Xun Wu turned around and was about to leave. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

He thought to himself, no matter how carried away the emperor of the Jin State was, he would not make a move on him, the pillar of the country, and the so-called chaotic stick was just shouted in anger.

However, it was at this moment that he saw a guard next to him, and a pair of eyes glanced at him, with a slight hint of pleading.

Xun Wu was a little hesitant.

As everyone knows, the Jin State is an old vassal state, the royal family has gone through hundreds of years of reproduction, and the clansmen are extremely large, although many side branches have changed their surnames, but they are intertwined, and the number of clansmen is extremely large.

This naturally follows a rule, that is, the more quantity, the less valuable it is.

The same is true for members of the royal family, such as Xun Wu, who is also a branch of the royal family, but the conditions of the family are not very good, and they have relied on the few taels of silver received by the imperial court every month since they were children, barely maintaining the life of a down-and-out nobleman.

It is precisely because there are many such royal families, so the Jin court can only rely on genealogy and constantly reduce the treatment of branch nobles, the most obvious is that the clansmen within five generations are designated as royal families, and the rest are designated as royal families, and even ordinary people.

The royal families on the periphery will not have any titles.

In order to maintain the rule of the imperial family and the safety of the palace, most of the guards in the palace are selected from the branches of the imperial family, such as inside and outside the palace of the Jin Kingdom, nearly 10,000 guards are royal, and most of them are the emperor's personal guards within five generations.

Therefore, when Xun Wu looked at the guard's eyes, he immediately understood what he wanted to express.

Do you want me to persuade me again?

Xun Wu thought in his heart, His Majesty the Emperor is so stubborn and self-serving, even if the whole royal family has the heart to resist the enemy, what is the use?

With a heavy gasp, Xun Wu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has sent someone to Ruan State to discuss with the Empress of Ruan State, and discuss that the two countries will repair the grass alliance of dividing the land to extinguish the catastrophe of the Jin Kingdom." ”

Xun Wu didn't dare to say anything specific, only said in general, wanting to see His Majesty's reaction before moving.

After all, when he was at the border, he thought about it carefully, if he sent someone to Jincheng to report the news and then give instructions, it would definitely be too late, and he could only discuss some issues without authorization, try to drag Ruan Guo, or wear down Ruan's determination to join forces to attack Jin, so as to reduce the results of the alliance.

He expected that His Majesty the Emperor would inquire about it.

No, Emperor Jin just snorted in his nose, and he didn't even raise his eyelids.

Xun Wu's heart was down, and he explained in detail the agreement, the requirements put forward by Ruan Guo, and the Jin State's desire to hand over part of the occupied Wangji land to Ruan Guo.

At the end, he also added a sentence, saying: "In order to show her sincerity, the Empress Ruan sent a special envoy to the Jin State with her ministers, and implored Your Majesty to put the country's society first, reconcile with the Ruan State, and resist the alliance of all countries." ”

"Humph! What a guts! ”

The corners of the Jin Emperor's mouth twitched, and he suddenly saw the two maids screaming twice, and fell heavily on the ridge of the big stone steps, covered with blood.

Xun Wu was stunned, and the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom had already jumped up from the dragon chair, pointed at Xun Wu and shouted: "Say! Who taught you to sell me to the Jin Kingdom? The land that I got by strength in the Great Jin Dynasty, why should I divide it with the Ruan State! Whose idea was it? Say! ”

Xun Wu also let go, and arched his hand and said: "The minister is the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and he is also a member of the royal family, it is the duty of the minister to protect the people and the country, and to protect the foundation of the ancestors. ”

"Okay." The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom was furious and shouted: "Come on, pull this traitor out and feed the dogs!" ”

"Wait!"

At this moment, a voice came from the gate of the palace, which turned out to be Queen Zhang.

Empress?

The emperor of the Jin Kingdom frowned, the family behind the queen was extremely large, representing the entire eastern Jin family, when he was competing for the throne, his wife gave a lot of help, so although the queen was a woman, she represented the interests of a large group of nobles in the Jin Kingdom, so he could not ignore it.

In addition, Queen Zhang is also a very skillful person, he didn't want to be entangled too much, so he snorted and said, "You are a woman, what are you doing here?" ”

The queen bowed and said: "The concubine was just about to come over and talk to Your Majesty about this, but she caught up without thinking about it. This is a letter from the concubine's clan, and it is about to be handed over to His Majesty. ”

"Letters from your people?"

Emperor Jin's eyes froze, and he was secretly unhappy in his heart, which was naturally nothing before, but now that he is in power and has expanded his territory one after another, he has some more ideas, and feels that the family does not take him as an emperor in his eyes for this kind of behavior.

The queen saluted and said: "General Xun Wu mediated Ruan Guo, and the major families also knew about it, there were caravans coming and going at that time, and under the urgency of the situation, I also discussed with several adults, Your Majesty wants to kill General Xun Wu, please kill the courtiers of the participating families first." ”

The face of the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom became more and more ugly, the queen's words were nothing in normal times, but at this moment, it undoubtedly pierced his sensitive heart.

What emperor doesn't want to prove himself?

What emperor doesn't want to make a great achievement?

Seeing that the Jin Kingdom was about to take advantage of the situation and had the ability to unify the countries, at this time, someone came to pour cold water on him, and it also involved the big family, which not only made him unhappy, but also felt that the court was not under his control.

How can the respect of the Ninety-Five be restrained in the hands of a group of nobles?

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was about to have a seizure, a personal guard officer beside him stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty is angry, whether you listen or not, Your Majesty." ”

After speaking, he quickly handed Xun Wu a look and motioned him to leave quickly.

Xun Wu stood tall and tall, and didn't look at anyone at all.

The empress was also insipid, as if waiting for the emperor's words.

At this moment, the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom stared at Xun Wu coldly, smiled secretly, and went away with a flick of his sleeves.

"This ......"

Xun Wu sighed in his heart.

As a courtier, of course he knew what this expression and eyes represented, especially as a general of an army, the consequences were self-evident.

At twilight, Xun Wu returned to the mansion, looking at the general's mansion where he had lived for more than ten years, he suddenly felt a little strange.

"General, Prime Minister, greeting."

"Prime Minister?" Xun Wu's spirit was shocked, and he hurriedly said, "Please come in quickly." ”

Not long after, an old figure on crutches appeared in the hall, this was Zhou Wen, the prime minister of the Jin Kingdom.

Speaking of Zhou Wen, it can be regarded as a royal family, but it is not counted.

Because, in the side branches of the Jin royal family, the surname Zhou is a big surname, and it stands to reason that the practice of the Jin State is that the prime minister cannot be held by a member of the imperial family, which is not only the result of compromise with the family, but also a means for the emperor to prevent the rest of the imperial family from having too much power and usurping the throne.