Chapter 8: The Ministers

The Xuanmen spell is indeed magical, especially after Cao Cao memorized all the information in the jade tablet in his mind, he found that this jade tablet actually had other functions - the information inside had been cleared, and Cao Cao could completely store the message he wanted to transmit in the jade tablet, and then send it to the palace, not afraid of being discovered.

The method of using this jade tablet was also obtained by Cao Cao along with the methods of refining muscles and bones, and at the same time, except for Liu Xuan and Cao Cao, the information in this jade tablet will not be known by others, and the secrecy is much stronger than those so-called secret letters hidden in the jade belt or other places.

Liu Xuan naturally knew this purpose, he gave Cao Cao this jade piece, saying that it was a token, but it was actually used to transmit messages, after all, the current situation is chaotic, and it is always right to be careful.

Liu Xuan, who had gained a lot in the following days, was in a very good mood in the following days, and at the same time, after his personal eunuch Cao Bao also revealed his identity as Cao Cao's family, the two sides seemed to have found the most suitable bridge at once, and then agreed that if there was something, they would call Cao Bao to enter and leave the palace for interrogation.

In this way, after returning to the palace, Liu Xuan started the same kind of days again, hiding in the palace all day long and not coming out, only Cao Bao, who was close to him, knew that His Royal Highness the Great Prince was busy cultivating these days.

Since meeting Cao Cao, Liu Xuan has never hidden Cao Bao, he wants to ascend to the throne, and there must be a minister in this palace to facilitate his use.

Nowadays, among the eunuchs, they are headed by the ten permanent servants, and these people are all close to the old emperor, even among the next generation of princes, they are also closer to the little prince Liu Xie.

The possibility of wanting to take these people for his own use is too low, not to mention that he has lived in the palace for more than ten years, and has never had any friendship with those eunuchs, he doesn't feel that he can get involved in the past now - Cao Cao is different, Cao Cao is indeed in contact when he first met, but that is because Cao Cao's current situation is extremely embarrassing, so he gave him a loophole, if he wants to take Cao Cao under his account in a few days, it is absolutely impossible.

And the Ten Standing Servants may not believe him, they have been busy getting close to the little prince all these years, and they have long thrown his eldest son into the corner, even if it is the Ten Standing Servants, I am afraid that they are worried that they will suddenly sell it to the eldest prince, and the other party will not accept it - more importantly, Liu Xuan seems to have no power, and there is basically no possibility of ascending to the throne, so why should they waste time?

But in fact, there is one person who really has the intention of getting close to Liu Xuan, that is, Zhang Rang, the most powerful of the ten permanent servants, since he accidentally heard that comment from the emperor, Zhang Rang has such an idea.

If it develops normally, I'm afraid Zhang Rang won't bother to curry favor with the eldest prince Liu Xuan again, but in this world, because of Liu Xuan's sideways, the little prince Liu Xie has become weak and sickly, and he doesn't know when he will die.

What's more, Liu Xie is only eight years old this year, and no one knows whether he will be able to survive to adulthood -- in the current situation, Liu Xie can't help at all, and because he is young and has no prestige, the courtiers and ministers do not want to see this little prince.

All kinds of disadvantages make Liu Xie's path to the throne of God seem so thorny, Zhang Rangjiu has been in the palace for a long time, and naturally understands that everything must leave a way out, if Liu Xie's ascension is not on the throne, he may be able to let Liu Xuan save his life?

At this time, Zhang Rang did not think about supporting Liu Xuan to ascend the throne, after all, Liu Xuan's foundation was too thin, what he was thinking about was that if Liu Xuan succeeded to the throne, then the general He Jin would definitely have to cut himself, if Liu Xuan who could ask for it would save his life, even if he could not continue to stay in the palace in the future, it would be good.

That's right, his calculation is that if Liu Xuan succeeds to the throne, Liu Xuan will definitely be released as the king, as long as Liu Xuan opens his mouth to take him away, even Queen He should sell some face, right?

In this palace, I am afraid that there is no one more powerful than him, and I have long known that Liu Wei is extremely close to that brother, and Queen He will not do anything in front of her own son.

After thinking about it twice, he learned that the emperor was in a coma today because the weather was getting colder and colder, and he was asleep at this time, so he took a chance to leave the emperor's bedroom, and then took one or two close eunuchs, and came to Liu Xuan's bedroom in a very low-key manner.

At this time, Liu Xuan happened to be meditating and practicing, Cao Bao stood at the door, while paying attention to the movement outside, while staring at Liu Xuan curiously, waiting until Liu Xuan inhaled the golden clouds around his body, and then sat for a moment and asked him: "Don't you want to ask anything?" Only then did he say respectfully: "Your Highness's affairs, where is it the turn of the courtiers to question?"

Although Cao Bao is young, he has already sat in the status of a small yellow door in the palace. The Little Yellow Gate was a mid-level eunuch in the palace, the lower was the Middle Yellow Gate, and the higher was the Middle Attendant.

However, although it is a small yellow door, it does not mean that the power is very great, his little yellow door, one is because he has been promoted by Cao Teng because of the light of the Cao family, and the other is because the one who is serving is the eldest son of the current emperor after all, no matter what the power is, this grade cannot be lower.

Really strictly pick up the right, I'm afraid that as soon as Liu Xuan comes out of the palace, no one will listen to him!

In contrast, Na Jian Shuo is also a small yellow door, but he is powerful, and he is also overwhelmed by He Jin in terms of level and authority, but unfortunately although the grade is high, the real power is still in the hands of He Jin, and he can only be powerful in the palace. But even so, it is much higher than this Cao Bao.

However, because he has an official position, it is not wrong to call himself a minister - in this era, it is not good to call himself a slave, even if it is a eunuch in the palace, it is a serious official of the Han Dynasty, and it is under the jurisdiction of Shaofu, one of the nine Qings, not that lowly slave.

Liu Xuan thought for a while, and finally said to Cao Bao: "There's nothing to hide from you, I inadvertently got some cultivation methods of occult art earlier, in addition to some magical means, you can also strengthen your body, and after a few days, when the situation is stable, it will naturally be taught to you!"

Cao Bao listened, although he didn't know how wonderful this method was, but just looking at Liu Xuan's methods in Cao Cao's house a few days ago, he knew that it was not trivial, at that time, he only felt that the prince he was serving had such ability, even if he was not in the palace in the future, he was afraid that he would be able to get ahead, and he never thought that His Royal Highness the prince was willing to teach this method to himself?

In a moment of excitement, he didn't know what to do, but fortunately, Liu Xuan didn't care about this, and was about to say a few words, when he suddenly paused, and waved his hand at the same time as he was secretly strange in his heart: "Someone is coming, and go out with me to take a look!"

Cao Bao didn't think about how Liu Xuan knew, since Liu Xuan's cultivation of the mysticism, there was nothing strange about some magical methods, as soon as Liu Xuan came out of the palace, he saw a few people coming slowly from a distance.

His eyes were excellent, and he could see who the person was from a distance, he was shocked, his face changed several times, and he whispered to Liu Xuan: "It's Zhang Rang, the regular servant!" Although his grade is lower than that of Zhang Rang, he knows that he is not the same as Zhang Rang, and there is no respect in his words.

Liu Xuan naturally saw it clearly, he didn't say anything, he was wondering what this old ghost was doing when he came to find himself? Could it be that the old emperor wanted to find himself?

"Or maybe the old emperor has sobered up in the past few days, and he wants to make the third brother the crown prince, and drive Lao Tzu out of the palace by the way?"

As soon as he thought of this possibility, Liu Xuan looked gloomy, but fortunately, he returned to normal in just a moment, and then took a few steps forward, waiting for Zhang Rang to approach, and saluted each other - Zhang Rang was a liehou, and the emperor had to get up and return the salute when he saw the emperor, not to mention that Liu Xuan was only a prince, not even a prince.

After the ceremony, Liu Xuan turned around and invited Zhang Rang into the dormitory, and he didn't say any nonsense along the way, but Liu Xuan found that this Zhang Rang was polite to himself, and there was no trace of the first person in the inner court.

Fortunately, the two sides are polite, even if they have anything to say, it is convenient to say in detail, but as soon as they sat down, Liu Xuan did not speak, just waited for Zhang Rang to speak first.

But after talking for a long time, this old guy never mentioned what he came from, as if he came here today to be close to him, which made Liu Xuan even more confused, and his heart was even more strange: "Could it be that the old emperor has a heart to pass on to me?"

Thinking about this possibility, this possibility is too low, and in the end I can only come to one conclusion, that is, this Zhang let me have a relationship with myself and arrange a way out.

Thinking about it like this, everything became clear, and he sighed secretly in his heart: "This eunuch who can control the inner court for decades is not a stupid person after all, even if he hasn't shown any danger now, he will make some plans early and arrange a retreat for himself." ”

However, he didn't immediately express his closeness, although he had a good conversation with Zhang Rang, but he still kept an appropriate distance, and after chatting for half an hour, he sent him away respectfully - but Zhang Rang finally sold it well, and looked at Liu Xuan's bedroom slightly dilapidated, and the palace maids and eunuchs who called him were only two or three kittens, so he commanded his relatives beside him: "When you go back, remember to call someone to repair the eldest prince's bedroom, and then send a few young palace maids to serve, what does it look like now?"

Although Liu Xuan is not greedy for pleasure, but he also doesn't like the place where he lives to be too dilapidated, now Zhang Rang took the initiative to give him benefits, of course he has no reason to push out, and he thanked him, and in the end, the time of separation was much more intimate than the previous half an hour.

When Zhang Rang disappeared, Liu Xuan touched his chin and began to think: If this Zhang Rang develops normally, he will not have a good life left for a year at most, but what if he saves it?

If you think about it normally, there is really nothing to save this one, after all, the reputation is too stinky! However, Liu Xuan has almost no available people at hand, and there is only Cao Bao as a young eunuch in this inner court, even if he has the heart to purge the capital, but if there is a person who is familiar with the imperial city and all kinds of internal affairs to help, it will be much easier.

"Let's talk about it then, if he really wants to vote for me, then I don't recommend reaching out when he is in crisis, and if he doesn't come, I don't need to make that effort!"