Chapter 9: The Emperor
I just received news that the puppy raised by the property management of the unit building may be abandoned due to the withdrawal of the property management...... What a pitiful thing it is for puppies to be abandoned on the streets and become stray dogs on such a cold day...... begged the family to take him in, but the family did not want to live or die...... Alas, (when will I be able to move out...... It's so sad...... I wonder if I can find a good Samaritan to adopt it in the next day or two...... )*
Two people who were always thinking about how to kill each other, only a foot apart from each other, experienced a few seconds of calm that was enough to freeze everything around them. The people huddled in the corners did not dare to move or freeze, and only the sound of the rain outside let people know that time was still passing.
"Helan Chu." Zuo Ying said in a deep voice. Break the deadlock.
"The minister is here."
Zuo Ying breathed a sigh of relief, "In the early hours of this morning, in the middle of the mound, there was a rebellion, and I almost burned the fire. ”
Helan Chu had always disdained to feign surprise, even in front of the emperor; What he didn't expect was that Zuo Ying would mention this matter to him so calmly, as if it had happened to someone else, "The minister has heard it." I was about to check the soldiers and horses to go to the rescue, and I was glad to hear that His Majesty had escaped, but it was actually the first emperor of my Great Zhou Dynasty who had a spirit in the sky! ”
"This case is left to you to have full jurisdiction." This time, the non-negotiable tone came from Zuo Ying's mouth, and it was loud, like an iron law, "Wei Wei Chi Da Su Wei Wei Wei failed to fulfill his safety, and I want to remove him from his post and confiscate his family property; The backbone general Jiang Yuanyou had a meritorious escort, so he was asked to take over the post of guard lieutenant. Si Tianjian Xu Lingguang, the timing was unfavorable, I was deeply suspicious of his talents, so I first removed him from his post and demoted him to a commoner; The position of Si Tianjian is to be recommended by the ministers, and then selected from them. ”
The heavy rain that poured on her head just now has actually brought Zuo Ying back to some senses, her mind has never lacked calmness, but her personality is not without a fiery factor. Repeatedly being provoked by life-threatening situations, and the culprit is within reach at any time, so that the impulse for revenge can be suppressed, pretending to be indifferent and laughing, I am afraid that it is possible to cultivate to the year of the Mandate of Heaven or even later.
The opportunity to shoot Helan Chu unsuspectingly is not the first time in front of him. The reason why Zuo Ying has always controlled the hatred in her heart and not doing this is because she knows very well that as long as the power of the Helan Chu Group is not weakened for a day, and the power that belongs to her own is not cultivated for a day, it will be impossible for her to truly control this court for a day; Even if Helan Chu dies, another "Helan Chu" will immediately rise up and replace him, "the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen", Helan Chu's death may not only not really relieve the crisis she is in, but may make her fall into the charge of "killing the minister without permission", so that the person who deliberately murdered her is justified.
Moreover, a headshot like this is too cheap for him, and she will one day invite him to taste what it is like to be forced to confess to death in prison, to be pierced through the heart by random arrows, or to die in despair and pain trapped in the fire.
"Do the holy thing." Helan Chu never expected that Zuo Ying would give up this opportunity to hit him, let alone that she would take the initiative to put forward the "price" of calming things - giving up two chess pieces in exchange for her not pursuing it anymore. This made him only happy to accept.
Just when he thought that Zuo Ying had finished saying all the things he had to say, Zuo Ying said again: "I have already seriously considered the list of Taifu you presented to me. There is one person who must be changed. ”
"Your Majesty, please advise."
Just like just now, every word Zuo Ying said had the momentum to make it a reality in the next second, "Taifu who teaches riding and archery and Taoluo, I don't want others to take the role, I want you." ”
When Helan Chu heard this, he couldn't figure out what Zuo Ying's intention was for a while.
Helan Chu, who has been in power in the imperial court for many years, thought that he was used to all kinds of accidents, but he didn't expect that the accidents given to him by this little girl in front of him today would be one after another.
But he had regained his usual composure. He raised his head and said calmly: "Thank you for your majesty's trust, and the ministers are grateful. However, the minister's self-esteem and ability are insufficient, and the official affairs of the court have made the minister unable to get out all day long, and he may not be able to take on such a heavy responsibility. ”
"Handling official business is for my Da Zhou Sheji, helping me to 'improve my studies and get into politics as soon as possible', and it is also for my Da Zhou Sheji. Those who can work hard, you can't shirk. Zuo Ying said majestically and irresistibly.
Helan Chu couldn't find any other reason to excuse himself for a while, so he had to kowtow and thank him.
At this moment, there was another commotion outside the door.
"Taishi-" A family member hurriedly ran to the door of the inner hall in the rain, and just wanted to report something, but because he saw that his master was still kneeling in front of the master who was riding a horse into the hall, he immediately swallowed the words and was silent.
Immediately afterwards, the two people who were so wet that they were salvaged from the water also walked into the inner hall quickly, and when they saw this, they immediately bowed down under Zuo Ying's horse.
Zuo Ying looked back and saw that the two were Scarlet Feather and Jiang Yuanyou.
Scarlet Feather slowly raised her head, glanced at Helan Chu on the other side, and lowered her head again before meeting his gaze.
Zuo Ying thought that Scarlet Feather was injured and chased here in the rain, so she couldn't bear it, so she turned the horse's head and said, "Swing." ”
Only then was Helan Chu able to get up, led a group of domestic servants and maidservants, and sent Zuo Ying and his party out of the main road in front of the palace gate.
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After Helan Chu returned to the Taishi Mansion to bathe and change clothes, Zhang Fengshi and Xiahou Yuan were still waiting in the back hall.
"Taishi!" As soon as he saw Helan Chu Xiahou Yuan, he couldn't wait to greet him, "I didn't expect the matter of Yuanqiu to be so ......"
Helan Chu's face sank, and a trace of murderous aura flashed in his eyes, "Don't mention this matter again." Let no one who did it remain. You go to the aftermath quickly. ”
"Yes! Taishi. Xiahou Yuan hung his head, but as if he had been amnestied, he hugged his fists to Helan Chu and Zhang Fengshi respectively, and then turned around and walked out of the back hall quickly.
Zhang Fengshi, who was standing on the side, waited for Helan Chu to walk to the couch and sit down steadily, and then said: "The official was about to go out with the Taishi to take a look, and after recognizing that the person on the horse was His Majesty, he immediately turned back, so as not to arouse His Majesty's suspicion." Behind the scenes, the lower officials heard what His Majesty said clearly. The lower officials thought that His Majesty's request for the Taishi to serve as the Taifu this time was probably not simple. ”
Zhang Fengshi walked to the couch beside Helan Chu and knelt down, with a solemn expression, approached He Lanchu and said in a low voice: "Xia Guan is only afraid that His Majesty has already moved murderous intentions against Taishi." deceived the Taishi into entering the palace in the name of serving as the Taifu, I am afraid that he would take the opportunity to harm the Taishi. Submitting the Yuanqiu incident to the Taishi for trial is nothing more than a move to paralyze the Taishi. ”
After hearing this, the expression on Helan Chu's face did not change in the slightest. When Zuo Ying looked at him just now, the murderous aura in his eyes was something he had never seen even in the enemy generals facing each other between the two armies. How could he not see that it was not a rage that lost his mind and did not know the gravity, but it was clearly a thunderous rage with the power of ten thousand jun, and it was a tenacity that was ready to be sent but could be received and sent.
"Taishi," Zhang Fengshi saw that Helan Chu did not respond, knowing that he must be thinking deeply. Zhang Fengshi's eyes were fierce, and he twisted his beard and said in a low voice: "The lower officials think that at this time, they should strike first and promote it with the momentum of the wind, so as not to suffer from it." ”
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