In the spacious and bright Heart Nourishing Palace, Xiao Rui told Emperor Xia in detail about Lu Pheasant's disappearance and the intentions of the secret enemy, and Emperor Xia was also quite surprised when he heard it.

Even he didn't expect that Lu Pheasant would be the righteous daughter of the Night Princess and the protector of the Black Lotus Sect.

"When Ming Yibo fell in love with the Night Princess, it was a mistake, I thought he was so smart that he had cut off the love thread, but I didn't expect it to be difficult to control my love, and finally I was depressed and finally broke off my life. How high-spirited he was back then! Xia Huang said with emotion.

Hai Dafu on the side nodded, Ming Yibo was chic and elegant, he was a first-class jade son, and he was also a civil and military all-rounder, if he was not trapped by love and lived until now, he would be a pillar of the court with his ability, and it would not be a small problem to be in the cabinet.

Xiao Rui didn't care about this, he only cared about whether His Majesty agreed to play dead, so he looked at His Majesty.

After Emperor Xia sighed, he glared at Xiao Rui and snorted, "I am the king of a country, how can I pretend to be dead?" Isn't it, sea companion? ”

"Yes, yes, what Your Majesty said is very true." Hai Dafu nodded hurriedly.

Xiao Rui looked towards the sea and became rich, his eyes became unkind, it seemed that he didn't clean him up when he came back, and his old bones itched again.

Hai Dafu looked at his nose and nose, and didn't dare to look at Xiao Rui, after all, for him, he would rather offend the prince than disobey His Majesty, whose slave he is, this point must always be remembered.

Who knows, Emperor Xia's tone changed, and he said coldly: "It is impossible for me to pretend to be dead, I would lose my status as a king, but now there are villains who want to harm me, and I can do it!" In addition, I also want to see who is so bold to kill me and rebel! ”

Xiao Rui was overjoyed, but he didn't expect his father to really agree.

Hai Dafu has some resentment, Your Majesty, since you will agree, why do you still ask the slave maid? Isn't this for the slave to offend His Highness? The coffin of the slave and the maid.

"Since my father has agreed, should we also make some preparations?" Xiao Rui asked, since this matter involves His Majesty, it depends on his idea, and Xiao Rui can't overstep his bounds.

Emperor Xia thought for a while and said, "Since you want to act, you naturally have to act like it, and at the same time, you have to maintain a perfect strategy." If something happens to me and you, the quickest way for the commander to take the throne as soon as possible is to fight for it by force, and Kyoto's forces are concentrated in three places. The first is the forbidden army in the palace, which is now in charge of Zhuge Yuanba. The second is the patrol battalion in Kyoto, which is in charge of the Marquis of Zhongyong. The third is the northwest camp outside Kyoto, which is in charge of Wei Guangkun, and the other forces are weak and not worth mentioning. ”

"And these three people were all promoted by me personally, and they did not dare to betray me when I was there, but if I died, there would be someone who would indeed support the new master. However, it is not so easy to win over Zhuge Yuanba and Zhang Jinfu, the Marquis of Zhongyong, both of whom are stubborn, so it may be Wei Guangkun who has problems. Of course, Zhuge Yuanba and Zhongyong Marquis have no problem, it doesn't mean that there is no problem with other forbidden army commanders and patrol battalion generals, it seems that they also learned about these two people, so that the two of them should be on guard to avoid being deceived and ignoring. Haibanban, you will go to see the Marquis of Zhongyong in person, tell him about this, and let him be wary of his subordinates, and at the same time, he will not know what to do, and observe secretly. Later, Zhuge Yuanba was found, and I told him in person. ”

"The slave and maid understand." Hai Dafu immediately received the order.

Xiao Rui also nodded, since it is acting, he has to ensure his own safety, he can't fake it, and if he really dies, it will be sad.

"This throne is really a good treasure..."Emperor Xia sighed faintly, and there was a kind of desolation spreading.

It is said that there is an instigator behind the scenes, but who can instruct this? It is nothing more than several princes, all of whom are the sons of Emperor Xia. If a son wants to kill his father, how can His Majesty feel good?

Xiao Rui opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Suddenly, Emperor Xia asked, "Emperor, do you want to sit on the throne?" ”

"Huh?" Xiao Rui was stunned, Your Majesty's turn was too fast, and it flashed to Xiao Rui's old waist.

This kind of topic can't be answered directly, but fortunately, Xiao Rui has a lot of experience, so he replied: "Erchen is now a prince, so he can personally understand how difficult it is to deal with national affairs." ”

However, Emperor Xia did not accept this answer, but continued to ask: "I am already old, and the older people get, the more powerless they feel, why don't I abdicate and pass the throne to you, how about it?" ”

Xiao Rui looked bitter, was his father tempting, or joking, or did he really mean this?

If it's tempting, that's not a good sign. If it's a joke, it's not funny at all. If you really have this intention, hehe, you want to pass on the throne early, Xiao Rui doesn't want to accept it yet. Let him be the emperor at the age of twenty, this is really tied to the throne for the rest of his life.

"Erchen must learn the way of *** seriously, please rest assured." Xiao Rui still talks about him left and right, this is the best way to answer the leader.

Emperor Xia was not angry, and continued to laugh: "Abdication... That's a great idea! Looking at the seven kingdoms of the world, which emperor is willing to retire? Which one doesn't control the government until old age and death? There is no such thing as voluntary abdication. If I set a precedent, I have a good opportunity to leave a name in history! Isn't it? ”

Xiao Rui nodded this time.

The throne is a treasure, and I can't wait to take it into the coffin and abdicate when I die? That's impossible! Just like Qianlong took the initiative to abdicate, and he was still in charge of major affairs, who could really give up the supreme position on top?

If His Majesty abdicates and lets Xiao Rui be the puppet emperor, then Xiao Rui would rather be the crown prince, he is only twenty years old, and if he will be the prince for another ten years, uh... It's also acceptable. So what if you become a prince for another twenty years? Or even a thirty-year-old prince?

Xiao Rui gave a stir, otherwise he would have thought about it.

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At noon, Xiao Rui accompanied His Majesty to a luncheon, and he could arrange his own activities for the afternoon. He returned to the East Palace to ask Lu Su, she had not received the instruction to do it yet, and it seemed that the other party also needed time to plan well, so it was okay to give Xiao Rui a chance for them to prepare.

went to Zhan Shifu, and it happened that Hua Tuo was also there, Guo Jia handed over the poison to Hua Tuo, and Hua Tuo, with his years of experience and experience in poison, already knew where the package of poison came from.

"Returning to Your Highness, this poison is a three-day soul break, after taking it, there will be drowsiness, coma, difficulty breathing, etc., similar to the symptoms of serious illness, but on the third day, it will bleed and die of poison, the toxicity is strong, and it is difficult to dispense the antidote in a short time." Hua Tuo explained.

Xiao Rui's aunt Ye Qianying once gave him a book of poison scriptures, which contained a record of three days of soul breaking, Xiao Rui remembered that there seemed to be a record in the poison scripture that this poison was matched by the famous poison master Jin of Zhao State, and this person was one of the rebels of Gu Zhenren, the inventor of the Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill.

Poison Master Jin is a native of Zhao State, does it mean that the person who designed all this is inextricably linked to Zhao Guo?

The next moment, Xiao Feng jumped into Xiao Rui's mind.

has Huang Qilin hooking up with him, Xiao Feng has a great relationship with Zhao Guo, and those who don't know think that Xiao Feng is Zhao Guo's son. So could the plan to assassinate Emperor Xia this time be planned by Xiao Feng and Huang Qilin?

It's useless to just guess, you can only catch the reality, it seems that you have to plan it.

Speaking of poison, Xiao Rui thought of another thing: "Hua Tuo, how is the research of the Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill?" ”

At that time, the system rewarded two Three Corpse Brain Divine Pills, one was fed to Zhao Kuangming, and the other was brought back to Kyoto and handed over to Hua Tuo for research. This is a miracle medicine to control others, who is disobedient to feed one, and teach him to be a man in minutes.

Hua Tuo apologized: "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, the villain has studied for a long time, but has never made any achievements." Especially the key Gu worms in the pill, the variety is mysterious, it should be specially bred and cultivated, and without the Gu worms, it is impossible to configure the Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill. ”

Gu Zhenren was afraid that the Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill would cause trouble, so he destroyed all the pills, leaving only two, and only the method of detoxification before he died, but not the method of production. Hua Tuo's medical skills are excellent, but he knows very little about poisonous Gu, and he doesn't dare to find someone to study together, for fear of revealing the existence of the Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill, so it is natural that there is no progress.

Xiao Rui was not disappointed, it was originally a system reward, and it was already a great face to give two of them, and the remaining one had to be kept and left to the most suitable person in the future.

After staying for a while, Xiao Rui got up and went back to the palace.

When passing by the street in front of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, from a distance, Xiao Rui saw several people entering the Metropolitan Procuratorate, one of whom was the Zuodu Imperial Shi Du Boy, and the other person was just blocked by him, I didn't see who it was, but there were only a handful of people who could be greeted by the Junior Du Mansion.

"Yuan Fang, do you see clearly? Who is the person who greeted Du Boy? Xiao Rui asked.

Li Yuanfang said: "Back to His Royal Highness, I look like Yang Shangshu!" ”

"Oh? Yang Feiyuan? Xiao Rui's eyebrows and eyes were dilated, slightly surprised.

This morning, His Majesty ordered him to complete the inventory and verification of the warehouse as soon as possible, how could he have time to run to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is not only a scholar of the household department, but also a member of the cabinet, if there is something, he will call out, and it is only Du Shao who will go to see him in person.

Unless it's not a business matter, but if it's a private matter, Yang Feiyuan shouldn't come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate!

"Interesting, interesting." Xiao Rui felt that there was something greasy in it.

Li Yuanfang asked, "Your Highness, do you need to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "Let the two of them have a good chat first, don't worry, go back to the palace." ”

At this time, the Metropolitan Inspectorate was in the courtyard.

With a smile on his face, Young Du led Yang Feiyuan to the main hall to sit down, and after ordering someone to prepare a good dragon well, he said: "Lord Yang has something to say, and the lower officials will go to see him in person, how can he let Lord Yang come in person?" ”

Yang Feiyuan said with a smile: "This official happened to be passing by, so he came to sit here with Master Du." Last time I visited, I didn't expect Master Du to be in the house, but I was free tonight? A friend sent a batch of good wine from Huizhou, and I heard that Lord Du is a good wine person, so I must try it! ”

Du Shao smiled and said: "If you know that the adult will come to the door in person, the lower official must be in front of the mansion to greet you, and it is not a coincidence that day, there is an urgent matter that is not in the mansion, so Lord Yang will run in vain." It must be a wonderful thing to be able to drink wine with Lord Yang, but... Please forgive me, but tonight, the lower official has already made an appointment, and he has made an appointment with Lord Song, the left attendant of the Criminal Department. In this way, Xia Guan personally went to Lord Song to apologize and put down the banquet. ”

Yang Feiyuan stroked his beard and smiled: "Since Lord Du and Lord Song have an appointment, there will always be one who comes and comes." Well, how about we get back together tomorrow? I can't do it, Lord Du's itinerary for tomorrow has been arranged. ”

"No, no, please rest assured, my lord, the next official will definitely arrive tomorrow night!" Du Shao smiled brightly.

Yang Feiyuan nodded, then got up to say goodbye, and didn't even drink tea.

After sending this Yang scholar away, Du Shao's face changed quickly, and he immediately became dignified.

Yang Feiyuan, as a cabinet scholar, personally visited the imperial history of Zuodu, and it was impossible to have no major events, so Du Shao pretended not to be in the mansion that day and hid. Unexpectedly, Yang Feiyuan personally invited him today, Du Shao deliberately said that he had an appointment with Song Ci and hid from it, who knew that he would not give up, and it was set for tomorrow, it seemed that Du Shao would not give up.

The more this happens, the more tricky it is.

Du Shao, as the imperial history of the left capital, is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do? In the same way, he is the first to know who has a problem. So Du Shao had already heard a lot of rumors, and Yang Feiyuan came to find his purpose, and he could guess some.

"Oh no, I'll have to sit in it this time. Hao Yun's inspection of the state capital is not in Kyoto, I can't pit him, what should I do now? Du Shao hesitated.

Suddenly, Du Shao's eyes lit up, and a great figure jumped into his mind, he was so stupid, how could he forget that there was a real big man in the Metropolitan Procuratorate!

Pit him... Phew, just look for him!

Dead friends don't die poor!

Boy Du will never accept Yang Feiyuan's overtures!