"boom"
A bolt of lightning fell, and the rain gradually became heavier, making a swishing sound on the branches and eaves, and the heaven and earth turned into chaos. Xie Zhenqing watched and pondered for a long time, and gradually revealed a sinister smile.
"Destiny?"
"The Dragon Lord didn't fight, so he died. If I didn't fight, I would end up like the Dragon Lord!"
"Isn't one of Tianming already dead? It's better for Shangguan to take charge now. The emperor is Tianming now. With his hand, it doesn't matter if another one dies?"
"However, don't be rough, just give it a push!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bright flash in the sky, and the room turned pale, followed by a rolling muffled thunder, which scared Hongdao and shivered in his heart.
Xie Zhenqing decided after thinking about it, and suddenly sat up and gave instructions, his voice seemed calm.
"Don't be afraid, go to the two kings of Qi and Shu to check the reaction, and send this to the fourth floor of Emperor Long'an's mausoleum."
"The tomb of Emperor Long'an is guarded by armored soldiers. You can take the secret passage."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Zhenqing pressed the wall next to the bed and opened a small secret door. Inside was a palm-sized secret compartment with nothing else but a small box. From the box, he took out a roll of yellowed old paper and handed it over. Gave it to Hongdao.
“Remember not to make any mistakes.”
"Yes!" Hongdao suppressed his uneasiness, responded, turned around and went out.
Prince Qi's Mansion
When Sun Bolan rushed to the door of the study, he saw King Qi leaning sideways and squinting at the bookshelf with Langya's shelf, and hurriedly paid his respects to King Qi.
King Qi immediately noticed that his eyes were swollen and ordered: "Send Mr. Sun a bowl of ginseng soup."
After saying that, he sat down and asked, "Is the matter finished?"
"Your Majesty, it's finished. A new village has been built in the mansion, covering 700 acres. This is the land deed."
"What else?" King Qi took the paper and glanced at it before throwing it on the table.
Sun Bolan's expression was a little haggard, and he raised his eyebrows and glanced: "I also checked the situation of Prince Dai's Mansion. The business of the six restaurants is booming, but it is because of the fans."
"It's just that the people in the hotel don't have the prescriptions themselves, so the palace allocates them every month."
"Pa" King Qi suddenly became furious and slapped the table: "Are these trivial matters what I want to know?"
Sun Bolan hurriedly knelt on the ground, as if he had aged ten years in less than half a year, and kowtowed repeatedly in apology.
When King Qi raised his eyes, he saw the words "Cease haste and use patience" on the sticker. His heart sank. He glanced at Sun Bolan, who was silent. He regretted it a little.
Since the last time a staff member was killed and Wen Xunpeng was forced away, all the counselors below have been obedient, but the tasks they have done are increasingly failing to hit the target.
"Being aware of something doesn't mean being able to do it!" King Qi was thinking, and heard the flapping of wings outside the window. Soon the servant outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, a carrier pigeon has sent a message."
"Get up, go and see what's going on." It must be said that King Qi was a little more mature. He glanced at Sun Bolan and said, Sun Bolan quickly retreated as if he had received an amnesty. He took the letter from the servant's hand and couldn't help but change his expression. , hurriedly went inside and presented it.
"Your Majesty, something happened to King Lu. Not only was he deprived of his title, but Eunuch Ma also broke into the palace with his armored soldiers."
"What?" King Qi snatched the letter and read it. He was not irritable but felt a little uneasy.
Prince Shu's Mansion
At this time, the clouds were thick and the sky was dark, and it seemed more and more profound. A distant sound of piano sounded softly, seemingly present or not, curling continuously in the hall.
The King of Shu listened across the hall and sighed: "The situation in the capital is about to change... Luo Pei left the capital today. What do you think?"
Everyone was pondering, and one person said: "This matter is not easy to handle. Luo Pei is now the governor of the Southwest and cannot be shaken easily. Something big must have gone wrong."
"But we have tried to figure out the advice he gave the emperor. It turns out that there are indeed some thieves who are talented and wise. If we follow the policy, I'm afraid Southwest can still be pacified."
The King of Shu felt a little uncomfortable and sighed: "I don't know, so I want to discuss it with everyone."
Just as he was talking, he heard someone outside reporting: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report."
The King of Shu was shocked, knowing that it was nothing serious and would not come to report, so he said: "Come in!"
A servant came in and handed over a piece of information. The King of Shu took it and turned it over. He couldn't help but trembled. He stood up and seemed to feel hot. He ordered: "Open the bead curtain further."
"Yes!" A servant immediately pulled away and retreated. A gust of cool night wind immediately rushed in, making the corners of his clothes rustle.
"My lord, what happened?"
The King of Shu could always calm down quickly in front of these people. He pondered for a while, briefly explained the matter, and murmured: "Is the sixth one out of the game?"
With that said, he passed this information on to the several counselors present.
After reading them all, the counselors talked in low voices, and some even showed joy. After all, there was one less competitor, but one counselor did not speak and just pondered.
His expression didn't seem happy, but rather worried.
The King of Shu could not help but ask: "Mr. Ji, what's wrong?"
Ji Hongxu was shaking a folding fan in his hand, full of scholarly air, and frowned: "My lord, do you feel that this development is a little too fast?"
The King of Shu didn't understand. What does it mean to develop too fast?
"My lord, don't you think that there have been more major events in the past two years than in the past ten years?" Ji Hongxu's face was a little solemn: "Whether it is the intensification of the conflict between you and King Qi, or Qingyuan Temple's collusion with the big demon, and the shrine Appearance, meteorite falling from the sky.”
Ji Hongxu bent his fingers and said: "There are also King Lu who was deprived of his title and concubine Wei who was demoted. One thing after another, the situation is developing too fast and we can't cope with it."
"Aren't you shocked?"
The King of Shu was startled and gradually changed his color.
In the past two years, it seemed that the whole world was speeding up, and events were happening one after another. The reason why he never felt anything was wrong was probably because his father was old.
Ten years ago, my father was still in good health and had great power, but they had just started to get titles, climbing up one level at a time, and their foundation was not stable, and they had not reached the time when the competition for heirs became fierce.
In the past one or two years, my father's health has obviously deteriorated day by day. King Qi has become arrogant and domineering. He, a prince of a similar age to him, is the most powerful opponent in the fight for the crown prince. Naturally, the two have been in a scuffle, tit-for-tat with each other, and their relationship has become increasingly bad.
Now that I was reminded by this counselor, I couldn't help but be shocked.
Yes, even though all kinds of things have come up in the past two years due to the father's poor health, this time coincides with the rise of King Dai, which makes people think more.
"Yes, in the past one or two years, major events have happened frequently, which makes people overwhelmed." The King of Shu paused, turned around and asked, "Do you think it has something to do with King Dai?"
"Every major event in the palace has been collected and investigated. I have permission from the prince to observe the details. But the scary thing is that none of it really seems to have anything to do with the king. But every time, the king gets the advantage, step by step. From acting as a marquis, acting as a duke, and even acting as a king.”
"If it's relevant, it's okay. No, it's scary to think about it."
The King of Shu was frightened after hearing this and was lost in thought for a long time. He picked up the information that was sent back to him, put it on a candle and burned it bit by bit.
The flames lit up the hall, and when they almost reached the end, they were thrown to the ground.
Someone asked: "Lord, where is Luo Pei?"
"Don't move him for a while, and then wait and see what King Dai is doing." King Shu said with an expression that was hard to distinguish under the candlelight.
