He Hui looked at the situation in the court in the past few days, and vaguely guessed in his heart that this was Gu Zhiheng's conspiracy, but now that Shen Huo was far away from the border, he couldn't intervene.

After thinking about it, He Hui finally decided to go to the Pingding Mansion to find Lin Qingyuan, but he went rashly, and he didn't know what kind of handle he would give to those people in the shadows, which really made He Hui entangled.

Later, because the situation could not be delayed, He Hui had to ask the emperor in private, and the emperor heard He Hui propose to go to the Pingding Palace, and he had some doubts in his heart, so he secretly suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked: "What is the matter with the Prime Minister going to the Pingding Palace?"

He Hui had long expected that the emperor would doubt himself, so he had already prepared a pretext, and when he heard the emperor speak, he immediately changed the expression on his face, and said with some coldness in his tone: "I went to find out the attitude of the king of Pingding towards our Great Zhou, at this time it was a border war, if the heart of the king of Pingding was unstable, it would be unfavorable to us." ”

It happened that the emperor also had a grudge against Lin Qingyuan, and he didn't think much about it after listening to He Hui's words, and issued a holy decree the next day, saying that he was busy with government affairs and neglected King Pingding, and specially asked Prime Minister He Hui to go to the palace to pacify King Pingding on his behalf.

Gu Zhiheng had been observing He Hui's movements during this time, and he was worried that he would find a way to reach out to help Shen Huo at the border, but he still couldn't prevent it, and even He Hui's excuse to help Shen Huo find a helper was given by his father himself, which made Gu Zhiheng feel inexplicably irritable.

He Hui received the emperor's holy decree, and prepared a speech in the palace the next day, and then instructed the housekeeper to prepare a sedan chair and go to the palace of Pingding.

The people who pacified the palace were notified, and they waited at the door early, and when they saw the prime minister's palanquin approaching, they hurriedly greeted him.

After the sedan chair fell, He Hui didn't put up any shelves, after all, he came this time to ask for someone, so he reached out and lifted the curtain himself.

At this time, the housekeeper saw that the prime minister himself had lifted the curtain, and hurriedly led a large group of people behind him to kneel down and salute, and said: "I have seen the prime minister, and the prince learned that the prime minister was coming, so he ordered the villain to wait here." ”

Seeing this scene, He Hui was a little surprised why Lin Qingyuan did this, but after all, he was a person who had been up and down in the officialdom for decades, so he naturally would not lose his temper because of these things, so he smiled slightly, and said to the housekeeper: "It's that your prince is polite, and this official just came to visit your prince this time, and this official can't afford such a big show." ”

When he said this, he pointed out his intentions and made his position clear, and for a while, the housekeeper couldn't take it.

But the butler of the Pingding Palace's mansion didn't eat rice in the end, so he only hesitated a little and then said: "No matter why the adults came this time, they are all the prince's honored guests, and those of us who are subordinates must not be negligent." ”

He Hui was just talking about the scene again, but in this way, it delayed time, and he said directly to the housekeeper in a hurry: "Your prince can be in the mansion at this time, and the official came to him to discuss some things." ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he also knew that he was delaying time, so he hurriedly replied: "The prince knows that the lord is coming, so he is waiting in the house, but the villain is not sensible, and he has delayed your time, so please go to the house." After that, he introduced He Hui into the mansion.

He Hui motioned to wait outside the mansion with the sedan chair man he came, and then walked into the palace of Pingding.

Sure enough, Lin Qingyuan was already waiting in the living room, although the two were not much different in the court, but after all, Lin Qingyuan was the owner of Xuanwu Village, so He Hui also bowed to him in vain.

Lin Qingyuan naturally knew that it was He Suoyi's father who came at this time, and he didn't want to hold it up in front of He Hui, so when he saw He Hui saluting, he also returned the salute.

After the two of them took their seats separately, Lin Qingyuan watched the subordinates pour tea, and then ordered those subordinates to go outside the hall.

After those subordinates left, Lin Qingyuan opened his mouth and asked: "Prime Minister He, we don't talk darkly, what is the purpose of your coming this time, just open your mouth." ”

He Hui didn't want to delay time by saying those scenes, but when he heard Lin Qingyuan say this, he had some appreciation for the young man in front of him, and he still kept saying: "Because of the movements in the court in recent days, I guess that King Wu probably has a conspiracy against the crown prince." ”

Lin Qingyuan had already guessed He Hui's intention to come this time from these few words, so he said: "What is the purpose of the lord who came to pacify the palace this time?" ”

He Hui knew that the young man in front of him had already guessed his thoughts, but even so, he still said his original wording and said: "This official came this time to ask the king of Pingding to go to the border and help the prince, I don't know if the king of Pingding agrees?" ”

Lin Qingyuan himself also had the idea of going to the border, but if he proposed it himself, it would inevitably make the emperor suspicious, and at this time, He Hui came and gave him a chance, so Lin Qingyuan naturally would not refuse.

After the two discussed it again, they entered the palace together to ask the emperor for advice.

It was also the right time for the two of them to enter the palace at this time, the emperor was finishing the matter at hand and preparing to go to the imperial garden, when he heard that He Hui and Lin Qingyuan came to find him together, he directly asked a eunuch next to him to announce that the two of them would go to the imperial garden together.

After seeing the emperor, Lin Qingyuan did not speak first, but He Hui saluted the emperor first, and Lin Qingyuan also saluted.

The emperor waited for both of them to salute and get up before asking, "What happened to He Aiqing and King Pingding entering the palace together this time?" ”

This is naturally not allowed by Lin Qingyuan to speak first, so He Hui stepped forward and replied: "Back to the emperor, after the lower official went to the Pingding palace to talk with the king of Pingding, the king of Pingding decided to go to the border to assist the prince, and the lower official accompanied the king of Pingding into the palace this time to ask the emperor for advice." After that, he also glanced at the emperor.

When the emperor saw He Hui's actions, he naturally thought that Lin Qingyuan's trip to the border was the result of He Hui's persuasion, and he praised He Hui in his heart, but his face was impassive, and he even said with some confusion: "King Pingding went to the border at this time, why do I think something is wrong, or should King Pingding think about it again?" ”

Listening to the emperor's fake tone, Lin Qingyuan couldn't pretend anymore, but thinking that there was no holy decree, he couldn't bear to make a very firm look and said to the emperor: "I am promoted by the emperor below, and there is chaos on the border at this time, that is, when I am serving the country, at such a critical juncture, how can I live in Kyoto and be greedy for comfort!" ”

It was another fake dispute, and the emperor secretly sighed in his heart that He Hui's ability to fool the so-called owner of Xuanwu Zhuang so easily, but he still made an unwilling look.

He Hui saw that the time was almost up, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, since the king of Pingding insists on doing so, I ask the emperor to fulfill him." ”

The emperor still seemed to be a little reluctant, but finally spoke: "In that case, then King Pingding, you can choose a suitable time to set off, and I will send someone to send the holy decree to your mansion later." ”

Lin Qingyuan looked grateful for the grace of the saint, and saluted the emperor and said, "Thank you for the grace of the saint, then I will retire below." ”

The emperor raised his hand and motioned for Lin Qingyuan to leave.

Seeing this, He Hui hurriedly stepped forward and said to the emperor: "Then the next pass will also retire." ”

The emperor was still worried about how He Hui persuaded Lin Qingyuan after Lin Qingyuan left, but after listening to He Hui's words, he thought about it for a while, if He Hui was left alone at this time, Lin Qingyuan might have other ideas, so he raised his hand and motioned for He Hui to leave together.

He Hui and Lin Qingyuan saluted the emperor together, and then left the imperial garden one after another.

The two were afraid that if they had a conversation in the palace at this time, they would attract the emperor's attention, so they didn't speak.

After Lin Qingyuan returned home, he asked people to take care of it, and set off for the border the next day.

Speeding up all the way, Lin Qingyuan's time to the border was more than half shorter than when Shen Huo led his troops to the border.

After arriving at the place of the garrison, Lin Qingyuan inquired and went straight to the location where Shen Huo was.

Shen Huo was anxious about the previous incident, and when he saw Lin Qingyuan's arrival, he was relieved, and then asked, "Why are you here?" It's going to take a while to get here from Kyoto, so what's the matter? ”

Lin Qingyuan did not shy away from the reason for coming this time, so he said: "This time it was Prime Minister He Cheng who came to the mansion to look for me, so I asked to come to the border, and you want to thank your father-in-law this time." ”

Shen Huo knew that Lin Qingyuan would definitely not be so simple when he came here, but after all, there were so many people around him now, and it was inconvenient to say anything, so he replied: "No matter how good it is, it is also the father-in-law of this palace, what's the matter, Lord Lin Zhuang is envious?" ”

Lin Qingyuan said with a smile: "I'm envious in Xia, but then again, how does the prince plan to settle in Xia?" ”

This is an opportunity, Shen Huo said with a smile: "Lord Lin Zhuang is here, this palace has to be served closely, so he will live with this palace, what does Lord Lin think?" ”

Lin Qingyuan also replied to Shen Huo's words: "That's excellent, I don't know where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lives, can you lead him to see it first?" ”

The two of them laughed and walked away.

After entering the tent, Shen Huo sent the guards who followed up, and the original joking face also calmed down, and asked solemnly, "What changes have you made in the court?" ”

Lin Qingyuan also returned to his former indifferent appearance, and replied: "Prime Minister He Cheng noticed that King Wu had a conspiracy against you, and specially discussed with me, asking me to ask for an order to go to the border to assist you, I don't know what countermeasures you have at this time?" ”

Shen Huo told Lin Qingyuan in detail about the previous incident, and Lin Qingyuan also informed Shen Huo of what he had learned.

Shen Huo learned that Yu Jiangyang was involved in this matter, so he found the shadow guards who followed him this time, and instructed them to privately find Yu Jiangyang's whereabouts.

But Yu Jiangyang also knew that the thing he did would definitely attract Shen Huo's attention in the future, so he had already taken precautions.

Therefore, although Shen Huo was anxious, he was helpless.