After wearing a sick and weak cannon fodder as a prince

When the Chu Kingdom entered winter, Xiao Yu rushed to Shu, where he met the remaining members of the Xiao clan and Xiao Xun.Xiao Xun was very excited when he learned that Xiao Yu was still alive.

"Uncle Wu, that's great! You're still alive!"

After not seeing each other for three years, Xiao Yu patted Xiao Xun on the shoulder, and he said with a smile, "You will almost catch up with me when you grow taller, this land of Shu is desolate and uninhabited, how have you been doing here these few years?"

When Xiao Xun heard this, he suddenly lowered his head: "Uncle should know... Who did our Xiao clan fall to this point? When our Xiao clan was exiled, I knew you were sent to death by the emperor. I can't wait to kill him!"

He almost said this through gritted teeth.

Xiao Xun continued: "Although our Xiao family has been exiled, there are still remnants of power. Our Xiao family has disappeared in Chu State these years, but I still remember our enmity, so I have not sat around for three years. I secretly I contacted my grandfather's old department, and they are willing to unite with the soldiers from all states and counties to fight against the emperor. It's just that people's hearts are not stable now, and the leader has not yet been determined."

When he said this, his eyes turned to Xiao Yu: "But now that uncle is here, you were originally the eldest son, and your grandfather was the king of Linchuan before, but the emperor died after his grandfather died in a war for the country. Xun'er thinks that today's You are the most suitable person to lead everyone!"

Xiao Yu was slightly stunned after hearing this: "Ah Xun, after so many years, you have become like an adult..."

It was getting late now, and the lights in the house were dim.At this moment, a woman dressed in plain clothes suddenly walked in holding a bright lamp: "Ah Xun, I saw that the lights in your room were dimmed outside, how many times have I told you?" Don't read in the dark, it's easy to hurt your eyes..."

When she said this, Xiao Yu opened his eyes wide in surprise and slowly stood up: "Princess Yuan?"

Qin Yuan was stunned when she heard the voice. At this moment, she looked up at the man, and tears flickered in her eyes: "You...you are Brother Xiao?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "It's me...it's just Princess Yuan, why are you here?"

Qin Yuan looked up at Xiao Yu at this moment: "I am no longer the Princess of Chu, you don't have to be so polite, brother Xiao can call me by my boudoir name just like Axun."

"Not the Princess of Chu?" Xiao Yu asked in surprise.

Qin Yuan poured a cup of tea for Xiao Yu, she sat down and said quietly: "Yes, I have severed ties with my eldest brother, I have long been a commoner. Instead, it is you, brother Xiao, where have you been all these years? Xun has been mourning endlessly since he learned of your death, what is going on here?"

Xiao Xun also asked: "That's right. Back then, there was news from Fengdu that the emperor gave you poisoned wine. I sent people to investigate but they didn't find your uncle's body."

Xiao Yu sighed at this moment, and he told the two of them about his experience in the past three years.

After a long time, Xiao Xun exclaimed: "So it is like this!"

Qin Yuan frowned slightly: "Brother has always been ruthless in doing things, how could he..."

Xiao Yu continued: "These are not important. The most urgent thing is to discuss how to break into the imperial city of Chu. Relying on our old Xiao Clan and the people you have recruited over the years is far from enough."

Xiao Xun was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Uncle means..."

"That's right, we still need the support of the dignitaries. In the state of Chu, it is most taboo to have a bad reputation, and since the common people are miserable, I am afraid that those with power will have a hard time. Anyone who can survive in the hands of Qin Xuechuan All the people have some means, we have to persuade them to support us, and when the two armies confront each other in the future, we will have an advantage with fewer people."

After hearing what he said, Xiao Xun kept nodding his head: "Uncle is right, but... I have thought about it before, and now the forces in Chu State are intertwined, some of them are hard to convince, maybe they will It will become a serious problem for your confidantes, if you talk to them rashly, you might startle them."

Xiao Yu said: "Even so, I have to do it. I have already died once, so naturally I will not be afraid. Now that the people of the world are living in dire straits, this makes me feel even more frightened. I He will take care of himself, not only for the hatred of our Xiao clan, but also for the people of Chu State."

Xiao Xun was stunned for a long time after hearing his words. He knew Xiao Yu's temper since he was a child, and he couldn't persuade him anymore.Moreover, it is imperative to pull the emperor down from the throne. He bowed his head and thought for a long time, and then said, "Yes, I believe in uncle!"

***

Qin Xuechuan had been ill for a long time, and he had already ignored the government affairs, so he handed over all affairs in the court to the current national teacher, namely Pei Xing.

The emperor had been ill for a long time, so Pei Xing proposed to accompany the emperor to sacrifice, in order to pray for Qin Xuechuan's longevity and heaven, long live and blessed.What Qin Xuechuan valued most was his national teacher, so he agreed.

In the past few days, Pei Xing was preparing for the sacrificial ceremony, but Qin Xuechuan got news at this moment that the children of the Qin family from all over the place had objections.Those people were all Qin Xuechuan's brothers and relatives, and even they wanted to betray Qin Xuechuan.

When preparing for the sacrifice, Pei Xing also told Qin Xuechuan that there seemed to be some changes in the Xiao clan he exiled to Shu.Pei Xing said, just in case, it is best to kill them all.

And Qin Xuechuan nodded slightly after hearing his words, he said that he would send an army to wipe out all the remnants of the Xiao family, and the most important thing now is to sacrifice.

For some reason, Qin Xuechuan has believed in the immortality of pills even more since he fell ill, and his actions are exactly the same as Qin Yuan's.

No one knew what he was thinking, nor what he wanted to do.

After Xiao Yu returned to the Central Plains and made peace with Xiao Xun, he quietly contacted people who supported the rebellion in various places in Fengdu for peace talks. He thought that as long as their supporters increased, those who dared not rebel with them would naturally not attack. Self-defeating.

Xiao Yu said that if this matter fails, then they are the ones who will die without a burial place and has nothing to do with others. What he wants is their support.It is a long way from Shu to Fengdu, and Chu has no other shortcut except the waterway on the Bi'a River.

In the past three years, Qin Xuechuan ordered people to build roads, and Chu State built roads from Fengdu to the north of Shu, and he ordered people to build a river north of Bi'a River, which directly leads to the former capital of Yan State. , These official roads and rivers connected all the states and counties. Qin Xuechuan sent people to garrison them. If anyone had any objections, he would know immediately.It's just that Qin Xuechuan has been seriously ill recently, and he has no intention of opening a river with Taoism, so this road also ends in Shu.

Instead, Xiao Yu took advantage of his official position to go straight to Fengdu and negotiate with dozens of people who had been prestigious in Chu State along the way.He learned from these people that Qin Xuechuan was ill...

He was very ill, and rumors spread that he would not live long.Qin Xuechuan did not marry a wife and had no heirs. If he died soon, the state of Chu would be in chaos. Everyone wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.

Xiao Yu used their idea to persuade those people to join him in rebellion.

He is already in Fengdu, and he is just a little bit close to seeing Qin Xuechuan... Xiao Yu came all the way to Fengdu and heard what Qin Xuechuan did in recent years, but even today, he feels the hatred in his heart It's not so strong anymore, he is now more afraid than puzzled, he is afraid of what Qin Xuechuan will do.

"Master, as long as you enter the city gate, you will arrive at Fengdu. Why don't you go in and have a look?"

Xiao Yu was riding on the horse, and he sighed deeply: "What's so interesting, anyway, I can't change anything when I go back. This time I came back to contact Xiao's old department in the court. Even if those people were exiled, There must be more than one party in the court."

"Isn't the master going to Fengdu to inquire about the news? My subordinates have seen you worried recently..." Just when Dangqing was about to continue, Xiao Yu suddenly interrupted him, "Okay, don't talk about it, where is Guan Xuan? Why don't you see him?"

Dai Qing was slightly stunned, and then said: "Mr. Guan said to buy some food, so that he can use it on the way back."

Xiao Yu nodded after hearing what he said: "Okay, I see there is a resting place nearby, we will stay outside Fengdu City for a night, and we will go back after dawn tomorrow."

"Yes! My subordinates obey!"

Just after dusk, a little star just appeared in the sky.Xiao Yu and Dai Qing were waiting for him to come back at the place where they were clearly separated from Guan Xuan.

Back then, the Xiao clan was charged with treason, and all members of the clan were exiled.At that time Xiao Yu thought that Qin Xuechuan was really going to kill him, and he would not be able to protect himself at that time, so naturally he didn't care about the other members of the Xiao clan.

Dai Qing used to be his personal bodyguard, while Guan Xuan was his father's old department.They were also exiled to Shu together at that time.

In the past few years, everyone thought that he was dead, and Xiao Xun was the only one who was most qualified to lead everyone in the Xiao clan.When Xiao Yu was still the eldest son, the King of Linchuan intentionally asked Xiao Yu to train him, but the facts proved that Xiao Rong was not mistaken. Xiao Xun has indeed matured a lot these years. Carefree teenager.

During these years in Northern Xinjiang, Xiao Yu didn't know how he got here, he was burdened with hatred, but he was helpless.He couldn't figure it out, he didn't understand why Qin Xuechuan would do that... Perhaps, he might have his own reasons.

It would be fine if he really had a hard time, the one Xiao Yu doesn't want to hate in this world is Qin Xuechuan.

but……

"Master! The master is not good!"

Just when Xiao Yu thought of this, Dai Qing's voice suddenly came from outside, interrupting his thoughts.

Xiao Yu quickly stood up and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

Dai Qing stretched out his hand at this moment and took out a handkerchief and a piece of letterhead: "This subordinate is waiting for Mr. Guan to come back outside according to your instructions, but suddenly there is a hidden arrow in the dark, and there are these two things on the arrow. It seems to be for you, master."

When Xiao Yu saw the handkerchief, his eyes suddenly widened——

He quickly snatched the handkerchief from Dai Qing's hand.

Can't go wrong!

This handkerchief was given to him by Qin Xuechuan back then. When the Xiao family was in trouble, they fled and scattered. Xiao Yu left all the old things in the mansion.Especially the things Qin Xuechuan gave him, he carefully stored. This handkerchief was given to him by Qin Xuechuan to wipe off the blood on his face when he was hunting.

"Which direction did the arrow come from?" Xiao Yu suddenly asked excitedly, grabbing Dai Qing's collar.

Dai Qing pointed to a forest outside and said, "In front."

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Yu ran outside.Seeing this, Dai Qing quickly stopped him: "Master, don't do it! It's late at night, if someone with evil intentions deliberately lures you away, don't you just fall into their trap? Even if Mr. Guan is in their hands , They are going to use Mister to lure you out, so Mister is expected to be safe at this moment."

Xiao Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly after hearing what he said, and he turned around slowly: "You're right..."

Dai Qing relaxed his vigilance after hearing Xiao Yu's words, and just as he was relaxing, Xiao Yu took this opportunity to rush out.Dai Qing's eyes widened: "Master! Master——"

Xiao Yu ran in the forest.

This handkerchief was originally kept in the old mansion of Xiao Mansion, Qin Xuechuan was the only one who was able to turn out the handkerchief and knew the origin of this handkerchief.It was Qin Xuechuan who wanted to see him, no matter whether Qin Xuechuan really wanted to kill him or not, he had to meet him, and he had to ask some questions face to face.

Just when Xiao Yu walked halfway along the forest road with his knife in hand, he suddenly heard a sound from the tree.He held the handle of the knife vigilantly, and suddenly an old voice came from a place not far from him: "Don't panic, son, do you still recognize me?"

Xiao Yu was stunned again after hearing this sound, and he looked at the man in black robe with incredulous eyes.The hat on the robe covered his face. Although Xiao Yu could hear the voice somewhat familiar, he was still not sure.

"What is Your Excellency intending to do by tying up the people around me? Could it be that you are the people around the emperor, and you came here to urge him to die?"

As soon as the voice fell, the man chuckled, and then walked over slowly: "My lord, I just want to invite you to catch up on the old days. During this period, I will not hurt you. And there are some things, I think you need to Know."

Xiao Yu looked around...there are people ambushing all around, presumably because of his excellent lightness kung fu.Going forward is Fengdu City. Right now there are only Xiao Yu and Dai Qing here.

This person used a veil to lure him here, even if he wasn't Qin Xuechuan's cronies, he must be someone close to Qin Xuechuan. Since he can't kill himself for a while, he might as well go with him first, and then wait and see what happens.

"Please——" The man gave way, and beyond the woods was the official road, and there was a carriage parked on the official road, and the regulation of this carriage was only used by officials and eunuchs.

He really is a man in the palace.

Xiao Yu got into the carriage, he thought there would be someone waiting for him in the carriage, but there was nothing inside.He was very vigilant outside, and as soon as he got into the carriage, he covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and after making sure that there was no incense or poison on the carriage, he put his hands down.

The carriage was driving on the official road, and the sound outside changed from the crackling of broken leaves to the noise of the crowd.The windows on both sides of the carriage Xiao Yu was sitting in were nailed shut, he thought...someone must have done this deliberately for fear that he would remember the way he came here.

However, Xiao Yu still saw the people outside relying on the light coming through the gap, he had already arrived in Fengdu!

Now the carriage is driving on the streets of Fengdu, and the lights are lit everywhere, as lively as the New Year.

"Tomorrow is the day when our majesty will go to Qishan to offer sacrifices. Maybe we can see him then."

"The emperor is sitting on the imperial chariot. How can you see it if you want? Besides, there are so many guards in the imperial army. If you get close to him, I'm afraid they will treat you as an assassin on the spot. The royal guard of honor is majestic, Let’s just watch from a distance.”

"I heard that our Majesty has not established a queen until now, and the harem does not even have a concubine except for some men. What crime have we done!"

"You don't want to die! If the officials hear this, your head will die!"

"That's enough, that's enough for us common people to say a few words. Do you think that the carriage that passed by just now is the government's carriage? Hurry up, don't be caught by them!"

I don't know, when Xiao Yu heard the discussion about Qin Xuechuan from outside, an unknown anger suddenly arose in his heart.

There are no queens and concubines, but there are a lot of men.He didn't shy away from it.

He didn't hide what it had to do with me, exiled the entire Xiao family, and killed me once... It's useless to think about it.

Although he thought so, he couldn't help but feel angry.Xiao Yu's heart can't lie to himself, after so many years, he still has Qin Xuechuan in his heart.

From the beginning when he was a teenager to seeing the current hatred as deep as the sea, Xiao Yu didn't know how to describe him and Qin Xuechuan.During the three years in Beijiang, he had dreamed of Qin Xuechuan countless times in his dreams, and he didn't think about how unfeeling Qin Xuechuan had been to him.

He remembered that they once listened to lectures together in Taixue and played tricks on Mr.

They went horse racing and hunting together, and Xiao Yu combed his hair in the East Palace.When Qin Xuechuan was in a daze of illness, he always called his name. He didn't believe that Qin Xuechuan would be so unfeeling to him.

If all the previous events were false, then Qin Xuechuan also lied to him by calling his name in his dream?Is he really a person who even deceives himself?

Just as he was deep in thought, the carriage stopped suddenly, and there was no noise from the crowd outside.

"My lord, please forgive this old slave for being rude. The master told you to cover your eyes before you can go in. However, please let me do this kind of thing by myself. If we slaves offend you, I'm afraid the master will blame you. "After speaking, a pair of hands stretched in and handed Xiao Yu a piece of black silk.

"Your master has so many rules."

"Yes, our master said how offended, but believe it or not, the master said that this is the only chance for the son to know the truth."

When Xiao Yu heard this, his eyebrows moved slightly, he took the black silk, and then covered his eyes with it.

He felt someone helping him up the stairs, following the sound of the door closing.The person supporting him also retreated.Xiao Yu sensed something was wrong, so he quickly tore off the cloth from his face.

But at this moment, he saw the person standing in front of him.

"My lord, please stay safe."

Xiao Yu stared at him dumbfounded: "It's you!"