At that time, the wind and snow continued, and it seemed to be a little bigger than just now. After Huo Pei'an left the palace, he angrily returned directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Tong Yuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, had been waiting in the mansion for a long time, and as soon as he saw Huo Pei'an coming back, he immediately stepped forward to greet him, and asked eagerly: "My lord, are you back?" What do you think? Has the emperor adopted your advice? ”

"Adopt?!" Huo Pei'an took a sip of the hot tea handed by the butler,

Tong Yuan was scolded so inexplicably, only to feel confused and aggrieved, and asked cautiously, "What's wrong?" Does the emperor not believe us? ”

Huo Pei'an glared at Tong Yuan and said angrily: "Do you know what King Rui said when he entered the Qinzheng Hall two days ago? ”

Tong Yuan was confused by Huo Pei'an's sudden question, but looking at the other party's attitude, it seemed that he had hit a wall in the Qinzheng Palace. So Tong Yuan guessed uneasily: "Could it be that King Rui made the first move and went to the emperor to sue us in advance?!" ”

"Call you stupid, you're stupid!" Huo Pei'an thought of Liang Yinhao yelling at himself in the Qinzheng Hall this morning, and the anger that had been suppressed ignited again, "What do you say that the emperor is jealous of King Rui and wants to drive King Rui out of the ministry, I don't know how the true appearance can make the gods believe you." When Na Liang Yinhuan went to the Qinzheng Palace to meet the emperor yesterday, he took the initiative to ask to quit the ministry and no longer interfere in the affairs of the ministry. ”

"What?!" Tong Yuan said in disbelief, "How could King Rui give up the ministry at this time?" It's so weird! That... What did the emperor say? ”

"What else can the emperor say, of course he has already agreed." Huo Pei'an narrowed his eyes very slowly, and the anger at the corners of his lips that had been hidden for a long time quickly converged into a terrifying storm, and said in a deep voice, "Liang Yinhuan is really cunning, and before he even started his true appearance, he took the lead in lowering his posture with the emperor to clear up his suspicions. When the emperor saw that he was willing to take the initiative to give up his ministry, he would definitely think that he had no desire to fight for power and profit, so he relaxed his mustard. Moreover, the emperor will trust him more in the future, and no matter what we say then, it will be useless!"

Tong Yuan couldn't help but feel frightened when he heard Huo Pei'an finish the whole process, and a chill suddenly rose up his spine. A few days ago, he received an order from Concubine Chen, asking him to secretly instigate Huo Pei'an to enter the palace to play, and sprayed King Rui's blood on the grounds that King Rui intended to win over court officials and wanted to form a party for personal gain. When Tong Yuan received this order, he also expressed his puzzlement about Concubine Chen's move, after all, Concubine Chen's enemies were only the queen and Huo Xiang, why did she attack King Rui this time? But for the sake of Youruo's life, Tong Yuan had to obey obediently, and did not ask about the deep meaning of this. Now that the matter has come to an end, Tong Yuan suddenly realized.

Tong Yuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart: King Rui's trick is really clever, and he left the ministry, which is equivalent to drawing a clear relationship with Hu Zhihan on the surface, showing that he has no intention of forming a party, and using this to dispel the emperor's suspicions about him. On the other hand, he can secretly still exchange news with Hu Zhihan and secretly manipulate the officials. But what surprised Tong Yuan even more was that Concubine Chen's trick was Huang Que behind! Concubine Chen's step can be described as a stroke of genius, Tong Yuan guessed that she must have heard the news from the palace that King Rui intended to withdraw from the ministry, so he let himself go to encourage Huo Pei'an. She knew that Huo Pei'an must be unwilling to lose Dong Qian and his officials this time, and the more she couldn't hold her breath, the easier it was to make mistakes. As long as Tong Yuan fanned the flames a little, Huo Pei'an would definitely be fooled, which would arouse the emperor's suspicion of Huo Pei'an even more, increase the suspicion between the two, and also help her disintegrate Huo Xiang and the queen's power in the court.

Tong Yuan suddenly felt that this woman was terrifying, not to mention her thoughtfulness, and her methods and schemes were particularly vicious, without any delay. Although Concubine Chen was in the harem, she was still able to stir up and manipulate the affairs of the previous dynasty, and she gave Huo Pei'an a heavy blow with a little trick, which should not be underestimated.

Tong Yuan pulled his fugue thoughts back, lowered his head and pretended to be sad and said: "I didn't expect King Rui to come to do this, this time it is indeed that the lower officials are not cautious enough, and I hope that Lord Huo will forgive the lower officials' mistakes." ”

"Forget it, I can't blame you completely, it's King Rui who is too cunning, so we will underestimate the enemy and fall into his trap." Huo Pei'an sighed heavily, waved his hand and said, "This rash action is really unsafe, and it has the upper hand.

"My lord, what are we going to do next? Is it just that you have eaten this dumb loss in vain? Tong Yuan asked deliberately, with a treacherous glint in his eyes, "We lost Dong Qian this time, and now there is no useful inside line in the ministry, do you want to win one again?" ”

Huo Pei'an snorted coldly, "Now that Hu Zhihan is in charge of the ministry, he is Liang Yinhuan's person, they finally drove Dong Qian away, do you think they will be stupid enough to let the prime minister have another chance to insert someone in?" ”

Tong Yuan still didn't give up and asked, "That... Does the emperor decide who will be the new servant? ”

"The emperor has not yet chosen the final candidate." Huo Pei'an closed his eyes and shook his head, "But according to my guess, this time the emperor will definitely choose someone who is not close to each other to balance the power of the officials." Judging from the current form, the Ministry of Officials... I'm afraid we're not coming back. ”

Tong Yuan's repeated questions made Huo Pei'an feel irritable, but in fact, he didn't even have any clue or news about this qiē. Suffering such a heavy blow this time, Huo Pei'an could not recover from the defeat, and naturally did not make a detailed plan for how to fight back in the future. But one thing is certain, Huo Pei'an will definitely not let go of Liang Yinhuan and Hu Zhihan, the secretary of the ministry, this battle has just begun.

Huo Pei'an's eyes were gloomy, and there seemed to be some plan brewing in his mind, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Since the emperor doesn't believe that Liang Yinhuan and Wei Ming have already colluded, then let's make some evidence out, and then the emperor can't believe it!" ”

Tong Yuan couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and asked tremblingly, "What is the plan, my lord?" ”

Huo Pei'an smiled slyly, and said in an ethereal tone: "I have a rough idea, but the specific details need to be carefully scrutinized." But one thing is certain, since the two of them have already had a nest of snakes and rats, no matter what happens to either party, the other party will definitely find a way to come forward to defend it. But the emperor will naturally know that what he said is true! ”