The six princes in Ji Zhaoning's mouth were indeed unexpected by Dongfang Shuo.

He couldn't have imagined that things had developed to this point, but the six princes were still asking for credit from the emperor for Dongfang Shuo.

"Isn't he afraid that I will be proud of my achievements, but will be unfavorable to him?"

Dongfang Shuo stared.

The so-called authorities are fascinated, and he really can't see the situation clearly.

Perhaps only a bystander like Ji Zhaoning in front of him can really understand the intentions of the six princes.

But Ji Zhaoning said with a smile: "How can it be unfavorable to him? From the moment you left his courtyard today, it proves that you have forgiven him." ”

Dongfang Shuo squinted: "Forgive?" Heh, although I haven't known Su He for a long time, the sixth prince doesn't treat Su He's life as a child's play, and I will never forgive him." ”

"The fact that he survived today is the best proof of that. Ji Zhaoning said, "And your move to come to me now is exactly what he wants." ”

These words made Dongfang Shuo slightly stunned.

After a moment, he immediately asked, "Does the Sixth Prince know about your existence?"

But Ji Zhaoning shook his head.

"I don't mean that," she said. I mean, everything the Six Princes did was to provoke you and use your power to fulfill his long-cherished wishes. ”

"I'm not going to use it for him. Dongfang Shuo immediately shook his head.

But Ji Zhaoning still asked calmly: "Then let me ask you, what is the reason why you want to get the imperial power?"

"Within the royal family, no matter what the concept is, even if the strong of the six princes are respected, the people are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and there is a difference between respect and inferiority. Dongfang Shuo said, "I suddenly figured out in the courtyard of the Six Princes, it is true that the murderer who killed Su He was the Six Princes, but what really killed Su He was this rule of respect and inferiority, and it was the rule that gave him a life as cheap as a mustard." ”

Indeed, in the rule of judging the noble and the lowly by birth, Su He is a sinner and was raised by a beggar, and he is the absolute bottom.

In the rule of judging the noble and the low by the strength of talent, Su He's martial arts cultivation talent is not good, this is not a defect that can be made up for by hard work, so it is also the bottom.

No matter what kind of rules it is, Su He has no right to choose.

"So, you want to break this rule that the weak can't choose, so you need the support of the imperial power, right?"

Ji Zhaoning asked.

Dongfang Shuo smiled bitterly: "This kind of thinking is very naïve, right? In fact, it's not just you, I feel ashamed and embarrassed when I think about it, it's too naïve." ”

"Even though you're naïve, you still want to give it a try, right?" Ji Zhaoning said, and she didn't smile at all.

It's naïve, but it's not ridiculous.

If you want to ask why, Ji Zhaoning was also a part of the one who had no choice.

How precious is it for a person who has a choice to think about those who have no choice?

"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for me to realize his ideal for the Sixth Prince, which at first glance seems fair and just, but it still uses external rules to distinguish between the high and the low. Dongfang Shuo said.

Ji Zhaoning suddenly sank his gaze.

"Do you know Xia Chunxiao's origin?"

She asked suddenly.

This seems to be a move to divert the topic, which makes Dongfang Shuo a little confused.

Moreover, the answer to this question, he does not know.

He has never traced Xia Chunxiao's origin, he only knows that Xia Chunxiao seems to be absolutely loyal to the six princes, but he has no feelings for men and women.

"I don't know. Dongfang Shuo shook his head.

Then, Ji Zhaoning said: "Xia Chunxiao is Xiahou's daughter. However, a change ten years ago put a series of authorities, including Xiahou, on death row, and that turmoil swept almost the entire center of the empire, causing an unprecedented change in the upper echelons of the empire, and the Xiahou family was the victim of that change. ”

"In that case, why was Xia Chunxiao able to survive and become a slave beside the six princes?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

Ji Zhaoning smiled: "It's easy to guess, the sixth prince saved her." In fact, the six princes originally wanted to save Xiahou, but their hands were not long enough, and they were short of chess, and in the end, Xiahou's whole family only saved Xia Chunxiao alone. However, in the two years after that, the six princes continued to work hard, and finally rehabilitated Xiahou, so that the entire Xiahou family could be buried with the rites of the prince. ”

Hearing this, Dongfang Shuo sneered.

"Everyone is dead, and even if the marquis is buried with the king's courtesy, no one can be saved. Dongfang Shuo said.

Ji Zhaoning nodded: "You are right, but this is undoubtedly the greatest comfort and redemption for Xia Chunxiao." Since then, she has been dead set on the Six Princes. It's just that the sixth prince was only sixteen years old at the time, and he had almost no contact with the outside world after living in the deep palace for a long time, why did he stand up to save Xiahou, I still don't know the reason. But in terms of results, Xia Chunxiao is a good sword after being cultivated. ”

"The world is big, the sword is not difficult to find, not to mention that he is still the sixth prince. ”

Oriental Shuo Road.

Ji Zhaoning nodded, but shook his head: "The sword is easy to find, but the loyal sword is very rare." ”

Dongfang Shuo sighed heavily: "What does this have to do with the matter between the Sixth Prince and me?"

"The change ten years ago gave me a vine to climb upward, and I also took that opportunity to develop the power of 'Gongzi Zhang' to the point where it is today. At this point, Ji Zhaoning paused for a moment, and then said, "So, after everything was settled, I started to investigate the ins and outs of the whole thing, but I found something interesting. ”

"What's the matter?"

"The storm that swept through the center of power back then, without exception, swept through all the old forces that were entrenched in the imperial city, and the ranks of the old forces naturally included the Xia clan. Except for the Sima family, which was deeply rooted and only suffered some minor injuries, the other old forces were all seriously injured even if they were not beheaded, and they could not rise again within a hundred years. ”

"The reshuffle of power, this cyclical inevitability, shouldn't be something worth caring about, right?"

"Of course, if that's all there is, it's not worth caring about. But the interesting thing is that the new power that has been cultivated is no longer centered on the family, but has become very scattered, and there are even several people in high positions, all of whom were poor three generations ago, which is completely different from the previous situation of hereditary titles and power of the big clans. ”

"That's why you can use this wind to cultivate your strength, right?" Dongfang Shuo immediately asked.

Ji Zhaoning nodded: "That's right." ”

"But this situation sounds quite close to the ideal of the six princes, as if even God ......"

Speaking of this, Dongfang Shuo's voice suddenly stopped, and then he stared, and immediately looked at Ji Zhaoning's eyes, and he asked, "Is it 'God' who is helping him?"

Ji Zhaoning smiled.

She said, "I don't know yet, so you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Dongfang Shuo shook his head: "All this was designed by the Six Princes?"

Ji Zhaoning nodded: "You can say that, but you can't say it completely." ”

"What do you mean?"

"A sixteen-year-old boy, no matter how clever he is, cannot go against the sky and forcibly change the center of power in the empire. At this point, Ji Zhaoning's words changed, "However, although he is not the initiator, he is the one who is behind the trouble, he took advantage of the situation after the incident, and he led everything to the result he wanted to see." ”

"So even Xiahou ...... Did he do it?"

"So to speak, so I never understood why he wanted to save Xiahou. ”

"If it is not saved, it is not saved. Dongfang Shuo said, "Maybe everything is for Xia Chunxiao to see." ”

Listening to his conception, Ji Zhaoning suddenly said: "Very rational judgment." ”

Dongfang Shuo narrowed his eyes: "You said that you are reasonable, but you don't explain your wisdom, which means that I guessed wrong?"

Ji Zhaoning shook his head and said, "I don't know." Whether it is ulterior motives or conscience discovery, but from this incident, it can be seen that the sixth prince is a person who is so rational that he almost loses his humanity. Everything he does must be aimed at directing the results to what he wants them to see. ”

Her words made Dongfang Shuo have to re-examine the Six Princes.

Since the first time they met the Six Princes, there have been many times when the two of them have sat down and talked with each other.

And from those verbal conversations, Dongfang Shuo never felt that he was a 'sane' person, because in Dongfang Shuo's view, absolute sanity was equivalent to ruthlessness. But the emotions of the six princes are not few, and it can even be said that he is an emotional person.

How can such a person be 'overly reasonable'?

To give a simple example, first of all, when Dongfang Shuo invited himself to be the vanguard leader, the look on the look of the sixth prince when he tried his best to dissuade him showed his anxiety about Dongfang Shuo and his anger at Lu Yanzhang's insistence. This is the emotion that ordinary people have.

To give another example, when Wu Yi wanted to accept the fate of death for the ideals of the two, the six princes even had the idea of giving up their ideals, and also persuaded Wu Yi, but he was moved by Wu Yi's words.

With such emotion, how can we talk about 'sanity'?

"Human beings are emotional animals after all, and I still can't imagine a pure rational Six Princes. Dongfang Shuo said, "Perhaps, his act of asking the emperor for me is purely just to regain my trust." ”

"Perhaps, but the Sixth Prince is not a simple character after all. ”

Ji Zhaoning bowed.

And Dongfang Shuo also smiled slightly, and said: "There may be a day when I will play with him in the future, but it is definitely not now." I want to be out of town for a few days. ”

"Are you going to Mt. Castle?"

"How do you know?"

"As I said, there's nothing I don't know. ”

"Well, I do want to go to Weiwei City, do you have anything to explain?"

Dongfang Shuo asked.

After Ji Zhaoning paused, he smiled and said, "Be careful all the way." ”

(End of chapter)