The night of Weiyang Palace in mid-August.

Liu Che sat quietly alone in front of the bookcase and read the chapters.

The candle flame at the desk danced gently, and his heart never calmed down.

Halfway through the review, he stopped and picked up another bamboo slip to read.

This bamboo slip is the one that asked Huo Qu to be crowned the three kings a few days ago.

Holding the bamboo slip in his hand, looking at every word on it, Liu Che couldn't help but shake his head secretly, "It's really straightforward, it looks like his style, hehe, please seal the three kings, I don't know if I'm being used, it's really stupid." Don't you understand what it means for you to take the lead in the book? It means that you and Wei's stand together, and it means that you stand with Ju'er. ”

"Of course I know that you and they are not all the way, you just like the evidence, thinking that he can be the future emperor of my Han Dynasty, but no......." Liu Che put down the music in his hand and smiled bitterly, "You really shouldn't make a public statement and publicly ask me to canonize the three princes as kings, I have already suffered enough from my relatives, and I don't want the next emperor of the Han Dynasty to embark on the same path as when I was young." ”

Recalling that day, when Huo Qubing openly proposed to canonize the third prince as king in the court, at that moment, Liu Che's eyes were full of murderous aura when he looked at him, and at that moment, Liu Che almost couldn't suppress the killing intent in his heart.

Canonize the Three Kings! So you, Huo Quai, are you going to stand on the side of Wei? Even though you and they are incompatible, you are exactly the same in the choice of the future prince.

The incident of asking for the title of the Three Kings is just a *, but this * has heavily stimulated Liu Che's fear of Huo Quai.

Just like he thought, no matter how deep the contradiction between Huo Quzhi and Wei's is, as long as they stand together in the choice of the prince, it also shows that they are all the way.

The prince, the queen, the general Wei Qing, the Wei family, plus you Huo Da Sima, this Wei family's power is a little scary.

Liu Che helplessly clutched the fold in his hand, looking at every word on the fold painfully, and at this moment, scenes from the past also appeared in his mind.

Huo Qubing didn't listen to the holy decree, and killed the evil king without authorization, and killed the evil king with a knife in front of Xiaoshunzi's father-in-law, treating his holy decree as nothing.

Huo Qubing rushed ahead of him and sealed the world of Zen until now...... He, the emperor, has not been able to seal Zen.

He crossed himself, transferred 250,000 troops without authorization, disappeared for two days, and two days later the army returned, killing and wounding more than 2,000 people, and all the accompanying generals chose to protect him, and he has not given himself a satisfactory answer so far.

Hunting in Ganquan Palace, Huo Qubing ignored himself and shot Li Kang in front of him.

Hunting in Ganquan Palace, Huo Jun mutinied, and three thousand Huo Army soldiers chose to point their knives at themselves and at him, the emperor, for the sake of Huo Quai.

Please crown the Three Kings...... On the taboo topic of the prince, he clearly expressed his attitude and clearly expressed his attitude as a great Sima.

I'd rather marry a woman of unknown origin than marry the princess of his great man.

There are also countless confrontations, countless quarrels, countless times pointing at himself in the court, scolding the court for being dark and unfair.

Thinking of this, Liu Che smiled bitterly, "Go sick, you have done so many things, you have done so many good things that are enough to punish the Nine Clans, and you still make me ...... How can I protect you? ”

"Your Majesty." Jiang Yuan came and knelt in front of Liu Che.

Liu Che ignored him.

Jiang Yuan's eyes rolled, smiled slightly, and then said softly.

"The great victory of Monan, the great victory of Hexi, the victory of Hexi, the victory of Mobei."

Liu Che was stunned, he looked at Jiang Yuan in a daze, and after a long time, he exhaled a depressed breath from his mouth.

"Too much, isn't it?" Liu Che asked with a wry smile.

Jiang Yuan nodded, "It's indeed a bit much, even...... There shouldn't be so many. ”

Liu Che agreed: "Yes, if there are only one or two pieces, it is nothing, but his merits are too much, and his prestige is too great, even I ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if nothing else is discussed, this article alone is enough, how can the prestige of the courtiers surpass Your Majesty!" Jiang Yuan looked at Liu Che with burning eyes, "Huo Da Sima's merits are too much, and his prestige is too great, it is not suitable, it is not suitable to continue to exist." ”

Listening to Jiang Yuan's words, Liu Che was silent for a long time.

After half a ring, he nodded, "You're right, his presence is a great threat to my throne itself, as long as he is there, I can't sleep peacefully, as long as he is there, I have to be on guard day and night, but he ...... But he's loyal enough. ”

Of course Liu Che knew Huo Quzhi's loyalty, of course he knew that the young man's pure heart had never changed, but his credit was too great, and his prestige was too great, this was a hidden danger, Huo Qubing had already unknowingly become a threat to Liu Che's throne.

In fact, the things Huo Quzhi had done in the past were just foils, and what really made Liu Che kill him was his great credit and unparalleled popularity.

Just as Wei Bu once guessed, before the Battle of Mobei ended, Liu Che's heart was already faintly murderous about Huo Quai.

It's still those four words - high merit and high shock.

And the high merit will also cause another point, that is, the suspicion of the king.

Let's ask, a person who has made so many military exploits, no matter how loyal he is, the emperor ...... I can't believe it.

And the king's suspicion also means that the minister is dead

The king is suspicious, the minister is dead, the eternal and unchanging law, the eternal truth.

The king is suspicious of his death.

........

"But he's loyal enough." Liu Che seemed to be convincing himself, as if he was forcing him to continue to trust Huo Quai, but soon, he smiled again, "Loyalty, loyalty is really nothing compared to the so-called overall situation, I have to think from the overall situation, I have to think from the perspective of the entire Han." ”

Jiang Yuan agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and you should consider one thing from the perspective of the whole world, to think about whether a person should continue to exist. ”

"What do you want to say?" Liu Che stared at Jiang Yuan helplessly.

Jiang Yuan looked directly into Liu Che's eyes and said word by word: "The Xiongnu can no longer become a climate. ”

"Therefore, the cunning rabbit dies, and the good dog cooks; The high bird is exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; The enemy country is broken, and the ministers are killed; It's time for the show to be staged, isn't it? Liu Che read weakly, said weakly, and said the most simple truth in the world.

If there is no use value, there is no need to live.

It's realistic, but it's the same thing that is true of this world.

Liu Che squinted his eyes, looking at the slowly dancing candle flame on the table, his voice contained endless exhaustion and self-deprecation, "It seems that I am really going to become the kind of person I hate the most, hehe, emperor, I really don't know so many things if I don't sit in this position, alas, the emperor, the most powerful person in the world is the emperor, and the most helpless person...... That is, the emperor. ”

"Huaiyin Hou, Champion Hou, there is actually no difference between the two. They are too capable of fighting, and their exploits are ....... It's too high, and there is really no need for such a famous general who can fight well in the peaceful and prosperous world. ”

Liu Che raised his head slightly, looked at the beam of Weiyang Palace, and muttered to himself, "Gaozu, today, I really realized your feelings when you killed the Marquis of Huaiyin, hehe, there is no way, this is us, this is the emperor." ”

"But ......." Liu Che suddenly smiled again, "But I still want to give him one last chance, after all, after so many years of friendship here, I don't want to be too ruthless, even if it really comes to that day, I will plan his future for him." ”

Jiang Yuan clearly knew that Liu Che was about to make a move, don't look at what he says now to give Huo Qubing one last chance, in fact, it is better to say that he is making an excuse for himself, looking for a ...... An excuse to kill him.

Liu Che just asked for another peace of mind.

Because Liu Che clearly understood that for that stubborn child, he would definitely not agree to the opportunity he gave him.

In fact, Jiang Yuan had long guessed that such a day would come.

At the beginning, when he just decided to carry Liu Che behind his back to bring down Huo Quai, Jiang Yuan was still hesitant and scared, don't look at what he said when he comforted Wei Bu, what did His Majesty have already killed Huo Quai, we can do it with confidence. But in fact, he didn't have much spectrum in his heart at that time, just to cook the rice to survive and force Liu Che to do it.

But recently, he suddenly discovered that Liu Che would definitely do it himself without forcing himself.

Cause? Hehe, think about it carefully, in the past year or so, has Liu Che ever been angry because of Huo Qu's illness? Did Liu Che still scold like that because of Huo Qu's illness?

No, for more than a year, no matter how many things Huo Quzhi did that made him angry, Liu Che never got angry, and he didn't scold in private.

He gives people the appearance of calmness, even indifference.

Back then, Huo Qubing killed the evil king, Liu Che was angry with Huo Qubing for a long time because of this incident, and confiscated all the rewards that should have been given to him, but ....... Huo Qubing led an army of 250,000 to leave without authorization, and Liu Che was not punished.

Huo Qu was sick and killed Li Kang, Liu Che just pretended to be and punished him for three years, and for the mutinous Huo Jun, he even only gave the words "good for yourself".

Huo Quzhi has other women he likes, he doesn't care, pretending not to know.

Huo Quai's invitation to seal the three kings and stand with Wei, Liu Che didn't care, and left a sentence for the ministers to study by themselves.

He didn't care about Huo Qu's illness anymore, for more than a year, he didn't care about Huo Qu's illness anymore, and he didn't care about the disobedient child like an elder.

Or, he didn't dare, because the disobedient child....... It can no longer be called a child, but a strong tiger.

Or, he doesn't want to, he doesn't want to leave him alone anymore.

Or, he doesn't want to, he doesn't want to bother with him anymore.

He...... Gave up on him a long time ago.

.......

At this moment, Jiang Yuan, who had determined everything, didn't dare to say anything more, and today, he almost saw the outcome of Huo Qu's illness in the future.

But just as he was about to salute Liu Che and leave, Liu Che suddenly stopped him and lightly ordered something.

"When it's okay, go out and talk about it, just say that the champion Hou has not been in good health in recent days, and I have sent a lot of imperial doctors, but there is still no way, by the way, by the way, I will solicit good medicine and famous doctors from all over the world, and treat the champion Hou for me, and there will be many rewards."

Jiang Yuan's heart trembled, and finally bowed, "Minister...... Got it. ”

Champion Hou is not in good health, well, it is indeed not very good.