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As for what happened, the Eighth Prince heard from others on his way here that it was his eldest son who tried to kill someone first, and then this rebellious son retaliated.
That's why the Eighth Prince rushed back at full speed and did not kill this rebellious son who killed his brother directly!
Xia Zhixu looked at his father and said with a chuckle, "Drink your tea. I'll tell you when you've finished drinking it."
The Eighth Prince frowned and reached out to take the tea.
When Xia Zhixu saw this, he was happy. He took the cup of tea, and he would be fine. This proved that it was just as Fang Wenhe said.
After watching his father drink the tea, Xia Zhixu immediately said, "The tea is good, isn't it? Meng Shaoan sent it from Jinghai and Ning County."
The Eighth Prince glared at Xia Zhixu and said, "Speak!"
Xia Zhixu pursed his lips, glanced at the tea and said with a smile: "I've known it for a long time. Big brother, you know it. He has always wanted the position of the prince. In addition, he is very good at leading troops in battles, and he has won over many people. Before I came back this time, I asked someone to find out. Oh my god, he wants to arrange me to Yukou Pass. Dad, you know Yukou Pass is the territory of the northern barbarians. Moreover, when the barbarians swept across our Yanyun states before, many people suffered. Many people became bandits. There are barbarians in the north, and there are all desperate bandits inside. Although there are more than 3,000 people in Yukou Pass, none of them listen to me. Do you think I can go?"
"So I naturally refused, and then Big Brother was sure to throw me to Ning County, which is a good place, but Big Brother sent people to kill me. If I hadn't fought back desperately and Meng Shaoan hadn't blocked the knife for me, I would be the one standing on the sign outside today."
The Eighth Prince said nothing, but picked up the teacup with a gloomy face and took a sip.
What Xia Zhixu said was similar to what he knew, and he was sure that the boy was not lying.
just
The eldest son actually wants to kill his second son!
His eldest son was born to his late princess. He had been bringing him up since he was young and taught him how to lead troops and fight wars. Whenever he left the capital, the army would be handed over to him.
Moreover, as time went by, his prestige in the army was higher than his, so the Eighth Prince was actually a little afraid, especially after he let the barbarians in for the military power of Jiaodong. It was his eldest son who found Fang Wenhe and, according to Fang Wenhe's strategy, killed those barbarians to vent the people's anger and win the hearts of the army!
Therefore, the Eighth Prince became more and more wary.
In addition, the death of his former princess was actually somewhat related to him, so the Eighth Prince was actually very reluctant to see his eldest son's power becoming increasingly powerful, but he had no choice. After all, the wolf cub had grown up and he could no longer control him.
but!
He never thought of killing his eldest son! At most, he wanted to take away his military power and let him become a rich man!
But he didn't expect that the eldest son had such evil ambitions that he wanted to kill the crown prince he had personally appointed!
So, die and die!
If you dare to kill the prince I personally appointed today, you will dare to attack me tomorrow! !
Xia Zhixu looked at the Eighth Prince without saying anything, but with a gloomy face, he smiled and said, "My father, my father, how did you come back? And I heard that you ran away? I'm here, you should stay well in the capital. Li Nishang is courting death, step by step, she has fallen into the pit dug by my sister, and you are fine."
heard this
The Eighth Prince looked fierce, narrowing his eyes slightly as he looked at Xia Zhixu: "You mean, you want me to die in the capital?"
Xia Zhixu was startled and immediately shook his head: "What are you talking about? What do you mean you want to die? Hurry up and say "Puh" three times. If you want to die, I won't agree. I can't find such a good father like you even after dozens of reincarnations."
Hearing this nonsense, the Eighth Prince snorted heavily, then took out several secret letters from his arms and threw them on the table: "Read it yourself."
Xia Zhixu was stunned for a moment, then started reading immediately.
These letters were sent to the Eighth Prince by his people in the capital using hawks or other means. They were about what happened after he left the capital.
And finished watching.
Xia Zhixu took a breath and looked at the Eighth Prince with wide eyes: "Xia Fengxiang is so cruel?"
The Eighth Prince nodded: "He is the son of the late emperor, so he cannot be weak. He has been patient for the past three years, and is no less patient than the late emperor was back then. However, he suddenly exploded at this time. It is obvious that the late emperor's leaving behind Su Changan played a key role."
After hearing this, Xia Zhixu thought for a moment and asked, "Dad, are you sure that Su Changan is the backup left by the late emperor?"
The Eighth Prince picked up the teacup and took another sip. Xia Zhixu watched him drink tea with a smile on his face.
After taking a sip of tea, the Eighth Prince said, "I thought about it carefully on the way here. All the changes in the capital started with the appearance of this woman. It was also after this woman appeared that the people in the capital seemed to have changed."
"My brother, even if he had no plans in the past, he would have planned everything before doing anything. Even when he was seriously ill, there was no way he would not do something for his daughter. Especially since he should have known that when he was seriously ill at his strongest, those people in the court, or me, or the King of Shu, would definitely threaten his daughter, so it is impossible that he did nothing and only left a few ministers to take care of his daughter."
"Although Su Changan didn't do much, he helped the little emperor every time by coincidence. There are no such coincidences in the world, and it is even more impossible for such coincidences to happen! And look at what happened to Yang Shanchang after I left. Which one of them was not because of Su Changan, and the little emperor took advantage of the situation to help!"
"That woman. Even though the late emperor, that bastard, died, he left behind a woman like this to be his daughter's queen. Damn it!! He left behind a woman! And such a capable woman!! Even after his death, that bastard is still on guard against us, right?!"
At this point, anger suddenly surged up on the Eighth Prince's face, mainly because he thought about how embarrassed he was when he left Beijing this time, and he was really furious!
Xia Zhixu looked at the Eighth Prince and immediately said, "Father, drink some tea. Drink more to calm down."
The Eighth Prince caught a glimpse of Xia Zhixu's expression, frowned, and took another sip of tea.
But since the anger in my heart has already been ignited, a sip of tea can calm it down! !
And what really made the Eighth Prince angry was
The little emperor didn't care about his leaving!
The news sent by his people in the capital was that although someone brought up the matter of his leaving the capital at the court meeting, the little emperor just said "hmm" lightly and said nothing else!
so.
The Eighth Prince is very angry!!
Angry to the extreme!
Because the late emperor Xia Huachang, that bastard, didn't care about him at all and didn't care no matter what he did!
He clearly joined his elder brother in trying to kill him, but when they failed, his elder brother was beheaded in front of him.
When he got there, that bastard Xia Huachang just looked at him and laughed, then just walked away, and nothing happened to him.
It was as if she didn't take him seriously at all and didn't even look at him!
now
Xia Huachang is dead, and her daughter dares not even look at her!
I have hundreds of thousands of soldiers under my command, but I left and you just said "Hmm"!
Xia Zhixu looked at his father like this, smiled and helped pour more tea and said: "Father, but you just..."
However, just as he opened his mouth, Xia Zhixu saw the Eighth Prince looking at him, and was stunned.
The Eighth Prince asked, "I asked you to check on Su Changan when you come back. How's the investigation going?"
Xia Zhixu was startled. After handing over the tea, he immediately smiled and said, "We checked it. How could we not check what you asked us to do? It's all turned to ashes. Everyone in the village either fled or died. There's no place to check. The only thing we found out is that there is indeed a Su family in that village. It's a big family. But when we asked people, they said that the Su family has no daughters, only two sons, but they don't know their names. The main reason is that the village itself is remote and not many people go there."
When the Eighth Prince heard this, his brows knitted tightly together: "Two sons?"
After saying this, the Eighth Prince suddenly realized something, and the corners of his mouth rose: "Ha~~~hahahaha!! Xia Huachang, ah Xia Huachang, you really put in a lot of effort. In order to hide your hidden trick, you actually found such a remote village to give that bitch Su Changan a background! It's really something you can do!"
Xia Zhixu saw his father suddenly laugh, and he also laughed dryly twice, but he couldn't laugh like his father, so he gave up.
but suddenly
The Eighth Prince's expression changed. "No, no, maybe it wasn't that bastard Xia Huachang who did it. Maybe it was arranged by the little emperor himself to deal with me. Otherwise, why did she pick up Su Changan as soon as the refugees from Yanyun came over? And Su Changan also suddenly appeared at that time. Is he going to deal with me?!"
"Otherwise, why would it be Yanyun's identity! If you are not mistaken, the Su family only has two sons, then Su Changan should be a man, but she looks like a man? If she is a man and looks like that, can all women in the world still be considered women!? If you think about it this way, it will be clear, son! It will be clear! The little emperor has long wanted to deal with us! He just lacks a reason, just like he lacks a reasonable reason to deal with Li Nishang. If he acts rashly, the whole world will only call her Xia Fengxiang unfaithful and unfilial! So he joined forces with Su Changan and deliberately made such a scene, letting Li Nishang fall into the trap and rebel."
"What's the reason for him to deal with me? It can only be because I allowed the barbarians to come into Yandi before. Otherwise, how can I find a reason with the reputation I have accumulated over the years? I am not a fool like Li Nishang! Yes. This must be the case. The little emperor has been planning this from the beginning."
"For three years, she has been learning from her father, 'Use yourself as bait to lure everyone in the world into the game, and then kill them!' Isn't this the strategy that Xia Huachang, that bastard, is best at? It works, it works, everything works!!"
The more he spoke, the more beads of sweat appeared on the Eighth Prince's forehead.
Because it’s terrifying when you think about it!!
He thought it was a good thing he ran away, otherwise wouldn’t he have suffered the same fate as Li Nishang?
Not to mention what his eldest son is like, even if Xia Fengxiang is really the same as his fourth brother, then he will definitely die and there is no way he will survive!
Moreover, his eldest son was about to kill that little bastard Xia Zhixu, so why would he care about his life or death? ?
Gudong~~
The Eighth Prince swallowed his saliva, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
I felt really scared for a while!
I am even more glad that I ran away!!
At the same time, Xia Zhixu looked at his father who suddenly started talking to himself and was a little crazy.
You Qi listened to the content, blinking his eyes and thinking quickly. After a while, he asked, "Dad, does this mean that my ruthless sister will do something to me sooner or later?"
Hearing this, the Eighth Prince looked at his son and said, "Well, from the moment the Queen's identity was compiled, the little emperor had already started to plot against me. Moreover, Meng Qin has already trained troops near Yingzhou, and you have also seen the contents of the letter, saying that they want to build ships. What kind of ships, merchant ships? I'm afraid it's a warship for transporting troops.!!"
But speaking of this
The Eighth Prince was suddenly stunned. Wait a minute, the little emperor went to such great lengths to plot against him. It seemed that he didn't care about him.
Did you do it on purpose for me to see? Do you think it doesn't matter, so you let me down my guard?
Thinking of this, “Hahahaha, you little girl is really too naive! You thought I would fall for your trick? Who do you think I am?!”
Xia Zhixu looked at his father, wondering why he suddenly went crazy again.
But Xia Zhixu was too lazy to care. Instead, he pondered over what his father had just said and said, "Dad, if that's the case, then I think we should contact Uncle Thirteen even more."
The Eighth Prince's face was gloomy, thinking of his Thirteenth Brother.
The Eighth Prince was silent for a moment.
When Xia Huachang was killing people, apart from himself, the sixth, tenth and eleventh brothers survived because they had never participated in the killing and had a good relationship with the late emperor.
Apart from that, he was released directly by the late emperor.
As for the other participants, either they died during the plot or they all died after participating in the rebellion.
However, the emperor had no way to deal with Little Thirteen, who took part in everything, so he could only place him under house arrest in Shu.
Join forces with Xiao Shisan?
The Eighth Prince frowned.
In this comparison, Xiao Shisan is much more difficult to deal with than Xia Fengxiang.
Xia Zhixu continued, "Isn't Uncle Thirteen writing to you anymore? Or is my ruthless sister's wedding not coming? He will definitely send us an invitation in a few days to hurry up and go to Beijing. When you go back, you can talk to Uncle Thirteen's people."
The Eighth Prince glared at Xia Zhixu and said, "I'm going?"
Xia Zhixu pouted, "Dad, I really want to go for you, but I'm afraid. You see, what you just said was so scary, and I don't have a good relationship with Xia Fengxiang. What if I get close to the capital and the people of the Shen Ce Army surround and kill me, what should I do? You will have no descendants."
The Eighth Prince listened to his son's nonsense and wanted to slap him, but he held back. After thinking for a while, he said, "Who did you learn to be so timid from? Besides, I'm afraid your uncles have all left for the capital these days, as well as the foreign countries and the governors of various states. They will definitely go to such a grand ceremony as the emperor's wedding. But we are not in a hurry here. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"The most important thing now is to make your eldest brother's funeral as grand as possible. I will take care of your Thirteenth Uncle, so don't worry about it. Also, send more people from Fang Wenhe to look for him. The people I sent out got lost outside the capital, so he must have helpers. And a person like that, in this chaotic world, must either stay by my side and be of use to me, or die!"
Xia Zhixu nodded: "Okay, okay, I'm looking for it, but I can't find it. I'll send more people out."