"Why?"

An Zidao sat down dejectedly, if the prince's rebellion made him angry, but the father and son had been fighting for many years, and it was expected that they had really come to this point, but Xiao Xunqi's betrayal really broke his heart.

His face became decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye, an illusion was always an illusion, and when the will that supported the vitality began to crumble, no matter how magical the magic method of Zhu Daorong was, he could not stop the call of death.

Why!

An Zidao needs an answer!

"Shounu, you and I were playmates when we were young, but you are the prince, I am the son of the Xiao family who is not valued, everything depends on you, and everything must be let by you. It's okay to do this, An's is respectful, Xiao's is a minister, courtesy is a ritual, I don't care. But you shouldn't succeed to the throne and order me to be the captain of the school, kill the auxiliary ministers, remove dissidents, and picket hundreds of officials, it seems that the power is overwhelming, but in fact it is just one of your dogs. Yellow-eared dog, purple-tailed deer, this is the title of the government and the opposition to the Sili Mansion, I am dressed in purple, the second grade of the official residence, and I am infamous, but I have to live in a simple place, be careful, and always deal with the bright knives and dark arrows shot from nowhere, and I am fortunate to be able to live to this day! ”

Xiao Xunqi's eyes showed indescribable sadness, and said, "But I'm not your dog, slave!" I was born in Lanling Xiao, since I was a child, I read poetry and books, read the scriptures and history, and made government decrees, all proficient, although not as talented as Wang Zuo, but enough to be a good face, diligently serve the country, set the work of the society, and leave the name of history. However, I have been trapped in Sili Mansion for decades, and I have been accused and scolded by the world, and in the future, history is like iron, how will I write Xiao Xunqi? Who knows how difficult it is? ”

An Zidao said in disbelief: "How kind is it to let you be the captain of Sili?" Since the Han and Wei dynasties, they are all the emperor's heart, Yuan Shao, Li Dao, Cao Cao, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang all led the lieutenant to self-respect, the extension of the Jiuqing, the court, the prince, the nobles, the three dukes, can be disrespectful, but you hold a grudge because of this? ”

"Do these people have any special affairs in charge of the government?" Xiao Xunqi laughed and said, "Yes, you want to reuse me to make me a lieutenant, but you never asked me, what do I want to do?" ”

An Zidao was silent.

He's the emperor and doesn't need to know what you want to do, just what you should. This is a different perspective from which you stand, and you have a different conclusion from which you look at the problem.

"However, this is just my personal obsession, not a reason for me to betray you. If you say that you are dissatisfied because you control the Sili Mansion, it is too pretentious, and it is ridiculous and generous to say it. Xiao Xunqi said leisurely: "I will be your dog, it doesn't matter if I bark and bite people for you, but you shouldn't be jealous of Xiao and deliberately suppress ......."

An Zidao had a sneer in his eyes and said, "Suppression? The reward I give to the Xiao family every year is the crown of courtiers, and even the crown prince and the kings cannot be compared. Since you are below, there are many feudal marquises, many people who eat Lu, and other gate valves are far inferior! If people's hearts are insufficient, what can the husband say! ”

"Is Shaw short of money? Fenghou, Shilu, all are scattered! Xiao Xunqi said: "The Chinese book belongs to the Liu family, the Shangshu belongs to the Yu family, the door belongs to the Yuan family, the three provinces and six Cao, only the Xiao family has no one to serve in the central place." Finally, in the rebellion of the white thieves, I stood alone and raised Yushu to lead the troops, and if I didn't fight well, the entire Xiao family, including me, would be questioned. can fight well, but you have committed your taboo, even Xu You, the sinner who was conspired by you to destroy the family, was rewarded, only Yushu, who was impeached by the imperial history for several major crimes, or you are gracious, what merits and demerits are offset, and the official position is removed. Yes, he killed Qiu Yuan, and he made a decision on the spot, how could he serve the people if he didn't kill him, and why did he let the army die? ”

"Do you really not know what he did?"

Xiao Xunqi laughed and said, "What you care about is still Wang Chun, the Imperial History of the Prison Army!" Yes, Wang Chun was killed by Yushu at my behest by me, and that Lao Ge relied on the momentum of Yushitai to make things difficult for me everywhere, and how much of a sin could it be to kill him? But have you ever thought about killing Wang Chun, I have a way, why do I want to let Yushu kill you in front of the two armies, knowing that I can't hide it from you?

An Zidao said indifferently: "It turns out that you are testing me......"

Xiao Xunqi shook his head, he was tall, he stood as tall as a mountain when he held his hands, and his eyes looked at An Zidao with a kind of overlooking taste, which was unimaginable before, and said, "No, I'm giving you one last chance!" If you ignore the impeachment of Yu Shitai, don't care about Wang Chun's death, and give Xiao Yushu and Xiao the glory they deserve, I still don't mind continuing to be your dog, taking care of the country and society for you, and letting this encounter between monarchs and ministers have a beginning and an end. However, slave, you have let me down! ”

Only the courtiers have always failed the king, how can there be any reason for the king to disappoint the courtiers? At this point, An Zidao had already understood the reason for Xiao Xunqi's betrayal, but his heart calmed down. He is the emperor of Chu State, he has the bearing that an emperor should have, the matter has come to this point, it is pointless to argue who is right and who is wrong, the king is defeated or defeated, and the person who has the advantage will always be reasonable, but this truth can only convince himself, not others.

The sound of the fight outside the hall became clearer and clearer, and through the window of the Hanzhang Palace, you could even see the fire burning in the distance, tonight is destined to have countless people sleeping here, but the wonderful thing is that the hall seems to be gossiping, you say a word to me, not in a hurry, and Lin Shuanghu is standing in the shadow behind An Zidao, as if it does not exist, as if it has been decades of time.

They are all stalling for time, waiting for the situation of the confrontation outside to change, or to become favorable or harmful, but in any case, only if it changes, can it continue to fall.

An Zidao and Xiao Xunqi are both chess masters, and the two are not in a hurry!

"You often say I'm the person you trust the most, but is that really the case? You couldn't afford to be seriously ill this time, so you let Zhu Daorong forcibly continue your life with the cultivation of the great grandmaster, but you told me that you were already well after taking Wen Ruquan's medicine. Have you ever thought about how I would deal with myself when I was unprepared in the face of the hatred of the Manchurian Dynasty and the tigers and wolves everywhere if I let down my guard because of this? ”

Xiao Xunqi's questioning seemed to have cut each other's hearts with a sharp knife, and he cried blood every word, and said: "Shounu, in your heart, is there a person who can really be trusted?" ”

An Zidao was silent again.

is still the same sentence, he is the emperor, it is true to trust you, but it is also necessary to prevent a monopoly of the family. Xiao Xunqi served as the lieutenant of the school, and his power has exceeded that of three provinces and six Cao, if there are any more children of the Xiao family entering the center, it is inevitable that the tail will not fall. For the emperor, this is actually to love you, protect you, and keep you away from possible temptations and undeserved ambitions. But for the Xiao family, the resentment in the family has been overshadowed over the years, and Xiao Xunqi's high position and power alone have made the entire family bleak, and for a long time, Yuan, Liu, Yu, and Xiao are the four top gates, and the Xiao family must be the first to fall behind.

So, Xiao Xunqi had to find a way out for the Xiao family's gate valve, An Zidao couldn't count on it, and the prince came into his sight. The crumbling prince undoubtedly needs the support of the Sili Mansion the most, and the two hit it off. But Xiao Xunqi doesn't share everything with the prince, and the prince won't have a showdown with Xiao Xunqi for everything, the two are working together, while being vigilant, secretly fighting against the biggest opponent: the emperor!

"What did the prince promise you?"

An Zidao suddenly said: "Order you to be a captain, a great Sima or a general, leading the Chinese and foreign military?" The children of the Xiao family are given priority to be promoted, enter Taiwan Province, and do the Zhongshu Order or the Shangshu Order? Captain Xiao, you are ambitious and don't want to be a dog, but you can take refuge in the prince, isn't it one of his dogs after all? ”

Since the two met, they either used their first name or surname, and this was the first time An Zidao called him by his official position. After many years of love, he finally broke off.

"The crown prince usurped the throne and stood on his own, if there was no Xiao family, his dragon chair would not be able to sit for too long. It is conceivable that within ten years, the prince will be inseparable from the Xiao family, and after ten years, the prince will not be able to move the Xiao family even if he wants to! Xiao Xunqi looked at An Zidao with pity, and said, "Between me and the prince, who is whose dog, it's really not certain!" ”

"You!"

An Zidao held the royal case with both hands, and tightly grasped the bright yellow silk so that he did not lose his temper. Of course, he hates the prince, but no matter how much he says that the prince has the blood of the royal family, but now he is treated like a dog by a courtier who is bold and reckless, which is really unbearable!

"Someone!"

With An Zidao as the center, behind him and on both sides of the fan-shaped eight sandalwood carving cloud dragon pattern inlaid jade seat screens exposed a few secret doors, a full sixteen little grandmasters came out, the highest reached the peak of the third grade, the lowest is also the fifth grade entry, standing on the left and right, the momentum is amazing.

Xiao Yushu said with a smile: "It's no secret that both the Taiji Hall and the Hanzhang Hall have dark rooms. However, I tried my best to find out whether it was a soldier or a master hidden in the dark room, and today I learned that there were so many little grandmasters in the pocket of the master. ”

The little grandmaster is not a cabbage, in the entire twenty-two states of Jiangdong, there will be no more than thirty little grandmasters who have broken the gate of Wupin Mountain on the surface, who would have thought that there were a full sixteen people hidden in the palace?

Learn to write and martial arts, buy with the emperor's family,

In life, what you are chasing is nothing more than fame and fortune, and no one is exempt from vulgarity!

Including monks.

Four of the sixteen were monks of the Honno Temple!

"Captain Xiao, there are five hundred Imperial Sword Swingers outside the Hanzhang Palace, plus these sixteen little grandmasters, you can't catch me. As long as the left and right guards and more than 4,000 other sword swingers can resist for an hour, there will be other Chinese troops to help. At that time, whether it is Shen Muzhi's 50,000 soldiers or the prince's 5,000 people, oh, maybe the Heavenly Master Dao, they will all be just local chickens and dogs, and they will be defeated with one blow. It's time to wake up from your big spring and autumn dreams! ”

Shen Muzhi actually only had 30,000 soldiers and horses, but Xiao Xunqi had no intention of correcting An Zidao's erroneous cognition, and clapped his hands, and there were ten more people behind him. Among them, there are three little grandmasters beside the prince, because one person is left to protect the prince, after all, the two armies are facing each other, and the little grandmaster can't play much role, but personal protection against cold arrows can make people feel very at ease. In addition, there are two small grandmasters who belong to the Sili Mansion, who are Xiao Xunqi's henchmen, An Zidao has also seen them, and a small grandmaster cultivated by the Xiao family. There are four Heavenly Master Dao, the big sacrificial wine Fan Changyi has been in the five products for many years, but the seven sacrificial wine Wei Chang'an has just broken through the mountain gate a few years ago, and a little-known little master in the Lutang has the deepest cultivation. The most important thing is that Bai Changjue is also here, he is the pinnacle of the second grade, one person is enough to reach five little grandmasters, especially in the melee, the lethality is almost incomparable.

These people all pretended to be Xiao Xunqi's entourage to enter the palace, protected by the identity of the lieutenant of Si Li, no one dared to search carefully, they had been waiting outside the palace, and they appeared immediately when they heard the summons, which immediately made An Zidao's hope that had just risen come to naught.

"The Chinese army in the city was first stabilized by Shen Yue's crown prince's order for a while, and I ordered Si Lifu to take your edict and let them not act rashly. Naturally, those are all false edicts, as a lieutenant of Si Li, it is not too difficult to make a few blank edicts for so many years, and it is impossible for the Chinese army to come to the aid until dawn at the latest. What's more, when you abolished the second rate of the East Palace, many of the original East Palace tribes that were broken up were incorporated into the Chinese army, after several years of intentional arrangements, most of them are now in a critical position, even if there is a Chinese army general who can't think of it wants to bring troops to Taicheng to see, I'm afraid he can't move a single soldier...... As for the left and right guards, the left guard was already under the control of the prince, and the right guard was attacked by the enemy on the back and was destroyed in an instant. Although the sword swingers are brave and invincible, they are also splashed by the water run by the lord, and even I can't interfere in the slightest. But don't forget, when Xiao Yushu was a thief, the lord gave him 2,000 sword swingers, so that he could do the law and order the only way, with such convenience, although the 2,000 sword swingers could not buy them all, but they finally broke the way. The so-called thousands of miles of mention, destroyed in the anthill, after these three or five years of unremitting efforts, you think that the iron wall of the sword swinger, is not invincible! ”

What Xiao Xunqi said was actually a secondary factor, after An Zidao was old, he was stubborn and had no trust in the people who led the army, so he ordered Xiao Xunqi to place the eyeliner of Si Lifu next to almost all the main generals, but there was a change, and he could cut it first and then play. Now these eyeliners have become Xiao Xunqi's means of controlling the Chinese army, otherwise even if there is a prince's edict, even if there is a false edict from Silifu, it is impossible for no army to come to the rescue, just because there are abnormal movers, either they are threatened by Silifu's parents, wives and children, or they have died in assassination.

Eat the consequences of yourself, and you can't blame others!