Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 588 Allies
Liang Xiao never thought that such a day would come.

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

However, Dou Ying, an old ranger, was too impulsive to encourage him. Instead, he turned to Liu De, who frightened Liu De to death and sent him to prison.

These two days, Liang Xiao thought over and over again.Not only once did he think about giving up, but he walked away.Anyway, Yuzhang's building boats are ready, hurry to Yuzhang, join Liu Ling, go directly to the sea, rush to Yizhou, and be a happy little landlord from now on, and when you have strength, lay down a world of your own , how nice.

However, he stayed in the end.If he leaves, Dou Ying will die, and history will soon return to its original track.Not only that, Yizhou's plan to develop behind closed doors will also fail, and the emperor will definitely turn his anger on Huainan King when he is furious, and then send troops to Yizhou. A big battle is inevitable.

He can escape, but thousands of people will die, especially Huainan Wang's family.How will Liu Ling react then?
At this time, Liang Xiao thought of Sigma.Sigma was his maid who froze to death in the snow-capped mountains, and he still can't let go of it.He took so many risks, suffered so much, and made so many sacrifices. Could it be that he let the emperor do whatever he wanted?

He refused to accept, so he stayed.

He once hoped that the emperor could treat all this rationally and give him a chance to speak so that he could clarify his purpose, weigh the pros and cons, and make some necessary concessions.But the emperor issued an edict to let him go to Yi Tingwei, and let Zhang Tang come to the door in person, he knew that he was too naive.The emperor cannot be persuaded by reasoning, only by force.

Although the hope of coming hard is also very slim, but it is a choice after all.

Therefore, Liang Xiao stood in front of the emperor alone.There are more than a hundred personal guards in his mansion, but there are hundreds of officials in the palace alone, and thousands of guards outside the palace. If there is a real battle, he will still die.Instead, he might as well come alone.

The emperor was furious, his face flushed with anger, but he didn't order the officials to take Liang Xiao down.As for the reason, no one knows.He just stared at Liang Xiao, panting like a cow, clenched his fists tightly, as if he wanted to pounce on him.

The Lang officials on the side were frightened, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, but they dared not step forward.Once the emperor didn't order them, they didn't dare to move.Secondly, they also knew that ten people would be unstoppable if one person worked hard, and with Liang Xiao's bravery, it was easy to kill a few people.When the time comes, it will bleed five inches, not to mention polluting the palace, if the emperor is hurt, who can bear the responsibility?
All the officials can do is to step up their guard and wait for orders.If Liang Xiao dared to attack the Son of Heaven, even if the Son of Heaven didn't order them, they could only go forward and fight.

King Wuqiu Shou and others beside the emperor were also terrified.Seeing Liang Xiao enter the palace, they knew something was going to happen, but no one thought that Liang Xiao would be so bold as to contradict the emperor.They froze there for a moment, not knowing what to do.

At the critical moment, the master father Yan rushed over, put his hand on the sword, protected him in front of the emperor, and shouted sharply: "Champion Marquis, don't back down! Your Majesty is taking care of everything, and you are angry with the holy body. Can you take responsibility?"

Liang Xiao raised his eyebrows, took a step back, and bowed to salute. "It's my crime to offend Your Majesty. I will leave the palace and wait in the criminal palace. If Your Majesty shows mercy and Xu Chen treats the sinners, I will be very grateful. Your Majesty, please leave now."

As he spoke, he fell on the ground and paid homage, his forehead kowtowed and the floor tiles thumped.For a while, he also had mixed feelings. When he came to Chang'an from Jiangdu, the monarch and his ministers met for the first time, talked very happily, and then separated and reunited, fell in love and killed each other. Counting it, it has been four or five years.It's a pity that after spending so much time and planning such a big game, it was messed up by the old ranger Dou Ying.

Liang Xiao's nose was sore, his eyes were moist, and tears rolled back and forth in his eye sockets.

"Your Majesty, take care." Liang Xiao stood up, arched his hands, exited the hall, turned and left.Walking to the door, I saw Huo Qubing rushing over.He stopped in his tracks, stroked Huo Qubing's head, and sighed: "Boy, don't practice martial arts from today on, let's read some articles. A good soldier is unlucky, since ancient times it is rare for a famous general to die well." After speaking, he shook his head and walked step by step up.

Huo Qubing stood there in a daze, not knowing what was going on, nor why Liang Xiao told him this.

The Son of Heaven remained silent all this time, he watched Liang Xiao kowtow, watched Liang Xiao leave, also saw the tears in Liang Xiao's eyes when he turned around, and heard Liang Xiao's words of caring for Huo Qubing, "Famous generals have never died well since ancient times", he couldn't help feeling soft in his heart , The order that came to his mouth was swallowed back.He looked at the armor and jade sword on the ground, and said nothing for a long time.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Zhu Fuyan turned around and bowed down in front of the Son of Heaven. "Your Majesty was impolite before, and please ask your Majesty to issue an imperial edict."

"Why are you rude?" The emperor smiled wryly, a little lost.

The master father wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Chen...Chen just...drawn his sword."

Tianzi blinked. "Really? So what, Liang Xiao still plans to fight to the death."

"Your Majesty, Liang Xiao is just talking, but I really drew my sword." The master father fell on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. "In fact, I also know that I have no strength to restrain a chicken. If the champion Hou really has the intention of disobedience, a hundred like this minister is not enough to kill him. I am in a hurry and lose my mind. Please punish me."

"Okay, okay, I pardon you for your innocence." The emperor waved his hand in a waning mood, signaling the master to get up, turned and left.

Zhu Fuyan stood up, picked up the armor and jade sword on the ground, and followed closely.

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

Obviously, the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, and he didn't know if it was appropriate to play Ming Liang Xiao at this time.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that Zhang Tang hesitated to speak, the Son of Heaven felt a little impatient.

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

"I see." The emperor felt a headache when he heard the word "Champion Hou".After Liang Xiao left the palace, he had already sent someone to inquire about the general history of Liang Xiao's trip to Tingwei Temple, and he knew that this matter could no longer be covered up.There are too many people inside and outside Chang'an City paying attention to this matter, from the royal relatives to the traffickers and pawns, they all know that Wei Qihou Dou Ying was tortured by Tingwei Temple, and the champion Hou Liangxiao was also in danger.

He was very disappointed with Zhang Tang.Things didn't get done, and the city was full of storms, making it impossible for him to step down.This is a fool at all, and he doesn't look like a half-capable minister.At this time, Zhang Tang came to report, what's the point.

In fact, Zhang Tang can't be blamed for this.Zhang Tang knew that Liang Xiao's incident had a profound impact, and he also wanted to take this opportunity to settle Liang Xiao, so he carefully wrote a memorial, planning to sue Liang Xiao to death.It's a pity that although he is proficient in legal documents, writing memorials is not his specialty. It was already half a day after he finished writing the article.

He also didn't expect Liang Xiao to move so fast, he went straight into the palace after leaving Tingwei Temple, and made things so big.

Zhang Tang just opened his mouth, and before he could tell what happened, he was blocked by a word from the emperor, and he felt even more uneasy.

"How is Dou Ying?" The emperor looked at Zhang Tang more and more annoyed. "Is it a big punishment?"

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

"Did he recruit anything?"

Zhang Tang shook his head.

The emperor was even more upset.The reason why Liang Xiao refused to go to Tingwei Temple to accept normal interrogation procedures was because he believed that Tingwei Temple was not fair at all, no matter whether he was guilty or not, going to Tingwei Temple would be a dead end, so he would rather resist arrest than bow his head and give up. kill.His reason was that Dou Ying was severely punished.It doesn't matter if you torture Dou Ying, as long as you can get a favorable confession, but now you haven't got any valuable confession, but you have made a confession, what's the matter?

"Tell me what's going on." The emperor became more and more irritable, and his voice became a little louder.

When Zhang Tang saw him, his forehead was dripping with cold sweat.The Son of Heaven's reaction was not what he expected. Judging from his tone, he seemed very disappointed with Zhang Tang.What Zhang Tang can have, what he can rely on is the appreciation of the emperor.If the Son of Heaven is disappointed in him, he will immediately become a lost dog.At that point, not only Liang Xiao will not take him seriously, the Dou family will not let him go, even all the knight-errants in the city may become enemies with him, who knows when they will be beheaded.

"Your Majesty..." The more Zhang Tang thought about it, the more frightened he became. He stammered and told the story again, emphasizing Liang Xiao's publicity and ignoring the king's law.

If he can take the lead, maybe the emperor will agree with him.But after Liang Xiao made such a fuss, this matter is no longer a matter.The more Zhang Tang talked, the more annoying the emperor felt.In his opinion, Liang Xiao is not making publicity, but is afraid, afraid of being murdered by Zhang Tang, afraid of ending up like Dou Ying, so he doesn't care about it, he wants 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 a veteran of the three dynasties, do you know that?"

Zhang Tang's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat poured out of his back.Of course he knew that Dou Ying was a veteran of the three dynasties, but he didn't know that the emperor would change his mind.Does this mean to treat him as a scapegoat?
Zhang Tang collapsed on the ground all of a sudden, his mind was buzzing.

The emperor gave Zhang Tang a disgusted look, waved his hand, and ordered Zhang Tang to retreat.Zhang Tang retreated in a daze, while Zhu Fuyan stood aside, his mouth twisted, and he laughed silently.

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Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief when he received the news from Master Yan.

He knew very well that although the dust had not yet settled, the emperor did not run away and did not urge Zhang Tang to continue handling the case, which was considered a good result.Being able to get to this point is not only due to his successful use of preemptive tactics, but also inseparable from the cooperation of Zhu Fuyan.

He has had no interaction with Zhu Fuyan, no matter whether it is in the palace or outside the palace, they have no contact.In fact, Zhu Fuyan has always been his ally, but they are all smart people, knowing that this kind of relationship should not be too publicized, so they have been relatively low-key.

Compared with Xu Le and others, Zhu Fuyan is obviously better at adapting to the situation.He interrupted in time, controlled the situation, and left a good impression on the emperor.In the future, he will definitely be by the emperor's side all the time, and relieve him at critical times.If this is not the case, as long as someone says a few words in front of the emperor, things can be pushed in another direction.

Liang Xiao waited in the mansion with peace of mind.Man's plan has been exhausted, and the rest depends on the destiny.

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In the next few days, the emperor seemed to have forgotten about Liang Xiao, and he was absorbed in dealing with political affairs, especially the battle reports from the front.

Cao Shi progressed smoothly. After getting the surrender of the Qiang tribe, his total force has reached more than 6.None of the Qiang tribes could resist his advance, and they either fled in the wind or surrendered.Those who tried to fight in vain were trampled under the feet of the Han army without exception, killing blood like rivers.

If you escape, you can't escape.Not to mention those Qiang people who actively served as guides for the Han army, even the Han army themselves knew the relevant terrain clearly. They almost always won every battle, and every shot was rewarding. The Qiang tribe was beaten with blackouts and swollen eyes, and suffered heavy casualties.

Successive victories not only gave Cao Shi sufficient prestige, but also allowed the Han army to have more supplies, enough to support a longer war.After the rough settlement of Qiang, 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 meet Li Guang.

Wei Qing hadn't met Li Guang yet, but he got some news.Li Guang led [-] fine cavalry to fight in the desert. Relying on excellent equipment and marching faster than the Huns, he disappeared and killed the Huns exhausted.The initiative of the battle was controlled by Li Guang, and King Youxian had to withdraw his main force to the desert to encircle and suppress Li Guang with all his strength.

So far, the battle in Hexi can be said to have been settled. The Han army controlled Hexi and gained a firm foothold. King Youxian worked hard and completely lost control of the Hexi Corridor.

When good news spread frequently, the emperor couldn't help but think of Liang Xiao and Dou Ying.This western expedition can achieve such a result, Liang and Dou have meritorious service.But now that Liang Xiao is staying in the crime mansion, begging to leave, and Dou Ying is still locked up in Tingwei Temple, it is a bit inappropriate.When the army returns triumphantly, meritorious deeds will be rewarded. When Cao Shi, Li Guang and others heard about their plight, would they feel sad when they heard about their plight? How would Chen Dou's children react when they heard about Dou Ying's experience?
The emperor hesitated, and stopped writing several times to meditate.

The master father Yan accurately grasped the mind of the emperor, he found an opportunity, and reminded: "Your Majesty, the army is coming soon, Hexi has been settled, and the next big thing is to control the river."

The emperor nodded and pondered for a long time. "Treatment of the river is a major event, even more troublesome than the battle in Hexi."

"What your Majesty said is true. Such a big matter requires the concerted efforts of the monarch and his ministers. Nowadays, Your Majesty is busy day and night, taking care of everything, and some people want to be happy at home. It is unavoidable that the joys and sorrows are uneven, and it is not in line with the way of the monarch and ministers."

The Son of Heaven understood the meaning of Lord Father Yan, and smiled wryly: "Master Father, tell me, how should you punish this disrespectful warrior?"
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(End of this chapter)