The weather in July is hotter than in previous years.

Emperor Xia had some more ice brought in from the ice cellar, and then he felt that the imperial study was much cooler!

He looked at the ice-wrapped jade box that was slowly melting on the table and said, "Old man, your ice energy is getting stronger and stronger!"

"Although Xiaojiu sealed the jade box with ice, without your ice energy, the dragon meat would have rotted long ago!"

"How on earth does he make ice in the summer?"

Eunuch Wei shook his head: "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince said that this ice-making technique should not be passed on to others!"

Emperor Xia nodded: "It's right not to spread the news!"

"This kind of secret must be kept to make money!"

"I won't ask any more questions!"

"But, is there still much ice stored in the palace ice cellar?"

Eunuch Wei continued to shake his head: "It's extremely hot this year. The palaces use ice very quickly. It can only last for half a month at most, and then it's gone!"

Emperor Xia closed his eyes and seemed to be resting his mind: "Then I will give you 300,000 taels of silver to buy Xiaojiu the art of making ice!"

"I'll take the money to Huangzhou later, get the formula and then come back!"

Eunuch Wei was very surprised: "Your Majesty, this year we have to compensate the Sirius Empire with 4.5 million taels of silver. Now there is not enough money in the treasury. If we spend another 300,000 taels of silver to buy ice-making skills for the Ninth Prince, what will happen to me?"

I’m afraid that the prime ministers on both sides won’t agree!”

An inexplicable smile appeared on Emperor Xia's lips: "Take it from the palace's private treasury!"

"To reduce the monthly salary of the Prince's Mansion and other palaces, we must buy this ice-making technique!"

"Well, tell them the reason for reducing the monthly salary, so that they don't complain to me!"

"yes!"

Eunuch Wei understands!

The emperor is once again trying to provoke the prince and the entire palace to be dissatisfied with the Ninth Prince!

What does this emperor want to do?

It’s really hard to guess!

After a moment of silence in the imperial study room.

Emperor Xia opened his eyes and said, "Now, tell me about the battle in Huangzhou!"

"yes!"

Eunuch Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Your Majesty, when I entered Huangzhou, the battle in Huangzhou was already over!"

"It's almost the same as what Lieutenant Li said."

"Hahaha......"

Emperor Xia sneered: "Old man, don't even think about getting along with me. Tell me quickly... what did you see in Huangzhou?"

Eunuch Wei said respectfully: "Yes!"

"When I went to Huangzhou, there were temples built with Sirius heads along the way. There were traces of war burning on the ground. The smell of blood enveloped the entire Huangzhou."

Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes: "This is my Xiaojiu's method!"

"Very good, use Jingguan to scare away the evildoers in the mountains!"

"You have my style!"

Eunuch Wei continued: "On the Huangzhou Plain, there are large pits everywhere. The smell of blood is nauseating. The bottom of the pits is full of blood and mud. It seems that they are traps for hunting Sirius."

Emperor Xia murmured: "Li Jian entered Huangzhou at night and had no time to dig holes."

"That is to say, these pits were dug by Xiaojiu and the Huangzhou people."

"That is to say, before Li Jian entered Huangzhou, Xiao Jiu had already fought a bloody battle with the Sirius."

The more Emperor Xia spoke, the brighter his eyes became: "Most people in Huangzhou hate the imperial court. Even the officials I sent were killed one by one in that wilderness and remote place."

"Why can Xiaojiu get their followers when he enters the wilderness?"

"Is Xiaojiu really the Holy King?"

Eunuch Wei took out a memorial from his sleeve: "Your Majesty's doubts should be all in the Ninth Prince's memorial!"

Emperor Xia's eyes brightened even more. He took the memorial and his face became weirder the more he looked at it!

After reading it, Emperor Xia closed the memorial and gently tapped his palm: "Unexpected!"

“It’s really unexpected!”

"It turns out that the person hiding in the darkness of Huangzhou is actually Ji Jiuzhou, the founder of Legalism!"

"When the former Qin Dynasty had not unified the nine kingdoms, he governed Qin according to the law, which greatly increased the strength of the Qin Dynasty and made it invincible in the world!"

"However, he later wanted the law to restrain the imperial power and the privileges of the powerful families. This prompted the former Qin dignitaries to fight back, and he almost died."

"Xiaojiu is right. If such a person's faith does not collapse, he will be a capable minister in governing the world, a unique genius."

"But once your faith collapses, you will definitely become a terrifying lunatic!"

Eunuch Wei quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Xia looked at Eunuch Wei with a half-smile but not a smile: "Xiao Jiu said in the memorial that there are still three governors alive in Huangzhou, namely Bai Jiao, Zhao Dadao, and Du Jun. Have you seen them in Huangzhou City?"

Eunuch Wei nodded: "I see you!"

"They were tortured by Ji Jiuzhou until they were no longer human, and it seems they have less than a few years to live!"

Emperor Xia raised his eyelids: "Didn't you take some of Xiaojiu's dragon meat to replenish them?"

Eunuch Wei said respectfully: "I heard that the soup was stewed with good medicine from the Hundred Thousand Mountains and dragon meat. The Ninth Prince personally replenished the bodies of the three old governors, which made them feel better.

"

"Otherwise, the three old governors would have run out of fuel and died long ago!"

at this time.

Emperor Xia seemed to see three white-haired, listless old guys with wrinkles on their faces: "Back then, they had objections to me entering the palace to establish the Great Xia Dynasty, so I asked them to guard Huangzhou. I wanted to teach them a lesson.

Do it once, and then take it for your own use!"

"I just never thought that lunatic Ji Jiuzhou would hide in Huangzhou and imprison and torture them, making all my hard work go in vain!"

"If they had listened to me, why would they have gone to Huangzhou to serve as governor?"

Emperor Xia sighed: "It's time and destiny!"

"Xiaojiu said in the memorial that the three of them can live for up to three years. He wants to leave the three old guys in Huangzhou to help him manage the land. Old guy, do you think I should agree?"

Eunuch Wei quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty, I cannot agree!"

"Although the three governors are short-lived, they are still important officials of the imperial court. Now that they have been rescued, they should return to the imperial capital to report on their duties!"

"Hahaha......"

Emperor Xia laughed happily: "Old man, has my Xiaojiu offended you?"

"You actually want to ruin his business!"

Eunuch Wei quickly shook his head: "I don't dare!"

Emperor Xia raised his eyelids: "That's right!"

"According to my decree, Du Jun, Zhao Dadao, and Bai Jiao should stay in Huangzhou Palace to obey orders!"

"Xiaojiu left in a hurry, and I didn't select any talents to help him. Although these three old guys are not going to die soon, they are experienced in handling things and can be regarded as capable ministers. Let's give him three years!"

"Since I can't use them, let my son use them!"

"yes!"

A trace of amusement flashed deep in Eunuch Wei's eyes.

At this time, Emperor Xia suddenly changed the subject: "Old man, I have something very strange... Why is your Imperial City Secretary so helpless when encountering Xiao Jiu?"

"Why can't you follow Xiaojiu?"

"If I remember correctly, since Xiao Jiu left the imperial capital, your people seem to be unable to follow him, nor can they penetrate into the Huangzhou Palace. Why is this?"

Eunuch Wei gritted his teeth, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, don't blame the old slave and his subordinates for their incompetence!"

"It's just that the Ninth Prince has inherited His Majesty's supreme wisdom. His eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts, making it impossible for our people to hide and cannot get in at all!"

"Hahaha......"

Emperor Xia smiled even more heartily: "In this case, you really shouldn't be blamed for your incompetence. In fact, Xiaojiu has inherited my wisdom and is difficult to deceive!"

Suddenly, Emperor Xia burst into laughter, his smile disappeared and his face was expressionless: "This is really good!"

"As a prince, guarding a side, if he is easily deceived, then he is really mediocre!"

"If that's the case, he will really disappoint me!"
To be continued...