Good! My stupid son finally rebelled!

Chapter 292:

Xiao Dingshan!

Ling Tian frowned: "I've never heard of it."

He had lived in the imperial city since he was a child and had basically no chance to leave. Although he knew that the Xiao family was huge, he did not know much about its structure.

"Your Highness, this Xiao Dingshan is the current head of the Xiao family." Dongfang Yue introduced: "Xiao Dingshan and Xiao Yuanshan are originally half brothers from the same father."

"The two have had different styles of civil and military skills since childhood."

"Xiao Dingshan prefers martial arts, while Xiao Yuanshan prefers literature."

"Later, due to some relationships, Xiao Yuanshan became the prime minister of Daqian, but Xiao Dingshan ended up in Guanzhong. Although he seemed to be living in the mountains, he expanded the Xiao family to a terrifying extent."

“It is said to be the best in Guanzhong.”

Ling Tian frowned: "Then why are the Guanzhong nobles so popular?"

Guanzhong gentry?

Dongfang Yue was stunned at first, then smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are talking about the Xiao Yu family. Xiao Yu's grandfather Xiao Wen is a famous writer in my Daqian."

"Especially in Guanzhong."

"There is a vague trend of becoming the leader of the noble family."

"Although both the Xiao Yu family and Xiao Dingshan are based in Guanzhong, their trends are different and they are not actually in conflict."

Ling Tian nodded, but he didn't expect there were so many twists and turns.

"Your Highness, the Emperor's order was originally for you to go to Guanzhong to suppress the smallpox." Dongfang Yue was worried: "Strictly speaking, you haven't gone deep into Guanzhong yet. If you return to Kyoto in ten days."

"I'm afraid that by then, it will be used by someone with ulterior motives."

use?

Ling Tian smiled: "The cowpox has already been diagnosed, why should I go to Guanzhong to die?"

"Even if you don't die, it's bound to cause a lot of trouble."

"It would be better for her to go to the border and die earlier. Besides, Tuoba Ke of Northern Zhou has suffered a lot. Given her temper, how could she remain indifferent after returning to the border?"

Ling Tian had already prepared for everything and had no worries at all.

Dongfang Yue was a little confused, but Ling Tian didn't care much: "Forget it, since Xiao Dingshan has already arrived, it would be unreasonable not to meet him."

"After all, he is still a relative of Concubine Xiao."

Princess Xiao?

Dongfang Yue frowned slightly, wondering why he was talking about Concubine Xiao at this time. Almost in the blink of an eye, a bold guess came to Dongfang Yue's heart.

He swallowed subconsciously and said, "Your Highness shouldn't be so bold, right?"

“But it’s hard to say.”

"Your Highness sometimes gets crazy, but I won't care too much."

Outside the prefect's mansion.

A tall man was standing with his arms folded, quietly waiting for something. Behind him stood a dozen of his trusted aides, who were obviously well-trained.

In the courtyard.

Chu Wan'er was a little anxious: "Cuizhu, has the prince come yet?"

"Not yet." Cui Zhu shook her head: "Madam, is Xiao Dingshan very powerful?"

"kindness."

Chu Wan'er nodded: "I heard my father say before that if Xiao Dingshan had stayed in the army, he would have been on par with my father."

hiss.

Cuizhu was shocked. What kind of terrifying fighting power is this, comparable to the King of Zhenbei? "Madam, no matter how powerful he is, what can he do?"

"After all, I am just a subject. How dare I attack His Highness?"

"Do not."

Chu Wan'er shook her head: "Cuizhu, think carefully, how did His Majesty arrange it?"

Cuizhu concentrated: "Go to Guanzhong and suppress smallpox."

"Yes."

Chu Wan'er said: "It has been almost a month now, and we are still at the edge of Guanzhong. It depends on your highness's arrangements. As long as the cowpox test is successful, we will return to Kyoto."

"The ministers in the court will certainly submit a petition at that time."

"Give your Highness a charge of deserting the battlefield."

"But it's over."

Cuizhu didn't understand, and subconsciously asked: "Is there a possibility that His Highness is deliberately showing weakness?"

"Do not."

Chu Wan'er saw the long-term: "Your Highness can show weakness, but this time he is disobeying the order."

“There is a fundamental difference between the two.”

hiss.

Cuizhu came back to her senses in an instant. Chu Wan'er's words really woke her up. After all, showing weakness would only make people look down upon her, but if Ling Tian was accused of disobeying an order, it would be a shame.

Then...

Ruined.

Must die.

Cuizhu was nervous: "Madam, do you want to..."

Cuizhu made a gesture of wiping her neck.

"absurd."

Chu Wan'er was shocked: "You have to know that this guy's strength is unfathomable. You and I can't defeat him."

"Once you push it into a corner, you never know what terrible things it might do."

Cuizhu was helpless and looked out the door, only to see a carriage approaching from a distance: "Madam, it's His Highness's carriage."

kindness?

Chu Wan'er looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Ling Tian's carriage stop and Xiang Lin and the palace soldiers lined up. Ling Tian then slowly got off the carriage and stretched his waist comfortably.

This dandy appearance caused Xiao Dingshan to look at him with disdain in his eyes: "This piece of trash can be destroyed with just a wave of the hand."

"I don't know why the Queen sent a letter asking me to be careful."

"Could it be that in the eyes of the Queen, I am worse than this piece of trash?"

"Isn't this a joke?"

Disdain in my heart.

But I dare not disobey.

After all, Ling Tian's identity was there, and as a subject, he should behave like a subject. He suppressed his displeasure, turned around, came to Ling Tian, ​​and bowed.

"I am Xiao Dingshan, a humble citizen. I am honored to meet His Highness."

kindness?

Ling Tian raised his eyebrows and did not let Xiao Dingshan get away from the formalities. He just looked down at Xiao Dingshan and said, "What do you want to see me for?"

Xiao Dingshan whispered, "Your Highness, I have been looking forward to your coming since you came to Guanzhong to take charge of the situation."

"But Your Highness has not made any progress in Huaitong in the past half month."

"I have no other choice but to come all the way to greet Your Highness."

Ling Tian smacked his lips: "Xiao Dingshan, are you doing this to flatter me?"

"Or is it that you are planning something bad?"

kindness?

Xiao Dingshan frowned: "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"

"Humph."

Ling Tian snorted lightly, without any disguising: "You are so humble in front of my Highness, it is nothing more than because of your status."

"You led the crowd to where this prince is staying without receiving a summons from this prince."

"Could it be that you want to harm this prince?"

slander.

Chi Guoguo’s slander.

Xiao Dingshan was shocked: "Your Highness, I have absolutely no such intention."

"only……"

"enough."

Ling Tian didn't give him a good look at all: "To be honest, Your Highness is ready to leave for Kyoto in ten days."

"what?"

Xiao Dingshan was shocked: "But Your Highness, His Majesty didn't ask you to do that."

"how?"

Ling Tian smiled disdainfully: "So what?"

"Are you trying to say that Your Highness is disobeying your orders?"

"Your Highness, I dare not." Xiao Dingshan said he dared not, but he kept sneering in his heart: "This useless prince is really cowardly. I never thought that he would be so scared."

"Afraid of the power of my Xiao family, you dare not go to Guanzhong?"

"I just dream of leaving Huaitong like this and going back to Kyoto."

"If that happens, it will be a true deception of the emperor. Even if His Majesty wants to protect you, he won't be able to do so."

Xiao Dingshan already had some expectations.

"Ah."

Ling Tian saw through Xiao Dingshan's thoughts at a glance and said disdainfully: "Don't look at me like that."

"actually."

"At this moment, I don't dare to go to Guanzhong."

"After all, when I left Kyoto, there was news that if I came to Guanzhong, I would be killed."

"Everyone knows that Guanzhong is the second brother's territory."

"Could it be that my second brother wants to kill me?"