"The reason why I came to the rally again was because I was entrusted by the Metropolitan Guard. Shangguan Xiu Zhengse said.

"Oh?" Tang Yu was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't tell that Shangguan Xiu was still from the Duwei Mansion.

Shangguan Xiu said: "Your Highness ......"

"As I said, we are friends now, and you don't have to call me Your Highness. How old are you this year?"

"Eighteen. ”

"We are the same age, I was born in April. ”

"I'm August. ”

"Then I'm older than you, I'll call you Ah Xiu, and you can call me Brother Tang. ”

Shangguan Xiu's concept of hierarchy is not strong, and since Tang Yu said so, he also gladly accepted it. He said: "I'm not from the Duwei Mansion, I'm just a name in the Duwei Mansion. He exposed the identity of Hua Butterfly yesterday, and Duwei Mansion found him, and asked him to tell Tang Yu about what he did for Duwei Mansion.

"I see. Tang Yu snorted and laughed, shook his head and said: "Duwei Mansion is not someone who can make a meritorious service can enter, everyone recruited by Duwei Mansion needs to have the personal approval of the emperor, Cheng Qi promised that you can enter the Duwei Mansion in the future, that is just a pretext for him to ask you to do things, he doesn't have so much right to summon you into Duwei Mansion." ”

What a cunning Cheng Qi, his oath in front of him turned out to be a lie!

Tang Yu continued: "However, although you can't enter the mansion, it's not bad to be able to register in the Duwei Mansion. He changed his tone and asked, "Ah Xiu, I would like to hear your real opinion on the student assembly." ”

Shangguan Xiu Zhengse said: "I thought that the student assembly was just to vent dissatisfaction, and it was difficult to make a big deal. If the aristocracy is really to be abolished, the students' assemblies should be more hidden, like-minded people should be carefully screened, long-term plans should be made, and after ten or even decades of hard work, a huge force of its own will gradually form in the court, so that it is possible to succeed, overturn the situation in the court, and implement the reform of the law. ”

Tang Yu listened carefully, and when Shangguan Xiu finished speaking, his face was shocked, and after a while, he laughed and said, "Fortunately, you are not the organizer of the rally, otherwise, wouldn't you become the number one enemy of the imperial court in the future?"

"I ......"

"Your philosophy is to implement change from the top down, and my philosophy is the same as yours. Seeing Shangguan Xiu looking at himself without blinking, Tang Yu looked bitter and said: "The nobles are greedy, the officials protect each other, oppress the people, and make the people miserable." Now the rebellion has spread, not only the counties and counties are full of rebellions, but the momentum has burned to Shangjing, among which there are of course foreign enemies secretly funding and fanning the flames, but in the final analysis, the problem is still with me Gale myself. The aristocracy is the source of the trouble, I have the heart to change the law, but I am alone. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed softly, feeling that the topic was too heavy, Tang Yu changed the topic, smiled at Shangguan Xiu, and asked: "Shangguan's surname is not common, Ah Xiu, your ancestor is ......"

Shangguan Xiu replied: "The ancestor is Shangguan Yuanwu. ”

"Wuwei Hou, one of the founding heroes?"

"Exactly!"

"Then how did you become a Zhenjun person?"

"The ancestor Shangguan Pingnan was punished by the Son of Heaven for practicing forbidden martial arts, and the Shangguan family was also sent to Zhenjun. ”

"Just because of this little thing?"

"Yes. ”

"The above officials' contributions to the Wind Country, the punishment of the first emperor is too heavy. Tang Yu shook his head and said.

His words were said to Shangguan Xiu's heart, and his heart was sour.

Tang Yu leaned over and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ah Xiu, since you are a descendant of the Shangguan family, then for my Tang family, you are not an outsider. I hope you can help me!"

Shangguan Xiu looked at Tang Yu and asked, "What does His Highness want me to do?"

Tang Yu's eyes flashed, and he said, "I need someone to help me collect evidence of the crimes of the ministers of the DPRK and China." In the future, if I implement a reform of the law, abolish the privileges of the nobility, and ban the nobles, this will inevitably touch the interests of the ministers of the court and the central government, and they will inevitably join forces to oppose it, but as long as I have the evidence of their guilt in my hands, they will have to compromise and have to support my reform. ”

Shangguan Xiu said: "However, he is just a small person, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on this heavy responsibility." ”

Tang Yu said disapprehantly: "The more inconspicuous the little person, the easier it is to collect incriminating evidence, the less likely it is to be suspected, and the most important thing is that I can trust you." Speaking of this, he looked directly at Shangguan Xiu and asked, "Ah Xiu, are you willing to help me?"

It can be seen that Tang Yu is not joking with himself, he really has the intention to help him collect evidence of hundreds of officials, but how can a person have such great ability? He doesn't think he can do this, but he can't refuse Tang Yu.

What was the purpose of his stay in Shangjing, and did he still want to recover Pan Mengjun? Of course not, he had only one purpose, to get ahead.

Now that Tang Yu has sent him an invitation, isn't this an excellent opportunity for him to get ahead? Isn't directly obeying Yu Yu's orders a step higher than obeying Yu Duwei's Mansion? Guan Jian is, he is not a nominal person!

Thinking of this, Shangguan Xiu no longer hesitated, he stood up, intervened in the salute, and said: "I will definitely do what His Highness asks me to do, and I will definitely do my best to help His Highness do it." ”

"Very well, I really didn't find the wrong person. Tang Yu pointed to the jade plaque in Shangguan Xiu's hand and said, "This jade plaque, you carry it with you, if you encounter danger in the future, this jade plaque can save your life." ”

Don't look at Tang Yu is gentle and kind-hearted, but he is not a person without ambitions. He also wants to inherit the throne and fulfill his ambitions, but he lacks his own people too much.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, there are very few people who tend to him, most of them are wall grass, which side is windy and which side is down, I can't count on it at all, and he is not a person who likes to raise doormen, which is related to his character, he is too heavy on etiquette, and too heavy to avoid suspicion, he feels that as a prince, if a large number of doormen are raised in the palace, there is a suspicion of rebellion, the prince should lead by example, and set an example for the Manchu Dynasty civil and military.

He, the prince, is very careful and walks on thin ice, and it is precisely because of this that the current emperor Tang Peng loves his second prince Tang Yu, and has a plan to abolish the elder and the young.

Tang Yu avoided suspicion, and at the same time won the love and trust of his father, but he couldn't help but do things, and he would inevitably use people to do things, and he just lacked his own people who could be trusted.

Especially recently, this feeling of powerlessness has been particularly aggravated, since he participated in the student assembly, he clearly understood where the shortcomings of the current situation appeared, but he couldn't do anything, just at this time, Shangguan Xiu appeared, which gave Tang Yu the idea of taking him for his own use.

Tang Yu is thirsty for talent, and Shangguan Xiu is also looking for a chance to get ahead, and the two of them met similarly, which can be described as an instant hit.

Of course, Tang Yu's desire to collect evidence of hundreds of officials is not entirely for the purpose of implementing changes in the future, he also has his own selfish intentions, but it is difficult to talk about it.

Hearing that Tang Yu gave the jade plate to himself, Shangguan Xiu was ecstatic, the jade card of Yuwangfu is more useful than the token of the lieutenant's mansion, and with this jade card, it means that he will be a person from Yuwangfu in the future.

"Thank you Your Highness for your kindness, Shangguan Xiu will remember it in my heart!"

Tang Yu smiled and said, "Although I am a prince, I have no friends, Ah Xiu, you can be regarded as my first real friend." ”

Until Shangguan Xiu said goodbye to Tang Yu and returned to his home, Tang Yu's words were still echoing in his mind.

It is hard to imagine that the dignified prince actually regards himself as a friend, and for this alone, Shangguan Xiu is willing to be born and die for Tang Yu.

He is a native of Zhenjun, and his temperament with clear grievances is implanted in the bone marrow, and he will keep in mind what others treat him, and he will definitely double it back to the other party, and he will also keep in mind the good that others treat him, and double the reward in the future.

Shangguan Xiu still hasn't realized that his encounter, acquaintance, and likeness with Tang Yu is tantamount to letting him step into the whirlpool of the battle for the throne.

In this whirlpool, there will only be one winner, one person will attain the Tao, and the chicken and dog will ascend to heaven, while there will be many losers, and the ensuing fate is to fall into the abyss and never recover.

Shangguan Xiu chose to stand on Tang Yu's side, which is equivalent to tying his net worth and life to Tang Yu alone.

And it's a fight that can only be won, not lost.