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There seemed to be a lot of unfinished meaning in his words, Ji Yun didn't bother to think about it, just watched the dark green pupils seemed to have turbulent waves, and his own dazed and frightened face was reflected in the waves.

He finally made a sound from his throat: "...Gu Huan, what do you want to do."

The sound was light and weak, with a suppressed hoarseness and trembling.

However, Gu Huan was awakened by this sentence. He seemed to have recovered from some kind of uncontrollable imagining. His eyes changed slightly, staring at the person in front of him deeply, from his face to Ji Yun who was just startled. , the side of the neck where the collar is slightly parted.

This look is no better than the one just now, but darker and deeper.

Ji Yun's scalp was numb, and he felt a chill on the side of his neck.

At this moment, the two of them suddenly heard a clear voice from outside: "Is Your Majesty in the car? My humble minister Bai Chen, please see Your Majesty."

This sudden sound completely broke the silence in the car, and the strange atmosphere between the two dissipated by two points. Ji Yun let out a breath from his chest. Hearing this man's voice, he suddenly calmed down for no reason.

This kind of emotion would involuntarily show on his face, his brows and eyes relaxed, his lips raised slightly, and he opened his mouth to call Bai Chen in.

But he was stopped by Gu Huan, who spoke first: "Your Majesty was disturbed by thieves just now, and it is inappropriate to see people now. Bai Sanqi, please go back."

Ji Yun couldn't help glaring at Gu Huan angrily, but Gu Huan's ups and downs just now had disappeared, and now there was only a cold and gloomy look, and he said to Ji Yun: "Not all the traitors have been caught yet, I dare not relax my vigilance, Your Majesty will It's better to be careful."

Ji Yun knew in his heart that he was talking nonsense, but it was just to isolate himself, so he sneered angrily: "The general has one traitor at a time, but so far, except for the general, I really haven't seen where the so-called traitors are."

Gu Huan didn't seem to hear his sarcasm at all, and said: "Of course it's because I have isolated the danger from His Majesty, otherwise, does Your Majesty think that he can sit here safely?"

Ji Yun was almost shocked by his brazen words, and was so angry that he was stunned. He couldn't hold back for a while, and blurted out: "The assassin incident three years ago, do you dare to say such a thing?"

After Ji Yun finished speaking, he knew that he was too impulsive. No matter what the truth was, what he thought three years ago had already changed the story.He kept this matter in his heart for more than three years, and only occasionally when he woke up from a dream did he dare to bear the chill and pain and reluctantly recall it.

And he followed the suspicious clue and killed Ji Zhun according to the trick. No matter what, he was already an accomplice.Since he has accepted the fact that the assassin belongs to Ji Zhun on the surface, it is neither wise nor meaningful to bring it up at this time.

But he was really brooding, Gu Huan's methods were ruthless, and he was ashamed of himself since he was a child.

"If that person's accuracy is worse, or if my reaction is slower," he gritted his teeth, "Gu Huan, are you ready to support the crown prince?"

Gu Huan had vaguely guessed that Ji Yun was not ignorant of what he was doing, but he was willing to pretend not to know that Ji Yun was ignorant of current affairs.In fact, even if Ji Yun knew that it was him, so what? Even if he was suspicious of him and had a estrangement from him, he still had to rely on him.

But maybe people are good at self-deception. When the window paper is not pierced, they always hope that they are not so bad in the eyes of the other party.

It's just that now that it's broken, it doesn't make any sense to cover up other than adding hypocrisy.

Gu Huan's expression didn't change much, he didn't feel guilty of being questioned, nor resentment of being wronged, his tone was very calm, even calm: "Your Majesty, if you really want to support the crown prince, your majesty will not be unscathed three years ago. .Today, Your Majesty will not be here to question your loyalty."

But he admitted that what happened three years ago was planned by him alone.

Rao Ji Yun was already prepared in his heart, and when he heard it with his own ears, his heart skipped a beat and his face changed in shock.

And Bai Chen's voice sounded from outside the car again: "Since the general is with His Majesty, it is not suitable for His Majesty to see others when he is frightened, so it is the same if I report to the General. The situation is urgent, please take the time to see the minister."

Gu Huan raised his eyebrows slightly, and after a while, he lifted the curtain and got out of the car.

When the curtain of the car was lifted, the eyes of Ji Yun inside the car and Bai Chen outside the car happened to meet. Bai Chen originally frowned, but when he saw him, his brows and eyes softened quickly, as if to reassure him. Blinked at him.

Just for a moment, the curtain fell down, separating the two of them again.

Gu Huan took a sheepskin roll from Bai Chen, pushed it away, and rolled it up without moving.

He looked at Bai Chen, smiled slightly and said, "Bai Xiaolang is young, but he has some abilities of his own. Such a large border defense map must have cost a lot of manpower and material resources."

"Houliang is very ambitious, and he has been acting constantly lately, so there is no harm in making plans in advance." Bai Chen cupped his hands, avoiding talking about how he got this picture, and just said, "The general is a good general of the country, guarding the four directions, This item should be of some use to the General."

Gu Huan weighed the parchment in his hand, and said with a half-smile, "But I don't know what Bai Xiaolang wants to exchange for this general from this general."

"I can't say what to change. Naturally, such a thing must be in the hands of the right person to play its role. Looking around, no one knows how to use this picture better than the general." Bai Chen looked humble. Smiling slightly, "The general's loyalty is obvious to all in the civil and military affairs of the court. Now that foreign troubles are about to occur, it is time for His Majesty to rely on the general. If there is discord between the monarch and his ministers at this time, I am afraid that outsiders will take advantage of the loophole."

"The general should know better than the minister why the overall situation is the most important thing."

Gu Huan's face did not show the color of being persuaded, but he smiled slightly: "This general's 20 troops have been guarding the border all year round, and they dare not say that foreign troubles will arise. The meaning in Bai Xiaolang's words seems to know when they will come. It's like calling."

Gu Huan has always been alert and alert, Bai Chen is not surprised that he can sense the deep meaning in his words.He naturally didn't want to expose himself, but at this juncture, Gu Huan was forcing the palace and imprisoned His Majesty.At present, there is no one in the court who can stop Gu Huan's sharpness. It may be too exaggerated to strike a stone with an egg, but it is enough to kill the fish and break the net.

In this way, there is only one way to negotiate with Gu Huan, just want to impress Gu Huan, the bargaining chip is naturally not ordinary.

Bai Chen raised his eyebrows and cupped his hands, and said: "The general is right, I do know when Hou Liang will invade."

Gu Huan finally raised his eyebrows.

"I put my eyeliner on the back beam, and found out that they are raising their troops recently, and they will raise their troops soon. This is why I handed over this sheepskin scroll to the general." Bai Chen said, "The new emperor of the Hou Liang, Duan Pihuan, is rare. The person I met at first sight, Liang has grown rapidly in recent years, the general must have some calculations in his mind. Now the general and his majesty are at odds with each other, and now such a thing has happened, the general can also guess how the inside and outside suspect the general's intentions, the prince Now that this year is fifteen, it is more than enough to inherit the general. Even if the minister believes that the general has no such intentions, how can he be able to resist the crowd's talk? This is also the source of His Majesty's suspicion of the general. I hereby ask the general General, now that the general is coercing His Majesty, do you want to abolish him, or do you not want to?"

This question can be regarded as treasonous, even Gu Huan didn't seem to expect that the people around His Majesty would dare to ask him such a question, his expression changed drastically for a moment, and he didn't know how to react.

But Bai Chen didn't wait for him to react, and continued to say aggressively: "If you want to, the general will summon all the officials as soon as possible, and issue an order to support the crown prince. Anyway, who in the court can stop the general? If you don't want to, if the general still treats His Majesty Even if there is a trace of friendship between the monarch and his ministers, if you can't do such a rebellious and unethical thing, the general will release your majesty as soon as possible, and let your majesty settle the previous suspicions, so as not to make the quarrel deeper. Otherwise, the more you delay, the deeper your majesty's resentment towards the general will be. Even if the general wants to let him go, will the general dare?"

"If the general wakes up now, he will still be the pillar of our dynasty. Your majesty will rely on the general in everything. And the general will make an indelible contribution on the day when he learns about the rejuvenation of Liang with this sheepskin scroll. Why don't you worry about your Majesty not relying more on the great generals?"

I don't know if Gu Huan was moved by any of his words, but I couldn't tell from his expression.

He just remained silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty has prejudice against me, how can the barrier be easily eliminated. Besides, Your Majesty may not have misjudged me, I..."

He shut his mouth suddenly, realizing that he had said too much, and swallowed the remaining words.

He changed the subject: "Recently, the frontiers are indeed restless, and it is really inappropriate to have internal strife. Your Majesty is surrounded by my people, so there is no danger of safety. It is also time for me to go back to the frontier defense. Don't let those young people, I thought I could take advantage of it.”

By saying that, he meant to take a step back.It's just that Gu Huan is worthy of being a treacherous and cunning old man. He knew that after this incident, Ji Yun would definitely not be able to tolerate him in Beijing, so he just took advantage of Liang Yuan to escape.The sky was high and the emperor was far away, so Ji Yun naturally had nothing to do with him, and with Gu Huan's 20 army at the border, Ji Yun might have to coax him and beg him not to make trouble.

It's just that he let go of the mouth that was biting Ji Yun's throat anyway.

Bai Chen cupped his hands and said: "The general is good at understanding the general situation, I thank you here."

Gu Huan looked him up and down, and pulled his lips with a half-smile: "Bai Xiaolang is unparalleled in wisdom, and he is also very capable. I just don't know how long His Majesty can tolerate Xiaolang."

Bai Chen remained expressionless, and said calmly: "Is your majesty afraid of your subject's ability? What your majesty is afraid of is that as a subject, you have the heart of disobedience."

These words sounded somewhat ironic, but the smile on Gu Huan's face gradually dissipated, his expression fluctuated, and for a moment, he said inexplicably: "It's just that people's hearts are changeable. It didn't happen before. Not necessarily not now, not now, not necessarily not in the future.”

But Bai Chen smiled without a smile, and said: "The general may never have regretted anything. After the general really regrets, he will know what can be done and what can't be done."

Half a month later, Gu Huan submitted an invitation to go to Qiaozhou for defense.

On the day he left the city, Ji Yun went to see him off in person.

Wine was placed in the temporary tent, and Ji Yun and Gu Huan sat facing each other.

Ji Yun said: "I remember that you went out with the army for the first time, and you were not yet 16 years old."

There was some unreal memory in that tone, and Ji Yun had a slight smile in his eyes: "In the end, you brought back the sword spike that was stained with your own blood, and gave it to me, which scared me half to death."

There seemed to be a flash of embarrassment in Gu Huan's eyes, he pressed his eyebrows, and said: "At that time, I was so young that I frightened Your Majesty."

Ji Yun turned the wine glass, still smiling at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows: "At that time, I was thinking, Huan Lang treated me with sincerity, how should I repay his sincerity."

It seemed as if the conversation ended here, and no one could continue.

Over the past ten years, too many things have happened, only a few days ago the two had a big quarrel, looking back at the past, there is always some subtle irony.

Ji Yun respected him with a glass of wine: "It's still the same as before, I'm here alone waiting for your safe return."

In the end, when Ji Yun finished sending him back to the palace, the servant in the East Palace rushed in front of him with a look of death, and knelt down on his knees.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." the servant broke down and cried, "The crown prince is gone!"