The city of Chang'an still looks calm, so the people naturally would not know what happened in Changchun Garden. As for the servants in Tai Chi Palace, all the descendants of the Yang family's direct lineage were transferred to Changchun Garden, and the descendants of the Yang family were also invited to Changchun Garden, which caused a great shock among the court officials, but they would never have thought that the little emperor was dead.

The court officials didn't think that the iron-armored general would kill the little emperor. The reason was that if he wanted to do this, there was no need to wait until now. So people guessed in one direction that the little emperor had been banned, and all the descendants of the Yang family were banned.

Grand Secretary Niu Huilun has been staying at home for a while. Although he was the regent minister of the late emperor, he has never been to court since General Iron Armor took charge of the government. He is not young anymore, so it is a good excuse to submit a memorial to say that he is old and sick and needs rest. General Iron Armor seems too lazy to pay attention to a literati like him. After checking his memorial, he seemed to have forgotten him quickly.

The Niu Mansion does not occupy a large area, and the decoration and furnishings in the mansion are also very simple. This is because Niu Huilun has always adhered to his nobleness. Since he was promoted to the Minister of Responsible, many people have actually secretly sent gifts, but he politely rejected them. He is a person who knows that it is safer and more leisurely than not standing in the side, so he is unmoved no matter which force the court has to win over.

Because he knew his attitude, he was not bothered.

It was already warm, and Niu Huilun used a strange boxing technique before having breakfast as usual. People in the mansion were no longer surprised. They knew that this set of boxing was called the Wuqin Opera, which was taught by the Grand Secretary by Xiao Fang, who was famous in Chang'an City. Since practicing this set of Fiveqin Opera, Niu's body has indeed become much tougher.

When a literati is noble, he is destined to have a certain degree of contempt for martial artists. Just as a literati leads a soldier, he is destined to have no good feelings for literati. So Niu Huilun always said that this is not a boxing technique, but a medical technique.

After breakfast, Niu Huilun asked someone to move the recliner chair to the small pavilion in the yard, brew a pot of tea, lie on the chair and read a book for a while, leaving all the troubles out, and it was leisurely. It was the most enjoyable time for the spring breeze, and drinking tea and enjoying books was really a pleasure for a literati.

A woman in a long green dress walked over slowly and placed a plate of snacks and dried fruits on the coffee table. It seemed that she was in her twenties and her clothes were still in the style of a girl, so it was a bit surprising. According to the custom of the Sui Dynasty, a woman reached the age of marriage at the age of fourteen or five. A girl who stayed at home after she was twenty years old would always be pointed at by others regardless of her identity.

But she is different. When people in the Niu Mansion mention this girl, no one has the intention to despise her and secretly praise the female hero.

"Dad, I heard that something big happened outside the mansion."

The woman stood behind Niu Huilun and massaged the old man's shoulders.

The old man closed his eyes and seemed to like his daughter's technique very much.

"Whatever he does, let's just close the door and live your life. You... Didn't I tell you after you come back? After you have been through life and death, don't get involved in those external affairs again. Just come back alive. The father and daughter depend on each other, so don't think about the other things anymore."

"yes"

The woman nodded: "I just think this is a bit strange, so I want to tell my father."

"Strange?"

Niu Huilun looked back at her, his eyes a little erratic: "You are like Huahua, you are so curious about everything..."

The woman was stunned for a moment, and a trace of pain flashed in her eyes. She remembered the woman who looked charming and coquettish but was always lonely in her bones. The woman who always deliberately seduces men but treats men as playthings. When she was in the martial arts academy, she looked down on the bull flower the most, but felt that when a woman reached this point, she not only lost all the faces of her family but also the faces of her women.

She never expected that later, she would become her best friend with Niuhuahua.

"Actually, I've wanted to talk to you a long time ago. Your father is a general of the court. Why did he give you such a tacky name from Ma Lilian?"

"Your father is still a grandson of the court. Why did you give you a more vulgar name like Bullhua?"

Then the two of them laughed together.

"It's almost time for Huahua to celebrate, and the days pass so quickly."

Niu Huilun sighed: "It has been a while since you came back from the northwest for a long time. When you came to me, I could no longer recognize you. It was no longer like a daughter's house, and her body was covered in wounds, as if she was about to die."

"My father died in battle when he rebelled in the northwest... At that time, I was thinking, if I returned to Chang'an, who should I surrender to?"

Ma Lilian said a little lost.

Not only because of the sadness of the family being destroyed, but also because of other things. When she fled back from the northwest, she hesitated for a long time. Should she go back to Chang'an City or go to Huangyang Road to join the boy named Fang Jie. In the end, she gave up her second thought. Although she still feels a little regretful when she thinks about it occasionally.

"It's right to look for me. Your family has no relatives, and I have lost my daughter. Now you have a father again, and I have a daughter again... It's great."

Niu Huilun smiled and said, "By the way, what did you say just now?"

Just as Ma Lilian was about to speak, she saw the manager hurried over and said in a very low voice: "Master, there is someone outside asking for a meeting..."

"Didn't I say that no one has seen?"

"This person is a bit unusual. He said he is your old acquaintance. He came from Yongzhou... he is a handsome boy."

Hearing this sentence, Ma Lilian's heart suddenly jumped wildly. Fang Jie's name jumped out from the deepest part of her heart that could be hidden, and hit her heart, so heavy.

...

...

"So it's you?!"

Niu Huilun couldn't help but exclaim when he looked at the young man in front of him. Ma Lilian, who was standing beside him, could not hide her disappointment in her eyes. The person who came was not Fang Jie. But this person was sent by Fang Jie.

"I'm going to see the Grand Secretary."

The boy gave a big gift, stood up and smiled, "I haven't seen you for several years, I didn't expect you to look better in your spirit."

"Mu San, why did you go to Yongzhou?"

Niu Huilun thought for a while before he remembered the name of this young man. He clearly remembered that this person was once a little eunuch who was serving in the imperial study when Emperor Tianyou was in power. But since the wars in the northwest and Emperor Tianyou personally led the expedition, this person seemed to have disappeared. Unexpectedly, he ran to the southwest of the Great Sui Dynasty, which seemed to be close to Fang Jie.

"Not to hide the Grand Secretary..."

Mu San took out a secret decree from his arms and handed it to Niu Huilun: "This was given to me before the late emperor personally led the army to the slaves, and asked me to contact some people outside the court to serve the court. But later some changes happened, and most of the people on this secret decree were killed by the rebels. The slaves found Lord Xiao Fang and stayed with Lord Xiao Fang."

He handed the secret decree to Niu Huilun to eliminate Niu Huilun's suspicion.

Sure enough, Niu Huilun took the secret order and looked at it, immediately sat upright, and his face changed: "There is such a thing... When His Majesty was personally marching to the northwest, he probably expected that the court would change greatly, so there was such an arrangement. His Majesty sent Mr. Huai back to Jiangnan and dismissed the commander of the Great Inner Guards, Luo Weiran, expelled him from Chang'an, all for the preparations made later. But he didn't expect that the plan would be far from keeping up with the changes..."

When he said this last sentence, his tone was particularly sad.

“Yes”

Mu San hurriedly said, "Your Majesty ordered me to come up with a secret decree at the right time and ask several important officials in the secret decree to return to Chang'an. However, later, Lao Huai and Lord Su and others died at the hands of the rebels. I was powerless to take His Majesty's secret decree. Fortunately, I finally arrived in the army of Lord Xiao Fang, and this was not insulting His Majesty's trust. Commander Luo is now also serving in the Black Flag Army."

"No wonder!"

Niu Huilun sighed and said, "I thought Fang Jie had rebelled, and I have scolded him countless times. He was deeply grateful to the late emperor. If he really had a rapport with those rebels, I would have really misjudged it. It turned out that he had prepared military forces in the southwest according to the secret order of the late emperor, waiting for an opportunity to quell the rebellion... The late emperor had a far-sighted vision, and probably had expected the chaotic situation of villains in charge of the ruthless people..."

Ma Lilian was happy to hear that. One of the important reasons why she did not choose to surrender to Fang Jie in the southwest was that she thought Fang Jie had rebelled. Her father died in the battle to combat rebellion, and she had experienced so many life and death events in the northwest, which made her difficult for her to accept the rebels.

When she heard that Fang explained that she had managed the southwest in accordance with the secret order of the late emperor, her regret that she had deliberately suppressed became stronger.

"What did Fang Jie ask you to do?"

Ma Lilian asked anxiously.

Mu San looked around and lowered his voice, "Mr. Xiao Fang heard that the court had undergone a huge change. Someone controlled the government and coerced the king. He had been waiting for the news sent from the palace, but he could not wait. Mr. Xiao Fang was anxious, so he sent me to come back to check it out. Because I had been in the palace for quite some time, I would investigate these matters."

"Um"

Niu Huilun nodded: "Minist is not a minister, the king is not a king...ah..."

It was surprising that such ruthless words came out of his mouth.

"Mr. Xiao Fang has another explanation, and I must complete it. He said that if there is no peace in the capital, I will find a way to rescue you from Chang'an. Now Mr. Xiao Fang has stabilized his foothold in the southwest. A while ago, he led his troops to retreat the coalition forces of the Nanyan people and the He people, and recovered the entire Ping Shang Road in one fell swoop. Although it was exhausted, it was safe. Mr. Xiao Fang said that he had been thinking about you and I must meet you when I was determined."

"He is really interested."

Niu Huilun sighed: "I've always blamed him..."

"Master, do you know what the armored general is from?"

Mu San asked.

Niu Huilun was silent for a while, his face looked very ugly: "When the late emperor asked us and the three of us to be the ministers of the regent, he had specially explained one thing... His Majesty only told us about this matter. Now Yang Shunhui has gone to Dongjiang, and Xu Xiaogong is not coming back outside, so I stayed at home. Isn't it because of this? But I have limited knowledge. His Majesty said it was very vague, but I guessed something myself... So, I dare not go to court again..."

"What does the Grand Secretary know?"

Mu San asked anxiously.

"Do you have a way to take me out of Chang'an?"

Niu Huilun asked retortly.

Mu San nodded: "Yes, I've come with me this time, and there are people from Sanjin Hou. With the ability to dominate the world, it should be no problem to take you out of Chang'an."

"That's OK"

Niu Huilun was silent for a while and said, "I will tell him myself when I see him!"

"father……"

Ma Lilian said in surprise: "Didn't you say that you didn't participate in anything? You can take care of your old age at home."
Chapter completed!