After Xiao Yi was rescued by Qingchen, Lou Xiyu no longer deliberately delayed time, not to mention that this Du Gonggong was worried about his own life, so he kept urging along the way, wanting to return to the palace of Tianxing Kingdom as soon as possible, and begged Mu Qingjueen to treat him.

Lou Xiyu took a few of his soldiers, together with Du's father-in-law, and finally arrived at the capital of the Tianxing Kingdom five days later.

Since Mu Qingjue started a war against the Ningyue Kingdom on the grounds of Mu Qingchen's death, Lou Xiyu led the Lou family army to the expedition, and has not returned to the capital until now, and now it is November, and even the Tianxing Kingdom in the south has gradually become cold.

I wanted to go home first and meet my father and family, but as soon as Lou Xiyu and Du Gonggong arrived at the city gate, there was a holy decree from the palace to come down, so that Lou Xiyu could directly enter the palace to face the saint, and there must be no mistake.

"General Lou, you are under the emperor's order, even if Xiao Yi didn't bring it back, do you have to explain a few words to the emperor first, and then go back to the general's mansion" Du Gonggong said, looking at the person who came to announce the decree, it was Xiao Dezi, the apprentice he brought out.

Xiao Dezi was brought out by him, with a look and a movement, he knew very well what he was thinking, Lou Xiyu had not returned to the capital for nearly a year, what was the reason for coming back now, they knew very well, what this general's mansion was like now, if Lou Xiyu saw the old general Lou Zhenyuan, then the emperor's plan might be ruined.

Listening to Du's words, Lou Xiyu frowned, a trace of uneasiness flashed in her heart, and then followed Du's Gonggong and Xiao Dezi towards the gate of the palace.

When he walked to the gate of the palace, Lou Xiyu was stopped by the guards at the gate of the palace, and he couldn't help frowning.

"General Lou, according to the rules, the military generals must untie their weapons at the gate of the palace, and all General Lou's swords cannot be brought in. The guard at the door said with a flattering smile on his face.

Lou Xiyu is a myth in the hearts of all martial arts practitioners in the Tianxing Kingdom, even if he doesn't have a sword in his hand, his martial arts are unfathomable, and he doesn't want to accidentally finish his little life, so he can only smile at Lou Xiyu.

"I don't know, when will this rule be applied to this general" Lou Xiyu asked with some surprise.

He and Mu Qingjue grew up together since childhood, it can be said that Mu Qingjue's companion and sparring partner, when the first emperor was there, he was allowed to enter and leave the court with weapons, even if he went to the court or had an audience, there was no exception. His habit of carrying a long sword with him was gradually cultivated with the acquiescence of the first emperor.

has grown so big, there has never been an exception, including Mu Qingjue's accession to the throne, and there has been no restriction on him bringing weapons into the palace for more than four years, but why this time, this guard was so bold that he let him untie his sword at the palace gate

"This is the emperor's order, and the little ones are also acting on orders, and I ask General Lou not to embarrass the little ones. The guard said, in a particularly respectful tone.

Lou Xiyu knew in his heart that if it weren't for Mu Qingjue's instructions, a small guard would never say such a thing to him, so if he didn't obey, it would be disrespectful;

The uneasiness in her heart became stronger and stronger, but in order to see Mu Qingjue and understand what was going on, Lou Xiyu still did not delay any longer, directly untied the three-foot long sword on her waist, and handed it to the guards guarding the palace gate, and then entered the palace with Gonggong Du and Xiao Dezi.

The moment Lou Xiyu appeared at the gate of the palace, someone reported it to Mu Qingjue, so Mu Qingjue had been waiting in the imperial study for a long time, waiting for Lou Xiyu to come and see her.

"The last general will see the emperor. Lou Xiyu bowed to Mu Qingjue.

"Lou Aiqing, please get up quickly. Mu Qingjue walked down from the dragon chair and helped Lou Xiyu up with his own hands, just like in the past.

Lou Xiyu looked at Mu Qingjue in front of him, and the doubts that emerged in his heart were even worse, he was not the reckless man who knew how to go into battle to kill, he was just not interested in the intrigue in the court, but it didn't mean that he didn't understand what Mu Qingjue's series of actions represented.

"Please forgive the emperor, in the end, he will have the trust of the emperor, and he failed to bring back Xiao Yi, the Emperor of Ningyue, and ask the emperor to forgive him. Lou Xiyu did not get up, but knelt on one knee and pleaded guilty to Mu Qingjue.

Mu Qingjue's eyes flashed slightly, looking at Lou Xiyu, a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes, and he didn't have time to catch it, but Lou Xiyu lowered his head, but he didn't find anything.

"General Lou, do you know how important this Xiao Yi is to the Heavenly Star Kingdom" Mu Qingjue looked at Lou Xiyu, and this time he didn't help him up, just said so.

"The last will know. Lou Xiyu still lowered his head, said so, and then explained, "The last general knows that he has failed the emperor's trust, but the last general is not shirking responsibility, this time he failed to bring back Xiao Yi, and Dugong will be half responsible." ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave has been wronged" As soon as Dugong heard Lou Xiyu's words, he shouted that he was wronged, and before Lou Xiyu finished speaking, he rushed to say, "General Lou, our family has no grudges with you in the past and no enmity in the near future, why did you trap our family in injustice and failed to bring back Xiao Yi, this matter is obviously the fault of the general, but it is to be pushed on our family, what is the reason for this day"

"Father-in-law Du, you must speak with your conscience, you and I know the truth. When Lou Xiyu heard Du's accusation, she immediately spoke, and disbelief flashed in her eyes.

"You all shut up, I have my own judgment on what is going on. Mu Qingjue heard the conversation between Lou Xiyu and Du's father-in-law, so he waved his sleeves impatiently, and then said, "Little Duzi, what happened, you give me one by one." ”

As soon as Gonggong Du heard Mu Qingjue's order, he immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty, here's the thing, the minions took those guards sent by the emperor to the minions, and General Lou took Xiao Yi to return to the capital, but he didn't expect to encounter bandits on the way."

Lou Xiyu was silent on the side, listening quietly, what Grandpa Du said was the truth, and it was indeed what Mu Qingchen and Xiao Yi wanted Grandpa Du to say, so he didn't speak again.

But who knows, Du's words have changed when they come here.

"I didn't expect General Lou and those bandits to be in a group, he relied on his martial arts to kill all the guards sent by His Majesty to the slaves, and also teamed up with the thieves to poison the slaves, forcing the slaves to let Xiao Yi go, and said that if the slaves didn't let Xiao Yi go, he would kill the slaves" Du Gonggong said while crying," Your Majesty, you have to be the master of the slaves, if the slaves don't let Xiao Yi go, they won't have the life to come back to see the emperor, and there is no way to tell the emperor about these things, and the slaves can't let the emperor be deceived by hypocrites like General Lou."

These words were righteous and awe-inspiring, and Lou Xiyu was shocked in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that the protagonist involved in this matter was himself, he would almost believe Du's words, but it's a pity

"Du's father-in-law, that's not the case, why are you framing me" Lou Xiyu was suddenly angry, shouted angrily, interrupted Du's words, and then faced Mu Qingjue, and said, "The emperor is good, the last general and Du's father-in-law did encounter a bandit on the way back to the capital, and it was also the thief who poisoned Du's father-in-law, and the last general was reluctant to let Xiao Yi go, but the thief threatened Du's life, Du's father-in-law was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he asked the general to let Xiao Yi go, and even said that he would bear it in front of the emperor."

Lou Xiyu said the words that had been prepared in his heart before, and this was also the original intention of Qingchen and Xiao Yi, to put the fault of the matter on Du's father-in-law, and then let Lou Xiyu get away with it smoothly.

"General Lou, Dugong Gonggong, as the chief of the inner house beside me, how can he be the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, it is too unbelievable. Mu Qingjue listened to Lou Xiyu's words, and didn't distinguish between who was true and who was false, just like that, and made a decision.

Lou Xiyu was stunned, she didn't expect Mu Qingjue to have such an attitude, and soon understood something in her heart. First, he used the holy purpose to block himself at the gate of the city, so that he could not return to the palace to see what the situation was, and then let himself untie the sword on his body at the gate of the palace, so as to show that he no longer believed that he was now, and he did not even want to believe his words, but went to listen to a eunuch.

If things come to this point, Lou Xiyu still can't understand Mu Qingjue's intentions, then he will have lived in vain all these years. Mu Qingjue wanted to attack the Lou family, so he first started with Lou Xiyu, this Du Gonggong was just a bait sent by Mu Qingjue.

This time, no matter whether he can bring Xiao Yi back or not, he can't escape such a fate, if he really brings Xiao Yi back, then it will only be him and Xiao Yi who will fall into Mu Qingjue's hands, and if Xiao Yi is not brought back, then the only one who will be punished will be Lou Xiyu.

"Your Majesty, you must believe in the minions, General Lou relied on his own military power, and did not put the emperor in his eyes at all, the minions reminded him several times that the emperor's order was important, so he set off quickly with a smile, but he didn't expect General Lou to delay again and again, and he had to wait until seven days had passed before leaving from Nanjun, he must have colluded with those bandits and ambushed on the way back to the capital" Du Gonggong speculated wishfully, and then said all the words in his heart.

Lou Xiyu was speechless, because what Gonggong Du said was indeed the truth, and the reason why he deliberately delayed time was indeed to let Mu Qingchen and Xiao Yi have a certain amount of time to prepare, which could not be refuted, but Gonggong Du reversed black and white on the matter of the bandits, but he couldn't tolerate it anyway.

Although he wanted to let Xiao Yi go, he didn't expose Mu Qingchen pretending to be a thief, and it was precisely because of this, but Du's father-in-law actually said that he and the thieves poisoned Du's father-in-law, and even killed the guards sent by Mu Qingjue, which was a big wrong.

"General Lou, do you have anything else to say" Mu Qingjue asked coldly, as if he had decided in his heart that Gonggong Du was telling the truth, so he asked, and then seemed to remember something, and spoke again, "I know that you must be crying in your heart, so I tell you why I believe Gonggong Du." ”

Mu Qingjue said this, then raised his voice and shouted outside, and soon a little eunuch walked in from the outside and stood by, Lou Xiyu saw that it was Xiao Dezi who had just passed the decree at the palace gate.

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(Tianjin)