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But soon, his eyes became fierce again: "Tuoba Zichu, Tuoba Zichu, the beam between the two of us is settled, let's see, the matter is not over! As long as the old emperor does not dare to touch me, I will have space to exert my fists and feet, and we will see! As the so-called Xiucai meets the soldiers, it is unreasonable to say, you are a bad old man who is restless and stays in the old age to block Lao Tzu's way, and you are simply looking for death." ”

Shangguan Hongri stared at Tuoba Zichu with a fierce gaze, and the latter obviously felt it but was completely unmoved.

The old emperor knew that it was time, raised his hands and said loudly: "What Zichu said is reasonable, meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, it will be punished, this is the rule of the empire that cannot be changed." In this way, Hongri, you will give me an excerpt detailing the merits of the five of them on the front line, and I will immediately issue a decree to reward them. Orient, invite them down. Dongfang Changqing didn't give face, and directly took out an inch of the knife as a warning, and the surrounding Praetorian Guards followed and surrounded him. Shangguan Hongri's bloated face was huddled, how ugly and ugly his face was, he never thought that even if he was abandoned by the whole world, there would still be these hardcore cronies who loyally supported the old emperor and were willing to be on duty for the last time when he was in his last years.

"Okay, okay, I miscalculated, admit it!" What kind of character Shangguan Hongri is, after realizing that the situation is not favorable to him, he immediately put on a smiling face, and waved his hand to the strangers: "You guys go down, go directly to the palace and wait for the palace to wait for the reward." ”

"Yes, General. The five turned and left.

The five people thanked General Xie but not His Majesty, and were seen by the old emperor, so that the corners of his wrinkled eyes twitched violently twice, and at the same time sighed in his heart: "Hongri, Hongri, I didn't expect that it was you who came to stab me at this critical moment!"

Turning his eyes to look at Empress Murong, his gaze was like cold electricity, which made the other party shiver, "You think I'm old, you can do whatever you want, you are too naïve!" These words were not spoken, but the fierce gaze shot from her eyes still made Empress Murong fall into the ice domain, and she broke out in a cold sweat, and the happy appearance of schadenfreude before was swept away.

Only a few people know the Murong family's kindness to Shangguan Hongri, and only a few people know that Shangguan Hongri's main wife is actually Empress Murong's maid in her early years, and the old emperor is like a mirror in his heart, so he glared angrily at Empress Murong.

"You think I'm old, you're so naïve!" these were the words of the old emperor's heart.

It was only at this time that the ministers realized that they had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be reused, but they did not regret it, because they were afraid of death, and they did not have the courage to offend the general Wang Shangguan Hongri.

Tuoba Lie wiped the sweat on his forehead, and sighed in his heart: a wave has not settled, a wave has risen, there are always people who want to stir up the stagnant water of the imperial capital, they probably think that their father is old and can no longer suppress them, so they are impatient to show their true faces one by one.

"Hehe, have you asked me if Tuoba Lie!"

Tuoba Lie looked at his eldest brother, and saw that the other party looked stupid and pretended to be stupid, and shook his head helplessly: "You just value the stupid appearance of the eldest brother to support him so much, but fortunately, after he ascended the throne, he was a puppet and let himself manipulate it, which is shameless." Father, you must not be fooled, and you must see through the conspiracy of these ill-intentioned people. ”

An accident made Tuoba Zhen the most powerful contender for the throne, but this is not necessarily a good thing, because even if the sky fell before, Tuoba Zhen was in front, and now, he must directly face the onslaught launched by the henchmen assembled by the great prince, and the road ahead is dangerous.

Returning to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, the old emperor ordered someone to close the door of the palace, and a large number of Praetorian Guards stood behind the ministers, so that the festive atmosphere brought by the banquet was swept away, and the tension that had just been relieved was re-raised, so that the hearts of the ministers had a bad premonition.

At least for the imperial capital, the old emperor has absolute control, and the power of life and death of all people in the imperial capital is in the hands of the old emperor alone.

The door of the palace was tightly closed, the lights were shining brightly, and the ministers were like pigs in a cage, as if they could all be slaughtered as long as the old emperor gave an order.

Shangguan Hongri put on a flattering face again, and the seriousness just now was like the two of them.

"Prime Minister Zuo, Hongri toasts you, if it weren't for your reminder, Hongri almost made a big mistake. "I have to admire Shangguan Hongri's ability to bend and stretch, one moment he still looks like he is going to kill Tuoba Zichu, and the next moment he is grateful to the other party, which can be called the ultimate shamelessness.

I remember that there is a folk saying that if a person is cheap, he is invincible! It is really appropriate to describe him.

Tuoba Zichu picked up his wine glass and said: "Zichu is dedicated to the empire and His Majesty, if you accidentally offend General Hongri, please don't blame the general." ”

"Hongri is a rough person, and his thinking is not as detailed as Prime Minister Zuo, so you can mention more beside you. ”

"All for Your Majesty. ”

"Your Majesty. ”

After this defeat, it will be difficult to get back on the field.

Even though His Majesty is also as kind as a spring breeze, from the blade close behind him, he can feel that His Majesty has already had an opinion on Shangguan Hongri.

Speaking of which, it has been a wave of unevenness recently, and it feels like the empire that was monolithic has suddenly fallen apart, and suddenly there are many people who want to jump out to do things, and all these events are based on Chu Xiu's reform as the fuse, it can be seen that reform is a thing that requires concentration and endurance, and it is a thing that requires a generous determination to die.

For many years, the old emperor had always felt guilty about Confucianism and Zichu, and the arrival of Chu Xiu made his eyes shine, thus overestimating his control over the empire and underestimating the ability of vested interest groups to fight back, resulting in today's situation.

No wonder Zichu has been silent for a while now, and he has different opinions on reform.

"Hey, it's too late to regret, it's too late to regret!" A mistake gave these clowns a chance to take advantage of. But it's okay, I originally planned to do the same, and I took this opportunity to see the true colors of you people, and I thought that I was useless when I was old, right, let's see, one by one, you will all pay the price for your actions.

As a monarch, the old emperor has been in charge of the empire for thirty years, and he is accustomed to engaging in checks and balances and development, because the empire can only flourish when everyone's power is strong, but recently, it is obvious that he can feel the threat brought by the over-inflated forces, and he can feel that some overly powerful forces can no longer bear the loneliness, and want to seize an opportunity to overthrow me and sit on the throne, which can only be said to be too naïve.

A banquet involved a lot of threads, a lot of people and things, and made the imperial capital, which had just calmed down for a while, make waves again.

In such a tense situation, Shangguan Hongri still reported his third purpose for coming here: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to ask Your Majesty." ”

After three rounds of drinking, when the dinner was almost over, Shangguan Hongri made another request. The old emperor saw that his face was serious, and he felt that it should be a big deal, so he asked, "Hongri, what kind of thing is worth mentioning on such a cheerful occasion?"

"Your Majesty, as soon as the spring arrives, the rainfall outside the Saiwai is surprisingly abundant, and Wechen is worried that the western nomads will go south to seize the pastures, so I implore Your Majesty to send 500 more fierce horses and 50 carts of grain and grass to the frontier to ensure the stability of the front line. ”

"At such a moment, you still want to ask me for food and people, Shangguan Hongri, Shangguan Hongri, do you really think that I will not touch you. His Majesty sneered in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Yes." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. "In fact, the reason why Shangguan Hongri made the third request was originally a temptation, to see what His Majesty's reaction was so that he could make the next step, after all, he is a soldier, and he will get up to protect himself when he feels threatened, because the blade that is close at hand makes him feel dangerous, but His Majesty's reaction like this reassures him, and makes him feel that His Majesty did not care about what happened just now.

In fact, otherwise, although the old emperor agreed to his request on the surface, but in private he would definitely drag it out and not transfer the grain, grass and soldiers and horses, for His Majesty, this is just a means to appease the other party, and the future will be said later, whether to rectify you or continue to indulge you for a period of time must be carefully considered before making a decision, anyway, stabilize you first, lest you make trouble.

The emperor's scheming is very understandable, His Majesty came from the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and sat firmly on the throne for thirty-two years, and the means are naturally very comparable. Even Shangguan Hongri, who can fight well, even if his acting skills have reached a professional level, the careful thinking in front of His Majesty can still be punctured in minutes.

In fact, no matter what, the old emperor is nine out of ten, are as stable as Mount Tai, because when everyone shows the hole cards, his hole cards are always tightly grasped in his hand, never really shown, and once he shows the cards, the conspiracy and tricks that haunt the imperial capital will be self-defeating in an instant.

The old emperor will not easily show his hole cards, he just wants to see who is really loyal and who is greedy.

The corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer, the old emperor turned his head sideways to look at Empress Murong who was sitting on pins and needles, and glanced at him fiercely; then turned his head to look at the concubine, and saw that her blank eyes were without brilliance, and he was a little distressed; and finally looked at Concubine Rong and her infant child.

- There was a lot of movement around, and the child didn't cry or make a fuss.

When his gaze fell on the child, the old emperor's expression became very complicated, giving people an indescribable feeling and feeling uncomfortable.

......

Why Shangguan Hongri was in a hurry to return to the imperial capital, it was obvious that he was worried that once His Majesty died, the prince who held military power would take strong control of the imperial capital and announce his accession to the throne.

In the absence of a prince, it is legal for all princes to ascend the throne, and it will be too late to come to the rescue after he ascends the throne.

Therefore, he must enter the imperial capital in advance with his henchmen, and his prestige on Shangguan Hongri is unknown to no one in the army, as long as he is in charge, others will not dare to act rashly.

Of course, these are all based on the fact that the old emperor will die soon, and it is not an exaggeration to make the following judgment from the coughing sound that has never stopped in the early dynasty. However, what is very strange is that after Shangguan Hongri arrived, the old emperor didn't know whether he had taken a panacea or had abnormal control, so he really didn't cough at all, his face was radiant, he looked healthier than a normal person, and he could live for at least another ten years.

The ministers were surprised, and Shangguan Hongri felt even more incredible, could it be that the line was wrong?

Anyway, since Shangguan Hongri is here, he will not leave again in a short time, and all the forces of all parties have entered the imperial capital, accompanied by the old emperor, and waited for the other party to react as soon as possible.

In this regard, Shen Fei is really helpless, thinking about the fate of a generation of Tianjiao in his later years, his wife is separated, people's hearts are separated, and the old emperor must be living a miserable life now.

He chatted with Tuoba Lie all night, reminding His Royal Highness that Shangguan Hongri's prestige in the army is very comparable, and the situation in the imperial capital is about to change again as soon as he comes, and he needs to be extra careful in the near future, and don't make mistakes in doing things.

......

You can't put all the bets on one person!

As the water in the imperial capital became more and more muddy, Shen Fei felt more and more that he could not blindly point to Tuoba Lie as the emperor to promote Taoism, and he had to take action.

To be honest, before entering the imperial capital, Shen Fei's prediction of this place was obviously wrong! The imperial capital is different from other cities, it is a place with a very heavy concept of the family, people on a line have in-depth contacts with each other, not people on the same line have no contact with each other at all, and they dare not have any contacts, coupled with the control of Buddhism, now that two full months have passed, Shen Fei has completely become a military advisor of Tuoba Lie. The staff, except for his stunning appearance on the Dharma propagation altar when he first arrived here, there is nothing commendable about it, and too many things have overshadowed his brilliance.

This is not going to work! In this way, the Dao Sect has no place to stand.

It was precisely because of this realization that Shen Fei decided to take action, take the initiative, and do something earth-shattering.

How did he do it: the first step was to find the handsome little guy who led him that day, and let him find himself a house that had been abandoned for a long time, uninhabited, and not geographically remote. The second step is to buy the house and renovate it according to your needs, because the money is spilled enough and the basic layout of the mansion is not destroyed, and the renovation is completed quickly. The third step is to hang a plaque on the outside of the house, and the plaque is the word asked by the most famous calligrapher in the imperial capital - Taoism!

It's just two words, but it's worth a thousand gold.

This was completed in three steps, gave the little handsome guy a lot of silver as a reward, and then instructed him to do one thing - find a few trustworthy friends to spread the news, and then the immortals of the Daozong opened an altar in the imperial capital, and no matter how high or low, they have the opportunity to be accepted as disciples.