Fengyuan,thatched cottage.

Emperor Yu glanced at Tuoba Lie who was kneeling in front of him, and a very complicated meaning flashed in his eyes.

After a moment, he stepped over and stretched out his hand to help Tuoba Lie up.

"I have said that when there are outsiders, I am the king and you are the ministers. When there are no outsiders, you and I are brothers."

Tuoba Lie quickly said: "I don't dare."

Emperor Jade said: "Don't be so anxious. Sit down and talk. Maybe it's been too long since we last met, and even you are unfamiliar with me."

He took Tuoba Lie's hand and sat down, pointing to the snacks on the table: "I remember that your favorite food before was this pair of yellow cakes, so I specially brought a cook who can make these snacks when I go north this time.

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Just as Tuoba Lie was about to kowtow, Emperor Jade glared at him: "Okay, okay, I know you are scared, but most of your fear is just fake, and I also know it."

Tuoba Lie smiled slightly awkwardly.

Emperor Jade said: "I have been acting for more than ten years. You are afraid that while I am acting, the acting will become real."

Tuoba Lie said: "I am indeed afraid."

Emperor Jade: "It's okay to be afraid. If you're not afraid, the play won't be the same."

Tuoba Lie accompanied him and smiled.

Emperor Jade said: "It has been more than ten years. When you left Beijing and went north, I told you that you should be aggrieved, but you are my brother, and I can only make you aggrieved."

Tuoba Lie said: "I am afraid, but I am not worried. I believe that Your Majesty will be able to eliminate internal and external troubles and save Dayu from fire and water."

"fart."

Emperor Jade glared at him again.

"What I saved was not Dayu. Dayu is fine. What I saved was the royal family."

He picked up a piece of snack and ate it. After taking one bite, he put it down and said, "This thing tastes so bad, so you think it is the best thing in the world."

Tuoba Lie picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth: "I was really hungry when I ate it for the first time."

At that time, Emperor Jade had just succeeded to the throne, and the power of the court was not in his hands. The civil and military officials in the court looked at the faces of the powerful ministers and thought that he was just a puppet.

At that time, a loyal veteran in the court secretly recommended several people to him, one of whom was Tuoba Lie.

Emperor Jade sent someone to see Tuoba Lie and asked him to find an excuse to leave the camp and come to Geling secretly.

That day, six eunuchs went out from the palace to dump garbage and other items, and they also hid a set of eunuch clothes.

Tuoba Lie waited at the appointed place and changed into eunuch clothes. There was a young eunuch who stayed behind and did not go back. Tuoba Lie followed him into the palace.

At that time, he had been waiting at the agreed place for two nights and one day, and did not dare to leave the place. He was thirsty and hungry.

When he met Emperor Jade, Emperor Yu didn't dare to ask anyone to give him food. A small flaw could expose the plan.

This pair of yellow cakes is the thing he dislikes the most, so this is the only thing left in the box of snacks.

But for Tuoba Lie, who had been hungry for two nights and one day, these pieces of double yellow cake were like life-saving things.

When the two of them recalled the past, they both felt a little sad.

Emperor Jade said: "I remember that after the Chaoxin Sect rebellion was wiped out, I sent someone to send you a secret letter."

Tuoba Lie replied: "I also remember that although the letter has been burned long ago, I dare not forget every word in the letter."

Emperor Jade said: "I haven't forgotten... I told you in my letter that if you give me another ten years, I will be able to accomplish everything I want to do."

He looked back at Tuoba Lie: "Everything I have done over the years has been due to you."

Tuoba Lie leaned over: "This is what I should do. I am just afraid of betraying His Majesty's trust."

If others don't know, it's because these things are too confidential.

Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that His Majesty suspected Tuoba Lie of having treason, so whoever took the initiative and secretly tried to collude with Tuoba Lie over the years would naturally have treason.

These people were all recorded by Tuoba Lie and secretly informed Emperor Jade.

Because the emperor was too ruthless, he killed powerful officials one by one, ruined the huge interests of many big families, and made many people feel that they were in danger and could not protect themselves.

Of course they are not convinced, and they don't dare to do it openly, but they must be planning something secretly.

Only by letting such a Jade Emperor die and replacing him with another Jade Emperor who can become a puppet again can they feel at ease.

They were afraid of such a Jade Emperor, to the core of their being.

But according to Yu Tianzi's character, he never gave up when he was weak. After he gained power, how could he not eradicate the root cause?

Count one after another, he will not let go of those who manipulated his father back then.

His initial random attempts to enfeoff princes and kings seemed absurd and ridiculous, and made people think he was a bastard emperor.

But he used this method to make those opponents relax their vigilance, and then be defeated by him one by one.

Today, there are no powerful ministers in the world.

What was the last move to be made? Tuoba Lie couldn't see clearly until Xie Yelan came to Yunzhou.

It wasn't until Xie Yelan came that Tuoba Lie understood that since there were no more powerful ministers in the world, the emperor only had one last hidden danger left in his heart.

Emperor Jade looked at Tuoba Lie, smiled and said, "By this year, the ten years I promised you will expire, and there is only one last thing left for me to do."

Tuoba Lie leaned over and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jade: "Shut up, this is not something worthy of congratulations."

Tuoba Lie quickly shut up.

Emperor Jade said: "I called you here because I want to ask you. The ten-year period has come. I said that if you want anything by then, just tell me. I will give you whatever I have."

Tuoba Lie leaned over and said: "I don't want anything. I only wish that the great jade will last forever, and that your majesty will live forever."

Jade Emperor: "If jade can last forever, how can I live forever? I am not a turtle."

He walked to Tuoba Lie and stood next to him, looked outside and said, "I know that I have owed you a lot over the past ten years. The courtiers, and even the people of the world, all know that I doubt you."

"So, what I can give you is the same trust as in the past. Don't they all say that you are recruiting troops in northern Xinjiang in an attempt to rebel?"

Emperor Yu smiled: "Then I will give you the privilege of recruiting troops. I will allow you to stay in Yunzhou. I will also allow you to double the size of the Beiye Army. Let's see what they say!"

Tuoba Lie knelt down with a plop: "My lord, thank you for Your Majesty's grace."

Emperor Jade: "Get up, you are kneeling here and there. It makes me upset."

Tuoba Lie stood up with a smile, and his face looked much brighter than before.

Emperor Yu said: "You go to the back room and sit for a while. I have summoned people from the Dongbo Mission. After dealing with it, I will have lunch with you."

Tuoba Lie leaned over and said, "I obey your order."

Not long after, the people from Dongbo Mission were led to Fengyuan. When they learned that Emperor Jade was in Junye City, they were all frightened.

Emperor Jade put too much pressure on them.

The officials of the mission, headed by Yu Yucheng, knelt down and performed the nine-kowtow ceremony as soon as they entered the door.

Emperor Yu glanced at Yu Yu Chengchang, smiled and said: "I heard that you are not in good health, but now you don't look that bad."

Yu Yucheng hurriedly said: "Foreign Minister, thank you very much for the Holy Emperor's concern. Your health is indeed fine."

Emperor Jade asked: "Did you bring the snow dragon heart?"

Yu Yucheng responded hurriedly. After he confessed, he stood up and took off his belt.

He presented the belt with both hands: "My imperial brother was worried that the snow dragon's heart would be stolen by thieves, so he ordered people from Dongbo Hospital to refine the snow dragon's heart, grind it into powder, and hide it in this belt."

Gu Xiujin, the eunuch in charge, stepped forward, took the belt, turned around, held it in both hands and handed it to Emperor Jade.

But Emperor Jade didn't answer.

Emperor Jade said: "Throw it away."

Gu Xiujin didn't hesitate at all and threw the belt directly into the bamboo basket next to it.

Emperor Yu pointed to a wooden box on the table: "Open it and show it to him." Gu Xiujin stepped forward, opened the box and took out something as big as a fist.

After seeing this thing, Yu Yucheng hastily's expression changed obviously.

Emperor Jade said: "Your imperial brother is really loyal to me. In order to dedicate the snow dragon's heart to me, he used his own brother as bait."

At this moment, if Yu Yucheng couldn't react, he would be really stupid.

Emperor Jade said: "I am very touched. I will always remember the loyalty of you two brothers to me. However, the Snow Dragon Heart I want was not offered by someone sent by your brother, nor did you hide it in that belt."

's, but..."

He looked at Tai Tingyan, who was kneeling there with a pale face, and pointed at the powerful right minister in Dongbo.

"He is the heart of the snow dragon, and he is the heart of the snow dragon that I want."

At this moment, Tuoba Lie, who was standing in the back room and listening to these words, felt chills running down his back.

In fact, His Majesty lost his weaknesses a long time ago.

Without a weakness, some people would feel that they had no chance, so Your Majesty created a weakness for them to seize.
To be continued...