"Is the prince crazy?"

Early in the morning, in Xu Rui's Xuanyuan Rim, Xu Rui and Li Kuang sat opposite each other, Li Kuang thought about it all night and still didn't figure out the meaning of Xu Rui's last few words, and as soon as he got in the car, he couldn't wait to ask.

Xu Rui yawned sleepily and said lightly, "I don't know either." ”

"You don't know?"

Li Kuang was very dissatisfied with Xu Rui's perfunctory answer, and said angrily: "You don't know why you said that the prince asked you to find Hu Miao? ”

Xu Rui smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I'll explain it clearly, in fact, I was also very confused yesterday, but only Hu Miao can solve these doubts." ”

"What doubts?"

Li Kuang asked.

Speaking of this, the casualness on Xu Rui's face quickly disappeared, and he said in a deep voice: "It is said that a person's intuitive reflection of the outside world should not lie, for example, instinctive fear will make the muscles of the body stiff. ”

Li Kuang nodded: "Yes, unless this person is professionally trained to form a reflex in the body and be able to deceive people instinctively." ”

Xu Rui smiled: "Do you think the pampered prince will conduct training in this regard?" ”

Li Kuang frowned: "What do you mean by this?" ”

A flash of memory flashed in Xu Rui's eyes, and he said slowly: "When I met the prince yesterday, I could clearly feel that his heart was beating faster and his muscles were stiff, and he was indeed very frightened, if he wasn't the kind of person you said, then he should be really crazy."

But what he said was very strange, for example, I didn't look like Hu Miao at all, but he not only mistook me for Hu Miao, but also said that Hu Miao was the person he installed in the palace, don't you think it's strange? ”

Li Kuang rolled his eyes and said, "What's so strange about this?" If a person is really crazy, then he can say any nonsense. ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "No, no, under normal circumstances, it doesn't matter if I am with Hu Miao, he and Hu Miao are good, although they know each other, they are not close, he suddenly mistook me for Hu Miao It is really a bit deliberate, even if it is crazy, it is very abrupt."

Also, the scene at that time seemed to be that he was bluffed by me, but a madman can't be measured by ordinary people, he would talk so closely to me, and he also revealed his true relationship with Hu Miao, which also reassured me. ”

"Are you saying that the prince is pretending to be crazy, and after seeing you, he either hinted or explicitly said that all this was related to Hu Miao?"

Li Kuanghu asked suspiciously.

Xu Rui nodded: "My intuition tells me that this is the most likely conclusion." ”

Li Kuanghu asked suspiciously: "But how can he explain his physical reaction?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "This is also where I am contradictory. ”

Saying that, Xu Rui smiled slightly: "Since we can't judge, then we might as well make two assumptions." First, if the prince is really crazy, then his physical reaction is natural, and what he says is crazy.

Second, if the prince is not crazy, then his words are the truth, and the clues that led to all this are hidden in Hu Miao, and our prince can judge the situation and pretend to be crazy according to the situation, and he should be a person from the big city. ”

Li Kuang muttered: "You asserted last night that the prince has quite a city government, and it seems that you are inclined to the latter?" ”

Xu Rui nodded.

Li Kuang waved his hand and said, "Impossible, if the prince is really as powerful as you say, how can he get mixed up in such a field?" ”

A trace of solemnity flashed on Xu Rui's face and said: "So this may be a big game of chess, let's put aside the previous things for a moment, if the prince's rebellion is really a calculated conspiracy, then how will he react?" ”

Li Kuang was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "If I am the crown prince, being framed for rebellion must be panicked, and my first reaction must be to try my best to clear my suspicion." ”

Xu Rui nodded: "So the prince didn't admit his treason at first. ”

"Then why did he change his tune later?"

Li Kuang asked puzzled.

Xu Rui said: "The reason I can think of is that I am threatened by others, and the consequences of not admitting it may be more terrible than the crime of rebellion, so I have to resist the crime of rebellion." ”

Li Kuang seemed to be inspired, and said: "Once you admit to rebellion, nine out of ten will die, but the prince doesn't want to die, so he can only pretend to be crazy, this is one percent of Bo's life!" ”

Xu Rui nodded and said: "Exactly, if there is a change in the situation of the court presided over by King Liao, and the saint needs the prince to come out of the mountain again, or the saint thinks of the flesh and blood family affection and wants to let the prince go, he can push everything to delirium and let the prince escape."

And after the prince saw me yesterday, he may have ignited a burst of hope in his heart, but he can't absolutely trust me, so he asked me to go to Hu Miao to find clues in such an obscure way. ”

Li Kuang sighed: "In the midst of the famine, he can find the only way to survive, if all this is true, then the prince's city is indeed impressive, but he has this kind of city, why did he end up like this?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "The prince is the biggest competitor of the saint, and the tragedy of the prince is that his relationship with the emperor is not only father and son, but also a monarch and minister.

As a courtier, the prince must not be too involved in power, let alone let the emperor feel that he is a threat, but as a prince, he must be involved in power, so that the emperor can discover his talent, which is like walking a tightrope, and the heat is not easy to grasp. ”

"So you think the prince has been hiding his true self in the past?"

Li Kuang seemed to understand what Xu Rui meant, and said.

Xu Rui nodded: "This should be the most reasonable explanation, but even if the prince does have a city government and knows how to hide Feng, but he was still calculated this time, so he will not hesitate to tell me about Hu Miao's relationship with him in this obscure way, hoping that I can save his life." ”

"So you have to go into the palace to see Hu Miao today?"

Li Kuang asked again.

Xu Rui nodded again: "Right now, Hu Miao may be the key to unlocking everything, judging from the footprints at the door of Orion on the mountain, it seems that there are still people staring at this line, so I not only have to go to see Hu Miao, but also have to be fast, at least before others." ”

Li Kuang was worried when he heard this: "You just entered the palace like this, aren't you afraid that the King of Liao will be unfavorable to you?" What's more, Hu Miao has taken refuge in the King of Liao, which means that the relationship between him and the crown prince has changed, even if he sees Hu Miao, will he tell you the truth? ”

Xu Rui sighed: "Yes, if Hu Miao is really the person installed by the prince, then it is worth scrutinizing that he fell to the King of Liao, but it is precisely because of this that all the crux of the problem is more likely to lie in him."

I knew on my toes that Hu Miao wouldn't tell me the truth, but I had a hundred ways to get him to speak, it just took some time and the right environment.

As for my safety, don't worry, since the saint can live well in the palace, it means that he still has the means to control everything in the palace, as long as he doesn't want me to die, I am not in any danger. ”

"That being said, but this is a special time, so you'd better be cautious."

Li Kuang pursed his lips and explained again.

Xu Rui waved his hand, ended the topic, looked at Li Kuang with interest and said, "You asked me all the way, I haven't asked you yet, why did you enter the palace today?" ”

Li Kuang's face turned grim when he heard this: "Naturally, I entered the palace to face the saint." ”

"Oh?"

Xu Rui smiled: "Let me guess, could it be another promotion?" This time it's probably for you to be in charge of the entire Jinyi Guard. ”

Li Kuang was stunned: "The secret decree of my promotion to the commander of the Jinyi Guard was only issued yesterday, and today I entered the palace to thank you, but this secret decree is a secret channel, and it will be a few days before the cabinet will be released, how do you know?" ”

Xu Rui said with a smile: "Such a simple thing is naturally a guess, you think, now that Dongchang and the military department have taken refuge in the King of Liao, if the Holy Lord wants to recover the lost territory, he can only reuse the Jinyi Guard."

But he can't believe anyone else, only you, like me, have never expressed a position on the matter of seizing the heir, and now that your relationship with me has become an open secret, even if it is just to balance the pressure of Dongchang, the saint will add the magic code of Jinyiwei to me.

In this way, who else do you say you don't need to be holy? ”

Li Kuang sighed when he heard this: "Look at your appearance, you are becoming more and more like a magic stick." ”

As he spoke, Li Kuang rolled his eyes and said, "Since you already know, don't let me say it again, I'm about to go to the palace in front, let your coachman find a hidden position to let me get out of the car, at this time, let's not appear in front of people together." ”

"He is worthy of being the head of the secret service, and he is really cunning and cunning!"

Xu Rui made a joke and immediately ordered the coachman to pull over and let Li Kuang take advantage of the night to separate from him.

After Xu Rui came all the way to the palace gate, the forbidden army guarding the palace gate was surprised to see Xu Rui, but as he expected, there was not much trouble except for immediately sending someone to secretly report to the King of Liao, and after Xu Rui showed the token of free access to the palace, he was released.

Xu Rui followed a little eunuch who led the way inside, originally planning to go to the saint to ask for peace first, after all, he entered the palace by facing the saint, and he had to play the show first.

But as soon as he walked into the inner palace, he saw a few little eunuchs crying and crying, and hurriedly walked out, and then saw that there was not a single eunuch who cleaned in the morning, as if all the eunuchs were busy with extremely important things.

Xu Rui chuckled in his heart, and immediately realized that there was something wrong with the atmosphere in the palace, and hurriedly pulled a little eunuch who came to him and asked, "You guys are crying so sadly, what's wrong?" ”

Seeing that it was Xu Rui, the little eunuch hurriedly squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying and said: "Qiyu Champion Hou, Father-in-law Hu, Father-in-law Hu has gone to his old man's house......"

"What...... What did you say? Is the father-in-law Hu you are talking about Hu Miao, he is going to ...... Where did it go? ”

Xu Rui seemed to can't believe his ears, and asked again.

"Yes, it's Grandpa Hu......"

The little eunuch was just fourteen or fifteen years old, and he was probably also the celebrant of ceremonies, and he seemed to be poked in the sad place by Xu Rui's words, and cried out with a "wow", wiping his tears and saying: "It's back to the west, and Gonggong Hu is back to the west......

"What, Hu Miao is dead? How can this be......"

Xu Rui was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously let go of the little eunuch's hand, and was shocked in his heart.