Inside the palace.
After Emperor Wu left the court, he went to the imperial study room. At this time, An Yi was already waiting.
"See the Emperor."
"Get up. How's it going?"
"The plan worked."
"Where are the people?"
"In the water prison."
"Okay. Very good. It's time to go see him." The emperor looked very excited, "Zhang Fu, go, quickly go to the palace gate and wait for General Zhenguo and ask him to come."
"Yes." Zhang Fu quickly walked out of the imperial study room with small steps.
Emperor Wu and others came to the water prison and looked at the man with the black mask. He was tied up, half of his body submerged in the water, and his body was covered with chains made of black iron. Several wounds were faintly glowing black, and it seemed that they were poisoned. Indeed, Su Yue’s poison. If it weren't for this poisonous tyranny, An Yi and others might not be able to catch this person, the leader of the Dragon Guard.
Recently, the Queen Mother has frequently arranged dragon guards to assassinate Xiao Han, and there has been a lot of movement. Emperor Wu sent An Yi and others to spy on him secretly, and finally, today, they finally found the leader of the Dragon Guard. After all, their ultimate goal is him.
"Wake people up."
"yes."
Zhang Fu went to find a chair and helped the emperor sit down. The emperor stared at the man in the water with interest, watching him slowly open his eyes. Emperor Wu's eyes lit up, "Are you awake?" There was excitement in his voice.
Su Huan stood aside and glanced at Emperor Wu, then continued to stand expressionless.
No wonder Emperor Wu was so excited, this was the Dragon Guard, the Dragon Guard who was supposed to protect him. He has been on the throne for so many years, but the dragon guard that was supposed to be given to him was in the hands of the Queen Mother.
Emperor Wu was unwilling to give in and even complained about his deceased father. He really couldn't understand why? Why was the throne passed to him but the dragon guard was left to the Queen Mother? Could it be that the late emperor was not so satisfied with him as emperor?
This has always been a thorn in Emperor Wu's heart. He always felt that his throne was not 100% recognized by the late emperor, which made him depressed.
When the leader of the Dragon Guard saw the emperor, his eyes flickered. Was he arrested? Even though he was embarrassed, his momentum did not diminish at all, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Su Huan's eyes flashed with appreciation. He was worthy of being the leader of the Dragon Guard. His courage and courage were truly unparalleled by few. If the emperor can subdue this person...
"Are you the leader of the Dragon Guard?"
"Since the emperor knows, why do you do this?"
"Why is that so? Hahaha, that's a good question. I also want to know why the dragon guards who have been controlled by emperors in the past were in the hands of the queen mother during my reign?"
"This emperor shouldn't ask me, he should ask the previous emperor."
"You're so presumptuous, what are you talking about?" Zhang Fu immediately scolded him.
The emperor waved his hand, "The leader is right, I want to know too. But the late emperor has passed away. I can only start from the leader's side."
"Oh, what does the Emperor want to know?" The man moved and leaned on the shelf.
"I want to know how the late emperor handed over the dragon guard to the queen mother?"
"I am not sure."
"What?"
"I am not sure."
In fact, the leader of the dragon guards was also very depressed. Over the years, the Queen Mother had become more and more wanton in doing things, and she only regarded their dragon guards as killing tools, constantly helping her kill people.
So in these years, he actually didn't manage the Dragon Guard matters much, and even wanted to leave. The current Dragon Guard is no longer the original Dragon Guard.
However, he wanted to investigate some things, and he was unwilling to leave just like that. He wanted to know the truth behind the death of the late emperor. That's why he has been under the control of the Queen Mother all these years.
"Why don't you know? You don't know why you were assigned by the Queen Mother?" The emperor was simply unbelievable.
Su Huan didn't speak the whole time and was very confused.
"Because the Queen Mother has the Black Dragon Order in her hand, seeing the order is like seeing the Holy Master."
"So, you are only used by the Queen Mother because of the Black Dragon Order?"
"yes."
"Absurd! Absolutely absurd! What is the duty of the Dragon Guard?"
"Protect the True Dragon Emperor."
"True Dragon Emperor, you said it well. But what about now? Today's Dragon Guard has become the executioner of the Queen Mother to satisfy her selfish desires?"
The man stopped talking. Seeing that they couldn't find anything to ask, they left.
After a while, the emperor returned to the imperial study and swept away everything on the table. "An Yi, examine it for me. Examine it carefully. I want to know what happened back then and why the late emperor gave the Dragon Guard to the Queen Mother." "Why..." Why don't you trust me when you give me the throne? Thinking of the late emperor, Emperor Wu's emotions were complicated. In fact, the late emperor was very good to Emperor Wu. He had always been very good to him. He even took him with him to teach him carefully. Emperor Wu always felt that the late emperor valued him.
"······Yes, An Yi takes the order."
Seeing the emperor's emotional display, Su Huan stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that the leader of the Dragon Guard should not be afraid of those methods, and the pavilion master should not be able to find anything."
An Yi nodded, he thought so too, but he couldn't disobey the emperor's order. In fact, An Yi admired the leader of the Dragon Guard. He had suffered a loss at the hands of the leader of the Dragon Guard back then, but he could have killed him back then, but he didn't. Speaking of which, An Yi still owed his life. But everyone is their own master, and he has no choice.
The emperor sighed and calmed down, "What do you think, General Yi?"
"Wei Chen heard that the Queen Mother arranged for the Dragon Guards to assassinate King Jingnan many times, but during this period the leader of the Dragon Guards never showed up. The Pavilion Master also watched for many days before waiting for the leader of the Dragon Guards. Wei Chen guessed that this Dragon Guard leader The leader of the Dragon Guard actually doesn’t approve of the Queen Mother’s actions, and it’s just because of the Black Dragon Order.”
"General, you mean that the Queen Mother and the leader of the Dragon Guard are not inseparable?"
"This is Wei Chen's guess, so Wei Chen thinks he can start in this regard."
"Maybe it's just for profit."
Su Huan Gong handed over his hand, "I once heard from the late emperor that the Dragon Guard has been around for hundreds of years since the founding of the country. However, the leaders of the Dragon Guard from generation to generation are loyal to the emperor and have a close relationship with the emperor. I have I heard that there are several dragon guard leaders who can be called brothers or friends with the guarding emperor, so there is absolutely no need to worry about their level of loyalty."
When Emperor Wu heard this, he felt sad in his heart. He was also an emperor, but in his generation, the Dragon Guard was no longer in his hands...
"If we can really get the dragon guards, I will naturally be happy to see it happen. But now, the dragon guards have been used by the Queen Mother for many years, and I am not sure whether they can still be loyal to me. This is very dangerous."
"The emperor is right. It's better to let the old minister talk to him again. They are all loyal to the emperor. Wei Chen thinks that he can have a talk with him. Heroes cherish heroes, and Wei Chen can't bear it. Such a person will just wither. "
Emperor Wu sighed, "Okay, then I'll bother the general."
"It's Wei Chen's duty, Wei Chen resigns."
An Yi and Su Huan retreated together.
The emperor looked at the empty imperial study, a little tired, "Zhang Fu, do you think I... forget it, what are I telling you?"
Zhang Fu's eyelids drooped slightly and he said nothing. He knew that the emperor was just tired and would continue to handle government affairs for a while.
