As soon as Yan Kun said this, the whole room was silent, and the atmosphere in the room became stagnant again.

Lou Guanlan glanced at Yan Kun with great admiration, and was once again entangled in his heart.

Qu Jing gave his immediate boss Yan Kun a strange look. He was a little confused. He didn't understand. Why did his immediate boss Yan Kun dare to go against the emperor? You must know that Yan Kun was promoted by the emperor.

Yes, he should be considered a confidant of His Majesty the Emperor...

The little emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at Yan Kun, and said calmly: "Yan Shangshu, what do you mean by this?"

As soon as the little emperor said these words, the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped a bit. Bai You's eyes began to switch back and forth between the faces of the little emperor and Yan Kun. Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing were so frightened that they did not even dare to express themselves.

"I have no intention of doing so." Yan Kun answered truthfully, with an obviously all-out expression, and continued: "If there is conclusive evidence that General Xiahou is treasonous, I should ask for orders to punish this treason for Your Majesty... But if there is not enough evidence, just

Based on this memorial, please forgive me for not daring to discuss this matter arbitrarily."

"It seems that Lord Yan is questioning the authenticity of this memorial?" the little emperor said with a smile.

"Yes, I believe that the things reported in this memorial are completely false. General Xiahou is the pillar of the country and is loyal to this empire. He definitely would not have such thoughts. Your Majesty should severely punish the person who made the secret report...

"

"Okay, very good." The little emperor clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Master Yan is really the pillar of the country. Everything must be reasonable and well-founded."

"I dare not neglect my responsibilities," Yan Kun said.

"Okay, I will tell you who composed this memorial."

The little emperor stood up and said, "This is the secret message of the dragon guard lurking beside Xiahou."

Hearing the words "Dragon Guard", the three people in the audience looked at a loss.

The little emperor glanced at Bai You and nodded lightly. Bai You took a step forward and explained to the three of them: "The Dragon Guard is a secret organization established by His Majesty himself, and his allegiance is not recorded.

There is only one target for you, and that is His Majesty...and the Dragon Guard has never been known to outsiders. Once you know about this 'Dragon Guard' organization, there are only two situations, either join or kill."

"Either join or kill."

As soon as these words came out, Lou Guanlan frowned slightly, and Qu Jing pinched his sleeves nervously. If the little emperor just used words to hint at their stance, now he was saying,

And he still put the knife on their necks.

"Does anyone still question the authenticity of this memorial?" the little emperor said calmly.

"I don't dare." Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing both knelt on the ground.

Yan Kun was not as eager to express his position as the two of them, but his head was suddenly covered with beads of sweat, and his facial expression was extremely ferocious. It was obvious that he was having a fierce struggle in his heart.

"Where are you, Master Yan?" the little emperor asked in a calm tone, but his face was filled with chills.

With a "plop", Yan Kun fell to his knees on the ground and said: "I owe everything to you today, and my loyalty to your majesty can be seen from the sun and the moon. However, as a minister of the Ministry of official affairs, I have my own

The obligations and responsibilities that I should bear, I am not only your Majesty's official minister, but also the official minister of the Great You Empire. What I do must be explained to everyone in the world..."

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" The little emperor clapped his hands, looked at Yan Kun who was kneeling on the ground, and smiled slightly,

He said, "Master Yan is indeed loyal, but I don't know whether this loyalty is for me or for Xiahou?"

"Bang, bang, bang..." Yan Kun knocked his head on the ground with a clanking sound, and while banging, he explained: "I swear, my loyalty is definitely to His Majesty..."

"That's enough!" The little emperor shouted to stop Yan Kun, and said in a serious tone: "Xiahou Xuanba intends to rebel. Now I ask you what crime he deserves?"

"Bang bang bang..." Yan Kun did not answer the little emperor's words, but just knocked his head on the ground.

"Ha ha……"

The little emperor suddenly laughed in anger, and then looked at Yan Kun cruelly, and continued: "Okay! You are indeed worthy of your position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Then, I ask you, do you spend money to buy an official position?"

What crime should be committed? What crime should be committed if someone deceives the emperor?"

Seeing that the little emperor brought up old matters again, Yan Kun also stopped kowtowing, raised his head and faced the little emperor directly, laughed at himself and said: "Follow the law, it is a death penalty."

With a "cang bang" sound, the little emperor pulled out the Emperor's Sword from Bai You's arms and put the sword on Yan Kun's neck.

"It is not a pity that I should die, but before I die, I have one more thing to say. Please allow me to finish it," Yan Kun prayed.

"Say." the little emperor said coldly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yan Kun kowtowed to the little emperor, then knelt straight, straightened his clothes again, and said in a sincere tone: "I can die because I have betrayed Your Majesty. But General Xiahou must not die.

At the very least, it must not be kept unclear. If General Xiahou dies, the hearts of the people in the court will inevitably be scattered, and the vast country will also..."

There was a "poof" sound, blood splattered everywhere, and Yan Kun fell down in response.

Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing's bodies trembled. They never imagined that Yan Kun would rather die than obey?

Bai You looked at Yan Kun's body and remembered his original evaluation of him. He was a pure person, a person who was born only to be an official. Therefore, he would spend all his family wealth to become an official and would do what he did.

After becoming an official, he performed his duties for the sake of his official reputation...so, now he is putting his own life and death aside in order to gain his reputation before and after his death.

"Bah!" The little emperor spat on Yan Kun's body and said angrily: "You spent money to buy an official position and deceived me. What qualifications do you have to judge my country? My country will definitely be destroyed.

It will be passed down for tens of thousands of years..."

"Your Majesty, calm down and don't hurt the dragon's body." Bai You stepped forward to help the little emperor.

Suddenly he turned his head and looked at Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing on the ground, and said in a high voice: "Yan Kun, the Minister of Civil Affairs, colluded with Xiahou Xuanba to plot rebellion. The ambitious Yan Kun even boldly assassinated Your Majesty after the conspiracy was exposed. Thanks to Your Majesty's fortune.

Fortunately, Cailong's body was intact, and with the cooperation of the two adults, the rebellious Yan Kun was killed..."

"My lords, is that so?" the little emperor said with a smile.

"I can testify that everything Master Bai said is true." Lou Guanlan and Qu Jing both said.

The little emperor looked at them with satisfaction, handed the sword to Bai You, turned around and returned to the dragon chair.

"Declaration, I tell you to write it." The little emperor said to Bai You: "Qu Jing, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, worked hard during his reign and won my heart. He was able to protect him regardless of his own safety... Qu Jing was specially promoted to be an official.

Ministry of Finance."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qu Jing felt happy and kowtowed quickly to thank him.

The little emperor glanced at Lou Guanlan and continued: "Lou Aiqing, I owe you all the credit for your contribution."

I’ll keep it in mind for you! But right now, the cancer of the Xiahou clan has not been eliminated. When everything is over, I will give you a reward together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lou Guanlan quickly kowtowed.

He knew that he was now the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and if he took another step forward, he would only be able to hold the position of Prime Minister. The little emperor's words were tantamount to promising him the position of "Prime Minister".

"Okay, now that my two beauties have understood my feelings, I will speak out."

The little emperor said: "Xiahou Xuanba's intention to rebel is now obvious. If the Xiahou clan is not eliminated, I will have trouble sleeping and eating... It's just that Xiahou, an old man, has secretly cultivated his own power, except in the

In addition to having a high prestige in the army, I also have many comrades in the court. If I am not careful, I am afraid that Xiahou will jump over the wall in a hurry... I wonder if the two dear ministers have any good ideas?"

After Lou Guanlan thought for a while, he looked at Bai You and said, "I dare to ask, how many people are there in the 'Dragon Guard' now? If we join forces with the patrol battalion and the imperial army, can we guard the palace city for ten days?"

Bai You asked the little emperor for instructions with his eyes, and then said: "Including the two of them, there are a total of 143 'Dragon Guards', and it should be no problem to guard the capital for ten days."

"That's good. Lou Guanlan looked at the little emperor and said, "What I mean is to order the Imperial Army to arrest the people directly, and arrest the Xiahou clan in the city overnight. After I get the definite evidence of Xiahou Xuanba's rebellion, I will announce his crimes to the people.

In the world, although Xiahou Xuanba has a high prestige in the army, the army obeys the orders of him as the general, not him. After Xiahou is executed, the army will inevitably be leaderless and difficult to cause trouble. Your Majesty, on the other hand,

All you need to do is appoint one person to march and take over with the imperial edict. The only thing that needs to be taken care of now is the "Jiazi Camp" outside the city. I am worried that if the news of Xiahou's arrest is leaked, it will lead to a mutiny in Jiazi Camp. They are all Xiahou

They are die-hard loyalists and have no king in their hearts. Therefore, this group of people cannot stay. But if your Majesty summons the princes and kings, it will take seven days at the fastest for the princes closest to Kyoto to arrive. Therefore, during these seven days, what we have to do is to send Jiazi

The camp is blocked outside the city wall, and as long as we can hold on until King Qin's army arrives, there will be no worries about the matter."

"Well, Mr. Lou is indeed my minister." The little emperor praised.

"I think there are many omissions in what Mr. Lou said, and we still need to discuss them in detail." Qu Jing said.

"Oh? What else can Shangshu Qu add? Tell me quickly." The little emperor specifically emphasized Qu Jing's current official position.

Qu Jing saw that the young emperor reiterated his current official position, and knew that now was the time for him to perform, so he cleared his throat and said: "As we all know, Xiahou is a master of martial arts, although it seems that there are only him and an old man in the general's mansion now.

Servant, but there is no guarantee that he still has people hidden in secret. If he rashly takes someone but cannot hold him back, and is killed by him and joins the 'Jiazi Camp', the consequences may be unpredictable..."

As soon as Qu Jing said this, the little emperor also frowned slightly. What Qu Jing said was not unreasonable. When Jiazi Camp took over the patrol camp, it shocked him as an emperor. Although afterwards, Xiahou Xuanba

Showing his loyalty, he handed over the Kyoto city defense to the patrol camp and ordered Jiazi Camp to withdraw outside the city. However, the threat posed by Jiazi Camp has always lingered in the capital. If it was really an accident and Xiahou escaped,

The consequences would be disastrous.

"I wonder what Master Yiqu means?" the little emperor asked.

"I thought..."

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