Chapter 32: Father and son come to the door
In the early morning of the next day, Zhan Hong Yuyin got up, and under the service of the maidservant, he hurriedly washed his face, and then put on his armor and planned to go out. Nowadays, the government and the opposition all know that the current Emperor Qi Tian has abandoned the government, and all the affairs of the court and the central government have been handed over to Liu Shaohuan, the prime minister of the dynasty, to deal with, and the six Shangshu will assist from the side. Only when encountering important state affairs, Huangfu Qitian will briefly discuss and discuss with the ministers in the imperial study, of course, this is just a formality, and in the end it is handed over to Liu Shaohuan to deal with, and Huangfu Qitian just comes out to bubble, make soy sauce, and brush his own sense of storage.
Then, in this kind of situation where the government and the opposition have become the first assistant of a country, Liu Shaohuan, the palace of the inspector of hundreds of officials, has also become an ornament. Then, among the hundreds of civil and military officials, there is still a conscientious and busy one, and only Zhan Hongyu is left. There is no way, the emperor ignores the government and cares about his own safety.
As soon as the door opened, I happened to meet Liu Shaohuan's little maid knocking on the door, and Liu Shaohuan and Liu Tianhan, father and son, were standing under the steps. Seeing this situation in the rear, Liu Shaohuan took two steps forward, and said with a smile: "Battle commander, this is to enter the palace?" β
Liu Tianhan also took two steps forward and arched his hand at Zhan Hongyu.
Zhan Hongyu nodded indifferently slightly, he really didn't want to talk more to the father and son, as if staying with them for a while, the oxygen in the lungs would become dirty, anyway, both sides have now torn their faces, Zhan Hongyu has a straightforward personality, upright, too lazy to make false promises with them, and what they do has already violated his bottom line.
Liu Shaohuan didn't care about his indifferent attitude, the corners of his mouth were still pouting with his old fox-like signature smile, and he walked inside, and when he passed by Zhan Hongyu's side, he stopped, squinted his eyes, and said: "The old man came to visit, didn't the commander of the war invite the old man to come in and sit down?" β
Zhan Hongyu was stunned when he heard this, he couldn't think of what medicine was sold in Liu Shaohuan's gourd, this kind of kung fu, he saw that Liu Shaohuan's father and son had crossed the threshold, so he had to rein in his mind and follow quickly.
In the lobby of the inner house, the maidservant served tea, and after Zhan Hongyu waved her away, he asked straight to the point: "I don't know what happened when Lord Liu came to the last general's mansion early in the morning?" β
Liu Shaohuan took a sip of the teacup, frowned slightly, and said, "Battle Commander, the tea leaves in your house are really not good." β
Zhan Hongyu also frowned, and arched his hand and said: "It's just a thirst-quenching thing, why should you care so much." β
"No, no, the war commander is loyal to his duties, and has been escorting His Majesty for many years, although it is the grace of His Majesty, if it is peaceful today, the small countries on the sides are still stable, and the war commander governs the internal and external security of the imperial city, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, and it is really not appropriate to be so wronged by himself. And ......"
"Lord Liu came to the last general's mansion today, and he didn't just talk about the tea ceremony with the last general, right?" Zhan Hongyu directly interrupted him, since ancient times, civil and military affairs have been light, civil officials regard military generals as reckless husbands, military generals regard civilian officials as rotten Confucianism, Zhan Hongyu is a straight man, listening to him say so much nonsense, he has long been impatient. Besides, there is no one else at the moment, and the relationship between the two sides has broken down, and Zhan Hongyu is not afraid that his following behavior will be criticized.
On the other hand, Liu Shaohuan was not annoyed when his speech was interrupted, and his fox-like signature smile still hung on the corner of his mouth, regardless of how disgusting this smile was in Zhan Hongyu's eyes. But Liu Shaohuan is not annoyed, it doesn't mean that someone is not annoyed, Liu Tianhan slapped his big hand, snorted coldly, and said: "Battle commander, my father has come to visit, is this your hospitality?!" It's too rude! β
Zhan Hongyu didn't pay attention to him, and continued to look at Liu Shaohuan as if he hadn't heard it, the latter turned his head to look at his son, and scolded angrily: "Don't be rude." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhan Hongyu and said: "The old man is such a son, he is used to being arrogant and indulgent on weekdays, and it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant, and I hope that the commander of the war will not take it to heart." β
Zhan Hongyu glanced at Liu Tianhan, who was still angry, and then turned around and said lightly: "It's okay." β
Liu Shaohuan said again: "Han'er, for my father, I have a few words to say to the battle commander, you go down first!" As he spoke, he said to Zhan Hongyu again: "Battle commander, I don't know if it's convenient?" β
You've decided why you're still asking me? Zhan Hongyu could only spit out the two words he said before: "It's okay." β
As soon as Liu Tianhan left, the momentum on Liu Shaohuan's body changed in vain, and he became fierce in an instant, and asked: "Battle commander, the old man won't talk nonsense with you anymore, and ask you, have you made up your mind?" β
Zhan Hongyu pretended to be confused: "The last general doesn't know what the adults mean, so please make it clear." β
Liu Shaohuan squinted, pondered for a moment, and then said: "What is the situation between the DPRK and China now, I think you also know it, the old man has a chance of winning, and you must also know it." After a pause, he continued: "Since ancient times, good birds have chosen trees to perch on, and virtuous ministers have chosen their masters, and what is the virtue of His Majesty today, the battle commanders who protect the saint must know better than the old man. The commander of the battle is the commander of the Imperial City Forbidden Army, in charge of the 20,000 Janissaries in the Imperial City, why is such a great general willing to stay by his side and let the pearl jade be covered with dust? Who the "he" in this last sentence refers to, both of them know by heart.
It stands to reason that these words are extremely attacking, but Zhan Hongyu was still unmoved, and then his words said: "The sages once said that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die." His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, carried by the heavens, the respect of the Ninety-Five, this party is the unification, the combination of the world's luck, and the end will be in accordance with the mandate of heaven, although he can't talk about the government like the adults, but he can serve the Son of Heaven and do his best. β
Liu Shaohuan laughed angrily, stood up, brushed his sleeves, and said, "Is it unification to be obsessed with harem beauty?" Abandoning the government for more than ten years is unification? Warlord, what you're saying is ridiculous! β
"Your Majesty is mighty, and the world is blessed. However, after all, His Majesty is still a person, not a god, and naturally cannot escape the seven emotions and six desires, which is actually lust-eating. Although His Majesty ignores the government and politics, my dynasty has not declined, but has a strong and prosperous trend. And there are virtuous ministers like adults in the court who often admonish, and it is understandable that Your Majesty is lazy, it is a matter of course, and adults really don't have to be arrogant, and I hope that adults will be cautious. Zhan Hongyu said that he was almost disgusted and vomited, it is a fact that the emperor of the dynasty, Huangfu Qitian, was mediocre, and his words were completely distorting the facts. But he had to say this, if there was no arrival of the Emperor and the Emperor before, maybe Zhan Hongyu would choose to compromise, but now, he must not be on Liu Shaohuan's side.
In fact, Zhan Hongyu's heart is understandable that Liu Shaohuan has an antipathy, the emperor does not go to the court, no matter what happens, all the affairs of the court and the central government will be handed over to Liu Shaohuan to deal with, plus most of the officials in the court and the central government are looking forward to Liu Shaohuan, anyone will think: The emperor has an egg, and labor and management can manage the country by themselves, and your position should also be given to labor and capital.
After Liu Shaohuan listened to his nonsense, his throat suddenly felt as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly, and his whole face turned red with anger, what does this mean? ! If Liu Shaohuan had the soul of a modern person living in his body, he would inevitably scold at the moment: I listen to you talking nonsense here!! Co-authored with his emperor Lao'er loves beauty, does not govern the country, and is it not reasonable, is it easy for labor and management to manage this country?! In such a big country, labor and management can be managed by one person, and if he has an egg, why can't labor and management sit in this position?!
However, reality is reality after all, how can there be so many bloody dramas, Liu Shaohuan can't scold these foul words to vent his anger, but he won't hold back, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Zhan Hongyu!! Don't you know what to do, aren't you afraid that after the old man's coup is successful, you will be the first to deal with it?! β
Zhan Hongyu felt a little proud of being able to make this old fox angry like this, and said with a smile: "Since the adults think that they will succeed in seizing power, why bother thanklessly trying to win over the last general." The last general is just a commander of the forbidden army, and his rank and strength in the DPRK are far inferior to those of adults, so he must not be able to hinder the grand ambitions of adults. Adults are old, so there is really no need to make a big fuss, so as not to hurt their bodies. β
After Liu Shaohuan heard this, the wrinkles on his old face shrank together in anger, and the ravines and ravines were like a dry and cracked land, but after listening to Zhan Hongyu's words, he really couldn't think of words to refute, this is probably the feeling of a punch on cotton! Anyway, Liu Shaohuan has lived most of his life, and he has never been so angry as he is today, even when his son Liu Tianhan was unobedient and unlovable, he was never so angry.
On the other side, Liu Tianhan, accompanied by the old housekeeper, wandered around the house in the war mansion, passing through the west wing, and saw a maid coming out of it with a copper basin, her eyes flashed for a moment, and asked, "There are guests in the house?" β
The old man of the housekeeper glanced at the west wing, and wondered in his heart, the two guests in the house should not have gotten up so early.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Liu Tianhan turned around, glanced at him meaninglessly, and said coldly: "My son is asking you, why don't you answer?" β
The old man of the housekeeper was shocked in his heart, and immediately understood that he had been rude, and immediately apologized, bowed down and said, "Back to Liu Gongzi, there are indeed two guests living in the mansion. β
Liu Tianhan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh?" Can you let me see him? β
The old man of the housekeeper looked embarrassed when he heard this, and he couldn't figure out what this Liu Gongzi was thinking, so he had to answer: "The two guests are not children of the family, and Liu Gongzi really has no need to make friends." "What is this called, how can anyone come to the door as a guest, but want to see other guests in the house.
"What? Do you still need you to teach me to make friends? β
"The old slave doesn't dare! The old man instructed the old slave to take good care of the two guests, and not to bother if he had nothing to do, and hoped that Liu Gongzi would not embarrass the old slave. The butler's old man's waist was a little lower, he was really nervous now, in the mansion, even his own master didn't dare to disturb those two guests at will, and where did he dare to do something that his own master didn't dare to do. He is the son of the family in Zhan Hongyu's mansion, and he has served the master for decades, and he still has this eyesight.
Having said that, Liu Tianhan really didn't bother to make things difficult for a servant, so he eased his expression and said, "Are there only these two guests living in your house?" β
"Exactly!"
"Haven't had any other guests before?"
"Nope!"
Liu Tianhan had an idea and asked, "Can these two guests in your mansion know martial arts?" β
"This old slave doesn't know." The old man housekeeper was a little inexplicable by his series of questions, but he still picked and answered them one by one, thinking that he should not leak the bottom of his master.
Liu Tianhan nodded, whether the old man in charge was lying or not, he could see it at a glance, but after knowing it in his heart, he felt puzzled again, since there were only those two guests in the war mansion, who were the more than 20 assassins they sent out before?
The old man of the housekeeper saw that he no longer asked questions, and his heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that as soon as he relaxed his mind, he heard Liu Tianhan ask, "I heard that your house was assassinated last night?" β
The old man of the housekeeper was shocked when he heard this, in fact, he was sent to the backyard early by the master last night, and was called out by the master afterwards, and when he saw the twenty-three corpses lying on the ground in the inner courtyard, he was also startled, and after helping the master to deal with it in a hurry, he was warned by the master again, but the master didn't say much, let alone tell him who sent these assassins. Now that I hear Liu Tianhan's question, I don't know how to answer now.
Liu Tianhan stared at the old man in charge from beginning to end, looked at his shocked face, and asked: "You don't have to fool me, since I have this question, I must have heard some rumors, this circle in Yanjing City is said to be big and big, and small is small, and the mansion of the commander of the forbidden army has been assassinated, and I can't hide it from my Liu family." β
"This ......"
Seeing that he still refused to speak, Liu Tianhan immediately changed to another question: "There were assassins in your house, did you alarm the two guests?" β
The old man of the housekeeper pondered for a moment and said: "At that time, it was the middle of the night, the two guests went to bed early on weekdays, and when the old slave helped with the aftermath, the lights in the west wing room had been turned off, so I must have been unaware!" β
Liu Tianhan nodded, and then suddenly smiled, feeling that he was too worried, he had previously learned from Zheng Zirui that in that world, there was absolutely no one with such skills. Now that everything that should be inquired about has been inquired clearly, it is time to go back to my father to discuss and discuss.