The whole article is full of hundreds of words, with sharp words and majestic momentum. It lists Huo Mu's various crimes, saying that he "takes credit and pride, monopolizes military power", "kills innocent people indiscriminately, mutilates loyal and good people, is sinister and vicious, and does many evils", and then "hijacks the Queen Mother. , Intimidating the emperor, wolf ambition, clearly exposed", even said that when he was in Xijiang, he was "dissolute and immoral, privately took the princess of Fanbang as his concubine, and was in the army every day", scolded Huo Mu inside and out He bluntly stated that his various atrocities were "the anger of man and god, and the heaven and the earth will not tolerate it", and finally "invited the loyal and righteous people from all over the world to join forces, enter the capital, punish the traitors, and swear to die on the side of the Qing emperor!"

Zong Xu only felt that every word and every sentence spoke from the bottom of his heart, and he was extremely happy, but because of Huo Mu's prestige, he didn't dare to show the slightest expression, and all the civil and military officials underneath were also completely silent.

Binglun looked solemnly, glanced at everyone, and said: "Since ancient times, only people's hearts have been unpredictable. Zong Mou has always been loyal and respectful, and kept himself safe. I never thought that once he went to a feudal country, he would breed ambition."

Huo Ling said: "The King of England is full of nonsense, maliciously slandering the general, and using this to plot rebellion and cause chaos. He is ashamed of the ancestors of Dayan and the people of Liming. This crime cannot be punished!" Some of Huo Mu's followers in the court immediately One after another Chen Zou echoed this statement.

The cabinet minister Yang Yan was known for his fairness, and his words were known to have weight. At this time, he also came out and said: "The King Ying is the only surviving son of Emperor Sejong. He has the closest relationship with the emperor and receives the deepest kindness. He should be loyal to the court and set an example for the clan. To openly launch a rebellion today must not be tolerated."

Huo Mu was already impatient, and said in a deep voice: "Soldiers are precious and fast. The King of England has planned for a long time. While we are here to discuss, I am afraid that his army has already left the territory of Shu. Please make a quick decision with the Queen Mother and the Emperor!"

Zong Xu hasn't seen King Ying for a few years, so he can't be said to be very close, but he is his own uncle after all, and he is one of the few people who can stand up to Huo Mu, so he doesn't want him to be defeated by Huo Mu.Before the early dynasty, he had discussed with Wei Lun that if the King of England loses, the situation will be extremely bad, and if he wins, his throne will also be threatened, and the best result is that they will both lose.He was sitting on the throne, with his eyelids downcast, silently thinking about what Wei Lun said in the morning, when he heard Huo Mu's voice, his first reaction was to look at Binglun.

"The general's words are reasonable." Bing Lun looked down at the ministers and said, "About the selection of the generals who will conquer Shu this time, do you have any opinions?"

Huo Mu didn't wait for others to speak, and said: "I believe that Huo Lin, the chariot general, is the only one to lead the army to conquer Shu."

"Zong Mou is good at planning, resourceful and good at fighting. When he was young, he fought with the great generals everywhere, made great achievements repeatedly, and even foiled the conspiracy of the king of Bohai with his own efforts, and quickly put down the rebellion. These generals and all the ministers are well aware of it. Bing Lun pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "I think it's better to send an experienced and prestigious veteran to go."

Huo Mu said: "There is no room for selfishness when it comes to military and state affairs. I strongly recommend Huo Rin not because he is my son. He followed me in the western borders and made great contributions to the country. You all have seen it. In my opinion, there is already a hidden talent. Could it be that the Empress Dowager has no confidence in him, otherwise how could she say such words about the ambition of the rebels?"

Although Huo Mu was domineering, it was the first time that he spoke rudely in the courtroom and openly refused to give the queen mother face. All the civil and military officials in the palace gasped. No one dared to criticize Huo Mu, or looked at each other in blank dismay, or bowed their heads in silence, and there was a sudden silence.

In the end, it was Yang Yan who came forward to defuse the embarrassment: "The queen mother also meant to be cautious, fearing that General Huo Lin would rush forward and underestimate the enemy. In fact, although General Cheqi is young, he has been in the army for a long time, is proficient in military affairs, and is seasoned. The queen mother does not need to worry too much."

Guo Chengzu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, also said: "Master Yang's words are very true, and I also agree with the general's opinion. General Cheqi is the best candidate to lead the army to suppress the rebellion this time."

Binglun didn't seem to respond, he just said: "If that's the case, then follow the opinions of the general and the ministers."

As Huo Mu expected, just as the rulers and ministers in Beijing were discussing how to put down the rebellion, King Zongmou of England moved quickly and led his army out of the border of Shuzhou, and began to march eastward.

When Huo Mu returned to the court, he brought back 12 elite soldiers from Western Xinjiang. Among them, 1 soldiers from the "Golden Lion and Yellow Tiger" were his own troops. After Huo Song became the commander of the Outer Guards, they were organized into the Outer Guards and took on the responsibility of defending the capital. Another 3 people were stationed in Tianting County, which is the closest to the capital.And the four armies of "Blue Wolf, Silver Fox, Black Panther, and White Elephant" have a total of 8 soldiers, all of whom were soldiers who followed Huo Lin in battles and went through life and death in those years.

Let Huo Lin lead [-] elite troops of "green wolves, silver foxes, black panthers, and white elephants" to attack Shu. This is what Huo Mu had already planned in his heart. The army has been quickly assembled and ready to go.

Early in the morning, Huo Lin was wearing golden armor, and after accepting the golden seal of "General Conquering Shu" bestowed by the emperor, he followed Huo Mu to Chongde Palace to bid farewell to Binglun.

Binglun didn't say anything else, just said: "I and the emperor's wealth and life, but I will entrust my father and brothers."

Huo Lin said: "Even if Lin'er risked her life, she would not dare to betray her sister and father's entrustment!"

Huo Mu didn't make a sound for a long time, then he suddenly said: "I knew this before, so why bother?"

Binglun knew that he couldn't let go of the fact that he sent Zongmou to Shuzhou, so he said: "I have said many times, when I promised the King of England to go to Shuzhou, apart from the fact that the emperor was enthroned, he had a share of the credit. The second is to repay the kindness of his biological mother, Concubine Zhaohui, for raising the emperor and taking care of me."

Huo Mu said coldly: "But for so many years, he has never returned to Beijing to see the emperor, don't you think there is nothing wrong with it?"

"What should we do? Today is different. At that time, my father led the army, Zongmou was the emperor's uncle, and the old ministers and clan sympathized with him and supported him. There is still his old ministry in Beijing. To me, he is in Sichuan. It is much safer for me than being in the capital." Binglun said lightly: "Father may have overestimated me too much. Although I am in charge of the court, I have never been a majestic empress dowager. Zong Mou sticks to the land of Shu and does not want to return to the capital to see him. I dare not summon him by force, for fear of accidents. Today, in front of all the officials and ministers in the court, my father spoke rudely to me, and I dare not answer a word, for fear of disaster out."

Huo Mu was furious: "Are you going to teach me the etiquette of monarch and minister?"

Binglun smiled: "Don't dare. I just want to tell my father that it has always been the case since ancient times that a hero is saddened by beauty. It is not a big deal which princess you like, or which princess of a foreign race you like as a concubine, so why bother?" Yu Xin, take it out on me?"

It should be known that Huo Mu was scolded bloody in that article, he is not as good as a beast, that's all, Huo Mu has always shown himself as strict, self-denying and unfeminine, who knows where Zongmou got the news, and exposed his conspiracy Privately, let the world know that he stole the Tubo Princess Deli Zanpu, and exaggerate it, so how can he not become angry from embarrassment?Although he tried his best to bear it, he still lost his sense of proportion in the court.

Binglun's language was sarcasm, every word poked at his sore spot, hit the nail on the head, Huo Mu was so angry that his beard and hair swelled, his face turned red and white, he wanted to do something, but he didn't like it.Seeing that the momentum was not right, Huo Lin hurriedly persuaded: "It's useless to talk about the past. The enemy is now, and my family must unite as one. Please take a step back from my sister and father."

Huo Mufang said: "The officials and guards should be waiting now, don't delay!" With a flick of his robe sleeves, he strode out.

Princes, relatives, civil and military officials, etc. have already arrived outside Chaoyang Gate. They are arranged in teams according to their ranks on the east and west sides of Wolong Bridge. The 3000-member pro-military guards stand in the middle, each of them in a heroic posture, with their heads held high. Looking around, I saw that the silver armor was bright, and the spear was like a forest. Before I got close, I already felt the murderous aura.

After a while, there was only the sound of drums and the sound of salutes, and the Chaoyang Gate suddenly opened wide. Huo Mu and Huo Lin and his father rode out on tall horses, surrounded by the majestic guard of honor, walked to the front of the guards, dismounted and turned around, and stood facing the city gate. .The sound of the music changed immediately, the chime bells rang loudly, the drums clanged, and the imperial martial music that the emperor sent the general to the expedition was played. Zongxu's Luanjia came out, and a tsunami of "Long live, long live, long live! long live" voice.

Standing on the tower of Chaoyang Gate, Binglun watched Huo Lin kneel down and kowtow three times to Zong Xu with cold eyes, watched Zong Xu give Huo Lin wine with his own hands, and watched Huo Lin get on his horse and lead the guards to leave.As usual, all civil and military officials were going to send them out of the Anding Gate, so they mounted their horses and followed closely behind. Not long after, Zong Xu's chariot also followed.

In an instant, the world became empty and silent. Binglun stood there with deep eyes, looking at the direction they were going away. The west wind was blowing her bright yellow phoenix robe, reflecting the dazzling golden brilliance.

Standing beside her, Gao Xian bowed and said, "Queen Mother, it's very windy here. The Queen Mother is a body of ten thousand gold, so let's get up and drive back to the palace."

Binglun let out a "hmm" and said, "Let's go then."

Back at the Chongde Palace, Binglun sat down on a chair, picked a book from the table and opened it, Wang Youxing came in and replied: "The servant has obeyed the Queen Mother's order and sent a message to the imperial dining room and various dining rooms in the palace. Let them prepare more meal pastries tonight."

"understood."

Seeing that she had no other orders, Wang Youxing quietly withdrew again.Binglun read the book for a while, but couldn't calm down, got off the kang again, paced back and forth, Gao Xian saw that she was holding the string of emerald beads in her right hand, twirling her thumb and index finger quickly, and couldn't help but whisper: " Queen Mother, do you want to invite Master Chen to come over and talk to you?"

"What?" Binglun was stunned, and stopped: "No need." Looking at the sky outside, he ordered: "Tell them to serve the pen and ink, I want to copy the scriptures."

The night gradually darkened, swallowing the entire imperial city bit by bit.Duan Tianxing and Xin Yu were on duty at Changle Palace that night, when suddenly two eunuchs from Chongde Palace summoned them, saying that they were summoned by the Empress Dowager.

Duan Tianxing felt suspicious: "At this time, how could the Queen Mother summon the two of us?"

An internal eunuch said: "As slaves, we are only responsible for passing on the message, and we don't know anything else."

Xin Yu guessed in his heart, could it be related to the general?The two looked at each other and said at the same time: "The emperor is here..."

The eunuch sneered: "Apart from you, is there no one guarding the emperor? Don't worry about this, just follow me."

Duan Tianxing and Xin Yu were full of doubts, so they had to follow behind him, exited the Changle Gate, turned west, and followed the white marble corridor to the Chongde Palace. The low side hall said: "I'm going to report to the Queen Mother right now, you just wait."

Duan Tianxing and Xin Yu saw that there was candlelight in the hall, so they had to go in first. As soon as they entered, they saw Lu Yin inside by accident. All three of them were surprised: "What are you..." Duan Tianxing suddenly had a bad feeling, turned around and wanted to find The eunuch asked, he had just left the door, only heard a few "Pu Pu", he had already been hit by several arrows, before he could make a sound, he fell to the ground and died.

Xin Yu and Lu Yin's expressions changed drastically, and they knew they had fallen into a trap. Fortunately, both of them were well-trained martial arts masters, and they remained calm under such circumstances. Because they had no weapons, they stood back to back, each He held a chair in hand to prevent the cold arrow from hurting people again, but at this moment, the windows on both sides of the side hall were suddenly lifted, and a thousand arrows were fired from outside, and the two of them were shot into hedgehogs.

Ran Li walked in with a few iron guards, glanced at the three bloody corpses on the ground, frowned, and said: "Clean up the house, clean it up, and I will report to the Queen Mother."

"Yes!"

In the Nuan Pavilion in the front hall of Chongde Palace, Tan Ying and Xia Houjin are also reporting to Binglun: "After the gates of the palaces are closed, they have been reinforced with huge stones, and double the number of guards have been sent. Wei is also ready to wait for the Queen Mother and the Emperor's orders at any time."

Bing Lun nodded, Ran Li went up and bowed to salute, and after the two of them finished speaking, Fang said: "The matter that the Queen Mother explained, I have already done it, and the emperor and others have not been disturbed."

"Very good." There was a slight expression of approval on the surface of the ice wheel, and it quickly turned into coldness: "Now, give the food prepared in the imperial dining room and other places, so that everyone can eat well. Tonight, there will be It was a very long night."

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