There was no sound of flipping books in the bookstore, Chen Ruoyin was lying on his back on the rattan bed, eyes closed, clapping the time with his palms, humming and singing. The sandalwood burns from thick to light, the green tea from hot to cold, the song is not over yet.
The butler brought freshly brewed tea, and half-kneeling by the rattan bed, he served it to Chen Ruoyin with a light step. Chen Ruoyin narrowed his eyes, but didn't answer, and said with a smile: "At this moment, Huo Linfeng should see the emperor."
The housekeeper responded: "Whether this disaster is big or small depends on his good fortune."
Chen Ruoyin said: "Why, you think it must be a misfortune?" Then she took the cup of tea, blew on it, and took a sip, "Whether it is a misfortune or a blessing, maybe."
The housekeeper didn't understand, and said: "Master, Azhatai is dead, and the current situation will do Huo Linfeng all harm but no benefit."
When the witness died, he died in front of the emperor, and it was clear at a glance who the emperor's heart was. After entering the palace, Huo Linfeng knew the truth, what else could he do, he could only swallow the dumb loss, there was no other way.
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, even the Dingbei Army can't."
"But..." the housekeeper showed hesitation, "but he is alone at the moment, can the emperor still be afraid?"
Chen Ruoyin said: "The emperor is not afraid at the moment, what about the future?" He sat up, and the rattan bed creaked, "The emperor has just ascended the throne, can he provoke the army in Saibei? Huo Zhao is dead, if Huo Linfeng is in Chang'an, if something goes wrong, Huo Jinghai must have come with his troops."
If you have soldiers, your fists will be hard, not to mention that although Huo is loyal, he has never been afraid of others. The housekeeper was a little startled, and asked: "But the emperor relies on the Prime Minister, so what is the best way to protect the Prime Minister?"
Chen Ruoyin snorted, "Protect me? The emperor protects himself."
Picking up the scripture book, Chen Ruoyin flipped through it confidently, and there were Bodhisattvas and Buddhas in it, all of whom were immortals illuminated by the holy light. Gods and Buddhas are powerless to protect this human matter, let alone rely on others.
"Please enter the urn first." He said, "Then we can discuss the conditions."
A group of imperial attendants came out from the palace and closed the door. No palace servants were left in front of the imperial palace to wait on them. The internal officials in charge waited outside the door, with their ears pricked up, listening carefully to the sounds in the palace.
At this time, there seemed to be footsteps approaching on both sides of the east and west, and the tinkling of bells was the sound of guards with swords walking. The palace servants from the side hall rushed over, covered their mouths with their hands and said, "My lord, Yu Tingwei has entered the East and West Halls, and there are a hundred people!"
The inner officer raised his eyes: "Is there an order?"
Xiao Gongren said: "Master Wu leads, it is the emperor's will."
The internal official said: "Gathering according to the order, then why are you panicking, you have no strength at all."
The little palace man was trembling: "I'm afraid..." Well, what's wrong with summoning Ye Duo, the imperial court officer, and hiding in the east and west side halls, could it be that whoever is going to be killed will be caught off guard
The inner officer embraced the little palace man's shoulders, pointed at the door of the palace, and said with a secret expression: "Whether the Yu Tingwei will kill or not depends on whether the person here is sensible, but ah..."
He didn't dare to say any more, he was afraid that the hundreds of people Yu Tingwei would not be able to beat him.
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. He had just saluted and got up, and the corner of his robe was still swaying slightly.
This place is just a small hall, a little deserted, and it is surprisingly quiet when no one speaks. The emperor smiled, and said first: "General Huo has been in Chang'an for some time, and he should have been summoned earlier, but he has been unable to be free."
Huo Linfeng said: "The emperor must be busy when he first ascends the throne."
The emperor said: "No matter how busy you are, you can't wait for the general. I see that today is fine, so I called the general to enter the palace." Things are different from people.”
Huo Linfeng immediately replied: "Your Majesty, although my father's death was not considered in vain, he was indeed killed by an adulterer."
On the table, the confidential letters between Chen Ruoyin and Azhatai were presented and translated, and the meaning of collusion was 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 civilians killed in Saibei City."
He took out something from his pocket, stepped forward, and handed it to the guard with both hands. The emperor took it from the guards, unfolded it and asked, "What is this book?"
Huo Linfeng said: "It's the book of life and death."
The emperor was shocked, and when he unfolded it carefully, he saw a dense array of names and names, countless dead and injured, and there were untraceable people, whereabouts were unknown, displaced people, and so on.
Huo Linfeng reported: "Your Majesty, if Chen Ruoyin is not hacked into pieces, it will be difficult to dispel the coldness in the hearts of the people in Saibei."
After exchanging pleasantries, Huo Linfeng was tired of talking about the past. Huo Linfeng didn't want to beat around the bush again, and without waiting for the emperor's response, he said bluntly, "Since Azhatai is going to be interrogated, let him be brought here. Let everything be settled today."
After finishing speaking, the hall was so still that the needles could be heard falling, and the emperor closed the folder and placed it gently on the table. So many lives were put down so lightly, and the words were light when he opened his mouth: "General Huo, Azhatai died in the prison."
Surprisingly, Huo Linfeng didn't show any surprise, but his calmness made people even more flustered. The emperor stared at it, stroked the handle of the chair with his hand, showing a little uneasiness, and said, "That barbarian committed suicide in fear of crime."
Huo Linfeng sneered and said, "Your Majesty, Azhatai is the leader of the Turks and a captive."
How could a leader of the enemy army consider himself a sinner, and "killing himself in fear of crime" is even more ridiculous.
Huo Linfeng raised his hands, this gesture was very arrogant and really rude, but he said even more arrogantly: "Your Majesty, we all know that if Azhatai 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 Azhatai, but if I want to punish the prime minister, it doesn't matter even if Azhatai dies."
Huo Linfeng was slightly stunned. At that moment, he suddenly thought that the person sitting on the seat was the late emperor. That's right, evidence, law, public opinion, all of these don't matter, the emperor has always waved his sleeves and followed his own will.
In the case of Tang Zhen back then, even without a certificate, he could have massacred a whole family. Now Chen Ruoyin has committed a heinous crime.
"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 were stretched, he couldn't tell what was on his mind at all, and after a long while, he said calmly, "When I was the crown 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, I want General Huo to do that arm."
For many years, the Marquis of Dingbei and the Prime Minister have been checking and balancing each other. Huo Zhao is dead. If he protects Chen Ruoyin, the Huo family will definitely be alienated. Besides, Chen Ruoyin is old and how many years he can rely on.
This deal is easy to calculate, the emperor is not stupid. Huo Linfeng was more shrewd. Since the emperor wanted to abandon Chen Ruoyin, he did not act aboveboard. Instead, he tricked him into the palace, explaining that he would temporarily keep Chen Ruoyin as a bargaining chip and negotiate terms with him.
After the negotiation was settled, the thief Chen was eradicated.
If the conversation collapses, it will be himself who suffers.
Huo Linfeng moved his ears slightly, glanced at the east and west doors from the corner of his eye, and heard the sound of breathing in the halls on both sides, presumably full of guards. This small hall is deep in the imperial palace, and if no one guides the way, it will not be easy to escape.
He asked: "What does the emperor want to do?"
The emperor said with a smile: "General Huo is very happy. All I want is to stabilize the country."
Huo Linfeng pretended to be stupid: "The emperor has already ascended the throne, why is there still instability?"
The emperor said: "I also said it happily, the second prince has been sick since he was a child, and he is not well-off, but Prince Rui has been on a salary for more than ten years, and his thoughts are bigger than the sky." He leaned over to lean on the edge of the table, his eyes burst out All of a sudden, "General Huo, Prince Rui has you to help him, and those gangsters to help me, I can't sleep or eat well..."
Huo Linfeng's eyebrows twitched suddenly: "Your Majesty, I have no collusion with Prince Rui." He simply said clearly, "I serve the people, as long as the Emperor wholeheartedly serves the people, I will naturally be the Emperor's arm."
The implication of his words is very obvious, the emperor will get rid of the prime minister and appease the hearts of the people, and they will live in peace. But how could the emperor be so credulous that he asked, "General Huo, do you want me to gamble with the country and the throne?"
The wide sleeves of the dragon robe were swept away vigorously, and the secret letters, notebooks, and the ink on the table were all swept away, brush it! There was the sound of swords being drawn in unison from the East and West Halls, and the emperor said: "If I kill the prime minister first, I will really become a weak and lonely family. I will choose whether I or Prince Rui will be chosen, it all depends on Huo Linfeng's whim." between!"
"I don't dare to bet, since I'm sitting here, I won't back down." The emperor murmured, "Unless you, the civil and military officials, have no choice but me."
Huo Linfeng was shocked: "The emperor means..."
The emperor said: "Prince Rui loses power first, so I can feel at ease, and Meng Tingyuan dies first, so I dare to cut off my own arm!"
Huo Linfeng couldn't help shouting: "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is your brother, how can you kill him immediately?"
The emperor smiled suddenly: "Tang Zhen is so innocent, doesn't he just kill if he says he wants to?"
After saying this, Huo Linfeng's face completely changed, his brows were frosty, and he looked at the emperor sitting on the seat like a knife. The emperor caught his gaze, stood up, and said: "Besides, Prince Rui is not innocent, he has nothing to do with you, it is an undeniable fact that he colluded with the rebels."
Jianghu rebels... refers to the extraordinary palace.
"Prince Rui has the help of Bufan Palace, so I don't feel at ease." The emperor said, "Father ordered General Huo to destroy Bufan Palace, but unfortunately it failed. Now that group of thieves gathered in Prince Rui's palace, I will do it myself."
Huo Linfeng said anxiously with threats: "Everyone in Bufan Palace is not a traitor, I advise the emperor to think twice!"
The emperor smiled and said, "It's late."
Huo Linfeng suddenly realized, and tricked him into coming into the palace, and negotiated the matter of punishing Chen Ruoyin openly, intending to win him over. Secretly, they wanted to encircle and suppress Prince Rui's mansion, pre-emptively eradicate Meng Tingyuan, Rong Luoyun and others.
It's a pity that the emperor made a wrong calculation. 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: "General Huo is going to be with the Jianghu people?!"
After the sound, the gates of the east and west side halls were broken open, and nearly a hundred Yu Tingwei rushed out and surrounded Huo Linfeng with knives in hand.
Huo Linfeng didn't wear his sword, and asked with bare hands, "Is it okay to splash blood on the hall?"
"This is the palace," said the Emperor, "and you cannot escape."
Huo Linfeng said: "Then give it a try."
It had been sunny for the whole afternoon, and the sky at this time was dusky, and it seemed to be even warmer. In Chang'an City, two thousand guards were surging with swords and swords, and surrounded Prince Rui's mansion like an iron barrel.
Faintly, there seems to be the sound of a piano coming from the mansion.
When the sky was as bright as blood, the lacquered door was knocked, like a clarion call to change the world.
The author has something to say: Xiao Huo: Your Majesty, you know nothing about Chinese Kung Fu