When he walked out of the hut, Xia Chengxuan hugged a square box tightly, and his steps were staggering, as if he had lost his soul.

He didn't have a choice.

Hu Xiu'an locked the palace and sealed the city pass, obviously the funeral of Emperor Yonghua was in these days. Even tomorrow, today...

Once Xia Muyan ascends the throne, it will be a rebellion to deal with him.

Once Xia Muyan ascended the throne, the Jaw Wangfu could only be slaughtered by him.

Once Xia Muyan ascended the throne, it was impossible to avenge his father's revenge.

Once Xia Muyan ascended the throne, his mother died in vain...

He didn't have a choice.

The situation had chosen for him.

His mother made a choice for him with her own death.

It was fate that made the choice, not him.

"Fate has arranged it like this, how can I resist?"

The guards had been waiting outside, and when they saw him walking out slowly, they hurried up to meet him.

"Shizi, are you alright?" Lu Jianxing asked. He had already seen that Xia Chengxuan's expression was wooden, his eyes were dull, and his whole person was full of sadness, which was completely different from before entering the house.

Xia Chengxuan smiled miserably and replied softly, "It's okay." Jianxing, let's go to Duanwangfu. ”

... ...

After listening to He Fukai's report, Xia Muyan didn't think so.

"If I were Zhang Suiguang, I would definitely be angry if I was stared at like this, forget it, those few eyeliners, kill them. At this juncture, ignore him for now. After finishing the big things, the new accounts and the old accounts will be settled with him. Xia Muyan copied the scriptures with a pen, and replied without raising his head.

What he copied today is the Yin Fu Sutra. Spread out on the table is the first part—

The way to observe the sky, the trip to the sky, all the way. Therefore, there are five thieves in the sky, and those who see them are prosperous. The five thieves care about the heart and do it in the sky. The universe cares about the hand, and all incarnations are born in the body. Nature, people, people, people, machine. The way of establishing heaven is to determine people. Heaven kills the machine, the stars are changed, the earth kills the machine, the dragon and the snake rise to land, the man kills the machine, the heaven and the earth repeat, the heaven and man are combined, and the foundation is determined. Sex is clumsy and can be hidden. The evil of the nine tricks, caring about the three things, can move. Fire is born in wood, and disaster will be overcome, and adultery is born in the country, and it will collapse when the time comes. The cultivation of knowledge is called a saint.

"Reopen, at this critical time, you should also calm down. Why don't you read it and I'll write it?" Xia Muyan stood up straight and said with a smile.

In recent months, He Fukai has been running inside and out, working for himself, Xia Muyan knows that he has always been nervous, and he does not dare to relax for a moment.

"Hehe, it's fine. He Fukai would not refute the prince's kindness, and immediately went to the bookcase, took the fold of the "Yin Fu Sutra", and slowly read -

"Born to kill, the principle of the Tao is also. Heaven and earth, the thief of all things, all things, the thief of man, man, the thief of all things. Three thieves are suitable, and three talents are safe. Therefore, it is said: when you eat it, you will be rational, and if you move it, you will be safe. People know their gods and gods, but they don't know why they are not gods. The sun and the moon are numbered, the size is fixed, the holy merit is born, and the gods are out. Its theft is also something that the world can't see, and nothing can know. The gentleman gets a solid bow, and the villain gets a light life. ”

... ...

"I've finished copying this scripture, can you be calmer?" Xia Muyan looked at the Taoist holy words that had just been copied, and said how to reopen the Tao.

He Fukai shook his head with a wry smile and replied, "This cultivation technique, I'm afraid I'm not talented." I read these punch lines once, but I couldn't remember half a word in my head. ”

He was worried about the things arranged by the prince in his heart, where was there half a corner of his mind where could he put other things?

"Hehe... ... You're so temperamental, I'm afraid you can't change it. Xia Muyan didn't care either, and replied softly.

"When the prince ascends the throne, I may be able to ponder this cultivation technique when I am free. He Fukai said as if intentionally or unintentionally.

"The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden", it is better than "the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook". He knew that he was too deeply involved, and life and death were just between the king's thoughts.

Xia Muyan's face suddenly turned cold, and he frowned and looked at He Fukai, silent for a long time.

"Lord, I said the wrong thing again. He Fukai shook his head and smiled bitterly. In his life, he has already had everything he should have, and he has no regrets when he asks himself, that is, the prince really wants him to die, and he is willing to reopen.

A person dies for a confidant, even if this "confidant" is for the sake of "using himself."

"The prince's great event has been accomplished, and the reopening will be regarded as a long-cherished wish. When the time comes, take the old woman and the little girl to travel all over the south of the Yangtze River, find a beautiful place, listen to the wind and rain, plough the fields and farm the land, it is really a joyful thing in life!

Xia Muyan sighed heavily, and said with a sad face: "You think you know me!"

"Lord Wang, our people are here to report. In the past two days, Xia Chengxuan and Zhan Ming have been to Duanwang's Mansion, and there is no way to know what they talked about. He Fukai was originally here to report the news, and he read the scriptures to Xia Muyan, but he almost forgot about it, and hurriedly reported it again after coming back to his senses.

"Didn't they go to Duanwang's mansion? Didn't they say that Duanwang's oil ran out and the lamp dried up? Could it be fake?" Xia Muyan put away the solemnity of Shicai, and replied with a smile, "It's okay." Even if he is not sick, it will not hinder him. At this time, he will not stand up. I didn't dare to stand up. ”

Killing each other and usurping the throne between princes abounds in history. However, the regent usurper has never been seen before.

Those who can be regent are all fair, upright, and deeply respected by the newcomers. If you steal it at the time of the replacement of the old and the new imperial power, the world will think that it is a national thief.

How could King Duan have a reputation for reverence, so how could he bear this infamy through the ages? What's more, Xia Muyan had already spread rumors in the market and in the court that King Duan wanted to work with Xia Jingyu to eradicate King Yun's mansion and leave Xia Muzhou, the son of King Duan, as the new king.

The three of them become tigers, rumors are like knives, killing people and hurting people invisibly.

"Lord Wang, what should Ni Juzheng do?" He Fukai asked again.

Hu Xiu'an sent someone to send a secret message, and his people had taken down Ni Juzheng, and he was secretly imprisoned at the moment.

"He?" Xia Muyan paused and said, "He, you can do it." ”

... ...

On the way back, Xia Chengxuan abandoned his chariot and rode all the way.

"Shizi, Chengxuan Shizi is here. The old housekeeper of Duanwangfu came over to report, "Look at his appearance, he seems to be in a hurry." ”

Xia Muzhou's face was irritated, and he muttered: "What is he doing again? No matter how diligent you run here, Duanwangfu can't help you!"

Although he said so, his feet were already walking towards the side hall.

When Xia Muzhou arrived at the side hall, Xia Chengxuan was already standing there, holding a wooden box on his chest.

"Cheng Xuan, is there something wrong?" Xia Muzhou stepped forward and asked. When I got closer, I saw that there were injuries on his forehead, face, and neck, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of compassion in my heart.

Xia Chengxuan knew that this matter was only useful if he found King Duan, and said hurriedly: "What about Master Duan? I do have something extremely important to report to Master." ”

"Can you tell me about it first?" Xia Muzhou asked in a deep voice, thinking in his heart, "Father doesn't want to get involved in the fight between them, if Chengxuan still comes to his father with this matter, I should help him block it." ”

Xia Chengxuan naturally trusted him, and replied without thinking: "I found the evidence that Xia Muyan secretly communicated with the Turkic Kingdom and Shatuo, and framed my father and the king of Zhen!"

"What?" Xia Muzhou was taken aback, and hurriedly led him to his father's bed.

The old monk of Xuanning died for himself, and King Duan was very uneasy in his heart, and since he woke up, he has been reciting scriptures for him in the secret room.

In such a situation, more is better than less. Although he had recovered from his illness, he had never left his bed, and the people who served him kept watch in his room day and night, just to let people know that he was dying, and that he should not come to him again for any matter in the capital.

"Knock, knock!" there were three knocks in the door of the dark room.

"At this time, who else will come?" Duan Wang walked over and opened the door with his cane, "Chengxuan, why are you here again?"

... ...

As soon as Xia Chengxuan left Lingchengzhai, Zhang Suiguang summoned the eight masters of the Nine Palaces and Li Xueci.

"Break away from worry, you try to sneak out of the city in a while, and be sure to deliver this letter to the white-clothed army camp in the south of the city. As he spoke, he handed over an envelope.

A young man with thin lips and thick eyebrows and a plump nose walked up to take the letter and asked, "Hall Master, who is the letter to be handed over?"

"King Zhen's Mansion, Qin Yinzhen. Zhang Suiguang replied to him briefly.

Breaking away from sorrow bowed slightly, and walked quickly towards the outside of the hall.

Among the nine masters of the Salt Gang, he has the best light skill of breaking off worries, and he is good at disguise and disguise, this kind of "fooling around" thing, he doesn't know how many times he has done it.

"Long and ruthless, you can take this letter and this square ridge seal. Zhang Suiguang pointed to a letter and a small silk bag on the table.

A thin old man with deep-set eyes took a few steps forward, took the envelope and the silk bag, opened the silk bag and looked at it, and sure enough, there was a very strange alien seal inside. The body has six different shapes, each side is engraved with a different pattern, and the grooves of the pattern each leave traces of different colors of ink.

At that time, some important letters, in order to prevent someone from counterfeiting the handwriting and making it difficult to determine the authenticity of the letters, were all alien seals.

To counterfeit a seal of the opposite sex, it is extremely difficult to find a printing material that is exactly the same as the original seal, and then carve out the same ornament.

"You take these two things to the Yamen of the Salt Transport Administration in Jinzhou, Anxian, and find Hu Xiwei from Baiweitang. Zhang Suiguang said again, "Tell him that the Anxian Salt Transport Administration's Mansion should not leave a single mouth." ”

He read Xia Chengxuan's letter and knew that he had omitted a sentence: Don't keep a single living mouth.

"Bodhicitta and resentment of immortality, extinguishing the feudal demons, and bending not to scream, you will lead people to stare at the Liguo Mansion and the Pingchang Earl's Mansion, and once the news of the emperor's death comes, they will kill the mansion and rob Hu Fengju and Hu Xiu'an. Zhang Suiguang ordered, "Resentment Changsheng, Farewell Bitterness, Long-term Ruthlessness, Li Xueci, you take people to hide near Chengguan in two ways, once there is a change in Chengguan, the people of the Nine Palaces will assist in attacking Chengguan, and the people of the Salt Gang will be responsible for intercepting the people who hold Jin Weinan's camp." ”

... ...

"How can this be reasonable! How can this be reasonable!" After reading those objects, King Duan was so angry that he knocked on the floor tiles, and scolded with hatred, "As a prince, he is willing to be a national thief, and if he does not kill this person, how can he establish the prestige of the country?