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A few days later, Mocheng was pacified, and the seventh prince, Zhou Tang, worshiped heaven and ancestors at the pilgrimage platform, and officially ascended the throne as emperor, with the title of Zhenghe.

That magnificent enthronement edict embellished his disgraceful act of seizing the throne as destiny, and announced the "fact" that Zhou Heng was kidnapped to death by King Ning, and gave Zhou Heng the posthumous title of "Emperor Chengjing" .

Although Zhou Tang wore a dragon robe, most of the confidant ministers of Emperor Wu and Emperor Jing in the court, even if they did not express their dissatisfaction with him, they all secretly poked him in the back, saying that he devoid of human nature, seeking to usurp the throne, his heart Can be punished.

Compared with the embarrassing situation in Yuezhou back then, the situation in the capital is more turbulent, and if you don't pay attention, you will get into trouble.Zhou Tang rectified Chao Gang calmly, step by step. In Luo Ping's view, he has shown the demeanor of a king now, and has his own way of handling things, so there is no need for him to be wordy anymore.

But obviously Zhou Tang didn't think so.

"Luo Qing, I want to introduce additional imperial examinations this year, and at the same time reform the bureaucracy. You have served in the Secretary of General Administration and have made a lot of achievements in these areas. Do you have any suggestions for this?"——This is his attitude in court.

"Little master, come here and sit down! Why don't you eat the Ganoderma lucidum I sent you? It's fine if you don't eat it, but you actually gave it away. You are very good at being humane to my heart, believe it or not I'll demote you right away!"——this was his attitude when he summoned Luo Ping in private.

"Your Majesty, I'm terrified..." - this is Luo Ping's unchanging attitude.

After the court was set down that day, Zhou Tang went to the Luo Mansion again in a subdued manner.

It was the new house he gave to Luoping, it was much more spacious than the original one that was burned down, and there were many servants and maids who gave him a lot, but except for Rue Xiang, they were all older and ordinary-looking people. The kind that reassures him.

Luo Mansion is located in Beicheng District of Mo City. The people living here are either rich or noble. Any passer-by may be a certain boss.Zhou Tang was admiring the prosperity of this street while walking, and when he was about to reach the gate of Luo Mansion, three people passed him by.

Because he had done a little disguise, the three people didn't recognize him, but he recognized them: Yang Yi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, Du Wenguan, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhang Fangzhi, the minister of Taichang Temple.

He didn't pay much attention at first, but the sentence "I don't know how people like Luo Ping still have the face to stand above the court" jumped into his ears, making him instantly angry, and immediately turned back to follow the three people Entered a tea room.

The bamboo curtain separated him, so he could hear clearly.

The three of them took Luo Ping as a topic of conversation, talking about their grievances.

Yang said: "I entered the Imperial Academy at the same time as him, and I know his affairs very well. He was indeed a very talented person at the beginning, but later he became greedy for profit and would do anything to get promoted. These days , Those who do their duty are not so lucky, they have turned over several times, and I am still only a fifth-rank."

Du said: "That's Brother Yang. You are indifferent to fame and wealth. You are not the same as him. I also heard that after he entered Dali Temple, he only cared about his official career. The emperor's appreciation overwhelmed his colleagues, or he was promoted so quickly. In the end, he offended the first emperor, and he was dismissed as an official."

Zhang said: "Hey, I have never seen anyone with a thicker skin than him. As soon as the emperor left, he came to curry favor with Li Zongzheng, seeking an official position. The poor little emperor was ignorant and trusted him for nothing all these years. In the end Lost my life to this villain."

Speaking of this, they lowered their voices: "King Yue usurped the throne, and he was also the first to lick his face and lean over. Looking at the edict written, the horses flew into the sky. Such a shameless person, really Three family slaves."

"..."

Zhou Tang heard the veins on his forehead pop up, almost crushing the tea bowl in his hand.He actually slandered the little master like this, he wanted to kill the three of them on the spot!Let them talk nonsense!

What do they know, they know nothing!

The little master has suffered so much, these people who are officials in the court, what face do they have to look down on him!

Although he had expected it, Zhou Tang felt pain in his heart when he heard these infamy against the young master.That person is obviously really talented, and he climbed up step by step with his own efforts, why did they speak so badly of him!

He knew that no matter how greedy Luo Ping was for power, he never used despicable methods. In order to let him gain the world, he never cared about anything. He shouldn't be slandered like this!

After all, Zhou Tang didn't have an outbreak in the teahouse.

He can kill these three people, but he can't stop Youyou's mouth. He understands this truth.

Entering the Luo Mansion again, Zhou Tang suddenly felt that although the house was big, it looked barren.

The owner lives in it, and can only deal with books and mountains and rivers, without a confidant, without companionship...

As he was thinking this way, a familiar figure walked out of the study, and he took a closer look, it was Fang Taiwei who he had just appointed yesterday.

Luo Ping sent him out with a smile, holding a piece of writing in his hand, his eyes glowing: "It turned out to be Mr. Yan's writing! Zhong, Zhongli, this is hard to find, how did you get it?"

Fang Jin waved his fan proudly: "Mu Quan, don't you know that Yan Lao is a chess idiot, but his chess skills are extremely poor. I won this from him."

"So that's the case, that's really..."

"cough!"

Zhou Tang decided to take back his previous thoughts!Luo Ping has enough confidants!No need to add any more messy people!

His reminder made the two of them look over at the same time, and seeing him, Fang Jin's face froze, and he left knowingly.Luo Ping put away the calligraphy and bowed to salute.

Zhou Tang went to help him, looking annoyed: "No need, you and I are not monarchs and ministers."

Luo Ping didn't say anything, and welcomed him into the study, as if he really didn't take him seriously.After researching the ink and spreading out the paper, he began to copy Yan Lao's characters.

Zhou Tang looked at his profile for a while, and said, "Little master, do you know how people in the court think of you?"

Luo Ping continued to write: "It's nothing more than a traitor and a power slave. If you think about it carefully, what you say is not wrong."

Zhou Tang frowned: "You are not that kind of person."

Luo Ping looked at him, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty thinks that I am not that kind of person, and I am not. It doesn't matter what other people say."

Seeing him laughing, Zhou Tang felt moved, walked behind him and bent down, wrapping his arms around his waist: "They deserve to die, I won't let them treat you like this all the time."

Luo Ping froze slightly, and a stroke trembled.

Zhou Tang's warm breath disturbed him, so he couldn't concentrate, so he had to put down his pen and ink: "Your Majesty, you can change the territory, government, and legal code, but you can't change people's hearts."

"I can." Zhou Tang said, "I know you are such an excellent person, and you deserve the respect of all of them. I will find a way to stop their nonsense."

Luo Ping sighed: "Speaking of this, Zhongli has been named a captain by you, when will you be promoted to my rank?"

Zhou Tang laughed and said, "You let those people call you prime minister, so you want to be a high official? Then just come to me earlier."

Luo Ping shook his head: "That's another brazen thing to ask for an official. Doesn't the prince look down on me like this? I thought, why not follow the example of Mr. Zhuge and wait for someone to visit the thatched cottage."

"You still want me to take care of you? Dream on, I won't let you have a chance to let me take care of you. You have to stay where I can see you all the time."

"Okay, then you can make me the prime minister."

Zhou Tang blew into his ear, put up the airs of the emperor and said, "Why don't you be the chief eunuch, and you only need to serve me and me."

Luo Ping coughed: "Actually, I don't care about the size of the official position, as long as I can share the emperor's worries, even the position of a small imperial servant is enough."

"That's the smallest official you've ever been. Don't worry, I won't be as stingy as Zhou Heng." Zhou Tang began to move his hands up and down as he spoke, pulling him to the bed for resting in the inner room.

Luo Ping knew it was useless to resist, so he let him go.

Afterwards, Zhou Tang breathed leisurely, held Luo Ping in his arms, and ran his hands along his sweaty long hair: "You are my little wife, and I will give you everything you want."

Luo Ping's voice was a little tired, but his will was firm: "Then make me prime minister."

Zhou Tang paused, and suddenly became dissatisfied again: "Luo Ping! Are you willing to sleep with me just to be the prime minister!"

Luo Ping didn't answer, but his heart was clear: Zhou Tang hadn't moved his official position in the past few days since he took the throne, but was just waiting for him to beg him.This child is more and more able to grasp his teacher.

In the court hall the next day, Luo Ping waited wholeheartedly for his promotion, but unexpectedly another incident caused a commotion.

— Rebels.

Sure enough, Zhou Tang's throne was not stable. Some people revolted under the banner of doing justice for the sky, and what they seized was nothing more than the handle of "Zhou Tang is not the orthodox heir".

Regarding this matter, Zhou Tang sneered and said: "It's a prostitute who wants to set up a memorial archway. Just in time, I will come and tell him who is the way of heaven!"