Your Highness asked me to pay him back his honor

In the Hall of Wende, the emperor was summoning his ministers when he suddenly received a secret performance from the secret guard of the bodyguard department.

After hearing the secret performance, the emperor suddenly changed his color, and ordered Jin Wuwei's right general to lead the mouth, and hurriedly summoned King Yan to enter the palace.

"Your Highness, do you know... what is the reason for today?"

Chang Ji quickly came to pick him up, led Xiao Shuo through the palace gate, and said in a low voice, "Looking at the emperor's face, I'm afraid it's the secret guard who said something."

Chang Ji felt uneasy, and reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness enters the palace, good or bad luck is unpredictable, so you must plan carefully."

In the past few days Xiao Shuo went to the palace to greet him, he advanced and retreated in a moderate manner, there was no more confrontation and disobedience, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers has eased a lot.

The emperor called the bodyguard Si Dian to encourage Xiao Shuo to embarrass him during the small court meeting that day.It was also mentioned to the Hanlin Academy yesterday that the minister in front of the palace was dedicated to his duties, so he should draw up a decree to reward him.

Unexpectedly, today he was uncharacteristically summoning Xiao Shuo into the palace, and even dispatched secret soldiers from the bodyguard department. I'm afraid it wasn't just to reward Yan Wang for "restraining himself and serving the public, and working hard for days."

Xiao Shuo handed the waist badge to the imperial guards, with a calm expression: "Thank you, General Chang."

"Your Highness!"

In the palace, Chang Ji didn't dare to get angry, and whispered anxiously: "The last general is not alarmist, today is dangerous, please be careful, Your Highness..."

"I know today is dangerous." Xiao Shuo said, "May I ask General Chang, but this king is the only one who is dangerous these two days?"

Chang Ji asked him to stop, his face changed slightly.

The Jinwu guards guard the palace and accompany them every day, so they don't know what big event will happen tomorrow.

King Xiang's plot to rebel was known to the palace in advance, and full preparations had been made in secret.All parties involved in Yuying Pavilion got mixed up, but no one was able to grab half a point first. The winner was determined on New Year's Eve.

If the palace wins, King Xiang is actually plotting rebellion.The dark past of those invisible people back then, and the blood debts, will all be burned in a fire in Bianliang City tomorrow night.

Since then, the throne has been stabilized, all future troubles have been eliminated, and no one can shake it.

It's a big matter, Chang Ji didn't know whether he should talk about it, and he was afraid that talking too much would hurt Xiao Shuo, so he gritted his teeth and stopped talking.

Xiao Shuo looked at him quietly for a while, then nodded, "Thank you."

Chang Ji was half guilty and half anxious, and hurried to catch up: "Your Highness—"

Before the words were finished, he had arrived in front of the hall.

Xiao Shuo cupped his hands towards him, pulled back the hem of his clothes, and followed the waiting servants into Wende Hall.

Chang Ji watched him enter the palace gate, and when he was at a loss, he suddenly paused from the corner of his eye, and his eyes fell back to the place where Xiao Shuo was standing just now.

On the originally empty jade steps, there was an inconspicuous sleeve arrow out of thin air.

Xiao Shuo was led by his servants into Wende Hall, when he heard a soft knock on the hall door behind him.

The hall was deserted, and the emperor was leaning on the warm couch with a gloomy expression.

Grand Master Pang Gan sat in the corner of the hall, his eyelids drooping, as if he was taking a nap.Gao Jixun was summoned again after a long absence, and proudly, he put on his clothes and stood in front of the imperial court.

The guards stood guard at the entrance of the hall, and the door of the heavy hall was firmly closed, airtight.

Xiao Shuo seemed unaware of the atmosphere in the hall, ignored Gao Jixun's complacent expression, and greeted him as usual: "See Your Majesty."

The emperor's eyes fell on him, his eyes turned cold for a moment, and he still sat silently.

Xiao Shuo didn't hear the courtesy, his eyes drooped and he still knelt in front of Yujia.

"I heard." The emperor looked at him for a while, sat up, and said slowly, "You led someone to rescue a child who almost fell into the water in the street today, is there such a thing?"

"The minister was ordered to patrol Bianliang."

Xiao Shuo said: "Shock Xiaoxiao and help the common people, this is within the duties of the front office."

Listening to his response, Gao Jixun sneered: "Within the duty? Obviously—"

"General Gao." The emperor said coldly, "Did I ask you to interrupt?"

Gao Jixun was taken aback for a moment, his expression changed twice, and he wanted to speak, but he closed his mouth timidly.

The emperor looked coldly at Xiao Shuo who was kneeling in front of the couch, and after a moment of silence, he said again: "You are right, helping the people is indeed within the duties of the front of the palace... It's just what I heard, helping you save people together , but it seems that he is not a person in the front of the palace."

Hearing this, Xiao Shuo raised his head indifferently, and glanced at Gao Jixun.

His expression was calm, and with a flick of a sharp light in his eyes, he sparked a murderous intent in the deep cold pool.

Gao Jixun was also staring at Xiao Shuo, his face was half smug and half stern, when he met his gaze, he trembled for no reason, his expression changed involuntarily.

"I saved someone, but only for a moment."

Xiao Shuo withdrew his gaze, and said calmly, "After a few cups of tea can't be drunk, I've already been listened to by God, and I'm terrified."

Gao Jixun heard that he was assassinating both openly and secretly, and couldn't bear it any longer, he gritted his teeth and took a step forward.

The emperor cast a stern glance, stopped Gao Jixun, and turned his gaze back to Xiao Shuo: "It's the secret guards sent by the Division of Bodyguards. The capital is quite uneasy these days, and the original intention is to protect you in secret because I'm afraid you will be attacked and framed by others."

The emperor looked at him: "It's just a coincidence, and I found something strange. The bodyguard department didn't dare to do anything wrong, so I came to report it to Zhen to know."

Xiao Shuo lightly clenched his hands on the ground, still knelt down according to the rules, and remained motionless.

Seeing his movements, the emperor's expression became colder, but his tone became calmer: "Today, although the righteous man has no official position, he acted righteously to protect our people and people. I am very relieved. I intend to ask you to attract him and give him an official reward."

The emperor said slowly: "Nowadays, in the court, it is the time when the talents are withered, and everything is waiting to be done... You are a prince of the first rank, and you have the responsibility of recommending him. Since you have such talents, why don't you introduce him to the front of the palace? "

"This person has a special status." Xiao Shuo said, "I dare not recommend you."

The emperor's eyes showed some interest: "How special?"

Xiao Shuo closed his mouth again and knelt down on the ground.

All parties were silent, and the Wende Hall was almost frozen, only the smoke curled up and disappeared.

Gao Jixun was almost overwhelmed by the silence, and wanted to speak again, remembering the two severe reprimands from the emperor, he finally gritted his teeth and swallowed it back.

"His Royal Highness King Yan."

The atmosphere was almost suffocated, Grand Master Pang Gan suddenly said slowly: "You have to know, the emperor asked you this matter to find out the reality of that person for you."

He didn't speak, and there was almost no such person in the hall.At this time, there was a sudden sound, which was so abrupt that Gao Jixun almost shuddered.

Pang Gan lowered his eyelids, did not look at Gao Jixun halfway, and still said to Xiao Shuo: "If you really are a man of lofty ideals and talents, what's the point of being rewarded with an official? But if it's some unknown traitor who rebelled against the party, with a few sweet words, managed to seduce you..."

Xiao Shuo frowned: "He is not a traitor or a traitor."

"It's not rebellious." Pang Gan said, "Why can't I say it?"

Xiao Shuo seemed to be forcing him to nowhere, his shoulders tensed, he clenched his fists, and said in a deep voice: "This person is nothing more than a guard in the mansion, he is indifferent by nature, he doesn't want to be an official, he just wants to live happily. day."

"A guard again?"

Pang Gan was a little curious, and smiled: "His Royal Highness King Yan really has a lot of guards."

Pang Gan looked at him: "I don't know what is the relationship between this skilled guard today... and the one in Dali Temple who was so brave and broke into the Yuying Pavilion that day?"

Xiao Shuo seemed to stop him from asking, he gritted his teeth and remained silent.

"There are private soldiers in Prince Yan's mansion? Prince Duan left secret guards?"

Pang Gan spoke slowly, but his eyes were sharp: "Still——they were originally alone..."

"So what?" Xiao Shuo said in a deep voice, "This king won't need someone who can take advantage of me?"

Pang Gan said with a smile: "Naturally. It's just that the old minister doesn't understand...a guard with great skills. Why can't he be called to show the emperor?"

Xiao Shuo clenched his fists, paused for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "He was seriously injured in the Yuying Pavilion, today he rescued someone in a hasty way, he couldn't move because of his injuries—"

The emperor was still listening coldly, but now he couldn't help it anymore, and said sharply: "Xiao Shuo!"

Xiao Shuo suddenly stopped talking, knelt down and went back.

"The matter of the Yuying Pavilion in Dali Temple, do you really think that a guard and a coincidence can fool me!?"

The emperor said coldly: "I have pampered you again and again, but you are so ignorant, could it be that I am forced to interrogate you!"

Recently, there have been frequent incidents of important officials in the court and the central government. A protocol for the peace talks with Rongdi has actually caused civil servants and military generals to fight in a scuffle and criticize each other non-stop.Jixian Pavilion has changed from the past to hide and hide, and has repeatedly interfered in politics. Dali Temple's wolf ambitions have been revealed, and Yuying Pavilion has been burned in a confusing manner, and King Xiang is pressing harder and harder.

The main palace is jealous, the concubines have nothing to do, and the harem only has two grown-up princes from the direct line.Cai Buzhi personally went out to the mountain to test and compare, one was more stupid than the other, he faltered after a few words of policy, but none of them was worth using.

Everything seemed to be slipping out of control.

Now the secret guard of the bodyguard department came to report, and said that he saw the remnant of the Yun family who should have died almost again.

Gao Jixun stood aside, concentrating on observing the holy will, seeing the situation, hurriedly added: "Bring someone over here!"

Several hidden guards came out from the bodyguard department and knelt down on the ground.

The emperor's face was livid: "You wait for what you see today, report everything to King Yan, and ask King Yan to listen to it himself!"

"I was ordered to secretly protect King Yan."

The leader of the dark guards kowtowed: "I saw a few children chasing after one of them fell into the embankment, was rescued by a man in white, and then threw it to King Yan, and escaped with the scabbard thrown by King Yan. There is a tacit understanding in every move. .”

The secret guard said: "I don't know his identity, and because of the recent restlessness in the capital, I am worried about the safety of King Yan, so I came to protect him. I happened to hear King Yan talking to his subordinates..."

The dark guard hesitated, looked sideways at Xiao Shuo, and stopped talking.

"Don't be shy, just say it!"

After Gao Jixun made such a great achievement, he was full of ambition: "Doing things for the emperor, could it be possible to cover up and harbor thoughts in secret!"

The dark guard hurriedly dared not dare, and told the truth: "King Yan said, 'I originally hated him and regarded him as an enemy. Treat him better.'"

The secret guard said: "It's important at this time, I dare not speculate, I only dare to report the truth..."

"The words have already been said for this sake, there is no need to hide it."

Grand Master Pang Gan opened his mouth, and his old eyes suddenly showed a clear and sharp chill: "His Royal Highness, what is the purpose of you taking the remnants of the Yun family from the execution ground back to the mansion?"

Xiao Shuo's shoulders were stiff, and he said slowly with his eyes lowered: "The grand master heard it, and it's revenge for torture."

"What a torment and revenge." Pang Gan sneered, "When he was on the execution ground, the old man saw him, he was injured and sick, and he was already a candle in the wind. people?"

"According to what the Grand Master said, when he fled the capital, he was already suffering from many injuries and illnesses."

Xiao Shuo said in a deep voice, "Why did the bodyguard department arrest him for so many years, and still tell him that he was 'extraordinarily brave, he went to heaven and earth' and ran away?"

Gao Jixun's misfortune fell from the sky, and Xiao Shuo read out the confession letter of the year verbatim. He was stunned for a moment, and exasperated: "It's your trial, not me! You don't want to gossip—"

"Am I just grabbing and biting at will, or Mr. Gao casually framed it?"

Xiao Shuo said coldly: "In Yuying Pavilion in the past, it's not that I never betrayed my lord's favor! Now that I'm chasing and fighting endlessly, could it be that I plan to kill the grass and get rid of the king with the help of the emperor!"

The servant flustered, kept silent and shrank aside, not daring to move, watching helplessly as the noise in the hall became more and more intense.

The emperor's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent, but he slowly frowned when he watched Taishi Pang Gan and Gao Jixun attack Xiao Shuo, arguing in disorder.

"Your Majesty!" Gao Jixun said urgently, "King Yan is hiding a traitor, and obviously intends to conspire against him. His wolf ambition is already evident, so don't let it go—"

Xiao Shuo looked sneering, kneeling in the cabana, suddenly chuckled.

Gao Jixun became more and more annoyed: "What are you laughing at?!"

"Laughing at the king, Yulu." Xiao Shuo said, "The wolf's ambition is obvious. Today's entry into the palace is very dangerous. He doesn't know how to ambush an elite soldier, and he doesn't know how to wear a saber. He just comes here with his empty hands to relieve the boredom of Mr. Gao."

Gao Jixun had never known him to be so eloquent, he was stunned for a moment, staring at Xiao Shuo, he almost saw another shadow in him who wanted to put him to death.

The Palace and King Xiang were facing each other far away, and the bodyguard department should bear the brunt of it, but the emperor had heard some gossip a few days ago, so he ignored the bodyguard department and transferred all Jinwuwei into the cabinet.

Gao Jixun has been dressed neatly for the past few days, in order to grab the credit. Once there is a change in the palace, he can immediately rush in front of the Jinwu Guard and win the Sacred Heart again.

He knew that the emperor was always suspicious, but he didn't want Xiao Shuo to be waiting for him here. At this moment, he couldn't argue, and he gritted his teeth: "The imperial army walks in front of the imperial court, defending the palace city, and they have the right to wear sabers! You don't want to spout blood— —”

"Master Gao is loyal, so he can wear a sword naturally."

Xiao Shuo said calmly: "Outside this hall, of course, you can also ambush with a strong bow and crossbow, and shoot this king into a sieve..."

"nonsense!"

Gao Jixun was so enraged that he almost slashed him with a knife, but he couldn't hold back, "The emperor is in the palace! The arrow has no eyes, how could this general strengthen the crossbow camp—"

The emperor couldn't sit any longer, and reprimanded sharply: "Shut up, what a shame!"

Gao Jixun gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty!"

The emperor's eyes were dim, looking at the elite soldiers of the guards outside the palace, and Gao Jixun's neat attire, he felt a faint chill in his heart.

Shen Zhizhengshi did say that the current situation of the Guards Division is too similar to Dali Temple, which makes people suspicious.

As for the situation in Yuying Pavilion, everyone still insists on their own opinions, and it is a chaotic situation.

But looking at it now, it was Yun Lang who entered the Yuying Pavilion that day...but there is still no abnormality at all, which is extremely unreasonable.

The emperor frowned, his eyes fixed on Xiao Shuo.

These years, Xiao Shuo has almost grown up under his daily surveillance, so he shouldn't have guessed what his disposition is.

If he really knew the truth of the year and the culprit, he shouldn't be able to suppress the hatred and argue in vain and fight in front of the driver.

If Zhen and Yunlang had obtained the blood oath letter, they shouldn't have been able to endure it until now, could have bitten the blood feud and swallowed it alive, and wouldn't have been forced into the Forbidden Palace in a fit of anger.

Now the more Xiao Shuo quarreled with these two people, the more he seemed to be kept in the dark and didn't know about it.

"I ask you."

The emperor felt chills in his heart, and without showing any emotion on his face, he said in a deep voice, "What did you hear that made you realize that you misunderstood... the orphan of the Yun family?"

Xiao Shuo frowned: "Your Majesty doesn't know?"

"Ridiculous." The emperor said in a deep voice, "If you don't tell me, how would I know?"

At this time, the emperor was suspicious of the bodyguards, but the rage faded a little bit, and after contacting the whole story, he felt that everything was wrong: "Don't lie, tell me the truth, who told you and what did you say?"

Xiao Shuo glanced at Gao Jixun, remained silent for a while, and then slowly said: "I was blinded by hatred in the past, and wanted to eat Yunlang to death...but I was taught by the emperor, and I know he has difficulties."

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes: "At that time, the emperor also said to the minister that there were too many unavoidable things in the past, and too many people were coerced and implicated, so he told the minister not to hold him too much."

His majesty froze for a moment when he turned over the old account, his face darkened even more, and he said in a deep voice: "I just don't want you to be blinded by hatred, so I tried my best to persuade you a few words, how could you listen to it..."

"The minister returned to the mansion to meditate, and listened to most of it."

Xiao Shuo said: "I wanted to meet Yun Lang and settle the old grievances with him, only to realize that what I tortured these days was just a substitute who was seven or eight percent similar to him, and he had already taken the opportunity to escape."

The emperor suddenly raised his eyes: "What did you say?!"

"I know that it is a serious crime to let the death row prisoner escape."

Xiao Shuo said: "That's why I searched everywhere, and finally found his trace. I searched all the way, and finally caught a glimpse of King Xiang conspiring with the Minister of Dali Temple."

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes: "At that time, I tried my best to push back the crowd and report to the emperor alone."

Xiao Shuo said in a calm voice, "It just happened... that Mr. Gao disturbed it."

Gao Jixun's expression suddenly changed: "You—"

Gao Jixun only wanted to force Xiao Shuo to death, but he never expected that the situation would be settled from this step, his face became paler, and he knelt down: "Your Majesty! I am wronged! I didn't know what he was going to say at that time..."

"Shut up!" The emperor sternly reprimanded, looking at Xiao Shuo with a cold expression, "Go ahead."

"Although I don't know the emperor's plan, I also know that there are some things that cannot be discussed openly by the court."

Xiao Shuo said: "So at that time King Lian Xiang didn't dare to disclose his name, so how dare he say these things? So from then on...there have been taboos and concealments."

"As you said."

The emperor frowned: "The reason why you smashed King Xiang's plot was to track down Yunlang... Yunlang went to the Yuying Pavilion by himself, was it not sent by you?"

"I caught up with Yuying Pavilion and met Yunlang again."

Xiao Shuo said: "He told the truth to my minister. Back then, he was the envoy of King Xiang and Marquis Zhenyuan conspired to frame my father secretly. He tried to stop him, but he was too late."

The emperor listened quietly, his brows were tightly locked, but the murderous intent in his eyes gradually faded: "He said...that what happened back then was envoyed by King Xiang?"

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes: "Yes."

"Nonsense!" Gao Jixun was completely confused, and said in a panic, "How could he say that he was entrusted by King Xiang! At the beginning, it was obvious—"

Xiao Shuo asked curiously, "What is it?"

Gao Jixun was about to blurt it out, when the old teacher Pang Gan who was drinking tea suddenly seemed to choke on the tea, and coughed loudly.

Gao Jixun shuddered, sweat dripped down his back, and he shut his mouth firmly.

"What he said is well-founded, and I believe most of it."

Xiao Shuo looked at Gao Jixun for a while, retracted his gaze, and lowered his eyes: "Later in the pavilion, Mr. Gao wanted to kill his subordinates, and he gave up his life to save him... The two of us fell into the secret passage and saved our lives."

"After that, I went to the palace many times to pay my respects. I wanted to explain the matter to the emperor, but I was surrounded by guards, so I couldn't find the right time."

Xiao Shuo said: "It's just that I don't understand. Today, when I was chatting with my subordinates, I clearly said these things...Why are there only such a few words left in the mouth of Mr. Gao's secret guard?"

Gao Jixun watched him talking nonsense, and was short of breath for a moment, trembling and pointing at Xiao Shuo, unable to speak.

The emperor's expression became more and more gloomy, and he couldn't sit still, so he got up suddenly and wanted to scold him.Before he could speak, there was a commotion outside the hall.

There was a lot of voices, and Chang Ji rushed in from outside the hall: "Your Majesty!"

"What's the hurry?" The emperor was furious, and said coldly, "If you have something to say, how decent it is!"

"The Guards Department transferred to the Strong Crossbow Camp, but the final general didn't know the reason, so he dared not let him go!"

Chang Ji kowtowed heavily: "Please ask the emperor's will—"

"Fabricating and spitting blood!" Gao Jixun's face turned pale, "You colluded with him too! Yun Lang! It's all Yun Lang! You are all his people..."

Chang Ji knelt down on the ground, with his forehead pressed against the cold ground, and he tightly clenched the sleeve arrow that fell on the white jade steps.

The emperor could no longer suppress his overwhelming anger, and coldly glanced at Gao Jixun, with only a stern look in his eyes: "I'll take it!"

Gao Jixun's mind was up and down, at this moment he couldn't argue with a hundred words, he lost his mind, and laughed madly: "They are all from Yunlang! They are all, they are all..."

He looked at Xiao Shuo with hatred in his eyes, he drew his saber and slashed down fiercely.

Chang Ji's eyes tightened, and he rushed over to stop him, but missed a step: "My lord! Be careful—"

Before the words were finished, a strong wind broke through the window lattice. It was actually a conflict between the Qiangnu Battalion and the Jinwu Guards. I don't know which one missed, and a stream of arrows shot in.

Coincidentally, Gao Jixun just jumped in front of the window, causing the arrow to pierce through his chest.He was determined to kill Xiao Shuo on the spot, he staggered a few steps and his feet went limp, he fell into a pool of blood and twitched a few times, and there was no more movement.

There was a moment of chaos in the hall, and the servants screamed and hid everywhere, without any sense of order.

The emperor looked at the glaring blood in front of his eyes, and his face also lost it. He barely calmed down and said in a deep voice: "What are you messing with! Call the Jinwu Guards and order the Guards to fight..."

Chang Ji hurriedly responded, kowtowed, and hurried out to calm the situation.

Xiao Shuo was still kneeling quietly, his eyes fell on the white feather arrow.

"Liu Shi has no eyes..." The emperor was restless, glanced at him, and said in a low voice, "He is the one who blamed himself, God will not allow it, let's clean it up."

Xiao Shuo lowered his eyes: "Yes."

"Today... I wronged you."

The emperor said: "Calm down the situation first, I have something... I want to tell you."

Xiao Shuo said: "Yes."

There was chaos in the outer hall and the inner hall, the servants hurriedly helped the old grand master and the emperor into the inner hall for shelter, Xiao Shuo propped himself up from the ground, got up and walked to the window, and looked out.

Du Yuhou said, the young master didn't wear clothes, and he didn't try his bow. He shot three arrows in a row, and the arrow broke through the tail of the first white feather arrow.

Xiao Shuo picked up the locust stone that broke the window latch, stuffed it into his sleeve, and sighed lightly.

Chang Ji picked up his sleeve arrow, guessed Xiao Shuo's intentions, and urgently dispatched a fake military order to the Qiangnu Battalion, completely blocking Gao Jixun's escape route.At this moment, he rushed in excitedly, seeing Xiao Shuo sighing, he couldn't help being taken aback: "Your Highness, is there something else on your mind?"

"No." Xiao Shuo said, "General Chang."

Chang Ji looked blank and responded.

Xiao Shuo was quiet for a moment, then grabbed the locust stone: "My family..."

"Your Highness is useful, just say it."

It was a mess at this time, Chang Ji was not under the supervision of the Guards Department, he was relieved, and he was far more cheerful than before: "The final general will definitely know everything..."

Xiao Shuo said, "Do you know someone who repairs the roof?"

Chang Ji: "..."

Chang Ji: "?"