Prime Minister, he just refuses to usurp the throne

After reporting on the progress of the investigation on the masked thief, the rest of the officials had basically nothing important to say, so Xie Anshuang waved them away after roughly listening.

Xing Wenshu consciously cleaned up the ashes on the ground, and at the end he did not forget to remind: "The stove in the house has not been removed, if your majesty wants to burn something, let the minister take it to the stove to burn it, and throw it on the ground after burning like this. accidental."

Xie Anshuang ignored his words, and said meaningfully: "Xing Aiqing knows Gu very well, and even knows how to copy a few copies temporarily."

"Your Majesty was joking." Xing Wenshu continued the same old rhetoric, "I just remembered something important on the spur of the moment and needed more backups just in case."

Xie Anshuang didn't know whether to believe it or not, and waved his hand at him: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, you can also step back, and I will go back to Qiwu Hall."

However, Xing Wenshu did not leave as he said, and cupped his hands and said: "To be honest, I do have something else to report to Your Majesty."

Xie Anshuang clicked his tongue lightly, seemingly dissatisfied: "Why are one and two bothering you so much?"

Xing Wenshu calmed down a little, and said seriously: "This matter is related to your majesty's safety, so whether your majesty wants to hear it or not, please allow me to report it to your majesty."

Xie Anshuang sneered: "If Gu says it's not allowed, will Xing Aiqing not say it? That's fine, if you have something to say, speak quickly, Gu's time is very precious."

"Yes."

Xing Wenshu didn't say anything else, took out another piece of paper from his sleeve, spread it out in front of Xie Anshuang, and said, "These are the trajectories of the masked thieves that I observed recently, from which we can see that no matter what their purpose was before, In the end, they all converge towards the imperial palace."

Xie Anshuang followed his words and looked on the map, and sure enough, he saw several lines of different colors circle around the capital, finally showing a situation of encircling the capital.It's just that because a masked thief had already bit his tongue and committed suicide before, only the northern corner of the encircled situation was missing.

The Fusheng Garden where Xie Anshuang was assassinated was located in the suburb of Beijing to the north of the capital.

Xing Wenshu observed Xie Anshuang's expression from the side, saw that he seemed to be thinking, and continued: "Your Majesty must be able to detect some clues about the assassination in Fushengyuan. In addition, according to their trajectory, I made a rough estimate. , Tonight may be the time when they will sneak into the palace and start their operations."

Xie Anshuang thought about the trajectory on the map in his heart, but didn't show it on the surface, and asked indifferently: "So what? Xing Aiqing wants to remind Gu to strengthen his defense?"

But Xing Wenshu shook his head: "This is just one aspect. On the other hand... I want to ask Your Majesty to assist me in capturing the masked thief who really has evil intentions."

Xie Anshuang raised his eyebrows, leaned on the back of the chair to look at Xing Wenshu, and asked: "Does Xing Aiqing know what you are talking about? You should solve the arrest of this masked thief by yourself, and now you still hope to be alone Take risks to help you?"

Xing Wenshu smiled calmly: "If I dare to ask His Majesty for help, I must have full confidence. I believe that Your Majesty will be willing to help me."

Xie Anshuang raised his chin slightly, allowing him to continue talking.

Seeing this, Xing Wenshu slowly said the speech he had prepared a long time ago.

"First of all, the matter of the masked thief concerns His Majesty's safety. Even though His Majesty has long been accustomed to dangers, the lack of a strong threat will be of great benefit to His Majesty. I don't want to see Your Majesty get injured or have an accident."

"Besides, the masked thief is just an assassin, and there must be other manipulators behind him. Your Majesty may not care about your own body, but you must care about the throne you are sitting on. Now there is no heir to the throne. Once something happens to His Majesty, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the court. , Dynasty change."

"I believe that His Majesty will not want the throne to fall into the hands of those behind the masked thief."

Speaking of this, Xing Wenshu raised his eyes to look at Xie Anshuang, with an ambiguous smile in his eyes.

Xie An's eyes darkened slightly: "It's a good move with affection and reason. If Gu doesn't help Xing Aiqing, wouldn't it be wrong to be lonely?"

Xing Wenshu smiled and said nothing, just waiting for his answer.

"Since Xing Aiqing has finished talking to this point." Xie Anshuang pushed the teacup in his hand forward a short distance, "Then I will reluctantly agree to you."

Xing Wenshu also moved another teacup nearby, and it collided with Xie Anshuang's teacup, making a light and crisp sound.

"It's my honor."

……

At the time of the night, the capital has fallen into silence, only the footsteps of the Imperial Forest Army patrolling past from time to time, accompanied by the people in the capital falling asleep peacefully.

But in a corner of the imperial palace, in the Qiwu Hall, the joy of singing and dancing with drums, zither and flute finally came to an end.

Xie Anshuang left the Qiwu Hall alone, with only Fuyuan carrying the lantern beside him.

"Does Your Majesty really not need the old slave to order someone to prepare a sedan chair?" Fuyuan asked worriedly, "It's late at night and the dew is heavy, Your Majesty should also pay attention to your body."

Xie Anshuang yawned lazily, and said indifferently: "It's okay, don't always learn these nagging bad habits from Xing Wenshu, you can count on your own body alone."

Fuyuan didn't have the calm attitude of Xing Wenshu, so he had no choice but to keep silent and stop talking.

In the silent palace road, only the footsteps of Xie Anshuang and Fu Yuan were left, and the occasional rustling of evergreen leaves.

The bright moonlight fell on Xie Anshuang's red dress, making it stand out in the dark night.

Xie Anshuang walked unhurriedly, as if enjoying the beauty of the moonlight by the way, with a leisurely look.

However, at this moment, three piercing sounds sounded almost simultaneously, suddenly breaking the silence of the night.

"His Majesty!"

Three arrows glowing with cold light shot at Xie Anshuang from different directions, Fu Yuan screamed out, and immediately stepped forward to protect him.

Xie Anshuang, who was in the middle of the crisis, calmly blocked Fu Yuan's steps with one hand, and firmly caught the arrow that was coming towards him with the other hand.

At the same time, the other two arrows attacking him were shot down one after another by two flying knives that suddenly flew out from the side.

"Bangdang-"

The crisp sound fell, and Xing Wenshu, who was hiding on the tree trunk, also jumped down at the same time, knelt down in front of Xie Anshuang on one knee, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please give me an order."

After Xing Wenshu, a group of imperial guards who had been hiding in the night also appeared, kneeling on one knee and waiting for orders.

Xie Anshuang was not in a hurry. He glanced at the poison-soaked arrow in his hand, then glanced at the direction in which the three masked thieves were fleeing, and quickly planned the best plan in his mind.

"You guys, go and chase the assassins who fled west."

"You guys, chase those who fled south."

"At all costs, if you live, you must see people, if you die, you must see corpses."

"Yes!"

After being ordered to join the two groups of Royal Forest Army, they immediately got up and went in the direction they were assigned.

Xie Anshuang looked at Xing Wenshu and the rest of the Yulin army who were still kneeling in front of him, and leaped up the city wall with lightness kung fu, and said loudly: "All the rest, follow Gu to pursue, only catch alive!"

"Yes!"

Xing Wenshu responded in unison with the Yulin Army, and when he looked up, he saw Xie Anshuang standing on the city wall, wearing a red dress flaunting under the moonlight, reflecting the confidence in his eyes that he was determined to win.

This is the high spirits that a young emperor should have.