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"I'm just curious now, this rumor has been spreading in the inner court for five days, why didn't I know about it until today? My East Factory and West Factory, are they all dry rice? ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, a hint of ecstasy flashed in Xu Sheng's eyes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everything is as Li Ru'an expected, Emperor Deqing's temperament has always been sensitive and suspicious, after hearing Xu Sheng's report, Emperor Deqing's first reaction was that his imperial majesty was offended, and the second reaction was that the people below were connected to deceive him.

Now, the eunuchs in the imperial study are all guilty, and they don't dare to intervene at all, only Xu Sheng can answer, and the celebrant has no chance to defend himself at all, which is a great opportunity for the imperial horse eunuch to attack the celebrant eunuch.

However, Xu Sheng also knew that his city was not deep, and he could not control his emotional expressions freely, and it was easy for Emperor Deqing to see the flaws, so Xu Sheng also lowered his head, hid the change in his expression, and slowly replied: "Your Majesty, as far as the old slave knows, Zhang Xiu, the eunuch of the imperial study, has always had a close relationship with the celebrant eunuch, and the two major intelligence agencies of the East Factory and the West Factory are all monitored by the celebrity, I am afraid that the celebrant deliberately wants to protect Zhang Xiu and others, so he concealed the news from His Majesty!" ”

After a pause, Xu Sheng said again: "Your Majesty, according to the old slave's view, the successive establishment of the East and West Second Factories was originally intended to check and balance each other and supervise each other, and to avoid a monopoly of one family, otherwise the power of supervision and intelligence governance will fall into the hands of a few people, and it will be easy to lose control, but now the master of ceremonies controls the East and West Second Factories at the same time, so that the East and West Second Factories are the same way, but it has lost the original meaning of mutual checks and balances and mutual supervision, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!" ”

After hearing Xu Sheng's statement, Emperor Deqing's expression became more and more serious, and he felt that he was indeed negligent, and he didn't notice the fact that the celebrant had been a dominant family in the inner court in recent years, as Xu Sheng said, the east and west two factories all fell under the control of the celebrant supervisor, and Emperor Deqing would be easily deceived by the celebrant eunuch, and today's incident is a clear example.

Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing opened his mouth and asked, "I remember that the West Factory was originally controlled by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, right?" ”

Xu Sheng nodded hurriedly and replied: "It was controlled by the Imperial Horse Supervisor, but after Zhao Junchen returned the West Factory to the inner court, it was taken away by the Master of Ceremonies. ”

Seeing Xu Sheng's impatient attitude, Emperor Deqing took a deep look at Xu Sheng, and had already seen Xu Sheng's careful thoughts, but Emperor Deqing did not want the celebrant to form a dominant situation in the inner court.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing did not pursue Xu Sheng's careful thinking, but said: "In this case, from today onwards, the West Factory will still be under the control of the Imperial Horse Supervisor according to the old practice." ”

Xu Sheng's heart became more and more happy, and he hurriedly thanked the emperor, and said: "The old slave obeys the order!" Please also rest assured that after the Imperial Horse Supervisor takes over the West Factory, he will definitely do his best to guard the duties and powers of supervision and intelligence for His Majesty! ”

However, what made Xu Sheng even more surprising was still to come.

I saw that Emperor Deqing hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Also, the recent rumors in the inner court really need to be controlled, otherwise sooner or later there will be chaos, and this matter is also handed over to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to be responsible...... If there are any more people in the inner court who chew the root of their tongue and spread rumors, they will be killed with a rod, and they will not be spared! ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's words, Xu Sheng's face couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise again.

Once this matter is handed over to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to be responsible, the Imperial Horse Supervisor can take the opportunity to suppress the Master of Ceremonies! Under the pretext of spreading rumors, he punished a group of eunuchs who were the celebrants, and if everything went well, the imperial horse eunuch would soon be able to restore his status as a previous year and be on an equal footing with the celebrant again!

So, Xu Sheng hurriedly thanked the emperor again, patted his chest and swore a promise, but he didn't mention it.

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said that after Xu Sheng left the imperial study, Li Ruan had been waiting outside the imperial study for a long time.

After seeing Xu Sheng appear, Li Ru'an walked quickly in front of Xu Sheng and asked, "Xu Du, can the matter be done?" ”

After leaving the imperial study, Xu Sheng finally stopped hiding his smugness, laughed and patted Li Ru'an's shoulder, and said, "Ru'an, your idea is very good, everything is done!" Not only did Xichang return to the hands of our Imperial Horse Supervisor, but His Majesty also put our Imperial Horse Supervisor in charge of dealing with the rumors, according to His Majesty's will, all those who spread the rumors must be severely punished! Hey! When the time comes, we can take the opportunity to rectify those despicable villains of the celebrant supervisor! ”

Different from Xu Sheng's joy, Li Ru'an's expression still did not change, and a trace of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes, but he bowed his head slightly: "Congratulations to Xu Du, in this way, our Imperial Horse Supervisor can suppress the Master of Ceremonies, this is all because of Xu Du's strategic planning and wise leadership!" ”

Hearing Li Ru'an's sycophancy, Xu Sheng laughed even more, and became more and more satisfied with Li Ru'an in his heart, but he didn't get carried away, at least he remembered Li Ru'an's merits, and said: "In this matter, Ru'an, you are also a great contribution!" Don't worry, you have done such a great thing, and this governor will never treat you badly......"

However, before Xu Sheng's words were finished, there was a burst of chaos in the imperial study behind him, and many people were crying loudly.

"Your Majesty! The minions have been serving you for eight years, spare your life! ”

"Your Majesty, the slave has been wronged!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......!"

Xu Sheng and Li Ru'an turned their heads to look, and saw a large number of palace guards pouring into the imperial study, and soon they came out again, arresting all the eunuchs in the imperial study, and Zhang Xiu, the eunuch in the imperial study, was also impressively listed.

Obviously, Emperor Deqing abided by his original golden words, which was to kill all the eunuchs in the imperial study!

Seeing this scene, Xu Sheng didn't mean to be sad at all, but couldn't help sneering and said: "Hehe, these people in the imperial study have never looked down on our imperial horse supervisor, and they only know how to hold the thigh of the celebrant eunuch!" It's too late to regret it now! …… This is just the beginning, the celebrant helped the imperial study to deceive His Majesty, and he will definitely be purged next, even Wu Xinquan may not be able to please him! ”

Unlike Xu Sheng's schadenfreude, Li Ruan glanced at Zhang Xiu and the others deeply, and secretly warned himself in his heart that the inner court is full of opportunities, but it is also full of risks, no matter how proud he is today, he will immediately fall into the cliff if he is not careful, but he must remain cautious and must not have any neglect!

On the other side, the eunuchs in the imperial study kept crying and shouting, Xu Sheng only felt upset, and felt that this was not a place to talk, so he immediately dragged Li Ruan away.

After leaving the scope of the imperial study, seeing that there was no one around, Xu Sheng said again: "Ru'an, during this period of time, your diligence and loyalty, the governor has seen you in his eyes, and also regarded you as a confidant. Ben Du has always been rewarded for his merits, and naturally he will not treat you badly......"

After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Li Ru'an's eyes fluctuated faintly, full of irrepressible ambition!

Obviously, because of this incident, Li Ruan is about to really rise in the inner court!

However, Li Ruan still did not move on the surface, and just listened to Xu Sheng continue with a respectful attitude.

Seeing Li Ru'an like this, Xu Sheng was satisfied, and strengthened his determination to reuse Li Ru'an, and continued: "This governor has always felt that with your talent and ability, it is really a bit condescending to let you stay in the Imperial Horse Prison to do things, and you should go and take charge alone!" Now is a great opportunity! Zhang Xiu, the eunuch of the imperial study, was killed by the rod, and the rest of the eunuchs in the imperial study were also not left, and it stands to reason that the matter of supplementing the newcomers in the imperial study should be the responsibility of the celebrant eunuch, but now His Majesty is dissatisfied with the celebrant eunuch, and the celebrant is also difficult to protect himself, so the position of the eunuch in the imperial study, our imperial horse eunuch can still fight for it, and you are the best candidate for our imperial horse eunuch to enter the imperial study! Your writing and ink skills are good, it is more than enough to become the steward eunuch of the imperial study, after you enter the imperial study, you will often contact Your Majesty, and our imperial horse supervisor can also get a lot of benefits, next, this governor will do your best to operate this matter, and you must also prepare as soon as possible! ”

Obviously, Xu Sheng does regard Li Ruan as a confidant, and this arrangement is also wholeheartedly considered for Li Ruan.

After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Li Ruan only felt his heart pounding!

Once he became the steward eunuch of the imperial study, it meant that Li Ru'an could come into contact with Emperor Deqing almost every day, and if Li Ru'an further gained the trust of Emperor Deqing, then it was only a matter of time before Li Ru'an became the next Feng Bao, Zheng He, and Wei Zhongxian!

At that time, Li Ruan will become a pivotal figure, even a few powerful ministers of the foreign dynasty dare not despise him, maybe he can get rid of Zhao Junchen's control, this is undoubtedly a shortcut for Li Ruan to realize his ambitions.

Therefore, for Xu Sheng's suggestion, Li Ruan was indeed moved.

However, Zhao Junchen had other arrangements for Li Ru'an, and he didn't want Li Ru'an to contact Emperor Deqing too early.

Now, Li Ruan can't get rid of Zhao Junchen's control, so he can't ignore Zhao Junchen's attitude.

In the end, after Li Ru'an hesitated for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Xu Du, the position of the eunuch in charge of the imperial study, the twelve eunuchs of the inner court must be fighting for it with all their might, and my qualifications are too shallow, I may not be able to compete for it...... Xu Du, there is about to be a war on the frontier of the imperial court, and the military department has also mobilized a large number of troops to support, according to the rules of the imperial court, our imperial horse supervisor will also send a few supervisors to accompany him, compared to the eunuchs in the imperial study who may not be in hand, I want to become the supervisor of the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu! ”

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