The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

When Xiao Rui returned to the palace, he did not expect that Xiao Yan was already waiting in the palace.

Why are you here again? Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Yan lying on his bed, served by four maids, surrounded by fruits from the ice bank, as well as snacks and tea, completely looking like this place The gesture of the master.

Hey, as the master of this place, I am not so corrupt!

Xiao Yan got up and said: Don't mention it, marriage is really a grave. Xun'er is good, but she is a little jealous. I am afraid that I will have an affair with the maid. I dictated it before. The maid will write for me. The red sleeves add fragrance. Shu Tan, it's good now, I found a few elders for me. Hey, my mood was disturbed in an instant, and I didn't have any thoughts.

Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and said, What are you doing here without thinking? I still have important things to do, so hurry up, bastard, and go home with your wife.

Stop, Seventh Brother, we can't be so heartless! Xiao Yan lay on his back, not intending to lift his butt at all.

Xiao Rui expressed helplessness to him.

At this time, the servant in the palace happened to send the golden dragon koi.

Xiao Yan immediately jumped up and surrounded him, looking at the golden dragon koi in the bucket, his eyes widened, and he shouted: Brother Seven, you are really amazing! Did you go to the Royal Garden to steal the fish from the emperor again? No, no! If you How could it be delivered by the eunuchs in the palace himself? He has no guts!

Xiao Rui said proudly: It's cold, my father is afraid that I will be weak, so he gave me a fish soup!

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Rui in a daze.

Xiao Rui continued: Hey, you know, I don't really like fish!

Xiao Yan:? ?

Xiao Rui said again: It's a pity that it can't be postponed, my father is determined to give it away, I can only reluctantly accept it!

Xiao Yan: ...

Finally, Xiao Rui said with emotion: Ninth brother, let's make soup for this golden dragon koi. Anyway, there are eight tails in the fish pond in the imperial garden. Then the next one is braised in soy sauce, and the next one is steamed? No, no, the steamed one doesn't taste good, so replace it with another one. The barbecue is good! There are also salt baked and pickled fish...

Xiao Yan looked hopeless, clasped his fists and said, Brother is convinced, convinced, let me go! I have to enter the palace and ask if I am my own!

After speaking, turn around and leave.

Xiao Rui stopped him, and said with a smile: You should keep this secret in your heart, otherwise it would be embarrassing to say it!

Xiao Yan: ...

He understood that in front of his seventh brother, he would always be the one to admit defeat.

Seventh brother, why don't you let me stew this fish, I suddenly feel unbearably hungry! Xiao Yan looked at the golden dragon koi with longing eyes, he didn't even have a chance to drink the fish soup last time.

Xiao Rui called Gao Quan and asked him to put the golden dragon koi into the fish pond in the mansion, then glared at Xiao Yan, and said, How about some water from the fish pond for you to drink? Last time there was a reason for stewing fish soup, this time I can't. Nonsense.

Alright! Xiao Yan sighed, full of unhappiness.

At this time, Guo Jia entered the mansion, cupped his hands and said with a smile: Your Highness, His Royal Highness Tang Wang, the messenger is here, come to find His Royal Highness Tang!

Looking for me? Why are you looking for me? Just as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he suddenly realized the reason: Seventh brother, the emperor has finally ordered!

Xiao Rui nodded, it seemed that the order to transfer Xiao Yan to be the governor of Hangzhou had finally come down, and he immediately accompanied Xiao Yan to receive the order.

Sure enough, it was an appointment. It's just that he didn't expect His Majesty to issue it so soon without delaying for too long.

Xiao Yan didn't bring any money with him, so Xiao Rui could only take out a bank note and reward it to the messenger. Xiao Rui made a big move, and the decree officer immediately thanked him a thousand times, and said: Thank you for the rewards, His Royal Highness King Xian and King Tang, and the villain has to return to the cabinet to report. In addition, the people who went to the Chu Palace to pass the decree should have almost finished passing the decree. It is the will.

Xiao Rui was taken aback for a moment, and quickly asked, What order did the King of Chu receive?

The messenger looked around and saw no outsiders, so he boldly said: Your Highness, Your Majesty appointed His Highness the King of Chu as Shuozhou Inspector!

What? Xiao Yan was startled, and called out directly.

Although Xiao Rui guessed it, he didn't expect His Majesty to make a move!

Duke Xi's downfall, the Zhou family's death, and the side princess scandal, and more importantly, Bai Huhou's participation in collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, coupled with Xiao Yiheng's performance, let His Majesty see his ability, and indeed he did not take on the role of the crown prince, so , Transfer Xiao Yiheng away from the capital!

It's just that Xiao Yan went to the affluent Hangzhou, but he was in Shuozhou, which is the border of Xia State and directly borders Qi State. Once the two countries fight, it will be a battlefield.

At this time, Xiao Rui suddenly thought of the system's notification sound in his mind.

Congratulations to the host for getting better and better. The two princes were eliminated, and the direct reward came twice. I hope the host will continue to work hard!

Xiao Rui's eyes suddenly lit up, his heart jumped with joy, and he secretly said: It's so comfortable to come down twice! What can come down this time?

But then, Xiao Rui frowned.

Originally, he wanted to eliminate Xiao Jing, so it would be enjoyable to eliminate three princes in a row, but His Majesty didn't give him a chance to work hard.

Not being able to eliminate Xiao Jing didn't make Xiao Rui feel worried, he was worried about Li Xiu'er!

Li Xiu'er is still Princess Chu in name, if the king of Chu goes to Shuozhou, wouldn't he also follow her? No, Xiao Rui can't let Li Xiu'er go there, it must be stopped!

Xiao Yan at the side watched Xiao Rui's changing expression, and was very moved in his heart, and said, Seventh brother, you don't have to worry about me, Hangzhou is so close to the capital, I can come back to see you anytime!

Xiao Rui came back to his senses, looked at him and blinked.

Oh! Yes, now that you're gone, we two brothers won't be able to see each other often, and my brother is very sad! Xiao Rui responded, actually wanting to applaud in his heart, and send you away, this funny guy.

The corners of Xiao Yan's eyes were moved, and he said sincerely: Seventh brother is so kind to me! It's worthy of my younger brother's portrayal of the holy monk Xiao Qirui so perfectly, just like Seventh brother's copy!

Xiao Rui:

Next, Xiao Rui didn't have time to accompany him to cultivate brotherhood, because Shaoqing from Honglu Temple sent someone to invite King Xian, and Ye Wendao suddenly wanted to see Xiao Rui urgently.

It seemed that Ye Wendao had already known about Yuan State's attack on Qi State. He was anxious to see him. It must be that Emperor Qi wanted to reach an equal consensus with Xia State in order to ensure the stability of the southern border!

So Xiao Rui immediately returned to the other courtyard of Honglu Temple.

At the same time, news of the two appointment orders spread in Kyoto.

Xiao Yiheng held the imperial decree in his hand, and sat there stupidly, with a listless and dull expression.

Father...Father... sons and ministers are descendants. The other six countries in the mainland of China all set up sons as princes. This is the rule. Why is it different for Xia Kingdom? Why?

Is it because you are not a direct descendant, and your throne was won by fighting for it, so we let us fight? Is this what you admire to be king and loser?

I don't accept it! I don't accept it!

...

Xiao Yiheng was devastated, he didn't want to admit that he was defeated, he didn't want to escape from the capital in such a mess!

At this moment, the steward of the mansion came in cautiously, and said: Your Highness, the empress has sent someone to ask you to come to the palace to pay a visit.

Only now did Xiao Yiheng's eyes focus. He came back to his senses and said, Yes, this king is going to see his mother. She is a queen and the mother of a country. She will definitely ask my father to take back her life!

After all, Xiao Yiheng hurried into the palace regardless of his appearance.

For the other princes, the elimination of King Chu was both a joy and a heavy awakening. After all, even the queen's legitimate son was ruthlessly eliminated, so what about the others?

All in all, at this time in Kyoto, some people are happy and some are sad.

At this time, Xiao Rui had already returned to the other courtyard of Honglu Temple and met Ye Wendao and Ye Qianqian. The two had important matters to meet with Xiao Rui.

Ye Wendao's face was slightly solemn, and he went straight to the point, saying: His Royal Highness, Ming people don't speak dark words. Presumably your country has received the news that the Yuan Dynasty has invaded our country in a large scale. This king has just received the letter of credence from the lord of our country. , order this king to have in-depth negotiations with your country, hoping to ensure the peaceful coexistence of the border between the two countries.

It seems that because Ye Qianqian is here, Ye Wendao is using an official identity.

That being the case, Xiao Rui didn't give face at all, and said: In-depth negotiations are fine! But the performance of your country's mission during this period of time does not look like it hopes to in-depth negotiations!

At this time, Ye Qianqian smiled and said: The front is an exchange, because of the differences in culture and customs between the two countries, there will naturally be friction. Now we, the Qi State, have corrected our attitude and sincerely hope that the two countries can coexist peacefully. I also hope that His Royal Highness King Xian can understand us. mind!

Xiao Rui nodded, and asked again: Junwang Ye and Princess Qianqian, can you really represent your majesty in making decisions?

Yes! Ye Qianqian nodded.

Ye Wendao smiled and nodded.

Xiao Rui immediately understood that when it comes to real negotiations, Qi Huang still doesn't trust Ye Wendao, and instead entrusts the decision-making power to his righteous sister, Ye Qianqian.

I don't know what conditions your country needs from our Qi country to maintain peace and friendship on the border? Ye Qianqian asked back: I wonder if His Highness King Xian has decision-making power?

Xiao Rui looked at Ye Qianqian, and saw that she had a smile on her lips.

Of course we have the right to make decisions! If the talks go well today, we can finalize the content of the alliance on the spot! Xiao Rui said.

Ye Qianqian said in admiration: Your Majesty really trusts His Highness King Xian, good! Then, can Your Highness state the conditions?

In fact, even if Qi State does not form an alliance with Xia State, Xia State will not attack Qi State from behind. This is the ethics and virtue of Emperor Xia. I want to hit you, which is absolutely justified, and I don’t bother to take advantage of it! But Qi Guo is afraid, so he would rather treat the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

So this time Xia Guo took the initiative.

But compared with the alliance of Yan State, Qi State does not have what Xia State needs! As for the greater benefits sought, it is impossible for Qi to agree!

So there's a degree involved.

It can be accepted by Qi State, but it can't make Qi State feel too disadvantaged.

Xiao Rui immediately began to pretend: To tell you the truth, Princess Sissi, there is nothing in your country worth asking for from our Xia country!

That's right, that's how arrogant it is!

Ye Wendao nodded in agreement: Although the Qin State is the strongest in the mainland of China, in terms of wealth, no country can compare to the Xia State! Especially your craftsman skills, the Seven Kingdoms are the strongest, and the only thing that is restricted is the ore Yes, your country was greatly restricted in the past, coupled with the struggle of your country's powerful and powerful, your country lost most of its territory. It can be said that your country's previous weakness was lost in the hands of its own people. But now your Majesty's civil and martial arts, means Amazing, not only regained the lost land, but also created a thriving Xia country, and now even the shortcoming of ore shortage has been eliminated, admiration.

Ye Qianqian also had to nod her head in agreement, but she still had to say: Although your country is strong, I believe there must be something worthy of demand.

I want Muye Ranch! After thinking for a while, Xiao Rui made the only request.

Muye Ranch is a natural grassland pasture on the border between Xia State and Qi State. It can raise 100,000 horses in captivity, so neither country is willing to give it to the other. Now the two sides have divided the land, but Qi State occupies 60%. Xia Guo only has 30% and the middle 10% is a hollow area. Why are there so few Xia Kingdoms? It was also because 80% of the Muye ranch was within the territory of Qi State, in other words, Xia State took advantage of it.

His Majesty used to use the Muye ranch to study the prince's studies. Xiao Rui still remembers that the strategy he gave at that time was to open up the mountains connecting Kunlun to the west, dig canyons and rivers, and then flood the ranch and severely damage Qi.

At that time, Xiao Rui's method coincided with that of Champion Hou, but later, considering the amount of construction and the time to meet with Qi Guojun, this method was not implemented on a large scale, but simply sent people to carefully detect the terrain.

No! Ye Qianqian immediately refused.

Her attitude was within Xiao Rui's expectations, Xiao Rui added: Five years! This king only needs five years of management rights. ability!

Ye Qianqian and Ye Wendao looked at each other, and Ye Wendao nodded.

Ye Qianqian said, Impossible for five years! Two years!

Xiao Rui sneered: How many good horses can I raise in two years? A good horse doesn't live forever in two years! Four years! Take a step back, my lord!

Three years! This is my final deadline! Ye Qianqian said firmly.

Xiao Rui sighed, and said: Princess Sissi really knows how to bargain! Good! Just three years!

Ye Qianqian felt that she was at a disadvantage, so she said: It's okay to hand over the Muye Ranch to your country for three years, but within these three years, the Xia country cannot invade our Qi country. I hope the two countries can issue a letter of alliance!

Of course! But if your country takes the initiative to invade Xia Kingdom, then our Xia Kingdom cannot sit still! Xiao Rui reminded.

Ye Qianqian nodded and said, Okay!

Xiao Rui smiled and said: That's a happy cooperation! This king will go into the palace now to report to my majesty, and bring the letter of credence when he returns.

His Royal Highness, please. Ye Qianqian and Ye Wendao watched Xiao Rui leave.

Xiao Rui only went to the palace in the morning, and hurried into the palace in the afternoon.

Just after the Meridian Gate, I saw Xiao Yiheng.

What Xiao Rui didn't expect was that Xiao Yiheng was so lost that he didn't see Xiao Rui, and walked straight past Xiao Rui. The servant who led the way by him intentionally flattered Xiao Rui, and respectfully said: Return to His Royal Highness King Xian, King Chu After His Highness met the Empress, perhaps because he was about to leave the capital, he was reluctant to part with him, so he didn't see His Highness.

The king of Chu came to see the empress? Didn't you go to see your majesty? Xiao Rui asked.

The servant said respectfully: I asked to see Your Majesty, but His Majesty did not see you, and then went to Changchun Palace.

Xiao Rui nodded, for a prince of the direct line who had been honored in the past, it would be amazing to not lose his soul in the face of the great changes now!

At this time, the servant said softly again: Your Highness, the Empress seemed to have been reprimanded for asking to see Her Majesty yesterday.

Now, with Xiao Rui's power rising sharply, these servants in the palace also know how to watch their words and make friends with Xiao Rui. And these news are not confidential, there is nothing to say.

Xiao Rui smiled, it seems that Zhou Xiangyun is here to plead, the more she pleads, the more disappointed His Majesty will be. His Majesty did not implicate her in Bai Huhou's case, which is already giving her face as a queen, but if she still doesn't understand the situation, it means that there is something wrong with her vision.