The mischievous spot of light ran away from under the bright tiles of the Taiji Hall in shock. Passed through the heavy wooden door of the harem and ran into the Hanguang Palace. Drilled into the Shufang Palace. After going around a few times under the big tree with some scars, he finally hid in Guangxin Palace, which had been uninhabited for a long time. Even in the dry wind at the beginning of autumn, the Guangxin Palace still exudes a faint and cold feeling. The white slow in the palace has long become a broken and brittle yarn, there is no one with plum, but it is splendid. When it is rotten, it is still lonely.

Compared to the harem quietly. The Imperial City is located around the front hall. It is also not suitable for the light atmosphere in the palace. Especially in the bluestone imperial city, deep in the room below the vermilion palace wall, there was a solemn and solemn look, and several generals with resolute and cold eyes were guarding outside the room. The room didn't know what was being said.

"Your Highness doesn't know when you'll be back. "Reinstate as commander of the forbidden army. The palace general, who was in charge of the safety of the entire imperial city, stood beside that person, and said slowly with some unpleasant taste.

There are not many people in this world who can make the palace code stand so honestly beside them, and the one at the table at this time is naturally one of them, the Privy Councillor. Ye Shuai, who made immortal contributions in the Kyoto Rebellion and is now ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to take charge of the world's soldiers and horses. Rubbing the teacup with one hand, his eyes were slightly solemn, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Senior brother?" Perhaps this silence made Gong Dian a little difficult to accept, but he couldn't help but remind him after all.

"Oh. Ye Zhong seemed to wake up from his contemplation. Ying said: "Dean Xiao Fan will return to Beijing in a few days." His Highness is coming back. At least at the beginning of spring. ”

He glanced at Gong Dian, a trace of complicated emotions flashed in his eyes, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "What do you want to ask? Even if Your Highness returns to Beijing, he must be transferred to Yanjing City by His Majesty immediately to prepare for the Northern Expedition." What exactly do you want to ask?"

Gong Dian was silent, he and Ye Chong were both close associates of the emperor, but this afternoon the entire palace seemed to be peaceful, but there was a hidden intention in it that made him extremely uncomfortable to kill. He vaguely guessed that this murderous intent was related to the big man who had just left Kyoto, otherwise the senior brother would not have stopped watching the affairs of the Privy Council. Instead, calmly in the Imperial City. A wait is a whole day.

"What are you waiting for?" Gong Dian looked at Ye Zhong and asked.

"I am waiting for His Majesty's will. After Ye Zhong said this, he thought that His Majesty was making a decision at this time. There was a trace of anxiety and uneasiness in his eyes unexpectedly, with Ye Chongdi's identity and power strength, there were too few things in this world that could make him feel so emotional. He slowly closed his eyes. I don't want Gong Dian to see this scene.

However, Gong Dian has already seen it, and he also knows that he has finally guessed the right thing, inside and outside the imperial city today. Seemingly peaceful. In fact, the undercurrent is surging, and the defense level of the entire forbidden army has been raised to the most tense situation, and the palace code just accepted the order of the inner court, and did not know what His Majesty was guarding against in the palace, and then in the morning. The forbidden army received a handstamp from the Kyoto garrison. Only then did I know that Shi Fei led 15,000 officers and soldiers of the Kyoto Garrison Division to spread out a formation along the south of Kyoto. It seems to be a drill, and it seems to be preparing for a big war.

The Privy Council also moved, the Inner Court also moved, and in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, some forces began to prepare.

Able to do so in one day. Mobilize so much military power and discharge such a large battle. It can only be His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo. And now in the world, it can be worthy of His Majesty the Emperor to be treated so seriously and carefully. It has the ability to make His Majesty consume so many mental figures. There was only that one.

Only that person will make the dignified Privy Council make Ye heavy. In the time of waiting for His Majesty's final will. I still can't stop feeling uneasy and anxious.

All kinds of circumstances are intertwined, and the palace has finally confirmed that His Majesty wants to do something to Dean Chen!

"Why?" Gong Diandi's throat was a little dry, and he sat down beside Ye Chong. Raise the cold tea and drink it down. But it still didn't quench the fear burning in my heart.

The forbidden army protects the palace. Transfers of the Garrison and the Privy Council. There is no doubt that it was for the Kyoto Inspectorate. However, whether it is His Majesty the Emperor. Or Ye Da Da Marshal. It's still a palace code. Once I thought that it was Chen Pingping to deal with today. No one has full confidence. Only these people at the top of Qingguo know that Chen Pingping, a thin old cripple. What kind of powerful strength does he have in his hands, although this person is no longer the superintendent now, but he has been the king of the darkness of the continent for decades, once he falls into a crisis. Who knows what kind of energy will burst out.

What made Gong Dian feel most frightened and even a little faintly angry with His Majesty was. He couldn't find any reason or reason for the imperial court to deal with Dean Chen!

Is it just because of the high merits? This does not make sense at all. If it's thinking about it. His Majesty may have killed Chen Pingping twenty years ago, could it be that Chen Pingping has different intentions? But the whole world knows it. Old Dean Chen is the most loyal courtier by His Majesty's side, if it weren't for him, His Majesty doesn't know how many times he would have died back then.

Why? This is the most needed explanation for the palace canon. No matter what people in the world think of the Supervision Yuan or Chen Pingping, the Supervision Yuan is His Majesty's secret service, and Chen Pingping is originally His Majesty's loyal dog. His Majesty would actually risk chaos in the court to do such an unreasonable thing, not mediocre or what

Ye Zhong sat at the small table, silent for a long time, without saying a word. Of course, he knew what Gong Dian's gaffe was because of this time. Even if he has countless soldiers and horses in his hands. But knowing that it was Chen Pingping and the entire Supervision Yuan that he had to deal with today, he still felt a shake and panic in his heart.

Chen Pingping's prestige is too strong. The things that were in his mind were not at all something that ordinary courtiers could understand, and decades of history had already proven that anyone who wanted to use intrigues against Chen Pingping. In the end, it didn't end well.

In his heyday, Sean. is one of them, and like the rebellion of the eldest princess and the old Qin family. It has become a joke under the joint efforts of Dean Chen and His Majesty.

Ye Zhong took a deep breath. Fangzheng's face was dark. Bring out a gritty color: "You have to do the ground." Just to protect the safety of the palace, I have to do something, no doubt to stabilize my Daqing army. As for those things, naturally someone does it. ”

"You must make a move, otherwise His Majesty will not summon you today. Gong Dian glanced at his senior brother with apprehension, and felt a little uncomfortable, Chen Pingping was able to put a spy in Lao Qin's house for twenty years. Who knows that today's Diye family, even the most reliable Dingzhou army. Who is Chen Pingping?

"Your Majesty...... Confused. Gong Dian thought that if His Majesty really broke with Old Dean Chen, no matter what the final outcome was. The entire Qingguo court will inevitably be in turmoil because of this turmoil. and irreversible damage.

"The Supervision Yuan may not necessarily turn ......," Ye Zhong closed his eyes tightly. Youyou said: "Your Majesty must have his own means of controlling the Supervision Yuan. ”

Gong Dian only shook his head, although in his heart, His Majesty was the most powerful and worthy of allegiance and worship in the world. But Chen Pingping is undoubtedly the most powerful person hidden in the dark. The Inspectorate wasn't so easy to control, and he thought about another terrible thing. Shield.

"If the old dean is really captured and returned to Kyoto. Gong Dian stared at Ye Chongdi's eyes. Gritted his teeth and said, "What will Lord Xiao Fan do?" Your Majesty...... Confused!"

This is the third time he has said that His Majesty is confused. As a loyal minister, the palace canon. Today's reaction is indeed a bit big, but he is not to blame, anyone who knows the real movement of the imperial court today. will feel the coldness from the heart.

This time the action. If the target is Chen Pingping, it is equivalent to targeting the Supervision Yuan.

"Fan Xian?" Ye Chong suddenly opened his eyes and said coldly: "He is only afraid that he has just left Dongyi City now, once the wood is completed, what can he change? Chen Pingping has inherited the grace to him. But in fact, this is what His Majesty means after all. Fan Xian is a son of man, could it be because of an old boss. Raise up a heart of vengeance against your father?"

Gong Dian pondered it carefully, and nodded slowly, these two important military ministers just thought that it was His Majesty's intention that Fan Xian could be in charge of the Supervision Yuan. Chen Pingping just played the role of a helper, but she didn't think of Fan Xian's feelings for Chen Pingping at all. And the story of many years ago that was involved in this matter.

"Shi Fei has already taken the Kyoto garrison south. Ye Zhong opened his mouth and said slowly: "I only hope." The volatility caused by this event can be a little smaller. ”

"No way. Gong Dian directly shattered Ye Shuai's illusions. They are all courtiers of Qingguo, and they all hope that under the current situation, Qingguo can maintain stability and harmony, and can move calmly and vigorously towards the most glorious day according to the established pace, but everyone knows that there is a war between His Majesty and Chen Pingping. It will definitely create a great gap in this country.

"I don't know what Your Majesty thinks. Ye Chong's face was as pale as iron, and he said word by word: "I only know." Since Your Majesty wants to take Dean Chen, it must be that Dean Chen has done something. ”

Gong Dian shook his head and said, "I don't think so. ”

If it is said that His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo is like a god in the sun. Unattainable, dazzling, reigning in the world. Then Chen Pingping, who has been at the helm of the Supervision Yuan for decades. is like a king in the dark, who has been carefully hiding behind His Majesty's light, completing some things that are inconvenient for His Majesty to do, and some things in the dark for Qingguo.

Qingguo court for decades. has always been moving forward in the struggle between the civil service system and the Supervision Yuan, whether it was Lin Ruofu, the minister of power at the time, or the Zhongshu Metropolitan Procuratorate under the local gate later. No one could shake Chen Pingping's position in the imperial court. No one can reduce His Majesty's trust in Chen Pingping's holy family.

Officials have long been accustomed to this. is already dead, they think that His Majesty and Chen Pingping are an outlier between a pair of monarchs and ministers, and they may know each other until they are white-headed, and then they die of old age, and they are still so intertwined with light and darkness. The king and the minister trust each other. It is a natural pair, made by the earth.

That's why Gong Dian is frightened. Ye Zhong will be anxious. They couldn't imagine how much terrifying energy would be torn out once there was a conflict between light and darkness. And those energies. I'm afraid that it can be solved by not the army crushing the city.

Get the inside scoop. Shi Fei, who was rushing to the southeast of Kyoto, was the one with the heaviest heart, and he was like a palace man. I can't understand why His Majesty wants to attack Old Dean Chen, who has resigned from all his positions and wants to return to his hometown to retire. Why did Your Majesty do it at this time? Why yourself?

Shi Fei thought that he was going to face Chen Pingping. Even if it was speeding in the warm wind of early autumn, I couldn't help but shiver a few times. He would rather be willing to face the barbarian who kills people like hemp in Xihu and the cedar tiger in Northern Qi who uses soldiers like gods, but he is not willing to face the old cripple who only has a few hundred people by his side and dozens of female dependents.

He led 4,000 elite soldiers. I have already arrived at a mountain not far from Dazhou. Nervous and helpless waiting for that moment to come. Fortunately, His Majesty has not made his will clear, and he does not need to send troops now. He hoped that he would never send troops, and he was waiting for His Majesty to change his mind. to save his own life.

Arrest Dean Chen and return to Beijing. General Shi Fei from the moment he left the city. I already have the vision to exchange my life for the earth.

He rode on horseback. Looking back in the direction of Kyoto, my eyes narrowed slightly. Secretly pray that His Majesty's final will never come.

Father-in-law Yao stood quietly in the imperial study. The previous trembling words were just a slave who should do his duty, just like all the generals and ministers of Qingguo. He also didn't want to see His Majesty and Dean Chen turn their faces.

However, following the four itching of Hong. He became the eunuch Yao under the control of the Qing Inner Court. I know too much of the insider. He also thought that he knew the reason why His Majesty suddenly had such murderous intent towards Old Dean Chen, so he just stood aside nervously and didn't dare to say anything at all.

The emperor was still thinking. Earlier, there was a trace of confusion in his eyes. For him, who has an emperor's heart, this kind of emotion has not appeared for many years. Perhaps only Chen Pingping, a partner who has accompanied him since childhood. This has always been a loyal minion. Saved his life many times. Split the road for Qingguo. Chen Pingping, who has made countless contributions. will make him fall into this mood.

A few thin papers lay in front of him. One is the inner court's investigation of the mysterious assassination of the three princes in the deep palace during the Kyoto rebellion, and the other is the covert investigation of the Hanging Temple, especially when it involves the disputes between the shadow and the four Gu swords in the Dongyi City Lord's Mansion in the spring of this year. The third is that Fan Xian secretly sent the shadow of the seriously injured land to Jiangnan. The fourth is the sniper of Fan Xian in the valley that year, the abnormal situation of the supervision institute that day, and the process when the two city-guarding crossbows were transported out of the inner library Bingfang.

The fourth investigation is the thickest, but the record is also the most obscure, and the inner court and the imperial court secretly investigated for three whole years, but in front of the superintendent. Under Chen Pingping's deliberate cover-up, Emperor Qing only found a trace of taste. There is no evidence that this file is about the fire at the Kyoto Rejuvenation Hall. The defection of someone in the three parts of the Inspectorate. Things go straight to the inner palace. Pointing directly at the crown prince. The eldest princess and that thunderstorm night.

And the fifth, the sixth......

"The third. The second, Cheng Qian. Yun Rui ...... "The emperor's face turned a little pale as he picked up a thin scroll. Set it aside, and a name will be spoken. Threw four servings. Four names were spoken.

Finally, he picked up a few volumes, knuckles straining slightly. Set aside gently. Sighed and said, "This is Anzhi." ”

The emperor slowly raised his head, the confusion in his eyes was long gone, and there was only a faint sadness and self-deprecating sneer: "I am the most loyal courtier." He had tried to kill all my sons, or had forced me to kill them. ”

His brows furrowed: "The most surprising thing for me is that this old dog didn't even let go of An Zhi, if it wasn't for An Zhi's life, I am afraid that he would have died at his hands long ago." ”

Emperor Qing shook his head slowly. Took a deep breath. There was a slight chill in his eyes. Yu Yu said, "Bring back the old dog." I'm going to ask him. What the hell is going on. ”

Father-in-law Yao didn't dare to say much. With a deep bow, he walked towards the outside of the imperial study, his legs were almost weak, because he knew His Majesty's emotions better than anyone else, and His Majesty's last faint words were already filled with too much unstoppable killing intent.

When he was about to leave the Imperial Study. The emperor suddenly opened his mouth and said coldly: "Send a message to Yan Bingyun." Just say that I am watching him, and then pass the word to Shi Fei, I want to live. ”

The emperor's face was still indifferent: "If that old dog dies." He doesn't want to come back to me alive!"

"Bring that old dog back alive, and I'll ask him what the hell is going on!" The Emperor repeated his command, and he slapped his palm on the table, furious. The case turned into countless pieces of wood powder that were broken into fine sand, flying all over the sky and filling the room.