"Could it be that the left minister knows?" King Zhao said gloomily.

Zhuang Hua said: "The minister doesn't know. But you can guess. ”

"Guess what?"

"It's nothing more than a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey, and a bird with a good bow."

King Zhao suddenly smiled, and a pair of gloomy eyes looked at Zhuang Hua coldly, "Qing is too smart. ”

"The minister doesn't dare to be, it's His Majesty who underestimates the world." Zhuang Hua said calmly.

"Who else is as smart as Qing?"

"When the crown prince and the king of Yuyang acted as your blades, how did you know that they didn't know? When King Zhangliang lost his loved ones, how did you know that he didn't know? When the queen died, how did you know that she didn't know? When the Great Sima Hall hit the pillar, how did you know that she didn't know? When the ministers look on coldly, how do you know that they don't know? ”

Zhuang Hua's eyes became cold and sharp, as if he was looking directly into King Zhao's heart, "What you know is just what they want you to know." You stand taller, but your heart is getting narrower and narrower, you only see the gains and losses, but you can't see the world, you only hear the praise of merit, but you can't listen to the words of loyalty. ”

"You said that Bai Ti hated you, because you destroyed his relatives and the warmth in his heart, and you left him alone and unrelated, do you want him to wag his tail and beg for mercy from you?"

"You said that Bai Huang only knew the right to drill camp, because you never gave him anything else, and you never let him know that there are other things in this world that are worth paying attention to. Would a king who regards power as his life elect a prince who is indifferent to fame and fortune? ”

"You said that Bai Xiang is so ambitious, because his father is an arrogant and conceited person, and the son follows his father, and God is fair!"

Zhuang Hua paused, "You are unfilial to your son, disrespectful to your brother, unkind to your husband, unkind to your husband, and unkind to your father." Why, then, can you expect from your sons? ”

"Clever tongue!" King Zhao said angrily: "If they are all like saints and do not eat the fireworks of the world, how can they fight, how can they fight? An emperor must be ambitious and decisive in order to be called an emperor! Since ancient times, the prince has not been an emperor, either absurd or dead, Lone has given them three opportunities to grow, so that they can try their best, without grinding, how do you know who is Puyu and who is inferior? ”

Zhuang Hua glanced at King Zhao noncommittally and said, "Even you have become their opponent. ”

"So what, the prince and the loser, who can be undefeated for a lifetime and lose to their son, is very relieved."

As if the decadent old man just now was not him, King Zhao was high-spirited and calm.

"Your Majesty hopes who will win?" Zhuang Hua continued to ask cruel questions.

King Zhao's heart sank again.

The crown prince and the king of Yuyang are not able to win, they all have the shadows of the other five kingdoms behind them, and once they ascend the throne, the country will not be a country. Is it only Bai Ti? For Zhaowang, this is the worst possible outcome.

Bai Ti has become his outcast since the day he became hostage, and after returning to China, he also used him as a whetstone for Bai Huang and Bai Xiang. He knew the fight between Bai Huang and Bai Xiang, and King Zhao thought that he was still under his control, and the two of them were equally wary of Bai Ti, which was also within his plan, and it seemed to be expected.

He didn't expect that the battle between Bai Huang and Bai Xiang was better than the vigilance of Bai Ti, as Zhuang Hua said, his mind had already been seen through, and he knew that he was also wary of Bai Ti, so Bai Huang and Bai Xiang attacked each other so unscrupulously and no longer paid attention to Bai Ti.

They can't see clearly, and even the people they look up to are the ones they have to watch out for, who are the most threatening.

Such a gap is due to the fact that Bai Huang and Bai Xiang's opponent is the prince, and Bai Ti's opponent is the king.

Calculations and calculations have come and gone, and they have returned to square one.

King Zhao walked back to the throne step by step, and sighed gloomily, "I don't know what Qing thinks." ”

Zhuang Hua did not miss the change in Fang Caizhao's mood, his hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, his face was indifferent, and he said: "Your Majesty, it is better to look back at the original intention, maybe you will have some understanding." ”

The original intention, King Zhao thought about his original intention, he wanted to choose an heir among the two sons.

The servants who served in the palace that day were all sent to the prison, and it was not until Bai Ti entered Shaoguang that he regained his freedom, of course, this is a later story.

Zhuang Hua went home directly from the palace, and regardless of Yanrong's concern and greetings, he locked himself in the study for a whole day until nightfall.

A cold sweat all over his body, so many layers of clothes were soaked in cold sweat, his hands and feet were as cold as ice cubes, and his legs were still trembling.

She felt that her courage had grown since she crossed over, and she was simply bold.

She gambled with herself in the palace, with King Zhao, and with luck, and bet on whether King Zhao would make a desperate bet under the temptation of her words and give power to the prince.

Won, you're done, lose, bald head to the ground.

She thought she had won because she was still alive.

Zhuang Hua took off the layers of court clothes, threw himself on the soft couch in the study, covered the quilt, and closed his eyes.

Physically and mentally overdrawn, she doesn't need comfort, she doesn't need to resolve, she doesn't need to talk, she just needs to sleep. Rarely, she didn't suffer from insomnia and fell asleep quickly.

When Qi Jin received the news and came to Zhuang Hua, he didn't knock on the door, he went directly through the window, and what he saw was Zhuang Hua wrapped in a quilt and shrunk on the soft couch with a tired face, sleeping with a light breath.

The court clothes that were thrown on the ground were picked up by Qi Jin one by one and hung on the hanger next to the couch, and then, Qi Jin sat on Zhuang Hua's lap, looking at her tranquil sleeping face, with a faint smile on her face.

At this time, Zhuang Hua's eyelashes trembled, Qi Jin thought that he had woken her up, so he breathed lightly, but Zhuang Hua still woke up.

"Is it dark?" Zhuang Hua asked with a blink of his somewhat blurred eyes.

Qi Jin replied softly: "Yes, it's already dark." ”

"Hmm......" Zhuang Hua looked at the dark night outside the window and said, "I thought you would arrive early." ”

Qi Jin's smile deepened, was "he" complaining that he was late? Qi Jin explained with a smile: "Some things have been delayed, and they will not be in the future." ”

Zhuang Hua stretched out his right hand from the quilt and pressed his aching temple, and said, "No, don't come to Shanfu in the future." ”

Qi Jin's smile retracted and asked, "Why?" ”

Zhuang Hua explained: "I was released by King Zhao this time, the number of people staring at me must be increasing, if you appear again, I'm afraid there will be trouble, it's better to stay outside, and I will have a good job when the mountain mansion is in danger." ”

Qi Jin said, "Sir, I can send you out of the city overnight." ”

Zhuang Hua shook his head and said, "I have to be here,"

Qi Jin pursed his lips, "Can Mr. tell me the reason?" ”

Zhuang Hua shook his head, "No." ”

Just like Zhuang Hua never asked about the forces behind Qi Jin, he didn't want to know about Zhuang Hua.

Qi Jin ended this deadlocked topic in a timely manner and said to Zhuang Hua: "I won't be found out. ”

Since Bai Ti can find him, he naturally won't let others find him again, so there is no problem with his identity at all, he is the guard of the mountain mansion.

Zhuang Hua still said: "No, there are too many eyeliners in the house, you stay here, you can't move, it's better to leave as soon as possible, anyway, you can know the situation in the house outside." ”

In the end, Zhuang Hua persuaded Qi Jin not to return to the mountain mansion.

After that, the two drank in the study, one after another, although Qi Jin was strong, he was still not as drunk as Zhuang Hua, he was drunk early, his head rested on Zhuang Hua's shoulder, held Zhuang Hua's arm, and fell asleep.

Zhuang Hua's face was thin and bloody because of the effect of alcohol, and the entire left arm that was entangled by Qi Jin adjusted the angle from time to time to prevent him from falling. Holding a small bottle in his right hand, he poured wine into his mouth one by one.

"Alas......" Zhuang Hua sighed, she was really a little unbearable.

is not only the big head on Qi Jin's shoulders, but also the invisible burden.

"It's not the right time." It's not the time to be sad. Zhuang Hua patted Qi Jin's face, "Yi, wake up, wake up, it's time to go home." ”

The moon is dark and the wind is high, and all kinds of things are suitable, including returning home in the middle of the night.

After calling him for a while, he didn't call him, Zhuang Hua could only call him in another way, "Qi Jin, Qi Jin!" ”

Qi Jin opened his eyes all of a sudden, and a faint murderous aura spread, and Zhuang Hua couldn't help but shiver.

Zhuang Hua's hand that patted his cheek didn't have time to be withdrawn, and stopped there in embarrassment.

Qi Jin rubbed Zhuang Hua's palm with his face like a ghost, and the murderous aura disappeared.

"Mr. ......"

Zhuang Hua was full of black lines, scared her, and then turned into a cute pet...... ⊙▽⊙ "Yi, you have to go." Zhuang Hua said helplessly.

Qi Jin seemed to be thinking about something, and after a long while, he let go of Zhuang Hua, stood up, his face was red, and said to Zhuang Hua: "Sir, I'm leaving." Take care! That misty look made Zhuang Hua worry about whether he would get lost.

"Uh...... Easy? Are you okay? Zhuang Hua asked uneasily.

Who said that one of the questions you should never ask a man is, can you do it?

"Sir, rest assured! Yes! Qi Jin clenched his fist at Zhuang Hua, and then climbed out of the window when he came, and disappeared.

If Zhuang Hua followed, he would definitely find that there was still a little drunkenness in Qi Jin's eyes, and his bright starry eyes were full of warmth.

In the thirty-eighth year of Jingshuo, on the fifth day of the first month, King Zhao suddenly fell seriously ill, and the prince acted as the ruler, but he didn't ask the king.

When the news reached the ears of Yuyang Wang Baixiang, who was far away on the front line in the north, it was already half a month later.

Bai Xiang kicked over the bookcase in front of him, and there was a thousand dead silences in the big tent.

"Bastard! I dare to take advantage of my no longer Shaoguang to control the government! And the news that Bai Xiang saw at this time was sent to him by the imperial court, which means that his foundation in Shaoguang has been completely controlled, and even his cousin Da Situ Zhu is not allowed to move freely.

An inconspicuous staff member in the tent stood up at this time and said, "Lord, while the crown prince's reign is still short, we must return to Shaoguang as soon as possible." ”

Others have spoken out against it, and the reason is nothing more than one, the disaster of Rong Di has not yet ended, and it is inevitable that it will be true and gain the upper hand.

In fact, Bai Xiang wanted to return to Shaoguang immediately, but he was worried about most of the staff, so he said to the inconspicuous staff: "Since ancient times, how can there be a battle that leaves in the middle of a battle. He looked quite dissatisfied.

The staff said: "The prince's task is to recover the lost territory, and the lost city has been recovered, and the prince can return to the dynasty as much as possible." ”

Everyone present knew that when they came, they took the two counties occupied by Rong Di in less than two days, because Rong Di was not good at defending the city at all.

In the following time, the army of captives has been running behind the buttocks of the Rong Di people on the border, and occasionally they can catch a few stragglers, as long as the army returns to the city, Rong Di will come to attack the city again, and the army will go out of the city to counterattack, they will run, back and forth. And it has always been the Left Guard brought by Bai Xiang who is contributing, and the original defenders either don't listen to the announcement, or they just go through the motions, whether there is anything or not.

Bai Xiang said: "What if the border county loses again? ”

The staff said: "That's the responsibility of the city defenders, what does it have to do with the prince?" ”

Bai Xiang nodded with satisfaction, and said: "The army has returned to Shaoguang, and it will be re-organized, and this king will also hand over the military talismans......"

"The strange illness of the king, the prince summoned the acting government, and the prince returned to the court to clear the king's side, how could he hand over the military talisman to the traitor."

Bai Xiang's eyes were shining, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to the prince, villain Xu He." The staff bowed, hiding the playfulness in their eyes.