The Emperor's hand stretched forward steadily and forcefully, and his gaze was calm and solemn.

Although several family giants knew very well in their hearts that the emperor would ask for the talisman back at today's court meeting, they really didn't expect the emperor to be so direct.

But this approach simplifies complex problems.

Han Xuanchang was a little relieved when he saw Han Mo talking to him, but the emperor's hand made his heart tighten, and the hearts of several other family giants were also tight.

Just as everyone was watching how Han Mo responded, they saw Han Mo kowtow to the ground and said loudly: "The minister begs the Holy God to give Han Mo a death!" ”

The ministers were dumbfounded.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, slowly withdrew his hand, frowned and asked, "What did you say?" ”

"I beg the Holy Lord to grant Han Mo a death!" Han Mo said loudly again.

The emperor's withdrawn hand slowly clenched into a fist, smiled faintly, and said in a low voice: "You want to ask me to die?" Why do you want to die? ”

"The minister has to die!" Han Mo raised his head and met the emperor's blazing gaze, with a helpless expression: "Han Mo is a holy minister, but he can't act according to orders, it is a crime of resisting the order, the crime is unforgivable, there is only one death!" ”

"The sin of disobedience?"

"Yes!" Han Mo smiled bitterly and said, "The Holy Lord handed over the talisman, but ...... But the minister can't hand it over! ”

A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he said lightly: "Since the talisman is in your hands, why can't you hand it over?" ”

"Qi Shengshang, when entering Beijing, the talisman is indeed in the hands of the minister." Han Mo looked terrified, "But right now, the talisman is not in the hands of the minister!" ”

The loyal ministers looked at each other, confused for a while.

"The general gave the talisman to Han Mo at the beginning, so that Han Mo transferred troops back to King Jingqin." Han Mo said slowly: "When the general handed over the talisman to Han Mo, there was an order that the talisman must be brought back safely, and if there is any mistake in the talisman, the head of the minister must be taken!" ”

The emperor smiled indifferently and said, "The general's military orders are naturally iron-blooded and ruthless, so can I ignore my will?" ”

"That's why the minister asked the Holy God to give him death." Han Mo kowtowed.

Immediately, a minister sneered and reprimanded: "Han Mo, the general's military order, is it still too big for the will of the saint?" If you dare not disobey the general's military orders, you will dare to disobey the will of the Holy One? He bowed his hand to the saint, "Saint, Han Mo disobeyed the decree and committed a great crime, so I implore the saint to punish him severely!" ”

The emperor didn't look at the minister, but smiled faintly at Han Mo: "Han Mo, I didn't let you disobey the general's order. It's just that I want to see what the Northwest Talisman looks like, and you can show me that you have made a great contribution this time, and I won't be difficult for you! ”

Han Mo sighed in his heart, the emperor really wanted to get the talisman, both soft and hard, which shows how important the emperor regarded the talisman.

Although he said that he would not embarrass himself, he did not say that he would return the talisman after reading it, and the trap had been laid when he stabbed it.

"The minister can't hand over the talisman!" Han Mo said without hesitation: "After quelling the rebellion, the minister immediately surrendered the talisman into the army according to the general's orders. His expression was solemn: "The general is worried that the minister will not be able to keep the talisman in the chaos of the army, so before leaving, he explained to the minister, once the minister succeeds in quelling the rebellion, the talisman will be protected by the eight talisman sergeants sent by the general, and no one is allowed to touch it." Now the talisman is in the camp under the care of eight talisman sergeants, even the ministers, and they can't take it out at this time. The minister cannot be ordered to present the military talisman, the sin deserves death, and the Holy Majesty is asked to give the minister a death! ”

The emperor was eager to tear Han Mo to pieces at this time.

If these are all Xiao Huaiyu's confessions, then it is really a hell, knowing that Han Mo is full of nonsense and bullying the monarch in the court, but the emperor can't refute it.

He can't tell everyone that Xiao Huaiyu is dead, and Han Mo is all a bully.

The news of Xiao Huaiyu's death, at this critical moment, must not be made public, let alone from the emperor's mouth, otherwise it will inevitably cause greater turmoil.

And Han Mo responded solemnly at this time, but there was not the slightest guilt of bullying the king in his heart.

Bully? Joke.

The emperor obviously wanted to do everything to get the talisman, and his purpose was to get the military power to do it to the family, Han Mo had already known this, and naturally he wanted to do everything possible to keep the talisman.

The king is unkind, and the minister is unjust.

……

Seeing that his son-in-law was in danger, Shang Fan Yunao of the Ministry of War was in charge of the Ministry of War, and he had a certain prestige in the military, and he naturally had the right to speak about military affairs, so he immediately stood up and arched his hand: "Holy Lord, Han Mo can't hand over the military talisman, but it's also excusable. The general was well-planned, worried about an accident with the talisman, and asked the talisman soldiers to protect it, which was also a prudent move. Although Han Mo was guilty of resisting the decree, he made a great contribution this time, quelled the rebellion, and used his merits to offset his crimes, without reward or punishment, which is a proper way to deal with it. Looking at the emperor, he said respectfully: "Please also ask the Holy Lord to judge!" ”

The emperor looked at Han Mo, looking extremely calm, but his heart was like turbulent waves.

In his life, he was cautious and cautious, thinking that he had insight into human nature, who knew that he had made such a big mistake and promoted such a cunning little fox in the first place.

Under that handsome face, there is a cunning heart.

He originally wanted to use the Han family to suppress the Xiao family, so he gave Han Mo great power, and didn't want to lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot, but in the end he ended up raising a tiger.

The emperor didn't speak for a while, Fan Yun Ao hesitated slightly, and finally continued: "Holy Lord, recently, the military department also received a report from the border guards, and Wei and Qing fought several times, but suddenly calmed down. Both of these countries are wolf ambitions, and now that most of the northwest cavalry is in the suburbs of Beijing, the turmoil has subsided, and they should be ordered to return to the northwest immediately. ”

Han Mo immediately arched his hand and said: "Back to the saint, the general has issued a military order, the turmoil has calmed down, and the minister will lead the troops back to the border pass as soon as possible......!" ”

The emperor didn't wait for Han Mo to finish speaking, and already said: "Since this is the case, the military department will issue a military order and let them return to the border pass." He looked a little tired, didn't look at Han Mo, glanced at the ministers, and said, "Do you Aiqing have anything else to do?" ”

Taishi Xiao already said: "Enlighten the saint, the old minister still has something to play!" ”

"What else is the matter with the Grand Master?"

Taishi Xiao took out another fold and presented it.

The emperor opened the fold and glanced at it, suddenly changed color, and looked at Taishi Xiao in disbelief, and then frowned: "Taishi...... Want to resign and go into hiding? ”

"Wow!"

There was a commotion in the Taiping Palace, although there was a turmoil in the court today, but there was nothing more shocking than this, the officials of the Xiao faction heard the emperor's words, and one by one suddenly changed color, and Xiao Huaijin and Xiao Wanchang obviously did not know in advance that Xiao Taishi was going to take this fold, and their faces were suddenly full of horror, and then they turned pale at the same time.

Han Mo was also taken aback, opened his mouth, and looked at Taishi Xiao in disbelief.

In addition to the two brothers Han Xuanchang, who knew the situation in advance, Fan Yunao and Hu Xuexin were also stunned and couldn't believe it.

Xiao Taishi has been in the dynasty for decades, regardless of seniority and prestige, he is a well-deserved first among the ministers, and in anyone's mind, it is impossible for Xiao Taishi to resign and go into hiding.

But this scene exploded in the court like thunder today.

Taishi Xiao's old face was calm, and the short noise in the court was obviously expected by the old man.

"Back to the saint, the old minister's health is getting worse, although he has the heart to serve the court and be loyal to the saint, but ...... Now I am powerless. Xiao Taishi sighed with emotion: "The minister knows that the days are over, so I implore the saint to favor him, and promise the minister to resign and retire and spend the rest of his life in peace!" ”

The emperor was a little stunned at this time.

It stands to reason that Taishi Xiao resigned and the Xiao family went to a big beam, he should have been happy, but for some reason, he didn't have the slightest sense of joy in his heart.

Although Taishi Xiao's actions in the past few days seem to be to take refuge in the Han family, the emperor always feels that things are not simple, and he always feels that whether Taishi Xiao is close to the Han family or not, as long as he stays in the court, the Han family may not dare to be too arrogant.

But Xiao Taishi proposed to resign and go into hiding.

Once Taishi Xiao returns, the old fox that the Han family fears the most will disappear from the court, and the royal family will face even more severe challenges in the future.

Could it be that the old lady chose to take the initiative to retreat because she was afraid of the strength of the Han family?

Before this mutiny, the emperor never thought that it would be such a result in the end, the failure of the Tai Chi plan certainly led to the destruction of the Su family, but the balance of the family that he tried to maintain in the court had been broken.

This failure, although the strength of the family was greatly hit, the royal family did not benefit, but in the end, it was the Han family who made great contributions to the suppression of the rebellion.

……

Looking at the old and rickety body of the Taishi, many officials in the court and the central government sighed in their hearts.

Although Taishi formed a party for personal gain, and even leaned towards the government and the opposition for a time, it is undeniable that Xiao Taishi and Xiao Huaiyu, a father and son, have made great contributions to Yan Guo.

It is precisely because of the two pillars of the Xiao family, one inside and one outside, that to a certain extent, it has suppressed other major families and allowed many national policies to be implemented normally.

Yan Kingdom has come to this day, although the people are not rich, they can generally live and work in peace and contentment, and Taishi Xiao has merit.

Although this person plotted for his family's personal interests, he also failed to do many great things for the benefit of the country and the people, like many figures in history, he had both his history and his merits.

Taishi Xiao coughed a few times, bowed down and said, "Before the old minister leaves, there is one last thing to implore the Holy Lord to be the master!" ”

The emperor sighed, with infinite emotion in his heart, and said, "Does the Taishi really want to resign and go into hiding? This Yan Kingdom court...... It's indispensable! ”

"The Holy One is a generation of heroes." Taishi said calmly: "The old minister is already a rotten wood, and it is difficult to make a difference, but the saint can promote the virtuous and make contributions to the country." The minister has been loyal to the court for more than 40 years, and in his old age, he also asked the saint to be merciful and let the old minister live a few quiet days! ”

The emperor shook his head, and finally said, "What else does the Taishi have to decide?" If you can do it, I will do it! ”

Taishi Xiao trembled and took out the last fold and presented it.

The emperor glanced at it, his face was slightly gloomy, and then he looked up at Han Cang, the commander of the loyal and righteous battalion who had just been appointed, frowned slightly, and finally said, "Taishi wants me to marry?" ”

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