Power in the World: After Eternal Age

Tuoba Yu lowered his face and said: "Bold, I see that you two are sitting on a vegetarian meal, and you are empty-handed to receive the salary of the minister, but you are not seeking a job in your position. You are really an unfaithful and unfilial minister of our great Wei! How dare you speak out in front of me?" , claiming to be a loyal minister!"

Yuan He was so frightened that he lay down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I deserve to die, please forgive me!"

Lu Li's heart sank, and she said slowly: "Your Majesty, since my minister Lu Li is sentenced to death, Lu Li has something to say before the emperor kills Lu Li. It's not that the ministers are unfaithful and filial, but that the emperor is addicted to the sensuality of the harem and doesn't think about it." The government has led to the monopoly of eunuchs, chaos in the court system, and although the ministers have the heart to serve the country, they hate that they have no way to serve the country."

"If the emperor kills the courtier Zong Ai, how dare the ministers retreat and protect themselves without contributing to the country? When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are good! Lu Li is full of enthusiasm. Loyalty, risking death to speak against the emperor, offending Tianwei, please order the emperor to give the minister a speedy death!"

Tuoba Yu pretended to be annoyed and said, "Okay! I will help you! Yuan He, do you want to accompany Lu Li to die together?"

Yuan He has been an official for many years, and he knows that a companion is like a tiger, if he is not careful, his head may fall to the ground.He thought to himself, since he and Lu Li were summoned by the emperor at the same time, and the emperor seemed to have the intention of killing Lu Li, how could the emperor let him go?

Yuan He's confidant must die, instead he felt relieved, and replied tremblingly: "Back to the emperor, my minister and the southern Shangshu Lu Lilu have the same heart, if you don't kill Zongai, the court will not be peaceful, what's the use of keeping the minister's position? A loyal minister, since the emperor wants to kill him, I am willing to accompany Lu Li to die!"

Tuoba Yu was overjoyed in his heart, and quickly said: "The two lovers are equal, I am not a mediocre king, and the words of my talents are just my words to test the ears of the two lovers. Since I know that the two lovers are loyal, great things can be accomplished! "

Lu Li and Yuan He looked at each other in blank dismay, not understanding why the emperor's attitude had changed drastically, they were worried and did not dare to get up.

Tuoba Yu said: "You two lovers, you kneel down, do you want to resist the decree?"

The two were startled and stood up quickly.Tuoba Yu said: "The important ministers in the court, only the two lovers can be the important responsibilities. I am the emperor, not my power tricks, it is actually the scheme of Zongai. I have no power in my hands and no one around me. The heart of love. Now that the two lovers are loyal, I will pay each other with great things, get rid of this swindler, and secure the world!"

Lu Li and Yuan He felt like they were in a dream, and they couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of the emperor.After a long time, the two men came to their senses, and they both knelt in front of the emperor and said, "Damn you, you don't know the emperor's painstaking efforts! The emperor has the heart to kill thieves, this is the luck of the world! How the emperor wants to kill thieves, tell the ministers, the ministers must do it!" If you want to repay your majesty with all your heart and soul, you will definitely live up to your kindness!"

Tuoba Yu immediately bit off his index finger and wrote a book written in blood on the silk, ordering Lu Li and Yuan He to secretly accept the holy order, and get rid of Zong Ai and his party members.After receiving the secret decree, the two hurriedly left the palace and prepared separately.

When Zong Ai was hunting, he suddenly felt a splitting headache and doubts in his heart, so he ordered Jia Zhou to go back to the palace to monitor the emperor.Jia Zhou took the order, just arrived at the gate of the palace, when he saw Liu Ni, the general of the guard Zhonglang, in a daze, he called out casually, "General Liu, why are you in a daze?"

Liu Ni said with a bitter face: "Grandpa Jia, for the matter of the forbidden guards, the minister in the palace, Yuan He Yu, is staying inside. Now the emperor suddenly summoned Yuan He and Lu Li, but he ordered the ministers to stay outside and not to enter. Liu Ni was terrified. That's why I'm in a daze!"

Jia Zhou was shocked, and hurriedly asked: "General Liu, Yuan He and Lu Li met the emperor, is there anything unusual?"

Liu Ni said: "Young generals are not allowed to enter, but I know that the emperor has been talking with the two ministers in secret for a long time. When the second minister left, his expression was flustered, and a corner of silk was faintly exposed in his arms, which seemed to be a secret decree from the emperor!"

Jia Zhou was terrified, he rolled his eyes and said, "General Liu, lead your troops to intercept Lu Li and Yuan He quickly, find out the secret decrees on them, and I will report to Master Zong to find out!"

Liu Ni was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he said hesitantly: "Grandpa Jia, Yuan He and Lu Li are both ministers, and the officials are above Liu Ni. How dare Liu Ni commit the crime of destroying the family by punishing important officials of the court?"

Jia Zhou said angrily: "General Liu, since the new king ascended the throne, Lord Zong has been the master of all important affairs in the court. In the past two years, Lord Zong has followed the emperor's order and killed countless rebels in the court. General Liu, Your Majesty The secret decree will definitely not benefit Lord Zong, if you don’t kill these two people, it is because you are disloyal to Lord Zong, does General Liu want to follow in the footsteps of the rebels in the court?"

Liu Ni was so frightened that he didn't even dare to say goodbye, he bid farewell to Jia Zhou, and led his troops to chase after Yuan He and Lu Li.

Yuan He and Lu Li were riding their horses back to the capital, when they suddenly heard people shouting horses behind them, dust was flying, and the brigade of guards and imperial forest troops were chasing them, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright.

After a moment of hesitation, the Imperial Forest Army of the Suwei had already caught up and surrounded the two of them.Seeing that he couldn't get away, Yuan He shouted anxiously: "Liu Ni, are you leading troops to chase important officials of the court, are you intending to rebel?"

Liu Ni hesitated for a moment and said: "The young general dare not! The young general is ordered by Eunuch Jia to come and invite the two ministers to return to the palace!"

Yuan He sneered and said: "Liu Ni, I and the southern Shangshu Lu Lilu are following the emperor's order and returning to the palace to handle errands. How dare you defy the emperor's orders with the words of an eunuch?"

Liu Ni was silent, Yuan congratulated: "Liu Ni, quickly get out of the way!"

Liu Ni dismounted from his horse and bowed: "My lords, please dismount and go back to the palace with the young general. If the two lords don't return, I'm afraid the young general's life will be lost. I hope the two lords will understand!"

Seeing that Liu Ni refused to let go, Lu Li said loudly: "Liu Ni, Zong Ai can kill you, so can the emperor not kill you?"

Liu Ni was shocked and said, "What can I do? Please Master Lu teach Liu Ni how to save his life!"

Lu Li observed the words and expressions, and she knew in her heart that the matter of the emperor's secret summoning of herself and Yuan He into the palace had been leaked.When Jia Zhou heard about this, he expected that the emperor would attack Zong Ai, so he ordered Liu Ni to kill them.

Lu Li said: "General Liu, Jia Zhou ordered the general to chase us. I'm afraid he didn't want me to return to the palace, but he ordered the general to take my head?"

Liu Ni lowered his head, and Lu Li said: "General Liu, you have been loyal and brave all your life, but you have been used by courtiers. After a hundred years, what face will you have to meet the late Emperor and Jiuquan? General Liu, Lu Li expects that Jia Zhou will return to the hunting ground and Zongai's secret business." , Yi Zong loves him as a human being, and I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the emperor. General Liu, you can quickly return to the palace and protect the emperor. This is the opportunity for General Liu to make meritorious deeds to redeem his past sins."

Liu Ni hesitated in his heart, he didn't know why Jia Zhou ordered him to kill the two people, besides, this was not Zong'ai's words, if he killed the two ministers, if the emperor pursued the matter, Zong'ai said he didn't know, then I will be copied and beheaded by the whole family.

Liu Ni thought about it again and again, seeing that the sky was getting dark, he ordered the commander of a night guard to lead a small team to trap Lu Li and Yuan He, and then led the troops back to the palace to make a plan.

As soon as Liu Ni returned to the palace, he was surprised to see the strict guards around the palace.After questioning, I found out that Zong Ai had led his group of officials back to the palace, and wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor disappeared due to his illness, so he ordered the forbidden army to strictly guard him.