Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 367 Reasonable Explanation
When Prince Li Xun, wearing a Taoist robe, appeared in front of everyone, everyone stared at him intently, with surprise written all over their faces, as if they were under a spell.
No one expected that the Prince Daxuan, whom they had been searching for, was actually hiding in the palace of the Banshee Kingdom, just a stone's throw away from them.
Especially the Crown Princess who was dressed in gorgeous purple clothes, she was dumbfounded after seeing Li Xun, as if she had seen a ghost!
She tried to stand up and go to her husband to ask how he was doing, but after hesitating for a long time, she was unable to stand up.
Because she saw that Li Xun ignored his first wife and never even looked at her. Instead, after asking the question, he kept his eyes on Xu Zun.
"Master Xu," the prince asked in a deep voice, "how did you see through it? In my opinion, there seems to be no flaw!"
“If…” Xu Zun calmed his mind and quickly adjusted his thoughts before he said thoughtfully, “I guessed correctly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is playing a big game!”
"Oh?" Li Xun stared at Xu Zun, his face expressionless. "I'd like to hear more about it. Let me also experience the demeanor of the Grand Xuan Judge!"
"Your Highness," Xu Zun nodded slightly, and then said, "If I am not mistaken, you should have a cooperative relationship with two forces. One is the female ruler Kong Zhen and her intelligence network, and the second one... is - Xuanmen!"
After these words were spoken, the scene became even more silent.
The meaning of this statement is obvious: Crown Prince Li Xun is a member of the Xuanmen rebel group.
If it wasn't for this kind of occasion, Xu Zun's words would be considered a crime of disrespect and the prince would have beheaded him on the spot!
But the situation is different now. The prince does not show any sign of anger or annoyance, and his face is still relaxed and calm.
"You first deliberately wrote an article that was disrespectful to the Queen Mother, and then pretended to be terrified," Xu Zun continued, "and then took the opportunity to ask for permission to visit Donghai.
"Your purpose is not to fear that the Queen Mother will punish you, but..." Xu Zun has already entered the state, and said heavily, "It is to avoid an opportunity, an important opportunity!"
After saying this, Xu Zun paused for a few seconds.
Normally, at this moment, the prince should have asked, "What's the timing?" However, the prince did not respond at all.
Well, after a little embarrassment, Xu Zun had to ask himself and answer: "This important moment is - the Holy City Heavenly Tribulation!"
After hearing this, the prince finally showed some expression on his face, but it was not fear or trepidation. Instead, it was an indescribable amusement.
“You have been cooperating with Xuanmen for a long time,” Xu Zun continued, “and you know that Xuanmen is going to launch the Holy Capital Heavenly Tribulation Incident, so you must stay away from the court to get rid of suspicion.
“If the Heavenly Tribulation Operation is successful and His Majesty returns to the throne, you will return from the East China Sea and become the legitimate crown prince of Daxuan, and you will no longer have to worry about losing your position.
“Even more,” Xu Zun realized that he had revealed his cards, so he spoke out his guess, “You can use your connections to control the court and become the true ruler of Daxuan!
"Your Highness, I wonder if my speculation is correct?"
Prince Li Xun smiled slightly and did not comment.
Kong Zhen became interested and asked quietly, "If it's as you said, then how did the delegation get attacked?"
"It may seem difficult to understand why the delegation was attacked, but if you think about the prince's mentality, it makes sense," Xu Zun said, "The prince knows that the Heavenly Tribulation Plan can only succeed and not fail, otherwise he will never be able to return to Daxuan.
"With the Queen Mother's ability, it is impossible for her not to have thought that the heavenly tribulation is related to the Crown Prince, especially..." Xu Zun looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Only His Majesty knows about the secret room in Wanfu Palace, and His Majesty has only told one person, and that person is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, the prince finally showed surprise on his face. He obviously did not expect that Xu Zun even knew about the secret room.
"Therefore, before the heavenly tribulation, the prince must make preparations for both situations," Xu Zun said, "He must find a reason why he can never go back if the heavenly tribulation fails.
“And our Great Xuan Navy is invincible in the world. If we don’t want to go back, it will be very difficult.
"It's obviously not possible to explain a normal disappearance, illness or a minor accident, so you thought of the Siren!
“Only if the mission is attacked by a kraken can it seem more reasonable.
"So, " Xu Zun turned to Kong Zhen and said, "you teamed up with Kong Zhen and set up this sea monster's plan to make my Great Xuan Mission sink in the East China Sea!
“In this way,” he looked at the Crown Prince, “Your Highness can advance or retreat, and there will be no risk!
“If the heavenly tribulation succeeds, you will return to Daxuan as a survivor.
"If the heavenly tribulation fails, you will disappear from the East China Sea forever, and everyone will think that you have been eaten by a sea monster!
"Your Highness," Xu Zun asked with narrowed eyes, "Am I right?"
The reason why Xu Zun asked questions again and again was that he wanted to use Li Xun's reaction to make a judgment.
At this point, there was no need for either Li Xun or Kong Zhen to disguise themselves anymore.
After hearing Xu Zun's inference, Li Xun finally changed his mind and said with gritted teeth:
"The Queen Mother is indeed very capable. No wonder she sent you to the East China Sea!"
this……
Suddenly, Xu Zun heard the hidden message in Li Xun's words, his heart trembled slightly, and he also had a strange feeling.
yes!
The Queen Mother sent me to the East China Sea. Her purpose was obviously not to find the prince, but to let me find out the information hidden behind the prince.
In other words, the Queen Mother already knew that there was something wrong with the Crown Prince?
"Really...really?" At this moment, Crown Princess Tian Jing could no longer hold back. She stared at Li Xun with wide eyes in amazement and asked, "Crown Prince, is what Lord Xu said true?"
Finally, Li Xun glanced at the Crown Princess, but it was just a faint glance, as if he was looking at a passerby.
"The Great Xuan Mission, so many officials, soldiers, and followers," Tian Jing said excitedly, "because of your own selfish desire, they all...all died! That's thousands of lives, how could you...how could you do this?
"And... and..." She shed tears, "and the Tianfu warship we are on. You... you even want to kill me and make me die with your ambition. You... you are so cruel!"
"Humph," Li Xun snorted coldly, "It's not easy for me either! I never thought that the Tianfu ship was so sturdy. Even though the bow was blown apart, it didn't sink?"
The prince's indifference chilled the hearts of those present.
The Crown Princess also felt this indifference and knew that her complaints were useless, so she simply sat back in her seat and turned her head to the side.
"That shouldn't be the case, right?" Xu Zun suppressed his excitement and continued, "You guys painstakingly planned the Siren's attack, you should at least leave some witnesses, right?
"According to my speculation, there are also the prince's men on the Wanfu giant ship," Xu Zun said, "After the accident, you let them drive the severely damaged Tianfu giant ship to a remote island in the East China Sea, and then use the excuse of repairing the ship to waste time, so as to wait for the result of the Tianjie operation.
"Regardless of whether the Heavenly Tribulation Operation succeeds or fails, they will eventually sail the ship back to Daxuan," Xu Zun said, "If it succeeds, they will be heroes and will welcome the prince in the Holy Capital.
“If we lose, we will pretend to be innocent survivors and explain the truth of the sea monster to the Queen Mother, so that she will believe that the delegation was attacked by the sea monster and the prince was killed by the sea monster.
"Your Highness," Xu Zun raised his eyes and stared at Li Xun, "Do you think this explanation is more reasonable?"
