A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 537: Deal in Blood
"Isn't that perfect? ​​The other two are too conservative, and his personality is similar to King Ande. Wouldn't it be a perfect way to make up for your regret that you couldn't take in both Lord Zhou and King Lanling?"

"Regrets?" Yuan Wuyou spat out, unable to bear it any longer. Then he remembered something important and glanced at the silver-armored female general on the horse opposite him. "May I ask Princess Jiangxia, are you familiar with the Chishui rebels? Were you the one who betrayed my past to them?"

Xiao Tongyan sighed, "That's fine if you say so. We are just generally familiar with each other. It's just that my aunt was taken care of by him when she was stranded in Chishui, so we got to know each other because of that."

Even though the two of them were chatting casually, Jialuo on the side was not going to tolerate it and directly said in a cold voice: "Princess Jiangxia, are you here to kidnap the young master?"

Xiao Tongyan waved her hand and said, "Don't be so blunt. I just want to catch up with King Fengling and invite His Highness to have a drink."

It turned out that Chongming delayed her trip and withheld her money in order to wait for Xiao Tongyan to catch up with her.

When he saw it was her, Yuan Wuyou simply retracted the sword in his right hand, knowing that she would not assassinate him, and he was also tired.

"I just wanted to ask you, I heard that Wan Yuwu's seal was swapped by you, was it the Xiao family of Hou Liang who snatched the seal from you?"

Xiao Tongyan nodded sincerely, "Yes."

Unexpectedly, she admitted it straight away, so Yuan Wuyou struck while the iron was hot:

"And what about the ring of Old Li from Jiyang City? I saw the same one on Prince Xizhou's hand with my own eyes. It's obvious that you, the Xiao family, are in collusion! And the book of life and death in the hands of the bandits, the matter of the King of Hell calling the Zhou court officials, did Prince Xizhou participate? How much did he participate?"

Xiao Tongyan was getting impatient with the series of questions from the little empress, so he simply spread his hands, looking helpless: "You are such a sentimental person. You just met the Prince of Hua Country, and now you are worried about the Prince of Shang Xizhou?"

Yuan Wuyou scolded him with a click of his tongue! "Stop talking nonsense. Is there nothing else on your mind except love? I was thinking that if he was involved, I could just catch him and interrogate him."

She said embarrassedly, "That ring is made with Jiankang craftsmanship. Only the legitimate royal family can use it. Prince Xizhou's side branch can't use it. Why did the king decide to let the prince take the blame? Maybe he was wrong? And..." Xiao Tongyan paused, urged his horse to get closer to the little Empress Huaxu on horseback, with a smile on his face.

"The money that was looted from the Zheng Mansion has been seized, but the king is still chasing the bandits around to inquire about it. I guess he is looking for the blood letter from the late emperor, right? Yes, if people knew that the crown prince of the previous dynasty couldn't even keep the late emperor's will, who would believe in your prestige?"

The light-hearted jokes from the woman opposite her all touched Yuan Wuyou's heart. She narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked in a deep voice with a stern face, "So the secret letter is with you?"

"Do me a favor and I'll return it to the king. Take the imperial seal with it. Whoever has the ability can take it."

Xiao Tongyan didn't admit it himself, but he admitted it. He was so shameless that he dared to make a request.

The girl with the baby face was so angry that her eyes suddenly turned sinister!

"You are so brave!"

Even though the empress showed her power, Xiao Tongyan was not afraid, and even dared to turn his face away from her. He raised his eyebrows, raised his round brown eyes, and said proudly:
"I want to involve the king because I want to ask the former crown prince to help our Xiao family investigate a case. It was because of your mother's inaction that today's tragedy happened. If you continue to sit back and do nothing, don't blame me for robbing the king of his money and then killing your man."

Yuan Wuyou frowned and interrupted, "Alright, alright, I've never been afraid of threats. It's just that my sense of responsibility is at work, and I feel uneasy about watching someone die without helping. Now, what case is it about? Who is it related to?"

"To the Yuwen family, the Yu family, Yuchi Jiong, Yang Zhong, Wei Xiaokuan, and the Xiao family's Houliang traitors, I heard that Xiao Yuansu, who was captured by Yuchi Jiong during the Western Wei Dynasty, is now serving under the Duke of Wei. I have used the Duke of Wei to spread a sowing of dissension and want to put him to death."

At this point, Xiao Tongyan suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl on the horse opposite him.

"The man I mentioned last is a traitor of the Southern Liang Dynasty. He has no ability and is only good at being a dog. I'm sure the king doesn't know him. I just want to trouble you. Please don't be so kind as to stop me from avenging him when necessary."

Yuan Wuyou nodded in response and looked back at the carriage behind him. "In that case, there is no need for you to block my carriage, right?"

"Of course, but please follow me back to the base. I will have my subordinates escort the money with you."

"Where is your base?"

"Bowang City. I have a shabby yard in the city."

"Bowang City? Are you crazy?" Yuan Wuyou almost bit his tongue when he heard this. "That's Qi's territory. How did you get into the city now? Or do you want to give the jade seal to Qi on the spot?"

Hearing this, Xiao Tongyan smiled.

"If the jade seal falls into the hands of Qi, wouldn't it be exactly what the Chinese emperor wants? Moreover, the people of Bowang City have been obedient subjects of Zhou for more than ten years and subjects of Wei for decades. How could there be so many problems?"

After saying that, Xiao Tongyan waved to the female soldier behind him and said, "Go, drive the carriage for King Fengling's coachman. Look how tired King Fengling is."

Fearing that they were robbing him in the name of escort, Yuan Wuyou hurriedly spoke out to stop them! "Wait! Don't touch my carriage and the people I borrowed. Get out of the way. I'm going with you!"

Yuan Wuyou glanced at Jialuo who was still holding the sword beside him, patted her hand holding the sword, signaling her to put it away, and then smiled at Xiao Tongyan:
"I am not enough on my own. By the way, Li Mingjian should not have left yet. I will find you a few more helpers."

"That's good."

So, led by Yuan Wuyou and Xiao Tongyan, with Jia Luo beside them, the two groups drove the carriages and set out on the road back to Bowang City.

Yuan Wuyou really admired the defender of Bowang City. After all, to serve here, one had to have the courage to not fear death.

Bowang City was just recently occupied by the State of Qi, but there are always people from other countries and lands breaking in. If they cannot be stopped and allowed to break into the city, the defenders will be held accountable if something happens; on the other hand, if they cannot be stopped and are killed on the spot by a brave general like Jialuo, it would be a tragedy.

And this time, Xiao Tongyan also said bluntly:
"Either you, the Lady of Runan in Qi, lead us into the city, or we kill people to get into the city."

Yuan Wuyou: "..."

At that time, the two of them rode side by side, walking on the official road against the increasingly dark sky.

While still on the road, Xiao Tongyan asked her: "If Northern Qi and Northern Zhou went to war, who do you think would win?"

She said without hesitation, "I will win."

Such an answer was beyond Xiao Tongyan's expectations, but it was indeed her usual style.

"Tsk, the king is really good at taking advantage of every opportunity to flatter himself. I'm talking to you seriously."

"I'm serious. Is it hard to understand? I'm just sitting back and reaping the benefits while the snipe and the clam fight."

Looking at the girl in red shirt who was pulling the reins with one hand and looking ahead with a determined look, Xiao Tongyan analyzed,
"Although the ruler of Qi is a mad tyrant, he is ambitious and ruthless. Even if the three famous generals under his command were all taken out, the Northern Zhou would not be able to resist."