"Minister, there is a play!"

Just when everyone looked at each other, waiting for the speaker of the DPRK and China to express his position, a voice at the back of the team suddenly sounded, and the person who spoke, although he was wearing the court uniform of a civil official, spoke with full confidence and a strong body, as if he was born in the army.

The emperor had to close his gaze, and only then could he barely see that the person who came was a new recruit who had only been promoted to the courtiers.

Hua Sijian raised his hand to signal, and the inspector who was not at the level of official rank stepped forward until he walked to the middle position close to Horn and Chang Poyu,

"Your Majesty, the displaced people in the north, with the help of General Chang's scorched earth strategy, have infiltrated the capital, I Sheng'an was originally the world's heroic city that all countries yearn for, and now the displaced people continue to make trouble, and the people of Sheng'an have suffered for a long time......"

Chang Poyu originally wanted the Son of Heaven to recognize the situation, recruit troops from all over the territory as soon as possible, and prepare for a bitter battle. I don't want to listen to this somewhat faceless official, but he seems to have the intention of complaining about the scorched earth strategy. The anxious Chang Poyu suddenly caught fire,

"What kind of thing are you, the scorched earth strategy is the best strategy for my Great Xia Founding Ancestor to resist a strong enemy, are you questioning Gao Zu?"

"Weichen doesn't dare, Lord Chang, I just have the responsibility to tell the emperor about the people outside. Your Majesty, in the long run, I am afraid that I will be burdened by the displaced people, and the situation will become more and more difficult to control. ”

"Your Majesty, don't listen to him messing around, when life and death are at stake, don't lose a big ...... because of a small thing"

"Your Majesty, Sheng An is uneasy, rumors are spreading, and people are panicking, this is also a major event in crisis society......"

"Alright, alright!"

Hua Sijian didn't have a good rest at night, but at this time, his head was so swollen that he was about to explode because of the quarrel between the two ministers, his face sank, and he used the raised volume to hint at his dissatisfaction.

"General Chang is my minister of Great Xia, you have something to say about a small inspection, don't contradict it!

This seems to be reprimanding the little patrol who doesn't know the height of the sky, but even the opportunity to open his mouth has been deprived, and after waiting for the quiet, Hua Sijian set his eyes on Horn, who was closest to him,

"If the homeless people continue to pour in, can we accept our money and food, and since the prime minister can't enter the court, what advice does Huo Aiqing have?"

Horn is in charge of the Money and Grain Division, Hua Sizhen naturally wants to hear his opinion, in addition, the three important ministers of the first emperor, in addition to the prime minister, only Chang Poyu and Horn are left at this moment, and only with his identity can Chang Poyu be better balanced.

I don't know that Horn, who has always been good at observing words and feelings, was quite hesitant at the moment, and after a while, he replied,

"Emperor Shengming, General Chang personally went to the northern Xinjiang to supervise the war, so he naturally has a lot of ideas about the situation on the battlefield. Presumably, General Chang's scorched earth strategy has his own reasons. ”

This is not the answer that Hua Sijian wants, and recently there has been chaos in the capital, and the citizens have complained. Sheng'an City, which was originally closed at night, fell into a sense of slaughter at this moment. I thought that Horn, who knew his mind well, would come forward, but he didn't want even this close minister to have the intention of subservient to Chang Po.

Probably seeing Hua Sijian's displeasure, Horn then changed the conversation,

But what the inspector said, the minister thinks there is some truth in it. The emperor loves the people of the world, and the people naturally support the emperor. However, the displaced people are also the people, and if there are too many displaced people, they will naturally be able to capsize. If the conflict between the displaced people and the people of the capital intensifies, it will naturally point the finger at us......"

Chang Poyu on the side couldn't bear Horn's slow swallowing strength, and couldn't help but interject, "Lord Huo, don't please both sides, you said, the demon beast army is about to attack, and we are still wasting our tongues here, what's the use?"

Chang Poyu didn't notice that his unintentional words made the old man sitting on the dragon chair blush, and his face became even more ugly.

Horn wasn't angry, Chang Poyu's gaffe was originally expected by him, and the patrol jumped out just right, in fact, he had arranged it a long time ago.

It's just that the inspector thought that Horn was a decent person, and he didn't want to hurt the country, so he let himself come forward and show the people's feelings.

Horn saluted Chang Po with his wrist in front of him,

"Lord Chang laughed, General Chang laughed, you are the first person in my Great Xia army, my ironclad heroes in Great Xia are all driven by the general, I heard you say that you can't resist those demon beast armies, you let me, a weak person who has no power to restrain the chicken, go into battle to break the enemy, this is indeed difficult for some strong people. ”

Horn said it well, seemingly flattering Chang Po, but in fact, he secretly ridiculed each other, Chang Po couldn't withstand the attack of the demon beast army, but the people were displaced and complained.

Chang Poyu fought hard for a long time, and did not hesitate to quarrel with a group of courtiers, but he did not say anything about the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair. In other words, the Son of Heaven was unwilling to respond to his request, and he held on until he retreated.

Hua Sijian pretended to be worried, "General Chang has worked hard for the country, but he is just recruiting soldiers from all over the country, not child's play, you and I still have to think long-term." ”

Seeing that Chang Poyu was about to open his mouth to fight again, Hua Sijian hurriedly raised his voice, "But the difficulty of the displaced people is not a trivial matter, the inspection adult, since you are more informed, the forbidden army in the capital will transfer people and horses to help you solve the problem of the displaced people." If all the ministers can abide by their responsibilities, I believe that our luck in Great Xia will not end like this!"

As he spoke, Hua Sijian glared at Chang Poyu meaningfully. This implication made the upright Chang Po's angry face turn purple, and he couldn't wait to reason with this ignorant emperor on the spot.

Finally, it was another noisy day in the court, whether it was the emperor or the ministers, they were all tired of tossing, especially those ministers who were cautious and climbed all the way to the court, all of them just wanted to mix in a high position, for fear that they would lose their efforts if they were not careful.

They were afraid of being targeted by Chang Po, and they were also worried that they would inadvertently run into the unfathomable Lord Horn. insisted on not saying a word, which seemed to make the person on the dragon chair dissatisfied, it was really frightening step by step, and it was more tiring than the quarrelsome Chang Poyu and the patrol adult.

"Disperse, disperse!" In the end, Hua Sijian's complaining order to retreat from the dynasty made everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief, except for Chang Po and the patrol lord in the dispute, of course, there was also Horn, who seemed to be out of the way.

Obviously, the emperor suppressed his anger at Chang Polu until the end, and it seemed that he did not achieve his goal, but obviously, the emperor's patience with Chang Poyu was almost exhausted, and the courtiers waited for Hua Sijian's personal guards to escort him out of the court, and then they went home in twos and threes.

Only Chang Poyu stood in place, as if it were a stone statue.

"General Chang, the emperor has his own ideas, and sometimes he can't come in a hurry. When Horn turned around, he happened to face Chang Poyu, and he didn't want to avoid the old general's gaze that had been staring at him, and he hurriedly smiled on his face as if he was thinking about the old man.

But Chang Poyu can be regarded as having been tested by the court for a long time, and after calming down, he probably knows what the problem is, although he is indignant in his heart, but since Horn took the initiative to say hello, he wants to make the final effort.

"Chang Mouxiang has no mouth to cover, if there is any offense, I hope that Lord Huo will have a lot of Haihan. ”

"Hey~" Horn hurriedly bowed again, "General Chang's words are wrong, you and I have been officials in the same dynasty for nearly half a lifetime, and I know that General Chang has been fighting horses all his life in order to protect the peace of Great Xia." The admiration in my heart is tight, how dare I be disrespectful. ”

Horn said so sincerely, if it was a bystander, he would definitely be moved, but Chang Poyu couldn't help but snort coldly,

"Although I have never put the enemy in my eyes, but the way of being an official, it is really difficult to compare with Lord Huo, I only ask Lord Huo to work with me this time to fight the demon beasts, otherwise, with the ferocity of the demon beast and demon army, I am afraid that there will be no more life in Kyushu. ”

Horn said again and again, "I understand General Chang's hard work, but this matter, sometimes I really can't be anxious, our emperor is not a child anymore, sometimes his thoughts, we as courtiers don't dare to guess." ”

The old handsome man who was in a depressed mood insisted on leaving alone until the end, and the sun had already set outside the tall vermilion wall, and the figure of the old man was gradually engulfed by the shadow of the high wall and bright tiles.

No one knows if the old man's increasingly thin and rickety back can block the impact of the increasingly approaching torrent of demon beasts for the empire.

Horn, who seems to be detached, did two things after retreating.

First of all, he met with the inspector who was facing Chang Po in the court.

This person was originally a person from the Five Armies of Great Xia, and because he exposed corruption in the army, he went all the way to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. When the case arrived at Chang Polu, he originally thought that the famous governor of the five armies could support him, but Chang Polu didn't even see him, but just pushed his military position to the end. I also planned to give him five hundred taels of silver.

The inspector felt that this was Chang Poyu's intention to insult himself, so he simply left the barracks and threw the five hundred taels of white flowers and silver on the ground.

I don't know how this matter got to Horn, and the uncle found him in private, saying that the country needed an upright person like him, and promoted him to the position of inspector, but he repeatedly told him that this was a business matter, and asked the inspector to never misunderstand his good intentions.

The inspector has long wanted to participate in the scorched earth strategy of the Son of Heaven, causing the entire northern part of the empire to be displaced, which is related to the foundation of the empire. But Horn kept him waiting for the best time, and didn't let him report to the Son of Heaven until today.

"Don't worry, I know your good intentions. ”

After Horn had cheered up the Inspector, he hurried to do the second thing.

He brought with him a delicate plate that he had found from the kingdom of Zephani. There is a switch that can be rotated under the plate, and with a few twists, the small fish in the water will swim in the model on the plate, and the birds in the trees will start to flutter their wings and chirp.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hohenho is asking to see you outside. "Father-in-law Shen has taken a lot of bonuses from Horn, and he is familiar with Shi Huoping, the commander of the Jinluan Forbidden Army, so Horn naturally doesn't need to use Xuan Junding to meet him in the harem.

What's more, this time Horn still has enough reasons - "The emperor has been troubled during this time, and it just so happened that the envoy brought back a magic box of obscene skills in the Western Fan Kingdom, which will automatically circulate and be specially dedicated to the emperor to relieve his boredom." ”

Hua Sijian was worried, and even the concubine Lu Li in his arms couldn't seem to cheer him up. Horn's box intrigued him.

At first sight, it was a skilful design.

Hua Sijian lowered his head and fiddled with it, and muttered quietly,

"Well, it's not easy for Huo Aiqing to understand me. ”

"The holy dragon body is more about the safety of the empire. The minister was worried. ”

"Well, Chang Poyu is really a headache, but you are really, there is no need to be so accommodating to him bullying me in the court. ”