It's no wonder that the prince is reluctant to help the princess's maiden family, after all, the emperor's favorite eleven princesses are married to the second son of the Marquis of Dingbei, although they are low-key, but they have deep roots in the royal family and the military!

The situation in the kingdom of the Holy Spirit has been very good for the past few years, with harmony in the neighborhood and peace in the enemy country.

But in the past two years, somehow, all the surrounding countries seem to have run out of electricity, and one by one they have begun to become restless.

Not to mention distant enemy countries, even if the neighboring countries have good relations on weekdays, there are some tense confrontations between people on the border!

If it appears in one place, it can be said that it is normal, but the conflict in the surrounding border areas is almost at the same time, which is unusual, and someone must be causing trouble.

Although the Holy Spirit Kingdom is not afraid of these small surrounding countries, these small countries have long had dependent empires on weekdays, and their every move is quite meaningful, and it can't be said that it is the idea of those empires.

The emperor is also very angry about this matter, and the emperor is not afraid of using force, but being frequently provoked by these small countries makes it difficult for him to accept.

Some ministers suggested that this matter should be done by killing chickens and monkeys, choosing a border with the most trouble, and directly sending troops to cripple them, so that other places would not dare to act rashly.

This suggestion was immediately criticized by Wenchen, who said that it would cost the people and money, and that it would intensify the contradictions, and suddenly escalate the grievances between the common people into conflicts between countries.

The people on both sides quarreled, and the military people were very puzzled, you don't need to pay for this military expense, and you don't need to go to the battlefield to sell your life, why should you oppose a bunch of pens!

You have a way to be promoted, our generals have to rely on meritorious service, these years have not been fighting, our generals are already three points shorter in the court, and now they finally have the opportunity to return to the battlefield and raise the prestige of our army, why don't you let us come out for a walk!

The civil officials also jumped out and shouted, your consumption on weekdays is an astronomical amount, what does it mean that we don't need to pay for the military, and the military expenditure is not from the imperial court?

Besides, just some civilians jumping, you are idle D hurt, and you want to send troops to deal with civilians?

If you want to be promoted, you want to go crazy!

The minister of civil and military affairs scolded in the main hall, and later almost fought in front of the emperor, but fortunately, the emperor was impatient to listen to it, and threw it on the dragon case with a book, which made the minister of civil and military affairs frightened, and quickly shut up and let go.

The emperor was very bored, and unconsciously went to the East Palace to hear the prince's opinion.

Because in the court, he asked the opinions of two princes, one was in charge of the military department and naturally wanted to fight, and the other was in charge of the household department, so he naturally refused to give out the money.

But the emperor only did not ask the prince's opinion, because the prince is different from the princes, his ideas should reflect his position, and his position will determine the position of some old ministers.

The emperor was increasingly satisfied with the crown prince and did not want to leave him with a problem, so he planned to ask his opinion in private.

The prince is also pondering, through the border people making such a fuss, the marriage matter has been put on hold for the time being, after all, the two families are still tense, and it is not appropriate to talk about marriage at this time, and there is a feeling of concession.

The emperor's inquiry made the prince feel that maybe it was time to push the people he admired to the front of the stage.

So he recommended several young officials to the emperor, all of whom he had made friends with in recent years, and he was quite thoughtful, thought about it, and added Hu Xu's name.

The emperor still had an impression of these names, so he asked the prince to summon them all to the prince's courtyard, and the emperor would go to meet them and listen to their opinions.

The crown prince hurriedly came down, and when the emperor left, he hurriedly went out to arrange and inform these people.

Hu Xu, who received the news, showed a smile, everything was under control.

These petty officials generally can't see the emperor, and they are already happy to be able to make friends with the prince, but they didn't expect the prince to provide them with the opportunity to show their faces in front of the emperor.

These people were as excited as chicken blood, but they didn't have too good suggestions, they just analyzed the pros and cons, and the emperor was a little disappointed when he heard it.

Then I found Hu Xu, who had been silent.

"Are you...... Hu Xu, what do you think about this matter? "The emperor called names.

For a while, everyone looked at Hu Xu.

"Weichen has a not very mature idea, if he says it is wrong, please ask His Majesty to atone for his sins." Hu Xu stood up and said.

"It's okay, let's hear it."

"Yes!" Hu Xu still sat down under the emperor's instructions, cleared his throat, and said: "Weichen has thought about it seriously, this matter can be big or small, but the people of our country have been stable for a long time, so naturally they don't want to have another war." But the kingdom of my Holy Spirit is unfalling, and we must not show weakness. Therefore, Weichen believes that it is better to find a person with a firm heart and excellent eloquence to lobby in neighboring countries. On the one hand, it is necessary to clarify the interests and disadvantages, and on the other hand, it is necessary to resolve the matter from the root. ”

"You mean to send an envoy?" The emperor asked ponderingly.

"No, the envoy is too formal, and this matter does not need to rise to the level of the imperial court. Weichen means to find a messenger, an unofficial representative of my Holy Spirit Kingdom to lobby neighboring countries to suppress this conflict. Hu Xu lowered his head to hide the glint in his eyes.

The emperor nodded slightly, pondered for a while and asked, "Do you have such a candidate?" ”

Hu Xu hadn't spoken yet, and a person next to him said: "Is Lord Hu talking about Mr. White Fox, who has maintained friendly relations with various neighboring countries in recent years?" ”

"Mr. White Fox?" The emperor asked with interest, "Who is this?" ”

"Your Majesty, this Mr. White Fox is a scholar in our Holy Spirit Kingdom, I don't know why he started to travel in various countries a few years ago, because he is erudite and modest, he has a good reputation in various countries, and some countries even treat him as a guest. He is eloquent and understands righteousness, and if he comes forward, he will definitely be able to solve this problem! The man said.

Another person also said: "Yes, if Mr. White Fox comes out, he will definitely be able to succeed." ”

The emperor and the crown prince glanced at each other: "Why have you never heard of this Mr. White Fox?" ”

"This Mr. White Fox used to be a jinshi, and it seems that he has lost his qualification to be an official because ......of his disability, and it may be for this reason that he traveled abroad," one said, lowering his voice. Such a talent was only given up because of his disability, and since then he can only show his ambition to travel, based on his travel experience, it is obvious that this is a rare talent!

The prince suddenly glanced at Hu Xu, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, he was about to open his mouth to stop it, but the emperor spoke.

"In this way, can Hu Aiqing find this Mr. White Fox?"

"He just arrived in the capital this morning."

"Okay, you go and invite him over immediately, I'll be waiting for him here!" The emperor made a decision.

"Wechen obeys!" Hu Xu said loudly.

Then with a smile on his lips, he calmly departed, and strode under the prince's nose to find his friend.

The prince's face was ugly, his hand holding the armrest of the chair trembled uncontrollably, and anger spread in his heart. He wholeheartedly created this opportunity for Hu Xu, and he would betray himself like this, knowing that he had tried his best to drive Xia Yibai out of Liu Ye's life, but he brought him back in this way!

The emperor looked at the prince's expression, his heart was slightly surprised, his heart moved, and he glanced at Liu Xiu next to him, Liu Xiu lowered his eyes and stepped forward to the emperor and said, "This Mr. White Fox...... It may be Xia Yibai, a former science jinshi! ”

The emperor's hand was stunned, and it was suddenly clear.

He was a little unhappy in his heart, he originally admired the prince, but he didn't expect him to be so obsessed with that girl!

It's so deep that it doesn't matter what it takes!

He glanced at the prince with a slight warning, and the prince was suddenly excited!

The emperor said to the others present: "I have worked hard for you today, and I will talk to you another day!" ”

Everyone hurriedly retreated, and only the emperor and the prince were left in the house, as well as Liu Xiu, who was standing far away.

"A girl who doesn't know how to lift, would rather take poison and commit suicide than obey you, what is this kind of person left to do, just kill it." The emperor's understatement revealed ruthlessness.

"Let my father worry about it, son...... Erchen ......, "The prince didn't know how to explain for a while, he didn't want Liu Ye to die."

"Humph!" The emperor was dissatisfied and said: "Then let it go, how can people who do big things be so dragging their feet!" ”

"The son knows his mistake."

The prince was reluctant, but he had to do it.

"If this Mr. White Fox is really Xia Yibai, if he makes any requests related to that girl, you don't let go of the boat and solve this matter." The emperor said.

"Yes!" The prince's answer was very difficult.

"Don't blame your father for not facing you!" The emperor said leisurely: "Sometimes in order to win over virtuous ministers, let alone wealth and status, even their daughters and women have to pay!" I can't even give up a girl, and I exchange it for my own ministers! The gains outweigh the losses! ”

The emperor actually already knew Aoki's name, but he didn't expect the prince to choose to give up Aoki for the sake of willow leaves, and he felt that the prince was too obsessed and a little confused.

The prince was shocked, he had already regretted giving up Aoki these days, and he always thought that it was because he didn't get the willow leaf even if he gave up Aoki, so he would regret it. Today, when the emperor said this, it seems that he can't let go of Aoki in his heart no matter what, and he feels sorry for him!

The emperor didn't know the complicated mind of the crown prince, he just considered it from the perspective of an emperor, for the sake of virtuous ministers, there is no woman who cannot be abandoned.

The prince was also thinking about it, was he really wrong?

And the waiting time passed slowly, and Hu Xu finally came back with a person.

For this reason, the halls in the front yard of the other courtyard were opened, and the emperor and the prince saw two figures from a distance.

Hu Xu walked on the left, walking slowly step by step with his hands behind his back, while the people around him walked crookedly, although it was not obvious, but it could be seen that the legs and feet were not very neat.

Looking at this figure, the prince's heart was very complicated, he walked over step by step, no matter how he forced him, he still returned to his eyes like this, so unyielding!

When he walked into this courtyard, before entering the door, he paused, and Hu Xu also stopped.

He took a deep breath and walked in resolutely.

The prince fixed his eyes and saw who this could be Xia Yibai!

He...... It's finally here!