As soon as Yan Kun said this, the room was silent, and the atmosphere in the room became stagnant again.

Lou Guanlan glanced at Yan Kun with great admiration, and his heart was entangled again.

Qu Jing glanced at his top boss Yan Kun strangely, a little confused, he didn't understand what it was, how could his top boss Yan Kun dare to go against the emperor? You must know that Yan Kun was originally raised by His Majesty the Emperor, so he should be regarded as His Majesty's henchman......

The little emperor squinted his eyes, looked at Yan Kun, and said lightly: "Yan Shangshu, what do you mean by this?" ”

As soon as the little emperor said this, the temperature in the room seemed to drop by a few points. Bai You's gaze began to shift back and forth between the faces of the little emperor and Yan Kun. Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing were even more frightened, and they didn't even dare to come out.

"I don't have the intention." Yan Kun replied truthfully, obviously with an open expression, and continued: "If the evidence of General Xiahou's rebellion is conclusive, the minister should ask for orders to punish this rebellion for His Majesty...... But if there is not enough evidence, if it is only based on a book, please forgive Weichen for not daring to discuss this matter. ”

"It seems that Lord Yan is questioning the authenticity of this recital?" The little emperor said with a smile.

"Yes, the minister thought that what he had done for this was pure fiction. General Xiahou is the pillar of the country, and he is loyal to this empire, and he will definitely not have such a mind, and His Majesty should severely punish the person who plays the secret......"

"Good, good." The little emperor clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Lord Yan is really a pillar of the country, and everything is reasonable. ”

"Where the duty of the minister is, I dare not be negligent." Yan Kun said.

"Well, I'll tell you who played it."

The little emperor stood up and said, "This is the secret of the dragon guard lurking beside Xiahou. ”

Hearing the word "Dragon Guard", the three people in the field were all at a loss.

The little emperor glanced at Bai You and nodded slightly, Bai You took a step forward and explained to the three of them: "The Dragon Guard is a secret agency set up by His Majesty himself, and it is not recorded in the file. There is only one object of allegiance, and that is Your Majesty...... And the Dragon Guard has never been known to outsiders, and after knowing this 'Dragon Guard' organization, there are only two situations, either join or kill. ”

"Join or kill."

As soon as these words came out, Lou Guanlan frowned slightly, and Qu Jing pinched his cuffs nervously. If the little emperor was just hinting at them with words just now, he was already picking it out, and he had already put the knife on their necks.

"Do you still question the authenticity of this recital?" The little emperor spoke lightly.

"The ministers don't dare." Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing both fell to their knees.

Yan Kun was not in a hurry to express his position like the two of them, but his head was suddenly covered with beads of sweat, and his facial expression was extremely hideous, obviously he was fighting fiercely in his heart.

"Yan Shangshu, what about you?" The little emperor asked in a flat tone, but his face was full of chills.

With a "plop", Yan Kun knelt on the ground with his legs and said: "The minister is all thanks to His Majesty today, and the minister's loyalty to His Majesty can also be seen by the sun and the moon." However, as a minister, he has his own obligations and responsibilities, and the minister is not only the secretary of Your Majesty, but also the secretary of the Great Empire, and what the minister does is bound to have an explanation for the people in the world......"

"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! The little emperor clapped his hands, looked at Yan Kun who was kneeling on the ground, smiled slightly, and said: "Lord Yan is really loyal, but I don't know, is this loyalty for me or for Xiahou?" ”

"Bang bang bang...... Yan Kun's head clanged on the ground, and he explained while kowtowing: "The minister swears, the minister's loyalty is definitely loyal to His Majesty alone......"

"Enough!" The little emperor shouted to stop Yan Kun, and said in a calm tone: "Xiahou Xuanba intends to rebel, I now ask you what he should be guilty of?" ”

"Bang bang bang ......" Yan Kun didn't answer the little emperor's words, but just knocked his head on the ground.

"Haha......"

The little emperor suddenly laughed angrily, then looked at Yan Kun with a tyrannical kick, and continued: "Okay! You are indeed right, and you are the secretary of your ministry. So, I ask you, what is the crime of spending money to buy 'officials'? What is the crime of deceitful words? ”

Seeing that the little emperor brought up the old matter again, Yan Kun also stopped kowtowing, but raised his head to face the little emperor, laughed at himself and said: "According to the law, capital crime." ”

With a "cang", the little emperor pulled out the sword of the Son of Heaven in Bai You's arms and put the sword on Yan Kun's neck.

"It's not a pity for the minister to die, but before he dies, the minister still has a word, and I ask Your Majesty to allow the minister to finish." Yan Kun opened his mouth and prayed.

"Say." The little emperor said coldly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yan Kun kowtowed to the little emperor, then knelt up straight, and after sorting out his clothes again, he said in a sincere tone: "The minister can die, because the minister has a negative bearing on Your Majesty." But General Xiahou must not die, at least it must not be unclear, if General Xiahou dies, the hearts of the people in the DPRK will inevitably be scattered, and the great secluded country will also ......"

"Poof" There was a splash of blood, and Yan Kun fell in response.

Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing's bodies trembled, how could they not have imagined that Yan Kun would rather die than obey?

Bai You looked at Yan Kun's corpse, and also remembered his evaluation of him at the beginning. He is a pure man, a man who was born only to be an official. Therefore, he will scatter all his family wealth to become an official, and he will do his duty for the sake of his official reputation after becoming an official...... Therefore, now he has put his life and death aside in order to know his name before and after his death.

"Phew!" The little emperor spat on Yan Kun's corpse, and said extremely angrily: "You spend money to buy 'officials' and deceive Yu Yu's miscellaneous pieces, what qualifications do you have to judge my country?" My country is bound to be passed on for another 10,000,000 years......"

"Your Majesty is angry, don't hurt the dragon's body." Bai You stepped forward to support the little emperor.

Suddenly turned his head to look at Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing on the ground, and said in a sharp voice: "Yan Kun, the secretary of the ministry, colluded with Xiahou Xuanba to rebel. Yan Kun, who was ambitious as a wolf, had the courage to assassinate His Majesty after the conspiracy was revealed. Thanks to His Majesty's blessings, the dragon was able to be unharmed, and with the cooperation of the two adults, he killed the rebellious Yan Kun......"

"Two, isn't that so?" The little emperor said with a smile.

"The ministers can testify that what Lord Bai said is true." Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing both said.

The little emperor looked at them with satisfaction, handed the sword in his hand to Bai You, and turned back to the dragon chair.

"Declare the decree, I said you wrote it." The little emperor said to Bai You: "Qu Jing, the left servant of the ministry, was conscientious during his reign, and he was even able to protect himself regardless of his own safety...... Qujing was promoted to the secretary of the ministry. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qu Jing was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.

The little emperor glanced at Lou Guanlan and continued: "Lou Aiqing, I will remember your merits for you!" It's just that at the moment, the cancer of the Xiahou clan has not been removed, and when everything is over, I will reward them again. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lou Guanlan hurriedly knocked his head.

He knew that he was now the secretary of the Criminal Department, and if he took a step further, he would only have the position of prime minister. The little emperor's words are also tantamount to promising him the position of "prime minister".

"Okay, since the two Aiqing have already understood my heart, I will speak bluntly."

The little emperor opened his mouth and said: "Xiahou Xuanba's intention to rebel now is already obvious. If the Xiahou clan is not eliminated for a day, I will have trouble sleeping and eating for a day...... It's just that Xiahou, the old horseman, has already secretly cultivated his own power, in addition to his high prestige in the army, but also in the court, there are also many comrades, if there is a mistake, I am afraid that Xiahou will jump off the wall in a hurry...... I wonder if the two Aiqing have a good plan? ”

After Lou Guanlan thought for a while, he looked at Bai You and said, "Chen Dou dared to ask, how many people are there in the 'Dragon Guard' now?" If you join forces with the patrol battalion and the forbidden army, will you be able to hold Miyagi for ten days? ”

After Bai You asked the little emperor with his eyes, he said: "If you add two people, there are a total of one hundred and forty-three people in the 'Dragon Guard', and it should be okay to guard Kyoto for ten days." ”

"That's good, Lou Guanlan looked at the little emperor and said: "The minister means to order the forbidden army to take people directly, and take the Xiahou clan in the city overnight, and wait for the minister to get the exact evidence of Xiahou Xuanba's rebellion, and then announce his guilt to the world." Although, Xiahou Xuanba has a very high prestige in the army, but the army abides by the order of him, the general, not him, and after Xiahou is ambushed, the army will inevitably be leaderless and difficult to make storms, His Majesty only needs to appoint one person to take over with the holy decree. Now the only thing to prevent is the 'Jiazi Battalion' outside the city, the minister is worried that after the news of Xiahou's arrest leaks out, the Jiazi Battalion will mutiny, and their group of people are all loyal to Xiahou, and there is no king in their hearts. Therefore, this group must not be left behind. But if Your Majesty summons the princes King Qin, it will take seven days for the princes closest to Kyoto to arrive at the earliest, so during these seven days, what we have to do is to keep the Jiazi camp outside the city wall, as long as we can hold out until the arrival of King Qin's army, this matter will be worry-free. ”

"Good. Lord Lou is worthy of being my humerus. The little emperor praised.

"I think there are still many omissions in what Lord Lou said, and it still needs to be discussed carefully." Qu Jing opened his mouth and said.

"Oh? Does Qu Shangshu have anything to add? Come on. The little emperor deliberately emphasized Qujing's current official position.

Qu Jing saw that the little emperor reaffirmed his current official position, and knew that now was the time for him to perform, so he cleared his throat and said: "As we all know, Xiahou is a master of martial arts, although the general's mansion now seems to be only him and an old servant on the surface, but it is difficult to ensure that he still has someone hidden in the secret......

As soon as Qu Jing's words came out, the little emperor also frowned slightly, what Qu Jing said was not unreasonable, the matter of Jiazi Battalion taking over the patrol camp at the beginning was also a big shock to him, the emperor. Although afterwards, in order to show his loyalty, Xiahou Xuanba handed over the Kyoto city defense back to the patrol battalion and ordered the Jiazi battalion to withdraw outside the city, but the threat brought by the Jiazi battalion has always lingered in the capital. If it was really a mistake and let Xiahou escape, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I wonder what Lord Yiqu means?" The little emperor asked.

"I think it's ......"

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It is hard to imagine that the monarch and the ministers talked secretly with each other all night. However, the secret talk has nothing to do with the national policy, and it is all a pickled strategy.