A petite figure flashed out from behind the person, it turned out to be a teenage girl in a white floral cotton jacket, who looked very smart, but he didn't know it.

"Your Excellency. The visitor stood at the door, not coming in, as if waiting for the master's approval, "You are still like this, just like then." ”

This way of greeting is old-fashioned. Xia Chuan disappeared behind him, Xia Chuan would not be so negligent and let strangers come and go casually.

"Are you?" Xia Quanhu looked at the visitor and the girl suspiciously, he hadn't planned to let them in yet.

"The weak willow and the wind are like asking each other, and a pool of wrinkles is lighter than flowers. The person who came spoke softly, without any expression on his face.

He stood up, the scroll falling to the ground, his robe slipping off his shoulders, and the look of disbelief on his face was unconcealed in surprise and joy.

"Wenmo?"

"It's me. My lord. ”

"The dragon god is on top!" Xia Quan bypassed the desk, rushed to the door in three steps and two steps, and grabbed the shoulder of the person who came, he looked carefully at the disfigured face, looking at the familiar eyes. "It's really you, Wenmo!It's really you!The dragon god opens his eyes!!" He laughed, "Come in, come in!"

After Xia Chuan brought in the tea and snacks, he closed the door and went out.

"This must be Wu Cui, seven years, Wu Cui, do you remember uncle?" the little girl was as tall as his chest, "Count, it's thirteen years old." ”

The person who came said: "She is not called Wucui now, she is called Lotus Ye, and I am not called Gao Wenmo, but Ashin." ”

"You...... You've lost your last name and become a complete nomad?" "What else have you given up besides your last name?" "Okay, Ashin, tell me, how have you spent the past seven years, how did you become like this?"

"My lord, I'm not busy catching up now. I'm here to report something to you, but I have to make sure that you're still the same lord you were. Ashin looked at him lightly, not as excited as he imagined, and this appearance was clearly more unfamiliar.

"Have you seen me like this? have you become a different person in seven years?" Xia Quan said loudly, "Don't call me an adult, I'm Xia Quan, grow up with you, play together, read books together, and be naughty Xia Quan together!"

Ashin nodded, "Okay, as you wish." Today, you are in a high position and can see what ordinary people can't, how far do you think the kingdom has come now?"

In the past seven years, he must have experienced a lot of suffering and suffering. But even though his face has changed greatly, this style of speaking has not changed. He's still like that.

"You're here to talk to me about national affairs, not to catch up. ”

"A lot has happened in the past seven years, and even if we want to reminisce about the past, which one of them is not a major national event? Have you forgotten?" Ashin took Lotus Ye's hand, and Lotus Ye also shook Daddy's hand tightly. Xia Quan noticed that there was a very delicate embroidered bag on the waist of the lotus leaf, on which the blooming lotus flowers were tattooed with gold threads.

"Ashin" is here to test the deceased, and what he wants to say must be very important. He went into hiding for seven years, and all of a sudden he appeared, never without reason. So Xia Quan replied: "The big waves are surging, and it is a very critical time." ”

"Do you see the danger in it?"

Of course, there is a danger of destruction. "The big waves are high, and the whirlpools are layered below. ”

"So you're afraid, afraid of falling into the whirlpool?" Ashin's tone suddenly became a mockery, just like he had done when he was younger. Proud and stubborn.

"I can't make mistakes. ”

"What's wrong?" he said aggressively.

Xia Quan was a little annoyed, he had longed for a reunion for many years, but he never thought that the reunion would be like this. "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. ”

"Yes, but it's not about making mistakes that you get punished. The corners of Ashin's mouth rose, "Seven years ago, I was considered to have made a mistake. Therefore the king chastised me. ”

But you don't think you've made a mistake. "Have you ever regretted it?"

"Regret, regret that I hid for seven years. It wasn't until the death of the previous king that I had the courage to stand up. Ashin's eyes showed a look of grief and indignation, "I am ashamed to be a minister." ”

"The first king dismissed you, how can you be ashamed?"

"The first king was just in a moment's mood. But I made a vow. I knelt before the dragon god and the former king, and swore that I would be loyal to the former king for the rest of my life, and that I would serve him wholeheartedly in ruling the kingdom. However, after a small setback, I lost the courage and determination to fulfill my promise. It was too late for the first king to leave me, and it was too late for me to wake up! I am ashamed of the king and the country. I am a sinner. It was a sinful body, but now it is a sin of one degree. ”

"Wenmo, it's not your fault. You don't need to blame yourself. "The deceased needs to be appeased. Seven years ago, when Queen Yongya died of illness, the first king was in grief and irritable. Long Jun is also a human being, he also has seven emotions and six desires, and he will also be angry with others, Wenmo just bumped into a bad time.

"So you don't feel guilty now?" Ashin snapped, "don't you think you need to do anything about it today?"

The deceased, the best friend in this life, the reunion should not be like this. "No, I'm sorry that the country is where it is today, and we should have changed that. But the big waves, the whirlpools, were beyond my control. You understand, Wenmo, I'm just a criminal cabinet reviewer, and I can't change the general trend of the DPRK and China. ”

Ashin's cold gaze left him and turned elsewhere. "But your father is the prime minister of the DPRK, and he has the ability to change the general trend of the DPRK and China. As long as your heart is the same as it is and you know what your responsibility is, it doesn't matter. ”

"What is your good plan?" Xia Quan showed an expectant look, "I know that you have always had a way, you are willing to come to me, you must have a good suggestion, and I have always been that Xia Quan, my heart, as always, I know that we have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders, and I have never dared to forget." Wenmo, I can be reminded by you, and I want to do what I want. ”

Ashin looked into his eyes and stared for a long time. "There are people who covet the throne and will do whatever it takes. ”

Everyone in court knows about this. But he still showed enough surprise and shock, "This is a serious accusation, and there can be no accountability without evidence!"

"Do you believe anyone really wants to do that?"

He chased after me,* and I wanted an answer. "If there is evidence. I cannot draw conclusions based on mere suspicion. The code of law is just. Yet strength often does not come from righteousness. "Righteousness gives me strength, and all condemnation must proceed from the law. ”

"Sure enough, it's the criminal cabinet trial. Ashin wrapped his daughter's little hand in both hands and held it in the palm of his hand.

He loved his daughter very much, and after losing his wife, all his love was pinned on her. "Can you help me find the evidence?"

"I have proof. Ashin said, "My daughter, that's the proof." ”

It's as puzzling as a guessing game. Xia Quan stared at him suspiciously, waiting for him to continue.

"Lotus Leaf witnessed a murder. At the top of the holy mountain, on the viewing platform. Ashin seemed to have made a lot of determination, his face was solemn, and his tone was unquestionable. He put his beloved daughter in a dangerous situation for the sake of justice in his heart.

Really. All the terrible things you feel terrible because you know there are more terrible truths behind it that you don't know. And so they did. "What do you say?"

"I saw with my own eyes that on the day of the worship of the dragon, on the viewing platform, a black shadow lifted the prince up and fell off the cliff. Lotus Ye's immature voice said, her clear eyes mixed with sadness and anger.

"How can you see that? You're on the rooftop?" No one would believe such a thing.

"I have this, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince calls it 'clairvoyance'. Lotus Ye gently broke free of his hands, opened the embroidered bag around his waist, and took out a thin cylinder, "This is a gift from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he asked me to use it to look at the direction of the top of the holy mountain on the day of worshiping the dragon, when the ceremony is in progress." ”

"Lotus Ye, have you met with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in private?"

"Yes, I've seen it several times. He didn't reveal his identity at first, but he sent me the embroidered bag, along with clairvoyance and a text message. When I saw the prince on the observation deck, I really believed it...... He is not You Xing, but Long Zixing, the current Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Lotus Ye choked up after speaking, and her eyes were moist.

"The text message is still there?"

"I'm going to leave everything to Xia Lao. Ashin put the clairvoyant back into the embroidery bag, "I know that Xia Lao is not in good health now, and it is not convenient to visit him directly, so, Xia Quan, you can take us there." ”

"Okay!" Xia Quan readily agreed. He saw that Ashin finally had a rare smile on his face. This is enough evidence to change everything. There are letters written by His Royal Highness the Prince, and this embroidered bag and clairvoyance are also ironclad evidence, which is enough to prove that this little girl had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince during her lifetime, and her testimony will carry a lot of weight. Of course, all this has to be arranged by the father to really make sense.

When his father was called to wake up, he was still in a daze, and the death of the crown prince and Long Jun came one after another, which brought him a great blow. Xia Quan knew how deep his father's feelings for Long Xingtian were, which far exceeded the feelings of the monarch and his ministers.

As early as when the former king was still the crown prince, his father had committed serious mistakes, if it were not for the first king at that time in front of the dragon monarch, the father would not only lose the position of prime minister, but the whole family might be affected and suffer serious crimes. The great kindness of the first king to the Xia family, in his father's words: "You must never forget, whoever forgets is the sinner of my Xia family!"

When he heard that the person in front of him was Gao Wenmo and Gao Wucui, the old minister immediately came to his senses, and kept asking long and short questions, and Ashin also changed his previous attitude in the study, and became respectful and docile, just like he did seven years ago.

When Lotus Leaf recounted what he had seen on the day of worship, his father's brow was piled up into a small hill, his thin face was as ugly as dead ash, and his dry beard and fingers trembled uncontrollably.

"This is a heinous sin, a heinous sin! The dragon god is above, save my country and my people!" Ashin hurriedly helped him, for fear that he would fall due to overstimulation. "If Long Chengtian wants to use the sword and the army to fight against the law, the Dragon Court meeting will be useless! Your Majesty! The old minister is only afraid that he will crash to death in the Seven Sons Hall tomorrow!"

Xia Quan sweated like rain when he heard this, "Father, don't be like this...... Now that the new king has not been established, you still need to preside over the government, so it is important to take care of your health!"

"Orthodoxy can't be saved, what body can be saved?" Xia Yang shouted sharply, his voice sounded very terrifying, "If all this is true, the army outside the royal capital is here to seize power! As long as the military order is given, no one can stop it!"

"Old Xia, this matter can be notified to the other provincial governors as soon as possible, so that all the princes know about the usurper's ambitions, so he is somewhat afraid. If he dares to risk the opposition of the whole world, even if he forcibly ascends the throne, he will not gain the support of the provinces!" Ashin said.

"It's too late, more than 100,000 troops have surrounded the royal capital, and the troops brought by the governors of other provinces add up to more than 10,000 people, the Northern Alliance, which is most loyal to His Majesty the First King, the main army is under the leadership of Qin Wei to fight against the nomadic tide, even if it wins today, it will take almost a month for the army to rush over. At that time, the usurper had already put on the crown and picked up the golden scepter! If you want to talk about these provincial governors, my old man still doesn't know about them? Except for Qin Wei and Luo Xun, everyone else is a grass on the wall, Chen Mingyuan may have a little bit of courage, but he never fights a battle that he is not sure of! Besides, Long Chengtian dares to do things to such a point, then everything is ready!"

When Ashin heard this, his face was as cold as ashes.

If the father can't do anything, who else can change all this? No one can change all that. All of this was planned and executed a long time ago. They didn't make mistakes. This terrible wave has been lifted, and the dams of the law and justice are too fragile to stop. They will not directly take everything by force, and before that, they must have arranged more tricks.

Those who do not share our position will be thrown into the abyss and will never be able to turn over. Smart people make the only right choice.

But his father, Xia Yang, would not be like this. He knew his father too well. Iron bones, rather than give in. He did not exaggerate that if the Dragon Court Conference was held tomorrow, his father would be martyred at the meeting. And then...... The Xia family will be seen as a stupid family with different positions.

The thirty-nine people in the royal capital, the two hundred and seventy-eight people in their hometown, and the descendants of the Xia family in other provinces will all be severely punished for this. What awaits them will be an endless abyss.

It's time to make a choice. When people come into this world, they have to make all kinds of choices. Sometimes if you choose to take a wrong step, there is room for recovery, and sometimes if you take a wrong step, you will never recover. He is the heir of the Xia family, everything in the future of the Xia family depends on what choices he makes, and he can't let the Xia family be cut off in his hands.

Smart people will make the only right choice.