Jinyang Palace, Warm Heart Palace.

Among the three major halls of the palace, the Warm Heart Hall is the smallest one, but it is located in the center of the palace. In the past, if there was a major matter to be decided before the court meeting, the emperor would often summon his confidants and important ministers to ventilate here in advance, so the number of scholars of the Warm Heart Hall was small, and it was a fictitious position, but it was a supreme honor before other official titles.

"Brother Huang, have all the envoys of Canglang settled down?" The emperor who was in the middle of the upper position asked, his voice was low, even if he called out such an intimate title as "imperial brother", there was a chill, which corresponded to his name, He Muhan - the master who now controls the five countries and thirty-six states of the Jinyang Dynasty, the true dragon emperor.

Ning Xianghou's voice was thick and calm, and he replied very briefly about what he was arranged, "It's arranged." ”

He Muhan nodded, and suddenly asked, "What do you think of that Zuo Xian King?" ”

Ning Xianghou thought for a moment and replied, "It's not simple. ”

He Muhan smiled, but only the muscles at the corners of his mouth moved slightly, the expression on his face did not change much, and he nodded: "I think so too, King Zuo Xian came to visit him once last night. ”

"My Emperor Shengming!" At this time, a general at the end of the right row of chairs at the emperor's hand got up and said, "Your Majesty thinks that Zuo Xianwang is the second-ranked hero of the Canglang Division!" ”

He Muhan looked up and saw that this general was Yu Qiancheng, the governor of Tiandang Pass, he had 20,000 elite soldiers in the Shahai battalion, stationed in the first pass of Xitui - Tiandang Pass, and he was the minister who guarded against Xirong.

He Muhan said softly, "General Yu has just returned from the west, so he is naturally more familiar with it, and he will give us a good plan." ”

Yu Qiancheng was born in the military, and he didn't seem to care much about the etiquette in the officialdom, and the important ministers in the room didn't speak, but he said loudly: "King Zuo Xian seems to be vulgar, with a disheveled hair, but in fact, he is delicate, and the wolf-headed army he is in charge of is the strongest force in Canglang, and they are all dead to him." Zuo Xianwang's name is Meng Yuxin, a "heart" word is really the best evaluation, in terms of wisdom and means, no one in the Canglang Department can beat it. ”

He Muhan continued, "I can see that when King Zuo Xian came last night, I left him for supper, and he looked flattered, eating and drinking heavily, and the soup splashed a piece on his chest, but I could see that it was pretended. Canglang Department can only rank second in strength in the entire Xirong Five Divisions, and he urgently needs to use the power of the imperial court, he pretends to be a rude person in the land of ignorance, but in fact he wants the imperial court to put away his vigilance, thinking that Xirong is some martial artists who fight with knives. ”

Ningxiang Hou arched his hand and said: "That's true, the minister has checked, the son of the world named Meng Xiaochen they brought this time is indeed the most beloved son of Canglang Great Khan, we have an ancient saying 'reluctant children can't trap wolves', Canglang is willing to make such a heavy bet, and there is more than a little bit to gain." ”

At this time, a sharp voice sounded, "Your Majesty, the old slave has found out, in the five departments of Xirong, the Canglang Department is moving closer to us, but the strongest Helian Department has contacted the Fengxiang Department and the Fufeng Department, and there seems to be a big move, only the Yuntu Department is not moving, but the Yuntu Department has always been the heroine, and the strength is also the weakest, almost negligible, but the women there are a must." ”

He Muhan quipped: "You eunuch, what do you know." But things are still doing well, Rongqing, your Flying Eagle Guard is the eyes and ears of the imperial court, continue to investigate! ”

The great eunuch Rong Qing bowed and nodded.

He Muhan retracted his gaze, and he noticed that the first seat in the right row of chairs was empty, but he didn't say anything.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

"So... That plan. He Muhan also hesitated and asked, "Do we really want to cooperate with the Canglang Ministry?" ”

Ning Xianghou took the lead and said, "The ambition of the Helian Department has swelled, if we don't contact the Canglang Department to check and balance, and wait until the wolves choose a wolf king, then our Jinyang piece of meat will be in danger." ”

Yu Qiancheng shook his head, "Helian is a sheep in wolf's clothing, but Canglang is a wolf in sheep's clothing, Chen has been in Xirong for a long time, and he knows that Canglang is a big problem, Helian is just greedy for the money in front of him, and Canglang is the henchman who can shake Sheji!" ”

Ningxiang Hou has been in a high position for a long time, and he is rarely interrupted like this, with a chill in his voice, "Shake my Jinyang Sheji?" General Yu, don't be alarmist, your Shahai battalion is afraid, my 20,000 Wu Dewei are all strong men, and they are still a little tender! ”

After speaking, Ningxiang Hou stepped forward, and the minister asked to play, "Officially form an alliance with Canglang and strangle Helian." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal."

……

Eight ministers in the Warm Heart Hall hurriedly got up and echoed Ning Xianghou's proposal one after another.

Yu Qiancheng, as a military general, was clumsy in words, so he had to kneel, kowtow heavily, a bloodshot appeared on the stone slab, and said loudly: "The minister risked death to admonish, the ambition of the wolf son of the Canglang Department, and "being with the wolf" never ended well! Don't form an alliance! ”

Ning Xianghou was furious: "Risking death to admonish? Could it be that you are the only loyal minister in the entire court! Temple planning, where can you martial artists understand. ”

"The old minister also thinks that the alliance is inappropriate." At this time, an old man at the head of the chair on the left row at He Muhan's hand spoke, looking at his age, he seemed to be the oldest person in the whole room, his hair was pure white, and his eyes were deeply sunken, but he released a stream of fine light.

Listening to the old man's words, even He Muhan tilted his body slightly, and said, "What is the old uncle's opinion?" ”

This old man is the father of Wei Zhen, the favorite concubine of the Wenzong Dynasty, when Wei Zhengxun, the left minister of the court, has been up and down in the sea for decades, and is old, Wei Zhengxun's voice is full of old age, and he speaks with a breathing energy, and there are pauses from time to time, but the house is full of high-ranking officials, and they all listen attentively.

Wei Zhengxun said slowly: "The old minister is old, and he doesn't understand these temple things. After speaking, he glanced at Ning Xianghou, as a junior, Ning Xianghou didn't dare to contradict this old uncle, so he had to take a step back.

Wei Zhengxun continued: "Lao Chen, there is a testament here, which was left by the Holy Grandfather...... You only know that the Holy Grandfather restored the country with the help of the Yan Army, but you don't know that the Holy Grandfather first went to the Canglang Department! ”

In fact, according to his age, this old uncle is much older than He Qingcang, who died, but he is a holy grandfather, and he is extremely pious.

"Edict?" Hearing this news, the audience was in an uproar, Jinyang has respected the first emperor since ancient times, and the edict of the first emperor, no matter what it is, as long as it does not violate morality, future generations must abide by it.

Even He Muhan stood up respectfully and took the edict handed over by Wei Zhengxun.

It is said to be a testament, but in fact it is just an ordinary piece of cloth, which is very different from the holy decrees inlaid with golden patterns in the palace.

But as soon as he opened it, He Muhan was terrified, the edict was written in blood, after so many years, it had long faded into dark black, and the blood stains on the edge of the words were condensed into lumps and peeled off, but since childhood, they were familiar with his father's handwriting, and the emperor saw at a glance that it was his father's handwriting, only a short line of words:

"My descendants must not be friends with Canglang."

After reading it, He Muhan was full of doubts, and the edict used "I" instead of "I", indicating that it was written before the first emperor succeeded to the throne; In the end, it was because of how much hatred he needed to use the blood book, and what was the reason why this edict was not passed on to him, but to this old uncle; And why didn't this old uncle take it early or late, but took it out at this juncture?

Ning Xianghou took the edict and looked at it, he was speechless, the edict of the first emperor, even he had to obey it. However, the suspicion in his heart was even worse, the Holy Ancestor Emperor was his own brother, why did this edict be given to a national uncle who was counted as an outsider, but not to his own brother?

The ministers in the palace all learned the contents of the edict one after another, and they were all experienced and scheming people, and they immediately began to think about the details of each of the connections.

There are only two exceptions, after the old uncle sent the edict, he closed his eyes slightly, as if he had just said too much, he was a little tired, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

And Yu Qiancheng still maintained his posture, kneeling with his forehead facing the ground, without saying a word.

Fluffy ...

Hurried footsteps could be heard outside the door.

An old man, under the guidance of the eunuch who served the door, walked quickly into the main hall, and as soon as he entered the main hall, he bowed down and apologized:

"The old minister Mu Baichuan is late, please forgive the capital crime."