Huayuan, Shendu City, Xiwangfu.

Xiwang Ji Hanguang's study is different, exaggeratedly large, as big as twenty imperial studies, it is the largest and most conspicuous building in Xiwang's Mansion, looking at the entire Jiuyuan, it is difficult to find a second study so large.

In the study, in addition to books, there are also all kinds of weapons, both hot and cold, in addition to tools and farm tools, and there is even a water wheel in the corner that is being improved. ，

Although there are many of these things, they are not cluttered, they are placed in an orderly manner, and they are spotless, and they are wiped down by someone every day.

Ji Hanguang stood in front of the huge Jiuyuan sand table in the center of the study, staring at the position of Guchengguan in a daze, holding a pen in his hand behind his back.

A man in black fell from the roof in the courtyard of the study, and after observing that there was no one around, he walked quickly into the study, and came straight to Ji Hanguang and knelt down.

The man in black kowtowed and said, "Minister Tang Chen knocks to see the emperor."

The person who came was Tang Chen, the commander of the Royal Iron Guard, Tang Xiaohao's father.

Ji Hanguang smiled disdainfully: "What? Am I really the emperor?"

Tang Chen took off his mask and said prostrately, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

Ji Hanguang was a little impatient: "Okay, get up."

While Tang Chen got up, he subconsciously looked at the position of the gate.

Ji Hanguang sat down and said, "I have removed all the guards, and you are so good at it, no one should find out."

Tang Chen said, "Return to the emperor......

"Don't call the emperor," Ji Hanguang interrupted Tang Chen, "I'm not the emperor, at least not yet."

Tang Chen had no choice but to change his words: "Back to the prince, I was very cautious when I left, just for fear of being targeted by the people of the Xuan Department."

Ji Hanguang said, "Very good...... How is my eldest brother doing?"

Tang Chen replied: "Everything is as usual, Ji Chengying has not noticed any changes in the past few days since he came back, and he doesn't know that I already know about the identity of you and him."

Ji Hanguang smiled: "Tang Chen, you are really bold, you dare to call the name of the current saint, this is a capital crime."

Tang Chen knelt down and said, "For the minister, you are the saint today. When the first emperor was on the throne, the reason why he ignored the rule of making your son-in-law the prince was precisely because only you had the divine power to truly unify the world of the Nine Plains."

Ji Hanguang asked lightly, "Then guess why did the first emperor change his edict before his death and appoint my brother as the prince?"

Tang Chen hesitated.

Ji Hanguang said: "Say it, you can say anything, I will never blame you."

Tang Chen said in a low voice: "Because it is taboo to abolish the elder and establish the virtuous, and the crown prince is the foundation of the country as the prince, the abolished prince will be in chaos in the court, and the world will be in chaos if the court is chaotic."

Ji Hanguang closed his eyes and said, "So, my brother is the long, and I am the virtuous, right? You are really good at talking, and you didn't say that you would abolish the long and young, but changed the young character to the virtuous character."

Tang Chen said: "The prince was originally a true son of heaven who was virtuous and virtuous."

Ji Hanguang still closed his eyes: "The premise of the abolition is that my eldest brother has been appointed as the prince. But the first emperor never became a prince, I became the crown prince when I was ten years old, and I deliberately lost the position of prince to my brother. The reason is very simple, because my mother likes my eldest brother more than me, and the reason why my mother likes my eldest brother is because she thinks that my eldest brother is kind, and what the world needs is a good monarch, not a decisive ...... like me."

Tyrants! Ji Hanguang didn't say his mother's adjective to him, it was a forbidden word for him, and every time he mentioned it, he would feel a throbbing pain in his heart.

Lying on the ground, Tang Chen didn't expect Ji Hanguang to tell him such a private matter.

Therefore, he should have some trust from Ji Hanguang.

The reason why it is said to be partial trust is because Ji Hanguang cannot trust anyone completely.

Ji Hanguang opened his eyes and said, "Do you know why the caravan to Ruiyuan has to be arranged by you?"

Tang Chen replied, "Because the dog went to Ruiyuan."

Ji Hanguang said: "That's right, I admit it, even I looked away, I didn't expect your son to be so big

ability, so, this trip to Ruiyuan, in fact, I placed a bet on him, as for what he wants to do, it depends on his position."

Tang Chen immediately said, "The ministers and dogs swear allegiance to King Xi!"

Ji Hanguang said: "I like to see the predetermined results, not empty vows...... Tang Chen, you should go back."

Tang Chen said, "The minister retired."

With that, Tang Chen got up and left quickly.

After Tang Chen left, Ji Hanguang turned his head slightly and looked at the screen in the corner.

Ji Hanguang asked, "It seems that as you said, as long as I tell that I took the initiative to give way to my eldest brother, Tang Chen will think that I really trust him."

While Ji Hanguang was speaking, when the great strategist Sang Luo walked out slowly from behind the screen, his eyes turned to the door, as if he was looking at the afterimage left by Tang Chen.

Sang Luo didn't continue with Ji Hanguang's words, but asked, "Lord Wang, why do you dare to guarantee that there are no people from the Xuan Department around you?"

Ji Hanguang said coldly: "Because Xuanbu was originally mine, even if I didn't sit on the dragon chair, I knew everything about Xuanbu. Besides, my eldest brother will never put any secret chess around me, he has absolute trust in me, and because of this, I feel that he is not qualified to be the master of the world."

Sang Luo walked up to Ji Hanguang and stood still: "Then, according to the prince's will, the lord of the world can't trust anyone?"

"Of course," Ji Hanguang looked directly at Sangluo, "I don't trust you either, I just use you, or use each other."

Sang Luo knelt down and said, "The minister is guilty."

Ji Hanguang asked, "What is the crime?"

Sang Luo said: "As the prince said, the minister is using the prince."

Ji Hanguang smiled: "Sang Luo, has anyone ever told you that you are really arrogant?"

Sang Luo said: "Although the minister is guilty, he deserves death, but the prince will not deal with the minister's crime now, because the minister still has use value."

Ji Hanguang sighed: "Sangluo, this is what I like about you, you are honest enough, you know the times, and you can see the essence of things clearly."

Sang Luo was very serious: "The minister is willing to follow the prince because the prince is indeed the true son of heaven who truly has the divine power to dominate the nine plains of the world. Tang Chen's words may have been a compliment, but Chen's words came from the bottom of his heart."

Ji Hanguang's face sank: "Great strategist, you and I have known each other for many years, so you should know that I don't eat this set, right?" What annoys me the most is flattery and sycophancy."

Sang Luo didn't panic at all: "Dare to ask the prince, is there any monarch in the Jiuyuan Dynasty who does not have such a person by his side?"

Ji Hanguang smiled, smiling disdainfully.

Sang Luo said: "There must be this kind of flattering villain around every monarch, but for the prince, the minister is definitely not this kind of person, otherwise, the minister will not admit his guilt."

Ji Hanguang was annoyed by hearing this: "Let's get down to business, Cai Qianqing and Su Mu should have arrived at Gucheng Pass, as far as it looks like now, my brother hasn't found out that the secret edict was written by me, nor has he found out that the person who secretly summoned him was me, not my brother."

Sang Luo said: "The prince can rest assured, as long as the emperor adopts my advice and lets Cai Qianqing go to Ruiyuan, things will be easy to do after that, Cai Qianqing is a genius, and most importantly, he is not my person."

Ji Hanguang frowned: "Cai Qianqing is not your person? If it's not your confidant, how dare you entrust him with such an important matter?"

Sang Luo said, "Lord Wang, didn't you say it to Tang Chen just now? Whether this matter is successful or not depends entirely on the horse, not Cai Qianqing, Cai Qianqing is just a foil, and with Cai Qianqing's ability, he can tell whether he is seeing the emperor or the prince."

Ji Hanguang was surprised: "You mean, when I summoned him and gave him a secret edict, he knew that I was not my brother?"

Sang Luo smiled: "Of course, Cai Qianqing learned the art of speculation, and he is the best at observing details, even if the prince looks exactly the same as the emperor, there must be subtle differences in his gestures, others may not be able to see it, but Cai Qianqing's colorful eyes can grasp all the details."

Ji Hanguang showed a curious expression: "In that case, you still sent him, and

Just tell me now, I want to hear your reasons."

Sang Luo explained: "He is very good at judging the situation, he will not easily stand in line, even if he takes the line, he will choose the side that can maximize his own interests, and before standing in line, he will only follow the trend, and will not easily make enemies with either side, such a sober person is a rare talent."

Ji Hanguang asked, "However, loyalty is very important."

Sang Luo nodded: "What the prince said is true, but does the prince believe that there is true loyalty?"

Ji Hanguang smiled, although he smiled very satisfied, but behind the smile was a face with a blue iron, because Sang Luo saw it too thoroughly.

Sang Luo said, "Where in the world is there true loyalty? Therefore, I made the decision for the prince and chose a smart person who would judge the situation and size up the situation, and as for Tang Chen and the concubine, it was the focus of this trip to Ruiyuan."

Ji Hanguang asked, "Why don't you think Tang Chen is loyal to my brother?"

Sang Luo said: "Because eighteen years ago, the person who escorted the former ministers of the former dynasty out of Shendu City was Tang Chen, although I didn't reveal his identity at that time, and I always pretended to be stupid and didn't know."

Ji Hanguang asked, "Why?"

Sang Luo said: "The first emperor trusted Tang Chen too much, at that time, I did not have enough evidence, and identifying Tang Chen would only destroy his future, and maybe he would lose his life."

Ji Hanguang nodded: "So, what does the Great Strategist want from me? Future? You're at the end of the day, you're already the great advisor of the dynasty, even if I take back the throne that belongs to me and sit on that dragon chair, I can't give you more."

Sang Luo said, "Because the minister wants to see that the person sitting on the dragon chair is a Ming monarch who can truly unify the Nine Plains, not a faint monarch who just wants to keep the dragon chair and mess around."

Ji Hanguang asked rhetorically, "But, didn't you notice that my eldest brother has changed since he came back this time? He is no longer disgusted with criticism, he asked more questions and listened carefully in his early dynasties, and he will no longer be easily led by those powerful ministers. This means that he is no longer the faint king."

Sang Luo looked at Ji Hanguang and said, "Lord Wang, the minister dares to ask, do you really think that the former emperor was a faint king?"

Ji Hanguangjia didn't think about it: "Of course not, he just doesn't want to be the emperor who is restrained, but the emperor is a prisoner on the dragon chair."

Sang Luo smiled: "That's right, since he was not a faint monarch in the first place, it is the most terrifying thing to do those things in the past when he is sober, which means that he is not the real son of heaven."

Ji Hanguang just chuckled when he heard this, got up and walked slowly to the sand table and watched.

Sang Luo was still kneeling there, just kneeling, waiting...... Waiting for Ji Hanguang to finish the game of chess in his heart.

That game has a name, it's Capture and Destroy.

Ji Hanguang wants to seize everything that originally belonged to him, and he also wants to destroy everything that can threaten him.

This king of joy has endured for many years, just waiting for a suitable opportunity.