Zhang Xuanlin frowned, the information contained in this letter is not small, if you don't take advantage of the victory to pursue, it will disappear, even if it is defeated, it is impossible for the army of 10,000 people to disappear suddenly, right? And how could Dugu Taiyi, who is known as the first swordsman in the world, also participate in the affairs of the two dynasties?

"Your Majesty, how credible is this letter?"

Li Ru sighed, "It's okay if it is within the borders, the tentacles of the Great Zhou Imperial City Division can still be reached, but if it is crossing the river to fight outside the country, once the Imperial City Division reaches the Southern Dynasty, it will be wiped out by the secret institutions of the Southern Dynasty, and the gains outweigh the losses." I had to send a few secret masters to investigate, the information of the investigation is roughly the same as the letter, and I also sent a few masters to supervise Li Zizhen, the king of Huai'an, if nothing else, the agreement is to come back today, the reason why I didn't see you in the imperial study, I am afraid that there is Li Zizhen's eyeliner in the imperial study, he has a mysterious force, specializing in intelligence assassination, pervasive. ”

Zhang Xuanlin's heart trembled slightly, no wonder Lu Dongshan did not accompany the saint in front of him today, but the prince and the queen, Your Majesty wants to protect them too, I am afraid that now the entire imperial garden has been surrounded by heavy troops, just for today's discussion.

He finally knew why the saint had a headache, the current situation was blind to him, and the most terrible thing was that there was no news from the Huai'an army, and it was very likely that it would be the worst outcome.

Li Ru suddenly showed pain on his face and continued, "A few days before receiving this secret letter, the Beizhen Fu Envoy of the Beizhen Fu Division, Qi Su, was brought back by the thirteen thousand households, Qi Su died, and my shadow guard, that is, the Dragon Protector, also died, it was Qi Dehuang's doing. ”

Zhang Xuanlin pondered: "Your Majesty means that it was not Li Zizhen's doing, but the reason for that strange Fang Shi?" ”

"No, I have already asked the old master of Qingyang Mountain, although Qi Dehuang is said to be a mixture of hundreds of schools, but the soldiers are his weakness, he doesn't know how to march and fight, all the crimes of the North and South Zhenfu Divisions are all on me, I asked them to hunt down and kill Qi Dehuang."

Zhang Xuanlin was a little confused, His Majesty the Emperor would say that Li Zizhen would say Qi Dehuang at a time, which one is the one who gives His Majesty a headache, or both?

Since ancient times, the emperor has been suspicious, it is certain, Qi Dehuang's impunity made Li Ru uneasy to sleep, and Li Zizhen suddenly cut off contact at this time, which made this son of heaven feel like a punch on cotton, extremely congested.

Li Ru seemed to feel that he had said too much, too complicated, he poured a glass of water and said softly: "Qi Dehuang and Li Zizhen are the two big stones in my heart, Qi Dehuang will not sleep for a day if he does not die for a day, Li Zizhen will not have news for a day, and I will not sleep for a day." ”

Zhang Xuanlin sighed, "Your Majesty, don't think too much, be careful of the tired dragon body, Qi Dehuang has an old master to deal with, Li Ruyi has been guarding the land for the Great Zhou for 20 years, how magnificent is the words of the Huai'an Army, Li Zizhen should not do anything rebellious." ”

"I hope so."

"Report!"

Outside the gate of the Moon Cave, an armored Praetorian Guard suddenly broke in and shouted, "Someone outside the garden wants to see the emperor!" ”

Li Ru stood up abruptly after hearing the Praetorian Guard's report, and he hurriedly said, "Quick! Call him in! ”

The Praetorian Guard gave the order.

The Son of Heaven's brows relaxed, and he couldn't help but take Zhang Xuanlin's hand and said: "It's those masters who are back, I always thought that they wouldn't come back alive, you know, if Li Zizhen really reversed, then they would definitely die for a lifetime, and now that they are back, it means that Li Zizhen will definitely not rebel!" ”

Li Ru was a little incoherent with excitement, holding Zhang Xuanlin's arm tightly and still trembling, he was not afraid, but the excitement in his heart caused him to tremble unconsciously.

Zhang Xuanlin's broad palm gently patted the back of Tianzi's hand, giving him a hint of peace of mind. Although he feels a little bad, as the king of a country, he must have confidence, everyone in the world can panic, and the Son of Heaven cannot panic.

Even if Li Zizhen rebelled? What if the world is in turmoil? At the beginning, Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne from a commoner in more than a dozen regimes, so why can't the emperor of the Great Zhou use his heyday to suppress these so-called kings of the south and the king of Shu!

He Li Ru has to have confidence, and Zhang Xuanlin has great confidence in him.

The Janissaries in armor went out for a while, and there were several Praetorian Guards behind him, carrying two people in linen clothes and walking in, Li Ru got up to check, directly skipped Yang Liechen who was kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly walked out of the Moon Cave Gate.

Zhang Xuanlin didn't have the vigorous pace of Li Ru, he looked up and sighed, if it was really as the Son of Heaven said, it would be really bad news.

These two people seem to be seriously injured, obviously they have less air in and more breath, and they can hold on until they meet the emperor, all with the breath in their hearts.

Sure enough, from a distance, Li Ru held the palms of the two Mai masters and let go, Mai Mai's arms hung down weakly, the Son of Heaven looked solemn, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he returned to the pavilion step by step.

Zhang Xuanlin didn't speak, he had already guessed most of it, His Majesty was so depressed, presumably Li Zizhen didn't do anything, and really did the thing that was spurned by thousands of people.

Li Ru sat on the stone chair and drank a glass of water, feeling that the widow was tasteless, and ordered the palace maid to serve a pot of palace Yuyan, he poured a cup for the prime minister and drank a full half catty of wine after he raised his head.

Li Ru breathed a sigh of relief, "This person is not a master I sent out, it is two folk heroes, all the way to follow Dugu Taiyi, the three masters of the rivers and lakes, witnessed the whole process, the three-person battle of tens of thousands of people really happened, and later these two people were entrusted by Dugu Taiyi, and when they reported the true situation back to the capital, they were hunted down by Li Zizhen's mysterious forces, and the Imperial City Division helped him break through the siege and annihilate the whole army. ”

Li Ru sighed: "Jianghu martial arts, much more human touch than these loyal ministers of the court, these two originally wanted to see the style of the grandmaster, in the eyes of ordinary people are no different from the green-skinned scoundrels, but this is the kind of person who knows what it means to be a promise and a promise to be heavy!" ”

Zhang Xuanlin nodded, His Majesty knew that Li Zizhen was also backwatering, and it was a good thing that he was suddenly so indifferent, it was much better than an emperor who asked why hysterically.

Li Ru was expressionless, "Tomorrow in the court, I will give a reply to Taifu's world restructuring." ”

Zhang Xuanlin bowed his head and said "no".

Li Ru turned his head, "Taifu, do you think it's abnormal for me to be like this?" ”

Prime Minister Zhang didn't speak, but still kept his head down.

The Son of Heaven said: "Li Zizhen didn't oppose it, that's the best, but if he did, I feel at ease, and I don't have to be so worried in the future, there are still 400,000 uncontrollable factors in the border area, but it's the opposite, how many troops are added together?" Million? One and a half million? My Great Zhou national strength is here, and no matter what wind and rain are obscure, it will not blow down. ”

Zhang Xuanlin breathed a sigh of relief, although the account is not calculated like this, if the Great Zhou is squeezed, it can really squeeze out one or two million soldiers, but when the cities and towns in various states have fallen, where will this million army go? However, it is best for the Holy One to think so.

The emperor's nervous look just now really scared Zhang Xuanlin, the emperor must not want to see Li Zizhen rebel, but it is useless to be impatient no matter how impatient things have happened.

Li Ru waved his hand outside the door, and the entire Imperial Forest Army retreated like a tide in an orderly manner, and these powerful people walked out of the pavilion.

Cheng Yiyue's face was indifferent, these family and country affairs had nothing to do with her as a woman, all she had to do was to make the emperor live comfortably and steadily.

The little prince Li Qianmin doesn't think too much at this age, and now in his feelings, he is just more noble than others, anyway, he has come from a hard life, even if the kingdom is broken one day, if he dies, it will be a hundred, and it is a big deal not to die or live a hard life.

For a while, the corners of the mouths of these four people actually had a smile that was contrary to the development of things.

Zhang Xuanlin and Li Ru passed by Yang Liechen without stopping, this festival envoy was still kneeling here, and when he saw a few people coming, he whispered and said hello.

His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister ignored it and walked out of the Moon Cave Gate directly.

The little prince Li Qianmin and Cheng Yiyue walked a little slower, he pulled his mother and asked: "Queen mother, why does this uncle keep kneeling here, did he make any mistakes, the emperor sees that he is so pitiful, do you want the emperor to go and plead with his father?" ”

Cheng Yiyue lightly nodded the boy's forehead, and said softly: "Your father's affairs, you are not allowed to interfere, no matter now or in the future, any decision made by your father, you can only be unconditionally convinced, and you can't do anything against it, Min'er, do you remember." ”

Cheng Yiyue's tone had an irrefutable momentum, and the little prince shrank his head and said softly: "The emperor knows." ”

After speaking, he pursed his lips, and some words were on his lips, not knowing whether to say them or not.

Knowing his son Mo Ruo's mother, Cheng Yiyue glared at him, "Don't hold it in your heart if you have anything to say, say it, but you can only say it to the queen mother." ”

The little prince nodded, "What if my father is really wrong?" Can't I object to that either? ”

"I can't."

"Oh...... The emperor knows. ”

Li Qianmin seemed to be a little lost, he lowered his head and kicked the stones at his feet.

Yang Liechen couldn't help but speak at this time: "The saint is a Ming monarch, he won't do anything wrong, if the saint really does something wrong, as a prince, he should make up for the emperor, and the prince just knows it in his heart." ”

Cheng Yiyue's eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked back at Yang Liechen, who was still kneeling on the ground, "Lord Jiedu, you are so bold, you dare to chew your tongue behind the emperor's back, and you will be beheaded if you commit the following crimes." ”

The little prince was angry when he saw his mother, and he pulled the corner of Cheng Yiyue's clothes, "What this uncle said is the same as what Mr. said." ”

Cheng Yiyue was puzzled, "Which gentleman?" ”

"Mr. Zhang, Prime Minister Zhang."

Cheng Yiyue glanced at Yang Liechen again, and her tone softened a lot, "Lord Yang is a scholar, and he must have heard that 'the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, and empty their bodies'." ”

Yang Liechen nodded yes, "The holy words spoken by the Confucian sages, how the students don't know, and they act chaotically, so they are motivated to endure and gain what they can't." ”

Cheng Yiyue said indifferently: "For the sake of teaching the emperor, this palace reminds you of this, think about it." ”

After that, Cheng Yiyue walked out with the little prince who was still sulking.

Yang Liechen was struck by lightning!

He was still puzzled just now, why he was brought into the capital by the current prime minister for no reason, and then let himself kneel in front of so many Praetorian Guards and Imperial Forest Army, and even the Son of Heaven didn't say a word to himself, could it be that he offended the prime minister in something, or did the master offend Zhang Xuanlin, and the prime minister of the dynasty took himself under the knife?

When Yang Liechen knelt on the ground, he had a lot of ideas in his mind, and he thought more and more that Zhang Xuanlin was playing tricks on him, and after bringing him into the capital, he didn't introduce it to the saint, and deliberately borrowed the hand of the saint to save his face, and the resentment in his heart was great.

But just after the queen's words, he suddenly woke up, why should a prime minister embarrass himself, an officialdom fledgling? A son of heaven who is full of food and turns a blind eye?

Suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and empty their bodies!

The emperor and the prime minister are testing themselves!

Yang Liechen muttered again in his mouth: "Acting chaotically, so be tempted to endure and gain what it can't." ”

He thought of a series of metaphorical actions before Prime Minister Zhang Cheng entered the palace, and Yang Liechen, who did not have a holy edict, slowly stood up.

It was three quarters in the day.

Lu Dongshan walked out of the Yamen of the Twelve Prisons, he looked at the sky, sighed to himself, and walked through the palace forest, he came to the door of the imperial study.