Xiao Rui has always respected the system.

Well, it's deliberately stammering.

But to be honest, for the tasks assigned by the system, although sometimes it is very tricky, it is basically not harmful, and there is always a deep meaning in the end, directly or indirectly pushing, chasing, and whipping Xiao Rui to go up.

As for what's above? The crown prince? Throne? is still a more awesome position, all of which are promoting Xiao Rui's growth.

Therefore, Xiao Rui can believe that the system allows him to find the Night King, which is also a process of upward struggle.

Just when Xiao Rui was thinking about investigating the "grilled chicken", an oracle suddenly came from the palace and ordered Xiao Rui to enter the palace to face the saint.

After entering the palace, I learned that not only Xiao Rui entered the palace, but also several other princes also entered the palace.

This is the second time to convene all the princes since Emperor Xia's birthday, and the interval is only a few days. I believe that not only Xiao Rui thinks a lot, but also the other princes keep thinking about it in their hearts.

What does my father want to do? After all, the birthday day is pointed out, and the crown prince's position is capable, and this time he entered the palace, it shouldn't be about the succession of the prince.

Everyone came to the Heart Cultivation Hall with an uneasy mood.

Emperor Xia seated the nine princes, and then cut to the topic very straightforwardly.

"I've been troubled by one thing recently, but this matter can't be investigated with great fanfare, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have their own tasks, so I want you to share my worries." Xia Huang said with a smile.

When the princes heard this, they were immediately excited.

Sharing worries for Emperor Xia is the time to show their ability, and several people are naturally eager.

"I don't know what annoys my father, but my sons are willing to share their worries for their father." The eldest prince Xiao Lie said solemnly.

"The sons are also willing to share their father's worries." The other princes stood up one after another.

Emperor Xia smiled: "I am very pleased that you have this filial piety. You all know about Xu Xianyang, but Xu Xianyang hanged himself in prison last night, and the news has not yet spread, and he is in a blockade, so you don't know about this yet. ”

"What?" Xiao Rui was shocked.

He only saw Xu Xianyang yesterday afternoon, and he committed suicide in the evening, how could it be! Xiao Rui never believed that he would commit suicide, so how did he die? Killed? Who killed it? Who can enter Dongchang death row to kill people?

Xiao Rui's head was full of doubts.

But the other princes were not surprised.

"Father, Xu Xianyang deserves to be punished for his crimes, and he commits suicide, which can be regarded as cheap." The second prince, Xiao Yiheng, said coldly.

Emperor Xia smiled: "He is ashamed of me, and he committed suicide to apologize, so he left him a whole corpse." But the matter of the traitor troubles me, so I summoned you to the palace to track down the leader of the traitor, Xiao Heding, for me. I have received reliable information that Xiao Heding is in Beijing at this time! Whoever can find him for me, I can promise him that when you are assigned the corresponding positions, the six ministries and each temple can be chosen by him at will. ”

Several princes were overjoyed.

Among all the official offices in the capital, except for the cabinet, there are six ministries. Although the six ministries are equally ranked, the Ministry of Officials is recognized as the boss, and it is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of officials, examinations, promotions, awards, transfers and other affairs, so serving in the Ministry of Officials is the most beneficial to the competition for the position of the prince.

Xiao Rui was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that the system was one step ahead of Emperor Xia and issued a task to himself, and he had already got clues ahead of other princes and was in the first place.

Ha ha... Sure enough, the system will only trap people, not harm people.

However, Emperor Xia's words made Xiao Rui depressed.

"Of course, I also understand that it is indeed difficult for you to investigate without any clues. Fortunately, Dongchang secretly found some clues, and I will give them to you. Whoever can find the traitor Xiao Heding depends on your own means. Xia Huang smiled.

After Emperor Xia finished speaking, Hai Dafu took nine pieces of information and sent them to the nine princes one by one.

Xiao Rui took the information, and then the nine of them quit the palace.

On the way back, Xiao Yan came running and asked, "Seventh brother, what is the intention of my father?" Why do we need to find someone? ”

"It's also a test." Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Maybe from now on, my father will have to observe our performance, whoever has the ability will be able to inherit the unification." ”

"It's so troublesome, I don't want to be the prince, can I not participate?" Xiao Yan muttered.

Xiao Rui paused, looked at him and asked, "You really don't want to be the prince?" Will he be able to become the king of a country in the future? Who doesn't blush? ”

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Seventh brother, you should be the prince." ”

"I don't have that ability." Xiao Rui denied.

"Pretend." Xiao Yan snorted: "Didn't my father force our brothers to have a gap between each other, and even kill each other? ”

Xiao Rui thought of Jia Xu's words, Emperor Xia was raising Gu.

"Xiao Jiu, being in the royal family, you should have such an awareness a long time ago." Xiao Rui admonished: "I think my father has done the right thing, we have a few brothers, who has the ability, who will be the prince." It is better to look at the ability to fight in the dark than to look at the ability in the open. In this way, fratricide in the real sense is avoided, and on another level, this is the prince with low protection ability of his father. ”

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

It seems to be like raising Gu, but under the control of Emperor Xia, the lost prince loses in ability, so he avoids secretly killing him, because he knows that Emperor Xia watches, has taboos, and does not dare to go too far, even if Emperor Xia is merciful, he will not choose a person who kills his brother to be the prince.

If you dare to kill your brother, you will kill your father one day!

"Then Seventh Brother, how did we find Xiao Heding?" Xiao Yan asked.

Xiao Rui glared at him and said, "Find your own way, we are now in a competitive relationship!" ”

Xiao Yan muttered, pulled Xiao Rui's sleeve, and frightened Xiao Rui to flee.

Outside the imperial city, Gao Quan was waiting in a carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Xiao Rui opened the information given by Hai Dafu.

The content of the information is very miscellaneous, there is an introduction to Xiao Heding's age and appearance, he is in his seventies, and there is a black mole on the left eyebrow near the temple, which has become the most obvious feature of his appearance.

Dongchang found his whereabouts in Dongfang City, and he escaped when he was pursued, so Jinyiwei sent people to closely investigate the people out of the city at each city gate, and did not find him out of the city, so it is speculated that he is still in the city.

And the Dongchang personnel traced that Xiao Heding seemed to have something to do with a secret organization called the Black Lotus Sect in the capital, because when he was chasing him, he fled into the stronghold of the Black Lotus Sect and disappeared.

Although Dongchang captured all the members of the Black Lotus Sect in that stronghold, the interrogation was fruitless. In order to avoid the impact, the East Factory released people and prepared to investigate secretly.

It's just that I didn't expect that now Emperor Xia handed over the investigation to the nine princes.

I believe that the investigation targets of the next eight princes will all focus on the Black Lotus Sect.

This Black Lotus Sect is also described in the materials.

There was no state religion in the Great Xia Kingdom, because the Xia Emperor did not believe in Buddhism and did not believe in Taoism. But the people need spiritual sustenance, and when the country is rich and the people are strong, Buddhism is easy to prosper.

The Black Lotus Sect worships the Black Lotus Sage, who is said to be one of the two great sages under the Buddha's seat, the White Lotus Sage is the main life, and the Black Lotus Sage is the main death. The Black Lotus Sect reverates the Black Lotus Sage and prays that he will not suffer from reincarnation after death and will not go to hell.

This spiritual worship attracts many people, both the poor and the evildoers, and is one of the more active religions in the vicinity of Gyeonggi.

However, after Dongchang investigated the Black Lotus Sect, he found that their gatherings and prayers were very normal, and they had existed for a long time, and the government had not classified it as an evil religion, and naturally it had not been suppressed and banned.

Xiao Rui took the information and fell into a dilemma.

Did he follow the clues of "grilled chicken" provided by Xu Xianyang, or did he start with the Black Lotus Sect?

And what puzzled him the most was Emperor Xia's intentions and why Xu Xianyang committed suicide?

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