Chapter 40: The Eve of the Storm (1)

After the emperor saw Zhong Lixue, he hurriedly recruited Duanmu Li into the palace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Father, why are you calling me over in such a hurry?" Duanmu Li was a little worried. The emperor usually doesn't look for him, let alone look for him in such a hurry, something must have happened!

"Li'er, I summoned Zhong Lixue just now."

"You asked him about that? What did he say? Duanmu Li was a little nervous. At the time when the country is employing people, one more helper will have one more way to live.

"He agreed to join the army!" The emperor was still a little excited until this moment.

"Great!" Although Duanmu Li had expected it, he was still very happy, and then asked with concern: "What did you let him do?" He's a talent, and his grade can't be small! ”

"Have I ever wronged the person you recommended?" The emperor asked rhetorically, and then explained: "I made him a deputy general, who is a second grade, and lives under the wind." Are you satisfied? ”

"Satisfied, very satisfied. He's working under the Wind, and I'm relieved. Duanmu Li is quite satisfied, just because the talent is not buried.

"But this will will have to pass this time before it can be announced to the world!" The emperor sighed.

"Why?" Duanmu Li was surprised. Why don't you send it now, are you still afraid of being known by others?

"This is his own proposal, he will take office secretly first, and then announce it to the world."

After Duanmu Li pondered for a while, he thought about the reason, and sighed a little: "He has a heart......

Zhong Lixue's mind is really meticulous!

"I heard that there is another person in this capital whose chess skills can compete with him, is this really the case?" In the end, the emperor did not resist the curiosity in his heart and asked this question.

"Yes!" He and the emperor are both father and son and friends, and he will not lie to his friends. If he really encounters a time when he can't speak, he will choose to be silent, and he will never choose to deceive.

"I heard that he is a boy who is only twelve or thirteen years old, named Xia Mo?" The emperor continued to ask.

"Yes!

"Will he be of use to us?" The emperor finally asked the point, and this was what he cared about.

"I don't know! He's too mysterious to navigate. Duanmu Li still told the truth: "Now, I don't even know what country he is from!" ”

"He's not from our country?" The emperor was a little surprised.

"I don't know! He came to the capital a month ago, and he didn't seem to be familiar with the affairs of our country, and at first he didn't even know that Duanmu was the royal surname. He remembered the first time they met: when he said, "My name is Duanmu Li," he didn't react at all.

"So is he familiar with the other three countries?"

"It doesn't seem familiar." And there was not the slightest respect for the next emperor of the other three kingdoms.

"Could it be that he is ......" The emperor immediately stopped talking after realizing his gaffe.

"What did my father guess?" Duanmu Li was curious.

"Li'er, it's better not to know some things!" The emperor seemed reluctant to mention something to him. It's like a secret that can't be told, and once it's spoken, it can make a huge difference.

"Father, what are you hiding from me?"

"That's a secret that only emperors can know. Don't you want to be the emperor? It's better not to know! The emperor's face was full of pity, unbearability and helplessness.

Duanmu Li was silent and stopped asking.

"Can I meet the boy?" After a long time, the emperor spoke again.

"I'll have to ask him what he wants!"

"Good! How's it going to get you done? ”

"Everything is going smoothly. Just wait for the day after tomorrow. ”

"Let's hope everything goes smoothly! ...... like this"

“……”

When Duanmu Li entered the palace, the prince came to the Jin Palace.

"Lord Jin is not here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should come back another day!" Steward Zhang said.

"I'm not looking for the third brother, I have something to do with Mr. Xia. He's still living here! The prince asked. He came for Xia Zimo today.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please wait a moment, and let me go down and spread the word." Steward Zhang felt that something was wrong, so he decided to go on a trip in person and discuss countermeasures with Xia Mo.

"Good!"

The prince remained in the hall and waited.

The Cuizhu Courtyard where Xia Zimo lives, Xu Tianyue is also here.

"Uncle Zhang, why are you here?" Xia Zimo was frolicking with Xu Tianyue, looking at Steward Zhang who came in in a hurry and asked.

"Young Master Xia, now the prince is waiting in the front hall, and he said that he has something to look for you."

"Did he say something was wrong?"

"I saw that something was wrong, he didn't bring anyone, he came alone. Or you go out and hide, I'll go back and say you're not there. Everything will be decided when the prince comes back? He proposed.

The prince's party has been fighting to the death with the Jin king's party, and they are incompatible with each other, and now the prince is coming to the door alone, although there will be no danger to his life, but there will be no good thing. The prince values this Xia Gongzi very much, he must protect him well, and there can be no mistakes.

"No need, I'll meet him now and see what kind of tricks he can play." Xia Zimo smiled meaningfully.

"Xiaomo, be careful in everything, the prince is not simple." Xu Qingyue reminded worriedly.

"Tilting Moon, don't worry! He is not simple, and neither am I, and it is not yet known which is stronger or weaker! I'll go back as soon as I go. "She's going to fight and see who wins.

Front hall hall

"I heard that the prince is looking for me, I don't know why?" Xia Zimo suddenly laughed and quipped, "Could it be that which girl of mine has a crush on you and wants to ask me for it?" ”

"Young Master Xia, it's funny!" Duan Muqin secretly said a fluke: Fortunately, the second brother didn't come with him today, otherwise, ...... The prince sat up straight and said, "Young Master Xia, I might as well say it directly." The day before yesterday, it was opened in heaven and earth, and won unanimous praise from people in Beijing. The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and I hope that heaven and earth can also contribute to perform a show. ”

"We are just ordinary people, how can we enter and exit the palace?" Xia Zimo politely refused.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to pick it up." Duanxylo didn't think this was a problem at all.

"But it's only one day, and I can't finish preparing at all." Xia Zimo continued to refuse.

"No special preparation, I see that Miss Wanrong's sword dances very well." This is not a problem either, it can be easily solved.

"The Queen Mother's birthday, dancing knives and guns is unlucky. If the blame is made, will it not be a calamity of unjustification? Xia Zimo clearly refused.

"Please rest assured that the Queen Mother likes swords very much, and she will never blame Miss Wanrong. Besides, if something happens, I brought you in, and I will bear the consequences alone, and I will definitely not let you suffer any harm. "Duanxylophone has a big bag, and he is full of words.

What the prince said is a bit false, if something really happens, the queen mother must first take the shrimp soldiers and crabs to open the knife, how can she casually move the prince of a country.

However, Xia Zimo actually agreed: "Okay, I agreed." ”

What Xia Zimo has always wanted is this sentence, although she knows that if something happens, she will be the one who suffers, but she needs an excuse to enter the palace in a dignified manner. A moderate amount of excuse can get things done without arousing suspicion.

She was restless after all, and the bloodthirsty factor in her body was shouting that she needed real blood. After all, she is a creature who lives in darkness, and she longs for darkness to come.

May the storm come more violently! Watering my thirsty heart!

"The day after tomorrow, I will send someone to the heavens to receive you."

After they discussed the details a little more, the prince left.

Not long after the prince left, Duanmu Li returned. This kind of coincidence has to make people wonder if the prince investigated when King Jin was not in the mansion before he came to visit, and then came to find Xia Mo.

At dinner, Duanmu Li said as if unintentionally: "Xiaomo, the day after tomorrow is the Queen Mother's birthday, do you want to go into the palace to have a look and join in the fun?" ”

"I had something to do that day, you can find someone else to accompany you!" Xia Zimo thought that Duanmu Li didn't want to participate in a boring banquet alone, and wanted to find someone to accompany him.

"What's the matter with you? Isn't Heaven and Earth already open? Duanmu Li pretended to be a little dissatisfied.

"The prince invited heaven and earth to perform for the Queen Mother's birthday, I have to keep an eye on it."

"Why did you say yes?" Duanmu Li was really a little dissatisfied, and he didn't know why.

"Why didn't you say yes?" It's rare for someone to give her a chance to appear in the palace in a bright and bright way, how can she not cherish it?

"Perform what?" Duanmu Li asked depressedly.

"Graceful sword dance."

Duanmu Li was furious: "He's too much!" ”

Duanmuqin is good enough, from the time he knew that Xia Mo did not hesitate to injure Helian Bi for Wanrong and offend the entire Ao Long Kingdom, he grasped Xia Mo's weakness - Xia Mo cares about Wanrong very much, so he wants Wanrong to perform and pull her in, and then, Xia Mo will definitely have to meddle in this matter for Wanrong.

He just wants to pull Xia Mo into the water! Xia Mo must not be simple, he is a variable, with his joining, it will definitely disrupt everyone's position. This variable may preserve the Xuanyuan Kingdom, or it may hasten his downfall. But he was willing to take a gamble, with what he knew about Duanmu Li - he believed that his third brother would not be a good person for Xuanyuan Kingdom.

Since there is bound to be chaos, try to muddy the waters and disrupt everyone's plans so that the danger can be minimized.

Duanmu Li also reported this kind of thought, so he chose to let Xia Zimo enter the palace the day after tomorrow, but he would not force him with Wanrong, Duanmu Li was very angry.

"Please Zhongli Xue to score Wanrong's sword dance!" Duanmu Li proposed.

"Hmm!"

This can ensure Wanrong's safety to a certain extent.