"Your Majesty spare your life, spare your life~" Zhao Xian was so frightened that he let out a heart-rending cry, accompanied by a thick cry.

The emperor's eyebrows were cold, the anger on his face was still unresolved, and he turned a deaf ear to Zhao Xian's pleas for mercy.

Zhao Xian's heart sank all the way to the bottom, and in a hurry, he blurted out: "Your Majesty, it is the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave to the minions, he said that the eight hundred war horses were hidden in this hot spring villa, and the minions were also deceived by him, Your Majesty, Your Majesty spared your life......"

Zhao Xian's voice gradually faded away, the corner of the emperor's eyes jumped almost invisibly, and the people present looked at each other's noses and noses, and did not dare to easily interrupt the emperor's contemplation, anyone could see that for Zhao Xian's last sentence, the emperor's heart was a little different.

"Your Majesty, although Gonggong Zhao slandered the minister's insiders first, but in the eyes of the minister, he is purely a dog jumping over the wall and biting people indiscriminately, how could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do such a thing? After all, Neiren was still his entourage painter and female official before, he just wanted to defeat the Yang family, and there was no need to kill her together, after all, she is also the wife of the minister now, unless, he wants to collapse even the Gu family. Gu Chen looked at the emperor's face and said cautiously.

His words seemed to be helping Song Huai speak, but in fact, he was reminding the emperor that Song Huai maliciously framed the Yang family for his own selfish interests, and what happened when Qin Niang lived in the palace before, the emperor knew in his heart.

Between the Yang family and Song Huai, water and fire have long been incompatible, and if Song Huai wants to collapse the Yang family, it is not impossible.

"Gu Qing, you said before that there is a secret passage in that valley that leads to the Prince's Mansion?" The emperor's face was dark, and after a long time, he looked at Gu Chen and spoke.

Gu Chen seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, yes." ”

The emperor's eyes narrowed, and he got up and said, "Let's go, since you have already left the palace, let's go and have a look." ”

Gu Chen said respectfully: "Yes." ”

So, the group rushed towards the valley again.

The emperor traveled lightly today, dressed in neat and energetic clothes, looking much more energetic than the man who sat on the dragon chair every day, and his eyes were even brighter, he rode a handsome horse, walked in front of the head, and brought up the dust all the way.

"Your Majesty, the minister went to see it last time, and there were no soldiers and horses there at all, so they must have been transferred." Gu Chen was half a horse behind the emperor, and followed him tightly to his left and right.

"Then I also want to see with my own eyes what the secret passage to the Prince's Mansion looks like." As he spoke, the emperor swung a whip on the horse's hips, and the horse under him pulled out his legs in pain and ran forward, much faster than before.

Gu Chen stopped talking, and always kept a distance half a horse behind the emperor to keep pace with the emperor, and soon, the group arrived at the valley that Gu Chen said.

The emperor was the first to dismount, and faintly heard the sound of soldiers drilling, he wrinkled his brows, looked at Gu Chen, and seemed to ask him, didn't he say that there was no one here?

Gu Chen spread his hands, saying that he was also very impatient, he had come to see it in person last time, and there was indeed no one here.

The Emperor didn't bother to talk to him again, and walked towards the source of the sound.

The group entered the depths of the valley, there were strange stones everywhere, and the emperor had just taken a few steps ahead, when another master of the inner world beside him stopped him step by step and said: "Your Majesty, the minister looks at these stones a little strange, can Your Majesty let the minister take a closer look at them first?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he was stunned for a moment, he also knew that this guard was proficient in some formations, and when he said this at this moment, there must be something strange here.

"Chang Guard, is it possible that there is a formation here?" After Gu Chen looked around here, he looked at the guard just now with a puzzled expression and asked.

"The subordinates only think it's a little strange, but they still need to be diagnosed before they can make a conclusion." Chang Guard carefully looked at the location of those stones, and then took a few steps forward from time to time, or tried left and right repeatedly for a while before saying, "This is indeed a formation, so it's no wonder that Commander Gu didn't find anything when he came before." ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately fell silent.

The formation is well arranged, what does this mean?

Moreover, he had indeed heard the sound of soldiers drilling, faintly, and the neighing of horses.

It seems that what Gu Chen said was right, Song Huai did make a small move behind his back.

When Gu Chen heard this, he didn't say anything, just lowered his eyes, covering the dark light that flashed under his eyes.

Soon, the guards found out the subtleties of these stones, and quickly slapped a palm on one of the stones, only to hear a loud "boom", and the stone was broken apart.

Gu Chen subconsciously protected in front of the emperor, blocking a broken stone flying in front of him, and immediately, his vision widened.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed people training soldiers and horses in front." One of the guards shouted as he pointed ahead.

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy, and he said coldly: "Go and see!" ”

He naturally said this to the guards around him, Gu Chen, as Song Huai's opponent, naturally he would not take the lead in arresting him, he had to let the emperor himself see all this, otherwise, he would be suspected of deliberately retaliating.

Therefore, he quietly followed the emperor throughout the whole process, allowing those guards to run to the front one by one to inquire about the situation, and at this critical time, it was up to him to see who could hold on.

"Your Majesty, there are really people training inside." The person who went to investigate the situation soon returned, and reported to the emperor with a serious face, "The leader is the cronies of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

The emperor's face instantly sank terrifyingly.

"Commander Gu, you go and capture that leader, I want to see if everyone has been caught, what else does he have to say." The emperor said, his footsteps did not stop, and he hurriedly walked in the direction of the training in front of him, he wanted to see how many private soldiers he raised this prince, and what he wanted to do.

"Yes." Gu Chen took the order and quickly swept forward.

The emperor led the people and walked towards the front with the wind all the way.

Soon, Gu Chen brought someone over and threw him in front of the emperor, who was a little stunned at first, and then roared angrily: "Gu Chen, do you know who I am?" How dare you ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by a majestic voice: "Gan Ning! ”

The cruel words that the man was about to blurt out were stuck in his throat, and then, looking up, he saw the emperor's face so gloomy that it was almost dripping.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......" the commander named Gan Ning shouted, and then knelt down honestly and said with a panicked face, "Your Majesty, your ......."

He suddenly realized that the emperor knew about it, and that his sudden visit was obviously for the purpose of arresting him.

What to do?

The emperor knew that he was going to be killed!

For a while, Gan Ning's mind was chaotic, he felt that the thousands of soldiers and horses behind him would not be believed no matter how he explained the emperor, but he really didn't want to die.

When he died, his family had to be buried with him.

"What are you doing here?" The emperor asked.

"Minister...... The minister ...... here, "Gan Ning is really scared now, he has been arrested by the emperor, if he doesn't tell the truth, he will be guilty, but if he betrays Song Huai, Song Huai will still want his life if he slows down in the future."

Both horizontally and vertically are dead.

"Your Majesty, the minister just went in and took a closer look, and there were at least 20,000 soldiers and horses there, and besides, there were thousands of war horses." Chang Guard walked up to the emperor and reported in a low voice.

As long as the people who have been in the barracks can see the approximate number of soldiers at a glance, so he said that there are at least 20,000, and there will be no less.

Therefore, after the emperor heard this number, his face was instantly filled with violent storms, and his whole body exuded a cold aura, and he stared at Gan Ning who was kneeling in front of him, eager to kill him with a knife.

"Say, what does the prince want to do by raising so many soldiers in private?" The emperor's words almost popped out between his teeth, "Don't tell me that these soldiers have nothing to do with him!" ”

Gan Ning is the commander of the guards of the Prince's Mansion, and he is also a close confidant who has been following Song Huai since he was a child, and now he is training here privately, if these soldiers and horses have nothing to do with the prince, no one will believe it.

"You guys, go find out that secret passage for me!" The Emperor turned his head to look at Chang Guard and the others.

Chang Wei led a few subordinates to answer.

Gu Chen followed the emperor inch by inch, and he didn't squeak, this is the emperor's own battlefield, and as a courtier, he is very conscious.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness said that these soldiers were trained for His Majesty." Gan Ning racked his brains, and in the end he could only use the excuse that Song Huai used for the first time, "He said, I want to surprise you." ”

The emperor sneered, surprise?

It was quite shocking, but it was not happy.

He was discovered by Gu Chen for the first time, and he handed over thousands of men and horses to him, saying that it was a group of elite soldiers trained for him, but now he found that there are more soldiers and horses hiding here, these people are still talking nonsense with their eyes open, and they also say that they are soldiers trained for him, is he really old and confused as an emperor?

If he hadn't come here today, then who knew that these soldiers and horses would one day not attack the imperial city and go straight to the palace?

Over the years, the successor he has cultivated so carefully has been doing some things behind his back, how can this not make his heart cold?

"Your Majesty, the minister is dissatisfied and wants to hoard soldiers and horses, if you want to deal with it, just dispose of the minister." Gan Ning knew that the emperor would not believe anything at this time, so he immediately gritted his teeth and fell to the ground, taking all the blame on himself.

Anyway, he is going to die, he might as well have a reputation for loyalty and bravery, and the prince will be able to read him in the future and save his family for him.

Gu Chen lowered his eyes and looked at the man on the ground, the corners of his lips pulled out a thin and cool arc, what Gan Ning was thinking, he knew it clearly, but this time Song Huai's crime was afraid that no one would be able to bear it for him.