Chapter 409: As a monarch, there can be no sighs
After Xiao Rui, Jia Xu, and Guo Jia combined, they found that the possibility of wanting to transfer the charge of killing the King of Chu to Duanwang Xiao Feng was very slim, first, there was no direct evidence, and second, Xiao Feng was a straightforward character in the eyes of everyone, how could he come up with an interlocking serial scheme?
Therefore, you can only splash the messenger on Zhao Guo!
Xiao Feng colluded with Zhao Guo, once Zhao Guo's spies in Kyoto were involved, he would inevitably conduct an in-depth investigation.
Of course, the three of them also considered the consequences, which would make the already tense situation between Xia and Zhao even more dangerous, but so what?
At this time, in the Taihe Palace, with the report of Zhang Jinfu and Mu Chen, the ministers of cultural relics discussed a lot. Although they have all heard about this, it is still difficult to calm down when they really put it out, Zhao Guo is too arrogant, and as a courtier, he must be filled with righteous indignation.
Emperor Xia had already known about this in advance, but he couldn't suppress his anger, and directly slapped the dragon chair and shouted: "Zhao Guo's behavior is despicable, regardless of the peace between the two countries, he has planted a spy in my national capital, and even assassinated my prince!" Now that the stolen goods have been obtained, if I don't seek justice for the dead King of Chu, and the King of Chu dies without turning a blind eye, the people will point to my backbone and curse! ”
"Li Mingchong!"
Li Mingchong, the first assistant of the cabinet, hurriedly got up, came to the front of the hall and arched his hand and said, "The minister is here!" ”
"Repair the book to Emperor Zhao, let him hand over the three princes to fight for the King of Chu! If you don't, wait for my wrath! Emperor Xia said coldly.
Li Mingchong said solemnly: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”
When Xiao Rui heard Emperor Xia's order, he couldn't help but sigh at His Majesty's toughness. My son is dead, you have to hand over your three sons to fight for your life, or you will have to beat you!" Destroy your kingdom!
Although Emperor Xia was angry, he was not affected by the anger, he did not send troops directly, but saluted first and then soldiers.
But the result...
Everyone will guess that Emperor Zhao will definitely not hand over the prince, and would rather fight than hand it over! That is an act of losing the dignity of the country, then the national war will definitely begin!
Originally, it was speculated that Prince Zhao would provoke a war in order to protect himself after the New Year, but he didn't expect that the cause of this war would come from the Xia Kingdom.
Xiao Rui suspects that it is Xiao Feng who colluded with the prince of Zhao, and all of this is a plan of the prince of Zhao, on the surface, to help Xiao Feng deal with himself, and when he is defeated, he secretly divulges the secret and causes a war between the two countries?
But soon, Xiao Rui vetoed this speculation.
The prince of Zhao Guo aimed at Xia Guo, which is the biggest problem, picking persimmons is picking up soft ones, and only fools and neuropaths will gnaw hard. Yan Guo has already developed a neurotic Yan Xifeng, so it is not that the prince of Zhao Guo is also mentally ill.
But if this is the case, then the strategy of this prince of Zhao is too powerful.
Xiao Rui sighed and came back to his senses.
Sure enough, you can't underestimate the people of the world, although Jia Xu and Guo Jia are first-class strategists with first-class IQ, there are also many local strategists here who are masters! If you think that you can despise the world by virtue of the advent of the person, then your road will not be long, and it will not be long.
"The more clever the enemy, the more exciting the game!" Xiao Rui clenched his fists, full of fighting enthusiasm.
At this time, Emperor Xia called out Zhang Jinfu, Mu Chen and Hai Dafu again, and ordered: "Headed by Dongchang, the Jinyi Guard and the patrol battalion will cooperate to thoroughly investigate the spies of various countries in Kyoto!" Hai Dafu, pry open this thin mouth for me, I want to know who in the Xia Kingdom betrayed the country to seek glory, and they should be in harmony with the outside world! ”
Sure enough, His Majesty handed over the task of clearing the spies of the enemy country to Dongchang, which was exactly the same as Jia Xu guessed, so then it was up to Wei Zhongxian to perform.
Xiao Rui secretly glanced at Xiao Feng, only to see that he lowered his head, not wanting people to notice his panicked expression. He already suspected that Xiao Rui had something to do with Wei Zhongxian, so now that Wei Zhongxian was investigating the Zhao State spies, he would inevitably start to involve himself!
"Trouble, it's big trouble!" Xiao Feng scolded secretly, his fists in his sleeves were clenched tightly, stealing chickens and rice is not a recipe for rice, which is his current portrayal.
Next, no one dared to report anything else, so the early dynasty ended early.
Now Xiao Rui can finally breathe a sigh of relief, of course, the matter is not over, in addition to dealing with Xiao Feng, there is also a hidden character to deal with.
King of Ruyang!
Speaking of King Ruyang, Xiao Rui has a little headache, after all, he is Xiao Qingqing's biological father, and Xiao Qingqing is his own woman, it turned out that he was put in the position of his father-in-law, what should he do now?
Leave him alone?
There are no doors!
Xiao Rui wouldn't spare King Ruyang because of Xiao Qingqing, he almost planted it this time, and he definitely couldn't spare him, but he also hid it deeply, how to find out his problem? This matter is a bit of a headache, so let's leave it to Jia Xu and Guo Jia to deal with.
In the next few days, there was a tension in Kyoto, and Dongchang began to arrest people and thoroughly investigate the enemy spies in Kyoto, so all the people who did business, relatives, and contacts with Zhao State, Yan State, and Qi State were the objects of investigation, and the number of people involved, as many as tens of thousands, was brought into the East Factory every day.
At this time, in the Heart Cultivation Palace, only Hai Dafu served Emperor Xia.
"Did you find it?" Emperor Xia was looking at the fold and asked.
Hai Dafu said respectfully: "The slave maid investigated the old people in the palace back then, and according to them, the Empress Dowager Xiaoshen had a close relationship with Concubine Mu and Concubine De before her death. ”
When it comes to His Majesty's harem, Hai Dafu doesn't dare to say much, so whatever His Majesty asks him to check, he will answer, and the others will never dare to say more.
Emperor Xia nodded and said: "Back then, Emperor Zhao was damaged and told the identity of Concubine Rong to the Empress Dowager Xiaoshen, although the Empress Dowager was not my biological mother, but she was the respect of the Empress Dowager, she wanted to maintain the ancestral training that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and she also wanted to maintain the orthodoxy of the Xia Kingdom, so she gave Concubine Rong Bai Aya without telling me, fortunately, Ye Qianying and Ye Wendao rescued Concubine Rong, but it also caused subsequent disasters. ”
Speaking of this, Emperor Xia put down his pen and got up to stretch his waist.
"Back then, I threatened the Empress Dowager Xiaoshen not to reveal Concubine Rong's identity, and at the same time cut the grass and eradicate the root cause of the palace, but after all, there are fish that slip through the net, Wei Wuxian is one of them, Concubine Mu, Concubine De and the Empress Dowager Xiaoshen have a close relationship, so do these two people know?" Emperor Xia muttered to himself.
Hai Dafu was silent and did not dare to answer.
Emperor Xia thought of something again and asked, "I seem to remember that when the British Duke was young, he traveled around the world, especially Emperor Zhao, who lived for a long time!" It's been a long time, and I've forgotten about it, and then I suddenly remembered it. ”
Hai Dafu said respectfully: "The British prince likes to play in the mountains and rivers, and the slave maid has also heard about it. ”
Emperor Xia nodded, his eyes narrowed, and said: "I still remember that the British public in those years was a first-class Confucian scholar, and even if such a person arrived in the Zhao Kingdom, it was bound to cause repercussions. He is about the same age as Emperor Zhao, and I heard that Emperor Zhao also liked to make friends when he was young..."
Hai Dafu continued to remain silent, His Majesty's meaning was already very clear, and as a slave, he didn't dare to say much.
At this time, Emperor Xia said: "When I was young, I was focused on national affairs, and I didn't care about the affairs of the harem, and even the early education of several princes was handed over to the doctor to be responsible. ”
Hai Dafu responded: "Yes! ”
After saying that, Hai Dafu left in a hurry, and he would come in less than an hour.
"Your Majesty, the slave maid has already found out..."Hai Dafu felt that something was big when he thought of the situation he had found.
"Say!" Emperor Xia asked.
Hai Dafu said: "Your Majesty, three of the four doctors who taught His Royal Highness King Duan back then have passed away!" ”
"Three dead? How did he die? Emperor Xia asked.
Hai Dafu replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Dr. Li Kaiyuan was responsible for teaching His Royal Highness King Duan the Five Classics and Four Books, and died violently at the age of forty-five. Dr. Huang Hai, who was responsible for teaching His Royal Highness King Duan calligraphy, chess and painting, contracted an illness and died at the age of 52. Zhang Zhiqiu, who was responsible for teaching His Royal Highness Duan Wang Analects and etiquette, drowned and died at the age of thirty-eight. Only the teacher in charge of riding and archery was safe. ”
After hearing this, Emperor Xia couldn't help but sigh.
"Sure enough, it was hidden from me. When I was young, I took care of the prince's studies flawlessly, which just gave the other party an opportunity. In order to deceive me, this move is really long enough. British duke, British duke, no wonder the emperor called you a mound tiger back then! Look, it's all wolf-looking! At the end, Emperor Xia's tone gradually became indifferent.
The young Xia Emperor was bent on the government, otherwise how could he develop the barren and backward Xia Kingdom into what it is now?
But there must be disadvantages to everything, and his negligence in the harem caused the death of Concubine Rong and caused a lifetime of unforgettable pain. is also because he is on top of the government and does not care about the education of the princes such as King Jin, King Chu, King Wu, and King Duan, so that King Duan doesn't care much about whether he is smart or straightforward.
It wasn't until he knew the Mandate of Heaven that he didn't concentrate so much on the government and politics, and began to pay attention to the teachings of Xiao Rui, Xiao Jing, and Xiao Yan, and regularly checked their schoolwork.
So this gave the British public an opportunity, in order to hide some truths, he asked Xiao Feng to open the mansion at the age of twelve, teach him personally, and probably bribed the three doctors, not letting them reveal the cleverness of King Duan, and then seized the opportunity to kill the three people, completely concealing the truth.
When Xiao Feng is older and understands the world, he can pretend to be stupid, and His Majesty cares less, and over time, he hides from everyone.
"The royal family has no affection, this is what my mother told me after she took me to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors, I have never forgotten it, I didn't expect that it would be my turn to have an heir, and I would also go through this process, ridiculous!"
Emperor Xia shook his head and sighed, and a sense of loneliness rose in his heart.
Hai Dafu has followed Emperor Xia for nearly 30 years, and has witnessed how Emperor Xia rose and won the throne, and how worried about the country and the people are worried about state affairs.
"Swing! Go to Concubine Mu! ”
Suddenly, Emperor Xia made a will, and at the same time, the loneliness on his face had disappeared.
As the king of a country, there should be no sighs!
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