Chapter 99: Queen He invites you?
Turning back, he saw Zhang Rang, the head of the Ten Attendants, slowly following him.

A hint of doubt flashed across Ye Feng's eyes: "Master Zhang, does His Majesty have something important to discuss with you?"

Zhang Rang shook his head, a little complaining on his face: "Can't I come and curry favor with General Ye?"

"You are now the God of War of the Han Dynasty, an ever-victorious general admired by countless soldiers in the army."

Being looked at by an old man with such eyes, Ye Feng felt goosebumps all over his body.

"Master Zhang, you are joking. If it weren't for your recommendation in the court, how could I be where I am today?"

"As long as I can do what you ask me to do, I will never refuse."

Zhang Rang laughed and said, "We can talk while we walk."

After walking through the long corridor and out of the harem, Zhang Rang dismissed his attendants and lowered his voice: "How does General Ye view the future?"

Just one sentence made Ye Feng feel heavy in his heart.

The conversation with Liu Hong just now made Ye Feng certain of the emperor's thoughts.

Zhang Rang was supposed to share the emperor's success and failure, so he decisively stood on Liu Hong's side.

But now.
The fight for the throne is indeed interesting.

Laughing secretly twice, Ye Feng pretended to be confused and said, "Although your majesty has not said it explicitly, I know your majesty's heart."

"Of course, we must implement your majesty's ideas without compromise."

Zhang Rang smiled faintly: "Your Majesty's orders must be carried out, but which one should I carry out and how should I carry it out?"

"That's a problem."

"Today's wealth and splendor are nothing but passing clouds. If you want to live a truly worry-free life, you still have to follow the right person."

"Otherwise, if you make one wrong move, all steps will be wrong."

"General Ye Feng, you are young and promising, but you have no experience in the ups and downs of officialdom, and you don't know the cruelty of court struggles."

“One wrong move can ruin the whole game. This is true.”

After saying that, Zhang Rang did not continue to explain. He patted Ye Feng on the shoulder and then left with his group.

Ye Feng looked at Zhang Rang thoughtfully, smiled, and walked towards his residence.

In the next few days, Ye Feng hardly left the palace.

In addition to familiarizing themselves with the terrain, guard and patrol areas of the palace every day, they also carried out purges of the Royal Guards.

With the support of Emperor Liu Hong, the cleanup was quick and efficient.

Anyone who Ye Feng was dissatisfied with would be directly cleared out, and those who resisted would be killed without mercy.

This rough method naturally aroused opposition from court officials.

More than ten imperial censors jointly impeached Ye Feng, but Liu Hong ignored them and did not ask any questions at all.

This left the court officials helpless, and the criticism of Liu Hong as a tyrant grew louder and louder.

In the Linde Hall, after Zhang Rang announced that the emperor would not attend the morning court, a group of ministers once again returned home with complaints.

Several imperial censors came to the side of Grand Tutor Yuan Huai and whispered, "Mr. Yuan, your Majesty is becoming more and more reckless. In just ten days, more than one-tenth of the officials were dismissed and reappointed."

"If this continues, the foundation of our family will become weaker and weaker."

"Recently, more and more people have been surrounding Cai Yong and the Ten Attendants."

"We can't just sit there and wait for death, can we?"

"The Lord cannot distinguish between loyalty and treachery, so we should risk our lives to advise him."

"As long as Lord Yuan gives the order, all the civil and military officials in the court will obey your call and risk their lives to advise outside the Linde Hall."

"Including General He Jin!"

Yuan Huai's calm old face showed a hint of emotion. Seeing that no one was around, he cursed in a low voice: "Stupid!"

"Whose idea was this? Isn't this sending us to the fire?"

Several imperial censors all shrank their heads, and asked in confusion: "Mr. Yuan, what do you mean?" "As long as you join forces with the general, the court will be under control. Why?"

Before he could finish his words, Yuan Huai interrupted him: "The crazier your majesty is, the less time he has. Anyone who stands in front of him at this moment will die."

"Do you really think the knife in His Majesty's hand is not sharp?"

The several imperial doctors who made the suggestion all shrank their heads, and after a moment, a bitter look appeared on their faces: "Can we just wait for your majesty's butcher knife to fall?"

"The impeachment of Ye Feng a few days ago didn't even cause any waves. I'm afraid..."

"Mr. Yuan, you were the one who promoted us all in the past, and we all obeyed your orders in the past. You can't just ignore us now."

Seeing how anxious they were, they were about to kneel down and ask for help.

Yuan Huai's heart softened as well. After all, these people were his students and the backbone of the Yuan family.

After a brief hesitation, he lowered his voice and said, "In less than two days, His Majesty's eyes will no longer be on us."

"Don't cause any trouble these two days, just wait quietly for the wind and clouds to move."

"The wind is rising and the clouds are moving?"

"What does this mean?"

Yuan Huai showed a different kind of smile on his face: "Just wait, the show will start soon."

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and its clear moonlight shines on the earth, casting a mysterious veil over the entire palace.

As usual, Ye Feng reported tonight's important matters from Liu Hong's bedroom, and then started tonight's patrol with Zhao Yun and Dian Wei.

On the way, Zhao Yun lowered his voice and approached Ye Feng: "My lord, today General Guan sent me news that he has successfully become the captain of the middle and lower army of the Eight Armies of Xiyuan, and he is quite appreciated by Jian Shuo."

"Now the whole battalion is promoting the cultivation method given to him by the Lord, and everything is going smoothly."

Ye Feng raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Okay!"

"What we need now is to lie in wait and wait for sudden changes."

"Tell him not to be impatient and to bite off more than he can chew."

"As long as we can completely master the Three Talents Heaven-Slaying Battle Formation, we will have no rivals in the entire Luoyang City."

Zhao Yun nodded: "I will send the order to Yun Chang tomorrow."

Ye Feng nodded and continued, "What's the situation in the Imperial Guards?"

Zhao Yun chuckled and said, "Everything is as the lord expected. Every camp and army has Jian Shuo's confidants. However, our replacement has nothing to do with them, and it does not count as eliminating dissidents. They can't find fault with us."

Ye Feng nodded again: "That's right."

"We should not show off too much now. After all, this power is not ours. We can influence it, but we must not control it, otherwise we will encounter taboos."

"Starting tomorrow, the purge of all forces in the Imperial Guard will be temporarily suspended. The fire that I set when I took office should also be stopped."

"Otherwise, those whose interests are affected will be desperate and do something desperate."

"Although I am not afraid of being plotted against, the same may not be true for people outside."

Zhao Yun secretly took note of all the instructions.

After turning around the corridor of the West Palace and finishing his patrol mission, Ye Feng was about to go back and meet with Cai Yan in secret in the dark.

But before he had gone far, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

"General Ye, wait a minute!"

"Wait a minute!"

A eunuch in yellow came quickly.

Ye Feng stopped and turned around. Seeing that the young eunuch was unfamiliar, he frowned and asked impatiently, "What is the matter with you?"

"Say it!"

The yellow-robed eunuch panted: "The Queen invites you!"

(End of this chapter)