In the Taiyi Palace, Emperor Zhao stared at the gate expressionlessly, as if he was thinking about something, but he didn't seem to be thinking about anything.

He maintained this posture for a long time, and it was not until Wang Jinde hurriedly entered the hall that there was a trace of waves in his eyes.

"They're home?"

"Back to the emperor, back." Wang Jinde had dense sweat on his forehead, and he didn't care about wiping it, so he only took a breath and said: "But Na He Yu is still seriously injured and can't wake up, and the county lord is unwilling to hand over people, and he almost fought with the people of Dali Temple!" ”

"And then?" Emperor Zhao bent two fingers and tapped the table quickly, very anxious in his heart.

"Then Lord Liu also came, the people of Dali Temple couldn't, so they had to come back empty-handed, and now Lord Xiao Zhiqing is kneeling outside to ask for sin!"

"Nope." Emperor Zhao waved his hand, very bored: "Xiao Zhiqing is not doing well, let him get a thirty military stick, introspect at home for a month, and then punish him for half a year, in order to set an example." ”

"Whoa."

Wang Jinde waited again, and when he saw that the emperor had no other instructions, he respectfully retired and announced his dictation, but he didn't want to go out, and he met Liu Zhiyin, who was in the dust.

"Lord Liu, wait a minute, let the slave go to report first."

"I'm sorry for the princess." Liu Zhiyin happened to stand next to Xiao Zhiqing, took a breath and straightened his clothes, as if he had just seen Xiao Zhiqing kneeling on the side, and said in surprise: "Why is Lord Xiao kneeling here, the emperor doesn't see you?" ”

Even though Xiao Zhiqing was so angry in his heart, he still said respectfully on his face: "Xu is subordinate officials are not doing things well, which makes the emperor angry." ”

"You're not doing well?"

Liu Zhiyin looked around exaggeratedly and asked, "What about Dali Siqing?" You are not doing well, why didn't he, the top boss, come? ”

Xiao Zhiqing's face froze, and he was sure that Liu Zhiyin was targeting him, and he was still a little aggrieved in his heart for a while.

He has been an official for so many years, and he has always been diligent and diligent, even if he often offends people because of his position, he can also be called a sentence of impartiality and dedication, but he doesn't want to offend the scholars in the palace at some point.

Liu Zhiyin didn't know what he was thinking, and at this time, the prince came out to announce his entry into the palace, so he no longer paid attention to Xiao Zhiqing, passed by him, and walked into the palace.

He came to this palace so many times that he couldn't even remember himself, and at this time there were only two of them in the hall, and after he finished his salute, he didn't sit down in sight, and made a pot of tea by himself.

Emperor Zhao looked at him coldly at such skillful movements, and finally pinched his eyebrows, and said helplessly: "You are the same age as me, how can you still have such a childish temper." ”

Liu Zhiyin smiled: "The minister just doesn't like it, that Xiao Zhiqing." ”

Zhao Diqi said: "You don't have any intersection on weekdays, what's wrong with him?" ”

"Hey! Your Majesty, you don't know! Liu Zhiyin patted the arm of the chair, and his face was indignant: "That Xiao Zhiqing relied on your holy decree, and dared to face the county lord with a sword, and he didn't know anything about the law of respect and humility!" ”

"Do you know that he has my holy decree?" Emperor Zhao raised his voice and snorted coldly: "I don't think you take me seriously?" ”

"Your Majesty is serious." Liu Zhiyin saw that the emperor was indeed a little angry, so he quickly got up from the chair, stood honestly, and said: "The minister dared to stop Xiao Zhiqing because he had the emperor in his eyes." ”

Emperor Zhao didn't speak, his eyes motioned for him to continue, and Liu Zhiyin continued: "The minister knows what the king of Zhenbei means to Dayu, and the emperor must not want to see the scene of his brother and daughter being bullied after the death of the king of Zhenbei, otherwise it will chill the hearts of Dayu." ”

Emperor Zhao got up from the dragon chair and walked in front of Liu Zhiyin to look at him at eye level, his eyes full of inquiry: "Then what?" ”

"And then? Then the minister stopped Xiao Zhiqing's inappropriate behavior for the emperor! ”

"Huh, Liu Zhiyin, Liu Zhiyin, I have worked with you for many years, you can guess my thoughts, and I can understand the twists and turns in your stomach."

Emperor Zhao stretched out his finger, tapped Liu Zhiyin's chest hard, and continued: "Tell me what you know. ”

"Your Majesty." Liu Zhiyin glanced at the palace gate and found that Wang Jinde had already closed the door, so he whispered: "The battle in Tongbei Valley is really strange, with the emperor's temperament, how can you arrest the military advisor He Yu without finding out." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Zhiyin paused and raised his eyes to look at Emperor Zhao: "The emperor thinks he already knows the people behind the scenes." ”

"What if you know, what if you don't know?"

Emperor Zhao turned around and turned his back to Liu Zhiyin, so that Liu Zhiyin couldn't see his expression clearly.

Liu Zhiyin smiled slightly, and he already had a plan in his heart: "I think it's the person behind the scenes, the person the emperor has to protect." ”

Emperor Zhao narrowed his eyes dangerously, and his voice couldn't hear emotion: "Oh? Then Liu Aiqing said, who is this person? ”

"I don't know." Liu Zhiyin took a step back and bent down deeply: "Everyone in Beiwangcheng said that they were from Xirong, and the minister thought that it must be this Xirong." ”

"Lord Liu, what are you doing?" Emperor Zhao hurriedly helped Liu Zhiyin up, and smiled approachablely: "Xirong has caused our dynasty to lose two generals and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and we will avenge this revenge one day." ”

"Wechen is determined to do his part for the emperor."

"Of course I know."

Emperor Zhao patted Liu Zhiyin's shoulder, and returned to the table and sat down with leisurely steps.

"Then this He Yu, are you still arrested?"

As soon as Emperor Zhao raised his head, he saw Liu Zhiyin looking at him with burning eyes, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

That light was too familiar to him, like the eyes of the first emperor when he looked at him, like the eyes of the teacher when he first saw him, and like the eyes of the queen hidden under the red hijab on the wedding night.

Emperor Zhao laughed: "Since the county lord is unwilling to hand over people, then he won't hand it over." ”

"Anyway, he wasn't seriously injured and couldn't wake up, and it is still unknown whether he will wake up in the end."

"Whoa."

Liu Zhiyin lowered his eyes, pretended not to hear the second half of the sentence and said goodbye to the emperor, and walked out of the Taiyi Hall without looking back.

It wasn't until he walked to the gate of the palace that Liu Zhiyin rubbed his fingers and muttered to himself: "But the county lord is not a person who gives up easily, but he really looks like the king of Zhenbei......"

He said this while standing next to the guard at the palace gate, and he didn't lower his voice, it was only when he went out of the palace gate for a while, and these words reached Emperor Zhao's ears.

"The county lord? Zhong Shuyu? ”

Emperor Zhao summoned Xiao Lizi and thought thoughtfully: "You followed her all the way this time, do you know anything about her?" ”

"I don't understand, I just feel a little more than before." Xiao Lizi replied: "The county lord is quite talented. ”

"What a feeling." Emperor Zhao glanced at him.

Xiao Li Zi smiled and said: "The Tianzi Army and the Zhong Family Army have always been at odds, but under the leadership of the county lord, the two armies have become one army, and the strength of the county lord is better than before." At the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet that day, the county lord was still just a seed buried in the soil, but after these days, the slave saw that this kind of seed had broken the soil and was full of vitality! ”

"Are you sure it's under the leadership of the county lord?" Emperor Zhao became a little interested: "Isn't it integrated by the King of Zhenbei?" ”

"It's not." Xiao Lizi dragged out his voice: "Those Tianzi troops, just believe that the county lord is alone!" ”

Emperor Zhao supported his head with the palm of his hand, looked at the white rice paper on the table without a word written on it, and said to Wang Jinde for a long time: "Lord Xuanjun enters the palace!" ”