There was no sound of turning the book in the bookstore. Chen Ruoyin lay on his back on the rattan bed, closed his eyes, beat the beat with his palms, and hummed and sang. The sandalwood incense burns from thick to thin, and the tea becomes hot and cool. This song is not over yet.

The housekeeper brought freshly brewed tea, walked lightly, and half-kneeled beside the rattan bed to serve it to Chen Ruoyin. Chen Ruoyin narrowed his eyes, didn't answer, and said with a smile: "At this moment, Huo Linfeng should see the emperor."

The steward responded: "Whether this disaster is big or small depends on his fortune."

Chen Ruoyin said, "What, you expected it to be a disaster?" Then he took the cup of tea, blew it, and took a sip to his mouth, "Whether it's a disaster or a blessing, maybe."

The housekeeper didn't understand, and said, "Master Xiang, Azatai is dead, and the current situation is not good for Huo Linfeng."

When the witness died, he died in front of the emperor. It was clear at a glance who the emperor's heart was inclined towards. After Huo Linfeng entered the palace, he knew the truth. What else could he do?

After drinking a cup of tea, Chen Ruoyin said, "You underestimate that General Huo, how can he just let it go? He can swallow that breath, and neither can the Dingbei Army."

"But..." The housekeeper was hesitant, "But at this moment, if he is single-handedly, can the emperor still be afraid?"

Chen Ruoyin said: "The emperor is not afraid at the moment, what about in the future?" He sat up, and the rattan bed creaked, "The emperor has just ascended the throne, so he can provoke the army of Saibei? Huo Zhao is dead, if Huo Linfeng is in Chang'an, if there is a problem, Huo Jinghai will definitely come with his troops."

If you have soldiers, your fists will be hard. Moreover, although Huo Shi is loyal and fierce, he has never been afraid. The housekeeper was a little stunned and asked, "But the emperor relies on Xiangye, so he must protect him?"

Chen Ruoyin snorted: "Protect me? The emperor protects himself."

Picking up the scripture, Chen Ruoyin flipped through it. The bodhisattvas and Buddhas in it were pure immortal classes that were illuminated by holy light. In this world, the gods and Buddhas were unable to protect them, let alone rely on others.

"Please enter the urn first," he said, "and then we can negotiate the conditions."

A group of master attendants came out of the hall and closed the door. There were no palace servants in front of the royal family to serve.

At this time, there seemed to be footsteps approaching on both sides of the east and west, and the jingling bell was the movement of the sword guard walking. The palace servant in the side hall hurried over, covered his mouth with his hand and said, "Sir, Yu Tingwei has entered the second east and west halls, and there are hundreds of people!"

The inner official hung his eyes: "Is there an order?"

Xiao Gongren said: "Master Wu is leading, it is the emperor's will."

The inner official said: "We gather together under the order, so why are you panicking, there is no stability at all."

The little palace man was trembling: "I'm afraid of this servant..." Well, he summoned so many imperial court officials to do so, and he hid in the east and west halls. Could it be that who is going to be caught off guard?

The inner officer grabbed the shoulders of the Xiaogongren and pointed to the door of the palace, with a secret expression on his face: "Whether the imperial court officer will kill it depends on whether the person here is sensible, but ah..."

He didn't dare to say any more, because he was afraid that Yu Tingwei, a hundred people, would not be able to beat them.

In the main hall, the new emperor was sitting on top, with only a guard with a sword standing beside him. Huo Linfeng was standing below, and the corner of his robe was still swaying slightly as he saluted.

This is just a small hall, a little deserted, surprisingly quiet when no one speaks. The emperor smiled and said first: "General Huo has been in Chang'an for a while, and he should have summoned him earlier, but he has never been free."

Huo Linfeng said: "The emperor must be busy when he first ascended the throne."

The emperor said: "No matter how busy you are, you can't wait for the general. I see that it is fine today, so I called the general to enter the palace." After a while, the tone of the greeting added a bit of disappointment, "The last time I came back to Chang'an, the Duke of Dingbei is still alive, within a year. It's a different thing."

Huo Linfeng immediately replied: "Your Majesty, although my father was not considered to have died in vain, he was indeed murdered by a traitor."

On the table, the secret letters between Chen Ruoyin and Azatai are presented and translated, and the meaning of collusion is clear. Huo Linfeng continued: "As a son of man, I want to seek justice for my father, except for my father. , but also for the soldiers who died in battle, and the people who were killed in Saibei City."

He took out something from his arms, stepped forward, and handed it to the guard with both hands. The emperor took it from the guards and asked, "What is this book?"

Huo Linfeng said, "It's the book of life and death."

The emperor looked surprised, and when he unfolded it carefully, he saw a dense array of names, countless dead and wounded, unable to see their heads, and those whose whereabouts were unknown, those who were displaced, and so on.

Huo Linfeng reported: "Your Majesty, if you don't slash Chen Ruoyin with a thousand knives, it will be hard to remove the ice in the hearts of the people of Saibei."

Huo Linfeng said that he was tired of talking about his previous relationship, and Huo Linfeng didn't want to be around anymore. He didn't wait for the emperor to respond, and said bluntly: "Since Azatai is going to face trial, he will be brought here, and everything will be settled today."

After saying that, the hall was quiet enough to hear the needle drop and click, the emperor closed the book and gently placed it on the table. So many lives were put down so lightly, with a single mouth, the words were also light: "General Huo, Azate died in the prison."

Unexpectedly, Huo Linfeng did not show a surprised look, but this calm and self-control made people more and more flustered. The emperor stared at it, caressing the handle of the chair, showing a little uneasiness, and said, "That barbarian committed suicide in fear of sin."

Huo Linfeng sneered: "Your Majesty, Azatai is the leader of the Turks and a prisoner."

How could a leader of an enemy army consider himself a sinner, and "suicide in fear of sin" is even more ridiculous.

Huo Linfeng folded his hands, his attitude was very arrogant and rude, but he said even more arrogantly: "Your Majesty, we all know that if Azate dies, are you going to protect the Prime Minister to the end?"

The emperor shook his head: "If I protect the prime minister, I will kill Azate, but I want to cure the prime minister's crime, even if Azate dies, it doesn't matter."

Huo Linfeng was slightly startled, and at that moment, he suddenly thought that the emperor was sitting on the seat. That's right, evidence, laws, public opinion, all these things don't matter, the emperor has always waved his sleeves and followed his own nature.

In the case of Tang Zhen back then, people without a license could slaughter the whole family, but now Chen Ruoyin's crimes are monstrous, whether it is to be spared or punished, it also depends on the holy will.

"The minister asked," Huo Linfeng said, "Your Majesty, do you want to deal with the Prime Minister?"

The emperor leaned back on the back of the chair, his brows stretched, and he couldn't tell what was on his mind at all. After a while, he said without any hesitation: "When I was still the prince, I relied on the support of the prime minister. on my arm."

Huo Linfeng asked, "Then what does the emperor mean to protect the prime minister?"

The emperor replied: "No, that arm, I hope General Huo will do it."

Over the years, the Duke of Dingbei and the Cheng have checked and balanced against each other. Huo Zhao died. If he protects Chen Ruoyin, it will definitely make the Huo family feel distracted. Not to mention that Chen Ruoyin is old, how many years can he rely on.

This business is easy to calculate, the emperor is not stupid. Huo Linfeng is more shrewd. Since the emperor has the heart to abandon Chen Ruoyin, but he is not upright, instead he tricks him into entering the palace, stating that he wants to keep Chen Ruoyin as a bargaining chip and negotiate with him.

After the negotiation was settled, Chen Thief was eradicated.

If the talk collapses, it will be him who suffers.

Huo Linfeng moved his ears slightly, and he glanced at the east and west doors, and heard the sound of breathing in the side halls on both sides, presumably full of guards. This small hall is deep in the palace, and if there is no one to lead the way, it will not be easy to escape.

He asked, "What does the emperor want to do?"

The emperor smiled and said: "General Huo is happy, what I think is nothing more than sitting on the ground."

Huo Linfeng pretended to be stupid: "The emperor has already ascended the throne, why is there still instability?"

The emperor said, "I have said it happily. The second prince has been ill since he was a child, and he is not good enough, but Prince Rui has been on salary for more than ten years, and his mind is bigger than the sky." He leaned over the edge of the table, and his eyes burst out. All of a sudden, "General Huo, Prince Rui has your support and the help of those gangsters, I can't sleep or eat..."

Huo Linfeng's eyebrows jumped: "Your Majesty, there is no collusion between the minister and Prince Rui." He simply said clearly, "The minister serves the common people. As long as the emperor is dedicated to the people, the minister will naturally be the emperor's arm."

The meaning behind his words is very obvious, the emperor will eradicate the prime minister and appease the hearts of the people, and then there will be peace. But how could the emperor be so gullible and asked: "General Huo, do you want me to gamble with the country and the throne?"

The long sleeves of the dragon robe were swept away with great effort, and the secret letter, the book, and the ink on the table were all swept away, brush it! From the second hall of the east and west, the sound of the sword being drawn, the emperor said: "If I kill the prime minister first, I will really become a lonely man with little power. It is entirely up to you, Huo Linfeng, to choose me or Prince Rui. between!"

"I don't dare to gamble. I'm already sitting here, so I won't back down." The emperor murmured, "Unless I want to let you, the civil and military officials, there is no one else to choose."

Huo Linfeng was secretly startled: "The emperor means..."

The emperor said: "Prince Rui loses power first, then I feel at ease, and Meng Tingyuan dies first, then I dare to cut off my arm!"

Huo Linfeng couldn't help shouting loudly: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is your brother, how can you just kill it?"

The emperor suddenly smiled: "How innocent is Tang Zhen, don't he kill him if he says kill?"

After saying this, Huo Linfeng's complexion changed completely, his eyebrows were covered with frost, and he looked at the emperor on the seat like a knife. The emperor caught his gaze, stood up, and said, "What's more, Prince Rui is not innocent. He has nothing to do with you, and it is an ironclad fact that he colluded with the rebels."

Jianghu rebellion... refers to the extraordinary palace.

"I am not at ease with Prince Rui's assistance from the Bufan Palace," the emperor said. "My father ordered General Huo to destroy the Bufan Palace, but unfortunately it failed. Now that a group of thieves have gathered in Prince Rui's mansion, I will do it myself."

Huo Linfeng said urgently with a threat: "Everyone in Bufan Palace is not a rebel, I advise the emperor to think twice!"

The emperor smiled and said, "It's too late."

Huo Linfeng suddenly realized that he tricked him into entering the palace, negotiating and punishing Chen Ruoyin on the surface, intending to win him over. Secretly, they wanted to encircle and suppress Prince Rui's mansion, preemptively, and eradicate Meng Tingyuan, Rong Luoyun and others.

It's a pity that the emperor made a mistake, he didn't know the relationship between Huo Linfeng and Rong Luoyun.

The voice was about to fall, Huo Linfeng turned around and left, the emperor said angrily: "Does General Huo want to be in the company of Jianghu people?!"

After this sound, the door of the East and West Side Hall broke open, and nearly a hundred imperial court officials rushed out and surrounded Huo Linfeng with a knife.

Huo Linfeng didn't wear a sword, and asked with bare hands, "Is it possible to splatter the hall with blood?"

"This is the palace," said the emperor, "you can't escape."

Huo Linfeng said: "Then give it a try."

It was a sunny afternoon, and the sky was dusky at this time, and it seemed to be even warmer. In Chang'an City, two thousand Xiaowei armed with swords were surging, and they surrounded Prince Rui's mansion like an iron barrel.

Indistinctly, there seemed to be the sound of the piano coming from the house.

When the horizon was as bright as blood, the lacquer door was slammed, like a horn to change the world.

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