"Your Majesty has summoned?" Shi Min asked.

The man replied, "That's right, Childe, please hurry!" ”

Shi Min glanced at Zhang Mufeng and the others, everyone's faces suddenly darkened, and everyone knew what Shi Hu's urgent call was.

"Wait, I'll leave right away!" Shi Min said a word to the man, then turned his face again, and instructed Zhang Mufeng and the others: "You and others perform their duties and protect Lord Liu's coffin and the eldest prince of Kulitai." ”

"Obedience!" Zhang Mufeng and others responded in unison.

"Go and bring my horse!" Shi Min commanded.

"Yes."

Running all the way, Shi Min and the forbidden army who delivered the message finally arrived outside the palace in the middle of the night, and the two handed over the horses to the forbidden army guarding the palace gate, walked into the palace, and came to the outside of Hongguang Pavilion.

Lu An was waiting outside the hall, and when he saw Shi Min coming, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, saluted and asked, "Son, how are you doing all the way?" ”

Shi Min nodded and asked, "Your Majesty is urgently summoned, I wonder if you have stopped now?" ”

"Your Majesty hasn't gone to bed yet, let the villain go and report, Son, wait!"

"There is labor."

Lu An gently pushed open the door of the hall and walked in. The main hall was a little dim, only a few candles were lit, and Lu An saw that the candles in the inner room were bright, so he walked towards the inner room.

Bypassing a few pillars, through the bead curtain, he vaguely saw Shi Hu holding a piece of cloth-like thing and was fascinated, Lu An hurriedly took a few steps back, pretending not to see anything, and then knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Master Min is back and is waiting for the decree outside the palace." ”

When Shi Hu heard Lu An's voice, he immediately stuffed the things in his hand into the cabinet, closed the cabinet door, and then ordered: "Tell him to wait in the main hall!" ”

"Slave obeys...... Lu An got up with his head down, took a few steps back, and then turned to leave.

Shi Hu looked at the cabinet that had been closed by himself, and inexplicably muttered three words in his mouth: Beggar Army.

Shi Hu sighed deeply, then straightened his robe, opened the bead curtain, and walked out.

When Shi Hu came out of the inner room, Shi Min was already standing there waiting, and Lu An and several eunuchs were busy lighting all the candles in the hall.

"Alright, all stand down!" Shi Hu waved his hand and ordered.

Lu An hurriedly responded: "Yes......"

After speaking, he went out with a few eunuchs, only to hear the "clang" of the temple door.

Seeing Shi Hu looking at him with a serious face, Shi Min knew what he was going to face tonight, so he knelt on the ground and shouted: "Shi Min asks for peace to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!" ”

"You've been working hard outside these days, get up and talk!" Shi Hu commanded as he sat down.

"Your Majesty Xie......" Shi Min stood up, but still lowered his head, and said: "The minister was ordered to send an envoy to Hexi to subdue the Qiang and Di clans, and to share the worries for His Majesty, not to mention hard work." ”

"When I heard the news of your triumph, I was very happy and planned to give you an additional rank and knighthood, but suddenly such a situation appeared. I ask you, what happened to Liu Yuanzhi's death? He is the elder brother of the concubine, and the concubine is now pregnant with Liujia, how do you let me tell the concubine! ”

As soon as Shi Hu's words fell, Shi Min knelt down again and said: "Grandson should die, on the way back to Yecheng, when he passed through Lao Ya Mountain, he was ambushed by the Xianbei people and the Huns, and Lord Liu unfortunately died in the chaos. The grandson lived up to His Majesty's expectations and failed to protect Lord Liu, please punish Your Majesty! ”

"Condemnation? Can the crime make Liu Yuanzhi come back to life? Shi Hu asked rhetorically.

Shi Min buried his head and continued to kneel, without speaking.

"Lao Ya Mountain is in the territory of the Qiang people, how could the two brothers of the Huns and the Murong clan appear there?"

"This time to Hexi, Sun Er and the wolf cavalry captain once fought a tough battle with them, and the Huns were defeated, and the two Murong brothers were the commanders of the group of Huns. Therefore, Sun Er estimated that the reason why they ambushed in Lao Ya Mountain was because they had suffered losses before and wanted to take revenge! ”

Shi Hu frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked, "I asked you to go to Hexi, how did you meet the Huns!" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this matter is very complicated, please allow your grandson to speak slowly."

"Tell me clearly, what's going on!"

"Yes......"

……

After listening to Shi Min's story, Shi Hu's face, which had always been rigid, quietly eased a little, and said: "That waste in Mudu is the leader of the Qiang tribe, no wonder someone wants to oppose him!" ”

Shi Min still didn't respond.

"This time against the Huns, with only 500 people, you can have such a result, it seems that your wolf cavalry captain did not waste the money, food and horses I gave in vain."

"It's just a pity that I couldn't catch the two Murong brothers!" Shi Min hurriedly took over.

"If you catch them earlier, Liu Yuanzhi won't die!"

"Your Majesty taught ......"

"This place in Raven Mountain, I also went back then." Shi Hu thought about it and said: "A place like Laoyashan is the easiest place to ambush the enemy, and if you want to go from here, you must use scouts to find the way and make sure that there are no ambushes before you can pass." You have been familiar with military books since you were a child, and you know how to use soldiers, why don't you even understand such a simple truth this time? ”

"It's the grandson who is careless......"

"You bastard! Like you, how can I put more men and horses into your hands in the future! Shi Hu scolded.

Shi Min continued to keep his head down and did not speak.

Seeing that Shi Min didn't speak, Shi Hu asked, "What?" I scolded you twice, and then I didn't say a word? ”

Shi Min hurriedly replied, "Grandson is listening to His Majesty's teachings. ”

"Don't talk nicely, you rabbit, you're in trouble for me!" Shi Hu said, stood up, and walked towards Shi Min.

Suddenly, Shi Hu stopped and said, "Today in the court, when your people sent the news, some people were suspicious of the cause of Liu Yuanzhi's death. ”

"Doubtful?" Shi Min was a little taken aback and asked, "What suspicion?" Suspect what? ”

"So many people, it's not a coincidence, it just so happened that Liu Yuanzhi died. He is a literati who does not know martial arts, when you are ambushed, you must have found a place to hide, how could he be shot? Shi Hu really had doubts about this matter.

Shi Min responded: "Sun Er is not very clear, at that time, the incident happened suddenly, and we only cared about fighting with the Huns, and just told Lord Liu to hide aside and not come out." When he drove away the Huns and Xianbei people, and came back to look, he found that Lord Liu had been hit by an arrow and was no longer working. ”

"You didn't tell me anything about this, did you?" Shi Hu asked.

"Absolutely not, what my grandson said, everything is true!" Shi Min kowtowed and replied.

Looking at Shi Min's solemn appearance, Shi Hu didn't notice anything wrong, so he ordered, "Get up." ”

"Your Majesty Xie......" Shi Min got up slowly, still keeping his head down.

"You kid be mentally prepared, Liu Yuanzhi's death will bring you and the Xihua Marquis Mansion a lot of trouble!" Shi Hu said.

"Grandchildren understand ......"

"Understood? What do you understand? Shi Hu asked again.

Shi Min was stunned for a moment and replied: "I'm afraid that someone will blame Lord Liu's death on his grandson, or even on his father." ”

"You think it right!" Shi Hu nodded slightly, turned back to his seat, sat down again, and asked, "If someone uses this matter to make a fuss, do you have anything to say?" ”

"Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid. The grandson has been taught by His Majesty since he was a child, and the truth is what it is, no matter what others say, the grandson will listen to His Majesty's will. ”

"Hmph, don't say it so nicely, I'm afraid things won't be so simple by then!" Shi Hu said.

"Even so, my grandson has a clear conscience."

"If only you had a clear conscience!" Shi Hu looked at Shi Min still with his head down, and asked, "Have you heard about the matter of Yanwangfu?" ”

"My grandson just came back, and I haven't heard anything happened in Yanwang's Mansion." Shi Min decisively lied.

"Oh? No one has reported to you? Shi Hu was a little unconvinced.

"Reporting? What letter? The grandson doesn't know what His Majesty is talking about. ”

"Forget it, since you don't know, I won't say more, wait for your father to come back, and I'll know another day!"

"Isn't my father in Handan?" Shi Min suddenly raised his head and asked.

"I have sent someone to summon him back today, and tomorrow should come!" Shi Hu said and ordered: "Okay, you go back for the time being!" Tomorrow your men will arrive, and they will be stationed outside the city! Waiting for my commands! ”

"Grandson obeys!"