The emperor stayed up all night, worried about the war ahead, and even more angry at Shao An's private return to Beijing. The Emperor had a bad feeling that things seemed to be out of his control. And as an emperor, what you are most afraid of is losing control.

When Shao An came, he knelt directly on the ground and raised the holy decree with both hands high. Although he didn't say anything, the emperor had already understood that Shao An still used the right to refute and seal back his will.

The emperor was so angry that he paced back and forth, pointed at Shao An and questioned him: "You don't know what Li Hongyi has done. You are also a person who understands military affairs, how can you believe that he will win? ”

"The minister never doubted it." Shao An looked up at the emperor and said firmly, "The minister has always believed in him. ”

"He has amnesia, he is no longer the Li Hongyi he used to be!" The Emperor said irritably.

"Then tell him everything and let him regain his memory." Shao An said the key, "Your Majesty, do you remember what the minister told you, Huangquan Road?" ”

"The path of Nanshan?" The emperor suddenly understood Shao An's military strategy, "Do you want Li Hongyi to sneak attack?" ”

"Yes. Presumably, they decided to withdraw their troops from Jincheng, intending to attack from the enemy's rear. If they know Huangquan Road, they will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

The emperor calmed down, it turned out that this was not just a simple refutation, this was a showdown, this was to break the balance! The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "The location of Huangquan Road is known not only to Li Hongyi, but also to you and Zhang San. ”

"Li Hongyi will not believe in Chen and Zhang San." Shao An had already thought of this. At this time, Zhang San was the commander of the Guards Division, and Shao An was even more at odds with Li Hongyi, how could Li Hongyi believe the two of them and put the safety of the whole army on the "enemy" on his opposite?

Seeing that the saint hesitated, Shao An suddenly kowtowed again, "The minister has made no achievements during the prime minister's period, and he is ashamed of heaven's grace, and the minister resigns from the phase." ”

The emperor smiled and said, "Are you going to tell Li Hongyi the truth?" Even if he will cut off his robe with you, you still insist that he take command of the battle? ”

Shao An smiled bitterly, "Yes." Anyway, he shouldn't have known someone like me. ”

Time passed drop by drop in the colander, and it sounded like a monotonous movement in Shao An's ears. The emperor thought for a long time, but still did not give an answer. The balance is of course very good, but the balance between Li Hongyi and Shao An is extremely unreliable. Anyone who knows the truth can break it at any time. However, if Li Hongyi is told the truth, no one can predict what kind of reaction Li Hongyi will make. Is it more sadness, or more anger? Is it to break off friendship with Shao An, or to recognize Shao An?

And Shao An, before coming to the showdown, had prepared for the worst. He knew that he was no longer the emperor's confidant, and after returning the holy decree this time, he would be completely reduced to an outcast. He gave up on himself and said, "Holy Lord, the military situation is urgent. The minister can swear here that he will return to the mountains and forests in this life and never see Li Hongyi again. ”

I didn't expect Shao An to be so ruthless to himself, the emperor finally relented, and he said, "How to let him recover his memory?" ”

Shao An was prepared, and took out a jade pendant that had been covered on his chest, and the emperor took it and looked at it, the front of the jade pendant was engraved with a unicorn pattern, and on the back were written two majestic characters: Li Si.

This is a jade pendant that every hidden guard has, indicating his identity. When Li Hongyi faked his death, the hidden guards found Li Hongyi's jade pendant from a corpse with blurred flesh and blood and a hideous face. As a result, everyone really thought that Li Hongyi had been killed, and they were convinced of this. Later, Shao An packed up all his brother's relics, and this jade pendant has been in Shao An's hands.

"All the hidden guards have such a jade pendant, if Li Hongyi doesn't believe it, he can ask the hidden guard to confirm it." Shao An knew that Li Honghui was a hidden guard, and it was difficult to say whether there were other hidden guards in the army.

"You're thoughtful." The emperor sighed secretly, "Huai'en, go and pass Zhang San over." ”

When the dust settled, Shao An breathed a long sigh of relief, only to feel that the burden on his shoulders could finally be put down. In order to atone for his sins, Shao An has paid too much, he is too tired, and he can no longer afford to accompany his brother to continue walking. The rest of the road can only be walked by Li Hongyi himself.

However, what is gratifying to Shao An is that his brother now has brothers and close friends to help him in the army, and he also has Geng Jie's loyal ministers to help him in the court. And although the emperor is suspicious, he is not a faint king, and he can't do things that will leave a stench for thousands of years. The current situation is so perfect, and my brother, just one big victory is needed to complete his ideals when he was young, protect his family and defend the country, and make a name for himself.

When leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhang San glanced at Shao An sadly. Finally, it is finally time to uncover this secret that has been hidden for many years, but the price is Shao An's departure, and Li Hongyi will never be seen. Although he was angry that Shao An stood against the lower third team and the upper third team, when Shao An really wanted to leave, he found that he couldn't bear it in his heart. At this moment, Zhang San suddenly felt that the jade pendant in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties, and he knew that once the jade pendant was handed over to Li Hongyi, he would be the culprit in breaking up their brothers.

"Shao Xiang." Sun Yi couldn't sit still, or rushed to the outside of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and when he saw them coming out, he hurriedly greeted them and asked, "How is it?" ”

Shao An said: "Commander Zhang can go to Yongjing in the northwest to tell Li Hongyi everything and help the general." ”

Is that really the truth revealed? Sun Yi staggered back a step, his mind in chaos. At this time, Zhang San couldn't care about his own face, so he grabbed Shao An's sleeve and asked, "Have you really thought about it, really let me say it?" ”

"Leave me alone, go ahead." Seeing that Zhang San finally gave up the cold war and was willing to speak, Shao Anxin still felt a trace of warmth, and Brother Zhang looked at the cold on his face, but he was still thinking about himself in his heart.

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The so-called eating is in the east of the city, drinking in the south of the city, playing in the west of the city, and having fun in the north of the city. In the south of Chang'an, there are many large and small taverns and tea stalls, and the rich aroma of wine wafts from the street for a long time. But Zhao Liu didn't have the heart to look left and right, he quickly walked through the streets and alleys with a gloomy face, came to a deep alleyway, and walked into an inconspicuous teahouse.

The tea in the teahouse is fragrant, and the guests gather in twos and threes to chat and drink tea. When Zhao Liu first entered the small teahouse, he swept around and saw a man in a black cloak, sitting alone by the window and pouring himself a drink.

Zhao Liu walked towards the window, and the black-robed man heard the footsteps, and smiled without raising his head: "Zhao Liuye is here." ”

Zhao Liu frowned, and only after sitting down did he see the face of the black-robed man clearly, and he was taken aback: "Sun ...... It turned out to be you? ”

"Zhao Liuye, it's strange, I asked you to have tea here." The black-robed man also poured him a cup of tea, "The sixth master doesn't have to be nervous, in fact, the old man has something to ask for." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Zhao Liu was very curious. can trouble this grandfather to invite him to tea at noon, and he also uses an anonymous paste, it seems that something really has happened.

"Shao An has returned to Beijing." The black-robed man said.

Zhao Liu really didn't know about this matter, he was slightly surprised, and thought of the recent events in the imperial court, and knew that Shao An suddenly returned to Beijing for Li Hongyi.

The black-robed man continued: "Shao An wanted the emperor to plead with him on the grounds that he would never see each other, hoping that Li Hongyi would recover his memory. ”

"Really?" Zhao Liu was taken aback, he thought that this secret would be buried forever, but he didn't expect the emperor to suddenly figure it out and not change generals on the spot, but to reveal the truth.

"Zhang San is already on his way, the old man wants to ask you to stop Zhang San this time." There was a hint of coldness in the black-robed man's tone, and he said solemnly, "No matter what method you use, you must delay the time so that Zhang San cannot reach the northwest on time." ”

It turned out to be this matter, although Zhao Liu didn't understand why he cared so much about Li Hongyi, but he, Zhao Liu, was not in a loss-making business. Zhao Liu took a sip of tea and said indifferently: "Although Li Hongyi recovers his memory, there will be one more person in the top three teams, which is a bit unfavorable for our next three teams." But I'm still in the shadows, outside the top and bottom teams. What does it matter to me if he recovers his memory or not? ”

"Some time ago, the emperor was assassinated, and Chen Wuye asked Shao An to help him find the assassin." The black-robed man also said casually, "You say, who is the assassin?" ”

Zhao Liu's face began to break out in a cold sweat, his dead duck mouth was stiff, and he still didn't admit it: "Hehe, how do I know who the assassin is?" ”

"Zhao Liuye's memory is actually worse than Li Hongyi. Could it be that you also have amnesia? The black-robed man took a slow sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's only been a few days since Zhao Liuye forgot all the things he had done?" ”

Zhao Liu's face turned white, and sure enough, he was still known by this old fox. He angrily pointed at the black-robed man and scolded in a low voice, "Why do you say it's me? Do you have proof? ”

The black-robed man had long expected Zhao Liu's reaction, he slowly shook the small teacup in his hand, and said with a smile: "I don't need evidence, I just need to poke this news to Zhang San and Chen Wu, it's enough." ”

"You ......" Zhao Liu didn't expect that he, who was usually a decent man and a gentleman, would be so scheming, he said indignantly, "Since you can guess that it is me, then you must also guess who is the mastermind of me." If you tell the truth, the others won't let you go. ”

"You don't know the master's temperament, abandon the car to protect the handsome, he uses it best." The black-robed man looked at Zhao Liu's dying struggle, he really felt pitiful, he shook his head and sighed, "Alas, he won't offend the entire hermit guard in order to protect you, he will only kill you in order to appease the hermin guard." ”

"As for ......me," the black-robed man smiled, "I won't be stupid enough to tell the truth myself." Just give Zhang San a clue, and he can find out. ”

Zhao Liu was in a cold sweat after hearing this, Zhang San was in charge of intelligence, what can't be found? The reason why he didn't find him before was because he was also a hidden guard, and Zhang San didn't think about Zhao Liu at all. Now, if he wants to be deliberately guided by this black-robed man, Zhang San will definitely notice it.

"How is it, Sixth Master, have you figured it out?" The black-robed man asked.

"Okay, I'll help you intercept Zhang San."

The black-robed man nodded with satisfaction, "Happy cooperation." From then on, we were in the same boat. ”