The facts quickly confirmed Yuan Rui's fears, and the next morning, Sun Rong even took off the last layer of mask called "The Gift of Monarchs and Ministers", and broke into the Taiji Hall wearing armor, wearing a long sword at his waist, and leading his guards. Facing the shocked gaze of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, Sun Rong straightened his chest even more, and strode to the head of the courtiers according to the hilt of his sword: "Your Majesty! I heard that the murder case was recently caused by the minister's private fight, and the discipline has been corrupted to this point, and it must be severely punished! ”

Yuan Rui glared at Sun Rong angrily, as if he was about to erupt into fire.

"Bold Sun Rong! Dare to bring a sword to the temple, you are the one who corrupts the discipline! The servant Dong Xun shouted violently. In today's situation, there are not many courtiers who can accuse Sun Rong in person like Dong Xun, Yuan Rui can't help but be both relieved and worried when he hears this, he is relieved that there are still loyal people to support him, and he is worried that if Sun Rong wants to attack him, he may not be able to protect him.

Before Sun Rong could respond, Han Yan shook his head and argued: "Dong Gong's words are wrong! The Great General has reinvented Great Wei, if the Great General did not come forward, the rebels and the Hu clan would have turned Great Wei upside down! With such a great achievement, as usual, he should have enjoyed the treatment of not entering the court, going to the palace with his sword, and praising and worshipping his name, Your Majesty, do you say yes? The last sentence was already a question for Yuan Rui.

The so-called not entering the court, going to the temple with the sword, and praising and worshipping without a name means that the minister does not have to walk in small steps when he goes to the court, does not have to take off his shoes and untie his sword, and the praise official no longer calls his name. Although it sounds like some innocuous details, in fact, the monarch is the head of the three outlines, and if the courtiers have no reverence for the monarch in terms of etiquette, then he will not be far from rebellion. Wang Mang, Liang Ji, Cao Cao, Sima Yi, Wang Dun, Huan Xuan, Liu Yu, Xiao Daocheng and even the current Liang Emperor Xiao Yan have all won this honor, and because of this, the meaning of this glory in the hearts of the people has also changed from a close confidant of the king to a symbol of power. Sun Rong and Han Yan unilaterally made this request at this time, which was full of provocation. Yuan Rui was extremely angry in his heart, but his face was not so ugly, and he snorted coldly, noncommittal.

Sun Rong didn't care whether Yuan Rui agreed, anyway, the strong man is the king, the emperor in front of him couldn't help him, coughed dryly, and returned to the beginning of the topic: "The death of a murderer is a law that is not easy for eternity, I remember that when Your Majesty first returned to Luoyang, he warned his ministers that they need to be convicted according to the law, and it won't be Your Majesty's turn to do it himself, right?" ”

Yuan Rui: "This case is full of suspicions, and I will definitely find out the truth." ”

Sun Rong sneered, and then asked Zhou Zhengzhi: "Dare to ask Zhou Tingwei, has General Huazidu confessed to murder?" ”

Zhou Zhengzhi snorted from his nose reluctantly: "Hmm." ”

Sun Rong spread his hands: "The prisoners have all confessed, why are they suspicious?" General Hanakodu has a great friendship with His Majesty, and the ministers know in their hearts that the prince is still guilty of the same crime as the common people, and what about a friend? Please also ask Your Majesty to think twice, don't waste money for personal gain, and chill the hearts of all the people in the world. ”

Yuan Ruihuo got up, stepped down to Sun Rong, looked at him and said, "What if I have to protect him?" It's better for the general to kill me and ascend to this throne himself, so that the life and death will be decided by the general alone, wouldn't it be a hundred times better than today! ”

Yuan Rui was so direct, but it was beyond Sun Rong's expectations, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Seeing that there was no room for things to turn around, Han Yan ran out again to "make peace with the mud": "Your Majesty insists on keeping General Hua's life, in fact, it is not indispensable, and now that the war is still raging, it is indeed a pity that a brave person like General Hua is killed, you might as well let him make meritorious service with the body of cloth and serve the battlefield, which can be regarded as making the best use of it." It's just that the position of this Yulin supervisor is a heavy responsibility, and he can't continue to be a non-person, General Sun Chaozong has always been cautious, and has repeatedly made military exploits, if he takes this position, my Great Wei can be worry-free. "It was openly talking to Yuan Rui about the conditions, and the ministers in the hall were all shocked, but no one in the hall was silent because of the heavy warriors outside the hall, after all, Sun Rong had not done such a thing as killing the minister, and the blood of more than 300 people in the Hu family was still there, and it was reasonable for everyone to have scruples.

"Isn't General Sun Chaozong already a general of Yingyang Town?" Zhou Zhengzhi took the lead in breaking the silence.

Han Yan easily resolved: "After Yingyang recovers, it will be okay to reappoint one!" Yan Yan stared at Yuan Rui with burning eyes, waiting for him to reply.

Slowly looking around, Yuan Rui squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "What Han Sikong said is very true, I am accurate!" Thinking about it, he added, "Remove all the positions of Huazidu, and devote yourself to serving under General Geng Tong of Yanzhou to fight against the worm!" "If Huazi is sent to Hengzhou, it is tantamount to sending a sheep into the mouth of the tiger, so Yuan Rui specially specified that he will be sent to Yanzhou, to prevent Sun Rong and Han Yan from making a fuss here, so that they will harm people.

Of course, Han Yan saw Yuan Rui's intentions, and smiled and teased: "Your Majesty's mind is really meticulous, and I admire it!" ”

Yuan Rui said: "The state affairs are difficult, and I have to think more. ”

Now that Yuan Rui has compromised, Sun Rong has no intention of talking to him so quickly, and pulls Han Yan to retreat: "In this case, the minister will arrange it." ”

As soon as Sun Rong and the others left with the guards, the hall immediately exploded like a pot, and the crowd was boiling. The courtiers were all indignant, accusing Sun Rong of having no king, and Han Yanhu pretending to be a tiger. Yuan Rui didn't say a word, quietly enjoying the performance of the ministers' "righteous and awe-inspiring". Just when everyone was scolding, Yuan Rui finally couldn't hold it back and shouted: "Shut up!" If you want to say it in front of Sun Rong! Retreat! He walked away with his sleeves, leaving a group of courtiers looking at each other with wide eyes.

Unlike Yuan Rui, when Sun Rong came out of the hall, he was arrogant and his eyebrows were dancing, which was called a complacent. I saw him laugh proudly: "The military advisor has a clever plan, now that His Majesty's wings have been broken, General Ben can finally sit back and relax, right?" ”

Han Yan maintained his unique calmness as always: "Before the time came, His Majesty's unconvinced expression in the palace was also seen by the general, indicating that His Majesty's fighting spirit is still there, and the general can't sleep peacefully." ”

Sun Rong: "Could it be that if Your Majesty's fighting spirit does not disappear for a day, General Ben will not be at peace for a day?" ”

Han Yan: "That's not it, the general only needs to replace the people around His Majesty, insert them in our eyes, and monitor His Majesty's every move, so that Your Majesty will know in advance if there is any trouble." ”

Sun Rong's face showed an unbearable look: "How can you say that Your Majesty is also the brother-in-law of General Ben, are we doing this too much?" ”

Han Yan still admonished in a serious way: "The general must not think like this, in the current situation, the general can no longer turn back, whether to be Huo Guang or Dong Zhuo in the future, it is all in the general's thoughts, and the general thinks twice!" ”

Sun Rong coughed dryly: "General Ben knows, thank you for mentioning it!" ”

Han Yan: "General, don't forget what you just mentioned, you need to elect a person who is loyal to Huaiwu, that is, loyal to the general, to stay by His Majesty's side for a long time." ”

Sun Rong touched his beard and fell into contemplation, and went through the old departments of Huaiwu in his mind one by one: "There is indeed one candidate, but I don't know if he is willing or not, after all, entering the palace is to ......" said and cut his pussy with his hand. Because Huaiwu has never valued women, if he really does what Han Yan suggests, Sun Rong can only send a male subordinate to be a eunuch.

Han Yan smiled evilly: "How can the general know if he doesn't ask?" ”

But said that Yuan Rui bowed his head all the way and sulked, and did not look at the road, I don't know how long he walked, and suddenly found that the scenery around him was a little unfamiliar, different from the elegance of green trees and red flowers and small bridges and flowing water in other places, this place even seemed a little barren, overgrown with weeds, and there was a small dilapidated house standing alone in the empty compound. Even if it is a cold palace, it will not be so desolate and depressed. Yuan Rui was strange in his heart, and secretly thought that although he had not been in this huge palace for a long time, he was also used to being wild in this palace when he was young, and he had not avoided cats and crickets in any corner, but he really had no impression here.

Suddenly, Yuan Rui remembered that there was a place where when he was a child, the palace people always tried everything to prevent him from approaching, as if there were terrible demons living inside, could it be here?

Curious, Yuan Rui decided to take a closer look, which can be regarded as a wish for many years.

"Minions meet Your Majesty!" A eunuch suddenly appeared, causing Yuan Rui to scream in fright.

Finally retracting the frightened soul, Yuan Rui looked the eunuch up and down: "What kind of place is this?" Who are you? ”

The eunuch bowed his head and replied respectfully: "There is no name here, slave Cao Ying!" ”

"No name?" Yuan Rui was even more puzzled, "I can't imagine that there is such a magical place in my palace!" ”