The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

When the three of Xiao Rui arrived at Chang Gongye’s house, the funeral was in progress. Several respected old people in the village came to help, and the coffin was ready. Master Gongye was going to be buried today, and then the money he got from Xiao Rui was given away. After donating to the villagers, I have no worries at all, and I can follow Xiao Rui with peace of mind.

According to Xiao Rui's prompt, Li Yuanfang told Chief Gongye his real identity last night. Chang Gongye never thought that the person he was going to follow was the Seventh Prince of the Great Xia Kingdom, and Xiao Rui could use his talent, so he hoped that he would form an intelligence bird squad to provide guarantee for Xiao Rui to win the battle in the future.

Chief Gongye was stunned on the spot, and tears welled up in his eyes for a moment.

He grew up in a poor family, and all his knowledge was obtained from eavesdropping in private schools. He was caught many times by the master of the school, but he couldn't drive him away. In the end, he acquiesced in his behavior, and the master praised him for being quick and eager to learn. Studying Confucianism will surely become a great weapon. It's a pity that the word "poor family" has been like a shackle for thirty years. He originally thought that he would be mediocre in this life, but he didn't expect that when he was most desperate, there would be dawn.

So when Xiao Rui came again, Gongye bowed and kowtowed, that is, to thank him for his kindness and respect, and to show his loyalty, Xiao Rui quickly helped him up.

And Xiao Rui came here today, one is to see how the funeral is going, and the other is that Guo Jia intends to bring some carrier pigeons back, and then let the Great Xia Caravan of Yandu send people to send the carrier pigeons back to Xia Kingdom and send them to Licheng Army The town is given to Zhenyuanhou.

In this way, Xiao Rui and Han Ming can pass information through carrier pigeons.

Gong Yechang immediately selected twenty pigeons, Xiao Rui and the others did not disturb him to continue with the funeral, and returned to Yandu with the pigeons. It just so happened that a caravan was preparing to return to the Kingdom of Xia. Guo Jia paid them for the pigeons and asked them to quickly hand them over to Marquis Zhenyuan.

After this trip, it was already afternoon.

The three of them found a restaurant for dinner. During the meal, Xiao Rui asked, "Feng Xiao, how are you going to find Zhao Kuangming, the sixth prince of the Zhao Kingdom?"

Guo Jiadao: "For the sake of safety, Zhao Kuang just sent his men to contact Miss Bai. Miss Bai also followed her, but unfortunately the other party was too vigilant. Yuan Fang and Dian Wei are too targeted and not good at following them. If Lu Xian is here, they can use The method of tracking, but now we can only find another way. The huge Yandu wants to find the hidden Zhao Kuangming, which is no less than finding a needle in a haystack."

Xiao Rui nodded, motioning for him to continue.

Guo Jiadao: "The purpose of Zhao Kuangming's coming to Yandu was to assassinate the Emperor Yan. Now he thinks that the arrangement has been made properly. Sun Liang, the commander of the imperial army, has provided them with military uniforms, badges and routes. They only have to wait four days later to start at night. Assassination. Therefore, according to human nature, Zhao Kuangming must leave Yandu before the dead man enters the palace for assassination, because once the assassination is successful, Yandu will be blocked, and he will not be able to leave even if he wants to. But will he leave directly? ? No! He wants to know whether Emperor Yan is dead or not, so he won't go far, and needs to keep track of the situation in Yandu."

"So things are clear. He will look for a safe place within these four days. He is not in Yandu but close to Yandu. He can learn the news if he is close to him, and he can disappear when he retreats. And this safe place is naturally in the northwest of Yandu, and It is close to the official road leading to Zhao, so that it is convenient for him to escape."

"In this way, the scope of the search will be greatly reduced. You only need to send someone to check the villages outside the northwest of Yandu to see if there are any strangers coming and going, and then you can track down Zhao Kuangming's whereabouts."

After hearing this, Xiao Rui asked, "What if Zhao Kuangming is cunning and overthinking? What if he hides in the northeast, east, or even west of Yandu?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "So I also made a second plan, just to avoid Zhao Kuangming's cunning. And this plan requires the use of Miss Bai and Princess Linglong, so that Miss Bai can send a message to Zhao Kuangming to deliberately scare the snake away. .Didn’t the commander of Baiyun Mountain just return to Beijing? He is also the commander of the Forbidden Army, at the same level as Sun Liang, so Princess Linglong can let Princess Linglong operate the rotation of the two, and let Miss Bai tell Zhao Kuangming’s people, saying that the night of the assassination was originally Sun Liang was guarding the palace, but it was suddenly replaced by Baiyun Mountain. Baiyun Mountain is a fifth-rank master, and he is loyal to Emperor Xia. If he leads people to guard the palace, the assassination will be difficult. Therefore, it is recommended to assassinate Baiyun Mountain first. , but Zhao Kuangming's dead men are limited, only 16 people, and they have to stay in good condition to enter the palace to assassinate Emperor Yan, so no one can assassinate Baiyun Mountain. His Highness thinks that Zhao Kuangming will be killed if no one is around. what to do?"

Xiao Rui's eyes lit up, and said: "I will ask Yan Xifeng for help, and he must be the one to meet and lobby in person."

Guo Jia nodded and said: "It's okay if you can't follow Zhao Kuangming, but you can follow Yan Xifeng. If Yan Xifeng wants to see Zhao Kuangming, he will naturally not be in the East Palace. He must come out quietly. It will be much easier to follow him." .”

"Yes, this is indeed a good way." Xiao Rui calculated: "Then look for Zhao Kuangming first, and if you can't find it, then adopt the second plan."

After the three of them had dinner, they returned to the Princess Mansion to investigate Zhao Kuangming and had to be dispatched by Yan Linglong.

At this time, it is the East Palace of Yanhuang Palace.

Yan Xifeng stayed in the bedroom, reclining on the soft bed, humming a little song, with a lazy expression. Not far from him, stood an old man with white hair.

"Teacher, are you still angry with me?" Yan Xifeng glanced at the old man, and a cold light flashed in Danfeng's eyes.

The old man sighed, and said: "Your Highness, please cancel the assassination, and you must not engage in the rebellious act of killing the king and killing the father!"

"I didn't assassinate him. It was Zhao Kuangming, the sixth prince of the Zhao Kingdom, who did it. I just know about it. Teacher, please rest assured that I will kill him at that time to avenge my father. Besides, my father There is a saying from the masters around him, although the dozens of dead soldiers he brought with him are all highly skilled in martial arts, but whether they can succeed in the assassination is anyone's guess." Yan Xifeng narrowed his Danfeng eyes and said with a smile.

Seeing that Yan Xifeng couldn't be persuaded by the old man, he said, "Isn't His Royal Highness curious? A prince named Zhao Kuang even brought a dozen dead soldiers to assassinate His Majesty. Who gave him the courage? I believe, it definitely won't be the Crown Prince. His Highness planned this matter, because if His Highness the Crown Prince did it, Zhao Kuangming would not dare to come, he was afraid it would be a trap, and only he wanted to come! He came to Yan State to carry out assassination activities, which is no less than hitting a stone with an egg, and he put himself in danger, Apart from assassination, does he have other plans? The prince must be cautious to prevent being plotted!"

"Of course I know!" Yan Xifeng sat up straight and said, "Zhao Kuang's name came to Yandu to assassinate His Majesty. He was plotted. The other princes of the Yan Kingdom, and even the prince of the Zhao Kingdom whose mother was born with him. I am just connecting with them. Neither King Pingnan nor Sun Liang can harm this king in the slightest. And as this king said just now, this It doesn't matter whether the assassination is successful or not, what I need is the assassination! Zhao Kuangming must also die in Yandu, and in full view of everyone!"

The old man was stunned, and suddenly realized: "Your Highness participated in the assassination, not for the throne at all, but to force Zhao Guo to fight against us Yan Guo?"

Yan Xifeng stood up, and immediately put the black gown on his body, and his black hair was simply tied up in a bun, looking wild and unrestrained.

"That's right! Once the battle between Yan and Zhao begins, Xia and Qi will definitely be involved. At that time, Wei in the south will definitely join the war. Five of the seven countries in the Divine Land will fight. What a wonderful and chaotic world it will be?" Yan Xifeng Youyou said: "When Zhao Kuangming was deceived and came here, his mission was already doomed. His brothers also hoped to use his death to ignite the flames of war!"

After hearing this, the old man looked terrified, and scolded: "Prince, are you crazy? How many people lost their lives in the melee of the five kingdoms? Our country of Yan is weak and small, and it is like a flat boat in the sea between the cracks. Survive? No, absolutely no!"

"Teacher, you are old, how yearning is the picture of the world in troubled times?" Yan Xifeng's eyes were blurred, as if he had fallen into a dream.

Pointing at Yan Xifeng, the old man shouted: "You are hopeless, I will enter the palace now and expose your crimes!"

After finishing speaking, the old man turned around to leave, but he had just walked two or three steps before Yan Xifeng's sword pierced through his chest.

The old man fell to the ground, pointed at Yanxifeng, the corner of his mouth moved and vomited blood, but he was unable to speak.

Yan Xifeng even dared to kill his brother and father, so how could he show mercy to his so-called teacher?

Bang

Yan Xifeng threw the sword on the ground and said, "I told you the plan today, so I didn't intend to save your life. You old man, you think you can educate me by becoming a prince and a teacher?"

"Come on!"

Immediately, several armored guards came in outside the hall.

"Throw the corpse into the dry well." Yan Xifeng said casually.

Without saying a word, the Armored Guards dragged away the corpse and wiped away the blood on the ground.

Not long after, an internal officer hurried over with a young man.

Yan Xifeng asked: "I heard that you have something important to tell this king face to face?"

The young man is none other than Huang Qiusheng's nephew.

"Yes, the villain does have something important to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" The young man swallowed, the air was still filled with blood, making his mouth dry.

"Speak." Yan Xifeng asked.

The young man respectfully said: "When the villain returned to Beijing with his uncle Huang Qiusheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, he found an unexpected person on the streets of Yandu."

"Oh? Who is it?" Yan Xifeng asked.

The young man said: "It's Xia Guo's seventh prince, Xiao Rui! Last year my uncle had the honor to go to Xia Guo to form an alliance with Princess Linglong, and my uncle has the talent of never forgetting, and he can accurately recognize people, so he recognized the disguised people in the crowd at a glance. Xiao Rui!"

Yan Xifeng frowned, his eyes suddenly showed excitement, and asked: "He came to Yandu?"

"My uncle guessed that Xiao Rui came here to find Princess Linglong." The young man said.

The corners of Yan Xifeng's mouth raised, Danfeng's eyes narrowed into a cold light, and he let out a cold smile, which made his sinister look even more gloomy: "It seems that my beloved sister really has her eyes on him."

"Go, take me to meet Huang Shilang." Yan Xifeng immediately walked out of the hall.

The young man hastily followed suit.

Yan Xifeng arrived at Huang Qiusheng's mansion and stayed there for nearly an hour before coming out.

When he went in, he was empty-handed, and when he came out, he had an extra scroll in his hand. He got into the carriage and returned to the East Palace, and couldn't help opening the scroll again.

In the painting, Xiao Rui's face was portrayed by Huang Qiusheng, with superb painting skills, perfectly presenting Xiao Rui's handsomeness.

"So it's you, it's you, haha, this king actually got it wrong, and gave up my beloved sister to you, tsk tsk, you're so happy."

After Yan Xifeng saw Xiao Rui's portrait, he was shocked. If there was a sword by his side, he would probably stab Huang Qiusheng to death in anger.

"The capital of Yan is so lively these days. If the seventh prince of Xia and the sixth prince of Zhao are killed in Yandu, who can stop this war? Chaos, chaos, how wonderful it is!" !"

It is estimated that neither Xiao Rui nor Guo Jia can guess that Yan Xifeng did all this not for the throne, but for chaos in the world!

Suddenly, Yan Xifeng's eyes lit up, and he immediately shouted: "Not going back to the palace for now, go to Zhen Guo Pingyang Princess Mansion!"