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Chapter 581
"Why aren't I afraid? Am I a fool? Maybe Shen Guozhu will be able to take my place one day." The little emperor cried and said with a sudden expression on his face, and said:
"I understand, I finally understand why my father said that both Ma Guogong and Shen Guozhu are there to protect me, and losing any of them will harm me!"

He became more and more excited and shouted:

"Now that Duke Ma is gone, Shen Guozhu is about to kill me. No one can stop him anymore. I didn't understand why I had to kill Duke Ma? I shouldn't have killed him... woo woo woo..."

The little emperor covered his face and wept bitterly.

The little eunuch beside him looked at this scene with a panicked expression, not knowing how to persuade him.

The little emperor suddenly raised his face, took the little eunuch's hand, his face was trembling, his staring eyes were full of horror, and said:

"I'm going to decree that Shen Guozhu be killed... yes, as long as he is dead, I will be safe."

The little empress heard that her eyelids twitched, and just as she was wriggling her lips to say something, the little emperor yelled at him:
"What are you doing in a daze?! Bring a pen and ink! Bring my seal!"

The little eunuch was startled, his body shook, and he quickly turned around to get it.

After the death of Princess Huaizhen, the little emperor began to have nightmares, becoming more and more insane, saying that someone was going to kill him all day long.

I used to have a good temper, but now I'm ready to kill...

The little eunuch didn't dare to talk too much, he just turned around and asked someone to tell Eunuch He about this matter.

Fortunately, Eunuch He had been in Wende Hall that day, which was relatively close to the emperor's bedroom.After hearing the news, I rushed to the emperor to stop him.

In the bedroom, Eunuch He looked at the imperial edict that the little emperor had already written, and said with a bitter face:
"Your Majesty...the front line is fighting, and General Xie is defending against the enemy. Now you are executing Shen Guozhu, what if the front line is reversed?!"

The little emperor was stunned for a moment, he didn't think of this at all, nor did he think of Xie Yuan.

At this time, he was suddenly reminded by He Gonggong, and he became afraid again, his eyeballs were shaking, and after a while he said:

"They know that will happen in the future! Now Shen Guozhu is by my side, leading people to conspire to usurp the throne. If I don't kill Shen Guozhu, I will die first!"

"Oh...Shen Guozhu exposed Yu Huo and the others in front of the court earlier. It is impossible for someone to back him up to rebel. Don't worry, Your Majesty."

The little emperor immediately shouted excitedly:

"If you say no, you won't! It's not you who dare to lose your life and country!"

Eunuch He's eyes widened when he heard this, and he felt grievances in his heart. He gritted his teeth and looked at the little emperor for a long time, and finally tore up the edict in his hand, and said in a flat tone:
"Your Majesty... the reason why this old slave is disrespectful to His Majesty today is all because of the entrustment of the late emperor before his death. He treats this old slave with kindness and rebuilding, so this old slave can't watch you mess around... don't write any more, you won't be able to post it. "

After finishing speaking, he left, arrived at the entrance of the main hall, and looked at the two old guards.

Because of the different costumes, it is obvious that one is a guard and the other is a soldier of the city defense battalion.

He glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and reminded in a thinner voice:
"You, General Xie, are leading troops on the front line to fend off the enemy. Since you were told to listen to Shen Guozhu before you left, what orders should His Majesty obey and what orders should not be obeyed, so I don't need to say more?"

The two guards on duty looked at each other, and both saw an unusual taste in each other's eyes.

Then he answered softly, "Yes."

The little emperor was inside, watching this scene, he immediately sat down and sat back, all hope was lost.

... Is he really still the emperor?
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After Eunuch He came out of the palace, he returned to the Supervision Department, and asked Zhang Qing with his irritated face:
"Is there anything tricky on the front line?"

Zhang Qing seriously replied:

"Judging from the current situation, it's all normal and nothing special."

Eunuch He's face was livid, and he said angrily:

"The words that Ma Guogong said before his death were definitely not aimless. You have to find out. If you can't find out, you can go back and copy the files under Tingwei's hands!"

Zhang Qing was very embarrassed to be angered. He knew in his heart that Eunuch He must have been angered by the little emperor, so he asked cautiously:
"Master... the palace is not peaceful?"

Eunuch He lost his temper, and his complexion improved, but only a little bit, and he said:
"Everyone is worried. His Majesty used to be able to listen to people's persuasion, but now he doesn't even listen to persuasion, and blamed me.

It's not me who said that I lost my life and took the country, so I speak lightly.I thought to myself, if only my life and my country would be fine, I would have been laying down and waiting to die by now! "

He took a breath, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and then he said indignantly:

"Is there anyone who is more tired than I am alive?! Not to mention monitoring the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but also monitoring the movements of the enemy's country. After a day, just looking at the bamboo tubes and tearing letters, my fingers are swollen! I'm afraid that someone will rebel against his Liu family, I didn't realize it!"

As he spoke, he squeezed the corners of his mouth in grievance, tears were about to come down, and he said with flickering tears:

"...If I hadn't remembered the late emperor's kindness and entrustment, how could I have persisted until now? I would have given up my pick!"

Zhang Qing looked at the little Eunuch He who was aggrieved like a poor little old man at this time, and wanted to laugh in his heart, but he didn't dare to laugh, so he just opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort him.

A little eunuch walked in with a bamboo tube sealed with lacquer.

Eunuch He wiped his face quickly, and returned to his usual appearance. He reached out to take it, and when he saw the pattern on the seal, he was a little excited.

That was a message from Wei Guo.

He hastily opened the bamboo tube, and opened the envelope inside to check.

It was sent by Shen Liuzhen through Song Guoxiozuo, who was lurking in Wei State, and it clearly read:

"Mr. Ma ordered his trusted generals of the border guards to give up two cities in exchange for Wei's army to suppress the border. The two sides cooperated to design and kill Xie Yuan and the Shen clan."

When Eunuch He saw it, his face turned pale.

Zhang Qing and the little eunuch saw that his expression was not right, so they couldn't help leaning towards him, wanting to see what was written on it.

He only heard Eunuch He say in a trance:

"Ma Xianghe... How did he fall to such a low level? He was not like this before.... Seriously... No matter the flood after his death... No one should think about it."

Zhang Qing saw the above words clearly, and said quickly:

"Eunuch, no matter whether this situation is true or not, you have to send a message to General Xie to tell them to be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Eunuch He's body suddenly stiffened, as if he had hiccupped but didn't burp.

And his eyes were looking at the void, his pupils flickered, and his expression was full of disbelief.

Zhang Qing looked at him like this, a little confused.

Then, I saw him trembling again, his expression distorted in pain.

Only then did Zhang Qing realize that something was wrong, and turned his head to look, only to see a dagger stuck in the back of Eunuch He's heart, and the one who assassinated him was the little eunuch who sent the news.

Zhang Qing quickly drew out his sword and slashed. The little eunuch snatched the informant from Eunuch He's hand and dodged immediately.

Eunuch He fell limply to the ground in an instant, without making a sound, and died with regret.

(End of this chapter)