At this time, Zheng Wen was in a good mood, and the blueprint for reforming the cadres in his heart was taking the first step.

He didn't know that in the Changle Palace, the conversation between the two women almost made the plan in his heart die.

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At dusk, the sun sets, and the glow spreads on the fire-ravaged ancient city of Yanjing, revealing a different new life.

Zheng Wen returned to Daming Palace and went to bed early, but outside the imperial city, this night, how many people stayed up all night like last night.

Zhou Wangfu, in the dark night, ushered in an absolutely uninvited guest.

At this time, Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, sat opposite Wu Wei, the right attendant of the ministry.

In the secret room, under the dim candlelight, Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, looked calm, but Wu Wei was haggard and speechless for a while.

Facing Zheng Tong sitting opposite him, Wu Wei's heart was full of embarrassment. You must know that Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, used to be his biggest political backer, a veritable master, from the time he was a petty official and depressed, he was funded, but when he was in the middle of the ministry, it coincided with the vacancy of the right servant of the ministry, and he couldn't resist the temptation in his heart, and took the olive branch of Tang King Zheng Jiao, became the right servant of the ministry, and also became a member of the Tang Wang Party.

Facing the former master, he was full of embarrassment and discomfort, not to mention that he was still asking for help on behalf of Tang Wang Zhengjiao, the leader of the Tang Wang Party, it was even more embarrassing. But he couldn't say goodbye, so he could only sit like this, and for a while he was on pins and needles, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Wang Zheng Tong saw it, but said teasingly: "Lord Wu, what's wrong?" Could it be that the king was not well entertained? Or did Lord Wu finally remember His Majesty's ban today? Without His Majesty's edict, within three years, no official will be allowed to visit the Yan Palace, the Zhou Palace, and the Tang Palace. Why don't this king write a letter and fold it in front of His Majesty to expose you, and then Your Majesty will be furious and make an example of the monkey, and you will fall to the ground? Or do you lose your official position? I'm looking forward to it! Zheng Tong was extremely sarcastic, trampling Wu Wei's dignity under his feet and rubbing it fiercely.

But Wu Wei was worthy of his ability to drill camps in the officialdom, and after listening to Zheng Tong's words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and a trace of an ugly smile appeared on his haggard face.

Then he said: "The prince doesn't have to squeeze the lower officials, the original thing was indeed the fault of the lower officials, after all, he couldn't resist the greed in his heart, he had to look at Shu, and the lower officials were ashamed of the prince, but the wood was already in the boat, everything that should have happened happened, and the lower officials could only eat until it was dark." ”

Obviously, Wu Wei still knows very well in his heart that it is taboo to change the court in the officialdom, and he has been sitting on the official position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials over the years, which is like walking on thin ice, and he has also done a lot of things for Tang King Zheng Jiao, but he still can't get the real trust of Tang Wang and Tang Wang's party, otherwise he wouldn't be him who ventured to Tang Wangfu late at night.

On the surface, he seems to be the absolute backbone of the Tang Wang Party, but he knows the bitterness inside, and he knows that in the eyes of the Tang King, he is a dog that comes and goes as soon as he is recruited. He understood that this time he was sent to King Zhou's mansion, not because of his relationship with King Zhou, but because Tang King Zheng Jiao was flattering in disguise.

For a while, Wu Wei was a little chilled.

But at this point, he still said stubbornly: "Presumably the prince also guessed the purpose of Xiaguan's coming, Xiaguan came to your rescue on behalf of Tang Wangye." The so-called cold lips and teeth, this time Tang Wangye did indeed do it on the surface, but he was just blinded by Xianghua's dead eunuch, thousands of lives in the Luoyang Gold Mine were all done by Xianghua, and Tang Wangye only knew about it afterwards, but he could only swallow the bitter fruit, and this time the fire in Yanjing made the forces of Buddhism and Taoism suffer greatly in Yanjing, to say that the prince didn't believe it, in fact, Tang Wangye didn't know! Wu Wei said with a wry smile.

Wu Wei never thought that Tang King Zheng Jiao would be such a person, Xiang Hua's dead eunuch fooled a few words, he couldn't find the north, is this still the prince who had the most hope of winning the prince during the first emperor's lifetime? It's really blind, and Wu Wei really regrets it for a while.

Zheng Tong listened, but he laughed in his heart, his younger brother was still too naïve, so he asked: "What benefits did the old eunuch Xianghua give to the good brother of this king?" Otherwise, how could he be so silent? You know, he's the one who doesn't see rabbits and doesn't scatter eagles! ”

Wu Wei listened, but shook his head, and then said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials don't know, only Tang Wangye himself knows, but the lower officials estimate that it is money, and it is a huge amount of money, you must know that the Tang Wangfu has been short of money recently, but it is very lacking." He said frankly.

When Zheng Tong heard this, he believed it, but he couldn't think for a while, why did his younger brother insist that the dead eunuch would give him a huge sum of money, could it be that his father left it? It's not like it, but there must be a story in it, so you have to check it yourself!

Looking at Wu Wei with a calm face, Zheng Tong said again: "Since you came to ask for help, presumably Tang Wangdi must have a follow-up move, you must know that even if this king goes all out, it will be difficult to let Tang Wangdi be safe and sound, and besides, this king can't go all out, at most he will stand by and watch or be strong, then this king is curious, who can Tang Wangdi let go?" ”

Wu Wei listened, but he was silent, his face hesitated, he thought about it, and then he said: "It's the Taiyuan Wang family, Tang Wang Ye doesn't have this ability, it's Concubine Xie Gui, Concubine Xie Gui didn't know what to say to the Queen Mother, so the Queen Mother promised the Wang family and herself to take action." ”

In fact, Wu Wei also knew in his heart that this time when he went to the Zhou Wangfu, it was not so much to ask for help, but to move Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, so that he would not fall into trouble with Tang Wang and his party, as for moving Zheng Tong to help, it was just an extra surprise.

Zheng Tong listened to Wu Wei's words but was full of differences, you must know that when the father and the emperor were still there, these two women fought fiercely, and the queen mother won less and lost more, this time she would actually agree to help, there are a lot of stories in it, Concubine Xie Gui, this woman is really not simple!

Zheng Tong thought in his heart, but asked on his lips: "Then Lord Wu, do you want this king to help?" Or don't you make a move? What are the chips? Let's talk about it, this king can't be dismissed with empty words! ”

Wu Wei listened to Zheng Tong's words, and then said stubbornly: "Lord Wang, you are not unclear about the current situation of Tang Wangfu, what can you come up with that the prince is interested in?" Tang Wang Ye spread the word, as long as the prince helped this time, he would remember this favor. As for the lower officials, I still hope that the prince can help, and in the future, the possibility of the Tang Wangfu and the Zhou Wangfu being enemies is very small, and now that he has helped the Tang Wang, why not enhance his own strength......"

The more Wu Wei was talked, the more smooth he became, and he immediately talked endlessly, analyzing the contradictions between the enemy and himself, constantly patting Zheng Tong's sycophants, and lobbying Zheng Tong, hoping that Zheng Tong would agree.

When Zheng Tong heard these words, he interrupted Wu Wei and said, "Does Lord Wu know? Last time, the king's good brother wanted the king to make a move, but he was going to give the king dozens of officials a handle, but the king refused, and the king never thought that Lord Wu would be so scheming to help the king's good brother. Needless to say, just by virtue of Lord Wu's words tonight, this king agreed. ”

Zheng Tong said ambiguously, and glanced at him meaningfully after speaking.

Wu Wei saw it, but his heart was full of sighs, could it be ...... It's impossible, although there is no change on the face, but there is a thorn buried in the heart.

And Zheng Tong also immediately said: "Lord Wu go back first, it's not safe if it's too long." Zheng Tong cut off the words and said.

"Okay, Lord Wang, the lower official will leave, and the lower official will also thank the prince for his help on behalf of the prince Tang!" After listening to Zheng Tong's words, Wu Wei saluted him and retreated.

When Wu Wei retreated, Tao Hua came out of the shadows, sat in Wu Weichen's position, and quietly waited for Zheng Tong, the king of Zhou, who was meditating.

After a long time, Zheng Tong came back to his senses, glanced at Tao Hua, and then said, "Sir, how true are you saying about Wu Wei's words?" ”

"Seven or eight points, of course, excluding the words of patting the prince's ass." After listening to Zheng Tong's question, Tao Hua said quite childishly.

"That gentleman thinks that everything Xiang Hua does can make this king's good brother acquiesce, it must be a huge amount of money, and where does this big money come from?" After listening to Tao Hua's words, Zheng Tong asked with some urgency.

He was indeed very curious, and he also wanted to know eagerly that Tang Wang Zhengjiao was short of money, so why wasn't he short of money?

Tao Hua listened, but he was silent, and only after a long time did he speak: "Presumably, the prince also knows it in his heart, and he just wants to get a positive answer from the old man." Think about Xianghua's background, that is the personal eunuch of the first emperor, a huge amount of money, it can only come from the royal family, how can it be so simple for more than 300 years of imperial cadres? ”

Tao Hua was full of seriousness, paused for a moment, and then spoke: "The old man persuaded the prince not to fight the idea of this money, no matter whether this money really exists or not, what is a huge amount of money, even Tang Wangye is tempted, and he also takes a huge risk, at least it is above tens of millions of silver, and the situation of the first emperor, the prince also understands that the first emperor is so luxurious, it is impossible to save such a huge amount of money, then it can only be left by His Majesty Emperor Sejong or His Majesty the Emperor of the previous generation or several generations of emperors, it must have its use, the prince is a descendant of Emperor Zheng, He shouldn't have beaten his idea, and besides, for the sake of this money, the means to stay are not ordinary, and the gentleman is not in danger! ”

Zheng Tong listened and nodded, but Tao Hua didn't know what he thought in his heart.

But Zheng Tong continued to ask: "Then Mr. thinks, whose hands will this money be?" ”

Obviously, Zheng Tong is sure that this money exists!

Tao Hua listened to this question, looked at him meaningfully, and then said: "It's not in the hands of His Majesty today, it's in the hands of Prime Minister Liu Jian." He said in the affirmative.

"Oh, in the hands of His Majesty today, this king can understand, after all, after the death of his father, His Majesty will take over the throne, and it is indeed very likely that he will accept this money." Zheng Tong listened to his words, but said with understanding.

"Then why did Mr. say that it was in Liu Jian's hands?"