The prince is very fierce

Cang thunder resounded through Chang'an, and the rain did not decrease, but became more and more intense.

Xu Buling walked out of Zhang Xiang's residence wearing a raincoat. He didn't care about the heavy rain and was just thinking about the news he had just asked.

According to the information obtained so far, the general process should be:

Before Jiazi, the Xiao family secretly hid the Locking Dragon Gu.

Ten years ago, the Cui family borrowed dragon lock Gu to kill Zhu Cangshan.

Afterwards, Song Ji's dead soldier Yi took away the dragon-locking Gu.

The lock dragon Gu disappeared the summer before last.

In winter, he was poisoned by the dragon's poison.

The timeline of Locking Dragon Gu gradually became complete, and the fog covering it became slightly clearer.

First of all, there must be someone behind the scenes who deliberately throws bait to interfere with the original sequence of events. Jia Yi said that the evidence of giving the dragon locking Gu to the wolf guards ten years ago, the remains of the tomb of heroes, and the case files are all false at present. The purpose is to lure him to the palace.

Secondly, the Locking Dragon Gu had been stored in the emperor's hands for at least six or seven years.

The emperor knew about the dragon-locking Gu. He might have obtained it by the wrong means and it was hard to explain when he lost it, so he didn't say it. However, this theory is also doubtful. After all, the inner treasury is in the imperial city, and the chance of losing it is very small, unless there is an insider in the palace.

It was obvious that the person who deliberately lured him into the palace by disrupting the view was not the emperor. If it were the emperor, it would be enough to just release the true news. There is no need to go to great lengths to falsify it.

But now that the investigation has revealed that the emperor has nothing to do with Locking Dragon Gu, Xu Buling doesn't believe it either.

After all, the reason why he came to the capital was because of the widespread rumors that "there is a vassal king plotting to unify" and "the imperial court is preparing to cut down the vassal".

Just trying to lay such a big plot against him is too much. Even if he is killed, it will not change the fact that the Xu family has too much military power and great achievements. This is because King Su is only in his forties. If he wants to, he can still give birth to a child. Piles of sons.

Therefore, the ultimate purpose of locking him with dragon Gu was most likely to reduce the military power of the Xu family.

It is impossible to cut down vassals for no reason, otherwise it will cause resistance from other vassal kings, so the name is justified.

The justified reduction of vassal status must be the fault of the Xu family.

In order for the Xu family to make a big mistake that could lead to the removal of the vassalage, the only way is to commit rebellion.

King Su would obviously not take the initiative to plot rebellion. The simpler thing would be to let his martial arts prodigy deceive the emperor while he was in the capital.

He had a reason for deceiving the emperor, so he led various clues to the emperor and sent him detoxifying wine to ensure that he could restore his martial arts to a certain extent.

When he was cornered by the Dragon Lock Gu and couldn't bear it anymore, risking his life and making a big mistake, the imperial court cut off the vassalage with a single blow.

Xu Buling frowned tightly and checked again and again. Although he didn't find out who was behind it, he finally figured out the purpose of the person behind the scenes. Only with this purpose in mind can we arrange such a lot of things in a mess.

Once you know the purpose, the way to break the situation is simple.

Whether it was the emperor or others who set up this situation, it was all for him to deceive the emperor and commit crimes when he was desperate, so as to form the conditions for reducing the vassal.

Then he did the opposite, that is, he didn't deceive the emperor, and even stayed loyal. The hands were on his body. Anyway, now that there was no Dragon Lock Gu, he didn't believe that he would not make any mistakes. He would study in Chang'an City honestly. The imperial court He could also be executed on unfounded charges and the vassalage of King Su was reduced.

The imperial court really dares to act like this. The Seven Kings' Qingjunzi' is no joke.

Thinking of this, Xu Buling's mind calmed down a little.

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The heavy rain pounded on the bamboo hat, bending the edge of the bamboo hat.

Zhu Manzhi held the bamboo hat with both hands and trotted to Xu Buling's side. Now that he was far away from Zhang Xiang's mansion, he chirped with shock and admiration on his face:

"Wow, wow, wow - Prince Xu, you are so powerful. A dozen or so people were gone in a blink of an eye. You are even more powerful than my father..."

Xu Buling threw the iron sword to Zhu Manzhi with a calm expression:

"Don't you listen to books every day? With your ability to defeat a thousand people and your martial arts skills, do you think you are just talking nonsense?"

"whee--"

Zhu Manzhi was a little excited. He hung the sword on his waist. His face was red. After thinking about it, he squeezed under Xu Buling's arm. He stood on tiptoes and hooked Xu Buling's shoulders like a good brother. He raised his chin. :

"The storyteller also said that the young master bullies men and dominates women and prefers married women. Is it true?"

"..."

Xu Buling thought about it carefully and nodded.

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Zhu Manzhi frowned, raised his fist and lightly hit Xu Buling on the shoulder: "Mr. Xu~ you... it's not good for you to do this. Only those perverts can destroy married women. You are so innocent, you are so powerful, so handsome, so talented in literature, and so powerful, how could you do that kind of thing..."

Xu Buling shook his head and chuckled, took his little arm off his shoulder, and held his cold little hand:

"Then what kind of girl do you think a young man like me should like, Miss Zhu?"

"..."

Zhu Manzhi's hand was clenched in the palm of his hand, and he twitched a little, but he didn't pull it out, so that was it. He frowned and thought for a moment:

"The young master is nineteen this year. The girl he likes should be younger than you, um... the best is fourteen years old and above, and she must be able to read and write, so that she can accompany the young master to chat about poetry, and she must also be able to do some martial arts, so I can also give advice to the young master on a regular basis. What about his appearance... If the young master is so beautiful, he must not be too ugly, otherwise he will not be a good match..."

Xu Buling held her little hand and walked in the rain, nodding seriously: "I wish you, Miss, what you said makes sense. According to you, Ning Qingye is really suitable. He has a beautiful age, is good at martial arts, and can read and write. He is just the right age... "

Zhu Manzhi blinked, and her face suddenly looked unhappy, but she didn't dare to show it. She lowered her head and whispered:

"Well... Xiaoning is a taciturn person, and the young master is also a quiet person... Two quiet people get bored together, and two talkative people get together and will definitely quarrel. The young master should find a talkative girl..."

Xu Buling glanced at her slightly: "I haven't seen many talkative girls."

Zhu Manzhi pursed her lips, rolled her eyes and thought for a while: "Look slowly~ You will meet one eventually..."

Xu Buling nodded, took Zhu Manzhi back to the small courtyard, took off the wet robe in the boudoir, and put on a clean robe again.

Zhu Manzhi lay on the roof for a long time, and her clothes were already soaked. Unfortunately, the room was not big and there was no screen. She hesitated for a while and didn't dare to take them off. She just looked at the paintings on the wall with a red face.

After Xu Buling dressed neatly, he put on his hat and raincoat again, raised his hand and pinched her face:

"I will return to the city in a few days, and then I will come to see you. Your father is so powerful, don't worry. After I leave Chang'an, we will go to the rivers and lakes together."

Zhu Manzhi was naturally yearning, but she was a little embarrassed after seeing Xu Buling's skills just now:

"Young Master, you won't dislike me, right?"

"We are brothers of the opposite sex, how can I dislike you."

Xu Buling chuckled, opened the door and walked out, raised his hand and waved.

Zhu Manzhi watched him obediently until Xu Buling's figure disappeared over the courtyard wall, then she giggled and fell on the bed with satisfaction...