"The Eight Prince Hukan..." Sima Yiqing thought for a while and said, "I really ignored him. The Eight Prince's master is Peng Guangyi, a famous general of the Hu State, and has 100,000 soldiers under him."

Hu Gui said worriedly: "Taoshi, what should I do?"

Sima Yiqing said, "The person who competed with you for the throne will come so soon. Since I promised you, I will not regret it. Don't worry, Fourth Prince, please avoid it for a while, I will send the Eighth Prince away."

Then, Sima Yiqing asked his servants to invite the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince Hu Kan is eighteen years old and has a strong physique. He has learned martial arts since he was a child and has excellent kung fu. When he met Sima Yiqing, he said, "Hello, Grand Tutor!"

"Long time no see the Eighth Prince. Why are you interested in coming to my house today?" Sima Yiqing asked in a pretense.

Hukan was also straightforward in character and said bluntly: "Taishi, I want to be the King of Hu, so I ask for support from the Grand Tutor."

Sima Yiqing said expressionlessly: "The Eighth Prince, you must show your strength to prove it so that I can support you."

"I have 100,000 border troops in my hand, and you have 100,000 troops stationed around the State of Si. If you can support me, then we have hundreds of thousands of troops, so we are not afraid that others will not agree." Hukan said bluntly.

Sima Yiqing laughed and said, "The 100,000 troops in Si State, and its leader Zheng Tong and Zheng Chang have a good relationship with me. How can it be said that it is my army? I remember that the Eighth Prince did not have military power, so what about the 100,000 troops there?"

The Eighth Prince replied: "That 100,000 troops belong to my master Peng Guangyi, and he will definitely support me as the king."

"It may not be so," Sima Yiqing shook his head and said, "General Peng is a good general of a generation. If you knew that you would let the Hu army kill each other in order to fight for the throne, you would definitely not do it. Eighth Prince, don't you?"

The Eighth Prince was speechless after hearing this. Based on his understanding, Peng Guangyi really loved soldiers like his sons and really wanted to kill each other. There might be no one who didn't take action. He had to ask, "What do you mean by Taishi?"

Sima Yiqing said: "Eight Prince, I'm helpless. I still have to work hard to see you off!"

After hearing this, Hukan stood up angrily and said, "No need to send it!"

After walking out of the Taishi Mansion, Hu Kan was so angry that he was so kind that he came to ask for the Taishi's support, but was scolded by the Taishi for a while. This throne must be taken! Even if he robbed it, he would still be taken. Thinking of this, Hu Kan immediately returned to the mansion, led the horses, led two followers, and went to the border where Peng Guangyi was stationed.

In the Grand Tutor's Mansion, Hu Gui walked out from behind the screen and smiled happily: "The eighth brother dares to compete with me for the throne. What's the use of a hundred thousand border troops? When he leads his troops over, I will ascend to the throne long ago."

"Yes, far water cannot quench near thirst, which is also the reason why I chose the Fourth Prince, but will the Eighth Prince stop there?" Sima Yiqing couldn't help thinking.

Hu laughed and said, "What can he do? If the eighth brother goes to invite his master Peng Guangyi, his master may not agree. Besides, the Grand Master supports me, so Peng Guangyi dares not act rashly."

Sima Yiqing nodded and said, "The fourth prince's analysis is correct. The eighth prince can't cause any storm. So, tomorrow I will tell other officials about my support for you to become king. Let's see how they react."

"Okay, then I'll have to do the Taishi. When I ascend to the throne, the Taishi will naturally have many benefits and I will never go back on my word." Hu Kui clasped his fists and thanked him.

Sima Yiqing replied: "You go and notify Yang Liujun and ask him to bring 40,000 imperial guards back to Shandu to prevent accidents and leave 10,000 to capture Qian Xiaoxing."

"Okay," after saying that, Hu urged him to say goodbye to the Grand Master and leave.

When Hu urged him to leave, Sima Yiqing shook his head helplessly and said, "Such a pervert, you will probably not be able to sit for long after becoming King Hu. For the current situation, let's make you happy for a few days."

The next day, all the officials had already gathered in the court. The fat King Hu, who was originally on the dragon throne, no longer had any signs. When Sima Yiqing arrived, everyone immediately gathered over.

Sima Yiqing waved his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet, then said: "The identity of the assassin has been initially discovered. He is from Si Guo. The leader is most likely Qian Xiaoxing."

"Qian Xiaoxing, it's him again!" When the officials heard this name, they were both afraid and hated.

Sima Yiqing continued: "This person's strength is really unfathomable. We must act carefully in the future. This time he assassinated King Hu and the Prince, and there is a bigger conspiracy behind it. We have to be careful!"

"What conspiracy?" asked the officials.

Sima Yiqing thought about it all night yesterday, and Qian Xiaoxing's intention behind assassinating King Hu finally made him understand and said, "He wants to cause turmoil in the Hu court and wait for an opportunity to attack Hu, so we must not let him succeed."

Everyone was confused and asked with concern: "What should I do?"

"The country cannot be without a master for a day. As long as the new king ascends the throne, the turmoil in the court will naturally subside. Yesterday I had thought about it all night. I decided to support the fourth prince Hu Kui ascends the throne. What do you all think?" Sima Yiqing glanced at the officials and looked at their expressions.

"Fourth Prince?" An official couldn't help but say, "Hu urued this person to be lustful, but he was afraid that he would be addicted to alcohol and sex all day long after he took the throne and ignored the government."

The other officials agreed and had objections to the Fourth Prince becoming the new king. At this time, Yang Liujun stood up and said, "I support the Fourth Prince. You don't even listen to the Grand Master's words? Let me tell you, if anyone is dissatisfied, I will immediately call the Imperial Guards to come in and chop them!"

Everyone was shouted by Yang Liujun and did not dare to speak. Sima Yiqing said in a smooth move: "It is not the time for debate. The key is to choose the new king early. If one drags, other countries will attack you."

Since the Taishi supported it and Yang Liujun supported it, other officials did not dare to say anything even if they had any objections. They replied: "We listened to the Taishi. The Taishi thought the Fourth Prince could do it, but we had no objection!"

Sima Yiqing nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, no matter how, the new king's ascension ceremony will be held in three days."

"Why should we avenge this kind of revenge in Si Guo Qian Xiaoxing assassinating King Hu?" asked an official.

"Qian Xiaoxing has sent someone to search. It is estimated that they will detour from Lin State to Si State and inform the border soldiers to conduct a strict search and cannot let them go. As for the future, when the new king ascends the throne, they are making plans." Sima Yiqing said.

After hearing this, the officials had no objection. After everyone dispersed, Sima Yiqing came to the harem and asked the eunuch before he asked about it. When he learned that the fourth prince had arrived, he went to discuss it.

The little eunuch led the way, passed through several corridor gardens, and came to a small courtyard. Sima Yiqing waved his hand and asked the little eunuch to retreat. When he entered the door, he saw the fourth prince Hu Kuizheng and a woman hugging on the couch. Sima Yiqing sighed and shouted, "Fourth prince!"

The fourth prince poked his head out of the beautiful woman's arms and saw Sima Yiqing. He hurriedly pulled out his hand from under the woman's clothes. The woman was originally the concubine of King Hu. The fourth prince had been interested in her for a long time and had been flirting with each other for a while. When King Hu died, he couldn't bear it and immediately came to have a secret meeting.

Hu Gui sorted out his clothes and came to Sima Yiqing and said, "Tai Shi, what do all the officials say?"

"Backed by my father-in-law and you, they naturally don't dare to say anything. You can become the new King of Hu in three days. But you are too anxious. King Hu's body is not cold yet, so he came to steal his concubine. Wouldn't it be a joke if it is spread?" Sima Yiqing said unhappily.

Hu Kui immediately started to be the King of Hu in three days. The woman in Hu Kingdom still slept with whoever she wanted to sleep. However, when the Grand Master blamed her, she had to resist her excitement and replied: "I am just waiting for Grand Master here, and I have nothing to do. Don't be surprised by Grand Master. What should we pay attention to when Grand Master?"

"Of course, within three days, don't mess with the troubles. Also, all the officials in the court have basically settled, but the generals at the border may not buy it. After you ascend the throne, you will replace the generals to prevent accidents." Sima Yiqing said.

Hu Kui said happily: "With the Grand Master here, I don't have to worry. Does the Grand Master like a woman? Even if I want my mother, I will definitely get it for you."

Sima Yiqing couldn't help but shake his head. Such a pervert is the King of Hu. I really don't know what the Hu Kingdom will do in the future. It seems that when the situation is stable, he must change him. Just answer: "I am old and weak, and I don't like this anymore. The fourth prince should enjoy it himself."

"Then Master, what do you like?" Hu Kui found a way to curry favor with Sima Yiqing and asked.

Sima Yiqing smiled and said, "Fourth Prince, if you really want me, just be this Hu King. I will arrest Qian Xiaoxing for me the next day. I want to see how his weird things were done."

Hu Kui patted his chest and said, "That's certain, this matter is for me."

Seeing this, Sima Yiqing shook his head helplessly and said goodbye to Hu Kui. Hu Kui is lustful and frivolous, and it is difficult to take great responsibility.

Clear air blew through his face, birds sing and flowers in the valley, Qian Xiaoxing chewed the oily hare meat on his mouth, and added wild green onions to sprinkle some peppercorns. The fragrance floated everywhere, attracting Lu Shengzhong over. Qian Xiaoxing pointed to his other half on the fire rack and said, "Brother Zhong, come one."

Lu Shengzhong was not polite, so he reached out and took it over and took a bite. He couldn't help but exclaim: "Seventh brother, why do you roast a hare? It's more delicious than others'. It's so delicious."

Qian Xiaoxing laughed and said, "You are too hungry."

Lu Shengzhong ate rabbit meat and said with oily mouth: "It has been here for two days. It's so strange. No spy from Hu Jun. Could it be that they gave up and arrested us?"

"In my opinion, Hu Guo is so busy that he has no time to pay attention to us." Qian Xiaoxing took the rabbit meat and roasted it again, and pondered: "I wonder what Hu Guo is doing now?"

Lu Shengzhong also shook his head, saying that he could not get any information here. While he was talking, a soldier came to report: "Chief of Staff, Zhang Yongchao is back."

"Where? Call here quickly." Qian Xiaoxing asked.

After a while, Zhang Yongchao came over and saw that his clothes were dirty and torn. Qian Xiaoxing handed the rabbit meat in his hand to Zhang Yongchao and said, "Thank you for your hard work, be hungry, sit down and eat something first, and eat when you have enough."

Zhang Yongchao finished eating the rabbit meat in a few bites, and licked his fingers and was still not satisfied. When Qian Xiaoxing saw it, he said, "I will roast you next time, so let's talk about the situation."

Zhang Yongchao replied: "Chief of Staff, I was on the hot air balloon that day, and I clearly saw it below. It would be better to check the enemy situation in the future. I cut off the rope and turned off the firearm. Then I knew that the hot air balloon would fly to the sky, flying higher and higher, and I thought it would fly to the sky. I was so scared that I was very scared."

Qian Xiaoxing laughed and said, "What's next?"

"The endless feeling in the air is really good. I really miss it a little. The hot air balloon floated for a long time and finally slowly lowered. Later, it stopped on a hill and hit a small tree, which made me fall very hard." Zhang Yongchao said, pointing to several wounds on his body.

Qian Xiaoxing looked at Zhang Yongchao's dirty and torn clothes and replied, "Thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Yongchao continued: "The hot air balloon floated for a long time. I came back from walking and climbing the mountain. It took a day and a night, but I was so tired. However, I didn't go in vain and asked me to find out any news."

"What?" Lu Shengzhong kept listening and asked.

"I was walking on the road, and I passed by a teahouse on the side of the road and sat down to have tea. I happened to see the Eight Prince of Hu and two followers. I listened to their conversation and realized that they were going to the border between Shi and Hu to find General Peng Guangyi to lead troops back to seize the throne." Zhang Yongchao said.

"Really?" Qian Xiaoxing couldn't help but get excited. It seemed that after assassinating King Hu and the Crown Prince, there was really a prince who started an internal strife. There was a civil war. Thinking of these, Qian Xiaoxing said: "Brother Zhong, we don't understand the situation in Shandu City. I think we must go and understand the situation and see if the civil war in Hu will start."

"Okay, I'll be bored here, I'll go with you." Lu Shengzhong said.

Qian Xiaoxing thought for a while and said, "There can't be too many people this time. I think Hu Suoyuan and Zhang Yongchao will accompany us. Everyone prepare for it and we will go to the city immediately."

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Chapter completed!