Chapter 1388: Deep in the Dungeon
In the end, the establishment of the Ministry of Supervision became a reality under Lin Si's insistence.
Of course, the ministers were opposed, but Lin Si was not Yue Luoning, and their opposition was too weak.
The Ministry of Supervision, with Lin Si as the main body and Du Qi as the auxiliary, will select a large number of young officials to join in the Yueguo, and the sharpest 'minions' of the Ministry of Supervision are the secret department specially used to communicate with Shifanglou.
With the addition of the Ministry of Secrets, the Ministry of Supervision will only become the department with the strongest intelligence capabilities in the Moon Country, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as pervasive.
After the end of the court meeting, the two siblings, Yue Luoning and Lin Si, discussed for a long time the specific matters concerning the future of the Ministry of Supervision. Under Yue Luoning's suggestion, Lin Si, who originally only had a rough idea, gradually had a clear direction.
He is indeed ready to cause a storm in the officialdom of the Moon Country, after all, there is no war in the Moon Country for the time being, he has a lot of time to do this, and he is not afraid of being hated.
At this time, he seemed full of ambition and high morale, and he was bound to win this alternative war.
It's just that he would never have imagined that just a moment after he left the palace, Yue Luoning went to a secret dungeon somewhere in the palace.
There, although he was still covered in scars and still wearing shackles, he took a shower and changed into clean cloth clothes Zhou Zichuan sat quietly in a certain cage.
His complexion is still extremely poor, which is also inevitable, under Hua Susu's long-term inhuman torture, I am afraid that someone else would have died a long time ago. It's a miracle that he's survived until now.
There was a noise outside the cage, and a moment later, Yue Luoning and Ying Fei appeared in front of him.
Through the iron fence of the cage, Zhou Zichuan got up with difficulty, then knelt forward and made a big salute with his forehead touching the ground.
"Sinner Zhou Zichuan, knock to see Your Majesty!" His voice had long been destroyed, and his hoarse voice was unpleasant, but it was already like a handsome face that had been destroyed for the most part, and he could never change back again.
There was a deep sense of respect and surrender in his voice, and in addition to that, there was an undisguised sense of relief.
Yue Luo quietly looked at the man lying in the cage, his body almost shrunk into a ball, and now it is almost impossible to find the shadow of the past from him.
Perhaps because there were only three people here, and no one could observe her, her mood, which she rarely showed to the outside world, was finally presented on that handsome and heroic face, and her expression was very heavy and complicated.
Yes, she deceived Lin Si, she didn't execute Zhou Zichuan.
She kept him, just thinking he should still be usable.
For Zhou Zichuan, this is a big event like coming back from the dead, but for her, it is just a 'gamble' that is not too big.
After Hua Susu lived in the palace last night, she took Zhou Zichuan into this dungeon.
But at that time, Zhou Zichuan's last catastrophe had not yet passed, and that was Lin Si.
It is impossible for Zhou Zichuan to escape from the palace, if Yue Luoning shields him, it will only make Lin Si angry, this dangerous Yue Luo Ning is unwilling to take it, because Zhou Zichuan is not worth the price.
She didn't arrange any complicated plans, she just lied to Lin Si once, telling him that Zhou Zichuan was dead.
If Lin Si didn't plan to see Zhou Zichuan's 'corpse' with his own eyes, then Zhou Zichuan would have been able to survive from now on. If Lin Si insisted on seeing it, then the secret guards who stayed here at that time would really execute him and send his body to Lin Si.
In the end, Lin Si believed Yue Luoning's words, so Zhou Zichuan survived to the present.
That's right, since Zhou Zichuan fell into the hands of Hua Susu, he is destined to have no chance to turn over. Because even if Hua Susu really relented and let him go, he wouldn't be able to pass Yue Luoning's level.
This palace is Yue Luoning's territory, and she will not relax.
Unless, she doesn't want to kill Zhou Zichuan......
It's just that Yue Luoning didn't know that when he took this step, it was tantamount to doing another thing that Lin Si definitely didn't want to see.
Why did he propose the establishment of the Ministry of Supervision today, Yue Luoning knew very well in his heart. He is for himself, for his own support, and for his own problems.
Is it really right to do it yourself?
She was silent for a long time, and during the long time she was silent, Zhou Zichuan, who was lying on the ground with his forehead firmly pressed against the dirty ground, did not get up from beginning to end.
Although his body was really weak, so weak that even in this position, his whole body was constantly twitching, but he still held on silently.
Yue Luoning didn't let him get up, she just broke the calm with an inexplicable word: "For you, I lied to Lin Si today." ”
Zhou Zichuan, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted as if he had exhausted all his strength: "Your Majesty will definitely not regret it, Zichuan is willing to smash your body and bones to the ground for Your Majesty!"
It is ridiculous to hear this from the mouth of a man who has changed masters several times. ”
Zhou Zichuan knows very well that no matter how loyal he is, no matter how nice and high-sounding he says, it is difficult for people to believe it. Even he himself doesn't necessarily believe it.
"In front of His Majesty, Zichuan only has the qualifications to bow down obediently, and he does not dare to have the slightest dissent. His Majesty is the only peerless hero in Zichuan's life, and he is fortunate to be able to serve His Majesty!"
His words can be regarded as from the bottom of his heart.
In the past, when he was under Liang Yue, he had a 'confrontation' with Yue Luoning in the northern fiefdom. And then, from Hua Susu's few words, he already had enough understanding of Yue Luoning.
His jealousy of Yue Luoning is indeed unprecedented, far surpassing Liangyue Hanyue, and even surpassing Yueshan.
Han Yuezhi is sparse, Liang Yue's heart and vision are not enough, Yueshan is a little stubborn and self-serving, only Yue Luoning ......
So far, he has not found any dead ends on Yue Luoning. Smart, calm, careful, stoic, scheming, undisturbed by feelings...... And most importantly, she's ruthless enough.
Except for being a woman, she was almost born to be the Moon King.
To be honest, he really didn't have the slightest idea of turning his back on Yue Luoning for the time being, and the biggest reason was that he felt that it was unlikely to succeed. Even if she betrays, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape from her palm.
"Okay, no need to say compliments, I need to see the actual performance. Your life is not entirely your own, now...... Give me enough and leave your reasons for it. ”
Yue Luoning is a person who will not be complimented by others, as Zhou Zichuan expected, she will almost never lose her cool.
"Yes......" Zhou Zichuan was determined in his heart, he knew that he was not wrong, Yue Luoning was a very pragmatic person, and all she valued was whether it was useful and whether it was profitable.
So, what I need now is to perform and show enough value.
"How many things do you know from Hua Susu?"
Although she hadn't seen it with her own eyes or heard several conversations between Hua Susu and Zhou Zichuan in that dark room, Yue Luoning seemed to know everything.
Zhou Zichuan did not hesitate to say: "From her, the sinners know that she has become another imperial commander, and every time she takes a fancy to a man, His Majesty will promote them or officials in their clan...... In fact, from the day she told the sinners the news, the sinners knew they might have the day to get out of trouble. ”
"Oh? Why?"
"She was forced to ask the opinions of the guilty ministers when His Majesty promoted the prince of Wenkang. At that time, the criminal deceived her and told her that His Majesty wanted to promote his cronies under the guise of her. Therefore, the criminal ministers taught her to deliberately get close to the foreign courtiers and the two princes, so that His Majesty's plan could not succeed. She hated His Majesty and thought she had a plan, and in the end those people became princesses......"
"It turns out that you are behind this?"
"Exactly. ”
"Without you, I could have promoted my own people. And because of you, all the courtiers I promoted were foreign courtiers who might have different intentions. You're ...... Do you still take credit for this?" Yue Luoning said expressionlessly.
Her words containing murderous intent failed to scare Zhou Zichuan, and he said unhurriedly: "Is Your Majesty testing the guilty ministers? At that time, no matter who Your Majesty promoted, he would not be able to become a close confidant. If the criminal minister's expectations are good, even Zhuo Linyin, who was originally promoted, is not of the same mind as His Majesty. ”
"How did you guess?"
"Quite simply, Your Majesty is a woman, and it is unlikely that they will support it. And even if they were grateful, they would only be grateful to Hua Susu and Lin Si, but not to Your Majesty, because they felt that Your Majesty was forced to promote. His Majesty's original purpose was actually to divide the court into two factions under the guise of Hua Susu.
The Moon Kingdom fought foreign wars and conquered many surrendered ministers, and this other faction is naturally foreign courtiers. It is impossible to resolve the contradiction between the local minister and the foreign minister in a short period of time, so there is no possibility for the two sides to join forces at all, and they will only fight in the dark. What His Majesty wanted to do was to set up a strong enemy for the native minister from the beginning.
The criminal also knew that the reason why His Majesty wanted Lin Si to return to Xiancheng for a long time this time was to deliberately ask him to find out what Hua Susu had done. Because, the power of foreign courtiers and local courtiers has almost balanced, and it is time to stop. At this time, if you continue to keep Hua Susu to do mischief, it will only let the foreign courtiers overwhelm the local courtiers, so it is time for Lin Si to take her away......!
Yue Luoning said noncommittally: "You are very sure of your judgment. ”
"Yes, the guilty man knows what His Majesty wants. So at that time, the guilty minister was working hard for His Majesty's plan to make enemies for the local minister, and before he met His Majesty, the criminal minister had already made a contribution!"
In front of Yue Luoning, Zhou Zichuan didn't hide it at all, he directly asked for credit for himself.
He knew that in front of Yue Luoning, the more direct the words, the better. is scheming, she is not necessarily her opponent, and if she goes around and around, she will look down on her.
Regarding his judgment, Yue Luoning did not admit it, nor did she refute it.
She just looked at Zhou Zichuan who was still lying on the ground with interest: "Oh? Then tell me, what do I want?"
"Your Majesty only wants two words - centralization! Concentrate all the power in the hands of Your Majesty, but all obstacles that stand in the way of this road, Your Majesty will remove all of them, and the guilty minister also believes that the person who wins in the end must be Your Majesty!"
When Zhou Zichuan said these two words, Yue Luoning's breathing stagnated for a moment.
At this moment, she knew that she really didn't leave the wrong person.
Although the methods are completely different from Corporal Lixian when recruiting Luo Hou, she also needs Zhou Zichuan.
"Ying Lao, you go out first, I have the last few words to say to him. ”