"Your Majesty, the micro-ministers have no form, and the emperor will personally come to help." Xu Youzhen hurriedly bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said.

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth and said: "Today's matter, Shi Heng is not good, it seems that I was a little too indulgent to Shi Heng before. In the future, we must take good control of the important ministers in the court, so as not to let subordinates like Shi Heng act recklessly. ”

Xu Youzhen casually agreed: "The authority is in charge, and it is not something that the ministers can ask, the emperor will do it." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Qizhen bowed his head slightly and said: "What Aiqing said, I understand in my heart, I have to put this matter in my heart and think about it carefully." ”

After the two of them met, Xu Youzhen knew that the goal of attacking Shi Heng had been achieved, so he sued the emperor and retired.

After exiting the palace gate, Xu Youzhen had the only choice of today's monarch and minister in her heart, and she finally lived up to her expectations.

Xu Youzhen was extremely grateful to Li Xian in his heart, and he knew in his heart that if there was no Li Xian's suggestion today, he would never be able to provoke Zhu Qizhen's anger so easily today and send a decree to severely reprimand Shi Heng, and let Shi Heng think about it at home for a month.

Being able to achieve such a situation now, Xu Youzhen was quite complacent. After all, as soon as Yu Qian died, he and Shi Heng were the most respected in the court.

This time, the emperor ordered to reprimand Shi Heng, so that Shi Heng could be attacked, so that others could not be looked forward to, so that the officials in the court would be dependent on themselves, and the strength of Shi Heng's faction would be dealt a great blow.

Today's situation can be achieved, thanks to Li Xian's advice behind the scenes, so Xu Youzhen is extremely grateful to Li Xian.

The flowers bloom in two, one on each branch.

The deacon and eunuch in the palace did not dare to slack off since Zhu Qizhen received the holy decree, and soon went to find the eunuch Sun Xiangyong, who was in charge.

After Sun Xiangyong heard the report, he naturally understood the truth.

"Manager Sun, you see that the emperor has sent a decree to reprimand Lord Shi, do you want to depose Lord Shi next?" The eunuch who came to report the news cautiously asked.

Sun Xiang kicked him lightly and said with a light and heavy kick: "Dog minion, how can you guess the meaning of the saint casually. ”

The eunuch who was kicked by Sun Xiang was very comfortable in his heart, and he knew in his heart that Sun Xiang kicked him with this kick, but he did not treat himself as an outsider.

The eunuch took advantage of the momentum and staggered forward, pretending to be kicked to the ground by Sun Xiang.

Sun Xiangyong naturally understood that this eunuch was just agreeing with his own wishes, so he smiled and said: "The earth is damp and cold, there is no need to squat on the ground and pretend to be a leper dog, remember in the future that if the emperor sends you to pass the decree, you will pass the decree, and you don't have to do so many tricks." ”

The little eunuch sitting on the ground heard Sun Xiang's words, so he opened his mouth and said, "What Mr. Sun taught is this." ”

Sun Xiang said when he heard this: "Since he is a sensible person, stand up for the chief manager, accompany the chief manager to Shiheng Mansion for a trip, and come back to deal with the emperor as soon as possible." ”

When the little eunuch saw Sun Xiangyong taking the initiative to invite, he knew in his heart that this was Sun Xiang's expression of trusting him, so he opened his mouth to Sun Xiang and said: "What Mr. Sun said is very true, and the little one will keep it in mind." ”

Sun Xiang smiled and said: "It's the best, remember it well, in the palace, you have to look more and break your mouth, if you say too much, you will lose, and then I'm afraid that no one will save you." ”

Hearing Sun Xiang's words, the little eunuch opened his mouth and said: "The villain naturally remembers the golden and jade words of Chief Manager Sun. ”

When Sun Xiang heard this, he opened his mouth and said, "Just remember." ”

The little eunuch opened his mouth and said, "Lord Sun, do I want to ask the emperor for a holy decree?" ”

Sun Xiang listened to him say this, and said with a slight sigh: "No need, since the emperor has already passed down the message, I will wait for this to go." Han Tianxian, forgive the people in Shiheng's mansion and dare not obstruct it. ”

Hearing Sun Xiangyong's words, the little eunuch nodded and said, "What Mr. Sun said is very true, the emperor is golden, I will wait." Han Tianxian, Shi Heng did not dare to disobey. ”

The two agreed on the matter, and Sun Xiangyong left with the little eunuch.

The two of them soon left the palace, and the guards guarding the door all knew that Sun Xiangyong was a popular person in front of the emperor, and often went out to do things for the emperor, so they never dared to offend this eunuch, and they were very attentive to make way for Sun Xiangyong.

Sun Xiangyong took the little eunuch and hurried to Shi Heng's mansion.

Shi Heng had already learned the news from the eunuch placed in the palace, and he knew in his heart that this disaster was caused by Xu Youzhen.

Shi Heng secretly regretted it, he never thought that he had sent more than 100,000 yuan of silver to Xu Youzhen, originally wanted to exert his strength in the future, so as to contain Xu Youzhen, but he never expected that Xu Youzhen would actually stab this matter in front of the emperor, so he was speechless.

Since the news came out of the palace, Shi Heng has already understood that this matter is irreparable.

With this thought in his heart, Shi Heng was also extremely calm.

Soon changed into official clothes, and waited at home for the eunuchs in the palace who came to deliver the decree.

The concierge naturally had already been instructed, Sun Xiangyong took the little eunuch to Shi Heng's house, and after the concierge asked about the intention of the two, he naturally did not dare to slack off, and quickly led the two eunuchs to see Shi Heng.

Shi Heng had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as he saw Sun Xiangyong and the little eunuch enter, he left his seat and said, "Two of you, please take a seat." ”

Sun Xiangyong shook his head and said, "Lord Shi, today we are here to convey the will of the saint, please Lord Shi kneel down and listen to the will." ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he acted according to his words, knelt down and said, "Weichen Shi Heng Fuwei listens to the order. ”

Sun Xiangyong nodded, then cleared his throat, and then spoke: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor Zhao said, Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng privately bribed, obstructed the law, all kinds of malpractices, I can't bear to speak, deprived Lai Ci of the title of Zhongguo Gong, fined for one year, and ordered to spend a month at home to see the aftermath." Chin this. ”

Shi Heng's face turned pale when he heard this, and he knew in his heart that he had been miserable by Xu Youzhen this time.

Now Emperor Don't have stripped him of the title of Duke of Zhongguo, even more so than cutting off his head.

However, the matter has come to this point, and it is irretrievable, so Shi Heng kowtowed and said: "The criminal minister Shi Heng has the order." ”

After Sun Xiang finished announcing Zhu Qizhen's message, he spoke to Shi Heng: "Lord Shi, this time it's also yours, even if your nephew is imprisoned, you can't make this decision." Now that the saint is guilty, Lord Shi should be careful. ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he said: "What my father-in-law said is that the criminal minister Shi Heng is also eager to protect the calf and does not want his nephew to suffer, so he will make this decision. It is really bad for the sinner, and he should not have regretted it in the first place. ”

Sun Xiangyong heard that Shi Heng had such a remark, so he stepped forward and said to Shi Heng: "Since Lord Shi has such a remark, it shows that Lord Shi also has no choice but to act like this. Right now, the emperor is angry, and after a few days, the emperor's anger calms down a bit, and my father-in-law and I will intercede with Lord Shi, after all, Lord Shi is the pillar of the court. The imperial court is short of Lord Shi. ”

Hearing Sun Xiang's words, Shi Heng said very gratefully: "Thank you Grandpa Sun, if Grandpa Sun can defend the minister Shi Heng in front of the emperor, it will be really unbelievable." I can't ask for it. Shi Heng thanked Grandpa Sun for his kindness. ”

Sun Xiang said with a smile when he heard the words: "Where is it, Lord Pingsu has given our family a lot of benefits, and our family has nothing to repay." Today's adults received this small punishment, it was originally a place where our family did a little bit, from the current situation, the emperor was just a momentary anger, and after a few days, the anger subsided, thinking of the benefits of Lord Shi, naturally or big things turned into small things. ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he arched his hand at Sun Xiang and said, "Thanks to Grandpa Sun's auspicious words, if this is the case, it will not be better." If something goes wrong, I hope my father-in-law can send someone to announce it in advance. ”

Sun Xiang also bowed to Shi Heng when he heard this: "This is natural, if something goes wrong, my father-in-law will definitely send someone to inform your lord." ”

After saying this, Sun Xiangyong then said: "It's not too early, our family will leave first." ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he stepped forward and said, "Why isn't my father-in-law in such a hurry, why don't you take a break in Shi someone's mansion." ”

Sun Xiang opened his mouth and said: "Don't disturb the house, besides, the emperor is waiting for me in the palace to go back and reply to the decree, and our family can't stay longer." Master Shi, don't leave it at that. ”

Seeing this, Shi Heng couldn't keep it, so he took out two sealed envelopes from the leather bag, and then Shi Heng stuffed them into the hands of Sun Xiangyong and the little eunuch who followed Sun Xiang, and then said: "This is a little bit of Shi someone's heart, no matter what the situation is in the future, please take care of the two of you." ”

Sun Xiang pinched the letterhead handed over by Shi Heng, and then opened his mouth to respond: "Lord Shi, how embarrassing is this. ”

Shi Heng said: "It's just a meaning, if Manager Sun refuses, he looks down on Shi." ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Sun Xiangyong had no choice but to say: "Then our family has to be embarrassed." ”

Shi Heng said in a loud voice: "It should be, it should be." ”

After the two of them had some preparations, Sun Xiang said goodbye to Shi Heng, and still wanted to leave the stone mansion with the little eunuch who came with him.

Seeing this, Shi Heng sent the two to the gate of Shifu very politely, and then said goodbye.

Sun Xiang hurried to the palace with the little eunuch who followed, and the little eunuch opened the thing given by Shi Heng on the road, and found that it was actually five hundred taels of silver, so he said to Sun Xiang excitedly: "Manager Sun, this errand is really a lot of oil and water, Shi Heng, the iron rooster, actually gave a reward of five hundred taels of silver, which is generous." Big, big. ”

Sun Xiangyong, who was in a hurry, just spoke: "It's nothing, it's just a forbidden situation, judging from the current situation, things are exactly like this, Shi Heng is so generous this time, it is also for the convenience of buying in the future." ”

Hearing Sun Xiang say this, the little eunuch asked in surprise: "Manager Sun, you don't understand what you said very well. ”

Sun Xiang said with a smile: "It's natural that you don't understand it, and you don't have to understand it now, if you understand, it will be bad." ”

Sun Xiang's words made the little eunuch extremely surprised, and the little eunuch thought for a moment and then opened his mouth to Sun Xiang and said: "Manager Sun, as far as his subordinates know, this time Lord Xu Youzhen went to the emperor to denounce Shi Heng, and Lord Xu was rewarded by the emperor, and the emperor also gave a gold medal for avoiding death to Lord Xu, and ordered someone to put the 100,000 taels of silver bribed by Shi Heng into the official treasury for disaster relief. Lord Shi Heng was blamed for this, and it should be blamed on Lord Xu Youzhen, Mr. Sun, is this the case. ”

Sun Xiang heard what the little eunuch said, so he opened his mouth and said: "I didn't expect your head to look small, but it is quite bright, so you can tell me who these two are fighting, who has a better chance of winning." ”

When the little eunuch heard this, he shook his head and said: "Lord Xu Youzhen and Lord Shi Heng have a lot of power in the court, Lord Xu's protégés and former officials are all over the world, Lord Shi Heng was promoted from the military attaché, and now he is a very popular minister, and nearly half of the generals and commanders in the court are under his account, so it can be said that half of the court's armed forces are in his hands, and they should not be underestimated." If the two fight, it's really hard to predict who will have the upper hand. ”

Hearing the little eunuch's words, Sun Xiangyong nodded and said, "Yes, yes, this view is quite plain." In fact, the two of them fought in the court, and the key was not in the court, but in the palace. ”

Sun Xiang used this remark, and the little eunuch felt extremely incredible, so he opened his mouth to Sun Xiangyong and asked: "What Mr. Sun said, why is the little one more confused the more he listens to it." ”

Sun Xiang laughed when he heard the words and said: "This matter is extremely simple to put it bluntly, Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng are evenly matched in the court, so if the two want to win in this struggle for power, the only way is to win the support of the eunuchs in the palace, as long as anyone can get through the palace and let the eunuchs in the palace speak, they can win the battle." ”

After listening to Sun Xiangyong's explanation, the little eunuch suddenly realized: "I see, the building near the water will get the moon first." ”

Sun Xiang smiled and said, "That's exactly what I said." ”

The little eunuch said with a happy brow: "In this way, the more fierce Xu Youzhen fights with Shi Heng, the more good it will be for the eunuchs in our palace." As long as the two of them fight desperately, we can all sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

Sun Xiang shook his head when he heard the words and said: "This thing is too beautiful, there are so many eunuchs in the palace, people may not find you and me." What's more, Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang and Manager Cao have already hooked up, and the benefits of you and me are by no means as much as that of Grandpa Cao. ”

Hearing this, the little eunuch opened his mouth and asked, "But looking at Shi Heng's attitude towards Manager Sun today, it is clear that he is deliberately selling well and making friends." What's more, it is five hundred taels as soon as it is shot, which is a windfall, and the monthly rules in the work are only one tael of silver. Shi Heng gave five hundred taels at once, which was really a lot of money. ”

"There is food and clothing in the palace, is it not enough to have one or two monthly money?" Sun Xiang asked rhetorically.

"It's enough, but sometimes it's itchy to play with other eunuchs, and when it's blocked, the money on hand is not enough." The little eunuch replied to Sun Xiangyong with some embarrassment.

"This is also, not enough to have five hundred taels now, you have to restrain a little, you must not gamble indiscriminately, if there are any rumors to Gonggong Cao, he will take you under the knife, and even if the manager comes forward at that time, he will not be able to save your life." Sun Xiangyong admonished.

Hearing Sun Xiangyong's warning, the little eunuch nodded his head again and again.

"Mr. Sun's golden and jade words must be remembered in my heart and never forgotten." The little eunuch bowed to Sun Xiang with his head.

Seeing this situation, Sun Xiangyong opened his mouth and said: "Don't mind, you don't have to bow to me, as long as you are cautious in the future, you will not be able to benefit you." ”

Hearing Sun Xiang's words, the little eunuch said happily: "In the future, I will ask Mr. Sun to carry it, Mr. Sun, Shi Heng will give the small reward money, and the small one will not be used much in the palace, so it is better to give filial piety to the chief steward." ”

Sun Xiang said quietly when he heard the words: "It's not necessary, you can keep what Lord Shi gave you, and it is inconvenient to hand it over to the old man." Besides, there is no shortage of you around the manager. ”

The little eunuch heard that Sun Xiang had such words, and hurriedly apologized to him and said: "Manager Sun, they are all villains who are not good, and the unintentional words of villains are not the slightest bit cold to Manager Sun." The villain knew that Mr. Sun had won the trust of the emperor, and the emperor had rewarded Mr. Sun with a lot of good things. ”

Sun Xiangyong heard the little eunuch's words, so he stepped forward with a smile and helped up the little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground and said: "What the chief manager said just now has no intention of blaming you, but this money is just a drizzle for the chief manager, you still have to keep the things that Lord Shi gave, just listen to me, don't gamble indiscriminately." ”

Hearing Sun Xiangyong's warning, the little eunuch hurriedly said: "The little one understands, after the little one returns to the palace, he must abide by the words of Chief Manager Sun and never gamble indiscriminately." The villain can swear an oath here, and if he breaks the oath, the sky will thunder. ”

After the little eunuch said these words, Sun Xiang said with a happy face: "You, it's good anywhere, it's not good at all, it's hard to change your gambling nature, my father-in-law originally intended to want you to inherit the mantle, from the current situation, I have to sharpen you well, if you can quit this problem in the future, the chief manager can consider recommending you as the next chief eunuch in front of the emperor." ”

Hearing Sun Xiangyong say this, the little eunuch was quite shocked, he thought in his heart that he was finally with the right person, if Sun Xiangyong promised to carry and cultivate himself, he would have considerable power in the palace in the future, maybe he could be very Sun Xiangyong and Cao Jixiang, and lead the eunuchs in the palace to be a head eunuch who obeyed the emperor's words.

The little eunuch who was overjoyed quickly knelt down, and Sun Xiang kowtowed a few times and said: "Thank you Mr. Sun for cultivation, if the little one can have a little bit of interest in the future, I will never forget the cultivation grace of Mr. Sun." ”

Sun Xiang laughed when he heard the words and said: "This is not necessary, judging from the current situation, if you can quit the problem of gambling, the manager will be very happy." ”

"The little one swore in front of Manager Sun that he must quit such a problem." Then the little eunuch spoke.

Hearing the little eunuch's words, Sun continued to speak: "Okay, you can say this matter yourself, but you have to say it." ”

In order to get Sun Xiangyong's appreciation, the little eunuch nodded and said: "This matter is like this for the villain, after returning to the palace this time, the little one will quit the bad habit of gambling." ”