Wishful Things

Is it Linyuan City?

That's where her maternal ancestor's Yuan clan lived.

Xu Mingyi subconsciously thought about it—it would take two days to go from the capital to Linyuan, and it would take at least four days to go back and forth. If the prince wanted to meet the emperor in person without the emperor noticing the strangeness, it might be very difficult.

On the other hand, Wu Chao was thinking, if there were really other inside stories about what happened back then, would there be a chance to know about Ji Shangshu's current situation?

But no matter what, he also felt that he should check it out.

Although the past is over and people have passed away for many years, the so-called truth seems to be less important, but for the living, all this is still meaningful.

And what is before us is the matter of King Xiang——

"I wonder if there is any festival worth mentioning between the prince and the king of Xiang?" Wu Chao asked.

King Yan shook his head slightly.

"He has been somewhat dissatisfied with me since he was a child, but he has never had any holidays worth mentioning, and although he looks like a dandy, greedy for fun, and has no city in his heart, he is not at all—"

One can get a glimpse of a person's nature in the subtleties. He can't say that what this fourth brother has shown is all false, but he can at least be sure that on the surface these are not all of the other party.

In other words, people will also change with the current situation. These years, the fourth brother has been alone in Dianzhou, and the people and things he has come into contact with have changed, and his views and ideas will inevitably change more or less accordingly.

And these are not his guesses out of thin air——

Wu Chao nodded and said, "According to this, it can only be for profit."

This is the greatest possibility.

As for taking the risk of poisoning the Empress Dowager for personal revenge, if she was really so reckless and impulsive and reckless about the consequences, I'm afraid the emperor wouldn't have kept her behind for so many years.

"That's right, and this matter was brought to light, he must give the emperor an explanation." Yan Wang said: "And if I have not guessed wrong, he must have not told the truth. Otherwise, no matter how much the emperor wants to balance the power of the situation, it will be impossible to protect him—"

Seeing that he seemed to have guessed something, Xu Mingyi's eyes moved: "Could it be that the prince knows the motive of King Xiang's attack?"

"A lieutenant general with whom I had some old acquaintances in private, was squeezed out by Xia Tingzhen in the capital a few years ago, was demoted from his official position, and went to Dianzhou to guard the border. Over the past few years, I have occasionally exchanged letters with him."

King Yan said briefly: "This person is very keen on wars, and according to his observations, the border wars in Dianzhou have been frequent in recent years, which seems a bit strange... The food, grass and military funds allocated by the court several times are actually used in wars, and only one out of ten."

Twelve out of ten?

Wu Chao couldn't help frowning.

Outside of Dianzhou is the country of Dongwu - if it is true that the opponent can be repelled every time with only a tenth or two of military resources, not to mention taking advantage of the victory and pursuing to win Dongwu and making great achievements, how can the opponent dare to repeat the crime again and again?

And the imperial court obviously didn't know the details, otherwise there would be no reason not to pursue it.

Hidden from the imperial court, taking advantage of the war to embezzle food, grass, and military resources, and Dongwu is so "cooperative"...

Under such circumstances, Wu Chao couldn't help guessing: "Could it be that the King of Xiang is suspected of collaborating with the enemy?"

King Yan's eyes darkened slightly: "Right now I'm just guessing, and there's no real evidence in the end."

Listening to the conversation between father and son, Xu Mingyi was both surprised and stunned.

Surprisingly, when she came here tonight, she actually intended to reveal to Wu Chao the fact that King Xiang had colluded with the enemy in his previous life, but she never thought that the words came out of King Yan's mouth—this was also the case.

It seems that in the past few years in the northern border, the prince has not lived a life of blindness.

It is not without reason that he was able to reach that position in the previous life. Of course there is luck, but luck does not determine everything.

"If this is true, then the king of Xiang's attack on the empress dowager this time may not only be for the benefit of the Xie brothers. And once the emperor finds out about this, it is absolutely impossible for the king of Xiang to return to Dianzhou alive—" Wu Chao looked at the king of Yan and asked, "What does the prince plan to do next?"

Xu Mingyi also subconsciously looked at King Yan.

The poisoning of the empress dowager in the last life was so silent, King Yan probably didn't notice it at all, even if he had suspicions, he probably wouldn't have guessed that it was King Xiang, because the fact that King Xiang was collaborating with the enemy was only confirmed a few years later when he colluded with Dongwu and raised troops to rebel.

But it’s different now. The matter of the Queen Mother has a great connection with the King of Xiang’s collusion with the enemy. If he really finds some clues because he deliberately checked the facts, once the truth is revealed early, it will definitely cause an uproar, and even change some of the situation in the previous life...

Now it depends on how the king of Yan will choose.

Under the serious gaze of the two children, King Yan asked Wu Chao, "Ah Yuan, if you decide this matter, what would you do?"

Following this sentence, Wu Chao quickly sorted out the pros and cons in his mind.

Now that the queen mother is out of danger, if it is purely from the perspective of revenge, it is obviously unnecessary to proceed from reason.

If we don't investigate and expose it now, the king of Xiang can return to Dianzhou smoothly. For the emperor, it is tantamount to returning a tiger to the mountain, and he will inevitably cause chaos in the future.

And the word "chaotic", judging from the things he found before, it seems that his grandfather Dingnan King has been trying to push the boat along the way, and secretly accelerated the situation...

The more chaotic the court is today, the easier and more prestigious it is to do some things. He can naturally understand the truth that what can't be broken can't be established.

"I think that if the king of Xiang is really collaborating with the enemy, he should take this opportunity to expose it, and try to avoid future troubles that will harm the country—" Wu Chao said without hesitation.

Collaborating with the enemy will not only hurt the emperor and the current court, but also the innocent people--everything in this world is in conflict, and some sacrifices are inevitable. However, if some sacrifices can be avoided, there is absolutely no reason why they cannot be avoided knowingly.

When Xu Mingyi heard this, he couldn't help turning his head to look slightly.

Under the moonlight, the boy's profile was clear and resolute, and his eyes were clear and translucent.

After a while, King Yan nodded with a smile, and said briskly: "Okay, then I will listen to A Yuan."

People have experienced a lot, and it is inevitable that they will lose their purity in their actions, but no one can predict what the future will be. It is better to choose the one that you really want to go.

He looked at the young man in front of him, and his tone seemed to be relaxed after having made the right decision: "If this can be confirmed, King Xiang's poisoning of the Empress Dowager will also be confirmed, and Ji Shangshu's charges will be cleared at that time - the old debt I owe Ji Shangshu can also be partially offset."

"Since that's the case, we can immediately keep an eye on King Xiang's movements in secret." Wu Chao made a decisive decision and speculated, "If King Xiang's poisoning of the Empress Dowager is really related to Dongwu, this time not only failed, but also left a debt in front of the emperor. Such a big change, logically speaking, he would never do nothing—"

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