Chapter 694: The Situation in the Great Zhou
Guo Yi is a fiery personality on weekdays, just because he looks unstable, so he has a rigorous personality, and Zhou Xianrui, who is not smiling, is extremely tired of him when he is alive.
Even though he knew that Guo Yi was full of strategy, Zhou Xianrui still reused Meng Mian as his prime minister.
has always been lukewarm to Guo Yi, so that the other party has never shown his true ability in the officialdom.
But now it's different, Guo Yi has successfully won the appreciation of the Empress Dowager Chen according to the words mentioned by Xiao Jinxuan before leaving the Great Zhou, and now he is the official worship of the six Shangshu, and he is the same as the deputy minister.
And he is Xiao Jinxuan's think tank left to Zhou Xianyu, and Guo Yi quietly came to the Regent's Mansion today, and he is indeed here to give advice.
Therefore, after seeing him stand up, he walked a few steps to Zhou Xianyu, who was holding the spirit card, and then bowed and said:
"Lord, Princess Zhaoyang's immortal death, I, Guo Yi, am also very sad, especially when I think that the other party was pushed down the river by my own hands, I am really ashamed. If it weren't for the county lord at the beginning, I, Guo Yi, am afraid that I would still be a depressed and crazy person now. But the county lord has the grace of reinvention for me, but when she needs help the most, I, Guo Yi, can't do anything, I can only watch her die, I'm really sorry for the county lord's kindness for many years. ”
In fact, Guo Yi did not help Xiao Jinxuan, assisted the other party to leave Changping City, and took people to the City God Temple to escape from the secret passage.
Once these things are discovered, it will be a big crime of the nine clans, but Guo Yi is still willing to help each other.
He had done his best, but because he witnessed Xiao Jinxuan fall off the cliff, he still couldn't get rid of this self-blame for a long time.
After Guo Yi's words were finished, he saw that Zhou Xianyu's action of wiping the spirit card was obvious, but there was no sadness in his eyes, and his expression was indifferent.
"The deceased has passed away, and it is useless to remember it after all. Guo Yi, you came to find out what this king is for, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”
Not only did his expression not rise and fall in the slightest, but Zhou Xianyu's past evil spirit had a lazy tone, which would also be replaced by a cold voice.
If he couldn't move and talk, he would really be no different from a 10,000-year-old ice.
The indifference and coldness that emanated from that body gave people a sense of daunting.
And Guo Yi saw that Zhou Xianyu was finally willing to speak, and when he forcibly suppressed the sour feeling in his heart because of the mention of Xiao Jinxuan, he immediately explained his intentions.
"The prince is now in November, and when this year passes, in February next year, His Majesty will marry the niece of Chen's mother's family as the queen. If this matter makes Empress Chen happy, then the status of the Chen family will inevitably leap forward. The children of the Chen family have two queens under the protection at the same time, and they will definitely become officials. When the time comes, Empress Chen will be like a tiger with wings, but it will be even more difficult to deal with. ”
Talking about the court's business, Zhou Xianyu's expressionless face finally showed a trace of solemnity.
Then I saw that after he placed Xiao Jinxuan's spirit card on the bookcase very carefully, he raised his eyes and looked at Guo Yi and said:
"Empress Chen is Xianchen's biological mother, and it is understandable for her to decide the queen's choice. Even though the emperor's younger brother had already married before he ascended the throne, he married the daughter of the Shen family as the concubine. But although Shen Wenhui is the sister of my late fifth sister-in-law, she is a concubine in the end, and her status as a concubine is indeed a little insufficient. Follow Empress Chen's wishes in this matter, after all, the election of the queen is a matter of the harem, even if it is the king, it is inconvenient to intervene. ”
The Chen family has a queen mother, and she is about to be crowned a queen in Jin.
Now that Zhou Xianyu is difficult to meddle in this matter, Guo Yi feels a headache just thinking about it.
"Lord, even if the matter of canonizing the queen, we really can't interfere. But once the throne is no longer vacant, His Majesty Emperor Wen should also be in power. If this matter is used to make Empress Chen unable to continue to listen to the government, then the other party is in the harem, and he will not be involved in the court situation as he is now. ”
Hearing this, Zhou Xianyu pondered for a while, then nodded and said:
"As a member of the royal family, and now the regent, when the queen is canonized, I will write a letter to Xianchen to govern the country. It's just that Guo Yi, don't forget, Xiangping married Xiao Yijun, the second master of the Shuai Mansion last month, and now the Xiao family's attitude is also very clear, and they are already on the side of Empress Chen. If this king hadn't taken a tough attitude when he returned to Beijing, he would have killed Empress Chen directly in Yanqing Palace and caught Empress Chen off guard, so that I could suppress the matter of sending troops to Liang State privately. But now the Xiao family army is stationed next to our Beijing military camp, and they are only seven or eight hundred meters apart. Moreover, the other side has as many as 80,000 troops stationed there, and the troops in my hands are held back to the death. Therefore, it is useless to use force and coercion now, we still have to deal with Empress Chen in the court. ”
The last time Zhou Xianyu led the army to go on an expedition, the Beijing military camp lost 30,000 troops, and his subordinates who could fight well also suffered countless casualties, so it can be described as a great injury.
Therefore, although the current Beijing military camp has gathered 50,000 horses, there are many new soldiers, and its strength has been significantly reduced.
On the other hand, a few hundred meters away, it was the Xiao family army stationed in order to contain the Beijing military camp.
Not only does it have an absolute advantage in the number of 80,000 horses, but it is also a veteran of the Xiao family who has been trained for many years and has been on the battlefield, which is not at all comparable to those recruits in the Beijing military camp.
Last time, Zhou Xian returned to Beijing at the beginning of the imperial period, killed three hundred forbidden troops, killed all those who stood in the way, and broke into Yanqing Palace, with the tip of the gun pointed directly at Empress Chen.
When the other party's life was seriously threatened, he wrote a holy decree not to pursue Zhou Xianyu's dispatch of troops to attack the Liang State.
And in order to appease Zhou Xianyu, Empress Chen also took the initiative to say that he had made great contributions to the Great Zhou, was named the regent, and obediently handed over the power of the military aircraft department to the other party.
But Zhou Xianyu knew very well that the last time he could threaten Empress Chen, it was not because he was really invincible.
It's that Empress Chen didn't expect him to do things so desperately, let alone guess that he would enter the palace.
And this method is okay to use once, after all, after the incident, Empress Chen immediately ordered the Xiao family to station the army outside the city.
It is even more to increase the guard and guard of Yanqing Palace, and the **** inspection of the master of the Great Interior, so even though Zhou Xianyu has done his kung fu, he has no second chance to coerce Empress Chen.
Therefore, if you don't have an advantage in terms of strength now, you can only deal with Empress Chen in the court.
And after discussing all the serious matters of the court situation, Guo Yi inevitably found out that he had come to Zhou Xianyu, so he couldn't stay long, so he was ready to say goodbye and leave.
But when he walked to the door of the study, Guo Yi's figure was stunned, and then he turned back.
"The prince forgives Guo Yi for saying a lot of words, when you just returned to Beijing, the extra Qingsui county lord beside you, since the prince has concluded that this woman's identity is strange, I don't know how you are going to treat her."
As soon as he heard Guo Yi ask about Qingsui, because he had just returned to Beijing, Zhou Xianyu wanted to train the soldiers and horses of the Beijing military camp, so that this force would quickly become stronger.
On the other hand, he had to contact those old subordinates who were loyal to Zhou Xianrui, as well as courtiers who were unwilling to join Empress Chen, to form a force in the court.
Therefore, although he knew that Lin Qingsui had a problem, Zhou Xianyu didn't have time to free up his hands to deal with her.
But in case the other party will move, he thinks it is most appropriate to watch nearby.
So after returning to Beijing, Zhou Xianyu brought Qingsui back to the palace, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was a new favorite.
In fact, Zhou Xianyu confined Qingsui in a courtyard, and he didn't allow the other party to come out at all on weekdays.
And since he came back, he hasn't visited him once, and this new love is just a cloud of people, and rumors are indeed a kind of thing that cannot be believed.
And today, if it weren't for Guo Yi mentioning Qingsui, Zhou Xianyu **** was busy with the political affairs of the court, and he almost forgot that there was still this person.
However, for Guo Yi's inquiry, Zhou Xianyu didn't think about it, so he quickly said neatly:
"When this king has time to make time, he will first interrogate him to see why this woman is close to me, and then kill him directly, so that he can completely put an end to future troubles."
Zhou Xianyu has never had any affection for Qingsui between men and women, and his emotional injury was difficult to heal at the beginning, because the other party was similar to Xiao Jinxuan's expression and language.
Only then did he have compassion and took in the other party, but Zhou Xianyu was not a foolish person, and Qingsui's deliberate approach later, he naturally penetrated all of them.
Therefore, in Zhou Xianyu's eyes, Qingsui is just a fine work sent by someone and an eyeliner placed next to him.
He will not be merciful to his enemies, and he will always eradicate them all.
But who knew that after Guo Yi listened, he shook his head and immediately said different opinions.
"Lord Wang, Guo Yi thinks that Lin Qingsui's daughter should spare her life. After all, even if you didn't torture to extract a confession, we still know in our hearts, and most of the other party will show the eyeliner sent by the latter party. But this dark chess piece has now been recognized by the prince, in fact, she no longer poses any threat to you. And we can also use this woman to deliberately leak some erroneous information that is beneficial to us to Chen Hou's party, as long as it is used properly, the important moment will inevitably have unexpected effects. ”
Guo Yi is not a loss that Xiao Jinxuan values and leaves to Zhou Xianyu's think tank.
This idea of going the opposite way, and the intention to use the eyes of political opponents to counter the opponent's game, is indeed not bad.
But Zhou Xianyu frowned, his eyes looked at Xiao Jinxuan's spirit card on the bookcase, and said in a firm voice:
"I don't want to keep any women in the house, Jinxuan knows that she will be unhappy."
Even if the seven emotions and six desires are no longer attacking, they all disappear as the blood and evil qi heals.
But Zhou Xianyu's habit of focusing on Xiao Jinxuan in everything has not changed.
Seeing that Zhou Xianyu obviously still had a plan to kill Qingsui, Guo Yi couldn't help but anxiously persuade again:
"Lord Wang, don't kill first, you think about it differently. If Lin Qingsui dies, Empress Chen will inevitably have to install new eyeliner around you. And compared to a dark chess that you may not be able to detect, Qingsui is a waste chess that does not pose a threat, so why should you keep her by your side. And there are a lot of people in your mansion, if Empress Chen arrests the wife and children of one of them, and asks him to spy on you, the prince. Then the passive ones will become us, so this Lin Qingsui can be left unkilled. Although I know that it is difficult to be a prince, if you can give the other party a little bit of a good face, you will stabilize the person. That's what's in your best interest for the situation, or even your own safety. ”