Your Highness, please detour when you see this seat

Qiao Yihuai didn't argue, neither admitted nor denied: "At the foot of the emperor in the capital, King Zhongyong is alone and helpless, and the danger of the prince is actually a good opportunity."

Si Kou heard that the last trace of suspicion finally dissipated. If Qiao Yihuai refused to admit him blindly but half-believed him instead, such a matter-of-fact attitude was the Qiao Yihuai he was familiar with.

"That's right!" Si Kou relaxed completely, with a smile on his face, and said gently, "It's exactly what I want!"

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, my humble minister is terrified!"

"Go down."

Qiao Yihuai lowered his head and turned around, the corners of his lips were slightly raised in an instant, his eyes were filled with a faint black mist, the faint light in his eyes was fleeting, and when he raised his head, he regained his dull and almost dull expression.

It was past noon when he returned to the mansion, his mansion was not big, it was an ordinary mansion, he had no wife or concubine, and there were only a few servants in the mansion to look after him, just looking at it, he didn't want an official mansion where the censor lived.

His expression was still stupefied, and the maid who came forward to serve him waved back and took off her court clothes on her own.

"The general summons!"

A voice as thin as a mosquito's moan suddenly sounded in his ears, Qiao Yihuai's stunned expression disappeared instantly, his eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of black mist, it was very strange: "The location!"

"The old place!" The maid looked up with a soft smile, her eyes were also covered with a strange black mist.

When Qiao Yihuai arrived at the appointed place, the man was already sitting on the wooden chair. He saw the man with a silver mask on his right eye, his eyes slightly closed with a serious expression, and his right hand resting on his forehead.

"General!"

Qiao Yihuai fell to his knees. At this time, he was wearing a black cloak, his face was covered with a ghostly face, and his voice was hoarse instead of dull like those in the hall. This voice and dress turned out to be the person who killed Yan Rong that day!

Lei Dong was not surprised at all. He knocked off Qiao Yihuai's cloak with his hand, revealing his dull face. His serious expression was slightly soft, his eyes flashed for a moment, and then returned to normal.

"No outsiders, no need to be polite, do you have any news from Brother Fangyuan?"

"Killed." Qiao Yihuai still looked the same: "I can't find out who did it, but at that time, the master of the Clear Water Palace was in the capital, and Si Kou wanted to use him. It is not ruled out that he killed it."

Bishui Palace!Don't be fooled!

Lei Dong's eyes darkened: "Five years ago, our martial arts forces were destroyed by him in one fell swoop. This person acted fiercely and decisively. If Si Kou forced him to annoy him, he might kill them."

He pressed his palm on the table, and a black palm print suddenly appeared on the table: "Forget it, Mo Wang's skill will be even more unpredictable in five years' time, it's just cheap, Brother Fangyuan. How is the plan going?"

"It went smoothly. Yu Wenzhi handed in the soldier talisman, and Kong Ze also noticed me."

"Not bad!" Lei Dong was very satisfied when he heard the words, with a smile on his face: "Yuwenster's control over the western border is getting weaker and weaker, and he urgently needs others to intervene to break the deadlock. Soldiers, he dare not refuse to hand in."

"General, Yihuai doesn't understand." Qiao Yihuai finally stopped his dumbfounded look, with doubts on his face: "The control of the Western Territory by the Bing Talisman is in name only, and it will hardly have any effect if the Yuwen Steroid Soldier Talisman is handed over or not. "

"But Si Kou doesn't know."

After finishing this sentence, Lei Dong didn't say any more. After a long time, Qiao Yihuai felt strange and couldn't help but looked at Lei Dong, who happened to meet his gaze.

Qiao Yihuai couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, wondering if it was his illusion, he was a little sad when he saw the general's eyes.

"Go down, pass by here to see you, just follow the plan."

"Yes!"

The figure that Lei Dong watched was fading away and sat blankly with his eyes empty. His eyes seemed to see another person through the dark night. Soon, he took out the bloody jade unicorn from his arms.

He was very excited and his whole body was filled with black mist, but the hand that touched the blood jade unicorn was extremely soft, and he was afraid that it would be crushed if he was too strong. , Leiting, Xingyi, hurry up! Hurry up!"

At the same time, the Second Prince's Mansion

Si Jixun sat upright, holding a cup of clear tea in his right hand and pouring it into the jade cup along the mouth of the pot, staring quietly at the water in the cup until it was half full and stopped.

He picked up the jade cup and shook it lightly and sniffed it under his nose for a while, and then put it to his mouth to taste it. The whole movement was pleasing to the eye.

"Uncle, you are too impatient."

Qin Yifan opened his mouth to be annoyed when he saw his glance, he could only pretend to be calm: "Ji Xun, Kong Ze uncharacteristically supports Ji Yun, Qiyang City has also been exposed, and we are still in danger of being suspected by His Majesty, you are not worried at all? "

"Worried?" Si Jixun said in a low voice without raising his head: "Uncle, I have long been prepared for Taifu Kong to support the emperor. As for this person in Qiyang City, why not worry about it?"

"You...arranged?"

Qin Yifan was hesitant, he was always confused about this nephew, he dared to say something and even dared to scold Si Jiyun, but sometimes he didn't even dare to look directly at Si Jixun, but that's why he gave up on Si Jiyun. Ji Yun supports him.

Si Jiyun values ​​love and righteousness too much and doesn't like conspiracy and schemes. It's fine for such a person to sit on the throne, but he is a prince who is feared by the emperor. There are too many princes who have been imprisoned to death in history. Obviously, such a prince is not the best choice for the Qin family. It is Si Jixun, who is also better than the direct line, who can protect the honor of the Qin family.

"Uncle, who do you think is better, Kong Ze or Yu Wenzhi?" Si Jixun asked instead of a direct answer.

"Kong Ze wins in people's hearts, and Yu Wenjie wins in power. Compared with what my uncle thinks, Yu Wenjie is better."

After Qin Yifan pondered and finished speaking, he suddenly realized: "You mean to obtain the military power in the western region, but now that the Yuwen steroid soldier talisman has been handed over to the imperial court, His Majesty will not hand over the military power easily after the matter of Yuwen steroid, and now that Ji Chong is already in the western region, we There's no chance of winning."

"Uncle, father and emperor will not hand over the military power in the western region to anyone." Si Jixun laughed.

Qin Yifan was even more puzzled: "Then what do you mean?"

Si Jixun's slender fingers dipped in water and slowly wrote the word "Southeast" on the table, and then said with a smile, "Uncle, do you understand?"

clear?understand what?

Qin Yifan stared closely at the gradually disappearing handwriting on the table, the muscles on his face twitched faintly, he now sincerely wondered if he was old, what did two words make him understand, could it be that two words could defeat the military power of the Western Region?

"Uncle, as long as you calm down and take a good inventory of the situation in the court, you will know Ji Xun's plan." Si Jixun smiled and did not explain, but there was still a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

What he said is so clear that Qin Yifan still can't comprehend it. If the father and the emperor were not concerned about the power of the emperor's brothers and mother to block the mouths of many people, how could the Qin family have developed to this day.

"Uncle, go back and think about it." Qin Yifan's eyes sank and his heart was slightly angry when he heard his words.

He has been fighting in the court for decades from an official to a minister, and he wants a junior to teach him how to do things.

Si Jixun watched as the smile faded from his lips as he shook his sleeves away, got up and straightened his robe, gathered his long sleeves and sneered, followed by Qin Yifan.

"Prepare the car."

The body of the carriage was inconspicuous and walked slowly, walking in the secluded street without attracting anyone's attention.

Si Jixun sat in the carriage and closed his eyes slightly thinking about what to do next, and he opened his eyes only after the carriage stopped.He raised the curtain of the car and looked up at the door plaque directly above. The two big characters of Confucian Mansion came into his eyes, and the familiar smile returned to Si Jixun's face.

"The old minister pays homage to the second prince!" Kong Ze had the honor of listening to the court and not standing up to see the emperor and not kneeling. Seeing Si Jixun being able to bow and bow was considered to take care of his face.

"Teacher Kong is killing Ji Xun!" The smile on Si Jixun's face deepened, he took a step forward, took his hand and helped him to sit down: "Teacher Kong, please sit down."

"The second prince came to the old minister's mansion, do you have some important orders?" Kong Ze took the opportunity to sit down except the butler and ordered everyone to retreat. He had some guesses about the purpose of Si Jixun's coming, but he was happy to pretend to be confused if he didn't say anything.

Si Jixun took the teacup from the butler's hand and put it down with a smile, "Jixun's tricks can't be hidden from Mr. Kong."

Kong Ze was slightly stunned, and once again looked straight at Si Jixun, and Si Jixun also looked at him with a smile, his eyes were clear and clear, no one who saw such eyes would believe that he would be someone who was thinking about his brother's position as the prince.

He sighed: "Second prince, to be honest, I would rather my guess is wrong. His Royal Highness loves you very much. I don't want to believe it!"

"Teacher Kong Taifu's three dynasties emperors and teachers never bothered to participate in party struggles, and now they are in a whirlpool. Taifu's world is unpredictable and out of your control, and Ji Xun is just fighting for some chances of survival for himself?" Si Jixun's eyebrows twitched, Kong Ze said this If a man of integrity and resoluteness wants to hear the truth, he must not be hypocritical.

Sure enough, Kong Ze was obviously stunned when he heard his words. He frowned and said, "Chance of survival? Is His Royal Highness the kind of person who is so heartless and ungrateful? Where do you start?"

"Teacher, Brother Huang is just a crown prince. He doesn't like these dark things and his father is afraid of him. He hopes that Chong will be favored. Can the Taifu be sure who will get the throne in the end?"

Seeing him, Si Jixun shook his head with a heavy face and smiled, "Once Ji Chong wins the throne, the former prince's best ending will be known to the Taifu, so what will happen to me and the queen mother?"

After Kong Ze pondered for a moment, he suddenly looked at Si Jixun again with a shock: "The second prince is so scheming and eloquent, the old minister was almost caught by you."

Everyone knows his character, and Si Jixun's sincerity really moved him. If he didn't understand Si Jiyun's words, he might be moved by his words. Although he doesn't say he fully trusts him, he would be less vigilant. definitely.

"Teacher thinks what Ji Xun said is unreasonable?"

Kong Ze sneered: "If it were someone else, the second prince's remarks would make sense, but the veteran thinks that the second prince should know His Royal Highness better than the old minister."

He stopped to look carefully at Si Jixun, saw him smiling and said nothing, and continued: "His Royal Highness does not like dark things and values ​​love and righteousness, but the prince is not a mediocre person, and he is full of scheming and resourcefulness. Otherwise, how could he?" Under His Majesty's many embarrassments, he turned the corner and sat on the crown prince."

Kong Ze motioned him to drink tea, and then said with a smile: "The second prince thinks what the old minister said is reasonable?"

"It makes sense." Si Jixun smiled lightly: "But what does this explain? The character of the emperor is there, and it is a fact that the father is afraid. He is just a prince at this time."

"The second prince's words are wrong. His Royal Highness is now the prince, but the old minister believes that as long as he has the heart, the throne must be his, and the safety and future of you and the queen are all his motivation!"

"Haha..." Si Jixun burst out laughing.

Kong Ze's expression darkened and he said coldly: "Your Highness the Second Prince doesn't believe it?"

"No! I believe it!" Si Jixun put away his smile and said lightly: "It's a pity that the impetus of the emperor has been solved by Ji Xun for the emperor!"

"What do you mean?"

"Teacher must also know that Brother Huang lived in Zhanfeng Tower for one night when he returned from the west."

"so what?"

"A group of people went to intercept and kill that night, and several of them were sent by the queen mother. Ji Xun has already told the emperor about this."

"What? Empress!" Kong Ze suddenly stood up in shock and said, "The empress is supporting you! Your Highness the Crown Prince knows!"