Chapter 56: The Engagement
"Is that enough?" Lin Haoyan gently put his hand on Guo Yuan's head and tapped it lightly with his knuckles, as if picking melons and fruits in the market.
"Your Majesty, you can't kill heroes indiscriminately like this!" Guo Yuan raised his head and changed his fierce eyes to the fierce eyes, "I have been in the Imperial Guard since the time of the emperor......
Lin Haoyan seemed to have expected Guo Yuan's reaction a long time ago, so he bent down and whispered in Guo Yuan's ear: "Don't think I don't know, you are the queen mother's subordinate." ”
A crisp snap finger exploded next to Guo Yuan's ear on the other side, and then Lin Haoyan's cold and ruthless voice said, "Do it." ”
"Your Majesty! Think again! As the leader of the Imperial Guard, Guo Yuan naturally couldn't befriend most of the officials, and even violated many people because of various palace rules. But Guo Yuan's qualifications are there, and in a few words, he decided to execute an old minister, which is not what these courtiers want, this is no longer a rabbit and a fox, but more like a relationship between lips and teeth: today is Guo Yuan, tomorrow may be himself!
"Your Majesty, should you think again?" Another old minister interceded for Guo Yuan.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this!"
"Presumptuous! This is the palace, not the wet market! Lin Haoyan's words were now more and more majestic, and as soon as his voice came out, he immediately suppressed all kinds of voices in the palace.
"Your Majesty, do you have to die?" Guo Yuan asked.
"You have to die, you have to die." Lin Haoyan once again showed his attitude.
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the wrath of the horseman?" Guo Yuan asked again.
"Oh? Do you want to learn Tang Ju? Lin Haoyan raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Don't dare, the minister knows that he can't compare to Mr. Tang, and the minister doesn't dare to threaten Your Majesty." Although Guo Yuan said this, he actually did not have a trace of self-humility, he turned his head to look at Zhao Fu not far away, "The minister just thinks that His Majesty's temperament has changed greatly, and he must have been bewitched by a traitor, and the minister is willing to punish the traitor and eliminate the evil for the king!" ”
Guo Yuan is also an old fritter in officialdom, he just turned his head and moved his mouth, and soon led everyone's attention to Zhao Fu, and immediately, Zhao Fu became a figure on the cusp.
"Qingjun's side? Interesting, I agreed! Lin Haoyan promised at a speed that even Guo Yuan couldn't believe.
It's just that even with Lin Haoyan's consent, it doesn't seem to be of any use, and the back of the knife that Lin Hanyu rests on Guo Yuan's neck keeps transmitting a bone-eating cold to Guo Yuan's body.
But Guo Yuan didn't seem to be worried, like Lin Hanyu, he was also the general who led the troops. The Imperial Guard was the backbone of the Imperial City when it established itself, and it was no problem to call the Imperial Guard the strongest army in the Lanhe Empire. Now there are 30,000 imperial guards stationed around Lanting City, all of them are his henchmen, all of them are his carefully selected soldiers, and he has confidence in his soldiers.
In Guo Yuan's opinion, if this palace is a handsome tent, then the handsome is not Lin Haoyan, but him!
Like Guo Yuan, the ministers didn't have time to react at all, they were still pleading for Guo Yuan one moment, and the next moment Guo Yuan pointed his sword at the new general Zhao Fu, and the next moment His Majesty agreed?
However, there are always people who can react, Lin Hanyu tapped Guo Yuan's neck with the back of the knife and asked a little mockingly: "I said what are you waiting for?" ”
Guo Yuan returned a look full of resentment and did not answer.
"Hey, that's a coincidence, I'm waiting too." Lin Hanyu gave Zhao Fu a look and continued to ask Guo Yuan: "You say, what will happen if you put the wolf in the sheepfold?" ”
Guo Yuan suddenly came over, all his whereabouts were in the hands of the Night Wolf Army, so the Night Wolf Army that he had placed under the Imperial Guard Army was also informed, or maybe his subordinates were the dormant Night Wolves at all!
A flash of sword light stabbed Guo Yuan in the back of the heart perfectly.
"Your Majesty, the minister has killed the traitor Guo Yuan." It was Zhao Fu who did it.
"I hate it!" Guo Yuan couldn't speak anymore, Zhao Fu exchanged glances with several guards of the Iron Arm Army, and several guards carried Guo Yuan's body down.
"Well done." Lin Haoyan nodded, approving Zhao Fu's actions, and then he set his eyes on the ministers in the palace.
Sudden changes are often the most terrifying, because the next second of the unknown will always make people worry, Guo Yuan was directly killed by His Majesty and the general in the palace, which completely shook the mood of all the ministers.
When Lin Haoyan ascended the throne, someone joked that this was just a puppet emperor, but in fact, Lin Haoyan's court was indeed very relaxed, and when all kinds of rules and regulations were complete, Lin Haoyan only needed Xiao Gui Cao to follow. Therefore, seeing blood in Lin Haoyan's court is almost impossible in the cognition of many ministers who think they know their masters.
"Who else is a traitor or a wicked person, just say it, there is a reward for reporting!" Lin Haoyan greeted the ministers.
Everyone was terrified, where did they dare to say anything?
At this time, a high-ranking general dressed in the uniform of the Imperial Guard walked into the palace, and the guards outside the palace did not seem to have the power to stop him, because he still held a wolf's head token in his hand.
This person walked in out of place, walked straight through everyone, and came to Lin Haoyan Lin Hanyu, first gave Lin Haoyan a simple salute, and then knelt down on one knee in front of Lin Hanyu: "Boss, the inside of the Imperial Guard has been cleaned up, please instruct." ”
"Well done white wolf." Lin Hanyu praised.
"Please instruct." The white wolf did not move at all.
“?” Lin Hanyu didn't understand why this white wolf was so uninteresting.
"What are we going to do next?" The white wolf continued to ask.
"Go ahead, get out of here for me, and then buy some good wine."
"The white wolf understands!"
Just when everyone thought it was just a small episode, the Night Wolf member, nicknamed the White Wolf, actually curled up in a ball and rolled out of the palace with a grunt.
“…… Well, this is also one of our training programs......" Lin Hanyu sweated profusely and explained to Lin Haoyan and Zhao Fu.
Lin Haoyan breathed a sigh of relief, the 30,000 imperial guards seemed to protect him, but in fact they were the biggest reassurance of the ministers, these 30,000 people are always the biggest uncertain factor, and now that this factor has been ruled out, the rest of the people in the palace are just lambs to be slaughtered.
Lin Haoyan sat on the throne again, he was not panicked at all now, it was the turn of these ministers to panic now.
"I announced one thing, after returning to Beijing, I will get married." Lin Haoyan was not shocked, and threw out another blockbuster news.
Fortunately, this news made the ministers breathe a sigh of relief, since it is a happy event, it is a good thing! The sound of congratulations sounded like a tidal wave.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty." The explosiveness of this matter even scared Shi Yiqiu. Although she was a little disappointed, she had long known that she could not occupy the most important position beside Lin Haoyan forever, but she didn't expect this day to be so quick and so sudden. But she still maintained due etiquette and congratulated Lin Haoyan.
Lin Haoyan suddenly grabbed Shi Yiqiu's hand and continued to announce: "This is the woman I want to marry!" ”
This news was obviously more exciting than the previous one, and people quickly forgot about Guo Yuan's blood that had not yet dried up, and began to talk about it again.
"Your Majesty?" Shi Yiqiu also wondered if she had heard it wrong.
"It doesn't matter." Lin Haoyan clenched Shi Yiqiu's hand, "I can only marry you." ”
"Your Majesty, no! Although Miss Shi is both talented and beautiful, her background is ......, "But at this time, there will definitely be all kinds of old ministers to come to advise."
Lin Haoyan looked at this old minister, he also knew that this was a good intention, but he was worried that he was young and unfamiliar with the rules, so he had to ask Lin Hanyu for help, Lin Hanyu took out a long scroll again, and turned it over for a long time before he found the name of this official history of the Ministry of Rites.
"Old man, do you want to die directly or return to your hometown?" Lin Hanyu asked.
"I am willing to die! The rules can't be broken! If Your Majesty insists on breaking the rules, the minister will only die! ”
"Okay, okay," Lin Haoyan was also annoyed, of course he knew why these guys were so keen on death, after all, this was a good opportunity to leave a name for thousands of years without fear of power, aren't these scholars living for the sake of being famous? Lin Haoyan had a cold face, "You have to die or live all day long, you can't die today, but some people still have to go to Hades." ”
Lin Haoyan took out the wolf order from his arms and stuffed it into Shi Yiqiu's hand.
"Time is too rushed, there is nothing to prepare, I know that you suffered a lot before you met me, you should go and come back today." Lin Haoyan didn't pay attention to the situation in the palace anymore, he didn't know where to find a calligraphy and painting, and looked at it carefully.
Shi Yiqiu came from a slightly cold background, and in order to get close to Lin Haoyan, she often had to rely on her own hue to meet the needs of officials, large and small, before she was able to enter Beijing and enter the palace.
Although so many years have passed, but now in this palace, if you want to search, you can still find out a lot of people.
Shi Yiqiu understands that this is not only Lin Haoyan's promise and explanation to himself, but also a way for him to promise Lin Haoyan - no emperor will allow his imperial concubine to be accused by others, even in the past. It's a contract, a bloody one.
"Commander Lin, these people, I'm sorry for you." Of course, Shi Yiqiu chose to accept it, she was not a bodhisattva-hearted person in the first place, and her kindness was not open to these high-ranking officials who oppressed the people.
"That, Brother Zhao?" Lin Hanyu has a list, and it is really troublesome to suddenly kill so many people, so he subconsciously wanted to ask Zhao Fu for help.
"Go, go, I won't do such a hurtful thing." Zhao Fu pushed it away, he didn't want to stir up this matter.
The sun set quickly in January, and the house was pulled out of a long black shadow, and the door of the palace was closed, inexplicably depressed.