King's favor is hard to do

Xiao Xizi lowered her voice and threatened him viciously,

"The Empress Dowager is His Majesty's mother. Your Majesty is a filial son and will never disobey the Empress Dowager! Even if you tell Your Majesty these things, Long Live God will never protect you! You'd better be obedient and do what the Empress Dowager tells you!"

Xiao Xizi's face was full of ferocity,

"If you let me know that you dare to talk too much, you will stab your knife in and smash your intestines during the cleansing! Anyway, there are so many people who died in the cleansing room, and you are not one more than you, Mr. Du! Do you understand?"

After threatening, he pushed Du Yuzhang hard.Only then followed the empress dowager's guard of honor and walked forward as if nothing had happened.

The footsteps at the corner became heavier—for the sake of authenticity, Wang Li deliberately took a few steps towards the imperial study before he said that sentence, creating the illusion that His Majesty might be nearby.Then his footsteps changed from light to heavy, stomping on the spot a dozen times before he came around from behind the front porch.

Seeing the slightly nervous faces of the Empress Dowager and Xiao Xizi, Wang Li heaved a sigh of relief—it seemed that they were bluffed by the trick just now.They suspected that Li Guangning would show up at any time, and they had already released Du Yuzhang.

"Slave Wang Li, I greet the Empress Dowager!"

"Boss Wang, let's get back together."

In front of Wang Li, the Empress Dowager's voice appeared dignified and soft, and she couldn't see the cold and ruthless face just now.She nodded and smiled,

"Where's Your Majesty? I heard that government affairs have been complicated recently, and I'm thinking about His Majesty's body, so I want to take a look."

"Your Majesty is in the imperial study. It's just that Your Majesty is feeling unwell..."

If you are unwell, you can't see guests, even if it's the queen mother.This was meant to be a polite refusal.There was a flash of hatred in the Empress Dowager's eyes, but her face was full of smiles,

"Really? It must be too tired. In this case, I will go to visit His Majesty even more!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Wang Li to send a message, and rushed to the imperial study on his own.She has a special status, Wang Li didn't dare to stop her, so he rushed to inform her.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has arrived!"

Unexpectedly, before Wang Li finished speaking, a strong and deep male voice came from the front porch,

"Report to Your Majesty, my minister Xu Xiaoqiu begs to see the holy driver!"

--what happened?The Empress Dowager is His Majesty's biological mother, so it's fine for her to force her way in; even if Xu Xiaoqiu is a general, he is only a courtier, why did he dare to come in without listening to the instructions?

Wang Li looked at Xu Xiaoqiu in surprise, but he met the Queen Mother's eyes.He understood that today's play turned out to be the two people's agreement in advance!

What is this for?Even the emperor, His Majesty, these powerful families and relatives, dare to ignore him?

"Is Xu Aiqing here?"

The door of the royal study opened.Li Guangning sat behind the book table, his eyes were heavy and he couldn't see any expression.

there is always a solution to a problem.With a snap, he put the imperial vermilion pen on the table.

"Since you're here, come in."

……

Du Yuzhang took a deep breath and left the imperial garden as if fleeing.His heart was beating like a drum, his headache was about to split, and he was covered in cold sweat one after another—the last insult had hurt him too much.Even if he only thought of being forced on the bidet, and the scimitar flashing coldly, waving towards his lower body, he couldn't help but want to vomit!

When he finally got into the carriage, Du Yuzhang leaned softly against the wall of the carriage, gasping for breath.After a long time, he finally calmed down, only to realize that the carriage was not moving at all.

"Why don't you go?"

"Back to Mrs. Du, the road ahead is blocked by General Xu's entourage. People from our Prime Minister's Mansion are negotiating with them, asking them to make way."

"General Xu... is that the Xu family guarding the important town on the western border? Xu Xiaoqiu?"

"It's him! Alas, they are used to being arrogant and domineering, and no one pays attention to them. Look, my lord, although they reluctantly gave way, the space left for us is so narrow that our people have to pass by in batches. "

"It's okay, if you can't fit in the line, just leave in batches. They are domineering, and our Prime Minister's Office will be more patient and don't need to cause trouble."

After Du Yuzhang ordered, the carriage finally moved slowly.Du Yuzhang looked out from the gap in the curtain of the car, and saw that the guards of General Xu were indeed strong and strong, with fierce eyes, and they looked like ruthless characters licking blood with their swords.

And looking at the armor on their bodies and the horses under their crotches, it can be seen that it cost a lot of money.

The Xu family army has tens of thousands of people. To maintain such a large army to garrison the frontier, what a huge expense is it just to transport the salaries and rations?

——"As long as you touch the military pay and rations of the powerful generals, you will be on the verge of death. If you really get to that point, even I will not be able to protect you!"

——"If you really confront the powerful generals, I will really dare to cut you to appease them! Du Yuzhang, you are my Ninth Five-Year Honor, can you change what you said?!"

Li Guangning's words suddenly resounded in Du Yuzhang's heart.

That's right, even if the military rations are really cut, it is impossible to completely overthrow the general who holds a heavy army.His Majesty still needs to rely on them to fight, and cannot completely tear himself apart from them.So in the end, one person's life must be used to reach a reconciliation.

Whoever touches this military salary is the one who takes the place of death.

"...If this is really the case, it is really a grace. I am afraid that His Majesty will not take action at that time... If that is the case, I will have to find a way to make His Majesty have to do so."

Du Yuzhang thought for a moment, but smiled slightly.There was a bit of longing in that gaze, as if what he was thinking about was not a difficult choice that would undoubtedly lead to death, but a broad road leading to liberation.

When he arrived at the prime minister's mansion, Du Yuzhang went directly to the study without even changing his official robe.After a while, he handed a letter to the attendant.

"Send this letter to Muyu Lane, and to Mr. Mu Lang. Tell him, I agree with his previous proposal."

……

Soon, the letter was delivered to Mu Lang.Mu Lang still smiled politely, sent away the attendants in a leisurely manner, and asked a few more patients before closing the courtyard door.

He took out the letter and opened it, seemingly casually.From the outside, it was impossible to tell how long he was looking forward to Du Yuzhang's reply.

Looking at the letter, the smile on his lips gradually deepened.

"I thought that it would take a lot of work to persuade you to change your mind. But I didn't expect you to agree so quickly. Yuzhang, Yuzhang——Brother already knew that there is no way for you to miss your old love like this. Reject me."

"Who is the letter from?"

Suddenly, a soft and charming voice came from inside,

"What senior brother? Didn't your junior brother all die in that farce?"

"It's not a serious junior, but that young master of the Du Mansion. He didn't know his mind, and he actually betrayed the Seventh Prince before he succeeded in seizing the throne. It made me waste a few years, otherwise, I would have been Dayan's national teacher long ago."

Just as Mu Lang finished speaking, a slender hand suddenly stretched out, snatching the letter between his fingers.

It turned out that the handsome young man who spoke had already arrived at Mu Lang's side.That young man is seven or eight points similar to Mu Lang, but his temperament is very feminine and his age is much younger.

"Since he betrayed him, why does my brother still associate with him?"

"Now he is still useful to us. If we can win him over, I can use the original Du family's power for my own use. There is still hope for the Seventh Prince's ambitious hegemony. This time I persuade him to use the old Du family's power to cut off the powerful family. The general's military salary, at that time, the border troops will definitely be dissatisfied with the court, and it will be easier for the Seventh Prince to win them over again."

"So you're going to make a promise?"

Mu Lang raised his head.The boy pouted and stood with his hips on his hips, obviously angry.Mu Lang understood.He raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile,

"Ah Qing is quite courageous. Do you dare to peek at the secret letter that the Seventh Prince gave me?"

"So what? My brother is going to hook up with Mr. Du, don't I know?"

"...Why, are you upset?"

Mu Lang smiled warmly, staring at the boy in front of him.

"It's nothing to be happy or not to be happy about. You're just doing it for the Seventh Prince's hegemony. It's just that this Du Yuzhang has occupied your elder brother for ten years. What kind of brother are you going to do for him, leaving Ah Qing alone... Now, you Even give him yourself! If he agrees, why don't you leave Ah Qing alone and become his senior brother?"

"Ah Qing, don't be angry."

Mu Lang smiled, and took the letter back from Mu Qing's hand.The young man's expression changed, revealing a look of grievance,

"Brother... What's so good about Du Yuzhang that you want to leave Ah Qing behind? I only have my brother as a family member, because of him, I was like an orphan since I was a child!"

"Brother knows that Ah Qing is not happy. When the matter is done, elder brother must hand him over to you! When the time comes, whether to kill or cut him up, or test Ah Qing with drugs and poisons, is up to you. Okay?"