Helian Yingche pondered for a moment, and after his lips opened lightly, he paused again before he said: "I just asked casually, I want to know, your impression of Helian Yingchu, the king of Yiqi, and what you have heard, about the court, what is the true evaluation of other people's opinions about the king of Yiqi?" ”

Although Helian Yingche's question today sounded strange, Helian Yingche's answer still made the eunuch chief Xiao Tuanzi put his mind at ease for the time being.

Xiao Tuanzi thought for a while, and replied respectfully: "The emperor really asked the slave maid about his impression of King Yiqi, and the slave maid felt that King Yiqi was brave and strategic, loyal and courageous, and was the emperor's most powerful and trusted right-hand man. It is a rare talent in Dayan. In the middle of the court, everyone who has come into contact with King Yiqi, but almost no one says that he is not good, and he does not praise him! Some people even say that King Yiqi is the true generation of virtuous kings of Dayan! ”

The chief eunuch Xiao Tuanzi answered truthfully, which was both expected by Helian Yingche and unexpected by Helian Yingche.

Helian Yingche could think that the support and call for Helian Yingchu, the king of Yiqi, was the highest among the people of the Great Yan court, and he had the potential to be in the limelight in front of Helian Yunjue, the king of Annan.

"Really?! Everyone's evaluation of his Yiqi King is really not low! ”

Xiao Tuanzi was clever, and he could hear it as soon as he heard it, and when Helian Yingche said this, he felt a little emotional in his heart, so he hurriedly changed his words and said: "King Yiqi can be respected by everyone as a virtuous king, and it is not because the emperor can appoint people on the basis of merit and know people well. If the emperor hadn't given King Yiqi a chance to trust and promote him enough, then it would be impossible for him to stretch his fists and feet in the court now, realize the ambition in his heart, and do his best to serve Da Yan and the emperor, so that the courtiers and the people can see his talent and virtue. Therefore, he can have such a high achievement today, or thanks to the emperor who gave him enough trust and opportunities. ”

Xiao Tuanzi spoke very clearly.

But having said that, Xiao Tuanzi, who has served Helian Yingche since he was a child, seems to understand the intention of Helian Yingche's words, so he cautiously asked: "Could the emperor have discovered something?" Beginning to have doubts about King Yiqi? ”

Helian Yingche raised his lips and smiled, "You are really a roundworm in my stomach, I just asked you two words, and you have already guessed the reason." It's really worthy of someone who has been messing around with me for so long. ”

Xiao Tuanzi patted his chest and smiled: "The slave has grown up with the emperor since she was a child!" The emperor's thoughts, how could the slaves and maids not know? Could the emperor be worried that King Yiqi is now famous, worried that he will one day get out of control and repeat the mistakes of Helian Yunjue, the king of Annan, and become the second king of Annan, Helian Yunjue? ”

Xiao Tuanzi has always spoken tactfully, but for the sake of loyalty and the interests of Emperor Helian Yingche, he has always had the courage to tell the truth.

Helian Yingche did not answer directly, but asked Xiao Tuanzi a question.

"Then do you think King Yiqi will become the second King of Annam?"

Helian Yingche's questioning made Xiao Tuanzi very nerve-wracking. After all, anything is possible, and it's hard to make a conclusion until something actually happens. At this time, it is not easy for Xiao Tuanzi to make a straightforward conclusion, it must be, or it is not.

"If the emperor asked, it was embarrassing for the slave. There are two sides to everything, after all, no bad person or dissident person will write all the good and evil in his heart on his face. However, the slave maid felt that the emperor was not a person who would easily doubt the loyalty of the courtiers, and the reason why the emperor would ask the slave and maid these things was that the emperor already had some evidence in his hands about King Yiqi's dissenting intentions, so he would be wary of him? ”

Xiao Tuanzi was not sure about what he was not sure about at all, so he did not dare to determine whether King Qi Helian Yingchu was loyal or had two hearts. had to play Tai Chi in front of Helian Yingche.

Helian Yingche shook his head and sighed slightly: "You guessed wrong this time, in my hands, I don't have any evidence that Helian Yingchu, the king of Yiqi, has a different heart. Everything is judged by my intuition and feelings. ”

Xiao Tuanzi knew that Helian Yingche's intuition was very sharp, and he rarely made mistakes. However, as the lord of the Ninety-Five and the king of a country, it is still too far-fetched and arbitrary to infer a person's loyalty to himself only by his own intuition and feelings.

Maybe Helian Yingche asked Xiao Tuanzi's opinion because of this.

"The emperor intuitively doubted King Yiqi's loyalty, and it was only after being touched by something that he would have this strange feeling. So, the slave maid was a little curious, what was the fuse that caused the emperor to suspect King Yiqi? Is it just because of fear and fear that he will be crowned with great success? The emperor's mind, the slave and maid know. If the emperor was really worried about King Yiqi's high merits, he would not have overridden the public opinion and entrusted him with a heavy task when Da Yan was at stake. It can be seen that there are other things that cause the emperor to doubt the loyalty of King Yiqi. ”

No matter what the outside world says, Xiao Tuanzi is always on Helian Yingche's side and unswervingly believes in him.

"I rely on my instincts today to doubt the minister's loyalty to me. I believe that the court and the court, and only you, are the ones who will unconditionally decide what I think, say, and do, and choose to believe in me and support me in everything I decide. Helian Yingche was very pleased with Xiao Tuanzi's understanding and support.

If it weren't for Xiao Tuanzi standing up to support Helian Yingche, Helian Yingche would even begin to doubt himself, wondering if he was a villain's heart and a gentleman's belly, and whether he was really afraid of King Yiqi's high achievements and doubting King Yiqi's loyalty to him.

"Sometimes, a person's intuition can be perceived and felt just by looking at the other person or by a subtle gesture. It was only because I felt the contrast between Yiqi Wang Helian Yingchu before and after acting for the affairs of the court, that I faintly felt that something was wrong with him. But I don't have any evidence to prove whether my judgment is correct or not. ”

Regarding the subtleties between Yiqi King Helian Yingchu and Helian Yingchu after helping Helian Yingche act as an agent for court affairs, and when he looked at him again, Yiqi King Helian Yingchu's occasional flickering and dodging made Helian Yingchu feel that Helian Yingchu was no longer the person he used to be and could be honest with him.

What does it mean to have rights? Helian Yingche had to recall the words that the Queen Mother He Lanyan had warned him at the beginning.

When Helian Yingche trusted Helian Yingchu the king of Yiqi the most, the Empress Dowager He Lanyan was the first to stand up against letting Helian Yingchu act as the government of the court. The reason given by the Empress Dowager He Lanyan was that she was worried that once Helian Yingchu was given the opportunity to contact and control the imperial power, it would nurture his ambitions that had not been completely extinguished, which was a very dangerous move. And Helian Yingche, who was blindly confident, did not listen to He Lanyan's advice.