"What is it that makes the Holy One so uneasy?"

Xu Rui asked in shock.

The look on Emperor Hongwei's face became more and more solemn and said: "The prince has recruited ......."

"What? What's the call? ”

Xu Rui didn't understand it for a while, and he was a little confused.

Emperor Hongwei glanced at Xu Rui and said: "What else can you recruit, naturally it is a confession, how to confess how to plot to kill me!" ”

Speaking of this, a hint of flushing flashed across Emperor Hongwei's face, and the patches of red spots looked even more hideous.

"So the prince really rebelled, not wronged?"

Xu Rui's mouth grew when he heard this, and he didn't dare to believe it.

What he couldn't believe was not that the prince was rebelling, but why did the prince recruit him?

No matter whether this kind of thing is done or not, you can only insist that you don't do it, otherwise even if the emperor wants to forgive him with family affection, there is no reason, not to mention that the prince insisted that he hadn't done it before, how could he change his mind after only a few days?

Emperor Hongwei sneered and said, "I can't believe it, right? I can't believe it, but according to the prince's confession, there is a Mr. Yuelu by his side, this person is not unknown, he seems to be a great talent, but he has secretly instigated the prince to rebel.

Over time, the prince actually believed the rebel's wild words, and really planned a great conspiracy to get rid of me and replace him.

And all this is just the beginning, as the prince's accusation of rebellion was confirmed, the civilian clique quickly began to attack the prince's party, which was originally just that.

There is me circling in the middle, even if the prince really falls, the Xungui group can play a role in checking and balancing the civil official group, but what I didn't expect was that at this moment, a large number of Xungui, including Xiao Jinwu, suddenly fell completely to the King of Liao. ”

"What did you say?!"

This time, Xu Rui was completely shocked and speechless.

From the square Zhang Zuofeng, it can be seen that Xiao Jinwu is definitely a principled person, this person is from a famous family, a young man, a descendant of the martial saint, and a first-class master.

No matter how you look at it, Xiao Jinwu is a high-minded and arrogant person, even if the prince is rebellious, he is dissatisfied, but he should not fall to the king of Liao so quickly and completely!

Emperor Hongwei seemed to be a little tired, ignored Xu Rui's surprise, and continued: "These people are all nobles who hold great power, and after they changed their banners, the King of Liao, who originally only controlled the civil official group, quickly reached into the army, the school and the government, and the locality.

The balance of my painstaking management was immediately upset.

What's even more terrifying is that at that time, my strange disease began to erupt, red spots appeared on my face, and my limbs became more and more weak, and I almost couldn't get out of bed.

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty learned that I was sick, they all came to ask for peace sooner or later, but in fact they had begun to prepare for the establishment of a new monarch, and the situation in the court and China began to gradually show signs of getting out of control. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongwei snorted coldly and said, "Those thieves who eat inside and out, and are sanctimonious, never thought that I would be able to survive.

I hid in this cold palace and watched them carefully, watching how these hypocrites who were full of loyalty, patriotism, benevolence and morality made waves! ”

As he spoke, a trace of hideousness flashed across Emperor Hongwei's face, obviously extremely angry.

Xu Rui frowned and muttered, "Doesn't the Holy Lord think that these things happened too coincidentally? ”

Since the outbreak of the prince's rebellion, almost every step has been unexpected, and the rise of the King of Liao seems to be too natural and too smooth, as if everything is falling into place, but it makes people feel a little strange.

"What's more than a coincidence?"

Emperor Hongwei said coldly: "As the so-called authorities are confused, I also came to this cold palace, and I became a bystander before I found out that something was wrong, whether it was the prince's rebellion or the King of Liao's power, many of the details in the middle were too coincidental, as if someone was manipulating behind the scenes!" ”

Xu Rui's face turned grim when he heard this, what Emperor Hongwei said was exactly what he was worried about, the black hand hidden behind Changxing City had been making waves, this person's energy was very great, and his status should be very high, but the means were really too clever and too deep to be noticed.

"So the Holy Lord issued an edict to recruit ministers to return to Beijing?"

Xu Rui asked.

Emperor Hongwei nodded: "The situation is about to get out of control, and my body is getting worse day by day, there must be someone who can control it to check and balance, and even find out the mastermind behind the scenes."

There are only two such people, one is Hong Guangli and the other is you.

As a martial saint, Governor Hong has outstanding martial arts and high prestige in the army, so it will not be a problem to suppress the scene, but he is old and has been outside the court all these years.

In addition, he hates the intrigue between the court and the middle the most, and he is easy to deal with open guns, but he may not have the strength to deal with hidden arrows, and it is not the best person to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, so I hurriedly recruited you back! ”

Xu Rui nodded, and finally figured out the ins and outs of the past few months that had plagued him, and to put it bluntly, the whole incident actually revolved around the succession, but it was not an ordinary battle.

Emperor Hongwei probably also realized that his time was short, and he began to prepare for the aftermath, and today's audience was actually a certain degree of support, but he didn't know which prince he wanted to pass the throne to in his heart.

"Xu Rui, ......"

Just thinking about it, Emperor Hongwei suddenly called Xu Rui meaningfully.

Xu Rui came back to his senses and promised, "The minister is here." ”

Emperor Hongwei looked at Xu Rui for a long time, and finally spoke: "You should understand my hardship, right?" ”

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that he was talking about the 200,000 troops in front of Loushan Pass, and Xu Rui had guessed that the 200,000 troops who were monitoring him all the way from Loushan Pass were acquiesced by Emperor Hongwei, and now it seems that it should be right.

"What the Holy Lord wants is the stability of the country, after all, the minister has been gone for more than two years, and the prudence that should be there is indispensable."

Although Xu Rui was a little unhappy in his heart, he still said so.

Emperor Hongwei nodded: "It's good that you can understand my hardship, too many things can be changed in two years, and now the imperial court is already eventful, I recruited you back to stabilize the overall situation, not to add a fire to this pot of hot oil."

So I have to guard against it, just in case you also become a pawn of the mastermind behind the scenes, if that's the case, my country and the inheritance passed down by my ancestors will be destroyed. ”

"The saint doesn't need to say it anymore, the minister is a saint's minister, and it is nothing to be wronged by this."

Xu Rui explained and said in a deep voice.

Emperor Hongwei nodded with satisfaction.

Xu Rui said: "Holy Lord, now that the minister has returned, how do you want the minister to act?" ”

When Emperor Hongwei heard this, a faint cruel smile appeared on his face: "Naturally, it is to stabilize the situation of the dynasty and find out the black hand." ”

Xu Rui nodded: "The minister can do it for the saint, but the minister has the conditions." ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Hongwei was a little surprised, squinted his eyes and asked, "What conditions do you have?" ”

Xu Rui said: "Although the saint has a lot of confidence in the minister, and even compares the minister with the governor of Hong Dadu, but the minister is self-aware, and if he wants to really suppress the court, the weight of the minister is far from enough." ”

Emperor Hongwei suddenly said in a deep voice: "You want power? ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "Not only rights, but also resources!" ”

Emperor Hongwei narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and his gaze shot at Xu Rui's face like a knife.