The conditions on death row in Dongchang were terrible, dim, dirty, and mixed with a pungent stench. It is difficult for those who come in to not get out on their own, and they are either dragged out, or carried out, or transported out piece by piece.

Wei Zhongxian's original intention was to invite Xiao Rui to sit in the living room for a while, and he went to escort Huang Qilin over, but Xiao Rui refused.

At this time, Xiao Rui was standing outside the prison, looking at the Huang Qilin who was locked inside, with a sad face, Xiao Rui's heart was still very happy.

Sure enough, it's feng shui in turn.

"Your Highness, is there really no room for trade?" After a moment, Huang Qilin asked again.

Xiao Rui waved his hand, and Wei Zhongxian on the side personally brought a chair, which was covered with clean cushions. After sitting down, Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you." Although I have made up my mind, it is not without room for manoeuvre. The chips you gave were too low to impress me. Ashikaga Nobita's life and death main palace is not interested, you can lay out in the Qin country, isn't there a layout in the main palace? As for the evidence of the crimes of the powerful in the court, hmph, does the palace need it? ”

Huang Qilin was silent for a moment.

Yes, the crown prince in front of him is no longer what it used to be, although His Majesty has not issued a holy decree, but he has already let him supervise the country and control the six departments, His Majesty is not Emperor Zhao and the like, and he is not even like other emperors who are reluctant to let go of the government. This is what makes His Majesty so remarkable today, and what is the reason why he leads Great Xia to prosperity.

"Then what does Your Highness need me to do to let Xiao Feng go?" Huang Qilin asked.

Xiao Rui didn't answer him, but asked, "You can tell the palace about King Ruyang first!" ”

Huang Qilin said: "It seems that His Royal Highness wants to eliminate all the dangerous factors in Kyoto that affect his succession to the throne, it seems that His Majesty's abdication is not far away." Among the nine princes, His Majesty's love for His Royal Highness really made the other princes envious and jealous. ”

The words are sighing and full of emotion.

"Isn't your love for King Duan the same?" Xiao Rui asked rhetorically.

Huang Qilin didn't answer, but talked about King Ruyang: "Although Xiao Conghu's infant son was taken away by the Nine Yin Forbidden Army of Zhao State, it was secretly designed by His Majesty. At that time, His Majesty suddenly fell ill, and he was afraid that he would change hands and change hands, so he would attack the then King of Ruyang. Things were also planned by His Majesty, the loss of his beloved son, King Ruyang was sad and depressed, so His Majesty took the opportunity to take away his military power. I think Your Highness has already looked into this. ”

Xiao Rui nodded and continued: "These palaces all know, but Your Majesty has never mentioned the life and death of King Ruyang's son, besides, what is King Ruyang's conspiracy?" ”

Huang Qilin said: "According to Your Majesty's temperament, you shouldn't kill that child, because it is useful to keep it." But I didn't find out where the child was. Your Majesty didn't even tell you, which shows that this is not simple. King Ruyang only knew five years ago that his loss of his beloved son was related to His Majesty, so he began to cooperate with us at that time, we were for the throne, and he was for revenge. Needless to say, what we have done, Your Highness has already experienced it himself. But what his own conspiracy is, I don't know. But with the scheming of King Ruyang, it is impossible to do nothing. ”

Since he knew that King Ruyang had a problem, Xiao Rui was very vigilant about him, even if he went to see Xiao Qingqing, he was definitely a ruthless character who would use his own daughter to take revenge. Now he hasn't done it, and he thinks about the son who doesn't know whether to live or die.

King Ruyang, like Xiao Feng, is a potential threat, and Xiao Rui in the past was reluctant to start because of Xiao Qingqing, but now it seems that he can't wait any longer.

Since you can't find out the conspiracy of King Ruyang, then just kill him by pretending to be someone else's hand, and you can kill all the conspiracy!

Thinking of this, Xiao Rui suddenly smiled and said to Huang Qilin: "It's impossible for me to let Xiao Feng go, but if you want to save his life, I have a deal here." ”

"Your Highness is asking Xiao Feng to kill King Ruyang?" Huang Qilin was extremely smart, and immediately guessed Xiao Rui's plan.

Xiao Rui nodded and continued: "Xiao Feng killed the King of Ruyang, although the crime is bad, but after all, he is the status of the prince, and His Majesty will not kill him. ”

Huang Qilin clenched his fists and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Refusal?

With Xiao Rui's current wrist and strength, he wanted to design and kill Xiao Feng, and it would be effortless at all.

After a moment, Huang Qilin sighed: "Even if I agree, King Duan will not agree." ”

Yes, with Xiao Feng's character, he would rather die in battle than beg for mercy.

"This palace allows you to write a letter to him, and it is up to him whether he wants it or not. Hongu's patience is limited now, and he no longer wants to focus on trivial things. Next, the goal of this palace is to unify Shenzhou, and the pace of Great Xia needs to be faster. Huang Qilin, you have traveled to various countries, and this palace now wants to ask, do you think it is possible for Great Xia to dominate Shenzhou? Xiao Rui asked.

Huang Qilin nodded abruptly and said, "Yes!" The Yuan Kingdom is strong, but it will die inside. The disaster of Wei was destroyed by the partition. The Qin State was strong, but it was not an opponent of Great Xia after all. ”

"It's a pity!" Xiao Rui sighed with emotion and said: "If you are such a smart person, if you can give up your ambition and serve the country, you will definitely go down in history." ”

Huang Qilin smiled bitterly and opened his mouth, but only let out a sigh.

Xiao Rui was about to leave, and before leaving, he asked, "Where was Ashikaga Nobita locked up by you?" ”

Huang Qilin did not hide it and said a location.

Xiao Rui turned around and left, leaving death row.

"Your Highness, the slave has prepared tea!" Wei Zhongxian said diligently.

Xiao Rui said: "Don't drink it, send someone to rescue Ashikaga Nobita, first keep it alive, and in addition, the letter written by Huang Qilin will be handed over to Mr. Wenhe, and let him pass it through and then send it to King Duan." ”

After explaining, Xiao Rui turned around and went back to the palace.

As soon as he entered the palace, he had not yet arrived at the Heart Cultivation Palace, and he happened to meet Meng Tianhai, the secretary of the ministry.

Meng Tianhai hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Fang has decided to stay in Kyoto, and I would like to let Weichen tell Your Highness!" ”

"Seriously!" Xiao Rui was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the system to check, and found that Fang Xuanling's loyalty value was indeed full.

"Great!"

Xiao Rui was pleasantly surprised, and immediately entered the palace to ask to see His Majesty, who knew that His Majesty was not in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and only after asking did he know that His Majesty was in the Imperial Garden, and had already explained that if the prince came back, he would go to the Imperial Garden to face the saint.

So Xiao Rui moved to the Imperial Garden.

In autumn, the flowers in the imperial garden withered, only the chrysanthemums bloomed proudly, and a few maple leaves were red like fire, adding a touch of gorgeousness.

His Majesty was feeding his golden dragon koi by the fish pond, and Concubine Lan was standing beside him.

Xiao Rui stepped forward to salute: "Erchen to meet his father, meet Concubine Lan!" ”

Emperor Xia sprinkled the fish food in his hand into the water, and then said with a smile: "I summoned you here because I have something to tell you, Concubine Lan, let's talk about it!" ”

Ashikaga Yumi on the side nodded, took out a letter, handed it to Xiao Rui, and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please take a look!" ”

When Xiao Rui took the letter, he guessed where the letter came from, it should be the letter that Huang Qilin threatened Ashikaga Yumi, but he didn't expect Ashikaga Yumi to hesitate these days, and he didn't choose to give in, but chose to take it out.

opened the letter, and the content of the letter was similar to what Xiao Rui had guessed, telling that Ashikaga Yumi was just a substitute, and if he wanted to save his eldest brother, he was looking for an opportunity to kill Emperor Xia or the crown prince.

Of course, there are also contents that surprised Xiao Rui, such as Ashikaga Yumi has been unable to get pregnant, which was intentionally done by His Majesty.

Xiao Rui had never thought about this before, but when he was pointed out at this time, he had a feeling that it was like this.

And what made Xiao Rui happy was Ashikaga Yumi's choice, she chose to say all this, and her choice not only saved herself, but also Ashikaga Nobita. I believe that Your Majesty will be better to her as well.

Although it is a substitute, people are not plants and trees, how can they be ruthless for a long time?

And Xiao Rui asked Hai Dafu, his mother and Ashikaga Yumi are similar in appearance, but their personalities and ways of dealing with the world are completely different, so can His Majesty really treat her as a substitute all the time?

At this time, Ashikaga Yumi spoke: "Your Highness, the person who delivered the letter has arrested the elder brother of the main palace to blackmail the main palace, and the other party may have other conspiracies, Your Highness, please be careful." ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "Thank you for reminding me, Erchen knows!" ”

Emperor Xia on the side said, "Concubine Lan, you step back first." ”

Ashikaga Yumi nodded and bowed.

Subsequently, Emperor Xia took Xiao Rui to the pavilion and sat down, and asked, "Have you found the whereabouts of Ashikaga Nobita?" ”

"Erchen has already asked Wei Zhongxian to come to the rescue, and there will be news soon." Xiao Rui replied.

Emperor Xia smiled: "Huang Qilin is very calculating, but he miscalculated Ashikaga Yumi. Although she and Nobita Ashikaga have a deep relationship, there are some things that can not be done by coercion and temptation. Of course, Huang Kirin didn't expect Ashikaga Yumi, he just made a plan. ”

After a pause, Emperor Xia sighed with emotion: "The throne is a treasure, everyone wants to keep it for themselves, if you don't take the throne for a day, those who covet it will not give up." Although I didn't make an order, I have been letting you be in charge of the country for a while, and you have done a very good job, and I should let it go completely! ”

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Rui hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "Erchen doesn't dare!" ”

Emperor Xia smiled: "I am old, I have reached the year of ear shun, and you are in charge of the country during this time, and I am very relaxed." I have been on the throne for twenty-six years, and looking at the reigning emperors of Great Xia, it is considered the second longest, so it is good, or not to be the first, and do not collide with the ancestors. So I've made up my mind, and I'm ready to abdicate. ”

"Father, the son's ability is still insufficient..."Xiao Rui was not surprised, but subconsciously refused.

It was because of the prison that Xiao Rui knew the difficulties of being an emperor.

"Believe in yourself and don't be presumptuous." Emperor Xia smiled: "Only when you become the emperor can you let go of your hands and feet to change Great Xia and change the world." Before I abdicate, there are still a few things that need to be done, first, destroy the Qi State, in this way, the territory of Great Xia will be expanded just right! More than 5,000 miles from north to south, 6,000 miles from east to west, and the land area has more than doubled, this is the foundation I have left you, and it can be regarded as the great cause of expanding the territory that I pursued in the end. Second, I want to destroy the Wa kingdom and take it into the territory of Great Xia. Once I abdicate, I can't be the emperor in your palace, so I'm going to go to the Wa Kingdom, and I think it's a garden where I live for the rest of my life. So Ashikaga Nobita couldn't stay and killed. The third thing is that before I abdicate, I will clear the restless factors for you, so that you have no worries. ”

"In the middle of next year, I hope to complete these three things, and then it will be the time for you to inherit the throne!"

After speaking, Emperor Xia got up, stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Rui's shoulder heavily as a sign of encouragement.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Erchen understands!" ”

Emperor Xia laughed, and then instructed Hai Dafu beside him: "Order the cabinet to announce to the world, from now on, the prince will supervise the country and oversee the six departments of the cabinet, and the prince's words will be my words!" ”

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