Empress Xuanren felt an uncontrollable nausea, and said in her heart: "Tuyu is too false and hypocritical. Since you have to make a decision, wouldn't it be better to be more direct. I have to say such a set of boring nonsense first. Listening to Tu You's meaning, he should already know all about the plan for me and Zhou Duan to escape. Good plan, good means. ”

Empress Xuanren thought to herself that the matter had been revealed, and there was no need to be false and wronged, and it was time to break up, and it must be done in a drastic form. Because, only by breaking up in a drastic form can he clearly and unmistakably tell Su Poyan outside the hall that he can make up his mind to get out as soon as possible. However, Empress Xuanren is a noble county lord from the palace of the county of Xishi, who has been strictly upheld and dignified since childhood, and even if she is in anger now, she will never be able to do anything too impulsive and fierce. Moreover, Empress Xuanren herself also wanted to see what she planned to do with herself, and what her own brother Xiangtingjun Wang would say.

Empress Xuanren smiled coldly and said, "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

Xiao Tuyou was not in a hurry, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Sister-in-law, the first emperor has gone through a lot of dangers and hardships to create a glorious foundation for our big photos, which is really not easy." The imperial sister-in-law, as well as the king of Xiangting County, you are all people who participated in the whole process of the founding of the country, and you have a much deeper understanding of the hardships and dangers than I do. It's hard to start a business, but it's even more difficult to keep a business. The first emperor first banned the county king with a different surname, and then tried to implement the county guard system, and I fully agree with his original intention and approach. Why? We are brothers of the same mother. We are concubines, and we are not welcomed. Ever since I can remember, it was the first emperor and his sister-in-law who pulled me and raised me. But I have no objection to everything the emperor said and wanted to do, and I tried my best to implement and implement it. In the past few years after the ninth year of Longwu, the first emperor planned to completely abolish the county king system and thoroughly implement the county guard system in order to take care of the country's eternal stability. For this new policy, almost all the feudal princes were disobedient and strongly opposed, but I fully understood the hardships and foresight of the first emperor, so I never objected. You may have a big misunderstanding of this, and I will take the opportunity to explain it today. Imperial sister-in-law, Xiangting County King, you all know that after ten years of Longwu, I have repeatedly asked the first emperor to be crowned the king of the county for my sons, and I also had trouble with the first emperor for this. But you may not know it. That's all a trick. It was designed in advance by me and the first emperor to hide people's eyes. The first emperor meant that directly conveying the will of the complete reduction of the feudal domain might cause turmoil within the clan, so he decided to put on a big drama to kill chickens and monkeys. So, I came to ask for the seal first, and the first emperor severely suppressed me, so as to warn and suppress the other feudal clan kings. Of course, the first emperor told me that the reason why this is so is actually to reserve a room for the first emperor to turn around. Therefore, it is not my intention to ask for a seal for my son. I'm afraid that only the first emperor knows the tricks of the joints. The first emperor often said, 'If the king is not secret, he will lose his ministers'. Even the imperial sister-in-law, the first emperor will not allow me to tell you. Later, the kings of the clans joined forces and unanimously opposed the cutting of the domain, and they did a lot of tricks openly and secretly. Because of the pre-arrangement between the first emperor and me, the kings of the clans mistakenly thought that I was against the emperor, so I was fortunate to have been involved in the planning of the kings of the clans, and faintly, I was also regarded as the leader by them. In the beginning, these premeditated attempts to oppose the reduction of the feudal domain did not come to fruition, but those clan kings gathered from time to time, complained, and asked me to come forward to persuade the first emperor. After all, the first emperor is the unprecedented Emperor Longwu, with infinite respect and great prestige, and those clan kings never dare to make a mistake. And with me, the younger brother of the former emperor, to take the lead, forgive them and can't make any waves. Those clan kings were only against cutting the feudal domain, not against the first emperor. The first emperor was quite confident in this. It's just that I didn't think that the first emperor and I didn't know why, the prince of the clan opposed the cutting of the domain, and suddenly it changed, from opposing the cutting of the domain and not opposing the first emperor to opposing the first emperor, and it was the kings of the clan who unanimously opposed the first emperor, and began to plan practical actions, until the snow night poisoned the first emperor, causing a catastrophe. The imperial sister-in-law was the one who came to the scene of the poisoning. The first emperor actually died of poisoning, and I don't shy away from the emperor's sister-in-law. As for the king of Xiangting County, since I have said this today, I don't want to hide it from the king of Xiangting County anymore. And, if my guess is right, King Xiangtingjun, you must have heard of it a long time ago. ”

Empress Xuanren instantly rolled down two lines of tears. She grieved for Emperor Longwu. After the death of Emperor Longwu, although she often had grief, because of the critical situation, the grief was only shallow and faint, and it was not painful. She already knew the cause of Emperor Longwu's death, but now, the emperor himself admitted that the heroic and respected Emperor Longwu was indeed poisoned by the collective opposition of the clan and the county kings. This had a huge psychological impact on Empress Xuanren. The strong embankment that Empress Xuanren had been carefully maintaining in her heart collapsed all at once. Of course, the reason why Empress Xuanren was affectionate was also because she was already planning to break with the emperor on the spot, so she no longer had to hide her emotions.

Empress Xuanren felt that she was too tired, too tight and too bitter, and she no longer had to hide herself.

Ling Ji walked over slowly and handed over a hot handkerchief. Empress Xuanren took it expressionlessly and put it on her face, still crying.

Tuyu said: "Let me say a word of heart-wrenching. I was probably identified by the imperial sister-in-law as the murderer of the first emperor. When the first emperor was poisoned, the emperor's sister-in-law was at the scene of the deer park, passing by before and after, I don't need to say. Not to mention the imperial sister-in-law, even my queen Luo Yuanwei is convinced that it was I who contacted the kings of the clan to poison the first emperor. I have never defended these misunderstandings, nor can I excuse them. Why? Because judging from the scene, I rushed to the deer park immediately after the first emperor was poisoned and died. Judging from the results, it is true that I have won the throne. No matter how I explain it, you won't believe it. Imperial sister-in-law, isn't that so? ”

Empress Xuanren's mood calmed down again, and she didn't want to respond to the emperor's inexplicable justifications. She didn't say anything. The king of Xiangting did not make any indication.

"But, sister-in-law, in fact, this is not the case. ”

Empress Xuanren was even more disgusted in her heart: Xiao Tuyou now has the chance to win, it is nothing more than to find some reason to dispose of herself and Xiao Jia, and she has to come to such a set of hypocrisy before complete victory. Tuyu is such a person, whether it is true or not, he has to do enough tricks.

Xiao Tuyou stood up, ignoring the sitting Empress Xuanren and the King of Xiangting County, and walked straight to a screen on the side of the Yilan Palace. The screen is a delicate embroidery, embroidered with a picture of the smoke and rain. Xiao Tuyu said: "Jiangshan, Jiangshan." If you ask me, do you want to sit on the throne and become an emperor? I clearly told the imperial sister-in-law and the king of Xiangtingjun, of course I wanted. In all fairness, if it is about eloquence and strategy, I am far inferior to the first emperor. But when it comes to convincing people's hearts and balancing the forces of all parties, I am still confident that I have some talent. To fight the country, you need a British lord like the first emperor; But sitting on the country, I think that I am more suitable for myself, which is more conducive to the eternal generations and the eternal stability of the country. ”

Empress Xuanren's tears dried up completely, and she regained her sanity in her heart. She didn't agree with what the Emperor said at all, but she also had no interest in reasoning with the Emperor either.

Tuyu continued: "Despite this, it is absolutely impossible for me to do such a rebellious thing as killing the first emperor. To put it another word, the reason why I can have some prestige in the clan and among the princes and ministers is because of my generosity and kindness. After I ascended the throne, you all thought that my original generosity and generosity were disguised and fake. However, I want to ask you, for more than 40 years, I have always been like this, can more than 40 years of generosity and kindness be disguised? ”

Empress Xuanren really didn't want to listen to it anymore, and said, "Okay, today, let's not talk about this." If you have anything to say, you can just say it. ”

Xiao Tuyou frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, I implore you to listen to me, okay?" There was a pleading tone in his tone.

Empress Xuanren shook her head and said, "Say it." ”

Xiao Tuyou said: "Whether the imperial sister-in-law believes it or not, I didn't know about the poisoning of the first emperor in advance, and I didn't take the initiative to participate in it at all. ”

This is a defense of himself. Empress Xuanren raised her head and looked at Xiao Tuyou.

Xiao Tuyou knew that Empress Xuanren was questioning herself. Because, the deer that killed Emperor Longwu was sacrificed by himself.

Xiao Tuyou said: "I know, what the imperial sister-in-law wants to say is that the deer was dedicated to the first emperor by me, so I can't get rid of it, right?" Indeed, that deer is indeed the auspicious rui that I dedicated to the first emperor. But the royal sister-in-law may not know where I got the deer from. Xiao Tuyu walked to the side of King Xiangtingjun, turned back to Empress Xuanren, and said, "It was given to me by Tuxiu." ”

King of Beiling County?!

"Tu Xiu gave me the deer and said, 'Your Majesty and the Queen Mother both love deer, this deer is a rare treasure, and Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will be very happy to see it.'" This was a common thing before, and there were more good things to be offered by Tu Xiu, and this was not the first time, and it was also the favorite deer of the first emperor and the imperial sister-in-law, so I didn't think about it, so I dedicated the deer to the first emperor and the imperial sister-in-law. Moreover, I have never seen the deer at all, I sent someone to pick it up directly from the Beiling County Palace, and then sent it to the palace. ”

Xiao Tuyou raised his head and recalled: "On the evening of the second day when the deer was sent in, that is, on the evening of the day the first emperor died, I, Luo Yuanyi, and Dou Ji were invited by Tu Xiu to the palace of Beiling County for a banquet. At that time, in addition to me, Luo Yuanji, and Dou Ji, there were also the king of Ganzi County, the king of Fufeng County, the king of Danzhu County, the king of Haixi County, and the king of Shanggu County. That is to say, except for the king of Xiangting County, all the other county kings were present, or all the county kings of the Xiao clan were present. ”