Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

"I want to make friends with Master Lu, if you are willing to treat me as a friend." Qin Ji gave Lingyan a look, signaling Lingyan to back away a little, "You are right, I do hold power , and threatened His Majesty. But the world is a lesson, I have no second thoughts for Your Majesty. If I were not there, how many 'An Guogongs' would come out of the court?"

Master Lu didn't speak, but just lowered his head.

"Nowadays, those real rebellious officials and thieves in the court are causing trouble for the court. They have connections with foreign countries and cooperate with foreigners to try to overthrow the current foundation. Master Lu is familiar with classics, how can he help foreign enemies and internal thieves?"

At this time, seeing that the other party was a little loose, Qin Ji knew that it was time for righteousness.

Master Lu looked at him, then said in a low voice:

"Don't tell Your Majesty."

"I'll keep it a secret."

Qin Ji nodded.

Of course, he will tell Xia Yuxiao according to the situation, but he can't let her know about some things, otherwise, there may be problems with his plan.

"The fifth prince, who is now King Rong Sheng, has been plotting to get rid of you for a long time."

When Qin Ji heard this name, he didn't show the slightest surprise.

He had made a thorough investigation a long time ago, and this King Rong Sheng, who was relatively the best at diplomacy among all the princes, had already appeared on his list.Rongsheng Wang Xiayun once went to the Nanman area to communicate and negotiate with many barbarians during the period of the first emperor.With his help, the relevant missions succeeded in making most of the tribes in the Nanman region belong to Daxia at a very small cost.It can be considered a great achievement.

However, in the competition for the throne, Xia Yun obviously lacked too much. He is good at socializing and having fun, but he is not a material for governing the country, and he is relatively loose. In the end, he even failed to enter the real "finals".

It is normal for the fifth prince to choose to oppose Xia Yuxiao, because he has never liked his sister since he was a child, and because his life is too arrogant and extravagant, after Xia Yuxiao took the throne, he simply gave him the title of prince. The companions not far from Ancheng have built a prince's mansion, providing some salary every month, and letting him fend for himself-of course, Xia Yuxiao will not give other money except the salary that is enough for him to live comfortably. up.

The fifth prince has always had such ambitions in his heart. At the beginning, the matter of persuading Nanman made him think that he had the ability to lead the country. So in the past few years, his ambitions have become bigger and bigger, and he even began to privately manufacture armor and train practitioners.

Of course, this kind of behavior failed. Xia Yuxiao understood her little brother's mischief too well, so she directly bribed the housekeeper in the palace, secretly set fire to the palace, and gave away all the weapons and armor hidden in the warehouse. Burnt clean...

Having said that, relying on his contacts in southern Xinjiang and his excellent eloquence, the fifth prince still created a force of his own.

As expected.

Chapter 49 New cronies

"Who are his accomplices?"

"I am not sure."

"Since we want to cooperate, why don't we just speak up?" Qin Ji said with a smile, "Look, Mr. Lu, since you have already planned to speak out, why don't you just speak out? In this case, it is very important for you and me It's all good."

"You still want to know everyone?"

"In fact, I already have a list, basically there will not be too much deviation."

After Qin Ji finished speaking, the expression on Master Lu's face became brighter.

"However, as far as His Majesty is concerned, there are some things that require conclusive proof. And to be honest, although the Fifth Prince's thoughts are not good, but this matter must be decided by His Majesty himself. I don't know. Good to show up."

When Qin Ji said this, Lingyan beside her quietly put down the knife in her hand.Now that Qin Ji has established communication with the other party, she should not need to do anything in a short time.

"I'm really surprised that you still think so." Mr. Lu didn't seem to buy it, and he didn't believe it at all.However, Qin Ji never expected the other party to believe him. He just hoped that the other party would stand by his side. As for whether the other party really stood by his side, he didn't care.

"As far as I know, there is someone else joining forces with the Fifth Prince, but..." He looked at Qin Ji, "I really can't say anything about this person."

"why?"

"I can only tell you that he is one of the princes of my Great Xia. On the surface, he seems to have a good relationship with His Majesty. I can't say the rest. I was entrusted by the late emperor to stand on the side of this prince. Even though the late Emperor has gone west, I still want to do my last bit of duty as a minister."

Lord Lu stared at Qin Ji with those eyes.

"Well, since Lord Lu doesn't want to say it clearly, then I can't force it," Qin Ji's expression suddenly became very relaxed, and this Lord Lu was a little dazed - he couldn't understand that the other party was still smiling at this time Reason, "Lingyan, let Master Lu loose, I think I arrested the wrong person regarding the matter of Litong foreign countries."

Lingyan did not object to Qin Ji's decision, or in other words, she never objected to Qin Ji's decision.She went up and gently broke the rope with the knife in her hand.

Master Lu moved his body, then stood where he was, waiting for Qin Ji's next words.

The two of them stood there in silence for a moment, then Qin Ji asked suspiciously, "Lord Lu? Are you still leaving?"

"This is the end?"

"Of course it's over."

"Then you catch me here, and let this demon..." Mr. Lu was about to continue, when he suddenly noticed that the eyes of the Duke An in front of him had changed, so he put the four "remnants of the demon sect" together. Swallowing the words, "Let this guard threaten me with a knife?"

"You worry too much, Mr. Lu. You are an official of the imperial court, how could I let my subordinates use knives casually?" Qin Ji smiled treacherously, "I just invite you to come and chat with me today. I just got some news that I want to get from my mouth. As long as I am willing to continue to serve my Great Xia court, how could I do such a cruel thing?"

Qin Ji did have the idea of ​​extorting a confession as a serious matter, but the idea of ​​violently extorting a confession was based on the fact that the other party was completely die-hard.As for Master Lu in front of him, although he didn't seem to have a high opinion of him, he seemed to be standing with the fifth prince only for the sake of profit.He did have a longing in his heart for the strong bones of the Great Xia literati, but in fact, he was just an ordinary person.

If he is really the kind of man who can't be promiscuous when he is rich, who can't be moved when he is poor, and who can't be subdued by might, then it is impossible for him to really stand with the fifth prince when Daxia has not yet established a stable foothold.

As long as your position is not firm, you can win over.

"Mr. An, I would like to advise you." The official who had been in the officialdom for a long time let out a sigh of relief.

"You say."

"Give up your thoughts as soon as possible. The position of Emperor Daxia, even if the current Majesty is not stable, it will never be your turn to sit."

There was a hint of warning in this sentence.Qin Ji listened to the other party's words with great interest, then nodded with a smile: "Well, I know, but I'll say it first, I am loyal to His Majesty, and never considered that position. "

"I hope so."

I don't know if he was laughing at Qin Ji's hypocrisy, or because he was unhappy with his rudeness to him before, Master Lu sneered, then swung his sleeves: "Let's go!"

"Lingyan, see off the guests."

"No, I have legs and I can walk by myself."

The lord said, and left An Guogong's mansion with big strides.

...........................

"Just let it go?"

Watching Master Lu's figure off, Lingyan frowned in a rare way.

"Could it be possible, do you really think that I dare to attack a court official? I don't want to cause such troubles now." Qin Ji said with a smile.

Yes, he holds great power in his hands, he is not afraid of anything, and Xia Yuxiao dare not touch him now.But just because she didn't dare to move doesn't mean that no one else dared to move.If he really took action against Mr. Lu, this matter would definitely not be concealed, and it would definitely spread to the imperial court. At that time, his fellow party members might all leave him.When he was targeted by everyone in the court, no matter how many soldiers he had in hand, he might not be able to protect himself.

Seeing the other party leave, Qin Ji handed Ling Yan a letter he had written a long time ago: "Go, help me deliver this letter to the palace, and tell the people in the palace that this is what Duke An wants to report to His Majesty." Important."

"Yes, yes." Lingyan stretched her waist, and her graceful figure was outlined by this movement, "However, young master, don't forget what's next, you still have something to do."

"I know," Qin Ji nodded, "I will never forget this."

The so-called still has something to do, it is not a big deal.

That's Wuheya's side.

Qin Ji said long ago that after the matter is over, take some time to catch up with this old friend. Although the two people are from two countries in public, their friendship in private will not be thrown away easily .

Of course, Qin Ji also understood that he might have to spend some unplanned time.

Because Lingyan seemed a little unhappy.

Well, if you have time, take her out for a walk. You have been with me for such a long time, and you ran out in front of her to meet old friends and didn't take her... It's really not good.

Thinking of this, Qin Ji suddenly felt that he was too busy.

Chapter 50 Clan Regulations

in the palace.

What Xia Yuxiao is facing today is also a lot of memorials.

However, when she was preparing to open a new memorial, a figure walked in from the outside.

Listening to the approaching and accelerating footsteps, Xia Yuxiao subconsciously touched the saber at her waist.

"Your Majesty, it's me, Songyao."

said the figure outside.

"come in."

Xia Yuxiao let go of the hilt of the saber, and Liu Songyao also walked in, holding a memorial in her hand.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from Duke An. The person who sent it said that this is a very important memorial."

As Liu Songyao said, she held up the memorial in her hand respectfully.The whole process of this memorial was tightly glued and sealed. It seems that An Guogong did not want anyone except His Majesty to read the news.

Xia Yuxiao casually picked up a knife next to her, cut open the sealed part, and unfolded the memorial.On the memorial, the written content is very clear.After reading it, she took a deep breath.

What the memorial said was about Qin Ji's interrogation of Mr. Lu.

Yes, it was true that Qin Ji was in charge of the interrogation, but Xia Yuxiao knew Qin Ji was doing this.Rather, she secretly acquiesced in Qin Ji's doing so.

Extraordinary times, extraordinary means, when she and Qin Ji are being targeted by major forces in the court, Xia Yuxiao can't stimulate the courtiers' sensitive nerves too much, so she acquiesces to Qin Ji's behavior , and Qin Ji did report to himself after finishing the matter truthfully.

After reading the memorial, Xia Yuxiao immediately burned it.

This kind of thing can't let anyone know.

"Songyao, go and help me invite Xia Zongzheng here."

"Yes."

Songyao didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately left to find this Xia Zongzheng.

"Wait a minute," Xia Yuxiao suddenly thought of something. She shook her fair calf, thought for a few seconds, and then smiled, "Tell Xia Zongzheng to bring his patriarchal law. I have clan affairs to talk to him about.”

"clear."

The so-called Xia Zongzheng is not called "Xia Zongzheng", Xia is his surname, and "Zongzheng" is his official position.From this official name, one can tell that this man is in charge of the affairs of the royal family within Daxia.

To be in charge of matters related to the clan, it is natural that talents within the royal family are the most competent. This Xia Zongzheng is Xia Yuxiao's uncle.Because she is very good at clan affairs, she was specially retained by Xia Yuxiao.

Upon receiving the emperor's invitation, Xia Zongzheng did not dare to neglect at all. He quickly walked outside Xia Yuxiao's bedroom, and then led by the guards to Xia Yuxiao's side.

"Chen, Xia Siguo, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Well, second uncle is free of courtesy." Xia Yuxiao smiled and waved her hands, "It's too abrupt to call you here this time, but there is no way, the state is important, let alone the country and society. I really don't have the heart to delay this matter."

"If your Majesty has orders, please explain them."

"I would like to ask my second uncle, if the royal clan members form cliques in the court for personal gain, in an attempt to overthrow the government...how should we deal with it?"

Xia Yuxiao's delicate lips spoke such calm words, but in Xia Siguo's eyes, it was like thunder, making him at a loss as to how to answer.

What exactly does His Majesty mean?Why are you asking this all of a sudden?It must have been confirmed that there is a royal family member who wants to overthrow the government... But the question is, who is this person?