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Gou Xi sneered and said, "Thanks to General Zhao's Zhao Ju. If he hadn't blocked me on the way, I might have been able to fight side by side with General Zhao to take Wang Mi's head."

"I'm afraid General Gou has misunderstood. I sent Zhao Ju to inspect various counties to suppress bandits. How could he stop General Gou?" Zhao Hanzhang turned to smile and said, "But this may be God's will. God's will allowed me to advance to Luoyang. God’s will allowed me to save the emperor, and God’s will also asked me to kill Wang Mi.”

Zhao Hanzhang's show off made Gou Xi angry again, but he suppressed it and sneered: "It is indeed God's will. Congratulations to General Zhao for your great achievements. I just don't know whose side God's will will be next."

Fu Zhi rode a horse and walked between the two, listening to their bickering, sitting as still as Mount Tai, but his heart kept sinking.

Before, the King of Donghai and Gou Xi were at odds, and Gou Xi was an upright and loyal man. I thought that the situation would be better if the King of East China Sea died, but now it has become the case that Gou Xi and Zhao Hanzhang are at odds again.

Alas~~

Fu Zhi sighed deeply, feeling sad for himself and even more for His Majesty. It's unclear when the situation will stabilize in such a chaotic situation.

Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi arrived at the palace gate together unharmony. The 10,000 troops brought by Gou Xi filled half of the street. However, Gou Xi and Gou Chun looked up and saw the small streets beside the main street. Many soldiers stood up one after another in the alley, all wearing the armor of Zhao Jiajun and Yuzhou Army.

Almost all the houses on one side of the street were burned down, and you could see more clearly. Some soldiers were still holding bowls in their hands and did not line up. They just stared at them casually, but they felt a chill.

Zhao Hanzhang's face darkened, and he shouted loudly: "What are you doing? Are you celebrating the New Year at home, eating a meal until now?"

When Xun Xiu heard this, he immediately shouted, "Line up——"

The soldiers immediately stuffed the bowls in their hands, and the teams gathered together. In just a dozen breaths, they lined up in the streets and alleys, staring at Zhao Hanzhang solemnly.

Zhao Erlang sneaked back after Zhang Tao left with his troops. He disliked his sister and the others for walking slowly, so he took the bowl and ate halfway. When he heard the shouting, he held the bowl and stuffed it into his arms. He carried it to his back. It wasn't right, so I could only grab a ball of rice and stuff it into my arms, then clasp it with a bowl and quickly run to stand in front of the army.

There is no way, he is also a general now and has to stand in front of the army.

The bulges on both sides of his cheeks were filled with the rice that had been stuffed in before he could chew and swallow it.

The position where he stood happened to be facing Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Hanzhang directly moved his eyes away and didn't want to look.

Fu Tinghan felt that he was like a rabbit and couldn't help but smile. Seeing him staring at him with a sullen face and innocent eyes, Fu Tinghan said to Zhao Hanzhang: "Come into the palace quickly, the emperor is still waiting."

Zhao Hanzhang then turned to Gou Xi and said, "General Gou, please invite me."

Fu Zhi said: "Neither of you is allowed to lead troops into the palace. You must unload your weapons when entering the hall."

Gou Chun felt that this was too much to ask for. These courtiers were obviously holding chicken feathers as arrows. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that Zhao Hanzhang had thrown the spear to Zeng Yue, and then said to Gou Xi with a half-smile: "The last one who didn't obey this order The man was Wang Mi, and then he died.”

Gou Xi then also took off his weapon and strictly ordered Gou Chun to remove his sword.

Gou Chun glanced at Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Zhi, and took off the sword with a stern face. He felt that Zhao Hanzhang was doing this to help Fu Zhi.

After entering the palace, someone had already reported the matter to the emperor and the ministers.

The emperor personally led all the ministers to greet him at the entrance of the hall. Zhao Hanzhang raised his head and glanced at the emperor on the high steps, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and raised his feet to follow Fu Zhi and Gou Xi.

When she went to the main hall before, the emperor did not greet her. When she and Wang Mi went to the Ministry of Works to meet the emperor, he was sitting calmly at the head.

It seems that the emperor really trusts and values ​​Gou Xi. Unfortunately, does he know that Gou Xi is no longer the upright, thrifty and loyal Gou Xi he used to be?

When the emperor saw Gou Xi again after many years, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.

The last time they met, Emperor Hui was still alive. Now he was just a frightened younger brother. No one thought he could ascend the throne safely, and the emperor himself didn't think he could ascend the throne.

There are hundreds of courtiers, but there are not many ministers who can be trusted by the emperor. Fu Zhi is one of them. Apart from Fu Zhi, it is Gou Xi.

Fu Zhi, on the other hand, could only manage some internal affairs. He had no troops and no power, so he had to devote all his energy to everything he planned. He always wanted a trusted and powerful minister like Gou Xi to help him.

Unfortunately, he has been controlled by the King of East China Sea and has never had a chance until today.

Gou Xi was also very excited when she saw the emperor. She was about to kneel down as soon as he lifted his robe. The emperor quickly stepped forward to support him, but Gou Xi knelt down forcefully on the ground, "Your Majesty, my rescue was late, please forgive me!"

"My dear, get up quickly. I know you have tried your best. How can I blame you?" The emperor pulled Gou Xi up with a moved look on his face and asked, "I heard that Wang Mi's 30,000 troops are still outside."

Gou Xi said: "It has already retreated."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, held his hand and said: "I still love you very much, and I have done a good job in repelling the enemy. I..."

"Your Majesty," Gou Xi quickly explained: "Wang Mi's army was retreated by General Zhao."

The emperor was stunned for a moment and immediately looked at Zhao Hanzhang with a smile on his face, "Zhao Qing is indeed unparalleled in resourcefulness."

Zhao Hanzhang smiled and accepted the compliment.

"Then the danger in Luoyang has been completely resolved?" The emperor said happily: "Then we must hold a banquet to celebrate today, and let the ministers meet Zhao Qing and Gou Aiqing."

Both of them smiled and agreed.

It is said to be a banquet, but it is actually similar to a court meeting. There are many things to discuss, such as the rewards for Zhao Hanzhang and other soldiers, and the matter of moving the capital.

There were people in the palace, but there was little food, but Empress Liang still tried her best to lead the palace people to prepare a passable banquet.

The emperor and the empress were all dressed up. The first people to sit down were Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi. But who should sit on the left?

For this matter, the courtiers quarreled in the back hall for two hours to avoid Zhao Hanzhang and Gou Xi.

Even Zhao Hanzhang, who went back to Zhao's house to freshen up and change clothes, heard about it.

Officials headed by Zhao Zhongyu naturally insisted that Zhao Hanzhang should sit first on the left, but more people believed that Gou Xi's contribution to the country was no less than Zhao Hanzhang, and the emperor would definitely rely on Gou Xi more in the future, so he should sit first on the left.

Finally, Fu Zhi said: "But today is the celebration banquet. Zhao Hanzhang killed Wang Mi and went to the capital to rescue him. These are all her first achievements. Her contribution is unparalleled in the country."

Wang Xingye, who had been standing quietly outside the circle, said: "Now the military strength in the capital is also dominated by Zhao Hanzhang. I think she acts in a measured way, but she is very decisive. Why bother with her on such a trivial matter?"

"How can this be a trivial matter? Seats represent dignity. If she is placed on the left today, General Gou will be half a step behind her in the future, and everything he does will be unfair."

Fu Zhi was angry, "What does Gou Xi do that needs to be justified?"

He said: "As a minister of the Jin Dynasty, I only need to obey His Majesty's orders. Why should I argue over such a trivial matter?"

Good night