Rong Huan's slightly sarcastic words made Xia Heng's face suddenly condense, and he immediately lowered his eyebrows and bowed respectfully to Rong Huan, "Your Highness's words made Xia Mou panic. Xia was ordered by the general to clear the obstacles for His Royal Highness and ensure that His Highness climbed to the top of Lingyun, and everything he did was also instructed by the general, and he would never dare to be selfish. What's more, the road ahead is rugged and unpredictable, in order to protect His Highness and live up to the trust of the general, Xia has to act cautiously, how could His Highness have such a thought? ”

Xia Heng's words were sincere, but there seemed to be some meaning between the words, as if every word had been carefully considered, revealing a rigorous meaning, which was unquestionable.

Rong Huan was choked speechless, he couldn't help but half-squint his eyes, looked at Xia Heng again, and for a while, there was silence in the hall.

The wind and snow outside the hall were raging, the branches of the old trees were shaking in the wind, and the wind hit the window lattice, and the window paper rattled, shaking off the cold crisp.

After staring at him for a moment, Rong Wei slowly withdrew his gaze, and then his expression changed, and he chuckled: "Mr. is worthy of being the most valued military advisor of my grandfather, not only resourceful, but also articulate, no wonder even the elite under my grandfather's command also respects Mr. ”

After speaking, he turned his eyes to look outside the hall, only to see the vast world and a snow, and he couldn't help but have a trace of desolation in his heart, and sighed: "Now that my grandfather is old, and he is far away in the north, he still has to worry about the palace in everything, but it seems that the palace is useless." ”

Rong Wei sighed, his eyebrows were full of melancholy, as if he was very disappointed in himself, and at the same time he felt deeply remorseful, but Xia Heng heard a hint of extraneous sound from those words.

Xia Heng's eyebrows condensed slightly, and he was a little surprised in his heart, but then he restrained his emotions again, and said with a light smile: "Your Highness is too worried, if the matter of the crown princess back then, if it wasn't for someone carefully planned, how could His Highness be forced to move out of the East Palace?" The general sent Xia to come just to prevent His Highness from being victimized by traitors again, not to distrust His Highness. Besides, His Highness has always been good at hiding his edge, which seems to be mediocre, but in fact he is far-sighted, so why should His Highness be arrogant? ”

Rong Huan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and an almost sharp mang quietly crossed under his eyes.

He quickly suppressed the strangeness in his heart, calmly took a sip of tea, and then raised his eyes to look at Xia Heng, smiled modestly, and said: "Mr. is really good at laughing, this palace has always been dull, and he has today's position, but he is just relying on the merits of his ancestors, how can he have any foresight?" It's not as good as Mr., who has followed his grandfather for many years, and is deeply respected by his grandfather, so he is majestic and well-informed. ”

"Why should Your Highness be humble in front of Xia, if you talk about knowledge, today's plan of His Royal Highness to kill three birds with one stone is really an eye-opener for Xia." Xia Heng looked at him, his eyes were smiling, his eyes were sharp and bright, and he seemed to be able to penetrate into his heart.

Rong Wei glanced at him meaningfully, and didn't make any response, just blew the tea foam in the teacup and took another sip.

Seeing that he was still drinking tea calmly, Xia Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, and then seemed to understand something, he smiled and said carefully: "King Huai was assassinated at the banquet at the invitation of His Royal Highness, although all the spearheads are pointed at His Highness, but often the most intuitive answer is the least convincing, who would have thought that His Royal Highness could take advantage of the trouble and firmly control this game of chess in his own hands, I am afraid that even the emperor will not suspect that His Royal Highness did it deliberately, but will think that it is a game set up by King An and King Ning in order to frame His Highness." His Royal Highness's trick of 'doing the opposite' was used appropriately, not only successfully wooing King Huai and bringing the whole situation back to the balance that the emperor wanted, but also making the emperor feel guilty about His Highness - if it wasn't for the emperor suggesting that His Highness would have pulled King Huai to balance the situation, how could His Highness be framed by others. Although the person His Royal Highness invited to the banquet today is not a high-ranking official with high power, and he rarely interacts with him on weekdays, it also proves to the emperor that His Royal Highness never forms a party with high-ranking officials for personal gain. As for those officials, seeing that His Royal Highness attaches so much importance to King Huai, he will definitely think that His Royal Highness is virtuous, and it is even more commendable in this infighting, and they will naturally sing praises to His Highness, so His Highness's reputation in the mouths of lower-level officials will rise day by day. Compared with the upper-level officials who are difficult to woo, the lower-level officials are closer to the people's livelihood, and in the long run, the people will also treat His Highness differently, so that moving back to the East Palace is just around the corner. ”

"Sir is indeed a smart man." After listening to Xia Heng's in-depth analysis, Rong Huan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the gentle and bright color in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a cold and gloomy one.

He casually flicked the cup in his hand twice, and a contemptuous smile flashed on his slightly raised lips, "They all say that this palace is too mediocre and overwhelmed, and they don't want to think about why this palace can still sit firmly in the position of the prince after so many years of such a tragic infighting?" ”

But in an instant, the feeling of gentleness and generosity on Rong Huan's body was gone, as if he had changed someone, which made people shudder.

Although Xia Heng had long felt that this prince was not simple, when he saw his true face of Lushan, he couldn't help but set off a wave in his heart, and at the same time faintly felt a trace of worry.

However, he quickly reined in his thoughts, and there was a little more appreciation in his eyes, and he smiled with a smile: "The sun moves in the middle of the day, the moon is full, and the prosperity is declining." If His Royal Highness had shown his edge from the beginning, I am afraid that he would have become the target of public criticism long ago, like those princes, how could Xia Mou be able to see His Highness's demeanor with his own eyes? ”

Rong Wei sneered lightly, raised his eyes to look at him, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, "Since Mr. is clear about the plan of the palace, and he has heard the conversation between the palace and Lao Qi clearly in the dark room, what is there to worry about at the moment, and he wants to send someone to monitor the old seven?" Isn't the gentleman afraid of startling the snake? ”

In the face of Rong Huan's questioning, Xia Heng's eyes narrowed, his face gradually became solemn, and he sighed lightly and said: "King Huai has been living in seclusion for all these years, and he never likes to make friends with officials, but today His Royal Highness invited the courtiers to the banquet, but he gladly went to the banquet, doesn't His Royal Highness feel strange?" Besides, His Royal Highness's purpose in setting up this Hongmen banquet was just to win over King Huai, not to ask for his life, so how could the assassins smear poison on their weapons? The most puzzling thing is why the assassin would use the poison of Cold Dream Thousand Nights, which cannot be sealed with blood, and is extremely rare in the rivers and lakes, why would they use it to assassinate? ”