Xia Shang came out of the palace, and the imperial edict arrived soon after.
Xia Shang, editor of the Hanlin Academy, was appointed as the reception minister for the Japanese mission. He immediately settled in the Japanese mission and was responsible for the daily life of the Japanese princess.
Xia Shang took the imperial edict with him and took the palace car to go directly to the Second Prince's Mansion.
The convoy moved slowly in the snow. When it left the square outside the palace and was about to enter the streets of the capital, a carriage came towards them.
Xia Shang didn't pay attention, but when the two cars passed each other, a familiar voice came from the carriage on the opposite side.
"Xia Shang!"
Hearing this voice, Xia Shang frowned and opened the curtain: "Second Prince... no, His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Xiangyang held up the car curtain with one hand, the corners of his mouth raised, a bit proud, but the gray on his temples seemed more obvious: "I haven't seen you for many days, but you haven't changed."
"His Royal Highness, the changes have not been small."
"It's not that I have changed, it's that the situation in the capital and the world has changed. You are a smart person and you should know who is in charge now. Think about it again. If you surrender now, I will still let you forget the blame. Guaranteed.
You become the most powerful minister in the world."
Xia Shang smiled: "No matter how the situation changes, the principles of heaven and earth will not change."
"Stop saying these useless words."
"Time flies and life changes. You thought you won, but how many years can you win?" Xia Shang said, pointing to the white hair on both sides of Li Xiangyang.
Li Xiangyang's expression changed, and his eyes instantly turned cold.
"Your Highness, you know it in your heart. You don't have much time. Even if you become the emperor, you still can't stop the sun and the moon from changing and life passing by. If I submit to you, I may be able to be a powerful minister for a few years, but one day the prince will also
If I become like the current Holy Emperor, will I have to fight with your heir again?"
"So...you put your hope in Li Zijin?"
Xia Shang frowned, a little surprised, not wanting his thoughts to be discovered by Li Xiangyang.
Li Xiangyang smiled: "Don't be stupid. There is nothing in Beijing today that I don't know about. I advise you not to count on a young boy. If you encourage him like this, you will only harm him. Li Xin's death, don't stop
After checking, even if you know the result, nothing will change."
"I have underestimated His Highness the Crown Prince. You know quite a lot of things."
"Yes, just as you are going to be the receptionist of the Japanese mission now,
The prince knows the same as the ministers."
"Then what exactly is His Highness going to say when he appears now?"
"What I want to say is that you should be careful. The water in Japan is very deep."
Xia Shang looked confused, wondering why the other party came to remind him at this moment.
Li Xiangyang explained: "Now that I have become the crown prince, I don't want Dahua to continue to be in chaos. As long as everything is stable, I will be satisfied. The Japanese country's apparent marriage is because they have too much domestic chaos to take care of themselves, and on the other hand they want to use the conditions of marriage to seduce people."
Since then, Dahua has been fighting for the position of crown prince. Now that I have become the crown prince and have not allowed the Japanese country's treacherous plot to succeed, they will naturally find ways to provoke us into internal strife through other means.
On the surface, it seems that your Metropolitan Procuratorate is having trouble with this prince. At this time, I would like to remind you, don’t let others sow discord and fall into the trap of foreigners. No matter what the trouble between you and me is,
Let’s talk about it after the Japanese delegation has left.”
"Then let me ask you, have you colluded with the Japanese?"
Xia Shang's question was direct enough, but Li Xiangyang showed no signs of surprise and nodded calmly: "This prince does have some contact with the Japanese country."
"You actually admitted it!"
"What can't be admitted? In order to become the crown prince and to get rid of Li Xin, no matter what the price is, it doesn't matter. I also know that this is the reason why you are most resistant to me. Among the young people in Dahua, there are
There are too few people who are capable and maintain such a pure sense of justice. Therefore, I have never used extraordinary means against you, thinking that one day you will have a new view of me.
There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies in this world. It was my prince who colluded with the Japanese people and betrayed a lot of inside information to them, and they also did many things for me. But now, I am the prince and no longer needed.
The help of the Japanese people. Now what the prince has to consider is how to completely eliminate the threat of the Japanese country, for the sake of China and the people..."
"That's enough, you don't need to say any more. Recently, I can put aside the previous things and devote myself to figuring out the situation in Japan. But if I don't fight with you, it will never be possible."
After saying that, Xia Shang lowered the curtain and let the driver go.
After being separated from Li Xiangyang, Xia Shang's heart was not at peace.
He could understand what Li Xiangyang said, and he could even understand a little bit from Li Xiangyang's perspective.
have no choice.
Maybe he can really achieve his purpose of benefiting the people of Huawei from now on.
But Xia Shang himself still couldn't develop a good impression of him.
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Half an hour later, Xia Shang arrived at the Second Prince's Mansion. After presenting the imperial edict, the previous reception minister ran out of the mansion in a panic and held Xia Shang's hand excitedly.
"Thank you sir, thank you sir!"
Xia Shang didn't know this person, and he didn't know where his thank you came from.
"My lord, what are you doing..."
The other party kept his head lowered, and Xia Shang couldn't see clearly.
But some clues can be seen from the side.
Xia Shang grabbed his chin and turned his face forcefully.
The reception minister was seen with bruises on his face, many scars, and a big bag hanging from his forehead.
"This is how the same thing?"
"No...it's nothing...as long as you can replace the subordinate."
"Were you beaten by Japanese people? I want to see who dares to beat Dahua officials in the capital of Dahua."
"No! My lord, please don't embarrass me. I'm leaving right now. My lord, please take care of yourself."
After saying that, the reception minister threw away Xia Shang, rushed into the snow as if fleeing from a disaster, and ran away quickly.
This man's movements caught the eyes of the Japanese guards around him, causing a burst of laughter.
Xia Shang didn't pay much attention. He said goodbye to Che Jiao who sent him here and entered the second prince's residence alone.
As soon as we arrived inside, we saw a man wearing a Chinese official uniform being chased by several Japanese people with whips in the courtyard.
Xia Shang frowned, stopped in front of the Dahua official who was being chased, and grabbed him from the ground.
This person was actually even worse than the receptionist minister just now. Not only was his face injured, but his body was covered with blood. His official uniform was beaten into pieces. He was caught by Xia Shang, and no matter who it was, he kept beating him.
beg for mercy.
Before Xia Shang opened his mouth, the whip was whipped out.
Xia Shang stepped forward, grabbed the whip, and pulled hard, causing the Japanese man who was holding the whip to fall to the ground.
"Bagh Yalu!" The other party was furious, got up from the ground, and rushed to Xia Shang in an instant.
"Where are you eight?"
Xia Shang's backhand was a slap in the face, knocking out two of the opponent's teeth.