Xiao Huaiwang grew up in doting since he was a child, and he didn't know about the deceit and power struggle in the court, at this time, the prince told him all about his dangerous situation and told him everything, and suddenly subverted all his previous cognitions, and he even secretly blamed himself in his heart, why has he been so naïve for more than ten years?

It's okay if you can't share the worries and solve problems for the royal brother, and now it's still at a critical moment, and it hurts the royal brother.

"Brother Huang, why didn't you tell me these words earlier? If I had known that, I would never have done such a thing. Xiao Huaiwang's heart was full of remorse and self-blame.

The prince is now in his thirties, usually old and serious, and rarely shows the fragile side of his heart, the gaffe just now, one is because he is too anxious, and on the other hand, it is also because he is facing his own compatriots.

Now that he calmed down a little, he felt that what he said just now was too heavy, Xiao Huaiwang was just a fifteen-year-old boy, he had always been deeply favored by his father, and he had never experienced setbacks, how could he understand the predicament he was in now?

"Okay, it's already like this, it's useless to regret it, you must be cautious in doing things in the future, and you must not be childish anymore." After the prince returned to normal, his tone was much warmer, "Although this king is now the prince, everything is difficult, you and I are born of a mother, and we are the closest people. ”

King Xiao Huai has not recovered from the shock just now, his heart is like pressing a big stone, he is uncomfortable, he even wants to rush out of the East Palace, find the old thief who asks for it, scold him in person, and vent his anger to his imperial brother.

However, after receiving the scolding just now, he quickly came to his senses, knowing that this would not help, and it would make his imperial brother more dangerous.

He walked up to the prince weakly, his eyes slightly red: "Brother Huang, I remember what you said, and I will never mess around again in the future."

The mistake has been made, is there anything I can do to make up for it? ”

Seeing the pitiful attitude of King Xiaohuai, the prince felt distressed again: "Okay, this king doesn't blame you anymore, don't blame yourself so much."

Fortunately, the clever man named Zhou Ming let you go back to the palace as soon as possible, and returned all the gifts you brought, which has minimized the impact.

I believe that if the old thief wants to make a fuss about this matter, it is difficult to have any evidence. ”

Hearing his imperial brother say this, King Xiao Huai felt a lot relieved, but he immediately thought of a question, that is, Zhou Zhou Ming urged him to leave as soon as possible, did he already think of everything for himself?

As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, Xiao Huaiwang was surprised and delighted, and was surprised that Zhou Zhou Ming was not only courageous, but dared to brave the world's condemnation and kill the grandson of the thief.

Thinking of this, Xiao Huaiwang hurriedly told his imperial brother: "Imperial brother, according to what you just said, when I was at Zhou Ming's house, he urged me to leave, did he already think of everything you were worried about?" ”

The prince nodded: "It should be so, what's wrong?" Why is this question suddenly asked? ”

Xiao Huaiwang was overjoyed: "Brother Huang, this Zhou Ming is really a talent, his courage goes without saying, killing Yan Shikuan and Feng Shiying has proven everything."

Now he can still predict the prophet, and think so much about you in advance, which is enough to prove that he is a talent.

If we recruit him to our side, we will definitely be able to contribute a lot to the imperial brother in the future. ”

The prince knew that King Xiao Huai said these words completely for his own consideration, but he had to admit that his ideas were too naïve.

beheaded Yan Shikuan and solved the disappearance case, Zhou Ming shocked the government and the opposition, and it won't take many days for his heroic deeds and name to spread all over the world.

But what's the use of that? offended Yan Qiu, and there was a dead road on Monday, and the difference was only sooner or later.

Although Zhou Ming was smart enough this time, after solving this case, he made the name of the murderer known to everyone, and even when he went to the yamen of Dali Temple, many people followed him to protect him.

He thought that these methods would protect his integrity, but he was naïve.

Yan Qiu is now in power, except for his father, he doesn't even care about him, the crown prince.

If someone kills Yan Shikuan, if Yan Qiu can still let this person live, where is his majesty? Where's the face? Isn't that equivalent to telling the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, don't be afraid of me, I'm just a paper tiger, and I will break it if I stab it.

Zhou Ming made this case boiling, at most, he pushed back his death date, the people's memory is the shortest, and after ten days and half a month, the problem they care about will become a livelihood, as for who is the murderer in this case, what kind of situation will the hero who killed Yan Shikuan be?

The people will no longer care, and they will not be able to care.

And the civil and military officials in the court have been obedient to the old thief over the years, and more than half of the officials are his close friends, as for the other half of the officials, in order to survive, no matter what they think in their hearts, on the surface, they still bow down to Yan Qiu and obey their words.

Among these people, none of them will come out to help protect Zhou Ming.

Looking at his younger brother's eager eyes, the prince was a little distressed: "Your intentions, the imperial brother knows, but about Zhou Ming, don't mention it again in the future, and you have caused big trouble to the imperial brother today, you have to stay away from this person in the future." ”

The crown prince's voice was a little cold, which made King Xiaohuai have an ominous premonition: "Brother Huang, what do you mean by that?" Now is the time when you need to employ people, there are few talents like Zhou Zhou Ming, if we don't recruit ourselves and are used by other forces, it will be too late for us to regret it. ”

The prince sneered: "Thirteenth brother, you are too worried. I have to admit that what you said is right, this person named Zhou Ming is a talent.

If he is used by me, he will definitely be a capable leader, but his life is not good, he has offended the old thief, and he will not be long in life.

A dying person, why bother to solicit it? ”

The indifference shown by the crown prince, King Xiao Huai felt strange and terrifying, and a chill arose in his heart: "Brother Huang, are you saying that Zhou Zhou Ming made such a big move, and in the end he still couldn't save his life?" ”

The prince nodded: "Yan Qiu has been able to call the wind and rain in the court for so many years, and I can't match the power and resourcefulness, and the degree of his ruthlessness is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

After this case passed, if he still let Zhou Ming live, not only would he lose face and lose his prestige, but he would also make the civil and military officials who complained about him understand a truth, and it was not a big deal to go against Yan Qiu.

If this beginning appears, will the old thief have a good life in the future? So he will definitely not let Zhou Ming live. ”

Xiao Huaiwang's heart was cold to the freezing point: "Is Monday Ming dead?" ”

The prince smiled cruelly, nodded, and did not speak.

"It can't be like this, Brother Huang, we can't just watch Zhou Ming die, we have to help him." Xiao Huaiwang was anxious all of a sudden.

"Haha!" The crown prince laughed twice, "Thirteenth brother, you are still young, I don't blame you, but let me tell you, such a stupid thing, the imperial brother will never do it."

Saving Zhou Ming is equivalent to directly declaring war with the old thief Yan Qiu, if you win, it's okay, everything is happy, if you lose, you and my brother may die without a place to be buried.

In that case, all the hard work I have endured for so many years will be in vain. ”

Seeing that his imperial brother was so cold-blooded, at this critical moment, all he thought about was his crown prince, and he didn't take Zhou Ming's life seriously at all, Xiao Huaiwang's cold heart suddenly gave birth to infinite anger.

"Brother Huang, when did you become like this? The thirteenth brother doesn't know you anymore!

All the big truths you said may be true, and it is understandable for you to think about yourself.

But there's one thing you don't understand? Yan begged the old thief to run rampant in the court for so many years, and no one dared to say a word to him.

At present, there are so many victims of this missing case, and after so long since the crime, do you think that no one has really found clues and found evidence?

No, someone must find evidence, and there may even be people who know that the real murderer is Yan Shikuan, but why can't the case be solved?

It's not because of anything else, it's just because of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and no one is a man. ”

Until just now, the prince thought that King Xiao Huai was a young man who had nothing to do, and when he said this, the prince was greatly shaken.

The more Xiao Huaiwang spoke, the more excited he became, and his tears couldn't stop coming out: "If Zhou Ming dies after this case passes, Yan Qiu will win everything, and Zhou Yiming, who died, will not lose."

It's you, Brother Huang, who loses.

When the time comes, you will lose the hearts of the people, the expectations of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the future crown prince.

Even if you are lucky enough to keep your position, you will become a puppet to be manipulated in the future! ”

"Presumptuous!" The whip of Xiao Huaiwang's words penetrated into the inside, hitting the key point, and the prince's face couldn't hold it, and he was directly angry.

"Brother Huang, the thirteenth brother deserves death!"

Xiao Huaiwang knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

"Regarding Zhou Ming's matter, don't mention it again, let alone interfere, this king has his own measure, you can retreat." The prince turned around, turned his back to King Xiao Huai, and said coldly.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the thirteenth brother retires."

King Xiao Huai wiped a handful of tears and slowly walked out of the East Palace.

After King Xiao Huai left, the prince thought about it alone for a long time, and felt that what King Xiao Huai just said, although it was inevitable that he was a little arrogant, but every sentence was reasonable, and it was more far-reaching than his own thinking.

If Zhou Ming is allowed to be harmed by Yan Qiu like this, he will not only bear the infamy of being unable to save himself from death, and lose the hearts of the people, but also further increase the power of Yan Qiu's old thief.

In this way, one day in the future, if he really wants to compete with the strict old thief and break his wrists, he may not even have a single person under his command who dares to obey orders.

After thinking about this, the prince hurriedly wrote a letter, and then beckoned to the guards: "Secretly send this letter to Dong Shangshu." ”