Wu Haoze, the leader of the Praetorian Guard, is holding his birthday banquet with great fanfare these days, it is said to celebrate his thirtieth birthday, as the protagonist of the banquet, Wu Haoze is dressed very plainly, only in black civilian clothes, his hair is tied up casually, there are no expensive accessories on his body, and the sword is placed beside him. He himself only sat in the corner from a distance, looking like a ranger, but his straight waist and calm expression gave people an unusual feeling, especially the eyes, which were as sharp as a wolf, making people dare not look directly.

said that it was a big deal, but it was just to invite guests to eat a flowing water seat in the drunken fairy building, and there was no one to sing a song to help the fun, which couldn't help but disappoint people's fun. During the three-day banquet, more than 500 invitations were distributed. The identities of the people invited varied, and most of them were his old ones, or new generals, or soldiers who fought together. It's strange that the guests didn't arrange seats before, they all came to find their own places to sit casually, people came and went, the guys couldn't cope with it, the scene was a little chaotic, and there were often court officials and nobodies eating at the same table, which was a big anecdote.

Wu Haoze didn't say anything, just lowered his head to eat the food, nodded to the visitors and invited them to the banquet. He has always behaved perversely, and people are not surprised.

Today is the third day of the banquet, when the afternoon is not licensed, there are still many guests to congratulate, the east and west corridors of the restaurant are full of gift boxes. Wu Haoze did not hesitate, and everyone in his family was surprised: his own adults did not know about personnel, and they rarely walked around with colleagues, neither giving gifts nor receiving any private gifts, how could they be abnormal today?

By the time Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu came to celebrate their birthday in the evening, the prince's ministers had already finished eating and left, and most of the guests in the restaurant had dispersed, and most of the rest were a group of subordinate deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, and thousands of generals, who did not dare to leave without permission. At the same time, there are many Wu Haoze's cronies, all of whom have been on the battlefield with Wu Haoze, some of them are on errands in the Praetorian Guard, and some of them have long surpassed him in rank, but they still respect him very much. Everyone took advantage of the strength of the wine to gamble and fight in the restaurant, so unhappy. Wu Haoze only watched them play around from time to time, and did not stop them.

Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu let the soldiers guard the door, both of them walked into the restaurant in military uniforms, most of the people in the building were from the army, and they were very afraid to see the armor on the two and the swords they were holding. A few anxious people stepped forward directly, stopped Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu, and shouted angrily,

"You two, how can anyone who is holding a sword to attend someone's birthday banquet, are you here to make trouble?"

With a 'whoosh', Sun Fei's sword was slightly unsheathed, and the sharp sword light made everyone present lose color, "We are old friends of General Wu, and we came to congratulate General Wu on his birthday today, and beg him for something by the way." Sun Fei looked at Wu Haoze and said with a smile, "Yes, general?" ”

"Don't be angry, we'll leave as soon as we're done, and it won't affect your eating and drinking." Tai Hengyu played a round on the side, and arched his hand again, "General, happy birthday!" ”

Wu Haoze didn't speak, only glanced at the two of them, his sharp eyes made the two of them feel a little uncomfortable, and after reading it, he picked up the wine glass and drank and ate.

The unclear attitude made the atmosphere a little embarrassing, and the soldiers who blocked the road did not give way when they saw that Wu Haoze did not speak, and for a while Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu had to stand there stunned, and they did not go back. Fortunately, the shopkeeper of the restaurant was sleek and sophisticated, and said with a smile, "Those who come are all guests!" Since the two of you are here, you might as well toast the birthday star with a glass of bar! ”

Sun Fei was eager to take away Wu Haoze's command of the Praetorian Guard at this time, so that he could control the capital. At this time, he didn't care about any rules, pushed away the soldiers who blocked the way, took Tai Hengyu straight to Wu Haoze's table, picked up a wine glass full of wine, raised his head and drank it all, and said with a smile, "The general has good luck this year, and the junior brother wishes his brother to rise step by step and have prosperous official luck." ”

It's a pun, I should understand.

Wu Haoze put down his chopsticks and watched Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu's every move with his chin on his chin alone, his angular face was unwavering, and he didn't react to Sun Fei's hints.

"I don't want to be promoted and get rich, as long as I can fight." Wu Haoze said lukewarmly.

"How can this work, we agreed before." The ambiguous atmosphere and the tense battle situation made Tai Hengyu a little unbearable, and he was also a little impatient at this time, and said to Wu Haoze in a low voice, "The receipt you received from General Cao for 100,000 taels of silver tickets is now on me, hurry up and give us the token of the Praetorian Guard, otherwise you will look good!" ”

"Congratulations, brother, I have specially asked General Cao for grace for you this morning, and I will send you a holy decree tomorrow." Taking advantage of the break, Tai Hengyu hurriedly congratulated Wu Haoze loudly, as if he intended to let everyone present hear, "The holy decree has been drawn up, and Wu Liuyi is really leading the military department to be short, and he will be given the title of Shangshu." The post of commander of the Praetorian Guard was temporarily replaced by Sun Fei. ”

The sudden good news surprised everyone present and congratulated Wu Haoze on his promotion.

"I should have given the general another glass of wine, but today two murderers escaped from the prison of the Criminal Department and killed many people, and General Cao ordered us to arrest them as soon as possible." Sun Fei arched his hand and said, "The general has been promoted to the head of the military department, and today is the general's birthday." I'll leave the job of finding the murderer to the little one. ”

"Please give the Praetorian Guard token to the little one, so I can transfer the troops." Sun Fei's words were convincing, and he stretched out his hand with a smile, ready to meet the imminent, huge power.

The soldiers outside the restaurant also poured in at this time, like a thick wall, surrounded by everyone present.

This is a different way to seize military power! Even if the generals present were stupid, they also saw the clue at this time, after all, they were all warriors who charged on the battlefield, and they were not to be outdone at this moment and stood up to confront each other.

For a moment, the atmosphere froze, although it was quiet, but the sparks of friction in the air were very strong.

Wu Haoze ate a few more glasses of wine before he calmly replied, "What you said is all a draft decree, and you won't count it until the real holy decree is handed over to me." ”

"A gentleman is a man of his word, let alone a king!" Tai Hengyu sneered, "Could it be that General Fei suspects us of falsely transmitting the holy decree?" ”

"It's not a suspicion, it is." Wu Haoze said, ignoring Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu's suddenly changing colors, he only took out the secret edict from his arms and said, "Shoot the cannon and receive the order!" Suddenly, he heard three loud noises outside. Most of the generals in the restaurant woke up with a serious expression, and they fell to the ground and shouted: "My subordinates take orders!" ”

Wu Haoze read out the secret edict in public and said loudly: "The king personally wrote the secret edict with me; The post of commander of the Praetorian Guard, without a handwritten oracle, will not be edicted! Today, Taiheng Yu Shilang told me that he was going to be promoted, which is really strange. As he spoke, he passed the edict to the generals: "Look at it! ”

This secret edict was written by Xiao Zhi a long time ago, and Song Qinglian personally handed it to him and instructed him to take it out when necessary. Song Qinglian gave him a few stamped empty holy decrees, and said with a smile, "Xiao Zhi asked me to give it to you, and when the time comes, I will adapt to the situation, and if it is really difficult to do it, I will write something by myself to fool the past." ”

It's really not serious, how can this kind of thing be child's play? I'm afraid this Xiao Zhi is not an upright person. Wu Haoze was very dissatisfied with Xiao Zhen's attitude of being a hanger.

A secret edict is sufficient, and the rest can be done directly.

Tai Hengyu was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he hurriedly laughed and said: "The lower officials didn't know that the king had such a secret edict, so the king must have made a mistake." It's clear to go back and ask again. The general will not be edicted tonight. ”

"Now that you're here, it's not so easy to leave!" Wu Haoze raised his foot and kicked Tai Hengyu on the chest, Tai Hengyu covered his chest in pain and spit out a mouthful of blood, "You are a fake holy decree, you have to be arrested and interrogated carefully." ”

"I'm a second-grade master, no matter how powerful you are, you're just my subordinate, what else can you do?" Tai Hengyu knew that today's things could not be good, and his attitude became tougher.

"It's not good," Wu Haoze thought for a while, "You and Sun Fei all the way, first endure in the east wing of our mansion, Ming'er has figured out the matter, and I will compensate you!" With a wave of his hand, he said, "Take it!" ”

"Bold!" Tai Bitu is the squire of the military department, and with a loud shout, several captains looked at each other, and froze and did not dare to move.

Sun Fei saw that things were falling, and he saw the opportunity on the side, secretly gathered his anger in his hands, and made a sneak attack. This was expected as early as possible, Wu Haoze took a step back to avoid the sneak attack, grabbed Sun Fei's shoulder with his backhand, and shook it hard, Sun Fei only felt that the bones in his body seemed to be crushed, and he screamed, and the gathered Dao Qi dissipated in an instant, and the whole person fell to the ground on his stomach, unable to get up again.

"It's okay this time, secretly attack the court officials, your charges are confirmed, and there is no need to interrogate." Wu Haoze picked up the sword and held it in his hand with a "sigh", and said expressionlessly.

Wu Haoze's speed and ruthlessness made Tai Hengyu shudder, usually silent, but he shot so neatly and without hesitation. This man is a real killer! Kill without blinking! Thinking that he had coerced him with a receipt of 100,000 taels before, he felt even more afraid, so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, so he only covered his chest and spread it on the ground and let it fall.

"Take it!" Seeing that Wu Haoze was serious, the captains didn't dare to slack off, and stepped forward to hold the two of them and left.

Seeing Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu being taken down, Wu Haoze turned around, looked at the soldiers who came with the two, and only asked, "What are you here for, are you following them to falsely pass on the holy decree, or are you here to congratulate me on my birthday?" ”

Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu were arrested, and these soldiers were anxious like headless flies and didn't know what to do, and when they heard this, they knelt down and shouted loudly like a life-saving straw, "We are here to congratulate the general, congratulate you." ”

"That's a pity, I still want to kill you with my own hands, there's no reason." Wu Haoze felt a little pity, this amount was just enough to practice by himself.

"Sit down and eat, eat and drink." Wu Haoze waved his hand and said, "There is only one point, you are not allowed to leave this restaurant without my orders, if anyone takes a step out of the restaurant, I will cut off his leg." ”

Seeing that he was calmly talking about cutting his legs, as if he were talking about the weather, the soldiers were sure that this man would definitely do what he said, and they nodded in agreement.

"That's good." While speaking, Wu Haoze had already changed into his battle uniform, and saw him wearing a red-topped hairpin, a Jiangya sea robe, armor, a long sword tied around his waist, and a pair of new black satin palace boots on his feet, walking over with his head held high. The generals had a premonition that something big was going to happen, and they looked at their main general in a daze, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in the reeds.

"Since Sun Fei and Tai Hengyu dare to falsely pass on the holy decree, there must be something wrong in the palace." Wu Haoze said concisely, "I also have your armor ready, just in the back hall, put it on in a quarter of an hour, and we will enter the palace together to protect the king." ”

The concise command reminded the generals of their previous experience of fighting bloody battles with Wu Haoze on the battlefield, and the war horn that was about to be blown stimulated their nerves and made them feel their blood boiling.

"Yes." The crowd is eager to try.

War is like poison, once it is stained, it can never get out, and Wu Haoze realized this from the burning eyes of everyone.

But what does it matter? Because I'm the one who is the most poisoned.