Star Monopoly System

"Joe, what's the matter with you?"

Although he couldn't see Qiao Jiang's expression, Zuo Ting caught his nervousness from the sudden heavy breathing, and he couldn't help becoming serious: "The silver-haired man appeared on the bottom of the sea, except for the possibility of disrupting the competition in the battle hall." , Is it involved in more important incidents?"

Otherwise, Qiao Jiang's character wouldn't be so obvious.

For the little boyfriend's sensitivity, Qiao Jiang didn't know what to say for a while.In the end, he hurriedly kissed Zuo Ting's forehead, got up to get his coat: "I'll take care of it first, and I'll be with you tomorrow. It's getting late, you should go to rest."

Knowing that he probably guessed right, Zuo Ting didn't show any emotion, but warned with a little worry: "You have to be careful."

"Don't worry." Qiao Jiang helped Zuo Ting cover the blanket, watched him close his eyes, and then left.

Sitting in the aircraft, calling up the memory route to the Grand Duke's mansion, and switching to automatic flight mode, Qiao Jiang sat on the back of the chair, looked at the sky full of lights outside the porthole and began to think.

His body was stretched like a fully drawn bow, but it was far less tense than his mind.Many past events flashed through his mind like a lantern, and the initial astonishment passed, and he quickly discovered the contradiction.

Although all kinds of evidences showed that the prince acted cunningly, but because of this, based on Qiao Jiang's understanding of him, he can be sure that this is not the prince's style.

His cousin was gentle by nature. Compared with the iron-fisted hawkish emperor, he was an out-and-out dove, but he was very principled when he urinated.He hated the crimes that Nanmian Kingdom committed in the empire. Even if he had the idea of ​​ascending the throne in advance, it was impossible for him to collude with them in private.

Unless, the prince's usual uprightness is all in disguise.Beneath the upright surface, the true face of sanctimonious and unscrupulous is hidden.

How deep is the prince's scheming, as early as when he was a child, he knew how to hide his true temperament.

But as cousins ​​who grew up together, thinking about the little things they got along with in the past, Qiao Jiang thinks that the prince is definitely not someone who is so scheming that it makes people feel cold.

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Jiang decided to have a chat with his cousin before going back to the mansion for the staff to investigate, and after a while, he stretched out his hand and changed the route on the panel to the prince's mansion.

The bright light band paved by the Chinese lantern spreads and spreads below, passing by in an instant.Not long after, Qiao Jiang saw the prince's mansion in the night.

I don't know whether it is due to psychological effects or other reasons, Qiao Jiang found that today's Prince's Mansion is much more unpredictable than usual.His instincts from fighting on the battlefield told him that this visit might not be appropriate.

But after a brief pause, Qiao Jiang still chose to issue a landing signal.

As a soldier, the last thing he wants to see is bloodshed in the country.Palace changes often mean killing. If the prince is really plotting something, his sudden visit is enough to make the other party mess up and postpone the plan.

After the energy shield above the mansion was removed, Qiao Jiang manipulated the aircraft to descend to the vestibule with familiarity, and walked out of the cabin with a calm expression.

The person who greeted him was the person he was discussing with Zuo Ting ten minutes ago.

The chief guard next to the prince, Myron.

He gave a military salute to Qiao Jiang, and asked politely with a smile: "Your Excellency is visiting late at night, is there something urgent?"

"Talk to your prince about what happened during the day." Qiao Jiang looked at the man in front of him calmly, and found that his smile was somewhat ambiguous.

"The Marshal treats His Highness with brotherly love." Myron turned sideways and pointed to the double doors behind him, "It happens that His Highness is not resting yet, please go this way."

Similar situations have happened countless times when Qiao Jiang came to visit in the past.But only tonight, seeing Myron's similar words and deeds, Qiao Jiang felt more and more uneasy.

But he hasn't changed his mind.Only in a seemingly normal pace, he quietly pressed the weapon at his waist with a cautiousness that others could not see, in case of accidents.

The short distance of twenty steps is tense like the countdown to the launch of a missile.When Qiao Jiang knocked lightly on the door, sparks seemed to gather in the air.

"Come in."

A calm and slightly old voice came from inside the house.

Hearing this familiar voice, Qiao Jiang was shocked and unable to move in disbelief.

He had imagined a lot: the prince might be conspiring with his confidants in the house, but it might just be a misunderstanding.But it never occurred to her that the prince's confidants were guarding the outside, but the emperor was the one who answered the door!

After a moment of astonishment, Qiao Jiang restrained the doubts and fear surging in his heart, let go of the hand holding the weapon, and stepped into the room: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

The lights in the house were dim, and the supreme ruler of the empire stood in front of the high table, with evergreen potted plants on the repair stand.

Every click of scissors is accompanied by the crisp sound of broken branches and leaves.In the dark night room, the sound was exceptionally clear, making one's heart palpitate for no reason.

After removing a few branches, the emperor looked at it for a moment, nodded slightly in satisfaction, and then turned to Qiao Jiang and said, "I know you will come tonight, so I want to tell you something."

Qiao Jiang bowed slightly to show that he was all ears.

"You don't need to meddle in these matters anymore. Treat it as if you didn't see it, didn't hear it, or don't know it." The emperor's tone seemed benevolent, but it actually had undeniable authority.

At this moment, many things came together in Qiao Jiang's mind.

Standing up straight again, what he said was not an order, but a statement: "These things are already under your control. The Zuo family used their power to win over officials, and the Ma family made a quick fortune. Only then went to Blue Star to contact Nanmian Kingdom in private."

The emperor put aside the long scissors in his hand and nodded approvingly, "You are indeed a smart boy. Tonight, you came to see Byron first instead of seeking credit from me, which shows that you value family affection more. You will assist Byron in the future. I am very relieved."

Byron is the nickname of the prince.If it were another courtier, he might be ecstatic at the suggestion of the Minister Gu Ming, but Qiao Jiang only felt chills in his heart: it turns out that even his own attitude is a part of the emperor's temptation!

"You are overrated. In fact, there are many things I don't understand." Facing the emperor's sharp eyes, Qiao Jiang asked calmly, "I don't understand why you approached the spies of Nanmian Kingdom in the name of His Highness; Why do you allow the Zuo family to dereliction of duty? I don't understand, what is your purpose for doing all this. "

The emperor looked at the nephew in front of him sternly, and vaguely saw the shadow of his younger brother in his unwavering determination.Thinking of the emperor's younger brother's tolerance and avoidance over the years, the sharpness in his eyes gradually softened, turning into the connivance and helplessness of the elders.

"You have been like this since you were a child, and you will never give up until you understand the reason. Well, uncle will tell you now." The emperor changed his family name, but picked up the sharp long scissors in his hands again.

A chilling light flashed across the cold metal surface, as scorching as the emperor's words.

"More than ten years ago, the Nanmian Kingdom used spies to create many terrorist activities in the empire. I was furious and realized the role of secret reports. Compared with their precision and efficiency, the intelligence department of the empire is more powerful It is much weaker. Over the years, I have been speculating, what will happen if the secret report is applied to the governance of the empire?"

Qiao Jiang said expressionlessly: "But you postponed my arrangement to reorganize the intelligence department and gave me a half-year long vacation."

The emperor smiled, but it was only superficial and did not reach the bottom of his eyes. "Don't private enterprises make prototypes and try them out before they go into production. Coincidentally, I found an excellent sample: Nanmian Kingdom that has not been cleaned up. The remaining darkness. The strength of the empire and the weakness of Nanmian made them unable to hold their breath. They wanted to seek a chance to turn around, trying to create a little civil strife for the empire, so that the national power would be internally exhausted, and they had no time to take care of Nanmian. And I just needed a Well-trained teams to test out their ideas, so I put Myron on them."

On the surface, Myron is the prince's man.As we all know, the emperor is old, but still firmly holds power, and has no intention of delegating power at all.Under such circumstances, it is reasonable to say that the prince is unwilling to be a prince of ten thousand years and wants to grab more power by wooing various forces.It's no wonder that the sophistication of the Nanmian Kingdom will also fall into the trap.

Qiao Jiang probably guessed most of what happened next: "Myron's trip to the Blue Star happened to be aware of the shortcomings of the battle hall, so he used the ability of spies to dig out the Zuo family. The reason why many people can successfully invade the simulated battlefield is because of your instruction? You need a reason to solve the Ma family and even the Zuo family. Is there any reason better than assassinating the prince? But what I can’t figure out is that these two families certainly Committed a crime, but you can investigate it in the normal way. Why use this method?"

"Normal way?" As if hearing some joke, the emperor sneered a few times, with an angry look on his face. "The normal way is that someone suppressed the prosecution against the Zuo family, erased the evidence, and tried to whitewash the peace!"

Qiao Jiang didn't know what the emperor had done, but seeing his angry appearance, he could understand his uncle's grief and anger at his incorruptible rule.

Just as he was about to speak, the emperor let out a long sigh: "A Jiang, I am old. If I had had more time, even ten years earlier, I would have made drastic moves to leave Byron a clearer empire. But Time waits for no one, and it is too late now. My body does not allow me to deal with the aftermath. Once the system was halfway through, I died halfway. With Byron's character, I couldn't hold it back. Therefore, I can only take the edge of the sword. The operation of this trump card is also more suitable for Byron."

Having said that, he looked at Qiao Jiang with obvious earnestness in his eyes: "Can you understand my painstaking efforts?"

Qiao Jiang was silent and did not answer.

He does understand.However, understanding is not the same as agreeing.

In his cognition, sword slanting can be used on the battlefield, but it is not suitable for use in court.

Because this is a sharp blade without restraint, it seems to be able to receive miraculous effects, but it is extremely dangerous, and a little carelessness will attract blood.

Seeing Qiao Jiang's silent disapproval, the emperor slowly raised his face, his face sinking like water: "If there are barnyard branches, they should be removed. The method may be different, but it is enough to get the same result. Or do you think, What I did was wrong?"