Although he is a rebellious minister, Xiao Yan's heart is quite calm when he sees each other this time, no matter what, he has to accept this result after all.

If there is no fluctuation in the heart, it is not necessarily true, but the fact is that last night is not last night, and the high-rise building is arbitrary, as if it is another world.

After that, the old emperor gathered his thoughts and slowly walked to Xiao Huai'an's cell.

In contrast, Xiao Huai'an, the king of Yuzhang, was much calmer.

He is not dressed in messy clothes like Xiao Tong, he is still dressed in a pitch-black robe, and there is no change in the fluttering sleeves except for the contour of his cheeks that have lost a few weights.

For Xiao Huai'an, whether it is debt or guilt, Xiao Yan also admitted that he did not give him too much love.

Seeing Xiao Huai'an in such a situation, Xiao Yan was also satisfied, probably overlapping with the King Yuzhang he knew.

And when he saw Xiao Yan, his nominal father, Xiao Huai'an stepped forward to salute like a courtier, he had proper etiquette, and everything was plain as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan didn't react, but responded lightly, "Get up."

"Thank you."

At first meeting, Xiao Yan felt that he didn't seem to have anything to say, even if he was still used to such words, he felt that it was suitable to say it in such a situation.

Xiao Huai'an saw that His Majesty the Emperor didn't speak, so he took the first step and said, "The heavenly prison is damp and cold, and the Emperor shouldn't come here."

When Xiao Yan heard this, he asked, "How old are you this year?"

Xiao Huai'an replied respectfully, "Back to my father and emperor, my son is twenty years old in Chinese New Year's Eve."

"It's time to have a child of your own, because your mother's affairs still hold a grudge against me?" Xiao Yan said slowly.

Xiao Huai'an didn't hide his inner thoughts, he nodded straight, and said in an extremely flat tone: "In the heart of Erchen, your mother's death is related to you."

Xiao Yan didn't deny it when he heard this, he said lightly, "Yes, I am responsible. However, as the monarch of a country, I can't be distracted by these small things, and I don't blame you for holding a grudge against me, but I will not show mercy to you for doing such a thing."

Hearing Xiao Yan say that these were trivial matters, Xiao Huai'an's face was as usual even though his heart was fluctuating, he nodded and said, "It may not be a big deal in your eyes, but in the eyes of Erchen, this is bigger than the sky falling. Since there is no reason for the sons and daughters to dare to do it, there is no reason to be afraid, and the father and emperor should be ruthless."

Xiao Yan also understands the resentment in the heart of a young bereaved child, and he doesn't hope that Xiao Huai'an can let it go, but he can't turn a blind eye.

Although they are father and son, although they talk about life and death, the two of them speak in a flat tone and do not see the danger at all.

The conversation between the two is just the real thoughts in their hearts, nothing else, and the words are plain and don't even look like father and son.

After a while, Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Huai'an and said, "Do you know that if things don't work out, even you will die, so who will avenge your mother in the future?"

Xiao Huai'an smiled indifferently when he heard this: "Since you have been defeated, you don't want anything else, whether you live or die, it is your son's own choice, you can't complain about others, you can't take revenge in this life, if you still remember it in the next life, then you will report it in the next life."

"Even if you can live, your family won't either."

"Then when the time comes, the new and old hatreds will be settled with you, and these will not be bad."

Xiao Yan also smiled faintly when he heard this, he didn't care about Xiao Huai'an's bastard words, but approved of it. If the two sides change their perspectives, they will probably choose the same way.

Although the two are father and son, they are not close after all, and there are no superfluous words to say, so they fell into silence after three or two sentences.

Xiao Yan looked at him later, didn't speak again, and left silently.

Xiao Huai'an looked at the back and didn't stay, just leaned over to say goodbye.

Two turns, two backs, although they are completely different attitudes, but the final result should be similar.

After leaving the prison, the old emperor had mixed feelings in his heart, and he remembered the time of his youth as he walked.

At that time, he probably never thought that in his old age, his children would hate him one by one.

Sad, sad.

Chao Qi followed behind the old emperor, looking at the slightly depressed back in front of him, he didn't feel good in his heart.

Which father would want to see this scene, although there are many scenes of father and son killing each other in the same room, but Chao Qi knows that His Majesty does not want to see such a situation happen in this dynasty.

The two slowly walked back to the imperial study one after the other, and Xiao Yan called Yuan Zhenhuan to play chess with him, he hadn't played chess for a long time.

Xiao Yan had two hobbies when he was young, one was playing chess, and the other was playing the piano.

He was originally a noble son from a big family, and he also promised romance in the world, but then he sat in this position and everything was different.

There are some things that Xiao Yan is willing to say to Yuan Zhenhuan when he doesn't want to talk to others, but Yuan Zhenhuan usually won't answer, and Xiao Yan is used to this.

"Yuan Lao, you can follow Xiang'er in the future, you don't have to worry about me here."

Yuan Zhenhuan's hand that was about to drop the chess piece paused slightly, he looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Your Majesty, there will be no danger with me in you."

Seeing this, Xiao Yan urged Yuan Zhenhuan to hurry up and smiled, "No need, I know that my time is running out, and it would be a pity for you to waste any more time on me." I have also prepared the edict, just wait for the day when I suddenly die Xun Jiwu and they will announce it to the world."

"You still decided to let Princess Changle inherit the throne?" Yuan Zhenhuan asked.

Xiao Yan even said with some pride when he heard this: "I have achieved an unprecedented feat in ancient and modern times, maybe it will not be surprising that a woman will be the emperor from now on."

"You're not worried that the officials will object?"

Xiao Yan smiled when he heard this: "As long as Xun Jiwu and the three of them agree, the others don't have to worry, they will solve it for me."

Yuan Zhenhuan did not object to the old emperor's decision, in the final analysis, he was worried about the old emperor's safety.

He wanted to speak and stopped, Xiao Yan saw this scene in his eyes, and he smiled casually: "Old Yuan, you don't have to worry about me, in addition to you, there are many offerings in the palace, and I don't need to care about the safety of the imperial city if I don't leave the imperial city casually." However, what Xiang'er wants to do will move many people's roots, and I don't feel at ease without you and Jinyilang secretly helping. The big problems that should be solved at the moment have been solved, and the remaining problems should be tempered for Xiang'er before she ascends the throne, so that she will not be constrained in handling government affairs after she ascends the throne in the future. In addition, there is Xun Jiwu above the court, and there will be no problem."

The old emperor said bitterly that Yuan Zhenhuan should play, and at this time, Xiao Yan's sunspot was also killing all sides on the chessboard, and then Yuan Zhenhuan lost only four or five hands.

"Your Majesty, I lost."

Xiao Yan smiled when he heard this: "Yuan Laoxin, you don't care, I won by luck."

These words with Yuan Zhenhuan are both like Tuo Gu and like casual words, but Yuan Zhenhuan is really concerned.

After winning the chess game, Xiao Yan didn't plan to give Yuan Zhenhuan a chance to win it back, urging him to leave quickly, and then he asked Chao Qi to take out the guqin that he had treasured for many years and play it alone in the imperial study.

The moment he put his hands on the strings, Xiao Yan felt as if he had returned to the time when he was young and romantic years ago.

There are many drifts, and it is easy to feel delayed, and it is infinitely pitiful. It seems that the front of the eyes is red, and the red face is a few cold and hot. Young and romantic, not familiar with spring affairs, chasing and east wind. Wait for his year, Jun Lao Bashan, and listen to the rain.

After the song was played, Chaoqi informed Xun Jiwu, Wei Chifu, and Chen Hengdao that they wanted to see each other.

The old emperor was a little surprised when he heard this, and the three of them came together, so he gladly agreed.

After entering the imperial study, the three of them saw that His Majesty was actually playing the qin, and they couldn't help but look at me and I looked at you, and they were all very strange.

Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile when he saw the expressions of the three of them, as if he had seen a ghost, "What is the reaction of the three Aiqing, I just played a song on a whim."

Xun Jiwu smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty is so interested, do you want the old minister to accompany you in the next game." You can take the black first, and the old minister will let you have two sons, and keep him to play a game of eternal fame."

Xiao Yan scolded with a smile when he heard this: "Wouldn't that seem to be invincible, forget it, no more."

Chao Qi on the side also spoke at this time

Said: "Duke Xun doesn't know, Your Majesty just played a game with Lord Yuan and won."

Xun Jiwu smiled knowingly: "It turns out that it seems that His Majesty's chess strength has not diminished back then."

After saying that, everyone in the room smiled slightly.

Xun Jiwu's words are naturally horses, the old emperor's chess strength is okay in front of ordinary people, but in front of Xun Jiwu, he can only be a stinky chess basket, not to mention the two sons, even the third son Xiao Yan doesn't think he will win.

After laughing and joking for a while, Xiao Yan asked what the three of them meant.

Xun Jiwu smiled and said, "You almost forgot to get down to business when you gossip with Your Majesty."

Wei Chifu on the side hurriedly took over and said, "Let me tell you, you will also show off your way to play chess."

Xun Jiwu smiled: "You say you say, I won't rob you."

Hearing this, Wei Chifu said with a grin, "Your Majesty, there has been a lot of movement on the side of Great Wei recently, and you must have also gotten the news. The Gao clan of Qizhou and the Cui clan of Qinghe also secretly wanted to rebel because of their collusion with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before, but now that His Royal Highness's affairs have been revealed, they have fallen into a situation of isolation and passivity. And Dugu Chong will definitely not let them go, so we are considering whether to take the opportunity to send Jin Yilang to infiltrate Great Wei."

Xiao Yan was a little surprised when he heard this, "What's wrong with you today? Before, I thought that you would go on a northern expedition, and you had a hundred reasons not to agree, but now why did you start to take the initiative to advise me?"

Chen Hengdao smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I don't want to think about the future yet, the current opportunity is so good that you can take precautions."

Xun Jiwu also took over and said, "Your Majesty, you are actually so tempted, but we can't just think about making meritorious contributions, and we have to consider the livelihood of the people."

Xiao Yan didn't answer directly, but changed the topic and asked, "Put this aside in advance, what do you think should be done with the prince and King Yuzhang?"

Hearing this, the three of them suddenly became alert, this is not a good question.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan said again: "I just asked casually, the three Aiqing don't have to think about it, just say what they think in their hearts."

After the three of them thought for a while, Xun Jiwu took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister has a suggestion that I don't know if it's feasible?"

"Tell me about it."

Xun Jiwu said: "Your Majesty, now there must be a gap between the Langyu Wang clan and the imperial court because of the matter of His Royal Highness the Prince. To put it mildly, when the princess inherits the throne in the future, they will definitely have a reason to rebel again. Therefore, instead of waiting for the Langyu Wang clan to rise up, it is better for us to strike first, since the Langyu Wang clan has contacts with the Gao clan of Qizhou and the Cui clan of Qinghe, then when the Gao and Cui clans rebel, the Langyu Wang clan will definitely help from it. The old minister thought that since Your Majesty, since you can't bear to kill His Royal Highness the Prince, you can inadvertently put His Royal Highness back to the Langyu Wang Clan, and then His Royal Highness will definitely want to rely on the Langyu Wang Clan, the Qizhou Gao Clan and the Qinghe Cui Clan to make a comeback, but at that time, there is still the high mountain of Dugu Chong in front of them, and the two sides of the snipe and clam are fighting, so let's just watch the fire from the other side."

Although Xun Jiwu's proposal is feasible, it is also accompanied by risks, and this move is undoubtedly a return to the mountain.

But after hearing this, the old emperor actually looked at it directly, and the old emperor said, "It's okay this way, with him stirring up trouble in the back, the situation in Great Wei can be a little more chaotic. Now there is no need to think about the Northern Expedition, everything is based on stability. How to let him go quietly, the three Aiqing think about this matter for me."

The three of them responded in unison.

Speaking of Xiao Tong, the three of them avoided Xiao Huai'an.

The identities of the two are different after all, and he will probably be imprisoned for the rest of his life.

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