Chapter Thirty-Six: Woe to the Wall
"Presumptuous! What are you going to do? The out-of-control scene shocked Du Tu into a cold sweat, and the impulsive brain instantly calmed down.
He asked himself: What am I doing here? Do you want to create infighting? If it goes on like this, for the sake of the beloved woman, if you want to make chaos inside and outside Zheng, wouldn't it be clear to tell the world that Zhong Ji is a demon girl who brings disaster to the country and the people?
Digging desperately to calm his emotions and try to bring his sanity back. His attitude softened slightly: "The widow was just angry just now, and he won't embarrass Lord Neizai again." You are also calm and calm, and you can stop in moderation. ”
Everyone was stunned, and they didn't expect that the king would admit his mistake. Taking advantage of their inability to react, he hurriedly persuaded them to retreat: "This matter is not something that can be decided right now. Go back first, and the widow has his own measure. ”
Sima weighed it and knew that it would be boring for him to make trouble, so he had to give up. Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Xian Zhu, flicked his sleeve in his face, and walked away with the other ministers.
Looking at the figures of these nobles in the distance, Di Tu Tu breathed a sigh of relief. This lesson profoundly reminded him that this was in the Spring and Autumn Period. The relationship between the monarch and the minister here is not the relationship between the emperor and the slave in the braided drama of the Qing Dynasty. These nobles were loyal to their lords, but they were by no means foolish, and had their own set of moral standards and a sense of honor. It would be self-defeating for him to try to behave as recklessly as the dictators of later generations.
At this time, in the hall, Xian Zhu and other businessman-born officials were still there. Although he has been in the camp for a while, he is all dedicated to doing things for the Lord. This time, the nobles targeted the merchants, and they couldn't completely blame the string Zhu, the root was still digging there. Looking at this posture, if the power of the merchants is allowed to develop, the nobles will sooner or later fall into trouble.
Digging Tu consciously took care of the loss, and reassured: "Xianzhu, the widow can't stand you......"
Before he finished speaking, Xianzhu threw himself on the ground and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Don't blame yourself. We and other businessmen have been inferior for generations, and we have to meet the Lord to have a chance to turn over. For that, we are already grateful. Today's trip to Sima is hateful, but I can only blame me for not knowing the height of the sky, and my nonsense has provoked public anger and caused chaos to the king. ”
As soon as Xianzhu got out of trouble, he showed his cunning side again. He put on such a "deep understanding" attitude, which made the master even more embarrassed. Digging Tu had no choice but to get up with the mud: "Sima committed it in court, it was too much, and the widow will definitely punish him." I just have to grieve you guys. After all, there are many of them, so don't wait to be like them. ”
"Thank you." Xianzhu bowed, as if he had been "moved" and couldn't cry.
"Go down too."
The crowd bowed down again and retreated. When he was about to go out, he suddenly remembered something, and called them again: "By the way, do you have any information during the time I left Shencheng?" ”
"Intelligence?" Xian Zhu was stunned for a moment, "About whom?" ”
"It's Weihou, Shenhou and the Son of Heaven, the widow wants to know what the hell they did behind my back."
"I've been serving the king these days, and the ministers don't know." Xian Zhu thought for a while, then pointed to a thin man next to him and said, "This is my nephew Suoqiu, who was the great hero of the division of the Yi Kingdom. He is in charge of the intelligence of the front line of Shencheng and Haojing, and the king just asks directly. ”
Suoqiu didn't dare to slack off, and said back in 1510: "After the king left, the Marquis of Wei stayed in the Shenhou Palace until Shen You's friendship. Early the next morning, he entered the palace again, and left in the evening. At noon on the third day, he went again to ......"
"When did the two of you become so friendly?" Digging out a little baffled, "What do they have to say?" ”
"The content of the talks is unknown. But according to the spies, Shen Hou was always depressed and not very enthusiastic when he saw him off at the door. ”
"What the hell is the old fox? Not enthusiastic and talking so many times? ”
"After that, the people from the Weihou Mansion went to the market to purchase wild geese, gold silks and other materials......"
"Wait, the wild goose was brought by Wei Hou?"
"Yes, the spies saw it with their own eyes."
"! Sure enough, it was Wei Hou who made a ghost, and I said how could a woman give a bride price to a man. "Dig Burst punch slammed into the pillar," continued! ”
Suo Qiu had just experienced the turmoil, and when he saw that his master was angry, his voice trembled nervously: "Later, later, the Marquis of Wei sent someone to come to Zheng Guoxing Palace. ”
"What?" Digtu's eyes widened, "What are you doing here?" It's been two or three days, and he doesn't know I've run away? ”
"Yes, I should know, I came to find Lord Neizai directly."
"What are you looking for him?"
"The envoy invited Neizai and the three adults Sima, Sikong, and Situ to go to the Weiguo Palace for a banquet and return at night."
"Talking to my subordinates behind my back, what is the intention of the old thing? What did they talk about? ”
"There is no eyeliner in Weihou, and the ministers have no way of knowing. The next day, Wei Hou took Neizai to Shen Palace again, and when they came out, they seemed to have a good conversation. ”
It is estimated that Wei Hou's so-called Ji Jiang biography is at this time, no wonder Nei Zai can testify. He asked again, "Why did Nezai stay so long?" Why don't you go back to the camp in Ho Kyo? ”
"After Jun Shang left, Lord Nezai did organize everyone to prepare to go back. The next day, however, news came that you had bypassed Hokyo and headed south, so he stopped his work back to the camp and consulted with the other ministers all day. ”
"What will we discuss?"
"Neizai is engaged in a small range of activities with Sima, Sikong, Situ and others, and the ministers don't know. Moreover, our investigations have always been mainly aimed at outsiders, and there is no defense for insiders. However, it didn't take long to discuss it, and Wei Hou came to invite them to the banquet. ”
Seeing that Dig Tu didn't interject, Sochu continued, "After Nei Jae returned from Shenhou, he restarted the preparations to return to Ho Jing. I wasn't very nervous. Later, Wei Guo set off first, and when they passed by Zheng Guoxing's palace, Wei Hou called him away and whispered a few words. After that, Nei Zai suddenly urged everyone to hurry up, hurriedly kept up with the pace of the country, and arrived one after another the day before the king's return. ”
Digging Tu secretly thought to himself, this is too coincidental, just one step ahead of me to wait, so I don't have time to hide Zhong Xi.
Xian Zhu also just learned about these things. He heard that he was tired, so he took the opportunity to add: "Wei Hou infiltrated our country through light and dark lines, and the king has to guard against it!" As far as the minister knows, the Patriotic Kingdom also has intelligence agencies similar to ours, and uses witchcraft practitioners to travel around countries to spy on them. It is likely that he knew the whereabouts of the king through this secret line. In addition, Wei Hou directly wooed Neizai, Sima and others, and he simply jumped on the stage......"
"The widow knows." When he heard that Xian Zhu wanted to bite the nobles back, he had a headache, and hurriedly sent them away, "You guys should retreat first, remember to go through the back door and stay away from the nobles." ”
"No." Xian Zhu personally heard that the tone was wrong, and he knew that it was not interesting to say more, so he had to lead everyone to retreat in a huff.
Digging was lost in thought. He thought about it, when Nei Zai scolded Xian Zhu, he once said that someone reminded him that there were villains in Zheng Guo, and when Sima scolded Xian Zhu, he said that his notoriety made Zheng Guo ashamed. Now with this information, it is obvious that these provocative words come from Wei Hou!
Although Nejae and Xianzhu have always looked down on each other, and there have been occasional fights in front of the king, they will never tear their faces so quickly. Although the fuse of this crisis was that he was dizzy and wanted to kill Neizai, from Wei Hou jumping out to be a matchmaker, to preparing geese for Shenhou without authorization, to meeting Zheng Guo's ministers privately, to Nei Zai's coming back to meet Zhong Ji, to Zheng Guo's nobles resenting businessmen...... Almost every step of the development of the situation is indispensable for his promotion in front of and behind the scenes.
Analyzing this, the digging protrusion couldn't help but send a chill down his spine. It turned out that unconsciously, Wei Hou's claws had extended to Zheng Guo's interior.
Since the confrontation between Zheng and Wei on the banks of the Yellow River, the diggers have been cut from a complacent offensive posture to an honest defensive state by Wei Hou step by step. In the middle, for the common goal - the Zhou Zhao system, the two once cooperated happily. This made Du Tu a little paralyzed, and he almost forgot that Wei Hou was always his opponent. You must know that this old fox has won the Son of Heaven and the Marquis of Jin today, and he will naturally attack Uncle Zheng tomorrow. Now, Zheng Guo's diplomacy has not improved, and his internal affairs have been disrupted by Wei Hou's use of the emotional problems of the proximity.
After thinking about it, he felt that he was fledgling and had to deal with a series of disputes caused by Zhong Xi's return first. He decided to take refuge for the time being, withdraw from Wangji, and return to the east to rest.
He touched the silk book that was still in his hand, and saw that the ink on it had been soaked with sweat, so he had to silently say sorry in his heart. There was no turning back when he opened the bow, and since he had already worked hard to find Zhong Ji back, he could only live up to Ji Jiang.