Liang Xiao never thought of such a day.

He wanted to limit the imperial power, but he never thought of such a simple and crude method. He wanted to do everything step by step, lure the emperor into the trap step by step, achieve the goal quietly, and make the emperor happy. Now he has just started and the conditions are far from mature, so he rejected Dou Ying's proposal.

However, Dou Ying, the old ranger, was too impulsive and could not encourage him. He actually turned to Liu De, which scared Liu De to death and went to prison by himself.

In the past two days, Liang Xiao thought about it repeatedly. Not only did he think about giving up once, he left. Anyway, Yuzhang's ship was also ready. He rushed to Yuzhang, met Liu Ling, went directly to sea, and rushed to Yizhou. From then on, he became a happy little landlord. When he had the strength, he captured his own world. How great it would be.

However, he eventually stayed. If he left, Dou Ying would die, and history would soon return to its original track. Not only that, Yizhou's plan to develop behind closed doors will be vain. In a furious emperor, he would definitely vent his anger on the King of Huainan and then send troops to Yizhou. A big battle is inevitable.

He can escape, but thousands of people will die, especially the King of Huainan family. What will Liu Ling react at that time?

At this time, Liang Xiao thought of Sigma. Sigma was his maid and frozen to death in the snow-capped mountains. He still couldn't let go. He took so many risks, suffered so much, and made such great sacrifices. Could it be that the emperor was just to do whatever he wanted?

He was dissatisfied, so he stayed.

He once hoped that the emperor could treat all this rationally, give him a chance to speak, so that he could make clear the purpose, weigh the pros and cons, and make some necessary concessions. However, the emperor issued an edict to let him go to the Tingwei and let Zhang Tang come to the door in person. He knew that he was too naive. He could not convince the emperor by reasoning, and he could only be tough.

Although the hope of being tough is slim, it is a choice after all.

Therefore, Liang Xiao stood alone in front of the emperor. There were more than a hundred personal guards in his mansion, but there were hundreds of men in the palace alone, and there were thousands of guards outside the palace. If there was a real battle, he would still be dead. Instead of this, he might as well come alone.

The emperor was furious and his face turned red with anger, but he did not order the men to take Liang Xiao down. As for the reason, no one knew. He just stared at Liang Xiao, panting like a cow, and his fists were clenched tightly, as if he wanted to pounce on him.

The men on the side were frightened and held the weapons in their hands tightly, but did not dare to move forward. First, the emperor did not have an order, and they did not dare to move around. Second, they also knew that one person was fighting hard and ten people could not stop him. With Liang Xiao's bravery, killing a few people would be easy. At that time, it would cause blood to bleed and the palace was dirty. If the emperor was injured, who could bear the responsibility?

All the men can do is to strengthen their vigilance and wait for orders. If Liang Xiao dares to attack the emperor, even if the emperor does not give the order, they can only go forward and fight.

The king of Wuqiu Shou and others around the emperor were also frightened. When they saw Liang Xiao enter the palace, they knew that something would happen, but no one expected that Liang Xiao was so brave that he would contradict the emperor. They were stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.

At the critical moment, Master Yan rushed over, pressed his sword with his hand, protected him in front of the emperor, and shouted sternly: "Champion Marquis, don't retreat yet! Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of troubles and is so angry that he is so angry that he can take responsibility?"

Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows, took a step back, and bowed to salute. "I am guilty of raiding Your Majesty. I will leave the palace now and wait for the crime palace. If Your Majesty gives mercy and promises me to be punished, I will be very grateful. Your Majesty, let me leave here."

As he said that, he lay on the ground, worshiped with great gifts, and kowtowed on his forehead, and the floor tiles sounded. For a moment, he was also mixed with emotion. He came from Jiangdu to Chang'an. When the king and his ministers first met, they had a great conversation. Then, they were separated and reunited, and loved each other, and they had been in four or five years. After spending so much effort and setting up such a big situation, he was finally ruined by Dou Ying, the old ranger. It was a pity.

Liang Xiao's nose felt sore, his eyes were wet, and tears were spinning back and forth in his eyes.

"Take care of your majesty." Liang Xiao stood up, bowed his hand, left the hall, and turned around. When he walked to the door, he happened to see Huo Qubing coming. He stopped, touched Huo Qubing's head, and sighed: "Boy, stop practicing martial arts from today, let's read some articles. The good soldiers are ominous, and famous generals have rarely had a good end since ancient times." After that, he shook his head and left step by step.

Huo Qubing stood there, not knowing what the situation was, nor why Liang Xiao told him about this.

The emperor didn't say anything. He looked at Liang Xiao kowtow, watched Liang Xiao leave, and saw the tears in his eyes when Liang Xiao turned around. Hearing Liang Xiao's words of care for Huo Qubing, "Famous generals have never had a good end since ancient times", he couldn't help but feel soft and swallowed the order that rushed to his mouth. He looked at the armor and jade swords underground, and said for a long time.

"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Master Yan turned around and bowed to the emperor. "I am disrespectful in front of the minister, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to surrender the edict."

"What kind of rituals have you lost?" The emperor smiled bitterly, feeling a little lost.

Master Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "I... I just drew my sword."

The emperor blinked. "Is that true? So what? Liang Xiao is planning to fight to the death."

"Your Majesty, Liang Xiao is just saying this, but I really drew my sword." The master's father Yan leaned on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. "I actually know that I have no power to tie a chicken. If the champion Hou really wants to be disobedient, a hundred such people are not enough to kill him. I was in a hurry and lost my mind. I would like to ask Your Majesty to punish him."

"Okay, okay, I forgive you for not guilty." The emperor was indifferent, waved his hand, signaling his father to rise up, and turn and leave.

The master Yan stood up, picked up the armor and jade sword on the ground, and followed closely.

Zhang Tang rushed to the palace with a memorial. As soon as he entered Chengming Palace, he felt that the atmosphere was wrong. When he came to the emperor, he was even more shocked when he saw the emperor's gloomy face and suspected that it was not time for him to come.

It is obvious that the emperor was in a bad mood. At this time, he reported Liang Xiao’s affairs and did not know whether it was appropriate or not.

"What's the matter?" The emperor was a little impatient when he saw Zhang Tang want to speak.

"Your Majesty, I... went to the Champion Marquis' Mansion, but..."

"I understand." The emperor had a headache when he heard the word "Champion Hou". After Liang Xiao left the palace, he had sent someone to inquire. He knew that Liang Xiao had gone to Tingwei Temple roughly and knew that this matter could not be covered up. There were too many people who were paying attention to this matter inside and outside Chang'an City. From royal relatives to peddlers and barracks, everyone knew that Dou Ying, the Hou of Wei, was tortured by Tingwei Temple, and the Hou of Champion, Liang Xiao, almost suffered an unexpected incident.

He was very disappointed with Zhang Tang. The matter was not done, and it made the city full of storms, making it impossible for him to step down. This was just a fool, and he looked like a capable minister. At this time, Zhang Tang came to report, what's the point?

In fact, Zhang Tang cannot blame Zhang Tang. Zhang Tang knew that Liang Xiao’s incident had a great influence, so he also wanted to take this opportunity to settle Liang Xiao, so he wrote a memorial with a careful word and prepared to kill Liang Xiao completely. Unfortunately, although he was proficient in legal documents, writing memorials was not his good at writing. It was already half a day after he finished writing the article.

He didn't expect Liang Xiao to move so quickly. He went straight into the palace after coming out of Tingwei Temple, and made the matter so big.

Zhang Tang spoke, and before he could tell the story, he was blocked by the emperor's words and felt even more uneasy.

"How is Dou Ying?" The emperor became more annoyed when he looked at Zhang Tang. "Has he been punished?"

"Uh..." Zhang Tang licked his lips and nodded.

"What did he call?"

Zhang Tang shook his head.

The emperor was even more unhappy. The reason why Liang Xiao refused to go to Tingwei Temple to undergo normal interrogation procedures was because he believed that Tingwei Temple was not fair. Whether it was guilty or not, going to Tingwei Temple would be a dead end, so he would rather refuse arrest than bow down and kill him. His reason was that Dou Ying was punished. It didn't matter if he was punished against Dou Ying, but he could get a favorable confession. Now you haven't received any valuable confession, but instead made a statement. What's going on?

"Tell me what happened." The emperor became more and more irritable and his voice became louder.

When Zhang Tang saw him, his forehead was covered in cold sweat. The emperor's reaction was not as expected. He heard his tone, and he seemed to be very disappointed with him. What he could do with Zhang Tang was just the emperor's appreciation. If the emperor was disappointed with him, he would immediately become a dog of a devastated family. At that point, not only Liang Xiao would not take him seriously, but the Dou family would not let him go. Even the golfers in the city might be enemies with him. Who knows that one day they would be chopped off their heads.

"Your Majesty..." Zhang Tang became more and more scared as he thought about it. He stammered and repeatedly emphasized Liang Xiao's Zhang Yang and ignored the king's law.

If he could take the lead, perhaps the emperor would agree with his opinion. But after Liang Xiao’s trouble, this matter was no longer a matter of fact. The more Zhang Tang said, the more annoyed the emperor. In his opinion, Liang Xiao was not Zhang Yang, but afraid of being killed by Zhang Tang’s murder and ending up like Dou Ying. He ignored it and was determined to go. He would rather die in the palace than go to Tingwei Temple for trial.

The emperor looked at Zhang Tang coldly. "Wei Qihou is an old minister of the three dynasties, do you know?"

Zhang Tang's heart skipped a beat, and a cold sweat surged from behind. Of course he knew that Dou Ying was an old minister of the three dynasties, but he didn't know that the emperor would change his mind. Is this the intention of treating him as a scapegoat?

Zhang Tang suddenly collapsed on the ground, his mind buzzing.

The emperor looked at Zhang Tang with disgust, waved his hand, and ordered Zhang Tang to retreat. Zhang Tang retreated out in a daze. Master Yan stood aside, tilted his mouth and laughed silently.

Liang Xiao was relieved when he received the news from his father Yan.

He knew very well that although the dust had not yet been settled, the emperor did not go wild and did not urge Zhang Tang to continue handling the case. Even if it was a good result, it was not only because his preemptive tactic was successfully used, but also inseparable from the cooperation of Zhufu Yan.

He had no interaction with Master Yan, and they had no contact with him, whether in the palace or outside the palace. In fact, Master Yan has always been his ally, but they are all smart people, and know that this kind of relationship should not be too ostentatious and have always been relatively low-key.

Compared to Xu Le and others, Master Yan was obviously better at adapting to the situation. He made a mistake in time, controlled the situation, and left a good impression on the emperor. Next, he would definitely stay by the emperor and liberate him at critical moments. If not, as long as someone says a few words in front of the emperor, he can push things in another direction.

Liang Xiao waited in the mansion with peace of mind. The plan was over, and the rest was up to fate.

In the next few days, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about Liang Xiao's affairs, and he buried himself in dealing with political affairs, especially the war reports from the frontline.

Cao Shi was progressing smoothly. After receiving the surrender of the Qiang tribe, his total strength had reached more than 60,000. No Qiang tribe could resist his military force, either fleeing in sight or surrendering. Those who were trying to fight were trampled under the feet of the Han army, and were killed in blood.

If you escape, you cannot escape. Not to mention the Qiang people who actively guide the Han army, even the Han army itself knew the relevant terrain. They would win almost every battle and make great achievements every time they took action. The Qiang tribes who thought they would be safe to escape to the mountains were beaten to the point of bruising and swollen noses and swollen eyes, and suffered heavy casualties.

The successive victories not only gave Cao Shi enough prestige, but also gave the Han army more supplies to support a longer war. After the rough settlement of the Qiang Middle School, 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 support Li Guang.

Wei Qing had not met Li Guang yet, but he got some news. Li Guang led 10,000 elite cavalry to fight the desert. Relying on excellent equipment and marching speed that exceeded the Huns, he was elusive and killed the Huns. The initiative in the battle was controlled by Li Guang, and the Right Xian King had to withdraw the main force back 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 settled. The Han army controlled Hexi and gained a foothold. The right wise king Lao Shi was useless and completely lost control of the Hexi Corridor.

As the news of good news spread, the emperor couldn't help but think of Liang Xiao and Dou Ying. Liang Dou and Dou were able to achieve such achievements in this Western Expedition. However, now Liang Xiao is waiting for the surrender mansion and is determined to leave. Dou Ying is still locked in Tingwei Temple. When the army is over triumphantly, he will reward him on merit. When Cao Shi, Li Guang and others heard about their situation, will they feel sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox? What will the children of Chen Dou react when they learn about Dou Ying's experience?

The emperor was hesitant and put his pen down several times to ponder.

The Lord Father Yan accurately grasped the emperor's mind. He found an opportunity and reminded him: "Your Majesty, the army is about to come, Hexi has settled, and the next big thing is to govern the river."

The emperor nodded and pondered for a long time. "Control the river is a big deal, and it is more troublesome than the war in Hexi."

"Your Majesty said very much. Such a big thing requires the unity of the king and his ministers and the efforts of the king and his ministers. Now Your Majesty is working day and night, and some people are thinking about happiness and happiness at home, which is uneven and unequal to the way of the king and his ministers."

The emperor understood what the Lord Father Yan meant, and smiled bitterly, "Lord Father, tell me, how should we punish this rude warrior in front of the king?"-

(To be continued.)
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