King's favor is hard to do

Soon, the Yuci seat was moved up and placed beside Du Yuzhang.He frowned, and looked up at Li Guangning—the so-called abnormality must have a demon, what the hell is Li Guangning going to do?Such blatant favoritism pushed him into full view, and made him a target of public criticism!

—Your Majesty, what are you doing?

There was a silent questioning in Du Yuzhang's eyes.And the smile on Li Guangning's face became more obvious, he grinned, and said in a low voice with a playfulness:

"Didn't Du Qing want to surprise you? I reward you."

……surprise?What kind of surprise is this kind of "privilege" that falls on people's lips without any real power?Perhaps it was Li Guangning who was afraid that he would not die fast enough and fall badly enough, so he pushed him again on the cliff!It seemed to push him to a higher position, but it turned out to be a precarious cliff, and he was pushed down without paying attention!

Sure enough, as soon as Li Guangning finished speaking, several people stood up from the group of ministers.

"Your Majesty, Du Yuzhang is just a powerful minister, not a highly respected one. How can he be given a seat in front of the emperor? Besides, as a minister, how can he influence the court's decision?"

——Is this what Li Guangning wants to achieve?Give him this "grace" and "surprise" first in the name of meeting his requirements, but make him in a more difficult situation and more difficult to use his hands and feet?

Du Yuzhang felt sad for a while.But what he didn't expect was that when Li Guangning spoke again, his tone was indescribably serious.

"Why not? The former prime minister, Mo Ou, assisted the late emperor for decades. Not only did he give him a seat in front of the emperor, wear a sword, and not kneel when he saw the imperial chariot, but he was also able to influence the affairs of the court, and even wrote memorials on behalf of the late emperor. The minister of power——Mo Ou Not a powerful minister? How is Du Yuzhang worse than him, Mo Ou?"

"How can this be the same!"

The minister's neck flushed red,

"Lord Mo has obtained the Iron Voucher of the Pill Book bestowed by the late emperor. Seeing the voucher is like seeing the late emperor, so he can naturally deal with important affairs of the court. This is borrowing the emperor's majesty! But he Du Yuzhang...how can he Du Yuzhang be as great as the late emperor's majesty?" People on a par? Why should you enjoy this honor?"

"You are right."

Li Guangning interrupted him suddenly.

"The name comes from the name. If you don't have enough power and prestige, no matter how much power you have, it's just a reputation that is hard to live up to!"

The minister thought that Li Guangning had been moved by the words, and immediately beamed with joy.

"Your Majesty is wise! So he, Du Yuzhang, does not have this prestige, so naturally he shouldn't..."

"Of course I'm wise." Li Guangning snorted as it should, "He doesn't have this kind of prestige, so I will reward him with it! Wang Li!"

"The slave is here!"

"Draft a decree for me! Give Prime Minister Du Yuzhang Dan Shu Iron Coupons—seeing the coupons is like seeing me. From now on, you can go inside and outside the palace without restrictions! Court affairs can only be reported to me personally, and you don't have to be restrained by all officials! From then on, Du Yuzhang will It is above ten thousand people..."

Li Guangning glanced at Du Yuzhang again, smiled meaningfully and said,

"...Only under me."

……

After the court was over, Du Yuzhang returned to the prime minister's office where he had been away for many days.Those officials were shocked when they saw him, and their expressions were extremely uncomfortable.

——I'm afraid that when he was not around, these people would have fallen and scattered, and they had already found another way out.

Du Yuzhang saw it, but didn't point it out, and walked into his study calmly.

"Du Xiang! Are you back?"

But he didn't want to, and saw Bai Jiaoran holding a stack of papers, standing beside his office desk.Du Yuzhang had never seen any of the inkstone on the desk, the few brushes, the pen stand, and the teapot.

In just a few days, this study has become his Bai Jiaoran?What is this, a dove occupying a magpie's nest?

Du Yuzhang laughed shortly,

"I haven't come here for a few days, but this study has been newly furnished. It seems that Master Bai is a little unhappy when I come back?"

"No, no..."

Bai Jiaoran tidied up the four treasures of the study on the table in a panic,

"Your Majesty gave me an order to reward me with this study... No, no, I am asked to stay here for a few days."

Even if he changed his words immediately, Du Yuzhang understood the whole story.It turned out that it wasn't that Bai Jiaoran secretly occupied Du Yuzhang's study room, but that Li Guangning gave the study room to Bai Jiaoran long ago when he was not around!

At this moment, Bai Jiaoran is the master of this study.No wonder the officials outside look so weird, it's because he, Du Yuzhang, has become the "dove" trying to occupy the magpie's nest!

Bai Jiaoran was still explaining.

"I didn't dare to mess with Mr. Du's things, so I brought some from home. I don't know if Mr. Du will come back today, otherwise, I would have cleaned it up a long time ago. Mr. Du, please forgive me!"

"Why do I forgive or not? This is His Majesty's will. What kind of status am I, how can I compete with Your Majesty?"

"Master Du! I'll clean up now... I've been waiting for you to come back these few days... I've read the articles written by Master Du, and I've wanted to ask you for advice in person for a long time...Master Du, where are you going?"

Seeing that Du Yuzhang was about to leave, Bai Jiaoran's tone was anxious.But Du Yuzhang didn't even have the interest to say more, let alone stay any longer.

He pushed the door back,

"You don't need to tidy up. Since it is His Majesty's intention, this study will be given to you."

"Lord Du!"

Bai Jiaoran hurried to catch up.Du Yuzhang ignored it and boarded the official sedan chair directly.

He pulled up the car curtain with a swipe,

"go home!"

The bearer left without saying a word.After walking a few steps, Du Yuzhang sensed something was wrong—this is not the way to the prime minister's mansion!

"Bear bearer, where are you going?"

Du Yuzhang opened the curtain and questioned the lead bearer.But at this time, he suddenly realized that although the bearer was wearing the clothes of his prime minister's residence, his face was very strange!

"Who are you? What do you want to do..."

The sedan chair turned a corner and suddenly accelerated.Du Yuzhang was so jolted that he almost fell down.When he sat down firmly, the bearer had already turned his head, revealing a white and beardless face.

—A eunuch?Who sent this?What do you want to do?

The eunuch smiled with a high-pitched "hey hey",

"Lord Du, you are blessed! The Queen Mother personally called the name, and she wants to see you, the great prime minister who has power over the government and the public! This old slave advises you, sit down obediently and don't move around—our Fengqi Palace is no better than your majesty! There are very strict rules in the bedroom, so you are not allowed to be presumptuous!"

"Queen Mother? What does Queen Mother see me doing?"

"Look at Mrs. Du - the queen mother wants to see you, so go obediently! Why do you dare to ask? It seems that your majesty has really spoiled you. You only know that there is a majesty, but you can't think of the queen mother and her old man." ——Let’s not take the old man seriously!”

After finishing these few lines of sarcasm, the carriage also arrived at Fengqi Palace.Du Yuzhang knew that the visitor was not kind this time, so he cheered up 12 and followed the eunuch into the hall.

In the hall, the Empress Dowager leaned on the phoenix seat, and several female officials were chatting and laughing with her.

"Chen Du Yuzhang, greet the Empress Dowager!"

Du Yuzhang didn't dare to be negligent, so he knelt down and bowed.But the queen mother was still talking to those female officials, as if she hadn't seen him at all.

Du Yuzhang knew that this was the prestige of getting off the horse.If he dared to be a little dissatisfied, he didn't know what punishment was waiting for him later.Du Yuzhang bowed his head and knelt, motionless.But the ground is really cool, and the cold seeps upwards along the cracks in the bones.Not long after, Du Yuzhang's legs began to tremble.

At this moment, a little eunuch carrying a fruit plate passed by him, and suddenly stretched out his foot and kicked him!That kick hit Du Yuzhang's knee, and Du Yuzhang's leg gave way, and he fell directly to the ground.

The chatting and laughing in the palace stopped suddenly.

It's not good for Du Yuzhang to know, he was being tricked!

Just at this time, the Queen Mother's voice came from afar,

"Who is this? How dare you be so presumptuous in front of Aijia?"

"To the Empress Dowager, this is Du Yuzhang, the Prime Minister of our Great Yan!"

The eunuch's eerie voice sounded again,

"I just got His Majesty's reward in the palace today, what kind of Dan book iron scroll... Seeing the iron coupon is like seeing Your Majesty, the power is very powerful!"

"Is it?"

The Queen Mother's voice turned cold.She sat up straight, "What is Du Yuzhang, why hasn't the Ai family heard of it? Xiao Xizi, come and tell the Ai family—why is he so favored by His Majesty?"

"Aiyo... Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, how can a rootless person like me know this? At your majesty's age, seeing those coquettish things..." Eunuch Xiao Xizi giggled and knelt down. I don't know what to say in the queen mother's ear.The Queen Mother gradually raised her thin eyebrows, but her complexion became more and more gloomy!

"So that's the case! Aijia was still wondering why His Majesty has been disobedient recently. It turns out that there is a goblin by his side seducing him! Du Yuzhang, raise your head—show Aijia!"

Before the words fell, the eunuch stepped on Du Yuzhang's back, picked up his hair, and lifted it vigorously!Du Yuzhang's joints creaked and his scalp was pulled so painfully.

"Well……"

Du Yuzhang was forced to raise his head and open his mouth, struggling to even breathe.The queen mother looked at him coldly and snorted.

"It's really a vicious face. Even the Ai family felt itchy when they saw it. Such a thing is placed next to His Majesty. How can he, a man of blood, stand it? Naturally, it is the culprit of the vixen. He won't listen to anything else!"

Having said that, she suddenly raised her volume,

"Are you the one who instigated His Majesty to disrespect Ai's family?"

"Report to the Empress Dowager! The minister is a foreign minister, and he will only report state affairs to His Majesty on weekdays, and will never instigate..."

Before Du Yuzhang opened his mouth to argue, he was suddenly slapped across the face—the slap was so heavy and hard that it slapped his face to one side.

"The queen mother is an old man talking, so it's your turn to intervene?"

The eunuch Xiao Xizi scolded, and then slapped him across the face.Not to mention, he actually seemed to have found some interesting game, slap after slap, slap and slap non-stop!After a few strokes, Du Yuzhang's lips were knocked bloody on his teeth, and there was a buzzing in his ears.

"All right."

When the queen mother spoke, the eunuch stopped immediately.Du Yuzhang was already dizzy, his cheeks were red and swollen, and it hurt like a pinprick.

"You all go out!"

As soon as the queen mother waved her hand, all the female officials and court ladies retreated, only Du Yuzhang, Xiao Xizi and the queen mother were left in the hall.The queen mother fixed her eyes on Du Yuzhang,

"Du Yuzhang, what do you have to say?"

Du Yuzhang raised his hand to wipe off the blood on his lips,

"Thank you, Queen Mother Long En."

The queen mother frowned and looked at him.For a moment, a sharp smile appeared on his lips.

"Thanks for what?"

"Thank you for your teaching. After Yuzhang returns, he must be cautious in his words and deeds, and advise His Majesty to work hard and concentrate on state affairs."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager smiled again.She picked up a cup of tea and took a sip to her lips.

"As expected of a person who can stir up His Majesty's fascination, he is indeed able to stretch and bend. The position of prime minister was given to you, and the favor of rain and dew was also given to you. Compared with you, Xu Yanqiu is too stupid—— It's not a loss for him to die at your hands."

Xu Yanqiu... is dead?

Du Yuzhang was taken aback.Seeing his expression, the Queen Mother mocked,

"Why, are you pretending to be stupid for Aijia now? If you hadn't been instigating behind his back, how could His Majesty have killed him? It doesn't matter if he died, Aijia's ears around His Majesty would just be gone. Your Majesty is young and ignorant. If you didn't Ben Gong is watching him from behind, what should I do if there is trouble?"

——The Queen Mother clearly admitted that Xu Yanqiu was her spy who planted beside Li Guangning?Li Guangning is her biological son!

Du Yuzhang was even more surprised.Looking at the empress dowager's face with heavy makeup, he felt that there were countless secret schemes hidden under the heavy makeup, which made people feel chills.

"Du Yuzhang—Prime Minister Du. Tell me, how can you compensate Aijia's ear?"

"I...don't know."

"I don't know?"

The Queen Mother was obviously not satisfied with this answer.She narrowed her eyes and stared at Du Yuzhang, as if she was considering whether to execute the sentence directly or give him another chance.

In the end, she raised her orchid finger and said with a half-smile,

"Master Du, it's better for the Ai family to show you a clear path."