As soon as Jiangmen Jiaojiao opened her eyes, she was paranoid that the prince had come to steal her

Chapter 143 Chess Pieces
"Father." Xie Zhaozhao said warmly: "There is a saying that says to risk death and live later. It is not a bad idea to retreat in order to advance. If we want to retreat, we must retreat quickly and simply."

"If my father wants to retreat but doesn't want to, and is reluctant to leave, it will arouse the Holy Emperor's disgust and suspicion. In the end, the gain will outweigh the loss."

"good."

Xie Wei paused and glanced at Xie Zhaozhao quite subtly, "Lao Qi, I didn't expect that you also understand the political situation. It's rare."

Xie Zhaozhao thought to himself: In his previous life, he could not see clearly the situation and was exploited to death. How could he not understand now?

Mrs. Yu listened to their father and daughter saying that it was important, and had no time to remind Xie Wei not to shout "Lao Qi Lao Qi".

Just when they stopped, he said worriedly: "Then if you retreat... do you want to resign? Or do you invite yourself to garrison in some cold and desolate place? What kind of retreat is that? I can be prepared."

"It's hard to say now." Xie Wei held the tea cup and gently twisted the rim with his fingers, "It's possible."

Yu's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Although she talked about the ways to retreat that she had thought of, she always felt that it was not that important.

After all, Xie Wei had outstanding military achievements, and she was the only daughter of the founding father, King Kaiping.

For many years in this capital, Emperor Xuanwu had always relied heavily on the Xie family.

Why is it that now, because of Xie Xingchen, we are in such a miserable situation?
Yu suddenly felt a lot of resentment towards his second wife.

However, no matter how angry you are now, you can no longer reverse the situation.

Xie Zhaozhao held Yu's hand: "It's always better for us to prepare early. This capital is not a good place. It's not a bad idea to retreat from the rapids and live happily elsewhere."

Yu nodded solemnly: "Yes."

……

What happened at the wedding banquet in Prince Liang's Mansion spread throughout the streets of the capital in the shortest possible time.

The origin of the serial fart, under the guidance of Youxin, has become a topic of conversation for people in the capital after dinner.

The original fiancé of Miss Xie's seventh daughter actually had an affair with Prince Liang's new concubine, and they had been keeping it secret for several years.

Rumors are like the wind and penetrate everywhere.

As it spread, various lifelike versions came out.

Someone can tell the details of Chu Nanxuan and Xie Xingchen's secret tryst.

King Liang became the most pitiful mung bean turtle this year.

Chu Nanxuan was extremely angry and sent people to investigate the source of the rumors.

But rumors are everywhere and nowhere to be checked.

At this time, the royal family's face was involved. Once Tianyan was angry, he couldn't resist it.

In order to save his life, Chu Nanxuan went to Prince Liang's Mansion to ask for an explanation.

King Liang has never lost face like this in these years.

Chu Nanxuan is now an "adulterer". Regardless of whether it is what the rumors say, it makes Prince Liang hate him. It would be nice if he didn't kill him. How could he want to see him?
After Chu Nanxuan was rejected, he had no choice but to go to see King Zhou at night.

King Zhou sighed, "The areas involved are a bit wide at this time, and you and Miss Xie Er... have indeed been a little unclear in recent years. People outside have spoken vividly, and there are endless rumors."

"Now I don't dare to intervene easily to plead for you. I can only depend on my father's mood."

Chu Nanxuan's expression changed slightly: "But Your Highness, I have been working hard for you for so many years without any merit. Are you going to sit back and do nothing now?"

"It's not that I don't care."

King Zhou said: "It's just that the situation is complicated. My father is furious. He has been in a bad mood in the mornings for the past two days. No one dares to get into trouble at this time. If I have to plead for you, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."

Chu Nanxuan tightened his eyebrows.

Although the King of Zhou seemed to be evading, there was actually some truth in what he said.

"Let's do this." King Zhou pondered for a moment and said, "You find an opportunity to enter the palace, pray to your father, and die in full honor of the royal family..."

"Your father was instrumental in rescuing the driver back then. My father personally gave the Chu family a life-saving ticket. He will not really kill you." "You must show your attitude and let him see your sincerity. You will be sentenced to death later." Can be exempted——"

"But you no longer have a foothold in the capital. When my father sees you being unsure, he will remember the things you did that damaged the royal family's face. No matter how difficult it is for you to be reused, I suggest that you take the opportunity to request an order to leave the capital and stay at the border for a while. .”

"I will try my best to mediate for you in the capital. Once you have made great achievements at the border, I will find a way to ask my father to recruit you back."

"When time passes, no one will remember this incident. They will only remember how much contribution you made and that you were a meritorious official of the imperial court."

"..."

Chu Nanxuan was silent for a long time, "It seems that this is the only way."

Now in this capital city, he could barely do anything even if he just stayed there.

"Don't be discouraged." King Zhou stood up, coughed twice, walked towards Chu Nanxuan, and patted his shoulder, "You are still young, and good men have ambitions in all directions. Now you are just unlucky."

"As long as you taste the bitterness of suffering, you will definitely become a master one day."

Chu Nanxuan nodded solemnly: "With your highness's kind words, the general will retire."

"Go." King Zhou smiled, "Look for an opportunity to enter the palace earlier, and don't wait for my father to get angry, but it will be too late."

"know."

Chu Nanxuan saluted King Zhou, turned around and walked away.

After taking two steps, he stopped hesitantly.

Xie Xingchen is now in Prince Liang's mansion. I wonder how he is doing?He was unable to help Xie Xingchen, but His Highness King Zhou could speak in front of King Liang, maybe——

But in an instant, Chu Nanxuan twitched the corners of his lips.

Now that he can't protect himself, he has no time to care about others.

Bless yourself.

After thinking about this, Chu Nanxuan strode away.

King Zhou looked at his back and disappeared into the night, and said calmly: "I have always cultivated the chess pieces for so many years. No matter how useless the chess pieces are, I can't bear to abandon them."

"Your Highness is kind."

A middle-aged counselor behind him lowered his eyes and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Liang would not think so."

"Third brother only looks at the immediate gains and losses." King Zhou smiled, "I think in the longer term, but sometimes I also wonder, I am not in control of the immediate moment, so is it really useful to always think in the long term?"

"It will definitely be useful." The middle-aged counselor said: "This Chu Nanxuan is no ordinary military commander. His identity alone deserves your highness's patience."

The Qin Dynasty was only established for more than ten years, and it seemed that the world was at peace and the world was at peace.

In fact, in the eyes of most nobles from established aristocratic families, Emperor Xuanwu was of humble origin and was not worthy of publicity.

Many of the decrees he issued promoted poor families and refugees, and were very unfriendly to aristocratic families.

The nobles of the previous dynasty had extreme privileges, and the common people were inferior to pigs and dogs. They could fight, scold, and buy at will without having to bear any responsibility.

But now it is implemented that "princes who commit crimes are guilty as common people."

Although it was not fully implemented, it also deprived the nobles of a lot of their privileges.

Nowadays, these nobles have been severely suppressed by the decrees issued by Emperor Xuanwu. I don't know how many people miss the rule of the previous dynasty.

Chu Nanxuan happens to be a former member of the previous dynasty, so it is not difficult to get the support of those nobles.

As for King Zhou, he only needs to control Chu Nanxuan well.

"This Chu Nanxuan is not easy to get along with." King Zhou said slowly: "His mother is very scheming. Otherwise, how could she have targeted the Xie family and coaxed them around all these years?"

"If Yun Qi hadn't returned to Beijing to snatch the bride, Chu Nanxuan's troubles happened one after another, and now the Xie family would be in Chu Nanxuan's hands."

"To seek trouble with such a person is like seeking the skin of a tiger... But fortunately, he has been unlucky one after another, so he can only rely on me for the time being."

(End of this chapter)