This man is a burly man, and standing there naturally has a dignified majesty, with an aura of commanding thousands of troops. Seeing Xia Yuanji coming over from afar, he immediately smiled with a smile on his face, it was Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi Kingdom.

Xia Yuanji sighed secretly in his heart, he really came, and quickly greeted him and gave a salute: "Meet Grandpa Qi." ”

Qiu Fu shook his hands and said again and again: "Why be polite, why be polite, Lord Xia, Qiu really came with a request." ”

Xia Yuanji knew that Qiu Fu was born in the army, and he had always been simple and honest, and he did not pay attention to etiquette, so he smiled slightly at the moment and quietly listened to what he had to say.

Qiu Fu looked left and right and said, "This is not a place to talk, Lord Xia would like to move to the restaurant teahouse?"

Xia Yuanji laughed and pointed to the side: "It's a good conversation here, under the red wall, on the side of the square, you can get out of your mouth, into my ears, and no third person knows, why bother to go to those noisy and mixed places?"

Qiu Fu was stupid, and he couldn't argue for a while, so he could only respond obediently: "It's okay." ”

The two walked to the palace wall, Qiu Fu was still racking his brains about how to speak, but Xia Yuanji spoke first: "Grandpa Qi came to find the lower official, presumably for the emperor's edict to divide the second prince as the king of Han, right?"

Qiu Fu hurriedly said: "Lord Xia is really clever, and he knows my intention in advance. Qiu was born in the army, and he has accumulated military exploits today, and the second prince has led the army all the year round and has always been a good friend, so before the emperor became a prince, Qiu repeatedly expressed his support for the second prince, and most of the officials in the court knew it. ”

Xia Yuanji nodded, Qiu Fu has always acted above board, and he does not shy away from others, he has a very good personal relationship with the second prince, which is well known to everyone, and at the same time, he has great achievements, and he is also one of the main pillars of the second prince in the army.

Qiu Fu's face turned gloomy and said: "Unexpectedly, the saint listened to the words of Xie Jin and others, and made the eldest prince the crown prince, and the second prince was the king of Han, and the vassal country was far away in Yunnan. The situation has come to this, when how to remedy, I hope Mr. will teach me. ”

Xia Yuanji was silent, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "How can the lower officials dare to bother to ask?"

Qiu Fu gave a salute respectfully: "Mr. is a virtuous and famous, and he is an important minister of the court, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor. And I heard that after the crown prince was crowned, he invited Mr. to meet in the palace twice, but Mr. politely declined, and he has always been neutral in the court and China, and he is not involved in party disputes, so he took the liberty to come, but asked for high views. ”

This usually reckless and honest martial artist was so respectful and polite today, which was much more than Xia Yuanji expected, and he was a little unaccustomed to it. After a little hesitation, he asked: "Now that the crown prince has been established and the king of Han has lost power, do you really want to save him?"

Qiu Fu said categorically: "If it is inflammatory, is it my Qiu's doing?"

Xia Yuanji was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, then you must tell King Han that you must not go to the vassal country to become a vassal." ”

Qiu Fu was stunned when he heard this: "Why is this?"

Xia Yuanji asked rhetorically, "Where is the Han Dynasty?"

Qiu Fu didn't want to answer: "Yunnan." ”

Xia Yuanji asked again: "Who else is in Yunnan?"

Qiu Fu seemed to understand a little: "Mr. is talking about ......"

Xia Yuanji nodded and said: "Yunnan had King Mu Ying of Qianning and King Zhu Yang of Min before, and now the Holy Lord has set the Han Dynasty vassal country in Yunnan, wouldn't it be more lively?"

Qianning Wang Muying is the righteous son of Emperor Taizu, the founder of the country, Min Wang Zhu Yang is the eighteenth son of Taizu, the younger brother of the current saint, both of them were Emperor Taizu personally divided in Yunnan back then, but they have never been harmonious. After Mu Ying's death, his son Xiping Marquis Mu Sheng and King Min had a worse relationship, had reported many illegal things in the Jianwen years several times, Emperor Jianwen was furious and cut King Min to be claustrophobic, until the battle of Jingyan after the current saint will be leveled and knighted.

King Min returned to Yunnan how resentful he was, and since then, the two families have been in dispute, and they have made trouble in front of the emperor, on the one hand, the Mu family is a heavy general in the border town, with great military achievements, holding heavy soldiers, and on the other side is his own brother, Zhu Di is also in a dilemma, and every time the two families are admonished. This matter is known to the world, and Qiu Fu has certainly heard of it.

Xia Yuanji smiled and said: "The emperor deliberately set up the Han Dynasty's vassal state in Yunnan, once the Han King goes to the domain, he will inevitably be involved in the dispute between the two families, and he will be tired of coping, so it will be difficult to have the spare strength to be distracted from the battle in the capital, and the position of the crown prince will naturally be consolidated." ”

Qiu Fu suddenly realized when he heard this, and said yes again and again, Xia Yuan Ji suddenly asked again: "Grandpa Qi, have you ever thought about it, since the Manchu Dynasty knows that you support the King of Han, why would the Holy Lord issue an edict appointing you as the crown prince and the prince to assist the prince?"

Qiu Fu shook his head, he had always felt unfathomable about this appointment, but he couldn't figure it out when he thought about it.

Xia Yuanji said: "This is where the saint is clever, which not only shows that he understands your heart, knows that you are a man of integrity, selfless, and will do his best to assist the prince, and on the other hand, it is also a warning to the king of Han." ”

Qiu Fu didn't understand: "Warn King Han?"

Xia Yuanji was a little helpless about Qiu Fu's comprehension ability: "This is to tell the King of Han that no matter who supports him, he is first of all a holy courtier, and he must act according to the will of the saint." Therefore, there is no party dispute at all, what kind of so-called faction, everything depends on whether the Holy One allows it or not. ”

"So," he looked at Qiu Fu, "if Grandpa Qi really wants to protect King Han, he must first follow the will of the Holy Lord and wholeheartedly assist the prince in handling political affairs." For now, you also need to minimize your contacts with the Han King, especially since you have such a strong military force behind you. In particular, he uses "you" in this sentence to remind the other party of the importance of the power he represents.

Qiu Fu was already convinced by Xia Yuanji at this time, looking at his eyes extremely convincing, almost with a little admiration, and said again and again: "Mr. is high-minded, and his words are reasonable." "I have already made up my mind to carry out this strategy.

Xia Yuanji looked at him, felt that the heat was about the same, and said softly: "Since Grandpa Qi has understood, we should break up here, and I am afraid that the dealings between us should not be known to too many others." ”

Qiu Fu thought so, and gave a deep salute: "Thank you, Mr., for your high opinion, which made Qiu Mou's mouth open, and I will have to ask for more advice in the future." ”

The two of them said a few polite words, Qiu Fu turned around and left with a relaxed stride, Xia Yuanji looked at his tall back and couldn't help but sigh softly: "It's a pity that this person is really a pity." ”