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Taki Wakaba told Emperor Zhengren about her conjecture about Shunhua Nvyu and Tachibana Yushan.

Emperor Masahiro thought for a while, and replied: "The Shunhua Empress does have this possibility. In the past, she was always noisy when she mentioned Ayako, but in recent years, she seems to have let go of her heartache. Moreover, she and Akima Ozen have always had a personal relationship. Very good, it seems that this personal relationship is not from the heart. But Ju Yushan is absolutely impossible. He has always been loyal to the royal family, and he still has the blood of the royal family. The royal blood that cannot be tarnished. If he wants to destroy Heian-kyo, he doesn’t need to expend so much effort, his existence is to protect Heian-kyo.”

Taki Wakaba heard Emperor Masahiro's trust in Tachibana Yushan, but she still insisted: "The cunning of the ghost king has deceived everyone. I only hope that this operation will be foolproof and eradicate the ghost king in one fell swoop."

Emperor Zhengren did not answer immediately, he asked: "Do you know that Tachibana Yushan has a good impression of you?"

The "good impression" Emperor Zhengren said here is very cryptic, but Taki Wakaba can understand what he means.

"Ju Yushan has always been romantic and affectionate, and has affairs with many women in the palace, but he also loves women very much. He will not complain about dating women in front of others, and he will never act rudely in front of women. Even if other men are romantic, they will try their best to cover it up. If the appearance or virtue of the women they associate with are lacking, they will immediately distance themselves from them, but men like Ju Yushan always speak for them Therefore, almost no female officer has ever said anything bad about Ju Yushan. He has dated so many beautiful women, but he has only proposed the idea of ​​starting a family to one of them."

Taki Wakaba could see that Emperor Zhengren really liked Tachibana Mountain.If you have to compare, the status of Shunhua Nuyu in Emperor Masahin's heart is probably much lower than that of Juyushan.

When Taki Wakaba said that Shunhua Nuyu might be a traitor who wanted to destroy Heian-kyo, Emperor Zhengren not only did not defend her, but agreed with Taki Wakaba again and again.But as soon as Taki Wakaba mentioned Tachibana, Emperor Zhengren firmly denied it immediately, and then his preference for Tachibana was beyond words.

Probably this is the difference between cloud and mud.

"Thanks to Mingjian Yuqian's great love, I was able to accompany Jingzhai Palace and serve Amaterasu, and I dare not neglect." Taki Wakaba paused, "General Tachibana Zuo is understanding, I have always been very grateful to him."

Kimai Tsuji has been standing by the side like a bonsai listening to the serious conversation between Taki Wakaba and Emperor Masahin, and then when he heard Emperor Masahiro say "but only one person proposed the idea of ​​starting a family", he felt that the emperor was really unreliable. Still gossiping at this time.He twisted his stiff neck, and when he heard Taki Ruoye answer "Don't dare to neglect", "General Tachibana Zuo is considerate", "I have always been very grateful to him", but the more he tasted, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Why did Emperor Zhengren gossip about Tachibana Yushan, and Taki Wakaba replied as if he owed him?What does this have to do with Taki Wakaba?

Could it be that Taki Ruoye borrowed money from Juyu Mountain and didn't pay it back?

Taki Wakaba felt very hot at this time, and it was difficult for her to ask for an interrogation of Tachibana Yushan when Emperor Masahiro's topic changed.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Masahiro said next: "If it were you, he wouldn't be angry even if he was investigated. If you care, just interrogate him together."

Taki Wakaba breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Emperor."

It is "he should not be angry if he is investigated", and Emperor Masahiro would actually consider the emotions of the person who was planned?When a person in a high position plans, everyone is a pawn on the chessboard for him to manipulate. Chess players are not ruthless, but in order to advance the battlefield, they must ruthlessly abandon the pawns.At least he looks ruthless.

Taki Wakaba didn't mean that he hated Emperor Masahiro, his decisions were all decisions with the least loss under the circumstances at the time.Emperor Masahiro is the one who chooses who to sacrifice, if he doesn't do it, more people will die.

If you are a chess player manipulating a country, are you sure you can control the overall situation without sacrificing a single person?No matter how much we pursue a perfect ending, mortals have limited power, and we can only do our best to make things develop in the best direction.

"It seems that your journey is not going well." After Taki Wakaba finished speaking, Emperor Masahiro wrote the handbook, and he mentioned their appearance while writing, "Do you need to change clothes? The right general has not arrived yet Here, you don't have to worry."

The clothes of both of them were gray. Fortunately, the quality of the clothes was not bad, and they were not worn out when they fell off the horse. The two had a lot of snowflakes on their bodies, but they became wet in the warm room. Oni Wu Tsuji There was still a not-so-obvious scratch on Wu Mi's face.

"No need, the clothes of court ladies are not conducive to action." Taki Wakaba declined the kindness of Emperor Masahin.

I have to say that the charcoal cabinets in Emperor Masahiro's bedroom are really warm, and not only the charcoal cabinets, but also several fire barrels in the palace.Taki Wakaba and Onimai Tsuji Mumi sat for a while after receiving the handbook, and felt that the moisture on their coats seemed to have evaporated, and their damp hair was also dry.

At this time, the right general also arrived.He was wearing an armpit robe, a crown on his head, and behind the crown was a coiled tassel, with a pair of boots under his half arms, looking majestic.

Unlike General Tachibana Zuo, he was guarding Heian-kyo, fighting people instead of fresh and evil spirits, and was a standing army force of Emperor Masahiro.It's just that compared with the well-known Juyu Mountain, General You, who is ordinary in appearance and has no outstanding achievements, has not attracted the attention of court ladies who are the cultural leaders in the palace.

After the right general saluted Emperor Zhengren, he unconsciously turned his attention to Taki Wakaba and the others, as if he was exploring the purpose of the emperor calling him.

Taki Ruoye also bowed slightly to him, after all, General Right had a higher position than her.

"This is Taki Shaogongji from Ise Jingu Shrine. He came to Heian-kyo to cut off the heart of the ghost king. You have to accompany Taki Shaogongji in the past few days, and follow her orders without any mistakes." Emperor Masahin Afterwards, he clearly explained to him why it was the "Ghost King's Heart", General You quickly understood.

"Why didn't the Divine Lord come?" General You seemed to think that this was not a good question, but he asked it anyway.

He also participated in the battle against the ghost king, so he naturally knew about the ghost king.

"He stayed in the shrine to repair the formation that binds the Oni King, in order to buy us more time." Emperor Zhengren looked at Taki Wakaba and motioned her to explain clearly to General Right, Taki Wakaba replied, "So We’ll be leaving later, it’s a matter of urgency.”

Taki Wakaba could see that the right general breathed a sigh of relief, "I will definitely cooperate with Taki Shaogongji with all my strength, and will not violate Taki Shaogongji's orders in the slightest."

His expression and tone were very firm, and Taki Wakaba also judged that he really said these words from the heart.

The person that Emperor Masahiro found for her was really good. With his cooperation and the emperor's order, Taki Wakaba will be able to move freely in this Heian capital.

The three of them bowed to Emperor Masahiro, and after walking out of the dormitory, Taki Wakaba took back Tianyu Yuzhan, and the right general also took back his weapon.

I saw that the right general was wearing a Taidao behind his waist, holding a maki-e bow with exquisite patterns drawn on it, and carrying a flat beetle on his back, with a dozen arrows in the beard.

With this set of equipment, the right general looks bigger and more intimidating.

"Does Taki Shao Gongji know how to use a sword?" Seeing Taki Wakaba pick up the sword, General You asked very interestedly.

"No, I have never learned martial arts."

"Really? I think Taki Shaogongji's sword posture is very standard."

"...I once saw General Tachibana Zuo dancing his sword." The scene of Tachibana Yushan dancing his sword for her that time seemed to be still in front of Taki Ruoye's eyes.

"If you can achieve such a standard after just reading it once, maybe you have a talent in martial arts. This sword doesn't look light. If you can hold it all the way, your wrist strength must be very good. "The right general commented.

This general on the right seemed to be a very down-to-earth person. Although he was not familiar with Taki Ruoye, he was actively chatting with Taki Ruoye.

"Do you know our God Lord?"

"Yes, I remembered what happened a long time ago when I met him last time. I always wanted to talk to him, but I never had a chance." General You said, "I admire Twelve Haori Hearts very much, so I also want to talk to him. I also admire Taki Shaogongji who came here. Where should we go now?"

"Let's go to Shunhua Nvyu first, it's the closest."

In any case, the crime of planting a spy in the shrine with the intention of assassinating Zhai Palace is enough to imprison Shunhua Nuyu.

"Actually, General Tachibana Zuo should be a better candidate, but Emperor Masahin summoned me. It is rare for me to be selected. After all, I am no match for him in any aspect." General Right shrugged mockingly. .

"For me, you are a much better candidate than General Tachibana, and I am very grateful to Emperor Masahiro for his arrangement. And, in fact, he is also the target of our next search."

"Although I don't think he's pleasing to the eye, I don't think he would do that kind of thing. General Tachibana Zuo would be very happy if he knew you were here. He has successively eliminated the ghosts gathered around Heianjing in recent years. The atmosphere there is much better than it used to be. He won every battle with his life, and he could die at any time. He said it doesn't matter if no one remembers what he did. One person will Remember him, you are special to him, aren't you?"

"Perhaps, I am his destined enemy." Taki Ruoye's words were very soft, General You looked at her beautiful side face, and there was not much expression fluctuation.

Because the lack of expression was not indifference, but she was hiding her emotions, and General You, who saw this, did not speak again.

Onimai Tsuji, who had been silent all this time, pulled the corner of Taki Wakaba's clothes. Taki Wakaba turned around and saw Oniwu Tsuji's dignified expression:

"Luo Ye, how much do you owe Ju Yushan?"