In Weiyang Palace, there was silence.

The Son of Heaven quietly looked at Li Xin, the Marquis of Jing'an, who was under the steps, and the Marquis of Jing'an was bent over in an orderly manner, without looking up at the holy face.

Neither of them spoke, so no one in the entire Weiyang Palace dared to make a sound, and those palace people who were on duty next to them were even so frightened that they held their breath.

I don't know how long it has been, but a sound of footsteps sounded outside the study, it was Xiao Zheng, the chief eunuch of the inner guard, who sent Xie Dai back.

According to the rules of the palace, the eunuchs often walk with small steps, and they can't make a sound, Xiao Zheng is one of the veterans, and there is not much sound when he walks, but at this time, the sound of his walking is extremely obvious.

Because at this time, in the study of Weiyang Palace...... It's so quiet.

Xiao Zheng only took one step forward, and he sensed that the atmosphere here was wrong, he also held his breath, and quietly stood next to the Son of Heaven without speaking.

After the Son of Heaven looked at Li Xin for a while, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"So, Chang'an, you really did a good thing."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven paused, and then said lightly: "It's just that I heard that the remnants of Nanshu in the southwest, every one of them is very nostalgic, and they also recognize this old Nanshu His Royal Highness, Chang'an, you killed him like this, aren't you afraid that the 50,000 Hanzhou troops in the southwest will rise up and make trouble?" ”

Li Xin bowed his head respectfully and said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been forty years since Nanshu destroyed the country. ”

"Forty years is enough for these Nanshu remnants to reproduce for two generations, in fact, today's Hanzhou general Mu Ying, since he was born, Nanshu no longer exists, and most of the Nanshu remnants in Hanzhou Mansion are like this, and the real Nanshu remnants no longer exist."

"What's more, five years ago, they fought bloodily and finally had a legal Dajin identity."

"Now these people in Hanzhou Mansion may still respect Li Xing, but if you want them to rebel because of Li Xing, they can't do the business of killing heads."

The Marquis of Jing'an said unhurriedly: "The minister guesses that it is precisely for this reason that Li Xing, the great highness of the old Nanshu, will enter Beijing at this time, and he must want to make something happen in the capital, such as assassinating His Majesty and the like, so that the imperial court will anger the Hanzhou army and force them to rebel again." ”

"So you're going to kill him?"

The Son of Heaven glanced at Li Xin lightly and said with a smile: "If this is the case, why should it be handed over to the Criminal Department for interrogation, and force him to find out who his comrades in the capital are, Chang'an, why are you so impulsive and kill this highness directly?" ”

Li Xin took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty, at that time, I couldn't help the minister think about this, this person still wanted to commit violence against the minister when his hands were tied, and the minister immediately made a decision, pulled out the sword in his waist to defend himself, but he missed his hand and killed him." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded, as if accepting Li Xin's statement.

"It's a good kill."

He sat back on the throne, looked up at Li Xin, and asked lightly: "Fang Chang'an said that he suspected that this Li Xing came to Beijing to assassinate me?" ”

"Not bad."

Jing'an Hou said in a deep voice: "The Nanshu royal family has been plotting to assassinate the royal family since the beginning of the Chengde Dynasty, I remember that when Chengde was eighteen years old, the minister personally caught two in Datongfang, and these behaviors were in front of it, which inevitably made people suspect that they had this idea. ”

The smile on Taikang Tianzi's face retracted.

"What if I tell you that I invited Li Xing into the capital?"

Jing'an Hou was standing respectfully with his hands down, but when he heard this, he looked up at the Son of Heaven in amazement, and frowned: "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

The Son of Heaven was expressionless.

"Five years ago, Chang'an, you told me that the military power of Hanzhou Mansion is actually in the hands of this Li Xing, and these 50,000 soldiers and horses are stationed in the southwest, which is not a big disaster for the imperial court, so I have been quite concerned about it in recent years, and I also think that it is best not to fight as much as possible, and it is best to surrender the soldiers without a fight."

"Therefore, I thought about contacting this highness a few times, thinking about whether I could let him take the initiative to hand over the military power in his hands."

"After several years of contact, this Li Xing is willing to leave for Beijing, and I am preparing to take the time to meet him in the past two days, who ......knows?"

"I will never see you again."

Speaking of this, the Son of Heaven glanced at Li Xin with a smile.

"Chang'an, you are really neat and tidy."

The Marquis of Jing'an was greatly frightened, immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is a big crime." ”

"The minister does not know that His Majesty is far-sighted, and he acted without authorization, and he has ruined the major affairs of the imperial court, so please punish Your Majesty."

The Son of Heaven quietly looked at Li Xin who was kneeling on the ground, with mixed feelings.

At this time, the two monarchs and ministers in Weiyang Palace probably knew that they were not telling the truth to each other, but at this time, both of them could only "accept" each other's statements.

Because if you don't accept it, you will be stiff, and you will not be able to get off the stage.

Neither of them can afford not to get off the stage.

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven stood up from the throne, walked up to Li Xin and stretched out his hand to help him up, shook his head and said, "I've told you many times, and I don't have to kneel without moving in private." ”

Li Xin bowed down and said: "The minister has a big crime, please punish Your Majesty." ”

"That's it, Chang'an, you are also a sincere heart, and those who don't know are not guilty."

The Son of Heaven shook his head a little helplessly and said: "It's just that if there is anything in the future, you might as well discuss it with me first, and you and my brother will talk to each other first, otherwise we will go our own way and make trouble like this, and it will not be decent." ”

Then you called Li Xing to Beijing, why didn't you discuss it with me?

Of course, this sentence cannot be spoken, Li Xin took a deep breath and bowed his head respectfully: "Minister, obey Your Majesty's order." ”

The Son of Heaven sighed and said: "This Li Xing, I asked him to enter Beijing, and now he has been killed by the people of the imperial court not long after he entered Beijing, and people in the world will inevitably say that I booby-trapped him, and it is too bad to hear it out." ”

The Marquis of Jing'an bowed his head very knowingly and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this matter can't be spread, Li Xing has been a thief from beginning to end, and His Majesty has not summoned him." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded, and said helplessly: "Li Xing is dead, the thread that I have been holding for a few years has been broken like this, and the Hanzhou Mansion has no clue." ”

"That's it."

Emperor Taikang shook his head and said: "This matter, you will go to Chang'an to deal with the aftermath, and pay more attention to the situation in Hanzhou Mansion, since Li Xing is dead, ...... it."

"Then if you have time, let that Mu Ying go to Beijing for a trip, and I will see him in person."

Jing'an Hou said in a deep voice: "The minister will do it immediately." ”

The emperor took Li Xin's arm and said with a smile: "This matter is not in a hurry, Chang'an just think about it and then do it, the top priority now is the errand of the Ministry of War, and the ordnance supervisor has also handed over the list, I have looked at it in detail in the past two days, and they will be completed in half a month, and when the time comes, Chang'an, you have to send these things to the north as soon as possible." ”

Li Xin bowed down.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the military department will definitely do a good job."

After speaking, the two of them said some more about the weapons supervisor and the wine supply of the imperial wine division, and after talking about a pillar of incense, Li Xin bowed down and said goodbye.

Xiao Zheng, the great eunuch, personally sent Li Xin out of the palace.

When Li Xin walked out of Weiyang Palace, the Son of Heaven, who had been smiling, suddenly became furious.

He slapped the table viciously, and then the sharp pain from the palm of his hand made His Majesty the Emperor's face distort.

"Li Changan, what do you want to do!"