When King Shao received Lu Jingliang's letter, he immediately came to the manor at the foot of Lotus Mountain to meet the emperor.
After His Majesty the Emperor read the letter, a smile appeared on his face.
"Let me just say that as long as Yang Xuan is here, Chenghong won't suffer much."
His Majesty the Emperor handed the letter to King Shao: "Look, your life is more carefree than mine."
Prince Shao took it and looked at it again: "This person is a genius in running a business. No wonder the emperor admires it so much."
"You can make arrangements and choose a date to visit Qiongzhou."
"Follow the Holy Orders."
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When more than ten merchant ships slowly sailed into the port, His Royal Highness King Qiong, Yang Xuan and others were already ready to welcome them.
To maintain both grandeur and secrecy, Lu Jingliang had previously brought more than a hundred guards to clear out all personnel at the port. Even the officers and soldiers of the Qiongzhou Guard could only be responsible for security work on the periphery.
There were more than ten merchant ships, ten of which were equipped with elites drawn from the Jinwu Guards. There were as many as five hundred people. As soon as they got off the ship, these people had already formed a formation and surrounded the port.
Finally, His Majesty the Emperor slowly stepped ashore, surrounded by more than a dozen master guards.
His Royal Highness King Qiong hurried forward to pay homage, but even Yang Xuan was stopped at a distance by the guards.
After the two men exchanged a few pleasantries, the team set off for Prince Qiong's Mansion.
Five hundred Jinwu guards surrounded Prince Qiong's mansion and set up camp.
Yang Xuan, Yang Xiao and Mr. Lu looked at each other in confusion.
How come they have worked so hard to keep it secret, and yet people are so public about it, for fear that the news won't get out?
But after all, those Jinwu guards were not wearing their signature Mingguang armor.
Yang Xiao quickly led his people to station themselves on the main road and put on a daily training posture.
Not long after, a guard came out from Prince Qiong's Mansion and summoned Yang Xuan to see him.
After more than two years, Yang Xuan met His Majesty the Emperor again.
"Your Majesty, Yang Xuan, see you."
His Majesty the Emperor waved his hand: "Sit down, this is not a palace, there is no need to be polite."
Yang Xuan sat down honestly and politely: "We haven't seen you for many years, but the emperor still has the same style."
His Majesty the Emperor was holding the tea and was about to drink it: "Hey, Yang Aiqing has also learned how to flatter you, which is really rare."
Yang Xuan chuckled: "I am speaking from the bottom of my heart. Ying Tianfu is far away from Qiongzhou, thousands of mountains and rivers away. The emperor has traveled all the way to get here. It's admirable."
The emperor pointed at Yang Xuan: "You, you, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush. Don't you just want to ask me why I am here?"
Yang Xuan chuckled: "Your Majesty is wise."
"Let me tell you clearly, I want to make Chenghong the crown prince, so just tell me whether you can afford the burden."
His Royal Highness King Qiong on the side was immediately shocked. They had been chatting for so long just now, and the emperor did not reveal this intention. Why did Yang Xuan come...
Yang Xuan suddenly smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
"You are so courageous, how dare you tell lies to deceive me?"
"Your Majesty, that's not what you said. My lies are just to thank the Emperor for his grace. I will do my best and die. Although these words are not from my heart, since I said them, I will definitely do my best."
The emperor nodded, Yang Xuan's words were still very sincere.
"What about the truth?"
"The truth is, Your Majesty, you are trying to push His Royal Highness Prince Qiong into the pit of fire."
His Royal Highness King Qiong was shocked and said quickly: "Yang Xuan, how could you talk to your father like this and why don't you apologize quickly?"
However, the emperor laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, this is indeed the truth. Relying on Chenghong's words alone, I would not have had this idea at all. It is a good thing that you are pure and kind, but you are not suitable to inherit the throne. But if Yang
If Xuan helps you, you may not be able to make Dasheng prosperous."
Prince Qiong was startled and turned to look at Yang Xuan.
Yang Xuan had goosebumps all over his body: "Your Majesty, it turns out that you are not trying to push His Highness Prince Qiong into the fire pit, but you are trying to push me into the fire pit."
"Why, you don't dare?"
Yang Xuan curled up his lips: "Your Majesty, I am not a three-year-old child. This kind of provocation method is useless. With all due respect, the princes are not easy to get along with. As long as they know that you want to establish another prince, King Qiong
Your Highness will soon become the target of public criticism. With a place like Qiongzhou, how can we compete with it?"
"Hmph, if I were passed down to the crown prince, do you think you can stay out of it?"
At this point, Yang Xuan finally understood that the emperor was clearly using King Qiong as bait and himself as the hook to fish out all the people with ulterior motives.
However, although he saw through the emperor's thoughts, he could not say it out loud. If you saw through the emperor, the emperor would definitely be jealous, so he had to pretend to be stupid.
"Your Majesty, to be honest, if there ever comes a day, we can completely escape overseas and stay away from the land of right and wrong."
'Bang!'
The emperor slapped the table: "How dare you."
"Even if you want to flee overseas, will Chenghong follow you? Do you want to give up the inheritance of your ancestors?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that we don't want it, we really can't afford it."
"With me supporting you, you have nothing to fear."
Yang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he was waiting for your words: "May I ask Your Majesty, how much confidence do we have? Your Majesty, please reveal a little bit, so that I can be emboldened."
In fact, he could tell from the Jinwu Guards setting up camp with great fanfare. It seemed that the emperor came to Qiongzhou as if he was on the run, but he was not panicked at all.
Hearing what Yang Xuan said, the emperor also reacted and laughed and said: "You naughty guy, you still dare to play tricks on me and try to find out my background. It's not that easy. I have already decided this matter. I can't help but you don't want to do it."
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Yang Xuan cupped his hands and bowed: "I thank God for his kindness, and I will bow my head and die exhausted."
The emperor smiled: "You boy, I have never seen any minister dare to play tricks in front of me."
"Your Majesty, don't you just like Zhongchen's reputation? How dare I not put it to good use?"
The emperor waved his hand: "Okay, okay, please step back first. I'm tired from the journey and need to rest."
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After coming out of the palace, His Royal Highness Prince Qiong seemed to have not recovered from his energy.
A vassal king who was equivalent to being exiled was suddenly going to be made a prince?
This meow is outrageous.
What happened during this period seemed like a dream.
Back at the temporary residence, Yang Xuan and the other three gathered together to drink tea again.
Mr. Lu was also quite surprised by this: "I thought the emperor just wanted to clean up the court, but now it seems that it is the closest to what Mr. Yang originally expected."
Yang Xuan curled his lips and said: "Your Highness, don't think this is a good thing. The emperor wants to use you as a gunman. Once the news is announced, our lives will be difficult."
"What Mr. Yang said is absolutely true, but since there is no way to avoid it, we can only give it a try."
Yang Xuan glanced sideways at Mr. Lu: "If I guess correctly, Mr. Lu is quite looking forward to this."