raise his eyes, "How can the princess decide the marriage matter by herself? As for it, it is not difficult for His Majesty to change his mind." ”

The Fifth Prince: "Oh?"

Xue Xingyi said: "Your Majesty now belongs to His Royal Highness No. 6, in addition to the reason for Princess Huyang, he is also satisfied with the charter he submitted. As long as His Highness can come up with a statute that is not lost to the Sixth Highness, His Majesty will naturally reconsider the candidate. ”

"How can it be so easy, the Sixth Emperor Brother must have been planning for a long time to come up with a charter that satisfies his father, and I am now temporarily looking for someone to discuss, and what I have done may not be better than him. ”

Xue Xingyi's tone was indifferent, as if what the six princes were worried about was not a matter at all, "Xue has been in Donglin for many years, is familiar with the various customs of Daji Kingdom, and has also studied a little bit of business and trade. ”

The fifth prince was overjoyed, if it weren't for the difference in the identities of the two, he would have wanted to step forward and hug Xue Xingyi.

"Zixu is willing to help me, I can't ask for it, how can I dislike it. ”

As for whether the charter that Xue Xingyi took out would be better than the six princes, the five princes were not worried.

The two had worked together in Donglin for several years, and the fifth prince had great trust in Xue Xingyi's ability, and he dared to conclude that the staff around the sixth prince were not as capable as Xue Xingyi.

The fifth prince thought for a while and said, "With Zixu helping me, Chunyang doesn't have to marry Jialan, right?"

Xue Xingyi glanced at the fifth prince with a smile, and his tone was unquestionable: "Of course...... No. ”

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