April 27, 40th year of Wu Guojianxing.

Emperor Wu met with Li Chen'an, the regent of Ningguo, on the ninth floor of the Xijian Tower.

This is a great event in the history of both countries.

It not only marks the alliance between Wu and Ning, but also has a very far-reaching impact on Wu, and even directly determines the future national fortunes of Wu!

It also determines the direction of this world history.

Later historians disagreed on the name of this meeting, but in the end it was called the Sword Tower Meeting!

A very common name.

There were two other participants, in addition to Emperor Wu and Li Chen'an.

One is Xia Mochou, the Duke of Xia of Wu State.

The other is Xiao Baozi, the owner of Wanxi Zhai!

That sword tower meeting lasted a whole day and a night!

The next day, Li Chenan and his entourage left the Sword Washing Building with Emperor Wu.

April 29.

Li Chen'an and Emperor Wu arrived at Dongxu Castle in Kyoto, Wu Kingdom.

Li Chen'an was not invited by Emperor Wu to go to the palace of Wu State, he went to Guiyuan.

The first day of the fifth month.

Emperor Wu issued a decree to the world, and the two countries of Wu and Ning became allies.

On the same day, a royal decree from Li Chen'an, the regent of Ningguo, also spread throughout Dongxu City-

Ningguo is open to the boundless and serves as a trade artery for friendship between the two countries.

Encourage businessmen from the two countries to do business across borders, and ordered Li Wenhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Ningguo, to lead a delegation to Wu to discuss the trade rules and commodity tax rates.

All of a sudden, Dongxu City was a sensation!

The big and small businessmen of Wu Kingdom all ran to tell each other excitedly, because it meant the advent of a new era!

The impact was so great that it even overshadowed the rumors of cutting the feudal domain last year.

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Prince East Palace.

Wu Qian, the crown prince of Wu, stood in front of the window of the study with frowning eyebrows.

The evening breeze of early summer came in from the window, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers in the garden and the faint body fragrance of the swallows bathing in the pool in the garden.

If it was in the past.

Wu Qian would definitely not stay in the study at this time.

He must have gone to the mandarin duck pond, and he must have been playing with the cigarette as the purse in early summer.

But today he did not go.

“…… It seems that the father is really old! ”

"When he met Li Chen'an in the Sword Washing Building, he didn't know what ecstasy he was given by Li Chen'an!"

Wu Qian put his hands behind his back, his eyes flashing with cold light.

He turned around slowly, glanced at Huo Yizhen who was standing on the side, and walked towards Bo Gujia on the side.

"...... alliance with Ning"

"The powerful State of Wu has actually been reduced to an alliance with the State of Ning!"

"The dignified Emperor of Wu actually went to the Sword Washing Tower in person, and he actually waited for Li Chenan in the Sword Washing Building for two days and two nights!"

He suddenly chuckled, "Just for the sake of an alliance?!" ”

He picked up a delicate blue and white porcelain vase from the Bogu shelf and played with it carefully.

"Mr. Huo,"

Huo Yizhen bowed: "The minister is here!" ”

"You say...... Why did the Father choose to form an alliance with Ning? ”

Huo Yizhen sighed for three breaths and replied: "The minister thinks that it should be the reason why Li Chenan came out of the forgetfulness platform. ”

Wu Qian raised his eyebrows, "Just because of this?" ”

"But this palace heard that although Li Chen'an has practiced the second Zhou Heavenly Technique, he lost all his skills when he was treating Zhongli Ruoshui."

"He's no longer a great grandmaster!"

"He's just a powerless scholar!"

"Even if he returns to Ningguo to regain the authority of Ningguo...... Where can he take Ning Guo? ”

"Why should my father worry about this!"

"Wouldn't it be better to kill?!"

Huo Yizhen sighed again, and whispered: "The minister has some words, I don't know if I should say it or not!" ”

Wu Qian placed the porcelain vase on the Bogu shelf and removed a delicate teapot.

"It's just you and me here, what can't you say?"

"That'...... The minister risked his death! ”

Wu Qian raised his eyes and looked at Huo Yizhen, Huo Yizhen bowed again, and said slowly:

"The minister thinks that the alliance between the two countries is a façade, and it is a high move by the emperor to attract the attention of everyone in Wu State!"

Wu Qian frowned, "How do you say this?" ”

"Your Highness, when the edict of the alliance between the two countries spread, the ministers of the court and the central government are no longer discussing the matter of the Ningguo army entering the territory of Wu......"

"Your Highness should know that just a few days ago, the civil and military ministers of the court were still writing to the emperor, asking the emperor to send troops to crusade against the invading Ningguo army."

"The emperor just stayed in the middle and didn't send it."

"In addition, the Condor Army has been stationed in the Siliangshi camp, which is only more than 30 miles away from Kyoto...... The emperor did not go to guard against the army of Ningguo, but the minister thought that the emperor was guarding against something in this Dongxu City. ”

Wu Qian's brows furrowed even tighter, "Go on." ”

"The East Palace should have made up a crown princess a long time ago, but ...... The emperor seems to have forgotten about it. ”

"Gou Zhong's daughter Gou Yunniang did not become the crown princess, although General Gou Zhong Gou is a military general, but in the eyes of the minister, General Gou's mind is extremely exquisite."

"Chen" means...... Although the emperor did not have a clear will, he thought about it and already understood what the emperor meant. ”

"He is still the emperor's eagle, and he has not become the support of His Highness!"

Wu Qian sighed in his heart, he was mostly in this East Palace these days, and he only knew about the government through some confidant ministers.

But these so-called confidant ministers could not enter the imperial study, so they did not know how many major decisions their father had made in these days.

Mo Wuchen from the cardinal room has not come to the East Palace for a long time......

"Your Royal Highness, there was no need for the emperor to go to the Sword Washing Tower to have a meeting with Li Chen'an, but the emperor did it."

"In the minister's opinion, it is probably that the fireworks of our Wu State have not been made so far, although the national strength of Ning State is weak, but there is an artifact of fireworks, Wu State takes a step back, one can avoid starting a war with Ning State, this is ......"

"The emperor's center of gravity seems to be placed on the chair on this temple!"

Wu Qian looked at Huo Yizhen again, his eyes tightened, of course he understood the meaning of Huo Yizhen's words-

Father, this is to ensure the inheritance of the throne of the Wu Kingdom!

He transferred the Condor Army, which was originally chasing and killing the Divine Guard, back to Kyoto, in order to prevent the Kyoto Rebellion!

Where did this chaos begin?

Originally, I thought that it was to guard against the change of the vassal king!

But now after listening to Huo Yizhen's words, it seems that he has thought wrong!

The father did not decree the canonization of the crown princess!

The father and emperor strictly ordered the court and the central government not to discuss the matter of cutting the feudal domain!

The father even forgave Qiuchen and accepted the matter between his sister-in-law and Qiuchen, which was the friendship of Tianyin Pavilion.

Father obviously knew that he hated Li Chen'an to the core, but he went to meet Li Chen'an!

If his father still passed on the throne to him, then he would have understood that the covenant was just a piece of waste paper!

He signed that pact with Li Chen'an, and of course he didn't want it to be a piece of waste paper.

That's going to be bad for Hongu!

Wu Qian did not drop the teapot in his hand on the ground out of anger, but gently placed it on the Bogu shelf.

"So sir, do you think there is still a chance for Hongu to sit on that chair?"

Huo Yizhen lowered his head, and it was extremely quiet here, so that the atmosphere became very solemn.

After all, he still said:

"This ...... It's up to who's faster! ”

Wu Qian's heart trembled, and he asked again:

"Who is robbing Hongu?"

Huo Yizhen bowed, "It doesn't matter who grabs it." ”

"It's important who gets it!"

Wu Qian came to the window with his hands behind his back and looked up at the night sky without stars and moons.

His eyes narrowed:

"Hongu knows."

"Grind the ink!"

"Wait for the palace to repair a book, you ...... Be sure to send this letter to the Four Liang Stone Camp in the Starry Night and hand it over to Gou Zhong in person! ”

"Also...... Let Xiao Guizi go and call Yan'er! ”