Chapter 21: Secret Commander
When asked this question, Wang Ziyu was actually prepared in his heart. If these three highnesses want to sponsor themselves to enter the forbidden army, then His Majesty the Emperor will definitely think so. But the question is, these three highnesses went out and scolded me for colluding with the prince, which one is this? Could it be that he is playing Huang Gai? I'm going to play Zhou Yu? Interesting. This palace drama really has no shortage of scenes, and even the lines have to be varied.
Once His Majesty the Emperor asked these questions, Wang Ziyu had prepared many versions of this line, and the version to be used in what situation had already been finalized. When asked, Prince Yu replied loudly:
"The grass people are a ranger, as His Majesty knew before. I thought that if I got the jade medal, I would be more comfortable traveling in the rivers and lakes in the future, and I would not worry about eating. It's just that since parting with His Majesty, he has been chased and assassinated all the way, and he has almost lost his life at the hands of others several times. Ziyu knew that he had never made an enemy before, and presumably the assassin was only because the grass people had saved His Majesty, and he was regarded by the other party as an undying enemy. In this way, even if I want to stay away from right and wrong, right and wrong will follow me until the enemy retreats or dies. Since there was no way to escape, the grass people thought that since this matter was caused by saving His Majesty, it was better to follow His Majesty and see who this enemy was. Once the enemy shows their traces, the grass people are willing to be the vanguard and kill these mad people. ”
Sima Hong looked at Wang Ziyu for a long time, and suddenly laughed. This laughter echoed for a long time over the Qinzheng Hall and even the entire Qinzheng Palace. At this moment, the waiting eunuchs outside relaxed. This majesty, unlike other emperors, is that yin is yin, yang is yang, laughing, indicating a good mood. After following His Majesty for a long time, these eunuchs are clear. Now the laughter lingers in the Qinzheng Palace, which shows that Wang Ziyu has won the sacred heart, and he can make good friends in the future.
"You saved me, how should I thank you? You say, what do you want? Sima Hong's laughter fell, and his expression returned to seriousness.
Wang Ziyu wanted to say, I want you, I want your power, and I can't survive and die because of that slut who is playing with Mr. Tu. Get Li Xiaomi over again, let her look at the miserable life of Mr. Tu's slut, and make her regret throwing herself into Mr. Tu's arms. But this can't be said yet, and at present, he is not sure whether it is his cat named His Majesty who is presiding over Sima Hong's body at the moment. If it was really the cat, it would be easy. If not, I'm afraid the real drama will be staged. How to control this Daluo Empire step by step, I am afraid it will not be less difficult than Zhen Huan's efforts. At that time, it would be impossible not to be played with by Sima Hong's beautiful body.
"Grass people only need one chance." Wang Ziyu still chose the most reassuring option for His Majesty the Emperor. Even if the emperor didn't say it, in fact, all this is a subtext.
"Are you going to kill the enemy?" Sima Hong is really the top of his mind, no wonder he is the emperor of the world.
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll give you this opportunity. I have assigned a thousand elite of the Green Shadow Guard to your command. Enemies below the rank of the fifth rank can be killed without reporting. Above the fifth rank and all members of the royal family, you need to obtain my consent in advance. "Sima Hong is really a big deal, a stranger, he transferred a thousand elites from Qingyingwei at once, this power is probably something that the prince didn't expect.
"That...... Your Majesty, is this position a hundred or a thousand? Wang Ziyu suddenly remembered that the level of official positions in ancient times could be reflected in the salary. But this salary is not like now, how much is paid. In the Daluo Empire, it was measured by the number of households enshrined. Once it becomes ten thousand households, it will be a level of princes, which is amazing. Wang Ziyu was very curious, so he asked.
"Hahaha...... What do you want me to say? How many households do you want? Sima Hong actually laughed and asked Wang Ziyu. That's a big deal. The emperor asked, it doesn't mean that you can answer casually, it's best to have a little more households, but don't be too greedy, it's better to look at fame and fortune very lightly.
"Actually, it doesn't matter how many households there are, as long as I and my servants can eat and drink without worry. In that way, the grass people can go all out to remove those tumors for His Majesty and return the Daluo Empire to a peaceful and prosperous era. ”
"What a peaceful and prosperous world. Then you will be given the treatment of 5,000 households. But that can't be said explicitly. Otherwise, those princes and ministers should go to my book again. "Sima Hong is really generous, as soon as he opens his mouth, there are 5,000 households, which is a treatment that those who have been on the battlefield for decades may not be able to get. This treatment is equivalent to the general of the town guarding the side. If you let them know, your heart must be unbalanced. And Wang Ziyu saved His Majesty, although everyone knows it, but they can't make a noise in the government. If it's too public, it's going to be bad. The reason why Sima Hong arranged Wang Ziyu to Qingyingwei instead of the forbidden army was because it was not appropriate to openly let Wang Ziyu confront the prince.
Now His Royal Highness has been imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion, and his subordinates have seriously injured Wang Ziyu's subordinates. If His Majesty the Emperor is noncommittal after Prince Yu enters the palace, then this is a bit interesting. Such a layout will make the prince even more confused.
But how can there be an impermeable wall in the world, how can Wang Ziyu endure loneliness.
And the prince at this moment is indeed very confused. After the third prince Sima Ci and the prince Yu entered the city, not only were they not taken down by Li Yufeng, the commander of the Nine Gates, but they were led into the palace by Duke Su with a holy decree. According to the information report of his subordinates, the Third Highness was reprimanded for entering the palace and was also escorted to the Zongren Mansion for investigation. Although this is a bit of a lenient sentence, it is a punishment after all. The prince's heart was a little more settled. But what he couldn't understand was that these three princes originally wanted to recommend Wang Ziyu, why did they let their subordinates beat Wang Ziyu's servants and cause serious injuries? This action is really incredible. Could it be that His Majesty doesn't like Wang Ziyu, and His Royal Highness wants to draw a line with Wang Ziyu?
At this moment, the prince is in the home of Guo Deshuang, the prime minister of Shangshutai, and Guo Yue, the official of the Ministry of Justice, is on the side.
"Your Royal Highness, this time there is Weichen Na Shenben, and the three princes are dead. Even if His Majesty the Emperor does not give him the capital crime, I am afraid that there is no hope of winning the heir in the future. As soon as Guo Yue heard that the three highnesses were escorted into the Zongren Mansion, and scolded Prince Yu, he hurriedly came up to ask for credit.
"At the moment, the third prince is indeed a bit passive. But we can't take it lightly, if he doesn't fight, he won't be able to get up at all, and we can't be careless. It would be best if you could take the opportunity to erase him. It's a pity, that's the Zongren Mansion, not the Shen Criminal Division. If it's the Punishment Division, it's easy to do. The prince's eyes were hollow, and he seemed to be looking into the distance.
"Your Highness, this assassination charge is not enough to enter the Shen Criminal Division, so we will arrange some other charges and put him in the Shen Criminal Division. As soon as he enters the Penal Division, we must let him lie down and come out. Shangshutai Prime Minister Guo Deshuang said in a deep voice.
"Then there's Prime Minister Lao." The prince said lightly. He didn't want to, but he really couldn't think of it. Since I can't think of it, then I'll leave it to Guo Deshuang to do it well, and these people are the best at official fighting, but as for governing the country, they are not very good at it. But now, for the crown prince, it is necessary to ascend the throne first. As for governing the country, when the position is consolidated in the future, it is enough to support another capable person.
And this Prime Minister Guo Deshuang doesn't think so. He now not only has to support the crown prince to ascend to the throne, but also to penetrate his strength into various key positions before the prince ascends the throne, weaving a big net, so that the prince will not be able to fly high in this net. Only in this way can his position as prime minister be consolidated, and he can even take the position of Da Sima. The only position in the court that is more powerful than the prime minister is Da Sima. No matter what dynasty or dynasty, this position of commanding the three armies is always the first under the king, and it has always been held by the emperor's cronies. Once the position of Da Sima is sidelined, it means that the imperial power is seriously threatened. Similarly, if Guo Deshuang wants to dictate the government, he must truly control this supreme military command post.
And now, for Guo Deshuang, the most descendant army that can obey his orders is the 160,000 army under the Zhenxi general Guo Deyu. These armies are enough for a corner of peace and control of the three western counties. But if you want to run rampant in the Daluo Empire, it is not enough. It is necessary to infiltrate your own forces into the capital, and it is best to get the forbidden army by the way, it will be very convenient. Even if the emperor has Qingyingwei, it is not a problem, it is a big deal to encircle and suppress. But now, although some secret chess pieces have been installed in the forbidden army, the position is too low to control the command of the entire forbidden army. If this were not the case, it would not have been a failure of this usurpation.
Fortunately, they were decisive enough to behead General Cai Ya, the general of the army who attacked the palace, on the spot, killing all the main generals, and then splashing dirty water on the body of the Third Highness. Otherwise, this prince will probably be completely defeated. It's really thrilling. They still underestimated Sima Hong. This Sima Hong actually went around to Xiaguan and directly led 50,000 cavalry into Beijing, and the prince and his family participated in the usurpation, with a total of only 70,000 infantry, where is the opponent of this cavalry. As a result, Sima Hongbing returned to the imperial power without bloodshed, and the crown prince lost several tiger generals.
But for Sima Shuo, the ruthless prince, it's all worth it, leaving Qingshan without worrying about running out of firewood. One day, he will ask Sima Hong, Sima Ci, and all those who oppose him to pay these costs and pay tribute to these dead soldiers.
Each has a ghost in their hearts, but they have reached an agreement on seizing control of the Daluo Empire at a certain point in time and space. This is the scheming of the Prince heavyweights. And when the prince returned to the East Palace Mansion, the martial arts master who had been protecting his safety beside him, called Lin Yidao, spoke. It is rumored that if you don't have a knife, you can do it, and as soon as you get a knife, you have to drink the blood of the enemy, and you want the enemy's head to be on the head, which is a very powerful existence. No one knows where the prince got this man from. Privately, this Lin Yidao accepted a lot of beauties from Prime Minister Guo Deshuang. Of course, these bribes were given by Guo Yue in his own name, saying that they were brothers who communicated with each other. But Lin Yidao knew very well that this was what Prime Minister Guo Deshuang meant.
"Your Highness, there is a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not."
"I know everything." The prince glanced at him.
"I think that the prime minister will have different ambitions in the future, and we need his support at the moment, but when laying out, we must also pay attention to proportions to prevent the tail from falling off." Lin Yidao is thin and tall, but his eagle eyes are very sharp.
"That's what I mean, too. But right now, there's still a lot of use for him. Let him be happy for a few days. The prince said lightly.
Lin Yidao heard that the prince was also guarding against Prime Minister Guo Deshuang, so he didn't have to worry.
"The Prime Minister recently asked the Ministry of Shangshu to give his subordinates a lot of benefits, and the subordinates accepted it because of the loss of face. The subordinates felt that it was necessary for His Highness to know about this matter. Lin Yidao continued.
"Yes, that's good. He wants to woo you. Sure enough, it was an old fox. But it doesn't matter, whatever he gives you, you can accept it and tell me in time. Don't take away the good intentions of the Prime Minister. Prince Sima Shuo smiled gloomily and looked at the front of the car.
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When Wang Ziyu came out of the palace and saw Xiao He who fell to the ground covered in blood, he was immediately furious. dared to murder in front of the palace, this person really didn't want to die. Xiaohe, I must avenge you for this revenge. Damn, Lao Tzu is now also in charge of a thousand Qingying Guards, all the enemies, wash your necks and wait for Lao Tzu's severed sword!!