Chapter 859: Better to kill the wrong person than to let him go

"King Shu, I wonder if you have already decided on Xia Tingyu as your heir."

This was the first sentence the old blind man said after he stepped over the threshold of the hall at the banquet in the main hall of the Prince of Shu's Palace.

There was no greeting or formality, nor any polite conversation, as if the old blind man had come all the way from Yuzhou just to ask this question.

But in fact, many people in the hall looked at the old blind man as if he were an enemy.

Because everyone who can sit in this hall knows that Yao Xisheng was killed by Sect Master Yizixuan!

Zhuge Jia was the disciple of the blind old man in front of him, so even though the old man was one of the living legends in the martial arts world, not many people welcomed him.

Even today's banquet was actually opposed by many people.

But the prince did not explain anything else and said that he would set up a banquet to welcome the old master.

Everyone was even more surprised.

But the prince's orders must be obeyed.

But right now

This Chess A, one of the Thirteen Aces, actually asked directly, "Is the Grand Princess the Crown Prince?" as soon as he arrived.

Many people in the hall showed displeasure and looked at Mr. Fang.

Fang Wenhe stood next to the old blind man.

In this hall, no one knows the relationship between Fang Wenhe and the old blind man, even Zhang Zi doesn't know his true identity.

In the past, Fang Wenhe played a game of chess with Zhang Zi, and Zhang Zi stated that he wanted to kill Yao Xisheng. The reason was that Yao Xisheng instigated chaos in the Western Regions, so Fang Wenhe wanted to kill him.

Zhang Zi stated that if his disciple lost on the chessboard, it would not matter if he died.

So Yao Xisheng died.

Zhang Zi knew that his disciple seemed to have died because of a mistake in his ten plans. He failed to estimate the strength of the Queen Mother and was defeated and killed by Zhuge Jia [Bai Ze].

But he knew in his heart that there must be a conspiracy between Fang Wen and Yang.

What a conspiracy.

If the situation in the south fails, Yao Xisheng must be killed.

After all, someone has to take the blame for regicide.

No matter what was done to Fang Wenhe, people like them lost like this, just like a fight between men of the martial arts world to the death, if they die, they die, there is nothing to say.

Just now

Just when everyone was looking at the old blind man, Zhang Zi, a Confucian scholar who looked to be in his thirties but had a head of white hair, looked at Fang Wenhe and then at the old blind man, as if he was thinking about something, and began to rethink the previous possibility.

“Although you are highly respected, my prince knew that you were coming and specially prepared a banquet for you. But you came in without any greeting and asked directly about the internal affairs of the palace. It was a bit inappropriate.” The speaker was Li Yan, the governor of Yizhou. He had a Confucian demeanor, but he wore a gold ring and a thumb ring on his hands, which inevitably ruined the Confucian atmosphere.

The old blind man turned to Li Yan who was speaking, "She looked so pitiful. I heard a lot of things along the way, and I thought that the eldest princess was helpless. She went to the capital to do business, and you see that Yao Yuanzai, whom she entertained, was beaten up and thrown into jail. This reputation is still the child's fault. The reputation that was hard to accumulate has been ruined, and it will be difficult to repair it. And the one who did it was the Fifth Prince's people, so I wonder if there will be a fight for the position of the Crown Prince in the Shu Palace."

Hearing what the old blind man said, everyone in the hall was stunned.

The Shu region has always tacitly accepted that Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess would succeed to the throne, but in fact the King of Shu has never officially appointed a crown prince.

But the eldest princess was so powerful that her younger brothers and sisters were overwhelmed, so no one ever thought that there would be a fight for the position of the crown prince.

But everyone in the hall actually knew that over the years, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince had their own forces. Especially in the past few months, the prince had even tacitly allowed some people to develop. While the eldest princess was away, even more people from the martial arts world were coming in and out of the Fifth Prince's residence.

In fact, it’s terrifying when you think about it.

Especially the matter of Yao Yuanzai. The Second Prince had captured Yao Yuanzai before, but he ended up getting beaten in the face by the First Princess. The Prince stood by the First Princess.

The Fifth Prince targeted Li Ziyu and was also threatened by the First Princess.

But this time, as soon as the eldest princess left, Yao Yuanzai was immediately targeted by the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince.

When the prince summoned Yao Yuanzai before, the old man said, "Your Highness the King of Shu has a magnificent palace facing Mount Tai. Does he have any selfish motives?" '

The prince didn't say anything, but the Fifth Prince immediately beat Yao Yuanzai.

Everyone could see clearly that it seemed like they were defending the King of Shu, but in fact it was a provocation for Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess to leave for the capital.

After all, although Yao Yuanzai came to Shu for personal matters, to outsiders, it seemed that the eldest princess had come to Shu to find the old scholar, and everyone knew that the eldest princess had visited the old scholar in the capital before.

He was timid when he was there, but took action immediately after he left.

It looks like some villains have succeeded, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that someone is making a move to recruit people. The meaning is very simple. Xia Tingyu is here, so you are afraid. Now she is not here. I have done this, so what do you think?

In particular, the prince did not say anything to the Fifth Prince, and even handed Yao Yuanzai to the Fifth Prince.

There are too many twists and turns here, so naturally many people will notice it.

But all these things were kept secret, and no one pointed them out, especially given the current situation. If internal strife were to occur, it would be inappropriate. But now, the old sect leader Yi Zixuan actually asked about it.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and many looked at the prince at the top.

"Are you here to disturb the peace of the Prince of Shu's mansion? Everyone knows that the princes and princesses are close and friendly to each other, but how come you are talking about a fight for the position of the crown prince?" A burly general stood up and looked at the old blind man, "Besides, the prince is in his prime, so it's too early even if he wants to appoint a crown prince. Your alarmist remarks really make me doubt what you want to do in Shu."

When the old blind man heard this, he turned to the general and said, "How many families have died in the fight for family property? This lord is a general, he has extraordinary energy and blood, the strength of the fifth rank is really good, and he is loyal! But this old blind man wants to ask, if the prince suddenly passed away tomorrow, who would you be loyal to, the eldest princess, the second prince, the fifth prince, or any other princesses and princesses?"

Bang!

As soon as the old blind man finished speaking, several generals and officials stood up, looking angry!

An old general, who slammed the table, pointed at the old blind man and shouted, "Ask the common people! We respect you because you are a senior in the martial arts world, but don't forget! A martial artist is still a martial artist. Even if you are a great master, so what! If you say such nonsense here, can you kill us all with our army? "

The others also looked at the old Taoist priest with anger and resentment.

However, those who did not stand up looked at the old blind man, and Zhang Zi smiled.

The King of Shu said nothing and just looked at the old blind man, but he glanced at Fang Wenhe.

Seeing Fang Wenhe shaking his head slightly, the King of Shu continued to look at the old blind man.

The old blind man smiled and continued to look at the general: "General, can you answer me?"

The general frowned, but after thinking for a moment, he was about to speak.

Chen Yue stood up without saying a word and said, "The land of the world is the territory of Daxia, and the ministers of the world are the ministers of Xia. Whether the prince is here or not, we are all loyal to the Queen of Daxia. Old senior, this question is a bit disrespectful."

Hearing Shen Yue's words, the generals and many people in the hall showed astonishment and took a breath. Fortunately, Lord Shen stood up and said this, otherwise if he answered, the consequences would be self-evident.

Li Yan said at this time: "Senior, you are a guest, but there are always some things that you can't do even if you are kind-hearted..."

Before Li Yan could finish, the old blind man turned his head in the hall. He couldn't see it because he was blind. Anyway, he looked around and asked, "Fifth Prince, where is he?"

Xia Qinghe looked at this living legend in the martial arts world. He was a little surprised that he was looking for him, but subconsciously, Xia Qinghe glanced at Li Yan.

Li Yan's expression remained unchanged.

And Xia Qinghe looked at Fang Wenhe again.

Fang Wenhe was standing next to his master with a calm expression.

Without getting any response from anyone, Xia Qinghe stood up and bowed to the old blind man: "Senior, I'm here."

The old blind man smiled at Xia Qinghe and said, "Well, not bad, not bad."

Xia Qinghe was stunned. What does that mean? Why do you say I’m good?

But thinking of the old blind man's actions just now and his identity as Master Zhuge Jia, he couldn't help but look at his father.

Noticing a smile on his father's face, although he didn't understand what the smile meant, Xia Qinghe pursed his lips and bowed to the old blind man, but he didn't dare to say a word as it was too sensitive.

The old blind man then asked, "Mi Wanjun, is Lord Mi here?"

Mi Wanjun was sitting at the table behind Xia Qinghe. When she heard this, she was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed hurriedly: "Old senior, I am here."

Mi Wanjun was curious as to why this person called her, and how could he even know her name?

The old blind man turned to Mi Wanjun and smiled: "It's even more amazing."

Mi Wanjun was even more confused.

But the old blind man stopped talking in the middle of his words just like before, and turned to face the King of Shu: "Greetings, His Royal Highness the King of Shu."

It's a belated salute, but it's a little too late.

However, the King of Shu waved his hand and said, "Wenhe, help the old man sit down here."

Fang Wenhe bowed and supported the old blind man.

The King of Shu waved his hand, signaling the civil and military officials who had just stood up out of anger to sit down, and then looked at the old blind man meaningfully.

Everyone looked at the old blind man, puzzled. The old man didn't want to continue talking about what happened just now, as if he wanted to point out that several princes were interested in competing for the position of the crown prince.

But what does it mean that the old blind man praised the Fifth Prince and also praised Mi Wanjun?

The old blind man couldn't see, but he was right next to Zhang Zi. When passing by Zhang Zi's table, the old blind man glanced at Zhang Zi.

Zhang Zi smiled and said, "You have a bad heart."

As soon as he came in, he directly sowed discord, making people speculate about all sorts of things.

The King of Shu heard this and understood the meaning, but he looked at the old blind man without caring and said, "What business has brought you to my land of Shu? Do you need my help?"

The old blind man was not polite. After he sat down, he smelled the aroma and took a bite of the roast chicken. He was an expert at feasting. When he heard what the King of Shu said, the old blind man immediately said, "It's nothing. My apprentice was killed by Zhang Zi's apprentice Yao Xisheng. I was afraid that this guy would bully the weak, so I came here to deal with him."

Zhang Zi was about to drink, but when the cup reached his lips he paused.

The apprentice killed my apprentice.

I glanced at Fang Wenhe who was sitting right opposite me, and saw that this was it.

Then he looked at the old blind man who was eating roast chicken next to him.

The answer to Your Majesty is true.

But I told myself that this was true. However, while telling myself this, I was also threatening myself. I really deserve to be the most protective old man in the world, on par with the old Taoist priest.

The King of Shu picked up the wine glass and looked at the old blind man. He knew the old blind man's strength as a grandmaster of the realm of the end, and he was also a very strong existence in the realm of the end. However, the King of Shu showed no fear at all. He just looked at him and said, "Yao Xisheng, you deserve to die. It's good that the senior's disciple was killed. The one who killed the king should be killed!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at His Royal Highness the King of Shu.

But no one spoke.

But the King of Shu looked at the old blind man and asked, "I have made my decision on the matter of the Crown Prince, so I won't bother you to worry about it. But there is another matter. Wenhe and Mr. Zhang have different opinions, and I am a little distressed."

When I heard that the prince had made a decision.

Many people in the hall looked grim.

The Fifth Prince lowered his head, thinking of what his father had said to him after his elder sister went to the capital: 'Ting Yu is too kind, you should encourage her. There are many things you need to lead others to do next. '

The old blind man looked at the King of Shu, his mouth full of oil, and he was not polite at all: "Your Highness, do you want me, an old blind man, to think of a solution for you?"

The King of Shu said, "Now the Zoroastrians have colluded with the Western Regions to pledge allegiance to 'Lushan', just like An Lushan during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, and they want to commit treason against our Great Xia. People in the world say that I am that Lushan. I plan to send troops to conquer the Zoroastrians to prove my innocence. I wonder what you think, sir, whether I should send troops?"

The hall was quiet.

Everyone looked at the King of Shu, and even more at the old blind man who was still eating with gusto.

The old blind man turned to the King of Shu and asked, "Why do you ask me this question, Your Majesty?"

The King of Shu said, "I saw the old gentleman and thought he could answer it."

The old blind man shook his head: "The King of Shu has the answer, so it's redundant to ask me. But if you insist on my answer, I won't send troops."

The King of Shu put down his wine glass and looked at the old blind man: "Everyone in the world says that I am a traitor and that I am Lushan. How can I prove myself if I don't send troops?"

The old blind man asked, "Why do you prove yourself?"

The King of Shu said: "Xia Chenfeng let the world know that the princes of the Xia family can also communicate with foreign races, and the royal family of the Great Xia can also be traitors. This king has been stigmatized like this, why don't I prove it myself."

The old blind man asked back: "Then send troops to prove it?"

What did everyone think this world-famous chess player would say, but this is the result?

The King of Shu looked at the old blind man and laughed, then said: "Without your majesty's order, how dare I send troops? I can only bear these infamy. If I want to kill the enemy to prove my innocence, I can only think about it."

The old blind man didn't say anything.

The King of Shu then asked, "Sir, are you here to look for Lushan, or are you here to kill me because you would rather kill the wrong person than let him go?"

As he spoke, the King of Shu's eyes turned into the vertical pupils of a dragon, staring straight at the old blind man.

(End of this chapter)