King Qi and Lu Haosheng whispered in the hall. Their voices became lighter and lighter. Perhaps even they themselves did not realize that, while the two of them got closer and closer, and they whispered, and were seen by outsiders, as if they were discussing some secret matter.

"Prince, how much help Chu Huan can help the prince, it is still unclear, but in the current situation, Chu Huan may be the only chance for the prince." Lu Haosheng said softly.

The King of Qi frowned and said, "You mean, I have no other way to go besides going to the northwest?"

"The prince thinks there is still a way to go?" Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "The capital is already under the control of the prince and is responsible for the title of governor. Now, it is harder to defeat the prince than to ascend to heaven. Of course, the prince will not forget that the prince comes from his own army and he is in the military and has connections."

King Qi pondered for a moment, his expression became more and more serious.

What Lu Haosheng said to him today was obvious and very direct, but the King of Qi also knew in his heart that what Lu Haosheng said was the current reality.

The King of Qi knew very well about the prince. The prince had no kindness to him. He also always believed that under the seemingly peaceful appearance of the prince, he actually had an extremely vicious heart. He believed that if he really had a chance, the prince would definitely kill him mercilessly.

If King Qi had the intention to fight the prince before Duan Xiaolou's case, then such thoughts had already flown out of the sky.

As Lu Haosheng said, the result was already destined, and he was no longer the enemy of the prince.

He knew that his current situation was very dangerous, and the prince was just putting himself in house arrest. It was not that the prince did not want to attack him, but that the time was not yet ripe.

I was under house arrest, just waiting for the birds locked in a cage by the prince, life and death were controlled in the hands of the prince.

In the current situation, I am like meat on a chopping board, and the prince's knife can be cut down at any time. As the saying goes, artificially make maggots, and I make fish meat. I understand my own danger. Then King Qi thought of sending Ling Shuang out.

The King of Qi followed Xu Congyang to study, and naturally he was familiar with many anecdotes of dynasties from ancient times to the present. In the past, when he saw princes of all dynasties fighting for the throne, they tried everything they could to fight for the throne, which was shocking. The King of Qi even felt that those historical books were exaggerated. After all, when he was young, the prince was always very kind to him. Although the King of Han was dissatisfied with him, there was never the slightest strife between his brothers.

Even before he went to Yunshan Mansion with Xu Congyang, his relationship with the prince and the King of Han was always very harmonious. He never thought that one day he would draw his sword to face his brother.

But over the past few years, he finally realized that the throne disputes in history books have never been exaggerated, and in reality, they are even more cruel than those in history books.

He is now in a desperate situation and is looking around the world, but as Lu Haosheng said, he really seems to have no other way to go. He stays in the capital and is always in danger. Although the prince has not treated her in the past few days, in this unbearable atmosphere, King Qi has suffered an unbearable psychological torture.

Sometimes it is not scary to push the sharp blade on the throat. What is scary is that you know that a knife will be cut off sooner or later on, but you don’t know when the knife will appear.

Waiting in fear makes people feel even more psychologically disintegrating.

Lu Haosheng claimed that King Qi only had one road northwest. When King Qi thought about it carefully, he did not think that Lu Haosheng was exaggerating. Looking at the world, it seems that the only person he could trust now was Chu Huan.

He was angry at Lu Haosheng's provocation of his relationship with the emperor, but deep down he thought of Lu Haosheng's analysis, there was a kind of despair and fear.

If the emperor did not know that the Qi King Party was just a mess, leaving the Qi King to assist the country and check and balance the prince, the Qi King might think that this was the emperor's experience of him, but Lu Haosheng said it very clearly today. Even Lu Haosheng knew that the Qi King Party was vulnerable to the prince's party, so how could the emperor not see through the mystery in this?

In this case, the emperor still wants to leave himself in the capital to sing a stage play with the prince. Wouldn't he let himself seek death?

When the King of Qi thought of this, he felt a chill all over his body.

Just like Lu Haosheng, he couldn't understand the emperor's true intentions, but one thing is undeniable. No matter what the emperor had, in reality, he was indeed on the edge of the cliff.

The hall was silent for a long time, the night was faint, and the entire palace was as quiet as death. The King of Qi finally sighed and said, "Sir, since you say that Zhu Lingyue is ambitious, Chu Huan is a thorn in his eyes, and the northwest is not safe now. Chu Huan is just not Zhu Lingyue's opponent. At this time, go northwest, don't you just leave the wolf's den and enter the tiger's nest?"

Lu Haosheng shook his head and said, "In the opinion of Bei Zhi, it is the best time for the prince to go to the northwest at this time. Prince, in your opinion, will the northwest continue to be calm like this?"

The King of Qi hesitated for a moment, his eyes flashed, and he was silent for a long time before he lowered his voice: "When I was studying with Grand Secretary Xu, my master once told me about anecdotes in previous dynasties. If the country is prosperous and the people are stable and the court is strong, it will naturally be peaceful in the world. However, if the court is weak and cannot truly control the local government, local officials, especially those officials in the border areas, will have a strange intention...!"

"The prince is saying." Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "In the late Dahua period of the previous dynasty, the court was in turmoil and could not control the local area. The local prefects held their own troops and the court was unable to control them. Finally, the five prefects rioted the capital. The five prefects captured the capital and the world was in chaos. This led to the melee of the princes in the Central Plains for more than 20 years. The emperor fought south and north, and unified the world. Now the court is unable to control the northwest, and Zhu Lingyue has been holding his troops. There are three reasons. One is that he has not done it completely.

Be prepared to rebel. The second is that he has not found a high-sounding reason for the uprising. The third is that Chu Huan is currently hindering... But Zhu Lingyue has been holding the court hostage before. The court understands that he also knows that he is delaying time, and the court also knows that he will rebel sooner or later. However, when he can blackmail the court, he certainly wants to get as much benefit as possible from the court. Unless he really tear his face with the court, he will not raise an army easily."

"The court seems to have nothing to give him now." King Qi sneered.

Lu Haosheng said: "He wanted to ask for almost everything from the court. No matter how much he wanted, the court would not give it, nor could he take it out. Because of this, Zhu Lingyue raised an army, which is a matter of time. Bei Zhi said that if Chu Huan had not suddenly appeared, Zhu Lingyue would have already raised an army. Now the land in the northwest is afraid that the Zhu flag is everywhere."

"The rebellion in the northwest is inevitable, as you say," King Qi frowned. Even though he did not participate in many state affairs, he could see that the empire had long lost its former glory. If before the people of Xiliang invaded the east, many people still fantasized that the empire was still the most powerful country in the world. After the war in the northwest, more people understood that the empire was getting worse and worse and weakening rapidly. Otherwise, the Chinese Empire would not have been defeated by the small Western Liang Kingdom in the West, and the entire northwest had almost become the territory of Xiliang.

Lu Haosheng looked at him with affirmation and nodded, "In his opinion of humble duties, perhaps after this year, by next year, the northwest will undergo a major change."

"You said that this is the best time for me to go to the northwest, so where does this start?" King Qi frowned and said, "The northwest is going to be in chaos. Can you let me go to the northwest to fight?"

Lu Haosheng smiled and said, "Prince, you need Chu Huan's help now, but Chu Huan doesn't need your help at this time."

"He needs me?"

Lu Haosheng nodded and said, "Since ancient times, the army has become an unknown rebel, and there is no name for orthodox. No matter who raises the army, he has lost for a while from the beginning. Zhu Lingyue holds heavy troops and has been reluctant to act rashly. One of the reasons is that he cannot find a good excuse. Prince, fighting is not only money, food, soldiers, but also people's hearts. If people are in a favor, even if the army is strong, it will be difficult to achieve great things." After pausing, he said softly: "The prince can mobilize the soldiers of Xiguan when he arrives at Xiguan."

As the prince, it is legitimate to abandon Zhu Lingyue and accept Xiao Huanzhang. As long as Zhu Lingyue dares to be enemies with the prince, the name of a thief will not be able to escape, and the people of the northwest will naturally not follow Zhu Lingyue. The literati and famous scholars in the northwest will inevitably defect to the prince's disciples... Even if they do not join the prince, these people will naturally not follow Zhu Lingyue, who is known as a traitor. In this way, the momentum of Xiguan will naturally not be inferior to Zhu Lingyue."

The King of Qi held his chin, thoughtful, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You mean, when I arrived in the northwest, I collected all the soldiers from the northwest, and then... and then turned around and competed with the prince for the throne?"

Lu Haosheng said: "The prince has no way out. At this moment, he can only give up this way."

"But..." King Qi hesitated for a moment before saying, "But if I really do this, I... am I... rebelling too? Father... and the prince...!" He frowned, his mind was in chaos. He had never experienced such a big thing, and he really didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Lu Haosheng sighed and said, "Prince, don't think too much now. Even if you want to go to the northwest, you have to leave the capital first. Now, you want to leave the capital..." He shook his head helplessly.

The King of Qi immediately returned to reality. Now the Qi Mansion was surrounded by Wujing Guards transferred by the prince. The front and back of the palace, including the side gates, were guarded by soldiers. Moreover, the prince had ordered that not only the people in the mansion should not leave the mansion without special circumstances, but the people outside could not enter the mansion. As for the prince, they would be clearly confined.

In the capital, King Qi had no other help except Xu Congyang. It was really hard to leave the encircled and airtight palace.

He understood that he was a bird who was really trapped in a cage, and even if he wanted to fly out of the capital, he would have no way out.
Chapter completed!