Chapter 17: Prince Xia Qing!

"No why, even if there is no support from anyone, this palace is also the future son of heaven. Prince Xia Qing blinked, showing a somewhat innocent smile, but the next moment he changed color slightly, and hurriedly covered his mouth with both hands, and looked at Li Yiqi with a hint of caution. It's like 'I've said too much, you've heard something you shouldn't have heard'.

If a girl in the prime of her cardamom makes this move, she may not be able to help but laugh in her heart and think it is extremely cute. But now that the crown prince Xia Qing made this move, Li Yiqi only frowned again and again, and had an urge to kill in his heart.

"What a cuteness, you're a man!"

"Do you know how many steps I took in three days to make this decision?"

"Do you know that I am now burdened with the fate of the entire Li family?"

"Do you know that my Li family will be raided and exterminated in a year and a half?"

"Do you know why I have to choose you?"

"Because...... Because I don't have any other options!"

Li Yiqi roared wildly...... in his heart to himself.

If the Li family wants to get out of this pool of troubled waters, it is basically impossible.

Since the moment the holy decree was delivered to the Li family, Li Yiqi had lost all other options. Everyone knew that the Li family was bound to participate in this battle for succession, and could only be tied to the East Palace.

Li Yiqi was also very helpless in his heart, if he could, he really wanted to choose a prince with a greater chance of winning, but now, even if the Li family wanted to defect to other princes, they would only be cautiously guarded against by the other party. Moreover, the lord of the six palaces in the harem is not a good stubble, and from that holy decree, Li Yiqi can feel how strong the queen mother in the harem is.

Emperor Xia himself has always been a kind of virtuous, delegated power, vertical arch and rule of the image of people, the major affairs of the court and the central government are basically discussed by the three princes and nine secretaries and the six ministers, for the government and the struggle of all forces in the court, the Xia Emperor has always been out of the matter. This is not only the Emperor Xia's intention to show that he is as benevolent, virtuous, and holy as the ancient sages in the Confucian pen who are discerning and wide-hearted, but also a kind of Emperor Xia's own imperial mind and way of weighing.

As the saying goes, for the above do not have to bow down to everything, know people, select people, use talents, mobilize the world's talents for their own use, this is the real way of the emperor, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military all believe that today's Xia Emperor on this road is far deeper than the first emperor.

Li Yiqi didn't believe that such a shrewd Xia Emperor would directly express or imply that the Li family would throw themselves into the crown prince and expand the power of the East Palace, which was not in line with his usual style. From that holy decree, Li Yiqi also felt that Emperor Xia's attitude towards his entry into the East Palace was not so firm, but he seemed to be forced to be helpless

The three-day period written in the holy decree is a good proof that with the rights and status of Emperor Xia, if it is really decided, even the three-day period will not be given.

During the three-day gap, Emperor Xia was vaguely expressing his attitude. Even so, in Li Yiqi's opinion, Emperor Xia's approach still seems a little weird, judging from the information he has gathered, Emperor Xia does not seem to favor His Royal Highness the Prince, and the Li family is not the kind of force that is casual, one more, not more, not less.

"Emperor Xia, do you want the crown prince to succeed to the throne......"

For a while, Li Yiqi was really a little unpredictable about the thoughts in his mind about the 'faint king' he hated.

Although he didn't know what Emperor Xia meant, Li Yiqi understood the most obvious truth very well, that is, if the Li family showed the slightest hint of wanting to be a two-faced minister, I am afraid that it would never end well. It is precisely because of this truth that Li Yiqi was so angry when he saw the prince's careless attitude.

The prince can not choose the Li family, but the Li family has to choose the prince, although the situation of both is very dangerous, but it cannot be generalized.

"Your Highness is really confident......" Li Yiqi frowned slightly, forcibly held back the anger in his heart, and tried his best to make his voice sound calmer.

"That's nature. Prince Xia Qing raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes and nodded with a smile.

Prince Xia Qing's tone was very light-hearted, and there was a little faint ...... in his calm expression Girly tsundere.

Li Yiqi touched the tip of his nose, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at the prince Xia Qing in front of him, as if he wanted to see what kind of person the other party was and what was going on in his mind.

At this moment, Li Yiqi could feel that the aura on the crown prince Xia Qing was very calm, and he didn't have the domineering spirit of a king of a country and the bearing of being a lonely widow, not to mention the kind of confidence that could make others trust him to have the last laugh in the chaotic battle for the heir.

It's like a zz who doesn't understand anything......

"No, it's not stupid, should it be said that it's just too simple and naïve......" Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, his eyes showed thoughtfulness, but he was silent.

While Li Yiqi was thinking, the prince also frowned slightly, carefully looked at Li Yiqi's delicate facial features, and suddenly said: "I don't know why, there is always a feeling in this palace, as if I have seen you somewhere." ”

"Your Highness said with a smile, this is the first time I have met His Highness. Li Yiqi shook his head indifferently, he was still very sure of this.

Hearing this, Prince Xia Qing bit his thin lip, turned his gaze, raised his head, and smiled at Li Yiqi: "Really?"

"What's going on?!"

In an instant, Li Yiqi's pupils contracted suddenly, and he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, only to feel as if his heart had missed a beat.

The moment the prince smiled, Li Yiqi felt that his spirit seemed to be in a trance, in front of his eyes, the prince Xia Qing seemed to have become a beautiful girl, the girl's smile was like a budding flower, suddenly blooming in front of his eyes, blooming in an instant, the beauty of the girl blooming was amazing.

"It's really evil. ”

Li Yiqi's face suddenly flushed, he shook his head suddenly, his eyes drooped, and he no longer wanted his eyes to fall on the prince.

"Li Qing, are you okay?" asked Prince Xia Qing suspiciously.

"Huh? Wechen...... Wechen is fine. Li Yiqi was dumbfounded in his heart, his face was extremely unnatural, and he didn't realize for a moment that the 'Li Qing' in the prince's mouth was calling him.

Li Yiqi looked a little embarrassed, clenched his fists and smiled bitterly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I am just a petty official from the sixth grade, the word 'Li Qing' is too heavy, and I can't afford it now." ”

"If Your Highness doesn't mind, just call me by my name. Li Yiqi said respectfully.

"Okay. ”

Prince Xia Qing nodded, suddenly his cheeks were slightly red, he looked at Li Yiqi with some embarrassment, and said with a sneer: "That, your name is ......"

"Your Royal Highness, Weichen is Li Yiqi, the grandson of Wu Anjun, who was added as a bachelor of Hanlin Academy, and accompanied the prince to study at the behest of the queen's mother. Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, and he introduced himself again, but he emphasized the words 'queen mother'.

"Reading again, then you'd better hurry up. Prince Xia Qing waved his hand with a bitter face, his face was not good-looking at all, that kind of expression was really from the bottom of his heart.

Hearing this, the corners of Li Yiqi's eyes twitched, and he glared at the prince Xia Qing fiercely, then gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before suppressing the urge to hit someone in his heart.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, with all due respect, your self-confidence seems to be a little excessive, my Xia Dynasty governs the country with laws and rites, although you are a prince, but if you want to inherit the unification in the future, there are still many variables. Li Yiqi said indifferently, his eyes were deep: "You must know that your royal brothers and brothers are not mediocre people......"

"What variables? The queen mother often tells me that the future lord of Shenzhou is the main palace. The crown prince Xia Qing was stunned, blinking his big eyes and looking at Li Yiqi, looking puzzled.

Li Yiqi didn't answer immediately, but sighed in his heart first, and then asked faintly: "What about your brothers, the third prince, the fifth prince, and the ninth prince? Will they really watch Your Highness sit on the throne?"

"Why not, the third brother, the fifth brother, and the ninth brother have a good relationship with the palace. The crown prince Xia Qing frowned slightly, and seemed to be a little unhappy with Li Yiqi's provocation of the relationship between their brothers.

"They have never expressed any for tat to you, Your Highness?"

"Nope. ”

"You've always behaved like a brother?"

"That's right. ”

“......”

Hearing this, Li Yiqi couldn't help but laugh bitterly, the government and the opposition all knew that it might not be long before the East Palace would change color, but this main master was kept in the dark.

Li Yiqi sighed secretly in his heart: "If the expression on His Royal Highness the Prince's face is not pretended, then he must be the most scheming and city prince in the past, this kind of person ascending the throne may not be a good thing for Great Xia......"

A generation of emperors, strength, scheming, means, courage, resourcefulness, and ambition, not to say that they are indispensable, but at least one will be extremely prominent. And in the body of this crown prince Xia Qing, Li Yiqi did not feel any temperament as a king at all. It's just that it feels very plain and quiet, and those obsidian-like dark eyes are like a quiet night sky, clear and seem to contain no impurities, as if there is no desire for power, no ambition at all!

"In the prosperous era of virtuous ministers, a king of this type may be able to achieve a prosperous and peaceful story with those courtiers. However, once there is a minister who monopolizes power, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are at his mercy, with the temperament of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it is absolutely impossible to suppress a traitorous minister who leans towards the government and the opposition and monopolizes the cadres. ”

Li Yiqi lowered his head and was silent, a slight light flashed in his pupils, and he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "Moreover, the crown prince obviously hasn't realized the crisis in front of him, and Emperor Xia is just that, could it be that the queen mother has never reminded him?"

"Since there are none, then it is up to me to remind His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Thinking like this, Li Yiqi raised his head, stared at the crown prince Xia Qing, and asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness, forgive me for daring to ask, if you can really inherit the position of this great unification, what are your plans in the future?"

"Hongu ......"

Prince Xia Qing bowed slightly, as if he was really thinking, while Li Yiqi was waiting for Prince Xia Qing's answer with a straight face.

"This palace is going out for a walk, leaving this palace, going out to breathe, and never coming back!" Prince Xia Qing's eyes seemed to be flashing with some strange brilliance: "This is the dream of this palace, when this palace becomes the emperor of Xia, you must do it!"

"Boom!"

At this moment, Li Yiqi only felt that a thunderbolt fell from the Heavenly Spirit Cover, splitting him from head to toe.

Li Yiqi knew that the brain circuit of the prince in front of him was a little strange, but he never expected that after the prince succeeded to the throne, what he wanted to do most was to abandon the country......

"Your Highness, no!" Li Yiqi didn't think about it, his face changed greatly, and he exclaimed directly.

The crown prince Xia Qing was slightly stunned, and then couldn't control the 'poof' smile, and then wiped the corners of his mouth without a trace, his eyes revealed a trace of naughtiness, and he said with a smile: "You were also scared? When the palace and the queen mother said this, the queen mother was like thunder." ”

After that, the light in the eyes of the crown prince Xia Qing seemed to dim a little, and said with a smile: "This palace is joking with you, I didn't expect you to be so rigid like those old guys." ”

"It's boring. ”

Li Yiqi seemed to hear a slight 'hum', but he had nothing else in his mind at the moment, and he was thinking about how to understand the thoughts in the heart of Prince Xia Qing.