Chapter 236 Exploration
Meet an old acquaintance in a foreign country, and a fellow countryman see a fellow countryman, but there are no tears, but only killing intent.
Although as a rookie, Xu Yuan still can't perceive the existence of Yi, but he can't hide the look in his eyes that wants to be alone.
His gaze intertwined in the wind and snow.
Xu Yuan chuckled, patted Zhou Chen on the shoulder, and said:
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Zhou, I'm an acquaintance."
After saying that, Zhou Chen withdrew his hand holding the sword, but still looked at the woman in the distance vigilantly.
Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Mengxi's voice was chilly and faintly disbelieving:
"Xu Changtian?"
Xu Yuan walked slowly in front of Xu Mengxi, his long hair fluttering in the snowy night, and his smile was warm:
"Why, you can recognize me at a glance when you haven't seen me for two years before, but now you don't know me after only a few months?"
“.”
Xu Mengxi didn't speak any more, staring at Xu Yuan and holding down the saber hanging from his waist.
Although the identity of the other party has been confirmed, she couldn't imagine how she could come to this dangerous city at this time with the high status of this dandy?
Glancing at her hand holding the knife, Xu Yuan smiled:
"What are you doing with the knife, did you kill the red-eyed? You killed the dude in Lingshui Palace, and you want to kill me too?"
As he spoke, Xu Yuan raised his chin with a smile, exposing part of his neck:
"If you want to, come here. Anyway, Beifeng City is now in danger of chaos. It should be easy to kill my fifth-grade condensed soul with your cultivation."
Xu Mengxi clenched the handle of the knife tightly, her eyes were slightly cold, but she didn't move.
Xu Yuan looked him up and down with great interest, and sneered:
"I thought you would kill me the same way you killed the chief dandy of Lingshui Palace. It seems that you still know the difference."
There is also a gap among the top dudes.
Xu Mengxi frowned, and paused every word:
"Xu Changtian, you are no different from that Yue Huanbin."
"The difference is huge."
Xu Yuan shook his head, and said slowly: "You killed the so-called Yue Huanbin as a meritorious service. Afterwards, the emperor and my father will reward you, but if you kill me."
As he spoke, Xu Yuan raised his finger and pointed at himself:
"You, your master, your master's family, and your relatives and friends all have to be buried with me."
Xu Mengxi narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and clenched her knife hand even tighter:
"What your Xiangguo Mansion did in Beifeng City is enough to kill you a thousand times according to the Law of Great Yan."
Xu Yuan laughed lowly when he heard this:
"Look at what you said, the Law of Great Flame was formulated by my father and the others, as if our Xiangguo Mansion is some big villain."
said,
Xu Yuan smiled at the corner of his lips:
"It's been so many years, Mengxi, you have matured a lot by now. You should be very clear that if we don't do those things, the sect will do the same. If one goes up and down, then we are waiting to be killed by the sect. .”
Xu Mengxi took a deep breath, opened Xu Yuan's hand, and exhaled a white mist in the snow:
"False and sophistry are just like raccoon dogs."
Xu Yuan smiled and didn't refute. He raised his hand and patted Xu Mengxi's shoulder, then walked past her towards the meeting hall:
"Whatever you say, the ideal world is only in the ideal world. I appreciate you and hope you can always stick to your original aspirations."
After walking a few steps, Xu Yuan paused, and suddenly said with a smile:
"Also, let me advise you one more thing, too much is easy to break."
Xu Mengxi suddenly frowned when he heard this, turned around, looked at his back in the wind and snow, and creaked while holding the knife handle:
"Xu Changtian, what do you mean?"
Xu Yuan turned his eyes back with a smile in his eyes:
"What do you mean by me? If it weren't for this natural disaster and blizzard, based on your previous actions in Beifeng City, you would have committed suicide now."
“.”
After the words fell, Xu Mengxi was quiet, and paused for a few breaths. Her whole delicate body was trembling with anger, but she was speechless.
Because what this dude Xu Yuan said was the truth.
She went out of the city to seize the smuggled ordnance, but when she arrived at the location, she was ambushed by three inexplicable grand masters. If she hadn't escaped quickly, she would be dead now.
Xu Yuan looked at her expression and said with a smile:
"You did a good job beheading Yue Huanbin.
"Although I look down on him, it is undeniable that his status is indeed very high. The only son of the elder of Lingshui Palace, if you don't take advantage of the barbarian attack on the city, you will most likely be buried with him if you kill him."
said,
Xu Yuan's eyes softened, and he said softly:
"Didn't you always want to settle accounts with me? Before you are qualified to settle accounts with me, you'd better know how to protect yourself. Only when you are alive can you climb up and do more things."
“.”
The words fell and there was silence.
Xu Yuan shook his head with a smile, turned and left without speaking.
Xu Mengxi looked at his back in the snowy night with fluttering hair, gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Xu Changtian, what right do people like you have to say such things here?"
She couldn't accept it.
It is unacceptable that this wicked dude can say such words.
Xu Yuan didn't answer, didn't look back, he waved his hand at him, and disappeared at the entrance of the meeting hall, leaving Xu Mengxi alone in a daze in the snowstorm
After entering the main meeting hall, the scene in the hall was almost the same as what Xu Yuan had imagined.
The main hall was empty, and Li Zhaoyuan sat alone on the head seat, dealing with logistics and other military affairs, writing quickly with the Langhao pen at his fingertips.
Seeing Xu Yuan coming in, Li Zhaoyuan raised his eyebrows, immediately put down the pen in his hand and got up to greet him, and said with a smile:
"Third Young Master didn't stay outside?"
Xu Yuan looked at the other party's expression:
"The war has started, the outside is too chaotic, and the government is still safe, but how do you know that I went out with Li Yunqing?"
Li Zhaoyuan didn't hide anything, he was straightforward:
"The imperial sister handed over the affairs of the government office to the king, so the third son and Yun Qing went out together, and the king naturally knows."
Xu Yuan stared at the second prince for a few breaths, and suddenly asked:
"Second Highness, aren't you curious about what I'm talking about with Li Yunqing?"
Li Zhaoyuan had a smile on his face with sword eyebrows and starry eyes:
"Curiosity? Why are you curious? Junqing is looking for the third son. You are looking for a way out of the city. Besides, there are things that Yun Qing can discuss with the third son."
Speaking of which,
Li Zhaoyuan suddenly paused, staring at Xu Yuan with a meaningful smile:
"Should be the only ones from Beifeng, isn't it?"
Xu Yuan took a deep look at the second prince, and sighed:
"You know Li Yunqing well."
"The third son came back alone, it seems that the negotiation should have been made."
While talking, the two walked towards the table in the main hall, Li Zhaoyuan shook his head sighingly: "Jun Qing has been like this since he was a child, always doubting what my elder brother will do to him."
"You suppressed Xu Mengxi's killing of the dude in Lingshui Palace?" Xu Yuan interrupted Li Zhaoyuan's chanting abruptly.
“.”
The topic spanned a bit, but Li Zhaoyuan quickly adjusted his thoughts, nodded and said:
"Yes, Lingshui Palace is too presumptuous in the war in the northern border. Father and Duke Xu are very dissatisfied. They need to be taught a lesson."
Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled:
"With the support of the Second Highness, you won't worry about being retaliated by the northern sect afterwards?"
"Naturally, it is routine to give her work support. After all, the order in the city still needs to be maintained by the secret investigation department."
“.”
Xu Yuan shook his head and didn't say much about this matter.
Sounding, watertight.
If he didn't know Xu Mengxi's temperament, Xu Yuan might really believe it.
Although I don't know the details, there is a high probability that Xu Mengxi was shot by the second prince.
But her character is indeed easy to be used as a gun.
Xu Mengxi killed an important person from the sect in the Northern Territory, and the second prince endorsed it. It seemed to be a very simple business.
But the problem is other people don't see it that way.
Because, Xu Mengxi's identity is not simple. Behind him stands a powerful figure like the head of the secret investigation department.
Xu Mengxi couldn't help him, Xu Yuan, because his father was a prime minister who had rebelled and graduated.
There will be no one at the top.
But this does not mean that the chief of the secret investigation department has no influence.
In Dayan's picture book drama, even if this kind of character can appear on the stage, he can only draw an imposing back view at most.
The second prince's endorsement to Xu Mengxi was obviously aimed at this person.
Xu Mengxi kills a few more high-level disciples of the sect, and the secret investigation department, such a powerful department, may be directly bound to the second prince's boat.
Thinking, Xu Yuan shook his head in his heart.
It has nothing to do with him whether he sees through or not.
He, Xu Yuan, really appreciates Xu Mengxi, but he will not interfere at will to sabotage the second prince's plan just because of his appreciation.
He slapped Li Zhaoyuan, and the other side might turn his other cheek closer, but if this thing is broken, he probably will be impatient.
After all, seizing the heir is a matter of life and death, and the princes have their own special skills for this, and they will do everything they can.
There was a moment of silence in the hall,
The second prince lowered his eyes thoughtfully, while Xu Yuan took the second prince's place carelessly.
“.”
Li Zhaoyuan's eyes twitched, but he didn't say anything. He just stood by and looked at Xu Yuan without expressing any objection.
Xu Yuan glanced at the other party, and very familiarly directly picked up a few documents on the desk in front of him, quickly glanced around, and suddenly smiled:
"The second prince knows a lot."
Li Zhaoyuan stood aside with a normal face, and said with a smile:
"It's just a little understanding, the main reason is that the emperor trusts me."
Xu Yuan sat and shook his head:
"The Second Highness is humble. It is difficult to lead troops to fight, but it is even more difficult to manage logistics supplies during wartime, especially in Beifeng City where the army command system is not unified."
Li Zhaoyuan sighed helplessly:
"The third son is concise and to the point, our people cannot enter the inventory of the sect, and many things cannot be counted, these things."
Xu Yuan smiled, and threw a dossier to the second prince directly from the Sumeru Ring.
Li Zhaoyuan took it, knowing it in his heart, but still asked:
"Third Young Master, this is."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
"Lou Ji asked me to transfer it to Wu Yuan. Although it is not very accurate, it can be regarded as a rough figure. The second prince should be useful."
Li Zhaoyuan's star eyes flickered for a moment, and he bowed his hands:
"Zhao Yuan once again thanked the third son."
Xu Yuan waved his hand, smiled at Li Zhaoyuan and said:
"Now that Beifeng City is under military control, the 400,000 soldiers and civilians in the city eat, drink, and scatter, the source crystals needed for the various formations are dispatched, and the complicated defense equipment fills up the vacancies. Just thinking about these things makes people feel dizzy. can be managed so well.”
As he spoke, Xu Yuan pondered for a while, as if he was considering the adjectives, and finally he grinned:
"The Second Highness is really a talent for governing the country. I will talk to my father after returning to Beijing."
“.”
When Li Zhaoyuan heard this, his complexion did not change at all, and he smiled slightly:
"Third Young Master, you must not be the only one who said this to me, right?"
Xu Yuan frowned, showing displeasure:
"Hey, I only said this to you, Second Highness."
"Really, this is my overthinking."
Li Zhaoyuan was noncommittal, and cupped his hands: "Then thank you, Third Young Master, for your kind words to Mr. Xu."
As he said this, Li Zhaoyuan didn't believe it at all.
Xu Changtian and his younger brother Li Yunqing have the same personality, they are both people who open their mouths and talk about sports cars, and he is definitely not the only one who has said that.
At the very least, the third son should have talked to that kid Li Yunqing.
“.”
Xu Yuan shook his head upon seeing this, and stood up slowly:
"Second Highness, I admire you very much."
Li Zhaoyuan still has a businesslike smile:
"Thanks to the third son for looking up to me."
"I am not kidding."
Xu Yuan's eyes were serious, staring at Li Zhaoyuan's embarrassing star eyes:
"Among the many princes of today's sages, no matter whether the crown prince or the sixth prince, the son is more expensive than the mother, and only you, the Second Highness, are the mother who is more expensive than the son."
The other princes who are qualified to seize the heir are either the thousand-year-old family in the imperial capital, or the Marquis who holds military power, but these two princes are different. His mother and concubine are just an ordinary palace lady in a palace city.
Because of her stunning looks, the emperor was lucky enough to have Li Zhaoyuan before she was conferred the title of concubine, so she could not provide Li Zhaoyuan with any help.
And there is no family relationship to talk about seizing the heir, as long as you have thoughts, others will kill you, and the mother and concubine can sink together for you.
And this Li Zhaoyuan is in this kind of predicament, step by step to the present.
Staff gathered around him, and a few important officials in the court stood behind him.
Worthy of a prince similar to Li Yaoxuan.
“.”
Li Zhaoyuan didn't respond to this compliment immediately, and after a moment of silence, he replied in a low voice:
"The third son is serious, the gap between me and the emperor is still too big."
The gap may refer to the support in the court, or it may refer to ability.
Ambiguous, no accurate answer.
Being too impervious to being a human being seems a bit boring.
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes in his heart when he heard the words:
"Facing the gap and catching up, I am optimistic about you."
After finishing speaking, Xu Yuan stood up and gave his seat to the other party, patted the other party's shoulder and turned straight into the corridor pavilion in the back hall.
“.”
Li Zhaoyuan stood on the spot and watched Xu Yuan leave his back, his eyes as calm as water.
For a while,
He chuckled lightly, shook his head, and murmured silently:
"Face the gap and catch up."
The crown prince is loved by thousands of people. As soon as the other party was born, there was a huge intertwined interest group standing behind him.
Huge to suffocating.
Secretary Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army, Royal Chamber of Commerce, and even that military **** Wu Chenghou
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