Since he learned from Empress Chen that Xiao Jinxuan had problems with her life experience, Zhou Xianrui actually had only one idea from beginning to end.

That is, no matter what happened fifteen years ago, how did Xiao Jinxuan enter the Shuai Mansion.

But he has to protect the other party as safely as possible, so that Xiao Jinxuan will not be hurt in this life turmoil.

But now I heard that Xiao Jinxuan turned out to be a descendant of the Beirong royal family, and even the Shuai Mansion, which had a heavy army, had a secret connection with the enemy country.

At this moment, Zhou Xianrui suddenly felt that his heart of protection couldn't help but waver a little.

Because Zhou Xianrui has been a prince in his life, the most important thing in his heart is the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Zhou, and his heart is also about the people of this country.

Therefore, he is a person who can even give up himself for the sake of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Therefore, under the overall situation, although his personal feelings for Xiao Jinxuan are very deep, he can't withstand the mountains and rivers of this Great Zhou after all.

And this is also the most different place between the two brothers Zhou Xianrui and Zhou Xianyu, because Xiao Jinxuan once told Zhou Xianyu about her life experience bluntly.

But the performance of this Great Zhou War King, he felt sorry for Xiao Jinxuan's experience.

And if the other party is willing, he can drop everything and accompany Xiao Jinxuan to return to Beirong to find relatives.

Therefore, although the two brothers have a very good relationship, their personalities are two extremes.

One is to give up his feelings for the sake of the country, and the other is to conquer the world, just to protect the secretary.

Perhaps this is also the reason why when facing Zhou Xianrui, Xiao Jinxuan has always been only moved but unable to have feelings.

Because Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianrui are too similar in both thinking and handling style.

So when the two of them meet like cunning foxes, maybe they don't realize that there has always been a layer of separation between each other that they can't trust each other.

In front of Zhou Xianrui, a man as calm as a mountain, Xiao Jinxuan respected him and assisted him, but he just couldn't rely on him.

On the other hand, Zhou Xianrui is the same, he has Xiao Jinxuan in his heart, and he is even more haggard from being injured, but he still can't let go.

But in the final analysis, what he cares about most is still Jiangshan Sheji, and he will never be able to hand over everything he has to Xiao Jinxuan.

And this will see Zhou Xianrui, who has slowly calmed down from the shock.

He no longer questioned Li Dao's nonsense, this kind of evasion and unacceptable speech.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Xianrui suddenly got up and took out a brocade box from behind a secret mechanism in the dormitory.

After the box was opened, Zhou Xianrui took out a booklet that was quite old and even the paper was yellowed.

Then he opened the pamphlet casually, and then said:

"Li Dao, if it weren't for Deng Chang before he went to his father to voluntarily guard the tomb and leave the palace, he handed over this booklet of the secret transmission of the Great Zhou Emperors to me for his father. And I also learned in this booklet that the predecessor of the Shuai Mansion was indeed a member of the Beirong royal family. Otherwise, even if I have always trusted you, it will be difficult for me to believe what you said just now. So you don't have to kneel and plead guilty, I already believe your words. ”

Speaking of the booklet in Zhou Xianrui's hand, don't look at the yellowing of this book, and it doesn't even have a name.

However, the Great Zhou Dynasty of the past dynasties cannot let others know, only the secrets of the country that are not passed on among the heirs to the throne can be all in this booklet.

And this will Zhou Xianrui has already turned the pamphlet to the page that records how the ancestors of the Shuai Mansion ended up in the Great Zhou because of the battle for the throne of the Beirong royal family. After reading the old story about the secrets of the Shuaifu again, Zhou Xianrui immediately closed his eyes tiredly, and then said with melancholy and disappointment:

"My Great Zhou started with the great-grandfather emperor, and although the Xiao family, a descendant of Beirong, was very careful, I was afraid that one day the Shuai Mansion would become a big disaster for my Great Zhou. However, when I was the king of Rui, I always respected the loyalty of the Xiao family, even if I knew this secret after ascending the throne, I never doubted that the Shuai Mansion was loyal to the heart of the Great Zhou. But now I know that I still take it for granted. ”

Speaking of which, I saw Zhou Xianrui's eyes open violently, and a trace of cold light mixed with anger came out of his eyes.

Then I saw him staring at the booklet in his hand with an extremely cold expression for a long time, and then he spoke:

"Li Dao, I order you to mobilize the secret guards and keep the Shuai Mansion under strict control from now on. I originally felt that Marshal Xiao was old, and I wanted him to stay in Beijing and sit in the court. But now it seems that he is still told to stay away from the imperial capital from the return border, so that I can be at peace in my heart. And as soon as the Xiao family leaves Jingshi this time, I will never give them a chance to come back alive. It is necessary to completely cut off the possibility that the Shuai Mansion will become Beirong's internal response in my Great Zhou, so as to prevent the occurrence of things that endanger the country. If I can't do this, I will lose my trust in my father and the emperor after I die, and I will have no shame to see him. ”

As soon as he heard Zhou Xianrui's murderous words, Li Dao's heart sank.

In fact, he still admires Xiao Jiajun very much, so he can't help but say in surprise:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Li Dao will definitely ask the secret guard to monitor the entire Shuai's Mansion. But Your Majesty, if you really want to do anything to the Xiao family, in fact, judging from the results of what your subordinates just spied on. The Xiao family of the Shuai Mansion still abides by the oath of their ancestors, and it is true that they have a connection with Beirong, but they should not have done anything to endanger the Great Zhou. What's more, the Xiao family army is the elite division that my Great Zhou Dynasty relies on the most, and the Xiao family is the soul of these hundreds of thousands of troops. If you get rid of the people in the Shuai Mansion, I am afraid that you will inevitably shake the hearts of the army. ”

Seeing Li Dao below, he was not good at words, but he was still trying his best to speak for the Shuai Mansion, and immediately Zhou Xianrui couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Li Dao, you don't have to say it, in fact, Marshal Xiao has been a great Zhou Rongma for me all his life, not only do you admire him, but even I rely on him very much. But personal feelings are small, and now the existence of the Shuai Mansion has posed a danger to Jiangshan Sheji, so I can only get rid of him. ”

The war affects the stability of a country, so Zhou Xianrui's killing of the Shuai Mansion has now started, and it is absolutely impossible to recover it.

And Li Dao is a subordinate, seeing that Zhou Xianrui, the master, is determined.

Although he still wanted to say something for the Shuaifu, he was not good at words, so he finally fell silent.

And because of Zhou Xianrui's jealousy of the emperor, a catastrophe in the Shuai Mansion is inevitable.

But Li Dao couldn't do anything about this matter, but he still didn't give up and asked again:

"Your Majesty, since the Shuai Mansion has a private connection with Beirong, this point has already posed a danger to the Great Zhou, and you have nothing to blame for getting rid of it. But Li Dao is in many words, Concubine Xiao has nothing to do with this matter. And from the analysis of the words I just heard, Niangniang must not have anything to do with Beirong. So I don't know if Your Majesty has thought about how to deal with Concubine Xiao's matter. ”

In fact, when Li Dao decided to tell Zhou Xianrui the conversation he heard in the Shuaifu's study, he knew that this decision would inevitably cause trouble for the Xiao family.

But even if Li Dao knew this, and in his heart, he admired Xiao Sanjiang very much.

But this is where his duty lies, and in the face of Zhou Xianrui, the master, it is his duty to tell the truth.

But after all the things that should be said were finished, Li Dao still couldn't help but sweat for Xiao Jinxuan, so he knew that he was trespassing, but he still wanted to ask Zhou Xianrui how he would deal with this matter.

Listening to Li Dao's questioning, Zhou Xianrui's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of struggle and confusion.

In fact, he knows very well that the best and most effective way to prevent the crisis from happening is to completely strangle Xiao Jinxuan, a potential threat.

But if Zhou Xianrui wants to attack Xiao Jinxuan, he is upright and has never been emotional, but he can't decide this ruthlessness no matter what.

After seeing Zhou Xianrui's hesitation and struggle, Li Dao thought of his master's child, little Zhou Yi was raised so well by Xiao Jinxuan.

Grateful for this, he couldn't help but plead for the other party again and said:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xiao is just a woman, she is not as entrenched as the Shuai Mansion, and she does not have an army of hundreds of thousands to mobilize. Now that the power of the harem has also been removed, the other party will not do anything to endanger Da Zhou. Master, don't forget, when we rushed to the Beijing military camp, the chasing soldiers behind us were just Niangniang, regardless of life and death, fell into the carriage to get you more life. All this is seen by his subordinates, so if you are now gentle, you will take revenge on Niangniang. Li Dao said a word of conscience, such behavior is indeed shameful, and it makes people feel even more chilling. ”

Li Dao has a taciturn personality, but this martial arts practitioner speaks straightforwardly.

So this will make him emotional, especially thinking of the courage and determination of Xiao Jinxuan before falling into the carriage on the night of the escape.

Li Dao couldn't help but lose a little respect for Zhou Xianrui between his words, and said all the words from the bottom of his heart.

However, Zhou Xianrui was not a small-minded person, so although Li Dao's attitude was excessive, he was not angry.

On the contrary, after listening carefully to the other party's words, Zhou Xianrui said cautiously:

"What you said, Li Dao, and everything Jinxuan did for me to ascend the throne, I, Zhou Xianrui, have never forgotten. But you said that Jinxuan is just a woman, and she doesn't have the thousands of troops of the Xiao family. But don't forget her scheming, if one day it is used against my Great Zhou, then I can't imagine how many people will die at her hands. ”

Zhou Xianrui couldn't help but pause when he said this, and his fear of Xiao Xiao Jinxuan during his words was even more self-evident.

Just when Li Dao thought that Zhou Xianrui was going to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, he suddenly heard the other party sigh helplessly, and then said:

"But just like Li Dao said, Jinxuan is my benefactor, and she is the woman I care about. So I am worried that she will become a hidden danger in the future to unite Beirong and subvert my Great Zhou Dynasty. But I am still willing to give her a chance, as long as this time after Jinxuan returns to the palace from the Shuai Mansion, she is willing to take the initiative to confess the identity of the descendants of the royal family in front of me. Then I, Zhou Xianrui, am also willing to believe that she has a clear conscience, and completely help her get over this matter, leaving a way for Jinxuan to survive. ”