I don't know when it began to snowfall heavily in Luojing City, and the snowflakes falling from the sky occupied the most majestic city on the continent in a matter of moments.

In the whole city, as far as the eye can see, there is nothing white everywhere, and the streets have long been covered with snow layer by layer, and there is no place to stay.

Because of this sudden heavy snowfall, how many people's trips have been delayed, and how many people's plans have been delayed, will the situation in the world be different because of this heavy snowfall?

In this city that gathers spies from all over the world, what kind of changes will be experienced at this moment, in the snowy weather?

There is silence in the city of Luojing, and people are hiding in their homes, chanting poems and admiring the snow in the charcoal fire, or hugging their families to keep out the cold.

And at this time, the imperial palace of the Han Empire, inside the sleeping palace.

The emperor was sitting quietly at the table in the dormitory and looking at the snow outside the window, and for a long time, he took a sip of tea from his teacup and said to Wang Xiangzuo, who had been standing beside him:

"You also know that at present, in addition to the 200,000 people of the Dingguo Army and the 50,000 people of the Luojing City Praetorian Guard in the empire, there is not even a decent army, this is by no means a long-term solution, and now the situation around the empire is complicated, surrounded by strong enemies, hum, I am afraid that even the defender, my own son, His Royal Highness Liu Xiu, is eyeing Luojing, so I must prepare early, just in case, these several Shu Han wars, the battle of Yanwei, a large number of soldiers injured from the battlefield, rout, and at the same time re-recruit recruits from all over the army, Together, there are quite a few people," Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, pointed to the chair beside him, and said, "Sit down." ”

Wang Xiangzuo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and only after a moment did he bow and salute and replied, "Old minister...... Thank you, Your Majesty! ”

After saying that, he gave another bow and sat down.

After the emperor was seated, he nodded, and slowly continued:

"Now in the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces in the empire, among the three powerful ministers, now I trust you the most," he said with a wave of his hand, not letting the king be polite, and continued: "You will do this crucial thing for me!" ”

Wang Xiangzuo clenched his teeth, his lips trembled, and he couldn't say a word, just nodded heavily.

The emperor looked at him, sighed slightly, and said: "Actually, I know in my heart that such a major event is very laborious, and besides, you are also old, I didn't want to let you go again, but looking around the court, the person I trust the most is still you after all!" ”

"Boom!" As soon as the emperor's words fell, Wang Xiangzuo suddenly knelt down in front of the old emperor, prostrate at his feet, and sobbed: "The old minister is guilty, the old minister is guilty!" ”

The emperor sighed, stood up, walked up to Wang Xiangzuo, and sighed, "Get up!" You privately dispatched troops and horses to help Liu Xiu, and you were afraid that Weiguo would be forced by the Yan army, but for the sake of the empire, I should feel gratified. ”

After speaking, he helped Wang Xiangzuo up with his own hands, but the chill in his eyes was bone-chilling, and he couldn't be half "relieved".

When Wang Xiangzuo got up, the emperor sighed leisurely:

"The reason why I put you in charge of this is that you are the person I trust the most; Second, among the ministers of civil and military affairs in the imperial court, you are the most prestigious person in the army, and you are the only person who can make my three sons jealous and want to fight for it, you also know that the three of them for their own selfish interests, disregarding the society, lawlessness, successively killed the hundred lords and Yaheng, and then planted deep influence in the country, and now Liu Zhao and Liu Rui are under house arrest by me by thunderous means, but the court and the central government have been full of their henchmen, I can't move them for a while, I can only slowly figure it out, but Liu Xiu has a firm foothold in the defense of the country, Eyeing Luo Jing all the time, vainly trying to plot against Luo Jing, in the long run, I will take care of one and lose the other, no one in the court can control the two kings' henchmen, and no one can go east to get rid of Liu Xiuzhi's threat, the empire is really dangerous at this time! Speaking of this, the emperor suddenly smiled bitterly and said:

"You know, the reason why I let Liu Xiudong go to defend the country at that time was indeed powerless to restrain him, I am afraid that I will not live long, if I die, I am afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will be completely divided, even you are powerless to stabilize the situation, let alone Liu Qi! I don't mean that my three unfilial sons will definitely rebel, but when this power is too great for anyone to control, it is difficult for anyone to control their ambitions, even if the entire empire is buried with them, it is not hesitating! ”

Wang Xiangzuo crouched on the ground, unable to see his face clearly, but the emperor still heard his voice clearly: "The guilty minister is Your Majesty, for His Royal Highness Liu Qi, for the Han Dynasty, and for the people of the empire, he will definitely do his best and die." ”

The emperor's eyes flashed, the coldness in his eyes decreased slightly, he sighed lightly, bent down and helped Wang Xiangzuo up, only to see that his wrinkled old face had already burst into tears, and he couldn't see the majestic appearance on the battlefield at all, the emperor sighed in his heart, and was about to comfort a few words, suddenly his chest was suffocated, his whole body trembled, and finally his body coughed violently involuntarily, his voice became hoarse, and in his breath, "wow", he spurted a mouthful of blood.

Wang Xiangzuo was taken aback, he didn't want the emperor to be so seriously ill, his hands holding the emperor trembled involuntarily, he was stunned, his expression was flustered, he didn't know what he should do, and there was only one thought in his mind: "Something is going to happen!" ”

Another coughing sound came, Wang Xiangzuo's trembling hand held the emperor, and in a panic, he was about to open his mouth and shout for the imperial doctor to come in, but before the words could be spoken, he was stopped by the emperor pulling his sleeve.

Wang Xiangzuo even turned a little white at this moment, and saw that there was no trace of blood on the emperor's entire face, and he was still coughing violently, as if the old state that had been suppressed for a long time was no longer controllable, all of which were revealed, and the emperor who was full of anger not long ago was like an old and broken bellows at this moment, still making a sound and working in pain.

After a long time, the emperor slowly calmed down, as if the illness in his body had been attacking for a long time and he was tired.

"Your Majesty!" Wang Xiangzuo choked up and could no longer speak.

The emperor gasped for a long time under the support of Wang Xiangzuo, until his breathing slowly calmed down, and then he slowly spoke: "I have become a doctor after a long illness, I don't wait for them to open my mouth now to know what they will say, every time it is those few words, prescribe those tens of thousands of medicines, I will read it myself." ”

Wang Xiangzuo bowed his head.

The coldness in the emperor's eyes gradually dissipated, if it weren't for the fact that the momentum on his body was still the same, he looked like an ordinary old man at a glance, he coughed lightly before he smiled faintly:

"Don't be too upset, I'm so blessed, how can I die so easily? Now that Liu Qi has no foundation, I am very uneasy, if he does not sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince, the Han Empire will not be able to turn the crisis into peace, and I will not be at ease. ”

Wang Xiangzuo didn't know how to answer after hearing this, just hung his head and stood quietly, and the two monarchs and ministers sighed silently in the coal-burning dormitory with a trace of inexplicable desolation.

After a while, the emperor collected his mood and squinted his eyes, and in the snowstorm in the southern sky, it seemed that those disgusting old faces appeared again, familiar and hateful.

"If it weren't for Liu Qi, the empire would be occupied by a few of you old guys who left the country."

The wind blew through the window, blowing his words to pieces, so that Wang Xiangzuo didn't hear a word clearly.

The Emperor whispered this and then fell silent again.

After a long time, he retracted his gaze, glanced at Wang Xiangzuo, who was still silent on the side, and said: "I am not to blame for the matter of sending troops into the Wei Realm before, but now that the battle of Wei Yan has ended, I limit you to secretly transfer the army back to the imperial capital within ten days, and you can't let anyone know, including the governor Luo Huo and the Taifu Zhang Yuliang. ”

Wang Xiangzuo's eyes flashed, and he bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

The emperor waved his hand and said, "I've been working hard for you in the past few days, go ahead." ”

Wang Xiangzuo nodded, saluted again, and bowed out.

The back of the imperial hussar general gradually disappeared outside the door, and when his footsteps were far away, the room suddenly fell into silence, and after the emperor stood for a long time, he shook his head and sat down at the table, took a sip of the tea that had already been cooled, squinted his eyes and pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "After listening to it for so long, it should be boring, you come out." ”

Behind the emperor's dragon couch, there is a huge and luxurious landscape freehand screen, the emperor's voice just fell, and a thin but tall young man came out from behind the screen, only to see that his skin has a kind of sickly whiteness, as if he has been living in the dark and has never been exposed to the sun, shocking white, but the appearance is extremely handsome, covering up his shortcomings, the young man's eyebrows faintly have the air of a king, and he looks a little similar to the emperor.

If Wang Xiangzuo hadn't left, he would have screamed in surprise, because right next to the emperor, this young man was actually wearing a long sword at his waist.

After he walked out from behind the screen, he first straightened his clothes, and then walked up to the emperor, gave a slight salute, and exclaimed with a smile: "Father." ”

The emperor showed a kind smile on his face, beckoned to the young man, and said, "Qi'er, do you think Wang Xiangzuo will serve me faithfully this time?" ”

Liu Qi stepped forward with a smile, and after adding a glass of water to the emperor, he sat down beside the emperor and replied: "Erchen thinks that Wang Xiangzuo should not have eye contact with Liu Xiumei again this time, but for the sake of insurance, Erchen has also done some things to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

The emperor didn't ask him what he had done, but smiled faintly and said, "Qi'er, it's true that you are the future heir of this empire, and I have been secretly cultivating power for you, but after all, your foundation is unstable and your wings are not abundant, don't make a mistake at this time, so that you fall short!" ”

Liu Qi's eyes flashed, and he lowered his head and responded: "Yes, Erchen knows that he is wrong." ”

The emperor picked up the teacup and slowly took a few sips, looked up and said to Liu Qi, "Oh? How so? ”

Liu Qi looked guilty and frightened, bowed his head and replied: "Father, the sons and daughters should not be in charge of their own affairs, after all, this world is still the world of the father, this court is still the court of the father, this people, or the people of the father, the sons and daughters have no intention of getting involved, they just want to do something to show the father and the emperor, so that you know that the sons are not mediocre and useless people." ”

When the emperor heard him say so bluntly, he was stunned for a moment, and after a while, his expression returned to normal, but he was noncommittal to Liu Qi's words, just looked at the teacup in his hand expressionlessly, and looked at the mist rising in the teacup.

"The son-in-law did this because his father's house was kind-hearted, and he would definitely remember the old feelings and not let the son-in-law do it."

The Emperor frowned.

Liu Qi continued: "Father, you also know that Wang Xiangzuo is not the only one available in the court now, and among the three powerful ministers, his status is not even as good as that of the old lady Zhang Yuliang, let alone the governor Luo Huo, so Liu Xiu's fake soldiers are not in charge of Wang Xiangzuo alone. ”

After hearing this, the emperor was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Oh? So what did you do? ”