Chapter 129 Make It Clear

Touch the prince?

Han Xu was also surprised when he heard the news.

Xuan Yiwei probably discovered Ning Shanzhi's death late last night and obtained the evidence of guilt written by him.

It's only been less than ten hours, so Emperor Wu has made a decision so quickly?

"Let's hear the specific situation."

"Your Majesty issued an imperial edict this morning, saying that the prince is stubborn and needs more training, so he is ordered to go to the Western Region to practice. When your Majesty is satisfied, he will come back."

After listening, Han Xu leaned back on his chair, raised his right hand, and tapped the table with his fingers.

Emperor Wu's treatment of the prince is worthy of scrutiny.

First, the criminal evidence was only obtained last night. In such a short period of time, there was no time to investigate and verify them one by one. This handling was too hasty.

Second, even if Emperor Wu believed the incriminating evidence, the incriminating evidence included not only the prince, but also a group of his accomplices, but Emperor Wu did not mention them.

Third, and the strangest thing, Emperor Wu did not mention what the prince had committed. He only 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 make the Crown Prince's crimes public, but only symbolically ordered him to leave the royal city, and did not set a time limit for training. He could come back as long as Emperor Wu gave the order.

If one puts aside the status of the emperor and looks at this matter simply based on the father's attitude towards his children, Han Xu believes that Emperor Wu does not seem to be punishing the prince. On the contrary, it is more like protecting him and keeping him away from the royal city temporarily.

Why did he have to leave at this time? Perhaps Emperor Wu felt that something big was going to happen.

Even Emperor Wu thought it was a big deal and would surely shock the world.

"When will the prince leave?" Han Xu asked Nishang.

"Before I returned home, the spy said that the prince had just left the East Palace. Counting the time, he should be almost at the city gate now."

"Let's go give him a ride."

Han Xu first went to Yingying's room, and after transferring some spiritual energy to her, he 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.

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 surrounded by guards.

"Master, the carriage from the East Palace."

Han Xu counted and found that there were not many guards in this group, only about ten people. Judging from the formation, it was indeed a bit shabby.

You must know that the prince travels on weekdays, and there are at least fifty people accompanying him.

However, Han Xu discovered that although this team of guards was small in number, they were all elites of the third level.

Although each of them restrained their aura, Han Xu still felt that each of them had a strong evil spirit. Every move was uniform and well-trained, as if they were elite soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles.

If the prince was really demoted, how could Emperor Wu possibly arrange for such an elite group of soldiers to accompany him.

What's more, the journey to the West is far away, but there is only one carriage for the prince. How much luggage can one carriage carry?

At this time, the carriage stopped, the prince opened the curtains and looked outside.

At a glance, he spotted Han Xu in the tea shop.

Han Xu waved to the prince, who smiled and got off the carriage.

"Your Highness." The guard captain immediately dismounted and followed the prince.

But the prince waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to follow, and then came to Han Xu.

When the people in the tea shop saw the East Palace carriage, they dispersed long ago. Even the shopkeeper and waiter of the tea shop hid in the back hall.

The prince sat opposite Han Xu, as casually as if he were meeting a close friend.

"I was thinking that so and so would come to see me off, but I didn't expect that I didn't see anyone who should show up. I didn't expect that Mr. Han would be here." The prince said with some self-deprecation, picked up the teapot, and poured it. He drank a cup of tea in one gulp, not caring that the tea had cooled down.

"Your Highness, the tea is cold." Han Xu said.

"Although the tea is cold, it can't cool people's hearts."

"I didn't expect His Highness to have a sentimental side."

"Han Xu, I admit, like most people, I underestimated you before."

"Your Highness is joking, I have no abilities."

"Han Xu, you see I'm leaving. Before I leave, I have some questions. Can you answer them for me?"

"Your Highness, please speak?" Han Xu picked up a cup of tea casually, but did not drink it.

"Who is that Buddhist extraordinary person?" What surprised Han Xu was that the prince asked directly about the extraordinary Buddhist thing.

"What kind of Buddhism is extraordinary? I don't know what His Highness is talking about?" Han Xu said with a surprised expression without even thinking about it.

"Han Xu, now that things have come to an end, you don't have to pretend anymore. There is a white-clothed sword demon in front of you, and there is a Buddhist extraordinary in the back. Both of them are extraordinary in the realm of unity between man and nature. Such masters who only appear in legends appear one after another. Please don’t tell me that we don’t know each other.”

"Does His Highness think I should know him?" Han Xu said, "Everyone knows that I am not interested in cultivation, let alone things in the world."

"I don't know any of the two people your Highness mentioned."

"You don't know anyone?" The prince leaned forward and whispered, "Han Xu, it's just you and me now, there's no need to hide it. After so many years, you must be tired of hiding it."

The prince repeatedly tempted Han Xu to tell the truth, but Han Xu remained unmoved. No matter what the prince said, he only had three words: "I don't know."

After asking for a long time, the prince felt a little annoyed. He thought that he could not squeeze out any valuable information from Han Xu.

Since the accident, he has been locked up in the East Palace and has not come out. Although he was locked up, it gave him a space to think calmly.

Last night, the prince reviewed his plan from beginning to end. He found a problem. In this plan, almost all the details were carried out 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 at the beginning, but Wang Ran died, but Han Xu was fine.

Later, he and Wu Ji cooperated to drive Han Xu into the beast tide, but even so, Han Xu still did not die, and was not even injured.

Although Han Xu's death does not seem to have any direct connection with the failure of his plan, it must be said that after excluding all the impossibilities, the only possibility left is the truth no matter how impossible it is.

After thinking for a while, the prince realized that the only person who could cause his plan to fail was Han Xu, the young master of the Han family who had been called a waste by everyone for six or seven years.

"Your Highness, it's getting late, we should leave." At this time, the leader of the guards came 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 Your Highness colluded with the Holy General of the Holy Dao Palace." After Han Xu finished speaking, the prince's body shook, but soon returned to normal.

With a cold light in his eyes, he said to Han Xu: "Han Xu, I admit that everyone underestimated you before, but from now on, I will remember you."

"It's my honor to let Your Highness remember me." Han Xu's expression did not change, and he still smiled.

Everyone is smart, and many things don't need to be said too clearly. This short meeting has already been regarded as a formal declaration of war between the two sides.

After the prince left, Qing'er asked, "Master, did you come all the way here just to say a few words?"

"Of course not." Han Xu said, "I just have to come and see if the prince left because he was punished."

"Of course, the imperial decree has been issued, how can it be false." Qing'er asked.

"I am sure he is not."