Yi Kongting's expression was calm, and he said softly: "Han Mo is already quite tricky, the Holy Lord rewarded Han Cang today, and the military power in the hands of these two brothers now is a big trouble.

"Han Cang?" The emperor returned to his seat and smiled disdainfully: "There are brave and unscrupulous people!" ”

"But the old dogs of the Han family are very deep in the city." Yi Kongting said softly: "Especially Han Xuandao, this person is cunning, and his son is now the commander of the Loyal Battalion, and the saint will have to guard against it in the future!" ”

The emperor leaned back in his chair and sneered: "I rewarded Han Cang, but it was just to keep the two battalions of the Imperial Forest Army, even if the camp was changed, it would be my Imperial Forest Army after all." If Han Xuandao thought that Han Cang was named the commander of the Loyal Battalion, and the Loyal Battalion was the force of his Han family, it would be really whimsical. He glanced at Yi Kongting and said with a faint smile: "Old Yi, are you sitting firmly in the position of Han Cang's commander?" ”

"What does the Holy One mean?" Yi Kongting stepped over lightly.

"In this mutiny, the entire volcano battalion participated, but only Han Cang and a few of his henchmen were not involved in this matter." The emperor said calmly: "In the eyes of outsiders, Han Cang seems to be loyal and patriotic, and does not go along with the rebels, but if you think about it carefully, the generals of the two battalions above the rank of lieutenant were all killed, but only he and a few henchmen were left, how will the soldiers of these two battalions view him?" ”

"Traitor!" Yi Kongting spat out two words.

The emperor smiled faintly: "Yes, in the eyes of those rebel soldiers, Han Cang is the real traitor if he escapes from the battle and does not share life and death with the soldiers." In this way, it is impossible for the soldiers of the Volcano Battalion to truly respect Han Cang from their hearts, and the Fengxiang Battalion is Su Yuting's subordinate, Su Yuting has a good command of the troops, and his prestige in the Fengxiang Battalion is extremely high, and the soldiers of the Fengxiang Battalion love ......! ”

Yi Kongting said: "As far as the old slave knows, after Su Yuting's death, many Fengxiang battalion soldiers cried bitterly, and their hearts were unwilling, many people understood that Su Yuting begged for death, just to let his subordinates die less, there was affection and righteousness, and the surviving Fengxiang battalion soldiers were all grateful for their kindness." ”

"yes." The emperor sighed and shook his head: "Su Yuting is also a generation of heroes, but it's a pity...... Hey, think about it, in the hearts of the soldiers of the Fengxiang battalion, who caused Su Yuting's death? He smiled coldly and clenched his fists, "Han Mo injured Su Yuting in public, causing Su Yuting to die, and the soldiers saw it, so they naturally counted Su Yuting's death on the head of the Han family." Han Cang is Han Mo's cousin, and the soldiers of the Fengxiang battalion hate him to the core, how can they listen to his orders? The Volcano Battalion and the Fengxiang Battalion were combined into the Loyalty Battalion, the soldiers of these two battalions had contempt for Han Cang, and there were resentments, and Han Cang himself was a brave and unscrupulous horseman, arrogant, with his ability, how could he successfully control the Loyalty Battalion? I named him the commander of the Loyal and Righteous Battalion, I have already kept these two battalions of elite soldiers, and I have given the family a step, if they want to meddle in the affairs of the Royal Forest Army in the future, do I really think that I am nothing? The Imperial Forest Army is mine, and he Han Cang can become the commander, can't he really arrange generals in the Zhongyi Battalion to contain him? If Han Cang is honest, it's fine, but if there is a slight mistake, I will let him get out of the position of commander. I gave him a big knife, but I'm afraid he doesn't have the ability to dance! ”

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Yi Kongting's mouth, and he said respectfully: "The saint is wise, and the old slave admires it to the fullest!" ”

"And Han Cang's becoming the commander of the Imperial Forest Army may not be a good thing for the Han family itself." The emperor's eyes were cold, and the corners of his mouth sneered: "The Han family is strong now, and every point of strength is greater, it is naturally a threat to me, but for the Han clan itself, there are also hidden dangers. He leaned forward and picked up the brush on the case, Yi Kongting hurriedly stepped forward to sharpen the ink for the emperor, the emperor dipped the brush in ink, went to a piece of white paper, drew a large circle in the middle of the white paper, and then drew two small circles on the left and right of the big circle, pondered slightly, and drew a medium-sized circle above the big circle.

Yi Kongting looked at the four circles on the white paper and frowned.

"Lao Yi, do you understand?" The Emperor gently lowered his brush, stared at the four circles of different sizes on the picture, and asked softly.

Yi Kongting groaned slightly, and finally said, "Does this big circle refer to the Han family?" ”

"Not bad." The emperor smiled faintly and said, "This is the Han family." These two small circles, that is now like the two lackeys of the Han family, the Fan Hu Er family, if the circle on this is naturally the ill-intentioned Xiao family. ”

He stretched out his hand, pointed to the big circle representing the Han family in the middle, and asked softly, "Old Yi, I naturally can't see this circle getting bigger and bigger, but do you say that I am the only one who cares so much?" ”

Yi Kongting said with a smile: "Naturally not. There are three circles next to this, and none of them wants the circle of the Han family to be bigger. If they get bigger, I'm afraid even they will be trapped in this circle! ”

The emperor clenched his fists and said, "Yes, if they get bigger again, they will also be swallowed by the Han family." Xiao, Hu, and Fan, they are all my Dayan century-old family, and they are all powerful. Now it seems that he is walking with the Han family, it is just an expedient measure, are you really willing to become the lackeys of the Han family? In the past few days, the dogs seem to be obedient, but in fact they are just wolves waiting for the opportunity, and when the Han family makes a mistake one day and is found by these wolves, they will definitely pounce and tear the Han family to pieces. He raised his head, looked at the copper furnace placed in front of the desk, looked at the white smoke floating inside, and said lightly: "The stronger the Han family, the more jealous the other three families will be...... The Han family is still begging not to make a mistake, once it does, my knife will be fast enough! ”

At this moment, a report came from outside the door: "Qi Qi Sheng, Princess Xiu asks to see!" ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Let her in!" ”

"The old slave retreats first!" Yi Kongting bowed and slowly retreated.

When Yi Kongting's figure disappeared from the room, the door of the room had been gently pushed open by the little eunuch, and Princess Xiu came in from outside the door in a snow-white coat, stopped at the table, and only owed slightly, then stood elegantly, looking at the emperor with charming eyes.

Like a white peony flower, it blooms quietly in the room.

Her glamorous face is slightly powdered, and her beautiful face is smooth and white and greasy, and she looks more and more graceful and elegant.

The emperor stared at Princess Xiu's calm face, and finally sighed: "I was too excited that day, don't blame me." He sat back in his chair slightly, his face slightly lonely and gloomy, and said softly: "I want to seek the country, and the inheritance left by this ancestor cannot be interrupted in my hands, otherwise I will be a sinner through the ages." Therefore, I sometimes have to make some choices, and the choices I make can only be made in the interests of the royal family, and only then can I know if my choice is the right ......! ”

"It doesn't matter!" Princess Xiu lightly opened her delicate lips: "It doesn't matter anymore!" ”

The emperor frowned and looked at Princess Xiu with some doubt.

"Brother Emperor, don't stay up too late in the future." Princess Xiu lowered her head, groaned slightly, and finally looked up at the slightly tired man in front of her: "When it's time to eat, don't delay...... Any eating and drinking, let people try it first......! ”

The emperor sat upright, and Princess Xiu's words were very caring, but they made the emperor feel extremely weird, and he frowned and asked, "Xiu'er, what happened, why did you say this?" ”

Princess Xiu stared at the emperor's resolute but slightly emaciated face, and sighed faintly: "Brother emperor, I ...... I'm leaving ......! ”

"Leave?" The emperor suddenly changed color: "Where are you going?" ”

Princess Xiu said calmly: "Brother Emperor should still remember what he said. When you asked me to take over the helm of the East Flower Hall, I told you that I might not be able to do a good job. ”

The Emperor sighed, "Actually...... You've done a great job......! ”

Princess Xiu still said calmly: "At that time, the emperor's brother also told me that as long as I am tired of it and don't want to do it, I can stop doing it at any time." And the emperor's brother should not forget that my father was in the Wisteria Pavilion in the Wisteria Valley, and you gave it to me, and you said that as long as I want, I can go to the Wisteria Pavilion to recuperate at any time......! ”

"You're leaving?" The emperor suddenly got up, "You want to leave everything behind and leave me like this?" ”

Princess Xiu said lightly: "The emperor's brother's promise to Xiu'er, Xiu'er has never forgotten, and the emperor's brother should not forget it." Xiu'er has been cleaned up, the East Flower Hall and the Inner Library, Xiu'er has also selected loyal officials, and will enter the palace tomorrow to meet the saint, the emperor's brother can continue to use them, or choose another good material ......! She sighed faintly and said, "Xiu'er has packed everything, and she will leave for Wisteria Valley tomorrow, and after Xiu'er leaves, I hope that the emperor's brother will take care of himself...... ”

The emperor's face was full of anger, and he really couldn't imagine that at this time, Princess Xiu would have to leave him.

Why?

Because he sat back and watched the prince's adventurous plans and kept quiet, let his son become a political tool?

The emperor's body shook slightly, he held on to the table, took a deep breath, smiled bitterly, and sat down slowly, "Xiu'er, do you want to abandon your ancestors' country and ignore it?" Do you want to leave me alone to carry this burden? ”

Princess Xiu closed her beautiful eyes, obviously having made up her mind, and said softly: "Brother Emperor, Xiu'er is very tired, even if she stays, she can't do anything...... Take care of yourself! ”

"Go ahead!" The emperor said dejectedly: "If I am free, I will go to see you, you ...... Take care of yourself! ”

Princess Xiu knelt down lightly, bowed respectfully to the emperor a few times, and then got up, turned around and was about to leave, but heard the emperor say softly: "Xiu'er, you ...... Wait a minute! ”

Princess Xiu stopped, but did not look back.

"You've worked hard all these years." The emperor looked at Princess Xiu's back: "Don't blame me for that incident back then." Gu Chaoxing knew too much back then, he fell into the hands of the Ye family, if he was handed over to his father by the Ye family, I would ......! At this point, the emperor did not continue, but shook his head, and his face was slightly guilty.

"How much did he do for you in those years when he was loyal to you?" Princess Xiu's crystal tears slipped from the corners of her eyes: "You even used him to kill the eldest brother." But when the Ye family caught him and he fell into trouble, you didn't want to save him, you didn't want to use other ways to deal with the crisis, but you sent someone to kill him secretly...... Do you think he is really going to betray you? He is a man who stands up to the sky and the earth, and he dares to act. ”

The emperor closed his eyes and said slowly, "There is one thing I have always wanted to ask you. Before he died, you rescued him, and when he left, did you mention me to you? He...... Did you guess that I did it? ”

Princess Xiu said softly: "He didn't blame you, he said that if you don't kill him in that situation, he will think that you are too indecisive, and even if you ascend the throne, you can't deal with the family." Tears slid down her beautiful snow-white face: "He feels that dying in your hands is the most important step for you to become an emperor......!" ”

The corners of the emperor's eyes were also slightly moist, and he sighed lightly: "Those who know me...... It's just him after all! ”

Seeing Princess Xiu's beautiful shadow disappear in front of the door, the emperor's whole body seemed to be evacuated, leaning back on the chair in a dejected manner, the corners of his mouth twitching, and his expression sad.