"After so many years, This King is also tired." Xia Jing sighed, his eyes showing signs of tiredness.
"Speaking of which … Childe Chu may not believe it, but I think it is still necessary to clarify one thing for myself. This King doesn't care about being a scapegoat, but it depends on who he is doing it for." Xia Jing glanced at Chu Mo and said lightly, "The archer who wanted to kill Zhang Qingyu was indeed someone from the Prince Mansion, and he was someone I valued a lot. However, he was not sent by This King! "
"Not sent by you?" Chu Mo frowned and looked at Xia Jing. Although this old thief had done many bad things, he was also a person who dared to take responsibility for what he had done. Otherwise, why would he have the evaluation of being lawless? He should not be deceiving me.
Especially at a time like this, Xia Jing had even less reason and courage to deceive Chu Mo.
"Not Xia Jie?" Chu Mo narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia Jing.
"He does not have that power." Xia Jing lowered his eyes and said lightly, "That archer has a high position in the Prince Mansion. Xia Jie does not have the power to mobilize him."
"That letter? Those killers? "Chu Mo looked at Xia Jing.
"I did it." Xia Jing looked calm and said lightly, "However, This King would not do something like shooting the son of a trusted and favored official."
"So you're saying … the other party wants to scheme against you as well?" Chu Mo suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Xia Jing looked at Chu Mo meaningfully, "This King is not liked by others, and they came for This King! You were innocently dragged into this. "
"Them?" Chu Mo pointed to the sky. Xia Jing nodded.
Chu Mo was silent for a while, then said, "Those things have nothing to do with me. Just don't plot against me next time."
After a moment of silence, Xia Jing said, "It's hard to say."
"Then let them come at me." Chu Mo said with a nonchalant expression. However, he became vigilant in his heart. He felt that he had accidentally fallen into a maelstrom.
Xia Jing then took the two letters and left. Chu Mo sat there quietly, thinking.
"The royal family …" An icy glint flashed across Chu Mo's eyes.
He had never thought that there would be a day when he would unintentionally be involved in the disputes of the royal family.
Although he hadn't thought about it, it didn't mean that Chu Mo didn't know anything!
Although the current Emperor was wise and powerful, he was already over 60 years old. The Crown Prince had been established more than 20 years ago. It was the Eldest Prince, Xia Ying.
The Emperor had dozens of princes, but there were only three legitimate princes born by the Empress.
They were the Eldest Prince, the Crown Prince, Xia Ying, the Second Prince, Xia Xiong, and the Third Prince, Xia Hao.
The Crown Prince, Xia Ying, was now in his forties. He had been in charge of the East Palace for many years. He was steady, smart, broad-minded, and generous. At least, this was the evaluation of the Crown Prince in recent years, both in the court and the commoners. They believed that Xia Ying would definitely become a wise monarch who was not inferior to his father in the future.
The relationship between Xia Ying and Prince Xia Jing was not very good, but it was not bad either.
Although they were uncle and nephew, one was the Crown Prince, while the other was the Emperor's uncle. Everyone knew that they could not be too close to each other.
However, the Second Prince, Xia Xiong, and the Third Prince, Xia Hao, did not have a good relationship with Prince Xia Jing.
Especially the Third Prince, Xia Hao. He was in his thirties and was in the prime of his life. Xia Hao had been cultivating in the sect since he was young. When he was 20, he left the sect and returned to Da Xia. Since then, he had been serving in the army.
Now, his strength had reached the fourth level of the Yellow level. He had entered the Bone Refining realm and become a general.
The courageous Xia Hao had always looked down on this powerful uncle of his. He felt that his existence would threaten his brother's smooth succession to the throne sooner or later.
Therefore, they had been targeting the prince of Xia Jing, both openly and covertly.
This matter was not considered a secret among the aristocratic circles of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Although Xia Jing did not say it clearly, Chu Mo had already guessed that today's matter had something to do with the Third Prince, Xia Hao.
To be able to bribe a godly archer with a high status in the Prince Mansion, his status should not be too far off from the Prince's!
Otherwise, if he could give it, there was no reason why Xia Jing, the Prince, could not.
There was another important reason why Chu Mo had directly targeted the Third Prince, Xia Hao. The Third Prince, Xia Hao, did not get along with his grandfather, Fan Wudi!
It had started two years ago at a New Year's banquet. The Third Prince, Xia Hao, had used the opportunity to toast to win over the generals in the army for his brother, Xia Ying.
This action had made Fan Wudi feel disgusted. In the old general's opinion, the Emperor's throne would belong to the Crown Prince sooner or later.
But now, Da Xia was still the Emperor's Da Xia!
It was not the Crown Prince's!
It was not the Crown Prince's!
As a prince, why did he come over to win over these generals?
However, although the old general was disgusted, he did not say anything. After all, he was a soldier and could not be bothered to get involved in the affairs of the royal family.
But Xia Hao had run over to toast Fan Wudi and started to win over the old general.
Don't look at how Fan Wudi's ranking among the generals was only above average. But many of the important officials in the military had served under the old general in the past. The military was also a place where seniority was important, so the old general's reputation was very high.
It was not to say that hundreds would respond to his call, but at least, the big shots in the military still had to give face to the old general's words.
Therefore, from the beginning, Xia Hao had also tried his best to win over Fan Wudi.
The old general dealt with him for a while, but Xia Hao kept pestering him. Annoyed, the old general reprimanded Xia Hao. "A soldier … should be more pure!"
As a result, Xia Hao became hostile on the spot. He first mocked the old general in a low voice that he had fought in wars all his life, but in the end, his ranking was still so low, not even as good as many of the soldiers he had led. Then, he said that the old general's strength was not that great. At such an old age, he was still in the Iron Bone realm and could not even break through to the Iron Blood realm.
Under the influence of alcohol, Xia Hao said a lot more unpleasant things, which made the old general so angry that he almost beat him up.
In the end, it was the Emperor who noticed the commotion and came over to reprimand Xia Hao. This matter was considered to have come to an end.
But it was also because of this reason that Xia Hao hated the old general, Fan Wudi, from then on.
At that banquet, Chu Mo, Xu Fufu, and other juniors were also fortunate enough to attend, so they witnessed the conflict with their own eyes.
Therefore, Chu Mo did not even need to analyze too much to guess the cause of this matter.
If it had been before, Xia Jing would probably have explained it more clearly. But today, this prince had finally seen the power of this young man. So, he just gave a faint nod.
Chu Mo sat there in deep thought, murmuring, "Heroic, heroic, outstanding … Except for Xia Jie, the three princes are not simple!"
"They used a godly archer in the prince's mansion to drag Prince Xia Jing, Old General Fan Wudi, First Minister Xu Zhongliang … and even Governor of Qingzhou Zhang Chong into trouble." Chu Mo's face became colder and colder. "How ruthless!"
"But … you'd better not provoke me further. Xia Hao, I don't want to have anything to do with you princes! If you dare to have any ideas about my grandfather or me, I will definitely make you regret it! "
A cold murderous intent flashed in Chu Mo's eyes.
…
At the same time, in the East Palace of the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince, Xia Ying, who was over 40 years old, was sitting in the main seat with a slight frown on his face. There was a serious expression on his face.
Next to him sat a man who was about 37 or 38 years old. He looked somewhat similar to Xia Ying, with a mustache and a gloomy aura between his brows. This was the second prince of Da Xia, Xia Xiong. On the surface, Xia Xiong was the most low-key of the three princes.
He did not hold a position in the imperial court, nor did he enter the military. He had always been by the Crown Prince's side. If one did not look at his identity, he would look more like an advisor to Xia Ying.
Only those who knew Xia Xiong would know how terrifying he was. It could be said that without Xia Xiong, Xia Ying would not be able to be so reliable as the Crown Prince!
Over the years, almost half of the decisions made in the East Palace came from the hands of the second prince, Xia Xiong.
It was said that Xia Ying once said this after drinking, "Who said that the royal family is heartless? I have a scholar and a warrior by my side. They are my brothers! "
The reason why Xia Ying was so highly regarded by the people was largely because his two brothers were closely united by his side.
Sitting opposite Xia Xiong was a man in his thirties with a valiant face. He was sitting upright, wearing a suit of martial attire. There was a hint of anger on his face. "He's simply a good-for-nothing! He can't even do such a small thing! Damned, incompetent thing! I wasted so much effort to arrange for him to stay in the Prince Mansion for so many years. "
"Alright, Third Brother, some things can only be done and left to fate. Don't complain. At least, he would rather commit suicide than be captured and give you up. That's already not bad. " Second Prince Xia Xiong glanced at Xia Hao and said in an indifferent voice, "However, that uncle of ours … is no ordinary person. This time, although he doesn't have any evidence, there's an eighty to ninety percent chance that … he'll guess that this matter was done by us."
"So what if he guessed it? Does he have any evidence? "Xia Hao laughed coldly." I can't wait for him to come and make trouble for me! This way, his image in father's eyes will be even worse. "
"Come on, Third Brother, in your dreams. Our uncle is smarter than you. Besides, even if you don't like him, he is still father's brother! Just like the relationship between you and me. As long as father is on the throne, no one can touch him. " Xia Xiong said and sighed. "It's a pity that such a good opportunity was ruined by that little thing, Chu Mo. Otherwise, that idiot Xia Jie would have died! Our uncle … has long fallen out of favor! "
"This time, he wanted to plot against Chu Mo, but he dodged it again. That little thing is a bit strange. It's better to stay away from him. He is also a very smart person." Xia Xiong said softly.
"Tsk …" Xia Hao's face was full of disdain. He laughed coldly and said, "That little thing? He's just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid. What does he know? Yesterday's matter wasn't over yet. Didn't he go to the Prince Mansion and make a big scene? Can a smart person do something like that? Haha, it's a pity that it's not convenient to watch that kind of scene. "
"What does he know? Third Brother, you should change your bad habit of looking down on others. " The Crown Prince, Xia Ying, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said lightly, "That kid … may become a strong opponent!"
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