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Late at night, Changming Palace in Fengling City.

The little emperor stood alone in the main hall of Changming Palace again, quietly watching his ancestors.

Now although the little emperor's size has increased a little, but his body is as thin as ever, but the few traces of immaturity in the eyebrows and eyes have been eliminated, replaced by maturity and gloom that do not match this age, if you look carefully, you will find that behind the gloomy gaze of the little emperor, there is actually a trace of tyranny that has been suppressed for a long time.

The little emperor was still looking at the portrait of his father, Emperor Longshuo, and after being silent for a long time, he said: "Father, the child has never disobeyed you once in his life, but this time the child will disobey your last words. However, I think that once you know why, you should be considerate of the child. ”

The little emperor stared at the portrait of Emperor Longshuo for a long time, and continued to explain: "You left the old lady Situ Changqing and Xiahou, the old horseman, to the child, and asked the child to fully trust the two of them. The old lady lived up to the trust of her father, the emperor, and devoted herself to the empire, and was loyal to her children. But Xiahou, that old horseman, he has failed the trust of his father, the emperor, the empire, and the child......"

When Xiahou Xuanba was mentioned, the little emperor's facial expression also became hideous, and his tone was extremely tyrannical: "Xiahou is arrogant and arrogant, he forms a party for personal gain, and he openly despises Yu ......."

The little emperor counted out dozens of sins of Xiahou Xuanba in one go. If you really do what the little emperor said? Putting forward one article alone is a major crime of killing the head. After the little emperor chattered for a long time as if he was confiding and as if venting, the expression on his face slowly became calmer, and after staring at the portrait of Emperor Longshuo for a while, he said slowly: "Father, the reason why the child is telling you so much is actually to tell you that the child is not a person who is unkind. The old lady is loyal to me, and I am also worthy of him, so I also gave him endless honors from the Situ family. If the old man Xiahou can abide by his duties like the old lady and be loyal to me, I will definitely give him the honor he deserves...... It's a pity that he has failed me, and even so, I will never let him enjoy his old age in peace, and I will peel him to his skin, cramps, bones, and ashes......"

"Your Majesty, Yan Kun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Lou Guanlan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Qu Jing, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, the three adults are already waiting in the upper study." Bai You's voice sounded as sharp as it had been two years ago.

With a "creak", the door of Changming Palace was opened from the inside by the little emperor.

I saw Bai You and the four little eunuchs carrying the dragon chariot standing at the bottom of the steps and waiting, but unlike usual, Bai You was still holding a Son of Heaven sword in his arms today.

Seeing the little emperor come out, Bai You hurriedly stepped forward to help the little emperor on the dragon chariot, and said, "Put it in the study." ”

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The upper study is still brightly lit.

Yan Kun and Lou Guanlan were standing respectfully outside the door waiting, but strangely enough, there was no conversation between the two of them.

"Your Majesty has arrived." Bai You snorted.

Yan Kun and Lou Guanlan hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Minister Yan Kun/Lou Guanlan/Qu Jing see Your Majesty's ......"

"The three lovers are exempt."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Kun, Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing stood up, their eyes all fell on the sword of the Son of Heaven held in Bai You's arms beside the little emperor, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a pang.

The little emperor took in his expression, and couldn't help but smile slightly: "It's cold and foggy this day, didn't I say to let the three Aiqing wait in the room?" ”

Qu Jing's official position was lower than that of the two, so he set his sights on his direct boss Yan Kun, while Lou Guanlan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was silent.

Yan Kun glanced left and right, and seeing that the two of them had no intention of speaking, he couldn't help but take a step forward and replied, "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the ministers, which is the blessing of the ministers." However, those who are ministers also have to have the rules of being a minister, and the rules and etiquette that should be observed, how dare the ministers and others go because of His Majesty's tolerance......"

"Alright, alright." The little emperor waved his hand at him and smiled: "Don't forget that you are no longer the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, but the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and these things are the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, and have nothing to do with the Ministry of Officials in charge." ”

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

"Well, I didn't mean to blame you." The little emperor smiled slightly.

After entering the imperial study, the little emperor sat on the dragon chair, but this time he did not give the three of them a seat. Yan Kun and Lou Guanlan glanced at each other, but neither of them spoke.

Qu Jing quietly glanced at his boss and the little emperor, and unlike these two scholars, he was a little excited at this time. was secretly summoned into the study in the middle of the night, this was the first time for him, and he also knew the foundation of his current boss. The reason why he was able to be promoted in just two years from a fictitious Zuo Shilang who was bought with money to only take care of ceremonial affairs, and now the first of the six departments is the real power figure Officials Shangshu, the root cause of which is not because he was secretly summoned to the study by His Majesty one day two years ago?

After the little emperor sat down, he didn't take the initiative to say the reason why he called the three of them to come to the study late at night. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room couldn't help but be a little depressing.

But the little emperor didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, just looked at the three of them with a smile.

Qu Jing has the lowest official position among the three, and he knows that he doesn't have the right to take the initiative to speak, but in his heart, he can't help but steal fun, for the reasons mentioned above. And Yan Kun and Lou Guanlan were secretly speculating about the holy will.

After a long time, Yan Kun finally couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what His Majesty called me and others late at night, what is the so-called matter?" ”

Seeing that they finally couldn't help but ask, the little emperor couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, and pretended to be dissatisfied and reprimanded Bai You: "How did you do it?" I forgot to give the three Qing family seats in a trance, you have been following me for so many years, can't you even learn this little flexibility? ”

"The old slave should be damned......," Bai You hurriedly confessed.

"The three Aiqing are about to take a seat? But I was negligent for a while and forgot the three Aiqing, this is not me. The little emperor spoke.

"The ministers don't dare, thank you for the seat." The three of them hurriedly thanked him.

At the moment when the buttocks hit the chair, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and they had just stood for nearly half an hour, and the three of them were already suffering from back pain.

After the three of them sat down, the little emperor suddenly said with a serious face: "The three of you are all my ministers of the humerus, so I also opened the skylight to say something, and someone recently gave me a secret fold."

When the little emperor said this, he turned around and instructed Bai You: "Bai You, take the fold and pass it to the three Aiqing." ”

"Yes." Bai You picked up the chapter on the dragon case and handed it to Yan Kun.

After Yan Kun took the piece and read it again, he frowned and handed it to Lou Guanlan, after Lou Guanlan read it, he also frowned, and handed it to Qu Jing, Qu Jing just took the piece and didn't have time to read it, so he heard the little emperor say: "The three Aiqing should have seen it!" What does Aiqing think of this recital? ”

Qu Jing hurriedly took a cursory glance, and then the three of them began to look at their noses and noses, but none of them dared to answer the little emperor's question, just because the people involved in this were too unusual, and the things they participated in were too serious.

The person who participated in it was none other than Xiahou Xuanba, the general of the Zhenguo who was now above 10,000 people under one person, and the matter he participated in was not a trivial matter, but a major crime of rebellion that was enough to punish his nine clans.

This thing was like a thunderbolt, suddenly hitting the hearts of the three people, causing a burst of stormy waves, and the relaxation of the three people who had just sat down had disappeared without a trace, and they only felt uncomfortable as if they were sitting on pins and needles. The three of them are all old fritters who have been immersed in officialdom for a long time, and at that time, if they were not well versed in officialdom, I am afraid they would not be able to do their current position.

The ancients said: Your heart is as deep as the sea. But if Junxin deliberately reveals it, there is no need to test it again, as long as you make a good statement. At this moment, they finally understood now, the reason why Bai You was holding the sword in his arms today? To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not. The important thing is that His Majesty the Emperor has now believed it, and the emperor's purpose today is to force them to express his position, and the content conveyed by the little emperor is only six words, "Those who go along prosper, and those who go against it die."

"The three Aiqing must have thought about it, right?" The little emperor asked slowly.

I saw that the faces of the three of them were all hideous, obviously fighting strongly with their hearts.

"Yan Shangshu, as the head of the six departments, I also favor you, why don't you say it first!" The little emperor said with a smile.

Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor named Yan Kun, Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing's hearts suddenly relaxed, and Yan Kun slowly stood up like a mourner, but did not directly answer the little emperor's question, but carefully sorted out the official uniform and hat.

When the little emperor saw his expression, he was also stunned, and suddenly said, "If Yan Shangshu didn't think it through?" It's good to think about it for a while and listen to what others think. ”

Listening to the words, Guan Loulan was expressionless, and Qu Jing was full of envy. Through this sentence, he also understood Yan Kun's status in the little emperor's heart. It is conceivable that the reason why the little emperor was the first to name Yan Kun was actually intended to let him set an example...... Just when Qu Jing was thinking, he heard the little emperor call his name again, "Qu Shilang, what do you think?" ”

"I ...... I ......" Qu Jing couldn't help but tremble.

"No need, the minister has already thought about it." Yan Kun suddenly spoke.

"Since that's the case, then let Yan Shangshu say it first!" The little emperor said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yan Kun seemed to have really thought about it, and his tone at this time returned to his former self-confidence. Qu Jing couldn't help but cast a grateful look at his immediate boss, Yan Kun.

Yan Kun didn't pay attention to his expression, but looked at the little emperor seriously, and after a while, he said, "The minister dared to ask who played this recital?" In the compromise, it is said that General Xiahou has the intention to rebel, but is there any empirical evidence? ”