The emperor twisted the white zi with his hand, but did not fall down. He leaned on the chair and looked at Han Xuan and said, "What is an abandoned son, what is a secret son?"

"The abandoned son is naturally Gu Chaoxing." Han Xuandao said slowly: "Gu Chaoxing helped the priest to finally ascend to the position of prince. He is the greatest hero of the priest, but he is the person who knows the most secrets of the priest. The priest competed with King Qiling and King Xuande for the position of prince. We outsiders don't know what happened in the middle, but as the priest's confidant, Gu Chaoxing must have known it clearly. Gu Chaoxing fell into the hands of the Ye clan for the sake of the matter and was detained in the prison. Then he died in prison for no reason, and the priest lost an arm... In my opinion, Gu Chaoxing was just an abandoned priest on the priest's chessboard." After saying that, Han Xuandao landed the white piece in his hand on the chessboard.

The emperor asked with a faint smile on his lips, "The abandoned son has been resolved, so what about the secret son?"

"Shangguan Qing is indeed much more frivolous than Gu Chaoxing, and his daily life is quite unconditional." Han Xuandao gently stroked the black beard under his chin. "When the East Palace banquet was at night, Shangguan Qing met a palace maid who was drinking and traitorous in the East Palace. When everyone found out, except for Shangguan Qing's hat and crown were thrown at the scene, Shangguan Qing himself was nowhere to be seen. At that time, the guards of the East Palace searched everywhere but could not find Shangguan Qing's whereabouts. The Lord Shangguan seemed to have wings and flew out of the East Palace that was heavily guarded in a short time!"

The emperor smiled and said, "Shangguan Qing's slickness is something that few people can match."

Han Xuandao shook his head and said, "The Lord should remember that I was invited by you that day to attend that night banquet. In addition to me, there were no less than fifty officials attending the night banquet at that time. It can be said that that night banquet was the largest banquet held by the Lord that year. I still remember the lively day! "The light flashed in his eyes, "I was very strange at that time. After the Lord ascended the position of prince, he had always been very low-key. Why did he set up the banquet that night and invited so many officials?

Lai Chen finally figured out that the emperor invited us to the banquet was just a cover. The purpose was to hope that we could all see Shangguan Qing doing things after drinking, and even more so that we could see the disappointment and anger that the emperor showed after the incident. I still remember that the emperor ordered the guards of the Eastern Palace to search for Shangguan Qing that night, as long as they were caught, they did not need to report, and they would be killed directly... Shangguan Qing followed the emperor for many years. Although he had committed adultery in the Eastern Palace, the emperor still made us feel the resentment and anger of the emperor towards Shangguan Qing!"

The emperor said lightly: "Shangguan Qing is the most lewd East Palace, and he should be executed. If I did not enforce the law impartially and ordered it to be executed, how can I face the long and leisurely mouths of the government and the country? Although he is my confidant, I cannot abolish the king's law just because of him!"

Han Xuandao sighed lightly: "The Master summoned his ministers to play chess today. He also said in advance that he would not be judged by the ruler and ministers, but only to meet with friends. Since he is a friend of chess, there are some clichés, so there is no need to say more. The Master knows that you cannot do this truth, so why should he say it?"

The emperor laughed and said, "That is, to make friends with chess, they are naturally chess words. Chess words themselves are real and unpredictable. Han Aiqing, am I wrong?"

Han Xuandao bowed and said, "What the emperor taught is that the minister has made a mistake."

"How can you explain what I say is not true?"

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid the emperor was just acting in a play back then." Han Xuandao said calmly: "The emperor seemed to be willing to kill Shangguan Qing back then, but I thought that the emperor had just staged a bitter plan. Until today, I still suspect that Shangguan Qing did not leave the Eastern Palace that night. He is likely to be hiding somewhere. The guards cannot find it, but it is easy to explain, because the emperor is very familiar with the Eastern Palace and knows what is the most secret. If the emperor arranged a hiding place in advance for Shangguan Qing to hide it, then no one could find it!"

"Oh?" the emperor smiled and said, "Shangguan Qing is promiscuous to the Eastern Palace, why do I still hide him?"

Han Xuan said, "This is just my guess. But as far as I know, half a year after the Lord Shangguan disappeared, there was a guest who surrendered to the past in the residence of the Ye family in Bozhou County. It was common for the gentry of the major families of our Great Yan. Adopting the servants is one of the nine great families of our Great Yan, occupying half of the country in Bozhou. There are so many staff members under his jurisdiction. No one would be surprised that the name of the guest is still unknown until today, and it is called Li Xingzhi!"

"Li Xingzhi!" the emperor sighed: "This name is really good. Do it, do it, be careful!"

"I was originally an unknown person, but Ye Wuxun, the head of the Ye family, attached great importance to this person, and he rarely appeared in front of others." Han Xuandao looked calm: "But after this person joined Ye Wuxun's disciple, he gave advice and helped Ye Wuxun do many major things. Even when the Ye family officials in the court encountered difficult things, they were always able to send a bunch of tricks from Bozhou to help the Ye family officials through the crisis. Ye Wuxun trusted Li Xingzhi more and more. Later, he could be said to be obedient to this Li Xingzhi. The Ye family was strong in my Dayan at that time, but this Li Xingzhi was also very rewarding!"

"Ye Wuxun is arrogant and arrogant. He is a despicable person. It is rare to make him favor an aide so much." The emperor smiled and said, "It's just that Li Xingzhi is unknown and does not care about his personal reputation. He seems to be a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune. If this person's talent had long been known, he would have been famous all over the world!"

"In fact, the emperor does not have to regret for him. He dares not let his reputation be praised, but he has only had his last resort." Han Xuandao smiled faintly: "Because once his talent and reputation is spread, many people will inevitably inquire about his secrets. Even if the Ye family hides him strictly, his true identity will sooner or later be discovered. Although no one will pay attention to a name like Li Xingzhi, if the Ye family takes in Shangguan Qing, the rebellious minister of the court, then the matter will be big!"

"I understand." The emperor smiled and said, "What you mean is that Li Xingzhi is Shangguan Qing who escaped without any news, and Shangguan Qing is Li Xingzhi, an aide to the Ye family!"

Han Xuandao nodded and said, "That's what I mean!"

"I didn't expect Shangguan Qing would join the Ye family!" the emperor sighed.

Han Xuandao shook his head and said, "But Shangguan Qing's loyalty to the emperor is admired by me!"

"oh?"

"In the past, Chang Yun was in Cao's camp and his heart was in Han. Although this dynasty, Master Shangguan, was far away in Bozhou, was always thinking about the saint in his heart." Han Xuandao pointed to the chessboard and said respectfully: "Master, it's time for you to make a move!"

The emperor picked up a chess piece and placed it in an inconspicuous place on the chessboard.

"The Master still likes to place such dark chess." Han Xuandao smiled and said, "If I don't know the Master's methods, I'm afraid I will think that the Master's step is just a useless chess."

"I do like to set up secret pieces." The emperor said calmly: "One of the time, I have a chance to make the enemy think that I am using my own martial arts, but secondly, I can quietly place secret pieces that are related to the whole game of chess."

"In my opinion, Shangguan Qing is the most successful secret of the emperor. The reason for the fall of Ye and Wu families is to pursue the cause of the fall of the Ye and Wu families, and the role played by this secret is really unparalleled."

"It's such a big deal?"

"Yes!" Han Xuandao nodded: "Until Ye Wu's defeat two years ago, Shangguan Qing was already the leader among the Ye family's aides. Ye Wuxun's trust in him had reached an unparalleled level." After a pause, he stared at the emperor and said: "And the emperor has been waiting for many years to wait for the opportunity to take action!"

The emperor stroked his beard slightly and looked at Han Xuan calmly.

"If the strategy offered by Shangguan Qing before made the Ye family stronger and stronger, then the last strategy he offered to the Ye family was to send the Ye and Wu families into the abyss. I believe that that strategy was the strategy that Shangguan Qing had devoted himself to the Ye family and really wanted to offer. The countless previous strategies were just to protect the last strategy to be adopted by Ye Wuxun. And this is the case. Ye Wuxun's arrogant and ambitious nature made him finally accept Shangguan Qing's strategy and embarked on the road to extermination of the clan." Han Xuandao said slowly: "I call this strategy the soul-breaking strategy!"

"What a soul-breaking strategy!" the emperor said: "Good strategies can govern the country, and wonderful strategies can quell the chaos. Han Aiqing, can this soul-breaking strategy be regarded as a wonderful strategy?"

"I deserve it!" Han Xuandao said seriously: "The bloody storm of Dayan over the past two years has been caused by this strategy. Today, I can talk to the emperor in this imperial garden, but I also have to thank the soul-breaking strategy for giving it!"

"After talking for a long time, can Han Aiqing tell me what the hell breaking strategy is going on?"

Han Xuandao fell a piece on the chessboard, saying word by word: "Kill the lord and the dynasty, the world is in chaos, attacking inside and outside, capturing the capital, ascending the throne!"

"Is this the soul-breaking strategy that Shangguan Qing offered to Ye Wuxun?" the emperor asked.

Han Xuandao said calmly: "I would rather believe that this is the soul-breaking strategy given to Ye Wuxun by the priest!"

"What I give?"

"That's right." Han Xuandao stared at the emperor and said, "The Master was hunting in Huanglin Garden two years ago, just to cooperate with the Soul-breaking Strategy. Longxiang Camp is the imperial guards whom Bai Yi is most trusted to the emperor. Although Bai Yi is loyal to the emperor, who is not loyal to the emperor? Those who have been tested by the emperor many times before they can hold important positions. I never believe that the generals of Longxiang Camp will be bribed. In Huanglin Garden, a guards' leader was bought by the Ye family and had an assassin installed in the guard team. It is really unimaginable!"

"Han Aiqing means that the guardian gang leader was not really bribed, he was just doing a show?" The emperor asked with a smile: "Don't forget that after that incident, the guardian gang leader was cut off his head!"

"The Supreme Master has the skills to control the subordinates. It is not difficult to let a general die for you." Han Xuandao said solemnly: "The death of the guards was not in vain. At least from the time he deliberately inserted the group of assassins into the guards, the Grand Chess game of the Supreme Master had already started!"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter completed!