The eldest son of the red mansion

"What was Dai Quan's status in the past? He could even directly interfere with the appointment of some minor officials. Now that the lord is in power, no one will listen to Dai Quan's orders. I'm afraid he won't be able to last long with the Supreme Emperor. Could it be that he Don't you want to find a next family so that you can have a good death?" Fan Kang immediately expressed Dai Quan's thoughts.

After listening to Fan Kang's words, Jia Ke suddenly realized that in the face of power, there are no allies. As long as the interests are suitable, allies may be abandoned at any time.

Jia Ke thought for a while, then smiled and said to Fan Kang, "If it's really what you said, not only is it not a bad thing, it's still a good thing in my opinion."

After Fan Kang heard Jia Ke's words, his mind turned a few times, and he immediately understood what he meant.

"Sure enough, as the lord said, this is also a good thing. If the Supreme Emperor and the emperor jointly suppress the lord, the lord can let go of his hands and feet, and don't have to have so many scruples."

After Fan Kang finished speaking, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"Now you are ordering the soldiers and horses near the capital to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and at the same time strictly prevent the emperor's spies from infiltrating."

After listening to Jia Ke's instructions, Fan Kang quickly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will send someone to contact the general near the capital in a while, and I will never miss my lord's business."

Jia Ke nodded, and at the same time had another idea in mind, that is to order Wei Kun, the head of the spy, to strengthen the collection of intelligence, especially the intelligence in the palace. It is best to make a judgment in advance so as not to fall into a passive position.

Sure enough, as Fan Kang expected, that night, the emperor was having a secret conversation with a person in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.This person is the eunuch Dai Quan, the confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

How did Dai Quan hook up with the emperor so quickly?It turned out that everything was exactly as Fan Kang said.Since Jia Ke took over the power of the Military Aircraft Department, the management of the promotion, appointment and dismissal of officials has been very strict.People like Dai Quan, who used to sell officials and nobles, were restricted a lot, and some things felt like they couldn't do anything.

Especially Dai Quan, like the fifth and sixth grade officials in the past, did not need to report to the official department, as long as he sent him money, he sent a post to the official department, and the matter could be done.

But now these things are no longer feasible. Although there are things in this dynasty that donate money to officials, the official positions donated by following the formal procedures on time, at most, will not exceed the fifth rank at most, and all the officials of the fifth rank are empty positions. , they will not be allowed to take up the post. If they want a real job, the most they can do is to give them a seventh rank.

However, after Dai Quan used the authority of the Supreme Emperor to defeat Xia Shouzhong and once again fully grasped the power in the palace, he found that his control of the outside of the palace had begun to be a little weak.Many people who used to bow and bow to him now don't buy his face.

And the posts he sent to the Ministry of Officials by selling officials and nobles are not very useful now, and most of them will be rejected.

This caused a huge reduction in Dai Quan's income. As the inner minister of the palace, although Dai Quan said he served the Supreme Emperor, he could do whatever he wanted outside the palace only by virtue of the Supreme Emperor's prestige.

Now no one buys Dai Quan's face, so his internal appearance is just a good word, but in fact, his rights are greatly restricted.In the past, many civil servants who nodded and bowed to him now began to stiffen their backs in front of him.

This had a huge impact on his power, so his dissatisfaction with Jia Ke began to accumulate continuously.

Dai Quan believes that the emperor has been suppressed by the Supreme Emperor, and the only one who can stand on an equal footing with him is Jia Ke.And Jia Ke is in charge of the court, so he naturally has the advantage.So he gradually regarded Jia Ke as a stumbling block to his power.

During this period of time, the creditor has been planning how to limit Jia Ke's power.If possible, get rid of Jia Ke directly, so that he can wield power both internally and externally.

Although he has not slandered before the Supreme Emperor, he just thinks that he is not as powerful as Jia Ke now, and he does not have much advantage in front of the Supreme Emperor.That's why I endured it for the time being, and prepared to look for an opportunity to give Jia Ke another surprise attack.

This evening after serving the Supreme Emperor to rest, Dai Quan just came out of the Supreme Emperor's palace when a young eunuch came out next to him. Dai Quan saw that he knew this person. He used to be a lowly eunuch who cleaned the courtyard in Ningshou Palace.

Before Dai Quan could speak, his godson Dai Lian came out and kicked the little eunuch on the ground, cursing: "You don't want to open your eyes, and you don't see what kind of pickle you are, how dare you If you block the way of the ancestors, you will die."

Although the little eunuch was kicked on the ground, he didn't kowtow in fear as before.Instead, he got up stubbornly and took a look at Dai Lian.Then he said to Dai Quan: "Old Ancestor, this time the servant is here to pass on a message to you."

Dai Lian saw that the eunuch didn't give up, and immediately went over to beat him again. Dai Quan saw what was wrong, and immediately called Dai Lian back.

"Oh, who wants to bring a message to our family." Dai Quan asked nonchalantly.

The little eunuch knelt a few steps forward, came to Dai Quan's feet and said, "Long Live Lord entrusted the servant to deliver a message to Grandpa Dai."

When Dai Quan heard this, his heart was shocked. The relationship between him and the emperor was almost incompatible.What news did the emperor send him at this time?However, Dai Quan has been in the palace for so many years, and he has almost spent decades in the scheming.After thinking about it, I understood the meaning of the emperor. I am afraid that the emperor has been suppressed by Jia Ke.I want to find myself as an ally to fight against Jia Ke together.

If it was in the past, Dai Quan would naturally scoff at this, but now this idea is very tempting to Dai Quan.

As long as Jia Ke can be eliminated, then during the period when the Supreme Emperor is not dead, Dai Quan can rely on the Supreme Emperor's favor to rule the court.

If he can still climb up to the emperor at this time, after the death of the Supreme Emperor, he will not be able to continue to be in power, but he will be able to save his life and spend the rest of his life in glory and wealth.

After Dai Quan wanted to understand these things, he decided that if the emperor really sincerely formed an alliance with him, then it would not be impossible for him to follow suit.It mainly depends on whether the emperor really intends to let him go after the death of the emperor.

Chapter 339 Conspiracy

Dai Quan thought about it, and said to the little eunuch, "Go back and tell the Lord Long Live, and I will go over to say hello to the Lord Long Live in a while."

After saying this, he went straight to Ningshou Palace's own room.

The little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground didn't dare to get up until Dai Quan disappeared.Then he ran out of Ningshou Palace all the way, and disappeared into the darkness of the palace.

After all of them had disappeared, a figure suddenly appeared from among the flowers nearby, and without much delay, the figure disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Besides, Dai Quan went back to his room in Ningshou Palace, walked around on the ground, and thought carefully, what would be the result of meeting the emperor today, and what conditions would the emperor promise him?

Dai Lian looked at Dai Quan who was walking back and forth, and asked puzzledly: "Godfather, is there something wrong with us going to meet the emperor now? If the Supreme Emperor finds out, we will still have our fate." exist."

"If you don't tell me, I won't tell, how would the Supreme Emperor know." Dai Quan gave Dai Lian a gloomy look.

Dai Lian, when you saw Dai Quan's eyes, you trembled with fright, and knelt on the ground with a plop, "Godfather, I am loyal to you, how dare I tell the Supreme Emperor."

"I don't dare to measure you, you little bastard." After Dai Quan beat Dai Lian, he thought about it again, and still felt that the advantages of cooperating with the emperor outweighed the disadvantages, and finally made up his mind to cooperate with the emperor at the risk of being discovered by the emperor.

Dai Lian thought for a while and said: "Godfather, I thought about it and felt that this time is still very dangerous. Even if the emperor doesn't care about our previous mistakes, but Xia Shouzhong next to him is a villain who is both virtuous and jealous. His godfather almost beat him to death once, even if the emperor doesn't blame us, he will never let us go."

After Dai Quan heard his words, he was suddenly shocked. He only counted on the emperor, but he didn't expect that there was Xia Shouzhong beside him.Pushing others by oneself, if I send such grievances, although I will still treat each other with a smile on the surface, I wish that the other party will die immediately in my heart.

Thinking of this, Dai Quan suddenly stood up, and said to Dai Lian next to him, "This Xia Shouzhong can't stay. He and the emperor have been in love for so many years. In the future, if things happen, he will definitely go ahead and slander the emperor. Find a chance He gave it away."

Dai Lian was trembling with fright after hearing this. Although Xia Shouzhong has no position or authority now, he always serves the emperor.And it's not that the emperor doesn't have any power in the palace, beside the emperor, there is also a large force protecting the emperor. I'm afraid he will be caught and revealed before he makes a move.

Looking at the situation, Dai Lian could only say helplessly: "Godfather, there are some capable people beside the emperor. As long as Xia Shouzhong doesn't leave the emperor, we have no chance to do anything. Besides, if you say something angry about godfather, Even among our hidden guards, there are many people who have secretly turned to the emperor. If we do not act properly, the emperor will know before we do anything."

Dai Quan ignored him, looked at the roof and said: "For this matter, you tell a few confidants to find an opportunity secretly, and don't be in a hurry, as long as you get rid of Xia Shouzhong before the emperor takes power."

Dai Lian had no choice but to agree, but he had an idea in his mind: what does it have to do with Dai Quan offending Xia Shouzhong?It's not that Xia Shouzhong will be in charge of the dark guard in the future, and he needs someone to do things for him.As long as he relied on the past, Xia Shouzhong would not do anything to him in order to buy people's hearts.As for my godfather Dai Quan, I'm sorry, who made you offend the emperor?

At midnight that night, Dai Quan sneaked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone.

As soon as Dai Quan approached the Hall of Mental Cultivation, another black figure stopped him from the side. Dai Quan saw through the moonlight, isn't this the little eunuch who blocked him in Ningshou Palace just now?

"Old Ancestor, the Hall of Mental Cultivation is not random. If there are servants, I will lead the way for the old Ancestor."

"That's it, you lead the way." Dai Quan said expressionlessly. In fact, Dai Quan was already very afraid of this little eunuch. He didn't know when the emperor arranged for this person to be beside him and the Supreme Emperor. Undiscovered for such a long time.

So the two entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation through the side door, one behind the other.Xia Shouzhong had been waiting there for a long time in front of the emperor's bedroom in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.Today's meeting is of great importance, so the emperor did not arrange for others, but asked his confidant eunuch Xia Shouzhong to wait here in person, and he was not afraid of the secret being leaked.If the Taishanghuang knew about this, wouldn't the Taishanghuang suspect that he was trying to kill him.

When Xia Shouzhong was waiting impatiently, he suddenly saw two figures approaching in front of him. Xia Shouzhong asked softly, "Which one is it? Don't you know that this is the emperor's bedroom?"

"Grandpa Xia, it's my little Lizi. I brought you the emperor's guest." The little eunuch quickly answered after hearing Xia Shouzhong's question.

When Xia Shouzhong heard that he was the one who was relieved, he quickly walked a few steps forward, came to another figure, and immediately fell to his knees, "Xia Shouzhong pays respects to the ancestor."

The reason why Xia Shouzhong was so humble was because he had been ordered by the emperor to behave humblely towards Dai Quan. Now that he was using Dai Quan, Xia Shouzhong would naturally dispose of Dai Quan himself in the future.

"I said it was you, a little monkey. I didn't expect the emperor to ask you to welcome our family." Dai Quan said proudly. This is Dai Quan's strategy this time. During the period of negotiation with the emperor, we should not be too He should not be too anxious, to let the emperor feel that he is not in a hurry to reach an agreement, otherwise the emperor would think that he has already settled for Dai Quan.

"Old ancestor, go slowly, boy, I will lead the way for you." Xia Shouzhong didn't feel any dissatisfaction because of Dai Quan's rude words, and nodded and bowed to lead him in front.