"Really...... Old five? Is he going to be emperor too? ”

I don't know how long it took, the Son of Heaven Li Ji sighed slightly.

Glancing up at his father, the third prince Li Shen smiled and said, "It's very deep, right, father?" ”

"Hehehe......" Son of Heaven Li Ji nodded when he heard this, and said with a wry smile, "Yes, I really didn't expect this layer, but ......"

"But?"

Glancing deeply at the third prince Li Shen, the son of heaven Li Ji said with a smile, "If you talk about Taoguang and obscurity, the fifth child is not as good as you...... I have always felt that you are the [fourth person] who has the ability to compete with the prince, the fourth child, and the eighth child! ”

"......" The third prince Li Shen's right hand holding the chess pieces trembled slightly, raised his head, and said with a chuckle, "At this time, hearing such praise from my father and emperor is really a bit unexpected for my son!" - Why, does my father want to pass on the throne to his sons? ”

"Hehe, this can't be done......" Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, shook his head and said lightly, "My position will only be passed on to the prince who is most suitable for the world!" ”

"Hey, that's a shame! - Erchen still thought that his father would be soft-hearted for a while, maybe he would ......" The third prince Li Shen shook his head with a smile, but there was not a trace of regret in his eyes.

Shaking his head helplessly, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, took a slight breath, his expression became serious, and he looked at Li Shen and said in a deep voice, "Shen, you know the rules!" ――Why did you come to seek refuge in our place? You should know that once you come here, I will remove you from the crown prince......"

The third prince Li Shen stared, shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "There's no way, who told Erchen that there is no top assassin like Jin Ling'er under his subordinates?" Didn't Erchen say that if you don't feel at ease, how can you be at peace with the world? - What is the use of the throne if even his life is gone? ”

"Oh?" The Son of Heaven Li Ji's eyes showed a slight hint of surprise and continued to be surprised, and said tentatively, "Listening to the emperor's words, do you want to withdraw from the battle for the throne?" ”

"Yes," the third prince, Li Shen, arched his hand and said with a smile, "The emperor suddenly thinks that it is not bad to be a peaceful prince!" ”

"......" The Son of Heaven Li Ji frowned when he heard this, looked at the third prince Li Shen intently, and then shook his head and said, "You know, Shen, in my opinion, among all the princes, you are the only one who says this, which is not enough to convince me......

"That's really wronged," the third prince Li Shen said helplessly when he heard this, "My father also saw it, this time the second, fifth, and eighth children are fighting to the death for the throne, can the sons and daughters intervene?" ”

"Yes, you didn't interfere, but you were just waiting for the right moment...... You're going to have to be heavy! ”

"......" The expression of the third prince Li Shen changed slightly, and at that moment, His Royal Highness, who had always been steady, showed a little panic in his eyes.

It seemed that he noticed the different color in the eyes of the third prince Li Shen, and the slightly cloudy eyes of the son of heaven Li Ji suddenly bloomed with an extremely sharp look, looked directly at the third prince Li Shen, and said with a sneer, "Son, you are too small to be a father, right?" -- My father ascended to the throne at the age of nineteen, and in the next five years, he swept Rongyi in the north and the former Tang Dynasty in the south, killing more people than you have ever seen! - If you want to hide it from me, you haven't hidden it deep enough! ”

"......" Under his father's fierce gaze, the third prince Li Shen's breathing became slightly short, and a little sweat couldn't help but ooze from his forehead.

Seeing this, Li Ji, the son of heaven, put away his momentum, and once again turned back into the seemingly ordinary old emperor, looked at the third prince Li Shen, nodded and said, "Shen, you really have to endure more than your brothers, but unfortunately, you have more forbearance, not enough enterprising, at best, you can only be the Shoucheng Emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty, not the best candidate for the throne in my mind......"

As soon as these words came out, the third prince Li Shen's face changed slightly, and he seemed to be a little unconvinced.

Seeing this, Li Ji, the Son of Heaven, chuckled lightly and said lightly, "It seems that you don't seem to be convinced?" ――Tell me about your father, what do you like about that piece of land? Shudi? Xiliang? Or Hanzhong? ”

The third prince, Li Shen, licked his lips, raised his head and opened his mouth a few times to speak, but he gave up, and after hesitating for a while, he said in a low voice, "Hanzhong ......"

"Hanzhong is good," Li Ji, the son of heaven, said with a smile when he heard this, "the north can take the west Liang, the south can take the Shu land, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is in line with your surname [first self-security, then peace in the world]...... It's a pity, although the plan is good, it is difficult to succeed, you underestimate the prince and the eighth child too much, do you think your two brothers will not see your intentions, and call you the heavy ear? ”

"Then let's wait and see!" The third prince Li Shen smiled slightly, looking very confident.

Looking at his confident appearance, Li Ji, the son of heaven, suddenly felt inexplicable emotion in his heart.

The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who once dominated the world, thought that he could see all the intentions of his godson, but more and more signs showed that his godson seemed to have gradually surpassed him, the most obvious of which were the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng, as well as the third prince Li Shen, who was invincible in his vision...... Seeing the third prince Li Shen gradually forcing his chess pieces into the corner of the chessboard, Li Ji, the son of heaven, sighed secretly.

Xuanwen, you are right, in this world, it is no longer the time for my generation to be brave...... at the same time, the official office of the Great Prison Temple - just when the father and son Li Ji, the son of heaven, and the third prince Li Shen, the father and son, were tempting each other, Xie An, who had ended the early dynasty, had already returned to the Great Prison Temple, and told the eldest grandson Xiangyu in detail about the early dynasty.

"How's it going, Brother An? Why don't you help some? Brother An said that the slave family was messing around......"

"You!" Hearing this, Xie An lightly touched the forehead of the eldest grandson Xiangyu with his fingers, and said angrily, "Don't cover yourself up, no matter how smart you are, it is difficult to calculate what you are talking about today, right?" -- Revenge is revenge, and you don't admit it! ”

"Shh The eldest grandson Xiangyu pouted when he heard this, and said angrily, "Okay, people are women with small bellies and chicken intestines, Brother An is satisfied?" ”

Seeing that this woman suddenly turned cloudy, Xie An shook his head helplessly, pulled the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a reluctant look on his face, and coaxed, "Sister Xiangyu, am I not worried about you?"

"Didn't Brother An already ask Mo Fei to serve as a guard and secretly protect the slave family, what could he do? It's clear that you think the slave family is vicious, and you pity the slave family......" said, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was about to cry.

Seeing this, Xie An couldn't cry or laugh, although he knew that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was pretending, but he didn't care about it, and hurriedly coaxed, "Who dares to say that Sister Xiangyu is a vicious woman?" Sister Xiangyu is a strange woman who is taller than the sky! - Shicai, if it weren't for Sister Xiangyu who calculated the plot of the fifth prince Li Cheng in advance, I would have suffered a big loss! ”

After some sweet words, the eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled coaxingly.

"That's pretty much it!" Smiling with satisfaction, the eldest grandson Xiangyu sat on the lap of his future husband Xie An, wrapped his right arm around Xie An's neck, played with the fan in his hand with both hands, and said, "There is something that the slave family is very puzzled about, was the third prince Li Shen really killed?" ”

Xie An didn't know that what Jin Ling'er said was actually just a stand-in for the third prince Li Shen, the real Li Shen had already hid in the palace, and at this moment, he was asked by the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said with some humility, "Yes, I said that Brother Xun and I have gone to the Third Prince's Mansion to examine the corpse, and it is indeed ...... Hey, you're there too, don't you see? ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned slightly, nodded and said, "Well, the slave family did see it, but it was just ......."

"Just?"

Shaking his head slightly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned and said, "The third prince Li Shen was killed, which is really a bit unexpected by the slave family...... Brother An doesn't know Li Shen, Li Shen is cautious, never easy to get into danger, and he doesn't show mountains or dew in the peace, but he is evaluated by the crybaby as the most difficult enemy to deal with in the future......"

"Huh?" Xie An was stunned and asked in surprise, "Li Xian has such a high opinion of Li Shen?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu giggled, teased Xie An with his eyes, and said with a chuckle, "Otherwise, how could a crybaby stay in Jiangnan so reassuringly?" - Because he knows that with Li Shen in Jijing, even if it is the crown prince Li Wei, he can't cover the sky with one hand! ”

"This is really ......" Xie An shook his head in disbelief and said, "However, I really can't see that the third prince Li Shen has any difficult ...... to deal with."

It's no wonder that Xie An thinks so, after all, in his opinion, the third prince Li Shen, whether it is talent or strength, is not enough to compete with the crown prince Li Wei, if the eldest grandson Xiangyu did not encourage Xie An and Li Shou to take the initiative to shoulder the matter of the western expedition, I am afraid that the third prince Li Shen would have died in the conspiracy of the crown prince Li Wei.

Seeing Xie An's look of disbelief, the eldest grandson Xiangyu rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Did the slave family say that it was wrong?" - Don't underestimate the third prince Li Shen, in Brother An's future Jijing, it is Li Shen, the sixth prince Li Xiao, and the seventh prince Li Yan who contain the power of the crown prince Li Wei......"

"But he's dead now......" Xie An said with a strange expression.

A glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and he muttered, "Perhaps, it's not dead yet......

Xie An opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Your head has fallen off, and you're not dead yet?" ”

Quietly glancing at Xie An, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said in a low voice, "It is rumored in the market that Li Shen found a group of men who looked like him a few years ago and kept them in the mansion as a stand-in...... Maybe this time, it's just a stand-in who died! ”

"When...... Seriously? Xie An's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Ten is **!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned and continued, "The third prince Li Shen has always been the backbone of the sixth prince Li Xiao and the seventh prince Li Yan. - Shouldn't they have sought refuge from the rest of the princes or His Majesty the Emperor? ”

"Yes...... But His Majesty said it clearly in the early court......"

"Here's the problem!" Interrupting Xie An's words, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's beautiful eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice, "If the slave family is not bad, the third prince Li Shen should have reached some kind of tacit understanding with His Majesty...... Brother An, just imagine, his own son died in the mansion for unknown reasons, and His Majesty only reprimanded Brother An and Lord Xun slightly, and there was no punishment, this is unreasonable, isn't it? ”

"After you say this, it's ......" Touching his smooth chin, Xie An's eyes showed a little discoloration, and muttered, "Indeed, Your Majesty's reaction is a little wrong, no matter what, it is also the death of an heir to the throne......"

"One more point," interrupting Xie An's words, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said in a low voice, "Killing the third prince Li Shen, I'm afraid this is not the idea of the crown prince Li Wei!" ”

"Why?"

"Today, there is no need for the crown prince Li Wei to kill the third prince Li Shen, in terms of power, the prince Li Wei has almost covered the sky with one hand, in terms of identity, the prince Li Wei is the son-in-law, and the heir to the throne, as long as the crown prince Li Wei is not caught, the third prince Li Shen will never be able to ascend the throne......"

"That is, Prince Li Wei is afraid that he will lose power one day?"

"......" glanced at Xie An with some annoyance, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu said angrily, "If the crown prince Li Wei really loses his position, does it matter if he can't kill Li Shen or not?" ”

"Uh, this ......" was broken by the eldest grandson Xiangyu's words, and Xie An scratched his head in disdain.

Glancing at his lover helplessly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu continued, "In this way, there is only one explanation!" - The real mastermind is the one who knows that the crown prince Li Wei will be deposed in the future, but he doesn't want the third prince Li Shen to take advantage of the [eldest and youngest order], in other words, this person inherits the throne after the third prince Li Shen! ”

"What do you mean......" As if thinking of something, Xie An's eyes couldn't help but show a little horror.

"Fifth Prince Li Cheng!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu said word by word.

"Unbelievable......" Xie An looked stunned, after all, in his opinion, the crown prince Li Wei loved his younger brother Li Cheng extremely much, and even did not hesitate to use the huge criminal department at his fingertips to deal with him Xie An, and gave up the huge help of the Dongling assassin for this purpose, in order to make him Xie An not prosecute the fifth prince Li Cheng.

But he didn't expect that Li Cheng, the younger brother of the fifth prince Li Wei, who was regarded as the closest person by the crown prince, secretly plotted against the scenes behind his back...... At this moment, Xie An felt sorry for his former nemesis, Prince Li Wei, for the first time, and felt unworthy for everything he had done for his younger brother.

And the eldest grandson Xiangyu obviously didn't notice that Xie Anzhong was secretly sighing for the crown prince Li Wei, and continued with a sneer, "His brother the crown prince Li Wei is indeed the best cover, even the slave family has not paid attention...... It's a pity that Li Cheng was too eager for quick success, and even asked someone to assassinate the third prince Li Shen, thus exposing himself! - This is his biggest mistake in this game! ”

Xie An naturally knew that his wife would never be untargeted, and when he heard this, he asked, "Then what now?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled when he heard this, and said with a contemptuous smile, "As long as you know who is the mastermind, the slave family can take advantage of the situation!" - Li Cheng, far worse than his brother Li Wei! Speaking of which, she looked back at Xie An and said, "Brother An, according to the slave family's guess, Li Chengshi is going to attack the crybaby......

"Really?" Xie An was shocked when he heard this, after all, he knew very well who these assassins who had been murdered in Jijing were and he was desperate to catch this woman who made him feel pity and sigh.

This time, she must definitely be caught, otherwise...... Thinking of this, Xie An frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I'll go to the Tai Hospital immediately to set up heavy troops!" As he spoke, he patted Changsun Xiangyu's buttocks, motioned for her to get up, and then walked quickly towards the outside of the house.

Seeing Xie An walk out of the house, the eldest grandson Xiangyu paced back and forth in the house with a paper fan in her hand, and suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she gently patted her hands a few times.

Immediately, a man climbed into the room through the window, knocked on one knee, and clasped his hands into fists.

Looking at the appearance of this person, it is the third child of Dongling, [sickle] Mo Fei.

"Second lady, what do you command?"

I saw the eldest grandson Xiangyu bow his head and think for a while, and said, "Mo Fei, send your people to the south and go to Mount Tai!" -- The slave family must know that the Western Army is still in Mount Tai at the moment! -- In addition, the Jizhou Army garrison in the west of the capital city of Jijing will send more people to monitor the slave's every move, and if there is any trouble, report it immediately! ”

"Yes!" Mo Fei hugged his fists, turned around, stepped on the windowsill, turned over to the outside of the house, and disappeared.

Glancing at the window, the eldest grandson Xiangyu slowly unfolded the paper fan in his hand, suddenly closed it again, and then walked to the desk, laid out the rice paper, took the pen, and wrote a huge [Shou] character on the paper.

"Continue in this way...... Could it be that the destiny of heaven would ask my husband's unsuccessful friend to sit on the throne? ――Do you want the slave family to add more fire? - Well, forget it, or I'll be reprimanded by that bad guy again...... At the moment, I still try to follow the bad guy's wishes, alas, I can't imagine that my eldest grandson Xiangyu will one day need to compete with others for favor, it's really a time and a ......fate."

Sighing secretly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu crumpled the piece of paper into a ball, threw it aside, and then sat on the chair behind the desk, closed his eyes, and gently tapped his forehead with the folding fan in his hand.

Compared with Ji Jing's current state of affairs, his side is even more bad...... The fourth day of February...... In a dozen days, I am afraid that I and my former best friend will no longer be as close as before...... Don't blame the slave family, no matter how deviant the slave family is, they also attach great importance to their reputation...... However, Sister Mai's side ...... No, Xiao Wu has Yi Yi to cheer her on, but she is alone, and she always seems a little weak...... No, no, right now, we should think about how to deal with the crown prince Li Wei and the fifth prince Li Cheng, and put Xie An's bad guy in a high position, how can I think about competing for favor at this time? Really!

But...... That bad guy has never valued any identity, if Xiao Wu and Yi Yi join forces to resist him, and he marries into her husband's family in the future, most of them will suffer...... Isn't that wonderful...... Shh Why do you think about this kind of thing again, it should be ...... now? Just when the eldest grandson Xiangyu was almost mad by the things she was thinking about in her heart, she seemed to suddenly notice something, raised her right hand, sniffed, and then showed a little doubt in her eyes.

"Huh? ――Although it is light, the aroma is ...... White plum? ”

I never use this kind of fragrant rouge, how can I have this fragrance of white plum?

After thinking about it with a puzzled face, the eldest grandson Xiangyu seemed to have thought of something, raised his head suddenly, and looked intently at the seat where Xie An was sitting.

"That guy, there can't be any other women out there, right?" muttering to himself, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's face sank completely, and he gnawed his teeth to the ground.

There is no doubt that when Xie An returns, he will be subjected to an unprecedented storm.

(To be continued)