The empress suddenly led the palace guards to the Huiwang Mansion, which caught the soldiers of the Huiwang Mansion a little off guard, and there were hundreds of guards and soldiers around the Huiwang Mansion alone, plus hundreds of soldiers who were temporarily recruited to enter the city for security. Before the empress arrived at the door of King Hui's mansion, the line had been stopped, and the tension between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out, just when the soldiers on both sides were very nervous, Xiao Zhan's imperial horse went to the front, and the soldiers of King Hui's mansion had to salute when they saw the empress.

"Your Majesty is afraid of getting sick when you leave the palace late at night, so you should go back to the palace early to rest." The leading guards of King Hui's Mansion stepped forward to salute.

Although it was a salute, the person was on a horse and did not dismount, and he only spoke with a fist, without the respect that the empress should have.

Xiao Zhan glanced sideways at Li Shanye next to him, Li Shanye, who was the initiator, seemed to be a nobody, Xiao Zhan felt that this was Li Shanye's purpose, so that there would be some suspicion between her and King Hui.

"When I go to Uncle Tong, I will say that I am coming to the door today because I have something to visit." Xiao Zhan said loudly.

The leading guards of King Hui's Mansion are also a little embarrassed, it is the middle of the night now, King Hui should have rested long ago, but the Son of Heaven came to the minister's mansion to let them do subordinates to report it, and they suffered from these low-level generals, knowing that they could not do it, they could only enter King Hui's Mansion to spread the word.

When someone went to spread the word, Xiao Zhan was still not allowed to go to the door of King Hui's mansion, and she didn't feel much annoyed, just looked at Li Shanye and said, "Mr. Li should explain the purpose of this trip, right?" ”

Although all this is due to Li Shanye's coercion, if it weren't for Xiao Yang's own willingness, he would not have brought the guards to King Hui's Mansion. In fact, Xiao Zhan also wanted to know how much Sima Yi's disappearance had to do with King Hui's mansion, if the person was arrested by King Hui, Sima Yi made her the empress of the Southern Dynasty, and then "betrayed" King Hui Xiao Ling was willing to work for her. is likely to be retaliated against by Xiao Ling, so Li Shanye has a certain reason for letting her come to King Hui's Mansion to ask for someone.

"After Your Majesty enters, it should be clear to you when you see His Royal Highness King Hui." Li Shanye still didn't explain the real purpose, but he was just playing sloppy.

Xiao Zhan had already guessed almost at this time, Li Shanye invited her to come just to ask for someone, except for the situation of Sima returning to the north. If she can "kidnap" Sima away in the Southern Dynasty and make her, the empress, unable to find out, I am afraid that only King Hui, who holds military and political power, can do it. Since he knew that he was here to ask for someone, Xiao Zhan was also a little embarrassed in his heart, how could he say that Sima Yi was also nominally a strategist of King Hui's mansion, or the most important military advisor of King Hui, in what name did she come to ask for someone?

Just when Xiao Zhan was a little uneasy, the gate of King Hui's Mansion opened, and a group of guards came out from inside, but it was King Hui who sent someone out to greet Xiao Zhan. As for King Hui himself, he did not go out to greet him in person.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Hui has an order, come to greet you." A middle-aged man who looked a little calm walked out and bowed in front of Xiao Zhan's horse.

"Trouble leads the way."

Xiao Zhan said, she didn't recognize the person in front of her. Although she knows many people in the Huiwang system, these people are regarded as calling for wind and rain in the court, but many of the retainers in the Huiwang Mansion are inconspicuous, if it weren't for Sima Yi, she would have known each other a long time ago. She also wouldn't know who the advisors around King Hui were, most of them didn't have much reputation. He doesn't have an official position, just the staff around King Hui, and the Yulu he leads is not comparable to ordinary officials, and he often has the power to mobilize soldiers and horses. The stronger the Huiwang system, the more obvious this phenomenon is, and the more people who control the military power behind their backs but walk at night in brocade clothes.

To the gate of King Hui's mansion. Xiao Zhan dismounted, and Li Shanye followed.

The man who came out to greet him stopped Li Shanye and said, "I don't know what to call this Shangguan?" ”

Li Shanye smiled and did not report to his home, Xiao Zhan said when he saw this: "This is my entourage, and I need to enter the door together." ”

The man said a little unceremoniously: "His Royal Highness King Hui just asked his subordinates to come out to greet His Majesty, as for His Majesty's entourage...... It's better to wait outside. ”

One sentence immediately provoked the cold eyes of the palace guards. Although many of the palace guards are also inextricably linked to the Hui Palace, now that they are loyal to the monarch, since they are here with the empress, they must do their duty to protect the empress, not only in protecting the empress's safety, but also in protecting the empress's prestige.

Xiao Zhan's tone was also very cold: "The matter I discussed with Uncle Huang today is related to him, do you dare to stop it?" ”

The man hesitated a little, but finally stepped aside and said: "Since Your Majesty said so, the subordinate should only be slightly disrespectful, and let people follow behind this official, so as not to enter the Huiwang Mansion and be abrupt to the people in the Huiwang Mansion." ”

Xiao Zhan, as an emperor, was angry in the courtiers' mansions, but she also endured it, because she knew that these people were just bullying others. These people thought that they had the support of King Hui, and they didn't have much respect for her, the emperor, but there was no need to be angry with them.

Xiao Zhan didn't say anything more, let Li Shanye continue to follow her, and the two of them entered the Huiwang Mansion back and forth, while none of the other palace guards were allowed to enter the palace and were all stopped at the door. After Xiao Yang and Li Shanye entered King Hui's Mansion, there were many guards behind them, saying that they were going to escort, but in fact, they were monitoring and guarding, because there were also rumors before that the assassins who came to assassinate King Hui on Chinese New Year's Eve were sent by the palace, because the matter of assassins in King Hui's Mansion was publicized, and now the people are also full of public opinion about it, and there are all kinds of statements.

Finally arrived at the main hall, Xiao Zhan entered the hall, and Li Shanye also followed, but he could only stand at the door. After standing still, Xiao Zhan did not sit down, until he stared at the tea, and Xiao Ling, the king of Hui, walked out of the door of the inner hall of the main hall with a yawn and disheveled, his face was not only sleepy, but also a little sluggish, like a frosted eggplant, his face was bloodless.

"Little Emperor's niece, you are really, why did you come to my Huiwang Mansion in the middle of the night? Yo, isn't this Mr. Yamano? Are you there too? This...... What kind of posture is this? Xiao Ling looked carefully, only to find that the person standing at the door opposite was quite familiar, it was Li Shanye, who used to play chess with him often.

Compared with Xiao Yang's unfamiliarity with Li Shanye, Xiao Ling can be said to be quite familiar with Li Shanye, after all, Xiao Ling knew that Sima Yi had been recommended by Li Shanye, and it was not until Xiao Ling had Sima Yi, a "like-minded" comrade-in-arms, that he rarely went to visit Li Shanye, but he still respected Li Shanye in his heart.

"The grass people have seen His Highness." Li Shanye bowed his hand and saluted.

Xiao Zhan glanced sideways at Li Shanye. She didn't expect that Xiao Ling and Li Shanye were quite familiar.

Xiao Ling said with a smile: "Mr. Yamano is a rare guest, with my impression, it seems that Mr. Yamano has never set foot in my mansion, and today he is in the mansion...... I'm still coming with the little emperor's niece, but ...... Something? ”

Xiao Zhan stood to the side, and said in a somewhat stiff tone: "It's still up to Mr. Li to explain the intention." ”

The smile on Xiao Ling's face was a little embarrassed. Even if he still has some respect for Li Shanye, but that is limited to respect for people, if it comes to court affairs, Xiao Zhan's late-night visit must be something important, and it shouldn't be Li Shanye's turn to explain.

Li Shanye wanted to step forward, but was stopped by the guards of King Hui's Mansion next to him, Xiao Ling waved his hand and said: "This is the king's friend, you must not be lazy." The guards of King Hui's Mansion gave way and let Li Shanye get closer.

Li Shanye said: "I can't hide it. In the next day, I invited His Majesty to come to King Hui's Mansion, in fact, I wanted His Majesty and King Hui to try to rescue one person together, that is, the Sima brothers who had recommended to King Hui in Xia. ”

Xiao Ling was stunned and said, "Brother Sima? Mr. Yamano is talking about Sima? You...... Are you saying that he is in danger, oops, you don't know that this king is also looking for him so hard, more than half a year ago, this king sent him to rectify military affairs, and he didn't come back as soon as he went, after the assassin incident happened in my house. I just remembered that Brother Sima was good and wanted to find him. I have been looking for many days, but I have not been able to do so. ”

Xiao Zhan was also a little confused, originally she followed Li Shanye to Huiwang's Mansion, thinking that Li Shanye had received accurate information that Sima Yi was captured by Huiwang's Mansion, but she didn't expect that her imperial uncle actually didn't know anything about Sima Yi. Xiao Zhan thought to himself, there was only one possibility, that is, Sima Yi was kidnapped by the people of King Hui's mansion but did not tell King Hui himself. After all, there are many people who are jealous of Sima Yu's talent, and these people in the Huiwang Mansion are fighting openly and secretly, and it is not impossible to completely get rid of Sima Yu.

Xiao Zhan said: "Mr. Sima is really not in the house?" ”

Xiao Ling frowned and said, "What did the little emperor's niece say, I'm still looking for him, don't I know if he's in the house?" Mr. Yamano. You made it clear, wouldn't it be you talking to Your Majesty that Brother Sima is in my house? ”

Li Shanye shook his head slightly and said, "I didn't say that before." ”

"You!" Xiao Zhan glared at Li Shanye, angry from her heart, if she wasn't worried about Sima Yi's safety, she wouldn't have followed a reckless person out of the palace late at night, and she also made a taboo to come to King Hui's mansion to find trouble, and now she has a feeling of being used. But if you think about it carefully, coming to King Hui's Mansion late at night is not nothing, at least it shows that there is still a deep gap between her and King Hui, and the people in King Hui's Mansion only have King Hui and no her in their eyes, or rather, the royal people were originally just bargaining chips used by these people who are vying for fame and fortune.

Li Shanye said with a straight face: "Your Majesty must not blame Zaixia, Zai Xia did not explain the truth in the palace, I really know that even if some things are explained below, Your Majesty may not be able to do it, so I have to ask Your Majesty to come to King Hui's mansion, in front of King Hui, so that I can tell the truth about things." ”

Xiao Zhan sneered, even if she was indeed an emperor who didn't have much real power, there was no need for a reckless person to remind her.

Xiao Ling was a little curious: "Mr. Shanye quickly made it clear, is the matter related to Brother Sima?" Where is he now? ”

Li Shanye shook his head slightly and sighed: "Brother Sima has already left to go back to the north. ”

"Huh?" Xiao Ling was taken aback and said, "This ...... How can it be? He...... How could he go? Brother Sima said that he would help me achieve great things, and now I'm leaving? Mr. Yamano, you're not kidding, are you? ”

Not only Xiao Ling was surprised, but even Xiao Zhan was a little surprised.

Xiao Zhan said: "How did Mr. Li know? ”

Li Shanye said: "No matter how I know it in the next, but it is very clear that after the Sima brothers went north this time, the emperor of the Northern Dynasty sent troops to the south without any scruples, I believe that within two months, the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasty will go south, and with the current national strength of the Southern Dynasty, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the troops of the Northern Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasty will be in danger of overturning at that time." ”

Xiao Zhan sneered: "Mr. Li is inevitably a little ambitious, what is the southern and northern dynasties, in my eyes, only I am in the Great Qi Dynasty, and the north is just a lost homeland, which can be recovered at any time." ”

Xiao Ling reminded: "Little Emperor's niece, don't interrupt first, let Mr. Li finish speaking." Mr. Li, you can quickly say, Brother Sima is going north, how can you stop him...... No, how did you persuade him to come back? ”

Li Shanye said: "If the Southern Dynasty wants to resist the soldiers of the Northern Dynasty, now only Your Majesty and King Hui can cooperate sincerely, and the person who can make Your Majesty and King Hui abandon their previous suspicions must be the Sima brothers, not to mention that he is also a friend of the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty, he knows the temperament of the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty very well, as long as he is there, this war, the Northern Dynasty will definitely not be able to win." ”

Xiao Ling said with emotion: "I just said that Brother Sima is a talented person, if it weren't for him, I might still be bullied by Xie Xiang and Zhu Dang's people, why can I order so many people to do things for me today?" Little Emperor's niece, what do you think? ”

Xiao Zhan was a little annoyed and said, "Uncle Huang believes the nonsense of a reckless person like him? ”

Xiao Ling said: "How can this be considered nonsense? How much truth does Mr. Yamano say? I have always felt that Brother Sima is a capable person, if it weren't for the emperor's niece and you want to use him as prime minister, I wouldn't give you people, now it's good, you lost people to me, you ...... You still don't want to find a way to get Brother Sima back. ”

Xiao Zhan really had the urge to beat people, she knew very well that her throne was given by the imperial uncle in front of her who was about the same age as her, and the initiator behind it was Sima Yu, and it could be this Li Shanye. The change of the throne of the Southern Dynasty will be swayed by two people who have nothing to do with the court situation, which is almost ironic, but Xiao Zhan also has to admit that Sima Yi does have talent and insight, and she has no big objection to what Li Shanye said, but the problem is that Li Shanye used her worry about Sima Yi to "trick" her into coming to King Hui's mansion, and then said that she and King Hui wanted to "cooperate sincerely".

Xiao Zhan said angrily: "The person who ordered Mr. Sima to leave at the beginning seems to be Uncle Huang, you!" ”

"Me? Hmph, niece of the little emperor, don't beat me up, let me tell you, although your imperial uncle and I are not the emperor, but I am not easy to fool, I was very polite to Brother Sima at the beginning, I didn't treat him badly at all, it was for the sake of his interest to you, I agreed to release him, now it's good, you lost the person, and it depends on me? ”

Xiao Zhan was originally just annoyed, but when she heard Xiao Ling say that Sima Yi was "interesting" to her, she was stunned, for a long time, she had only thought about court affairs, and had never considered the private relationship between men and women. (To be continued......)