Xiao Zheng blocked not only Xu Han's expression, but also his appeasement of Xu Han.

Everyone's attention on the Ma family's side was on the confrontation between Ma Mingzhen and Ma Commander's father and daughter.

Xiao Zheng's heart was full of anger, and he gently patted Xu Han's back.

Gradually, under Xiao Zheng's comfort, Xu Han's emotions eased, she let go of her mouth, and saw that Xiao Zheng's finger was bitten by her, and there was a deep imprint on it.

Xiao Zheng withdrew his hand without any care, put it to his lips and sucked it, at this moment, he really wanted to hold Xu Han in his arms and give her the deepest comfort with his broad and strong chest.

Fortunately, Xu Han finally calmed down.

People have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, if Ma Jishan gave up saving her father or the Huo family because she was threatened, she might blame her, but she would not resent him or hate him.

According to what Ma Mingzhen said, Ma Jishan clearly coveted his father's position in the army, so he concealed the news, causing his father to fall into the trap of the three princes.

He is not the mastermind, but he is an accomplice.

Xu Han closed his eyes, turned around, and looked at Ma Jishan coldly,

"The grievances between your father and daughter, that is your family matter, now, Lord Ma, please go with us to see Your Majesty."

See Your Majesty?

Why are you going to see Your Majesty in the blink of an eye?

All the voices stopped abruptly, and Mrs. Ma, who was holding Ma Mingzhen, was dragged hard, gasped, and then spit out a few words with difficulty,

"See Your Majesty......"

Ma Mingzhen's whole person was paralyzed, and he looked up at Xu Han, who was standing there calmly, in disbelief, and said,

"Why?"

"If you want silver, I'll give it to you, why do you want to make trouble with Your Majesty?"

Ma Mingzhen thought that Xu Han went to the emperor because he asked for 100,000 taels of silver.

I didn't expect how horrible what she said.

"Idiot, idiot!" Ma Jishan pointed at Ma Mingzhen's nose for the first time and scolded fiercely, this matter has evolved to the present, and it is no longer as simple as a hundred thousand taels of silver.

Ma Mingzhen almost spurted out another mouthful of old blood, this was not Ma Jishan's casual remark, he really thought that this daughter was stupid, so he didn't care about her face at all, and stabbed Lala's accusation.

Xu Han was a little amused for no reason, and said,

"Who do you really think cares about your 100,000 taels of silver? Yes, the prince wants the silver, but His Majesty also has to go, not only the adults, but also the old lady and the wife of the prince. ”

"As for why......" she looked at Ma Jishan meaningfully.

Of course, it was because of the fact that Ma Jinshan's body was replaced, even if no one from Ma Jinshan was found now, but Ma Jishan couldn't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River.

If Xu Han only doubted Ma Jishan's attitude on the Huo family's affairs before, then now she knows it clearly.

Then, she wouldn't let Ma Jishan continue to sit down in the position of Jin Wuwei's commander.

Those who step on the bones of the Huo family deserve the punishment they deserve.

Xu Han stood there, her figure straight, with a smile on her face, and the smile on her face was like a thousand layers of mountains and thousands of layers of water.

Xiao Zheng also saw this smile, and his heart suddenly throbbed.

His Hanhan!

I feel sorry for him!

Looking at Ma Jishan again, Xiao Zheng's eyes became very unkind.

Ma Jishan didn't know why Xu Han changed her mind, the development of things was very weird, where did the familiar jade buckle in her hand come from.

Also, why is she so familiar with the Huo family's things.

Even, on the day she was on the school grounds, her heroic posture made him seem to see Huo Zheng, the hussar general when he was young.

The air on the flower stand seemed to be frozen, making people faintly breathless, and the bells hanging on the pillars made one or two crisp sounds from time to time with the wind, like the suppressed whimper of a little girl.

"Who are you?" At the end of the silence, Ma Jishan looked at Xu Han and asked.

Xu Han hooked the corners of her lips, who is she?

She is a seductive messenger who has returned from hell.

Anyway, Ma Jishan followed Xu Han and them to the palace, and the other female relatives Xiao Zheng immediately made a decision and asked Bai Zhuo to take someone to stay here first.

He is the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guard, and he has the right to do so.

……

In the carriage, Xu Han and Xiao Zheng sat on one side, and Ma Jishan sat on the other side.

After Ma Jishan asked the sentence 'Who are you', his eyes stayed on Xu Han's body from time to time to explore.

Xu Han was very calm, just turned his head to look at the corner of the carriage.

"That jade buckle, can the little prince show me again?" After half a ring, Ma Jishan spoke.

Xiao Zheng squinted his eyes, and was just about to speak, Xu Han said,

"Jade buckles, short swords, calligraphy and paintings, and chrysanthemums all come from the same source."

She turned her head and looked at Ma Jishan, half loudly, exhaled and hugged her arms.

"These things are all from the collapsed Hussar General's Mansion, according to what Mrs. Shizi said, for the sake of profit, the Lord watched the Huo family fall coldly.

Could it be that he miscalculated and didn't get the Huo family's army, so he took these Huo family's dead things to make up for the injustice in his heart? ”

Her words are full of sarcasm, even heart-wrenching.

After a long time, Ma Jishan looked at the two people in front of him and said,

"Fifteen years ago, when the barbarians were short of food and clothing in winter, they would come to knock on the gravel door, that winter, Brother Huo took us to fight with the enemy for two days and nights, I almost died under the enemy's machete, it was Brother Huo who risked his life to save me."

"At that time, I was just a little-known lieutenant general, after this war, I was promoted, I called Brother Huo eldest brother, and he didn't see me."

"In this way, slowly, my position is getting higher and higher, my military merits are getting higher and higher, and my relationship with Brother Huo is getting better and better."

"Although he is a military general, he is not reckless at all, he knows how to survive in the army, and he knows how to deal with those civilian officials in the officialdom who can only talk cannons."

"He taught me all that."

Xu Han sneered in his heart, yes, if his father hadn't taught him this, how could Ma Jishan have been like a fish in water in the officialdom in the past few years.

It is said that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, but there are also church apprentices who starve to death of masters!

Didn't my father, the master, fall into someone else's trap under the cold eyes of his apprentice?

Ma Jishan was nostalgic at first, but later, he suddenly raised his eyebrows,

"I'm really grateful to Brother Huo, I thought at that time, if you want my life, I will give it to him."

"Six years ago, I suddenly broke away from the Huo family army and was transferred to the capital by His Majesty, I thought it was the handiwork of Brother Huo, because he said more than once that the capital must have its own people."

"I didn't expect it, when I returned to the capital, I knew that it wasn't!"

"It was the Marquis of Yongyi and the Third Prince who suggested that I be transferred back to Beijing, and at that time, it happened that Jin Wuwei commanded the attack of injury to die for old age."

"I naturally went up for it."

The three princes also have the Marquis of Yongyi...... Xiao Zheng suddenly said, "Marquis Yongyi is just an idle marquis, he has no real power at all, why did he suggest that the third prince transfer you back, instead of serving as this commander himself?" ”

Instead of letting someone who doesn't know if they're going to get closer, why not get on it yourself?

Ma Jishan smiled mockingly, "Because Marquis Yongyi is self-aware, he knows that His Majesty will not agree, but it is the Hou Ye who relies on a woman's belly to ascend to the throne, how can His Majesty reuse it?" ”

"And then?" Xu Han asked.

In the past, maybe Xu Han would ignore and disdain the actions of the Marquis of Yongyi, and the Hou Ye, who relied on the nepotism of women, seemed to have eaten this win, and the girls in the Hou Mansion of Yongyi later married people who could benefit the Hou Mansion.

She didn't want to dig up these old things that had nothing to do with her, but now it seemed that she was too shallow.

can give such advice to the third prince, where is a mediocre person?

So, in the plan agreed between the father and the three princes, was there a figure of Yongyi Hou?

Although her father is a military general, she has a smooth temperament, and she knows that the third prince has always had the intention of soliciting.

But the Huo family is only loyal to the one on the dragon chair and never participates in the battle for succession.

For the solicitation of the three princes, his father pushed it off like tai chi, for fear of angering the three princes.

"Later, for a long time after I returned to Beijing, the third prince did not solicit me anymore, but Mingzhen took a fancy to the prince of Yongyi Hou and wanted to ruin the marriage with the seventh master of the Huo family and marry the prince of Yongyi Hou."

In the world, where are there so many coincidences?

It's just that someone is pushing behind it.

Ma Mingzhen took a fancy to Yongyi Hou Shizi, and now it seems that the reason is not just as simple as hearing Ma Jishan and his staff discuss the collapse of the Huo family.

"Because I knew that it was the Three Princes who transferred me to Beijing, I had an extra heart and let my henchmen stare at the Three Princes' Mansion."

"I didn't expect that I really found out that the three princes wanted to deal with Brother Huo."

"During that time, I felt like lard was stuffy, and I should have told Brother Huo as soon as possible, but my selfishness made me hide the news."

Speaking of this, Ma Jishan covered his face with his hands, a little speechless.

Xu Han's hand was squeezed tightly, revealing a smile that was even uglier than crying,

"Master Ma is really scheming."

It's a pity that the horse stumbled, thinking that he could take charge of the military power, but he didn't expect the third prince and Yongyi Hou to be so ruthless and pull out the Huo family's army.

Xiao Zheng's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Ma Jishan coldly.

"Since they have already chosen to give up the Huo family, why do they still put the things of the Huo family under their noses? Don't adults feel stinging? ”

Ma Jishan smiled bitterly,

"Why don't you prick your heart, over the years, I have never slept a whole night, I just want to use this to remind myself, to remind myself that I am just an ungrateful villain, to remind myself of flies and dogs, but that's it."

Xu Han really wanted to spit on Ma Jishan's face, the Huo family was gone, he was really ridiculous.

If you knew today, why bother in the first place?

She didn't speak again, just looked at Ma Jishan, but she could still feel a chill to the bone.

At that time, she had not slept for two days, wearing a plain shirt, carrying the spiritual seats of her father, brothers and relatives, carrying their coffins, and walking on the official road.

She didn't know where she was or where she was going.

Go home?

But her father and brother are all dead, leaving her alone, what kind of face do you have to go home?

Ming Ming promised his mother when he went out that he would take good care of his father.

She didn't dare to face the weeping faces of her daughters.

The accusation of the third prince is vivid, it is the father who wants to take credit, so the pursuit of the remnants of the army was ambushed, resulting in the defeat of the war.

Although she didn't go to the battlefield, she knew that her father was not like that, but she couldn't argue with it, because she didn't experience it herself.

In the first seventeen years of her, there was no wind and no rain, even on the battlefield, it was her father and brother, and her uncle shielded her from the wind and rain.

At that time, she had to face everything, and her mind went blank.

The corpses were carried back by her one by one, and she had only one thought at the time, why didn't she disappear together?

The spiritual position of the relatives is too heavy, and she can't carry it!

However, it was at this time that letters came from Kyochu.

"The Huo family is full of female dependents, and they follow the deceased......"

At that time, when she saw that sentence, her lips trembled, and the paper fell in her hand, and after a long time, she slowly closed her eyes, and she couldn't pass out.

The remnant sun is like blood, and the Huo family is the only one left!

Where does she go from here?

Mother and they thought very clearly, when the news of the destruction of the Huo family reached Beijing, none of them could escape.

The juniors in the family, only Mi'er, sent Mi'er out, and then calmly died.

It's for martyrdom!

All the white affairs of the Huo family were handled by her after she returned to Beijing, and the spiritual seat was finally placed in Funing Temple outside the city.

The Huo family is full of heroes, but in the end, it is just a crime that is all over the house.

Xu Han still doesn't understand, why is this sky unfair, why is this world so cold?

Why does no one ask about the heroes burying their bones, leaving the rats in the world?

She couldn't figure it out!

Therefore, she has to figure it out, and she has to let the people of the world understand.

Now someone told her that the tragedy of the year could have been avoided, but because of her own selfish interests, she saw the Huo family and 100,000 soldiers die in the valley.

This made Xu Han want to laugh and feel sad for his father Huo Zheng.

How poor his eyesight is, he actually taught such a selfish and ungrateful villain by hand.

Xu Han raised her head and held back the tears in her eyes, she couldn't cry!

She gritted her teeth, but she couldn't stop the sweetness in her throat, and her lips and teeth trembled.

Xiao Zheng held Xu Han's hand tightly on the side, passing his strength to her.

His eyes turned sharply to Ma Jishan, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he suddenly let go of Xu Han's hand, leaned forward, raised his hand, and in Ma Jishan's astonishment, he slammed on his neck, making him faint.

Then he kicked Ma Jishan's body a few times, turned around and sat down beside Xu Han, took her into his arms, stroked her back one by one, and touched her cheek lightly.

His mouth said over and over again, "Good Hanhan, I'm here, you still have me......"

His hand holding Xu Han was very steady, and his dark eyes became a little bottomless.

After a long time, Xu Han patted Xiao Zheng gently, Xiao Zheng let go of the hand around her waist, and at this time, Xu Han's face had returned to normal.

Xu Han took a few deep breaths, Xiao Zheng looked at her and said worriedly, "Are you okay?" ”

Xu Han shook her head, of course she was fine.

There was no happier moment, and she knew what she was going to do.

She said,

"Didn't you have a letter from the head of the military department that you didn't translate? Can you show me? ”

Regardless of whether the game that put the Huo family into the trap was intentional or unintentional.

From beginning to end, that battle should have been the conspiracy of the three princes, Yongyi Hou and his father.

My father died, and no one knew about it.

But the matter left traces, even if the eyes and ears of the three princes in the palace were numerous, the father's letter could not be delivered to the emperor.

Then the Ministry of War will definitely receive it, and it is possible that it will be presented to the Emperor at that time.

However, it was stopped, and the principal died.

In the end, the emperor didn't know the truth, saved the three princes, and let the Huo family take the blame, but he couldn't imagine that this was just a bureau.

The carriage swayed all the way, and when it arrived at the gate of the palace, the groom who was driving the carriage was reporting outside, Xiao Zheng kicked Ma Jishan, rudely grabbed his collar, pinched his middle, and woke him up.

"Master Ma, it's about the secret of the three princes, you just got out of us like this, in fact, you have no fear, you don't dare to give the Huo family's affairs to the emperor, right?"

"Because if the emperor knows what is behind the Huo family's affairs, but the face of the Son of Heaven is more important than anything else, how can he not admit his mistakes, right?"

"What's more, now we have no evidence at hand, and our empty mouths and white teeth are simply framed."

"You want to use this to get us into trouble so that we can't get into trouble with you, do you?"

Ma Jishan smiled, "It seems that the son of the world is not a gentleman as outsiders say, but it is more transparent than I imagined." ”

Xiao Zheng also smiled, "You still know that I and the sons of the Huo family are friends, and I also know that I once ran for the affairs of the Huo family, do you want to use this to dispel the idea of reporting the matter of Ma Jinshan to His Majesty?" ”

Ma Jishan's lips pursed slightly.

Xiao Zheng rubbed his hands, crackled the joints, and continued,

"What you think is really wonderful, it's just that the Huo family's affairs have passed for so many years, and I have the patience to continue to investigate."

"It's just that now, I can't wait to see you unlucky!"

After speaking, he punched Ma Jishan's body, another punch, another punch, and hit him like raindrops.

However, his boxing technique was learned from Jinyiwei's people, and hitting Ma Jishan's body like this not only made him hurt to the bones, but also made him unable to see the scars outside, even the imperial doctor couldn't find out.

He couldn't kill Ma Jishan to get angry, but it didn't prevent him from giving him such a punch and kick from time to time.

Such a disgusting person will have to cut the flesh with a blunt knife and let him slowly die of pain.

Xu Hancao sat there with his hands in his hands, watching Xiao Zheng punch Ma Jishan's body, he was beaten to the ground, and the majestic Jin Wuwei commander in Su Ri no longer existed.

However, Xu Han did not feel relieved.

Isn't he in camp for power? Then she took away what he cared about the most.

The rice must be eaten one bite at a time, the scum must be dealt with one by one, and the revenge must be avenged one by one.

Xiao Zheng beat enough, slowly took out the handkerchief from his arms, wiped his hands clean, looked at Ma Jishan with disgust, and called the people outside to come in and bring him out.

"Xiao Shizi, before Your Majesty's will comes down, I am still an official of the imperial court, you are taking revenge in private, I will sue you in front of Your Majesty."

Xiao Zheng raised the handkerchief in his hand, threw it on the ground, and chuckled,

"If you go to sue, I'm afraid that you won't sue."

I'm afraid he won't have a chance to sue.

Tsk, what a pity!

……

When the group entered the palace, what kind of thunder and rain was the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, naturally there was no need to describe it in detail, just look at the palace people in the palace who were cautious and dignified.

It's just that the emperor is angry, and after he doesn't find Ma Jinshan and does dig out the person behind the scenes, he won't really deal with Ma Jishan, but his position as the commander of Jin Wuwei can't continue.

Xu Han didn't want to care about the rest of the things, because she had more important things to do.

As for Xiao Zheng, when he was about to leave the palace, he suddenly said to the emperor,

"Your Majesty, Commander Ma has now been relieved of his position and imprisoned, and Jin Wuwei's affairs must be taken care of, so it is better to ......"

The emperor was originally so angry that Ma Jishan was about to vomit blood, and he took a fancy to the courtiers who entrusted him with important tasks, even if he did not participate in the exchange of death row prisoners.

But he still can't escape the crime of not governing his family strictly, and what Ma Jinshan did, Ma Jishan wouldn't know anything about it?

If you really don't know at all, it can only mean that this is just a foolish person, and you can't afford his fancy.

Seeing Xiao Zheng's hippie smile, he threw a book of folds over and said angrily,

"You are now a member of Jinyiwei, you look at a mountain like this, where does the temperament of looking at a mountain come from?"

"Your grandmother and your aunt are all stable people, how did they come to you like this."

Xiao Zheng died of grievances, he really didn't want to be an official at all, he wanted to do things with Han Han, but there were so many spies under Jinyiwei and Jinyiwei, and it was easy to use them to check the affairs of the Huo family, and it was not too convenient to check the three princes and the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.

Therefore, he would not leave Jinyiwei, but he didn't expect the emperor to think crookedly.

He waved his hand again and again, shaking his head desperately,

"Your Majesty, you have wronged the minister, the minister just wants to say that Jin Wuwei has no one to preside over the matter now, so it is better to let Xu ...... The little prince is in charge ......"

Xu Han glared at Xiao Zheng, knelt down, and said with some trepidation,

"Your Majesty, the minister is still young and too young to take on such a heavy responsibility."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately cried and laughed again, and felt in his heart that the relationship between these two young men was really good enough.

actually helped the other party to become an official.

He said with a straight face, majestically,

"I'm not a faint king, just because of one of your requests, I gave the third-grade official to another courtier."

"Although Xu Han has done a good job in Jiangnan malpractice, his qualifications are still too light."

"Besides, there is a deputy commander under Maji Mountain, so why is there no one in charge."

He waved his hand and caught up with the two of them, "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will hand it over to Dali Temple." ”

While he was talking, a little eunuch came in outside to report, "Your Majesty, Xu Tanhua is here." ”

Xu Han and Xiao Zheng looked at each other, the one Your Majesty said was handed over to Dali Temple, could it be that Xu Xiuyan returned to Beijing this time and went to Dali Temple to take up a post?

After a while, I saw Xu Xiuyan, dressed in black, with a handsome posture, picturesque eyebrows, and an indifferent face, walking in.

Seeing Xiao Zheng and Xu Han, his footsteps paused, and then continued to walk forward, and when he arrived in front of the palace, he knelt down to say goodbye.

Sure enough, His Majesty handed over Ma Jishan's case to Xu Xiuyan, and at the same time asked Xu Han and Xiao Zheng to assist him in handling the case.

Finally, the emperor said,

"I will have a will to go down to Jin Wuwei, the original deputy commander Chen Li will be promoted to commander, Xu Han, you will be the deputy and assist Chen Li."

These words were said to Xu Han, that is, Xu Han was promoted to a position.

Although he was not promoted to a regular position, this was originally what Xiao Zheng wanted.

Telling the emperor to let Xu Han be in charge is just a pretense, pick a big one first, if the emperor doesn't give it, he will always give a small comfort.

So, just like that, Xu Han was promoted again, but he was still arched by Xiao Zheng.

Out of the palace gate, Xu Han and Xiao Zheng asked Xu Xiuyan to say goodbye, "Lord Xu, congratulations on being promoted to Dali Temple, if there is anything that needs Xiao Wang's cooperation, just go to Jin Wuwei to find me." ”

Xu Xiuyan was as indifferent as ever and nodded.

Xu Han glanced at Xiao Zheng, the two of them didn't need to say anything, everything could be understood, she just bowed her head slightly, and then got into the carriage.

She didn't go back to the palace, nor did she go to Xu Danxiu's house in Xuanpingfang, but asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the small alley opposite the gate of the former Huo Mansion in Pingkangfang.

She sat in the car and didn't lift the curtains.

Except for the sound of the car wheeling outside, it was as if no one existed in the carriage.

However, even if she doesn't lift the curtain, she can accurately tell the surrounding scenery.

Seventeen years of memory, how can it be easily erased.

She can even tell the scene of begonia flowers blooming in front of the gate before the expedition.

And in her yard, how the camellia leaves are, and even where the books in her study are placed.

But now, the house across the street looks like a huge cemetery in the sunlight.

Tall, magnificent, but full of vicissitudes and decadence.

From the gate of the Huo family in front of the city, the vermilion paint has long been peeled off in the wind and rain.

The lanterns hanging under the eaves of the porch are now only the remains of a broken skeleton.

There are also untrimmed wall creepers growing in the courtyard, like monsters with teeth and claws, crawling out of the wall.

She got out of the carriage and commanded the coachman,

"You go to Xuanpingfang first and report to your mother, I'm fine."

When the coachman saw that she was alone and did not come home, he said,

"Lord Wang, where are you going? Don't you need a small one to send you? ”

Xu Han said in a hoarse voice,

"I want to be alone, you can go back."

With that, she waved at the coachman and told him to hurry away.

When the shadow of the carriage disappeared at the end of the road, she turned around and stood under the gate of the Huo family and looked stunned for a long time.

The thin figure of the young man looks particularly depressed.

She followed the root of the wall alone, silently counting, and finally stopped by a red wall, turned over the wall, and landed.

At the end of the corridor, there are four big characters written 'Eternal Love'.

This is the Huo family ancestral hall, and the gate of the ancestral hall is now dilapidated, and there are weeds everywhere.

Originally, candles were supposed to be lit on the altar here, and the candles reflected each name on the spiritual table.

It's just that now there is no spiritual position, only an empty high platform.

Xu Han knelt on the mat that could no longer see the color, took off the jade crown on his head, and looked calm.

Looking at the empty high platform, as if there was still a full spiritual seat on it, close your eyes, start from the first row, and slowly read the names on it.

When she meditated, she felt as if they were all eyes watching her, examining her, asking her to straighten her waist and treat this national hatred and family hatred.

No, there is only family hatred, no national hatred.

Keep this family feud in your heart.

The world under these eyes is like a cold winter, as cold as a grim one.

She refused Xiao Zheng's request to accompany her home, some roads were destined to be walked alone, and no one could accompany her.

No one should accompany them.

These roads are so hard, so dirty, so difficult, why drag others into the water and roll around in this muddy world with yourself?

Who has an easier time than the other?

Outside the door, there was a sound of soft footsteps, and Xu Han suddenly opened his eyes vigilantly.

It's an abandoned mansion, and there's nothing to steal, so who's going to come here?

She moved her steps slightly, hunched over, and slowly stood up silently, the door was broken, and hung diagonally on it, as if it was about to fall down in the next moment.

She squeezed her hands, slowly retreated to the edge of the high platform, and said softly,

"The ancestors and the ancestors are on top, and the unfilial descendants are offended."

Then gently squeeze into the gap between the platform and the wall.

Here, once upon a time, she used to hide and seek with her brothers, she hid here, and no one could find her.

She had just squeezed into the high platform, and the footsteps were gradually getting closer, Xu Han held her breath, heard the footsteps cross the threshold, and stopped in front of the high platform.

The shadow was long, and it was a tall figure.

The figure did not stop, but walked around, and it seemed that it was about to walk to Xu Han's hiding place.