Ch 346: Playing Along
“Your Highness, what is this?”
Li Hanzhou feigned confusion and spoke.
He had once seen the Spirit Treasure Illustrated Guide, and he certainly recognized this sound-proof pearl; it isolates the transmission of sound, only those within this small range can hear.
In Li Hanzhou’s opinion, this Yu Qinghe was still as impatient as before; suddenly taking out this thing meant he was preparing for some scheme.
“Brother Xiao, to be frank.”
Yu Qinghe’s tone was calm: “My bringing the Imperial Guard to your King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, you must have fully understood the details.”
“It’s all because some ministers in the Imperial Court impeached in the Dragon Court, saying that Uncle Xiao intended rebellion, and even wanted to arrest your entire mansion to question your guilt. Therefore, Father Emperor permitted me to bring a branch of the Imperial Guard to your King of Northern Qi’s Mansion; ostensibly a visit, in reality a warning, and even some ministers in the court reminded me to search for evidence of your mansion’s crimes, if there is none, even fabrication would do.”
“In short, everyone now hopes that your King of Northern Qi’s Mansion will be completely destroyed, leaving you no way out.”
Li Hanzhou’s gaze sharpened.
The matter was about what he had thought, but Li Hanzhou remained silent, not picking up Yu Qinghe’s words.
This Third Prince is insidious and vicious, unscrupulous in his actions, he would definitely not speak these mindless words without purpose.
Then there is only one possibility, he has ulterior motives; what is worth his attention is probably only this entire King of Northern Qi’s Mansion.
If he possessed the support of the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, then an invincible army would be at hand, and then if he wanted to do something, such as sitting on the throne in the Dragon Court, it would not be impossible.
However, although he has many flaws, he also has one advantage.
That is, he is somewhat eager for quick success.
Thinking this way, Li Hanzhou had a plan, and simply cooperated with him to act out a play.
He suddenly stood up, his gaze suddenly turned cold, and his tone was cold: “So, you are here to arrest us and question our guilt?”
A long sword flew out from his storage bag and was held in his hand, the sword edge pointed at Yu Qinghe.
“Brother Xiao, you think too much, I’m not a fool, if I were to arrest you, I would certainly remain silent, would I need to enter the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion?”
“I could have simply watched from outside with the Imperial Guard’s protection, I came here to help you, I believe your King of Northern Qi’s Mansion did not rebel!”
Yu Qinghe’s face showed a hint of confidence, as if he truly had no ulterior motives, his face even moved a centimeter closer to the blade in front of him.
“Then why did you send people to investigate our mansion yesterday?”
Li Hanzhou’s face still showed a vigilant expression, he coldly questioned.
A helpless smile appeared on Yu Qinghe’s face: “Brother Xiao, you must know how many people in the Dragon Court are watching my actions, if I do nothing in this Xuanzhou Earthly Realm, they will suspect something, so I can only make a show of it, let my subordinates inquire, that’s how it is.”
Halfway through, Yu Qinghe changed his tone: “But after I learned about Brother Xiao’s deeds, I feel a sense of camaraderie, although our identities are different, the things we have encountered are more than eight or nine parts similar, so I am willing to tell you these sincere words.”
“Besides, Uncle Xiao has always been very kind to me since I was young, and I respect a hero like him, so I naturally cannot bear to watch those civil officials harm you.”
Hearing this, Li Hanzhou’s eyes flickered, then returned to their previous indifference.
“This is just your one-sided statement, how can you prove it?”
“I have a clear conscience, so I am naturally open and aboveboard.”
Yu Qinghe remained motionless, with righteous air he said: “I will just sit here, Brother Xiao, if you don’t believe me, you can kill me with one sword, if you believe me, then put down your sword, I will solve this crisis for your King of Northern Qi’s Mansion.”
Li Hanzhou looked at Yu Qinghe in front of him, his gaze was not as indifferent as before, and there was a hint of hesitation on his face.
After a moment, he slowly lowered his long sword and added a sentence.
“You better not have any ulterior motives, otherwise in this mansion, it will take less than ten seconds to end your life.”
Seeing this, a trace of joy flashed in Yu Qinghe’s eyes, and he felt relieved.
He was close.
He had almost activated another spirit treasure on his person.
But fortunately, he held back, otherwise, his previous efforts would have been wasted.
After all, the purpose of his visit was to win over the entire King of Northern Qi’s Mansion to prepare for his future usurpation, not to simply come to die.
Originally, he planned to try to win over Xiao Tiansheng, but after a simple understanding with Xiao Tiansheng, he found that the latter’s focus was all on Xiao Han. So he set his target on Xiao Han and carefully planned this grand play.
It seems the first step was a success.
Next, as long as he wins Xiao Han over to his side, he will have an extremely powerful help, and then he will slowly annex him and completely turn him to his use.
“Brother Xiao, I haven’t misjudged you!” Yu Qinghe’s voice carried a hint of certainty.
Li Hanzhou remained expressionless, but he had already sat back in his original position and asked, “You said you can help me solve the mansion’s crisis, how are you going to solve it?”
“If others were to do it, it certainly wouldn’t work, but it’s different for me; I am Father Emperor’s own son, if I were to say it, Father Emperor would certainly trust me, just as I trust Father Emperor.”
Yu Qinghe smiled faintly: “And I haven’t found any evidence of your rebellion in the entire Xuanzhou, including the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion, so where did the rebellion come from?”
The confident words entered his ears, Li Hanzhou’s face completely relaxed, then a smile appeared.
“So Your Highness trusts us so much!”
Now he was completely certain that Yu Qinghe’s entire scheme was to win over the King of Northern Qi’s Mansion.
In that case, he indeed had no need to attack the mansion.
It seems that the Third Prince is impatient, and he will just add fuel to the fire.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Li Hanzhou’s face, and he said: “Your Highness, do you know why my father defied the Imperial Edict?”
“Why is that?”
A flash of surprise appeared in Yu Qinghe’s eyes, he really didn’t know what was going on.
He originally thought that Xiao Tiansheng was far from the capital and acted recklessly, but now it seems there is another hidden story.
“This is my father talking to me, Your Highness, you must not mention this to others, even to your closest people!”
Li Hanzhou’s mysterious tone made Yu Qinghe even more interested.
“Brother Xiao, don’t worry, I will definitely not tell others.”
“Good, then I will tell you.”
Li Hanzhou looked serious and said slowly: “Actually, the Emperor who is now on the throne is no longer the former Emperor!”
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