PS: I'm really sorry about yesterday's incident, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry for everyone

Emperor Simon Ye is now arguably the most unfortunate emperor in the history of the empire, not only because he ascended the throne at a young age. Ximen Ye was not born by the Empress Dowager He, but the son of a concubine surnamed Wang, because the queen had nothing to do, Ximen Ye was handed over to the queen to raise, as for the princess surnamed Guifei, she naturally disappeared from the harem silently. When Ximen Ye ascended the throne, it was when his cousin He Lingwang He Muping was in power, and the only one who could fight against King He Ling was regarded as the central abdomen of Emperor Xian's confidant was Zhang Rang. It can be said that such a situation in the court is not the reason for Ximenye, but the foundation is bad in his Lao Tzu, knowing that his relatives are in power, and he does not want to reduce his rights, but instead cultivates a person to confront him.

Balance, infighting, no matter which dynasty it is in, is a means for the emperor to rule the empire, and this is also something that the emperor has no way to do. There are many things that the emperor obviously can't accomplish alone, he needs more help and assistants, and those princes and nobles are the first people to be wooed by the emperors of previous dynasties. Of course, not every family of princes and nobles has been able to maintain the tradition of one generation after thousands of years, and many families have gradually declined in the process of inheritance, although they still carry the banner of nobility, but they no longer have the corresponding rights of nobles. After the emperor won over a group of princes and nobles, he also had to supplement the shili of the court, and the first people to enter the court must be people who are related to the emperor, because they have interests and are willing to be loyal. However, this was just wishful thinking on the part of the emperor.

The princes and nobles are inherited, and there is such a family in the empire that is also constantly inherited. At that time, the first emperor was eloquent and strategic. Started in a reckless way to pacify the war-torn empire. In one fell swoop, he more than doubled the empire's land. However, during this period, the First Emperor also went on a killing spree. Especially those who stood on the wrong side, those who refused to give up power, were ruthlessly exterminated by the First Emperor, and the First Emperor of the religion that had plagued the empire for thousands of years also took thunderous measures against them. Several elite armies came out in unison, and those who were loyal to religion all fell under the swords of the warriors of the Celestial Dragon Empire. Among them, there is such a family, for their own selfishness, they let go of the person they should not let go, although the first emperor is eloquent and strategic, but he is also affectionate and righteous. Nian Zai, that person has known the First Emperor since he was a child. And in the process of pacifying the world, he made great contributions. The First Emperor absolved him of the death penalty, but his family had to bear a mark to survive, and that was the eunuch family.

The Zhang family is such a family, every year needs to send school-age children into the palace as eunuchs, and I don't know that the first emperor will make such a decision at that time, everyone just knows that from now on, the Zhang family will send school-age children to the palace as eunuchs every year. It can be said that this is a disguised punishment, in the process of Confucianism ruling the empire for thousands of years, people pay more and more attention to their own reputation, especially such a helpless attack as a eunuch, such a decision makes the Zhang family very annoyed every year. Zhang Rang was chosen by the family. The one who attacked as a eunuch.

It can be said that the Zhang family has no sense of belonging to the empire from the beginning, and it is just a helpless move for the ancestors of the Zhang family to take refuge in the first emperor. The First Emperor's army was prosperous. Even the whole empire is a change of wind. The eastern and western armies conquered Tongguan and Hujiao Pass, and hit near the imperial capital. At that time, the garrison in the imperial capital was less than 200,000, and although the first emperor's army was only 100,000, they were all veterans of a hundred battles.

He has his own interests after taking refuge in the first emperor, and there is such a legacy among the Zhang family, that is, the Ximen family robbed them of the Zhang family's country, and this country should be their Zhang family. The First Emperor's method of punishing the Zhang family can be said to be very strange, making people completely unable to figure out their willingness, of course, you don't have to think about it, you just need to do it. The Zhang family took on the hat of this eunuch under the strong pressure of the royal family, and the Zhang family also happened to use the children in the palace to develop their own strength, hoping to one day be able to make a comeback and regain what belonged to them.

It can be said that Zhang Rang is very smart, he is dormant in the palace, and slowly controls the forces on which the royal family depends. In this way, unknowingly, Zhang Rang controlled most of the armed forces of the empire, but his opponent was stupid like a pig and did not know about it. The Zhang family has been laid out for thousands of years, and it is naturally not as simple as the local shili in Qingzhou. Just as Liu Fan checked the disaster situation in Qingzhou, the Zhang family bowed their heads to Liu Fan, it was just a choice without a choice, and the current Zhang family is no longer the Zhang family of the past.

After Zhu You and the army loyal to him were completely destroyed, the entire Qingzhou almost became a vacuum of power. At this time, the empire was already in chaos, the Sun and Moon God Cult in the square corner had raised an anti-flag, and Dong Zhuo had also declared autonomy. In such an environment, how could the Zhang family, which had been operating for thousands of years, only have this strength, and soon the Zhang family gathered an army of millions of people. When Dong Zhuo and Fang Jiao joined forces to attack Qingzhou, the Zhang family had already armed their army to the teeth, and asked Zhang Rang of the imperial capital for help just in case.

The situation in the imperial capital is complicated, on the surface, Zhang Rang is a representative of Shili in the front desk, but he does not know that Zhang Rang's real identity is the patriarch of the Zhang family in Qingzhou. Of course, the war in Qingzhou is all an afterthought, since Ximen Ye was placed under house arrest by Zhang Rang, he has never received any news from the outside world, and he can only face the little eunuch who serves him all day long. Ximen Ye is also a responsible man, knowing that he will fail, he simply doesn't care about the outside situation, and concentrates on cultivation. He thought that as long as his strength reached the level of the first emperor back then, he was not afraid that Zhang would let this dog thief continue to imprison him.

The situation has only improved until now, Zhang Rang became the Black Ice Platform and the East Factory, and after Zhang Rang fell ill, Ximen Ye's captivity task was handed over to Zhao Gao. At this time, Simon Ye had a trace of freedom, and from time to time there would be mysterious people who would inform Simon Ye of some external situations, and at the same time, they would only guide Simon Ye's cultivation behind his back. It wasn't until half a month ago that Ximen Ye knew that several of his sisters had been rescued from the palace, especially the fourth sister Ximen Yan married Liu Fan as his wife. And Simon Ye remembered the words that his father had left before he died. saw Liu Fan's series of performances now. There is an indescribable depression in my heart. It doesn't hurt to give you this throne. Can you have so many talented people under your command that you won't fish me out?

Ximen Ye was angry in his heart, but Ximen Ye was not stupid, after Zhang Rang fell ill, he was able to get news from the outside, which showed that Hei Bingtai was not a person loyal to Zhang Rang, as long as he was not a person loyal to Zhang Rang, he would have a chance. Of course, he didn't know what was happening outside, so why didn't Liu Fan save him? But after all, Tang Hong and Qiu Huatong were masters of the Holy Emperor Realm who had been famous for many years, and their reputation was so good that the Quicksand in the Dark Night had failed to organize the rescue of Ximen Ye several times. In order not to startle the snake. Liu Fancai suspended the rescue operation.

After all, Simon Ye is still a child, even if the royal child is more precocious, and now the helpless Simon Ye can't be strong. Simon Ye is tough on the surface, looking for an opportunity to rebel against some eunuchs, hoping to get some valuable information. But Ximen Ye usually has only a few eunuchs in the palace of the black hole except for himself, and these eunuchs do not have any right to leave this palace, otherwise all that awaits them is death.

"Emperor Qi, Gonggong Zhao of the celebrant asks to see you!" After a busy day, Zhao Gao hurriedly came to the Heart Cultivation Hall with the little eunuch of the good people, since Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian joined forces. There have been some changes both outside and inside the palace, especially inside the palace. It was secretly purged, and many eunuchs and guards loyal to Zhang Rang disappeared inexplicably. In the joint attack of the assassination team and the Rui Shi and the dirty guards of the Dark Night Quicksand, the Shili in the palace suffered heavy losses, even if Zhang Bai and Yin Chengfeng launched a counterattack in time, the effect was very small.

", I'm anyone...." Ximen Ye, who was sitting inside, was boringly flipping through the royal classics in his hand, and suddenly heard someone come to ask to see, which suddenly made Ximen Ye angry, and was about to open his mouth to scold when he suddenly heard the little eunuch at the door say that the person who asked to see was Zhao Gao, Ximen Ye stubbornly held back the words that he said, Ximen Ye was also slightly surprised, and walked out of it, and was about to let Zhao Gao pass Zhao Gao in when he saw Zhao Gao himself swaggering in with two little eunuchs, Ximen Ye's face suddenly changed, but Zhao Gao's face looked at Ximen Ye without any expression。

"Slave Zhao Gao, please say hello to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live. Zhao Gao did not bow down to Ximen Ye. The only person in the world who can make Zhao Gao bow and bow willingly is Liu Fan, and Ximen Yegui is the emperor and has not reached that level. Ximen Ye's face changed very badly when he saw Zhao Gao's performance, after all, Ximen Ye was a child, even if he was born in the royal family, he couldn't be as happy and angry as others.

"How did Gonggong Zhao think of asking me to say goodbye? Could it be that there are still people in the palace who know about my existence?" Although Ximen Ye was very angry, he also knew Zhao Gao's status in the palace. Now that Zhang Rang is sick, it is not an exaggeration to say in the palace that Zhao Gao covers the sky with one hand. Offending Zhao Gao may not be much better than offending Zhang Rang, but Ximen Ye has never been able to get around the hurdle in his heart, so his tone of voice is very strange and a little cold.

"The servant came to greet the emperor today, mainly because he wanted the emperor to consider one thing. Zhao Gao responded lukewarmly to Ximen Ye, this throne must be Liu Fan's in the eyes of Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian, and according to what they know about Liu Fan, it is absolutely impossible for Liu Fan to force Ximen Ye to abdicate because of his own will. Some things must be done by someone, just as some black cauldrons must be carried by someone, and this black cauldron must also be carried by Zhao Gao and Wei Zhongxian, one is to settle those ministers who have no discipline in the court, and the other is to settle the royal family.

"Oh, did Grandpa Zhao come late at night just to let me think about a problem?" Ximen Ye didn't know who Zhao Gao was, a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth, and his voice was very cold, I have to say that even if it was a child, it was very terrifying for Ximen Ye to start a fire, and the anger of Ximen Ye, whose strength had not yet grown up, at this moment also made Zhao Gao's eyes flash a trace of solemnity, which also strengthened Zhao Gao's determination to pull Ximen Ye down at all costs. If Ximen Ye really sits on this throne for a few years and has a certain strength, he is likely to be Liu Fan's great enemy in the future. It is the enemy that destroys the budding enemy the most. These are the words that Zhao Gao has been educating himself all these years.

Zhao Gao's face was as calm as water. No one knew at all that so many thoughts flashed in Zhao Gao's heart in a short period of time. Zhao Gao stared at Ximen Ye with sharp eyes, and Ximen Ye suddenly trembled when he saw Zhao Gao's eyes, and felt a terror from the heart. Zhao Gao looked at Ximen Ye coldly and said, "Your Majesty, I just want to know one answer, do you choose freedom or the throne?"

"What do you mean by this?" Ximen Ye's face suddenly changed when he heard Zhao Gao's words, and at the same time, he was also thinking about what Zhao Gao meant? Choosing freedom or the throne, could it be that Zhang Rang couldn't wait? Ximen Ye quickly overturned this idea, if it was Zhang Rang, he would definitely not let Ximen Ye be free. Because the existence of Simon Ye is an unstable factor for him to ascend to the throne. Thinking of Zhao Gao's series of performances when he took over the task of monitoring him, Ximen Ye was even more convinced that the person who was going to ascend to the throne was definitely not Zhang Rang.

"Who could that be?" A hint of heaviness flashed in Ximen Ye's heart, the only person in the palace who could drive Zhao Gao was Zhang Rang, and now Zhao Gao was obviously not dealing with Zhang Rang, this person was definitely not Zhao Gao. Ximen Ye's heart quickly excluded each candidate, combined with the information he got and carefully analyzed, and soon he found that there was a type of person who also had the ability to drive Zhao Gao, that is, the Eight Great Emperor Merchants.

"Damn, is it really that group of mercenary businessmen?" Ximen Ye cursed in his heart, and did not open his mouth to ask Zhao Gao. Now Zhao Gao, the only one who has the ability to drive in the entire imperial capital, excludes Zhang Rang, and there are only eight imperial merchants. As for the other princes and nobles, they have long been excluded, and their rank will never allow Simon Ye to continue to live in the world. Simon is an absolute threat to them.

The Eight Great Emperors and Merchants suddenly rose up, and even formed an army of more than 10 million in the imperial capital, and it is hard to imagine what kind of impact this 10 million army will have on the empire after it is driven out of the Tiger Prison Pass. Ximen Ye definitely has reason to believe that there are definitely more than these tens of millions of troops in the hands of the Eight Great Emperor Merchants, and even the household department of the empire is not very clear about how much wealth they have. But Simon Ye knew very well that the wealth they possessed was definitely not comparable to that of the empire, and the household department once did a survey, and the income of these people in one year was equivalent to the income of the empire in three years of taxes. And the money in the imperial treasury went there, the direction of circulation is a simple line, the people's money goes to the hands of the imperial court, the money of the imperial court goes to the hands of the eight imperial merchants, and the eight imperial merchants return their money to the hands of the people by accumulating various resources, and they turn down in circles, and the wealth in their hands is getting more and more, so that until now, how many Simon Ye dare not imagine at all, that is an astronomical number, a number that Simon Ye can never accept. They, only they still have the ability to drive Zhao Gao for them to drive, except for him, Ximen Ye can't think of anyone.

Ximen Ye looked at Zhao Gao coldly, wanting to find something from Zhao Gao's face, but Zhao Gao's face was unusually calm. was so calm that Ximen Ye couldn't believe that this word came out of Zhao Gao's mouth. Ximen Ye didn't know when a cold sweat was left on his forehead, and the sweat quickly soaked Ximen Ye's dragon robe. Zhao Gao saw Ximenye's expression, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, Ximenye was finally scared, as long as he was afraid of this matter, it would be much easier.

"Your Majesty, you think about it slowly, the slave is leaving!" Zhao Gao arched his hand and said to Ximen Ye, the purpose has been achieved, and Zhao Gao has no need to continue to spend time with Ximen Ye here. If nothing else, tonight's conversation will leave a huge shadow on Simonye's mind, and Simon should know how to do it if he is smart enough. Zhao Gao believes that Ximen Ye is smart, and the royal elite education is definitely not spoken, even if Ximen Ye can't think of who Zhao Gao is behind now, within two days Zhao Gao believes that Ximen Ye will be able to think of it. Ximen Ye watched Zhao Gao retreat from the palace in a daze, his face was very ugly, what did Zhao Gao mean by what he said?

"Could it be you?" A gleam flashed in Ximenye's eyes, and he thought of Liu Fan. Liu Fan's subordinates are all dragons among people, and it is already very exciting for such subordinates to get one, let alone some have so much. Ximen Ye lowered his head and carefully savored Zhao Gao's words, and suddenly his eyes lit up, he had always put the pattern on this acre and three points of land in the palace, but he didn't know that the person who wanted his position the most was outside, and the most powerful person was outside.

Ximenye thought of what the Empress Dowager He had said to him, and Ximenye quickly sorted out his thoughts. His identity is a threat to everyone who wants to ascend to the throne, and the only threat to every one is Liu Fan, only Liu Fan's ascension to the throne of Simon Ye does not pose any threat to him. Liu Fan also has royal blood, married a princess of the royal family, and has a large number of troops in his hands, and there are generally loyal generals, only he can ascend to this throne.

"If it's really you, what about this throne for you. A helpless smile hung on the corner of Ximenye's mouth, compared to Liu Fan, he was too different, but he didn't expect that the laughing stock of the empire had now become the hottest figure in the empire. (To be continued......)