Chapter 66 A trick to provoke the authority of the emperor
Chapter 66: Cross attack, challenge the emperor’s authority
Xiao Jiuan left the city last night with very little movement, and few people knew about it. However, when he returned to the city today, it was Yan Beijun who opened the way. It can be said that the momentum was huge, and he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.
However, there is also a benefit to this, that is, it proves that Xiao Jiuan's poison has been cured and he is fine now.
Seeing Xiao Jiu'an riding into the city as if nothing happened, countless people couldn't understand why King Yanbei didn't come out to see anyone yesterday since he was fine.
Such a big thing happened in Prince Yanbei's palace the night before yesterday. Why didn't Prince Yanbei come forward? Instead, he asked a newlywed to come forward?
What kind of medicine is King Yanbei selling in the gourd? Since there is nothing to do, why didn't you enter the palace with Princess Yanbei yesterday, but let Princess Yanbei enter the palace alone?
"Tell me, what on earth is King Yanbei thinking?"
"What's the point of him doing this?"
"I always feel that he is playing a big game, and every move he makes has deep meaning."
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Countless people are speculating on the deep meaning of Xiao Jiuan's behavior, but no matter how hard they think, they probably won't be able to figure it out. Xiao Jiuan didn't show up the night before and yesterday. It wasn't because he was planning something. It was just that even though he was sober at that time, the poison had not yet been resolved.
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As for his high-profile visit to the city today, it was naturally because he had recovered from his poison and needed to make a high-profile appearance to scare everyone.
Countless people want to know the reason, but no one has the courage to come and ask, except for one person - the current Holy Emperor!
Without any surprise, Xiao Jiuan arrived at Yanbei Palace, and the emperor's people came to announce Xiao Jiuan's entry into the palace.
Yesterday, Xiao Jiuan could refuse to enter the palace on the grounds that he had just detoxified, had been lying down for too long, and his limbs were stiff and unable to get out of bed. Today, he has no reason at all.
After entering the palace, he changed his clothes and tidied up briefly, then Xiao Jiuan entered the palace along with the imperial troops who announced the decree.
The King of Yanbei held heavy troops and guarded Yanbei all the year round. He fought hundreds of wars with the southern Xinjiang and Beichen. Seventy percent of the previous Yanbei kings died in battle for the Apocalypse. Xiao Jiuan even made great achievements in battle, no matter how disgusted the emperor was.
Xiao Jiuan would never neglect him.
The emperor was waiting for him in the meeting hall early in the morning. As soon as Xiao Jiuan entered, before he could kneel down to salute, the emperor said first: "Jiu'an, you are welcome. You have just recovered. Sit down quickly."
Xiao Jiu'an was not polite, bowed slightly and sat down aside. Unlike ordinary ministers who were reserved in front of the emperor, Xiao Jiu'an sat down very naturally and calmly, as if he were at home.
He was so surprised that the minister who only dared to sit half-assed on the chair in front of him suddenly saw Xiao Jiuan, who was "not seeing anyone" with him. The emperor did not find it strange, let alone that he was close. The emperor only felt that his authority was violated.
Provocation, Xiao Jiuan was provoking his authority as an emperor.
He is the emperor. He does not need others to treat him like an ordinary person, nor does he need the closeness of his ministers. What he wants is the submission of his ministers and the obedience of the people. A person like Xiao Jiuan who is full of rebellion will only make him want to destroy
Lose.
However, the emperor also knew that as long as Xiao Jiuan held Yan Beijun in his hands, no matter how much he disliked Xiao Jiuan, he could not show it outright.
"Jiu'an, I summoned Yun Kai yesterday and heard from her that your poison has been cured. However, you have been lying in bed for a long time and have been in a coma for so long that you are temporarily unable to get out of bed. You left the city in a hurry last night, can your body still bear it?
"The emperor asked with concern on his face, but his words were all traps.
He didn't have the strength to enter the palace, but he had the ability to lead troops out of the city to fight. If Xiao Jiuan failed to answer a question well, he would be guilty of deceiving the emperor.
Of course, this is not the most hateful thing. The most hateful thing is the emperor's name for Ji Yunkai. Ji Yunkai is now Princess Yanbei, but the emperor still calls her by her name affectionately. What does this make Xiao Jiu'an, the husband, think?
In this world, no man likes to have green hair, even if the man who gives him green hair is the emperor.
Xiao Jiuan raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at the emperor, and said lukewarmly: "Thank you for your concern, your Majesty. I can still hold on."
"What happened last night?" Seeing that Xiao Jiu'an did not answer directly, the emperor did not continue to ask. He only asked about what happened last night.
"On the day I got married, I met an assassin. Although the people from the Nine Admirals arrived in time, Shiqing was captured by the assassin." Everything has passed, and he is fine now. The incident of Xiao Shiqing being captured is also over.
There is no need to hide it from the emperor.
"The night before yesterday, Shiqing was kidnapped?" The emperor asked in shock, with a trace of annoyance flashing in his eyes.
Xiao Jiuan was poisoned and fell into coma, Xiao Shiqing was captured, and the Yanbei army was leaderless. What a great opportunity, but he missed it, missed the best opportunity to capture the Yanbei army, and Ji Yunkai was blamed for all this.
If Ji Yunkai hadn't detoxified Xiao Jiuan and the Yanbei army was leaderless without the Xiao family, he, the emperor, could have successfully taken over the Yanbei army without spending a single soldier.
Damn Ji Yunkai, this woman is really annoying!
The emperor thought he had hidden it well, but he didn't know his ambition. His troubles had long been exposed in front of Xiao Jiu'an. Xiao Jiu'an lowered his eyes and lowered his long eyelashes to hide the ridicule in his eyes.
"Shiqing was kidnapped, and the other party wanted me to exchange for Princess Yanbei. I only have such a sister, so I had no choice but to ask the doctor to use strong medicine so that I could get up and save people immediately." Xiao Jiuan explained without leaving any trace.
He found out the reason why he disobeyed the decree yesterday and could not enter the palace.
As for whether the emperor believes it or not, it doesn't matter at all. He just needs to give an explanation. The emperor has no ability to use this to punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor.
As for if he falls into trouble and falls into the hands of the emperor in the future, it doesn't matter whether it will be a crime that can kill him. Once he is defeated by the emperor, the emperor can add whatever crime he wants to him.
"The doctor gave you strong medicine? Will it hurt you?" This is a question that concerns the emperor. When Xiao Jiu'an exchanged Ji Yunkai for Xiao Shiqing, in the emperor's eyes, this was a trivial matter.
"Because of the limited lifespan, the doctor said that I should use less force and rest more in the past three years." After telling a lie, you need to use countless lies to cover it up, but this is not a problem for Xiao Jiu'an who is hanging around in the court.
What a difficult thing.
What's more, what he said is not entirely a lie. He was injured this time. Although the poison has been cured, his body has been greatly damaged, which is indeed detrimental to his life span. He needs to take a good rest for a while.
Xiao Jiu'an's words were watertight. The emperor did not have any evidence to prove that Xiao Jiu'an's words were false, so he could only give up the clichés in frustration.
But the emperor gave up trying to trick Xiao Jiu'an, but that didn't mean he gave up hating Xiao Jiu'an. Regardless of Xiao Jiuan's affairs, the emperor brought up Ji Yunkai's affairs again.
"Jiu'an, how is Yun Kai now? I heard that she came back in a carriage. She was timid. She used to get tired of being by my side when it got dark. She had to be held by me wherever she went, otherwise she wouldn't be able to take a single step.
She refused to leave. You took her out of the city in the middle of the night, but did you scare her?" The emperor's tone was friendly and natural, with a smile on his face, as if he was nostalgic, but also seemed to be showing off his closeness to Ji Yunkai.
But if it was just like this, Xiao Jiuan wouldn't think anything of it, but after the emperor finished speaking, he added a superfluous sentence... (To be continued)