"After so many years, this king is also tired." Xia Jing sighed, with a bit of exhaustion in his eyes.
"Speaking of it... Young Master Chu may not believe it, but I think it is still necessary to clarify one thing for myself. I don't care about taking the blame, but it depends on who is going to take the blame." Xia Jing glanced at Chu Mo and said lightly : "The archer who wanted to shoot Zhang Qingyu was indeed from the Prince's Mansion, and he was someone I valued very much. However, he was not sent by the king!"
"Didn't you send it?" Chu Mo frowned and looked at Xia Jing. Although this old thief has done many bad things, he is also a daring person. Otherwise, how could there be a lawless evaluation? You shouldn't lie to yourself.
Especially at this time, Xia Jing has no reason or the guts to deceive Chu Mo.
"Not Xia Jie?" Chu Mo narrowed his eyes and looked at Xia Jing.
"He doesn't have that power." Xia Jing lowered his eyes and said calmly, "That archer has a high status in the Prince's Mansion, and Xia Jie has no qualifications to transfer him at all."
"That letter? Those killers?" Chu Mo looked at Xia Jing.
"I did those things." Xia Jing said calmly, "However, this king cannot do the matter of shooting and killing the son of his confidant."
"So... the other party is plotting against you?" Chu Mo suddenly felt a chill in his back.
Xia Jing glanced at Chu Mo meaningfully: "This king is not welcome by others, they are here for me! You were implicated by innocence."
"They?" Chu Mo pointed to the sky, and Xia Jing nodded.
Chu Mo was silent for a while, and said: "Those things have nothing to do with me, as long as it doesn't count on me next time."
Xia Jing was silent for a while, then said, "It's hard to say."
"Then let them let them come here." Chu Mo said with a face of indifference, but his heart was vigilant, and he felt that he must have accidentally entered a whirlpool by mistake.
Xia Jing then left with two letters, and Chu Mo sat there quietly thinking.
"Royal family..." A cold light flashed in Chu Mo's eyes.
He never thought before that one day, he would unintentionally get involved in the disputes of the royal family.
Although I haven't thought about it, it doesn't mean that Chu Mo doesn't know anything!
Although the current emperor is wise and powerful, he is already over sixty years old. The crown prince has been established as the eldest prince Xia Ying more than twenty years ago.
There are dozens of princes under the emperor's knees, but there are only three princes born to the queen.
They are the First Prince, Prince Xia Ying, Second Prince Xia Xiong and Third Prince Xia Hao.
The prince, Xia Ying, is now in her forties and has been in charge of the Eastern Palace for many years. She has a stable, shrewd, broad-minded and generous attitude. At least in these years, regardless of the government and the opposition, this is the evaluation of the prince. He thinks that Xia Ying will definitely become a generation of Mingjun not inferior to his father in the future.
The relationship between Xia Ying and Prince Xia Jing is not very good, but it is not bad either.
Although the two parties are uncles and nephews, one is the crown prince and the other is the emperor's uncle. They should not get too close to each other. Actually, everyone understands this truth.
But the relationship between the second prince Xia Xiong and the third prince Xia Hao and the prince Xia Jing is not very good.
Especially the third prince Xia Hao, who is in his thirties this year, is in the prime of his life. Xia Hao practiced in the sect since he was a child, and he left the mountain at the age of twenty. After returning to Daxia, he has been serving in the army.
Now his strength has reached the fourth level of the yellow rank, entered the bone refinement state, and became a general.
Xia Hao, who is brave by nature, has always looked down on his uncle, who is powerful in the world, and feels that his existence will sooner or later threaten his imperial brother's successful succession to the throne.
Therefore, they have been targeting Xia Jing, the prince, both openly and secretly.
These things are not considered secrets in the aristocratic circle of Daxia.
Although Xia Jing didn't say it clearly, Chu Mo had already guessed what happened today. In all likelihood, it had something to do with Xia Hao, the third prince.
Being able to buy a sharpshooter with a high status in the prince's mansion, at least his status should not be much worse than the prince's!
Otherwise, what he can give, Xia Jing, the prince, has no reason not to give.
There is another very important reason why Chu Mo directly targeted the third prince Xia Hao as the target of suspicion, that is: the third prince Xia Hao is at odds with his grandfather Fan Wudi!
The reason was that at a New Year's dinner two years ago, the third prince Xia Hao used the opportunity of a toast to win over the generals in the army for his brother Xia Ying.
This kind of behavior made Fan Wudi very disgusted in his heart. In the old general's view, the throne will belong to the crown prince sooner or later.
But now, Daxia is still the Daxia of the current emperor!
Not the prince's!
Not even a certain prince's!
As a prince, what's the matter with you running to win over these generals
But although the old general was disgusted, he didn't say anything. After all, he is a soldier, and he doesn't want to get involved in royal affairs.
But Xia Hao couldn't die, he ran to Fan Wudi to toast, and began to win over the old general.
Regardless of Fan Wudi's ranking among the generals, he is only in the middle. But many important officials in the military had served under the old general in the past. The army is also a place where seniority is very important, so the prestige of the old general is very high.
Don't say that there is a lot of response, but at least, the old general said a word, those military bigwigs still have to give face.
Therefore, Xia Hao tried his best to win over Fan Wudi from the beginning.
The old general dealt with it for a while, but Xia Hao kept pestering him. The old general was so annoyed that he reprimanded Xia Hao a few words: "Being a soldier... just be pure!"
As a result, Xia Hao turned his face on the spot. He first mocked the old general in a low voice after fighting all his life, but in the end his ranking was still so low, not as good as many soldiers he had led; Despite his age, he still stays in the Iron Bone Realm, unable to break through even the Iron Blood Realm.
With the strength of wine, Xia Hao said a lot of ugly words, which made the old general so angry that he almost beat him.
In the end, the emperor found out what was going on here, and came over to reprimand Xia Hao severely. This is the end of the matter.
But it was also for this reason that Xia Hao hated the old general Fan Wudi ever since.
Juniors such as Chu Mo and Xu Fufu were also fortunate to attend the banquet at that time, so they witnessed the conflict with their own eyes.
Therefore, Chu Mo didn't even need to analyze too much to guess the reason for this incident.
If it was before, Xia Jing might have to speak more clearly, but the prince, today he has seen the strength of this young man. So just a light nod.
Chu Mo sat there contemplating, and murmured: "Ying, Xiong, Hao, Jie... Except for Xia Jie, those three princes are not simple!"
"Using a sharpshooter in the royal residence, Prince Xia Jing, the old general Fan Wudi, the chief assistant of the current cabinet Xu Zhongliang...even Zhang Chong, the shepherd of Qingzhou, were all dragged into trouble." Chu Mo's face became more and more cold: "It's really ruthless!"
"However... You'd better not provoke me any further, Xia Hao, I don't want to have anything to do with you princes! If you dare to think about my grandfather or me again, I will definitely make you regret it !"
A cold murderous intent flashed in Chu Mo's eyes.
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At the same time, the Prince's East Palace.
The prince Xia Ying, who was over forty years old, was sitting at the head, frowning slightly, with a dignified expression on his face.
Next to him, sat a thirty-seven-eight-year-old man, somewhat similar in appearance to Xia Ying, with a mustache and a gloomy look between his brows. It was Daxia's second prince, Xia Xiong. On the surface, Xia Xiong was the most low-key among the three princes.
He has neither served in the court nor entered the military, and has been with the prince all the time. If you don't look at his identity, he is more like Xia Ying's staff.
Only those who know Xia Xiong know how terrible he is. It can be said that without Xia Xiong, the crown prince Xia Ying would never be able to do so reliably!
Over the years, almost half of the various decisions of the East Palace were made by Xia Xiong, the second prince.
It is said that Xia Ying once said a word after drinking: "Who said that the royal family is ruthless? I have a man and a man around me, and he is my own brother!"
Xia Ying's high evaluation among the people also has a lot to do with his two brothers being closely united by his side.
Opposite Xia Xiong, sat a man in his thirties with a heroic face. Sitting there straight, wearing a strong outfit, with a bit of anger on his face: "It's a waste! You can't do such a small thing well! Damn, incompetent thing! It's useless for me to put in so much effort to arrange him. So many years in the prince's mansion."
"Okay, third, there are some things that you can only do your best to obey the destiny, so don't complain. At least, he would rather commit suicide than be captured, and then confess to you. It's not bad." The second prince Xia Xiong looked at Xia Hao With a glance, he said calmly: "But our uncle... is not an ordinary person. This time, although he doesn't have any evidence, there are nine out of ten... he will guess that we did this."
"So what if he guesses? Does he have evidence?" Xia Hao sneered: "I wish he would come and make trouble with me! In this way, his image in Emperor Father's mind will become even worse."
"Come on, third child, you think beautifully, our uncle is smarter than you. Besides, you don't like him, but he is my father's younger brother after all! Just like the relationship between you and me. As long as the father is in power for a day, no one can touch him." Xia Xiong said, sighing: "It's a pity that the last time was such a good opportunity, but it was spoiled by that little guy Chu Mo, otherwise, Xia Jie, that idiot Must die! Our uncle... has long since fallen out of favor!"
"This time I wanted to plot against Chu Mo, but he avoided him again. This little thing is a bit evil, and he is a little far away from him recently. He is also a very smart person." Xia Xiong said softly.
"Cut..." Xia Hao suddenly looked disdainful, and sneered: "Just because of that little thing? It's just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old kid, he can understand a fart! Yesterday's incident was not over yet, so he ran to the Prince Did you go to the mansion to make a big fuss? Can a smart person do this? Haha, it's a pity that it's not convenient to watch the excitement."
"What the hell does he know? Third, you need to get rid of your contempt for others." The prince Xia Ying, who had been keeping calm all this time, suddenly said lightly: "That kid... might become a strong enemy!"