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These days, there are all kinds of rumors in the capital from time to time, and the people in the capital seem to be accustomed to it, but when they heard that the saint wanted to establish Chu Haoyu, the king of filial piety, as the crown prince, everyone was still shocked, and the people with a heart were even more aware of the smell of conspiracy, and the sky in the capital was about to change. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Xiao Mansion, Chu Haoyu was busy preparing for dinner all morning, Sun Hou strode in, bowed down and said: "Son, the fifth prince wants to see you, and he specially instructed that he has prepared a banquet in the Ethereal Pavilion and waited for your master." ”
"Fifth brother?" In his own voice, Chu Haoyu showed a thoughtful look on his face, and he didn't understand what the fifth brother meant by banqueting him at this time, but he quickly made a decision, got up and said, "Prepare the car." ”
Because Zhao Qinglin sealed the Ethereal Pavilion, it has not yet opened, and the Ethereal Pavilion, which was once lively and overcrowded, is now deserted and not a single figure can be seen. Seeing this, Chu Haoyu sighed in his heart and walked in slowly.
It was still in the courtyard ten years ago, and the Martial King Chu Haoyuan even deliberately placed the wine banquet in the pavilion, looking at the fish swimming in the water with his lonely eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing the expression of the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan, Chu Haoyu became more and more curious, but said with a smile: "The fifth brother is not the most annoying Xiao Qi on weekdays, how can I think of a banquet for Xiao Qi today, well, they are all dishes that Xiao Qi likes, and the fifth brother has a heart." ”
"Sit." Responding casually, Chu Haoyuan showed a look of memory in his eyes, and said slowly: "Xiao Qi, do you still remember, ten years ago, the two of us brothers made a bet here, if you can take Xiao Fei to Mobei, the fifth brother will hand over the Ethereal Pavilion to you to take care of, otherwise, you will never be out of the capital, I really hope that the fifth brother won back then, otherwise there would not be so many rights and wrongs." ”
Recalling the words of the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan, Chu Haoyu sat down and said with a smile: "What if the fifth brother wins, do you really think that Xiao Qi will keep his promise?" Hehe, the fairy tongue is unscrupulous. ”
At this moment, Chu Haoyuan finally withdrew his gaze to Chu Haoyu, but there was no displeasure on his face, but he nodded and said: "So, the fifth brother never thought that he would win, but he was just curious about what method your kid would use to take Xiao Fei out of Beijing, but I didn't expect you to hit the prince with your idea, it's really a good move." At this point, Chu Haoyuan picked up his wine glass and said to Chu Haoyu: "Come, Xiao Qi, have a drink with the fifth brother." ”
Looking at the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan, Chu Haoyu seemed to guess his intentions, and opened his mouth and said: "The fifth brother doesn't know Xiao Qi's temperament, seeing the fifth aunt and Xiao Fei living in seclusion, Xiao Qi said that he would cheer up Xiao Fei, but I haven't seen the fourth brother for ten years, and I don't know how the fourth brother is doing alone in the mountains?" With an inexplicable sigh, Chu Haoyu picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Hearing Chu Haoyu mention the fourth brother Chu Haoxu, Chu Haoyuan's expression was also a little complicated, and he was silent for a while after drinking the wine in the cup, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth and said: "The fourth brother joined the army at a young age, and he rarely lost in the battlefield for 20 years. Now more than ten years have passed, and the eldest brother has completely controlled the court, but it's a pity! In the elongated voice, Chu Haoyuan turned his mouth and said: "Over the years, the eldest brother has been playing with the shadow, the eldest brother wants to find out the shadow to remove this tumor, and the shadow wants to cause trouble to my Chu family, and the chess piece in the hands of the two is Xiao Qi you, Xiao Qi you to a high position, but unfortunately the eldest brother made a strange move, and was hit by the master of the Grandmaster Realm, I am afraid that it will be ......" The latter words, Chu Haoyuan finally did not dare to say it, was silent for a moment and shook his head, and then said: "So, the eldest brother wants to make you the prince, this matter is not verbal, these days in the province, Menxia Province and Zongren Mansion are all busy with this matter. ”
At this moment, Chu Haoyu was confused about the meaning of the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan again, and he was silent for a moment and smiled disapprecitatively: "Why does the fifth brother think so?" The eldest brother is wise, and he can often see through the three-move move and the five-move move, and he still has a backhand, but now he is just waiting for the shadow to appear. ”
Chu Haoyuan shook his head and said, "The eldest brother's injury can't be faked, as for the back hand, one is to stabilize my Chu family, and the other is to shadow." ”
Hearing the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan say this, Chu Haoyu understood what the fifth brother knew, there was a trace of curiosity in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to ask: "The fifth brother has said it, why don't you finish the words and hang people's appetites." ”
Chu Haoyuan still didn't answer directly, his lonely eyes seemed to be thinking about something, and he said slowly: "After Xiao Qi destroyed the Zheng family last year, the eldest brother once asked this king, saying that Xiao Qi has gone through so many years of experience, how is it?" At that time, the fifth brother didn't guess what the eldest brother meant, and only said that Xiao Qi, you have grown up and can carry the burden on your shoulders. The eldest brother smiled and said very casually, I hope. Speaking of this, he shook his head, Chu Haoyuan's solemn face became complicated, and then said: "The eldest brother seems to say it casually, but the fifth brother knows that the eldest brother must have a deep meaning, and he has been guessing what the eldest brother means, and he didn't understand it until recently. The eldest brother does not lose to any Mingjun, but after all, he is also a mortal, and it is impossible to win everything right every time, fortunately, the eldest brother has always left two hands to prepare, that is, Xiaoqi you, as for the fifth brother, it is a stepping stone. ”
This time, Chu Haoyu seemed to understand what Fifth Brother Chu Haoyuan meant, but he opened his mouth and asked, "Fifth Brother, what do you mean?" ”
Looking at Chu Haoyu, Chu Haoyuan showed a complicated look in his eyes, and he was silent for a moment and explained: "The game between the eldest brother and the shadow is related to the safety of my Chu family and the stability of the country, and the eldest brother has already made preparations with both hands. The eldest brother wins everything and it is easy to say, once he fails, the eldest brother will make Xiaoqi you the prince, Xiaoqi, you are calm and decisive in trouble, especially maintain a pure heart, you will be able to become a generation of Ming Jun and lead my Chu family to prosperity, but in order to find out the shadow, I will give you Xiaoqi a lot of tribulations and force the shadow to come out. ”
After hearing what the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan said, Chu Haoyu was stunned for a moment, and then he thought of something with a shocked look on his face, and exclaimed: "Fifth brother, don't do stupid things!" ”
Chu Haoyuan shook his head, and said to Chu Haoyu with a smile: "Xiao Qi, you don't have a choice, why isn't the fifth brother like this?" The difference is that the fifth brother is unwilling to be only a chess piece at the mercy of others, and in this game, if he does not succeed, he will become a benevolent. In the cold words, Chu Haoyuan showed a wry smile on his face, and then said: "Perhaps, all this is within the calculation of the eldest brother, now, it depends on who is better at chess, so Xiao Qi, don't blame the fifth brother." ”
Looking at the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan, Chu Haoyu could feel that the true qi in his body was melting little by little, thinking that he had drugged the wine, but he didn't blame the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan in his heart, his expression gradually calmed down, and he opened his mouth and asked, "Fifth brother, have you ever thought about the consequences of doing this?" ”
Looking at Chu Haoyu for a moment, Chu Haoyuan opened his mouth and said: "For the handsome, don't say win, think about defeat first, this is a sentence that my father often says to our brothers, not to mention fighting for the world, how can the fifth brother not know the consequences?" So Xiao Qi, the fifth brother is looking for you today to make a deal and then set a gamble, if the fifth brother wins this game, he will let you leave the capital with the family. Speaking of this, Chu Haoyuan was silent for a moment before opening his mouth and said: "If the fifth brother fails, the fifth brother will isolate himself in front of the ancestral hall, and I only hope that Xiao Qi will let my family go to Mobei." ”
As soon as the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan spoke, Chu Haoyu couldn't help but think of the fourth brother Chu Haoxu, he said such a thing to himself back then, but they all did it in the end. After a moment of silence, Chu Haoyu suddenly laughed, so bitter, opened his mouth and said, "Fifth brother, have you ever thought that Xiao Qi is a naughty boy who doesn't keep the agreement at all?" ”
With a snort, Chu Haoyuan actually laughed out loud, and the hearty laughter even bent his waist. It was easy to hold back a laugh, Chu Haoyuan opened his mouth and said, "You kid, don't you really think you've won?" ”
Chu Haoyu didn't answer, there was a deep sadness in his eyes, but a smile appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth and said, "I haven't seen you smile for a long time, fifth brother, but it's really ugly." ”
Chu Haoyuan was amused by Chu Haoyu again, but this time he controlled it very well, shook his head and said: "You kid, no wonder you can be loved by your father and queen mother, you are really a pistachio, but unfortunately, the world makes people!" With a sigh, Chu Haoyuan's expression gradually calmed down, and he opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Qi, the fifth brother only added Huagong powder to the wine, and the meals are fine, you are busy all morning, eat some." ”
Nodding, Chu Haoyu picked up his chopsticks and chewed a piece of fish meat carefully, and then asked: "Fifth brother, Xiao Qi is also a prisoner, I want to ask you the last thing, what is going on with Guo Ying?" ”
Chu Haoyu's voice was calm and couldn't hear any emotion, and looking at Chu Haoyu's face, Chu Haoyuan was silent for a moment and let out a faint sigh, and said without a trace of concealment: "Back then, a total of two assassins sneaked into the palace, one went to the lobby to assassinate Xiao Qi, and the other went to Tingyuxuan, when the fifth brother led his troops to surround Tingyuxuan, the assassin walked out disheveled, at that time, the fifth brother realized that something was wrong, and walked into the small pavilion to see Guo Ying lying on the ground in rags, the fifth brother really thought it was ......" Speaking of this, there was another sigh, Chu Haoyuan continued: "For the sake of Xiao Qi's reputation and Guo Ying's reputation, and for the reputation of my royal family, the fifth brother ordered Guo Ying's death hole, and said to the outside world that Guo Ying died at the hands of assassins. Xiao Qi, this is the case, although the fifth brother fell for the trick of the heavenly assassin and the thief, Guo Ying died in the hands of the fifth brother after all. ”
Chu Haoyu had already known about this, his expression was quite calm, and he asked again: "Fifth brother, when did you know about the trick of the Heavenly Thorn Traitor?" ”
Chu Haoyuan opened his mouth and replied: "Not long after the incident, it was also in this Ethereal Pavilion that the fifth brother received a letter in which the reason for the incident was written. The fifth brother didn't believe it, so he deliberately entered the palace to confront Yonggonggong, and the moment he saw Yonggonggong's expression, the fifth brother understood what was going on. I don't want to see you all these years, although it annoys you, but also because the fifth brother feels ashamed of you. Perhaps, in the layout of the eldest brother and the shadow, the fifth brother is the stepping stone for Xiaoqi. ”
Seeing that the fifth brother Chu Haoyuan said it so bluntly, Chu Haoyu was silent for a moment without excuses, picked up the chopsticks and ate it in a big gulp, and looking at Chu Haoyu's appearance, Chu Haoyuan let out a faint sigh.