This sentence means gritting teeth.

Although Li Xin did not connect with the remaining Pingnan Army, in the eyes of the emperor, this was almost inevitable. At this time, Emperor Taikang not only thought about the simple simple Li Xin colluding with the Pingnan Army, but he even thought about... How did he win the battle in the west?

Li Xin led a mere 40,000 to 50,000 troops into the hinterland of Pingnan Army, divided the powerful Pingnan Army into two and defeated them one by one. Later, he contacted the remnants of Southern Shu. In just two years, he took the southwest back to the court!

At that time, it seemed that Mr. Li was naturally a contribution to the great cause, but at this time, when contacting the remaining Pingnan Army, Emperor Taikang sat on the dragon throne, his heart shivered.

Several questions that made him shudder appeared in his mind.

Did the court really pacify the southwest five years ago?

How many people died in the Pingnan Army?

He slowly closed his eyes and his hands trembled slightly.

even……

Is Li Shen dead?

All this had already been revealed to the world. When the information about the chaos in the southwest was transmitted back to the capital, it suddenly turned into a fog. Emperor Taikang opened his eyes and looked at Li Xin who was calmly drinking and eating vegetables not far away. There was a slight trembling in his voice.

"Xiao Zheng..."

Eunuch Xiao immediately lowered his head: "I am here."

"You... go to Zhaoling."

"When Li Shen died on a small hill next to Zhaoling, you go to Zhaoling, find Chen Ju, and ask him..."

"Are Li Shen dead?"

Xiao Zheng shivered when he heard the emperor's words. He quickly lowered his head and bowed, "I'll go now..."

As he said that, he quickly withdrew from Weiyang Palace and left the palace overnight.

The emperor in the hall had been drinking several sips of wine, barely calmed down, and then slowly stood up from the dragon throne, a smile appeared on his face, and smiled at the officials below, "You are so tired of drinking, I can't accompany you anymore. Please have fun. I will go back to the back hall to rest first."

The rules in the bar are to persuade the leader to drink no matter who is urged, especially the boss's wine. The boss said he could not drink it anymore, so the officials below immediately stood up and gave it to the emperor.

Li Xin also stood up and gave it to the emperor.

However, before leaving, the emperor did not forget Li Xin and spoke slowly: "Master Li, I have some private matters to tell you, you can come with me."

Li Xin laughed silently, raised his head and drank it all, and stood up from the chair very casually, followed the emperor and walked towards the back hall.

The back hall of Weiyang Palace is actually the emperor's bedroom. At the same time, the emperor's study room is also in the back hall. The emperor walked in front, and Li Xin followed him, and the two of them entered the study room one by one.

As soon as Li Xin stepped into the study, he saw the emperor standing in front of him less than ten steps. His face was a little ferocious and his murderous aura was revealed in his eyes.

A dozen inner guards with swords stood on both sides, and their right hand was already pressed on the hilt.

The emperor's face was cold.

"Do you think I dare not kill you? I will say something now, and you will have your head fallen to the ground!"

Li Xin put his hands into his sleeves and his face was calm.

"Why did Your Majesty kill me?"

The emperor gritted his teeth.

"Mu Ying in Southwest has already raised a flag to rebel. Will you, Li Chang'an, know?"

Li Xin shrugged.

"I do not know. After being released from Dali Temple by His Majesty, I have been locked up at home and never went out. I do not know anything about it outside."

As he said that, Li Xin said calmly: "Besides, Mu Ying is in trouble, what does it have to do with me? He once served in the Yulin Guard, but that was already five or six years ago. I am not his boss, and I am not surnamed Mu, and even if I kill the nine clans, I will not be punished by me. Why did Your Majesty blame me?"

The emperor looked ugly, stepped forward and grabbed Li Xin's front, and said angrily: "You are still pretending to be garlic. Mu Yingcai has so many troops. Without your support, how dare he do this?"

"Maybe it's because he's not afraid of death?"

Li Xin said quietly: "Besides, as far as I know, it was Hanzhou City that the imperial court first attacked. Mu Ying led his men to defend it, and he immediately submitted a petition to the court for revenge."

He looked up at the emperor and said slowly: "But the court has never responded to his reunion documents."

"In this case, it seems natural that Mu Ying raised the flag to rebel."

Li Xin took a deep breath and continued, "Even if Mu Ying deserves to be cut into pieces by a thousand knives, that is Mu Ying's crime. Your Majesty is angry and you can send troops to expedition the west again. After arresting Mu Ying in the capital, he had no objection to his ministers."

"But, what crime do you have?"

Li Xin looked up at the emperor and smiled and said, "Yes, Your Majesty probably thinks that I deserve to die, so there is no need to find so many reasons. Now I am in Your Majesty's study. Your Majesty directly asked the inner guard to kill me. Afterwards, he stuffed a dagger into my hand, and told the outside world that I was interested in killing the monarch. This is much more useful than Mu Ying's charge."

As he said that, Marquis Li closed his eyes, raised his neck slightly, and his tone was calm.

"Come on, your majesty, I'm waiting for you to kill."

The emperor looked sinister.

"Li Chang'an, don't rely on the chaos in the southwest. It's unscrupulous to me. Although I can't kill you now, I have some ways to cure you!"

As he said that, he waved his hand and asked to give an order. Li Xin, who had his hands on his sleeve, smiled slightly: "Does Your Majesty want to capture the family of his ministers?"

The emperor had no expression on his face and had no answer.

Li Xin continued to smile and said, "Your Majesty did not notice. Today is New Year's Eve, did I enter the palace alone?"

"Your Majesty also knows that I am a cautious person. After suffering a loss last time in Dali Temple, how could I not be prepared? At this time, except for some servants, the rest of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion were no longer in the capital."

Being with the king is like a tiger.

Li Xin had long known this, so since the day he became a high-ranking official in the capital, he had not completely relaxed his vigilance. In order to leave a way out for himself, he had done many tricks in the huge Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

For example, authentic or something.

In nearly eight years, Li Xin dug more than a dozen authentic tunnels under the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, several of which could be left Yonglefang and led to other buildings.

It is worth mentioning that when Li Xin was digging these tunnels, he found many tunnels under the Jing'an Marquis Mansion. Thinking of the Qi Palace, which was once the fourth prince, it was obvious that the King of Qi was the same as Li Xin.

Nowadays, the inside of the capital is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The group of people in the center of power are very nervous because Li Xin was imprisoned. However, the lives of ordinary people in the capital are not sad. All the nine gates of the capital are open. Therefore, as long as you can leave the Jing'an Marquis Mansion or Yonglefang, if you want to leave the capital, you don't want to go to anything difficult.

In fact, when Li Xin returned to the Marquis' Mansion from Dali Temple, the eldest princess and others were already moving one after another. Therefore, on the day Li Xin returned home, no family from the Marquis' Mansion came out to greet him.

Speaking of this, Li Xin showed a bright smile on his face.

He raised his head slightly and closed his eyes.

"If your Majesty feels that I am extremely guilty, you can do it now."
Chapter completed!