Prince Xia Yu sat in the hall with resentment. On the left was the right prime minister Cao Wei, and on the right was the new Minister of War Zhao Shangshu.
"talk?"
The prince looked at his two silent right-hand men and finally couldn't help shouting: "What on earth is going on?"
"Since the founding of Daxia, there has never been a time when a prince and his concubine were allowed to return to the imperial capital for a homecoming drink. Why is this happening now?"
Speaking of this, the prince said unwillingly: "When I got married in Qingzhou, I didn't get such treatment?"
"Tell me, what exactly does my father want to do?"
"Are you dissatisfied with me?"
"If he was not satisfied with me being the crown prince, why did he push me to become the head of the East Palace in the first place?"
After Prince Xia Yu finished his roar, the evil anger in his heart seemed to be vented.
After a while, he calmed down and saluted respectfully: "Right Prime Minister, Lord Taishan, what do you think?"
Right Prime Minister Cao Wei then said: "How shameful!"
"Because there is no precedent or sign for this matter. Judging from the matter itself, the emperor summoned the Ninth Prince back from Huangzhou to let Concubine Qin take a look!"
"impossible!"
Prince Xia Yu flatly refused: "This is absolutely impossible!"
"According to the news from the palace, Concubine Qin has been imprisoned in the Leng Palace Gushan Palace by her father since Lao Jiu went to Huangzhou!"
"Why"
Cao Wei let out a faint sigh: "Your Highness, you only saw that Concubine Qin was imprisoned in the cold palace."
"But what you haven't seen is that since Concubine Qin was imprisoned in Gushan Palace, His Majesty went to Gushan Palace almost every time he had time, and even went to Gushan Palace to have meals with Concubine Qin."
"Look at the queen and other concubines in the harem. Although they are all in their own palaces, has your majesty ever been there once?"
"In my opinion, those palaces that His Majesty does not go to are the cold palaces!"
A hint of enlightenment flashed in the prince's eyes: "You, Prime Minister, have seen it more deeply."
Cao Wei nodded and said: "There are rumors in the palace recently that Concubine Qin is ill recently. It may be related to her illness!"
The prince turned around and asked again: "Master Taishan, what do you think?"
Zhao Shangshu added: "I think there is another point, that is, Sima Mei is about to go to get married, and the reason for calling Sima Lan back for a meeting is to appease the left prime minister Sima Jian!"
A cold light flashed in Cao Wei's eyes: "Old thief Sima may indeed have exerted influence secretly. This old guy is really not a thing!"
The prince thought for a while: "Then what do you think, father?"
"Father's oral instructions to the dead Lao Jiu did not mention a return date!"
"I feel that everything about this matter is weird!"
"It seems like someone is plotting against me."
Cao Wei and Zhao Shangshu both shook their heads: "Your Highness, don't worry too much!"
"The emperor's heart is like the sea, hard to fathom!"
"Just wait and see what happens!"
The prince was silent for a moment, and suddenly complained: "At the beginning, I said that I would ambush the troops on the way and turn Lao Jiu into a dead ghost. Maybe, there would be no more trouble than now!"
"But you are blocking me at every turn!"
"You can't ambush him halfway, otherwise, there will be endless troubles!"
"Now it seems that if Lao Jiu is not killed halfway, there will be endless troubles!"
The right minister and Zhao Shangshu frowned and realized that Xia Yu, the prince, was easy to settle old scores. This was really not a good habit.
Right Prime Minister Cao Wei said calmly: "Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince has forgotten the fate of the former Crown Prince?"
"Why was he kicked out of the East Palace?"
"Isn't it just because you want to ambush the Ninth Prince on his way into the wilderness?"
"The results of it?"
"The Ninth Prince has not lost a hair, but the former Crown Prince was kicked out of the East Palace, and now he has disappeared!"
"Your Highness, you have learned from the past!"
Prince Xia Yu shrank his neck in fright, and said with some fear: "Yes!"
"Sad Laojiu is very strange. If we arrange for someone to ambush him on the way, what else might happen?"
"The two elders are still mature and prudent. It's me, Meng Lang!"
"Then we'll just have to wait and see what happens next!"
At this time.
I remembered the eunuch's voice outside the main hall of the East Palace: "Li Taiwei is here!"
Cao Wei stood up and wanted to greet him: "Here comes the person who solves the problem!"
I saw Li Jianlong walking into the main hall at a snail's pace: "Li Jian has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Right Minister, Mr. Zhao!"
Everyone exchanged pleasantries and took their seats.
The prince then asked: "Li Taiwei, the right minister said that you want to pretend to join the King of Huangzhou to find out the truth?"
Li Jian said solemnly: "The situation in the court has been turbulent recently, and the kings' forces are surging. They are all trying desperately to win over the courtiers. I believe His Highness the Crown Prince knows what he wants to do!"
The prince said with an angry look on his face: "Brothers are not determined to give up the position of the East Palace. They are thinking about driving me out of this place all day long. It is simply abominable!"
"But, I am destined by fate, they will never be able to do it!"
Li Jian nodded and said: "My ambition in this life, Li Jian, is to help the prince sit on the throne, so your highness does not need to worry!"
"After the king of Huangzhou enters the city, I will first explore his true identity and stay by his side. Then I will naturally know why your majesty recalled him. By then, your highness will be able to come up with countermeasures!"
The prince said with a moved face: "Thank you for your hard work, Captain!"
Li Jian smiled meaningfully: "This is what a veteran should do."
The prince was quite satisfied with Li Jian's attitude: "We are waiting for the good news from the prince!"
"yes!"
The four of them conspired again in the East Palace before everyone left.
At this time, people from various royal palaces were also holding such meetings throughout the imperial capital!
Because no one knows what changes the king of Huangzhou will bring to the entire court after entering the imperial capital?
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
After Emperor Xia approved the memorial, he walked to the door of the imperial study, looked at the dark night sky and asked: "Old man, do you think my stupid sons can guess what I mean by calling Xiaojiu back to the imperial capital?"
Eunuch Wei shook his head decisively: "Your Majesty is their god, and your Majesty's thoughts are secrets to the princes. As long as the secrets are not leaked, no one can guess it!"
He couldn't guess it even if he stayed by the emperor's side, and the other princes couldn't guess it either!
"Hahaha"
Emperor Xia couldn't help laughing out loud: "Old man, you are the best at talking!"
"You said the rumor that Li Jian secretly joined Xiao Jiu is true or false?"
Eunuch Wei solemnly replied: "It comes out of nowhere, isn't it without a reason?"
Emperor Xia shook his head: "Since the rumors have reached my ears, they are really rumors!"
Eunuch Wei breathed a sigh of relief!
Emperor Xia continued: "After the battle with the Tianlang Kingdom, I found that the Tianxia Palace is like a pool of stagnant water. There are too many courtiers who protect themselves wisely and secretly, but too few who truly want to serve the country and the people."
"Old man, what do you think if Xiaojiu gets involved in government affairs while visiting relatives?"
"How will the prince react?"
"Will there be trouble in this stagnant court?"
Eunuch Wei's eyes shrank: "I don't dare to discuss government affairs arbitrarily!"
Emperor Xia smiled mysteriously and murmured: "Then give it a try!"
suddenly.
"Ang ang ang"
There were strange sounds coming from the worship hall.
Emperor Xia's expression changed and he walked towards the worship hall.