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The night was dark, everything was quiet, and the room was silent for a moment. King Qi picked up the teacup, took a sip, put down the teacup, but pain suddenly appeared in his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he finally said: "Chu Huan, You said... you said father...!" After a pause, he finally said: "Do you think father will harm my heart?"

Chu Huan was startled, and King Qi smiled wryly, "Do you think Father would want me to die?"

"My lord, where did you say that?" Chu Huan frowned. In fact, he had always had such doubts in his heart, but naturally he couldn't tell King Qi, "My lord is the prince of the sage. As the saying goes, tiger poison Don't eat the child, is the prince... is he thinking too much?"

"Actually, I don't believe it either." King Qi smiled bitterly and said, "But I have thought a lot along the way. You said that with the wisdom of your father, you know that I am definitely not the prince's opponent, and the prince will definitely harm me if he finds an opportunity. But why did he leave me in the capital, in the hands of the prince, during his northern tour?"

Chu Huan frowned, but didn't know how to answer.

"The prince wants to kill me because he is worried that I will compete with him for the throne." King Qi leaned back on the chair, looking a little helpless, "Why did the father want to kill me? Why did he want me to die? Passed the throne to the prince, but he was also worried that keeping me would be a disaster, so he left me in the capital and let the prince slaughter me? You said that a tiger's poison does not eat its son, so why did he do this? The prince is his son, I... ...is also his son!"

Chu Huan could only say: "Perhaps the Holy Majesty didn't think so much, he was just worried that the crown prince would be alone in the capital, and many things would not be able to handle things well. Keeping the prince can help the crown prince, and also experience political affairs. Although the crown prince is ruthless, But the Holy Majesty may have thought that the prince would still think of brotherhood, so he would not murder the prince...!"

King Qi smiled lightly and said: "Then he is betting whether the prince is kind enough? Use my life to bet whether the prince is a person who cares about brotherhood?"

Chu Huan fell silent.

Regarding this matter, he has always suspected that there is a reason for it, and there are many signs that the emperor really does not seem to have King Qi's life and death in his heart.

As King Qi said, the crown prince is certainly the son of the emperor, and the king of Qi is also his son. Even if the emperor is old and confused, he will not disregard his son's life, let alone the king of Qi is the son of the queen. , and the emperor has always loved the queen very much, and he once loved his son very much. After King Qi had grown up, the emperor still kept him in the palace and did not let him leave the palace to start a mansion, but But he built a magnificent palace for King Qi outside the palace, all of which showed that the emperor loved this young son from the bottom of his heart.

The eldest son of the emperor died early, the crown prince was already disabled, and the third son, King Han, was insane, and one of them was crippled. It seemed logical to pass his throne to his favorite youngest son, and there were many signs in the past that the emperor was indeed With the heart of abolishing the reserve, now he suddenly entrusts the prince with great power, but puts the king of Qi in a dangerous situation. Logically, it really doesn't make sense. Chu Huan doesn't know why the emperor has such a big change. Said that King Qi was left in the capital to experience King Qi, Chu Huan only felt that this kind of experience was too cruel.

Seeing that Chu Huan didn't speak, King Qi could only give a wry smile, thought for a while, and finally asked, "Chu Huan, do you think I still have a chance to return to the capital?"

"Why does your lord ask this?" Chu Huan said, "Of course you can go back to the capital." After thinking for a while, he said, "I don't understand everything. Maybe after the sage returns to Beijing, the misunderstanding in the middle can be resolved, and when you can Your Majesty may summon the prince back to Beijing!"

"What if the father really wants to kill me?" King Qi leaned forward and held Chu Huan's arm, "If everything is really what the father meant, he really wanted to use the prince's hand to kill me, Then even if he returns to the capital and calls me back to the capital, wouldn't I be in a trap?"

Chu Huan felt that King Qi's hand was very hard, and knew that King Qi's mood was very complicated, maybe there was fear, but more of it was grief and anger.

Chu Huan is so shrewd. King Qi is just a child in front of him. When King Qi asked this, he certainly knew the meaning behind what King Qi said. Remember when we were in Yunshan?"

King Qi nodded and said: "Of course, my friends are very good, but you are my only friend. Yunshan's greatest achievement is to make friends like you."

"I was just a young general under Governor Qiao. If I didn't know the prince, I might not be able to enter Beijing for the rest of my life." Chu Huan stared at King Qi. will forget."

King Qi felt excited and warm, "Chu Huan, don't say that, we are friends, we should help each other."

"Yes, we are friends." Chu Huan also stretched out his hand to hold King Qi's arm, "But it is thanks to the prince to be able to come to this day. A man who has come to this world once, there are two things that must be done, Otherwise, I will die with regret!"

"what?"

"Grudges must be avenged, and favors must be repaid." Chu Huan said in a heavy voice, "I only hope that the day I die, in this world, there will be no regrets for both kindness and hatred."

King Qi thought for a while, and finally said: "You are right, only when there is a relationship between gratitude and resentment can we walk steadily."

"My lord's kindness, I must repay it." Chu Huan said slowly: "Now I can only promise my lord, I will do my best to repay my lord's kindness. If my lord needs to use Chu Huan, I will die!"

King Qi showed excitement, and even clenched Chu Huan's arm tightly, like a drowning man grabbing a plank, "Chu Huan, you... are you telling the truth?"

"My lord, up to now, you and the prince are incompatible." Chu Huan said solemnly: "So as long as Chu Huan is around, I will definitely protect the safety of the lord. I can understand how the lord feels. The prince almost killed the lord. The lord has resentment towards him, does the lord hope that one day he can return to the capital to avenge his revenge?"

Hearing what Chu Huan said clearly, King Qi knew that Chu Huan really regarded him as a friend, otherwise he would definitely gossip about him and play tricks for a long time. If he didn't regard himself as a friend, Chu Huan would never talk like this.

"That's right." King Qi immediately said: "When I left the capital, I had made an oath that one day, I would return to the capital and avenge my shame!"

Chu Huan nodded, and said solemnly: "I can understand the prince's mood, but it's unrealistic now."

King Qi was startled.

"My lord, you already know the current situation in the Northwest. In fact, Xiguan is facing great difficulties. Both Xiao Huanzhang and Zhu Lingyue are ambitious. They want to dominate the Northwest and become the veritable King of the Northwest." Chu Huan said seriously: " To be loyal to the prince, first conquer the Northwest, whether it is Zhu Lingyue or Xiao Huanzhang, we must get rid of it, otherwise no matter which of them becomes the Northwest King, they will occupy the territory and become an independent kingdom separate from the empire."

King Qi nodded and said, "I understand what you mean."

"We are still too weak now. If we want to take revenge, we need absolute strength." Chu Huan said in a deep voice, "Does your lord know that although His Majesty has long wanted to abolish the prince, why hasn't he made an order?"

King Qi heard what Lu Haosheng said to him, and said softly: "Is it because you care about the military?"

Chu Huan nodded and said: "Yes, it is because of the military. The four generals of the empire, Lei Guheng, the general of Zhenguo, and Chi Liandian, the general of Weiguo, all have a close relationship with the prince, no matter whether they are princelings or not. People, they have firmly supported the prince as the heir apparent from the very beginning, and they even supported the prince to inherit the throne after hundreds of years. Even though the prince had a view on the prince at the beginning and had the intention of abolishing the prince, but because of Lei Guheng and Chi His Majesty still has some scruples about refining electricity. Both Chiliandian and Lei Guheng were the founding generals of the country, especially Chiliandian, who was in Liaodong, and the soldiers and horses of Liaodong were all his confidants. Even the Koreans feared him Incomparably, the strongest army in the empire today may be the Liaodong Iron Cavalry from Chiliandian."

King Qi smiled bitterly and said: "When the prince was born, the father was still conquering the world. He joined the army when he was very young. He has stayed in the armies of Chiliandian and Lei Guheng. Before the founding of the country, he fought with them. We have friendship." After a pause, he sneered and said: "Many people know that they have a good relationship with the crown prince, so of course they want to keep the crown prince, that is also for their own future."

"The four great generals of the empire, General Yu and General Feng are gone, and the only ones left are Chi Liandian and Lei Guheng." Chu Huan frowned and said, "These two people not only have many soldiers and generals, but also A seasoned veteran and a well-known general in the world, with these two people protecting the crown prince, the Holy Majesty will certainly not abandon the prince easily, and the prince should also understand that the prince's strength is stronger than we thought."

King Qi let go of Chu Huan's arm and clenched his hands into fists.

"So if the prince wants revenge, he must not be too hasty, and this kind of thing can't be rushed." Chu Huan said softly: "The prince's strength is like a mature man, and we are like a child. Absolute strength Under the circumstances, everything is in vain, so if we want to compete with the prince, we can only make ourselves stronger. The first step is to solve the current dilemma in the northwest. If we can occupy the northwest, hide our strength and bide our time, and recuperate , Waiting and watching the changes in Guanzhong, if there is an opportunity, the prince will give an order, and the soldiers from the northwest will come out in full force, and they may not be able to fight the crown prince!"

Chu Huan's words made King Qi's eyes suddenly open, and he could hear Chu Huan's support for him from Chu Huan's words.

After all, King Qi is Xu Congyang's disciple. He has read a lot of books and listened to a lot of customs and customs. He knows in his heart that in terms of wealth, the Northwest is considered a barren land, but in terms of bravery, the Northwest children are extremely fierce and powerful. If one could really control the entire Northwest, recuperate, train soldiers and horses, one might not be unable to have a brave Northwest Legion. With this Legion, it might not be impossible for one to go to Beijing to compete with the Crown Prince.

"Chu Huan, I'll listen to you." King Qi's eyes sparkled, "Let's pacify the northwest first, recharge our batteries, and one day, we will enter the capital and cut off the crown prince's head!"

Hearing this, Chu Huan knew that King Qi already hated the prince deeply.

"My lord, your journey is exhausting. It's already late, so you should rest early." Chu Huan stood up and said with a smile, "In two days, we will return to Shuoquan together."

King Qi also got up, thought for a while, and asked, "Chu Huan, can I help? Is Xiao Huanzhang really going to rebel? If I go out personally, will he...will he listen to me?"

Chu Huan shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, whether it is Xiao Huanzhang or Zhu Lingyue, they no longer pay attention to the imperial court. They want to fight for hegemony in the northwest, not to mention the lord. Now they are afraid that the order of the Holy One will come, and they will turn a deaf ear to it."

King Qi clenched his fists and said with a sneer: "Then fight, deal with these two thieves first!"