"I am the Son of Heaven, the Gu family is a courtier, whether I want it or not, my gift, no matter how unwilling they are, they must accept it with joy."

Deep in Chu Xi's heart, no matter how strong he is on the surface, no matter how domineering he is, but deep in his heart, there will always be an unknown obscurity, that is, he can sit on this throne, it is not so justifiable, it is because of the power of the empress dowager and the eldest princess to sit in this position, so there will always be such an unknown darkness in the bottom of his heart.

Especially when others touch his authority, this darkness in his heart is infinitely magnified, and there is no room for any doubts and dissatisfaction.

"Yes, Your Majesty, your gift, no matter how unwilling they are, they will not show it on the surface, after all, it is contempt for the imperial power, but in fact, deep in their hearts, they will definitely have resentment against you, and there will be estrangement, once there is a gap between the monarch and the minister, it is easy to commit a lot of trouble."

Chu Xi glanced at Huo Biao, with a look of doubt in his eyes.

Although deep down in his heart, he had long felt that his analysis was good, but when he thought of giving up the chess pieces of this mutual checks and balances, he was unwilling, and after thinking carefully about the consequences of the two decisions, after analyzing the pros and cons of the two things, he chose one of the decisions that had more advantages than disadvantages.

Looking at Huo Biao's cynical face, leisurely playing with the cup on the table, it didn't matter to him whether he married the Gu family daughter or not.

"I thought about it for a while, although what you said is good, but it can't hide your selfishness, you don't want to marry the Gu family girl, not only hate her, hate the family behind her, there should be other reasons, otherwise you won't find this reason to persuade me to dispel the idea of giving you marriage."

Huo Biao's face was full of sneers, and the sarcasm in his eyes was even more undisguised.

"Your Majesty, in addition to this reason, what other reason can there be, the minister is disgusted with their family, and they always do everything duplicitous, the girls from this kind of family are like wood, one by one boring to death, and the pie is also wrong, always holding a pie, the ministers are extremely tired, and I don't know if they are tired?"

Listening to Huo Biao's explanation, Chu Xi immediately believed it, because with his understanding of Huo Biao, this was like his style, although he had believed him, he still didn't show it on his face.

"Okay, the marriage event is also about the two surnames, since you don't want to, then I won't force you, otherwise you will accept it happily on the surface, and you will also have resentment towards me in your heart."

Seeing that Chu Xi was no longer insisting on giving him a marriage, Huo Biao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and his face was also cynical, and he got up and saluted Chu Xi.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your thoughtfulness, but the minister will not be inconsistent, and you don't know the virtue of the minister, my likes and dislikes will only be shown on my face and mouth, besides, if the minister really has such thoughts, he will not say it in front of Your Majesty."

Chu Xi faintly revealed a hint of a smile on his face, but this smile quickly disappeared, and he looked at Huo Biao with a meaningful expression.

"I really can't do anything about you, by the way, you helped Shen Xianhe break into Shen Mansion on the street before, and the soldiers I sent to guard the town were also beaten by you, how do you explain this?"

Huo Biao had known about this for a long time, and Chu Xi would come to ask him sooner or later, so he had already been prepared to deal with it.

He smiled cynically.

"Your Majesty, that's the case, that day the minister listened to the song in the restaurant, and saw that the door of the Shen Mansion opposite was very lively, and the minister was the most lively character, when he saw that there was a lively, how could he not go to make up, so he walked over, only to find out that it was the fake county lord Shen Xianhe, the minister thought it was interesting, so he watched the excitement for a while, and then the minister suddenly thought that this Shen Xianhe had offended the minister, so he thought about teasing her, let her kneel down for the minister in front of the people, and then promised to take her into the Shen family, I didn't expect her to be so bent and stretched, really knelt down for the minister, and the minister had already made a promise in front of the people, so there was no choice but to take her to break into the Shen Mansion, this matter is the minister's fault, and please punish Your Majesty. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he got up and knelt in front of Chu Xi to ask for sin.

"So, the reason why you took her to break into the Shen Mansion and wound the Praetorian Guards guarding there was because you couldn't tease her, and then you were forced to make a promise before, so you committed such a crime?"

Chu Xi repeated with a sneer.

Regarding Chu Xi's attitude, Huo Biao had already prepared to deal with it.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I blame the minister for being too careless, thinking that this Shen Xianhe has just been deprived of the identity of the county lord, and he is not on the same page with the minister on weekdays, and he will definitely not kneel to the minister, but I didn't expect her to really kneel, this is what the minister did not expect, committing such a crime, the minister's crime is unforgivable, and the reason why he did not enter the palace in time to ask Your Majesty for your guilt is because the minister feels that he has lost in the hands of Shen Xianhe, it is really too embarrassing, and he has no shame to enter the palace to ask you for guilt, so he is cheeky and waits for Your Majesty's will to surrender your guilt."

Looking at Huo Biao, who knelt in front of him to explain the cause and effect, Chu Xi actually didn't care about what he did at all, so when he got the news that day, he just smiled, and did not immediately announce that Huo Biao entered the palace to ask for the guilt, a courtier who always causes some small troubles is more reassuring to him than a courtier who can't catch anything wrong.

It's just because he mentioned the marriage before that he mentioned it, if he didn't use this matter as a foil, it would seem that his previous purpose was too clear, no matter how slow Huo Biao was, when he came back to the next time in private, he would reflect what he did today.

Of course, he naturally didn't really want to cure Huo Biao's crimes.

"Since you have already repented, then get up, I will forgive you for this matter, but next time, I will definitely punish you severely, and I will never tolerate you."

I had long known that Chu Xi would definitely hold up Huo Biao, who was gently put down, and couldn't stop sneering in my heart.

"Thank Your Majesty for forgiveness, and the minister will not commit such a humiliating crime again."

"Well, just know it's wrong, let's go, have some meals with me, I haven't entered the palace for a long time, I'm afraid I have long forgotten what the food in the palace tastes like."

Chu Xi said, stepping out.

Huo Biao also got up and followed, while replying.

"Your Majesty is too worried, how can the minister forget, isn't it because he hasn't entered the palace for a long time because he has a new beautiful girl? Besides, the emperor didn't summon the ministers, no matter how thick-skinned the ministers were, it was impossible for them to enter the palace every day to fight the autumn breeze! ”

"You, you, in addition to being poor, can't you make me worry less?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are no longer causing trouble, as long as others don't provoke me, I naturally won't provoke them."

"I really can't take you, by the way, I heard that Gu Mansion is going to have a dinner party tomorrow, and I invited the ladies and young ladies of the major families in the capital, it is very lively, since you don't want to marry the girl of the Gu family, then go to the Gu Mansion tomorrow to see, is there any girl who can make you fall in love?"

"Gu Mansion is going to hold a flower party? The whole family in the capital has received the invitation, so why didn't the minister receive it? ”

Hearing Huo Biao's question, Chu Xi was a little surprised, and then couldn't help but laugh.

"Maybe the Gu family thinks that inviting you, the demon king of the mixed world, will make a simple flower become not simple, so they didn't send an invitation to invite you, but I will go tomorrow, so you and I will go together at that time."

Huo Biao refused as soon as he wanted to come, but Chu Xi was the first to steal it.

"You've upset me today, and if you refuse even this little request, I'll be really angry."

"Alright then, obey."

Although he was reluctant in his heart, Chu Xi's words had already come to this point, if he didn't know how to lift, it would really be too eyeless.

After finishing his meal with Chu Xi in the palace, Huo Biao left the palace and returned home.

At this time, in an inconspicuous courtyard, Chen Han was sitting on the main seat in the room with a gloomy face, and a dozen or so people wrapped in black clothes were kneeling respectfully below him.

"I came to you today, there is one thing that you need to do, however, this matter will lose your head if you are not careful, but as long as you are careful, there will not be too much danger, of course, the reward will not disappoint you, and when this order is completed, you will take the silver I gave you that you will never use up in your life, and then leave here, no matter where you go, as long as you don't appear in the capital, naturally, if someone is unwilling, I will not force it, and those who are unwilling can leave now."

As soon as Chen Han's words were finished, the few people kneeling below looked at each other a few times and replied neatly.

"We are willing, but everything is according to the master's command."

Hearing their answers, a smile appeared on Chen Han's cold face, and he looked even more terrifying.

This group of killers was bought by him from the black market, and they were all people who had a criminal record and could not live in the sun, so they were forced to live in the black market and continue to do some shady things, and the reason why Chen Han found them was also because these people were ruthless and did not accept their lives.

"Very good, tomorrow the Huai'an Hou Mansion will hold a flower party, I want you to disguise yourself as a killer sent by Shen Xianhe, and deliberately assassinate the emperor, of course, you can't really assassinate the emperor, but make a false appearance, let everyone know that you are sent by Shen Xianhe, this is the most important thing, don't worry, even if you are thrown into the prison, I will let you leave, and then take the money and fly away."

After speaking, Chen Han turned around and took a picture behind him and opened it.

"This is Shen Xianhe, remember what she looks like, tomorrow you must insist that she sent you to assassinate the emperor."