The Ten Thousand Lord's expression froze, and his gaze became as if he was facing a great enemy.
Jiang Suizhou did not notice.
When he heard the report from outside, he only thought that it was a court official who wanted to see him. He responded and asked someone to bring in the person who wanted to see him, then continued to read the documents in his hands without looking up.
However, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching from afar and stopping in front of the imperial desk, but he did not hear the person speak for a long time.
Who was it?
Jiang Suizhou frowned and looked up to see a soldier in armor. Judging by his attire, he was probably a high-ranking general.
He was probably here to see Huo Wujiu.
However, Huo Wujiu had been busy copying Pang Shao's old records over the past two days and was not in the palace at the moment. Jiang Suizhou saw the general standing there and staring at him with a displeased expression. He thought that something big had happened outside the city, so he opened his mouth to ask.
However, before he could ask, the general spoke first.
"Do you have the guts to sit here when General Huo is not here?!"
The general's expression was cold and fierce. He was tall and aggressive, and his voice was as loud as a bell. As soon as he spoke, Jiang Suizhou's shoulders trembled in fear.
He sat up straight and met the general's gaze.
Jiang Suizhou was a little confused.
"What?" He asked.
The general laughed coldly.
"General, you really don't know who I am this time," he said. "You should know who you are. Taking advantage of the general's favor, you overstepped your authority. What, do you want to use such dirty means to fight for power?"
Jiang Suizhou was even more confused.
He raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when he heard Meng Qianshan behind him become unhappy. He stepped forward and said unhappily, "Who are you? How dare you behave so atrociously here! Are you still not going to … "
Jiang Suizhou raised his hand and stopped him from speaking.
He came back to his senses and vaguely realized that the general had misunderstood something.
His current identity was somewhat sensitive. He knew that the army was most afraid of instability in the hearts of the people. No matter how much chaos there was in the imperial court, when the order reached the army, it could not be ambiguous. There had to be a definite and only direction.
Now, Huo Wujiu was on their side, and Beiliang's Huo Yuyan was on the opposite side of Huo Wujiu. Even Huo Wujiu's position in the military was not completely stable.
As for Jiang Suizhou, which was left behind by the previous dynasty, it would be inconvenient for them to know about it.
Especially now, Jiang Suizhou still had a lot of real power in his hands.
It was precisely because of this that he had told Huo Wujiu long ago that it was best not to let the people in the army know of his existence. He had to wait until the overall situation was settled before making any plans.
From the looks of it, the general in front of him probably thought of him as a pretty boy that Huo Wujiu kept by his side.
"Then tell me, what is my identity?" He put down the pen in his hand and propped his elbows on the table with great interest. He leaned forward and asked.
He did not realize that when he smiled, the charm on his face would become extremely vivid.
The general immediately looked as if he had been humiliated.
"Of course I'm General Huo's plaything!" He said sternly. "Since you know your identity, why don't you get out of that position …"
"Who are you telling to get out of that position?"
At this moment, a low voice came from behind him.
The displeasure of a coming storm could be heard from the tone of the voice.
Huo Wujiu actually came back at this time?
Jiang Suizhou was a little surprised. He looked up and saw that the general who had been standing tall and straight had also hurriedly turned around.
He saw Huo Wujiu stride in with a gloomy face.
The general opened his mouth and was about to speak when he saw his general stop in front of him. The general's expression was so cold that it could drip water.
He knew that the general had seen him scolding the general's pretty boy.
He was unlucky, but he accepted his fate.
"I'm asking you a question." Huo Wujiu's voice was squeezed out from between clenched teeth.
When Huo Wujiu was unhappy, he was the scariest. Especially when Jiang Suizhou was in the past, he could easily scare people to the point that they could not move their feet. Although the general was not like that, his heart still trembled in fear when he met those vicious eyes.
However, at the same time, a wave of grief and indignation rose from the bottom of his heart.
Although he was uneducated, he knew the story of King You of Zhou toying with the feudal lords with fire. Since ancient times, those useless men had always been seduced by beauty. He did not expect that his general would not be able to escape this trap.
Grief and indignation would always give birth to some loyal hot-bloodedness.
The general gritted his teeth and faced death with equanimity.
"He's just a little rabbit. Even if the general dotes on him, you shouldn't let him interfere with government and military affairs!" He straightened his neck. "Even if the general kills me today, I'm not wrong!"
Huo Wujiu's eyes were about to burst into flames.
"Do you have the guts to repeat yourself?" Huo Wujiu gnashed his teeth and lifted him by the collar.
Jiang Suizhou quickly stood up from the dragon throne and walked over quickly. Before Huo Wujiu's fist could land, he grabbed him.
"That's enough." Jiang Suizhou said in a low voice. "He's doing it for your own good. I was just teasing him."
As he spoke, he smiled faintly and turned to look at the general who was craning his neck and waiting for Huo Wujiu to beat him up. He explained in a warm voice, "The general doesn't need to take it to heart. I'm just a commoner. How could I recognize the things on the imperial desk? I was just flipping through them to relieve my boredom. If you have anything to discuss, you can discuss it. I'll first … "
However, Huo Wujiu, who was stopped by him, turned around and grabbed his wrist.
"Who are you calling the general?" He asked Jiang Suizhou unhappily.
Jiang Suizhou was dumbfounded.
What was it? Was calling someone else a general worthy of his jealousy?
Before he could say anything, Huo Wujiu flung away the general's lapel and threw the tall and burly general back a few steps.
"Didn't I teach you not to lie through your teeth?" Huo Wujiu looked at the general and said fiercely.
"Look carefully. He's Prince Jing. I'm his concubine. He's my husband."
The two words' husband 'were powerful and resonant. The general's eyes widened.
He saw Huo Wujiu single-handedly pull Jiang Suizhou into his embrace.
"A married woman obeys her husband. Don't talk about this insignificant dragon throne. Even if I conquer the world one day, it'll all be his. Do you hear me?"
— —
The general was so shocked that he felt like he was in a dream. Jiang Suizhou was also shocked by Huo Wujiu.
After the general left, Jiang Suizhou hurriedly dragged Huo Wujiu to the bedroom behind the imperial study and said hurriedly, "Why are you talking nonsense?"
Huo Wujiu was still angry. He sat down on the couch and rested his hands on his knees. "Why are you talking nonsense?"
Jiang Suizhou was a bit anxious. "Didn't I tell you before? My status … "
"I didn't want to agree to it in the first place. You forced me to do it."
Huo Wujiu was angry at this moment. Even the way he spoke to Jiang Suizhou was much more forceful.
Jiang Suizhou was speechless for a moment.
Huo Wujiu took two deep breaths. He reached out and pulled Jiang Suizhou into his embrace.
"Alright, there's nothing to worry about," he said.
"But …"
Huo Wujiu turned to look at him.
"No buts," he said. "Just tell me, do you believe me?"
Jiang Suizhou said, "Of course I believe you …"
Huo Wujiu said, "Then don't worry. Don't think that I'm fierce to them. They are all my brothers who have gone through fire and water with me. They won't change sides because of such a small matter. Since you believe me, you should also believe them. Even if you die here with me, you won't turn around and join Huo Yuyan's camp. "
Jiang Suizhou pondered for a moment and nodded.
Huo Wujiu took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Suizhou.
"I just came back for this," he said.
Jiang Suizhou opened the letter and saw that it was written in Emperor Zhaoyuan's handwriting.
"Your uncle replied?" he asked.
Huo Wujiu responded.
Jiang Suizhou read the letter carefully.
Sure enough, as he expected, Emperor Zhaoyuan readily agreed to Huo Wujiu's proposal. He said that those people would be packing up and heading south in a few days. He asked Huo Wujiu to wait quietly. He also said that if there was anything else he needed in the future, he could just ask him.
Jiang Suizhou finished reading the letter and asked Huo Wujiu, "Can it be trusted?"
Huo Wujiu nodded. "It was sent together with the imperial edict."
Jiang Suizhou heard this and sighed heavily.
"Since there is an imperial edict, it will be announced to the world. Those officials will become imperial envoys. With this status, they will be under your uncle's protection," he said. "Sure enough, only Huo Yuyan has disloyal thoughts."
Huo Wujiu was silent for a moment and sneered as if inadvertently.
"You've been scheming since you were young," he said. "You use it in useless places. Ridiculous."
His expression was contemptuous, but Jiang Suizhou knew that he wasn't as casual as he appeared.
Thinking this, he couldn't help but ask softly, "What if you weren't in Nanjing now?"
Huo Wujiu looked at him. "What?"
Jiang Suizhou remembered the ending of Huo Wujiu's history.
He asked, "What if Nanjing didn't fall and I didn't exist now? What would you do if you were in Beiliang and knew Huo Yuyan's thoughts? "
Huo Wujiu didn't even think about it.
"Actually, I couldn't be bothered to fight with him," he said. "He likes to compete, but I'm not interested. I'll let him be. It's just a throne. Just because he wants it, he thinks everyone wants it? "
This was something Huo Wujiu would do.
Jiang Suizhou was sighing in his heart when he saw Huo Wujiu turn around and look at him.
"However, this assumption is useless," he said. "If Nanjing falls, you're also mine. Even if I don't want anything, I have to fight for something for you. Today, he doesn't like me and wants to kill me. What if he doesn't like you tomorrow? I can't give him this chance. "
When Jiang Suizhou heard this, he only felt the remaining heaviness in his heart dissipate.
Yes, he didn't need to be obsessed with what happened in history. As long as it was different now, it was enough.
He laughed.
"That's true," he said. "When you married into the prince's residence, you didn't bring a single cent of dowry. You have to add some."
Huo Wujiu gritted his teeth. "Is there no end to this?"
Jiang Suizhou thought of how he said to his subordinates that she was a concubine and laughed even more happily.
"You said it yourself," he said. "A married woman follows her husband, right? Not to mention that you don't have any dowry, you don't know how to serve your husband. Fortunately, I'm a kind person. Otherwise, I would've divorced you from the prince's residence. "
He laughed happily, but Huo Wujiu only felt his teeth itch.
Not only did he speak so impudently, but his laughter was also so attractive. His fearless appearance clearly showed that he was in poor health and knew that Jiang Suizhou didn't dare to torment him.
Huo Wujiu leaned over and kissed him a few times to vent his anger. Jiang Suizhou was still laughing.
This was too much.
Huo Wujiu was on fire. With a flip of his body, he pressed Jiang Suizhou onto the couch and held him down.
"Serve your husband, right?" Huo Wujiu gritted his teeth. His warm breath fell on Jiang Suizhou's face.
"That's what you said."
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