Hu Xiaotian said in his heart that Xue Daoming and I have no friendship, but there is no lasting hatred in this world. Personal grudges are insignificant in the face of national interests. As the leader of Dayong, Xue Daoming is most concerned about his country and the country.
, he can do anything for Dayong.
Dong Tianjiang took out a map and slowly unfolded it in front of Hu Xiaotian. This map was the boundary between Dakang and Dayong. The special thing was that the dividing line between the two countries was marked with red lines.
Hu Xiaotian just glanced at the map and understood that Xue Daoming wanted to cede land as a price for his help. However, the land he gave up was not a strategic location, except for Dongluocang. Xue Daoming actually occupied this place.
Some cities were generously given to him, but overall it was a big deal.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "This gift is so expensive that I must have put a lot of thought into it." He slowly moved the map aside, showing his disdain for the gift.
General Dong Tian was quite stunned. In his opinion, no inch of Dayong's territory was redundant. Xue Daoming had made great concessions and sacrifices this time, but Hu Xiaotian didn't appreciate it. He sighed.
: "Your Majesty, you think this is not enough?"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "It's not that I'm dissatisfied. I can see your sincerity. It's just that I have always been principled in life. I don't get reward for no merit. How could I accept such a big gift from you for no reason?"
Only then did Dong Tianjiang understand why Hu Xiaotian refused. He smiled and said, "Actually, my Majesty also has something he wants to entrust the prince to handle."
"Appreciate further details!"
General Dong Tian said: "Your Majesty wants to join forces with the prince to get rid of someone!"
Hu Xiaotian thought to himself, everything is just as I expected. It is a fact known to the world that Xue Daoming has long wanted to get rid of Li Chenzhou, but why would he join forces with him? He deliberately looked thoughtful and thought for a long time before saying: "
I really can't imagine what I can do to help you?"
General Dong Tian said: "The eldest princess went to Kangdu before. The prince should know her itinerary well, right?"
Hu Xiaotian secretly laughed in his heart. Could it be that he deliberately spread the news and everyone in the world thought that he and Xue Lingjun took this opportunity to have an affair? Li Chenzhou was probably so angry that he stormed off. Everyone in the world would think that this guy was cheated on by him twice. Is it conceivable?
Knowing how much this guy's hatred for him would go, Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "As the king of Dakang Zhenhai, I have a lot of things to take care of every day, so how can I have so much time to pay attention to her affairs."
Dong Tianjiang smiled and said: "Although the prince doesn't know, we know every move of the eldest princess. She stayed in Kangdu for a few days, who did she meet and what gifts did she give."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. Xue Daoming was not an ordinary person. He had obviously launched all-round surveillance on Xue Lingjun, but he didn't know what flaws Xue Lingjun showed?
General Dong Tian said: "The eldest princess once sent a calligraphy to your country's grand master Wen Chenghuan in Kangdu."
Hu Xiaotian said: "She walked around Kangdu and gave out a lot of gifts." He already felt in his heart that Xue Lingjun's gift was extraordinary.
General Dong Tian said: "The calligraphy she sent is "Bodhisattva Man" handwritten by Li Xuangan, the Duke of Yongjing."
"I heard that Duke Jingguo was a great calligrapher of the generation, and his calligraphy must be priceless."
General Dong Tian said: "The value of the calligraphy itself is secondary, but this painting "Bodhisattva Man" was written by Duke Jingguo after his youngest son Li Mingzuo was killed."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said, "It's really precious!" His tone contained a touch of disdain.
General Dong Tian said: "Recently, when my Majesty was sorting out the late emperor's relics, he accidentally discovered some letters. Among them were correspondence between him and Li Mingzuo when they were young. Tracing back to the source, it turns out that the late emperor and Li Mingzuo were classmates and friends. Li Mingzuo wrote in the letter
In it, he revealed his great ambition to infiltrate the enemy camp for Dayong. Judging from the date, he should have been killed not long after. His Majesty was originally very fond of calligraphy. He often has a photographic memory of the handwriting of calligraphers. Seeing this
The letter felt a bit familiar, and when I thought about it carefully, I found one with a calligraphy style similar to that of Li Mingzuo."
"who?"
General Dong Tian said: "Your country's Grand Master Wen Chenghuan!"
Hu Xiaotian actually thought of Wen Chenghuan, otherwise Dong Tianjiang wouldn't have mentioned it specifically just now.
General Dong Tian said: "No matter how a person changes, even if his handwriting changes, the habit of writing is like a brand, which cannot be fundamentally removed. So His Majesty asked people to collect Wen Chenghuan's documents in recent years, and what could be found.
Comparing Li Mingzuo’s ink marks from that time, we can almost conclude that Wen Chenghuan is Li Mingzuo!”
Hu Xiaotian was also extremely shocked by this news. Dong Tian handed Hu Xiaotian two copies of the ink from Li Mingzuo and Wen Chenghuan.
Hu Xiaotian unfolded it and saw that the font was completely different. He was not good at calligraphy and could not tell whether it was written by one person.
General Dong Tian said: "This matter is not urgent. Your Majesty will just let people identify it slowly. It shouldn't be difficult for Your Majesty to find Wen Chenghuan's calligraphy. If you ask a few more calligraphers to identify it, it shouldn't be difficult to judge the mystery."
Hu Xiaotian nodded.
General Dong Tian said: "My Majesty means..."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I understand that if this matter is implemented, I will naturally react."
Kangdu was shrouded in the continuous autumn rain. Yang Lingqi braved the autumn rain and came to the imperial study room. Princess Yongyang Qiqi's beautiful eyebrows were slightly frowning, and she was staring at several words on the desk. The common feature of these words was that they were all signed.
After being covered, Yang Lingqi said respectfully: "Your Highness, I wonder why you are so anxious to summon your ministers here?"
Qiqi said calmly: "I can't summon you if there is nothing?"
"That's not what I meant." Yang Lingqi said in fear.
Qiqi pointed to the words on the desk and said, "Look!"
Yang Lingqi walked into the bookcase and read the words on it carefully from beginning to end.
Qiqi said: "Can you tell how many people wrote these words?"
Yang Lingqi said: "If I am not mistaken, these words were all written by one person."
"Have you looked carefully? Can you tell?"
Yang Lingqi nodded and said: "I can conclude that no matter how a person's handwriting changes, his character cannot be changed, just like a person can be fat, thin, beautiful and ugly, or even disguise himself as another person, but his bones cannot be changed. These words
It’s definitely the work of the same person.”
Qiqi said: "With your understanding of calligraphy, you can't be wrong in saying that."
Yang Lingqi asked: "I wonder who wrote these words?"
Qiqi said: "Wen Chenghuan." She raised her eyes and glanced at Yang Lingqi and said, "Can't you see it?"
Yang Lingqi smiled and said: "The signature is covered, I just think it's very similar. I don't dare to make a conclusion without the princess telling me."
Qiqi said: "Yang Lingqi, you have become a lot more tactful recently. If I remember correctly, you haven't said anything bad about Hu Xiaotian in my ears in a while."
Yang Lingqi looked embarrassed, smiled and said: "A minister should know how to watch his words and emotions. Only the minister dares to say what the princess wants to hear."
Qiqi chuckled and sneered: "That means talking to people and talking to ghosts. In your mind, am I a human or a ghost?"
Yang Lingqi said respectfully: "God!"
Qiqi stared at Yang Lingqi and said: "These days I have been thinking, if someone is lurking around me and betraying my interests to please his real master, how should I treat him?"
Yang Lingqi said without changing his expression: "It depends on his original intention. If someone like Wen Chenghuan is killed, he will be killed. If Li Chenzhou can be brought out, Dayong will only be grateful to His Highness." Of course he knew that Qiqi was like this.
That's not what Moon Seung-hwan said.
Qiqi said: "Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
Yang Lingqi said: "My death is not a pity. As long as my death can bring prosperity and peace, and as long as my death can bring the princess and the prince back to their old relationship, then my death is worth it."
Qiqi snorted and said: "Yang Lingqi, Yang Lingqi, I always thought you were an honest person in the past, but I didn't expect you to be so cunning." She finally figured it out. Yang Lingqi saw that she wouldn't kill him. This guy knew clearly.
It was a chess piece that Hu Xiaotian had always buried beside him. He had realized it a long time ago, but he just didn't expose him. Now that he and Hu Xiaotian had rebuilt their old relationship, and had given up the idea of eradicating Yang Lingqi, but he was unwilling to let him go like this.
In fact, when I think about it, there are quite a few people like Yang Lingqi around me. Isn't Shi Xuedong one of them?
Yang Lingqi was sure that Qiqi would not turn against Hu Xiaotian because of him, and said respectfully: "My loyalty to Dakang will never change."
Qiqi said: "Being loyal or traitorous is not just a matter of words." Her eyes fell on the words on the desk again, and she said softly: "Wen Chenghuan has been lurking in Dakang for many years, endangering Dakang and stealing Dakang.
Kang has betrayed countless pieces of information to Dayong, and his heart is to be punished. I will leave this matter to you, and you must do it in a glorious manner, and everyone in the world will know about it."
Yang Lingqi asked: "What do you want to do, Your Highness?"
Qiqi said: "What are your ideas?"
Yang Lingqi said: "If we use this to reveal Wen Chenghuan's identity, he will naturally be unforgivable in Dakang, but in Dayong he is a loyal minister and righteous man who sacrifices his life for righteousness. Not only will the reputation of the Li family in Dayong not be
The damage will only get worse. If you want him to pay the price, you should cover up the fact of his identity."
Qiqi said: "You mean not to punish him for treason?"
Yang Lingqi said: "There is no need to accuse him. Just slap him with a crime and kill him. In my opinion, I will punish him for corruption, confiscate his family and exterminate his family. There will definitely be too many accidents in the process.
The discovery, while eradicating Wen Chenghuan, also gave trouble to the Li family of Dayong, giving Emperor Dayong a chance to deal with Li Chenzhou in a high-sounding manner. Even if he cannot move Li Chenzhou, the Li family's reputation can be damaged."
Qiqi nodded, sighed softly and said: "No one under Hu Xiaotian is good!"
