"Brother Shen, great news." Shen Yan and his entourage rested in Changdong County for a day, a hearty smile appeared on Gao Yong's face, and he walked in front of Shen Yan with vigorous steps, and said loudly.

"Oh, there's some great news for Boss Gao to run for himself." When Shen Yan heard Gao Yong's words, he already understood in his heart that it must be an echo from Jinling, however, he deliberately showed an ignorant look on his face and said indifferently.

"Brother Shen is not sincere at all, with your cleverness, you will definitely be able to understand that it is from Jinling, and the news from other places will not let me run over." Gao Yong glanced at Shen Yan, and with a look of helplessness, he counterattacked.

"Okay, haven't you been tense for the past two days, and it just so happened that Boss Gao came over, so I made a little joke to vent the depression in my heart." Shen Yan said with an indifferent smile.

"The emperor confirmed your speculation, Huo Tingan really colluded with the White Lotus Sect." Gao Yong looked at Shen Yan with a rogue look, glanced at him angrily, and then said seriously.

"This is what the emperor personally asked Huo Ting'an, so when the emperor is lost, he completely delegates power to let you investigate, as long as there are officials with conclusive evidence, they will not be let go."

"The emperor should be very disappointed, after all, the emperor's feelings for the queen are irreplaceable, therefore, the emperor looks at Huo Tingan with a little bit of the feelings of his nephews, although he does not hope that Huo Tingan will become a dragon and a phoenix, but he definitely does not want Huo Tingan to betray the emperor, and even stabbed the emperor in the back, this emotion is very hurtful." When Shen Yan heard Gao Yong's words, his brows furrowed slightly, and he could fully understand the emperor's mood at that time.

"You're right, so, the emperor's punishment for Huo Tingan is to be imprisoned for life, but he still holds the title of the commander of the brocade school." Gao Yong said with deep sympathy.

"Imprisoned for life?" Hearing Gao Yong's answer, Shen Yan's brows furrowed slightly, with Huo Ting'an's crimes, it was enough to cut off his head a few times, however, the emperor's punishment was imprisonment for life, this was not only the emperor's protection of Huo Tingan, there should also be motives or reasons that he couldn't guess and understand for a while.

"Did you mention the reason why Huo Ting'an wanted to collude with the White Lotus Sect?"

"Not really." A trace of doubt flashed in Gao Yong's eyes, it stands to reason that Huo Ting'an will be punished as a result, and he will also inform Shen Yan of the reason why Huo Ting'an colluded with the White Lotus Sect, which will also facilitate Shen Yan's investigation of the officials of Huaibei County, but the warden did not mention it in the secret letter. Of course, this is definitely not that the ringer forgot or was negligent, but that the emperor did not let the ringer mention it.

"It seems that this reason may involve the royal face, so the emperor will not let the ringer tell us." A touch of contemplation flashed in Shen Yan's eyes, and he quickly thought about various possibilities in his mind, the only possibility was that it involved the royal face and could not be announced to the public, so the emperor temporarily suppressed it.

"Your Majesty's concealment will cause a lot of delays in our investigation."

"By the way, it was mentioned in the secret letter that Huo Tingan did not agree when Xu Sanyuan was ordered to invite Huo Tingan into the palace, so he started with Xu Sanyuan, guess what the result is?" Gao Yong seemed to suddenly think of something, and there was a look of shock in his eyes, as if he didn't quite believe what was mentioned in the secret letter.

"Look at your look, it must be that Father-in-law Xu has failed." Shen Yan's brows also frowned slightly, Xu Sanyuan's skills are also among the best in Jinling, and he is not his opponent at all, but such a skilled person actually lost to Huo Tingan, so what kind of strength does Huo Tingan have, the most important thing is that all the information and intelligence show that Huo Tingan's skills are stuck in half a step, I didn't expect him to hide so deeply.

"Yes, I can't believe that Xu Sanyuan will lose to Huo Ting'an, you know, Xu Sanyuan is one of the best masters in the palace, as far as I know, Xu Sanyuan's kung fu is only one step worse than that of the ringer, even so, the strength is far beyond you and me." Gao Yong couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"That's when the ringman caught Huo Ting'an." Shen Yan's brows furrowed slightly, and he said indifferently.

"Yes, Xu Sanyuan is not an opponent, and he can only be brought forward by the ringer." Gao Yong nodded slightly.

"Father-in-law Xu is a congenital master, although there is also a disparity in strength between the congenitals, but Father-in-law Xu's strength is still relatively high, if nothing else, the strength of the ring man should have reached the level of a half-step grandmaster, from this point of view, Huo Ting'an's strength should be between a half-step grandmaster and a congenital, I really didn't expect Huo Ting'an's strength to be so strong." A faint wry smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth.

Obviously, it is impossible for Huo Tingan not to know that he poked him out, and such a skilled person, except for the ringer who can suppress him, others can't look at him at all, the so-called life imprisonment is just a verbal warning, as long as Huo Tingan is not too arrogant, the emperor must turn a blind eye, if Huo Tingan's revenge is too strong, he will definitely secretly settle accounts with himself. If such a powerful person wants to find trouble for himself, he really can't cope with it.

This may be intentional by the emperor, it is Huo Ting'an who uses it as his whetstone, or it may be a sword of Damocles hanging above his head.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan's brows furrowed tightly.

"Brother Shen, what's wrong, there seems to be something wrong with your expression." Gao Yong saw Shen Yan's expression, and a touch of surprise flashed in his eyes, he had never seen Shen Yan look like this after knowing Shen Yan for so long.

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly thought of how to deal with the White Lotus Sect that Lingnan was about to send, but I haven't formed a plan in my mind that I have perfected late, so that's why it's like this." Although Shen Yan drinks Gao Yong as a brother and brother, and his affection is also very strong, he still can't say this matter to Gao Yong, it's not that he doesn't believe Gao Yong, but that the less people know about this matter, the better, after all, all this is his own speculation, if the emperor really doesn't mean this, then he will be a villain in vain.

"What you said is not unreasonable, although the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan has been defeated by you several times, and the losses are relatively large, but these losses are nothing compared to the foundation of the White Lotus Sect, if the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan knows that you are in Changdong County, they will definitely send half of their troops to fight a decisive battle with you, and fighting head-on is just your weak link at the moment." Gao Yong didn't doubt anything else, believed Shen Yan's words, and said slowly along the words.

"If you want to defeat the White Lotus Sect perfectly again, it's really a headache. However, as you often say, there is no such perfect plan in the world, any plan is constantly changing, only according to the specific situation, according to the time and local conditions, can the casualties be minimized, so as to achieve the greatest victory. ”

"Boss Gao didn't say this, I really almost forgot." Hearing that Gao Yong sincerely cared about himself, the corners of Shen Yan's mouth raised slightly, and he laughed loudly. At the same time, I thought indifferently in my heart: Boss Gao, I didn't tell you the truth this time, I hope you can understand my distress.

"Report to your lord, according to the news from the scouts ahead, the White Lotus Sect in Lingnan sent an army of 60,000 to Changdong County this time." Fang Butong's voice suddenly sounded in Shen Yan's ears.