In the Snow: The Prince of Beiliang Rebelled at the Beginning

The next day.

Xu Ping'an made all the arrangements and set off for Tai'an immediately.

Outside the Beiliang Palace, there was a carriage parked, and the driver was Dian Wei.

There was another person riding a horse, with a sword at his waist and wearing armor. It was the demon god Lu Bu.

Xu Xiao stood at the door, folded his hands into his sleeves, and looked towards the carriage.

"Let's go back."

Xu Ping'an waved his hand.

"understood."

Xu Xiao said.

Standing behind Xu Xiao was a butler, none other than Butler Shen.

"My Lord, let's go back first."

Butler Shen said.

"understood."

Xu Xiao turned around and walked towards the gate of the palace with staggering steps. He turned around and looked at the carriage, but it had already gone away.

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It was late spring.

There is a line in a poem that is extremely appropriate.

No one outside the door asks about the falling flowers, the green shade slowly spreads across the horizon.

The warblers sing until there is no sound, and the frogs can be heard alone in the spring grass pond.

It had just rained in the evening and the road was still a little wet.

The weather is gradually getting warmer.

Xu Ping'an and his party passed Tongguan, passed Tieshuang City, and entered Magu City ten days later. This was the seat of government of Huainan King Zhao Ying and the location of the royal palace.

This day.

The group had just entered the territory of Magu City.

Then I met a group of people.

Stopped the car frame of Xu Pingan and others.

They came to welcome Xu Ping'an.

Zhao Ying, King of Huainan, wants to meet Xu Ping'an.

that's it.

Xu Ping'an's carriage did not go to the inn, but to the Huainan Palace.

Huainan King Zhao Ying personally welcomed Xu Ping'an at the gate of the palace with a carriage.

It's a great honor.

But in Xu Ping'an's view, this was a Hongmen Banquet.

"Shut up!"

Dian Wei pulled the reins and stopped the horse, and then the carriage stopped in front of a building with red walls, green tiles and a vermilion gate. On the hanging plaque were large gold-plated characters that read "Huainan Palace".

"Your Highness, we have arrived."

Dian Wei reminded.

Lu Bu glanced at the Huainan Palace, but was not surprised.

Compared with the Beiliang Palace, this palace seems a bit stingy.

Not on the same level at all.

There are no flying eaves or raised corners, and even less majestic grandeur.

When Zhao Ying saw the carriage, he walked up to it, clasped his fists towards the people in the carriage and said:

"Nephew."

"Uncle Shi."

Xu Ping'an walked out of the carriage and greeted Zhao Ying.

He asked suspiciously, "Uncle asked me to come here. Is there anything I can tell you?"

Zhao Ying smiled and said, "Nephew, I sent someone to call you because I want you to rest in the palace for a few days so that we can have a chat."

"Heart-to-heart talk?" Xu Ping'an asked suspiciously.

"Yes, have you forgotten? Back then, when you were still in Tai'an City, you often came to my place. Oh, now that I think about it, it really went by very quickly. More than ten years have passed."

Zhao Ying sighed.

Xu Pingan asked with a smile: "Uncle, you asked me to come here, not to reminisce about the past, right?"

Zhao Ying did not say anything. He took Xu Ping'an's hand and walked straight into the palace. When they arrived at the reception room, servants had already served them tea, fruits, and snacks, but were then waved away by Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying swept past Dian Wei and Lu Bu.

The two men stood with their hands behind their backs, on either side of Xu Ping'an's seat.

It's like two small hills.

"My nephew's two followers are extraordinary," Zhao Ying said with emotion. Xu Ping'an introduced them to Zhao Ying with a smile: "One is my groom, and the other is my attendant. They are both rough men, not presentable, just like when I was in Beimang."

Hearing this, Zhao Ying also laughed and said, "I didn't expect that my nephew likes to make fun of himself."

Xu Pingan picked up the teacup and glanced at Zhao Ying. The latter had a strange look on his face. He knew that the King of Huainan had something on his mind, so he asked, "Uncle, is there something on your mind?"

Zhao Ying was stunned for a moment, then his expression returned to normal, "No, no, what could I be worried about?"

Xu Ping'an narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Ying, "Uncle, your concern is about me!"

Zhao Ying's thoughts were exposed, and he smiled awkwardly, "I still can't hide it from you."

Xu Ping'an: "Uncle, you can ask whatever you want, but I may not answer."

Zhao Ying: "Nephew, our Zhao family owes your Xu family a debt. Now you are going to Tai'an. I can imagine that you want to collect the debt. I am the younger brother of the current emperor. I should not have said this to you. However, your father Xu Xiao and I are also old friends and have a very good relationship. In a sense, you and I are equals."

"You are the prince of the Liyang Dynasty. According to etiquette, you are the superior." Xu Ping'an said with a smile: "Your Majesty is very polite."

Zhao Ying shook his head and said, "Nephew, uncle only has one question for you——"

"Do you really want to rebel?"

Xu Pingan stared at Zhao Ying and asked, "If I say yes, will Uncle Shi let those assassins behind the scenes take us down?"

Zhao Ying was shocked and asked in horror: "How do you know?"

Xu Pingan sneered and said, "Uncle, do you think I am unprepared for going to Beijing?"

"He rejected Princess Suizhu earlier, then reorganized the Northern Liang army, and now he has taken over Shu. Do you think it's all accidental?"

"Beimang dare not go south, are all these people around me vegetarians? Also, since I dare to go to Tai'an, you guys, with your swordsmen, want me to stay? What a joke."

Zhao Ying blushed as his thoughts were exposed in public.

He didn't get angry or embarrassed.

Instead, he looked behind the screen and said calmly, "Go down."

"Just relying on you guys, you are really no match for him."

"And the two warriors beside him are probably also experts."

Xu Ping'an turned his head, glanced at the screen, and said calmly: "I advise you to go back and report first, otherwise, the next time we meet, you will all be corpses."

This is a naked threat.

Even if Zhao Ying was present, he had no scruples.

After finishing speaking.

Xu Pingan turned to look at Zhao Ying and gave him a thumbs up, "Uncle Shi is a great man."

Zhao Ying blushed and didn't look at Xu Ping'an.

After a long time.

Zhao Ying stared at Xu Ping'an, "Why did my nephew rebel? Your Majesty has not done anything out of the ordinary."

“It also didn’t displace the people.”

"There is no absurd behavior."

Xu Pingan stared at Zhao Ying and smiled, "Uncle, sometimes, to do anything, you need to rely on people's hearts and strength."

"When people's hearts are scattered and their strength is gone, they will go downhill."

"Why so many whys?"

"Besides, in the Liyang Dynasty, from the current emperor to the current crown prince, no one followed any etiquette. People's hearts have long been scattered, and everyone is watching."

Zhao Ying was a little angry, but didn't dare to show it.

He didn't know.

What is Xu Ping'an thinking?

As soon as the executioner hiding behind the screen was discovered, he began to retreat.

Zhao Ying looked a little confused, and he stood up and said, "My nephew, just rest in the palace for a few days before setting off again."

Xu Pingan stood up and said respectfully, "Uncle, I won't disturb you anymore."

"Thank you for the reminder, uncle."

"We will be heading to the inn soon. My carriage is waiting outside."

Zhao Ying did not try to keep him.

He saw Xu Ping'an off and returned to the house.

Walking to the door.

Suddenly, a general in armor appeared and asked, "My Lord, what did you mean just now?"