It is bound to be a long and difficult negotiation. In order to make Eunuch Lu more satisfied, and in order to show his sincerity, Cun Zhao not only told him the content of the plan, but also explained to him all the details, such as the dispatch of personnel, the situation of the enemy and the enemy, and so on.

Because his words were too long, Lu Xinzhong had to stop and think slowly, and it took a moment to roughly understand the strategy proposed by the other party: when taking advantage of the current grim situation, prepare to repair armor and sharpen swords and guns to challenge the military power in the hands of Liu Dang. However, in order to prevent his subordinates from being disloyal and leaking secrets, he was required to order the craftsmen of each battalion to make equipment and send them to the warehouse in the name of 'preventing incidents'.

Eunuch Lu only thought about how to extract benefits from them, and had no interest in these so-called grand ambitions, so he perfunctorily agreed, and then began to turn the subject.

Cunzhao listened patiently, and Eunuch Lu's request was only three points: first, strictly guard against all the gates, and not allow the foreign ministers to pass the music into the room, disturb the holy hearing, and all the progress and end will be decided by the emperor; 2. When it is necessary to buy and sell things such as construction in the palace, the forbidden army should travel with the miscellaneous eunuchs; 3. After the matter is completed, the evidence of the Liu Party and the like will be sent to the Inner Service Province, except for the first offender Liu Zhennian, the rest of the people will be handed over to the chief eunuch for disposal at his discretion, and then submitted to the emperor.

Cun Zhao was really relieved, Eunuch Lu didn't put forward any harsh conditions, and the first and third articles were just to strengthen the power of the inner servants, which might hit the prestige of the Qingliu party, but after all, it had nothing to do with them; As for Article 2...... He didn't even pay attention, he couldn't see the doorway.

But the imperial uncle Taisu was in good spirits on the side, he was scheming after all, and he realized Eunuch Lu's thoughts, and with a smile, he moved his chair forward: "Father-in-law Lu, hasn't this matter been handed over to you to take care of?" ”

Lu Xinzhong glanced at him and smiled: "You don't know, this kind of thing is that we first hold the holy decree, but my generation has no power or power, so we can only convey it to the various yamen and hand it over to the adults of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households." If you have your help today, you can do things on your own and share the worries of the court. ”

After hearing this, Taisu secretly glanced at Cunzhao, patted him on the shoulder, and said gently: "Cunzhao, what's wrong with what Grandpa Lu mentioned?" Now that we are about to eradicate the traitors and do this righteous deed that has never been done before, don't worry too much. ”

After listening to him, Cun Zhao gradually understood what was going on, although he felt a little ashamed in his heart, he still nodded and said: "Since my uncle has said this, what reason do I have to refuse?" Father-in-law Lu, the matter is settled. When you come tomorrow, we'll do what we do. ”

Eunuch Lu was satisfied, and immediately shook his head, said no more, and walked straight out of the house. He stepped out of the door, turned his head and looked at the big plaque hanging on the lintel, 'Loyal Liver and Righteous Courage', and couldn't help but secretly let out a few sneers, thinking: "I expect this group of clans to be highly respected, and they are all righteous men and gentlemen. Now that I see it, it's just a fake public and private benefit, and I'm just bent on fame and fortune, what's the difference with us? When he thought of this, he became more and more proud, and walked away.

Eunuch Lu returned to the Inner Servant Province and saw Shen Jing, who had already thought of a cover-up, and said that he had never seen the prince, and only talked to Lan Yuan for a few words, showing his impartial attitude, and when he went again tomorrow, the crisis could be resolved. After listening to his explanation, Shen Jing was very relieved, so he no longer regarded this matter as a top priority, told him to go early tomorrow morning, and rewarded him with ten taels of silver. Eunuch Lu tossed from morning to night for a day, and now he could finally return to his apartment to rest, and he fell asleep, barely spending a peaceful night.

In the early morning, before the sunlight pierced the thin clouds, Eunuch Lu was still asleep. However, the movement in the palace was not small, and a group of ministers were stepping over the unstable stone slabs, making a 'clucking' sound one after another. After they walked through the paved road, dozens of pairs of boots stepped up the stairs one after another, and walked straight into the lobby of Zhongshu Province.

"Is Liu Zhennian here today?" Lu Zhixian was sitting on the chair on the east side, and asked Zeng Liang next to him quietly.

"I heard last night that General Liu was afraid of being angry again, so he didn't plan to come," Zeng Liang said with a smile, "but what's the use of him coming?" The civil official of the Manchu Dynasty said a word for him......"

"Oh, Lord Ye, please take a seat here." Lu Zhixian saw that Ye Yongjia was also coming, so he hurriedly interrupted the small talk with Zeng Liang and saluted.

"Didn't this meeting for the election of provincial ministers stop for Gao Shangshu a few days ago? Why did you get it up again today? Seeing Ye Yongjia sit down, Lu Zhixian turned his head again.

Zeng Liang said: "This matter is eagerly awaited by many ministers, especially those of us who are clear streams, have been on a lot of letters, waiting for the approval of the Zhongshu Province." Su Shenzheng was also uneasy, so he suggested that Liu Zhennian should be elected. This thing was determined by Niu Yuan before his death, and he should not openly disobey, so we can only do it. ”

Lu Zhixian's eyebrows fluttered: "If Liu Zhen doesn't come, who can put pressure on us?" This meeting will be the final word! ”

Ye Yongjia sneered slightly, dusting off his trouser legs. Zeng Liang saw it, and also shook his head at Lu Zhixian: "I'm afraid there will never be less disputes." ”

"How ...... this?"

Before Lu Zhixian's doubts could be spoken, he heard a voice outside the door: "Su Shenzheng has arrived!" A personable official walked in, waved his hand, and stopped.

Su Zongshan took the hat in his hand and bowed to every official before ascending to his seat and resting his hat on the pear blossom wooden table.

"Prime Minister Liu Cheng has long stipulated that this year's provincial ministers will be nominated by you, which is the conscience of selecting talents. In order to check and save convenience, I ordered the secretary office to prepare a pen and paper to record the people elected by you and others, and then according to the will of the people, the prince will be played, and the ministers can be decided. ”

The crowd absentmindedly responded, "Yes." ”

Su Zongshan asked the secretary to study the ink, then looked at both sides of his eyes and asked, "Do you have anyone you want to recommend?" ”

The officials suddenly fell silent. They looked at each other, not knowing what each other's intentions were, for fear of offending people by saying something.

Lu Zhixian was very surprised to see such a scene, he was stunned for a while, and somehow, he slowly stood up. Zeng Liang wanted to hold him, but unfortunately he didn't have time, so he could only stare at him nervously. Everyone was also staring at him nervously.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Chen Shangshu is a person whom we admire, and he should be in charge of state affairs. Why is he silent and does not recommend him to enter the middle school to do things! Lu Zhixian was the first to speak.