Spring and autumn

Zhiyan went back to plead guilty.

Accidentally met Nie Xia outside the palace city who had returned to his life and pleaded guilty, so the two people went together to three people, and Wei Fan followed Zhiyan closely. He was used to strong winds and waves, and he was also uneasy at the moment.

Zhi Gang walked on the palace road with his hands tied and his back straight, and walked step by step towards the main hall with the open gate.Naturally, Wei Fan didn't dare to tie up his wife, she insisted on ordering her to be tied up. That was not a confession of sin, but a result of stubborn determination.

Zhao Xu had noticed her since she came into the palace, the more generous and fearless she looked, the more upset he felt, what did she think of him, he was her husband, what made her so Are you sure that he will embarrass her for others?

Zhiyan stood still in the hall without saying a word, Zhao Xu stared at her closely, besides the official seal of the emperor, there was also the seal that had just been confiscated from Fuhou's mansion on the case, his hands blocked by the case , had tightly clenched his robe, and was suppressing the violent shaking at this moment.

The atmosphere was terribly dull, Wei Fan peeked at Zhiyan who said he was pleading guilty but refused to bow his head, stepped forward and saluted above: "Your Majesty, I'm here to plead guilty..."

"Bring Madam back safely, what is General Wei's fault?" Zhao Xu interrupted him, almost gnashing his teeth and Wei Fan's heart trembled.

Zhao Xu let go of his robe and stood up, several cases could not stop him, he had already suppressed his extreme anger.Zhiyan was not surprised by this at all, he has always been a very forbearing person, especially after being stabbed by her last time, his thoughts became even more uncertain.Such a person with such indistinct emotions and anger is the most terrifying. Although Zhiyan was not surprised, he still felt unsure of fear when he faced it. Zhao Xu had already walked over and stood in front of her, squinting at her trying to control her. With an unchanging face.

"Xun Hui was killed for rebellion, and the vacant prime minister position, can General Wei choose?" Although he was staring at Zhiyan, Zhao Xu asked Wei Fan.

Wei Fan never asked about personnel affairs, and he didn't comment on how quickly Nie Xia was promoted. Discussions are easy to cause gossip, and discussions about personnel affairs are even more unflattering.Wei Fan is a well-known person in the officialdom, so he would not easily fall into the trap set up by others, so he replied honestly and respectfully: "The important matter of paying homage to the prime minister is naturally first mentioned by the emperor, and it is handed over to the court for discussion. The minister is just a side General, don’t dare to speak rashly.”

Zhao Xu waved his hands as if he had expected him to say this, and approached, "You have long been the right master of this country, why are you just a side general? General Wei has worked hard, but it doesn't matter."

Must he say?Wei Fan quickly weighed the pros and cons, and finally continued to insist: "I have always been with soldiers and horses, and I don't know much about the personnel and affairs in the court. It can only be used as a reference and cannot be suggested. Besides, if you ask such a question, I am afraid that you already have someone in your heart." right?"

"General Wei is killing you so hard that you don't want to help me?" Zhao Xu sneered, and suddenly looked serious, "What I mean is that there is no one more suitable than General Wei for the position of Prime Minister."

"Your Majesty! This..." Wei Fan was startled, and suddenly raised his head to see Zhao Xu's expressionless face, and hurriedly lowered his head again, really flustered, "Your Majesty, my subject... I am a military commander, and the position of Prime Minister is related to the people's livelihood, and I can't handle it! Please, Your Majesty..."

"That's it, General Wei doesn't have to shirk it anymore!" Zhao Xu couldn't explain his underground decision, turned around and walked to the side of the table, shook off his robe and stroked the jade seal with his big hand, with a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth, "Bingling The Widow Guan will send people to guard him, so General Wei doesn’t have to go back, he can just live in the Prime Minister’s Mansion in Xinjing, and the Widow will ask Zong Bo to choose an auspicious day to seal the altar to pay homage to the Prime Minister.”

The despondency of the sky falling spread in Wei Fan's heart. What Zhiyan said was right. The meaning of his existence was to restrain Xun Hui. Xun Hui had already fallen. Once the emperor started to train new people, he would naturally turn around and attack him. I just didn't expect it to be so fast.Even Zhiyan didn't think about it, and even began to suspect that Zhao Xu deliberately let her go to Bingling Pass, so that Wei Fan escorted her back obediently without a brigade.It's not a matter of worshiping even Mingsheng and secretly demoting, this is just a repeat of the old trick of house arrest in Beijing.

"There is no one who is not a Marquis when you pay homage to the Prime Minister." Zhao Xu's hand left the Prime Minister's seal, and turned his back to the three stunned people below the steps, and said almost at the same time as Wei Fan's guess, "I will make you Fuhou .”

Wei Fan's heart has completely cooled down. Your Majesty is really good at playing power tricks. First, he calmly provoked their generals to discord, but he himself was also tricked. The clan did not organize a group of ministers to advise him. He had such an ability, but he missed it once, but he couldn't turn around again.Bowing his head and saying "Thanks to your great love", Wei Fan retreated under Zhao Xu's signal.

"Your Majesty..." Seeing Wei Fan go out, Nie Xia, who had watched a good show, reminded himself of his existence.

"Nie Sikou." Zhao Xu did not turn around, but showed that he knew he was there, and he even comforted his beloved minister about what happened just now, "Nie Sikou has only been an official for a month, and he is a subject of the new dynasty. In this important position, I know Si Kou's loyalty, Si Kou has done his best to carry out the edict of the widow, and he even did not hesitate to fight the monarch and his wife with swords, Xun Yao escaped from the state of Jin, it is not your fault."

One sentence made Nie Xia feel at ease. Originally, he stopped wandering because of Zhao Xu's knowledge and kindness, but he really stepped into the high-pressure Jin court, but Nie Xia didn't even have time to regret it.Zhao Xu, who bears the notoriety, struggles in the midst of thorns, hides his sincerity and treats everyone as pawns. Although this is not in line with Nie Xia's guess about the virtuous king, he cannot help but be respectful.Your Majesty is suspicious of everyone. Once you enter such an imperial court, your fate will no longer be in your hands. Even people like Nie Xia can only obey orders.

Sure enough, Zhao Xu gave him another difficult task: "Master You has become the Prime Minister of the country, and the Bingling Pass where General Wei was stationed was the gateway to Qin State, so I don't feel at ease if I leave it to someone else."

Having already understood his plan, Nie Xia lowered his head and muffledly replied, "I will not disgrace my life."

Zhao Xu nodded with his back on his back, and said: "I don't know how Qin will spread the word about the Tonglao Pass this time. Bingling Pass must be the first for defense. The troops at Qingmu Pass cannot be withdrawn. I also ask General Nie to go to Wangcheng to allocate half of the guards, and then go to Bingling Pass. Bingling Pass cannot be separated from the general for a while, please do not delay on the way, General Nie, and truthfully pass on the news that the widow worships General Wei as Prime Minister, so as to stabilize the morale of the army .As for Master You's letter of appointment, I will send someone to deliver it immediately."

"Yes, thank you sir." Nie Xia was obviously not as flustered as Wei Fan, so he just responded lightly and went down.

Only Zhiyan and Zhao Xu were left in the hall. Zhao Xu never said a single word to her since she came in, but pulled Wei Fan and Nie Xia into a big show, which was about the relationship between Xiangguo and Master You. It is impossible to make such a hasty decision on the appointment of personnel, he clearly had plans in advance.

Zhiyan knew what this meant, he had long wanted to make such a move, but deliberately showed her in front of her, wanting her to stop the unnecessary struggle.

The most difficult thing for Zhao Xu to come to power is how to overthrow the powerful forces that cherish the old master. These people have to use it temporarily, but they can't use it for a long time after all. Nie Xia is the first official introduced by the replacement.It's just using sowing dissension and mutual suspicion to act. In fact, it is not a brilliant idea, and it seems to be repeating old tricks.Zhao Xu brought down Xun Hui with the same method that brought down Jinguang, and said that he was about to use the same method to bring down Wei Fan. Nie Xia would not be the last loyal minister, and a capable and absolutely loyal assistant had not yet been found. , or with Zhao Xu's suspicion, such a person would never appear.He let his officials fight, and finally reaped the benefits.Just like now, let Wei Fan realize that he is in danger, and Nie Xia takes over from him, this civil-military relationship will repeat Xun Hui and Wei Fan again. The chess piece held tightly by the opponent has no ability to resist.

This is the scariest thing about Zhao Xu, the king.

As soon as Nie Xia went out, Zhao Xu turned around, and when he walked over, he waved away the crowd, Zhiyan stared at him, waiting for him to pronounce his sentence, but this man walked around behind her, carefully He quickly untied the rope that bound her hands behind her back.

The rope fell to the ground, Zhiyan broke free for a moment, and leaned forward, Zhao Xu quickly reached out to protect him, Zhiyan covered his red wrist, and looked at him angrily: "Zhao Xu, what exactly do you want? "

"I don't do anything, I just want to tell you that no matter how much you fight against me, it's useless." Zhao Xu stared back coldly, and there seemed to be some heartache hidden in his frosty eyes.

Zhiyan pursed his lips firmly, raised his head and asked bravely: "The matter of Ziren is an unjust case, right?"

When she mentioned Xun Hui, Zhao Xu's expression was very bad, and he looked away with a stern face. Zhao Xu just said, "Don't mention this matter again, and I don't want to pursue it anymore."

"You don't want to pursue it anymore? But because of your edict, how many people died unjustly? Even if what happened to Ziren was not an unjust case, they still died unjustly!" The blood and fire of Fuhou's mansion that night was still flooding in his mind. Cyan became excited as he spoke, and grabbed Zhao Xu's clothes regardless of the pain in his wrist, tears welled up in his bloodshot eyes, "What's wrong with Han Lu, and what's wrong with Yao'er, you want to kill them all? So you're not such a person! Where's your compassion? Han Lu doesn't know anything, Yao'er is still so young..."

"Xun Yao is still so young. I have a genocide with him. He wants to seek revenge. Just come to me!" Zhao Xu grabbed her hand and roared suddenly. Feeling the pain, she let out a roar when she heard that Qing was in a daze, with tears still in her eyes, and she couldn't see Zhao Xu's face clearly through the blurred tear curtain, "Why should I be afraid of what I have to do? The lord, Have you done too little killing? It’s a merit if it’s done, it’s a sin if it’s not done, I don’t want you to atone for me, I know exactly what I’m doing!”

As soon as he let go of Zhiyan, Zhao Xu turned his back again, walked up to Duke Jin's case, walked to the side of the throne, lowered his head as he tried his best to control his emotions, and bulged the veins on the back of Shangxiangyin's hand. He got up, but when he spoke again, his voice had returned to silence: "You are also tired after driving for the past few days, go back and rest."

Zhiyan bit his lower lip to restrain his sobs, then glanced at Zhao Xu's gradually trembling back, and stumbled backwards.