After Xu Rui went out, he followed a little eunuch slowly towards the palace gate, but his heart was quickly combing through the information he got from Emperor Hongwei.

There were at least two hundred heavily armed Yulin Guards hidden behind the cold palace, and the bell in Emperor Hongwei's hand should be a signal for those ambush soldiers to rush out and dismantle him.

If Emperor Hongwei felt that Xu Rui would become a stumbling block that endangered the imperial power of the Great Wei, I am afraid that the Cold Palace would immediately become his burial place.

These naturally can't escape Xu Rui's perception, to be honest, this so-called imperial trick did not arouse Xu Rui's indignation, the struggle for power has always been bloody, there are no eternal friends in the power field, only eternal interests.

It's just that Xu Rui didn't expect things to be so bad.

In the past, the reason why Xu Rui was impressed with Emperor Hongwei, in addition to his care for Xu Rui and his kindness, the most important thing was that there was no conspiracy in the hands of this emperor, only a conspiracy, and everything was upright.

This is the confidence that he has absolute control over the empire, and it is also the bottom line of his integrity.

But now that Emperor Hongwei has broken his bottom line and started to play conspiracy, it shows that his self-confidence has disappeared, and even the most basic employment is not suspicious, and it is difficult to guarantee that the suspect does not need it.

Obviously, at the last moment of his life, when his control gradually declined and the sense of crisis was terrifying, the always atmospheric Emperor Hongwei was not immune to vulgarity and began to play with power.

So when Xu Rui found that he would inevitably fall into a power struggle, he would start to seize power at the risk of angering Emperor Hongwei.

In times of turmoil, only power is the only talisman to stand up.

Unconsciously, the sunset gradually set in the west, and the golden sunlight sprinkled on Xu Rui's solemn face, making his face look even more cloudy.

Obviously, Emperor Hongwei has just put his heart into him, but in such a situation, can Emperor Hongwei still believe all his words?

In this drama, Emperor Hongwei is indeed an out-and-out victim, but all this is precisely the bitter fruit of the balance he has always adhered to.

He set up a mediocre talent as the crown prince, but he did not give the prince enough support, so that the prince has been living in fear, so he gave the king of Liao and the so-called Mr. Yuelu an opportunity.

The final result was that when the old emperor was declining, the balance of painstaking management collapsed, and all the contradictions that were strongly suppressed by Emperor Hongwei began to erupt in a concentrated manner.

The maladministration that had accumulated for decades came like a mountain, and the twilight emperor also experienced a deep sense of powerlessness and fear, so a new vicious circle was born.

Now that Xu Rui has plunged into this whirlpool, what role should he play?

Thinking about it, Xu Rui gradually walked out of the cold palace, and the anxious Princess Qixia had been waiting for him at the door.

As soon as she saw Xu Rui going out, Princess Qixia immediately greeted her and grabbed Xu Rui to look up and down.

"Are you alright?"

Princess Qixia asked with concern.

Xu Rui came back to his senses, squeezed out a smile and shook his head.

Princess Qixia looked at his warm smile, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and another worry immediately arose.

"How's my father's health?"

Princess Qixia asked again.

Xu Rui's face stiffened slightly, he looked left and right, and was about to open his mouth to explain a few words to her, when the little eunuch who was leading the way next to him suddenly said happily to Princess Qixia: "Congratulations, Your Highness, the Holy Lord has agreed to the marriage of the Hou Ye, and only then did he order the celebrant to marry the princess to the Hou Ye." ”

As soon as these words came out, Princess Qixia was slightly stunned, and her cheeks quickly climbed into crimson, but when she saw Xu Rui's brows tightened, she immediately realized that things might not be so simple.

But right now, the two of them are surrounded by other people's eyeliner, although Princess Qixia has the heart to ask, but it is difficult to speak, and her expression has become a little anxious.

At this moment, Princess Qixia only felt her wrist sink, and then she found that Xu Rui suddenly held her hand.

The rules in the palace are very big, even if the couple who have already married must not make such an arrogant act, not to mention that the two are not married yet?

Princess Qixia's heart tightened, and she subconsciously wanted to shake off Xu Rui's hand, but the power from the powerful palm made her feel inexplicably at ease, so that she couldn't break free, and her heart was suddenly a little flustered.

"Qingwu rest assured, everything has me."

When there was a contradiction, Princess Qixia's ears suddenly sounded Xu Rui's words.

A few simple words, the tone is very gentle, but it is undoubted, like a solid high wall, which can block all the wind and rain for her, so that Princess Qixia immediately gave up resistance and let this hand lead her silently forward.

The surrounding eunuchs and guards looked at the two in amazement, this is probably the first time in ancient times that someone has taken the princess to walk in the palace.

The bold arrogance is obvious, but now Xu Rui is already considered to be powerful, whether it is the eunuch or the guard, they just bow their heads when they see this scene, and the power does not see it, so the two of them go all the way forward, towards the palace gate.

"According to the ancestral system, I have to live in the palace today."

When she was about to arrive at the gate of the palace, Princess Qixia blushed and said to Xu Rui like a mosquito.

Xu Rui nodded: "I know, even send it to me." ”

His voice is still gentle and unmistakable.

Princess Qixia's cheeks flushed, and she didn't say more, but just followed Xu Rui to continue to move forward.

"Hahahaha, as soon as Brother Xu came back, he came to see his father, and he didn't even inform the king, which is really not interesting."

At this moment, a hearty laugh suddenly sounded at the gate of the palace, and the two looked up and saw that the King of Liao slowly walked down from the palace wall surrounded by a group of officials and guards.

walked all the way to Xu Rui, his eyes suddenly fell on Xu Rui's hand holding Princess Qixia, and his face stiffened slightly.

Princess Qixia's face was hot again, but she didn't withdraw her hand.

Xu Rui didn't let go of the salute, but just nodded at the King of Liao and said, "After three years, the prince has become even more heroic, and the lower officials are really happy." ”

The King of Liao quickly wiped away the surprise on his face, and laughed and said: "Hou Ye has seen outside, this king is pampered in the capital, where can it be compared to Hou Ye's sweeping of the grassland and the majesty of Mobei?" ”

Xu Rui also laughed, and said lightly: "Xiaguan is also entrusted with the holy tiger power, what my Great Wei Jianfeng pointed out, the young people fled from the wind, and Xiaguan just took advantage of the trend." ”

King Liao laughed and said: "Hou Ye is still so modest, he can defeat hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen in the grassland with 10,000 people, this kind of immortal feat is unprecedented, Hou Ye is really the Dinghai Divine Needle of my Great Wei!" ”

Saying that, the King of Liao suddenly approached Xu Rui and said: "Master Hou, the grassland has been fighting for three years, it must be thrilling, although this king is in the capital, but he is also very yearning for the golden iron horse on the grassland."

Since the Hou Ye is back, it is better to go to the king's mansion and tell the king about the army, so as to solve the pain of the king's curiosity. ”

Princess Qixia frowned slightly when she heard this.

King Liao's words seem to be careless, but the meaning of the words is very important.

Xu Rui now has a special identity, as soon as Fang returned to the court, he went to see Emperor Hongwei, if he went to the Liao Wangfu at this time, it would be equivalent to telling the world that he had fallen to the Liao King, and the significance was self-evident.

But if he doesn't go, it is equivalent to directly telling the King of Liao that he and the King of Liao are not all the way, which is equivalent to tearing his face directly, with the control of the King of Liao's control of the capital, Xu Rui may immediately become a thorn in his side.

The King of Liao blocked Xu Rui in front of the palace gate today, which was to force Xu Rui to stand in line in the battle for succession, and it was very dangerous to answer no matter what.

Thinking of this, Princess Qixia's heart tightened, and she wanted to open her mouth to relieve Xu Rui.

But before she could really speak, Xu Rui smiled and said to King Liao: "Thank you for your kindness, now that the Holy Dragon is not in good health, how can we as courtiers have a private party to have fun?" Let's talk about that another day. ”

This is a naked rejection of the King of Liao, and Xu Rui implied that the King of Liao was not filial on the grounds of Emperor Hongwei's body, leaving no room for return.

As soon as these words came out, Princess Qixia's face froze, and she looked at King Liao worriedly.

Sure enough, King Liao's smile also froze on his face, he probably never dreamed that Xu Rui, who had slipped like a loach in the past, would be so resolute to express his incompatible position this time.

King Liao's eyes narrowed suddenly, and the guards behind him seemed to feel the tense atmosphere at the moment, and immediately stretched out their hands on the waist knife, as if as long as King Liao gave an order, Xu Rui would be dismantled.