Powerful

Chapter 210
Ambergris was exhaling, and when this incomparably precious fragrance rushed into Xue Shoufan's nose, it made him tremble all over, as if he was inhaling a deadly poisonous gas.

Huo Tao had already left to consider who would succeed General Wei of the Western Frontiers, but Xue Shoufan was left behind.Just now, Emperor Chongde gave Xue Shoufan an order to go to Xijiang to guard immediately. It is taken for granted that what this pair of monarchs and ministers were talking about must be about Xijiang.

But at this moment, the two people in the palace were extremely silent.Emperor Chongde didn't give any instructions, and Xue Shoufan didn't ask for instructions, so the atmosphere in the hall was unavoidably tense.

After a while, it was Emperor Chongde who spoke first, but the question was completely unrelated to Xijiangwei: "I remember, Vice General Xue has been in the Huben Army for seven years, right? What was his official position when he first joined the Huben Army?"
Xue Shoufan's heart trembled, his palms were sweating, and he replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I was selected into the Huben Army in the third year of Chongde, and it has been seven years now. I first entered Huben, and I was a captain of Huben. job."

Emperor Chongde nodded, and said with a slight smile: "There are a lot of talents in the Huben army. He was promoted from captain to deputy general in seven years, and his official position is only below Wei Bainian. It can be seen that Vice General Xue has extraordinary ability. Very happy."

He looked at Xue Shoufan with admiration, and he seemed very satisfied with it.

It is worthy of the emperor to praise "extraordinary ability" and "the building material of the country". Such a high evaluation, I am afraid that I am very happy at the moment. If I heard this evaluation in the past, Xue Shoufan would also be grateful and deeply feel that there is no way to repay the emperor. The kindness of knowing you.

But at this moment, he felt as if he had fallen into ice and snow, and he didn't feel the slightest joy, only bitterness in his heart.He knew why the emperor suddenly said these words.

But he could only pretend that he didn't know, so he forced himself to be calm, except that his face was a little pale, but there was nothing unusual about it.

Seeing his calm look, Emperor Chongde was even more satisfied, and said the words in his heart: "Wei Bainian is old, what the Huben Army needs is a young and capable person like Vice General Xue. The position of General Huben, Xue Is the lieutenant interested?"

Xue Shoufan only felt a "buzz" in his head, and his mind was a little chaotic.However, she was not hit by the big pie, but scared!Amidst the fright, there was also deep fear and sadness.

What is the purpose of seducing the king of a country with the position of general?Especially when he was about to leave for Xijiangwei?
Xue Shoufan didn't dare to think about it any further, he flinched for a moment, and then replied in a low voice: "The position of general should be occupied by capable people, I dare not think about it."

After hearing this answer, Emperor Chongde's eyes darkened, and he continued to smile and said: "Vice General Xue is right. Those who are able should live, this is a good statement. I heard that General Xue has a lot of history books, why don't you Tell me, the ruler is weak and the minister is strong, what should the king do."

Emperor Chongde's words were very gentle, but the wind and frost mixed with swords made it difficult for Xue Shoufan to parry.He lowered his head a little more, and then he said cowardly: "The master is weak and the minister is strong, so I should be the assistant master to cut down the minister... But the minister looks at the history books, the master is weak and there is no way. Uh... now Great Ding and peace, the emperor is an unworldly king, the ministers of the world will definitely assist the emperor, there is no such thing as a master or a weak minister to be strong..."

He stammered, but his words were extremely firm, sometimes flinching and sometimes flattering, and made the persistence in his heart clear.

It was because he spoke so clearly that Emperor Chongde felt suffocated.Emperor Chongde slowly suppressed his smile, and his eyes fell on Xue Shoufan like blades, trying to see something satisfactory from this shrinking figure.

However, he was disappointed.Because at the next moment, Xue Shoufan knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously: "I wish to be heartbroken for Dading, I wish to be able to serve the emperor's peaceful and prosperous life, and I will die!"

Xue Shoufan kowtowed vigorously again and again, and after a while, his forehead was bloody and bloody, but he didn't pause for a moment, every kowtow showed his determination.Unknowingly, there was bitterness in his eyes.

It is his responsibility as a general to be utterly devastated and die. There is no excuse.However, this responsibility is established on the basis of Dading and Taiping, not for other things, such as framing...

Emperor Chongde stared at Xue Shoufan closely, but did not speak.For some reason, Xue Shoufan's shrunken figure while kneeling reminded him of Shen Su.I vaguely remember that Shen Su also said such words to him, but at that time, he was still the prince of Dading, not the emperor of Dading.

After a long time, when the anxiety in Xue Shoufan's heart was about to reach its peak, Emperor Chongde spoke.He laughed out loud "haha", walked up to Xue Shoufan, helped him up with his own hands, and said, "Aiqing please hurry up, I am blessed to have a talent like Aiqing, haha!"

Xue Shoufan's eyes widened slightly, he didn't understand the meaning of Emperor Chongde for a while, so he could only say sincerely and fearfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En..."

"Don't lure me for profit, I really didn't see the wrong person! This trial did not disappoint me! I let you go to Xijiangwei, and what I got must be the most real situation. In this way, I can rest assured!" Chong Emperor De still laughed "haha", and asked Xue Shoufan to record the situation of Xijiang Guards truthfully, not to hide evil or praise beauty, but to seek facts.

Xue Shoufan was confused by Emperor Chongde's actions. When he understood the meaning of these words, his eyes burst into light. Jiang Wei's report on the real situation will definitely not disappoint the emperor!"

He felt that the boulder in his heart suddenly fell to the ground, and he was filled with sorrow and joy, and almost lost his dignity in front of the imperial court.It turned out that the emperor kept him here for the purpose of probing, to test his conduct, it was just a probing, not what he thought in his heart.
Great, great!The emperor is a Mingjun, with a broad mind and a wide-ranging heart, and the emperor is open and aboveboard, how could he frame the Fu family?He really thought too much!
"The situation of the Fu family must be truthful. It would be best if there were no riots in the Xijiang Guards. If there were riots, I had no choice but to bear the pain and let Fu Huaide step down from the post of General. Vice-General Xue has a heavy responsibility, and I am waiting for the real report. "Finally, Emperor Chongde said this, and gave Xue Shoufan another reassurance.

Xue Shoufan naturally guaranteed that the Taoist officials would not disgrace their mission.When he left Zichen Palace, his footsteps were unusually easy, although cold sweat broke out on his back, but he didn't think it was the same thing.

Emperor Chongde watched Xue Shoufan leave with relief, until he could not see Xue Shoufan's figure, his eyes were filled with haze, and the aura around him was extremely cold.

Emperor Chongde was on the throne, and he was well versed in the way of being an emperor.The flatterer seeks to conceal himself, the trendy seeks power to seduce him, the lustful seeks beauty to seduce him, all of these are always beneficial.

But he also knows that some officials have strong bones and cannot be coerced or lured. Only by posing for the country and the people can they be convinced.To Xue Shoufan, he used the last one.

Was everything in the palace just now really just a temptation?
Emperor Chongde lowered his eyelids, waved to Chang Kang who was waiting outside the palace gate, and ordered: "Call Wei Bainian into the palace!"

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