Chapter 10: United!
Prime Minister's Office.
The prime minister was sitting in the study, a wisp of green smoke was wafting from the incense burner, and the prime minister was sitting in front of the desk, making tea.
On top of the tea table, there are two delicate teacups.
"Prime Minister, is this waiting for someone?"
A white-haired middle-aged man asked beside him, although the white-haired man was full of white hair, he was handsome and handsome, and there were almost no wrinkles on his face.
"Mr. Nine is really extraordinary, I don't know how Mr. knows that I am waiting for someone?" asked the prime minister with great interest.
"The incense ordered in the prime minister's study is ambergris, such a precious spice is generally only used by the royal family, and the teacup in front of the prime minister is called the Nine Dragons Jade Cup, and this kind of teacup, under the nine heavens, only one person can use it, so the prime minister is waiting for His Majesty the Emperor!" Mr. Nine said slowly.
"Haha...... It seems that everything can't be hidden from Mr. Nine's eyes, that's right, I'm waiting for the emperor. The prime minister said lightly.
"How did the prime minister know that the emperor would come?"
"Because he has to come, today's little emperor is not like the previous little emperor, or maybe he has endured for so many years, and finally emerged, he doesn't want to be the puppet of the queen mother anymore, and if he wants to get rid of the queen mother, he must rely on my strength, so he will definitely come to me. ”
"The prime minister wants to help him?" asked Mr. Nine.
Lin Xiang shook his head and said lightly: "No, it's not to help, it's to use him." ”
"Although I secretly enveloped most of the courtiers in the court, but half of the courtiers are still angry about the queen mother's center, if I have the intention of rebellion, the queen mother will definitely stop it, so my enemy is not the emperor, but the queen mother. ”
"And if I want to fight with the Queen Mother, if I come forward, I will definitely provoke right and wrong, and if I am not careful, I will fall into the abyss, so I also need a puppet to fight with the Queen Mother. Lin Xiang continued.
"So the prime minister wants the emperor to take refuge in you?" Mr. Nine asked again.
"It's not to take refuge, but to become my puppet against the Queen Mother. Lin Xiang said with a smile.
Mr. Nine looked at the prime minister and said lightly: "Prime Minister, although the little emperor is a puppet, but in my opinion, he is not simple, he is a sleeping young dragon, although he is a young dragon, but he is also a dragon, so the prime minister is still careful." ”
Lin Xiang stood up and saluted: "Thank you Mr. Jiu for your concern, I have my own measure." ”
At this time, a guard walked into the study and hurriedly said, "Prime Minister, the emperor is here!"
"Hurry up, please!"
"Then I'll stay away for a moment. Mr. Nine said and left the study.
Lin Xiang hurriedly went out to greet the emperor.
Seeing the emperor, Lin Xiang immediately knelt in front of Li Yun with his family guards and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"I came to visit the Qing family, you don't have to be polite. Li Yun said lightly.
"Long live thanks!"
Lin Xiang stood up, "Weichen didn't know that the emperor was coming, and he missed the welcome, and he hoped that the emperor would forgive his sins." ”
"Okay, Aiqing, how can I be willing to cure your sins? I came to discuss something with Aiqing today. ”
"Your Majesty, please!"
Lin Xiang brought Li Yun into the study.
"Ambergris?"
"Nine Dragons Jade Cup......"
"If I'm not mistaken, the tea you brewed was a tribute from me the year before?"
Li Yun said lightly.
"Your Majesty is wise, that's right, it is the emperor's tribute. ”
"You know I'm coming?" Li Yun looked into the prime minister's eyes.
Lin Xiang smiled and said nothing.
Li Yun slowly sat down in front of the desk, "Okay, Lin Xiang, it's windy today, close the door!"
"Yes!"
Lin Xiang ordered the men to be locked up, and then dismissed all the family guards.
"Your Majesty, the door is closed!"
Li Yun stood up, "Since the door is closed, then I won't sell the guanzi, Prime Minister, I came here today to discuss something with you." ”
Lin Xiang smiled faintly and said: "Your Majesty, is there anything else that is difficult for Your Majesty, and you have to discuss it with Yuchen?"
"Okay, Lin Ruofu, you don't have to pretend anymore, don't think that I don't know about you, you are in the court, you are in the court, and now the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War are all under your control, you have mastered most of the court, but even if you have mastered half of my country. I don't blame you, I came today to talk to you about cooperation!"
Lin Ruofu smiled, "The emperor is really a smart person, I don't know how the emperor wants to cooperate with his ministers?"
"Okay, then I'll open the skylight and say something, I want to join forces with you to deal with the Queen Mother!"
Since Li Yundu said it so openly, Lin Xiang didn't hide it anymore, he looked at Li Yun and said, "You mean you want me to help you deal with the Queen Mother?"
"Because I'm not your enemy!" Li Yun said lightly.
"Your Majesty, I know that you are not my enemy now, but what about later? I will help you get rid of the Queen Mother, and after you have consolidated your strength, you will come to deal with me again? Isn't this raising tigers for trouble?" Lin Xiang said lightly.
"Lin Xiang means that he is not ready to cooperate with me?" Li Yun arrived at a cup of tea and sipped it slowly.
"It's okay to cooperate, but it depends on what Your Majesty can give me. Lin Xiang said lightly.
Li Yun took a sip of tea, "Lin Xiang, you know, I, Li Yun, have no ambitions, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's design to kill me, I wouldn't have stood up, I just want to marry a few beautiful concubines for the rest of my life, just be merry and happy." So if Lin Xiang helps me solve my crisis, I will give Lin Xiang everything you want. ”
"Hahaha....... Your Majesty, I would still believe you when you said this before, but now you can save the day under the calculation of the Queen Mother, which shows that you are a smart person, and I don't believe that you are a smart person. ”
Li Yun didn't panic, then slowly stood up and said lightly: "What does the prime minister mean that we don't have to talk about it?"
Lin Xiang did not speak.
"Alright, let's go. ”
Li Yun got up slowly, walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Lin Xiang, do you think you still have a choice now?"
"Oh, what do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"Since I know that you are encircling the ministers of the court, do you think the Queen Mother doesn't know? The Queen Mother didn't move you because she wasn't sure to deal with you, but I was killed by the Queen Mother, and after she became the Empress, who will she deal with next?"
"Lin Xiang, with your current strength, are you sure to compete with the Queen Mother?"
Li Yun's words kept stinging Lin Xiang's heart.
Indeed, although Lin Xiang has enveloped half of the court, he is not sure to deal with the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother is also because she is not sure to deal with Lin Xiang, so she has not been called the emperor.
The relationship between the two of them is mutually restrictive, and if one of them is powerful, then they will inevitably go all out to deal with the other.
"Lin Xiang, although I don't have any strength or power, I have the identity of an emperor. As long as you cooperate with me, what else is it that you don't have the final say in the court?"
"If you have the upper hand above the court, wouldn't it be easy to deal with the Queen Mother?" Li Yun continued.
"Hahaha....... Your Majesty, you are really a smart person, it seems that I have underestimated you in the past few years, okay, I can cooperate with you, but please also remember what you said!" Lin Xiang said with a smile.
"Lin Xiang rest assured, then I will leave!" Li Yun got up and left.
"Your Majesty walks slowly. ”
After Li Yun left, Mr. Nine slowly walked out from behind, "This little emperor is not a fuel-efficient lamp!"
"Mr. Nine, do you know what kind of people are the best to use?" Lin Xiang smiled slowly.
"Oh, what kind of people?"
"Smart man!"
"Smart people are self-righteous, very conceited, they think they have everything, but they don't know it. ”
"The little emperor came to me to cooperate, in fact, he just wanted to use me, and after helping him deal with the queen mother, he would definitely come to deal with me. Lin Xiang continued.
"Then why did Xiangye still agree to him?"
"First, as he said, the situation forced me to do so, and I really need a puppet. Second, he thinks he's using me, in fact, I'm also using him, as long as we handle it well, we can deal with the Queen Mother, as for him, of course, we have to guard against it, but no matter how smart he is, he is just a puppet with no real power, as long as we let him go and don't let him develop his power, when we finish dealing with the Queen Mother, wouldn't it be easy to deal with him?" Lin Xiang smiled lightly.
"Xiangye is wise, but what is Xiangye going to do about this disaster relief? If Xiangye helps him, he will definitely use Xiangye's family property, if Xiangye does not help, then he will be abolished, and the queen mother will be in power at that time. Mr. Nine analyzed.
Lin Xiang sighed lightly and said, "Let's see what the little emperor is going to do first!"