Chapter 327
After a lot of thinking, Zhao Yan suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Since you know what I'm thinking, why did you send me this bloody note? Why do you make me believe you?"

As if he had expected Zhao Yan to ask this question, Huo Xun suddenly let go of his hand holding the fence, staring straight at Zhao Yan's, and a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Because no one but me can make you inherit the throne in a legitimate way."

This sentence seemed to be a curse, making Zhao Yan's eyes brighter instantly.

"Actually, the prince is very clear that the emperor will never pass on the throne to you unless there are special circumstances. And now I am offering you an opportunity, as long as you promise to give me the military power, I will cooperate with the prince to put on a show."

The emperor will never pass the throne to you.

These words undoubtedly hit Zhao Yan's pain point, facing Huo Xun with a vaguely sarcastic expression, Zhao Yan finally couldn't help but lower his voice and said: "You just want to persuade me to force the palace to seize the throne, how do you know Can't do it without you, the king?"

"Of course the lord can do it, but not everyone can mobilize my Huo family army? Moreover, if the lord raises an army by himself, it is to seize power and seize the throne. If you raise an army by me, you will serve as a guardian, and the people of the world will really I believe that the emperor passed the throne to you."

As soon as Huo Xun's voice fell, a white light flashed in Zhao Yan's mind, and he instantly understood what Huo Xun meant.

Huo Xun is now a guilty person. If the two of them cooperate, after he forces the emperor to abdicate, he can announce that Huo Xun intends to rebel. It was he, King Huai, who arrived in time to rescue the emperor.

In this way, he can inherit the throne openly and aboveboard. Not only will no one say that he killed his father to seize the throne, but he can also gain the support of all officials, and he can indeed ascend to the throne extremely quickly.

Zhao Yan tried his best to control the ecstasy in his heart, his eyes stayed on his face for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

In the secret room, Huo Yuan looked at the note on the table, frowned, and immediately objected.

"Huo Xun clearly has ulterior motives in doing this, how can you believe his words, my lord!"

Zhao Yan walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Hearing this, he paused and turned his head slowly: "Why not?"

"The lord is confused, Xiao Ruan has already shown his feet, how can you still believe Huo Xun's words? According to Chen, he clearly lured the lord to force the palace on purpose!"

But seeing that Zhao Yan was unmoved, a flash of hatred flashed in Huo Yuan's eyes, and the mask on his face reflected a cold light under the reflection of the candlelight.

When he got the news that both Zhao Yan and the queen were under house arrest, he immediately realized that something was wrong, and spent the whole day trying to find a way to meet with Zhao Yan, trying to understand what happened.

I thought I couldn't get in touch with him in the past few days, but I suddenly received a secret summon from Zhao Yan at night.

If Zhao Yan hadn't said it himself, Huo Yuan wouldn't have believed that his scheme would one day come to light.

He heard from Zhao Yan's tone that he wanted to join forces with Huo Xun, and he suddenly felt unhappy.

The emperor had already ordered Huo Xun to be sentenced to death, and now he was just a piece of fish waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board, with few days left to live.Even if Xiao Ruan colluded with the prince and deliberately let the emperor know that Huo Xun was designed by the queen, it was a done deal, and it was impossible for Huo Xun to clear his name.

As for Zhao Yan, the emperor had always favored the crown prince, and never regarded him as a successor at all, but with the power of the queen's natal family, the emperor could not tear himself apart from him.

But now Huo Xun is not enough to believe that if King Huai is persuaded, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be used by the prince and the others.What's more, he finally sent Huo Xun to death row, how could he let him out so easily!
"My lord, the situation is not clear now, we might as well make a decision and act instead of acting rashly."

Huo Yuan waited for a long time for Zhao Yan not to reply, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense, his heart sank, he stood up immediately, and deliberately went to Zhao Yan to persuade him again.

Huo Yuan's face wearing a mask suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and Zhao Yan immediately remembered the situation when he deliberately asked someone to brand his face in order to vent his anger on Xiao Ruan.

At first he didn't believe Huo Yuan's words and thought he could move Xiao Ruan, but now it seems that if he can guard against Xiao Ruan, he won't be deceived by her.

Staring at Huo Yuan's face for a long time, Zhao Yan frowned slightly, and finally said: "You go down, let me think about this matter."

"My lord! You have been deceived by Xiao Ruan once, do you want to be deceived by her again!"

Hearing that Zhao Yan hadn't made a decision, Huo Yuan immediately understood that he was not persuaded by himself, and there was a touch of anxiety in his tone.

However, as soon as his voice fell, he felt a chill in his body.

"Huo Yuan, don't forget your identity, it's not up to you to talk about this king's affairs!"

Zhao Yan's gaze was like a sharp sword, as if he was about to shoot Huo Yuan through: "Don't think that this king doesn't know what you're thinking! You want Huo Xun's life, this king will not stop you, but if you hinder this king Don’t blame me for being rude to you!”

Flicking his sleeves heavily, Zhao Yan turned his back and never looked at Huo Yuan again.

"My lord, you..."

Looking at the cold back of the person opposite, Huo Yuan suddenly felt that somewhere under the mask his skin seemed to be covered with a branding iron again.His lips moved, and finally he closed his mouth tightly, and slowly exited the room.

The oil lamp flickered, Zhao Yan stood in the shadow like a sculpture for a long time, then suddenly asked Ling An who was in the corner: "Is there a reply from the Queen?"

Hearing this, Ling An immediately bowed down: "Go back to the lord, the empress has already heard a reply, she said that she supports any decision you make."

Zhao Yan pursed the corners of his mouth and then slowly turned around: "Pass down the king's oral order, and immediately quietly summon everyone to come to see me."

Ling An responded, and was about to turn around to leave but couldn't help but turn around, "My lord, are you really going to do what Huo Xun said? This subordinate thinks what Huo Yuan said doesn't make sense..."

"No matter how reasonable what he said, it is impossible for him to help this king ascend the throne!"

Zhao Yan let out a cold snort in his nasal cavity, walked slowly to the table, lifted up the hem of his clothes and sat down: "He and Huo Xun are at odds, and they want Huo Xun's life wholeheartedly, so naturally I don't want my king to agree to Huo Xun."

Ling An glanced at Zhao Yan cautiously, but there was a hint of worry on his face: "But if that Huo Xun didn't really surrender to the prince, aren't you worried about him cheating?"

"That depends on whether he has the fate. Now that he has lost his reputation, there is no room for him in the army. The prince wants to use Xiao Ruan's mouth to make my father hate me, but he may not be willing to take the risk to save me. Huo Xun."

Zhao Yan squinted his eyes, his voice suddenly became extremely low last night, and he recalled the scene in the cell last night in his mind unconsciously.

In the cell last night, Zhao Yan asked Huo Xun the same way why he could trust him.

But the man said with certainty that only he can help himself.

He said he agreed, but he had already thought of a countermeasure in his heart.

Huo Xun wanted to get the military power because he was worried that he would turn his back on what he said, and wanted to use the military power to ensure his own safety.

But what Huo Xun didn't know was that the current army was under his control, and it was no longer the situation where Huo Xun said what he said alone.

In this way, when he wins the throne, neither Huo Xun nor the crown prince will be his obstacle anymore!
With this in mind, he wanted to hear Huo Yuan's opinion, but he ignored the problem of Huo Yuan and Huo Xun's incompatibility.

Zhao Yan has guessed the relationship between the prince Huo Xun and Xiao Ruan many times, but no matter how he thinks about it, he feels that it is unlikely that the three of them will unite to deceive him.

Now the imperial court and the army are still under his control. If he is kept under house arrest in the mansion, the emperor will cut off his wings one by one sooner or later.

Instead of waiting for the emperor to help the crown prince to "kill" him, it would be better for him to act first, by surprise, and directly seize the throne while he still has some power in his hand!

After this thought, Zhao Yan became more and more determined.

Since the queen did not object, she also supported his decision. That being the case, why would he hesitate!
Glancing at Ling An who had a worried face beside him, Zhao Yanzai didn't explain anything else, and replied: "You just do what I say, I have my own calculations in my heart."

Standing opposite Zhao Yan, Ling An saw all the expressions on his face, but seeing his happy face, he didn't dare to say more, and immediately left the secret room to arrange everything.

The sun was shining brightly outside, but the inside of the dungeon was dark and humid all year round, without a ray of light, and there were all kinds of pungent smells filling the tip of the nose, and there was a sense of lifelessness everywhere.

Xiao Ruan followed a guard, but the guard's torch could only illuminate the surrounding area.

Hearing the sighs, groans, and the ringing of the chains in the cell, Xiao Ruan became more and more worried about Huo Xun's situation.

Walking along the corridor, when Xiao Ruan saw a familiar figure sitting at the end of the cell, his heart rose in his throat.

"Miss Huo, please hurry up as much as possible. The subordinates will help you guard outside. If you hear my signal, you must come out as soon as possible."

The guard ignited the torch on the wall, and immediately turned his head to give orders to Xiao Ruan.

At this moment, Xiao Ruan stared at the person in the cell, his lips trembled, he was speechless, so he nodded to the guards as thanks.

Huo Xun leaned his back against the wall and was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, when he suddenly heard something strange coming from the cell, he suddenly opened his eyes and found that there were suddenly two more guards in the cell.

One of them didn't know what to say to the people around him, and quickly withdrew, leaving only a guard with a rather strange figure.

The man seemed to be wearing a guard's clothes, but he was thin and small, with only a round belly in his whole body, which didn't match the guard's uniform at all.

Huo Xun stared at that person for a while, suddenly those things looked very familiar, suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and hurriedly stood up: "Ruan'er? Why are you, why are you here!"

(End of this chapter)

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