In the imperial study room, Xiahou Yuanzhen, the first assistant of the Tang Dynasty, had a solemn face, and the saint behind the imperial desk also had a cold face.
"Where is Qin Xiao now?"
"They should have been taken to Kyoto Prefecture." Xiahou Yuanzhen said solemnly: "The relationship between the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple is not harmonious. If people from the Ministry of Punishment are allowed to go, things may change."
The saint said coldly: "Prime Minister, did you know in advance that Qin Xiao would be on stage to compete?"
"I have thought about it, but I am not sure."
"Then have you ever thought about whether Qin Xiao would die in the ring if he lost to Yuan Gai Wushuang?" The saint's eyes showed a cold look: "If Qin Xiao hadn't stepped forward, my Datang's face would have been ruined.
There is nothing left, and the people of Bohai will happily take me, the Princess of the Tang Dynasty, back to that barbaric land."
Xiahou Yuanzhen raised his head and glanced at the saint. He could see the saint's anger and immediately said: "I never expected that the disciples of the Great Heavenly Master would be defeated by Yuan Gai Wushuang."
"He is not defeated." The saint said coldly: "Chen Xun was poisoned."
Xiahou Yuanzhen's body was shaken and his color changed in horror: "Poison?"
"Chen Xun is a direct disciple of the Great Heavenly Master. He has stayed at home for the past sixteen years. Although he is ignorant of worldly affairs, his cultivation in martial arts is amazing." The saint said slowly: "He made a breakthrough three years ago.
Entering the fifth level, if nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely enter the sixth level in the next two years. The Great Celestial Master has high hopes for him. I didn’t want to disrupt his efforts due to worldly matters, but this time I personally came forward, so the Great Celestial Master could not
Don't let Chen Xun fight. Chen Xun is focused on studying the Sutra of Wuwei. With his strength, it is not difficult to defeat Yuan Gai Wushuang."
"What about the poisoning...?"
"If it wasn't for the poison attack, how could he be defeated by Yuan Gai Wushuang." The saint said coldly: "He was poisoned before he went into battle."
Xiahou Yuanzhen was surprised and said: "Chen Xun left the palace directly from Yutiantai and went straight to Sifang Pavilion. There was no contact with anyone in the process. Who could poison him?"
"He was poisoned when he was at Yutiantai." The saint said calmly: "Before he left the palace, he ate a bowl of rice porridge, and the Taoist boy who brought him the porridge hanged himself."
"Did Yutiantai's own people do it?" The Prime Minister was even more horrified and said solemnly: "Sage, this matter is extraordinary. A Taoist boy from Yutiantai would never have the guts to poison the beloved disciple of the Great Heavenly Master. There must be someone behind this.
Chief, we must conduct a thorough investigation and find out the mastermind behind this."
The saint stared at the Prime Minister with a pair of phoenix eyes, extremely sharp, and said coldly: "Who could be the black hand?"
"This requires a thorough investigation to make it clear." The Prime Minister said solemnly.
"Prime Minister, I have placed great trust in you since I ascended the throne." The saint said slowly, "All important affairs of the country depend on you, and the Xiahou family has therefore become the real first family in the Tang Dynasty."
The Prime Minister knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "The Xiahou family bathed in the emperor's grace and shed tears of gratitude for the saint's kindness."
"There is no one else here, and the old dog was sent out by me. Now there are only you and me in the royal study, so I want to hear the truth from you." The saint stared at the Prime Minister and asked, "Chen Xun is poisoned.
,Does it have anything to do with you behind the scenes?”
The Prime Minister's body trembled, he raised his head and looked at the saint with a very strange expression. After a long time, he sighed and said: "The saint suspects that the old minister is behind it?"
"After the court meeting that day, I had a separate discussion with you. It was you who recommended Chen Xun to fight." The saint said calmly: "I knew that Chen Xun had a great chance of winning if he went to fight, so I asked the Great Heavenly Master to send Chen Xun to take action. From the beginning to the end
Tail, not a word was leaked to the public in advance. Apart from me and you, only the Great Heavenly Master and Chen Xun knew about it. Of course, Chen Xun could not have poisoned himself. Is the Great Heavenly Master willing to watch his beloved disciple be defeated?
In the ring, you poisoned him?"
However, the Prime Minister raised his hands, took off the crown and hat on his head, and knelt on the ground: "If the saint thinks that the old minister is so ignorant and will plan this behind his back, then please give me death!"
"Are you threatening me?" the saint sneered: "I am talking to you alone today just to hear the truth from you."
The Prime Minister raised his head and said: "I dare to ask, why do you do this?"
The saint sighed softly and said, "Do you really want me to tell you?"
"The sage wants the old minister to tell the truth, and the old minister also wants to hear the sage speak frankly."
"Okay." The saint said coldly: "At the court meeting that day, I thought at first that all the ministers of the Tang Dynasty would do their best for the country, and those who were plotting were for the public good, so I didn't think too much about it. The Prime Minister advised the Bohai people to set up a competition.
, we made a bet, I think this is just the right opportunity for the people of Bohai to see the heroic appearance of our young heroes from the Tang Dynasty, and I believe that since you took the initiative to advise me, you must have a countermeasure to ensure that the Tang Dynasty will definitely win."
The Prime Minister just looked at the saint and did not interrupt.
"But what happened today made me suddenly understand something." The saint leaned forward slightly and said slowly: "If Qin Xiao hadn't stepped forward in the end and Chen Xun had been defeated, no one would have been able to defeat Yuan Gai Wushuang.
, I must fulfill my promise at the court meeting. Both Sheyue and Changning will follow the Bohai Mission to Bohai. I know that the Prime Minister and Sheyue have had a bad relationship in recent years, but you are connected by blood, and you are both smart people.
We will not let the situation get out of hand."
The Prime Minister finally sighed: "The sage wants to say that I hope that the Bohai people will win, so that She Yue can leave the Tang Dynasty?"
"Xia Houning was assassinated in Hangzhou. I know your state of mind better than anyone else." The saint sighed softly: "Although he died at the hands of the disciples of Jian Valley, you turned your anger on She Yue and even Qin Xiao, and treated them
You have a grudge in your heart. Using this opportunity to marry She Yue is equivalent to banishing She Yue to a bitter and cold place. If Qin Xiao dies in the hands of Yuan Gai Wushuang, it will be exactly what you want."
The Prime Minister stared at the Saint and suddenly burst into sad laughter: "I have been assisting the Saint for seventeen years, and I have worked hard and did not dare to slack off at all. I know that there are too many people in the world who are resentful of the Saint, and they have been waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.
, so for more than ten years, the old minister did not dare to close his eyes completely even if he fell asleep. But the old minister never expected that in the end, the saint would suspect the old minister of betraying the Tang Dynasty for personal grudges? As the chief minister, the old minister,
To handle state affairs for the saint, is it possible that in the eyes of the saint, the chief minister, the veteran minister, is a despicable person who is determined to retaliate and has no regard for the overall situation?"
The saint obviously did not expect that the Prime Minister would say such words, and was startled for a moment.
"I don't know who poisoned Chen Xun, but I am definitely not the mastermind behind the scenes." The Prime Minister raised his head slightly: "If the saint feels that this challenge was carefully planned by the veteran, and he even ignored the interests of the Tang Dynasty for his own personal purposes.
, I sincerely ask the saint to issue an order to cut off my head to thank the world. If the saint shows mercy and cannot bear to execute me, then please issue an order to allow me to return to my hometown in Yizhou and spend the rest of my life." He kowtowed to the ground, his body slightly stooped.
Jitter.
The saint looked at the Prime Minister who was lying on the ground, with a look of suspicion on his still charming face. Then he closed his eyes, remained silent for a long time, and finally asked: "Who could that be?"
The Prime Minister raised his head and asked: "Sage, have you ever thought about what would happen if the saint became suspicious of the old minister and the monarch and his ministers were at odds? Even today, if the saint firmly believed that the old minister had betrayed the country for selfish purposes and dismissed the old minister and expelled him from the court,
?”
The saint's body was shaken.
"After the arena is over, the old minister will enter the palace immediately." The Prime Minister said: "The saint also just learned that Chen Xun was poisoned not long ago, but he was the first to suspect the old minister...!" His eyes became deep and he said calmly:
"Is there something fishy about this?"
"You mean...someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between you and me?" The saint suddenly realized something.
The Prime Minister solemnly said: "At the court meeting, the old minister took the initiative to advise the sage and agreed to set up a competition. It was the old minister who took the initiative to recommend Chen Xun to the sage. As the sage said, there were only a few people who knew about this, and Chen Xun was dismissed.
Poison, it is reasonable for the saint to be suspicious of the old minister. But although the old minister is dull, he is not that stupid. He knows that Chen Xun will definitely get burned if he is poisoned, but he still does it. Even now that the old minister has been an official, he still
I have never made such a stupid mistake."
"There is a thief in the palace!" The saint's eyes flashed with cold light, as cold as a knife.
The Prime Minister nodded and said: "That's right. The person who knew that Chen Xun was going to fight must be someone from the palace. How he got the news, the old minister couldn't figure it out for a moment, but... the old minister concluded that there were thieves in the palace, and this person took this opportunity
The purpose of using the Taoist boy from Yu Tiantai to poison Chen Xun was to frame the old minister, so that the saint would become suspicious of the old minister and sow discord between the emperor and his ministers." There was also a cold look in his eyes: "This man has evil intentions.
Our real enemy now."
The saint was silent, and after a moment, he raised his hand and said, "Get up and speak." He waited for the Prime Minister to stand up, and then whispered: "The power of this person who can instruct the Taoist boy on Yutiantai to poison has penetrated into it, and he is definitely not the best in the palace.
A silent and unknown person."
"What the sage said is absolutely true." The Prime Minister said solemnly: "If you have the courage and even the ability to reach into the Heavenly Master's Royal Tower, this person does have great magical powers in the palace. However, this person's cleverness has been misled by his cleverness. He thought
He wanted to frame the old minister, but he happened to expose his own existence."
The saint was thoughtful and seemed to be searching for the key.
"Sage, there is a thief in the palace, which is unusual." The Prime Minister said in a deep voice: "I beg the saint to believe me. The man who sent someone to poison Chen Xun is definitely not the veteran. The top priority is to secretly investigate who this person is.
, we have no idea how powerful this person is in the palace, which shows how cunning this person is. Once he makes trouble in the palace, the consequences will be disastrous...!"
"I have my own opinion on this matter." The saint pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "Why did you order the Kyoto Prefecture to arrest Qin Xiao? You didn't report it to me in advance, so how can you explain it if you made your own opinion?"
The Prime Minister said calmly: "This matter must be done, but it cannot be done by a saint. It can only be done in the name of Zhongshu Sheng."