This emperor is too strong!

Chapter 53 Take refuge?Poison bait!
The next day, Xiao Hongyuan personally led the [-] elite Chinese battalion to go north to the northern border to control the overall situation.

As soon as the news came out, the imperial capital was instantly shaken, but the court also began to have an undercurrent of turbulence, and the atmosphere was quietly becoming strange.

It was also because of the influence of this incident that the fire in Xiunufang was greatly downplayed and did not cause much disturbance.

On September 25th, Wei Wang Xia Kui hosted a secret banquet for Xia Ao in the Lankeshan Hunting Garden.

The sky is bright and the air is clear, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, on a certain peak of Lanke Mountain, Xia Ao and Xia Kui are drinking tea and talking and laughing, while some men are roasting prey not far away.

"Sixth brother, I am really glad that you can come."

Xia Kui graciously helped Xia Ao fill up the fragrant tea, and then raised his glass sincerely.

"It was all because of my brother in the past. Today, my brother apologizes very sincerely to you, and I hope you can accept it."

Xia Ao raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang, if you have anything to say, just say it. You are like this, but it really makes me uncomfortable."

Xia Kui put down his teacup in embarrassment, and after a moment of pondering, he suddenly became serious.

"Sixth brother, those little brothers are still young, and there are some things they can't get involved in. But Brother Three, Brother Four, they were murdered not long ago."

"So, now, apart from the crown prince, there are only you and my brother left."

"Among the three of us, you should know what kind of heart the prince is. You were disrespectful to him before, and he has always held grudges against you. Coupled with your involvement, if you wait for him to ascend the throne, you will definitely not give it to him." You live!"

"In fact, I am the same. Brother Sanhuang and I have been challenging him for the position of crown prince before, and it is impossible for him to let me go!"

Having said that, Xia Kui paused and leaned forward slightly.

"The current situation is very clear. As long as the prince succeeds in ascending the throne, you and I will definitely die!"

"So, we must join forces to protect ourselves!"

"Oh? Self-protection? How about a self-protection method?"

Xia Ao leaned on the cushion and asked calmly.

Xia Kui carefully looked around, then a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he wiped his neck.

"Get rid of the prince, and you will be the crown prince!"

Xia Ao stared at Xia Kui for a long while.

"Brother Huang, you can't say such words indiscriminately, be careful that the misfortune comes out of your mouth."

Xia Kui patted his thigh, hating iron for not becoming steel: "Sixth brother! Why are you so naive? If the crown prince doesn't die, we will die! We have no other way to go!"

"To tell you the truth, in fact, I planned to send someone to assassinate the prince directly, but the emperor secretly sent a strong inner court to protect the prince. My people have never been able to find a chance to do so, so I can only give up."

Xia Ao curled his lips, and lazily said: "Look, there is no chance, what are you thinking about?"

Xia Kui laughed, and said coldly: "Assassination is not enough, but what if you send troops to surround and kill?"

Xia Ao looked at Xia Kui as if looking at a fool, and said speechlessly: "Brother Huang, did you take the wrong medicine? You still use the army, where did you get the army?"

"You don't need to worry about this, just say, do it or not!"

Xia Kui shook his head, but he didn't directly show his hole cards, and he wasn't stupid.

Xia Ao frowned, his face was hesitant, and he didn't speak for a while.

Seeing this, Xia Kui was a little impatient.

"Sixth brother! Can't you see it? Father, he transferred the general out, obviously ready to clear the way for the prince!"

"If you hesitate any longer, it will be too late when something happens to the general!"

Xia Ao took a sip of tea, hesitantly said: "No, this is a capital crime of losing your head, if Father knows, you and I will never live!"

"And I'm not interested in that seat, I just want to be an idle king."

Xia Kui thumped the ground heavily, gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Sixth brother! Are you a elm-headed man? After talking for a long time, why don't you understand?"

"Now it's not a question of whether you want to, but a question of what you have to do! Otherwise, you won't even be able to save your life, what kind of happy king are you?"

"As for the secrecy of the matter, you can rest assured that I have made careful arrangements and will not be found out!"

"Furthermore, once the crown prince dies, only you and I are qualified to be the heir apparent. But I don't have enough background, and no one will support me. The heir apparent can only be yours!"

"Even if there are some leaks, father, he can't do anything to you. At most, he will put me in the sky prison."

Xia Ao blinked, and asked suspiciously: "Is the emperor so kind?"

"Of course, I heard about Father's body... Even if I was really thrown into the sky prison, after you ascended the throne, wouldn't it be a matter of a word to let me out?"

Xia Kui said in a low voice, taking it for granted.

Xia Ao glared at Xia Kui, displeased.

"Brother Huang, do you know what you are talking about? Your father is in the prime of his life, and he is in very good health. How can you curse your father?"

"You and I……"

Xia Kui's eyes widened with annoyance.

"Okay, brother, I'm not interested in what you said. I won't do such kind of brother-in-law and outrageous things."

"I also advise you not to have any dangerous thoughts or actions. We are all brothers. I believe that the prince will not mess around."

Xia Ao left such a passage, and then ignored Xia Kui's persuasion, got up and took the people away.

……

An hour later, Yunhai Mansion.

"Your Highness, Xia Kui concealed his whereabouts and went to the palace with the secret report from the bad guys."

Shangguan Wan'er reported softly, looking at Xia Ao with a strange look in her eyes.

She didn't quite understand Xia Ao's decisive rejection of Xia Kui's proposal, but now she understood.

"What do you think?"

Xia Ao wiped his hands and asked quietly.

"There are two possibilities. First, Xia Kui was worried that His Highness would inform him, so he went to the emperor in advance to explain his purpose."

"Secondly, Xia Kui's secret meeting with His Highness today is very likely the emperor's secret order! In other words, this is actually a murderous net laid down by the Emperor, a big net aimed at His Highness!"

"If His Highness agrees, once it is launched, the emperor will be able to get rid of His Highness and clear the way for the Crown Prince!"

"Perhaps, this is the emperor's plan to transfer the general out!"

After listening to Shangguan Wan'er's analysis, Xia Ao nodded slightly.

"To be honest, Gu didn't think much about it at first. But Xia Kui was too urgent behind him, and he didn't even put forward conditions with Gu..."

"That kind of urgency and the attitude of wholeheartedly for the lone has gone beyond common sense, which aroused the vigilance of the lone."

"Now it seems that Xia Kui's move is probably instigated by the old emperor."

Speaking of this, Xia Ao's eyes showed a fierce light.

"Oh, Gu was still a little hesitant at first, but since the old emperor is unkind, it's no wonder Gu is unrighteous!"

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered slightly, and she hesitated: "Your Highness, are you really going to do that? The strong guarding the imperial tomb is not weak, if you are caught alive..."

"Don't worry, they won't get anything!"

Xia Ao smiled, his eyes were indifferent.

(End of this chapter)