The four were escorted into the palace, and the king of Nanjiang did not interrogate them in front of everyone, but waited for them in a quiet room.

When they got there, the men who had escorted them pulled them to their knees.

Xuan Qi is hard-hearted, he doesn't kneel down when he says anything, and he looks like whoever wants to move him again will not be polite.

The guard wanted to make a move, but the king of southern Xinjiang stopped him: "No matter what you say, you are a guest, and you can't be rude." ”

Hearing this, the guard stepped aside, but the group still did not kneel.

He didn't care at all, his eyes kept looking at Xuan Ye: "Brother Wang, don't come unharmed, I still remember when you were a child, you always snuggled up to your father's side, and I, an inconspicuous boy, hid in the crowd to watch the excitement, how I envied Brother Wang at that time." But... As the saying goes, feng shui takes turns, and now you are a prisoner. ”

Xuan Ye's face was expressionless: "The poor monk has joined Buddhism, it is his own choice, and it doesn't matter to me whether he becomes a prisoner or not." It's you, the monarch, who holds the power of life and death in southern Xinjiang, but you are worried all the time, and you are at ease in terms of living, and the monarch is far inferior to the poor monks. ”

He sneered: "Strong words, the lonely king holds the country, why is it not easy?" ”

"Of course you don't feel comfortable, because you're always worried that someone will rob you, but it's just unfounded."

"Heh......" He walked closer to Xuanye: "Worrying about the sky? What do I have to worry about, whoever stands in the way of the lonely will all die! ”

He was fierce and vicious, but Xuan Ye was unmoved: "I didn't come back to southern Xinjiang this time to take away your country, it was really just to find a taste of medicinal herbs, if you think I have bad intentions, then I am speechless." ”

"Herbs? Great Xia occupies such a large place, and is still worried about herbs? Don't be afraid of people laughing when you say it. After he said that, he said with a straight face: "Quickly tell your purpose, I can still spare you in the face of my father in the deceased mansion, otherwise I will ......."

Xuan Ye laughed it off: "Why do you need to say these nonsense, you originally planned to kill me, don't you think it's superfluous to say this?" ”

He frowned: "The Lone King is the king of a country, and he speaks in a word. ”

"Well, poor monk, ask the monarch a few questions, and if you can answer them, I will tell you the purpose of this trip."

"You ask."

Seeing this, Xuan Ye continued: "Dare to ask the monarch, have you ever loved the people like a son since he came to power? When you fought in Great Xia, did you think about the people of southern Xinjiang? Finally, do you think the people of southern Xinjiang love you? ”

The vigorous and resolute reforms carried out by the new emperor of southern Xinjiang after he ascended the throne have indeed done many things for southern Xinjiang. But that's all for the sake of improving national strength and expanding territory, not for the sake of the people.

Therefore, when Xuan Ye asked this question, the monarch fell into deep thought.

He wanted to show his talent to everyone too much, so the drastic reform can be said to have brought earth-shaking changes to southern Xinjiang. But he really couldn't think of any benefit to the people of the country about these changes.

But he didn't want to admit that his choice was wrong, so he said: "Improving national strength and expanding territory is not all for the sake of the people of southern Xinjiang. Daxia has fertile land, abundant water sources, surrounded by mountains, and constant supplies. As long as I have these things in southern Xinjiang, I can naturally make my people live a better life. ”

"Strong words!" Xuanye was very rare and serious, and he said to the monarch of Southern Xinjiang: "When I came, I carefully observed Southern Xinjiang, there are also fertile fields and water sources here, although there are not many mountains, but it is not nothing. The people have been able to live a good life, and there is no big problem. But now you are actually leading troops to fight in Great Xia, not to mention causing trouble, and it may also put the people of southern Xinjiang into dire straits. Fortunately, you reined in the precipice in time, otherwise the army of Great Xia would be able to level southern Xinjiang in the spring of the next year. ”

When he heard Xuan Ye's words, he laughed out loud: "Alarmist, if he can raze my Great Xia to the ground in the spring of next year, then my head will immediately be hung at the gate of the capital city of southern Xinjiang for public display." ”

Xuan Ye didn't take his words to heart, he said: "The army sent to Great Xia by Southern Xinjiang, if it wasn't for that fire that was forced to retreat, I'm afraid you wouldn't have let the troops withdraw, right?" Even without the fire, they would not have been able to survive for a while, with no clothing to keep warm, and food was scarce. You have already spent too much money to fight this battle, not to mention whether you can survive the winter, but whether the treasury of Great Xia is not enough to support the war, you ask yourself if I am right? ”

It turned out that the sudden withdrawal of troops from southern Xinjiang was not a trick, but that they really couldn't hold on.

The cold in the south of the border was biting cold, and the combination of rain and snow made it difficult to hold on, and it was impossible for them to gain an advantage.

Nan Jiang Guojun, who was said through, pondered, his eyes still did not leave Xuanye, from the condescending of Fang Cai, to the examination at this time, he already had a sense of vigilance against Xuanye.

Xuan Ye said: "Father is a compassionate man, you should know that if he sees you in the spirit of heaven so unkind to your people, he probably won't forgive you." ”

Hearing this, the monarch was even more displeased: "Don't say these useless words, my father didn't think of me in the first place, why do you need his forgiveness?" ”

Xuan Ye was silent for a moment: "You have always felt that the throne was given to you by your father reluctantly, but in fact, your father will never succeed in doing things, he will insist on appointing you as the prince, it must be because he has discovered your advantages." Besides, now that southern Xinjiang is your world, what do you have to worry about? ”

"He? My advantages? Brother Wang is a little too self-righteous. If my father really values me so much, why did he hide the state seal? Why do I say things that I would be replaced? ”

Looking at him like this, Xuan Ye thought that when he was a proton in Great Xia, he had also thought about it. Why did his father have to send him to Great Xia, why not someone else?

But now he understood that his father was a qualified monarch, and he sacrificed his most precious son for the stability of Great Xia. He didn't recall Xuanye again. It was also because of the safety of Great Xia that he didn't want civil strife in southern Xinjiang, so he no longer cared about Xuanye's life and death.

This is also the reason why Xuan Ye hates him, but Xuan Ye has to understand that his father must miss him, although he knows that he is going, he is unwilling to turn back.

Xuan Ye sighed helplessly: "I came to Southern Xinjiang this time, it is indeed because the Great Xia Monarch needs a life-saving herb, and in addition to this, I have one more thing that must be handed over to you personally." ”

Hearing this, the monarch began to be anxious about what Xu Wen Xuanye was.

Xuan Ye avoided talking about it and wanted to invite him to the inner temple.

He thought that Xuan Ye should give him the national seal, so he asked Xuan Ye to be taken away alone and followed him to the inner hall.