On the way out of General Zhao's Mansion, Xia Chu wondered what kind of chess game Old General Zhao and the Emperor were playing. Although he didn't regard the Emperor as a fool, he didn't think too highly of it either.
If the emperor was really like a monkey spirit as my grandfather said, how could he have allowed himself to be critically ill and have Xiao Yanjun take control of the government in his previous life
Scattered clues popped up in Xia Chu's mind, but he still felt that he couldn't catch the most crucial one to connect them together.
That's all, let's discuss it with Xiao Mubai when he wakes up.
His brain is better than mine, so he might be able to figure it out.
With this in mind, he hurried to Prince Mo's Mansion. Before Xiao Mubai woke up, Xia Chu went to Wuma Huacai's place. Not long after, Han Hong led Cong Ting over. Xia Chu was quite surprised to see him. : "That's why you came here?"
Cong Ting returned the salute and glanced at Han Hong again. Han Hong saluted consciously and retreated. Cong Ting saw that his figure disappeared and then spoke: "The Seventh Prince has sent a letter. The Marquis asked me to deliver it to General Zhao's Mansion. General Xiao Zhao said that you had left a long time ago. Seeing that I was looking for you in a hurry, he told his subordinates that you were at Prince Mo's Mansion."
Xia Chu remembered that when he left, Zhao Xingwen wanted to keep him to cook a meal at night. He casually said that he had something to do at Prince Mo's Mansion, but unexpectedly he gave Cong Ting directions.
Xia Chu reached out to him, and Cong Ting respectfully presented the letter and put it aside.
In the letter, Xiao Zimu told Xia Chu that the green bamboo lamp in his study had been replaced. There was an inscription in his own handwriting on the lamp. He sent Xin Ya to conduct a thorough investigation and finally identified a man named Zhuer in his mother's palace. The palace maid is currently just sending someone to keep an eye on him quietly and ask for his opinions and opinions.
Xia Chu frowned and thought for a while. Since it was a secret exchange, it was most likely framed. But at this juncture, what evidence could be framed to frame Xiao Zimu
Xia Chu was puzzled, and finally wrote a letter asking Xiao Zimu to take a good look at Zhu'er first and confirm who he really was.
After receiving the letter, Cong Ting retreated and left the palace. Xia Chu re-entered the courtyard and watched Wuma Huacai knocking there. Then she leaned on the pillar and chatted with him: "I heard that the queen of the Wuma clan People are not only good at craftsmanship, but also good at concealing armor."
The guy in Wuma Huacai's hands didn't even stop, and he replied without raising his head: "'I heard' is all it takes."
Xia Chu looked startled: "You are really not humble."
Wumahua just looked up, with a serious look on his face: "This is a fact, why should I deny it?"
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This small talk was a bit unbearable. Xia Chu crossed her chest with one hand, put the other hand on the hand that was wrapped around her chest, and tapped her cheek with her index finger.
When Wumahua saw him like this, he stood up and asked him, "Is there something you can't figure out?"
Xia Chu's gentle hand paused: "Is it so obvious?"
Wumahua just smiled and said, "I've been here for so long. Apart from assigning me to do this and that, have you ever had any small talk with me?"
Xia Chu's face was filled with embarrassment: "Doesn't this mean that you are hard to get along with and unkind to others, so I gave up on you."
Wuma Hua looked at him sideways: "Then are you facing difficulties now?"
Xia Chu said 'Hey' and waved his hand: "I feel now that you are not as difficult to deal with as they said."
Wumahua saw through his embarrassment and didn't point it out. He just tilted his head and said, "So, young master, you can't figure out why I'm picking on you here?"
Xia Chu coughed lightly. He had originally thought that a person who was good at making plans should be very careful, and ordinary people could not do this chain of work.
Therefore, chatting with him for a few words might lead to enlightenment. Now that he saw through it, he simply turned around and asked, "I have a friend."
"Oh?" Wumahua questioned.
"Hey, it's not me. I really have a friend." Xia Chu was a little anxious after hearing that disdainful voice.
"Continue." Wuma Huacai said succinctly.
"His things were taken away. I guess the person who took his things wanted to frame him, but after thinking about it, there is no reason for anyone to take advantage of it recently, so what is the purpose?" Xia Chu Tell me your doubts about the letter you just saw.
Unexpectedly, Wu Mahua replied very quickly: "It's just two points."
Xia Chu looked at him unexpectedly: "What two points?"
"First, just because you don't know his reasons, it doesn't mean there is no opportunity to take advantage of him." Wuma Huacai said with a smile on his lips: "Second, there is indeed no opportunity to take advantage of him for the time being, but there will always be opportunities to take advantage of him in the future."
Xia Chu was awakened by his words. When she looked at him, she suddenly felt that the originally ordinary face was filled with a smile that seemed to be filled with the light of wisdom.
Xia Chu praised him: "Yes, you are worthy of being a descendant of the Wuma family."
Wumahua then suppressed his smile and spread his hands: "It's a very simple principle. For example, if I see good parts, I will collect them so that they can be used in the future."
Xia Chu nodded: "Your metaphor is quite strange, so how can we make this part unusable?"
Wuma Hua was playing with the parts in his hand: "If the parts are in my hands, there is no way they won't be used."
Xia Chu curled his lips when he heard this, but Wuma Huacai continued: "But if it's what you said, it can be easily solved."
Xia Chu's eyes lit up: "Oh?"
Wuma Hua threw away the machine in his hand and said casually: "Since he secretly exchanged something, he must show it to the person he wants to mislead. So, he should speak frankly to the person he wants to mislead. Just say no."
Xia Chu slapped him: "Huacai, what tricks are you doing? It would be a waste to not be a strategist if you have such a great talent."
Wuma Hua frowned: "Didn't the person who gave you the bell tell you that the first king who unified the world, the military advisor next to him back then, was the ancestor of our Wuma clan?"
Xia Chu's arm in the air froze. The hand on his shoulder was either closed or not.
This can't be blamed on his lack of talent and knowledge. Bai Ruofei didn't mention it to him, did she? Or he forgot... Xia Chu was a little unsure again.
All in all, all in all, after he came down from the mountain, he read up on the historical records of Xiao State in the Marquis's study, but he would not go there to see the first founding emperor...
Xia Chu coughed twice, brushed the dust on his shoulders, and then retracted his hand.
"Hua Cai, how about I send you to be a military advisor?" Xia Chu thought in his mind.
Wuma Huacai nodded happily: "It's up to you, but our agreement is only for one and a half years."
Xia Chu was slapped by him, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Hey, you..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Han Hong came to report that Xiao Mubai was awake and looking for him.
Xia Chu turned to Wuma Huacai and ordered fiercely: "Keep doing your job and wait for me to drain you dry in a year and a half!"
Happy New Year, may you be awesome. Go, go, go!
(End of chapter)