The capital of Han Dynasty, above the imperial court.
Li Dingyuan sat high on the throne, with hundreds of civil and military officials on the imperial rank, and distinguished relatives and nobles lined up on the left and right.
Gao Zhan flicked his fly whisk and his voice was sharp.
"If the officials have something to do, please report it early."
Pang De, the left minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the war in the north is in full swing, but the news from the north has been interrupted for a long time. There is no reply to the reports sent by the Ministry of War. I dare to ask your majesty, if there is a reply from Dingxiang Guards.
Passed."
Li Dingyuan sat on his forehead and said in a deep voice: "I understand, do you have any other questions, Pang De?"
Pound had been the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army for many years, so he naturally knew the emperor's thoughts and understood that the emperor was unhappy, so he just said it was okay and retreated to his position.
Li Dingyuan glanced at Zuo Ping and saw that his left prime minister looked like an old god. He sighed in his heart. His control over the government and the opposition was getting weaker and weaker. In the battle between the imperial power and the prime minister's power, he was completely defeated.
ah.
"Okay, if you have nothing to do, just leave the court."
Li Dingyuan said tiredly.
He stood up and with the support of Gao Zhan, he retreated.
Before leaving the palace, Li Dingyuan glanced at the main hall with nostalgia. His time was running out. This overlapping of imperial powers was the only thing he had the final say on. He wanted to hand it over to Qing'er, and no one could go against me.
's will.
"Pass on my decree and order Su Lu and the princess to speed up. My time is running out, cough cough cough."
Li Dingyuan covered his mouth with his hand and coughed. When he took his hand away, there was already brown blood at the corner of his mouth.
Gao Zhan held the emperor's arm, his inner breath continued to flow in, and his voice was hoarse:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty is rich in the world and will surely live a long life. I will not let anyone harm your Majesty."
Li Dingyuan threw Gao Zhan away and glared at him angrily: "I have the final say on how many days I can live. If I can't decide my life, why can't I decide my own death?"
"thump"
Gao Zhan knelt behind Li Dingyuan and grabbed the dragon robe.
"Your Majesty, can you tell me what happened to make you want to mess with the dragon body like this?"
"There are two generals Zhao Pu and Li Lin in the palace, General Li Ling outside the palace, and several veterans in the government and the public. They are all His Majesty's confidants. What is your Majesty's purpose in degrading yourself like this?"
Gao Zhan burst into tears.
Li Dingyuan glanced at Gao Zhan coldly, and tried to move forward, leaving Gao Zhan with his back and no explanation.
When Su Lu arrived at the east gate of Yanjing by car, it was just getting dark.
After receiving several secret orders from the emperor in succession, Li Qing did not dare to delay and rushed all the way. It was originally half a month's journey and he arrived in the capital in less than ten days.
Of course, Su Lu had suffered enough.
"stop"
The imperial guards shouted at the city gate, and Su Ping and Li Kun who were opening the way were stopped.
This time when he went to Beijing, the emperor's secret order asked Su Lu to bring with him trustworthy generals, and the number of generals to be used was no less than one guard camp. Li Dingyuan knew that in the capital, Su Lu could defeat all the enemies with just one guard camp.
military.
"The guards are not allowed to enter the city without permission. The two generals have requested it."
The Imperial Guards at the gate of the city all raised their swords and guns and stood ready.
Li Qing asked Chang Ning to take good care of Su Lu, stood up, opened the curtain and went out, got on his horse, arrived at the city gate, and looked at the imperial troops guarding the city.
"Why, my soldiers can't enter the city either?"
The captain of the city gate recognized Li Qing and knelt down. The princess of the prison country was the future emperor, and they did not dare to disobey her.
Su Ping and Li Kun led the army into the city with smiles on their faces. Since they joined the army, they have fought numerous battles, large and small. They have already made some guesses about the purpose of entering the capital this time, so now they are suppressing their temper and restraining their subordinates.
Sergeant, you must not cause trouble.
When Su Lu's car passed the city gate, the captain of the city gate suddenly stood up, stopped the car and said.
"I don't know who the gentleman is in the car. If the superior officer asks, I can reply."
"run over"
Changning said coldly.
The Marquis came to the capital with a secret order. This little city gate captain dared to block the princess's carriage. Chang Ning would not believe it if no one was behind it.
So no one can lift this curtain today, especially now that the Marquis is seriously injured. No one can know that the Purple Gold Beam and the White Jade Pillar that support the sky in the imperial court have suffered such serious injuries.
The chariot was driven by two military horses, and the driver was Mrs. Ye. After hearing Chang Ning's words, Mrs. Ye sneered, flicked the whip on her hand, the horse neighed, raised its front hooves, and hit the captain of the city gate directly.
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The captain of the city gate cursed a barbarian in his heart and dodged aside.
The motorcade entered the city and drove directly to the Princess's Mansion. However, Su Lu's car was intercepted by several young eunuchs when it entered the Fang District, and he followed them towards the palace.
Ruyifang in the west of the city.
In the eldest princess's palace, the elegant and elegant Li He was half lying on the brocade couch, his voice was lazy.
"You said Li Qing is back? There has been no news about the war in the north for many days, and Li Qing suddenly returned to Beijing."
"Wow"
Li He threw out the jade pendant in his hand, and the warm milky white jade pendant was smashed to pieces. Several fragments scratched the face of the kneeling sergeant on the ground, and blood flowed out. The sergeant lay on the ground, not daring to move.
Li He stood up, stepped on the ground with his snowy feet, and walked back and forth angrily, his voice hoarse.
"Waste, it's all waste."
"Zhang Gu is rubbish, He Geng is also rubbish."
"Lin Tong is also a waste. I wasted so much power and used so much power, but I couldn't keep Li Qing in the North."
"It's all trash!"
"Why don't I have a famous general like Su Lu? Why do they all go to that loser Li Qing?"
The elegant Li He was like a shrew scolding the street. After scolding him for a long time, he sat down on the brocade couch, his chest rising and falling.
"No, we can't let Li Qing inherit the great treasure. My father is in bad health. This world belongs to me."
"Come here, please tell me Mr. Zhang Tinghe and Mr. Cao Zecao."
The eldest princess's mansion is getting busy.
Shangshu Province
A chief executive hurried into the minister's office and presented a document.
Zuo Ping looked at the folder and frowned.
"Your Majesty has been acting differently recently. In the past, he fought hard for the imperial power, but now he has let it go. He just kept silent about the issue of establishing a prince. All such rumors are ignored."
"I thought His Majesty had come to his senses, but now it seems that His Majesty is letting go."
"Calling you sirs to rise up, it is not a good thing for the Northern Guards to enter Beijing. We must be careful to prevent His Majesty from using military power to suddenly launch an attack."
Zhang Tinghe came in a hurry, entered the office, signaled Zuo Pingping to step back, and started asking questions.
"Prime Minister, the eldest princess has agreed that if she inherits the great treasure, the imperial power will not leave the palace and everything will be handled by Prime Minister."
Zuo Ping was obviously stunned for a moment, looking at Zhang Tinghe with murderous intent that could not be concealed.
"Zhang Tinghe, are you trying to disobey me?"
Zhang Tinghe, the Minister of Civil Affairs, straightened his back and sneered: "Master Prime Minister, you have to think clearly. The princess has entered the city, and he has brought a battalion of elite guards from the north."
"The Northern Territory is in chaos now. Beiyang Hou is suppressing the Northern Territory and cannot escape. If Beiyang Hou comes, no matter how powerful you are, Mr. Beiyang, you can't do anything more than Beiyang Hou's backhand."
Beiyang Hou?
Zuo Ping thought of the young man who killed the enemy with a knife in the dark night. He was invincible and invincible.
No matter who inherits the treasure in the future, Beiyang Marquis will be an indispensable figure in the army. He can't do without him to fight against Thule in the north, block the Tang Dynasty in the south, and resist the Qin Dynasty in the west.
We can't wait for him to return to the capital. If he returns to the capital, let alone the eldest princess, there will be no chance at all. Even if the eldest princess inherits the great treasure, if he really hates Su Lu and the Han country loses Su Lu, Zuo Ping can't imagine such a scene.