Zhuo Ruhe is the left-behind prime minister, and the king of the East China Sea is the envoy sent back by the emperor, and the two should meet, but the king of the East China Sea did not make a request, and Zhuo Ruhe did not send an invitation, both of them were willing to pretend to be confused. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The King of the East China Sea can't pretend anymore, he doesn't have much time left, and he must convince the Empress Dowager Cining as soon as possible.

Zhuo Ruhe was very surprised after receiving the post, and showed obvious hesitation in front of the servants, and finally agreed to the king of the East China Sea, about the next morning, after Zhuo Ruhe finished the discussion in the Qinzheng Palace, before returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

This was not an official meeting, and Zhuo Ruhe did not plan to invite the King of the East China Sea into the Qinzheng Palace.

This is not a private meeting, there are ministers, guards and others outside the Qinzheng Palace, and they can be seen talking.

The emperor was not there, the discussion was over quickly, and when Zhuo Ruhe and other ministers came out, the king of the East China Sea was standing outside the door waiting, with a smile on his face, and nodded to several ministers.

The ministers returned the salute and did not leave immediately, standing outside the door and talking in a whisper, only Zhuo Ruhe came over and arched his hand: "The Queen Mother has given the news?" ”

The King of the East China Sea shook his head, "It seems that I will return empty-handed this time, and I will not be able to explain to Your Majesty when I go back." ”

"As long as it is the decision of the Queen Mother, Your Majesty must be able to understand it. How can I help? ”

The King of the East China Sea looked at Zhuo Ruhe with a smile, "I want the Prime Minister to do me a big favor." ”

"It's easy to talk about other things, it's not okay to persuade the Queen Mother, as a foreign minister, it's not good to participate in the affairs of the palace, and it's ......" Zhuo Ruhe sighed, "I'm just a corpse vegetarian meal now, as long as Your Majesty says a word, I will immediately hand over the seal to make Xian." ”

"Prime Minister, don't say that, Your Majesty is relying on you now, every time I see the Prime Minister's resignation, I have to sigh, I have to sigh, I have been dull for several days, and even our people are not having a good time."

Zhuo Ruhe shook his head and expressed disbelief, "Say, what's the matter, I'm busy today." ”

The king of the East China Sea turned sideways and motioned Zhuo Ruhe to take a few steps to the side, and after being a little far away from the minister, he said, "If it weren't for the desperation, I wouldn't be looking for the prime minister." ”

"I said, the Queen Mother's affairs ......"

"It's hard for the prime minister to ask as a foreign minister, what about the princess?"

Zhuo Ruhe was stunned, "Which princess?" ”

"Of course, it's the princess of the prime minister's family, and it's also my aunt." The East Sea King laughed.

Zhuo Ruhe's face turned cold, "The princess has nothing to do with this matter. Then he turned around and was about to leave.

"Your Excellency, let's go home and ask." The East Sea King raised his voice slightly.

Zhuo Ruhe strode away and never looked back.

The ministers quickly dispersed, and the king of the East China Sea stood in place, looked up at the Qinzheng Palace, turned his head and glanced at the halberd-wielding guards not far away, sighed lightly in his heart, and also walked outside, without looking at the nearby Tongxuan Palace.

The king of the East China Sea didn't want to wait for a reply, and after leaving the Qinzheng Palace, he went to Zongzheng Mansion to meet Han Yi.

Han Yu is an old minister of the clan, and he was ordered to take charge of the Zongzheng Mansion instead of Han Chou, but the original intention was just to go overboard, but it turned out that things were one after another, which made him very difficult.

"What the hell does Your Majesty think?" Han Yu was much more polite than Zhuo Ruhe, invited the king of the East China Sea into the main hall of Zongzheng Mansion, and retired his servants and subordinate officials after serving tea.

"No one can guess Your Majesty's thoughts, and Your Majesty's heart of precaution is relatively heavy now."

Han Zhen sighed heavily, "It's no wonder that the ministers have gone too far, and they even sent someone to find out His Majesty's thoughts, I really don't know what they think." Nan Zhijin and Zhao Ruosu, two small officials, what ability did they have to turn the court upside down? It's incredible that Your Majesty let them go. ”

"That's what I'm talking about, and no one can guess what is going on in Your Majesty's mind now."

Han Yu laughed twice, "Yes, you came to see me for something, right?" ”

"The Queen Mother refused to go to Luoyang."

"If you want me to say, this is indeed unruly, the first month is the busiest time in the palace, everyone is gone, who will go to worship the sky and ancestors? Who will judge the Lantern Festival? Who will meet the descendants of the clan? There are a bunch of things that can't be solved, and I'm completely overwhelmed now, and I really regret taking over the Zongzheng Mansion in the first place. ”

Han Ji was more cunning than Zhuo Ruhe, and without waiting for the East China Sea King to speak, he refused.

The king of the East China Sea said with a smile: "The boat will naturally go straight to the bridge, the old man doesn't have to worry, the queen mother refuses to accept His Majesty's invitation, this is the big trouble." ”

"Yes, big trouble, King of the East China Sea, you have to be careful, if you take a wrong step, you will suffer."

The king of the East China Sea laughed several times, "I'm not afraid of suffering, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother and Your Majesty's mother and son will not get along, and even affect the stability of the court." ”

"Then you'll have to figure it out." Han Zheng said, showing that he was very concerned, but it was also obvious that he would never interfere in this matter.

"The eldest grandson is married to one of Prime Minister Zhuo's nieces, right?"

Han Ji beckoned, motioned for the King of the East China Sea to come closer, and said softly: "Forget it, everyone is a relative, the prime minister's wife is your aunt, and she also calls me uncle, you want to find help from here, you can't be more wrong." ”

The king of the East China Sea laughed dryly, "They are all relatives, but there are not many people who are willing to kiss and kiss, the boss said that I was wrong, but what else can I do except make a mistake in the end?" You can't go back to see Your Majesty empty-handed, can you? Please forgive me, my identity is different from yours, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I am walking on thin ice and in danger. If you take a wrong step, it's a big deal to confess and resign, but I can't, so I have to go down hard, without touching the south wall and not looking back, and when you touch the south wall, you will have to break your head and bleed. ”

Han Ji looked at the East China Sea King coldly, and suddenly showed a smile, it was a smile from the inside out, not perfunctory, "You go back to the house first, wait for my news, maybe I can really help you, they are all descendants of the clan, and those who are elders have to take care of the younger ones." ”

"Younger generations naturally have to honor their elders." The East Sea King laughed.

Back at home, the King of the East China Sea scolded Zhuo Ruhe and Han Zhen in front of the Tan family, "These two old fools, do you think that if you leave the Queen Mother, you can defeat Your Majesty?" I know His Majesty's methods best, don't look at the forbearance now, when you really make a move, the minister will inevitably be defeated. ”

Tan sat there and listened, and finally said, "Your Majesty really wants to remove the entire imperial court?" ”

"It's not the whole thing, but if the ministers still refuse to admit defeat, Your Majesty will really remove half of it ruthlessly."

"Hmm."

"Don't think about it, the army is under His Majesty's control."

"Phew, what did I think about scaring you like this? I mean, a lot of new people are going to rise, and I don't know who is the big winner? ”

"Don't think about it, Your Majesty is the most taboo about this kind of thing now, no one knows who Your Majesty appreciates the most, there is a Kang Zijiao who has been more favored recently, but I think this is a trick used by Your Majesty, and the person Your Majesty really wants to reuse is likely to have been sent somewhere to be an inconspicuous little official, maybe one day he will be able to ascend to the sky in one step."

"Where's Chai Yue? He is now in command of both the northern and southern armies, and he is in the limelight. ”

"Needless to say, he is one of His Majesty's most trusted people, why are you asking this?"

"Of course, it is to pave the way for the future, so let's just live humbly."

The King of the East Sea was taken aback, "Didn't I just tell you, don't think nonsense......"

"Oh, you're just thinking nonsense, what we're talking about is not the same thing at all, Chai Yue has a half-brother, wouldn't it be great if the Tan family could marry the Chai family?"

The king of the East China Sea breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head, "It's too late, how long has Chai Yue been in power, someone has already been thinking about his younger brother, as far as I know, the Cui family and the Deng family are all fighting, and other families don't have a chance." ”

Tan thought for a while, "Then you have to work hard." ”

"Effort for what?"

"Among the new officials recently appointed by His Majesty, there must be a future prime minister, if you can guess it, let the Tan family marry him in advance, it will pave a bright road for the future."

The King of the East China Sea shook his head with a smile, "You still haven't understood, first, I can't guess, and second, whether it's the Tan family or a certain family, marrying this person will immediately ruin this person's future." ”

Tan thought for a while, "The emperor is so difficult to deal with. ”

"Shh The King of the East Sea walked to the door and glanced at it, "Of course it's difficult to deal with, I can hold on until now, it's already a skill." ”

"In this way, if the Tan family wants to revive, they can only launch a capable person from their own family."

"Why don't you like me?" The East Sea King asked with a smile.

"Unless the sun comes out of the west, how can the emperor reuse you?"

The King of the East China Sea also knew that it was impossible, but he still couldn't help but think for a while, "Forget it, I'll sleep first, if someone comes to look for me, wake me up immediately, I don't believe that Zhuo Ruhe and Han Ji can survive tonight." ”

The king of the East China Sea was right, someone came to visit before dark, not Zhuo Ruhe, nor Han Heel, but Nan Zhijin.

Nan Zhijin is still in charge of the imperial history, but his former position has been completely lost, although the emperor cannot trust him, and the ministers are also quite suspicious of him, and only when they want to send a message to the emperor, they will think of him.

I haven't seen him for a few months, Nan Zhijin is even thinner, and the whole person seems to have only a pair of skins wrapped around the skeleton, but the etiquette has not been forgotten, and he does not sit, he stands and says: "The Empress Dowager Cining and the Empress Dowager will leave the palace and go to Luoyang in three days, and the Empress Dowager Cishun may not go." ”

The King of the East China Sea was relieved in his heart, but his face was not revealed, and he smiled: "I have been informed by Lord Laonan." ”

"What will the King of the East China Sea say to His Majesty when he returns to Luoyang?"

"Everything goes well, Your Majesty misses the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother misses Your Majesty, the love between mother and son is there, any attempt to sow discord will not succeed, I will never be the one who talks nonsense."

Nan Zhijin was expressionless and nodded, "Now is indeed not the time to talk nonsense, Da Chu needs stability, and the court also needs stability." ”

"Isn't that the truth, if everyone thinks like Nanda, the world will be peaceful."

Nan Zhijin's eyes were cold, "The King of the East China Sea hasn't heard of it yet?" ”

"What did you hear?" The King of the East Sea was a little confused.

"The news just came today that General Deng was defeated in the west, and the Huns also participated in the war, but they did not help Da Chu, but the gods and ghosts Da Dan Yu. His Majesty's worries are correct, Da Chu is indeed facing a strong enemy, and this strong enemy has already subdued the Xiongnu. ”

The East Sea King was dumbfounded, "This, so fast? ”

"Your Majesty hopes to restore the national strength in five to ten years, but I'm afraid there will be no chance." (To be continued.) )