King Huai firmly controlled the twenty-one counties of the four western states, and was self-sufficient, with strong soldiers and horses. All the officials of the royal court knew that King Huai was the emperor of the soil in his own feudal territory, and Xiao Mi sent envoys, and was even snubbed by him.

He couldn't let go of this.

"So, is King Huai calculating Princess Xuanping?" Chitose said strangely, "Since you have all the certificates, what are you waiting for?" Don't be outdated three years ago, Xiao Mi has a soft temperament. But at this time and at that time, no emperor can tolerate his courtiers committing rebellion.

This is a reverse scale, and no matter how good-tempered a monarch is, he cannot be spared.

Xiao Mi drank enough tea, and asked someone to change it to wine. The white porcelain cups of Donglin Restaurant are very small, less than one or two cups. The wine was very fragrant, Xiao Mi raised her neck and drank a glass, and her heart overflowed with heat: "King Huai, even the protector is a little jealous." ”

The combat power of Han Zhao and the Zhenbei Army is obvious to all. Yan Saburo raised his eyebrows and waited for him to continue.

"The Si family has guarded the western frontier for generations, and has been entangled with the Hu Fang Kingdom in the west for more than a hundred years. Xiao Mi said in a deep voice, "The Protector has received accurate information, the two sides have been moving closely in recent years, and Hu Fang has sent envoys to Si Daguang three times. ”

He paused: "If it's just Si Daguang's rebellion, I still have the confidence to suppress it." However, it has not been a day or two since Hu Fang coveted the pastures in the western border, and once the two sides colluded, it would be infinitely poisonous, and the western border did not know how long the war would last. When he goes out, he is no longer called "lonely".

War is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money invested can be heard. The defense of the country was deeply poisoned by the war, and the holes have not been repaired so far, and Xiao Mi is unwilling to go to war again in the short term from the bottom of his heart.

He sincerely hopes that stability will prevail.

Yan Sanlang had already understood: "Are you afraid that these two parties are eye-browning, and you raise troops to govern King Huai, but instead push King Huai and the Western Territory directly into the arms of Hu Fangguo?"

"Exactly. Xiao Mi smiled bitterly, "Princess Xuanping was robbed and almost killed, this crime must be investigated." "It's a matter of defending the country's face, and I have to give you an explanation, so the prisoners behind the scenes must be caught and brought to the front desk for trial. "But King Huai is wavering, if he finds that the general trend has gone, maybe he will fall to Hu Fang, and my western gateway will be wide open. ”

It's not to fight, it's not to fight, it's called the tail is not down. Chitose was curious: "In that case, why do you want me to go to the prison?"

"Lone has its own good hands here. However, Ji Nanke is cunning, and he used magic to weaken the pain in advance, no matter whether he is severely punished or secret arts, he cannot be forced to completely collapse. I could tell he had reservations. Xiao Mi stared at her deeply, "Chitose girl, I want to ask you to help!"

Chitose ate a piece of walnut and asked with a smile: "You are helpless, how do you know that I have a way?"

"I've known you have a knack for healing souls. Xiao Mi's expression was as usual, "To deal with Ji Nanke, you have to ask extraordinary people to use extraordinary means." ”

Chitose glanced at Yan Saburo and saw him nod before saying, "Okay, what do you want to ask?"

"Is the mastermind behind the scenes really the king of Huai?" Xiao Mi had a look of distress on his face, "The Lord Protector opposes sending troops to attack, in fact, there is another saying. ”

Han Zhao, as the protector of the country, of course would not speak only from the position of a military general.

"David suffered internal and external troubles, and successively experienced the invasion of the country, the father and the king, the uprising of the brown army, and the public action of protecting the country, and finally I ascended to the throne. In the three years before and after, King Huai spent the rest of the time standing still, except for the brown. Xiao Mi said slowly, "The protector of the country has a saying, if King Huai really has the heart to betray the country and join the enemy, he can succeed sooner, and he doesn't have to wait until today." ”

Yan Saburo was silent. Indeed, Wei Guo has been in turmoil for many years, and if King Huai has the heart to establish himself as a king or take refuge in a dissident, he took advantage of the chaos at that time, and now it may have been done, and there is no need to look at King Wei's face again.

"If the mastermind of the kidnapping of Princess Xuanping is not King Huai, sending troops now will only force him into the opposite direction. Xiao Mi's face was cold, "So the most important thing is to determine who Ji Nanke is working for!"

Chitose said, "If King Huai has no intention of rebelling, how can he snub you?"

"This is the old thing before I ascended the throne. Xiao Mi scratched her head, "Eight years ago, David broke out a major corruption case, and the royal court implicated many people, including Vice Minister Wang Qun. It was a friend of King Huai's eight worships and a brother who had died, and he used to have the grace to save his life, but the first king was furious and beheaded Wang Qun, only to find out afterwards that his charges had been framed. ”

Chitose drank a glass of wine: "Killed the mistake?"

At this time, it is too late to be annoyed. Wang Qun's head has fallen off, and he can't go back. Xiao Mi was melancholy, "After the turmoil passed, someone advised Wang Qun to rehabilitate, but the first king refused, and the matter was over, but King Huai held a grudge. ”

Yan Saburo had heard of Wang Qun.

He studied the political history of various countries with Lian Rongsheng, and knew that Wang Qun and his people were full of wealth, and had the talent to govern the world, and at the age of 27, he was the official and worshiped the deputy prime minister, and if it was time, the position of prime minister would be his. It's a pity that he was victimized by the greedy words of traitors.

Lao Wei Wang was stubborn, even if he knew that he had killed the wrong person, he would never admit his mistake. This laid a hidden danger for his son.

"There's one more. Xiao Mi coughed lightly, "When my brother was in power, he wanted to take back the military power, but King Huai naturally refused, so he transferred King Huai to fight the Brown Army." As a result, the reinforcements that were said to have arrived were delayed, and King Huai was besieged by the Brown Army in Xiaonanshan for more than half a month, and the city was exhausted and miserable, and the second son Si Wenbin was killed in battle, and he himself was seriously injured. It is said that whenever it is windy and rainy, his old wounds will flare up. Since then, King Huai has been reluctant to listen to the transfer of the royal court. ”

Chitose burst out laughing: "Your old Xiao family is making a mistake with him, right?" The Xiao family's father and son put people to death, each time they were more ruthless, no wonder King Huai had a bad feeling for the Xiao family's dynasty.

Xiao Mi sighed repeatedly: "These two things, the Xiao family doesn't live with him." The Lord Protector said that his heart was still towards David, but he couldn't calm down. "But what can he do, he is also very aggrieved. He didn't do these two bad debts, but he has to bear the consequences for his father and brother now.

Chitose's eyes wandered: "Han Zhao didn't give you a trick?"

"The Lord Protector said that at least it is necessary to make sure that the mastermind behind the scenes is King Huai. Xiao Mi's face turned cold, "If it is really him, it is best to act with the momentum of thunder." ”

Yan Saburo nodded: "I've also walked around the street, and I've eaten tea and wine, so let's go." ”

Chitose Feng's eyes glared slightly: "The moonlight is so good tonight, you want to go into the dungeon?"

Liar, she thought that tonight was a night of shopping and eating, but she didn't know that the style of painting had changed abruptly.

"Yes. Yan Saburo stood up, "Strike while the iron is hot." "She's only available at night. Xiao Mi has already spoken, if he doesn't do it tonight, he will have to find an excuse to prevaricate during the day, which is inconvenient.

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Half an hour later, the prison.