The champion Hou suffers from gains and losses, one will feel that success is imminent, and the other will feel that great difficulties are coming, and when he looks at it, he can neither see through the future trend nor find a loyal minister who can be relied on. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The newly married wife sobbed in a low voice, and the champion Hou sneered: "The Cui family is really willing to spend money to send their biological daughter to the fire pit." ”

"Why did you say that?" Cui Shi was even more sad, knowing that this was a sarcasm, but he couldn't help but ask.

"Cui Hong saw that I was in danger, but he refused to send a soldier to help, I am an outsider, it's nothing, but what about you? Didn't he take it to heart at all? Before marrying you, I should really inquire about your status in the family. ”

Cui's cried, and his grievances were overwhelming.

Champion Hou was upset when he heard this, and said angrily: "What's the use of crying? Can tears turn into soldiers? Besides, what do you have to fear? You are the daughter of the Cui family, when I die, the Cui family will find you a good family again, maybe you are tired, and you still have a chance to be the imperial concubine. ”

Cui's is the youngest in the family, usually pampered, and has never heard such heavy words, his heart is broken, and he cries: "If there is really a case, I will follow my husband to Huangquan and never live." ”

"Hey." Champion Hou sneered, he didn't believe anyone now.

Someone coughed outside the door, and Champion Hou strode out of the room, disdainful of his wife.

An old servant whispered, "The two Imperial Masters have arrived. ”

"It's a big surprise that someone is willing to come to the door, what should I do? Is it welcome to be glamorous? ”

The old servant was embarrassed, lowered his head and said, "Lord Xiao and Lord Shen are important ministers in the court, and they are ...... coming."

"Even you can give advice, why don't you talk about how I can become emperor?"

The old servant immediately knelt down, "Champion Hou forgiveness, I was confused for a while......"

"Take me to them." belittled an old servant, and couldn't vent the tension in the heart of the champion Hou.

The left inspection of the imperial history is in charge of the Beijing officials, and the right patrol of the imperial history is in charge of foreign officials, originally the well water does not interfere with the river water, but because they have the opportunity to take over the post of prime minister, they are naturally opponents, Xiao Sheng and Shen Mingzhi are no exception, they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, but at the critical juncture, the two immediately abandoned their previous suspicions and joined forces to protect themselves.

Champion Hou was finally not confused to the end, and was more polite to the two ministers who were willing to come to the door, greeting each other with a smile, as if he was still in control.

The two imperial historians were not so calm, and after the guests and hosts sat down, Xiao Sheng said: "The tired marquis has left Beijing......

"What?" Champion Hou was taken aback, his hand shook, the tea was spilled on his body, the servants next to him hurriedly stepped forward to wipe it, Champion Hou put down the teacup, waved his hand and ordered all the servants in the hall to retreat, confused in his heart, not understanding whether this news was happy or sad, "What do you mean?" Tired of quitting the race? ”

"So it seems." Xiao Sheng was also very surprised, he was even ready to throw himself at the time of necessity, but he didn't expect the tired Hou to leave, tossing in the capital for a long time, but retreating at the last moment, just like a warrior who was about to compete, he flaunted his might outside the field for a long time, and as soon as the opponent entered the field, he immediately fled, which disappointed the audience.

Champion Hou was speechless.

Shen Mingzhi was a little older and said, "I'm afraid things are not so simple. ”

"What does Lord Shen think?" Champion Hou's tone was even more polite.

"I got the exact news that the Tired Hou was sent out of the city by the eunuchs in the palace, which means that the Tired Hou was ordered by the Queen Mother."

"In other words, the Queen Mother is actually not crazy." Champion Hou muttered.

Xiao Sheng and Shen Mingzhi glanced at each other, and at this time, they thought that the Queen Mother was pretending to be crazy, and the reaction of the champion Hou was indeed too slow, but the two of them had no better choice.

"The struggle for the throne is fake, the election of the emperor is fake, and Cui Hong's support is fake...... What about the minister? There has been no news from the Prime Minister's Mansion for three days, and the two adults ......"

Xiao Sheng spoke first: "Prime Minister Yin swayed with the wind, we are loyal to the champion Hou, you are the only descendant of Prince Ju, the most qualified to inherit the throne, we have all assisted Prince Ju, and we have never thought about it." ”

When the prince was killed, he didn't hear that these two imperial historians stood up to protect the lord, and the champion Hou held back the ridicule in his heart and said: "The king of England was assassinated and the tired marquis left Beijing, only me and the king of the East China Sea are left, the king of the East China Sea has no ability, don't be afraid of him, the key is the queen mother, Shangguan Sheng's eight battalions of the guards are controlling the whole city, what should I do?" What should we do? ”

Of course, Xiao Sheng and Shen Mingzhi didn't come to ask for help, they brought a plan, glanced at each other, or Xiao Sheng spoke, "The situation has not reached the point of no return. ”

"Oh?" Champion Hou leaned over, and after asking for help from Cui Taifu and being politely refused, this was the only good news he heard.

Xiao Sheng continued: "The Queen Mother is a smart person, she divided and ruled the ministers in a short period of time and grasped the power of the court, but she was too smart, but she buried a great disaster for herself. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Champion Hou immediately regarded Xiao Sheng as his new right-hand man.

"It's going to have to start at the beginning."

"I'm not in a hurry."

"Emperor Huan reigned for four years, Emperor Si ascended the throne for less than a year, and the Queen Mother has only been in politics for more than six years, why can she control power?"

"Why?" Champion Hou cooperated with the question, but he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he was not in the mood to listen to old things now.

"The roots are in Emperor Wu."

The champion Hou didn't squeak, and when he talked about Emperor Wu, his feelings were extremely complicated, that is, he was not only his grandfather, the most powerful emperor of Great Chu, who created a heyday with his own hands, but also the tyrant who killed the prince of Ju.

"Emperor Wu first suppressed the power of the clan and the nobles to prevent anyone from coveting the throne." Because it involves the death of Prince Ju, Xiao Sheng said a word about this past, "When Emperor Wu Lisi became the crown prince, he suddenly found that there was no credible person around the prince, so in the last few years, he focused on attacking the ministers. ”

Champion Hou has a deep understanding of the words "there is no credible person", especially the Manchu civil and military, even when he is most supportive of Champion Hou, he seems reserved and indifferent, which makes Champion Hou feel angry, and now he feels hopeless.

Xiao Sheng remembered the past and sighed, "I won't say much about the details, before Emperor Wu died, the officials below the prime minister were almost replaced, and Yin Wuwu and Han Xing were able to be reused, just because they were weak and incompetent, they would not be above the emperor." ”

Speaking of Yin Wuwu, Champion Hou sneered, "I understand what Lord Xiao means, but what does this have to do with the Queen Mother?" ”

"After Emperor Wu's adjustment, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces developed a habit of never participating in the struggle in the palace. But after Emperor Huan ascended the throne, his temperament changed, he didn't want to keep it, he wanted to make a difference like Emperor Wu, but he couldn't find an enterprising minister. ”

Xiao Sheng and Shen Mingzhi looked at each other again, and sighed lightly at the same time, the two of them didn't want to "forge ahead".

"Emperor Huan wanted to remove the minister, but he didn't have time to complete it, and then Emperor Si ascended the throne and the Queen Mother came to power. Champion Hou should understand that after Emperor Wu's ruthless admonition and Emperor Huan's almost suppression, the minister ...... How careful we are. ”

Champion Hou suddenly realized that Xiao Sheng was not telling the past for no reason, he was justifying in a roundabout way, justifying why all the ministers did not stand up to avenge the prince.

Champion Hou was convinced, he understood the feeling of fear, every time there was a change in the palace, he would be so frightened that he couldn't sleep at home, for fear that he would one day follow in his father's footsteps.

"The Queen Mother took advantage of the minister's caution." Champion Hou said for Xiao Sheng, "The Queen Mother supports the torturers and arrests the children of the clan who are related to the King of Qi, but tries not to move the ministers, in the past few years, there have been changes in the palace one after another, but there have been few changes in the imperial court, so you are also satisfied and watch the Queen Mother toss." ”

The faces of the two imperial historians were slightly red, and Xiao said: "The prime minister is out of position, the Manchu Dynasty has no leader, and we are also ......."

"I don't blame you, it's the same if I were a minister in the court." Champion Hou soothed, "What do you mean when you say that the Queen Mother is too smart?" ”

The Queen Mother's toss made the minister see the truth. Before that, the minister acted cautiously because we were jealous of each other and did not hide it from each other, and not long ago, I suspected that Lord Shen had ulterior motives. ”

Shen Mingzhi smiled slightly, "I also thought that Lord Xiao was a vassal of the Cui family. ”

The two tacitly looked at each other, still suspicious of each other, but didn't want to show it for the time being.

"But the Queen Mother's intrigues and tricks again and again make us understand one thing, it turns out that everyone will not meddle in things: no one opposes the Queen Mother, but no one really supports the Queen Mother, and everyone's attitude towards the tired marquis and the current emperor is the same."

"Is this a good thing?" Champion Hou asked coldly.

"That's a good thing for the Tired Hou." Xiao Sheng said with certainty that in Shenxiong Pass, he underestimated the enemy for a while and lost to the tired marquis, but in the capital, he was well prepared but he could easily "defeat" the opponent, "The champion Hou should think so, the queen mother is actually weak, no one opposes it is just an illusion, and the truth is that no one supports it." Champion Hou only needs very little help to turn things around. ”

"Very little help" naturally refers to the two loyal Imperial Masters.

"But Shangguan Sheng is in charge of the Eighth Camp of the Su Guard......"

"If there is an official seal, you can control tens of thousands of soldiers, and the original Shangguan Xuan will not lose the southern army......" Xiao Sheng stopped in time, because the champion Hou was also losing the northern army, "The queen mother is too impatient this time, half of the eighth battalion of the guards are old people, Shangguan Sheng didn't have time to replace or encircle them, this is the opportunity for the champion Hou." ”

Champion Hou's confidence rose, "Will these old people be loyal to me?" ”

Xiao Sheng had to hold back the contempt in his heart, and said with a smile: "These people go with the flow, it is possible to be loyal to anyone, as long as the champion Hou goes to fight for ......"

"It's too late."

"Just in time." Shen Mingzhi, who rarely spoke, said, "The pattern of the capital is chaotic, and there is a loophole that has not yet been noticed by the Queen Mother and Shangguan Sheng: Han Xing is stationed in Hangu Pass, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion is empty, as long as he occupies it and obtains the Tiger Talisman inside, he can command the Eighth Battalion of the Su Guard." ”

Champion Hou was taken aback, "There is only a tiger talisman, and there is no official document of the Ministry of War and the holy decree in the palace, can the Eighth Battalion of the Su Guard obey his orders?" ”

"Even if you can't get them to obey Champion Hou's orders, you can create chaos and make Shangguan Sheng's position even more unstable, so that Champion Hou will have the opportunity to rush into the inner palace and snatch the treasure seal."

Champion Hou thought that the two Imperial Masters had brought a foolproof plan, but he didn't expect it to be a big adventure, which was even more exaggerated than his most daring imagination.

Shen Mingzhi still wanted to persuade, Xiao Sheng made a look and said: "Let the champion Hou think about it, let's contact other ministers, maybe someone is willing to help, and we will come back before dark." ”

Champion Hou nodded blankly.

Out of the Hou Mansion, Shen Mingzhi said to Xiao Sheng: "I'm afraid that the champion Hou doesn't have the guts." ”

"We have to push him up, we are still not cautious enough, it is too early." Xiao Sheng sighed, secretly admiring Yin harmless in his heart, the old guy can now sit back and relax and sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

"You go to test the movement of the military department, and I will inquire about the news of the king of the East China Sea and the tired marquis, maybe there will be a turnaround." Shen Mingzhi said, Xiao Sheng had no other way, nodded in agreement.

In the Hou Mansion, the champion was still in a state of shock and hesitated, and the old servant walked in and said softly: "The biological mother of the little Hou Ye is here, and she was invited to the back house by her wife. ”

Champion Hou snorted, not caring about the meeting of the two wives. (To be continued.) )