Leave the Qi Palace.

Lan Guifei and Chu Yan boarded the luxury carriage parked on the side of the road, Chu Yan's expression was a little depressed before entering, he didn't dare to look at Lan Guifei directly, and whispered: "Queen Mother, do we have to take this step?" ”

In his heart, he never wanted to.

That one, after all, was his father.

And now, he and his mother came to discuss with others how to kill their father.

Hear this.

Lan Guifei glanced sideways at her son.

Reached out and dragged him into the carriage.

The mother and son got into the carriage, and Concubine Lan held her son's hand, pressed it against her eyebrows and said slowly: "The matter has come to this, do you think the queen mother still has a way back?" ”

"All this done by the Queen Mother is all for you!"

"But..."

Chu Yan still wanted to say something to justify, but Concubine Lan didn't give him this opportunity and said: "Emperor, you have to understand that the last thing you need in the royal family is feelings. ”

"What did your father do to your eldest sister? You see it in your eyes, your eldest sister Chu Yunmei is a genius and does not lose to men, but your father is blind and has to suppress her talent, this is good, your eldest sister went to Daji, and has already been an official to the Ministry of Household Shangshu, I heard that in a few years, there will be a chance to enter Wenchang Pavilion and become a scholar, men are not yet able to do it, not to mention that your eldest sister is a woman, she has such merits, do you know what it means? ”

"And your fourth brother, he was killed by your father and the emperor himself, just to blame the Chen Dynasty, as the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children, but your father is so ruthless, do you think that with your talent, you can be the crown prince for a few years?"

Chu Yan hesitated slightly, and said in a low voice: "Even so, once the Chen Dynasty succeeds, we let him go back, it is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain, even if I am the emperor, how can I compete with him in the future?" ”

Concubine Lan stared at Chu Yan: "Whether this can be done or not, it's not certain, even if Chen Chao can really kill your father in the palace, do you think Yulin is a vegetarian?" Will he make it back alive? ”

Chu Yan sighed and arched his hand: "The emperor knows, and he will listen to the arrangement of the queen mother." ”

Concubine Lan nodded and took a deep breath, "Go back to the palace." ”

.....

Meanwhile.

The Imperial Study.

Even in broad daylight, the doors and windows in the imperial study were closed, which caused the light in the room to be a little dim, and Jia Yan had to turn on the lamp.

The emperor of Chu is sitting behind the dragon case at the moment, dealing with daily government affairs and reviewing the folds.

Emperor Chu leaned back on the dragon chair, and as time passed, there were fewer and fewer piles of twists and turns on the table, and his brows became deeper and deeper.

The emperor knew about the state of his country, mostly through the daily presentations.

In the past few years, the Chu Emperor has not left the palace, but he also knows that the people of Chu are not having a good time now.

It's the country that rises to the north! That Aki!

I heard that they have begun to replace manual work with machines, which has led to the very low price of Daji's products, which has seriously squeezed the living space of Chu's local products, and a large amount of gold and silver has flowed into Daji through trade, and the people of Chu have become poorer and poorer, and the treasury has shrunk day by day.

If this is good, then the military strength shown by Daji is what makes Emperor Chu the most afraid, he knows that once Daji completely recovers and the war between the two countries begins, it is impossible for Chu to win, there is no possibility at all.

Emperor Chu has self-knowledge, with his flesh and blood, how can he compete with those steels?

The Emperor of Chu is already extremely worried, is the foundation of the Chu State about to be buried in his own hands?

Emperor Chu said no countless times, and said no loudly!

Fortunately, there is no endless road, he caught the weakness of Chen Chao, and Chen Chao's daughter is now in his hands, right under his nose.

So, after Emperor Chu finished dealing with the folds, he raised his eyes and asked, "How is that little girl?" ”

Jia Yan, the chief eunuch, walked out of the darkness quietly, bowed down and whispered, "Back to Your Majesty, everything is fine." ”

Emperor Chu nodded with satisfaction and took a booklet handed over by Jia Yan.

The booklet records everything the little girl did in the palace, what she did at what time, who she talked to at what time, what she said, no matter how big or small, there are detailed records on it.

Now, the little girl is the last hole card in the hand of Emperor Chu.

As long as the hole cards have been there, Chen Chao will not dare to act rashly!

After casually glancing at the booklet, Emperor Chu dropped it, took a sip of tea and asked, "Jia Yan, what do you mean by Daji's trip?" ”

A few days ago, Chu received a message from the Daji Mission.

The Daji delegation headed by Fang Xiu, a scholar of Daji Wenchangge University, is about to come to Jinling.

They want to use the formula of gunpowder to marry a little girl and return home safely!

"The minions don't dare to say it." Jia Yan bowed his body, his brows tightened, this is the national teacher, Jia Yan has served the emperor for many years, there are some things to say, and some things to say.

"Say, forgive your innocence." Emperor Chu wanted to hear the opinions of the people around him on this matter.

Jia Yan was approved, thought about it, and then said: "According to the opinion of the slave, this is just a ghost made by the Chen Dynasty, how can a little girl be worth Daji to exchange for the important weapon of the country?" ”

Emperor Chu shook his head, "I have a different opinion, Chen Chao only has this one weakness, that is, his family, even if he wants his life, Chen Chao will not hesitate to agree!" ”

After speaking.

Emperor Chu looked at the dancing candle flame on the table.

Chen Dynasty, Chen Dynasty!

Unexpectedly, the hero made a mistake to death and sent the deadliest weakness to himself.

This name first entered the ears of the Chu Emperor, or on the side of Daji, the champion of the Chen Dynasty, rose too quickly in the court.

Then the Chen Dynasty was the prime minister at a young age, and the Chu Emperor really admired the Chen Dynasty and subdued the court officials with his own strength.

Emperor Chu knew that this was a formidable opponent.

All kinds of things that happened after that let Emperor Chu know that whether this throne is stable or not depends on when Chen Chao will die, and Emperor Chu wants to kill Chen Dynasty and kill this so-called "Chosen One" in his dreams.

Now, there's such an opportunity.

He must hold the weakness of the Chen Dynasty firmly in his hands, and he also wants gunpowder.

When he has gunpowder, he won't have to be afraid of Daji again.

Chu and Daji are still the same.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chu narrowed his eyes and commanded in a deep voice: "The Ministry of Rites will receive the Daji Mission well, everyone is here, how can I not receive it?" ”

Jia Yan bowed and agreed: "Yes." ”

In response, Jia Yan quickly exited the imperial study, and the expression on Emperor Chu's face slowly fell silent until the door of the imperial study was completely closed.