Royal business

Jia Jun'li handled some matters for Zhao Xie. The two had cooperated for a while before, and there was no conflict between them, so they could be regarded as peaceful coexistence.

Zhao Xie is proud of himself now, but when he thinks of Huo Sishu's proposal, he can't laugh anymore when he thought of Huo Sishu's proposal. For this, everyone in the army said: General Zhao is deep!

The old emperor panicked, because he didn't expect that Cheng Shuanghua would make a comeback in such a short period of time, and he didn't expect that Long Xiaogu was the first one they attacked, and he didn't expect that Cheng Shuanghua would join forces with Huo Sishu!

When all the unexpected things happen, the person concerned will be in a state of extreme anxiety, just like the current old emperor.But the most indispensable thing in the court is the courtiers who want to make contributions, just like the most indispensable thing around the emperor is women, they just need to be discovered.

The emperor summoned Zhao Rang into the palace, and seeing the elders of the court kneeling in front of him who were about the same age as him, Huo De was filled with emotion for a while.

"Zhao Rang, I want to know what you think of this rebellion."

Zhao Rang's face was watery, "If you follow the emperor's handling method, I'm afraid that things like fear of chaos will not be eradicated."

"I didn't come to listen to your teaching." Hearing the faint sarcasm, the emperor was slightly angry.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be suspicious, you don't need to be suspicious when you employ someone!"

"Zhao Rang! Don't think that you are really afraid to touch you."

"...The humble minister requests to go to war, to help the emperor put down the war."

The emperor's straight back stiffened slightly, "Why bother?"

"This is the result that the humble minister deserves, please make an order from the emperor."

"..."

Although the battle was not going smoothly, it was certainly not too difficult. Three months later, the Black Dragon Army was only a hundred miles away from Zhucheng.

Huo Yan rode a tall horse and looked in the direction of Zhu Cheng, "Uncle, do you really want to fight in?"

Cheng Shuanghua's eyes were firm, "Only if we beat you in will we have a way out, or do you want to be the second Huo Sishu?"

"The person leaning on it is my father..."

"I won't force you, you have to figure out your own way." After saying that, he rode back to the camp.But I feel a little sad in my heart. People who still hesitate at such a juncture, even if they take this road, how far can they go...

52

52. May Day is approaching, thunder...

Although Zhao Rang is full of talents, he is a literati after all. He can't be said to know nothing about war. He is not an expert, and he is old.Even if you take the initiative to ask for a job, there is almost no advantage except for your courage.

Huo De stood in the Golden Luan Hall and looked at the empty hall, a little confused.Just a few days ago, the place was still full. They fell at his feet and shouted long live, but in just a few days, they all left.

Huo De felt tired like never before, "Xuan Zhao Rang!"

"Yes..." The father-in-law at the back of the palace was a little hesitant. Prime Minister Zhao was on the defensive. At this time, the emperor issued an edict to let him come back. Did he have other considerations or he was exhausted?

Still hesitating, he went out to announce the decree.

At this time, Zhao Rang was inspecting the military training in the barracks. He had never fought or had any experience in fighting, but as a prime minister, he still knew the national conditions of Li Kingdom quite well. For a good sword, there is a huge difference between those who have drunk blood and those who have not.

The imperial guards in the imperial city are not hot-blooded men trained on the battlefield. Without those experiences, they will not have that kind of momentum. Without the baptism of blood, they will not have the courage to fight for their lives. This truth has been clearly explained in their last confrontation up.

But since he is standing in this position, since he is still standing beside that person, even if it is the last struggle, he should fall with the most heroic posture.

He knows that his pride cannot be underestimated or threatened, even if it is broken, it should be frozen at the moment when his head is raised.What's more, the one who betrayed him in the end was still his close relatives.

Zhao Rang looked up to the sky and sighed, and someone came to report to him, saying that the emperor had summoned him.

"Zhao Rang, do you hate me?" Huo De stood on the Golden Luan Hall, stroking the dragon chair one after another.

"Why did the emperor say that?" Zhao Rang looked at his back, feeling unprecedentedly calm.

"I know Empress Dexin is your childhood sweetheart. I married her, but I couldn't give her happiness."

"Becoming a queen has always been her dream. Even if she marries me, she may not necessarily be happy."

Huo De's hand rested on the gem in the center of the dragon chair, and he looked sideways at Zhao Rang, "Whose child is Si Shu?"

"Of course King Rui is the child of the old King Rui, but now he is already a traitor."

"Zhao Rang, you are still lying to me even now!" Your fingers clasped the gem tightly, and the veins on the back of your hand bulged, as if you were about to dig it out.

Zhao Rang smiled, "Your Majesty, whose child do you think he is? Or, whose child do you want him to be? If it's not King Rui's, could it be yours, Your Majesty? Or, do you think it's your minister's?"

"You and I both know that it was Huo Yu who took Sishu away from the palace. Why are you lying to me?"

"Will you believe what I say?"

Huo De was startled, "Tell me, I believe you once."

"It's yours."

The simple and clear three words made Huo De not slow down for a whole quarter of an hour.

"Then is there any way to make up for what happened back then..."

Zhao Rang took a step back, bowed and said: "Forgive me, the most important thing now is how to retreat from the enemy, not how to make up for a child. What's more... how does the emperor want to make up?"

You gave him the right, gave him strength, gave him reasons to hate you, let him take revenge on you with everything you gave, and finally destroyed you abruptly... Why do you want to talk about making up at this time?

"Zhao Rang, how sure are you?" He let go of his hand, and there was a dull pain in his fingertips.

"I'm not sure. The emperor knows Cheng Shuanghua's ability to use troops. If he didn't kill them all at the beginning, it means that there will be endless troubles in the future, and we have no advantage."

"Then forget it..." He raised his hand and looked at the bloodshot fingertips, his heart ached slightly, "What's the point of that? That child Huo Yan... I was sorry for him back then, and sooner or later this throne will be his, really. Tired..."

Zhao Rang bowed slowly, "Huo Yan is not of royal blood."

Huo De's veins trembled slightly, and his voice instantly returned to ice-cold, "...What do you mean..."

"The queen handed over the little prince to the minister, but the current prince is not the prince."

"Why is Yang Xue partial to me!"

Zhao Rang didn't care about Huo De's anger, and looked at him without retreating in the slightest, "King Rui is an example. No mother would let her child take this risk. There is only one King Rui in the world, and only Saved a prince."

"So the queen found you?"

"Yes."

Huo De didn't want to worry about him, "Where is the prince?"

"As the emperor wished, his whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown."

"Zhao Rang, enough is enough."

Zhao Rang smiled, "Weichen accepted the queen's entrustment to take the prince out of the palace to be fostered in an ordinary family, but a few years later when weichen went there again, the local area was already devastated by natural disasters, and there was no one left in the whole village. "

"died?"

"I don't know."

The emperor waved his hand weakly, "You go down first, I want to be quiet."

"The rebel army is about to attack the city, please make a decision as soon as possible." After saying that, he retreated.

In the empty hall, there was only one person left again, who came and went ups and downs, but in the end it was only one person...

Zhao Rang walks in the empty corridor, the carved columns and jade pillars are still there, but the prosperity of the day is gone, time has changed, why bother to recall the past, Huo De, you should let go...

Zhao Xie was counting the number of people at this time, when he saw Cheng Shuanghua riding back to the camp, "The general is back." Zhao Xie stepped forward to say hello.

"Well, it's been hard these days, are the soldiers all right?"

"It's okay, it's just that I'm a little tired after traveling all night."

"Iron Man will not be able to bear it, so he will send an order to camp in place."

"Don't you attack the city at night?" Zhao Xie was surprised.

Cheng Shuanghua's face was not good-looking, and he glanced at the direction he came just now. Huo Yan rode towards this side on horseback. Cheng Shuanghua looked back at Zhao Xie, "Everyone is tired, and it may not be possible to fight now. How beneficial it is, let's rest for a night first."

Zhao Xie nodded, then turned to the soldiers behind him, "Camp in place!"

Afterwards, the two of them made up their minds about the layout of the camp and left separately.

At this time, Zhao Xie had been away from Demon Fire Palace for half a year.

Early the next morning, the whole army gathered to attack Zhucheng. Just when all the soldiers had been reorganized and ready to go to battle at any time, something unexpected happened.

Prime Minister Zuo, who is now Marshal Zhao Rang, the leader of the regular army of Li Kingdom, appeared in the Black Dragon Army barracks.

Zhao Rang was escorted in by soldiers who were probing outside. Even the most noble people were starting to lose their way at this time.Zhao Rang happened to pass by Zhao Xie while being escorted, and Zhao Xie watched the three of them enter Cheng Shuanghua's tent strangely.

Alder said that he would also go to the battlefield. At this time, he happened to meet Zhao Xie, and leaned over to look at him, "Hey! Boy, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Xie frowned, still looking in the direction of the military tent: "I seem to have seen that person somewhere before."

Li Zong also surrounded him, seemed quite frightened, and said in a low voice, "That's... Zhao Rang, Prime Minister Zuo of Li Kingdom, you are all surnamed Zhao, from our family, it's not unusual to see him."

Zhao Xie smiled, how could he be in the same family as the prime minister, maybe it was possible 500 years ago!

"Then should we lose the set now or watch the fun?" Alder looked at the two and asked.

"Go and have a look. I don't know why the opponent's general appeared in our barracks at this time. If he came to ask for peace, we don't have to fight, right?" Zhao Xie started playing.