Xia Kingdom, Prince Qi's Mansion.

Outside the study, soldiers from the mansion hurried over and shouted:

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

In the study room, King Qi was wearing regular clothes, with disheveled hair and unkempt beard that seemed to have been unkempt for more than ten days. His appearance was so slovenly that he looked like a greasy man in his forties, and he had long lost the look he had as a military commander.

A heroic look.

At this time, he was looking at the sand table in the study attentively, constantly rehearsing the battle with Cheng Bushi in the northern border of Yun Kingdom.

The battle situation deduced in King Qi's mind was getting more and more intense. At the critical moment of the decisive battle, his original thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the movement outside the study.

He couldn't help but frown, and asked with some displeasure:

"What's up?"

When the soldiers outside heard this, they hurriedly replied:

"Your Highness, someone from the palace has come to deliver an order!"

When King Qi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then frowned slightly.

Why did you come to deliver the edict at this time?

He knew very well that the things he had committed were not trivial. From the time he returned to the present, he had only been imprisoned for two months and could he be released?

King Qi was already defeated at the hands of Cheng Bushi, which led to the defeat of the Xia Kingdom's southwest frontier army in the northern border of Yun Kingdom, with tens of thousands of troops lost.

With this in mind, under the crazy counterattack by the remaining forces of the Southwest Generals, if it weren't for King Qi who was the current prince and had military exploits in his early years, I'm afraid he wouldn't have ended up in confinement.

And this time, the forces targeting King Qi, in addition to the forces of the southwest generals in the court, all the officials in the court also participated.

The main reason was that King Qi privately mobilized his army and directly massacred the generals in the southwest without following the court's laws. This method exceeded the unspoken rules of political struggle among hundreds of officials in the court.

Therefore, the generals in the southwest failed to restrain the private soldiers, allowing the private soldiers to plunder the people, causing the southwest to rebel, and committing such a sin of killing the nine tribes. At this time, all the officials in the court will selectively turn a blind eye, and must

He took hold of King Qi's secret deployment of an army in the country and confirmed that he had evil intentions, forcing Emperor Xia to give an explanation to the world.

Just kidding, if King Qi gets used to this matter of confiscating homes and exterminating families, one day he will no longer be able to stand it. Who can bear to do this to any loyal person in the court?

It must be suppressed! Let him know that the rules of court and court are not something that a prince serving in the army can participate in!

King Qi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and finally stood up and walked out of the study.

When the soldiers in the mansion saw the disheveled King Qi walking out of the study, they couldn't help but say:

"Your Highness...after all, it is His Majesty who sends people to announce the decree. Why don't Your Highness go and dress up first?"

King Qi lowered his head and looked at himself at this time, couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and said:

"No need, it may not be a good thing..."

With the temperament and temperament of his father, it is impossible for him to tolerate the pressure of hundreds of officials in the court. It is not necessarily a good thing to send someone to convey the order at this time!

The soldiers in the mansion tried to persuade him, but when they saw that their prince insisted, they could only sigh softly and step forward to lead the way.

The old eunuch Si Xi who was responsible for delivering the decree and the young eunuch in Prince Qi's palace were carefully accompanying the ancestor in the palace, not daring to make any carelessness.

Not long after, King Qi, who was looking slovenly and unkempt, came to the lobby, slightly raised his hands to Eunuch Sixi, and said calmly:

"I've met my companion!"

The old eunuch has served Emperor Xia for most of his life. He is the closest person to Emperor Xia. He has almost watched all the princes grow up, so he respects Prince Qi because of his temperament.

When the old eunuch Sixi saw King Qi's current appearance, his heart couldn't help but stagnate.

At this time, King Qi was wearing ordinary clothes, with grains of rice still stained on his chest. His hair was disheveled, his beard was unkempt, and his face was thinner than before, giving him a sloppy and decadent look.

The current Xia Emperor, um... his body is well maintained, and he should be very good at time management.

In addition to handling the affairs of the Xia Kingdom, he could often go to the harem to communicate with his concubines, so that in terms of the number of royal heirs, he could compete with Xiao Cheng's cheap father.

Although there are many princes, after excluding the princesses, there are only seven or eight princes who are young and still young. In the end, there are only seven or eight princes who can be called promising and capable.

And King Qi Yu Zhaoling was the only one among these princes who chose to join the army.

In the past, when King Qi appeared in front of everyone, he always looked brave and unstoppable, but no one had ever imagined that he would look as decadent as he does now.

It seems that the defeat of the Yun Kingdom really dealt a big blow to King Qi!

Si Xi sighed in his heart, bowed slightly and saluted King Qi, and couldn't help but persuade:

"His Royal Highness King Qi, battles on the battlefield are never permanent. Why should you worry about victory or defeat at the moment?"

When King Qi heard this, he lowered his head and looked at himself subconsciously, and suddenly realized that it was his current appearance that had caused Sixi to misunderstand him.

He couldn't help but shook his head and chuckled:

"I'm worried too much, I'm just used to being slovenly in the army. When I return to the palace, I'm used to being so slovenly..."

In fact, speaking of it, King Qi has been in the army since he was a child and has made countless military exploits. How can he not know that victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs? Even though he often thinks of the battle with Cheng Bushi, he will not feel bad just because he lost one.

how.

Besides, if he hadn't deliberately taken advantage of the opportunity to attack Yun State to cleanse the southwest frontier army and delay it for a while, he would have captured the northern border of Yun State long ago. How could he wait until Cheng Bushi came to help?

So if you are worried that he will become decadent because of this, you are thinking too much!

Hearing what King Qi said, Sixi nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.

At this time, King Qi couldn't help but said:

"My eldest companion came to see me today. What is your father's purpose?"

After Sixi heard the words, he hesitated for a moment and took the imperial edict from the little eunuch behind him. He did not unfold it, but handed it over to King Qi.

King Qi looked at Si Xi who was behaving strangely, frowned slightly, and took it casually.

He was not a person who followed etiquette very well, so he immediately opened the imperial edict and took a look.

But when King Qi glanced at it, he was slightly stunned and said in surprise:

"Let me, the king, take the blame and perform meritorious service, and then go to the Yun Kingdom to conclude a peace treaty?"

Sixi nodded and responded softly:

"yes!"

King Qi frowned, feeling slightly unhappy in his heart. But this unhappiness quickly disappeared.

He folded the imperial edict in his hand, nodded, and said in a deep voice:

"That's good. I also want to meet Cheng Bushi of the Yun Kingdom, and the young emperor of the Yun Kingdom who personally led the expedition and caused chaos in my southwest region!"

First of all, King Qi really wanted to meet Xiao Cheng, but Cheng Buji knew both of them. He was not a person who couldn't afford to lose. It was just a defeat. Sooner or later, he would have a chance to win back.

Secondly, no matter how you go to Yun Kingdom, it is much better than being trapped in this small Prince Qi's Mansion!

After hearing what King Qi said, Sixi felt slightly relieved.

From this point of view, King Qi seemed to be too unconcerned about the shame of going to the Yun Kingdom to seek peace, and did not get angry because he might be insulted by the Yun Kingdom's monarchs. He accepted the imperial edict quite calmly.

Seeing this, Si Xi was silent for a moment, then spoke again:

"His Majesty also issued a decree to confer the title of Imperial Concubine Rouning on the fourteenth princess, and they will go to the Yun Kingdom together to make a marriage alliance."

King Qi nodded and said:

"Making peace with the little emperor? I heard that the little emperor is very good-looking, and he is one of the best in culture, Taoism and military skills..."

Halfway through, King Qi paused suddenly, raised his head and stared at Sixi closely, and asked:

"Tell me again, which princess is it?"

Si Xi lowered his head slightly, not looking at King Qi's eyes, but just motioned to the young eunuch behind him to hand over the second imperial edict.

At this time, King Qi lost his composure. He snatched the imperial edict and glanced at it. King Qi's eyes widened, a ferocious look appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Why? Why the fourteenth princess? There is more than one princess of the right age. And, and... why not choose a daughter from the clan, give her the name of a princess and send it to her for marriage?"

Don't say that King Qi's appearance is too double-standard. These fourteenth princesses are the sisters of his compatriots, and they have been the most beloved since childhood. They are different from the nominal sisters born to other concubines!

The old eunuch lowered his head and said softly:

"Your Majesty said that this is the price for His Highness's defeat and the chaos in the southwest..."

One sentence, like a thunderbolt from the blue, resounded in King Qi's ears, causing him to freeze on the spot.

After standing there for a long time, King Qi's eyes sharpened, and without concealing his anger, he turned around and walked towards the gate of the palace.

But before he could even take two steps, he heard Si Xi sigh softly:

"His Majesty said that if His Highness Prince Qi does not accept the order, he will never need to leave Prince Qi's Mansion in the future..."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was only the sound of a long sword being unsheathed.

The palace guard who came with Eunuch Sixi suddenly pulled out the long knife from his waist, took a step forward, and blocked King Qi's progress.

Seeing such a sudden change, the soldiers in the mansion were stunned for a moment, and then they shouted:

"Protect Your Highness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the royal soldiers present had grim expressions and hurriedly rushed towards King Qi, protecting him in the middle. Then they drew out their weapons and stared at the palace in front of them with murderous intent.
To be continued...