After the court was over, many officials did not leave immediately, instead they whispered to each other, looking at Xiao Jie from time to time, which made Xiao Jie somewhat uncomfortable.

Anyway, today was his first time going to court, and Xiao Jie didn't know a few officials, so he just patted his ass and left.

It's just that Xiao Jie just stepped out of the Qinzheng Hall with one foot, but was stopped by Lian Yi, the internal servant who had been waiting outside the hall, saying that the emperor wanted to see him.

Xiao Jie guessed that his performance today was too unexpected for his father, so he deliberately summoned him alone after the next court.

Eunuch Lian led Xiao Jie through the palace all the way, and soon arrived at the Imperial Garden. Xiao Jie had excellent eyesight, and could see Xiao Ji sitting on the bench in the Huxin Pavilion from a distance, looking into the distance.

Eunuch Lian only took Xiao Jie to the bridge leading to the Huxin Pavilion by the lake, then he stopped and said with a smile: "Your Highness, this old slave will take you here. You can go there to see Your Majesty by yourself."

Xiao Jie guessed that this should be what Xiao Ji meant, and he didn't want anyone to hear the conversation between their father and son.

Xiao Jie had no time to think, walked up the bridge alone, and walked towards the Huxin Pavilion.

His footsteps were not small, but Xiao Ji didn't seem to hear them at all. He still turned his back to him and looked at the distant scenery, without turning around at all.

"My son pays homage to my father, long live my father, long live my father."

It was impossible for Xiao Jie to be rude just because Xiao Ji didn't look at him.

Xiao Ji still didn't turn around to look at him, and didn't even make him flattened, but just kept looking into the distance.

After a long time, Xiao Jie's knees hurt a little, but Xiao Ji still didn't mean to call him down, Xiao Jie even wondered if what he was in front of was just a wax figure.

Just when Xiao Jie was secretly slandering himself, the wax figure... No, Xiao Ji finally spoke, without turning around, and without telling him to flatten, he just said a word in a very flat tone.

"You surprised me at the court meeting today."

There was no trace of emotion in this sentence, no joy, anger, sorrow or joy could be heard, Xiao Jie didn't know for a moment whether Xiao Ji was praising himself or hurting himself.

"My son just did what he thought he should do." Xiao Jie imitated the example, and replied calmly, making Xiao Ji unable to distinguish whether he was boasting or blaming himself.

"Oh? Then tell me, what do you think you should do." Xiao Ji didn't know what happened today, but he liked to talk with his back to Xiao Jie.

"As the descendants of the Xiao family, the most important thing to do is to protect my country and country in Daning."

Xiao Jie's mouth was impassioned, but he was secretly complaining in his heart, can't you let your son stand up and speak?

Xiao Ji finally turned around to look at Xiao Jie, his sharp eyes fixed on Xiao Jie's eyes, as if he wanted to read something from Xiao Jie's eyes.

The Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, Xiao Jie felt a strong sense of oppression rushing towards his face, which even gave him the illusion of suffocation for a while.But Xiao Jie didn't dodge his gaze, but bravely met Xiao Ji's gaze.

"Stay flat."

Xiao Ji withdrew his aggressive gaze, and calmly said the words that Xiao Jie had been looking forward to for a long time.

Xiao Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly got up, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous. Instead, he stood beside Xiao Ji with his hands down, like an obedient and obedient son.

"Why did you suddenly break with the Wang family?"

Xiao Jie really admired this royal father, he was able to keep his face expressionless and his tone flat even though he was asking a very serious question.

"When I realized that the Wang family was endangering our country and society in Daning, I decided to make a clean break with the Wang family." Xiao Jie believed that his answer must be full marks.

Xiao Ji's gaze became sharp again, and he stared coldly at Xiao Jie's face: "But the members of the Wang family are all relatives of your mother and concubine, and they are all your elders. How do you have the heart to deal with them?"

This is undoubtedly a proposition.

If Xiao Jie continued to answer like a repeater that he was only trying to protect the country of Daning, Xiao Ji would definitely think that he was a cold-blooded, ruthless, ruthless person. Although he would not say anything, he estimated his image in Xiao Ji's heart It will be greatly discounted, and even be suspicious of yourself. After all, you can betray your uncle and grandfather today, who knows if you will betray your brother and parents in the future.

But if he shows a little bit of intolerance, maybe Xiao Ji will feel that he is nostalgic for the past, and after all, he is not the best person to deal with the Wang family.

Fortunately, Xiao Jie had watched palace fighting dramas and plot dramas a lot in his previous life. He thought that Xiao Ji might ask this kind of question early in the morning, and he had already planned his speech in advance: "Father, on the contrary, my son decided because he couldn't bear it. To deal with grandfather and uncle."

Xiao Ji was slightly taken aback: "Why do you say that?"

Xiao Jie took a deep breath and began to talk eloquently: "Father, with all due respect, what my grandfather and uncle are doing now is not only endangering our country in Daning, but also leading the entire royal family to a road of no return. If I don't stop them, I'm afraid that all the members of the Wang family will die without a place to bury them. As the father said, they are all relatives of the mother and concubine, and they are all elders of the son. I really can't bear it, so I can only Prevent grandfather and uncle from continuing to make mistakes, and prevent more members of the Wang family from being implicated and killed."

"Is it because you can't bear the other members of the Wang family to be implicated and killed, or because you are worried that you and your mother and concubine will be implicated if something happens to their father and son." Xiao Ji still stared at Xiao Jie, and continued to ask.

Xiao Jie nodded calmly and said: "I don't want the rest of the Wang family to be implicated and killed, nor do I want to implicate myself and my concubine innocently."

Xiao Ji's eyes suddenly softened, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face, and the conversation suddenly changed: "Since you are in charge of the joint trial of the three divisions, please tell me what you think."

Xiao Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed the moral test, and now Xiao Ji was going to test his ability.

But since he dared to stand up and take on this errand, he must have done his homework in advance.

Xiao Jie smiled slightly, and said: "My son's idea is to point to the end, not to entice."

"Enough?" The smile on Xiao Ji's face slowly disappeared, but he didn't attack, he just signaled Xiao Jie to continue talking with his eyes.

Xiao Jie was not panicked by the disappearance of Xiao Ji's smile, but calmly explained: "My son knows that my uncle controls 30 northwest frontier troops, making my father sleepless. This time, I really want to use this opportunity to take back the military power. My son bluntly said that the 30 army is the most important support in the hands of my uncle and the Wang family. If the court pushes too hard and my uncle rebels against the court, the consequences will be disastrous..."

"Since you have such concerns, why do you want the Third Division to investigate this matter thoroughly?" Xiao Ji asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Ji patiently explained: "Father, although the imperial court can't move uncle for the time being, it can definitely use the issue to weaken and divide the 30 Northwest Frontier Army. Those who can participate in the smuggling of salt and iron must be uncle's trusted generals, as long as the charges are verified. , can completely take the opportunity to eradicate it, greatly weakening my uncle’s control over the Northwest Frontier Army. According to my understanding of my uncle, he will never rebel against the court for the life and death of a few trusted generals.”

"My son also has a bold idea. Among these trusted generals, there must be one or two who are greedy for life and fear of death. Father can take this opportunity to threaten their lives to force them to be loyal to the court. Chess pieces are bound to come in handy at critical moments, and this is called "leading but not sending."

"This plan is brilliant!" Even Xiao Ji couldn't keep his original composure, his face showed a slight excitement, and he couldn't help clapping his hands in praise.

Xiao Jie secretly laughed in his heart, could it be bad?Your good eldest son Xiao Huang has already tested it in the original book, and it works very well.

It's just that he didn't expect to be used by him to deal with his new father-in-law now.

Xiao Ji also realized that he had somewhat lost his composure in front of his son just now, and his face returned to the original expressionless face: "Since you have your own calculations in your heart, then do everything as you say, and come to me if you have any questions. I, I have always distinguished rewards and punishments, if you do this job well, I will reward you."

"My son thanked the royal father."

Xiao Jie understood the rules, no matter what, it would never be wrong to thank him first.

Xiao Ji waved his hand lightly: "It will take some time for the border generals to enter Beijing, you should go back and prepare."

"My son retire."

Xiao Jie gave a salute, then turned and left.

Xiao Ji looked at Xiao Jie's disappearing figure, his eyes unconsciously showed a trace of fatherly love and comfort.

After all, he is his own son!

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