Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 26

"Your Majesty," Xiao Chen's expression was calm, like the autumn water in the Yinhui Pond on the top of the forest, "It is because of the opponent's swordsmanship that I boldly speculate that the opponent has no intention of harming you."

"Why?"

"Since I gained some false fame in Beijing, some martial arts figures have come to visit me. I have never been good at rejecting them, so I have accepted them all. I talked with them in my spare time, and I vaguely know that some people in the martial arts are used to doing things. My brother came to see Before Your Majesty, you have already asked the guards who were present at that time, and you also asked Sister Wenchang who was beside you at that time. She said that she was beside Your Majesty, but she didn't feel any sword energy at all, which shows that the other party's sword skills have reached perfection. Reach the state of ease of retraction."

"Well," Xiao Jue said with a sneer, "it's very powerful."

His expression was a little relaxed, and he glanced at his younger brother with satisfaction. Earlier, he had heard the rumor that Zhao Wangfu raised the dead, but he always believed in his younger brother's character and kept it hidden. Now that Xiao Chen took the initiative to mention it, his expression was calm and clear. Immediately he was relieved, and he praised his younger brother's straightforward attitude of not denying that there are martial arts figures in his house, but he did not show it on the surface.

However, Xiao Chen didn't seem to notice the emperor's expression, he was still immersed in his own thoughts, and only said softly: "The situation at that time, I ordered someone to practice it to see, with that person's martial arts, at such a distance, no matter how good the Qingsha Qinggong is, It seems that he couldn't reach the rescue in time, but in fact he did, and my younger brother suspects that the assassin slowed down on purpose."

"Then why am I still hurt?"

"I think..." Xiao Chen pondered slowly, "Either the opponent was aroused, a small punishment, or the action of Qingsha knocked his sword energy away, and instead lost control and hurt you... But no matter what , Qingsha’s loyalty to you can be seen every day, please don’t take responsibility.”

"I understand," Xiao Jue said with cold eyes, "Then tell me, since the assassin didn't intend to kill me, what was he going to do?"

Xiao Chen pondered again, and said for a long while: "My brother was not in front of me at the time, so it is really hard to guess, but I asked Qing Sha, and he said that the man looked around twice, and Qing Sha was reticent. The surrounding situation is more careful, I believe what he said, then the target of that person's sword is not you."

"As for who his target is," Xiao Chen's gaze remained calm, "I don't know, what I feel, that person is probing, but what exactly is being tested, I'm dull, I still don't know."

He coughed slightly, and his breath was a little unsteady.

If Shangguan Qingxun were here at this moment, I would be surprised that there are people in this world who can figure out the truth just by asking and guessing after the fact. It is useless before the bright eyes of a human being.

Xiao Jue has always trusted Xiao Chen. This younger brother has been very intelligent since he was a child. If he hadn't been weak and sick, he would have preferred him to enter the imperial court to assist in government affairs. However, Rui Yi had persuaded him back then, saying that the king of Zhao was extremely intelligent, but it was even more inappropriate to assist him. Praise the state affairs, otherwise troubles will easily arise. There are always restless people in this world. If something happens to involve the frail King Zhao, it is not beautiful. Now let go of government affairs and become a leisurely prince. It may not be for him It's not a good thing, the tranquil atmosphere of the mountains and rivers can help prolong life, and the turmoil in the court and the political situation is the sharp edge that hurts people. Xiao Chen himself understands this truth, and has repeatedly pushed back Xiao Jue's move to ask politics, keeping a low profile and not moving like a mountain. In recent years, after Rui Yi left, it was only occasionally to give Xiao Jue some advice.

Thinking of Ruiyi, Xiao Jue felt an uncontrollable stabbing pain again, and immediately changed the subject, saying: "Are you feeling better these days? Are you still taking Xueshen Wan? If you don't have it, tell me, and I'll ask the Tai Hospital to send it to you again." some go."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care," Xiao Chen bowed, and said with a smile, "I still have snow ginseng. I will go to the imperial hospital to get it after I finish eating. Your Majesty is already busy with political affairs. You have to wear clothes, eat and eat all day long, and you have nothing to do with me. I don't dare to bother His Majesty any more."

"Why do you always play the right game?" Xiao Jue smiled, "You're just too cautious, my brother, it's just a matter of life."

"The way of being a minister must be obeyed," Xiao Chen smiled, "It is better to be born than to be surpassed."

As soon as this sentence came out, both of them fell silent.

These words may seem plain, but they are really words of blood and tears.

Without him, Gein back then, after Xiao Jue became emperor, his two eldest brothers were conferred the titles of King Chu and King Qin successively, and their lands were respectively in Chuzhou and Qinjun. Ken became a vassal, made friends with powerful people in Beijing, privately recruited the king's army, and played some shady tricks. Qin Wang went out of his way, taking advantage of the convenience of trade, and captured many Zhongchuan artisans, and set up weapons in secret places in the suburbs of Beijing. Manufacturing workshop.

How can these things be hidden from Qin Changge?She didn't tell Xiao Jue, but just watched with cold eyes.

She knew that although Xiao Jue didn't have a good impression of the brothers, he was extremely affectionate, anyway, they were his brothers, if he couldn't get the evidence, based on these alone, Xiao Jue would at most cut them off.

And with Xiao Jue's ability, it is impossible for the two kings of Qin and Chu to go all the way to Miyagi without being discovered by him, and Xiao Jue will be righteous when he discovers their rebellion at the beginning, and then startle the snake, and then the two kings of Qin and Chu will stop their drums. But unwilling to do so, he hibernates like a wolf, lurking in hiding, and eventually turns into a malignant tumor.

Qin Changge didn't like to leave any chance for the enemy, even if it was her uncle.

She remembered that when Xiao Jue slashed open the main gate of Huainan Palace with two knives in grief and indignation at the first meeting in Changjie, his brothers laughed mockingly behind the gate.

There is no brotherly love in the first place, and the desire for power makes people crazy. Keeping them will cause endless troubles. Why release them?
Qin Changge ordered the news to be blocked so that Xiao Jue would not be informed of the change of the two kings.

Then, in the winter of that year, the traitors arranged by the two kings of Qin and Chu opened the gate of the palace city and gathered troops to attack the palace city. Someone pretended to be the envoy of Qin to report the letter and changed the attacking route of the king of Chu. The king of Chu didn't know the fraud, so he took a detour, and was ambushed and killed by a master buried in the snowdrift by the roadside.

The subordinates of the King of Chu were in chaos, and Qin Changge Shi Shi suddenly appeared, and after a few words, the panicked and rebellious subordinates immediately knelt down and surrendered.

Qin Changge ordered the Chu army to wait. After he dragged the corpse on the street, he made some movements and leaned slightly to obtain the face of the King of Chu. He made a simple mask with special potion, and ordered a general who looked like the King of Chu to wear it and continued to attack the palace. city.

In front of the Jinshui Bridge, the Qin army finally waited for the Chu army. Seeing that the jade steps of the Jinluan Palace were at his feet, and the throne of the emperor was within reach, King Qin was trembling even for breathing.

And Xiao Jue, who came after hearing the news, was on the steps with his hands behind his back, looking sadly at his brother who was burning with greed and lust in his eyes.

He won the world immediately, and after many years of fighting, he knew the importance of military power. He had always strictly controlled the inner palace for the defense of the capital.

He was angry and desolate. He stood in front of the main hall of the Great Hall of Fame, his sleeves fluttering without wind, and he was about to say something to the two kings of Qin and Chu.

But I saw the queen coming slowly in light clothes.

Open your lips with a smile, like cherry blossoms.

Road:
"kill."

One word lightly, like snowflakes falling on the gold brick floor, Zhu Hongliang.

Then he saw King Chu, who was beside King Qin, slash with a horizontal knife, and the light of the knife drew a flowing arc in the air, bringing out a piece of bloody brocade. Similar-looking human heads.

The man's head was full of horror, as if he couldn't understand the ups and downs of the world until he died, and couldn't understand how the king of Chu, who was conspiring in the dark room last night, shook hands with him and talked happily with him, turned against him in a blink of an eye, and harvested his life with his hands. .

Xiao Jue understood instantly.

He saw that the Chu army quickly surrounded the Qin army, fighting with each other, and without the need for the Yulin army to do anything, he divided and disarmed the bewildered Qin army.

He saw the "King Chu" who had beheaded King Qin, tore off his mask, and knelt down to plead guilty to him.

He saw his brother's face lying flat on the ground, and the cold winter wind made his face fluctuate endlessly, his eyebrows, mouth and nose twisted into a strange expression, as if he was sneering at him viciously.

Laugh at him for being concealed by the people next to him, and become invisible to the side of the elbow and armpit. Laugh at him for being known as a benevolent and wise king in the world, but let his wife kill his own brother with such insidious tricks.

Xiao Jue only felt his chest was hot, and the wriggling skin on the ground made his palms seem to be on fire. He suddenly turned around and glared at Qin Changge.

That was the first time he looked at her with eyes other than warmth.

And Qin Changge just looked back at him gently, so gentle that he almost had the illusion that the cold kill word just now didn't come from the mouth of this magnificent, charming and peerless goddess-like woman in front of him.

That night, the lanterns and shadows of the Changle Palace reflected excited and wandering figures. That night, the maids cowered in a corner, trembling, listening to the thunderous anger of the emperor, and for the first time swept through the Changle Palace like a hurricane.

first time...

Xiao Jue slowly withdrew his distant gaze, pursed his lips, took a sip of the tea on the table, lowered his eyelashes, and said no more.

At that time, Changge was right. The two kings of Qin and Chu, who looked at the wolf like a wolf and looked at the eagle, had hidden evil intentions. They were also the son of the Queen Mother. The power of the Jiang family should not be underestimated.

At first, when the two kings were in power, they colluded with various forces in private. More importantly, the two kings were the mother and son of the queen mother. Relying on the favor of the queen mother, they secretly restrained the government everywhere. Although they could not make waves, they were also troublesome. Constantly, and although he is not afraid of these methods, but because of filial piety, he can't attack them every time. What's more, the King of Qin has an affair with the concubines. , but such things as the emperor being cuckolded are unbearable for men. He went to Changge to talk about it. At that time, the Changle Palace was warm and warm. What does Your Majesty want?"

He was silent.

The flames jumping in the golden brazier of Changle Palace reflected Changge's eyebrows, her eyes were deep, trickling like a secluded spring, she looked at Xiao Jue quietly for a while, then smiled for a long time and said: "Okay, I understand, this matter Just leave it to me, Your Majesty will not have to worry about the Second King anymore."

(End of this chapter)