Liu Ci was angry, pointed at Xi Ci and scolded: "This is your good idea? What did you get for such a big price? He not only persuaded me to go to the audience, but also asked me to pull the king of Huainan, what will the king of Huainan think of me? Hate him for not dying? I knew that now, I should have driven him out of Hengshan Country in the first place! ”

"The king is angry, because the ministers are not well arranged, but the ministers feel that what Su Ren said is not unreasonable."

"What? You still say he has a point? Liu Ci was angry and sat down: "Okay, you say, what do you say?" ”

Xi Ci said: "Su Renyan, this time the king has made a great contribution to the resettlement of the Yue people, if he goes to the audience, he will definitely be able to leave a good impression in front of His Majesty, and he will be able to ......."

"What else?" Liu Ci said: "The princes and kings are in the court, and in the eyes of the emperor, they can't all be erased, no matter how good we do, no matter how loyal we are to that emperor, the best result is to be raised in Chang'an, eat, drink and have fun for a lifetime, Su Ren is the little emperor's cronies, and he will naturally speak for the little emperor, and I blame me for this, with the idea of winning over Su Ren, but he was taken advantage of by others." ”

"What the king said is indeed reasonable, but now the momentum of the princes is even the court will be jealous, as long as there is no mistake, no one dares to do anything to the king! This time, the king has a credit to the court, even if His Majesty does not reward him, he will not dare to leave the king in Chang'an! Xi Ci took two steps forward: "Another point, the reason why Su Ren asked the king to pull the king of Huainan is that Su Ren is jealous of the king of Huainan. ”

"Oh?" Liu Ciyi frowned: "What do you mean?" ”

Xi Ci smiled, and moved to Liu Ci's side: "King Huainan has always been very well hidden, not only in the eyes of the emperor in the imperial court are all princes and kings with no ambitions, even in the eyes of the world, King Huainan is also a stupid person who can only write books, but the king should know the roots of King Huainan, tight inside and loose outside, lazy and unbearable, in fact, step by step planning his future." ”

Liu Ci waved his hand: "These kings know, let's talk about the point." ”

"Su Ren came to Huiji from Chang'an for more than a year, pacified the Yue people, and settled the Yue people, so long for the king of Huainan has not been noticed, does the king believe it?"

Liu Ci thought for a while: "With Su Ren's cleverness, King Huainan's Taoguang Yanghui will not fail to see it." ”

"That's right!" Xi Ci hurriedly said: "Su Ren asked the king to encourage the king of Huainan to go to Chang'an together, that is, to make the affairs of the king of Huainan public, so that His Majesty knows the evil deeds of the king of Huainan, Su Ren is not stupid, he has taken so many benefits from the king, even if he doesn't help, he won't do harm, bringing the king of Huainan is a layer of insurance, even if the emperor really wants to move a prince and king, it won't be the king who has made contributions to the court!" ”

Liu Ci fell into deep thought and glanced at Xi Ci. Just ten days ago, only the prince Liu Shuang supported him to go to Chang'an to meet him, headed by the second son Liu Xiao, and Xi Ci and others strongly opposed it. Liu Ci naturally knew what the reason for this was, but today Xi Ci was abnormal, Liu Ci had a bad feeling in his heart, and when he looked at Xi Ci again, he put a big question mark in his mind.

Failing to convince Liu Ci, Xi Ci walked out of the palace, stood on the steps in front of the palace gate, looked back again, and shook his head slightly. His carriage was waiting at the door, and when the old servant saw Xi Ci coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to help. Just as he was about to climb into the carriage, a man dressed as a chamberlain hurried after him and shouted from a distance.

"The prime minister stays, the second son is invited!"

Xi Ci frowned: "Where is the second son now?" ”

"The second prince is waiting in the house, and he also asks the minister of state to move."

Xi Ci thought about it, climbed into the carriage, and said to the coachman, "Go to the second son's mansion." ”

Liu Xiao has been very angry these days, and the things in the house can be smashed almost once, but he is the second son of King Hengshan, and when he smashes it for a short time, there will be an identical re-placement in the original place, and on the surface, the furnishings in the house have not changed in any way, but there are a lot more bamboo baskets for garbage at the back door.

Xi Ci is the minister of state, and he also has a lot of contacts with Liu Xiao, so he doesn't need any notification when he enters the door. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard the sound of rattling in the house, Xi Ciyi frowned and asked the waiter who brought him next to him: "For so many days, the second son has always been like this?" ”

The chamberlain didn't dare to answer, but lowered his head a little lower.

Xi Ci walked into the door with a black face, and as soon as one foot stepped in, a clay pot was shattered at his feet, and the scattered fragments hit Xi Ci's robe and robe, hitting Xi Ci's calf, and he gritted his teeth in pain: "Stop!" ”

Liu Xiaogang lifted another clay pot, and was stopped by Xi Ci, and when he saw that it was Xi Ci, he sneered: "You want to take care of me too?" My father didn't let me conflict with that Su Renqi, so I stayed in the mansion peacefully, Liu Shuang circled around my father all day long, are you happy to see it? ”

Xi Ci took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. Liu Ci's children, Liu Shuangzhi is very talented, Liu Xiaose is very inward-looking, Liu Guang is timid and cowardly, and the others are even worse than one. Xi Ci is not optimistic about Liu Xiao, but there is no one in the bunch, so he can only pick a tall one among them, and now it seems that he doesn't seem to pick this one very well.

"Why should the second son be in a hurry? Although the prince was by the king's side, the king did not show much trust, this time the second son was able to forbear, and the king was very happy, and said more than once in front of the old minister that the second son was sensible. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiao slowly put down the clay pot: "Hmph, I will believe your words?" Don't think I don't know, it's Su Ren who my father wants to woo, but I persuaded my father to go to Chang'an to meet him, hahahaha, my father really made a big joke this time! But you even persuaded your father to go to Chang'an, what does this mean? How did we say it at the beginning, when the father and the king had no way out in him Liu Shuang, if the father left, the son of the world would be in charge of the country, and there would still be a way for us to live at that time? ”

"Don't talk yet!" Liu Xiao stretched out his hand to stop Xi Ci: "I know, I am not the most suitable heir of Hengshan Kingdom as you think, but you don't need to betray me, if the prime minister thinks that the prince is suitable, I Liu Xiao will never stop him, he will inherit the throne in the future, you can do whatever you want with me, since ancient times, since I have participated, then I will lose!" ”

Xi Ciqi's beard was shaking, and when Liu Xiao finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Liu Xiao: "You, you!" Without further ado, he turned and walked out the door. No one dared to stop the servants and servants beside him, standing trembling in place, almost shrunk into a ball.

Liu Xiao was furious: "Get out!" Get out of here! Grabbed the bookshelf next to him, and with all his might, he fell to the ground.

Liu Wucai looked at Liu Xiao with a smile on his face. looked at the mess on the ground again: "Second brother, what's wrong?" Angry so much? ”

Liu Xiao smashed the whole room, and the anger in his chest was also vented, and he rolled his eyes at Liu Wucai: "Don't look for a gardener, groom, and cook in your house, what are you doing here?" ”

"Humph!" Liu Wucai was not angry: "I am not feeling well today, I came to see the second brother, and I also brought a word for others, if the second brother still has the strength to fight with the son, she will help the second brother." ”

"Who? Is there anyone else in the entire Hengshan country who can help me? ”

"Second brother said this, little sister, am I just here to help you?"

Liu Xiao smiled: "It can't be from Huainan, right?" ”

Liu Wucai was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "No, this person's second brother will never think of it." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Wucai whispered in Liu Xiao's ear, and after talking for a long time, Liu Xiao's brows were twisted into a rope: "Really? ”

Liu Wucai nodded: "I don't have time to joke with the second brother, the eldest brother has always been unable to get along with her, and he almost killed her brother last time, second brother, don't forget, the prince and Su Ren are very close, Su Ren has just wiped out the Yue people, and there is a lot of trouble between her and the Yue people." ”

Liu Xiao's eyes lit up and nodded: "Speaking of which, it seems to make sense." ”

Liu Wucai continued: "Second brother, don't worry, she said that as long as she fights the world, Liu Guang will never fight with the second brother!" ”

Liu Xiao turned his head to look at Liu Wucai, and suddenly smiled: "Only a stupid girl like you would believe this!" But, anyway, for now, it's nice to have that kind of help. ”

Queen Xu Lai kept looking at the door anxiously, and Liu Guang stood aside in a regular manner, looking at his nose and nose. Glancing back at his son, Xu Lai sighed for no reason.

"Uncle and aunt don't worry, Brother Liu Guang is just too young, and he will understand everything when he sits on the throne of King Hengshan." Liu Hong knelt down and sat down with his hands, and looked at the cheap uncle in front of him while drinking.

Xu Lai glared at Liu Hong fiercely, and instead of being angry, Liu Hong smiled. Liu Wucai was full of smiles and hurriedly walked in, followed by Liu Xiao. When Xu Lai saw Liu Xiao, the anxiety just now seemed to be gone, and he sat down again with a dignified demeanor.

Liu Xiao glanced around the room and saw everything with vigilance, especially Liu Hong. Liu Hong raised his wine glass and nodded slightly at Liu Xiao, Liu Xiao immediately stopped at the door and looked at Liu Hong viciously. Seeing this, Liu Wucai grabbed Liu Xiao's arm: "Second brother, why don't you hurry up to see the queen mother?" ”

Liu Xiaoyi gritted his teeth and bowed to Xu Lai: "Liu Xiao greets the queen!" ”

Xu Lai said with a smile: "Second son, please take a seat, everyone is a family, don't be so polite, Guang'er still doesn't give your second brother a gift?" ”

Liu Guang saluted Liu Xiao with a straight look, Liu Xiao hurriedly returned the favor, and the two of them were the same as husband and wife, formal and very happy.

Liu Hong laughed: "Okay, now that everyone is together, none of us want to see Liu Shuang inherit the throne of Hengshan, so from now on, we should unite as one, and when will Liu Shuang be brought down." ”

Liu Xiao glanced at Liu Hong: "This matter is my Hengshan Kingdom's business, and it doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?" ”

"Second brother?" Without waiting for Liu Hong to answer, Liu Wucai preemptively said: "Cousin is also for our good, one more person has more strength!" ”

Liu Xiao glanced at Liu Wucai, got up and bowed to Xu Lai: "Queen, you are an elder, I want to hear from you, as for the others, hehe!" ”

"Second Brother ,......"

"Okay, okay, I say!" Seeing that Liu Xiao and Liu Wucai were about to quarrel, Xu Lai hurriedly stopped: "What we are discussing is a major matter, we should tolerate each other, today's matter is confidential, you should be cautious!" ”