Chapter 84: Collecting the Talisman
The emperor's imperial study was brightly lit, and Fu Rin was standing in front of the emperor's desk with his hands, discussing something with the emperor.
The emperor's face was tired, and he looked very tired, but Fu Rin's face did not mean any slackness, and he still said something tirelessly.
At this time, the candle flame on the desk suddenly shook violently.
The emperor's heavy eyelids lifted, but the essence in his eyes brightened again.
The emperor changed his posture, leaned lazily on his stool, and looked at Fu Rin playfully, his voice also lazy.
"I don't know if Aiqing has known that someone from Beizhao has infiltrated the capital recently?"
"If you go back to the emperor, the minister knows that he is already sending someone to investigate. But this gang is really cunning, and so far they have not found very effective clues. ”
Fu Rin clenched his hands into fists and said this very respectfully.
"Oh?"
The emperor suddenly laughed, and then patted the handle of his stool excitedly.
"It seems that this time it is my hands and feet that are faster than you, Aiqing? It's rare for me to know something faster than Aiqing. ”
Fu Rin couldn't hear what the emperor meant by these words, but when he saw that the emperor had just finished saying this, there was an extra person kneeling on the ground in the dark.
"Come, come, tell the general what you see."
The emperor smiled weirdly, Fu Rin's heart was very puzzled, and he didn't know what the emperor was referring to.
Tonight's emperor laughed like this from time to time, it was really abnormal, and Fu Rin didn't know why, he just felt that there was a trace of weirdness in his heart inexplicably.
Fu Rin frowned and turned to look at the person kneeling in the dark, he only knew that this person's name was Honghe, and he was a shadow guard who had been with the emperor for many years, even if the emperor favored the concubine, he would not leave, and there was no one who fought with him, so he didn't know how he was until now.
"Back to Your Majesty's words, it has already been verified, and the person who came is Liu Hetong, the eighth prince of Beizhao."
"Liu He Zhi?"
Fu Rin's head tightened, and now the situation in Beizhao is not optimistic, this eighth prince is almost the main force under Liu Xuanying, the eldest princess of Beizhao, who is now in charge of Beizhao, Liu Xuanying actually let such a big main force come to the capital, what is the purpose?
"It's actually the eighth prince of Beizhao."
The emperor also raised his eyebrows, as if he felt very surprised, and then asked meaningfully,
"A figure as big as Beizhao came to Dawan, and it wouldn't work without an internal estimate, right? Now that the border between Beizhao and our country is in an emergency, the exchanges between the two sides are almost controlled to the minimum, so ...... Who has that ability? ”
After speaking, the emperor looked at Fu Rin with a smile, and the emperor's gaze really made Fu Rin feel quite uneasy.
"I've been following the Eighth Lord for a while, and I've been cautious for a while, but today I showed my feet."
Honghe bowed his head slightly and continued,
"Today I saw the handover between Liu He Tong and that person in the bazaar, and Liu He Tong even gave his personal fox talisman to that person."
"Fox Talisman?"
Fu Rin's heart moved slightly, there is an elite army under Liu Hetong's hand called the Fox Army, and now this fox army is almost the main force of the Beizhao front, what does it mean that Liu Hezhi gave this fox talisman to another person?
"Even the fox talisman that mobilized the fox army dares to entrust it, it must be a very trustworthy person? Can you see the man's face clearly? ”
When Fu Rin heard this, he finally sensed that something was wrong with the emperor's words.
The words that the emperor said today were full of thorns, and Fu Rin felt it in his heart a few times, and he felt as if the emperor's words were all directed towards him.
Fu Rin cast his inquiring gaze on Honghe, and sure enough, he saw Honghe's gaze faintly on his body.
"Your Majesty, the person who connected with Liu He Tong is the Xia Chutao next to the general."
As soon as Honghe's voice fell, it was like a lightning strike for Fu Rin.
Fu Rin's pupils shrank suddenly, and then he looked at the emperor fixedly, only to find that the emperor was still looking at him with a smile.
"Impossible."
Fu Rin was categorical, and felt that what Honghe said was simply nonsense.
"Such a thing is treason, she will never be able to do such a thing."
"Aiqing's words are wrong."
Seeing Fu Rin's somewhat flustered appearance, the emperor's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. But he still endured the whispering joy in his heart, and Zhengse said,
"Aiqing has just known your little concubine for a short time, and it's normal not to understand. If Aiqing is willing, there are many beautiful Jiao'e in this palace, Aiqing can choose at will, and there is no shortage of one. ”
"No, Your Majesty, this really isn't something that Tao'er would do."
Fu Rin still couldn't believe Honghe's words, although he felt that he had no reason to doubt Honghe.
"Aiqing, Aiqing...... Do you still have time to worry about your concubine? ”
But the emperor sneered,
"I have always remembered that you have made meritorious contributions to guarding the country, and I have always been extremely generous to you. It's just that something like this happened to you, I ....."
Fu Rin's heart froze, looking at the emperor in front of him, he could feel that the emperor was doubting what he meant.
Fu Rin exhaled heavily, then lifted his robe and knelt down in front of the emperor, and said,
"Your Majesty, the courtier's loyalty can be learned."
"Alas..... Ai Qingzhen naturally knows that several generations of loyal ministers of your Fu family are all heroic martyrs, and I don't know how much blood was spilled for Dawan. ”
The Emperor sighed, but the taste in his tone was still intriguing.
The emperor stood up from the dragon chair as he spoke, and then came to Fu Rin's face, raising his hand to convince Fu Rin to get up.
"It's just that there is such a thing around Aiqing, and it is Aiqing's favorite concubine, I am worried that Aiqing will not be able to correct her attitude in this matter."
Fu Rin bowed his head, not intending to get up according to the emperor's intentions,
"The minister understands that there is no personal affection for the children in front of the great powers, and the minister can be just in this matter."
"Oh, Aiqing, why are you so stubborn? If Aiqing is ruthless in this matter, then let me come. ”
The words of the current emperor sound more like a persuasion.
Fu Rin knew that he was very pale and powerless in front of the emperor, but when he thought of Xia Chutao's face, Fu Rin couldn't believe that Xia Chutao was the one who would collude with the enemy.
So Fu Rin pondered for a moment before saying,
"It's not a question of whether I'm ruthless or not, but I can't trust Momo'er to do such a thing. I also asked the emperor to give the minister a chance to verify. ”
"Well......
The emperor seemed to hesitate, and he was also helpless to see Fu Rin's resolute expression.
Seeing that Fu Rin was stubborn and refused to get up, the emperor slowly straightened up and paced a few steps behind Fu Rin. Then he sighed with his hands behind his back,
"It's not that I can't agree to Aiqing's request, it's just that Aiqing must stay in the palace these days. And then there ..... Aiqing has such a large military power in her hands, and I am really worried about this matter......"
Fu Rin's face turned pale, and he finally knew what the emperor had done so much extravagance in front of him.
At that moment, Fu Rin's heart was surging, and he didn't expect that the emperor would let him enter the palace this time with such a calculation.
Fu Rin, who was kneeling on the ground, hesitated for a while, gritting his teeth to see the muscles in his cheeks tight.
He had no way to hand over this matter to the emperor at will, the current saint seemed to be mediocre, but he was a very thoughtful and ruthless person, Fu Rin really didn't dare to imagine what the result would be if he handed over Xia Chutao to the emperor.
Thinking of this, after a while, Fu Rin finally relented.
"Minister, thank you, the emperor."
Fu Rin looked straight ahead, put on his official hat with trembling hands, and then took off his official hat. Then he reached out and touched the talisman tied around his waist, untied it and put it in his hand, he looked at this talisman that had followed him for many years, and his heart was really a sea of clouds.
During the whole process, Fu Rin's heart was extremely struggling.
This tiger talisman has not been taken back since the previous emperor gave it to the Fu family, and it is the first time that it has come to Fu Rin.
Fu Rin carefully put his hat on the ground, put the tiger talisman aside, and then slowly began to untie his official uniform.
The emperor looked back at Fu Rin's series of movements, squinting his eyes, but the corners of his eyes couldn't help but raise a trace of pride.
Fu Rin took off all the symbols representing his status as a general, and knelt in front of the emperor with only his underwear, his eyes burning.
"Aiqing's loyalty is like this, I know it."
The emperor smiled with relief, and then shouted at the heavy palace gate,
"Tokai!"
A eunuch entered in response to the call and bowed his head in front of the emperor, just waiting for the emperor's orders.
"Hurry up and take the general down to rest!"
The emperor's tone was much lighter than the previous heaviness, Fu Rin was just silent when he heard it, and then he still kowtowed heavily to the emperor,
"The minister retired."
After Donghai took Fu Rin away, the emperor took out the other half of the talisman on his body with a smile, and the two halves of the talisman slowly approached, followed by a "snap-" snap.
"There is a complete talisman, and the 600,000 soldiers and horses that Fu Rin left outside the pass are all mine."
Looking at the complete talisman in his hand, the emperor laughed uncontrollably, he looked at Honghe proudly, and then said,
"It's a lot easier than I thought."
"Have you seen it? The sword of the empire, the god of killing on the battlefield, my face changed when I mentioned that woman's name! Ha ha! ”
"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, now that Fu Rin's talisman is in hand, it can be regarded as solving a big problem."
Honghe clenched his fists with both hands, naturally happy for his master.