Chu Huan's face showed suspicion, Pei Ji saw it in his eyes, vaguely guessed Chu Huan's thoughts, and asked, "Second brother, do you think the emperor shouldn't flee the capital?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "It's not that it shouldn't be, it's just that the emperor is the founder of the country, and he has been on the battlefield for half his life, and it's hard for me to imagine that he will flee in a hurry because he is afraid that Tianmen Dao will hit the capital." Staring at Pei Ji, "The eldest brother has never seen the emperor, I don't know much about him, I have seen him many times, although he is old, but the residual power of the year is still there, I can't see that he is a cowardly person." ”

Pei Ji sighed: "The emperor was indeed a generation of iron-blooded heroes back then, but the older a person gets, the more afraid he will be of death, and the more things he has, the more he is afraid of losing." After a moment's hesitation, he said softly: "I'm just inferring from common sense, and I'm not sure if that's the case." Or maybe he is worried about chaos in other places, and this northern tour is also a ...... to deter the rear! He waved his hand and said, "Not to mention the emperor, but after the emperor leaves, who will sit in the capital?" ”

Chu Huan asked, "Big brother didn't get the news of who had seen the town?" ”

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "I don't know yet." He asked, "Does the second brother know?" ”

"I just got the news that the emperor is touring the north and the crown prince is in charge of the country." Chu Huan's expression was solemn.

Pei Ji's brows were also locked: "The prince is in charge of the country? Wei Yi groaned and asked, "Since it is the crown prince who is in charge of the country, then the king of Qi can still stay in the capital?" Did you go to Hexi with the emperor? ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "There is no news from King Qi for the time being. ”

Pei Ji said worriedly: "If the emperor doesn't take the king of Qi out of the capital, after the crown prince is in charge of the country, how will he let go of the people of the king of Qi's party?" He thought thoughtfully, "The battle between the princelings and the Qi Wang party is well known to the court, after the emperor's northern tour, the capital is under the control of the prince, and it is impossible for the prince to ...... without action!" His eyes showed a look of doubt, and he muttered to himself: "Strange ......! ”

Chu Huan said softly: "Big brother thinks it's very strange for the emperor to hand over the capital to the crown prince?" ”

"Not bad." Pei Jihu said suspiciously: "Many years ago, the prince has been treated coldly by the emperor, and the emperor even once supported the king of Han to check and balance the prince...... I heard that the prince and the emperor's father and son sometimes rarely see each other once a year, since the prince suffered from a leg disease, the emperor has decreed that the prince does not have to enter the palace to say hello ......! ”

Chu Huan heard that Pei Ji seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be talking to himself, and he was a little surprised to see that he seemed to be very clear about the matter of the palace.

He and Pei Ji are like-minded, and they marry Jin Lan, who is a brother who has worshiped the master, but if you really want to talk about it, Chu Huan does not fully understand his righteous brother.

He seems to be a cripple and unremarkable, but the longer Chu Huan gets along with him, the more he feels that he is unfathomable, and many things in the world seem to be in his mind.

Chu Huan knew that Pei Ji must be genuinely helpful to him, so although he was suspicious of some things, Pei Ji did not take the initiative to explain, and Chu Huan never asked, just like Pei Ji, what Chu Huan told him, he would listen carefully, and what he had not said, Pei Ji would never ask too much.

Pei Ji was thoughtful, and after a while, he shook his head with a suspicious face and said: "I really can't figure out the reason, I have been treating the prince coldly, and all of a sudden, I will hand over the position of prison to the prince ......!" ”

"Big brother, the saint is on the northern tour, the capital always needs people to sit in the town, his choice can only be the prince or the king of Qi, the prince's title has not been abolished, let him be in charge of the country, there is nothing that makes sense." Chu Huan said softly.

Pei Ji waved his hand and said: "Second brother, the state of Qin has the province of Zhongshumen, and the emperor has not been out on patrol before, and at that time, the capital was handed over to Zhongshumen to deal with." This time the northern tour, although special, but there is still a way to deal with it, he can let the prince and the king of Qi enter Zhongshu Province together, so that they will check and balance each other, and they will not let one person dominate, but once the prison country, that is, when the emperor leaves the capital, the state affairs will be presided over by the prison state...... The crown prince is in charge of the country, which means that the emperor has ...... monopoly power! ”

Chu Huan understood, and said with a solemn expression: "In this way, once the King of Qi can't follow the emperor on his northern tour and stays in the capital, wouldn't it be very dangerous?" ”

Pei Ji nodded and said, "That's what I'm talking about. The king of Han has withdrawn from the battle for the throne, and of course it is impossible for the emperor to hand over the throne to a delirious prince, and the only ones who can inherit the unification are the crown prince and the king of Qi. In fact, I always thought that the emperor wanted to pass on the throne to the King of Qi ......! ”

Chu Huan said "oh", Pei Ji had already explained: "At the beginning, the prince and the king of Han competed for the position of prince, and the king of Qi was in the palace, of course, this situation was caused by the emperor, many people were staring at the prince and the king of Han, and few people found that the king of Qi was still hidden in the palace, even if the king of Qi had reached the age of leaving the palace to open the palace, there was still no movement in the palace, I always thought that the emperor was deliberately protecting the king of Qi, waiting for the opportunity, and when the time came, the prince would be replaced." ”

Chu Huan was a little surprised: "Did the eldest brother already know that the position of the crown prince was unstable?" ”

"Of course, the emperor will not let a prince who can't even walk the road reign in the world." Pei Ji sighed: "It's just that I'm still smart after all, I always thought that the emperor had already arranged for the King of Qi to inherit the throne, but now it seems that I am only afraid that I am mistaken." His eyes flashed, "Let the prince supervise the country this time, that is, let the princelings dominate, if nothing else, if the prince's inheritance is recognized...... That being the case, why did he let King Qi leave the palace to open the mansion in the first place, and why did he sit back and watch the King of Qi become powerful and compete with the princelings? ”

Chu Huan said softly: "The Han Dynasty Party has fallen, and the emperor wants to check and balance the princelings, so support the King of Qi to continue to check and balance the princes." ”

"This was originally an explanation, I even thought that at that time, supporting the King of Qi was already an intention to put the King of Qi on the throne, and it would not be long before the crown prince would be abolished and the King of Qi would be established." Pei Ji sighed: "But now it seems that the emperor handed over the position of supervising the country to the crown prince this time, that is, he has no intention of abolishing the prince, so why bother to support King Qi to balance the prince?" Now it seems that supporting the King of Qi not only did not check and balance the crown prince, but made his two sons hate each other, is this what the emperor wants to see? This...... It can't be explained by reason or reason. ”

When Chu Huan heard Pei Ji say this, he also felt that things were very strange.

Although the emperor is old, Chu Huan does not feel that the emperor has become old and confused because of his age, at least in Chu Huan's opinion, Yingyuan can lay down such a country, of course, he is a person with both martial arts and cunning, and he will definitely not do things on a whim, as an emperor who has been in the world for a long time, he has always lived in an environment of deceit, no matter what he does, he must have a plan in his heart.

For example, the matter of choosing an heir is related to the fortune of the country, and for the emperor, it may be the biggest thing besides his pursuit of immortality.

This time, he has handed over the power of supervising the country to the crown prince, and according to Pei Ji, it is almost equivalent to determining his heir.

If it is said that when the King of Han and the crown prince were fighting, the emperor was still considering the candidate for the prince, then after the Tongtian Temple incident, the emperor should have made clear the candidate for the prince in his heart.

If the emperor did not think about letting the crown prince inherit the throne from the beginning, then supporting the king of Han certainly has the intention of balancing the crown prince, and it must also have the intention of testing the king of Han and considering the prince.

After all, in addition to the crown prince, there are two people who can be established as princes, the king of Han and the king of Qi, and the emperor quietly investigates who is the most suitable person between the king of Qi and the king of Han after excluding the prince, which is also a reasonable thing.

If the emperor determined from the beginning that he wanted the king of Qi to inherit the unification, then it still makes sense to support the king of Han, the emperor was worried that the prince was dominant, so he supported the king of Han to balance the prince, the purpose was to curb the power of the prince, and when the king of Qi matured, when the prince and the king of Han were both defeated, the king of Qi was re-established, and the prince and the king of Han could only watch.

But after the Tongtian Temple incident, there was no need for the emperor to think about it anymore.

If the emperor really didn't think about letting the prince inherit the unification, then supporting the king of Qi and preparing to abolish the long and young is already a matter of course.

If the emperor is still sure that the prince is the prince, and has no intention of passing on the king of Qi, then there is no need to support the party of the king of Qi, after all, the party struggle must be harmful to the country, if the prince is determined, it is natural to give the successor a peaceful environment, in this case, if you also want to support the king of Qi to fight against the established prince, Yu Gong is not beneficial to the country, and the friendship between brothers is a great damage, unless the emperor is not in a normal mind, otherwise it will never be so.

But in the current situation, the emperor has handed over the power of supervising the country to the crown prince, so the arrangements he made before will do all kinds of harm to the society and his family.

Pei Ji was puzzled because of this, and Chu Huan was also stunned when he wanted to understand the trick.

Could it be that the emperor really has eaten too much of the so-called elixir, and his once wise and intelligent brain has become confused and stupid?

Pei Ji couldn't figure it out, and Chu Huan couldn't figure it out either.

After a period of silence, Pei Ji finally said: "Second brother, the emperor's northern tour, the crown prince's imprisonment, although it happened thousands of miles away, it has a great impact on us, you have to prepare early." ”

Chu Huan said: "Big brother is worried that after the crown prince ascends the throne, he will attack me?" ”

"That's one of them." Pei Ji said solemnly: "No matter what you think, in the eyes of the prince, you are the core figure of the Qi King Party, the emperor is not dead, and the prince will not dare to attack the King of Qi easily, but take this opportunity, he must be to suppress the people in the Qi King Party, maybe in the heart of the prince, you are a crucial figure in the Qi King Party, and he is bound to find an excuse to pull you off the position of the governor of Xiguan Road." ”

Chu Huan frowned, then smiled indifferently and said, "If it really comes to that point, I have nothing to say." ”

"Nothing to say?" Pei Jizheng said: "Second brother, don't have this idea, although you have only been in Xiguan Road for half a year, it is not easy to have today." More importantly, the Juntian Order, which you have worked so hard to implement, plays a vital role in Xiguan Dao, which is the foundation of the survival of millions of people in Xiguan. Now is the critical moment for the implementation of the Juntian Order, and the various difficulties in the implementation of the Juntian Order, only because you are in charge, can you try your best to suppress it, if it were not for the support of the seven surnames of Xiguan, it would never be possible for the Juntian Order to be implemented so easily in Xiguan......! ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly.

The Juntian order was implemented in Xiguan, in addition to some bureaucrats, the most seriously damaged was the Xiguan gentry headed by the Xiguan seven surnames, from the beginning of the land inspection, the Xiguan gentry were actually a little dissatisfied, if it were not for the Xiguan seven surnames to support Chu Huan in consideration of the overall situation, not to mention that the Juntian order has been implemented now, I am afraid that even the procedure of land inspection can not be implemented normally.

The strong support of the seven surnames of Xiguan to Chu Huan is of course because Chu Huan had a favor to the seven surnames of Xiguan, and the most important thing is that Chu Huan is restoring the status of the commercial center of Xiguan through the salt road, which makes up for the seven surnames of Xiguan and many gentry, and because of the marriage with Linlang, although he has not yet married, the seven surnames of Xiguan have regarded Chu Huan as his own family.

"The seven surnames of Xiguan can support you, but it doesn't mean that they will support the governor of Xiguan." Pei Ji said slowly: "If you leave at such a time, the Juntian Order will inevitably collapse and cannot be implemented, and the entire Xiguan will definitely be in chaos again, the second brother doesn't care about the position of the governor of the district, but the survival of millions of people in Xiguan, do you also ignore it?" ”