Volume 1 The Emperors of the North and the South Chapter 58 Ambition
"Second Senior Brother is too modest," Wen Jin said, "Soon your limelight will overshadow my little junior brother." ”
"A civil official who defeated the Red Dragon Army on behalf of the imperial court, both civil and military, will be praised by the government and the opposition. ”
Huo Fu raised his eyebrows and said, "Master told you?"
"Hmm. Wen Jin nodded: "I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday to visit the master and the master, and the senior brother went into battle with you, so there must have been nothing missing." ”
"Ha, I have limited skills, so it's too early for you to say that. Huo Fu smiled and said: "When it comes to martial arts, you can really be called nine out of ten, and only your third senior brother is you." ”
Wen Jin slowly stood up, walked around the long table, sat down beside Huo Wu, stretched out his hand to put his hand on Huo Wu's shoulder, and said, "The second senior brother I know never fights unprepared battles. ”
Huo Fu smiled, noncommittal.
"I can't control the matter of fighting on behalf of the imperial court, but although I can't send charcoal in the snow, I can put the icing on the cake. Wen Jin pretended to be mysterious and said.
"Don't play dumb riddles with your second senior brother, what do you have to say. Huo Fu said angrily.
Wen Jin took out a folded piece of paper from his bosom and said in a low voice: "There is a big secret here, when you come back from the Red Dragon Army, and then settle this matter, my brother will give you a packing ticket, and no one can shake your position in the court." ”
"Oh?" Huo Fu was surprised: "What secret, you said so godly, I'll take a look." ”
Taking the paper, Huo Fu unfolded it.
In a short time, I have read it all.
Huo Fu squinted at Wen Jin and asked, "How could the master send me for such a thing, it should be your Supervision Division or Senior Brother's Shenwu Wei to take over." ”
"Hahaha," Wen Jin spread his hands and said, "If you tell Master, this errand will really be the turn of my Supervision Division, isn't this reserved for you?"
Huo Wu's eyes froze, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"So you didn't report it to Master right away?"
Wen Jin: "Absolutely not. ”
"Bang!"
Wen Jin only felt that as soon as he saw a flower in front of him, he was pushed down on the table by a huge force.
Huo Fu grabbed his collar and pressed one hand on his chest, his face was full of anger, and his facial features were also distorted and deformed.
"Hehe, why should the second senior brother be like this, you have always been a handsome son, don't ruin your image. ”
Wen Jin smiled bitterly and said that he didn't resist, and the huge force from Huo Wu made it a little difficult for him to speak.
"Shut up!" Huo Fu roared, "You want to die, don't drag me!"
"Do you know that Master regards Zhang Tianxi and his gang as a big danger to the rebellious party, and since the day they were defeated and fled, he has been doing his best to search for the Yu party in Chenghua Mansion, and you participated in the arrest of Wang Fuchao, you should know the seriousness of the matter!"
"Of course I know!" Wen Jin forcefully pushed away Huo Fu's hand, and his voice was a little hoarse: "It is because of Wang Fuchao's death that Master is no longer as concerned about this matter as he was back then, that I was able to suppress this information and hand it over to you!"
"In a word, you can't do it!"
Looking at the little junior brother who was embarrassed because of his impulsiveness, Huo Fu finally relented, let go of Wen Jin, and said lightly: "I'm not interested, I don't know about it, you go and tell the master......"
"Liu Yu, nicknamed the Good Son, haunts the swallows in the west of the city. Wen Jin didn't wait for him to finish, and then interrupted Huo Fu himself.
"You should know Liu Yu, he has a relationship with Zhang Tianxi, my subordinates have already checked the eight or nine and ten, second senior brother, do you want to do it?"
"Boom!"
Huo Wu slammed his fist on the long table, and the entire table cracked inch by inch, collapsing.
"Little junior brother, don't say it again, let the master know about this, and your senior brother and I can't protect you. ”
Although his tone was not as fierce as before, the words he said were poignant.
"Do you think that Senior Brother and I objected to Master's handing over the Supervision Department to you because you were jealous of you? We are protecting you, you are too ambitious, your methods are too ruthless, you will fall into the abyss if you are not careful, and Master is the prime minister under one person, if you commit public anger, what should Master do?"
"I don't want to see the day when even Master is disappointed by you and gives up on you!"
"Look at what you did, do you think Master doesn't know? Do you still think that there are few people in Chenghua Mansion who want to destroy you now? Let's just talk about Liu Bin, Master has already seen it, and on the day you beheaded Liu Bin, you secretly ...... him in prison the night before."
When the words came to his lips, Huo Fu couldn't speak, just glared at Wen Jin angrily.
"What's wrong with him?" Wen Jin asked rhetorically, "I'll tell you." ”
"I castrated Liu Bin and asked him to confess Zhang Tianxi's comrades, but he didn't say anything, so I castrated him. ”
"I just thought that even I could bear the suffering, and an iron-clad soldier like Liu Bin should just wait to ignore it. ”
His tone was flat, as if he was talking about something as trivial as eating lo-mei and forgetting to mix coriander.
"You ......" Huo Fu pointed at Wen Jin, and he was speechless with anger.
"Don't lie to yourself, Second Senior Brother. Wen Jin said: "You talk to me about ambition, you and Senior Brother are the real ambitious people." ”
"What Senior Brother is thinking, you and I both know in our hearts, as for you, I know very well that Master cultivates you as the successor of his position, but what you pursue is different from Master. ”
Huo Wu's face gradually calmed down, and he didn't refute it.
Wen Jin continued: "What the master did was to monopolize the power of one person, and even put the power above the imperial power, which seemed to be the only one, but in fact he also took the responsibility on his shoulders, including the suspicion from the emperor. ”
"The first emperor and the master are like brothers and sisters, and they know each other, so naturally they don't need to worry about this, but although the current Emperor Xianshen is younger than you and me, the emperor is unpredictable, who can guarantee what attitude he will have towards this overly powerful Xiangquan when he is full-fledged in the future?"
"I know you too well, second senior brother, what you want to be is not a prime minister with equal power and risk like the master, what you want is a name, the kind of person who is high up on weekdays and respected by hundreds of officials, but you don't have to personally intervene in state affairs, but you just come out at certain moments to mention the king, so that the good name will accumulate more and more, and the negative infamy will be borne by all the officials and the emperor. ”
"You, you have to be perfect. And before you can reach this step, you need a lot of merit to earn fame. ”
A complicated look flashed in Huo Wu's eyes, patted Wen Jin's shoulder, and said as if he had used a lot of strength: "Fourth junior brother, you are really terrible, but have you ever thought about yourself? ”
"I don't care," Wen Jin said self-deprecatingly: "I was originally a eunuch, and I couldn't get on the stage, if I can help you and Senior Brother complete your ambitions, I won't be in vain." ”
Huo Fu seemed to say something, but was stopped by Wen Jin.
He looked at Huo Fu seriously and said, "I'll ask one last question, do you want to do it?"
Huo Fu gradually tightened his fists, and almost a word popped out from between his teeth: "Dry!"
"Okay!" Wen Jin said: "When the battle with the Red Dragon Army is over, I will let my most trusted subordinates fully assist you, if it is done, the credit will be yours, and I will carry the accident." ”
Huo Fu didn't speak, just nodded slightly, but there was a fire of war burning in his eyes.
You can't run away!