Chapter 129
Move the prince?
Han Xu was also surprised when he heard the news.
Xuanyiwei should have discovered Ning Shanzhi's death late last night and obtained the evidence of his own writing.
It's only less than ten hours now, and Emperor Wu made a decision so quickly?
"Let me hear the specific situation."
"Your Majesty issued an imperial edict this morning, saying that the prince was naughty and needed more training, so he was allowed to go to the Western Region to experience it, and when will His Majesty feel satisfied, and when will he come back?"
After listening, Han Xu leaned on the back of the chair, raised his right hand, and gently tapped the tabletop with his fingers.
Emperor Wu’s handling of the crown prince is worthy of consideration.
First, I only got the evidence of guilt last night. In such a short period of time, I had no time to investigate and verify one by one. This kind of handling was too hasty.
Second, even though Emperor Wu believed in the evidence, there was not only the prince in the evidence, but also his followers, but Emperor Wu did not mention them.
Third and the strangest point, Emperor Wu did not mention what the prince committed, but just called him naughty and needed experience. More importantly, he did not deprive him of the title of prince.
In other words, Emperor Wu did not intend to announce the prince's crimes to the public, but only symbolically ordered him to leave the royal city, and there was no time limit for his training. As long as Emperor Wu ordered, he could come back.
If we put aside the identity of an emperor and look at this matter simply from the father's attitude towards his children, Han Xu believes that Emperor Wu does not seem to punish the prince, but rather, it is more like protecting him and keeping him away from the royal city for the time being.
Why did you leave at this time? Perhaps it was because Emperor Wu thought something big would happen.
Even Emperor Wu thought it was a big deal and would shock the world.
"When will the prince leave?" Han Xu asked Nishang.
"Before I returned to my house, the spy said that the prince had just left the Eastern Palace. Calculate the time, and now he should be at the city gate."
"Go and go and see him off."
Han Xu first went to Yingying's room and lent some spiritual power for her, then took Qing'er out, while Bai Yiyi and Nishang went back to take care of the affairs of the hall.
Today, there are still many things that require them to be busy with.
Han Xu took Qing'er to a tea shop outside the west gate of the royal city, ordered a pot of tea and sat down.
Not long after, a carriage drove over under the guards.
"Young Master, the carriage of the East Palace."
Han Xu counted and found that the number of guards in this team was not large, with only more than ten people. Judging from the formation, it was indeed a bit shabby.
You should know that the prince travels on weekdays, and there are at least fifty guards accompanying him.
However, Han Xu found that although this team of guards was not large, they were all elites of the top third grade.
Although each of them restrained their breath, Han Xu still felt that each of them had a strong evil spirit, his every move was uniform and well-trained, and he was like an elite soldier who had experienced many battles.
If the prince was really demoted, how could Emperor Wu arrange such an elite soldier to accompany him?
What's more, the journey to the West is long, but there is only one carriage that the prince rides in. How much baggage can a carriage bring?
At this time, the carriage stopped, the prince lifted the curtains and looked outside.
At a glance, I discovered Han Xu in the tea shop.
Han Xu waved to the prince, and the prince smiled and walked out of the carriage.
"Your Highness." The captain of the guard immediately dismounted and followed the prince.
The prince shook his hand and signaled that he didn't have to follow, and then came to Han Xu.
When the people in the tea shop saw the carriage in the East Palace, they had already consciously dispersed, and even the shopkeeper and waiter of the tea shop hid in the back hall.
The prince sat opposite Han Xu like this, as if he was casually seeing a close friend.
"I thought that anyone would come to see him off, but I didn't expect that no one of the people I thought should have appeared was seen. But I didn't expect that Mr. Han would be here." The prince said with some self-deprecating words. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea and drank it all, regardless of whether the tea was already cold.
"Your Highness, the tea is cold." Han Xu said.
"Although the tea is cool, it is not as cool as the people's hearts."
"I didn't expect that Your Highness also had a sentimental side."
"Han Xu, I admit that I underestimated you like most people in the past."
"Your Highness is joking, I have no ability."
"Han Xu, you see that I'm leaving. Before leaving, I was a little confused. Can you answer me?"
"Please speak with your highness?" Han Xu picked up a cup of tea casually, but did not drink it.
"Who is that Buddhist extraordinary?" What surprised Han Xu was that the prince asked straightforwardly about Buddhist extraordinary things.
"What a Buddhist extraordinary thing? I don't know what Your Highness is talking about?" Han Xu said with a surprised expression without thinking.
"Han Xu, now you don't have to pretend. There is a white-clothed sword demon in front of it, and a Buddhist extraordinary person behind it. Both are extraordinary people in the realm of harmony between man and nature. Such masters who only appear in the legend have helped you one after another. Don't tell me that they don't know each other."
"Does Your Highness think I should know you?" Han Xu said, "Everyone knows that I am not interested in cultivation, nor in the affairs of the world."
"I don't know any of the two people you mentioned by Your Highness."
"Don't know one?" The prince stretched forward and whispered, "Han Xu, now you and me are just two of you, there is no need to hide it. For so many years, I believe you have been very tired of hiding it."
Even though the prince repeatedly lured Han Xu to tell the truth, Han Xu was still unmoved. No matter what the prince said, he only had three words: "I don't know."
After asking for a long time, the prince was also a little annoyed, thinking that he could not find any valuable news from Han Xu.
Since the accident happened, he has been locked up in the East Palace and has never come out. Although he was locked up in confinement, he has given him a space to think calmly.
Last night, the prince reviewed his plan from beginning to end, and he found a problem. Almost all the details in this plan were promoted according to his plan. Except for the Buddhist master who fell from the sky, the only one who did not follow the plan was Han Xu.
In his plan, Han Xu should have died at the hands of Wang Ran from the beginning, but Wang Ran died, but Han Xu was fine.
Later, he and Wu Ji cooperated to invade Han Xu into the beast tide, but even so, Han Xu was still not dead and was not even injured.
Although Han Xu was not dead and there seemed to be no direct connection with his plan failure, it has to be said that after all the impossibility is eliminated, even if there is no possibility, it is the truth.
After the prince's thoughts over several times, the only thing that could lead to his plan failure was Han Xu, the young master of the Han family who had been called a waste for six or seven years by everyone.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, it's time for us to leave." At this time, the escort leader walked over and said.
The prince patted his clothes, stood up, and before turning around and leaving, he said to Han Xu: "Han Xu, I really want to know how you survived the beast tide."
"I also want to know how His Highness colluded with the Holy General of the Holy Dao Palace." After Han Xu said that, the prince's body shook, but soon returned to normal.
He had a cold light in his eyes and said to Han Xu: "Han Xu, I admit that everyone underestimated you before, but from now on, I will remember you."
"It's such an honor to let Your Highness remember it." Han Xu said with a smile on his face.
Everyone is smart, and there is no need to say much of it. This brief meeting has been considered a formal declaration of war between the two sides.
After the prince left, Qing'er asked, "The young master came here to say these few words?"
"Of course not." Han Xu said, "I just have to come and see if the prince left because of punishment."
"Of course, the imperial edict has been issued, and there will be still fakes." Qing'er asked.
"I'm pretty sure he's not."
Chapter completed!