After the battle of Lianshuo City, Yin Linxi led his troops to destroy almost all the remaining troops of the old emperor in the four cities with the momentum of the flood, and even relied on this battle to bring the disaster of the destroyer to the faction of the court who originally obeyed the old emperor's words.

Originally, the first thing the new emperor did when he ascended the throne was to eradicate dissidents, but the whereabouts of the old emperor were unknown, and there was no military power in his hands, so the new emperor was naturally jealous of the emperor, so he did not easily swear allegiance to the old emperor's faction of ministers.

Now that the good news of the overwhelming victory of the rebellious party has been brought back from the four cities, the new emperor is naturally overjoyed.

Immediately, almost at the same time as the news reached Ganquan Palace, the old emperor and his henchmen came to meet the new emperor one after another.

Those lords who have been standing still since the new emperor ascended the throne and want to act on the right foot are now all diligent, and they are eager to show their loyalty in front of the new emperor in order to keep their careers.

But it's a pity that since ancient times, there have been kings and courtiers, and the new emperor has no excuse to save them.

However, in order to establish prestige in the hearts of the ministers in the future, the new emperor must not take a wrong step at this moment, neither can he openly kill them, nor can he rashly turn them away.

So what to do?

The new emperor propped his head, his body was crooked on the golden and splendid position in the front hall of Ganquan Palace, and after thinking about it for a while, the corners of his mouth rose slightly to call the internal officials, and after carefully explaining a few words in his ear, he let people come in from outside the door.

Therefore, when those people came to meet them, the new emperor deliberately made an absent-minded appearance, leaning lazily on the golden chair, looking at their faces with eager expressions below, and couldn't help sneering in his heart.

After a long time, he sighed slightly, got up and slowly paced to the vermilion door, looked up at the glorious palace and corner tower in the distance, and pretended to make a sad expression and said, "If it is very different today, my father is still ill, and he has not improved for a long time. I am trusted by Heaven and Qunqing, and although I am on the verge of unification, I am always worried about my father. ”

As soon as these words were finished, the ministers kneeling below raised their sleeves and wiped their dry eyes, and did not forget to take the opportunity to pat the ass after making a sad look, "The emperor is grand and magnificent, and he is in the unification and filial piety, which is really my luck and the blessing of the people!" ”

The new emperor didn't look back, but swept the person who spoke behind him with the corner of his eye, and continued without saltiness, "I thought about the reason why my father was seriously ill, and I felt that it was the incompetence of the medical officer in the palace, so I delayed my father's illness for a long time, but I recently heard that there was a miracle doctor in Hanzhou, and I might be able to cure my father, but this person is arrogant and may not be able to come to Gicheng!" ”

Speaking of this, the new emperor lowered his head and made a deep groan, "If you use force, I am afraid that it will backfire according to that person's temperament, but if I personally accompany you to Hanzhou, then this government"

The ministers below looked at each other when they heard this, and several of them already had faint traces of shaking on their faces.

The new emperor hit the railroad while it was hot, "By the way, you have no actual merits as your father's favorite minister, shouldn't you also think about what to do for your father?" After all, if my father went to Hanzhou alone, I really couldn't rest assured! Moreover, at this time, the court was in the midst of innovation, and I could not let go of the government. ”

Hearing him talk about his exploits and innovations, those few people who were shaken immediately bowed to him, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the ministers are willing to accompany the Emperor Taishang to Hanzhou!" ”

"Oh?"

The new emperor gradually raised his eyes, and a trace of satisfaction flashed imperceptibly in his ink-colored pupils, and then he made a grateful look, "In this case, it will trouble a few Qing families." ”

"Sharing worries for the emperor is a matter within the courtiers' share! Please rest assured that the emperor will send the emperor to Hanzhou safely! ”

After a few people slapped their horses again, they got up with the acquiescence of the new emperor and slowly withdrew from Ganquan Palace.

And what about the remaining ones

The new emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.

It didn't take long for the voice of the commander of the forbidden army to sound outside the door, "Your Majesty, the minister has just received a report from the palace people, saying that there is an assassin who is coming!" ”

The new emperor turned his gaze to the commander of the forbidden army who had bowed to him outside the door, smiled, and then took out the dagger he had hidden in his sleeve beforehand, and quickly slashed it across his right shoulder.

Blood suddenly overflowed, staining the bright yellow dragon robe.

Seeing this, the kneeling few people and the commander outside the door panicked.

The smile on the new emperor's lips gradually spread, and then he dropped the blood-stained dagger and pointed at the people below, "Aren't all the assassins that Commander Xue wants to arrest here?" ”

The people were shocked.

The commander surnamed Xue was also slightly surprised, but he didn't dare to figure out the holy will without permission, but after bowing slightly to the new emperor, he shouted to the forbidden army team waiting in the distance, "Don't you take down the assassin who injured the emperor!" ”

No matter how they shouted injustice, the new emperor just smiled and watched those people leave, and his dark pupils were extremely cold.

"Your Majesty!"

At this time, an internal official stepped forward and saluted the new emperor behind him.

The new emperor turned around and glanced at him, then walked straight towards the golden chair.

"You're doing a great job!"

When a cold voice floated in, the internal official couldn't help but be happy, and turned to the golden chair to salute again.

"Emperor Xie praised him, but he didn't understand that since it was a great victory in the four cities, the military power in the hands of the Emperor Taishang collapsed, why didn't the emperor kill them together?"

After the internal official asked, there was a touch of awe-inspiring in the eyes of the new emperor.

caused the internal official's legs and feet to tremble, and he immediately knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "The slave should die, the slave should not be in vain to live up to the holy will!" ”

The new emperor stared at him for a long time, and finally his eyelids loosened and he regained his lazy demeanor.

This little internal official naturally doesn't understand, at this time, the four cities are victorious, although the hundred officials did not say it explicitly, but the emperor is seriously ill and does not see anyone, but anyone who has some brains can think that Dugu Ao's mercenary person has the intention to rebel, but he can mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, where does the military power in his hand come from?

The answer is self-explanatory.

And if he kills the Emperor Taishang's faction in a dignified manner at such a juncture, won't it make hundreds of officials have different intentions?

Therefore, the best way is to let some of them disappear on their own initiative, so that without him, the hundred officials will naturally associate those people with the Emperor Taishang in the four cities, and those assassins are at most dissatisfied with his ascension to the throne!

A glimmer of light flowed through the new emperor's narrow eyes, and he waved his hand very casually to the internal officials below, "You go to draw up the will, just say that although the chaos in the four cities is peaceful, but the bandits are rampant, let the soldiers in the four cities must bring the bodies of the two bandits who escaped back to Jicheng, remember that it is the corpse!" Also, General Qian Xu and his lieutenant generals have made meritorious contributions to suppressing chaos, and they have been given a good house and 100 maidservants and slaves. ”

The inner official who was kneeling on the ground glanced at the man on the gold chair slightly, and then retreated with a sigh of relief.

Ten days later, an urgent imperial decree came to Yin Linxi's hands with the herald who had fainted from exhaustion.

Spread it out and take a look

"Two bandits?"

Qian Xu looked at the frowning person beside him in slight surprise, "It seems that this new emperor is not a good stubble!" You went to great lengths to send him to the throne, not to mention gratitude, but in order to consolidate his imperial power, he actually asked you to do it himself"

The word "father-killing" has already reached his lips.

After Qian Xu suddenly felt that something was wrong, he swallowed the word back, and then changed the topic and glanced at the imperial decree again, "Anyway, we were born and died like this, but he beat us with just a good house and a maidservant, isn't it a bit too much?" ”

Yin Linxi, who was holding the imperial decree, sneered, "Do you think he really wants to reward us?" I'm afraid that he is just repeating the mistakes of the monarch's history. ”

"What do you mean?"

Qian Xu didn't quite understand.

Yin Linxi's nature is no longer explained.

If he is not mistaken, at this time, the triumphant team has not yet returned to the court, and the new emperor is in a hurry to give the house, but he is afraid that he, the prince who has died in the eyes of the world, if His Royal Highness the former prince of Xianyu reappears, it will divide the imperial power again, and Qian Xu is brave and has a heavy army and has always been friendly with him, the former prince, and the new emperor is naturally afraid that he will rebel because of his own affairs.

In order to put an end to the things that he feared in his heart, he rewarded them in the name, but in fact it was just to get rid of future troubles forever.

It seems that after this matter is over, he should really think about where he should go, after all, the struggle for imperial power has always been filthy, and if he wants to retreat with his whole body, he must pay some price.

It's just the price

Yin Linxi frowned and pondered for a long time before he asked a maid standing in the military tent, "Is Madame still asleep?" ”

The maid was still dozing, but when she was suddenly questioned by her master, she couldn't help but feel a thrill, and looked at the handsome man in iron armor with flattery, and replied, "If you go back to Your Highness, Madame just said that she is a little tired, and she should still be asleep at this time!" ”

Listening to her words, Qian Xu sighed slightly, "Hey, you said that this princess is true, these days are always muddy, when is it now, doesn't she understand?" Someone is asking for her husband's life, and she can still sleep! ”

Qian Xuyi said it righteously, and Yin Linxi seemed to fall into deep thought.

After a long while, he raised his head and commanded outside the tent, "Inform me that the bow battalion and the infantry battalion will each dedicate two-thirds of their troops to guard Madame's tent, and no matter what happens, no one shall disturb Madame's rest!" ”

Such an explanation caused Qian Xu to be a little puzzled, "Aren't you going to sleep?" Are you exaggerating that? It's a bow and arrow and an infantryman, who can come and steal your daughter-in-law? ”

As soon as the words fell, a soldier hurriedly ran in outside the tent, and knocked towards Yin Linxi with a panicked face, "Your Highness Qiqi, your subordinates were ordered to patrol the sentry, and a force suddenly appeared on the outskirts of Luyang City!" The number is about two hundred. ”

"What did you say?"

Qian Xu immediately stepped forward in shock, and then turned his head to Yin Linxi, "Could it be that the escaped Jin thief has made a comeback?" ”

After learning the news, Yin Linxi's face did not change much, he only glanced at Qian Xu, and said in a calm voice, "Pass the order, the iron cavalry battalion will follow me to meet the enemy!" ”

After speaking, Yin Linxi raised his legs and walked towards the tent door.

Seeing this, Qian Xu hurriedly grabbed him, and said agitatedly, "Are you crazy? The 40,000 horses of the Iron Cavalry Battalion were originally loyal to the imperial court, but because of their extraordinary combat effectiveness, after the victory of the Four Cities, the new emperor was afraid that these people would obey you, so he hurriedly recalled them after the battle of Lianshuo City. Isn't this sending you to death? ”

Yin Lin drooped, looked at Qian Xu's fingers on his arm, and smiled helplessly, "What if you can't beat it?" Is it because of this that we should not be enemies? ”

Qian Xu's face was anxious, and when he was about to say something, he was suddenly stunned again.

Immediately, with a suspicious look on his face, he asked, "Could it be that you have already guessed that there is an enemy, so you deliberately sent people from the bow and arrow battalion and the infantry battalion to protect the second princess?" ”

"Yes!"

Yin Linxi did not shy away from saying it, and his peach-colored thin lips rose happily, and then regardless of the surprise on Qian Xu's face, he pushed away the hand he put on his arm and strode out of the tent.

Wonderful!

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