nashuaworldcup Chapter 113 He is the mastermind behind this!
Chapter 113 He is the mastermind behind this!
Prisoner's dilemma?
Li Xuansheng tilted his head and carefully thought about the new four-character word that came out of Lu Qingqing's mouth.
"This is new. I have never heard of it before. I didn't expect that my Qingqing is so knowledgeable."
Lu Qingqing thought to herself.
It goes without saying that you haven't heard of this. How could you, an ancient person, know the achievements of modern civilization?
She smiled shyly, and had to find a reasonable source for the prisoner's dilemma.
"Your Majesty, I am too kind to praise you. I cannot claim to be well-educated. It is just that I like to read some vernacular novels and have seen similar scenes in them."
"I just made up this name myself."
Li Xuansheng nodded, not doubting Lu Qingqing's explanation.
He summoned He Qing and ordered Prince Jing and General Liu to re-examine the assassin according to Lu Qingqing's prisoner's dilemma method.
Soon, news came from both sides.
Prince Jing and General Liu both entered the imperial tent to report again. They looked at each other in front of the tent and understood each other tacitly.
"Brother, please see your Majesty."
"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
Prince Jing looked normal, while General Liu was high-spirited and confident, in stark contrast to his decadent appearance this morning.
Lu Qingqing looked at his expression and guessed that the interrogation had already come to a conclusion.
However, it is a big taboo for the harem to interfere in government affairs.
She tactfully stood up, bowed, and was about to leave.
"Your Majesty, since Your Majesty has something important to discuss, I will withdraw first."
Lu Qingqing turned around and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Li Xuansheng.
"It's okay, you don't need to avoid it."
"You came up with this prisoner's dilemma. Don't you want to hear the final result?"
Li Xuansheng raised his eyebrows, and his deep and magnetic voice was full of temptation and seduction.
Lu Qingqing blinked, a little hesitant.
The fire attack in the valley nearly killed her. If she said she didn't want to know who was behind it, she would be lying.
She was indeed curious.
But Lu Qingqing just paused for a moment and chose to leave the tent.
Assassinating the emperor is a crime of treason, and if one is implicated, one will be doomed.
Although she had survived the valley fire, Lu Qingqing still did not have enough confidence in Li Xuansheng.
"Your Majesty, it is not in accordance with the rules for me to stay here. Please agree to my request."
Seeing that she was persistent, Li Xuansheng did not keep her any longer.
"Okay, then go to the side tent and rest first."
Lu Qingqing bowed his head and was about to leave.
She lowered her head and took small steps. When she passed by Prince Jing, she clearly felt an aura that was completely different from before.
Before in the palace, Prince Jing often mocked and looked down on her.
But at this moment, she turned her head and glanced sideways, and read a hint of appreciation and admiration in Prince Jing's eyes.
Lu Qingqing was confused, but still did not stop and did not stay for too long beside Prince Jing. She put away her sidelong glance, brushed past Prince Jing, and hurriedly left the imperial tent.
After Lu Qingqing left the imperial tent, Prince Jing and General Liu formally reported the results of the interrogation to Li Xuansheng.
Prince Jing said, "Your Majesty, after I used the prisoner's dilemma method mentioned by Noble Ming, the assassin's will was indeed shaken, and he revealed the mastermind behind the scenes."
Liu Yu'an echoed, "Your Majesty, the situation of my interrogation is the same as that of Prince Jing."
Li Xuansheng sat in the tent with a gloomy and cold expression. His long and powerful hands kept hitting the table, and his joints collided with the wood, making irregular muffled sounds.
Neither Prince Jing nor Liu Yu'an revealed the mastermind behind the scenes, because they were afraid that once they did, they would be met with thundering wrath.
As they were hesitating, they heard Li Xuansheng's intimidating voice echoing in the imperial tent.
"What are you hesitating about? Go on!"
Liu Yu'an looked at Prince Jing. He knew that as a general, his status in the court was far inferior to that of Li Xuanjing, a prince. So, he made a "please" gesture, indicating Prince Jing to tell him the name.
Prince Jing understood and did not refuse. He paused for a moment and said:
"I hope Your Majesty will calm down. The thief revealed that the mastermind behind the attack was Zhao Ning's idea for the fire attack in the valley."
After Prince Jing finished speaking, the tent fell into deathly silence.
The people in the tent said nothing, only the sound of wind blowing across the felt on the top of the tent could be heard.
After a long time, Li Xuansheng finally spoke, his voice was as calm and powerful as usual.
"I understand, you guys leave."
After Lu Qingqing left the imperial tent, he took a walk outside the tent.
As she walked, she saw Prince Jing and Liu Yu'an leaving the imperial tent, and she knew that the meeting was over.
Lu Qingqing stepped forward and saluted, greeting both of them.
"Prince Jing is well."
"General Liu is well."
Liu Yu'an returned the greeting to Lu Qingqing in a proper manner.
Prince Jing changed his usual sarcastic attitude and bowed solemnly to Lu Qingqing.
"Mr. Ming, I looked down on you before, and today I want to apologize to you."
"The strategy of the prisoner's dilemma is really ingenious, and it really opened my eyes!"
Originally, Prince Jing suddenly apologized to her, but Lu Qingqing was confused and didn't know why.
After he said that, it turned out that Prince Jing admired his strategy.
Lu Qingqing felt relieved as she looked at the handsome young man in white clothes in front of her.
She had thought that these princes and nobles were all complacent and arrogant. Unexpectedly, this Prince Jing was actually somewhat humane, which changed her previous view of Prince Jing.
Lu Qingqing smiled calmly.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I found this method in a book. It is not something I created myself. I offered this plan to help the emperor relieve his worries."
Lu Qingqing's words were flawless, and were both humble and demonstrated her loyalty to Li Xuansheng.
When Prince Jing heard her say this, he nodded and said no more.
Lu Qingqing then entered the imperial tent, wanting to see Li Xuansheng's current situation.
Before entering the tent, she thought Li Xuansheng would be happy because the truth had come to light. However, as soon as she stepped into the tent, Lu Qingqing immediately felt that the atmosphere was completely wrong.
The palace maids serving in the tent were silent, with their heads down, and they didn't react at all after she entered.
Li Xuansheng leaned on the dragon throne in the middle, a change from his usual upright appearance.
His face was livid, and he seemed to be brewing anger. One foot was resting on the table, and the other foot was on the edge of the dragon throne.
Lu Qingqing felt a little regretful at this time.
She wanted to turn around and leave, and come back when Li Xuansheng was in a better mood, but she had already entered the tent, and it would seem a bit deliberate to withdraw at this time.
She had no choice but to go forward.
"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."
Li Xuansheng just raised his hand, motioning her to stand up, but did not speak to her and remained silent.