The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The environment in the death cell in Dongchang was very harsh, dark, dirty, and mixed with a pungent stench. People who come in find it hard not to get out by themselves. They are either dragged out, carried out, or transported out piece by piece.

Wei Zhongxian originally wanted to invite Xiao Rui to sit in the living room, and he went to escort Huang Qilin, but Xiao Rui refused.

At this time, Xiao Rui stood outside the prison, seeing Huang Qilin locked inside with a ashen and sad face, Xiao Rui was still very happy in his heart.

Sure enough, the wind and water are turning.

"Your Highness, is there really no room for a deal?" Huang Qilin asked again after a while.

Xiao Rui waved his hand, and Wei Zhongxian at the side personally moved a chair with a clean cushion on it. After sitting down, Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Although I have made up my mind, it is not without room for maneuver. The bargaining chip you gave is too low to impress me. The book of life and death of Ashikaga Nobita The palace is not interested, if you can set up a layout in Qin, don’t you have a layout for this palace? As for the criminal evidence of the dignitaries in the court, hmph, do I need it?”

Huang Qilin fell silent for a moment.

Yes, the prince in front of me is not what it used to be. Although His Majesty has not issued an imperial edict, he has already ordered him to oversee the country and govern the six ministries. His Majesty is not like Emperor Zhao, and he is not even like other emperors who hold the government tightly and refuse to let go. This is what excels His Majesty today, and it is the reason that leads Great Xia to prosperity.

"Then what does Your Highness need me to do to let Xiao Feng go?" Huang Qilin asked.

Xiao Rui didn't answer him, but asked: "Tell me about King Ruyang first!"

Huang Qilin said: "It seems that His Majesty wants to eliminate all the dangerous factors in the capital that affect his succession. It seems that His Majesty's abdication is not far away. Among the nine princes, His Majesty's love for His Highness really makes other princes envious. "

Words sigh, full of emotion.

"Isn't your love for King Duan the same?" Xiao Rui asked back.

Huang Qilin didn't answer, but talked about King Ruyang: "Although Xiao Conghu's infant son was taken away by Zhao's Nine Yin Forbidden Army, it was secretly planned by His Majesty. Back then, His Majesty had a sudden emergency, lest The people who let go of the world changed hands, that's why they attacked the then King Ruyang. The matter was just as His Majesty planned. After losing his beloved son, Ruyang King was sad and depressed, so His Majesty took the opportunity to take away his military power. I think His Majesty has already Check this out."

Xiao Rui nodded, and continued: "I know all these things, but His Majesty has never mentioned the life and death of King Ruyang's son. Besides, what conspiracy does King Ruyang have?"

Huang Qilin said: "According to His Majesty's disposition, he should not kill that child, because it is useful to keep it. But I haven't found out where the child is. Your Majesty didn't even tell you, which shows that the tricks here are not simple. It was only five years ago that King Ruyang knew that his loss of his beloved son was related to His Majesty, so he started to cooperate with us at that time. We did it for the throne, and he did it for revenge. Needless to say, His Majesty has already done so. I have personally experienced it. But I don’t know what conspiracy he has. But with King Ruyang’s scheming, it is impossible to do nothing.”

Ever since he knew that King Ruyang had a problem, Xiao Rui was very wary of him, even when he went to see Xiao Qingqing, he was extra careful, he was definitely a ruthless character who would use his own daughter to exact revenge. Now he hasn't done it all the time, thinking about it, he is still the son who doesn't know what to do.

Like Xiao Feng, King Ruyang is a potential threat. Xiao Rui in the past was unwilling to attack because of Xiao Qingqing, so now it seems that he can't wait any longer.

Since we can't find out the conspiracy of King Ruyang, we can kill him with the help of others, and all the conspiracy can be killed!

Thinking of this, Xiao Rui suddenly smiled, and said to Huang Qilin: "It is impossible for me to let Xiao Feng go, but if you want to save his life, I have a deal here."

"Your Highness is asking Xiao Feng to kill King Ruyang?" Huang Qilin was extremely clever and immediately guessed Xiao Rui's plan.

Xiao Rui nodded, and continued: "Xiao Feng killed King Ruyang. Although the crime was vile, he was a prince after all, and His Majesty would not hurt the killer. I'm just saying a few words, the most is deprivation of the prince's position, confinement in the Clan mansion."

Huang Qilin clenched his fists and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

refuse?

With Xiao Rui's current skills and strength, it would be effortless for him to plan to kill Xiao Feng.

After a while, Huang Qilin sighed: "Even if I would agree, King Duan would not agree."

Yes, with Xiao Feng's character, he would rather die in battle than live without begging for mercy.

"I allow you to write a letter to him. As for whether he is willing or not, it's up to him. My patience is limited now, and I don't want to focus on trivial matters. The next goal of my palace is to unify China , Daxia’s footsteps need to be faster. Huang Qilin, you have traveled to various countries, and I would like to ask now, do you think it is possible for Daxia to unify China?” Xiao Rui asked.

Huang Qilin nodded sadly, and said: "Yes! The Yuan State is strong, but it will perish internally. The disaster of Wei State will be destroyed by enfeoffment. Qin State is powerful, but it is not the opponent of Daxia after all."

"It's a pity!" Xiao Rui said with emotion, "If you are such a smart person, if you can give up your ambition and serve the country, your name will go down in history."

Huang Qilin gave a wry smile, opened his mouth, but only let out a sigh.

Xiao Rui was about to leave, and before he left, he asked, "Where is Nobita Ashikaga being held by you?"

Huang Qilin didn't hide anything, and revealed a location.

Xiao Rui turned around and left, leaving the prison.

"Your Highness, the servants have prepared tea!" Wei Zhongxian said courteously.

Xiao Rui said: "Stop drinking, send someone to rescue Ashikaga Nobita, and lock him up first. In addition, hand over the letter written by Huang Qilin to Mr. Wen He, and let him review it before sending it to King Duan."

After explaining, Xiao Rui turned and went back to the palace.

He had just entered the palace and hadn't reached the Hall of Mental Cultivation when he happened to meet Meng Tianhai, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Meng Tianhai stepped forward quickly, and said: "Your Highness, Mr. Fang has decided to stay in the capital, and I specially asked my minister to report to His Highness!"

"Really!" Xiao Rui was overjoyed, and quickly opened the system to check, and found that Fang Xuanling's loyalty value was indeed full.

"Very good!"

Xiao Rui was pleasantly surprised, and immediately went into the hall to see His Majesty, who knew that His Majesty was not in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and only after asking, did he find out that His Majesty was in the Imperial Garden, and he had already explained that if the Crown Prince came back, he would go to the Imperial Garden to face the saint.

So Xiao Rui moved to the imperial garden.

In the imperial garden in autumn, all the flowers are withered, only the chrysanthemums are open proudly, and a few maple leaves are red like fire, adding a touch of beauty.

His Majesty was feeding his golden dragon koi by the fish pond, with Concubine Lan standing beside him.

Xiao Rui stepped forward to pay respects: "I pay my respects to my father and my concubine Lan!"

Emperor Xia threw the fish food in his hands into the water, and then said with a smile: "I called you here to tell you something, Concubine Lan, let me tell you!"

Ashikaga Yumi nodded, took out a letter, handed it to Xiao Rui, and said: "His Royal Highness, please have a look!"

When Xiao Rui took the letter, he guessed where it came from. It should be the letter from Huang Qilin threatening Yumi Ashikaga. Unexpectedly, Yumi Ashikaga hesitated for these days and chose to take it out instead of giving in.

Opening the letter, the content of the letter was similar to Xiao Rui's guess, saying that Ashikaga Yumi was just a substitute, and if she wanted to save her elder brother, she would look for an opportunity to kill Emperor Xia or the prince.

Of course, there are also things that surprised Xiao Rui, such as Ashikaga Yumi has been unable to conceive, but His Majesty did it on purpose.

Xiao Rui had never thought about this before, but now that he was pointed out, he felt that it was so.

What makes Xiao Rui happy is Ashikaga Yumi's choice, she chose to tell all this, and her choice not only saved herself, but also saved Ashikaga Nobita. I believe His Majesty will treat her better.

Although it is a substitute, but people are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless if they accompany for a long time?

Moreover, Xiao Rui asked Hai Dafu that his mother was similar to Ashikaga Yu in beauty, but had completely different personalities and ways of dealing with the world, so can His Majesty really always regard her as a substitute?

At this time, Ashikaga Yumi said: "Your Highness, the person who sent the letter has arrested my elder brother to blackmail me. The other party may have other schemes. Please be careful, Your Highness."

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Thank you for reminding me, my son, I know!"

Xiahuang at the side said: "Concubine Lan, you step back first."

Ashikaga Yumi nodded, saluted and stepped back.

Afterwards, Emperor Xia took Xiao Rui to the gazebo to sit down and asked, "Have you found the whereabouts of Nobita Ashikaga?"

"My son has already asked Wei Zhongxian to rescue him, and there will be news soon." Xiao Rui replied.

Xia Huang smiled and said: "Huang Qilin is easy to calculate, but she miscalculated Ashikaga Yumi. Although she and Ashikaga Nobita have a deep relationship, some things cannot be done by coercion. Of course, Huang Qilin did not count on Ashikaga Yumi. He's just doing it out of the way."

After a pause, Emperor Xia said with emotion: "The throne is a treasure, and everyone wants to keep it for themselves. If you don't take the throne for a day, those who covet it will not give up. Although I didn't make a decree, I let you supervise the country." It's been a while, and you've done a great job, so I should let you go!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Rui hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said: "I dare not!"

Emperor Xia smiled and said: "I am old, and I have reached the year of Ershun. During this period of time, you are in charge of the country, and I am very relaxed. I have been on the throne for 26 years. Looking at the reigning emperors of Daxia, it is the second best. It’s long, it’s good like this, it’s better not to be the first, and don’t offend the ancestors. So I have made up my mind, and I am going to abdicate.”

"Father, my son's ability is still insufficient..." Xiao Rui was not surprised, but subconsciously refused.

It was because of the supervision of the country that Xiao Rui knew the difficulty of being an emperor.

"Believe in yourself, don't belittle yourself." Emperor Xia smiled and said, "Only when you become emperor can you change the Great Xia and the world freely. Before I abdicate, there are still a few things that need to be done. Losing the Qi State, if this is the case, the territory of Great Xia will expand just right! More than five thousand miles from north to south, six thousand miles from east to west, the land area has more than doubled. This is the foundation I left for you, and it is also my last pursuit. The great cause of expanding the territory. Second, I want to destroy the Wa Kingdom and take it as the territory of the Great Xia. Once I abdicate, I can’t be the Supreme Emperor in your palace, so I plan to go to the Wa Kingdom, so I will treat it as my own. Let’s take care of the garden that lasts forever. So Ashikaga Nobita can’t stay, kill him. The third thing, before I abdicate, I will clear away the restless factors for you, so that you have no worries.”

"In the middle of next year, I hope to complete these three things, and then it will be the time for you to inherit the throne!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Xia stood up, stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Rui's shoulder heavily as a sign of encouragement.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "I understand!"

Emperor Xia laughed loudly, and then told Hai Dafu next to him: "Order the cabinet to announce to the world. From now on, the crown prince will oversee the country and control the six departments of the cabinet. The words of the crown prince will be my words!"

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