The banquet continued in a relatively eerie atmosphere. On the second day, the Eastern Wangjun will enter Yuzhou City, which is also Yang Luochuan's "sincerity" of allegiance to the imperial court.

At the end of the banquet, the empress said, "Tomorrow my soldiers and horses will enter the city, King Dong, who will you do to lead the troops into the city?" ”

Han Jian was slightly stunned, guessing in his heart the empress's intention in saying this. Could it be that the empress wanted him to bring troops into the city? Now in the Eastern King Army, the real highest general is Lin Zhan, but Lin Zhan's department is not stationed on the east side of Yuzhou with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Han Jian. What he originally planned was to let Lin Zhan lead his troops and horses into the city and use Lin Zhan to sit in Yuzhou.

"I don't know if there is a good candidate for your majesty?" Han Jian didn't rashly mention Lin Zhan's name, but asked respectfully.

"King Dong, it is better for you to enter the city in person." The Empress said directly.

Han Jianxin said, sure enough, let me go into the city.

Originally, it didn't make much difference to him whether he entered the city or not, but as the king of the east, his entry into the city would mean that "the dragons had no leader", and the empress would naturally sit in the army. When he had a power conflict with the Empress, he was transferred away.

"Your Majesty, it is a top priority to defeat the rebel army of the King of the West now, and it is better to discuss the matter of entering the city after the rebel army of the King of the West is repulsed." Han Jian said.

The empress nodded slightly, and said with some hesitation: "However, it seems that the king of the south is in a hurry to return to Yuzhou." ”

Han Jian said with a smile: "Then you might as well let the King of the South stay in the army for a few more days, and wait for the King of the West army to retreat, and then agree on entering the city together." I don't know if the king of the south has any doubts? ”

When Han Jian said this, the officials and generals present naturally felt that Han Jian's trick was very clever. Leaving Yang Luochuan is tantamount to holding him hostage, and on the condition of repelling the army of the Western Wang, he forced the King of the South to agree to stay.

Yang Luochuan remained silent and said: "Since the king of the east has mentioned it, the minister also asks His Majesty to stay in the barracks for a few more days." ”

The empress looked at Han Jian, and then at Yang Luochuan, with some suspicions in her heart.

The contradiction between Han Jian and Yang Luochuan on the surface was too obvious, which made her a little skeptical if this was a disguise. But then I want to. Between the two, there is an old treacherous and cunning. The young is not a fuel-efficient lamp, even if the two have reached a consensus, it is impossible to cooperate so "intimately", and they can perform a good show in front of everyone.

"That being the case. The king of the south stayed in the barracks for some time. After the Western King's army retreated. and then they took counsel about returning to the city. The empress said, as if she was a little "overwhelmed", and got up and said. "I am also tired, so I will go back to rest, King Dong, you can arrange for the king of the south to rest. I didn't ask. ”

"Obey." Han Jian got up and took the order.

At this time, the civil officials and military generals who came to the banquet also retired one after another, but it was Han Jian and Yang Luochuan who sat back in their seats and were not busy walking.

"Lord, do you want me to wait until I go back to pass the word?" Yang Luochuan's entourage stepped forward to ask for instructions. Although Yang Luochuan could not return to Yuzhou for the time being, his entourage would all be sent back the next day.

"No need. Stand down first, and this king has something to say to the king of the south. Yang Luochuan said with a solemn expression.

The entourage had the fault of improper protection before, and they were all afraid of angering Yang Luochuan, but now that Yang Luochuan asked them to retreat, they naturally hurriedly withdrew from the tent. In the entire big tent, only Han Jian and Yang Luochuan were left.

……

……

In the queen's bedchamber, as soon as the empress returned to the tent, the tired look on her face disappeared, and it was replaced by a shrewd and capable color.

"You, go to the big tent of the Chinese army and find out about the situation. Come back and tell me. The empress pointed to the trembling little palace maid.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The little palace maid went in a hurry.

The empress's expression was slightly gloomy, she sat down, sighed softly, and picked up the often recited Buddhist scriptures in her hand, but she couldn't stand it.

But in the history of assassination, a figure came to him, it was Fa Yi.

"Senior Sister Fa Yi, how did you investigate the matter in Yuzhou?" When the empress saw Fa Yi, she asked.

Fa also saluted and said: "Back to His Majesty, in Yuzhou, it is the Marquis of Zhennan who has the military power, and the few people who His Majesty asked him to contact have been put on hold by Yang Luochuan for the time being, and may not be helpful." ”

The empress sighed: "Yang Luochuan, this old horseman, is also so shrewd. With the lesson of the last time, he is not fully guarded against the people under his opponents? Senior Sister Fa Yi, you go back first. I'm going to rest. ”

Fa Yi didn't expect the empress to issue an eviction order so quickly, she went to Yuzhou and came back within a day, but it was also said that she was very tired. But after the empress learned that Han Jian was pursuing her, she even waived these courtesies.

Fa also felt that he might have broken the empress's heart. She should have gone forever, but after all, she couldn't let go of Han Jian, after all, she hadn't experienced emotional things, and she didn't understand why she couldn't let go of her heart so much.

Fa didn't say much, and retreated.

The empress looked at the Buddhist scriptures for a while, but saw the little palace maid who had gone to inquire about the news before hurriedly returned.

"Your Majesty...... 陛xià. The slave and the maid return to ...... It's back. The palace maid trembled.

"Don't be afraid, have you seen the East King?" The Empress asked.

"I didn't ...... No. The palace maid replied.

"Then you'll come back? What did I tell you to do? The empress turned cold and scolded.

"Slave maid...... Slaves deserve to die. The slave and maid hid behind the tent and listened...... The king of the east and the king of the south were talking, and they didn't dare to go in, so they ...... I waited for a while, and then I ...... And came back. The palace maid knelt on the ground and said nervously.

"Oh." The Empress snapped, "And what did you hear?" ”

"The slave maid heard that the king of the south seemed to be quarreling with the king of the east, and the quarrel was very fierce."

"Whatever you say, you tell me." The empress put down the Buddhist scriptures, looked at the little palace maid and said.

The palace maid kowtowed and said, "Slave maid...... The slave didn't dare to say it. ”

"If there is anything wrong, I will forgive you for your innocence. If you don't say it, even if you were sent by the King of the East, I will kill you. Do you think that the king of the east will rebel against me for your little girl? ”

The little palace maid was not small. I thought to myself, it turns out that my own identity has long been known to the Empress. Her life was at stake, and she would not hide it for Han Jian, so she told the conversation between Han Jian and Yang Luochuan in the big tent of the Chinese army in 1510.

“…… In the end, His Royal Highness the King of the East said, if there is no Jiangdu for me, how can you save the land of Yuzhou District? Now His Majesty is on the expedition, who is it relying on? If the king of the south is dissatisfied, he will go and say to His Majesty to see whose side His Majesty is on. ”

After listening to the little palace maid's story, the empress nodded slightly, but she was thinking carefully in her heart.

When Han Jian and Yang Luochuan met today, she already sensed that there was a ghost, and now Han Jian and Yang Luochuan quarreled when no one was around, which seemed normal, but it was obviously a little unreasonable, and it was obviously acting for people to see. This one who watched the play was herself.

The empress thought to herself, King Dong, King Dong, in order to make me feel at ease, you actually teamed up with King Nan to play such a scene?

"You, go and spread the word to the king of the east again, and say that I want to see him." The empress said to the little palace maid.

"Yes, slave...... The slave and the maid will go. ”

The little palace maid got up from the ground and hurried away.

The Empress was bored in her bedchamber, pacing back and forth, but she felt as if something had been neglected.

Just as she was thinking, the little palace maid came in and said that the king of the east had come.

"Send him in to me." The Queen's Road.

The little palace maid came out of the tent curtain, and when she came back, Han Jian followed behind. As soon as she entered the queen's bed, Han Jian waved her hand, the little palace maid was frightened by the six gods, she said in her heart that if her work for the empress was known by the king of the east, her life would still be in danger, and she hurriedly withdrew from the tent.

"The minister gives His Majesty Xià please be safe." Han Jian respectfully saluted the empress with her back to the curtain.

"King Dong, you remove the screen and come and talk to me." The Empress snapped.

"Is there something wrong with Your Majesty?" Han Jian didn't move the screen, but walked out of the screen directly, and saw that the empress in front of him was still the court dress at the previous banquet. During the period when the empress returned to Jiangdu and then went on the expedition, Han Jian rarely saw the empress wearing this outfit. I also feel much more pleasing to the eye.

"King Dong, I ask you, just now you were alone with King Nan and said something?" The Empress asked, turning, standing in front of the bed.

"Since Your Majesty already knows, why bother to ask the minister?" Han Jian replied coldly.

"In other words, you deliberately said that to King Nan to let me know?" The empress's expression became cold, "King Dong, what is your intention?" ”

"Your Majesty is too worried." Han Jian's expression was not far behind, and he called His Majesty Xià, but his words were extremely disrespectful, "Dare to ask His Majesty, what does His Majesty want to let his ministers enter Yuzhou?" ”

"Don't digress from the topic, answer me first." The Empress seemed to be angry and shouted.

Han Jian smiled, with a bit of ease and calmness in his smile, and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't answer the minister first." There was no need for Nachen to answer His Majesty. What does His Majesty think, that's His Majesty's business, even if His Majesty thinks that the minister wants to guard against the monarchy, or usurp the throne to the dynasty in the future, that is also His Majesty's thoughts, and the minister can't stop it, right? ”

The empress heard that there was a hostile meaning in Han Jian's words. Hearing this, she even wondered if what Han Jian had pursued from her before was just a scam, from the beginning, Han Jian just showed how much he loved her, so that she could relax her vigilance?

"King Dong, I promised you that if Jiangbei is pacified, I will marry you, can't this make you let go of your obsession with power?" The Empress said as if she was a little sad.

Han Jian shook his head slightly and said, "The minister also said that if His Majesty marries him, it is not sincere, or it is only regarded as a quid pro quo for power. Nachen will not accept it.

Also, the minister would like to remind His Majesty that now in the army under my command, there is not only the eyeliner of His Majesty, but also the eyeliner of the Xiwang Army. Do you think that I will make your majesty think that the minister wants to paralyze your majesty's eyeliner, but to put on a show for your majesty to watch? ”

As soon as Han Jian's words fell, the empress was suspicious.

From the moment Han Jian entered her dormitory, he never concealed what he said to Yang Luochuan, but he was just pretending and acting. If Han Jian had the intention of deceiving her, he could argue and not admit it, but Han Jian didn't do it.

The Empress wanted to believe this, but reason reminded her that the young man in front of her was not as simple as she thought.

Maybe the more he didn't want to hide, the deeper he hid. (To be continued......)