"The emperor is the most kind-hearted, especially for the people and soldiers. I will not talk about civil affairs anymore. You should have some understanding. Let's talk about the military affairs. During the Battle of Hushishan, every time the war was fought, the emperor always visited the wounded soldiers first, comforted them, boosted their morale, and solved their worries. Do you think the emperor did it himself, which general dared to deduct the soldiers' wages? Isn't that asking for death?" Hao Cunzhong put down his mind and began to boast, as if he was very close to the emperor.

Yuan Baoheng nodded and echoed: "Yes, the emperor loves soldiers as much as his son, and loves the people as his son. Isn't the core of the new policy considering the people? General Yuan, is there any?"

Hearing the conversation between the two, several close officials came over.

Hao Cunzhong was even more proud, and he was dancing with a lotus and continued to whisper: "There is also the purpose of protecting the short-term. Why did the emperor issue a killing order twice? It is for Lord Yang Guodong and Lord Li and Lord Li. The emperor will tolerate many surrendered generals who are extremely guilty. Why did he issue a killing order to King Sanshun and Mandahai? On the surface, it is a compliment to loyal ministers and good generals, but in fact it is to protect the short-term. Lord Yuan, do you think this is the reason?"

"Yes, yes, that's true." Yuan Baoheng nodded naturally.

"General Yuan, you have seen Long Yan personally. Can you describe it to us?" The Fu Cheng, who was listening, looked at Hao Cunzhong with a very envious look and asked with his fists.

"Haha, Lord Wang, when you meet the emperor, you will know what Yushu Linfeng is and what looks like than Pan An." Hao Cunzhong said with a smile.

He remembered that the head of the palace was named Wang.

"General Hao, don't argue with the emperor!" Yuan Baoheng said seriously.

"Yes, yes, Lord Yuan taught me a lesson." Hao Cunzhong bowed.

But I didn't agree with it in my heart: "It's all good words, so why did it become a slander? These civil servants have so many things to do."

Wait, look forward to it, standing sore waist and legs hurt, and blowing the mouth and tongue dry. The officials waited for more than an hour, but they didn't wait for the emperor's carriage, but no one dared to slacken off.

It was not until noon that the officials were tired and hungry, and even men like Hao Cunzhong were almost fainting, so they saw three soldiers coming.

The three soldiers found Yuan Baoheng and knelt on one knee to report: "Mr. Yuan, the young one was sent by Lord Chen, and the sage has arrived in Sanzhou Town."

Sanzhou Town is only more than twenty miles away from Yueyang, and it will be a little later than an hour.

Yuan Baoheng was excited when he heard this and turned around and said, "Sir, cheer up, the priest is coming."

When the officials heard this, they quickly sorted out their appearance and arranged them on both sides of the road according to their official position.

Unlike others' spiritual excitement, Hao Cunzhong felt more and more uneasy.

There has been no news about Hao Zijian, and Hao Cunzhong gradually realized: Something happened to Zijian!

Although there is no sign that Hao Zijian's accident was related to the emperor's visit to Yueyang, Hao Cunzhong had subconsciously linked the two things together.

"There is no news from Zijian and he was detained here. This is not a coincidence. It must be that the emperor already knew about Luo Ning. If Zijian was not caught, it is very likely that the emperor came to Yueyang and would be to blame me. What should I do? What should I do?" Hao Cunzhong was sweating heavily and thought about the countermeasures nervously.

"Escape?" Hao Cunzhong first came up with an idea.

He looked around and said that if he had made an excuse at this time, he would definitely escape from other city gates.

However, it can only be escaped by yourself, and it is impossible for the family and wealth to be taken away.

"No, what can I do if I escape? Where can I escape? Go to find Li Guo? Li Guo will definitely not rebel with him, and it is very likely that he will bind himself to the emperor. Except for Li Guo, no one may join him, and he can only be desperate. If you want to die, just die. It is better than giving your life."

Thinking of this, the strong sense of life-saving made Hao Cunzhong take a step back and want to escape alone using the excuse of going to the toilet.

Just as he took a step back, Hao Cunzhong stopped again, and the three words "kill order" appeared in his mind.

"If I escape, will the emperor issue a killing order? No need to think about it, this is almost certain. How can the emperor betray his ministers? If I give a killing order, where can I escape? Wherever I escape, I will die."

"No, you can't escape. If you run away, you won't live without saying that your family will suffer, and your son will die. In that case, you will have their children."

"Forget it, I've pleaded guilty when I saw the emperor, and I might be able to escape. Besides, isn't there any Uncle Chen? If it weren't for being executed on the spot, Uncle Chen would probably speak for me."

Hao Cunzhong was up and down, and he had various thoughts in his heart, and finally made up his mind to not hide or escape, just do it.

...

In less than an hour, the emperor arrived.

The officials in Yueyang were surprised to find that the emperor did not visit here in a private manner, but was in a vast and powerful manner, with a large group of people accompanying him to protect him, and the general led by Chen Kuangxia.

"What's going on? It's not an imperial guard or a mountain army. Why is it General Chen's escort? There must be articles here!" Yuan Baoheng immediately smelled an unusual smell when he saw this kind of formation.

When Hao Cunzhong saw this, he felt like he fell into an ice cellar and his whole body was trembling. He knew that the only reason that the emperor used Chen Kuangxia was to be on guard against himself.

Two teams of cavalry came quickly, drove away the pedestrians, and then the emperor's ceremonial guard—three cars—appeared.

"The Emperor is here!"

A guard rode a horse to the civil and military officials in Yueyang and shouted loudly.

"Long live my emperor!"

Officials from Yueyang, led by Yuan Baoheng and Hao Cunzhong, kowtowed and bowed in unison.

The curtain of the sedan chair was lifted, Zhu Youlang got off the carriage, walked slowly to Yuan Baoheng and Hao Cunzhong with his hands behind his back.

"My dear friends, please be flat." Zhu Youlang said aloud.

"Long live long live long live long live long live long live long!" Yuan Baoheng and other officials saluted again, stood up, and bowed and stood solemnly.

After Yuan Baoheng got up, he found that Hao Cunzhong did not get up and was still lying on the ground without moving.

"Hao Cunzhong, why? Didn't you hear my oral order?" Zhu Youlang asked lightly.

Others couldn't hear anything from his tone, but Hao Cunzhong could hear the bone-bone chill.

I don’t even bother to call the word “Love”. What’s the matter?

Forget it, admit it. It’s better to be less clever when you are in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty...Master, I am so grateful to you. Even if you die, don't redeem your sins. Please punish the emperor!" Hao Cunzhong replied in a trembling voice.

Hao Cunzhong's reaction was really beyond Zhu Youlang's expectations.

In order to prevent Hao Cunzhong from causing trouble, he adopted Chen Zhenhui's suggestion and sent someone to ride a horse to Yueyang to pass the imperial edict early in the morning, creating many false images, with the purpose of stabilizing him. He arrived at Yueyang until Chen Kuangxia's army arrived.

Unexpectedly, Hao Cunzhong had no intention of leading troops to rebel at all, nor did he conceal his guilt with clever words, and he admitted it directly.
Chapter completed!