From Xiao Rui's point of view, he hoped that the son of King Ruyang would be safe and sound, so that the hatred could be resolved, so that Xiao Qingqing would not be caught in the middle.

But there are some things that cannot be achieved by wishing.

At this moment, the fishing rod in Xiao Rui's hand shook, and he suddenly lifted it and took out a fish.

Looking at the lively fish, Xiao Rui smiled: "It's rare to relax today, don't talk about troublesome things, go, grill fish and eat!" ”

"Okay!" Li Yuanfang took the fish, and then used his superb knife skills to scrape the scales of the fish and disembowel, adding a new dish to the barbecue at noon.

However, before the barbecue was eaten, the celebrant and the internal official of the palace of the Heart Cultivation Hall hurried over, and it turned out that the emperor of Qi had come to the latest movements.

Champion Hou's army has almost been assembled, and when the food and grass supply is ready, he can attack. Although the State of Qi has already sent troops to pull up the defense, the number of people is limited, and it can stop the Xia army for a while, but it can't stop it for too long, and more soldiers and horses must be dispatched.

So Xiao Rui was curious about what Emperor Qi would do.

After opening MeSign and browsing, Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows.

What he expected was that Emperor Qi really transferred 200,000 troops from the north, and even he guessed that he would recruit the rebels who revolted. As for the unexpected, I didn't expect him to send Prince He, that is, his maternal grandfather, as a general!

No wonder His Majesty will send someone to pass the news to Xiao Rui when he is resting, this matter is indeed interesting.

Let Prince He be the general, this is a good thing that Emperor Qi wants, hoping to improve the soldier's military spirit and combat enthusiasm; Thinking about coincidences again, it is natural to use Prince He's ability to lead troops to fight, and disgusting Emperor Xia by the way, after all, Emperor Xia is Prince He's son-in-law.

It's a pity, Emperor Qi didn't calculate everything, the uprising and thieves supported by Prince He have become the largest uprising organization in Qi State, and now let Prince He serve as the general leading the troops, is this considered a pair of wings for the tiger, it can take off!

If according to the previous calculations, it would take three or four months to destroy the Qi State, now it seems that the time may be even shorter.

"This palace knows, you can step down." Xiao Rui waved his hand and asked the internal official to go back to his life.

Shizuka Palace is Concubine Lan's bedroom.

In the past few days, Concubine Lan has been heartbroken, and the news from the Wa Kingdom has confirmed that her family has been wiped out by the Tokugawa family, and her brother Ashikaga Nobita is missing and does not know her whereabouts, but she is far away in Daxia and cannot go back, and her heart is both worried and anxious, so she doesn't think about tea and dinner.

Ashikaga Yumi is a daughter, so she is not pampered by her parents, but Ashikaga Nobita, as an elder brother, loves her very much, whatever she wants, her brother will help her get it, it can be said that Ashikaga Yumi In this life, the most important thing to repay is her brother.

At the same time, Ashikaga Yumi was still in a fluke mood, he thought that his brother had not been found, so he said that he was not dead and was probably hiding, so he implored His Majesty to send troops to help her destroy the Tokugawa family to avenge her, and then send someone to find his brother.

Behold

His Majesty only comforted her, and did not accede to her request at all.

Ashikaga Yumi was very disappointed and sad, it turned out that His Majesty's favor for him was really like the other concubines in the palace discussed, he was just a substitute, a substitute for Concubine Rong.

Otherwise, why did Concubine Rong have an accident back then, His Majesty didn't say a word and waved his troops to attack Zhao State, and now he is begging bitterly, His Majesty is just comforting!

She has been in the palace for two years, and she is no longer the girl who didn't know anything back then, in this harem with strict rules, if you don't believe it, you may make mistakes, if it weren't for her relying on His Majesty's favor, it would have been finished long ago.

The more she thought about it, the more sad Yumi Ashikaga became, and she couldn't help but lay on the table and shed tears.

Just when there was nothing to do and he was worried, a female official's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave maid has something important to see!" ”

"Nope!" Yumi Ashikaga shouted.

Who knew that the palace maid outside the door said again: "Kaiyu Niangniang, the slave maid got a letter about the Ashikaga Shogun!" ”

Ashikaga Yumi stood up suddenly, her face stunned, and then quickly wiped away the tears on her face, and then let the female official outside the door in.

Recently, Duanwang has nothing to do, and always goes to the arrow workshop to practice palm skills.

In his own words, his palm skills have been perfected, but unfortunately he has no chance to compete with the prince, if he has this opportunity, he will teach the prince how to behave.

As for why he came to the arrow workshop to practice palms, it was mainly because there were too many spies in the house.

But in addition to practicing palm today, there is one more important thing!

At this time, a secret room in the Arrow Workshop was specially built to connect with the houses outside the Arrow Workshop, and the purpose of this was naturally for convenience.

At this time, in the secret room, Xiao Feng was plotting with an old man, and the old man was none other than Huang Qilin!

For more than two years, Huang Qilin went north to Qi and Yuan, and finally went to Qin for a while, and only recently returned to Great Xia and went to the Wa Kingdom.

At this time, it was only three or four days after returning to Great Xia, and Huo Xingye notified Xiao Feng, so that today's meeting took place.

After Xiao Feng expressed his longing, he said bitterly: "Grandfather, my grandson is incompetent, I couldn't go out to lead the troops, and every time I asked His Majesty for my life, I was destroyed by Xiao Rui, he wanted me to stay in Kyoto forever and be an idle prince, it's really hateful!" ”

Huang Qilin sighed in his heart, but his face was light and comforting: "The prince is afraid of you, and he is afraid that after he releases you, he will create a big enemy for himself, which shows the pressure you have created in his heart!" ”

If even he showed sorrow, it would be a big blow to his grandson.

In fact, Huang Qilin also sighed in his heart, the more time passed, the more he saw that the strength of the crown prince Xiao Rui was increasing, although Huang Qilin was outside in the past two years, he also paid attention to the situation in Great Xia.

Whether it is the promotion of new crops, or Xiao Rui's exercise of the power to supervise the country and control the six departments, Xiao Rui's prestige has risen to a terrifying level.

Who among the people of Great Xia does not remember His Majesty and the crown prince?

Who is not convinced by the prince?

The current situation is difficult to get back, unless Xiao Rui dies!

That's why the Duke of Yasukuni designed to assassinate Emperor Xia and poison the crown prince, because he deeply realized that if the two of them did not die, Xiao Yan would not be able to ascend to the throne at all.

As far as Xiao Feng is concerned, if the crown prince does not die, it will be difficult for him to ascend to the throne.

So Huang Qilin has changed his mind, since he can't justifiably regain the position of the crown prince, then kill Xiao Rui and kill him at any cost!

But if you want to kill the prince of a country, how easy is it to say?

Xiao Rui doesn't know how many spies he has hidden by Duanwang's side, and maybe even his henchmen have been rebelled, who else can he trust now?

Moreover, Xiao Rui basically stayed in the palace, and he was protected by personal guards when he traveled, and after experiencing the affairs of the Yasukuni Gong, Xiao Rui's food was also strictly inspected according to His Majesty's standards to avoid being poisoned.

In the first half of this year, there was a God-given opportunity, because Xiao Rui went to inspect the state capital in a private visit, but Xiao Rui was cunning and walked quietly, and he couldn't find him at all.

Knowing that assassination is not easy, but it is also necessary to create opportunities, this time Huang Qilin returned to Kyoto, and he was determined: swear to kill Xiao Rui!

Xiao Feng heard his grandfather's comfort, so he asked, "Where did my grandfather go during this time?" Will you go out this time? ”

"After walking around the Qi and Yuan countries, I finally went to the Qin country, laid out a layout there, and then returned to the Wei country. I'm sure you've heard that the Tokugawa family of the Wa Kingdom has destroyed the Ashikaga Shogunate, and I led the master to the Wa Kingdom and has captured Ashikaga Nobita. It's time to try the bureau set up two years ago, and I've already ordered someone to send a letter to Ashikaga Yumi. Huang Qilin said with a smile.

Xiao Feng hesitated: "Grandfather, Concubine Lan is deeply favored by His Majesty, she didn't know that she was in the game from the beginning, and now she is looking for her abruptly, can she get her trust, if she tells His Majesty about the situation, wouldn't it be a waste of her previous efforts?" ”

Huang Qilin nodded and said with a smile: "Of course there is this possibility!" At the time, I just suggested Nobita Ashikaga, and I had never met Yumi Ashikaga at all, so it was not easy to take advantage of her. But Feng'er, don't underestimate a woman's hatred. ”

"Grandfather means that Ashikaga Yumi will turn into hatred because of love?" Xiao Feng was surprised.

Huang Kirin continued: "Everyone knows that Ashikaga Yumi is a substitute for Concubine Rong, and even Ashikaga Yumi knows it. Secondly, this time the Ashikaga shogunate was destroyed, and Ashikaga Yumi would inevitably beg Her Majesty to avenge her, but Her Majesty would not agree. Coupled with Ashikaga Nobita in our hands, Ashikaga Yumi and his brother have a deep relationship, and they will not die without help, a three-pronged approach, of course, there is a deeper reason, leaving a thorn in Ashikaga Yumi's heart, do you know what it is? ”

Xiao Feng was stunned, he thought about it, and couldn't think of any other reason.

"My grandson is stupid and can't think of it." Xiao Feng said.

Huang Qilin reminded: "Your Majesty has favored Concubine Lan for two years, why does Concubine Lan have no heirs for a long time? ”

"Maybe Your Majesty is old, since Your Majesty entered the year of no confusion, none of the concubines in the palace have been born, and Concubine Lan is not alone." Xiao Feng said.

Huang Qilin asked rhetorically: "Is the age of not confused very old?" When I returned from Qin, his concubine gave birth to another prince for him. After all these years, how many harem beauties have been favored by Emperor Xia, it can't be that none of the heirs have been missed, and which woman in the palace doesn't want to conceive a dragon? So there is only one possibility that you can't get pregnant, and that is that Your Majesty won't let you! ”

Xiao Feng immediately understood and said, "Grandfather means that His Majesty drugged his favored concubines so that they could not get pregnant?" ”

Huang Qilin nodded and said with a smile: "It must be this reason!" This is also the reason why Yumi Ashikaga can't get pregnant! ”

"For Ashikaga Yumi, she loves Emperor Xia wholeheartedly, but she is a substitute, and she can't even have her own children, do you think she will turn into hatred because of love?"

Xiao Feng nodded, but he was still worried: "Grandfather has a point, but I'm still worried about not making a mistake, what if Yumi Ashikaga is cheap and willing to become a substitute?" ”

"Feng'er, don't underestimate a woman's jealousy. In addition, we used Ashikaga Yumi not to let her do it to Emperor Xia, but to attack the crown prince! Even if Ashikaga Yumi is cheap and willing to be a substitute will not attack His Majesty, but for the sake of her brother, he can still consider attacking the crown prince. Moreover, the death of the crown prince will also be good for her in the future... I have already made everything clear in my letter to her, and I am willing to see her or not. In addition, even if she is unwilling to do it, and even tells His Majesty about it, it will not involve us, and if this plan fails, it was originally a temporary bureau set up back then, and there is basically no loss. Huang Qilin explained.

Xiao Feng completely understood Huang Qilin's intentions.

"How will Ashikaga Yumi kill the crown prince?" Xiao Feng asked curiously.

Huang Qilin shook his head and said, "I still have to look at Ashikaga Yumi, I can't guess." ”

Xiao Feng understands that as his grandfather just said, this is just a game he set up randomly back then, and whether he can succeed can only be known by trying, and now as long as there is a chance to kill Xiao Rui, even if the chance is slim, he has to try.

"This time, I came back from the Qin State and brought a large number of top killers, this is the powerful force we put Xiao Rui to death!" Huang Qilin confided another important piece of information.

Xiao Feng was overjoyed and asked, "The top killer of the Qin State, could it be the Mo Organization?" ”

Huang Qilin nodded and replied, "That's right! It's the Ink Organization! An assassination organization that changed the color of civil and military officials in the Qin State was even more terrifying than Dongchang. It was once the split of the Mo people, and the Bai family and the Mo family, the core families of the Mo people, took refuge in the Qin State, trying to rely on the Qin State to restore their faith and carry it forward, but unfortunately they were also used by the Qin Emperors of the past dynasties and became the knife in their hands. The strength of Great Xia also caused Emperor Qin's panic, this time Emperor Qin sent many top killers, and the purpose given was to kill Xiao Rui at any cost, regardless of life and death! Now these killers have entered the city and are properly housed, and will not be discovered by the East Factory or the patrol battalion. ”

Xiao Feng was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Two moves at the same time!" This time it will definitely kill Xiao Rui! Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui, the last laugh, is the winner! ”