Surrounded by strong ministers

Xiao Zong came out of the wing room and stood in the corridor for a long time without saying a word.

What kind of situation surrounds his throne, Xiao Zong has always been clearer than anyone else.Conspiracies are wrapped in plots, and dark arrows are hidden in the fighting.

An out-and-out Shura field.

The most indispensable thing in the field is life and blood.

Every day in this Great Zhou Dynasty, somewhere he could see or couldn't see, someone would definitely die because of the supreme position under his seat.

Around that position, there are endless calculations and life and death, father and son are not father and son, brothers are not brothers, wives, daughters and sisters can all enter the game as pawns, blood and friendship are as thin as paper and water.

Maybe he has always been lucky. When his brothers fought against each other, his father promised to guarantee him a ten years of peace and contention. After his father passed away, the palace battle was triggered. Prince Rui entered Xinyang Palace for the last time. Before leaving, What was given to him was a firm hug, and what was left behind were the dead soldiers in Prince Rui's residence.

He should be lucky to be born in an emperor's family.

"Your Majesty." After an unknown amount of time, Han Su called softly behind him.

Xiao Zong came back to his senses slowly, turned his face towards Tai Tuo, "Is everything inside safe?"

Han Su nodded, "Someone has already fixed the appearance of Prince Chu." Glancing at Xiao Zong's gentle and elegant face, although his face was calm, there was a trace of fatigue between his brows, and his expression was even more gloomy. He probably Knowing the feelings of the emperor about the situation of the prince of Chu, he wanted to say a few words of comfort, but now was not the time, he was silent for a moment, and then brought up the matter: "Mr. Sima... I don't know how the emperor will deal with it?" Mei said: "The king of Chu is extremely ruthless, he does not hesitate to sacrifice his parents and children to fabricate a pretext for the incident, it is vicious and unkind, but in front of the people of the world, he will definitely do what he should do. While blaming His Majesty for his son's sudden death, nine times out of ten he still has to ask His Majesty for Sima Xian's body to be buried with a loving father's face. I don't know His Majesty..."

"At this point, why bother with a deceased person?" Xiao Zong said coldly, "The king of Chu wants to sing and dance, so let him go. Sima Xian... just burn the body as he wished, Subconsciously turned to the closed door behind him, he couldn't help feeling sorry for him, he had seen too much of the cruelty of blood, "Find a quieter place and bury him."

"I obey the order." Han Su bowed slightly.

Xiao Zong stood again in the corridor, silent for a moment, and breathed a long sigh of relief, as if expecting to be able to spit out everything from his heart and lungs after such a sigh of relief.

After exhaling for a long time, Xiao Zong calmed down and said to Han Su again: "Here, the Taifu has the full power to deal with the aftermath. After the Taifu has finished, let me know and I won't ask any more about this matter. "

He really didn't have much mental energy to ask, the next situation was enough for him to eat and sleep.

The news of Sima Xian's death must be known to everyone in the world in a few days. The king of Chu has made this step, and the conspiracy is irreversible. Maybe even the call to punish him will be spread all over Dazhou within a few days. Among them, he must be punished as an emperor who is cruel and inhumane.

Naturally, he would not sit still and wait for the king of Chu to pour sewage on him, and soldiers came to block him, criticize him with words and pens, and he must argue for himself.

It's just that the two kings of Han and Zhao have joined forces with my uncle, and it is unknown which kings will take advantage of the chaos to rise up against him in the future.He announced the cruelty of King Chu to the public, and only God knows how many people will stand on his side.

No matter what, the chaos in the world is inevitable.

Xiao Zong raised his hand and pressed his forehead lightly, "Han Su, I will leave this place to you, and I will give it to you first."

"Should the emperor send you back to the palace, or go to the East Pavilion to meet the King of Qin?" Han Su asked, leaning slightly in front of Xiao Zong, standing beside him.

Xiao Zong looked at the Grand Tutor, sighed lightly, and said: "I can't hide anything from you, I'm going to see the King of Qin right away."

The king of Chu rebelled, no matter whether he was the only one who started the rebellion, or he gathered some people to send troops together, the situation of check and balance collapsed.At this point in the situation, if he still only imprisoned the king of Qin, let him stay out of the matter, and let the northwest war wolf watch him fight the princes to the death, then he would be really stupid.

What's more, when the battle is raging, the outcome is unpredictable. He is not so arrogant that he thinks that he will have the last laugh.

"The emperor wants King Qin to enter the battle." Han Su said.

Xiao Zong nodded, "Although the King of Qin is in my hands now, but now I let him watch the fire from the other side, I'm afraid there will be troubles in the future, and I don't know how many rebels will face the palace in the near future. The people I can call now, The 20 imperial guards cannot move easily to defend the imperial city, and the [-] new recruits have been recruited for less than two months, so it is still a bit difficult to do the job, and it is the [-] soldiers of Wen Ting and Li Ji that really make the strength." At this point, Subconsciously sighed, silently.

He has 20 people available, but the king of Chu alone has 20 soldiers, counting the king of Han and the king of Zhao must add some other kings, Xiao Zong feels that he is weaker in this comparison.In ancient times, there were many examples in the battlefield where fewer troops won more battles, and there are also many battles recorded in history books where the weak defeated the strong and won battles. However, as a matter of human nature, Xiao Zong felt that it was better to draw more soldiers in his hands, so that he felt more at ease.

There are 20 iron cavalry in the northwest, and the king of Qin, a warrior on the battlefield, is said to have won the title of the Northwest War Wolf because of a battle with a few enemies and a large number of enemies, and he defeated the enemy with a few more troops The victory made a big noise in the world.

"Your majesty is very worried. You must go to King Qin's place. The current situation is indeed urgent. It is best to make arrangements as soon as possible." Han Su said, frowning slightly, "However, it is not urgent. The emperor stayed overnight yesterday. Sleepless, it’s almost noon now, it’s going to take a lot of effort to deal with King Qin’s coming, and the emperor fainted for a while, why don’t you go back to the palace to have some lunch and rest for a while, to refresh yourself, I have made arrangements here, and I will meet with the emperor King Qin."

Xiao Zong was distracted at first, thinking about King Qin and his army secretly. Hearing this, he was slightly startled. He raised his eyes and saw Taifu Weining's eyebrows, and a feeling suddenly passed through his heart, just like a pair of slender and white eyes last time. When he handed him a few pieces of tea bags, a ray of softness touched the bottom of his heart in an instant.As the ruler of the world, there are many things he does not lack, and there are many things he wants, which is really rare.

Xiao Zong looked at Han Su, and after a while, smiled lightly and said, "Teacher, I'm worrying too much. It's not like I'm going to compete with the King of Qin. It's as if I'm going to the stage to fight. I have to take care of my strength and I have to bring a helper." , Teach King Qin to know, I don’t know how arrogant he is. Besides, I always have a sense of propriety, and I can safely and boldly say that I am dizzy in front of you. When I arrive at the hotel, I can’t allow myself to fall headlong in front of King Qin. Down. Don't worry, Taifu."

Han Su looked at Xiao Zong, paused for a moment, and smiled, "Maybe I really think too much."

Seeing the corners of the Taifu's lips and brows slightly raised, Xiao Zong was thinking that what he said just now seemed to have not only reassured the Taifu, but there might be something more pleasing to the Taifu's heart.

Han Su continued, "However, the emperor went alone, and the minister still babbled. Although King Qin is under restraint, he is not an obedient master."

Of course, he is very clear about this.

The car stopped in front of the gate of the hotel, and the guards dressed in casual clothes bent over the curtain to help the emperor get off the ground.

In front of the gate of the mansion, there are two lines of imperial guards holding swords and halberds, wearing cold armor and iron clothes, with cold and serious faces, just like he came out of the mansion that day, and the guards who are also tense and solemnly armed are all along the high walls of the mansion. The sentries surrounded the former Prince Rui's mansion so that water could not enter.It was quiet all around, except for the faint footsteps of the patrol guards and the scraping sound of the armored armor being scraped by the blades, no other sounds could be heard.

Xiao Zong looked at the closed thick copper door of the hotel. He imprisoned King Qin. Counting today, it was only the fourth day. He thought that at least he would not have to hang around that man for a while, and he could breathe, but he didn't want to be so soon. Had to go back and see him.

In front of Han Su, he avoided the most important and took the lightest. He wanted the Taifu to rest assured, and it was easy to say.It's really just easy to say.He told Han Su that instead of competing with King Qin, right now, it would be better to fight with King Qin to determine the winner, at least if it is clear, he can still play some dirty tricks.

Xiao Zong secretly sighed.

The 20 cavalry were an amulet for King Qin, a sharp sword in his hand, and an iron chain for him, whether it was fighting or not, it bound his hands and feet all the time.

Can't kill.

Stay, I don't know how to stay.

Some people, probably by fate, are here to make you unhappy.It cannot be avoided, and the entanglement cannot be broken.

Xiao Zong got out of the car, Zhao Jing, the imperial military officer in charge of guarding the pavilion, saw the emperor approaching, hurriedly went up to see him, the left and right guards responded by ordering to remove the copper rings and chains, Zhao Jing led Xiao Zong into the pavilion.

There are heavy soldiers guarding the outside, Xiao Zongbu's imperial guards in the hotel are not many, only about 50 people, and most of the inner courtyard are the three hundred personal guards of the King of Qin and the accompanying guards and generals.

Zhao Jingben respectfully invited the Son of Heaven to sit down in the flower hall, and then went to pass on the visit of the sage, and proclaimed that the king of Qin would face the sage.Xiao Zong didn't think about the trouble, and led the guards in the hall to lead him directly to King Qin.

Walking slowly along the way, Xiao Zong encountered many soldiers from the Suanteng camp in the garden in the corridor. Qin Wang's personal guards saluted him stiffly, stared at him with tiger eyes and gritted their teeth, wishing to treat him like a vegetable and cut him up as tofu A ferocious description that can only be relieved by pinching.

Xiao Zong followed the imperial guards and turned around several verandas and courtyards. He frowned slightly, his face was serious, and he was thinking about things all the way until he arrived in front of a hall. It's in the hall." Only then did he regain his composure.

There was a plaque "Shangwu" hanging on the door of the hall. The doors and windows were closed tightly, and the sound of banging was rumored. The sound was messy but neat.

"My Majesty, the King of Qin has summoned a group of his guards to practice martial arts inside. It has been nearly an hour. The King of Qin must practice for a while every day. Judging by the time, it is estimated that today will be over soon." The leading guard retreated to the side and said.

Xiao Zong listened to the clanging sound coming from the door wall, with a few muffled hums mixed in, subconsciously frowned, and when a low shout came to his ears, a certain part of Xiao Zong's mind instinctively tensed up.

Facing that man, he always had to stretch a tight string, and he couldn't let go.Before I saw him, my intuition began to figure out, and I began to be wary.Thinking of this, I suddenly feel a little stuffy in my heart, I don't know when this situation is a head, or it is impossible to have a head at all.

Xiao Zong stood with his hands behind his back in the small garden outside the "Shangwu" hall, Zhao Jing stepped forward and shouted at the tightly closed gate, "The emperor is here!" After a moment of sinking, he stepped forward and knocked on the door. After staying for a while, the battle of weapons continued without any hesitation. Zhao Jing kicked the door, "Huang..."

A figure flew towards him. Zhao Jing reacted very quickly. He raised his hand and grabbed it, blocking the black-clothed bodyguard who was thrown out. He rushed back with the guy.

The fighting in the hall did not stop because the gate was suddenly kicked open. The situation in the martial arts field was said to be martial arts training, which was more like fighting for life. It was a bit tragic. King Qin's personal guards had already been taught by the master, and there were only four or five of them left. Generals and the like barely supported the response.

Xiao Zong was in the small garden outside the hall. From the door that was kicked open, he saw some tragic scenes inside. The guards were crooked, but there were still a few figures fighting desperately, and the figures crossed and flashed. The transformation is swift and unpredictable, and the blade is clanging.A dark and burly figure held a long sword in his hand, his momentum was like a flying rainbow, he slashed swiftly and sharply, unstoppable, forcing the few courtiers around him to retreat.

Xiao Zong didn't think too much about walking forward, he didn't stand still at the threshold, Zhao Jing held back his anger and said again, "Your Majesty..." Before he could say the word, a tall and majestic bank came out of several figures fighting in the corner of the martial hall The figure suddenly turned around, leaped in the air, blinked and approached, and the dark light waved an arc, with fierce energy hitting his face.

"Bold!" Zhao Jing shouted loudly, and all the guards beside him drew their knives out of their sheaths in response.

Xiao Zong looked at the tall and straight man about ten feet away from the threshold. His black robe tightly bound his burly body, standing awe-inspiring with a menacing aura. A long sword in his hand, with the edge untouched and glowing with dim light, was half a step in front of him. pointing straight at each other.

Xiao Zong glanced at the blunt sword, raised his hand and waved away the guards around him, and turned his eyes to the person holding the sword.

Qin Wang resolutely pursed his thin lips tightly, fighting against the clock, his breathing was slightly short, rough and heavy, and a few wisps of sweat slid down his forehead.After a moment of confrontation, King Qin raised his hand and untied the black scarf that covered his eyes. His narrow, long and flying eyes were slightly lifted, and the light was vivid.

"Your Majesty." The thin lips rose slightly.

Superb face, cold and aggressive.

But Xiao Zong couldn't help it, the moment a gleam of light was revealed in those amber eyes, he was suddenly dazed.

Some people are destined and cannot be avoided.

"The emperor wants to talk to my ministers here?" King Qin retracted his blunt sword, and said slowly, his deep voice was mellow and hoarse, unable to hide his contempt.

Next to the "Shangwu" hall, there is a small rest room, Xiao Zong stepped into the room, and there was a crisp sound of the door closing behind him.Xiao Zong turned sideways, and King Qin was by the door, his sharp eyes raised lightly, "The King of Chu is going to rebel." His tone was light, but firm, beyond doubt.

Xiao Zong frowned slightly, and the King of Qin continued: "The situation forced it, and this is probably the only reason why the emperor was invited to see the minister so soon." He walked leisurely to a small table by the window, and opened a button on the table. There was only a blue and white teacup, and he picked up the teapot and poured water, "The emperor is here to join the battle against Sima Yong." After a moment's pause, he put down the teapot, looked at Xiao Zong, and said with a sneer, "Why? "

Xiao Zong didn't say a word, it's not difficult to get King Qin into the game, but what's difficult is that after he got into the game, he's like a dragon, I'm afraid it's even more difficult to control.

"I said, you will definitely come to beg me." King Qin held the teacup close to his lips, paused for a moment, "The King of Chu turned back so fast, the emperor must have never expected it."

Xiao Zong was stunned for a moment, looking at King Qin standing in front of the window, his side face was as sharp as an axe, tense and stern.

"You... how are you doing?"

King Qin drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, and slowly approached Xiao Zong.

"What do you say?"

There was no trace of emotion on Shen Lian's face, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his narrow, light-colored eyes were calm and unwavering, sharp and intimidating.