Remembrance Hibiscus GL

With Huo Mu's power today, he has covered the sky with one hand, and the government and the public are looking sideways. Since this is his wife's first birthday since he returned to Beijing, it is naturally different from usual.Since the beginning of the month, the General’s Mansion of the King of Wu has been decorated in a new look, with lanterns and festoons hanging everywhere, flowers and brocades, gifts are sent out one after another from the ice wheel in the palace, the little emperor and the concubines. Officials even sent birthday presents in a steady stream. Kit Kat curios, jewelry utensils piled up into hills, and gold and silver etc. amounted to tens of millions.

Huo Mu's affection for Fu's family is very weak, and he has other things hidden in his heart, so he doesn't pay much attention to it. Everything is only left to the Huo Song brothers to arrange and take care of it. The big event, the money flows out every day, and the famous actors of the major opera troupes in the capital are invited to sing the opera for more than ten days. The official birthday has not yet arrived, and it has made it even more lively than the New Year.

On the [-]th day, Zhao Cheng'en came out from the palace with several small eunuchs to pass on the emperor's will. Pushing the festive atmosphere in the mansion to the extreme, everyone was boiling up and down.

Huo Mu and his son received the imperial decree, sent Zhao Chengen and others away, hurriedly changed their court clothes, and entered the palace to thank them as usual. After they came back, the news had already spread. It is "Throughout the ages, the only person who has received this special favor is the general. If the general hadn't shown his talents and made inexorable achievements, how could the emperor do this?" Father and son are kings together, this is a good story for future generations!"

All of a sudden, there was a lot of traffic in front of the gate, people coming and going, the mansion was very busy with slaughtering pigs and sheep, and setting up a big feast.Huo Mu personally accompanied a few princes and cabinet ministers, had lunch, drank a drink, then felt tired, went back to the study to rest, and did not see anyone anymore.All the people who came were received by Huo Song and Huo Lin. Huo Ze was in good health at this time, and suddenly he became the king of Xiliang County. He was overjoyed and felt that his face was bright. I hid my shame in the room and came out to meet and see off the guests with my brother.

After dinner, Huo Song was free to report to his father about today's situation, and presented the gift list to him for review.Huo Mu sat back in the armchair, closed his eyes slightly, waved his hands and said, "You keep this, I'll look at it when I'm free."

Huo Song's face flushed slightly, showing that the excitement had not yet passed: "Father, it seems that the queen mother has begun to fulfill her promise."

"This is just the first step, it's too early to be happy."

"Yes." Huo Song said: "But this is a good start. No matter what the queen mother thinks, she must recognize the situation in front of her. This is her correct and only choice."

Huo Mu said: "What I'm worried about now is not Binglun. Zongxu's son ordered Zongmou to come to Beijing, but Zongmou submitted a memorial, saying that he was unwell and could not go to Beijing for an audience."

"Zong Mou is not a fool, knowing that there will be no return, how can he submit obediently?"

Huo Mu's face was gloomy, and he said slowly: "It seems that it is impossible to save some trouble. Originally, he wanted to leave him a whole body and bury him with dignity. He insisted on forcing me to use extreme methods, so I can't be blamed."

Zong Xu held a jade-carved dagger with a flower handle that he was wearing with him, lowered his head, and concentrated on cutting a piece of wood in his hand. The royal daggers are all made of fine iron, and their sharpness cuts through gold. And fall.

Wei Lun was terrified when he saw it, and couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, be careful, don't hurt yourself, or let the slaves cut it for you!"

Zong Xu didn't raise his head: "How could I hurt myself, do you think I'm a three-year-old child!"

Wei Lun knew that he was most jealous of being called small by others, so he said repeatedly: "Yes, yes! The slave is talkative!" Standing on the sidelines, although he didn't say anything, he didn't dare to be careless at all, staring at him without blinking .

After a while, a human figure could be vaguely seen on the piece of wood. Zong Xu stopped, lifted it up and looked at it, with a satisfied smile on his face, and then used the tip of a knife to gouge out two small holes in it, carefully carving them into eyes shape.

An inner eunuch stepped into the hall, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the general is asking to see you outside."

Zong Xu was startled, and hastily hid the dagger and the wooden man under the table, then quickly picked up a colored lacquer tube Zihao pen, dipped it in ink, and pretended to be writing. Wei Lun panicked and knelt down He swept the sawdust on the ground with both hands, and put it into his arms in a hurry.

Huo Mu didn't wait for someone to summon him, so he went straight to the hall, cupped his hands slightly: "The old minister has seen the emperor."

Zong Xu calmed down and put the pen on the shelf: "Grandfather is free."

Huo Mu smiled and said, "Is the emperor doing his homework? A few days ago, several grand tutors were praising him, saying that the emperor has become more diligent and eager to learn as he gets older."

"This is all relying on the teachings of the queen mother and the urging of the grandfather." Zongxu felt uncomfortable, coughed dryly, and said, "I don't know what the grandfather wants to do when he comes to see me?"

Huo Mu said: "The old minister came here to ask the emperor to issue an order to urge the King of England to return to Beijing."

Zong Xu was stunned: "Didn't you already make an order? Since Uncle Huang is ill, let him recuperate in Shuzhou. Why insist on him returning to Beijing?"

"The emperor is talking about children again." Huo Mu showed displeasure: "It has been five or six years since Zong Mou sealed Shuzhou, and in the past five or six years, he has not returned to Beijing to see the emperor once. Doesn't the emperor feel that Is it abnormal? Now that the emperor issued an imperial decree, he can't even push his illness away. According to my ministers, the King of England has the heart of disobedience."

Zong Xu's face changed slightly, and he pressed his hands on the table nervously: "He...he is my uncle, my close relative, how could he be disobedient? Does my grandfather have some misunderstandings about the King of England?"

"Whether it's a misunderstanding, the emperor will know when he issues another imperial decree. If he still doesn't move, then he has the intention of treason."

Looking at his gloomy and stern face, Zong Xu suffocated the anger in his stomach, and said, "It's not like grandpa doesn't know that my seals are all kept by the queen mother. If you want to make a decree, why bother to find me?"

These words obviously contained a bit of resentment, Huo Mu stared at Zongxu, Zongxu finally flinched, lowered his eyes, not daring to meet him, Huo Mufang said: "The old minister hopes that this imperial decree will be written by the Holy Master, Perhaps, the kindness and family affection of the emperor can inspire him and dispel his delusions!" He came prepared, took out a roll of yellow silk from his sleeve and put it on the case, and handed a piece of jute paper to the emperor In front of him: "here is the imperial edict, the emperor just write it down."

The tone of his speech was completely commanding, and he was no longer polite to a courtier. Zong Xu was so angry that his complexion turned blue. After a while, under Huo Mu's gaze, he tremblingly picked up the pen and began to write stroke by stroke.

After finishing writing a few lines with great difficulty, Zong Xu was already limp and collapsed in the dragon chair. Huo Mu looked at it and said, "Very good. Your Majesty, continue with your homework. The old minister will leave now." Wei Wei As soon as he saluted, he turned around and strode away.

Wei Lun was so nervous that he didn't dare to vent his anger. Seeing him walking away, he felt relieved, and looked at Zong Xu worriedly: "Your Majesty, do you think the prince will come back? If the prince is recalled like this, it must be a disaster! "

Zong Xu's eyes flashed fiercely, and he suddenly pulled out the dagger from under the desk, slashed at the wooden man, and said viciously, "Old thief Huo Mu! Old thief Huo Mu!"

While Huo Mu begged Binglun to urgently issue an imperial edict to urge Zongmou to go to Beijing, he was already planning the crusade against Shuzhou in his mind.In the evening, he called Huo Song and Huo Lin into the study and asked, "If you want to attack Shuzhou, what's your opinion?"

Huo Song and Huo Lin looked at each other, thinking about how to answer in their hearts.Huo Mu lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and continued: "The emperor has issued two imperial decrees in succession, and he has personally written an imperial letter, expressing how he misses the King of England. If you don't go to Beijing again, you will be convicted of resisting the imperial edict and treason, and this battle is inevitable and is imminent."

Sighing, he put down the teacup in his hand: "Zong Mou is brave and good at fighting, and has extraordinary courage. He is the most outstanding general in the Dayan royal family. Now that he occupies the dangerous and solid terrain of Shu Province, he must not take it lightly. I originally wanted to lead the troops there personally. , but thinking that the queen mother and the emperor are in Beijing, if I leave, I really can't rest assured."

Huo Song hurriedly said: "As the saying goes, you can't kill a chicken with a sledgehammer. Father's army is like a cloud of good generals, so why use it to conquer Shuzhou? When the war starts, people will be confused. Father must stay in the capital."

Huo Lin also said: "Father should not leave Beijing."

Huo Mu glanced over their faces: "Who do you think is suitable to lead the army to conquer Zongmou?"

Huo Lin said: "I think Pei Tiantong and Xiong Sihai are good candidates."

These two are the confidantes of Huo Mu's subordinates, Huo Mu pondered and said: "Although they are good, they are more than brave and lack resourcefulness. They are not good enough to be the commander."

Huo Lin said, "Where's Ouyang Sheng?"

"Ouyang Cheng has always been resourceful, but he lacks actual combat experience." Huo Mu shook his head slightly, and said, "This battle is the most critical one. If Shu Prefecture is destroyed, the world will truly be in my pocket. In order to make a quick victory, I will Send out the elite I brought from Xijiang, so this time the commander must be someone I can fully trust, and at the same time, capable enough to compete with Zongmou."

Huo Song wanted to recommend Huo Lin wholeheartedly, but he hesitated to speak first. Hearing Huo Mu's words, he knew that his father had the same thoughts as himself. Excellent choice."

Huo Mu looked at Huo Lin: "What do you think?"

Huo Lin said: "Son, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to take on the big responsibility."

Huo Mu said: "You don't have to be humble, this time the leader is none other than you." While speaking, he waved to Huo Song, Huo Song immediately understood, bowed and retreated, and closed the door himself.

Huo Mu and Huo Lin were the only ones left in the room. Huo Mu stood up and said slowly, "As a father, how could I not know your abilities? In those years in the western border, you attacked Tubo, swept away Tuyuhun, pacification of the Western Regions, dozens of battles, large and small, you participated in almost all of them, at least half of my credit is yours, and the imperial court gave you a chariot general, it is all because of wronging you."

Huo Lin looked terrified: "Father, please don't say that. I'm just a warrior. Father strategizes and uses soldiers like a god. Only then can Western Xinjiang enjoy today's stability."

"Our Huo family is a family of military generals. Generals have been born in large numbers for hundreds of years. In this generation, only you have inherited the family business well. I am very pleased." Huo Mu walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "I'm getting old, but you are rising like the sun. Now, it's time for you to take charge of your own affairs and contribute to the family."

Huo Lin's chest felt hot, and his back straightened up: "Yes."

"Huo Song is my eldest son, your elder brother. He is now crowned as the crown prince. If I ascend the throne in the future, he will also be made the crown prince as a matter of course. I believe you can understand this." Huo Mu said When he saw the word "throne", his eyes became hot.

Huo Lin nodded: "I understand, I never dared to compete with my elder brother."

"Okay, okay! I also know that you are honest by nature, and you don't care about anything with your brothers." Huo Mu said: "I used to be too strict with you, telling you to leave home early and become self-reliant, which also caused you The time around me is far less than that of your brothers and sisters. I still feel very sad when I think of this. But you have to believe that as a father, my love for you is the same. "

Huo Lin also seemed to be emotionally moved: "Father doesn't have to mention these words in the future. Not only will I not blame my father, but I am also very grateful to him. If it weren't for those years of tempering in the army, how could I be where I am today?"

"I am very pleased that you can think like this. Although I have your eldest brother in front, I can't let you surpass him, but if you defeat Zongmou and help me ascend the throne, I will let you appoint three Zhou, as your fiefdom, your status will be higher than other princes, what do you think?" Huo Mu stared at him with rare gentle eyes: "You won't let me down, will you?"

The Yan Dynasty implemented a "three-level system of prefectures, counties and counties". The world is divided into fifteen prefectures and sixty counties. Generally speaking, most of the prince's fiefs are within the land of one county. The uncle of the emperor made great contributions when he helped him ascend the throne, so Shuzhou was granted to him. This is a very special kindness.Now Huo Mu personally promised Huo Lin the fiefdom of the three states, which is already a very vast land, ten times larger than that of an ordinary prince.

Huo Lin was surprised and delighted, and after a while, he said loudly: "My son will definitely do his best, and he will never disappoint his father's expectations!"

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang!" In the middle of the night, more rapid knocks on the door broke the tranquility of the night sky.Huo Mu suddenly woke up from his sleep. Princess Aji Potty's starry eyes were hazy, and the softness of her chest gently rubbed against his broad chest. She asked in a daze, "What time is it? Why is it so noisy outside?"

"It's okay, you continue to sleep."

Huo Mu knew something big was going to happen, so he quickly put on his clothes, fumbled to light a candle, walked outside, opened the door, and found that standing outside the door were not only his housekeeper Huo Youzhong, but also the three brothers Huo Song, and himself. The counselors around him all had solemn expressions.Huo Mu frowned, and said in a low voice, "What happened?"

Huo Song said: "Father, something serious has happened! There is news from the middle of Beijing that Zong has rebelled!"

"what?!"

"At this moment, his call to crusade against his father may have spread to all states and counties."

Hu Haifeng, who was standing behind him, quickly handed over a roll of paper in his hand. Huo Mu grabbed it out of his hand, unfolded the paper and read it at a glance, smiled angrily, and said through gritted teeth: "Okay! Okay! The boy is a preemptive strike!"