Ma Du could hear the sarcasm in Liu Ji's words, and said with a smile: "Lord Zhongcheng seems to be complaining about the shortcomings of the empty seal that day?" ”

Liu Ji asked rhetorically: "Didn't you do it?" ”

"What did I do, after all, those shortcomings exist objectively, and they are harmful to the country and the people, Ben Hou has a clear conscience, and besides, didn't I find a reason for you to rely on? It's because you can't catch it yourself, and you can still complain about it. Ma Du casually handed Liu Ji a glass of wine, "Come on, come on, have a drink!" ”

Liu Ji took it and drank it all, and said helplessly: "The emperor has Tianxian in his mouth, and if he says that he is guilty, he is guilty, and I am just a courtier, how can I not follow the reason." ”

Ma Du clasped it and put it in his mouth, "It's good that the sincerity uncle knows, you can also see that I was also used as a gun by the emperor, and you people from the Zhedong Gang must not pick up my little faults, like a resentful woman, I have to impeach me all day long, which is not the demeanor of a scholar." ”

Liu Ji turned around and smiled bitterly, "Don't give the old man the hat of the party, I am a literati in eastern Zhejiang who is too busy to protect myself, where can I have the spare strength to care about you." ”

"That's best, you haven't had lunch yet, let's have a chicken leg!" Ma Du tore a chicken leg and handed it to him, Liu Ji didn't pick up Ma Du and had to gnaw it himself, "Sincerity Bo once said that he was as evil as an enemy, but he didn't know that the emperor was especially worse than you, he was born poor and hated officials the most for corruption and lawlessness, and the matter of the empty seal was considered to have touched his scales, and I am afraid that this catastrophe will be difficult for you to dodge." ”

Liu Ji sneered when he heard this, "Xuanzhong is a smart person, how can things be so superficial. ”

Madu pointed to his nose with a chicken bone, "I'm superficial? Then please give Ben Hou some in-depth talks. ”

Liu Ji suddenly closed the window, looking mysterious, "It's okay for the old man to point you out, this word comes out of my mouth, into your ears, and the old man won't recognize it when he leaves this house." ”

To make Liu Ji so cautious and cautious, Ma Du couldn't help but be interested, and poured him another glass of wine, "Sincerity, let me listen to your opinions." ”

Liu Ji pulled a chair and sat down, took the glass of wine in his hand and didn't drink it, and said in a very low voice: "The emperor is so heavy-handed, although he has the heart to rectify the evils and leaks, and he also wants to clean up the old ministers of Mengyuan. Seeing Ma Du's stunned face, he asked, "What's the matter?" Ma Hou doesn't believe it? ”

"Believe, Mr. Liu, the Divine Machine Strategist, what you say is naturally believed by Ben Hou." Ma Du nodded, Lao Zhu can do this kind of thing.

As Ma Hou said, the emperor suffered greatly from Meng Yuan, and naturally had less trust in Meng Yuan's old ministers, just like the old man was destined to be unable to be a Zaifu. The emperor originally endured it, but when he encountered this empty seal, he reached a situation that was out of control. The emperor still kept a sense of proportion, although he didn't catch them all, I'm afraid that hundreds of people would lose their heads, if Ma Hou had the heart to count the people who were killed in the end, he must be similar to the students who graduated from the academy and the Guozijian. ”

"Ben Hou doesn't have the habit of counting people's heads, thank Mr. Liu for this glass of wine to solve my doubts!" Madu raised his hand and drank it all.

Liu Ji put down the wine glass and had a sad expression on his face, "Didn't Ma Hou see that something more terrible was happening in the imperial court than the empty seal case?" ”

Madu asked knowingly, "Oh? What could be more terrible than killing your head? ”

"Naturally, it's Jinyiwei!" Liu Ji pointed to the window, "In the Han Dynasty, there was a lieutenant in the Han Dynasty, there was a Lijingmen in the Tang Dynasty, and there was also the Imperial City Division in the Song Dynasty, but they are not as good as my Ming Dynasty's Jinyi Guard, and it only takes the emperor's dictation to arrest the officials and punish them, and they can even behead the public without the trial of the Law Division, doesn't Ma Hou think it's terrible?" Ma Hou, Ma Hou, don't you think it's terrible that you still eat it? ”

"Oh, that's scary!" Ma Du put down the chicken wings and pretended to be frightened, Jin Yiwei is not terrible, he knows better than Liu Ji, this is just the beginning.

Liu Ji rolled his eyes, "Young people don't know how powerful it is, I have a Ming Dynasty that the judiciary is abusive, alas, ......" As soon as he raised his neck, he drank the cup for a long time, and his expression was quite decadent.

"Mr. Liu, don't worry too much, although the emperor has a big temper, he will never be mediocre, and he will not ignore the Ming Dynasty." Ma Du took the wine jug and poured another glass of wine for Liu Ji, "Mr. Liu has another drink, I don't understand some things, and I ask Mr. to explain my doubts." ”

"Hehe......" Liu Ji smiled, "You want to ask why the emperor wants to use you as a gunman?" ”

"Hey...... Speaking of which, I haven't made the emperor angry recently, I don't understand why the emperor wants me to be difficult, I waited in the city for a few days and waited for the emperor to call me into the palace to scold me, but there has been no movement until now. ”

"What's wrong with this, it's obvious that it's to provoke the relationship between you and Wenchen, you kid doesn't keep his hand but doesn't take the bait, which makes the emperor very disappointed."

Ma Du was at a loss, "Why does the emperor want to stir up the relationship between me and Wenchen?" Besides, I don't usually have any contact with them. ”

"Don't you know? Speaking of which, you have done a lot of good things over the years, especially the huge academy that you have supported by yourself, which is quite well received in the Shilin world, especially the young students like your paintings very much. ”

"Huh...... That's natural, if Mr. Liu likes to catch up with Ming'er, I'll give you a few. ”

Liu Ji turned a deaf ear and continued: "The emperor doesn't want you to get too close to Wenchen, and maybe it will provoke your relationship with Xungui in the future, and the emperor wants you to be a lonely minister." ”

"Why do you want me to be a lonely minister? Where did I make the emperor look unpleasant? ”

"Hey...... You don't even have a political enemy, don't you think it's too scary? ”

Ma Du disagreed, "I only see the errand of the navy and the city department now, but who doesn't know, the prince is in charge of the city department, and the emperor is the emperor's confidant who is in charge of the navy. ”

Ma Du really has no political enemies, everyone wants to make money with his light, such as Yang Xian and Zhu Liangzu can only be regarded as personal enmity with him.

"You don't have real power now, but it doesn't mean that you won't have it in the future, the emperor is close to the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and the prince is already an adult, so you must make some preparations. Xuan Zhong is a few years older than the prince, but he is a good candidate to rule the world in the future. ”

Ma Du laughed out loud when he heard this, Lao Zhu still has more than 20 years to live, and he is even the prime minister himself, how can he let him give Zhu Biao a hand in the future to dominate the government.

was about to refute Liu Ji, but there was a flash of inspiration in his head, he knew Lao Zhu's lifespan, but Liu Ji and Lao Zhu themselves didn't know, and Hu Weiyong was still making Lao Zhu's dog legs in a proper manner, and he didn't become the traitor of the dictatorship......

"Xuan Zhong doesn't believe it?" Liu Ji lowered his voice again and said: "Xuan Chong has been away from the court for a long time, I'm afraid I don't know that the excerpts personally approved by the emperor in the past two months have been reduced by half, but Hu Weiyong has a lot of real power in his hands. ”

Ma Du couldn't help frowning, could it be that Lao Zhu's body had a problem.

The Huagai Hall is behind the Fengtian Palace, one of the three major halls, and it is the place where Lao Zhu reviews and summons his courtiers, and sometimes he will rest here.

Compared with the palatial office area, Lao Zhu's apse is much simpler, Lao Zhu crossed the screen and hurried to the corner of the apse, and got into the back of the curtain shield, so he couldn't wait to untie the waist of his trousers, and took out a big bird with a hem and aimed at the toilet.

But after waiting for a while, no urine came out, Lao Zhu frowned and looked irritable, Yuan Sheng leaned over and comforted: "Your Majesty."

Don't worry, follow the old way to hold your breath and relax, sh......hh

Yuan Sheng whistled as he spoke, and Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing, "You are really a child...... Hey, it's out! ”

I saw a stream of yellow urine flowing out, but it was weak and weak, and it was only poured on the edge of the toilet bowl and sprinkled on the ground, Lao Zhu shook the big bird and lifted his pants, sighed: "I am really old, I can't even defecate anymore, and I don't know how many days I have to live." ”

"Bah, bah, bah...... The emperor is a true dragon, and the son of heaven has a long life! Yuan Shen took a few sips, "The emperor doesn't have to be discouraged, it is inevitable for a man to reach this age, this is a small problem, as long as he takes care of his life, he will definitely be cured." ”

"What? Can't you pee too? ”

"That's not true, it's true that slaves often can't hold their pee, and it's very angry to not change their clothes and pants for a day."

Lao Zhu patted Yuansheng on the shoulder, "It's really not good, it's better to learn from you, it's a good one-size-fits-all!" ”

It's obviously a problem with the prostate, and cutting the balls is a fart, but it's easy to make people feel desperate if they don't urinate smoothly, and Madu's grandfather, even if he is a doctor, is distressed by this.

Yuan Sheng cautiously suggested: "Why don't you take a look at the emperor's imperial doctor." ”

Lao Zhu immediately put on a black face, "No, I can bear it, just take care of your own mouth, if you let others know, I will ask for your head." ”

Lao Zhu is the emperor, but he is a peasant in his bones, and the dignity of the emperor and the conservatism of the peasants really make him unable to speak to anyone, even his own wives.

"I heard that Uncle Guo has been living in the city for the past few days, let him come to show the emperor, he is not an outsider anyway."

"That bastard stays in the city waiting for me to scold him, I let him see the disease at this time, and I don't know how to laugh at me behind my back. Then you boiled water for me with dandelions, winter melon skins, and black ants, and this home remedy worked, and I have already gotten a lot better. Lao Zhu walked out of the tent and patted his somewhat sore waist into the bedroom, "By the way, there are still a number of folds on the table, you take them to the Chinese book province to Hu Weiyong, I am a little tired, I want to sleep well." ”

Yuan Sheng answered and went to the front hall, but it didn't take long for him to turn around and come back, and said to Lao Zhu, who had just gone to bed: "Your Majesty, the prince is asking to see you outside the palace!" ”