Queen Hui and her courtiers were like great enemies, and decided to take an unconventional approach: invite the Dragon King into the council chamber and leave the queen alone to talk to him.

The queen who is in her prime and the young king of a foreign country, even in the Western Regions, where the folk customs are not very conservative, will cause a lot of gossip, but the ministers of Huiguo seem to have extraordinary confidence in the queen's quality, and invite the dragon king together, if it were not for Long Chuanyun reminding them that there is a "five-step ban", more than a dozen serious ministers would almost step forward and push the guests into the council hall.

The old prime minister who rushed back had already thought of the embarrassment of this on the way, so he figured out a way, and while running into the palace, he shouted: "Please little prince, go and invite the little prince to come." ”

So, after a pillar of incense, there were three people standing in the spacious chamber, with the dragon king on one side of the table, and the beautiful queen and a boy who looked like she was ** years old on the other side.

The boy was obviously full of curiosity and fear for the dragon king, and always looked up secretly, glanced at it quickly, and then immediately lowered his head again, looked at his own toes, and then involuntarily moved behind his mother.

Every time her son approached, the queen would push him aside and tell Her Royal Highness with a stern look how to behave on such occasions.

The conversation was a little unsmooth at first, and the queen still had unrealistic illusions, thinking that she could persuade the dragon king not to see King Hui, and her tone was much softer than outside, but her attitude was still very resolute.

Gu Shenwei patiently listened to the woman's nagging, did not pay special attention to the content, silently counted the time, felt that it was almost over, and immediately interrupted her, "Now, I want to speak." ”

The queen's eyes widened in astonishment, and she swallowed back halfway through her words, and pulled the reluctant prince by the hand, and held his arm tightly as if it were a vase that could be thrown out to vent her anger. ”

"I respect the royal family and customs of Huiguo, for the sake of His Royal Highness the Prince's young age, and I have wasted my time listening to you make many excuses, and now, I order you to take me to see King Hui. ”

The queen knew that she had failed, and that the dragon king was even more ruthless than the legend had imagined, and she thought for a moment, bowed her head and whispered to the prince, "Plug your ears." ”

The little prince did not understand the meaning of this for a moment, until his mother's face flashed with obvious anger, and he immediately pressed his hands firmly to his ears and closed his eyes vigorously.

"Well, I'll take you to your majesty, and before that, I'm going to tell you a few words of truth. ”

"I like to hear the truth. ”

The queen was silent for a while, thinking that her words would surprise the other party, "Your Majesty has died. ”

Gu Shenwei was silent, he had this premonition before entering the city, and the actions of the queen and the ministers were just to confirm this conjecture over and over again, "When did it happen?"

The queen was surprised, and immediately covered it up, "This autumn, Your Majesty formed an alliance with the Dragon King, and died of illness shortly after returning home. ”

"I've heard he's been around lately. ”

"We found a man who resembled the king, but the people were so far away that they could not recognize the real from the fake. ”

"Hmm. Gu Shenwei waited for the queen to give him an explanation, although he had already seen the conspiracy.

The queen raised her head slightly, she had no grief over her husband's death, and the situation did not allow her to fall into meaningless emotions, "I hope ...... Huiguo and I both hope that the Dragon King will support His Royal Highness the prince to become king. ”

The "His Royal Highness the Prince" mentioned by the queen naturally refers to the boy next to her, not the prince who is a hostage in Shiguo.

"Yes, I thought you wanted to take me away and make me a king secretly. Let me think about it, King Hui died long before I came, so you don't just want to hide it from me. The war in the east is on the verge of breaking out, and you want to wait for the war to start and the crown prince dies on the front line, and then announce the bad news of the king. There are only two possibilities, first, you believe that the dragon army will inevitably be wiped out, and second, you have another way to ensure that the prince dies on the battlefield. ”

The queen's face was a little red, and for the first time she felt the horror of the man in front of her.

As an instinct of a woman, she was not like the ministers outside, who were terrified of the dragon king's swords and soldiers, on the contrary, she found it attractive, but when the dragon king said these words in an unusually straightforward tone, she began to feel fear.

The Dragon King's attitude showed that he did not treat the beautiful queen standing opposite him as a woman at all, but exerted pressure mercilessly as he did with a weak negotiating opponent.

"As long as there is the support of the Dragon King, the crown prince does not have to die. The queen found herself speaking bluntly, the only way that worked for the dragon king.

"You're just thinking about me now, and you've missed the best time to ask for help. ”

"It's our fault, and we'll make amends for it, and we're definitely happy with the Dragon King. ”

The queen wanted to say that she and her ministers were one and the same, but Gu Shenwei deliberately pretended to be confused, and always did not add the word "we".

"Say, I'm short on time, and I'll get back to you right away. ”

The stately royal chamber had been turned into a market for bargaining, a change that the queen did not like, and was more accustomed to the royal rules: hiding the facts behind trivial details and then negotiating in a set of code words that you know and I know.

The dragon king was indeed a barbarian, she thought, looking down at her son, what a sacrifice she would have to pay for him.

The little prince still obediently covered his ears and closed his eyes, and he seemed to have a premonition of something, so he preferred to hide in the silent darkness.

The queen walked around the table towards the dragon king, her steps slow and graceful, the pride and nobility on her face undiminished, she knew what was most attractive about her, and let the smile and coquettishness be left to those women of humble origin.

"You can get absolute allegiance from Huiguo. ”

The Dragon King didn't show any interest.

"We will send more soldiers to fight in the Dragon King's war, including the most important and best noble youth in our country. ”

The Dragon King was clearly still not satisfied.

"The Dragon King can send a trusted henchman to Huiguo, serve as the prime minister or even the prison of the country, so that the entire Huiguo is under your control, and everyone is yours, including me. ”

The queen had already walked five steps beyond the dragon king, and her tone and expression did not have any hint of provocation, but it was enough to impress the hearts of most men, and then, in order to prove her charm, she took a step forward and stepped within the forbidden five steps, and her whole body was full of confidence that she was determined to win.

This kind of self-confidence in a woman usually only provokes the dissatisfaction of the man, and the inferior person is ashamed of himself, but the strong person will feel the provocation and anger for it, and will desperately try to suppress the woman's pride.

Then, she succeeded, and it was always her to get there.

This is one of the reasons why she can always remain calm in front of the Dragon King, a man she is familiar with, only a little more extreme.

But she didn't know that it was not the first time that the Dragon King had dealt with a woman like her, and compared with Xiao Fengchai in Liuren Lane in Biyu City, the queen was too immature, and she didn't know how to improvise with one trick to the end.

Without prior warning, the dragon king's sword was pressed against the woman's chest.

The queen, who had grown so big, was threatened for the first time with such a direct and vulgar means, her expression changed suddenly, and she began to panic, and involuntarily took a step back, not understanding why her trick did not work.

"Listen to what I have to say to you. ”

The queen nodded, not yet recovering from the shock.

"Announce the death of the king to the whole nation before noon to-morrow, and say that you have concealed the truth in order to ensure the stability of the country, and as a sign of apology, you should leave the palace with the prince and find another place to live. ”

"You are going to deprive me of everything!" cried the queen angrily, and the little prince on the other side of the table trembled slightly, and the palm pressed against his ear even harder.

"No, I will spare you from death. ”

"What's the use of that? Once the crown prince ascends the throne, he will immediately kill our mother and son, have you seen him, you know who he is, there are so many ministers in the court, none of them support him, doesn't it explain the problem?"

"He's not going to kill anyone because I won't allow it. Gu Shenwei said with certainty that things were very simple with him, instead of supporting the powerful queen mother and son, it was better to directly establish the betrayed prince, and in the current situation, the latter would definitely pay more at will.

"Nope. Every time the queen took a step back, she said such a word, and when she reached the corner of the table, she stopped, "The prince can't return to China, let alone ascend the throne as a king, you can put forward conditions, any conditions, as long as my son can inherit the throne, I will agree to anything, the ministers are the same, they don't like the prince, you can ask and investigate, there is no problem that cannot be solved, right?"

"Let me tell you what the problem is. Facing the queen who was about to collapse, Gu Shenwei became more and more ruthless, "You want to establish a king after the end of the war, the purpose is not only to wait for the prince to be killed, but also to bear the consequences of supporting the Dragon Army, you think that the victorious side must be Jinpeng Castle." ”

"No, I don't, we're just ......," the queen tried to argue, but became more and more flustered.

"It seems that you are very sure of the outcome of the war, which I did not see in King Hui during my lifetime. Where does this confidence come from? I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it, and you kept hiding the truth. So, that's the problem, and that's the problem I'm going to solve. ”

"Guards, guards!" cried the queen as she leaned on her table, but no one responded, and the ministers who were supposed to be standing outside the door were loyal to their mother and son, who seemed to be all gone.

There was the sound of neat footsteps outside, and it seemed that hundreds of people were pouring into the palace at the same time, and the queen knew that she did not have so many soldiers under her command.

"With the permission of the crown prince, the dragon army has been able to enter the capital. ”

Gu Shenwei threw a roll of parchment on the table, he had already sent someone to ask for permission documents from Prince Huiguo, but he had not shown it, because he was not sure of the truth in the palace at that time, before entering the city, he made an agreement with Wu Zongheng, the deputy captain, that if no one returned within the specified time to convey the new order, he would take his direct army to capture the palace.

"You are a despicable villain!" cried the queen frantically, "but you will not succeed, you are only a bandit leader compared to the Dubu King!"

The little prince could no longer pretend not to hear, opened his eyes in horror and lowered his hands, was startled by his mother's gaffe, and held the table step by step, and suddenly, several cold lights flew out of his hand, shooting towards the dragon king who was only ten steps away from the table.

Gu Shenwei finally knew where the queen's confidence came from.

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