Tang Zhongyuan has always acted resolutely, but when he asked Wang Jue about this matter, he got such an answer, he frowned, and immediately became displeased.

"Are you playing a trick trying to delay me?"

In a word, Wang Jue was shocked, and the words sincerity and fear were written all over his face.

"I ...... I'm ...... I must not dare, how dare I ...... Playing with a careful eye in front of His Majesty? ”

Tang Zhongyuan looked at it and saw that Wang Jue's whole body was trembling, it really didn't look like a fake.

"I really don't know...... To tell you the truth, I want to ask my big brother Jane. Wang Jue said again.

At that time, when Wang Xiao pretended to be innocent in front of Emperor Yanguang, if Wang Jue was on the side as a comparison, Emperor Yanguang would probably be able to see that Wang Xiao was pretending.

At this time, Wang Jue's two arms hung down, his upper body leaned forward, his knees bent, and he wanted to kneel down immediately, but he didn't dare to kneel, for fear of disturbing Tang Zhongyuan.

Wang Jue wasn't so scared when he saw Tang Zhongyuan a few times ago, because he was with Luo Yuan at that time, and he subconsciously felt in his heart that if Tang Zhongyuan wanted to kill someone, he must kill Luo Yuan first, and it was too late for Luo Yuan to be afraid when he died.

Seeing Tang Zhongyuan alone this time, he only felt that he was going to be disillusioned at any time.

Tang Zhongyuan stared at Wang Jue for a while before he said lightly: "Repair a book?" Does that mean you are really here on behalf of the Wang family? ”

Wang Jue was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and said, "Hey, it seems that my eldest brother Zhen means ...... That's it. I...... I'm a fool, and I said I wanted to come here for peace talks because I was too stuffy in prison. But Brother Jane agreed to let me come, maybe...... Maybe that's it. Your Majesty's eyes are like torches, and you really ...... True gods and men too! ”

"If that's the case, why didn't Wang Zhen explain it clearly before you came?"

"This ...... This," Wang Jue said: "My eldest brother Zhen is a scholar, a scholar, it's just a bit of a roundabout...... Pedantic. ”

Tang Zhongyuan sneered and said, "Isn't it because Wang Xiao hasn't come back at that time?" ”

"Huh? This, this, this...... I don't know. ”

"Straighten my tongue and speak!"

"Yes. It is...... It's a small speech leak, not intentionally. ”

Tang Zhongyuan couldn't help but laugh.

He didn't bother to see like a little cub, patted his knee, and thought about it......

According to Tang Jie, the 8,000 cavalry who entered from Gubeikou saw that their combat power was extraordinary, and they did not lose their old battalion; And the Dengzhou Battalion, Jimo Battalion, and Jinzhou Infantry, the integration of these three soldiers and horses, also has some combat power.

Yao Wenhua? Yao Wenhua is just a puppet, and according to the letter he obtained, the person behind this must be Wang Zhu.

can support 50,000 people, the Wang family has so much money and food, and it is bottomless.

plus the Jinyi Guard and Shenshu Camp in Chu Jingzhong. In several places, nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in the Chu Dynasty were touched by the Wang family.

If Wang Xiao is willing to surrender, these 100,000 soldiers and horses may not all follow him, but even if there are only 30,000 of them, the world will be able to sit firmly.

Such a bargaining chip is worth talking to him about yourself......

Tang Zhongyuan thought of this, looked at Wang Jue again, and his face finally softened a little.

"Do you think Wang Xiao is willing to submit to me?"

"Huh?" Wang Jue was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Your Majesty, I don't know Brother Xiao very well. He used to be demented, I don't like to play with him, and he doesn't go to school......"

Tang Zhongyuan seemed to be very impatient and scolded softly, "Damn", and then said angrily: "Stupid person who doesn't know anything." ”

Wang Jue was shocked and knelt down with a plop.

"But Your Majesty is wise and powerful! I think he will submit to Your Majesty! Definitely! ”

"You go back with a book. Tell those brothers, I don't have the time to grind with you. Even if you ask for any conditions, don't go too far. I have sincerity, let them be happy. ”

"Huh? How do I write this letter? ”

"Just write as I just said."

"Yes, yes."

"Get out."

Tang Zhongyuan sat there alone and thought for a while, and then ordered: "Go and call Lao Qi......

~~

At this point, Wang Xiao fell into Tang Zhongyuan's eyes.

In Tang Zhongyuan's view, Wang Xiao has no reason not to belong, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are not too much, and they are not much less. Neither can protect the Chu Dynasty, nor is it enough to compete for hegemony in the world.

Only by returning to the Rui Dynasty is the wisest choice at the moment.

~~

Tang Qianqian thought the same, she knew Wang Xiao and knew that the only thing he wanted to do was to prevent the Qing army from entering the customs and save some people.

So, these days, she has tried her best to persuade Tang Zhongyuan to take care of the overall situation.

The army went east, and so far it has not attacked Chujing, but first recaptured Shanhaiguan and drove away the Qing army, Tang Zhongyuan has reached the limit of his patience.

Tang Qianqian also did the limit of what she could do, she remembered Wang Xiao's bet with her, desperately completed it, and then waited for him to come back and fulfill his promise......

~~

In fact, having come to this point, Wang Xiao is indeed willing to submit to Tang Zhongyuan.

Wang Zhen and Wang Zhu said that they had any kingly business. But Wang Xiao didn't have that kind of thought.

Fight for the world and sit in the world? Tired or not, don't mention. In the past few days in Shengjing, he has slowly come to understand that if he is not in the right position, he will have to use countless killings to fill it in this life.

Even Huang Taiji, even if he is Nurhachi's biological son, in order to consolidate that position, he still has to kill and calculate one relative after another in this life.

The orthodoxy and the system of succession to the elders that the scholars and doctors of this era worked hard to maintain seem silly, but only by seeing the bloody wind and rain behind it can we understand that this is indeed the wisest choice.

All in all, Wang Xiao does not have any desire to compete for hegemony. Since the Chu Dynasty couldn't hold it, it voted for it.

If he goes back, he will see that Tang Zhongyuan is not Li Zicheng, and what Tang Zhongyuan is doing so far is not good, but this time the Eastern Crusade at least puts the righteousness of the family and the country before the hegemony of the emperor.

And Wang Xiao came to Liaodong once, and after learning about the Qing Dynasty, the fear in his heart faded, and he also gained a lot of confidence. If he votes, with his current strength, he still has the confidence to dominate part of the Rui Dynasty's discourse, and then guide Tang Zhongyuan to guard the door of the world.

Then, he can help Tang Zhongyuan sweep the world. Then, live some quiet and simple days, just like he and Tang Qianqian dreamed of.

If so, as an ordinary traverser, Wang Xiao thinks that he can only do so much, and he doesn't want to be squeezed out of more abilities by this world and do more responsibility.

He will not be unable to support a dynasty that is doomed to perish because of the short time he has spent a few days with Princess Chunning.

On the contrary, with his relationship with Tang Qianqian, there is no reason to prevent him from defecting to Tang Zhongyuan......

However, all this can only be made by Wang Xiao to go back and make this decision by himself.

Wang Zhen couldn't replace him, not to mention his status, popularity, and prestige, Wang Zhen couldn't order Guanning Tieqi to surrender in the first place.

It's a pity that Wang Xiao didn't go back.

His fate took a turn at this fork in the road.

With this turn, the fate of countless people in this game has also been turned upside down......

~~

At this moment, Shengjing City.

The ninth son of the young emperor, Fu Lin, has ascended to the throne.

The Qing Dynasty seems to have regained its stability after being stirred up and experiencing the death of the emperor.

But this was only a superficial stability, and Dorgon's supporters were not satisfied that he had only been given the position of regent. They had seen that Hauge was strong and strong, so they began to run in secret, wanting to depose the young emperor and let the regent ascend the throne.

Adali, who was in the red flag, and Shuo Zhen, who was inlaid with the red flag, began to persuade Daishan to take refuge in Dolgon......

Gui Xi, the palace eunuch minion, didn't know about the various big things happening outside.

Gui Xi is walking into Yongfu Palace.

As a small minion, he only knew that Chu Kou rushed to the palace a while ago and destroyed many palaces.

Although the palace has been renovated now, there are some traces left in some places. Today, Guixi was instructed to refill several walls of Yongfu Palace with red paint.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the original Concubine Zhuang was canonized as the Queen Mother, but the original Empress Zhezhe was not canonized, but was only honored as the Queen Mother of the Middle Palace.

The emperor was young and had not yet married, and the queen mother of the two palaces still lived in the original palace.

The owner of this Yongfu Palace has become the Queen Mother from a concubine, and Gui Xi has also been honored as a slave who grew up in Yongfu Palace since childhood.

Nowadays, there are not many eunuchs in the Qing Dynasty, and when Nurhachi was alive, he ordered that the servants in the family should be castrated to avoid chaos. After Huang Taiji became emperor, palace eunuchs were indispensable in the harem, but there was no perfect eunuch system.

Gui Xi naturally didn't expect to be a big eunuch, he just wanted to be able to live in peace.

Two days ago, a little palace maid died in Yongfu Palace, and it is said that she accidentally fell into the well while drawing water at night. But this kind of thing, who knows if something was wronged and dealt with? Guixi became more and more diligent in his work, striving for perfection.

So he finished filling up a few places outside, and then carried the paint bucket and looked around.

After a while, he walked to a palace called Yongheyuan.

This Yonghe Garden was originally a deserted courtyard in the Yongfu Palace, after the funeral of the first emperor, the Queen Mother put some relics of the first emperor here, and now come to mourn the first emperor every night.

Gui Xi thought that he should brush the Lama Garden well.

The courtyard was quiet, and there was no one in it.

Thinking that the Queen Mother had instructed that she should not come in at will to disturb her mourning for the emperor, Gui Xi's movements became lighter and lighter.

After painting a few broken palace walls, he thought that the palace courtyard had not been sprinkled for a long time, so he pushed open the door and cleaned it again.

Sweeping to the main house, Gui Xi wiped his sweat, and suddenly heard a movement, which seemed to be the sound of some iron chain hitting the ground.

The voice came from a side room in the main house, with no door, only a screen blocking the doorway.

Gui Xi was stunned for a moment and swallowed his saliva.

He intuitively felt that this matter was not simple, and he should quit it.

"Ding."

There was another sound, as if calling him.

- Aren't you curious?

Gui Xi raised his foot and wanted to withdraw, but his foot that was raised in the air unconsciously stepped forward.

He cautiously poked his head over and glanced behind the screen.

At this glance, he was stunned......

I saw a pair of feet wearing gold satin dragon boots on a white background stepping on the ground, wearing shackles and iron cables.

Looking up again, a young man wearing a dragon robe sat on a large bed, and the five-clawed dragon on the golden gown was about to come out, as if it was about to snatch people and devour them!

"The Emperor...... The Emperor ......"

Gui Xi looked again, only to see a handsome face, the man was not wearing a hat, his long hair was tied up, and he was wearing a small golden crown, as if he had come out of a painting, but he was obviously not the Qing Emperor.

Then, his sharp gaze shot on Gui Xi's face, his eyes were not angry and arrogant, and he was murderous.

Gui Xi wanted to kneel down as soon as his knees went weak, but his teeth chattered and he muttered, "You, you...... You...... Who is it? ”

"Who am I?"

The young man in the dragon robe smiled, and there seemed to be mockery, anger, hatred, and murderous in his smile.

Then he slowly spat out a sentence, as if joking, and then angry.

"I am your Emperor of the Qing Dynasty......"