"The minister will live up to the trust of the mother!" Su Zhe looked at Fu Shou squarely and replied without hesitation.

Fu Shou nodded slightly, and a smile of relief appeared on his face.

Su Zhe asked for his resignation and retired on the grounds of preparing for the war quickly.

As soon as he walked on the front foot, Liu Xie complained on the back foot: "Queen, Su Zhe is obviously willing to go to Xiangyang just now, and we didn't force him, so why should you stop him?" ”

Looking at the ignorant Liu Xie, Fu Shou showed a helpless wry smile on his face.

Huangfu Song, who was at the bottom of the stairs, said in a deep voice: "Haven't you seen it yet, that Su Ziming doesn't really want to go to Xiangyang, he took the initiative to ask His Majesty, just to test Your Majesty." ”

Test?

Liu Xie's eyes were confused, and he was stunned for a while before he suddenly woke up, "You mean, then Su Zhe didn't want to sacrifice himself to protect me at all, he just wanted to see if I would sacrifice him?" ”

Huangfu Song was silent, which was tantamount to acquiescence.

Liu Xie woke up at this time, Fang knew why Empress Shicai stopped him, and when he thought of him, he almost blurted out his request to allow Su Zhe to go to Xiangyang, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If he really agreed, he was afraid that Su Zhe would hold a grudge, and now the entire Wancheng was under Su Zhe's control, if he was angry, he would send troops to attack the palace......

Liu Xie shuddered and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"This Su Ziming, not only is he extremely smart, but the city government is also unfathomable, it is really unpredictable whether he will be loyal to the Han in the future......" Huangfu Song muttered with emotion, his eyes revealing a trace of worry.

Fu Shou was relieved: "The future can only be said in the future, at least for now, he is loyal to the Han, and what we can do now is to work together with him to tide over the difficulties." ”

In the main hall, everyone had different thoughts.

……

Su Zhe walked out of the palace and walked straight to the gate of the inner palace without stopping.

The moment he stepped out of the door, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Outside the gate, Su Fei and more than a thousand Soviet soldiers had already clenched their swords and guns, tensed their nerves, and were ready to enter the palace and avenge Su Zhe.

When they saw Su Zhe come out safe and sound, everyone was also relieved.

"Ziming, you're finally fine, otherwise your second uncle will be the one who kills the king." Su Fei was happy again, and sighed again.

Su Fei also smiled and sighed: "Fortunately, our queen and that Huangfu general are smart people and haven't done anything stupid, and my heart is uneasy to be honest." ”

"And now?" Su Fei asked.

"You continue to monitor the inner palace, and leave the rest of the matter to deal with Liu Biao to me." Su Zhe confessed a few words, beat the horse and whipped and returned to the Taishou Mansion.

Halfway through, Su Zhe whispered to Hu Che'er: "The deadline for war with Liu Biao is coming soon, you send someone to urge Gan Xingba, telling him to speed up the process and be ready to act at any time." ”

"The Admiral understands."

……

Two days later, Xiangyang.

The lobby of the state capital echoed Huang Jie's angry statement, and his mouth was full of spittle, and he angrily reprimanded Su Zhe.

Liu Biao and other Jingxiang ministers gathered in the lobby and listened to Huang Zhe tell how arrogant Su Zhe was, how he humiliated him as a messenger, and how he didn't take Liu Biao's warning in his eyes.

After scolding for a long time, Huang Jie gasped and arched his hand: "Lord, that Su Zhe wolf is ambitious, and he wants to be the second Dong Zhuo, we have no choice, immediately send troops to the north, kill the Su thief, and rescue the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Yes, father, if you don't send troops at this time, when will you wait." Liu Qi also immediately agreed.

Cai Mao also stood up and said proudly: "My 40,000 troops have been assembled, as long as the lord gives an order, I will immediately raise troops to the north, raze Wancheng to the ground, capture Su Zhe, the traitor, and sacrifice it to the lord!" ”

The green tendons on Liu Biao's face were also trembling slightly, showing the annoyance in his heart, but he still maintained a trace of calm, and his anger was not immediately ignited.

He looked at Yi Yuan and asked, "What does the Son of Heaven mean?" ”

Yi Ji said with a bitter face: "The subordinates have given the will of the lord to the son of heaven, but the emperor Fu Song reprimanded the minister, and the son of heaven did not say anything, and the emperor Fu Song drove the minister out." ”

Huangfu Song!

Hearing this name, Liu Biao and everyone present all changed color slightly.

"I didn't expect that Huangfu Yizhen had also arrived in Wancheng, this person is not easy to deal with......" Liu Biao frowned, revealing a somewhat jealous expression.

Kuai Yue also said: "Look at Huangfu Song's attitude, it should be on Su Zhe's side, the Son of Heaven also acquiesced in his attitude, this person is the head of the three famous generals of the Han Dynasty, and his ability to use soldiers is far better than Su Zhe, if he helps Su Zhe, I am afraid that we will not be able to capture Wancheng smoothly and destroy Su Zhe." ”

Liu Biao and Kuai Yue, who had been in Luoyang back then, were naturally very clear about Huangfu Song's ability.

Liu Biao hesitated for a moment, and his face was worried.

Huang Jue said: "What if Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, as the so-called Qiao woman is difficult to cook without rice, Su Zhe has no more soldiers and horses in his hands, even if the surname Su hands over his soldiers and horses to Huangfu Song, what if he can still resist the attack of our four-fold army?" ”

"Huang Gongzi's words are wrong." Kuai Yue immediately retorted: "We are not afraid that we will not be able to defeat Huangfu Song, but we are afraid that we will not be able to win this war so smoothly, if it is only a pyrrhic victory in the end, even if we get rid of Su Zhe, our soldiers will also suffer heavy casualties, then the gains will outweigh the losses." ”

The words "gains outweigh losses", Liu Biao was shocked when he heard it, and his expression became more and more hesitant.

Huang Jie couldn't argue with Kuai Yue, so he bowed his hand to Liu Biao, and said with a straight face: "My lord, my father said, Nanyang is the northern gateway of my Jingzhou, and it must not be allowed to be in the hands of a traitor, no matter how much it costs, Su Zhe must be eliminated!" ”

Liu Biao's heart was shocked, and the hesitation in his eyes was dispelled in an instant.

Huang Jie's words represent the meaning of Huang Zu, Huang Zu has a decisive influence in Jingzhou, he is so determined to get rid of Su Zhe, how can Liu Biao have a reason to refuse.

As soon as Huang Jie said this, the group of officials followed one after another, agreeing to send troops, and for a while, the voice advocating the destruction of Su Zhe gained the upper hand again.

Kuai Yue was well aware of Huang Zu's influence, and seeing that everyone was in agreement, he wisely closed his mouth, neither agreeing nor objecting.

In Liu Biao's heart, he was also inclined to send troops, but after being entangled for a long time, it was always difficult to make a decision, so he brushed his hand and said: "Huang Zu's opinion, this government will pay attention to it, but after all, this battle involves the Son of Heaven, and the stakes are very important, and this government still needs to think about it carefully, so you all should disperse first." ”

At this point, Huang Jie and the others couldn't persecute too much, so they had to leave.

Only Liu Qi stayed.

Seeing Liu Qi standing there and not leaving, Liu Biao flicked his hands and sighed: "My father knows that you want to persuade my father to send troops immediately, but have you ever thought that if your father is because of Huang Zhao's words, he will send troops immediately, in the eyes of outsiders, I am afraid that my father is afraid of Huang Zu, and he has to send troops because Huang Zu is forced by Huang Zu." ”

"Father's concerns know that my son stayed not to persuade his father to send troops." Liu Qi's answer was unexpected.

Liu Biao looked surprised, and asked, "Then what do you want to say, Qi'er?" ”

Liu Qi said with a straight face: "Since our plan to use the cold door to clamp down on the world clan has failed, then in the future, we can only use the clan to clamp each other to ensure the authority of my father, and according to the current situation, Huang Zu is relying on his own merits to cover the master, and there are gradually signs of a big tail, I think it's time to take measures to win over other big clans to suppress Huang Zu." ”

"What do you mean?"

"What Son means is that before his father sends troops, he wants Son Neng to marry Cai Shu and complete the marriage with the Cai family."