Emperor Jin summoned Xie Shence and Zhao Hongtai at the Royal Palace of Zhongnan Mountain.

As a court member who can best reap benefits for himself, Zhao Hongtai has shown extremely high political ability in previous political turmoil.

Not only Xie Shence's repeated prisons, but also Sima Bi's entry into Beijing and Zheng Keming's defection failed to cause him much substantial harm.

With the increasingly fierce war in recent years, as the "horse keeper" of the Taifu Siqing, Zhao Hongtai's status has become more and more stable, and the number of times he enters and exits the imperial study has obviously increased a lot compared with previous years.

And, with the aging of the older generation, their group of bigwigs in the prime of life have been completely liberated, and their right to speak and make decisions are not comparable to those in the past. Therefore, the Zhao family gradually showed the trend of being an upstart in the court, and its strength became stronger and stronger.

Strength brings status and respect, power and wealth, and more importantly, vanity and desire -- the desire to go further.

Zhao Hongtai is undoubtedly one of the most low-key but non-negligible people in recent years.

However...... What is inconsistent with Zhao Hongtai's gradually increasing strength is that the stronger the Zhao family is, the more people laugh at him behind his back.

A coward, a failed calf protector, a horse but not a son...... and other voices made him angry.

The cause of all this is the young man with a smile on his face.

Zhao Hongtai is not ugly, and even his beard and powerful body can be said to be rough and bold, which is quite attractive to some women.

However, this is not a popular aesthetic in Jindu.

Since Xie Shenwei grew up...... The aesthetics of the girls in Jindu changed. And after Xie Shence became the commander of the Tiqi Division, he was handsome and became the girl's favorite.

It is true that there are many people in Kyoto who fear and dislike Xie Shence, but compared to the number of girls who like Xie Shence, it is still a small number.

The brother of this family...... He looks so cowardly, but he does things so evilly......

Zhao Hongtai looked at Xie Shence's beautiful face, and became more and more disgusted.

Woman Face ...... Femme fatale......

Emperor Jin looked at the two of them, Xie Shence smiled, as if he had done a great thing, waiting for Emperor Jin to praise him, and Zhao Hongtai ...... It's like his son has been beaten to death by Xie Shence, lifeless.

To be honest, Emperor Jin didn't like Zhao Hongtai a little.

The last time your son was beaten, it could be said that it was not good to thank Shence, but this time he really asked for it.

Let people encourage the people who support me to gamble, and they lost the bet, or at the opening ceremony of my lecture hall...... Isn't this looking for death!

But...... The torture is indeed a little more terrifying.

If it weren't for the fact that Xie Shence had opposed this article when the punishment was formulated in the Wutang, Emperor Jin would have wondered if this punishment was specially prepared for Zhao Xu.

After all, thorny punishment...... If you are ruthless, it only takes three or five strokes to abolish a person.

The three of them were silent, Emperor Jin's fingers tapped on the armrest, and the sound of answering sounded in the hall, as if it was hitting the heartbeat of the two.

The smile on Xie Shence's face gradually disappeared, and Zhao Hongtai's originally gloomy face began to turn pale, and then cold sweat flowed out.

After half a pillar of incense, Zhao Hongtai could no longer stand faintly.

Finally, after a few breaths, Zhao Hongtai trembled, "plopped" and knelt on the ground, grabbing the ground with his head.

Xie Shence's expression was cold, and there was no joy in his heart.

It is likely that Emperor Jin has guessed that this matter, from beginning to end, is his design, attracting people with a heart into the urn.

Of course, if Xie Shence dares to do this, he must have the confidence not to be caught.

Emperor Jin has no evidence to say that he is insidious, but since he can guess, even if there is no evidence, it is enough.

Because for an emperor like Emperor Jin, just suspicion is enough to be sure of one thing.

Xie Shence stiffened, tried his best to pretend to have a clear conscience, and was ready to say that the beating was a rule of the main court even if he was questioned by Emperor Jin on the spot.

As Zhao Hongtai knelt down, Emperor Jin's fingers tapping on the armrest stopped, and he paused in mid-air.

"What do the rules say?"

Xie Shence said loudly: "Disturbing the people, violating the ranks, and deceiving ...... Thorn punishment. ”

"So, what does Mrs. Zhao think?"

Zhao Hongtai knelt on the cold ground, kept kowtowing, and just didn't speak.

Emperor Jin let out a heavy sigh.

Zhao Hongtai's body shook and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The dog is to blame, and he doesn't dare to complain about the punishment of the Admiral! Ran Nian is famous in his body, and he has been conscientious and conscientious during his tenure in the past few years, and he has made some achievements, Your Majesty...... I beg Your Majesty to let the dog go! ”

Emperor Jin was silent.

Xie Shence looked at Zhao Hongtai, whose forehead was naturally red and swollen, and sighed in his heart.

For the sake of his son, he is really willing to give up. Even the most taboo love account has been taken out......

Zhao Hongtai said that Zhao Xu was a good official, and asked Emperor Jin to be gracious, the focus of this sentence is not how much credit Zhao Xu has, but the two words at the beginning - read in.

Read what?

Remembering old feelings.

What old feelings? My Zhao family paid for your Tian family's old love.

Emperor Jin seemed to hesitate, but in fact he was giving Zhao Hongtai room to think.

You have to think clearly, I agreed, there is no affection between us, next time...... It's the law of Jin that is as cold as iron.

Between monarchs and ministers, it is different from ordinary people. Favors, once used, are less than once, and sometimes, when they are used up, they can never be made up.

So Xie Shence said that Zhao Hongtai was willing.

However, at this time, Zhao Hongtai had no choice.

He can't cry like he did last time, can he?

This time, it was indeed Zhao Xu's own cleverness, and he took the blame for himself.

Emperor Jin said that Xie Shence should act cheaply, so Xie Shence followed Emperor Jin's anger and punished Zhao Xu with the harshest punishment.

Even if Emperor Jin's original intention was not to target Zhao Xu, he said in advance that he would act cheaply, and although Xie Shence's methods were vicious, he had nothing to say in terms of court rules.

Emperor Jin couldn't blame Xie Shence at this time, and to some extent, this was also the consequence of Emperor Jin's indulgence.

So Zhao Hongtai chose to accept his fate when Emperor Jin knocked on the handrail before.

There is a very special rule in the lecture martial arts, and Xie Shence did not say it, that is, all those who have been punished can be sentenced to life and not hired depending on the severity of the circumstances.

Well, for three generations.

If Xie Shence is really willing, he will definitely use this stall to completely abolish the Zhao family.

If there are no officials for three generations, the Zhao family will completely decline from the elite class of the Great Jin Dynasty.

This is something that Zhao Hongtai will never allow.

So he was willing to use all his favors in exchange for Zhao Xu's peace.

Emperor Jin saw that Zhao Hongtai did not speak, so he looked at Xie Shence.

Xie Shence lowered his head, and then looked at Zhao Hongtai.

Zhao Hongtai's face turned pale again, and then turned red.

This is to bow to Xie Shence...... Zhao Hongtai felt that his life of nearly fifty years had become meaningless at this moment.

However...... Individuals and families, a moment of honor and disgrace and a hundred years of prosperity, Zhao Hongtai knows how he should choose.

So he was unwilling.

Xie Shence watched the change in Zhao Hongtai's complexion, and his heart was indifferent.

If you don't die, you will suffer from it, this is Xie Shence's consistent cognition. Of course, he knew that Zhao Hongtai should be completely killed at this time, but ...... Emperor Jin did not allow it.

It's not that you can't be tough, maybe it can make Emperor Jin compromise to a large extent, but it will definitely make Emperor Jin disgusted.

The Xie family has just stabilized now, and the decision to cut the Northwest Army has been shelved, and at this time, the three parties are in a delicate period of equilibrium, and they all need time to breathe, and Xie Shence does not dare to break this balance at will.

It's really distressing...... Looking at Zhao Hongtai's appearance, as long as he is given time to recover, he will definitely bite back, and it will definitely not be light.

There will be a blessing after the catastrophe, and what will follow is bound to be crazy revenge.

Xie Shence didn't want to face such a crazy revenge from someone who could have been trampled to death.

Taking a deep breath, Xie Shence said: "After several years, the foundation of eternity, rules are rules, and they cannot be abolished."

Zhao Hongtai's eyes were wide open, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"Then ......"

Zhao Hongtai was in good spirits.

"Those who should be punished have also been punished, and everything, please ask Your Majesty to decide."

Emperor Jin thought for a while, so he said: "According to Dean Xie's words, this matter will be handled in accordance with the rules of the academy - notice on the fifth day, Zhao Xu ...... Let's leave Beijing, if you don't have an edict, you can't return it. ”

Zhao Hongtai sat down, then kowtowed, and shouted: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

…… Out of the main hall and walking on the mountain road of Zhongnan Mountain, Zhao Hongtai said: "Thank you for this time...... Dean Xie raised his noble hand. ”

Xie Shence smiled: "Haha, what are you talking about, Lord Zhao...... Actually, according to my meaning, I would like to kill your father and son on the spot. ”

Zhao Hongtai was stunned, then angry, and shouted: "Thank you!" What do you mean! ”

Xie Shence looked at him and said, "What do I mean...... Don't pretend, Lord Zhao, you can't wait to eat me alive, where do you want to thank me? Besides, you've been trying to kill me before...... Everyone understands people, you haven't been targeting my Xie family for a day or two, and this kind of thing happened again, why do you still maintain face? Aren't you tired? ”

Zhao Hongtai was furious.

"Look, you're still going to kill me, aren't you? On the surface, he pretended to be kind...... What a hypocrite. ”

"Don't get complacent too soon! You must know that your Xie family has long been intolerable to the imperial court, and if you continue to be so arrogant, sooner or later you will die and the clan will be wiped out! ”

"Lord Zhao forgot about ...... so quickly" Xie Shence smiled and said, "You succumbed to my arrogance just now, if I hadn't spoken, you thought that you could protect your son?"

"Not necessarily."

"Then why did you look at me pitifully? Why don't you rush up and do it with me? Wouldn't it be better to show your fearlessness of violence in front of Your Majesty? ”

Zhao Hongtai's muscles burst out, and he said angrily: "Even if the old man kneels down to the dog, he will not give in to you!"

Xie Shence smiled: "Well, since you say so, then I wish your dream come true."

Zhao Hongtai was stunned, and then became even more angry.

Xie Shence was sarcastically mocking him, and one day he would kneel down to the dog.

is not a person in the same camp, and it is impossible for the two to speculate, and at this time it is full of gunpowder, so it is natural to part ways.

Walking down the mountain road, Zhao Hongtai saw the announcement of Zhao Xu's crimes and the list of the notice, his heart was shocked, and he felt sweet in his throat, and he was a little out of breath.

Quickening his pace, Zhao Hongtai went to his residence.

Emperor Jin sat on the throne and asked, "What reaction?"

One of the Ouchi guards said, "Lord Admiral laughs, Lord Zhao is angry."

"Huh." Emperor Jin laughed dryly. With a wave of his hand, Emperor Jin motioned for the Ouchi guard to go down.

On top of the empty hall, Emperor Jin sat on the throne, leaning forward, supporting his chin with one hand, as if smiling.

"Anger is incompetent, and smiling and treacherous...... Is...... Who are my men? ”

Emperor Jin shook his head and waved his hands a little boredly, as if to repel flies and mosquitoes - although in such weather, there could be no mosquitoes.

This action Emperor Jin did casually, but if it was the queen mother present, he would definitely not think like this.

Because, in the Kyoto Revolution more than 20 years ago, it was accompanied by such gestures that many people who had lost the ability to resist were beheaded by the bloody iron butcher knife.

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……

Xie Shence walked leisurely in the mountain road, Wang Jiehua accompanied him, there was no one around, and the two held hands. The uneven stones on both sides of the mountain road are very interesting, and Wang Jiehua jumped on them, scaring Xie Shence to the point that she would not be able to do it, for fear that if she stumbled, she would fall off the cliff.

Wang Jiehua had a good time, and did not take Xie Shence's worries to heart at all.

If others see this very famous couple in the entire Dajin Dynasty like this, I don't know how many people will be surprised.

Wang Jiehua has always been gentle and generous, graceful and elegant in front of people, and it is impossible for her to have such a naughty appearance of a little daughter.

And Xie Shence has always been a butcher's image, even though he has made many great achievements and is liked by many girls, but he has always been calm and even indifferent in front of people. Who would have known how anxious he would be when facing a woman?

Wang Jiehua was addicted and jumped down, and Xie Shence hurriedly hugged him.

“…… You won't be able to do that like last time this time, right? ”

Xie Shence was stunned for a moment, and then said with some embarrassment: "This is the scope of the Royal Farewell Garden, it is impossible."

"It's shameless......"

Xie Shence listened to this sentence and was moved.

However...... It's a little charming, just for thinking about it, and it's impossible for him to try.

As for the few people who were bold and wild last time, Xie Shence can't remember how they died.

"Let Zhao Hongtai go, there won't be any problems, right?"

"Of course...... There will be. He's definitely going to get revenge. ”

"The old dog is shameless and does not measure himself."

"I can't say that, such a thing has not fundamentally weakened his power at all. Zhao Xu left, he had no scruples, but would be even more crazy. We're even trickier. ”

Wang Jiehua said curiously: "Where will Zhao Xu go?"

Xie Shence smiled, Wang Jiehua reacted, and said, "Yes, except for the Northern Army, he can't go anywhere."

Xie Shence nodded and said, "Strong combination, nothing more than that."

"However, Zhao Hongtai and Sima Bi have always been close partners?"

"This is the so-called disagreement between the face and the heart. It's just that their cooperation is relatively deep, so even if they don't agree, it will not affect the Taifu Temple to allocate a large number of war horses to the northern army every year. ”

Wang Jiehua said: "How do you know that they are not in harmony?"

Xie Shence smiled: "Do you need to say this? Sima Bi entered Beijing, Zhao Hongtai was not injured at all, Zheng Keming defected, and Zhao Hongtai was also not injured, which is not enough to explain the problem? ”

"Wallgrass?"

"Strictly speaking, it's not, Zhao Hongtai is just a speculative businessman with an independent heart."

Wang Jiehua nodded thoughtfully: "In this way, Zhao Hongtai is ready to completely fall to Sima Bi."

"Well, that's what it means. Although he, Zhao Hongtai, didn't want to succumb to Sima Bi, Zhao Xu didn't want to be under Sima Tan. ”

"You know all this?"

"Shouldn't I know about that?"

Wang Jiehua smiled: "It's shameless......"

"I'll be proud if you praise me like that."

"That's right." Wang Jiehua said: "I saw the eldest sister before I came......"

Xie Shence's expression was a little gloomy when he heard the words of the eldest sister.

Sima Tan returned to the Northern Army, but the marriage letter was not returned, and Xie Shen Pei could not get married.

After so long, Xie Shence finally realized the power of the marriage book. If the Sima family does not withdraw from the marriage, Xie Shenpei will not be able to marry someone else for the rest of his life.

Sima Tan estimated that he was not going to come back, so he ......

Thinking of Xie Shenpei, Xie Shence's heart was full of guilt.

If you had been less impulsive at the beginning, it might have been a different story.

However, unfortunately there is no if.

"Big sister...... I'll keep watching. ”

In fact, over the years, Xie Shence has been trying, and he has asked many people, and even used Zhou Jinmian's power to specifically inquire about Jin Lu's loopholes in marriage, but the result was nothing.

"Also, sister-in-law...... Isn't the eldest brother ready to come back? I heard that the queen mother is already very angry. This time, the Northwest Army was cut, and the sister-in-law was originally against it, but after entering the palace a few times, she stopped talking, probably because of this. ”

Xie Shence shook his head and said, "Don't guess anything that has no basis."

"Where's the guess." Wang Jiehua slapped Xie Shence and said, "They all said so."

"Where?"

Wang Jiehua frowned and said, "Anyway, I didn't say it."

"You just said that."

"It's just a matter of saying something else. I thought I was going to provoke family conflicts......"

Xie Shence hurriedly denied it and said, "The matter of the eldest brother is even more tricky, because he really doesn't want to come back now...... That's what it looks like. ”

"If you go to the Northwest, will it be the same?"

"That can't be, because if I had gone, you would have been there. You are all there, what else is there to be nostalgic for in Jindu? ”

Wang Jiehua smiled with satisfaction.

The wind was blowing, Xie Shence tightened Wang Jiehua's robe, and then the two went back.

Seems to be someone looking at me?

Xie Shence walked a few steps and looked back, only to find that there was no one.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing ......"

Maybe it's an illusion.

Long after Xie Shence left, a figure appeared from behind a stone, looking dull, as if he was a fool.

It's just that the slender short sword in his hand and the clothes that don't fit well indicate his identity - a killer.

Because of facial paralysis, it looks stupid and harmless to humans and animals, and it doesn't release a trace of murderous energy.

So Xie Shence naturally failed to notice his existence.

Some stupid men took out a piece of paper from their chests, then looked in the direction Xie Shence left, opened the paper again, looked at it for a while, and put it away carefully.

There is a picture on the paper, and the painting is a person, and it is a thank you. And it has an eight-point resemblance, and a two-point god-like.

And the paper itself is a huge bounty.

30,000 taels of silver, take the head of the god of thanks.

If Xie Shence saw this bounty, he would definitely be angry.

Because -- the bid is too low.

Please, who's reward, such a slam on the door, Zheng Keming, who is wanted, is worth 50,000 taels!

I'm the Commander of the Cavalry, and I'm not as good as him?