Lord please forgive me

Chapter 103 The Empress
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Yingzhen and the others ate early, and Qingwan and Chu Qingqing also had small appetites, so they put down their chopsticks early,
Li Wen's mind was not on eating at first, but he just took a few sips gracefully and then put it down, and had a drink with Yingzhen.
Huo Qing was different. He was born in the military with a large appetite, and he ate fast, and he was not picky about food. He ordered a big bowl of white rice, and ate the food on the table like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves. After eating, he wiped his mouth with unsatisfied feelings,

"The food on this table tastes really good. When I was in Beijing, I ate military meals every day. My tongue is almost numb. Today I can be regarded as relieved of my gluttony,"

"What a starving ghost," Qingwan rolled her eyes as she looked at the empty plate on the table with little oil or water left.

"Haha, Huo is a rough man. This is how meals are eaten in the army. It doesn't matter if it's delicious or not. You have to be full first. Otherwise, no one knows if you can get off the battlefield alive and eat the next meal."

Yingzhen admired the man in front of him quite a bit, but felt that the man had a bit of quackery about him, his eyes were cold and murderous, and his body had a military quality that had been honed in countless harsh environments after a long time in the battlefield.

I saw that Huo Qing first poured himself a glass of wine, tasted it, and thought it was really good, then unceremoniously took out the wine gourd and filled it up. When he looked up and saw everyone looking at him, he smiled embarrassingly:
"You can't drink alcohol in the army, and Huo prefers it. When you go south, you can count yourself as a good drinker. It makes Lord Mohuang and Miss Xiaojiu laugh."

Yingzhen smiled lightly: "People who are good at wine are the most free and easy, General Huo just drinks."

"Thank you,"

Qingwan shook her head, she was speechless to Huo Qing.

At this time, Yingzhen suddenly looked up at the dark, starless night sky, and said strangely:

"A falcon has been circling the sky for a long time, who is it looking for?"

Everyone's eyes also looked up,

Only Huo Qing and Qingwan vaguely saw a black dot hovering in the night sky,

Huo Qing hurriedly got up and walked out of the pavilion, with a clear whistle,

After a while, with the sound of flapping wings, a ferocious falcon landed on Huo Qing's raised arm. The latter took a scroll from under his feet, then raised his arm, and the falcon flapped its wings Fly high and disappear into the night.

Of course Li Wen knows what this falcon does. This bird is as fast as lightning, and it flies so high that it is difficult to catch. However, it is not easy to domesticate, so the number is limited, and it is often used as an important delivery in the army.

With his back to everyone, Huo Qing unfolded the scroll and glanced at it, then rubbed it in his palm, the scroll turned into fly ash,

Li Wen asked curiously in the pavilion: "General Huo, what's the matter?"

Huo Qing frowned and returned to the pavilion, without speaking for a long time,
Seeing this, Li Wen said: "Since it is a matter in the army, there is no need to say it."

Huo Qing shook his head: "Although it's a big event, it's not a secret. The princess and the devil will know about it sooner or later. The last general is just wondering. How could the emperor make such a decision at this time?"

When Li Wen heard that it was related to his father, he became even more anxious, and hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? What happened to the father?"

Huo Qing frowned and said: "The Emperor listened to Elder Han Ge's suggestion and sent Xu Liang to Taiyuan Mansion with a tiger talisman to take over the military power of King Hejian. Shuai Ning was not in the capital at the time, and he must have entered the palace to persuade the Emperor to take back his order."

"What?" Li Wen turned pale when he heard this. This is indeed an extremely stupid decision. Now that the father has just ascended the throne, he is going to send his confidants to take over the military power, and it is still the territory of Hejian King Li Li. This action is no different from cutting the feudal clan. Isn't this forcing King Hejian to rebel?
"Han Hunhou missed my father and king," Li Wen's face was pale at the moment, and she was so anxious that she wanted to return to Beijing immediately, but she also knew in her heart that firstly, she couldn't go back, and secondly, her own words might not be effective. Now it seems that she can only hope The father can accept Ning Shuai's advice.

"Princess, don't panic, the letter is from Ning Shuai. He has ordered all those who are near Xu Liang's marching route to stop their troops with all their strength. We will make a decision after he asks the emperor's order,"

Li Wen said anxiously: "Xu Liang is the emperor's confidant general, if I go, I'm afraid the others will have no weight, and they will definitely not be able to stop them."

Huo Qing went on to say: "My senior brother Han Lin should be near Ganzhou. Presumably he has also got the news. Xingye Beishang may be able to intercept Xu Liang and his party before they reach Hejian. In terms of military rank, Xu Liang is not as good as my senior brother. If you don't like it, if Xu Liang doesn't take soft ones, then give him hard ones."

Qingwan and Chu Qingqing couldn't get in their mouths.

Hearing this, Yingzhen took a sip from the wine glass and said slowly, "Now is not a good time to rebel. Even if Xu Liang can reach Taiyuan Mansion with the Tiger Talisman, Li Li will not do anything to him, on the contrary, he will honestly hand him over." Military power, the big and small generals, side generals, and school lieutenants in the Hejian Army all came from the Tiance Mansion. He Xu Liang took office, but it was nothing more than an empty frame. He didn't fight to be the commander of the [-] troops? Li Yan's mind was What do you think?"

Yingzhen was the only one who dared to call the emperor by his name, but Li Wen didn't care about it, he just frowned and said:

"This move is ultimately inappropriate. It undoubtedly made it clear to King Hejian that I want to take you out of the way. Moreover, my Uncle Wang is good at forbearance. I can only appease but not force. Father is too confused this time. "

Huo Qing followed up and said: "The new dynasty has just been established, and it is really inappropriate to take the risk of fighting at this time. This is why Duke Qin can't defend against the Great Xia army in the north. He is afraid of fires in the country, so that he can save the power to put out the fire. From the general's point of view, Xu Liangdong's advance to take command is tantamount to arson, but the imperial decree has been issued, and it may be difficult to take it back, alas~"

Ying Zhen said lightly: "This is easy to handle, then let the imperial decree disappear, and the person who holds it also disappear,"

Huo Qing was taken aback for a moment, and said in surprise: "What does the Demon Emperor mean? Just kill Xu Liang? Let's destroy the corpse?"

Ying Zhen nodded: "I think Ning Mu can persuade Li Yan, but he withdraws his own will, so he can't bear it, so Xu Liang can only be a loyal minister this time."

Huo Qing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he stood up suddenly, "The Demon Emperor is right, if you want to put this matter to rest, you can only pretend that this imperial decree has never been issued, Huo will go north now, I hope there is still time."

Yingzhen smiled unhurriedly: "Then you might as well wait a moment."

Huo Qing was stunned: "Why?"

Yingzhen pointed to the sky, "Here comes another one."

Huo Qing turned his head to look at the sky, looked up intently but saw nothing, tentatively whistled, and sure enough, he heard an eagle chirping in response,
Huo Qing's whole body trembled suddenly, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. This falcon can fly up to a hundred feet in the air, but the Demon Emperor can clearly grasp it when he sits calmly in the kiosk. , no, there are only two seats left.

Taking off the scroll and letting the falcon go, Huo Qing sat back in his seat with a dull expression.
Seeing his appearance, Li Wen asked anxiously, "What's in the letter?"

Huo Qing murmured: "Xu Liang's group of thousands of people were killed. When Han Lin arrived, there was only one murderer and he stayed where he was. Han Lin was asked to destroy the corpses."

"Who is the murderer?" Li Wen asked.

Huo Qing took a look at Yingzhen, and said in a low voice, "The master of Linhui Palace, empress Jiang Qinghui."

(End of this chapter)