My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Cui Hongjing spread his hands and said, "Of course, I am here to help you resist the foreign enemies."

Cui Qimo's mouth twitched, "Humph, I didn't realize you are such a filial son."

Cui Hongjing sneered, "Father, think about it. How many people are available around you... Commander Qian? Haha, sorry, father, he is only the commander of the imperial guards after all. When it comes to fighting in the battlefield, he is no match for the experienced soldiers."

Cui Qimo: …

Cui Hongjing continued: "Over the years, father has been so busy guarding against this and that that now there is no one willing to work for you. Father has made himself a lonely man. I really feel sorry for him."

Cui Qimo stood up suddenly, pointing his index finger at Cui Hongjing, his index finger trembling, "You bastard, you traitor! What on earth did you do? Tell me!"

"I have done many things secretly without telling you, father. There are so many things that I don't know where to start." Cui Hongjing thought for a moment with embarrassment, "Let me start with the death of the Crown Prince of Changguo in my Dazhen capital."

"After learning that the Crown Prince of Changguo had secretly sneaked into the capital, I found someone to kill him for the sole purpose of provoking a war between the two countries. Just now, I said that Your Majesty has few people available, and the only one who can fight is Prince Xiao. But Your Majesty has to be wary of his Changguo royal bloodline, so he will definitely not hand over the military order to him. In this case, only Your Majesty can serve Your Majesty.

As for why I want to go to Changguo.

One is to collude with Changguo so that he can help me usurp the throne in the future. Father, you see, isn't this useful today? Hahahaha...

Second, he wanted to establish his authority and let the court officials know that the Great Zhen court would never work without him. Originally, I still held a glimmer of hope, hoping that my father would understand this truth and stop trying to kill me. I was too lazy to waste my energy dealing with him. But my father didn't understand my painstaking efforts and wanted me to die even more.

The third is to send Aunt Wan home. Father can pretend not to know, but I know that Aunt Wan is living a life worse than death in this cold harem, and I must save her. So, I made an appointment with Aunt Wan to send someone to kidnap her from the palace, and then pretend to use her as a hostage to force Yan Ruobing to cease fire. So from the beginning, I knew that this war could not be fought. This General Pingchang was destined to be only an envoy for peace talks from the beginning. But this time, it's hard to say. After all, Father must know very well what kind of temper the King of Chu of Changguo has. It is very likely that he will take the opportunity to send out all the tiger divisions to crush my Dazhen.

Fourth, some things are more interesting when I am not in the capital, at least there are fewer suspicions, right? For example, the eunuch Fu who was beside my grandfather, my father can go to the dungeon of the Ministry of War when he is free to see if the person in the dungeon is still Eunuch Fu. You might as well tell my father that the real Eunuch Fu is currently in a safe and hidden place, and I will let him enjoy his old age and take care of him until the end of his life. As for why I want to rescue Eunuch Fu, my father must know that I want to hear from him the real cause of my grandfather's death. I now know that my father, who was the prince, wanted to bribe the Imperial Hospital's Xue Yuanpan to give my grandfather a chronic poison! My father, do you still remember that when you were about to find Xue Yuanpan, Xue Yuanpan suddenly died of an illness. In fact, he did not die of illness, but committed suicide, because he realized what my father was going to do. He knew that whether he agreed or resisted, he would die. It would be better for him to die of illness in advance, at least he could save his family. You had no choice but to find someone else to do this unscrupulous thing, but you never expected that the person who conspired with you knew that he would be silenced. He was unwilling to give up, so he left a letter before his death and gave it to the son of Xue Yuanpan. Oh, by the way, last year, the Imperial Hospital seemed to have a new doctor, who seemed to be named Xue, and was the one who clamored to worship Mei Xueer as his teacher. He was the son of Xue Yuanpan. Father, why do you think he came to the palace? Hehe..."

At this point, Cui Hongjing stopped, poured another cup of tea, and handed it to Cui Qimo, looking at him with a smile, "Father, don't you want to drink a cup of health tea? Oh, by the way, did I tell you that this health tea seems to be specially prepared by Doctor Xue for you?"

With a loud bang, Cui Qimo's body swayed and he fell directly off the dragon throne. He was trembling all over and pointed at Cui Hongjing's nose, "Rebellious son, you rebellious son, do you want to kill your father?"

Cui Hongjing snorted, and watched with cold eyes as Eunuch Li helped the man on the ground to sit up again, and then came over with the cup of tea, "Father, do you still remember that you gave your grandfather a similar health tea back then? The things added here will take at least half a year to take effect, and the imperial physician cannot identify it... Father, how long have you been drinking this health tea?"

"Rebellious son, you rebellious son!" Cui Qimo threw the teacup in front of him away, "Eunuch Li, kill him for me, kill him!"

Eunuch Li was a little hesitant, but still walked slowly towards Cui Hongjing.

Cui Hongjing laughed again, "Father, please don't be angry. Anger is harmful to your health. I have a big secret to tell you. After you hear this secret, it won't be too late for you to take my life. Besides, I am worried that if I die, Doctor Xue may not be willing to give me the antidote. Then, Father will die, and I will be guilty of a great sin."

Eunuch Li looked at Cui Qimo hesitantly. Cui Qimo's imperial majesty could no longer be maintained, and he became a little hysterical, "You rebellious son——"

"Rebellious son?" Cui Hongjing dragged a chair and sat in front of Cui Qimo, looking at him with a half-smile, "Didn't the emperor say that I am not your son? Then how can I be called a 'rebellious son'?"

After a pause, he continued, "Father, you remember the spring hunt in the ninth year of Qingfeng, which was the year I was born."

Cui Qimo's face turned pale and he clenched his teeth, "What do you want to say?"

Cui Hongjing's voice turned cold: "Father, do you know that the eunuch who came to inform you and was secretly executed by you on the spot was ostensibly your Eastern Palace man, but whose man was he actually?"

Hearing this, Eunuch Li stiffened and secretly glanced at Cui Qimo.

When Cui Qimo wanted to execute the eunuch immediately, Eunuch Li became suspicious and said, "Your Highness, wait a minute..." He thought the matter was quite strange and wanted to keep the man and torture him to see if there was someone behind it.

But Cui Qimo, who was so angry that he had lost his mind, swung his sword and cut off the eunuch's neck before he could continue speaking. After this, Eunuch Li dared not mention this matter again.

Cui Hongjing: "Father, that eunuch is an old subordinate of Nanyue and is loyal to Concubine De. When Concubine De saw that her son was favored and would become the biggest obstacle to King Qi's ascension to the throne, she tampered with the horse and tried to kill her son, but failed and ended up harming her own son. She knew that the matter would be exposed one day, so she asked the eunuch to make up such a false secret to plant a seed of doubt in your heart. But you, father, were so stupid that you believed it. What you did next was exactly what Concubine De wanted. Five years of fatherly love and filial piety could not withstand the instigation of a eunuch, an old subordinate of Nanyue. Father, since you are old and confused, you might as well abdicate as soon as possible and enjoy your old age, haha..."

"You're talking nonsense!" Cui Qimo was shocked and angry, his beard was shaking, "You're talking nonsense, I don't believe a word you said. You rebellious son!"

Cui Hongjing spread his hands, "You might as well tell your father that the reason why I dare to sit here and tell you all this is because outside, inside and outside the palace, everyone is my people. Do you believe that I can destroy Commander Qian and the Imperial Guards that you rely on within three days? Now that things have come to this, why should I talk nonsense? What is there about you now that is worth my son trying so hard to deceive you?"