That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 431

Just when Xu Beiyou was having a rare and relaxing day, Xiao Zhinan set off from Qizhou, on his way back to the imperial capital.

Xiao Bai originally wanted to accompany and escort her all the way, but was persuaded by Xiao Zhinan with the reason that "the feudal lord must not leave the fiefdom without a reason". In the end, she still left Langya Mansion quietly in the carriage she had arrived, and Xiao Bai had been sent to After Pingyuan Mansion, he just returned alone on the same road.

Exiting the boundary of Pingyuan Prefecture means leaving the boundary of Qizhou, and one only needs to pass through Zhili Prefecture to reach the imperial capital.

The driver of the carriage is still Chen Zhijin, but there is an extra woman in the carriage, who is the eldest aunt Mo Shu who came to Qizhou from the imperial capital to "pick him up".

The appearance of Mo Shu made Xiao Zhinan feel a little warm in his heart. It seemed that his father still cared about her.

Yinzhu and other maids avoided for the time being, and only two people were left sitting opposite each other. Xiao Zhinan looked at the stern-faced ink book, and finally said slowly: "Auntie, you have served two generations of emperors, the late emperor and the father. The old man, logically, he has seen everything that is dangerous, can you tell me what the current situation in the imperial capital is like, but it has reached the point where fire and water are incompatible?"

The expressionless Mo Shu shook his head and said: "Never, in fact, someone behind the scenes is the reason for His Highness's assassination this time, trying to make the situation in the imperial capital completely intensified and out of control. On the day His Highness arrived in Qizhou, Zhang Baisui was already We are starting to investigate this matter, so please rest assured, His Majesty will give His Majesty an explanation at an appropriate time."

Speaking of this, Mo Shuben's voice, which was not considered gentle, became a little lower again, "The Xiao family has ruled the world for 50 years, and Da Qi has also been established for 50 years. The old man who originally belonged to Da Zheng is almost dead. Who is not a member of Daqi? If His Majesty is determined to make someone disappear from this world, it will not be difficult."

Xiao Zhinan is such a smart person, he quickly figured out the key point, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, "So, the father is going to completely abandon the Duanmu family?"

Mo Shu said softly: "It's not that His Majesty gave up on Duanmu's family, but that Duanmu Ruisheng took the way of death on his own."

Xiao Zhinan was silent for a long time, then he let out a long sigh, "Auntie, do you think that the reason why Duanmu Ruisheng is on this path today is because I don't want to marry Duanmuyu?"

The court lady who watched the princess grow up hesitated for a moment, softened her tone a little, and said softly: "It has nothing to do with His Highness. If Duanmu Ruisheng is really loyal, why does His Majesty use marriage means to win him over? A reed on the top of the wall, falling down with the wind, everyone said Sheng Mien, Shi Michou, if the late emperor hadn't valued promotion back then, how could the Duanmu clan have the glory today, but he took the power bestowed on him by the late emperor to turn his head Bargaining with His Majesty today, how is this the way of a minister?"

Xiao Zhinan smiled wryly, "I know why my father sent my aunt to pick me up. Presumably my father has already acquiesced to Han Ge's proposal?"

This time it was Mo Shu's turn to be silent, and after a long time she nodded slowly and said: "After all, Mr. Han Ge has no children, and that young man is the only adopted son of Mr. Han Ge, and it may be related to that incident back then, so Your Majesty There is no reason to refuse."

"What happened back then?" Xiao Zhinan asked.

Mo Shu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Whether or not His Highness should know about these old things is up to His Majesty to decide. If His Highness is really curious, you can also ask His Majesty. After all, this matter has something to do with His Highness."

Xiao Zhinan nodded thoughtfully.

She is not an ignorant child who knows nothing. Over the years, she has been exposed to some inside stories one after another. This "year" probably refers to the two years of the 30th year of Taiping and the first year of Taiping.

During those two years, many major events happened one after another in the temple. First, Xiao Yu, the founding emperor of Daqi, passed away, then the new emperor Xiao Xuan ascended the throne, and then there was a struggle between the Blue and Han parties, and then the Queen Mother Lin Yinping listened to the government behind the curtain and dismissed Han Xuan from office. Resigned, Zhang Wubing and other Korean party backbones were also relegated, and the Han party, which was at its peak, withdrew from the temple.

In March of the first year of Taiping, Empress Dowager Lin Yinping also left with the former emperor, and the two were buried together in the Meishan Imperial Mausoleum.

Just the day before the death of Queen Mother Lin Yinping, the uncle Xu Yan who was supposed to make a big splash in the new dynasty died suddenly.

Xiao Zhinan whispered to himself, "Is everyone surnamed Xu?"

Mo Shu was taken aback for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Actually, according to the Queen Mother's wishes, after Mr. Han Ge was dismissed from office, Prime Minister Lan should also retire as a grand master with the utmost honor. Uncle Guo took over, but there were some accidents in the end, and it became what it is today."

Xiao Zhinan stretched out his palm and pressed lightly on his forehead, and asked himself: "The accident, what is the accident?"

There was silence in the car.

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The kings of Great Qi, aside from the county kings with two characters, there are only a handful of princes with one character, and the top ones are Wei Wang Xiaojin, Qi Wang Xiaobai, Liao Wang Mutangzhi, and Yan Wang Xiaoli.

Yan Wang Xiaoli's identity is somewhat embarrassing, it is nothing compared to Wei Wang and Qi Wang, even Wang Mutang with a different surname can overwhelm him, in the final analysis, it is because he does not have the military power of the Tiger Talisman in his hands, although Qi Wang Xiaobai and Liao Wang Mutang are there. They also don't have much military power in name, but the two have deep roots in the army, which are far from what he can match.

Since he had no military power, Xiao Li wanted to build a dojo in the conch, secretly cultivate a group of monks, and strive to see a big horse with a golden sword in an inch, but he didn't expect that Kunshan, which he had cultivated so hard, would be in turmoil in an instant. After all, it was Xiao Bai who took advantage of the fire to rob, but after all, he was the eldest son of the current emperor and the eldest grandson of the first emperor. Although he was still short of the status of prince, the whole court had already acquiesced in his heart to his status as the crown prince.

No matter how unwilling Xiao Li was, he had no choice but to swallow this bad breath. Whoever let his father be the emperor, and when he was crowned a prince in the future, he, the King of Yan, had to salute after meeting him.

Now Xiao Li has been forced by Xiao Bai to a point where he has to make a decision, whether to let go, to form a good relationship with Xiao Bai, or to fight to the death, so that this king of Qi will have a longer memory.

After all, he is also the majestic King of Yan. If he is determined to make things difficult for Xiao Bai, he can also make this king the first to suffer. It's just that the gain is not worth the loss. After all, Xiao Bai will inherit the big position in the future. After Xiao Bai came to the throne, can he, the king of Yan, still have good fruit to eat?The old ancestor Xiao Shen never cared about these things, and the old ancestor had more than one great-great-grandson, so he might not even be able to keep his position as a vassal king.

Because of these reasons, these days, the Palace of King Yan is solemn, and the maids lower their voices when they walk, for fear of offending His Royal Highness Yan.

Smoke billowed up in the study, and Xiao Li, who was wearing a black python robe, was sitting behind the desk, holding a purple pen in his hand, writing vigorously.

Not long after, a memorial written by Xiao Li in his own hand was finished transcribing, with more than a hundred words eloquently.

Xiao Li dried up the ink, and put together the memorial, with a stern look on his face.

This is a memorial requesting to enter the capital. Since Xiao Bai is aggressive, he will go to the imperial capital to make a complaint before His Majesty, and also meet a few clan uncles along the way.

Xiao Li clapped his hands, and soon an eunuch quietly walked into the study.

Xiao Li personally sealed the memorial with wax and handed it to the eunuch, "Go."

(End of this chapter)