Che Hao's cold eyes couldn't help but reveal a bit of admiration.
He didn't take the opportunity to launch an attack on me.
I said coldly: "The Imperial City Guards will arrive soon.
It's still too late for you to leave."
I aimed to distract him.
Che Hao sneered and said: "When I come back this time, I have no intention of leaving alive."
His pupils suddenly shrank, and the compelling murderous aura spread instantly from his body to a radius of two feet.
Blood was still seeping out from my wound.
My eyes were firm and steady.
My hands were firmly holding the crocodile skin-wrapped knife handle, and all the internal energy in my body was about to explode.
As Che Hao and I roared at the same time, the swords intersected again, and the bluestone under my feet cracked due to the tremendous pressure.
Che Hao's attacks were like a gust of wind and rain, not giving me any chance to breathe.
I struggled to get rid of the long sword in his hand and whispered: "Hyiqiao is still alive in this world."
Che Hao's eyes showed an expression of disbelief: "You lied to me."
He showed no mercy, and struck my left leg with an arc-shaped spin chop.
I provoked his sword in return, and when the swords met, he suddenly became weak. , a potential along My blade was passed over, and I could only retreat to neutralize his power.
Che Hao snorted coldly and swung his sword again.
I only need to hold on for a moment, and the Imperial City Guards will arrive.
The long sword transformed into dozens of mesmerizing haloes in front of my eyes.
The dozens of apertures suddenly shrank and squeezed towards the center.
When it came to me, it had already been woven into a sword net of cold light.
I looked at where his left shoulder was and slashed at him with my sword, trying to force him to turn back and parry.
Che Hao actually refused to dodge, and an extremely cruel sneer appeared on the corner of his lips.
I suddenly understood that this attack was clearly aimed at killing each other.
It's a pity that it was too late when I understood.
The sword passed by me.
If my long sword hit his shoulder, his sword edge would definitely penetrate into my heart.
An opponent who is not afraid of death is truly terrifying.
Che Hao has long lost any nostalgia for life, and I But I am full of expectations for life.
Two different thoughts doomed me to failure.
I gave up the sword and stepped back continuously.
This was my biggest mistake.
How could Che Hao give me any chance to breathe?
The long sword was only two inches away from my chest in an instant.
I felt a sense of despair in my heart.
My desire for survival made me lose my high morale.
I was no longer the ruthless ice leopard in Donghu.
At the critical moment, a ray of sword light blocked the front of the sword, and a clever move took the long sword in Che Hao's hand away from its original direction.
Lin Chuer, holding a sharp sword in her hand, appeared quietly beside me, with a calm light in her beautiful eyes.
It was she who saved my life when life and death were at stake.
Che Hao's expression looked astonished.
He did not expect that this seemingly weak Princess Ping actually had unfathomable martial arts skills.
After getting a chance to breathe, I raised my sword again.
Lin Chuer's timely attack immediately changed the balance of power.
My guards took out their crossbows and pointed them at Che Hao.
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Hundreds of Imperial City Guards poured in our direction from both sides of the street.
Che Hao had lost the best opportunity to assassinate me.
At this time, hundreds of black-armored warriors appeared above the street roofs, all aiming at Che Hao with crossbows.
Dozens of escorts rushed forward to protect Lin Chuer and me at the core.
The danger finally passed, and I said coldly to Che Hao: "You won't have another chance."
With Lin Chuer's help, I turned around and said coldly: "Kill without mercy."
Feather arrows shot towards Che Hao like locusts, and at the same time, his body suddenly rushed towards the residential house on the street.
The wall collapsed immediately under his impact, and the whole person disappeared into the residential house.
It seemed that he had done some tricks on the wall of this private house beforehand.
Having already anticipated the possible bad situation, I couldn't help but smile bitterly and whispered to Yi An: "Inform the Imperial City Guards that Che Hao must not be allowed to escape from Kangdu."
Knowing that someone was plotting against me on the way, Emperor Xinde specially asked Zhou Duhan to come over and see me.
Because the arrow was broken by me, it took him a long time to remove the tip of the arrowhead from the muscle of his left shoulder.
Zhou Duhan felt relieved after he was sure that there was no poison on the arrow.
Although Che Hao hates me, he is not a despicable person, and he would not even bother to commit such despicable behavior.
The maid brought hot water, and Lin Chuer personally wiped the blood off my body.
She obviously didn't expect that I would have so many scars on my body, and there was a look of surprise in her beautiful eyes.
While wiping the blood on my chest, Lin Chuer suddenly let out a sweet cry.
I looked at her in slight surprise, but I didn't expect that her beautiful eyes were fixed on my chest and didn't leave for a long time.
I was very curious, could it be that my breasts were so beautiful that even the cold Lin Chuer couldn't resist my temptation?
Then I immediately rejected the idea because I found that Lin Chuer's eyes were fixed on the amulet hanging on my chest. above.
This amulet was given to me by my mother.
It was probably hand-carved.
The workmanship was not exquisite.
I have always worn it on my body since I was born.
Due to the passage of time, the wood has become old.
Lin Chuer said softly: "You, you are."
She looked extremely excited, her seductive chest rising and falling.
I smiled and said, "You don't even know who I am anymore.
Is it because I was frightened today?"
She suddenly said: "Did you save the life of a little girl when you were a child?"
I shook my head inexplicably.
Lin Chu'er said again: "Didn't the back of your amulet originally have the word "萍"?
I couldn't help but be surprised.
Only my mother and I knew this secret.
I had already erased the word "ping" and carved a new "ping" on it.
How could she know?
"Do you still remember if anyone was by your side when you were grinding off this Ping Zi?"
Lin Chuer's voice became a little trembling.
A picture suddenly appeared in my mind: a girl with pigtails asked me: "Brother, you are obviously a boy, why do you call me a girl's name?"
Another picture emerged again.
A girl in red clothes fell from the cracked ice of the lotus pond.
The boy jumped into the water to rescue her regardless of the cold.
The boy handed the dough in his hand to the crying girl.
Concubine Jing De picked up the bamboo stick and beat the boy hard on the back: "Tell me who pushed Tinker Bell into the water."
I finally connected these fragmented fragments together.
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No wonder I always have some vague impressions of Lin Chu'er, but I can't always figure out what happened, because I have tried to forget the unhappiness around me since I was a child.
At that time, I didn't Little did he know that the little girl he rescued was Lin Chuer.
I looked at Lin Chuer blankly.
I never thought that she would remember that incident so deeply.
After so many years, she still cared about the boy who rescued her from the lotus pond, and that boy was me. .
"Tinker Bell" "Brother Ping" Lin Chuer's beautiful eyes flashed with tears of excitement.
This incident dates back more than ten years.
I met a little girl in the palace.
When she was playing on the ice in the lotus pond outside Yongshou Palace, the ice suddenly broke and she fell from it. , and there was no one else around, so I happened to pass by and jumped down desperately to save her.
I still remember taking her to hide in the rockery in the imperial garden and setting up a fire to warm up and bake clothes.
At that time, she saw the amulet on my chest and the character Ping on the back, and called me brother Ping.
When Concubine Jingde found us, she beat me severely.
In order to prevent my mother from worrying, I tried to forget about it, and the incident became less and less in my memory, even several years later.
When I saw Lin Chuer again in the palace, I couldn't remember that she was the girl who fell into the water.
I smiled and said, "Now I understand why you have been so unhappy.
It turns out that there is only a place for Brother Ping in your heart."
Lin Chuer lowered her head with a blushing face.
Her originally indifferent beautiful eyes were full of shyness and tenderness.
She did not expect that Brother Ping in her heart would be me.
The previous estrangement and indifference disappeared in an instant and were replaced. is endless happiness and sweetness.
Lin Chu'er got up and went to the dressing table, opened her jewelry box, took out a long-dried and faded noodle, came to me and said: "The noodle you gave me back then has always been with me. ” I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart.
I never thought that that incident in my childhood would affect Lin Chuer until now.
I smiled and said, "I really didn't expect that the little girl who fell into the lotus pond would be you.
I almost forgot about it."
"I don't know how," Lin Chuer said softly.
I gently held her catkin, and a touching blush appeared on Lin Chuer's beautiful face.
She slowly sat next to me, mustered up her courage, and finally put her head on my shoulder.
Yi An's voice sounded outside the door: "Little master, King Yong Qiansui is here."
I reluctantly separated from Lin Chuer, stood up and said, "I'm going out for a while."
Lin Chuer said worriedly: "But it's your injury."
I smiled and said, "It doesn't matter.
I'm afraid the emperor's uncle has other things to do with me.
It's a bit disrespectful to see him here."
Lin Chuer carefully put on my robe.
Ever since she learned that I was Brother Ping in her heart, I immediately showed all the tenderness of a beautiful woman.
I couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
Fortunately, the boy who saved her back then was me.
If unfortunately it was one of my royal brothers, wouldn't I have to Living in the shadow of others all his life, the depression in his chest for many days was swept away.
When we came to the living room nearby, King Yong had been waiting there for a long time.
When he saw me coming, he stood up in a hurry and said, "Emperor Nephew, how do you feel?"
I smiled and sat down holding his hand: "Uncle, don't worry, it's just some flesh wounds, nothing wrong."
King Yong felt relieved this time.
He lowered his voice and said, "His Majesty was very angry when he heard the news that you were plotted.
He just summoned your royal brothers and scolded him severely."
I didn't expect Emperor Xinde's reaction to be so violent.
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I asked with some surprise: "Why do you suspect that my assassination is related to your royal brothers?"
King Yong said: "The Imperial City Guards did not capture your assassin, but they captured several unrelated people and handed them over to the hands of Zuo Xiangguo.
After being tortured and forced to confess, I heard that some people have admitted that they assassinated you. ” I frowned, never expecting that this matter would fall into Zuo Zhuliu's hands.
King Yong said: "Zuo Zhuliu has always supported King Qin Yinli.
I am worried that he will take the opportunity to point the finger at King Xing."
I nodded and said: "Yinkong, what your father hated most in his life was the vendetta between brothers.
I'm afraid this matter will not end so easily."
"I will enter the palace immediately and report this matter to my father face to face."
King Yong said: "I will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion first to inquire about the news and find out what Zuo Zhuliu's true target is this time."
King Yong had just left.
I called Chen Zisu over and told him the current situation.
Chen Zisu also felt bad and sighed: "Master, this Zuo Zhuliu probably wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make a big fuss.
No matter what he does this time, If the spearhead is directed at King Xing, there will definitely be a storm in the palace
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I nodded and said: "I also have this premonition, so I want to see my father immediately and try to resolve the matter."
Chen Zisu shook his head and said, "According to what you just said, Zuo Zhuliu is bound to ignite this fire.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to control the extent to which it will burn."
When we returned to the room, Lin Chuer saw my solemn expression and came up to me worriedly: "Your Highness, what can I do?"
I smiled and said, "It's nothing.
My father is worried about my injury.
I'd better go to the palace in person to meet my father and save him from worrying about me."
A trace of suspicion flashed in Lin Chuer's beautiful eyes.
My reason was too far-fetched.
She said softly: "I will go with you."
I shook my head and said, "No, we still have some private matters to discuss between father and son.
You should just wait for me at home."
The word "family" brings our hearts closer to each other.
Lin Chuer personally helped me put on the court clothes and took me to the gate of the palace.
Seeing Lin Chuer's inseparable look, I couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement in my heart.
I didn't expect that this little girl had been in love with me for ten years.
It seemed that everything was destined.
It seemed that she was destined to be mine. bride.
When I arrived at the palace, I learned that all the princes and grandsons had been summoned to the Chongde Hall for lectures.
When Yi An and I arrived, Emperor Xinde was roaring angrily in the hall.
I did not alert others and stood quietly in a corner of Chongde Hall.
Emperor Xinde roared angrily; "What I hate most in my life is that my brothers and sisters fight each other, but I never thought that this would happen to you unfilial sons."
In anger, he punched the dragon table in front of him with a loud bang, and most of the people present could not help but shudder.
I secretly disdain that in order to sit on the throne, Emperor Xinde fought with his brothers and killed each other.
As the third prince, he killed more than ten of his brothers before he became the emperor of Dakang.
What qualifications does he have?
accuse us Emperor Xinde said: "I have found out the clues about this matter.
Who is behind it?
The killer has already confessed."
He swept his eyes coldly towards the crowd.
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Wherever he looked, the princes lowered their heads one by one.
Everyone is afraid that his eyes will stay on them.
I stood in the corner.
Emperor Xin De didn't notice that I was here, but I felt an uncomfortable feeling.
I raised my head and met a pair of cold and deep eyes.
Zuo Zhuliu stood quietly in front of Xin De.
The Kaiser's right hand was staring at me intently.
I looked at him calmly, and after a long time, a smile appeared on the corner of our lips at the same time.
Emperor Xinde said: "I hope the person who ordered this assassination will come forward to me.
If you continue to hide it, don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
I smiled and nodded to Zuo Zhuliu, then strode out and said respectfully, "Father, I have a few words to say."
Only then did everyone notice my appearance.
Some of the princes' faces were pleased, while others were nervous.
No one knew the purpose of my appearance at this time.
I was about to kneel down and bow down when Emperor Xinde waved his hand and said, "You have injuries on your body, so I won't let you go today.
I'll give you a seat."
It was obvious that he still cared about me.
But I shook my head and said, "My child dare not sit down."
Emperor Xinde looked at me with some confusion.
I looked around at the royal brothers who were kneeling on the ground and said, "Yinkong wants to ask my father, what crime did these royal brothers of mine commit, and they must always kneel here?"
Emperor Xinde said coldly: "Zuo Xiangguo has found out that one of them is related to this assassination."
I pretended to be surprised, then looked at Zuo Zhuliu and said, "Zuo Xiangguo is indeed very powerful in his actions.
You found the murderer just after Yinkong was assassinated.
Can you let Yinkong confirm the identity of the murderer first?"
Zuo Zhuliu smiled and said: "The killer who attacked directly has not been found yet, only his accomplices have been captured."
I chuckled and said, "It's a pity that Zuo Xiangguo seems to have missed a key figure."
Emperor Xinde and Zuo Zhuliu asked at the same time: "Who?"
I took two steps forward and knelt down between King Qin and King Xing: "I" Emperor Xinde frowned and said, "Yinkong, what do you want to say?"
I said loudly: "Since my father thinks that the person who assassinated me is one of my royal brothers, have you ever thought about why he wanted to kill me?"
Emperor Xinde sneered and said, "Perhaps seeing how much favor I have shown you these days, he became jealous and wanted to get rid of you as an obstacle."
I smiled and said: "According to what my father said, don't I have more reason than anyone else to become the mastermind of the assassination?"
Emperor Xinde was startled for a moment, then laughed and said: "Nonsense, there is no reason in the world for you to find someone to assassinate you."
"Why not?
If I find someone to create the illusion of assassinating me, I can put the entire royal family in turmoil and put all my royal brothers in danger.
I may also conspire with others in advance to take this opportunity to get rid of someone of mine.
A royal brother."
When he said this When I looked at Zuo Zhuliu coldly, Zuo Zhuliu's face became extremely cold.
He already understood my original intention of coming here injured, and I would never let him take advantage of my assassination.
A good opportunity to deal with other princes and clear the way for King Qin's future.
My words made Emperor Xinde take a breath of air.
His body leaned back on the dragon chair, and the expression on his face became uncertain.
My royal brothers were relieved at this moment.
They finally understood that I was not here to add insult to injury, but to persuade my father to resolve this crisis.
Emperor Xinde stared at the evidence on the table for a long time.
No need to ask, the name of one or more of my royal brothers must be written on it.
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Zuo Zhuliu, who had been silent until now, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Prince Ping said is not unreasonable.
Your Majesty, please think twice about the evidence and don't let some people deliberately create chaos through this assassination incident."
His ability to adapt to the wind was truly top-notch.
When he saw that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, he immediately stood up and wiped out all his responsibilities.
At this time, King Yi Lin Beifeng strode in from outside the palace.
He didn't know where he got the news.
After meeting Emperor Xinde, he loudly said: "I heard that your Majesty has found the real culprit behind the assassination."
Zuo Zhuliu smiled and said: "Where did King Yi get the news from just a few suspicious candidates?
Your Majesty is doubting the credibility of the testimonies of those murderers."
Wing King Lin Beifeng nodded and said: "Your majesty is wise and will definitely not be deceived by some treacherous villains."
Zuo Zhuliu looked at me and said meaningfully: "I haven't had time to congratulate King Yi yet.
Your quick son-in-law is indeed a great person.
He is also an outstanding figure among all the princes.
I believe King Yi is very happy now."
"Very well."
He holds a high position and is deeply favored by Emperor Xinde.
He actually dares to say such words in front of everyone, clearly intending to incite everyone's hostility towards me.
Lin Beifeng sneered and said: "Whether I am happy or not is just my own business.
It seems that Zuo Xiangguo cannot replace me."
Zuo Zhuliu laughed dryly.
Although he had no intention of marrying his daughter to me, in the eyes of outsiders, he lost in the competition with Lin Beifeng.
Emperor Xinde signaled the eunuchs around him to light a candle, and placed the evidence in his hand on top of the candle and lit it.
The princes breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that Emperor Xinde had decided not to pursue the matter further.
Zuo Zhuliu and Lin Beifeng said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Emperor Xinde waved his hand and signaled all the princes to stand up.
He turned to me and said, "Yinkong, how are your injuries?"
I said respectfully: "Father, the child's injury is not serious.
Thank you for your concern."
Emperor Xinde nodded and said: "You are all my princes, and you are all equally important in my heart.
The last thing I want to see is your intrigues with each other."
He paused and then said: "Only brotherly harmony Only then will the country of Dakang be stable, and you can help me bring Dakang back to its former glory."
I can't help but laugh secretly in my heart.
To this day, he still doesn't realize that the real cause of these disputes is himself, and has no intention of abdicating the throne in favor of others.
If this situation continues, it will only make the battle between the princes more intense.
Zuo Zhuliu said: "Your Majesty, although today's matter is over, I feel worried."
Emperor Xinde said: "If Zuo Xiangguo has anything to say, just say it directly, why hesitate."
Zuo Zhuliu said loudly this time: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the method of enfeoffing kings at the beginning of the founding of Dakang?"
Emperor Xinde was slightly startled, his gray eyebrows tightly knitted together.
The enfeoffment of kings mentioned by Zuo Zhuliu was a popular method in the early days of the founding of Dakang.
The emperor of Dakang enfeoffed the land within the territory to the princes, allowing them to shoulder the responsibility of governing the country.
However, this matter collapsed with subsequent events.
After the rebellion was suppressed, the kingship continued, but the land fiefdom began to be limited to the princes with outstanding political achievements.
In the case of Emperor Xinde, due to his hobby of autocratic power, even the land fiefdom It is also limited to the remote areas of Dakang.
It is not a reward for the prince, but means a kind of demotion.
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I am an obvious example.
Zuo Zhuliu said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the reason why the feudal villages caused rebellion in the past was because the military power was delegated to the kings.
Your Majesty can make changes to the original method."
He took out a memorial from his sleeve: "I have been studying the possibility of enfeoffment.
The detailed plan has been listed above.
Please take a look at it."
The eunuch took the memorial and presented it to Emperor Xinde.
Zuo Zhuliu said again: "The reason why I came up with the idea of enfeoffing a city is because I saw the gratifying changes that have taken place in Prince Ping.
Although His Royal Highness Prince Ping is the youngest among the princes, his conduct and demeanor now are Tao Lue has clearly surpassed many of his royal brothers.
This is the difference between being tempered and being pampered."
His words were both praise and criticism, aiming to isolate me from the other princes.
Lin Beifeng said: "Zuo Xiangguo's proposal is not unreasonable.
Letting the princes go out for exercise is not only good for themselves, but also helpful for the governance of Dakang."
Zuo Zhuliu looked at Lin Beifeng in surprise.
He did not expect that King Yi, who had always been on the opposite side of him, would actually agree to his proposal.
Emperor Xinde nodded and said: "I will carefully consider the matter of enfeoffing the city.
I will stop here today.
You can disperse."
The princes walked out of the Chongde Hall and started talking among themselves.
If Emperor Xinde really accepted Zuo Zhuliu's proposal to create a vassal, they would all be exiled from Kangdu like me.
King Yi called me from behind.
I stopped and said to him respectfully: "Father-in-law."
"Is the injury serious?"
I shook my head and said, "Father-in-law, please don't worry.
It's just some skin injuries and no injuries to the muscles or bones."
King Yi said: "I will take you back to your home."
After leaving the palace, King Yi and I boarded his carriage, while Yi An and his men drove far behind.
King Yi said: "Yinkong, I am very happy that you can consider the overall situation and avoid a palace turmoil."
I sighed: "That assassin was an enemy I offended when I was in Qin State.
He was targeting me personally and had nothing to do with other royal brothers."
King Yi's eyes showed anger: "But some people may not think so.
Zuo Zhuliu today clearly wants to turn this assassination incident into an opportunity to eliminate dissidents."
Based on his current position, he must think that Zuo Zhuliu wanted to point the finger at Xing Wang Long Yintao.
I whispered: "As the son of Emperor Xinde, sometimes he may not be happier than the children of ordinary people.
The word power can easily obliterate the family ties of flesh and blood that are thicker than water."
I sighed: " After the incident subsided, I immediately took Chu Er to Xuancheng.
Although it is remote, it is much freer than Kang, who is so deceitful. " King Yi stared at my face for a long time before nodding.
I was a little surprised and said, "My child, I have something unclear.
Just now in Chongde Hall, Zuo Zhuliu proposed the idea of enfeoffing the city.
Why did you agree?"
King Yi stood back in the carriage and said with a smile: "Yinkong, the matter of enfeoffing a city is not a trivial matter.
No matter how courageous Zuo Zhuliu is, he would not dare to propose the matter of enfeoffing a city on an occasion like today."
I was slightly startled, looked at King Yi in disbelief and said, "Could it be my father?"
I have found the answer from the seriousness of King Yi.
Zuo Zhuliu is not the only one who really wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble today.
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I have ignored the existence of Emperor Xinde.
Zuo Zhuliu proposed to enfeoff the city, but the main messenger behind it was Emperor Xinde.
He had no intention of passing on the throne now.
Leaving us princes in Kangdu was a hidden danger after all.
What he was most worried about was not us.
Fight against each other, but unite.
I was almost blinded by Emperor Xinde's recent senility.
Maybe he had already started to seal the city since I returned to Kangdu, and I was unfortunately chosen by him to be the trigger.
King Yi said: "His Majesty proposed the plan to enclose the city a year ago.
Later, due to the outbreak of the war between Kang and Qin, the matter was shelved.
Today, I am taking advantage of the time of your assassination to bring up the old matter through Zuo Zhuliu's mouth.
I'm afraid The matter of enfeoffment is a foregone conclusion."
I nodded silently.
King Yi said: "According to the original intention, the other princes except King Qin and King Xing will leave Kangdu and go to their respective large fiefdoms.
It is estimated that His Majesty will issue an edict in the next two days."
I thought to myself: "Emperor Xinde is indeed a cunning person.
This way, we can avoid the complicated struggle between the princes, and also prevent King Qin and King Xing from forming cliques within the prince and taking the opportunity to develop and become powerful.
This is effective To weaken the strength of both of them."
I said with some worry: "Among my royal brothers, the ones most likely to inherit the throne are King Qin and King Xing.
It may not be a good thing for them to stay in Kangdu."
King Yi said: "How can we see it?"
I whispered: "Child, it's just a feeling.
I can't explain why."
In fact, I knew very well that most of the time Emperor Xinde wanted Yinli and Yintao to continue fighting in front of his eyes.
There was a possibility that Emperor Xinde might be caught and that when it came to freedom, he was inferior to me and others.
I did not point this out.
Although King Yi was my father-in-law, after all, his position was on King Xing's side.
King Yi sighed: "Yinkong, take Chu'er away from here and never participate in the struggle for imperial power."
The purpose of King Yi's words was to make me wise and protect myself, but he never thought that if you were born in an emperor's family and want to protect yourself well, the best way is to get rid of the obstacles around you and become the supreme power in the world
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