Chapter 343: Undercurrent (69)

Peng Chaodong was talking to He Tengxiao about the Liao army in the mansion, and at this time, Song Yuren's summons suddenly came. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The one who came to pass the word was a eunuch in the palace, Peng Chaodong was away all the year round, and he was an official in the place, and the eunuchs in the palace were not very familiar. This eunuch is no exception, Peng Chaodong looked very angry.

This eunuch may be someone close to Zhao Ze, who does not have the arrogance and rudeness of ordinary eunuchs, and treats Peng Chaodong quite politely. This may also be the reason why Song Yuren still trusts Peng Chaodong.

Song Yuren's summons to Peng Chaodong naturally didn't dare to slack off, and even if he didn't finish what He Tengxiao wanted to say, he had to stop. There is nothing more important than the emperor's summons.

Peng Chaodong resigned from He Tengxiao and entered the palace with the eunuch who came to deliver the message.

The road to the palace is not unfamiliar, and Peng Chaodong has also walked this road many times.

The Thousand Steps Corridor, this ordinary and unusual corridor, is a corridor that makes the world's readers fascinated. This corridor was ordinary, like all the others, it was an ordinary hallway, and there was nothing special about it.

But this ordinary corridor is ordinary at the same time he seems not ordinary, not ordinary in the world, there are so many people in the empire, but there are very few people who can be qualified to walk on this corridor.

Walking on this corridor is equivalent to equating it with the top of the empire's power, which is why people all over the world yearn for this corridor.

However, this corridor has been walked a lot, and Peng Chaodong does not have any special feeling when he walks in this corridor, and it feels like that. Peng Chaodong stepped on this corridor called the Thousand Steps Corridor with a very peaceful mind.

In this corridor, everyone has to walk, and no one is exempt. The emperor's grace is immense, even if the emperor's grace is immense, at most, he can only allow horseback riding and sedan chair outside the palace wall outside the thousand-step corridor. Of course, this is still the special favor of the emperor, and ordinary ministers have to walk when they enter the noon gate.

Peng Chaodong was walking in the thousand-step corridor, and when he was halfway through, Peng Chaodong noticed that there was another person on the thousand-step corridor. This person's figure Peng Chaodong is very familiar, this person is not someone else, but the leader of the Zhejiang Party: Lu Zongcheng.

Peng Chaodong didn't understand why Lu Zongcheng was here at this time, could it be that the emperor also summoned Lu Zongcheng?

"Jisuke-sama."

Although the Qin Party and the Zhejiang Party are incompatible on weekdays, the mutual attack between the two parties has reached the point of being on the same footing. However, in order not to make the scene too embarrassing, Peng Chaodong still put down his body and said hello to Lu Zongcheng.

Lu Zongcheng only briefly replied to Peng Chaodong, and said without raising his head: "Congratulations to Governor Peng for taking up the post of Governor of the World King of Qin, Soldiers and Horses." ”

Peng Chaodong clearly heard a strong sense of vinegar from Lu Zongcheng's words.

"Thank you, Lord Cifu, Chaodong will definitely do his best to repay the emperor's trust in Chaodong."

After that, Peng Chaodong arched his hand in the direction of Song Yuren's palace and said solemnly.

"Hahahahaha When Lu Zongcheng heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed, "It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!" ”

Lu Zongcheng laughed so unscrupulously and so formlessly, which made Peng Chaodong feel annoyed. At this time, even if Peng Chaodong had a good temper, he would not greet Lu Zongcheng with a smile. After all, Lu Zongcheng didn't give him Peng Chaodong even the slightest step, and he Peng Chaodong naturally didn't need to leave Lu Zongcheng with affection.

"What do you mean by that?" Peng Chaodong said coldly, and his attitude and tone of speech made a 180-degree turn from before.

"What do I mean, I guess Governor Peng knows it!" Lu Zongcheng sneered, "God knows, you know and I know, do you still want me to tell me about Peng Chaodong's ugly things?!" ”

Lu Zongcheng spoke unceremoniously and directly attacked Peng Chaodong.

Peng Chaodong was very helpless, although party struggle was a hurdle that almost all officials in the dynasty could not avoid, but Peng Chaodong tried his best to avoid party struggle every time he could avoid party contention.

Party strife is a stubborn disease of Da Zhao, which Peng Chaodong knows very well, Peng Chaodong does not want Da Zhao to be mired in the quagmire of party strife and unable to extricate himself because of this. Da Zhao has lost too much because of party disputes. Peng Chaodong didn't want to lose more of his ministers because of this.

Whether it is the Qin Party or the Zhejiang Party, there are many talented ministers among them, but the talents of these people are often unable to fully display their talents and make the greatest contribution to the empire, and a large part of the reason is because of the constraints of party struggle.

The ministers are divided into parties, and within each party, they can also be divided into many different factions. This greatly dispersed the cohesion of the empire, and the internal empire was unable to twist into a rope.

Peng Chaodong knew what the ugly thing Lu Zongcheng was talking about, it was nothing more than that Peng Chaodong did not immediately enter Jingshi City or immediately engage the Liao army outside the city when the Liao army was besieging the city, but inexplicably went to the camp of the Liao army. This can't help but make Lu Zongcheng not suspicious, so Lu Zongcheng is also talking about this matter today.

Peng Chaodong has no intention of explaining to Lu Zongcheng, this kind of thing will only become more and more chaotic the more he explains. Lu Zongcheng thought that it was better for him to collaborate with the enemy, and it was better for him to raise thieves and respect himself. Peng Chaodong didn't care, all Peng Chaodong cared about was Song Yuren's trust.

As long as Song Yuren has the trust, Peng Chaodong still has a place for him to display his talents, and he doesn't need to look at Lu Zongcheng's face.

"You won't believe me when I say what I went to the Liao army camp for, and of course I don't need to say it. In short, you and I are doing things for the emperor, and I, Peng Chaodong, have a clear conscience! Peng Chaodong said loudly.

No matter what others think, as long as he has a clear conscience, it's fine.

Lu Zongcheng snorted coldly, he felt that Peng Chaodong was empty-hearted.

"I, Da Zhao, will one day be destroyed in the hands of your Qin Party and in the hands of you ministers!" Lu Zongcheng did not choose to speak.

In Lu Zongcheng's eyes, as long as he is an official of the Qin Party, he is a minister, and the boundary between a minister and a loyal minister is very clear, and this boundary is a party.

Lu Zongcheng has gone mad and is completely mired in partisan disputes and cannot extricate himself. Peng Chaodong couldn't help but feel sorry for Lu Zongcheng in his heart, Lu Zongcheng may not be able to tolerate anything other than party contention in his eyes.

"Who is a loyal minister and who is a minister, the emperor naturally has a scale in his heart, and there is no need for the second assistant to make a final conclusion." Peng Chaodong said, "Dare to ask whether in the eyes of Lord Cifu, as long as he is an official of the Qin Party, he is a minister in the mouth of Cifu, and as long as he is a loyal minister of the Zhejiang Party?!" I'm afraid that Lord Jifu made such a hasty judgment, but I am afraid that it is biased! ”

"Isn't it?!" Lu Zongcheng said-for-tat, "Isn't it inconvenient to be like this!" ”

Lu Zongcheng's tone seemed unmistakable. (To be continued.) )