Zhongzhou, Luodu, the forbidden place of the imperial palace.

Cao Sui came to the palace gate with a team of guards and was about to enter. The two forbidden soldiers stood in front of Cao Sui, with a sad face, and arched their hands: "Lord Sikong, the forbidden land of the palace, you can't enter without a warrant from Your Majesty!" ”

"Presumptuous! I'm the ruler! Yipin Lord, Your Majesty has granted me permission to enter the palace without warning, what? You dare to stop me? Cao Sui looked angry and scolded.

"The little ones don't dare, the little ones are also acting on orders, and I hope Lord Sikong will forgive me!" The forbidden army laughed on the side, but his footsteps did not move for half a minute.

"Bold!"

Cao Suihu was stunned, the momentum brought by staying on the top for a long time was quite amazing, and he slapped the head of the forbidden army, and the powerful force directly slapped him to the ground, unconscious.

Another janissary hurriedly squatted down and held him in his arms, and when he saw it, he was immediately shocked, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of the janissory soldier's mouth.

"Lord Sikong is so majestic! How dare you kill someone outside the palace gate! ”

Luan Wang Ji Changyou walked out from inside, looking at the silent forbidden army lying on the ground, with anger in his eyes, Cao Sui killed people outside the palace gate, this is a strict trampling on the imperial authority, if it is not severely punished, how can it dominate the world!

If his eyes could kill, I'm afraid Cao Sui would have been dismantled by Ji Changyou a long time ago.

In addition to Ji Changyou's resentment for killing people outside the gate of Cao Sui's palace, there is also a trace of jealousy hidden in his eyes, this Cao Sui is as His Majesty said, his martial arts are strong, his power is infinite, and he actually killed a Praetorian guard who is quite good at martial arts with one palm, if there are not a few masters, I am afraid that Cao Sui will not be able to control Cao Sui at all.

"Yo! Isn't this His Royal Highness King Luan? Cao Mou visited His Royal Highness King Luan, hehe! ”

Although he said goodbye, his body did not move at all, and now Cao Sui was already empty-eyed, and he didn't take King Luan in front of him in his eyes at all.

"His Royal Highness King Luan, I didn't say you, your newly recruited forbidden army is useless! Before I could exert myself, he fell, and I suggest that His Royal Highness King Luan should choose the candidates for the Praetorian Guard, otherwise, how to protect His Majesty's safety, do you say yes? Aha! After Cao Sui finished speaking, he immediately burst out laughing.

Ji Changyou's fist hidden in his wide sleeves was clenched, the green tendons on the back of his hands bulged, and it obviously took great control to hide his anger, of course he understood what Cao Sui meant, he was demonstrating to himself, because he had cleaned up most of the forbidden army, and they were basically Cao Sui's subordinates when he was in the forbidden army; On the other hand, he was also expressing that relying on these forbidden armies alone is useless, so what can His Majesty the Emperor do if he hides in the palace?

Ji Changyou took a long breath and said with a calm face: "Lord Cao, what are you doing here?" ”

"Oh, don't you say I forgot!"

Cao Sui pretended to pat his head, "Your Majesty has not been able to go to court for half a month now, and I, as a courtier, am very worried!" Nowadays, there are many political affairs, and there are a few things that we can't decide at all, so I came here today to present to Your Majesty and implore Your Majesty to decide! ”

"Your Majesty is sick, and the three dukes have full authority to handle government affairs, so there is no need to present your majesty in person, Lord Cao, please go back!" Ji Changyou stretched out his hand and made a gesture to leave.

"In this case, Cao will not disturb His Majesty's rest, and ask His Royal Highness King Luan to tell His Majesty that I wish His Majesty's dragon body will recover as soon as possible, and this world is inseparable from Your Majesty!" Cao Sui arched his hand and left the palace gate without looking back!

Ji Changyou looked at the departing Cao Sui, his face was solemn, Cao Sui's ambition was too inflated, he couldn't help it, don't wait for me!

"His Royal Highness King Luan, what should I do with this brother's corpse?" The guard holding the corpse asked, his heart a little uneasy.

King Luan squatted down, looked at the forbidden army that had lost his breath, sighed and said, "Bury him well!" The king will double the compensation for his family. ”

"Yes!"

The Janissaries bowed their heads.

Cao Sui rode on his horse and asked a guard beside him, "Are there any of our people in the palace?" ”

The guard bowed his head and replied, "There are two or three more, and the rest have been cleaned up." Ji Changyou is really powerful, and he has been unable to build the palace in such a short time. ”

"Humph!"

Cao Sui snorted coldly, "If Ji Changyou didn't have some means, how could His Majesty our Emperor send him to Luanzhou after taking power, and now he feels that the political situation is unstable, so he transferred him back to the capital." Ji Changyou is really loyal to His Majesty our Emperor, he comes and goes as soon as he calls, works hard and complains, and has no complaints! It's a pity, if it weren't for King Luan, I would have been..."

Cao Sui didn't say anything about it, but turned his head to the guards and said: "Find a way to contact those people, Your Majesty is not in the palace now, I understand him, this is not in line with his character at all, he must be hiding something, find out how to find out!" ”

"Understood!" The guard arched his hand.

Cao Sui continued: "Also, find a way to contact my sister and ask her to check for me too, after all, I am helping her son seize the throne, who can she help if she doesn't help me?" ”

"Yes!"

"Hehehehehehe..."Cao Sui sneered.

King Luan returned to the side hall where the Great Zhou Emperor rested, Ji Yuanwu lay on the couch and rested, his face was much more ruddy than before, and Zhang Zhong, the regular attendant, was waiting on the side.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Ji Yuanwu's ears moved, and he knew that it was Luan Wang Ji Changyou who came in, so he opened his eyes and straightened up with Zhang Zhong's support.

"Then Cao Sui is gone?" Ji Yuanwu asked.

"Back to Your Majesty, Cao Sui is gone, but he killed a forbidden soldier." Ji Changyou lowered his head and said to Ji Yuanwu.

When Ji Yuanwu heard that Cao Sui had killed a forbidden soldier, his thin palm tightly grasped the quilt on the couch, although he was talking, his heart was not calm.

"I'm not dead yet! Is there still me in Cao Sui's eyes! This white-eyed wolf that can't be raised! ”

Ji Yuanwu scolded angrily, and then he remembered in a trance that today's Cao Sui was all cultivated with his own connivance, and he originally hoped that Cao Sui could balance the situation of the dynasty and not make Li Zhen alone. But he didn't expect that this situation was now, even worse than he imagined, Cao Sui's ambition was clearly revealed, and he wanted to seek the dynasty and usurp the throne.

"Your Majesty, the old slave has a question, I don't know if to talk about it?" Zhang Zhong, the regular attendant, asked on the side.

Ji Yuanwu said: "You old dog, just ask whatever you want!" ”

"That Li Zhen's son Li Yun is also a young talent, it is said that he is strong in martial arts and has excellent strategy, and now he has quelled the Liuda Rebellion in Lingzhou, and the distance from Lingzhou to Zhongzhou is much closer than the distance from Yanzhou to Zhongzhou! Why didn't you summon Li Yun over? ”

"It is precisely because Li Yun is the son of Li Zhen that I can't use him, if Li Yun comes to kill Cao Sui, then this capital is controlled by Li Zhen, after all, Li Zhen has served as Sima for many years, and the world is a protégé and former official; And Liu De is different, he has no foundation in the capital, even if he makes great contributions, it is impossible to have much impact on the capital, the world is still royal, so do you understand? ”

Zhang Zhong hurriedly said: "It's still Your Majesty Shengming, the old slave understands." ”

"You old dog!"

Ji Yuanwu scolded with a smile, and then asked Ji Changyou: "How long will it take for Liu De to arrive in the capital?" ”

Ji Changyou thought for a while and replied: "According to the minister's estimate, according to the current time, Gonggong Song should have arrived in Dongyu, Liu De and they should have already set off, and it should take two months to arrive." ”

Ji Yuanwu slowly lay down on the couch and muttered, "Two months is too long..."