Luoyang, the capital of Great Chu, the first day of the new year has always been the carnival of Luoyang people, because this day is the only day on the wide square outside the imperial city where all kinds of opera troupes are allowed, or other miracle performances, and His Majesty the Emperor, the supreme ruler of Great Chu, will also appear on the high imperial city tower to watch the performance, if you can get favor, you can ascend to the sky in one step.

From the first day, countless Imperial Guards were stationed in the square, blocking the square, and the identity of those who entered the square was not restricted, but they had to be strictly checked, although the emperor only appeared on the high tower, but he had to be just in case.

It was nearly noon, the square was already a sea of people, the crowd was spread in the east and the west to watch all kinds of performances, from time to time burst out of warm cheers, and the performers also worked harder in the cheers, they all knew that the louder the cheers, the more crowds of onlookers, the easier it was to attract the attention of the emperor and those dignitaries.

After noon, the palace guards on the city tower suddenly increased, and experienced people knew that His Majesty the Emperor was going to appear, and sure enough, it didn't take long for the Emperor of the Apocalypse to appear on the imperial city tower with a group of important ministers and dignitaries, harem concubines and others.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse liked the atmosphere, because only at this time would he feel that his empire was still prosperous and thriving. The new year is coming, the new year and the new atmosphere, the traitors who have been making trouble in Xingzhou, Gaizhou, and Qingzhou in the south for several years suddenly died down a year ago, and the troops were retracted back to Gaizhou and Qingzhou. If Qu Yongjie did all this, then it would be reasonable for him to give him the title of a waiting master. Well, there is also Li Qing in the west of Dingzhou Town, who has driven the grassland barbarian Bayar to the end, and the grassland will soon be officially included in the territory of Great Chu, what the ancestors of the past dynasties did not do was completed in their own hands, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse was excited in his heart.

Thinking of Li Qing, Tianqi couldn't help but think of his favorite sister Allure, today, it is the day of Allure's wedding! sketched in his mind the picture of Allure wearing a wedding dress and walking into the wedding hall, the corners of Tianqi's mouth couldn't help but smile, this wild girl finally tied her to a halter, I hope she can become gentle and graceful after marriage, and don't be as wild as before. Hearing that the Li family's family rules are quite strict, he glanced at Li Huaiyuan, the Duke of Anguo, who was not far from him, and the old guy was smiling and holding on to the railing to watch the performance below. Well, although the Li family rules are strict, but Allure is always a princess, Li Huaiyuan will definitely not dare to say anything, but he will definitely find himself to complain, he should give him a little benefit as soon as possible, and seal his mouth, but Li Huaiyuan is already a very popular minister, and there is no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry, so he can only give his children and grandchildren a few more shadow officials, Li Huaiyuan is a good man, and he must understand his hard work.

As if sensing that the emperor was looking at him, Li Huaiyuan turned his head, and the two looked at each other and smiled, as for whether the content of the two smiles was the same, it was unknown.

Chen Xiyan, the first assistant beside Li Huaiyuan, has become more and more old in the past two years, although the imperial city is lively and exciting, the high-ranking officials and dignitaries above the imperial city, and the dragons and phoenixes and grandchildren cheer loudly from time to time, but he has no focus in his eyes, although he looks below, he is thinking about his heart.

Li Xiaobo and Zhang Wei are not making trouble, it is a good thing that the flag is silent, but how strange is this matter, these two traitors have always had the upper hand, and Qu Yongjie of Xingzhou can only passively defend and stick to some important cities, but why did he suddenly retreat without warning? Even Qu Yongjie himself is inexplicable.

Li Qing of Dingzhou was advancing vigorously, seeing that the pacification of the barbarian Bayar was imminent, and the territory of the empire would increase a large area, although the royal marriage daughter and marriage with him to consolidate the relationship between the two sides, but Chen Xiyan did not dare to say that this alone could make Li Qing die for the Great Chu. Chen Xiyan knew that in the face of huge interests, the word affection was the most ridiculous, even if Li Qing didn't want to do anything, his subordinates would push him forward.

In the past few months, everything seems to be going well in the government, and most of the unpleasant things and irritating things that fly from all over Dachu all the time have disappeared, as if on the occasion of the New Year, these bad things are also quite face-saving, and they are willing to let Dachu have a good New Year.

Chen Xiyan was very confused, he believed that there should be a reason for all this, but he just couldn't guess what the reason was. The emperor has been very happy for a while, but his worries are not easy to talk to the emperor, first, he is worried that he is worried about the sky, and secondly, he looks at the emperor of the apocalypse for a few days and feels comfortable, and he can't bear to let him add blockage to his heart, he has asked Ding Yu of the Ministry of Affairs to find out, but all the time, there has been no accurate reply, perhaps, it should be destroying him after a while. Chen Xiyan looked at Ding Yu who was standing not far behind the emperor, and when Ding Yu saw Chen Xiyan looking at him, he immediately responded with a bright smile.

Chen Xiyan doesn't like Ding Yu, compared with Yuan Fang, Chen Xiyan feels that Ding Yu is not half a star, not only in terms of personality, but also in ability, the staff is in the hands of Ding Yu, and he has completely lost the efficiency shown in Yuan Fang's hands.

Li Huaiyuan, the Duke of Anguo, is the same as Chen Xiyan, although he looks at the excitement under the city, but he is also thinking about his own thoughts, Li Huaiyuan is a great military expert, Li Qing's strategic layout on the grassland, he knows it at a glance, it seems that this child has his own ideas, and marrying in the city did not let him change the strategic arrangement of Dingzhou itself, looking back at the apocalypse with a smile, Li Huaiyuan flashed a trace of pity in his heart, to be honest, this emperor is still very diligent, but the general trend of the world is like this, No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't heal Da Chu, who was already terminally ill.

Twilight is approaching, the apocalypse and the harem concubines drove back to the palace, as soon as the ministers bowed to each other, Li Huaiyuan squinted his eyes and watched the emperor's car slowly disappear into the depths of the palace, before he stood up straight and shouted to Lanting Hou Qiu Zhi, "Lao Qiu, today is the first day of the new year, where did I get a few bottles of good wine, do you want to try it?" Although the two families have some heart problems because of Qiu's affairs, and Qiu is still under house arrest in the Li family, the friendship between the two for decades has not weakened, after all, they have bled together and saved each other's lives, and on top of this, Qiu Zhi has indeed made a big mistake and can leave a life, Qiu Zhi is very grateful.

"That's great!" Qiu Zhi said happily.

The two walked together, and along the way, they called friends, invited a few friends who got along, and went straight to the Anguo Mansion.

Chen Xiyan was full of worries, all the way back home, a New Year's dinner was also chewy wax, and after the meal, he returned to the study alone, ignoring the disgusting eyes of his family.

I seemed to think of something, but I was always vague, sitting alone in the study until nightfall, but I didn't figure out anything. Chen Kuan, an old family member, walked in, lit the lamp for the master, and said: "Master, for the New Year, the ladies and princesses are still waiting for the master to celebrate the festival together. Chen Kuan has served him for decades, and he is also a servant and a friend, and in front of him, he is relatively casual.

Chen Xiyan smiled, stood up, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, wait! Yes, that's it, as if everyone is waiting for something to happen? In an instant, Chen Xiyan broke out in a cold sweat, what are you waiting for?

At this moment, too many things passed through Chen Xiyan's mind, the Zeng family and the Lu family all took back the family members in Beijing in the name of the New Year a year ago, and even the Anguo family left him alone, and the rest of the people returned to their hometown in Yizhou, what is this for? The years pass every year, and I haven't seen them like this in previous years!

They all seem to know what's going to happen? Chen Xiyan didn't dare to imagine that if these families knew what was going to happen, but they were all silent, it must not be a trivial matter.

"I want to enter the palace!" Chen Xiyan said loudly.

"Huh?" Chen Kuan was taken aback, "Master, today is the New Year, and it is already this hour, and the palace gate has been locked!" ”

Chen Xiyan stretched out his hand to pick up the cloak and said loudly: "Chen Kuan, immediately order the car, I want to enter the palace!" ”

Seeing Chen Xiyan's somewhat pale face, Chen Kuan knew that something terrible must have happened, otherwise the old man, who had always been calm, would never be so out of shape, and in Chen Kuan's memory, the old man had never been so out of shape.

Unlike An Guogong and others who live in Juxiang Street, where high-ranking officials and dignitaries gather, Chen Xiyan's home is in an ordinary residential complex not far from the imperial city.

When Chen Xiyan stepped out of the gate, Chen Kuan had already instructed the coachman to drive the carriage to the door, Chen Xiyan was about to step on the carriage, when he heard a burst of neat footsteps, and a team of royal forest soldiers appeared in his field of vision, his heart shrank sharply, and his hands trembled involuntarily.

"Let's go!" Chen Xiyan instructed Chen Kuandao.

An officer of the Imperial Forest Army also saw Chen Xiyan, saw that he was about to get into the car, trotted all the way to Chen Xiyan, gave a military salute, and said loudly: "Lord Shoufu, please stay!" ”

"What's the matter?" Chen Xiyan asked with a gloomy face, and the prime minister's momentum completely exploded at this moment.

The Imperial Forest Officer shuddered involuntarily, but he still puffed up his chest and said loudly: "Lord Shousuke, the last general has received an order, there are thieves entering the capital tonight, and they want to do wrong, and the upper striker is afraid that it will be unfavorable to all of you, so please don't leave the mansion for the time being." ”

Chen Xiyan sneered, "Rogue? Joke, I'm a dignified Chu Shoufu, how can I make a few thieves scared and afraid to go out? Go away, the official has urgent official business, and the official's major affairs have been delayed, be careful of your head! ”

The Imperial Forest Officer shrank his head, obviously forced by the other party's momentum, and took a step back, but still said: "I'm sorry, Shousuke-sama, the order I received is to protect Shousuke-sama, and I must not let Shousuke-sama go out!" ”

"What do you want to do?" Chen Xiyan was furious, "Protect me, or imprison me?" Whoever your boss is, I'll let him fuck off right away! ”

The Imperial Forest Officer stood upright: "I'm sorry Lord Shousuke, the soldier takes obedience to orders as his duty, please return home!" With a wave of his hand, the soldiers of the Royal Guards rushed up, and the carriage was already tightly surrounded.

Chen Xiyan closed his eyes heavily, two lines of old tears flowed, and now, he finally knew, what were these people waiting for?

"Sir!" Chen Kuan called out in fear.

Chen Xiyan staggered out of the carriage and returned to the mansion step by step with heavy steps. Outside, the Royal Foresters had already surrounded the door.

Back in the study, Chen Xiyan didn't say a word, waved his pen, wrote several letters in a row, and then wrote them one by one. handed it to Chen Kuan and said, "Chen Kuan, find an opportunity to send these letters out, I have written the recipient on the envelope, I'm afraid we will have a hard time getting out." ”

After receiving the letter, Chen Kuan asked cautiously, "Master, what happened?" How dare those Guards come and block our door? ”

Chen Xiyan leaned weakly on the back of the chair and spit out two words: "Mutiny!" ”

(To be continued)