Xia Ji said: "Your Majesty the Queen, you owe me an explanation."
Tu Luo's blue pupils moved, and he suddenly asked: "Shouldn't I destroy the city?"
"no."
"what is that?"
Tu Luo was silent for a moment.
Xia Jidao: "It would be bad if I said it."
Tu Luo smiled and said: "It seems that the envoy you sent is really not simple. He heard some information, right?"
Xia Ji looked at her quietly.
Tu Luo said openly: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that I promised someone else to arrange for him to sneak into the palace and meet you at the right time."
After talking, Xia Ji asked: "Who is he?"
"Your Highness, I have had two allies since I joined Dashang. You are the second, and he is the first. Speaking of which, you and he must know each other. Not only do they know each other, but they are also very familiar with each other. He is not your enemy."
"who is it?"
"he is… "
Queen Guifang leaned over and her voice became quieter and quieter.
When Xia Ji heard this name, his calm expression actually changed slightly. It was obvious that this was a name that surprised him.
He was silent for a moment, and then said: "Let's play out the whole show first."
Tu Luo smiled and said, "As you wish."
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At dawn the next day, the snow stopped, and golden light fell in a circle like a sword, covering the imperial capital in the blood and fire.
Most people are confused, but if they want to say it, they can give a general idea:
Nangong He and Deng Gongjiu tried to break into the city at night, and then clashed with the princes and princesses guarding the city.
Guifang took advantage of the wind and snow to attack, defeated the army outside the shopping mall, and captured the imperial capital.
The people of the city asked His Highness Seventh Prince to go out to fight against the enemy. As a result, His Highness really turned the tide and captured Queen Guifang in the chaos. Then he single-handedly captured Nangong He and Deng Gongjiu.
What is surprising is that the two generals, Nangong He and Deng Gongjiu, were impressed by His Majesty's courage, and led the remaining soldiers to fully join His Majesty's command.
This is simply a mythical achievement.
Unfortunately, a Frost Giant lurked in the city and attacked the guards escorting Queen Onikata, so Queen Onikata took advantage of the chaos and escaped.
What the truth is, only a few people know.
But does it matter
unimportant.
Winner and loser, the truth is always written by the winner.
And these are Xia Xiaosu's matters.
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Three days later.
The sunny day turned to light snow, and the flying snow bypassed thousands of palaces and fell in front of the library pavilion.
In the afterglow of dusk, the sound of a girl reading came from the pavilion:
"Therefore, if you speak to the wise, you will understand them; if you speak to the unwise, you will teach them; but it is very difficult. Therefore, there are many types of words, and things will change. Therefore, all day long, the words will not lose their kind, and things will not be confused; all day long, It remains unchanged without losing its owner. Therefore, wisdom is valuable and should not be forgotten. Listening is valuable, and speaking is valuable..."
Xia Ji sat under the eaves outside the door, raised his glass to Xue, took a sip, and warmed himself up.
Three days ago, the masterminds behind the riots in the city were caught, and the foxes took over the house directly. As a result, Bachelor He and Master Wen have become their own people. Maybe they once had many ambitions and had a lot of wisdom in life. , there are still many unfulfilled wishes, but if they become king or lose, they can only be taken away.
If it were him and Xiao Su who lost, I don't know what the outcome would be like.
Three days ago, Nangong was united, and Deng Gongjiu was also taken away. At this time, he was preparing his army, resting on the city wall, and going to surrounding villages and towns to allocate grain.
As for the Deng family, Xia Ji didn't move. Deng Jue's granddaughter is still kept in the dark. Although she knows that her grandfather committed suicide, she still doesn't know that her father was taken away from her. And it is true that her grandfather committed suicide because of the Deng family. I'm sorry, Your Highness, I really have no one to blame for this matter.
The foxes of the demon clan control several key characters.
The ancestor of these foxes, Hu Xian'er, was Xia Ji's slave girl.
On the other side, the Yaozu invested in Xiao Su again.
And because he had not deliberately suppressed it, all the smart people who should have jumped and betrayed had come out. Those who deserved to die, and those who deserved to have their bodies taken away from them, in less than a month, the uneasy factors were eradicated. Seven, seven, eight, eight.
All in all, he and Xia Xiaosu had reached the ultimate level of control over the imperial city, to the point where betrayal was absolutely impossible.
The current situation cannot be said to be good or bad, but it is still a win.
It can be expected that in the coming time, most of the imperial capital will focus on recovery.
And because of the ghostly frost giants, all places will enter a defense-oriented state. Even if the emperor sends soldiers from the southern dynasty, they can only cross the big river that divides the north and the south without going too deep.
This winter is the time to take complete control of the imperial capital.
And to what extent we can control it is another challenge.
Xia Ji carved rosary beads every day, and then extracted skill beads from the book. At the same time, he put these skill beads into categories so that they could be used immediately when he wanted to use them.
A new group of little foxes from the Demon Clan brought lava wood, and Xia Ji used the lava wood to make the head of a rosary. The feeling of this kind of strange wood is indeed different, and it actually adds a strange flaming flavor to the rosary. Although the power is very small, it has also changed.
at this time…
There was a slight sound of wheels outside the door.
Xia Ji raised his head, and a wooden wheelchair appeared at the entrance of the arch. The person in the wheelchair was wearing a ghost mask, and his hands were pushing the wheel hub forward.
But the pupils behind the mask were as calm as death, hiding the resentment of looking up at the sky from the underworld.
This is Queen Onikata's first ally.
He is also the person who is now arranged to enter the palace and meet Xia Ji.
Xia Ji glanced around, and he noticed that the person below the waist had completely disappeared, and the hands exposed outside the long sleeves showed signs of being burned by the fire, making them look extremely ugly.
The visitor glanced at the prince sitting under the eaves, then looked at the direction of the library, closed his eyes and listened to the sound of reading inside, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
He looked at his surroundings. Everything seemed so familiar, but also strange.
He took off the evil ghost mask, revealing an ugly face that was burned by fire. No one knew how he survived, and no one knew how much pain he had suffered, or how he was holding him like this. Only with the will can we continue to live
Xia Ji looked at him quietly.
He also looked at Xia Ji and said two words in a hoarse voice: "Xia Ji."
"Xue Da, since you are here, let's have a cup of warm tea."
squeak.
squeak.
The wheel hub rotated to the eaves side.
There was no movement. The wheelchair had floated into the air, and then, as if being pushed by an invisible hand, it landed on the wooden corridor under the eaves, making no sound.
Xia Ji had strong wine on his left hand and tea on his right. He poured a cup of tea and handed it to the evil ghost in the wheelchair.
The evil ghost didn't refuse. He took the tea directly and drank it slowly. He couldn't drink it fast because his body couldn't bear eating or drinking too fast.
Neither of them said anything, they just looked at the snow cover quietly.
a long time.
The last ray of light also disappeared.
The lights were turned on in the library, and the sound of reading continued.
The evil ghost in the wheelchair sighed with emotion.
Xia Ji continued to drink, one cup after another.
After a long time, the door opened.
When Xia Xiaosu went out and saw someone outside the door, she couldn't help but look shocked. When she saw the person's terrifying face and miserable condition, she couldn't help but be stunned, but she didn't show fear or disgust.
Xia Ji said softly: "This is the prince."
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