As soon as Xiao Qingye finished speaking, the emperor sighed and simply threw the sunspots in his hand back into the chess box.

"Sure enough, you understand me better." The emperor glanced at Xiao Qingye who was sitting beside him.

"Recently, most of the excerpts played in the middle and upper courts are about the problem of the northwestern bandits. The money allocated by the court is like flowing water in a mountain. It is useless if it goes down in waves."

After Xiao Qingye heard this, he took back the black and white pieces on the chessboard and said, "Brother Emperor, this chess game is also called Guoqi. For now, there are still many ways to survive on the chessboard, and pieces can be placed everywhere. Once you make a move, you will have to make constant adjustments to the chess game after that, and your whole body will be affected by it. Now this chess set, brother Huang, how will you make the move?"

The emperor glanced at the chessboard after Xiao Qingye took away a few chess pieces, and suddenly felt that the previously closed chess path became suddenly clear.

"Brother Huang, I'm afraid there is not much left of the silver that was transferred from the capital city to the barren land in the Northwest, and the officials kept it layer upon layer.

In fact, the northwestern bandits are not a big problem. The northwestern frontier of Zhao Kingdom is still stable, and there is no foreign invasion, and the people's hearts are still stable.If the emperor thinks something is wrong, you can send a few court ministers to go to the northwest. After Xiao Qingye finished speaking, immediately after the sunspots dropped by the emperor, he dropped the whites without much hesitation.

After the emperor heard this, he raised his hand and rubbed the finger with the dragon pattern in his hand, and said in thought: "I have considered all these, and I plan to send Lie'er to the barren land in the northwest in the past few days."

When Xiao Qingye heard the emperor mentioning Xiao Lie, a killing intent flashed in his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

Xiao Qingye did not answer the emperor immediately, but glanced at the chessboard, raised his hand and dropped a white piece. As soon as the white piece fell, a corner of the chessboard formed a situation where the white piece was holding a piece. Xiao Qingye's white piece directly ate several of the emperor's pieces. sunspot.

Xiao Qingye put the sunspots back into the chess box in front of the emperor, and with the crisp sound of the chess pieces falling, Xiao Qingye's voice without the slightest emotion rang in the emperor's ear: "If you make a wrong move, you will lose everything. Brother emperor, In this round, you were still a little impetuous, and the things you got just now seemed flawless on the surface, but looking at the overall situation, it was indeed full of loopholes, it was too late to fix it, and you still lost this round."

The emperor was about to make a move, but when he heard Xiao Qingye's words, he looked around and saw that the chess game that had been thriving before had already withered and was dying.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then understood what Xiao Qingye said, and frowned slightly: "Why did Prince Duan say that?"

Xiao Qingye picked up the green tea at hand, took a sip, and then slowly said: "It's nothing, it's just something happened in the past few days that made me feel that the conversation just now was inappropriate, brother, you are here in the dragon chair Above, everything is busy, I am afraid I don’t know it yet, but the entire capital and the court are discussing it.” Xiao Qingye’s eyes were filled with a bottomless chill.

"It's okay, King Duan."

"It's not a big deal. A few days ago, I took care of some things. After the curfew in the capital, I wanted to go back to the mansion quickly. On the way, I saw the emperor's nephew walking towards the South Street staggeringly. The twilight was thick, and I couldn't see it too clearly, so I didn't care." Xiao Qingye paused, and glanced at the emperor beside him.

"On the second day, I prepared some generous gifts and sent them to Yunfu. The eldest lady of Yunfu wanted to mention the position of Princess Zhaoguo, but I didn't expect to meet my nephew's subordinates. I panicked, and after I asked the reason, I realized that the emperor's nephew hadn't returned for a day, so I went to the South Street to look for it. It wasn't until the next day that someone found it in the Nanfeng Pavilion." Xiao Qingye's entire narration There is no trace of emotion, but the corner of the mouth is showing a sneer, and the whole person looks like the cunning fox in the forest at this moment.

"You're talking about Lie'er?" The emperor's eyes were already a little angry at this moment.

"Exactly."

The emperor's face turned pale when he heard this. This Nanfeng Hall is the most famous place for male prostitutes in Zhao Kingdom. Almost everyone knows about it. Although there are certain reasons for the popularity of this kind of fashion, the children of the royal family are the most important place for the whole family. The symbol of the country is the majesty of the royal family. If it is the children of ordinary officials in the imperial court, there is nothing wrong with entering and leaving the Nanfeng Pavilion. At most, they will be teased behind their backs, but if they are replaced by princes, they will be lost directly. royal face.

Although Xiao Lie's appearance was benevolent, he was actually ruthless behind the scenes. The emperor knew this well and regarded Xiao Lie highly. When he heard about this, he would naturally be a little angry.

The emperor threw the sunspots that had not fallen in his hand heavily into the chess box, and anyone could feel the anger emanating from his body, but Xiao Qingye, who was closest to him, was like a piece of cold jade at this time, letting his body No matter how eroded the anger exuded by the emperor, it couldn't get into his heart at all.

"Lie'er really let me down! A few days ago, he and the second lady of the Yunfu had a pleasant affair. In order to calm things down, I bestowed Yun Miaoyin the title of Princess Zhaoguo, and betrothed Yun Qingrou to him. After becoming a side concubine, he still hasn't restrained himself! Let him do whatever he wants!"

Xiao Qingye took back all the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said calmly: "Brother Huang, there is no need to be so angry. After all, the eldest prince is now at a young age, and it is understandable to do some outrageous things."

"Prince Duan, you don't have to be like this. What Lie'er did in Yun Mansion a few days ago, I will take care of the aftermath for him. This time he went to the Nanfeng Hall without any shame, and let me lose the face of the royal family!"

Xiao Qingye is well aware of the emperor's temper, and when he returned to Duanwang Mansion last night, he planned everything for today. Knowing that the emperor knows about this, he will definitely call Xiao Lie into the palace again. It's not that simple anymore.

"The ministers in the court must know about this matter. If you send the eldest prince to the northwest to suppress the bandits at this juncture, I am afraid that you will provoke criticism from the court officials. When you go to the northwest, you may not It won't have much effect." Xiao Qingye opened his mouth like an emperor analyzing the pros and cons, and secretly provoked the emperor's dissatisfaction with Xiao Lie.

"Prince Duan's words are very true. Let go of the person who will be sent to suppress the rogues. This afternoon, I will send someone directly to Yunfu to deliver the dowry. In a few days, I will choose an auspicious time for Lie'er to marry the second young lady of Yunfu. Suppress the rumors outside."

Xiao Qingye raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and heard his dissatisfaction and disappointment with Xiao Lie from the emperor's tone. The purpose of this trip to the palace was also achieved, so Xiao Qingye said no more

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