When walking out of the hut, Xia Chengxuan hugged a square box tightly and staggered, as if he had lost his soul.
He has no choice.
Hu Xiu'an locked up the palace and sealed the city gates. Apparently Emperor Yonghua's funeral took place in these days. Even tomorrow, today...
Once Xia Muyan ascends the throne, dealing with him will be treason.
Once Xia Muyan ascends the throne, Prince Jia's palace will have no choice but to be at his mercy.
Once Xia Muyan ascends the throne, it will be impossible to avenge his father.
Once Xia Muyan ascends the throne, my mother's death will be in vain...
He has no choice.
Circumstances had made the choice for him.
His mother made the choice for him with her own death.
It was fate that made the choice, not him.
"Fate has arranged it this way, how can I resist?"
The personal guards had been waiting outside. Seeing him walking out slowly, they hurriedly greeted him.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Lu Jianxing asked. He could already see that Xia Chengxuan's expression was dull, his eyes were dull, and his whole person was full of sadness, which was completely different from before entering the room.
Xia Chengxuan smiled miserably and replied softly: "It's okay. Jianxing, let's go to Prince Duan's Mansion."
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After hearing that He Fu had finished his report, Xia Muyan didn't take it seriously.
"If I were Zhang Suiguang, I would definitely be angry at being stared at like this. Forget it, I'll just kill those few informants. At this juncture, let's ignore him for now. After we finish the big things, we'll settle the old and new accounts with him." Xia Muyan wrote the scriptures and answered without raising his head.
What he copied today was the "Yin Fu Jing". Spread out on the table is the first chapter——
The way of observing the sky and the journey of holding on to the sky have been completed. Therefore, there are five thieves in heaven, and those who see them will prosper. The five thieves care about the heart and act in heaven. The universe depends on the hands, and all transformations occur on the body. Nature is a person; human heart is a machine. The way of establishing heaven is used to determine people. The sky sends murderous intentions, and the stars change their places; the earth sends murderous intentions, and dragons and snakes rise from the ground; humans send murderous intentions, and heaven and earth turn over and over again; heaven and man unite, and all changes are established. Nature is clever and can be hidden. The evil of the nine orifices depends on the three essentials, which can cause movement and stillness. If fire is born in wood, disaster will be overcome; if treachery is born in the country, it will collapse in time. Those who know how to practice are called saints.
"Fu Kai, please calm down at this critical moment. Why don't you read it and I'll write it?" Xia Muyan stood up straight and smiled at He Fu Kai Dao.
In recent months, He Fukai has been running around in and out to find things for himself. Xia Muyan knows that he has always been tense and does not dare to relax for a moment.
"Haha, that's fine." He Fukai would not refute the prince's kindness. He immediately went to the desk, took the fold of "Yin Fu Jing" and read slowly -
"Heaven and Heaven are born to kill, and this is the principle of Tao. Heaven and earth are the robbers of all things; all things are the robbers of humans; humans are the robbers of all things. When the three thieves are appropriate, the three talents are at peace. Therefore, it is said: Eat at the right time, and the principles of all things; move it. Machine, everything is safe. People know that it is a god, but they don’t know the reason why it is not a god. The sun and the moon are numbered, their sizes are determined, the sacred power is born, and the gods come out. This is a stolen machine, no one in the world can see it, no one can do it You know it. A gentleman will have a firm bow, but a villain will have a light life."
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"I have finished copying these scriptures. Can you feel calmer?" Xia Muyan looked at the Taoist scriptures he had just copied and asked He Fukai Dao.
He Fukai smiled bitterly, shook his head, and replied: "I'm afraid I don't have any talent for this art of cultivating one's health. I read these witty words once, but I can't remember even a single word in my mind."
He was keeping the things arranged by the prince in mind, but where could he find room for other things in his mind?
"Haha... I'm afraid you can't change your temper." Xia Muyan didn't care and answered softly.
"When the prince ascends the throne, I may be able to think about this method of cultivating one's character when I have some free time." He Fukai said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
It is better to say "the birds are gone and the good bow is hidden" than "the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackeys are cooked". He knew that he was deeply involved in the matter, and his life and death could only depend on the prince's thoughts.
Xia Muyan's face suddenly turned cold, he frowned and looked at He Fukai, and remained silent for a long time.
"Your Majesty, I said the wrong thing again." He Fukai shook his head and smiled bitterly. In his life, he had already experienced everything he should have experienced, and he had no regrets at all. Even if the prince really wanted him to die, why would he be happy to resume it?
A scholar dies for a confidant, even if this "confidant" is to "use oneself".
"Your Majesty, the big thing is done. The reopening will be considered as your long-cherished wish. When the time comes, I will travel with my wife and little girl all over the south of the Yangtze River, find a place with beautiful scenery, listen to the wind and rain, plow the fields, and cultivate the land. It will be the ultimate joy in life! hehe... ..."
Xia Muyan sighed deeply and said with a sad look on his face: "You think you know me!"
"Your Majesty, our people are here to report. Xia Chengxuan and Zhan Ming have been to Prince Duan's Mansion in the past two days. There is no way to know what they talked about." He Fukai was here to report to Xia Muyan. After reading the scriptures, I almost forgot. After I came to my senses, I hurriedly reported again.
"They are going to Prince Duan's Mansion? Didn't they say that Prince Duan's oil has run out and the lamp has dried up? Is it false?" When the time comes, he won’t stand up. He doesn’t dare to stand up either.”
Fighting among princes to usurp the throne is common in history. However, there has never been a regent who usurped the throne.
Those who can serve as regents are fair and impartial, and are well-liked by the new couple. If you steal it while the imperial power is changing from old to new, the world will consider it a traitor to the country.
King Duan has great reputation, how can he be willing to bear this eternal infamy? What's more, Xia Muyan had already spread the rumor in the market and in the court that Prince Duan wanted to work with Xia Jingyu to eradicate Prince Yun's mansion, and that Prince Duan's eldest son Xia Muzhou would be the new king.
Three people become tigers, and rumors are like knives, killing and wounding without being visible.
"Your Majesty, what should we do with Ni Juzheng?" He Fukai asked again.
Hu Xiu'an sent a secret message that his people had captured Ni Juzheng and was now secretly imprisoning him.
"Him?"
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On the way back, Xia Chengxuan abandoned his chariot and rode on, galloping all the way.
"Your Majesty, Crown Prince Chengxuan is here." The old butler of Prince Duan's Mansion came over to report, "Look at him, he seems to be very anxious."
Xia Muzhou looked irritated and muttered: "What's he doing here again? No matter how hard you run here, Prince Duan's Mansion can't help you!"
Although he said this, he was already walking towards the side hall.
When Xia Muzhou arrived at the side hall, Xia Chengxuan was already standing there, holding a wooden box tightly to his chest.
"Chengxuan, is something wrong?" Xia Mu Zhouxing stepped forward and asked. When I got closer, I saw that there were injuries on his forehead, face, and neck, and I couldn't help but feel a pity in my heart.
Xia Chengxuan knew that the only way to deal with this matter was to contact King Duan, and said anxiously: "Where is Master Duan? I do have something extremely important to report to Master Duan."
"Can you tell me something first?" Just stick to it."
Xia Chengxuan naturally trusted him and replied without thinking: "I found clear evidence that Xia Muyan secretly communicated with Jue Kingdom and Shatuo to frame and kill my father and King Zhi!"
"What?" Xia Muzhou was shocked and hurriedly led him to his father's bedroom.
The old monk Xuanning died for him. King Duan was very uneasy. Since he woke up, he has been reciting sutras for him in the secret room of his dormitory to achieve salvation.
The situation is such that it is better to do less than to do more. Although he has recovered from his illness, he has never left his dormitory. His personal attendants have been staying in his room day and night, just to let others know that he is dying, and that no one should come to him again for anything big or small in the capital. .
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" There were three knocks on the door of the dark room.
"Who else will come at this time?" King Duan leaned on his staff and walked over to open the door, "Chengxuan? Why are you here again?"
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As soon as Xia Chengxuan left Lingchengzhai, Zhang Suiguang summoned the eight masters of Jiudian and Li Xuici.
"Duan Liyou, you will try to sneak out of the city soon, and you must send this letter to the white army camp in the south of the city." He said and handed over an envelope.
A young man with thin lips, thick eyebrows, and a plump nose walked up and took the letter and asked: "Palace Master, who should I give this letter to?"
"Prince Zhi's Mansion, Qin Yinzhen." Zhang Suiguang replied briefly.
Duan Liyou bowed slightly and quickly walked out of the hall.
Among the nine masters of the Salt Gang, Duan Liyou had the best Qinggong and was good at disguising himself. He had done this kind of "muddle through" countless times.
"Jiu Qingqing, please take this letter and this square-edge seal." Zhang Suiguang pointed to a letter and a small silk package on the table.
A skinny old man with sunken eyes walked forward a few steps, took the envelope and silk bag, opened the silk bag and looked at it, and sure enough, there was a very strange shaped seal inside. The seal body has six different-shaped faces, each of which is engraved with different patterns. There are traces of ink pads of different colors in the grooves of the patterns.
At that time, some important letters were stamped with special-shaped seals to prevent anyone from forging the handwriting and making it difficult to determine whether they were genuine or not.
To counterfeit a seal of the opposite sex, you need to find printing materials that are exactly the same as the original seal, and then carve out the same patterns, which is really difficult.
"Take these two things to the Salt Transportation Administration Office in Anxian Jinzhou and find Hu Xiwei from Baiweitang." Zhang Suiguang said again, "Tell him not to leave a single person alive in the Salt Transportation Administration Office in Anxian."
He had read Xia Chengxuan's letter and knew that he had left out one sentence: No one should be left alive.
"Bodhicitta, Resentment Eternal Life, Destroy and Sealed Demons, Subdued No Cry, you lead people to keep an eye on the Duke Li's Palace and the Earl of Pingchang's Palace. Once news of the emperor's death comes, you will go to the house and rob Hu Fengju and Hu Xiu'an." Zhang Suiguang The order said, "Resent to Changsheng, Hanbie Ku, Jiu Wuwu, Li Xuici, you lead people to hide near the city gate in two ways. Once there is any movement at the city gate, the people from the Nine Halls will help attack the city gate, and the people from the Salt Gang will be responsible for intercepting and intercepting the city gate." People from Jinweinan Camp."
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"How unreasonable! How unreasonable!" After seeing those objects, King Duan was so angry that he knocked on the floor tiles and cursed bitterly, "As a prince, he is willing to be a traitor to the country. If he doesn't kill this person, how can he establish the prestige of the country? How can he calm people's hearts?"
