"I just don't know, what does the emperor want to ask?" Liu Ruoyu raised his head and asked cautiously.

To tell the truth, this kind of thing of conveying the oracle to the courtiers is generally the treatment that only the close ministers and internal servants enjoy.

But sometimes, it's a chore.

Verbal oracle, why?

The password of the superior is also!

But it is often said, "There is no basis for what you say."

In such a thing as conveying an oracle, every punctuation point is extremely subtle.

Anyone who does not understand the actual thoughts of the superior and conveys the wrong meaning in the middle, especially this kind of oral transmission between the emperor and the ministers, a mistake in tone, resulting in the wrong intentions of both parties, it is unforgivable.

Therefore, Liu Ruo, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at the high Emperor Chongzhen with foolish eyes, lest he miss a word and make a mistake.

On the dragon chair, Zhu Youxiao raised a finger slightly.

Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside and devoted himself to the emperor, immediately bowed down, took two steps, and sent away all the rest of the idle palace maids and eunuchs in the hall, and even the guards outside the hall also left the hall.

After a while, the entire Wenhua Hall was empty, and only the three monarchs and ministers remained.

"Qi Guogong," Zhu Youxiao on the dragon chair raised his eyes, his eyes were gloomy: "I have three words for you to bring." ”

"Please send an edict from the emperor," Liu Ruoyu's head was pressed against the ground, feeling a slight coolness.

"The first sentence, ask him Wang Qi, outside Xuzhou Mansion, kill a few people, can you relieve your anger?"

Xie Qi Guogong is not angry?

As soon as these words came out, not to mention how frightened Liu Ruoyu was, Wei Zhongxian's body trembled.

Could this be an emperor's question to his courtiers?

It's completely equal, even to the point of being a little weak.

Wei Zhongxian quietly raised his eyes and looked at this little emperor, his opponent was really a little terrifying: the general who mastered the most powerful soldiers and horses in the empire, the prestige of the people was comparable to that of a saint, and the Duke of Qi who was feared by everyone in the court.

Is this young emperor relented after all?

Ignoring the reactions of the two minions in the hall, the Emperor of the Apocalypse breathed slowly, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he thought for a while before he said: "This second sentence, help me ask him, with the wealth of the country, do you wish?" ”

And the wealth of the country?

Liu Ruoyu suspected that he had misheard it - the official position of the State of Qi is so far, it is already the extreme of people and ministers, and it has been sealed, what does this mean with the wealth of the country? Do you want to be crowned a king with a different surname?

Quite possibly!

There is a give-and-take!

Behind the wealth of the country, it is the confiscation of military power, it doesn't matter if it is exchanged, it depends on how to choose the prince of Qi?

The question is, how to pay the military rights?

This is an extremely slow process, and if you are not careful, you will provoke that group of military men and the emperor's face, but it is not so easy to use.

"Got it?" On the throne, Zhu Youxiao, who hadn't heard a response for a long time, lost his patience.

"Your Majesty, the slave is puzzled" Liu Ruoyu felt that he still had to ask the words clearly.

"Huh?"

"What does this have to do with the riches of the country? The slave dared to ask, what is the explanation? ”

Liu Ruoyu asked.

Immediately, there was a terrible silence.

Outside the hall is the howling north wind, and inside the hall, in addition to the crisp sound of the fire candle burning from time to time, it is Liu Ruoyu's very subtle breathing.

"If he dares to ask," Zhu Youxiao almost gritted his teeth and said: "You will answer, the king with a different surname will be exchanged for the military power of Liaodong!" ”

Boom!

Liu Ruoyu's head slammed on the floor in the hall: "The slave is too talkative!" ”

Now everyone knows that the emperor wants to surrender the military power of the Duke of Qi, but what is the way to make a smooth transition?

The group of military men in Liaodong recognized Wang Qi, but they didn't recognize Zhu Youxiao.

No wonder Zhu Youxiao asked everyone else to leave the hall before he spoke, if today's words came out, it would be equivalent to Zhu Youxiao admitting his mistake and apologizing to Wang Qi in front of the whole world.

After a long time, when Zhu Youxiao didn't speak again, Liu Ruoyu quietly raised his head and looked at Wei Zhongxian.

I saw Wei Qiansui nodding and signaling that he could thank him and retreat.

"Slave Liu Ruo is foolish." Liu Ruoyu received Wei Zhongxian's signal, and immediately spoke, wanting to retreat.

"If it goes well, you can ask again," said another sentence from the throne.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youxiao spoke again, and let the words on Liu Ruoyu's lips swallow back alive: "Listen to the holy will!" ”

"You can ask him, where did he go after Xuzhou Mansion? Who did you meet? What was said? ”

Zhu Youxiao always felt that in the few days when Wang Qi disappeared, the time and place were too delicate, which made him feel a little inexplicably frightened.

You must know that Huzhou Mansion still has his younger brother Zhu Youzhen.

Although there are many contradictions between Wang Qi and Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youxiao shuddered a little when he thought of Wang Qi's smile that had not changed for thousands of years.

Some people, especially people like Wang Qi, don't care about old hatreds, and at any time, interests are the only driving force for their behavior.

He is far away in the capital, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the places where the Ming Dynasty is the source of wealth, so he must not be moved by Wang Qi, and Zhu Youzhen is really his beloved brother, and Zhu Youxiao does not want to do anything to Zhu Youzhen unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Three sentences, did you hear them clearly?" Zhu Youxiao spoke again: "Get up and repeat it!" ”

"The slave obeys," Liu Ruoyu got up slowly, bowed and said: "First ask Qi Guogong: Xuzhou government affairs, can you solve your resentment?" Ask again: Is it willing to exchange for the wealth of the country? Three questions: Southbound Xuzhou, can I visit the rest of the people? ”

"Well," nodded with satisfaction, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with Liu Ruoyu's answer, he is a person who does things, he can be promoted if he cultivates and cultivates, Wei Zhongxian is old after all, and sometimes he is not so handy: "Go down." ”

"The minion retreated," Liu Ruoyu bowed again, and then slowly walked away.

"That's right."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's words started, Liu Ruoyu's footsteps had already stopped: "Your Majesty still has orders?" ”

"Bring three or five brocade guards," Zhu Youxiao didn't know what he thought of: "Let the deputy commander make Ji Shoutong accompany you!" ”

You must know that Wang Qi has just been relieved of his position as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, presumably the emperor wants Wang Qi to see if he is south of Shanhaiguan or he has the final say.

"The minions obey."

Liu Ruoyu slowly retreated, creaked, and with the closing of the door in the hall, the cold wind whistling outside the door made Liu Ruoyu slam a swing, and the cold sweat born from nervousness dissipated instantly.

A companion is like a tiger, nothing more.

Exhaling lightly, Liu Ruoyu wrapped the brocade robe tightly on his body, and then left quickly.

At this time, only Wei Zhongxian was left in the palace to accompany the emperor.

"Your Majesty, why are you doing this?"

Wei Zhongxian, as a real close minister, still has some say in front of the emperor, and this sentence is to persuade Zhu Youxiao: The matter of apologizing and serving tea has been done, why send Jinyiwei out to embarrass Wang Qi?

"How, I can't do it?" As if vindictive, Zhu Youxiao slapped the armrest suddenly: "Bow your head to him Wang Qi, can't you embarrass him?" ”

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's child's vindictive answer, Wei Zhongxian was silent for a while: I'm afraid that in Wang Qi's eyes, Zhu Youxiao's children's tricks are like jokes, and they don't care at all

It's just a laughing stock.

(End of chapter)