The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The next day, Xiao Rui got up early to attend the morning court.

After returning to the palace at the end of the morning court, Jia Xu had already prepared a gift for him to visit Champion Hou's mansion. It stands to reason that Xiao Rui is the master, and Champion Hou is a courtier, so there is no reason for a dignified prince to visit a courtier's house, but who calls him the new son-in-law, the future father-in-law has returned home, and this new son-in-law is not the first time to visit , from the etiquette can not justify.

What should come, will come sooner or later.

So Xiao Rui changed his clothes and set off with Wu Zhanfa and Li Kui.

Arriving in front of Champion Hou's gate, the carriage had just stopped, and Xiao Rui hadn't opened his eyes from his doze, when the system started to move again.

"Congratulations to the host, one of the four great joys in life, wouldn't it be a pity if there is no mission to help out?"

"Ding dong... The mission is open, please check the host!"

Xiao Rui sighed, this is really in line with the urine nature of the system, I just hope that the four great joys will not turn into four great sorrows.

Talking about these four great tragedies is really fucked up, encountering old friends and enemies in a foreign land, a drop of cold rain in a long drought, in a dream when the gold list is named, next door to the bridal chamber at night with flowers and candles.

He clicked on the system, and saw this written in the system:

"New task: Complete the first challenge of Champion Hou, Advent Value +10, current Advent Value 60/100. If the task fails, the host is destined to be single."

Xiao Rui's nerves were fixed at the first level, so Champion Hou still has the second level and the third level? Oh, champion Hou is looking for a husband for his daughter, or choosing a pillar for the country.

Couldn't help complaining in his heart, Xiao Rui really wanted to wave his hand, let Li Kui rush in with two axes, and run away with his long legs on his shoulders.

He is not good at passing the test, but he is very skilled at stealing a wife. I still remember being the best man for my best friend in my previous life. The groom waved his hand and shouted: "Every woman will carry away except the mother-in-law!"

Xiao Rui was so excited, he was the first to rush up, picked the most beautiful one and ran away, who knew that not only the best man was chasing after him, but also the bridesmaid, even the groom's officer and mother-in-law were chasing after him.

"Put the bride down, bastard, you are carrying the wrong person!"

Mistake?

Would Xiao Rui make such a low-level mistake? He will definitely not admit it. In fact, this is for the groom's official benefit. After all, when you half-kneel and wear wedding shoes for the bride, you don't know how many treaties that forfeit power and humiliate the country.

It is said that brothers are like siblings, and women are like clothes... Cough cough... Xiao Rui is a bit biased.

Ever since that time, those brothers didn't dare to ask him to be the best man. Thinking about it now, Xiao Rui is still full of sighs.

But when he thought that Champion Hou was a sixth-rank martial artist, and Zhuge Yuanba was a fifth-rank martial artist, Xiao Rui's flame that had just ignited was snuffed out, so he honestly asked Wu Zhanfa to knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Crunch..."

The side door was opened, and an old gate official poked his head out. He already knew Xiao Rui, so he hurried out and respectfully said: "The villain pays homage to His Royal Highness King Xian!"

"Excuse me, Lord Hou is in the mansion? I heard that he has returned to Beijing, so I came to visit you." Xiao Rui laughed.

The old gate official smiled awkwardly, and said: "My master is in the mansion, but he also said that if His Royal Highness King Xian visits, let the villain tell His Highness that my master has traveled a long distance back to Beijing and is very tired. Come visit again someday."

Xiao Rui was taken aback, hey, this is a stranger.

"Of course it's a big deal, we can't wait for a few days!" Xiao Rui said with a smile, "Go and report it, and say that it's an urgent matter involving the northern border guards!"

When the old gate official heard that it was so serious, he hurried to report.

In the study in the mansion, Zhuge Yuanba was drinking tea with a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man resembled Zhuge Yuanba in appearance, as expected, they were born of the same mother, but their demeanor was completely different. Zhuge Yuanba is casual and lazy, more like a refined scholar. The middle-aged man is stern and resolute, with a murderous look of iron and blood in his gestures, which is the aura cultivated on the battlefield.

This person is the champion, Zhuge Yuanxiong.

"Brother, isn't it a little too much for you not to let King Xian enter the mansion? We are courtiers after all." Zhuge Yuanba asked.

Champion Hou glared at him, and said, "If you hadn't made up your own mind and promised this marriage for Liu Ying, I would have done this? Now you know that I have gone too far?"

Zhuge Yuanba chuckled, and said: "Liuying has a crush on him, so she wants to marry someone, so naturally let her marry someone she likes, King Xian is not bad."

Champion Hou sighed, and said: "Why should the Zhuge family be involved in the dispute for the prince. If King Xian is mediocre, there is no problem in finding him as his son-in-law, but from all the signs, his goal is very clear!"

Zhuge Yuanba asked back: "Brother, do you think our Zhuge family can really stay out of the dispute between princes? Once the emperor has one courtier, when the new emperor takes power in the future, the Zhuge family will definitely be moved!"

"Even if Zhuge's family is moved, it's a big deal for us to resign, but if it gets involved in the prince's dispute, once we lose, it's not as simple as resigning. Don't you understand such a simple truth?" Champion Hou asked him.

Zhuge Yuanba said: "I understand! So we can't lose! If we win, you will be the head of the country, Liuying will be the queen, and Lin'er, who was born to her and Xiao Rui, will be the prince! Our Zhuge family will be the number one clan in the Great Xia Kingdom! "

Champion Hou stared at Zhuge Yuanba, and said solemnly: "Yuanba, you don't have to pretend in front of me. Although I was fighting outside, I watched you grow up. I don't know your temper? Can Zhuge's family become the number one?" You don’t care at all, the clan, you chose Xian Wang Xiao Rui, why, tell me!”

Zhuge Yuanba fell into silence. After a long time, he sighed and said, "Ye Qianlan."

"Her?" Champion Hou was startled, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Champion Hou sighed: "So that's the case, you still can't let her go. But you have to understand that Xiao Rui wants to be emperor, and His Majesty's standards for him are ten times and a hundred times higher than other princes, because His Majesty has to take Da Xia's interests into consideration." Foundation!"

"I know!" Zhuge Yuanba's eyes flickered, and he said firmly: "But Your Majesty knows better! Xiao Rui is his and Ye Qianlan's son, and he will definitely not harm him, let alone damage Da Xia's foundation. Your Majesty's character is yours." I understand, since he gave Xiao Rui a chance, it explained everything."

"The incident back then killed Ye Qianlan, and His Majesty also... His majesty's grand ambitions cannot be realized, so he has to choose an heir of martial arts and martial arts. Sooner or later, he will get there. Why not let Xiao Rui do it?"

Champion Hou was silent.

At this moment, the voice of the old gate official sounded outside the door: "Reporting to the lord, King Xian came to visit, and the villain followed the instructions of the lord, but His Royal Highness said that he needs to meet the lord face to face regarding the important matter of guarding the northern border. , is urgent."

Champion Hou laughed, and said: "This little guy is really glib, he can tell lies when he opens his mouth, I don't know if there is any major issue in defending the northern border?"

Zhuge Yuanba also laughed: "Brother used the reason that he didn't want to see you because it was not a major event, so he naturally wanted to find a major event that is closely related to you. If you don't see me now, it will be bad for your reputation."

"Let's go, go meet this King Xian whom you praised." Champion Hou got up, followed by Zhuge Yuanba, and the two walked to the gate of the mansion, and opened the middle door to welcome them.

Champion Hou had seen Xiao Rui when he was very young, and now seeing him again, he has grown into a handsome young man, his appearance and demeanor really can't be faulted.

Xiao Rui was also sizing up Champion Hou, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Xiao Rui pays homage to Champion Hou!"

The Champion Hou didn't dare to trust him, so he hurriedly returned the gift, saying: "The last general Zhuge Yuanxiong pays homage to His Royal Highness King Xian!"

The two accepted the gift, and Champion Hou deliberately asked: "His Royal Highness, I heard that you have important information on the defense of the northern border?"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "That's right!"

"I don't know what information it is?" Champion Hou asked.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Master Hou bravely won the three armies and guarded the north to deter the Great Qi. With Lord Hou here, the defense line at the northern border is as solid as gold, so there will be no problem? But now Lord Hou returns to Beijing to report on his duties. If he is entangled in trouble, he will be flawless. Considering the northern border, Great Qi Kingdom will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, and if the confrontation intensifies, it will lead to war. Moreover, the dispute over the pastures and pastures has not yet been resolved. Wouldn’t it be too late to regret? Therefore, if Lord Hou can solve the entanglement as soon as possible, it will ensure the safety of the northern border. The matter of Lord Hou is a big deal! As the prince of Daxia, this king also needs to do his duty. Lord Hou is serving and contributing to the country."

Xiao Rui talked about everything.

After hearing this, Champion Hou couldn't help but praised: "I've heard that His Highness King Xian's words are sharp, and now we can see it. Your Highness, the hospitality is not good, please come into the mansion for tea!"

"Thank you, Lord Hou." Xiao Rui smiled.

Just like that, Xiao Rui entered the mansion.

When the guest of honor came to the hall to sit down, the champion ordered someone to serve good tea, and then said with a smile: "It is the end of the day that I should visit your mansion, so why bother Your Highness to come here in person."

"Should be, should be, Liuying and I hit it off right away, talked very happily, had a good impression of each other, and cared for each other. Naturally, we need to visit Lord Hou. After all, marriage depends on the orders of our parents. I don't know what opinion does Lord Hou have?" Xiao Rui Said.

Champion Hou was startled, he never expected Xiao Rui to be so direct, the first sentence he came in was a showdown asking about marriage, which was too direct.

In fact, I don't blame Xiao Rui for being direct, it's because he was afraid that if he was too embarrassed to ask, Champion Hou would keep pretending to be stupid, and it would be useless to visit today. So Xiao Rui directly cut to the point, let's see how your Champion Hou will argue.

But this can't help the champion, he said with a smile: "Since your highness has said that you need the orders of your parents, you will enter the palace in a few days, ask to see your majesty, and discuss this matter with your majesty. If your majesty agrees, you will naturally grant the marriage of."

"I entered the palace yesterday, and my father has already agreed to my marriage with Liuying, but my father said that the champion Hou is the pillar of the Great Xia Kingdom. Only this precious daughter must depend on Lord Hou's opinion. After all, getting married is not just about two people. It's a personal matter, but also a family matter, what does Hou Ye think?" Xiao Rui asked again.

Champion Hou smiled and nodded. He could see that, if he didn't give Xiao Rui an answer today, he would not let it go.

That being the case...

"I can see His Highness's intentions, but as a father, I naturally want to choose an excellent husband for my daughter. Your Highness is very good. It's a pity that I have been away all year round and have no chance to see it. Why don't you let me see it today? See His Highness's ability?" Champion Hou said.

It's overdue to be so direct!

Xiao Rui smiled and said, "Okay, I don't know how Master Hou wants to test it?"

"Then let's focus on the five aspects of morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor." Champion Hou said.

Xiao Rui: ...

Is this to choose a son-in-law, or to choose five good students?