The news of Concubine Shu's imprisonment was tightly sealed by the emperor, and the Huwei General's Mansion, which was originally full of courts, was surrounded by the Royal Forest Army layer upon layer, which was called protection, but everyone knew what was going on.

No one dared to openly argue with the emperor, and General Huwei's mansion became a forbidden place for the Beijing Division.

The officials close to General Huwei's Mansion were killed and arrested overnight, and for a while, everyone in the capital was in danger and silent.

Above the court, the emperor gave a death order, if anyone dared to report the news, he would be punished for treason, punish the nine clans, and kill without forgiveness!

Zhai Wenchong, who was still on the march, didn't know that something had happened at home.

"General, the last general hasn't received a letter from the capital for a few days." The adjutant general's brows furrowed, "Could it be that something happened to Jingshi." ”

Zhai Wenchong said disapprehantly, "No." ”

The adjutant general was still worried, "General, in the past few days, not only have I not received a tip-off, but I have not even received a letter from home, and this has never happened in the past. ”

"Okay, don't think about it so much, if you have time to worry about it, it's better to study and study the art of war, and teach the dogs in Dongqi a lesson. Besides, if something really happened, why didn't there be any trouble? ”

The cronies he had worked so hard to cultivate were not for the sake of viewing.

"If Your Majesty..."

The corners of Zhai Wenchong's mouth hooked up a sneer, his tiger eyes narrowed slightly, and he said quite confidently, "Your Majesty is even more impossible, although he is a Ninety-Five Supreme, but he doesn't dare to offend me right now." ”

The adjutant general nodded, "The military power has always been in the hands of the general, although Your Majesty is dissatisfied, but he has not moved, and he is also afraid of the prince." ”

It's just that it is impossible to say how long the king's jealousy will last.

Xilin Palace.

"Your Majesty, yesterday a total of twenty-two officials were killed and one hundred and five arrested."

The emperor asked expressionlessly, "Is there a fish that slipped through the net?" ”

"Not yet."

The emperor raised his eyes and asked coldly, "For the time being?" ”

Gonggong Wei hurriedly knelt down and explained anxiously, "Your Majesty is angry, General Huwei has been in business for so many years, and there must be many cronies..."

He had two meanings in what he said, one was that General Huwei had too many cronies, and it was impossible for him to fully grasp it; The second is that General Huwei covers the sky with one hand, which has already endangered the imperial power, and it is impossible to stay.

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I don't want to kill him, but it's not the time yet. ”

Gonggong Wei chuckled, "Your Majesty wants to take back the military power." ”

The emperor snorted coldly, "This Xilin is my world, not his Zhai Wenchong's, this military power, I will take it back sooner or later." ”

Gonggong Wei is the emperor's absolute confidant, and he is also the only person in this huge palace who can tell the truth.

"Since Your Majesty wants to contend with General Huwei, you have to support new nobles to contend with it."

The emperor's face darkened, although he didn't want to admit it, but he still told the truth, "I want to do the same, but how many officials in this court can be used by me!" ”

He, the emperor, was really aggrieved, if it weren't for the unjustification of the original throne, he would definitely not tolerate a martial artist to show off his might on the head of the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, the imperial examination is coming soon, and the old slave thinks that this is a good opportunity."

"Be specific."

Gonggong Wei bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, in addition to the children of official families participating in the imperial examination, there are also students from poor families. Most of the poor students have no background, if Your Majesty can make them protégés of the Son of Heaven, the old slave thinks that they will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty if they get this opportunity to ascend to heaven. ”

"Great idea! Gonggong Wei is worthy of my Zhiduoxing. ”

Gonggong Wei hurriedly knelt down and said very modestly, "Your Majesty praises falsely, and the old slave is terrified." ”

"Get up, I will give you permission, except for the Queen Mother, you don't have to kneel in the future."

Wei Gonggong said with sincerity and fear, "How can the old slave be virtuous, he can't bear the emperor's grace." ”

The emperor deliberately asked with a cold face, "Are you preparing to resist the decree?" ”

"The old slave doesn't dare." He kowtowed three times, and then said respectfully, "The old slave takes the order." ”

Gonggong Wei stood up tremblingly, and at this time, a little eunuch walked over and muttered something in his ear.

"Your Majesty, something has happened."

"What?"

"The Emperor of Eastern Qi ordered the Xuanwu general Gao Cangxiong to lead an army of 500,000 to Ningluo City, and the Ningyang Ningyuan garrison under the command of King Xian had already reinforced Ningluo City. Your Majesty, if this battle really starts, our army is afraid of heavy casualties. ”

The emperor's face was unusually ugly, he never expected that Dong Qi's reaction would be so fast.

"Zhai Wenchong, can you have a fold?"

Gonggong Wei shook his head, "General Huwei has not heard from the Beijing Division since he left the Beijing Division. ”

The emperor punched the dragon case, and his anger rose slowly.

"He Zhai Wenchong is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it."

"Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that the dispatch of troops from Eastern Qi is not a good thing for Your Majesty."

"What do you mean by that?"

Gonggong Wei's wrinkled old face smiled lightly, "Your Majesty, the 500,000 army led by Zhai Wenchong, but his Zhai family's army, Zhai Jiajun is loyal to Zhai Wenchong, and it is difficult for Your Majesty to buy it." It is better to take this opportunity to let Dongqi weaken his strength, so that His Majesty can also take the opportunity to recover military power. ”

The emperor was silent, he really wanted to regain military power, but if Zhai Wenchong lost the battle, Xilin's national prestige would suffer a major blow.

How could Gonggong Wei not know what the emperor was thinking, he half-bent over and said quietly, "Your Majesty, this is the best time to weaken Zhai Wenchong, if you let Zhai Wenchong slow down, and then want to weaken him, I am afraid it will be even more difficult." Besides, no one in Xilin knows the prestige of General Huwei..."

The emperor's face was ugly.

Father-in-law Wei pretended not to see it, he sighed, and continued: "What's more, there are still many variables in this expedition to Eastern Qi. If Zhai Wenchong wins the battle, it will be even more unfavorable to His Majesty. ”

The emperor was entangled at this time, he walked around anxiously, and suddenly said, "King Xuanding." ”

Not long after, King Lin Yuwen came in a hurry.

"Sons see their father, long live their father, long live their father."

The emperor waved his hand and asked directly, "Let me ask you, what do you think of General Huwei?" ”

Lin Yuwen sneered, "A martial artist actually endangers the imperial power, and he must be eliminated as soon as possible." ”

The Emperor nodded, "How to get rid of it quickly, let's talk about it specifically." ”

"Father, the son thinks that he can borrow Dongqi's hand to behead him!"

"What the emperor and Gonggong Wei said is not far apart, you all go down, let me think about it."

"The retainers (old slaves) obey the order."

Out of the palace gate, Lin Yuwen looked at the smiling Father-in-law Wei with a smile, and said meaningfully, "Father-in-law Wei is a celebrity in front of his father, and his father-in-law is resourceful and a good helper of his father." ”

Gonggong Wei said with sincere fear, "His Royal Highness King Ding has tormented the old slave, and it is within the duty of the old slave to relieve His Majesty's worries and sorrows." ”

"It's a good thing," Lin Yuwen said loudly: "In this way, I also ask Gonggong Wei to say a few kind words for Xiao Wang in front of his father, and Xiao Wang will definitely be grateful." ”

Gonggong Wei replied with a faint smile, "His Royal Highness King Ding is far-sighted, and the pride of the sky will definitely be famous in the four kingdoms in the future." ”

Lin Yuwen nodded with satisfaction, and then slowly left.

Father-in-law Wei looked sharply at Lin Yuwen's distant back, his eyes flickering.

After all, paper can't keep the fire, and the news of being deliberately blocked still reached Zhai Wenchong's ears.

"Dog Emperor," Zhai Wenchong kicked over the chair, and he couldn't wait to rush back to Jingshi and behead the Dog Emperor. "Lao Tzu is desperately killing the enemy on the front line, he is good, he makes Lao Tzu stumbling everywhere, it is really hateful!"

The adjutant frowned, and the layers of folds carried indescribable sorrow.

"General, your majesty can't tolerate us."

Zhai Wenchong's clenched fists were bruised, and his dark face became very hideous because of anger.

He gritted his back molars, and his eyes lit up with hatred.

"The Dog Emperor wants Lao Tzu's life, and it depends on whether he has the ability."

"General, we can't tear our faces with the emperor right now, since Your Majesty has blocked the news, it means that he doesn't want to kill us, and it also leaves us a glimmer of life. At present, our greatest enemy is the army of the Eastern Qi. ”

Zhai Wen asked angrily, "Who is the Dongqi sent this time?" ”

"It's Xuanwu General Takakura Yu."

"Not Qi Xiaoyun?"

The deputy general clenched his fists, "There is news from Xizuo that Qi Xiaoyun has not left Beijing. ”

Zhai Wenchong was even more furious, he felt that he was despised by Qi Xiaoyun.

He and Qi Xiaoyun are known as the god of war. Since he has led the army to the battle, Qi Xiaoyun has no reason not to fight.

Unless, he Qi Xiaoyun looks down on him!

"General, my subordinates believe that if we have a hard fight with Dongqi at that time, we will have to bear all the losses ourselves. As far as the general is concerned, the gains must outweigh the losses. In addition, Takakura Xiong is not a mediocre and incompetent person, and this battle is difficult to fight. ”

Zhai Wenchong is not a straw bag, he doesn't know this truth. It's just that the arrow is already on the string and has to be sent.

"Right now, the four countries all know that General Ben led a large army to attack Eastern Qi, if he returns home at this time, wouldn't it make people laugh off their big teeth."

The adjutant general was helpless, the general really wanted to save face and suffer the crime.

He not only wants to retain his strength to compete with the emperor, but also wants to take care of face and fight with Dongqi, how can there be the best of both worlds in this world.

"General," the adjutant general said bluntly, "we need to think about it for now." ”

Zhai Wenchong waved his hand irritably, and the deputy general sighed helplessly, and then slowly came out.

This battle must be fought, and it must be won by a wide margin. This time he had no way back but to rush forward.

"General," the lieutenant returned, "the decree has arrived." ”

Zhai Wenchong reluctantly knelt on the ground, and it was not until the eunuch finished reading the lengthy decree that he took the decree and stood up.

"General Huwei," the eunuch looked at Zhai Wenchong with a smile, "Your Majesty asked the servant to bring a few words to the general." His Majesty said that there were assassins from the Eastern Qi Dynasty who broke into the General's Mansion and wanted to kidnap Mrs. Zun in order to blackmail the general, but fortunately, Mrs. Zun was rescued by His Majesty in time. ”

Zhai Wenchong's hand on his leg was clenched, and he didn't swing his fist out with great restraint.

"Your Majesty sent the Imperial Forest Army to protect the General's Mansion at twelve o'clock, and the general was relieved to kill the enemy on the front line, and Your Majesty waited for the general's triumphant return."

Zhai Wen replied with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

After the eunuch left, Zhai Wenchong hated that he couldn't tear up the holy decree in front of him.

"General, what should we do now?"

Zhai Wenchong glared at the tiger and said angrily, "Go forward, Lao Tzu must win the battle this time." ”