Anecdotes of Tianyuan: The Long Night is Young

Chapter 14

The county magistrate informed Zhao Xiyan at [-], and Zhao Xiyan became angrier the more he heard it. The magistrate was probably just the prince's minion.This group of people were obviously the ones who directly wanted his life. This trip to the south of the Yangtze River was a top-secret matter. Even if the Qinglian sect knew about it for a while, they would not be able to know the room he lived in so well.The magistrate obviously received an order from the imperial court and knew that there were imperial envoys visiting, but he didn't care about so many strangers in the city.If Zhao Xiyan died in Suzhou, the magistrate would just report to the imperial court and shift the responsibility to the Qinglian Sect. The prince would pretend to send someone to investigate, and then report to the emperor that the Qinglian Sect was indeed responsible.In this way, the crown prince removed Zhao Xiyan and all the suspicions about himself without any effort, and pushed all his brains to Qinglian Sect. Qinglian Sect is a cult, even if it is caught in the future, no one will believe it.The prince is very vicious. Zhao Xiyan thought that he was just a newcomer to court and had no wings, so he was in a hurry to deal with him. He is really a good brother.But Zhao Xiyan also knew that there was nothing he could do without proof, and if he sued his father, he would just be tricked by the prince.

"Lord Liu, do you think that this king is just a prince and you must be punished?"

"Your Highness, I have absolutely no such intentions. This is all nonsense that the county magistrate wants to harm the minister."

"Although this king is young, he is still not blind. Who is right and wrong, do you want to teach me?"

"No, no, no, I'm wrong. His Royal Highness, Duan Wang, is very discerning and discerning." The magistrate Liu was donated by his ancestors' savings, and he didn't have any ink in his stomach, let alone such things as backbone.His Royal Highness the crown prince is indeed powerful, but the crown prince will not be able to protect him for a while when he is far away in the capital.

"Your Highness, I believe that for the sake of safety, the guards in the city should be strengthened. I also ask His Highness Prince Duan to transfer to the post house as soon as the princess is better."

"I'm afraid the post house is not safe. I don't know if there is a vacant room in Shizhi County's home for the king to rest."

"The conditions in Weichen's house are simple, with only one house and three rooms located in a remote place. I'm afraid I'm neglecting Your Highness. Your Highness doesn't dislike it and lives in Weichen's house. However, the ancestors of Liu Zhifu are wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River. There are several good houses in the city, which may be more suitable. Your Highness lives with the Princess."

"It turns out that Prefect Liu has a lot of properties."

"The ancestors of this minister left some small property, and the prince does not dislike it. The next official will immediately send someone to clean it up. Your Highness is respectfully invited to stay."

"Then I would like to thank you, Lord Zhifu." Zhao Xiyan sang along with Shi Zhixian, and was frightened when he learned that the prefect had run away.As soon as Liu Zhifu left, Zhao Xiyan began the "interrogation" of Shizhi County.

"Master Shi, are you convicted?"

"Official and guilty" Shi Zhixian knelt down

"Tell me, what crime did you commit?"

"This humble minister should not tease Mr. Liu like this, and should not offend the superior."

"Then why did you commit the crime knowingly? Do you know that if the people in the hall are replaced by other princes or imperial envoys, you may die without a place to die?"

"Wei Chen knows."

"Knowing that you still dare to do this?"

"Don't dare."

"Since you didn't dare, why did you dare again just now?"

"Because the imperial envoy is your Highness."

"Oh~, let's talk about it, how do you know that this king will definitely forgive you and sing with you?"

"Weichen is one of the 32 former Jinshi candidates. Last year, the alternate magistrate came to Suzhou. From the time I became a magistrate in Suzhou, the magistrate used the name of the prince to win over Weichen. The former examiner is the prince's examiner, and I can be regarded as a student of the prince. But Weichen I am not ashamed of what the prince has done, let alone what Mr. Liu has done, and I don’t want to follow the prince. I have been humble for ten years, and now I am in my thirties. I have vowed since I was a child to be a good official and plead for the people. But today The officialdom is extremely filthy, and co-stars abound. The minister rejected Liu Zhifu, and since then, the minister has been suppressed everywhere, and the life of an official is extremely difficult. If you don’t find a master, how will you fulfill your life’s wish? ? The lower officials selected you, Your Highness."

"Why did you choose me? You know that this king has no power or power in the court."

"No reason, you are the best choice now. Firstly, Your Highness, you don't have much power now, and you haven't participated in politics deeply yet. The subordinate officials who join His Highness's command at this time are the elders. Second, your mother clan is powerful, and there is Xiahou's army behind you." , Concubine Xia in the harem is now the person with the highest status, and His Highness has not punished the humble officials for three years, which shows that His Highness is a person who understands right and wrong, and never dies to correct the rules."

"But this king has no intention of being an emperor, and only wants to live a happy life. This king doesn't think being an emperor is a happy thing."

"The current situation cannot be controlled by His Highness. If the crown prince ascends the throne, His Highness's life is in danger, and the rest of the princes and princes will also die."

"According to what you said, this king must fight for the throne, right?" Zhao Xiyan had heard enough of his mother, concubine and uncle talking about fighting for the throne, but he didn't expect that even a small county magistrate said that he had to fight for the throne.

"Yes, my lord. Every succession of the throne is a battle of swords and swords. If the new emperor is an emperor with the world in mind, then the people will be lucky. But if the new emperor is a tyrannical devil who kills the king and brothers, then Da Qi will The people are living in dire straits. Until the moment my Great Qi is ruined and destroyed, the iron hooves of Mobei will crush my great mountains and rivers, uprisings will break out everywhere, the people will be displaced, and the country will be destroyed! Haven’t your Highness read the history books? That’s how the pre-Chu perished. Yes, I, Da Qi, ruled the world, so I should take this as a lesson from the past, so as not to repeat the same mistakes."

Zhao Xiyan was shocked by the sentence of subjugation and extermination of the country. A little carelessness in the prince's seizure of the throne will indeed shake the foundation of the country.The former Chu Emperor won the throne and killed a group of brothers, and then indulged in pleasure, treacherous ministers were in power, the enemy country took advantage of the vacancy, and the people in the Central Plains were in dire straits.The ancestor of the Zhao family was the Marquis of Zhao back then, who raised troops to pacify the chaos, and finally won the world, and changed his name to Qi.The Qi State has been passed down for five generations, and it has been established for a hundred years. If we forget the source of our ancestors' success, we will probably repeat the same mistakes.The current emperor is still in good health, and the actions of Zhao Xiyan and his brothers to seize the heir are only behind the scenes and have not been shown in the open.But what made Zhao Xiyan heartbroken was that the thirteenth brother became the first victim of the seizure of the heirloom.Zhao Xiyan's mother is the imperial concubine Huide. Although her mother's family background is not as big as Zhao Xiyan's, the imperial concubine has been favored by the emperor for many years.This imperial concubine Hui De comes from a family of Jianghu, and is the daughter of the owner of the No. 20 villa in the world, Han Zhuang.The emperor first married her to win over the world's No. [-] mountain villa and win over the powers of the Jianghu. Unexpectedly, after entering the palace, the emperor found that Miss Han was as beautiful as a fairy. several years.The prince has been the prince for [-] years, and he has long been a little impatient, and there are many behind-the-scenes actions.The crown prince cleared the obstacles, of course Zhao Xiyan would be the first to do it, after all, both mother and son are favored.The prince actually accused Zhao Xiyan of treason, causing the emperor to lose his mind and kill his own son.After Zhao Xiyan's unjust death, the imperial concubine disappeared, and her whereabouts are still unknown.

"I know this, but I really don't have any intention of claiming to be emperor. This king is here to investigate the Qinglian Sect. From now on, you will follow me and be your right-hand man."

Shi Jiang looked at this handsome young man with eyes like torches. Although he refused in words, he was already shaken a lot, otherwise he would not have kept himself by his side. Shi Jiang thought and hoped that he would not follow the wrong person.Zhao Xiyan asked Shi Jiang to inform the magistrate to strengthen the defense, and sent him to investigate the Qinglian Sect.After Shi Jiang resigned, Zhao Xiyan walked back to Su Qingshu's room and sat by the bedside to accompany Su Qingshu.

Su Qingshu was injured, bleeding profusely, his entire face was pale, Zhao Xiyan looked at it with distress.This woman is so stupid, the sword came to block it without thinking, she didn't know that she was a daughter of a boudoir and had no martial arts, could she die if she blocked the sword?She said that because she likes herself, she blocked her, but I'm not worth it. I never responded to your affection or gave you half of my tenderness.Is there really someone in this world who is willing to die for his lover?Su Qingshu, are you a fool?Zhao Xiyan accompanied Su Qingshu for a long time, looking at Su Qingshu's pale face, he stretched out his hand out of nowhere, and gently stroked her face.Unexpectedly, Su Qingshu woke up at this moment. Su Qingshu felt someone stroking her hair and cheek, opened his eyes, but saw Zhao Xiyan stroking.Seeing that Su Qingshu woke up, Zhao Xiyan put away his hands in embarrassment, but Su Qingshu looked at him with big watery eyes, making Zhao Xiyan even more uncomfortable. "Princess, that...? Do you want a drink of water?" "I was just thinking about it. I'm just thirsty. May I trouble my lord to pour a glass of water for my concubine?" He wanted to raise his right hand to take the glass of water, but he pulled the wound and retracted. Seeing this, Zhao Xiyan said, "Princess, don't move, let me feed you." Su Qingshu couldn't believe that Zhao Xiyan would feed her water, after all, since she married Zhao Xiyan had been lukewarm towards her when she came here, and that night he mustered up the courage to confess, but only received a cold reply.Su Qingshu looked at Zhao Xiyan with unbelievable eyes. It was also the first time Zhao Xiyan fed someone water like this, and accidentally leaked it onto Su Qingshu's chin. Zhao Xiyan's condition was normal, and he stretched out his left hand to wipe it lightly, without wetting his clothes and quilt. .Su Qingshu was completely dumbfounded, she had never seen such a gentle prince before, Su Qingshu opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhao Xiyan, Zhao Xiyan didn't know why, he gently held Su Qingshu's hand, signaling to make her feel at ease, the warmth spread from the palm of his hand When it reached Su Qingshu's palm, it warmed the whole body.Su Qingshu and Zhao Xiyan looked at each other speechlessly, but their hearts beat fast.This is probably because the heart of spring has sprouted a little bit.

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The feeling of first love is a little cautious, just like chasing my little cutie.