Chapter 98: Thoughtful
"The old minister's question is...... After General Zhou resigned and went into hiding, the return of the Blue Dragon Talisman in his hand was ...... Does the emperor have a preferred candidate? ”
Hearing this, Emperor Hunting Yuan frowned slightly, as if he was seriously thinking about this matter, and after a while, he calmly opened his lips and said, "That Aiqing thinks that the current ...... Do you have any candidates worth recommending? ”
Dong Gang lowered his head, bent over, and said obediently: "The old minister believes that the emperor has made up his mind ......"
"It's just a suggestion, I won't necessarily take it, and after that, I will have to ask the prime minister's opinion......"
"Now, Aiqing just needs to say it!"
Dong Gang saw that the emperor did not reject this question, so he said: "In this case, it is better for the old minister to be respectful than to obey his orders, and the old minister thinks that the right general has courage and knowledge, wisdom and martial arts, and is enough to be worthy of a great task!" ”
Emperor Hunt Yuan said thoughtfully: "Okay, the candidate for this matter is temporarily recorded, now the war around Xuanliao is undecided, General Zhou is still in the mainstay, and when the war is over, we will discuss the candidates for the formal discussion of the handover of the soldiers!" ”
"Does Aiqing have anything else to do?"
Dong Gang bowed his hand and said: "The old minister has nothing else to do, so he will retire to the emperor." ”
Seeing that Emperor Hunting Yuan nodded slightly, Dong Gang slowly retreated to the door and turned around to leave.
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And in another palace carved and painted with phoenixes in the Zhenhao Imperial City, the beams and pillars are made of Tianlan pineapple wood, the lamps are seated with white jade gilt, and the pearls of the East China Sea are strung into curtains.
In the center of the room, a mysterious mechanism is set up to turn ice into gas and fill the room with coolness.
A slender woman in a brocade robe was lazily lying in the layers of curtains, and her lips opened slightly: "What kind of attitude does the emperor have towards Zhou Muxian?" ”
The woman's voice was shrill and soft, and it would make one completely forget her age.
The figure of the person outside the curtain was hidden by layers of pearls, and only his voice could be heard slowly drifting in.
"The Queen Mother is not in a hurry, as far as the lower officials know, so far, the emperor does not want the general to resign immediately and go into hiding, and at the same time, he has not revealed who he wants to hand over the general's military power to......"
Empress Dowager Ming raised her willow eyebrows and chuckled: "He is afraid, and he should be afraid of ......."
"Except for Zhou Muxian, the rest ...... Talent in a high position...... It's all controlled by us, no matter how the emperor chooses, in the end it's all ...... There is no way to choose...... Hehehe......"
She wiped her lips with a handkerchief, and her lips evoked a smile with the curvature of her fingers.
Then, she casually took a sip of grape jade liquor from the Western Regions, and looked at the person outside the bead curtain with deep eyes: "Do you think this is a good time to deal with Zhou Muxian?" ”
The person outside the curtain said categorically and in a deep voice: "Don't hide it from the Queen Mother, the lower officials think the time is ripe!" ”
After listening to the mysterious man's words, the Empress Dowager Ming's mind was also put down, she blinked leisurely, put her attention on the white Persian cat next to her bed, and said casually: "Many years of hidden dangers...... It's finally time to pull it out! ”
The man outside the curtain also seemed to sigh and repeat in agreement, "Yes! So many years of hidden dangers...... It's finally time to get it out......"
However, soon the Empress Dowager Ming frowned gracefully again, quite suspicious.
"That'...... How to deal with Zhou Muxian...... Do you have a belly case? ”
The person outside the curtain flashed a sharp glint in his eyes, and said in a voice like a lake: "Yes! ”
"The minister dares to promise the Empress Dowager Ming that within three months, there will be no more legends of the Humen generals in the world!"
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Three days later.
Du Za, a handyman in the general's mansion, went out to buy ingredients, and along the way, he saw a large number of people gambling on the street, and he couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart.
Later, when he passed by the auspicious gambling house, he couldn't resist his urge to gamble a little!
In line with the idea of small gambling pleasure, Du Za did not look back into the auspicious gambling house.
On the top of the gambling house, two figures were in the window, closely watching Du Za's every move, and after seeing Du Za wearing a brown caftan and brown enter the auspicious gambling house, the two were slightly relieved.
The big fish is hooked!
The two peeping Du Za sat down face to face and discussed closely.
The man in the black tights was the first to speak: "According to the investigation of the 'Dong Dulou', this servant of the General's Mansion named 'Du Za' has a seventy-year-old sick mother and an eight-year-old young son who is studying, and his monthly salary is only enough for a family to drink ...... snacks."
Even so, he would still take out some of the silver taels to come to the casino to kill and try his luck...... Our breakthrough is on him! ”
The fat man wearing a cloth crown and a yellow shirt and coat opposite the man in black narrowed his eyes into a slit, stroked his palms and smiled: "This plan of Lord 'Lingshou' is very clever!" ”
"Don't hide it from Mr. Shi, in fact, Lord Duanmu has long thought of sending people to infiltrate the General's Mansion, but unfortunately, the General's Mansion is quite strict in its review of the origin of the domestic servants, to the extent that it is not leaky!"
"So let's ...... I haven't been able to put eyeliner in the general's mansion ......"
"Now, if the 'Commander's plan is successful, then he will be able to control the weakness of this servant, and after that, he will not be allowed to let us take what he wants!"
"The rest of the matter, I'll leave it to the next to deal with it!"
The man in black brought tea to his mouth, nodded and said, "Then I don't know what Boss Le means?" ”
Boss Le's shrewd eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said with a smile: "Although the people in the General's Mansion are all good at martial arts, with my thirty years of experience, Du Za will definitely not be able to see that there are thousands of people on my side!" ”
"I'll ask him to win a few hands at the beginning, and the more he wins, the more chips he has, the more chips he wants to win, and when he has that in mind, it's time for him to lose!"
"When he loses some of his chips, he will be extremely distressed, thinking that it would be good if he had already withdrawn, and at the same time he is unwilling to stand in front of the gambling board, wanting to win back all the chips that originally belonged to him!"
"In the end, lose everything!"
Boss Le analyzed the psychology of the gambler to the man in black with relish, and said proudly: "It's not bragging, and the guards of my Jixiang Gambling House are not 'flower shelves', just wait for Du Za to borrow money from the gambling house to gamble, and after losing the gambling debts that he can't pay off for 20 years, the guards of the Jixiang Gambling House will force him to sign an IOU, and at that time, he will have to become our chess piece!" Hehehehehe! ”
Boss Le laughed, thinking in his heart that if he could help Lord Duanmu this time, then the day of his prosperous fortune would not be far off!
Hahaha!
After being happy for a while, Le Shuxiang gathered his mind, swept the bell with his afterglow, and said to the man in black in a deep voice: "Look at the time, the guards of my auspicious gambling house should also bring Du Za!" ”
Boss Le's voice fell, and there was a knock on the door with a "knock knock".
He suddenly came to his senses, and deliberately raised his tone and shouted outside the door: "Come in!" ”
The sturdy and mighty guards in the auspicious gambling house pushed Du Za into the room, Du Za touched his chest with his hands, his expression was nervous, and his feet trembled slightly.
It wasn't until he saw the smiling Boss Le that his mood relaxed a little.
Le Shuxiang also didn't talk nonsense with Du Za at all, and introduced concisely: "The person in charge of the auspicious gambling house is Le Shuxiang. ”
"As for Mr. Du...... As long as you do one thing for me, all the money you owe to the gambling house can be written off......"
After hearing this, Du Za had a faint feeling in his heart that what Boss Le wanted him to accomplish was definitely not trivial!
He doesn't want to make a big deal!
Thinking like this, he hurriedly landed on his knees, crawled to the feet of Le Shuxiang, and begged with sorrow: "Please let Boss Le let go of the villain!" I'm really just carried away by desire all of a sudden, today, I can't pay off all the gambling debts I owe in the gambling house, please have a lot of money, and reduce the gambling debts I want to repay by half...... All right? ”
Le Shuxiang secretly rejoiced in his heart, what he wants is this effect, if you pay off the gambling debt, do I still have to play?
His eyes were shining, staring at Du Za deadly, and he didn't smile and said, "Du Gongzi is embarrassed by this...... If the gamblers who borrow money from my Lucky Casino are like you, can the business of my Lucky Casino continue to be done? ”
Sweat oozed from Du Za's forehead, and it slid down the cold ground drop by drop.
Seeing that Le Shuxiang was docile and enthusiastic on the surface, but his actual attitude was cold, his heart involuntarily slowly cooled.
His expression was hideous, he took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know Boss Le...... What do you want the villain to do for you? ”
Le Shuxiang waved his hand at Du Za and said, "You come here with your ears!" ”
Du Za hurriedly got up and attached his ear to Le Shuxiang's side.
"That's it...... Then ......"
A quarter of an hour later, Le Shuxiang explained everything.
Du Za's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, he pointed at Le Shuxiang in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice: "Boss Le...... You want me...... General ......"
"The general has never ...... This...... This matter is purely framed! ”
He shook his head heavily, "I can't do anything to frame the general!" ”
"Oh?"
Le Shuxiang raised her eyebrows, squinted at Du Za, and threatened: "Then there is no solution to the gambling debt you owe...... Give you three days to go home and prepare two silver ...... Or go home and get ready for the aftermath! ”
When Du Za heard this, his heart beat seven up and eight times, and he was shocked into a cold sweat!
After the coercion, Le Shuxiang began to lure again: "As long as you promise to help me complete this, I can promise you, not only ...... Your gambling debts can be written off, and I'll pay you quite well! ”
In the end, Le Shuxiang moved with affection, and said with courtesy: "Even if you are loyal and brave, you will be ...... after death"
"You are just a small handyman in the General's Mansion, how can he know about the sacrifice you have made for the general?"
"Besides, even if you don't do this, I will find other executors to help me complete this matter, and at that time, the General's Mansion will be destroyed, what can you change?"
"If you want to inform the general of my plan, then you ...... Maybe you won't even be able to get out of this room! ”
"Taking a step back, since there must be someone who will frame the general for the reward I paid, since the general will definitely be framed, then...... Why can't you be the one who gets paid? ”
Du Za laughed very much, and all of them praised: "Hahaha! Boss Le is worthy of being a wealthy businessman, and the conditions you put forward are too tempting, and the villain has no reason to refuse. ”
"So, you agreed?"
Du Za broke the jar and said: "Of course, the villain can also be sent by Boss Le, since Boss Le has found me, I must also see that I have something extraordinary......"
Le Shuxiang nodded with a smile, and secretly mocked in his heart, the only thing that is outstanding is extreme selfishness...... Hehehe.
"I hope that Boss Le can show the villain a clear path before the general's mansion is destroyed! At the same time, I also hope that Boss Le can ensure the safety of the villain. ”
"Well said, well said!" Le Shuxiang agreed.
He held his chin in his hand and said thoughtfully: "How about arranging for you to work in the Duanmu family's manor?" ”