Liu Xie obviously had something to say, how could Fu Shou not understand.

At that moment, Fu Shou showed a confident smile on his face, and said with relief: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the concubine expects this Su Zhe to be a loyal minister, besides, even if he has a different heart in the future, the concubine will have a way to control him." ”

"Really?" Liu Xie's eyes lit up.

"Of course it's true, the concubine can still deceive Your Majesty." Fu Shou nodded.

Liu Xie was relieved at this time, and said with a relieved face: "That's good, just bother the queen to bother." ”

Seeing that Liu Xie's expression improved, Fu Shoufang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result, the two emperors could finally rest assured and stay in this palace without any worries, waiting for Su Zhe to return.

A few days later, Su Zhe really led the triumphant army and returned to Wancheng.

When the people of Wancheng heard of the invasion of the Xiliang people, they were all worried, worried that their Taishou was not the opponent of the Xiliang people, and they would be ravaged by the invaders again.

When Su Zhe returned victoriously, the people of the city were all surprised, admired and thanked Su Zhe, and spontaneously welcomed him.

In the cheers of the crowd, Su Zhe entered the city with his head held high, enjoying the honor that a winner should have.

In order to show his respect for the Son of Heaven, as soon as Su Zhe entered the city, he didn't even return to his Taishou Mansion, so he went straight to the palace to face the saint.

In the main hall, Liu Xie also prepared a royal banquet early in the morning at the suggestion of Fu Shou to wash the dust for Su Zhe, in order to reward him for his rescue work.

The atmosphere of the imperial banquet was harmonious, and Su Zhe was very respectful to the Empress of Heaven, which was in stark contrast to Dong Zhuo's flying and domineering at the beginning, and there was no arrogant attitude at all.

Su Zhe's attitude naturally made Liu Xie and Fu Shou feel relieved and relieved, and the emperor and queen reciprocated the favor and praised Su Zhe repeatedly.

I didn't feel that I had drunk three rounds.

After taking a shallow drink of wine, Fu Shou smiled slightly: "Su Qing, now that Your Majesty has safely patrolled Wancheng, you should also announce Your Majesty's location to the world as soon as possible, so as to summon the scattered civil and military officials to come to Wancheng and reopen the imperial court, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people in the world." ”

Of course, Su Zhe understood her words, and the Son of Heaven couldn't wait to reveal his identity, so that those Hanchens who were loyal to him would come to Wancheng to gather in order to enrich their strength.

Su Zhe didn't think so.

So many Han Chen came, how many mouths were waiting to drink his blood, and with his current financial and material resources, he couldn't afford so many idlers for the time being.

Second, he has just returned to Wancheng, and he still needs to spend some time to complete the redeployment of Wancheng's troops, as well as the placement of eyeliner in the palace, and the monitoring of the Empress of Heaven and Dong Cheng, a henchman of the Son of Heaven.

In other words, he must achieve absolute control over Wancheng, lest a large number of courtiers pour in, causing the Son of Heaven's strength to swell rapidly in a short period of time, and posing a threat to him to declare troops and seize the lordship.

Of course, the first two concerns, Su Zhe can only bury them in his heart, and he can't tell Tianzi Ming, he can only say the third reason.

At that moment, Su Zhe arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, the minister thinks that Your Majesty should not disclose his identity for the time being, and it is safer for the court to delay the reopening." ”

Fu Shou's eyebrows moved slightly, obviously a little surprised by Su Zhe's opposition.

Liu Xie also said suspiciously: "Why did Su Qing say this." ”

Su Zhe said: "Although Your Majesty is safe, but it is only temporary, there is still Liu Biao in the south, and Yuan Shu and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in the east, if these people hear that Your Majesty is in Nanyang, I am afraid that there may be abnormal movements, with the current strength of the minister, it is barely possible to block the Xiliang Army, but if you deal with so many passers-by at the same time, it will be a little powerless." ”

Liu Xie had no idea and looked at Fu Shou.

Fu Shou nodded slightly: "What Su Qing said is all reasonable, although Liu Jingsheng is a relative of the Han family, but after all, he is also a prince of one side, Yuan Shu in Yuzhou has never been a good type, and those yellow turban thieves in Yanzhou are even more crazy and murderous, these people must not be guarded against." ”

"What the queen said is very true." Su Zhe arched his hand again, "So the minister wants to ask Niangniang to give the minister a little time, so that the minister can expand the troops and horses as much as possible and lay out the defense around Nanyang, and then Your Majesty will disclose his identity again, and it will be foolproof." ”

Fu Shou pondered for a moment, looked at Liu Xie, and nodded secretly.

Liu Xie asked: "It's not impossible to let me hide my identity for the time being, so how long do you plan to let me hide it?" ”

"Well, it's not easy to say." Su Zhe looked a little embarrassed, "The minister can only say that he will do his best so that His Majesty can reopen the court as soon as possible." ”

Liu Xie's expression was a little sullen, but he was helpless, so he had to wave his hand, "Okay, okay, just do as you say, I will hold back for a few days for the time being." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty can bend and stretch, and there is a strange way to practice, he will be able to become the lord of my Han Zhongxing one day, and I will respect Your Majesty." Of course, Su Zhe didn't forget to pat him a few words of sycophants to give the Son of Heaven some face.

Liu Xie really got up, and laughed: "If I can really revive the Han Dynasty, you Su Qing will be the first hero of my Zhongxing." ”

Both the monarch and the minister laughed, and drank their cups.

The atmosphere in the main hall soon returned to the rhythm of joy and relaxation, and the harmony of monarchs and ministers.

After a few more glasses of wine, Fu Shou quietly glanced at Dong Cheng.

Dong Cheng understood, so he raised his glass and said with a smile: "Su Taishou used a flood to break the Xiliang Army with the power of heaven, this is really a stroke of genius, which makes me admire, I respect Su Taishou for this cup of wine." ”

"General Dong has won the award." Su Zhe modestly paused and raised his glass to drink.

After drinking, Dong Cheng changed his words and said: "At present, Nanyang is surrounded by tigers and wolves, Su Taishou has to guard against so many potential enemies, and he will definitely be overstretched in the future. ”

This new Taishou is divided into the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard, and now after it is changed to the palace, it has become the inner palace and the outer palace.

Before the Son of Heaven moved in, Su Zhe made preparations in advance, and ordered Su Fei to lead a thousand Su family troops to garrison the outer palace, called to protect the Empress of Heaven, which is actually a kind of preventive surveillance.

Dong Cheng's words, the ghost believed that he was to share the burden for himself, it was nothing more than a hint from Fu Shou, and he wanted to take the opportunity to squeeze his power out of the palace and hold the control of the entire palace in the hands of the Son of Heaven.

How can there be such a good thing......

Su Zhe saw through their thoughts at a glance, sneered in his heart, and said with a straight face on the surface: "What is General Dong talking about, it is incumbent on me to protect the Son of Heaven, even if I lack soldiers and horses, I can't lack the soldiers and horses to protect the Son of Heaven, and the garrison of the outer palace will not work hard for General Dong." ”

Dong Cheng was blocked back by Su Zhe's seriousness, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so he had to secretly aim at Fu Shou.

Fu Shou smiled and said: "Of course Your Majesty knows Su Qing's intentions, but the defense of the surrounding enemies is the most important thing at the moment, since General Dong's Yulin Army has the ability to guard the Imperial Palace, Su Qing might as well hand over this important task to him, those soldiers of yours should send them to more important places." ”

"Niangniang's words are wrong, protecting Your Majesty is the most important thing, these soldiers should stay and guard the outer palace, after all, they are more familiar with the situation in Wancheng." Su Zhe was adamant and refused to give in.

Fu Shouxiu's eyebrows couldn't help but furrow secretly, and he hesitated for a moment, pondering how to persuade Su Zhe.

Dong Cheng was unhappy, his face pulled, and he said coldly: "I said Su Taishou, you insist so much on keeping your own people in the palace, don't you just want to protect Your Majesty, but also have other thoughts in mind?" ”

Su Zhe immediately sank his face, and asked-for-tat: "Why does General Dong insist on not allowing my soldiers to protect Your Majesty, is it possible, General Dong doesn't trust me?" Or, Your Majesty and Mother don't trust me? ”

As he spoke, Su Zhe's dissatisfied gaze shot at Liu Xie and Fu Shou.

The atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense.