"It's not a joke, Mu Yansheng, the emperor is just telling you. “

"Xiao Qiyu, you are sitting and forgetting your roots!" Mu Yansheng said and touched his waist, but today was the wedding day, and he didn't come with a sword as usual.

None of the ministers in the palace carried weapons, but the officials and palace people showed their swords in the blink of an eye.

Mu Yansheng glanced at Gongsun Ling opposite, and snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, it seems that you have been prepared for a long time, but my Muyan family is not so simple. “

"Oh?"

Mu Yansheng sat down slowly, poured himself another glass of wine, and said: "As long as there is no news of Ah Xue's official canonization tomorrow, the more than 500,000 troops in Liangzhou, Yongzhou and Xuzhou will force into the royal capital. Does Your Majesty really think that I went to patrol the defense before to comfort the soldiers and visit relatives and friends?"

"But that's what the Taiwei said?" Xiao Qiyu took out a booklet, one by one recording the schedule of his patrol in various states a month ago, and even wrote down clearly what food he ate every day and when he went to bed and rested every day, "I thought that the Taiwei was just going to the barracks to inspect these days, but I didn't expect to secretly visit so many local civil officials, it turns out that Lord Taiwei will also enjoy the wind and the moon, most of the officials in my Northern Region are here, and the financial resources and deterrence of the Shepherd's family are not small." “

"You sent someone to spy on me!"

"Why, Lord Lieutenant only now knows? I thought you should have found out. “

Xiao Qiyu and Gongsun Ling, he asked himself that he had never had the intention of rebelling, but why did the two of them force themselves to be like this?

"What if Your Majesty knows? Are you going to use me to blackmail those soldiers? They only recognize my Shepherd's soldiers, even if Your Majesty ties me to the front of the battle in the future, it is useless, as soon as these three states move, the other four states will follow, and Your Majesty will have time to transfer troops? And even if Your Majesty gathers all the soldiers and horses in his hands, he will not be able to defeat these seven states. “

"You're going to split the Northern Regions here?"

"I am a loyal martyr, how many of them are for the Northern Regions to die on the battlefield? This world is the world of the Xiao family, even if I have this ability, I haven't moved any thoughts, I just want Your Majesty to fulfill the promise of the year, and give us the Shepherd family what it should have, but I don't understand why Your Majesty only believes in Gongsun Ling alone, why is he suspicious of my Shepherd family!"

"It's just because you have ruined my family," Xiao Qiyu said hatefully: "If it weren't for you, how could my second brother and third brother die? Why can you and Mu Yande come back safely, but my two brothers can't?"

At that time, the two princes refused to let outsiders participate in the pursuit, so my grandfather and I waited at the border. “

"That's enough, I don't want to hear these explanations!" Xiao Qiyu lifted the cup, and the doors of the surrounding halls were wide open, and Ji Hao's silver qiwei had surrounded the entire palace.

"Your Majesty......"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. “

"Do you really want to watch civil strife arise in the Northern Regions, what have you done for more than ten years as king besides disappointing the minister?"

"There will be no civil strife, I can at least eradicate your bane for the Northern Regions. Xiao Qiyu said and took out the lacquer box handed to him by Gongsun Ling.

Mu Yansheng's figure froze, "How is it possible?"

"Is it strange?"

"No, it can't be. "Mu Yansheng has asked the state camps to take strict precautions these days, how did Xiao Qiyu's people get this key thing through tens of millions of elites? Ji Hao, Yutong and the others are all in the palace, could it be Gongsun Ling? They really sent people to secretly monitor themselves, do they still have the ability to go to the barracks and steal the talismans? If so, why hasn't he received any military reports so far?

"What, Lord Taiwei thinks it's strange?"

"The military talismans of Liangzhou, Yongzhou, and Ningzhou are the wedding gifts sent to me by Gongsun Ling, as for Xiazhou and Qingzhou, do you think it will be foolproof to drag their families in your hands? “

More than ten years ago, there was a war between the northern region and the barbarians in the west, and now the two generals Cui and Gu stationed in Gyeongju were just small lieutenant generals at that time, and they were promoted by Mu Yande because of their military exploits, but both of them are alone, and they have devoted themselves to military affairs since taking office.

"Your Majesty, how did you know about this?"

"Bringing the heirs of the two generals Cui and Gu to Mu Yan's house as hostages must have been the condition for Mu Yande to bring them back then, right?"

There was a lot of discussion among the ministers, and Mu Yansheng stood at the moment, not knowing how to answer for a while.

"It's not safe to hold people in your hands, you have to install a prosecutor next to them, no wonder the two of them have been careful not to offend those two women for more than ten years, Tai Weisheng, you have always claimed that the Muyan family governs the army strictly and the generals are of the same heart, but I didn't expect that your 'governing army' method is coercion and temptation, and it is only for the private power of your Shepherd family!"

He also learned before Mu Yande died that most of the attendants and slaves in the palace were the heirs of the generals and marshals in the army, and Mu Yande had been in this bureau for nearly 30 years.

Looking at his depressed expression, Xiao Qiyu couldn't help but sneer: "Heh, 'Shepherd Seven Generals,' don't you think this title is extraordinarily ridiculous? Mu Yande, he has done so much but he has deceived himself, how long does he think such coerced 'loyalty' can last? He is not only ridiculous, but even more pitiful. “

"Xiao Qiyu, you must not insult my Shepherd!" Mu Yansheng just made a move when he shot an arrow from behind, and the arrow did not hurt him, but only shot an inch away from his toes.

"Looks like I can't get out tonight?"

Xiao Qiyu had already walked to the side of the throne, his eyes were cold, and he was like the impatient and irritable young man in the court.

"What about Ah Xue, what is Your Majesty going to do with Ah Xue?"

"Ah Xue, didn't the emperor say it today? I will treat her as a husband and wife, if she is still willing to be married to the emperor. “

"Your Majesty, over the years, you have really hidden very well, very wonderful," Mu Yansheng said word by word, although his expression was depressed, he still did not change his arrogance, "Your Majesty, don't forget, I still have Qingzhou and Xuzhou, although there are thousands of miles away from the king, but He Zhen and Xun Ling are both border officials with heavy troops, and the Qing and Xu places have complete arms and are elite, if you insist on consuming it with Your Majesty, the victory or defeat is unknown." “

"The victory and defeat have been divided today, and Xun Ling can't go against it even if he wants to. As soon as these words came out, someone threw a round object from outside the temple gate, and after the wrapped coarse cloth was scattered, I saw a bloody human head rolling to Mu Yansheng's feet.

"Xun Ling?" this man had fresh wounds, his skin was still ruddy, and he obviously died not long ago, "How is this possible? Isn't he in Xuzhou?"

Not only the Chinese martial arts officials of the palace, but even Xiao Qiyu and Gongsun Ling were taken aback, Xun Ling had countless achievements in his life, he was a fierce general who resisted Xiyi, and his martial arts were all superior in the court, could it be that Qi Yan killed him? Gongsun Ling was thinking about it when he saw the man in white coming from outside the hall, his clothes were neat and there was not a trace of blood on his head.

"Qi Yan," Gongsun Ling asked, "You killed him?"

"Yes. “

"Why did you take his life!"

Qi Yan rolled his eyes and said lightly: "He would rather die than hand over the talisman, if he wants to stop the Xu Zhou army, he can only kill him, if the soldiers on one side lose the commander, they will be completely messed up, even if they reluctantly raise troops, there is no chance of winning." “

"But Xun ordered him to garrison one side, and he was the ...... of the Northern Regions"

"If you don't even have the royal power, what kind of territory can you talk about? One side can find the general again, but if the throne is lost, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find it again. “

Gongsun Ling was choked speechless by this person, and he turned around to meet Xiao Qiyu's gaze, the corners of the man's mouth were slightly raised, and there was a little appreciation on his cold face. Gongsun Ling sighed, in fact, what he cared about most about this matter was not Xun Ling's life, but Qi Yan's arbitrariness, this person was born undisciplined, if it wasn't for no other way, Gongsun Ling would never risk introducing him into the Northern Regions.

"Your Majesty is really ruthless, I wonder if everyone will be able to see He Zhen's head in the next moment?"

"He Pillow?" Xiao Qiyu took out an object from his arms and said proudly: "His green dragon talisman has returned to the hands of the emperor, what else does the emperor want his head to do?"

Mu Yansheng collapsed to the ground, this green dragon talisman was handed over to He Zhen by himself, but now he didn't even have the last possibility. He burst out laughing, and the laughter resounded throughout the temple, full of mockery without a hint of sadness.

"It's really blue, Your Majesty, you are really admired by Weichen compared to your brothers. Over the years, Xiao Qiyu has repeatedly indulged him in the court, and even removed the 2,000 soldiers from Gongsun Ling's mansion in order to please himself. Before, Mu Yansheng only felt that Xiao Qiyu was hindered by the power of the Mu Yan family in the court and chose to forbear, but now it seems that Xiao Qiyu had a plan when he sat on the throne more than ten years ago. He and Gongsun Ling deliberately pretended to be weak, just for this day.

"Your Majesty, now I have lost," Mu Yansheng knelt down and bowed down and said: "Your Majesty has no complaints about what to do with Mu Yansheng, just ask Your Majesty to let Ah Xue go, today is her wedding day, Your Majesty knows, Ah Xue has been devoted to you since she was a child, this day is what she has been looking forward to for more than ten years, and please Your Majesty Don't let the fault of the guilty minister be involved with Ah Xue." “

Xiao Qiyu smiled with satisfaction, then took a few steps forward, stretched out his left foot, and said, "Lord Muyan, you should know how to bow down." “

That is the etiquette that only prisoners of war and sluts have to their masters, Mu Yansheng took a deep breath, slowly lowered his head, and put his forehead on Xiao Qiyu's instep.

"What are you?

"I'm just a slave of Your Majesty. “

"Your Majesty is heroic, Your Majesty is heroic!"

"Your Majesty is heroic, Your Majesty is heroic!"

......

Shouts rang out in the main hall, and none of the pastoral party that had been rampant in the court in the past had a word of dissatisfaction.

For the first time, Xiao Qiyu truly experienced the feeling of being a king and a king.