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Zhao Zhu marched north, and King Su and his ministers saw him off outside the city.

The sky was gloomy, the north wind was blowing, and the biting chill was infiltrating from all directions, no matter how thick the clothes were, they couldn't resist it.All the ministers had red noses, and couldn't help shrinking themselves like quails, looking at Zhao Zhu with eyes full of admiration and awe.

The soldiers of the Northern Expedition lined up in a phalanx, with weapons in their hands and solemn faces. Everyone had similar postures and expressions. In the sound of the expedition horn, each of them exuded a strong murderous and unyielding fighting spirit like the weapons in their hands!

In front of the phalanx, Zhao Zhu was wearing armor and sitting upright on his horse, with the king's flag waving in the wind behind him, looking majestic.The movements of all the soldiers changed according to the gestures between his fingers. The crowd of soldiers who couldn't see the end seemed to be the same person, with the same movements, the same voice, and even the same expression!

What a terrible control!What a terrible authority!No wonder King Ping was able to defeat all the foreigners in Daxia Beiguan with his youthful appearance, and he has never been defeated for more than ten years!

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the soldiers' winter clothes were also sewn with thick cotton, but Zhao Zhu, king of Ping, wore armor on the outside and only a thin layer of single clothes on the inside.Resisting stomping their feet to drive out the cold, the officials couldn't help but yearn for it, King Ping is really good at martial arts!

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King Su raised his glasses with both hands, and invited Zhao Zhu to drink the farewell wine: "Our clan has inherited the grace of heaven and enjoyed the worship of the people. Now that the country is in danger, it is time to serve. I am not like you. I am ambitious and full of talents. This is sending you to the north, may you win the flag and make great achievements again!"

These words are very suitable for the prince's status, and they are also very loud and full of spirit, but everyone still feels a little out of place when they look at it.

what is it then?

Everyone looked at it a few more times, and suddenly realized that it should be this!

King Su's figure is not bad, although he is not as tall as Zhao Zhu, he has been in a high position for a long time, but he still has a certain aura, especially today he is wearing the prince's formal clothes, and the four-clawed golden dragon on his chest is about to fly out, which is even more dignified.But Su Wang's martial arts is not high, and he is also old. In order to keep out the cold, it is inevitable to wear more clothes.Even if he is wearing the thinnest, most expensive and most cold-proof sable fur, it is still thicker. When there are too many clothes on his body, he will look bloated, and once bloated, his momentum will drop.

On the other hand, Zhao Zhu didn't wear the princely attire that represented the nobility of a prince, but Tie Su's military uniform. Because it was too cold, there was a layer of frost on the surface of the armor.But his aura, the domineering arrogance between his brows and his eyes, almost became real, making people tremble at a glance.

Comparing the two sides... No matter how powerful King Su's words are, they seem to be pretending. As long as Zhao Zhu stands there and doesn't say a word, he can't be ignored.

Zhao Zhu's slender eyes narrowed, playful emotions fluctuated in the pupils, and finally closed them gently.What is King Su trying to insinuate by saying this?Saying that you have the surname of Zhao, enjoy the grace of heaven like the emperor, and enjoy the worship of the people, are you qualified to send him off for the emperor, and do the same things as the emperor?Or is it that he is too outstanding and will definitely have a different heart? The word 'unique' is not a good word.

Among the clan, only the emperor on the dragon chair is special, and no one else can compare...

Zhao Zhu doesn't care whether or not King Su thinks that the road will be paved in the future, he has made all the preparations to deal with it, and he will definitely not let King Su succeed!

He raised his eyebrows, held the cup in both hands, and respected Su Wang from afar: "Uncle Wang's auspicious words. I have killed the kings of Xixia with my hands, and shot the prince of Daliao. Don't worry, Uncle Wang, anyone who wants to challenge Daxia's foundation, I will definitely Let him be divided into five horses, and he will not end well!"

King Su paused slightly, his gaze slowed down, and his voice was gentle, "In this way, the king can rest assured. But there are disputes on the battlefield, and swords and guns have no eyes, so you should be careful."

Is this a reminder, or a curse?Zhao Zhu sneered in his heart, "I have been on the battlefield for more than ten years, and I have never lost a battle. Uncle Wang is too worried."

"So, you can go on your way!" King Su handed the wine glass to the waiter close to him, "Any minute later, our Great Xia territory may be dangerous."

That's a good point, but the word on the road...

What Zhao Zhu valued was always his personal ability, and he always disdained the stinginess of verbal disputes, but he didn't expect that King Su also had this side... It seems that the time has really come.

"Uncle Wang also take care, Tianhan, at your age, don't be so cold, it's better to go back earlier." After Zhao Zhu finished speaking, he didn't stay any longer, flew on his horse, gestured together, and the army set off.

When the horn sounded, the sergeants shouted in unison. The momentum was so great that all the ministers who saw him off knelt down in unison: "I hope that King Ping will return to Beijing in victory as soon as possible!"

"I hope that King Ping will return to Beijing in victory as soon as possible!"

"I hope that King Ping will return to Beijing in victory as soon as possible!"

In the sight of everyone's anticipation, Zhao Zhu urged the horse forward without even looking back.

King Su stood among the kneeling crowd, his eyes flickering slightly.

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After ten miles out of Shangjing City, Hong You urged his horse to come over and report: "Princess Wang is waiting for you in front."

Zhao Zhu's eyes warmed up, his wife came to see him off!

"Order, the army will continue to move forward. You don't need to care about me, I will go back." After Zhao Zhu finished speaking, he clamped his legs, raised the front hooves of the black horse under his crotch, accelerated instantly, and ran forward.

In the small pavilion, Lu Li was wearing thick clothes, and the hand stove was replaced by two: "Zhao Zhu has already left, right?"

"Impossible." Hu Weiwei lazily poked the charcoal fire in the brazier, "How can the battle be so small when King Ping goes out? It won't be over for a while, and the master is coming early. If you want to talk about me, why do you bother in such a cold day?" Suffering this crime, the prince will come back soon anyway, so it’s just a matter of saying goodbye at home. The master was in poor health in the early years, and winter is the time to nourish himself, so he shouldn’t run around like this..."

Hu Weiwei thought about it because she was worried about his body. Lu Li understood it very well, but he just couldn't help thinking about it.

Even if the parting doesn't last long, it's still a parting. He's used to Zhao Zhu's company for a long time.Zhao Zhu hadn't left yet, but he was already thinking about it, and he was always worried if he didn't look at it before leaving.

Besides, is it a full set of acting? Since they want to cheat King Su, they try not to leave any doubts.Having lived in the capital for so long, everyone can see Zhao Zhu's status and how he treats him.On weekdays, I wish I could stick together and don't even have to do official business, but now that Zhao Zhu is on an expedition, he doesn't even come to see him off, isn't it too strange?

Just as I was thinking, a black spot appeared in the distance, and the black spot got closer and closer, and arrived in front of me in a blink of an eye.

"Zhao Zhu!" Lu Li let go of the stove, his eyes filled with surprise.

Hu Weiwei rolled her eyes, saluted Zhao Zhu reluctantly, and her figure floated away.

Zhao Zhu held Lu Li's hand, "Is it cold?"

"I wear a lot," Lu Li shook his head, "Is everything going well?"

Zhao Zhu hugged Lu Li into his arms, "No problem."

With the cold armor pressed against his face, Lu Li should have felt unwell, but at this moment he didn't seem to know the cold at all, and leaned close to Zhao Zhu: "You are outside, be careful..."

"I know." Zhao Zhu closed his eyes, quietly hugged Lu Li for a moment, Fang said, "It just so happens that you are here, I have something to tell you."

Hearing that his voice was wrong, Lu Li raised his head to look into his eyes, "But what happened?"

Zhao Zhu let go of him, and pulled him to sit down in front of the charcoal basin, "Military affairs are complicated, since I left home yesterday afternoon, I have no time to see you. I had a secret conversation with the emperor last night, and I know something, and I think it is necessary to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Lu Li was curious.

Zhao Zhu's eyes darkened slightly, and his expression was a little slow, as if he didn't know what to say.After a while, he just said: "I used to hate my father and king."

Lu Li nodded slightly, expressing his understanding.

In Zhao Zhu's growth trajectory, Lao Ping Wang's positive actions seem to be very few.For example, Zhao Zhu was looked down upon and bullied because of the seal of the king of hell on his throat. King Ping didn't seem to see it, and he didn't care at all.After the first concubine passed away, Zhao Zhu was raised in the palace for several years, and Lao Ping Wang never expressed his concern, as if Zhao Zhu's life or death was not important to him.

Later, King Xianping married his second concubine and had a second son, Zhao Xi.King Xianping loved Zhao Xi very much. After Zhao Zhu returned home, King Xianping seemed to have completely given up on the eldest son and left some servants to take care of him, leaving nothing behind.Zhao Zhu himself proposed to go to the barracks, but King Xianping just lost his master and didn't ask Zhao Zhu's training speed and whether he was injured... Anyway, everything depends on Zhao Zhu himself.

Going to the military camp was also proposed by Zhao Zhu himself. King Xianping didn't respond, and after handing him over to his subordinates to polish him, he personally sent him to the military camp.Even though he sent them off in person, he didn't care what problems Zhao Zhu encountered. Even Zhao Zhu's first time on the battlefield, he just stood by and watched...

So Zhao Zhu said that he hated his father, Lu Li was not surprised at all.

"Later, I gradually figured out the reason." Zhao Zhu squeezed Lu Li's hand, his brows slightly narrowed, as if a little sad, "Father was often on the battlefield when he was young, killing enemies in blood. During the ten years when I was born, It just so happens that the fighting situation is not so intense, and he has time to go to Beijing..."

Zhao Zhu said that the first emperor was suspicious, suspicious and vicious. When there was a battle, he relied on King Xianping.Xu Shi sniffed out the intention of Emperor Xianping to abolish the king, and King Xianping deliberately showed various shortcomings...

King Ping was in charge of the army, and his subordinates had a lot of power. If things went well, all these powers would be handed over to Zhao Zhu. The late emperor was suspicious and suppressed him.

"Falcons will push their birds off the cliff to force them to learn to fly, and my father promised me the same. Unfortunately, at that time, I didn't understand his painstaking efforts..." Zhao Zhu clenched his fists.

King Xianping was in charge of the army, Zhao Zhu was the eldest son, and he would surely lead the army in the future, but since he was young, King Xianping never taught him martial arts, because the first emperor didn't allow it.Xianping Wang Ruolu has a little idea of ​​cultivation, I am afraid that Zhao Zhu's life... will not be saved.

Under the imperial power, crises are everywhere. King Xianping didn't want to rebel, so he had to work hard to keep his family. He couldn't control Zhao Zhu, but he hoped that Zhao Zhu would grow up.He was more worried than anyone else when Zhao Zhu got into trouble and entered the palace, but he couldn't control it. He had to follow the emperor's will and marry a successor concubine to show that he was stupid and straightforward.

Zhao Zhu saved himself, went out of the palace to learn martial arts, and also wanted to enter the barracks. King Xianping was happier than anyone else, but at such a time, he couldn't be careless. On the surface, he continued to ignore it, and secretly paid attention to it...

"If my father showed love to me, I wouldn't grow up to be so big; if my father showed importance to me, I wouldn't be able to escape anyone's suspicion, enter the barracks smoothly, gradually master the frontier soldiers, and get all Ping Wang military power." Zhao Zhu sighed faintly.

After hearing this, Lu Li was very surprised that such things happened in his early years!He tilted his head slightly, thinking ups and downs in his eyes, isn't it, this is reasonable... How important is the eldest son, if there is no special reason, why would King Xianping behave like that!This late emperor is really...

Thinking about it, Lu Li began to wonder again, but what does this have to do with today?Zhao Zhu said this before leaving, just to get his attention?impossible!

"Tell me, what did you know last night?" Lu Li turned his head to look at Zhao Zhu.

The corners of Zhao Zhu's lips curved, and he leaned over and kissed his face, "My wife is just different!"

"Huh?" Lu Li didn't understand.

Zhao Zhu was triumphant, "Yesterday I made a bet with the emperor, if I mentioned this to you with a sad expression when I was leaving, how would you react, the emperor has lost!"

"King Su is going to rebel and going to Beijing is in danger. At such a critical moment, you guys still want to bet?" Lu Li couldn't help grinding his teeth, "What's going on, tell me!"

Seeing that Lu Li was about to get angry, Zhao Zhu touched his nose, stopped mentioning the bet, and only talked about the late emperor, "Yesterday the emperor arrested an old eunuch, and I learned something. thing."

Lu Li stared at Zhao Zhu, "Speak!"

"Your mother missed an appointment with Mrs. Hou's Zhang family, probably because of the late emperor." Zhao Zhu looked solemnly.

Emperor Taijia found out a hidden nail in the palace yesterday, after interrogation, he learned that the old eunuch knew the treasure map, not only he knew it, but also the late emperor.The old eunuch was the roommate of the eunuch who was valued by the late emperor back then, he knew a lot, and he also knew how much he knew was bad, so he was always cautious in his words and deeds.

He said one thing: Miao Hongxiao's identity was known by the late emperor.

Miao Hongxiao is the holder of the Sovereign Order, but this matter is considered a secret, mostly related to Jianghu, and the government doesn't even know that she lived in Qu's house because of the cause and effect of the Sovereign Order.The Qu family treated her well, and because of her unique temperament, she gained a lot of limelight in Shangjing, but she was very smart and did not expose herself.

Until the first emperor discovered the existence of the treasure map.But he wasn't sure why the late emperor knew about the treasure map, and he immediately turned his attention to Miao Hongxiao...

"So my mother was killed by the first emperor?" Lu Li frowned.

Zhao Zhu patted his head, "Not necessarily, there are too few clues. But your mother did have an appointment with the late Emperor back then."

Lu Li couldn't figure it out, so he decided not to guess, and asked Zhao Zhu: "Afterwards my mother disappeared, how did the late emperor react?"

"No response, just an order to look for the treasure map." Zhao Zhu felt a little suspicious, "But he has searched for many years, but he found nothing." As the Great Xia Emperor, with the greatest power in his hands, how could he find nothing?

unless……

"Unless he was deliberately concealed." Lu Li's eyes flickered slightly.

Who is it?Who can hide it from him?

"The first emperor once contracted a serious illness, which affected his life span. At that time, his energy was already exhausted..."

"so it is--"

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "King Su!"

So King Su started planning so early!Then why didn't he succeed and let Emperor Taijia sit on the throne?Lu Li was a little confused.

Zhao Zhu raised his eyebrows, "Because I'm here."

Before Emperor Taijia came to the throne, the frontier was stable, he came back to report, who knows that the first emperor died just in time, if he didn't take care of it, he would not be King Ping.At that time, several sons of the first emperor fought for the throne, and there were indeed ups and downs, which were resolved one by one by him and Emperor Taijia, and there was no trace of King Su.

"He felt that his strength was insufficient, so he hid."

Zhao Zhu nodded, "Yes."

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After the two talked, a long time passed, Lu Li urged Zhao Zhu to leave, "The past is over, the important thing is now, if you don't leave, others will suspect."

Zhao Zhu was pushed by him to the front of the horse, so he had no choice but to get on the horse.

"Goodbye!" Lu Li smiled and waved to him.

He was wearing a light blue ermine cloak, his exquisite chin was hidden in the soft fur around his neck, his eyebrows were curved, and his smile was so bright that it seemed to illuminate the world.

Zhao Zhu couldn't hold back, bent down and pressed a kiss on his lips.

The cold wind blew through the hair, blurring the vision, and the sound of the wind whispered in the ears, as if singing softly, one person immediately got off the other...

For some reason, Lu Li blushed suddenly, and hurriedly backed away, "You really should go."

"En." Zhao Zhu took a deep look at him, then lightly clamped the horse's belly, and quickly left one by one.

Hu Weiwei came out and looked up and down at the stunned Lu Li, "Master?"

Only then did Lu Li come back to his senses, coughed twice, turned around and moved forward, "Let's go back."

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King Su's Mansion.

King Su leaned on the smoker, looked at the butler in front of him, "It took a long time to leave after getting bored with Xiaoqinger?"

The housekeeper of Prince Su's mansion is named Yu Hui. He is in his forties and is very smart and capable. Now he stands in front of King Su with his hands tied, with a respectful expression: "Yes."

"It seems like something he would do." King Su's eyelids narrowed slightly, and his voice was sarcastic, "I didn't expect our Zhao family to pour out such a seed of infatuation."

Yu Hui waited, but did not see any other orders from King Su, so he asked cautiously, "Then let's..."

"There should be no doubts about Zhao Zhu's trip. Let people keep an eye on him. Once people are sure that he has gone far north, we will take action."

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Zhao Zhu went northward all the way, approaching Zhending, waved his army to station, began to be vigilant to watch out for the tail behind him, and at the same time made a game to eliminate his own traces, got up and returned.

At this time, Lu Li had already captured Shi Ren, the governor of Prince Su, for rehabilitation.

It was not difficult to arrest Ren Kangfu. Firstly, Lu Li had the Jingwei that Zhao Zhu had left for him; secondly, their people had already been following Ren Kangfu to death, and it was clear when and where he was; thirdly, , he himself has a gold medal from the emperor, and he has the power to arrest any suspects involved in the case.

And the reason for choosing this timing is because according to the distance, Zhao Zhu is almost settled and needs to return without trace.At this time, the focus of Su Wang's mansion is very important. If he steals the limelight, Su Wang will have less energy to go to Zhao Zhu.

At least I can help.

Lu Li grabbed Ren Kangfu and questioned him sharply. Of course, Ren Kangfu did not plead guilty, and he clamored for Lord Su to come and have a look, "I have never killed anyone! I am right! What kind of onion are you, dare to grab Su at will? King's people!"

The two quarreled for a few words, and Lu Li became furious, and asked the guards to throw him into the car and go all the way to Fuyahang.

The guards of Prince Ping's Mansion are so capable. Ren rehabilitation was restrained, knowing that he could not escape, and seeing the bustling street scene outside, his eyes rolled, and he continued to shout loudly, using words to provoke: "I don't know where the rabbit came from, the fox is pretending to be the tiger!" , While King Ping is not here to do his best, even the people of Uncle Ping dare to bully him! Your Highness Su Wang, come and see, any rabbit master dares to slap you in the face!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Li didn't stop him from yelling at all, and even signaled the guards to stay away, letting him call people over.

Soon, there was a circle of people from far and near, all of them pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

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If it was an ordinary person, King Su might not mind too much, but Chang Shi is in charge of some government orders and affairs of the palace.Inviting names, seals, marriages, benevolence and Chen Xie in the mansion, etc., can all be recorded by the head of the palace... This is a very important position, representing the face of the palace.

If Lu Li was concerned about this point, he could just arrest him quietly, and the rest of the matter could be discussed and resolved, but he chose to arrest people in full view, throw them into a carriage, ostentatiously pass through the market, and go straight to the government office, accusing him of murder murderer!

This is a direct slap in the face!

Arrogant and domineering, unreasonable slap in the face!Nobody does it that way!

There were discussions all over the street, King Su couldn't ignore it, so he immediately sent a housekeeper over.

The housekeeper came very quickly, Lu Li threw Ren Kangfu to the government office, and before finishing a pot of tea, Yu Hui arrived.As soon as Ren Kangfu saw Yu Hui, his eyes lit up immediately, "Butler Yu, help me! This rabbit master accused me of being a murderer without proof, and he also intentionally abused me. He deliberately slapped King Su in the face!"

Yu Hui glanced at him, beckoning him to be calm, and then looked sideways at Rousseau.Unexpectedly, Lu Li didn't seem to see him, he didn't even lift his eyelids, and drank tea slowly with his teacup in his hands.

Yu Hui frowned, walked in front of Lu Li, and bowed his hands in salute, "I am the steward of Prince Su's mansion, surnamed Yu, I don't know how to call this..."

His behavior is because Lu Li is young and doesn't understand etiquette, and he wants to suppress him.

As soon as Lu Li loosened his fingers, the lid of the teacup fell onto the cup with a 'snap', and the sound was clear and loud.

His voice was clearer and clearer, full of sarcasm and contempt: "You got the news, and you winked at the murderer Ren Kangfu...but you don't know who I am, are you a liar?"

"Or... really don't know?" Lu Li glanced sideways at Yu Hui, and sneered, "If you don't know how to wink, how to speak, you can still be the housekeeper of King Su's residence, this Prince Su's residence is really... tsk tsk. "