In the afternoon, news came from outside.

Xiangru confronted the emperor and wanted to personally send troops to conquer the bandits, but Prime Minister Jiang blocked it by saying that Xiangru was old and he should take care of his life and give young people some opportunities.

There are not a few young generals in the court, most of them admire the old general Xiang, they will not refute his words in front of civil and military officials, and some do not dare to say more due to the situation, so the court calms down.

Emperor Chongming thought about it, and finally decided to go to the generals for the martial arts competition. The martial arts competition will start at 6 o'clock tomorrow. All civil and military officials can participate.

After the court came down, the capital was full of turmoil, and the children of the aristocratic family also began to prepare, thinking that they would be able to show their talents tomorrow.

After hearing this, Xu Yuanqing frowned slightly. He asked Liu Qian to send a message to Old General Xiang to make them take precautions. He didn't expect Xiang Confucianism to be so arrogant that he wanted to fight in person. He was injured many times in the battle of Northern Xinjiang, and his body was already broken.However, if he went on another expedition, he would be most worried about Xiang Jiaerlang.

Fortunately, Prime Minister Jiang had a ghost in his heart, and he didn't dare to let the battle-tested Xiang Ru go to Yunzhou to suppress the bandits, so he stopped him by mistake.

Now Yunzhou's suppression of bandits is a certainty, and it only depends on who can win the leader tomorrow.

If Xiang Changbo is safe and well, he must be the one to do this job. The matter of Yunzhou is aimed at him. He has been poisoned again, and now he is resting and unable to go out to fight.

Xu Yuanqing was worried, and asked Zuo Yue to ask, "A Yue, go and find out, does Xiang Changyuan want to participate in the competition?"

"Okay." Zuo Yue obediently ran out to inquire. Xu Yuanqing was so anxious that he couldn't stay in bed. He lifted the quilt and got up and walked out. When he looked up, he saw Xiao Yu'an entering the courtyard, and beside him was Zuo Yue who had just left.

Xiao Yu'an beat the folding fan in his hand, raised his chin to signal Zuo Yue to leave first, and then approached slowly, "No need to inquire, Ah Yuan is not only participating, he is also bound to win."

Xu Yuanqing stood weakly for a while, then he turned and sat down in the chair, breathing gently to try to calm himself down.

Xiao Yu'an quickly entered the room and sat down with a solemn expression, "With his temperament, he will come and tell you this matter in person. I'm here because I have other matters to discuss with you."

Xu Yuanqing lowered her eyes to suppress the worry in her eyes, and looked at him indifferently as usual.

"Lu Qiuling is crazy." Xiao Yu'an looked nervous, leaned closer, and unconsciously lowered his voice, "She actually took a few secret whistles from me, especially going to Chunyue Tower to inquire about news blatantly!"

Chunyue Tower is a place where dignitaries and nobles seek pleasure and pleasure. It is one of the tens of thousands of bars in the capital. Because of its good location, most of the guests are nobles.

When Xiao Yu'an bought it back then, its biggest use was to act as the eyes and ears of the capital.

On the surface, the bustard is the boss, but secretly Xiao Yu'an is the boss. At first, only Xiang Changyuan knew about it, but later Xu Yuanqing found out by accident, and no one else knew about it.

What he did was clean and without any trace, even if he wanted to check, he couldn't find any evidence. If someone tried to harm him with this, he would have no way to do it.The favor of the children is only a little thin.

No one can be brought down by using him as bait.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiuling broke into his Chunyue Building like a madman, and opened his mouth to inquire about the prince's evil deeds.Message to Xiao Yu'an.

Although Xiao Yu'an knew that he had been exposed, he couldn't just appear in front of Lu Qiuling and let her get proof.

She killed people around him, Xiao Yu'an had a grudge against her, when she was in prison, if he was not afraid of implicating others, he would have sent her to hell.

After hearing this, Xu Yuanqing looked as usual, pouted his mouth, and said nothing.

Seeing him calm and composed, Xiao Yu'an was puzzled, "It's all about the prince."

Lu Qiuling committed suicide in prison in fear of crime, and Lu Qiuling was released without charge, but the matter of the crown prince was annulled, and because of the uproar about the scandal with the prince in prison, he became a laughing stock in the capital.

Duke Huai passed away for more than a month, Xu Yuanqing thought she would be depressed for a long time, but she didn't expect to come back to life so soon.

After thinking about it, Xu Yuanqing asked directly, "What did you do to her?"

No matter how clever Lu Qiuling is, it is impossible for her to guess the relationship between Chunyuelou and Xiao Yu'an for no reason. I am afraid that Xiao Yu'an accidentally revealed the information and made her guess.

"I..." Xiao Yu'an showed embarrassment, and under Xu Yuanqing's gaze, he paused in embarrassment, "I asked her to come to Chunyue Tower, and gave her Shen Yuze's news."

"Oh!" Xu Yuanqing snorted coldly and rolled his eyes. Who knew he was so capable of killing people, no wonder Lu Qiuling was able to conspire with Shen Yuze. It turned out that he was the one who made things difficult.

Thinking about it, Xu Yuanqing became even more speechless, glaring at him viciously, if not for his poor health, he would have kicked him out.

Xu Yuanqing asked coldly, "So what are you looking for me for?"

"She's still in the Chunyue Tower, and she won't give up until she hears the news." Xiao Yu'an's expression changed slightly, hiding his emotions, and said in a deep voice, "She has entanglements with the prince, I don't know whether I should give her the news."

Xu Yuanqing pondered for a moment, lightly smacked the desk with his fingertips, looked up at him with a dignified expression, "Have you thought about killing someone with a knife?"

Xiao Yu'an was taken aback, "Will Lu Qiuling deal with Shen Qiwen?"

Shen Qiwen is a lustful person, but he is only greedy for her lust, and the gu worms in the prison use force on her, and after getting her, he will abandon her in chaos. Naturally, her arrogant temperament will not give up.

It's not surprising to deal with Shen Qiwen, but Xu Yuanqing thought she should hate herself more.

Xu Yuanqing slammed his fingers on the table, stood up with support on the armrest, took a box from the shelf and handed it to him, "You go to see her in person and give her the proof that the crown prince is wasting money and money."

Seeing the box in front of him, Xiao Yu'an's eyes widened, a little unbelievable, "This?"

Xu Yuanqing was determined, "She thinks that I will die to bring down the prince."

Shen Yuze is a ruthless person and treats her like a pawn.

If he was not mistaken, Shen Yuze had reached a cooperation with Lu Qiuling. If Lu Qiuling sued the prince, he would agree to avenge Duke Huai.

Xu Yuanqing had been sitting on the porch waiting for someone, and it wasn't until dusk that someone came slowly.

Seeing him outside from a distance, Xiang Changyuan quickly ran to him.

In front of him, he pulled him into the house, "It's cold outside."

Xu Yuanqing finally waited for him to come, and asked anxiously, "Are you going to participate in tomorrow's martial arts competition?"

"En." Xiang Changyuan nodded, took him to the stove, poured hot tea for him to warm his hands, "I discussed it with my father, and he agreed."

"To the long run."

"Your Majesty." Xiang Changyuan cut off his words, because his hair was a little disheveled, and the broken hair on his forehead was falling back and forth. His eyes were still bright, and he asked softly, "Have you had dinner yet?"

He intentionally avoided the topic, Xu Yuanqing shook his head blankly when he saw the helpless expression in his eyes and fell silent.

Xiang Changyuan helped him to sit down and went out to give instructions.

The two had different thoughts, and the meal was tasteless. After they left, it was already dark outside. Candlesticks were lit in the room, and the lanterns under the eaves were shaking slightly.

Xu Yuanqing's hand holding the tea was startled, his brows were wrinkled, and his body began to react.

Xiang Changyuan was silent for a long time and finally spoke, and asked softly, "I will leave the city tomorrow, will the prince come to see me off?"

"No." Xu Yuanqing grabbed the corner of his clothes and endured the discomfort, seeing the bitter smile on his face trembling slightly, "Xiang Changyuan, I sent someone to send a message to Old General Xiang just to let you know that this is a game!"

"We all know." Xiang Changyuan saw that he stood up emotionally, and when he got close, Xu Yuanqing also stood up tremblingly, his eyes were like a torch.

Xu Yuanqing reached out and grabbed his collar, emotionally, and shouted angrily, "So, do you want to make that chess piece?"

"My son." Xiang Changyuan didn't expect him to be so angry, he was startled for a moment and hesitated.

Xu Yuanqing loosened his collar and grabbed his hand, pulled him outside and closed the door with a "bang", he leaned against the door and asked, "What's going on in Yunzhou, what's going on with the officials, the people, and the gangsters? If you don't know anything, you have to go.?"

"Knowing that there is a trap, you still fall into the trap! Xiang Changyuan! What on earth do you want!"

"Xu Yuanqing!"

It was the first time that Xiang Changyuan was called by his name so seriously, Xu Yuanqing was stunned when he heard the sound, and both of them calmed down a little.

"Xiang Jia's original intention was to plead for the people." Xiang Changyuan's voice slowed down, and he stared at the closed door in front of him with a complicated expression, "You have your position, and I have mine."

That's right, Xu Yuanqing thought too shallowly.

If the Xiang family was a mediocre person who was wise and safe, how could he fall into the situation where his family was ruined and his century-old wisdom was completely destroyed.

In everything in the world, the people come first.

When the emperor plays checks and balances, he may abandon people's livelihood, but the Xiang family is not for the imperial power of heaven and earth, but for the peace of the world.

Xu Yuanqing forgot for a moment that Xiang Changyuan's surname was Xiang, and what flowed in his bones was the blood of the Xiang family.

Fragments of light flashed in Xiang Changyuan's eyes, and he crushed the light in his eyes with lowered eyes, and his voice was full of helplessness, "I really want to be with the prince."

He wanted to accompany Xu Yuanqing to get the poison, wanted to see him get his wish fulfilled, wanted to kill his enemies for him, but...

His father is old, his elder brother is injured, and his elder sister is far away in the northern border. She is staring at the enemy, and if Xiang's family is not careful, it will be an abyss.

He doesn't know that the banditry in Yunzhou is a trap, the enemy is in the dark and they are in the open, even if he knows who is plotting, there is no evidence, only by breaking the boat can we eliminate the obstacles.

Xu Yuanqing's eyes began to slacken, and his consciousness gradually drifted. He listened hard to his words, and he slid down with his back against the door to let himself fall down slightly.

The piercing pain hit again, he grabbed his wrist and bit it, forcing himself to hold back the sound.

"My son?"

Xiang Changyuan didn't hear anything, he looked at the door suspiciously, and raised his hand ready to push the door open.

"Young Master Xiang is so pretentious, how dare I stop you." Xu Yuanqing pressed the dense teeth marks on his wrist, his face was sweating like rain, he tilted his head against the door, gritted his teeth and said, "I hope the third son will get what he deserves."May you be victorious."

Xiang Changyuan felt nervous when he heard the words, and called him in a low voice, "Xu Yuanqing."

He felt more and more wronged, and was about to push the door, when he heard the door bolt ring, the door was locked, and a cold eviction order came through the door, "No."

His eyes trembled, a little unbelievable, and it took a long time before he hesitated, "It's not worth being angry for me, you pay attention to yourself, I'll call Chang Lao."

Xu Yuanqing collapsed to the ground suddenly when he heard the footsteps leaving outside the door, curled up and struggled, with old wounds on his wrists and new tooth marks, blood spilled from between his lips and teeth, and the room was filled with the smell of blood.

Xiang Changyuan met Chang Lao and asked him to visit Shizi.

Chang Lao slowly got up and went, and before he had taken two steps, he heard a cry behind him, he turned his head, and knelt down on one knee to Xiang Changyuan, he was slightly startled, and raised his eyebrows.

"Chang Lao Hua Tuo is alive, please save the world from harm."

Chang Lao was silent, Xu Yuanqing secretly came to him to cure the poison, not to mention the outside eyes, even the hidden guards in the mansion knew only Liu Qian.

He intentionally concealed it, and Xiang Changyuan didn't know about it.

"Get up, my apprentice accepts his kindness, and I will let him be safe and sound."

Chang Lao left with a flick of his sleeves.

I really don't know when will see you again.

Although Emperor Chongming said that he selected talents through martial arts competitions, what Xiang Changyuan learned in the arena is not a show. Among his peers in Jingcheng, there are very few opponents of him, and half of them are promoted from the old general.The lower half thought that he would suppress the bandits and would not be hostile to him.

Tomorrow, Xiang Changyuan's winning the championship is just a formality, to give an explanation to those who stand on several sides.

Xiang Changyuan wanted to go to Yunzhou to see how Shen Yuze's situation could be dismantled, and who was behind him.