Liang Xiao never thought that there would be such a day.He wanted to limit the imperial power, but he had never thought of using such a simple and crude method.He wants to take it step by step, lure the Son of Heaven into the middle step by step, achieve the goal quietly, and make the Son of Heaven happy.Now it was just a beginning, and the conditions were far from mature, so he rejected Dou Ying's proposal.However, Dou Ying, an old ranger, was too impulsive and couldn't encourage him, so he turned to Liu De, which scared Liu De to death and went to prison.In the past two days, Liang Xiao thought about it repeatedly.He thought about giving up more than once and walked away.Anyway, Yuzhang's building ship is also ready, hurry to Yuzhang, meet Liu Ling, go directly to the sea, rush to Yizhou, and be a happy little landlord from then on.Eventually, however, he stayed.If he leaves, Dou Ying will die, and history will soon return to its original track.Not only that, Yizhou's plan to show it behind closed doors will also fail, and under the anger of the Son of Heaven, he will definitely anger the King of Huainan, and then fight Yizhou, and a big war is inevitable.He could have fled, but thousands of people would die as a result, especially the Huainan family.What will Liu Ling's reaction be at that time At this time, Liang Xiao thought of Sigma.Sigma was his maid, frozen to death in the snowy mountains, and he still can't let go.He took so many risks, suffered so much, and made so many sacrifices, could it be that he let the Son of Heaven do whatever he wanted, so he stayed.He had hoped that the Son of Heaven would be able to deal with all this rationally, give him a chance to speak, so that he could make his purpose clear, weigh the pros and cons, and make some necessary concessions.But the Son of Heaven issued an edict to let him go to Yi Tingwei, and let Zhang Tang come to the door in person, he knew that he was thinking too naïve.Relying on reasoning cannot convince the Son of Heaven, only to be hard.Although the hope of coming to hard is also very slim, it is a choice after all.Therefore, Liang Xiao stood alone in front of the Son of Heaven.There are more than 100 guards in his house, but there are hundreds of Lang officials in the palace alone, and there are thousands of guards outside the palace.Rather than that, he should come alone.The Son of Heaven was furious, his face was red with anger, but he did not order the officials to take down Liang Xiao.As for what the reason is, no one knows.He just stared at Liang Xiao, panting like a cow, his fists clenched tightly, as if he wanted to pounce.The officials on the side were stupid, clutching the weapons in their hands, but they didn't dare to step forward.First, the Son of Heaven did not have an order, and they did not dare to move.Second, they also know that one person is desperate, ten people are unstoppable, and with Liang Xiao's bravery, it is easy to kill a few people.When the time comes, it will bleed five inches and defile the palace, not to mention, in case it hurts the Son of Heaven, who can afford to be responsible, all the officials can do is to strengthen their vigilance and wait for orders.If Liang Xiao dared to attack the Son of Heaven, even if the Son of Heaven did not give an order, they could only come forward and fight.Wuqiu Shouwang and others around the Son of Heaven were also frightened.Seeing Liang Xiao enter the palace, they knew that something would happen, but no one expected Liang Xiao to be so bold and actually contradict the Son of Heaven.They froze there for a moment, not knowing what to do.At the critical moment, the master father rushed over, pressed the sword with his hand, protected it in front of the Son of Heaven, and shouted: "Champion Hou, if you don't retreat Your Majesty, you are angry and have broken the Holy Body, can you afford to take responsibility" Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows, took a step back, and bowed to salute."
Ran into Your Majesty, and the sin of the minister.The minister will leave the palace and wait in the mansion.If Your Majesty has mercy and allows the ministers to treat the guilty rivers and lakes, the ministers will be grateful.Your Majesty, leave it at that. ”As he spoke, he fell to the ground and bowed to the shrine, his forehead prostrated and the floor tiles clanged.For a time, he also had mixed feelings, from Jiangdu to Chang'an, the monarchs and ministers met for the first time, talked very happily, and then divided and merged, fell in love and killed each other, and it was four or five years.It took so much thought and such a big game, but in the end it was disrupted by Dou Ying, an old ranger, which is a pity.Liang Xiao's nose was sour, his eyes were moist, and tears were rolling back and forth in his eyes."
Your Majesty, take care."
Liang Xiao got up, arched his hands, exited the hall, and turned away.When I walked to the door, I just saw Huo Quai's illness.He stopped, touched Huo Quai's head, and sighed: "Boy, don't practice martial arts from today onwards, let's read some articles."
Good soldiers are ominous, and famous generals have a rare good death since ancient times. ”After speaking, he shook his head and walked away step by step.Huo Quzhi was stunned, not knowing what the situation was, and he didn't know why Liang Xiao was talking to him about this.The Son of Heaven didn't speak, he watched Liang Xiao kowtow, watched Liang Xiao leave, and saw the tears in Liang Xiao's eyes when he turned around, and heard Liang Xiao's sentence of caring for Huo Qu's illness, "Since ancient times, famous generals will not die well", he couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, and swallowed back the order that came to his mouth.He looked at the armor and jade sword underground, and was silent for a long time."
Your Majesty, are you alright?"
the master father turned around and bowed down in front of the Son of Heaven."
The minister is rude in front of him, and I ask Your Majesty to send an edict.""
What kind of rudeness are you missing" The Son of Heaven smiled bitterly, a little depressed.The master father wiped the cold sweat from his forehead."
The minister just drew his sword."
The Son of Heaven blinked."
Is that so what, Liang Xiao is still going to fight to the death.""
Your Majesty, Liang Xiao is just talking, but the minister really drew his sword."
And the Lord father fell on the ground and prostrated again and again."
The minister actually knows that the minister has no power to restrain the chicken, and if the champion Hou really has no intention of being a minister, a hundred ministers like this are not enough for him to kill.The minister was in a hurry, and he was too careful, so he asked His Majesty to punish him. ”"Alright, alright, I forgive you not guilty."
The Son of Heaven was excited, waved his hand, motioned for the master father to get up, and turned to leave.The master father stood up, picked up the armor and jade sword on the ground, and followed closely.Zhang Tang rushed to the palace with the song.As soon as he entered the Chengming Palace, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong.When he came to the Son of Heaven and saw the gloomy face of the Son of Heaven, he was even more surprised, and suspected that it was not the right time for him to come.Obviously, the Son of Heaven is in a very bad mood, and at this time, he doesn't know whether it is appropriate or not."
What's the matter" The Son of Heaven saw that Zhang Tang was about to speak and stopped, and was a little impatient."
Your Majesty, the minister went to the Champion Mansion, but" "I know. ”The Son of Heaven had a headache when he heard the three words of Champion Hou.After Liang Xiao left the palace, he had already sent someone to inquire about Liang Xiao's journey to Tingwei Temple, and he knew that this matter could not be covered up.There are too many people inside and outside Chang'an City who are concerned about this matter, from the emperor's relatives and nobles to the peddlers' pawns, all know that Wei Qihou Douying was tortured by Tingwei Temple, and the champion Hou Liangxiao was also in danger of accidents.He was disappointed in Zhang Tang.The matter was not done, but it caused a storm in the city, making it impossible for him to step down.This is simply a fool, where does he have the appearance of a half-capable minister.At this time, Zhang Tang rushed to report, what is the point.In fact, Zhang Tang can't be blamed for this.Zhang Tang knew that Liang Xiao's matter had a profound impact, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to settle Liang Xiao, so he wrote a note carefully and prepared to kill Liang Xiao completely.It's a pity that although he is proficient in legal documents, writing is not his forte, and by the time he finished writing the article, it was already half a day later.He didn't expect Liang Xiao's movements to be so fast, and he went directly into the palace when he came out of Tingwei Temple, and made things so big.Zhang Tang opened his mouth, and before he could say what happened, he was blocked by the words of the Son of Heaven, and his heart was even more uneasy."
How about Dou Ying" The more Tianzi looked at Zhang Tang, the more annoyed he became."
Is it a big punishment" "Uh" Zhang Tang licked his lips and nodded."
Did he recruit anything," Zhang Tang shook his head.The Son of Heaven was even more unhappy.The reason why Liang Xiao refused to go to Tingwei Temple to undergo the normal interrogation procedure was because he believed that Tingwei Temple was not fair at all, and whether he was guilty or not, going to Tingwei Temple was a dead end, so he would rather resist arrest than surrender to death.His reason was that Dou Ying was tortured.It doesn't matter if you torture Dou Ying, it's okay to get a favorable confession, now you haven't got any valuable confession, but you have ended up with the truth, what's going on?"
”The Son of Heaven became more and more irritable, and his voice became a little louder.When Zhang Tang saw it, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead.The reaction of the Son of Heaven was not what he expected, and listening to his tone, he seemed to be very disappointed in him Zhang Tang.What can he Zhang Tang have, all he can rely on is the appreciation of the Son of Heaven.If the Son of Heaven is disappointed in him, he will immediately become a lost dog.At that point, not only Liang Xiao would not take him seriously, but the Dou family would not let him go, and even the rangers all over the city might be enemies with him, who knows if he will be beheaded one day."
Your Majesty" The more Zhang Tang thought about it, the more frightened he became, and stammered through what had happened, repeatedly emphasizing Liang Xiao's bravado and ignoring Wang Fa.If he can get a head start, maybe the Son of Heaven will agree with him.But after Liang Xiao's trouble, this matter is no longer a problem.The more Zhang Tang said, the more annoying the Son of Heaven felt.In his opinion, Liang Xiao is not a fanfare, but a fear, afraid of being poisoned by Zhang Tang, afraid of ending up with the same fate as Dou Ying, so he doesn't care about it, and begged to go, preferring to die in the palace rather than go to Tingwei Temple for trial.Tianzi looked at Zhang Tang coldly."
Wei Qihou is an old minister of the Three Dynasties, do you know" Zhang Tang chuckled in his heart, and a cold sweat welled up behind his back.Of course, he knew that Dou Ying was an old minister of the Three Dynasties, but he didn't know that the Son of Heaven would change his hexagram.This meant that he was going to be used as a substitute for the dead ghost Zhang Tang suddenly collapsed on the ground, his mind buzzing.The Son of Heaven glanced at Zhang Tang with disgust, waved his hand, and ordered Zhang Tang to retreat.Zhang Tang retreated in despair, and the master father stood aside, crooked his mouth, and laughed silently.Liang Xiao was relieved when he received the news from his master's father.He knew very well that although the dust had not yet settled, the Son of Heaven did not go berserk, nor did he urge Zhang Tang to continue to handle the case, even if it was a good result.Being able to get to this point is not only the success of his preemptive tactics, but also inseparable from the cooperation of the master and father.He has never had much interaction with his master, whether in the palace or outside the palace, they have no contact.In fact, the master father has always been his ally, but they are all smart people, and they know that this relationship should not be too public, and they have always been relatively low-key.Compared with Xu Le and others, Master Father Yan is obviously better at responding to emergencies.He made a timely interruption, controlled the situation, and left a good impression on the Son of Heaven.Next, he will definitely always be by the Son of Heaven and relieve him at a critical time.If not, as long as someone says a few words in front of the Son of Heaven, it can push things in another direction.Liang Xiao waited in the house with peace of mind.The plan has been exhausted, and the rest depends on the destiny of heaven.In the next few days, the Son of Heaven seemed to forget about Liang Xiao, and he buried himself in political affairs, especially the battle reports from the front.Cao Shi made good progress, and after receiving the surrender of the Qiang tribe, his total strength had reached more than 60,000 people.None of the Qiang tribes could resist his troops, either fleeing or surrendering.Those who tried to fight in vain were all trampled under the feet of the Han army without exception, and they were killed in a river of blood.If you escape, you can't escape.Not to mention the Qiang people who actively acted as guides for the Han army, even the Han army itself was well aware of the relevant terrain, they won almost every battle, and every time they made a big victory, those Qiang tribes who thought they were safe if they fled to the mountains were beaten and swollen, and suffered heavy casualties.The successive victories not only allowed Cao Shi to gain enough prestige, but also allowed the Han army to have more baggage, which was enough to support a longer war.After the rough settlement in Qiangzhong, Cao Shi led his troops across the Qilian Mountains, occupied the oasis in the Hexi Corridor, and sent Wei Qing to lead his troops into the desert to meet Li Guang.Wei Qing hasn't met Li Guang yet, but he has some news.Li Guang led 10,000 elite cavalry to fight in the desert, relying on sophisticated equipment and the march of the Huns, and killed the Huns exhausted.The initiative in the battle was controlled by Li Guang, and King Youxian had to withdraw the main force to the desert and encircle and suppress Li Guang with all his might.At this point, the war in Hexi can be said to have been settled, the Han army controlled Hexi and gained a firm foothold, and the right Xianwang worked in vain and completely lost control of the Hexi Corridor.When the good news was frequent, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but think of Liang Xiao and Dou Ying.This Western Expedition was able to achieve such results, and Liang Dou and the others had merit.But now that Liang Xiao is in the guilty mansion and wants to go, Dou Ying is still locked up in Tingwei Temple, which is inevitably a little inappropriate.When the army triumphed, on the reward of meritorious deeds, Cao Shi, Li Guang and others heard about their situation, will they have a sense of sadness for the rabbit and the fox, and what will be the reaction of Chen Dou's children when they learn what happened to Dou Ying, and the Son of Heaven hesitated, and put down his pen and pondered several times.The master father accurately grasped the thoughts of the Son of Heaven, and he found an opportunity to remind: "Your Majesty, the army is about to whirlwind, the west of the river has been decided, and the next major thing is to control the river." ”The Son of Heaven nodded and pondered for a long time."
Governing the river is a major matter, and it is more troublesome than the war in the west of the river.""
Your Majesty's words are very true.Such a big thing requires the monarch and ministers to work together and work together.Now His Majesty is working day and night, and there are many opportunities every day, but some people want to be blessed at home, which is inevitably bittersweet and uneven, which is not in line with the way of the monarch and the minister. ”The Son of Heaven understood what the Lord Father Yan meant, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Father, tell me how to punish this rude martial artist in front of the king"