In the Xuande Hall of the Dayu Palace, Emperor Haoxing Xiaoqizheng was pacing back and forth in front of the dragon chair with a gloomy face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zuo Xiang's cold clothes stood at the foot of the stairs, and his elegant face was also solemn.

After a while, Haoxing Xiaoqi finally stopped and asked in a deep voice: "Zuo Xiang, can you confirm that that the northerner is the leader of the Beirong Chiyang Sect?"

Leng Yi replied solemnly: "Your Majesty, it has indeed been verified." When fleeing from the forbidden ambush, Na Xiaoqiong and his accomplices killed and wounded many soldiers of the forbidden army. After an examination by an experienced medical officer, it was confirmed that several of the forbidden soldiers were indeed injured under Chiyang's palm, and judging from their skill in attacking, there should be no doubt that Duxiaoqiong himself. ”

Haoxing Xiaoqi's face flashed with a trace of horror at first, and then turned into a complete look of annoyance, "Hmph, the northerners are really too rampant! More than 20 years ago, I sent Duxiao Dome into the palace to assassinate me! This time, I sent him to infiltrate Dayu, presumably with bad intentions! You also ordered all the state capitals around the capital to search for the traces of Duxiao Dome. As soon as it is captured, it will be immediately deported to Beijing, and I will put this daring thief to death!"

"Wechen obeys!"

After Leng Yiqing bowed down to receive the order, he hesitated slightly, and then played again: "Your Majesty, yesterday the minister received a report from the Loyalty and Righteousness Alliance, saying that Duxiaoqiong was about to enter Beijing, and he was afraid that he would disturb the holy car.

"Eh-" Hao Xingxiao waved his hand, "You have done a good job in a hurry, and you have done a good job in dealing with the situation! Besides, the privy envoy already has the right to use the military talisman to mobilize the forbidden army, but you have just taken over the privy council, and these things are not clear." ”

"Your Majesty is reproached! Weichen is ashamed! It's just that the Privy Council is in charge of important military affairs, and it is completely in the hands of the minister, a civilian official who does not understand military affairs, which is really not conducive to the management of the army. Moreover, the recruitment and deployment of soldiers involved in this matter actually overlap with the functions and powers of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, Weichen thought that if some of the functions of the Privy Council could be assigned to the Ministry of War, so that the powers and responsibilities could be clearly distinguished, and then they could perform their own duties, the operation should be more effective with half the effort. ”

Haoxing Xiaoqi thought about it, couldn't help but nodded approvingly, and said: "Well, I also know that the functions of the Privy Council are quite complicated, and there are many things on the side of the cabinet, and the military and political affairs are all pressed on the body of the Zuo Prime Minister alone, which is really too heavy. You should first sort out the various functions under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and then write a note to me, and hand over some of the complicated military affairs to the Ministry of War. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty Weichen Xie is compassionate!"

After Leng Yiqing stepped down, Haoxing Xiaoqi finally returned to the dragon chair and sat down, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but say to himself: "This Leng Yiqing is indeed good! When I handed over the Privy Council to him to manage, I actually had a bit of a temptation to see if he was eager to centralize military and political power. I didn't expect that not only did he not have the slightest desire to seize power, but he actually made such a favorable advice to me, it seems that I really didn't believe in him wrongly!"

Zheng Yong listened on the sidelines, and couldn't help but feel a little jealous of the left minister in his heart.

Now that Leng Yiqing has gradually become a celebrity in front of the emperor, as well as the fake prince Li Jin, the more the emperor trusts them, the less he relies on Zheng Yong and his inner secret agents.

This is not a good phenomenon, a eunuch who has lost the emperor's favor is really not as good as a dog!

At this time, a little eunuch tiptoed into the hall, stood at the door of the hall and secretly looked at Zheng Yong, revealing a look of wanting to speak and stopping.

Zheng Yong frowned, peeked at the emperor first, and saw that he was sitting on the dragon chair with his head down, as if he was thinking about something, and he didn't notice the little eunuch who had just walked into the hall.

So he relented, went up to the little eunuch, and motioned with his eyes for him to speak.

The little eunuch stepped forward and whispered something in Zheng Yong's ear, and then hurriedly retreated and stood there, respectfully waiting for his chief manager's orders.

Zheng Yong did not rush to make a statement, but squinted his eyes and pondered there for a moment, and then glanced back at the emperor.

Unexpectedly, he realized that the emperor was not contemplating, but was sitting on the dragon chair and napping.

He couldn't help but shake his head secretly, after all, the emperor is old, and his energy is not as good as before. In this way, it seems that the time has come for my plan to be implemented.

Thinking of this, a sly smile appeared on his face unconsciously, and he nodded lightly to the little eunuch.

The little eunuch got the instructions, and hurriedly bowed quietly and withdrew.

Zheng Yong turned around at this time, walked lightly to the emperor who was napping, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's past noon, let the old slave help you go to the apse to rest." ”

Hao Xingxiao opened his eyes when he heard this, and was stunned for a moment before nodding.

After serving the emperor and falling asleep, Zheng Yong instructed his henchman little eunuch to guard on the side, and he walked out of the palace gate quickly and went to a large hall in front.

Bypassing the main hall, Zheng Yong came to the door of the side hall next to him, waved his hand to let the two guards guarding the door retreat, and slowly walked into the hall.

A middle-aged monk with a scorched face who was already waiting in the hall saw him come in and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute, but strangely, what he was giving was a subordinate gift.

"I've seen the Steward!"

Zheng Yong waved his hand and asked in a deep voice, "You came to see me so unsuspectingly, but what major changes happened in Jishi Temple?"

"That's true! Lord Chief, the abbot of Jishi Temple Huijue has just passed away!"

Zheng Yong was slightly stunned, and then asked urgently: "Then the Qiankun key in his hand, can you get it?"

"The lowly is incompetent, please forgive the sins!" the fake monk hurriedly bowed down and explained urgently, "The lowly position failed to get the key, just because Huijue had already given the key to someone else!"

"Others, have you found out who that 'others' are?" Zheng Yong's already cold voice revealed a chill.

The fake monk hurriedly took out a secret letter from his bosom and presented it to Zheng Yong with both hands, "This is a secret letter from Master Huinian who ordered me to make a special trip to the palace to present to the emperor." He didn't dare to dismantle it, but he thought that it should be written in it who Abbot Huijue handed over the key. ”

Zheng Yong took the secret letter, thought about it, and did not open it immediately, but said to the fake monk: "You have done a good job in this matter." It's just that after returning to the temple, you have to continue to monitor Huinian closely and find out the specific location of the underworld as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, please rest assured, the Governor will go all out, keep an eye on Hui Nian, and complete the tasks assigned by the Governor as soon as possible!"

"Hmm-" Zheng Yong finally nodded with satisfaction, "As long as you finish this last errand and find the underworld, you don't have to continue to be a monk." We'll arrange a good place for you. ”

When the fake monk heard this, his heart suddenly burst into flames. I have been a fake monk for more than ten years, and now I finally have hope to get rid of the sea of suffering, no longer have to be accompanied by green lanterns every day, eat fasting and chant Buddha, but can drink wine, eat meat and hug women again!

Because he was so excited, there was a slight tremor in his voice: "Master Xie, Master Administrator!

After sending away the fake monk, Zheng Yong carefully opened the secret letter that Huinian presented to the emperor.

After reading the contents of the secret letter, his small wrinkled eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and he slowly paced back and forth in the hall. At the same time, a poisonous plan to kill people is gradually taking shape in his heart......

After a long time, he stepped out of this side hall, but instead of directly returning to the Hall of Virtue, he turned to another side hall not far away.

The little eunuch who had gone to report the news in the Xuande Hall was guarding the door of the side hall at the moment, and when he saw Zheng Yong coming from a distance, he hurriedly bowed and gave a salute, and then quietly retreated without saying a word.

Zheng Yong came to the door of the palace, first glanced around seemingly casually, and then walked in and closed the door tightly behind him.