[Brother Ann should be vigilant, crybaby...... He has changed a little, and he is different from what the slave remembers...... He's not kidding! ]

Looking up at the sky, Xie An's reminder of the eldest grandson Xiangyu came to mind.

In order to ensure that the Li family of the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be defeated by Li Shou, before confirming that Li Shou has the ability to shoulder the entire country, should he pretend to be the prime minister and the governor?

That's a ......

"Lord Xie? Mr. Xie? Just as Xie An was thinking about the matter of the Eighth Prince Li Xian, he suddenly heard a low and urgent call.

"Huh?" Xie An came back to his senses when he heard this, and then he remembered that he was on the high platform of the Feng Zen ceremony in the southern suburbs of Jijing at the moment, all around, under the high platform, there were black and oppressive crowds everywhere, and there were few hundred thousand people.

On the high platform, Liang Qiuwu, Ruan Shaozhou, Xun Zheng, Meng Rang and other officials of the DPRK and China looked at Xie An nervously, for fear that Xie An would go wrong at such a critical juncture.

Oops, to wander at such a time......

Xie An frowned, secretly complaining about his gaffe.

At this time, it seemed that Xie An had come to his senses, and an official in a black dress whispered, "My lord, it's time for Lord Xie to take the stage to recite the sacrifice......"

Nodding, taking the sacrifice of Fengzen sacrifice to the sky from the hand of an adjutant beside him, Xie An walked to the edge of the high platform with solemn steps, and then slowly opened the sacrifice in his hand, and after taking a deep breath and calming down his mind, he read aloud, "Xie An, the minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, announced to the God of Taitian: Apocalypse Li, Yunxing Water De ......"

Sprinkled with a hundred words, Xie An has read and recited it silently in the past two days, it can be said that it is like a stream, no wonder, after all, how serious and grand the enthronement ceremony of Feng Chan was. If Xie An mispronounced a word at such a critical time, the court would lose face, so although Xie An had little patience by nature, he had to recite this sacrifice over and over again until he knew it by heart.

In the process of Xie An's recitation, under the high platform of Feng Zen, more than 100,000 people in Jijing were silent, looking at the direction of the high platform with a reverent face.

“…… Descendants of Bailu. Blessed are the people. After reading the last sentence, Xie An's two adjutants on the left and right turned around and glanced at Li Shou.

At this moment, Li Shou was obviously familiar with the rituals of the entire ceremony, and when he saw the eyes of the two adjutants, he took a deep breath and walked towards Xie An with his head held high.

See here. According to the rules of the ceremony, Xie An took a step back to the left and presented the sacrificial hands in his hands.

"Are you scared silly?" Taking advantage of the time to take over the sacrifice, Li Shou lowered his voice and said to Xie An with a teasing face, obviously, he also noticed that Xie An was distracted for a while.

However, as soon as the words fell, one of the adjutants coughed lightly. Most of them were reminding Li Shoumo to speak at such a time, so as not to let the people under the high platform hear it and damage Long Wei.

"Hurry up, there's a lot of nonsense!" Xie An muttered quietly.

glanced at the two adjutants who were staring at him. Li Shou grinded his teeth, then turned pale, held the sacrifice in both hands, and respectfully put it into the huge fire tripod not far in front of him. Then he looked at the sacrifice with a serious expression, slowly burning in the fire, turning into pieces of paper ashes. Slowly floated into the air.

At this time, a column of palace maids slowly walked up to the high platform with a jade plate in their hands, stood in a row, and knelt in front of Xie An with a jade plate in their hands.

I saw that on the red silk in the jade plate, there were a number of things used by the Son of Heaven, such as jade crowns, robes, brocade belts, swords of the Son of Heaven, and jade seals of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Thank you, sir!" An adjutant nodded and gestured to Xie An.

Xie An understood, and took steps in succession, first picked up the black belt embroidered with a dragon from the jade plate of a palace maid, faced the people on the east side, held it high above the top, and then turned around and wore it on Li Shou's waist.

"Hey, you kid, how about tying firewood?" During this period, Li Shou bared his teeth and whispered.

"Shut up, I've never dressed a man, what's the bullshit?" Whispering, Xie An took the robe of the Son of Heaven from the jade plate of another palace maid, and after showing off to the heavens and the people around him, he put it on for Li Shou.

"I don't dress men, so women do?" Li Shou seemed to grasp the language problem in Xie An's words, and said in a low voice.

"......" rolled his eyes, Xie An took the jade crown of the Son of Heaven again, and wore it on Li Shou's head according to the same rules as Fang Cai, followed by the sword of the Son of Heaven, and the jade seal of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In front of hundreds of people under the high platform, Li Shou buckled the sword of heaven on his waist with his left hand, held the jade seal of the country in his hand with his right hand, and faced the people in the audience. ”

As soon as the words fell, a burst of worship sounded up and down the originally silent high platform.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

With bursts of singing like a tide, more than 100,000 people present bowed to the ground for a long time.

Although the whole process can be explained in a few sentences, it took more than an hour, especially Li Shou as the party concerned, and Xie An, who was the master of ceremonies for this grand ceremony, the two were even more tired and half dead, so that when the two of them returned the same way with the mighty team in the sound of music and returned to the Jijing Palace, not to mention Li Shou, at least Xie An was tired and out of breath.

During this period, Xie An saw Li Xian, the eighth prince of the eighth prince in the crowd, in the crowd, and was accompanied by Ji Hong, a henchman who had already been acquitted, as the eldest grandson Xiangyu said, compared to a few days ago, Li Xian's bearing seemed to be different.

Do you want to do it your own way......

Looking at the expressionless Eighth Prince Li Xian among the people, Xie An frowned slightly.

In fact, yesterday, under the pretext of visiting his injury, he went to the Eighth Prince Li Xian's mansion to pay a visit, after all, the words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu really made Xie An feel a little uneasy......

"Xiao Wang counted that Xie Shaoqing would come!" This was the first thing Li Xian said when he met Xie An.

Xie An smiled slightly when he heard this, and arched his hand and said, "The mansion is also counted as the Eight Sage Kings will be counted as the mansion meeting......

In all fairness, this is a very playful sentence, if it were Li Xian in the past, most of them would laugh because of it. However, at this moment, Li Xian didn't even have the slightest smile on his face, which made Xie An subconsciously refresh himself.

Judging from the appearance, Li Xian, the eighth son of the emperor who walked away from the ghost gate, has not changed much, and he still has the handsome appearance he used to have, but the gentle and elegant temperament in the past has disappeared, and it has been replaced by another kind of momentum that makes Xie An feel great pressure.

looked at Li Xian at this time. Xie An seemed to feel that he was facing Li Ji, the son of heaven, Li Wei, the king of Zhou, and Li Shen, the king of Qin......

Ah, very similar, Li Xian, who walked away from the ghost gate, is very similar to the above three in terms of momentum, giving people a kind of kingly bearing without anger.

"Xie Shaoqing came all the way. Is it just to say these witty things to Xiao Wang? Looking at Xie An, Li Xian said in a deep voice, "If it is for the third child's business, Xiao Wang will listen to him; If it's something else, forgive Xiao Wang for having no time to accompany him! - Ji Hong! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Ji Hong, who had been released from the Great Prison Temple, raised his hand towards Xie An, his intention was self-evident.

"Your Highness. Wait! Seeing that Li Xian, who had always been amiable in the past, was about to drive himself out now, Xie Anxin was secretly shocked by the huge changes in Li Xian before and after, and hurriedly said, "Don't hide it from Your Highness." His Majesty is here to confess his sins to His Highness......"

"......" Li Xian looked at Xie An for a while, waved his hand to ask Ji Hong to take a step back, nodded and said. If it's because of Jin Ling'er, it's not necessary. She almost killed Xiao Wang, but Xie Shaoqing also saved Xiao Wang's life...... Xiao Wang heard from Ji Hong that when Xiao Wang was framed by the second and fifth children, it was Xie Shaoqing and Xiangyu...... Well, I have maintained it with the second lady of your mansion several times, so this matter, Xiao Wang should not have happened, Xie Shaoqing does not have to worry! ”

Xie An arched his hand when he heard this, and said, "His Royal Highness Xie Xian, who is in the Xiaguan Dynasty, is magnanimous...... Speaking of this, he looked up at Li Xian, obviously he still had something to say.

"......" looked at Xie An deeply for a while, Li Xian sighed slightly, waved his hand and said, "That's it, after all, Xie Shaoqing is Xiao Wang's life-saving benefactor...... If you have anything to say, Xie Shaoqing sat down and said! - Ji Hong, let people watch tea! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

After estimating the half-pillar of incense, when the tea was served, Li Xian took a sip, shook his head and said, "You are very wrong to wait for the third child to be crowned king!" - The ability of the third child, you have never seen it......"

When Xie An heard this, he couldn't help but recall the before and after when Li Shen invited him to the banquet two days ago, he was deeply impressed by Li Xian's words, he thought that only he could come up with that kind of trick to make money, but it turned out that he underestimated the talented people in the world too much.

Although Xie An received a batch of valuable congratulatory gifts that day, from another point of view, how could he not be calculated by the third son of the emperor, Li Shen? After all, Li Shen took advantage of his Xie An's current power in Jijing to earn an unknown amount of money for himself, who knows how much benefit that guy received in private?

Thinking of this, Xie An nodded and said, "If it is His Royal Highness Li Shen's ability, the lower officials have seen some of it, how can you say it...... As His Royal Highness said, Li Shen, the third son of the emperor, is worthy of being a hero who can compete with the former crown prince Li Wei and the brothers......

"Not bad!" Li Xian nodded approvingly when he heard this, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "If it weren't for the third child in Beijing, how could Xiao Wang rest assured that he would stay in Jiangnan for a long time, so that he could ......" Speaking of this, his eyes showed a little gloomy, and he subconsciously glanced at Xie An, bowed his head and drank tea silently.

Obviously, knowing that it is impossible, Li Xian is still somewhat worried about his former small hair, and she is also the woman he admires, the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

And Xie An obviously noticed that the atmosphere in the room had also become delicate, coughed, and changed the topic and said, "His Royal Highness Kexian also needs to understand that now is not the time to cross the river and demolish the bridge and dispose of the Third Highness......

"Is it because of the fourth?" Li Xian asked lightly.

"Not bad!" Nodding, Xie An said with a straight face, "There is such a big change in Jijing, even if you want to hide it, you can't hide it...... Sooner or later, the Four Princes will learn about this! - If I wait here to deal with the third prince Li Shen first, won't I give the fourth prince an excuse in the future? ”

As if seeing through Xie An's thoughts, Li Xian let out a long breath, shook his head and said, "Xie Shaoqing, hearing you say this, Xiao Wang will know that you don't know the fourth child...... The fourth child has been domineering since he was a child, he doesn't care about the front and back, he is impulsive and irritable, he is not a person who will sit down and analyze the stakes of things, his ideas are very simple...... Whoever disobeys him is the enemy! - Today. No matter how Xie Shaoqing and the imperial court show weakness and curry favor, they can't restore the hostility of Xie Shaoqing...... The reason, Xiao Wang thought that Xie Shaoqing should understand! ”

It's because of the dance......

Xie An couldn't help but smile bitterly, after all, he had heard earlier that the fourth prince Li Mao admired Liangqiu Dance, but Liangqiu Gong didn't want his granddaughter to fall into the matter of seizing the heir in the future, so he didn't support this marriage.

"The fourth child is far less talkative than Xiao Wang!" Looking at Xie An, Li Xian said with a straight face, "Xie Shaoqing thinks." A false name of [King Yan] can appease the fourth child? - Wrong! Big mistake, big mistake! ——In Xiao Wang's opinion, instead of trying to appease the fourth child, the court should gather troops and horses and prepare for the worst! - If necessary, it is necessary to strike first! ”

Xie An was stunned when he heard this. Looking at Li Xian in surprise, he said strangely, "This is not like what the long-famous [Eight Sages King] said......"

Hearing this, Li Xian's face was slightly stunned, and he laughed at himself and said, "Indeed, this is not like my Li Xian's personality." It's just ......" Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Xie An, and said with a straight face, "Some time ago." Presumably Xie Shaoqing was also surprised, right? The conceited and intelligent eighth son of the emperor was framed so easily, and it was difficult for him to protect himself......"

"This ......"

Shaking his head, Li Xian muttered. "The second and fifth, but the good student taught Xiao Wang a lesson! - These two little kings of the brotherly church. Not everyone is as naïve and naïve as you, and sometimes, even if you don't intend to harm others, they may not be able to tell if they will harm you...... Preemptive, last-struck ......"

"Your Highness......"

"Okay," Seeing that Xie An seemed to have something to say, Li Xian raised his hand to interrupt his words, and said as if he could not refute, "Although I, Li Xian, have no chance of the throne, I don't want my great Zhou to be buried in Li Shou's hands...... Now, there are some things that have to be done, since you don't want to do it, then it's up to me Li Xian to do it! ”

Xie An was shocked when he heard this, and said in a shocked voice, "Your Highness is going to send someone to assassinate the third prince on the way?" ”

"......" Looking at the surprise on Xie An's face, Li Xian's eyes narrowed, obviously being told by Xie An about the matter.

"No, absolutely not!" Seeing that Li Xian seemed to have signs of acquiescence, Xie An shook his head and said, "In this situation, no matter where the third prince died, the world would wonder if it was me Jijing who did it, if this problem could be solved so easily, why would the imperial court be so difficult?" ”

"It's difficult, you can't see through it!" Looking at Xie An, Li Xian frowned and said, "Taking the initiative to canonize the fourth child as a matter of King Yan, you can't let this plan be clever, according to Xiao Wang, if it is not the plan offered by the second lady of Lord Xie's mansion, it is the plan offered by Duke Yin...... Wrong! According to the temperament of the Changsun clan, it stands to reason that he would not offer such a plan to lower his morale before the fight started...... It's Yingong, right? ”

Xie An had to admire Li Xian's quick thinking, nodded when he heard this, and said, "It's Yin Gong!" - but I don't know what is wrong with this plan? ”

"What's missing?" Li Xian laughed and said, "What is the purpose of this plan?" ”

"Appeasing the ...... of the Four Princes"

"Yes, the purpose of this plan is to appease the fourth child, but Xiao Wang is clearly telling Xie Shaoqing now that the fourth root will not care about the name of the mere Yan King, so this plan will lose its effectiveness...... For the sake of a plan that has lost its effectiveness, let the tiger return to the mountain, and crown the third child as the king, Xie Shaoqing thinks, is this plan really clever? ”

You must know that Xie An has always respected the old people of Li Ji, Yin Gong, and Liang Qiu Gong, but now he is very unhappy when he sees Li Xian's disrespectful words and depreciates the strategy offered by Yin Gong to be worthless.

As if seeing the anger in Xie An's eyes, Li Xian softened his tone, shook his head and said, "Xie Shaoqing, don't misunderstand, Xiao Wang is just talking about things, and there is no intention to belittle Yin Gong, Yin Gong has taught Xiao Wang knowledge since he was a child, and he has great respect for Yin Gong and Xiao Wang, but ...... Yin Gong is old, and he no longer has the sharpness of his youth, he only thinks about calming things down, and he has lost his momentum before he has fought with the fourth child, so this plan will inevitably fall into the inferior ......"

Xie An was silent when he heard this, after all, Li Xian's words did make some sense, after thinking about it, he frowned and said, "If His Royal Highness Xian really wants to help the royal family, it is better to gather his confidants, brainstorm ideas, discuss this matter together, and see if there is a more appropriate way...... Luckily? ”

"Let's discuss this together?" Li Xian chuckled when he heard this, looked at Xie An and shook his head and said, "Xie Shaoqing, let's just say it, Xiao Wang can't trust you, and he can't trust the current court!" ”

Xie An was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Why did Your Highness say this?" ”

Li Xian chuckled, looked at Xie An, and said coldly, "As far as Xiao Wang knows, Xie An got acquainted with a man named Chen Bei...... Can Xie Shaoqing know the true identity of this person? ”

Xie An chuckled in his heart when he heard this, forcibly endured the horror in his heart, shook his head and said, "I don't know!" ”

"In that case, Xiao Wang came to tell Xie Shaoqing," looking at Xie An deeply, Li Xian said in a deep voice, "This person is the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, and the governor of Jiangnan has more than 100,000 Taiping Army believers...... In the past few years, he has provoked countless disputes in the south of the Yangtze River, intending to overthrow our Great Zhou and restore the former Tang Dynasty...... Xiao Wang has been secretly tracking down this person for a long time! - Xie Shaoqing explained why Xie Shaoqing got acquainted with the former leader of the Tang Yu Party in Jiangnan! In the end, Li Xian's tone and questioning were undoubted.

"......" Looking at Li Xian's sharp gaze, Xie An was speechless.

Seeing this, Li Xian exhaled slightly, calmed his tone, and said in a deep voice, "Whether Xie Shaoqing really doesn't know or pretends not to know, Xiao Wang won't ask too much today...... However, Xiao Wang still said the same thing, Xiao Wang doesn't trust Xie Shaoqing! - At least, not at the moment! With that, he slowly stood up, looked at Xie An and said in a deep voice, "If Xie Shaoqing has anything to do with the Taiping Army, Xiao Wang suggests that Xie Shaoqing draw a line with him as soon as possible!" It is not only for Xie Shaoqing himself, but also for Hunan ...... Well, in short, Xie Shaoqing will be the secretary of the Criminal Department of my Great Zhou Dynasty in a few days, and the official residence is a product, Xiao Wang hopes that Xie Shaoqing will not make mistakes! - Ji Hong, send Xie Shaoqing! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

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In the procession that returned to the palace with the new Great Zhou Emperor Li Shou, Xie An turned his head to look at Li Xian and Ji Hong, who were mixed in the crowd.

Is it better to strike first?

What exactly is this guy going to do?

The eighth son of the emperor who changed his career to become a powerful minister and control the country's affairs, [Eight Sages King] Li Xian!