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King Qi and Lu Haosheng were whispering in the hall, their voices became softer and softer, maybe they didn't even realize it, during the conversation, the two of them got closer and closer, whispering, being seen by outsiders, it seemed like We are discussing some confidential matter.

"My lord, how much help Chu Huan can give to my lord, I can't be sure about my humble position, but in the current situation, Chu Huan may be my only chance." Lu Haosheng said softly.

King Qi frowned and said: "You mean, this king has no other way to go except to go to the northwest?"

"Where does the prince think he has to go?" Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "The capital city is already under the control of the prince, and it has the name of supervising the country. Now, it is more difficult to bring down the prince than to go to the sky. Of course, the prince will not forget that the crown prince is in the army, and he is in the army, so he also has connections."

King Qi pondered for a moment, his expression became more solemn.

What Lu Haosheng said to him today can be said to be very clear and direct, but in King Qi's heart, he also knew that what Lu Haosheng said was the current reality.

For the prince, King Qi knew very well that the prince had no kindness towards him, and he had always firmly believed that under the prince's seemingly lenient appearance, he actually had an extremely vicious heart. Given the opportunity, the prince would definitely kill him mercilessly.

If before the case of Duan Xiaolou, King Qi still had the heart to fight the prince to the death, then such thoughts have already flown beyond the sky.

As Lu Haosheng said, the result was already doomed, and he was no match for the crown prince at all.

He knew that his current situation was very dangerous, and the crown prince was only putting himself under house arrest. It wasn't that the crown prince didn't want to deal with him harshly, but that the time was not yet ripe.

I am under house arrest here, just like a bird locked in a cage by the prince, life and death are all controlled by the prince.

In the current situation, I am like meat on a chopping board, and the prince's knife can be chopped off at any time. As the saying goes, man is a maggot on a knife, and I am a fish. It is precisely because he understands his own danger that King Qi wants to kill Ling Ling. Frost sent out.

King Qi followed Xu Congyang to study, so he is familiar with a lot of anecdotes from past dynasties. In the past, he saw that the princes of all dynasties fought for the throne, and they did everything they could to kill each other. It was shocking. King Qi even felt that those history books were exaggerated. After all, when he was young, the crown prince had always been very gentle and kind to him, and although the King of Han was at odds with him, there was never any tension between the brothers.

Even before accompanying Xu Congyang to Yunshan Mansion, his relationship with the Crown Prince and the King of Han had always been very harmonious. He never thought that one day he would draw swords against his brother.

But in the past few years, he finally understood that the battle for the throne in the history books was never exaggerated, and in reality, it was even more cruel than the history books.

He is now in a desperate situation, looking all over the world, but as Lu Haosheng said, it seems that he really has no other way to go. He stays in the capital and is always in danger. In the past few days, although the prince has not treated her How, but in such a gloomy atmosphere, King Qi was enduring unbearable psychological torment.

Sometimes it's not scary to have a sharp blade in your throat, but what's scary is that you know that sooner or later a knife will come off your head, but you don't know when it will appear.

Waiting in fear is even more frustrating.

Lu Haosheng claimed that King Qi only had one road to the northwest. After thinking about it carefully, King Qi didn't think that Lu Haosheng was exaggerating. Looking at the world, the only person he can trust now seems to be Chu Huan.

He was angry at Lu Haosheng for provoking the relationship between him and the emperor, but deep in his heart, when he thought of Lu Haosheng's analysis, there was a kind of hopeless fear.

If the emperor didn't know that the Qi royal party was just a mess, leaving Qi king to assist the country and check and balance the prince, Qi king might think that this was a kind of experience of the emperor for himself, but what Lu Haosheng said today is very transparent, even Lu Haosheng knows The Qi royal party is vulnerable in the princeling party, how could the emperor fail to see through the mystery in the middle?

That being the case, if the emperor still wants to stay in the capital to sing against the prince, wouldn't that mean that he would seek his own death?

When King Qi thought of this, his whole body felt a chill.

Like Lu Haosheng, he also couldn't figure out the emperor's true intentions, but one thing was undeniable, no matter what the emperor's plans were, in reality, he was indeed walking on the edge of a cliff.

The hall was silent for a long time, the night was dark, and the entire palace was deadly silent. King Qi finally sighed and said: "Chang Shi, since you said that Zhu Lingyue is ambitious and Chu Huan is a thorn in his side, the Northwest is not safe now. I'm afraid Huan is not Zhu Lingyue's opponent, so going to the northwest at this time, isn't it just out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den?"

Lu Haosheng shook his head and said, "From my point of view, this is the best time for my lord to go to the northwest. My lord, in your opinion, will the northwest continue to be peaceful like this?"

King Qi hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickered, and he was silent for a long time before he lowered his voice and said: "When I was studying with Master Xu, the master once told me anecdotes about the past dynasties. , but if the imperial court is weak and unable to truly control the locality, the local officials, especially those officials who feudal borders, will have different ideas...!"

"What the prince said is true." Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "In the last years of the Great Hua Dynasty, the court was in turmoil and could not control the local area. The local eunuchs supported their own troops, and the imperial court was powerless to control them. Finally, the five eunuchs rioted in the capital. The five eunuchs captured the capital, and the world was in chaos. This led to the melee of the princes in the Central Plains for more than 20 years. The emperor conquered the south and the north, and unified the world. Now the court is unable to control the northwest, and Zhu Lingyue has been holding back. There are three reasons for this, one is that there is no The second reason is that they have not found a high-sounding reason for the rebellion, and the third reason is that Chu Huan is currently holding back... But Zhu Lingyue has been holding the court hostage before, and the court understands it, and he also knows it. Knowing that the court is delaying time, and the court also knows that he will turn against him sooner or later, but when he can blackmail the court, of course he wants to get as much benefit from the court as possible, unless he really has to tear himself apart from the court. , he will not raise troops easily."

"The imperial court seems to have nothing to give him now." King Qi sneered.

Lu Haosheng said: "What he wants from the imperial court has already been obtained. No matter how much he wants, the imperial court will not give it or give it away. Because of this, it will be a matter of time before Zhu Lingyue raises troops. The humble official said However, if Chu Huan hadn't appeared suddenly, Zhu Lingyue might have raised his troops already, and now the land of Northwest China might be planted with Zhu character flags all over the place."

"The chaos in the Northwest, according to what you say, is inevitable?" King Qi frowned. Even though he didn't participate in many state affairs, he could still see that the empire had long since lost its former glory. Before the Xiliang people invaded eastward, many people fantasized that the empire was still the most powerful country in the world. After the Northwest War, more people realized that the empire was deteriorating and weakening rapidly. Otherwise, the majestic Chinese empire would not As for being defeated by the small country of Xiliang in the west, the entire northwest has almost become the territory of Xiliang.

Lu Haosheng looked affirmatively, nodded and said: "From the perspective of my humble position, perhaps after this year, next year, there will be major changes in the Northwest."

"You said that it is the best time for me to go to the northwest at this time, so where do you start?" King Qi frowned and said, "There will be chaos in the northwest. Do you want me to go to the northwest to fight?"

Lu Haosheng showed a slight smile, and said, "My lord, you need Chu Huan's help now, but at this time, Chu Huan probably doesn't need your help."

"He needs me?"

Lu Haosheng nodded and said: "From ancient times to the present, if there is no name, it is a rebel army. No matter who raises an army, he will lose for a while from the beginning. Zhu Lingyue holds a heavy army and dare not act rashly. One of the reasons is that The reason is that I can’t find a good excuse. My lord, war is not only about money, food, soldiers and horses, but also people’s hearts. If people’s hearts are against each other, no matter how strong the army is, it will be difficult to achieve great things.” After a pause, he said softly : "When the prince arrives at Xiguan, he can mobilize the soldiers and horses of Xiguan. As a prince, it is justified to remove Zhu Lingyue and accept Xiao Huanzhang. As long as Zhu Lingyue dares to be an enemy of the prince, he will not be able to escape in the name of a traitor." Therefore, the people in the northwest will naturally not follow Zhu Lingyue. The literati and celebrities in the northwest will definitely defect to the prince's family one after another... Even if they don't defect to the prince, these people value their reputation, and naturally they will not follow those who are known as traitors Zhu Lingyue, in this way, Xiguan's momentum will naturally not be inferior to Zhu Lingyue's."

King Qi held his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said: "You mean, this king has arrived in the northwest, collected all the soldiers in the northwest, and then... and then turned back to compete with the crown prince for the throne?"

Lu Haosheng said: "My lord has no way out. In this situation, I can only give it a go."

"But...!" King Qi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But if you really do this, this king...isn't this king...isn't this king also rebelling? Father...and the prince...!" His brows were tightly furrowed, and his mind was in chaos. He had never experienced such a big event, and he really didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Lu Haosheng sighed, and said: "My lord, you don't have to think about it now. Even if you want to go to the northwest, you have to leave the capital first. In the current situation, if you want to leave the capital...!" He shook his head helplessly.

King Qi immediately returned to reality. Now the Prince Qi’s mansion is surrounded by the Wujing guards sent by the prince. The front and back of the mansion, including the side doors, are all guarded by soldiers. Moreover, the prince has ordered that not only the people in the mansion are not allowed to leave the mansion unless there are special circumstances. , people from outside are not allowed to enter the mansion, even if the prince is a prince, he will be banned clearly.

King Qi was in the capital, except for Xu Congyang, he had no other support, and it was really difficult to leave the impenetrable palace surrounded by him.

He understood that he was really a bird trapped in a cage, even if he wanted to fly out of the capital, there was no way out.