Little emperor

Commander Ye felt that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War must understand Mr. Wang's loyalty to the little emperor.So I specially invited Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War to have dinner in Duofulou in two days.

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War felt that Commander Ye must have found out what Director Wang had done, so he asked him to meet in Duofoulou.He agreed without hesitation.

Commander Ye specifically told Manager Wang about this matter, and told him: "Ye ordered a table of meals in the Duofu Building outside the palace, and made an appointment with Minister of the Ministry of War to meet. I wonder if the prince will be free to go out of the palace in the future?"

Manager Wang pretended to be surprised, hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Our family can't leave the palace if we want to serve His Majesty. Besides, our family's status is not suitable for private meetings with ministers of the court. Let other officials know, there will be more think……"

Feeling that Mr. Wang's words made sense, Commander Ye changed his words and said, "Why don't you go to Mrs. Ye's house? When the time comes, the prince will disguise himself, and no one will find out."

Manager Wang shook his head and said seriously: "It's still not right. If our family leaves the palace, who will serve His Majesty?"

Commander Ye patted his chest and said: "There is Ye in the palace! Ye will definitely protect His Majesty!"

Director Wang was puzzled and asked him: "You invited our family and Zhou Shangshu to your residence as guests, but you are not here..."

"It's a little strange... How about changing another place? I'll arrange another place where there are few people, so that you two can meet. After meeting, you two have an open and honest talk. You and him are both loyal to His Majesty. Ye Mou is really not happy. I have the heart to misunderstand you, and we must work together to protect His Majesty from growing up!" The more Commander Ye said, the more he felt that this idea was good.Arrange another place for the two to meet, as long as no one else finds out!

After chatting with Manager Wang, Commander Ye ordered the manager to arrange a meeting place after returning home from work.After resetting the place, they sent someone to Zhou's house to inform Minister of the Ministry of War to change the meeting place, and also told Minister Zhou of the Ministry of War to keep a low profile when going out on the day of the meeting.

When Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War received the news, he became more and more sure that Commander Ye must have discovered something important, so he was so cautious.Don't dare to let other people find out.

On the day of the meeting, Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War asked for leave and did not go to work in the imperial city.

Manager Wang fed the little emperor lunch before leaving the palace in disguise.

Leader Ye entered the Long Live Hall to accompany the little emperor.

When Gu Yang saw him, he shouted happily: "Ye———"

"Your Majesty is here! Today I am with Your Majesty. What does Your Majesty want to play?" Every time he entered the Long Live Hall, Commander Ye would kneel and talk to the little emperor.

Gu Yang glanced at Commander Ye's back, thinking that he had no strength in his small hands and feet, if he couldn't grasp it and fell, if he broke his head and became a fool, then the loss would not be worth the loss.Then he said aloud to Commander Ye: "Climb—"

Commander Ye was puzzled, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, would you like me to accompany you to climb?"

Gu Yang nodded, looking at Commander Ye with a smile in his clear eyes.

Commander Ye's heart softened immediately, the little emperor looks really good-looking.Especially these eyes, full of aura, it looks like a smart child!

"Okay! I will play this game with Your Majesty!" Commander Ye nodded with a smile and began to get up.

However, he had a knife on his waist, and when he climbed, the scabbard would always make a screeching sound against the white jade floor tiles.Commander Ye himself disliked the sound, worried that the harsh noise would affect the little emperor's hearing, so he simply took off the knife and put it aside.

After Mr. Wang brought a young eunuch out of the palace, he deliberately walked a few streets outside the palace.Then he came to the back door of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, knocked on the door and asked, and after chatting with Zhou's servants, Director Wang smiled and thanked him, turned and left, and went straight to the meeting place.

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War went out for the appointment early in the morning, but he did not expect Commander Ye to come after noon.He frowned, endured the hunger and continued to wait.

Near the meeting place, Director Wang suddenly stopped and looked behind him.Then wandered around for a while, making sure that there was no one around, and then entered the haunted house.Let the little eunuch watch outside the door to prevent anyone from approaching.

When Zhou Shangshu heard the movement, he immediately raised his head.Seeing that the person who opened the door was Mr. Wang, he was surprised.

"why you!"

Manager Wang closed the door, smiled and walked towards Zhou Shangshu.

Zhou Shang wrote solemnly, pointed at Manager Wang and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Manager Wang said slowly: "I heard that Zhou Shangshu sent people out of Beijing to poison the Lu family?"

These words made Zhou Shangshu's face change drastically. He only told his subordinates about this matter. How did Mr. Wang know?Could it be that he has been secretly watched by others?So after his people left the city, Manager Wang immediately guessed his intentions?

wrong!Manager Wang can't just stare at him alone!He must be staring at the other ministers too!

Zhou Shangshu pretended to be calm and responded: "Wang Zhangyin really knows how to joke! Why did Zhou send someone to poison the Lu family?"

Director Wang told him: "Commander Ye told our family. Otherwise, how would a member of our palace know about this?"

Zhou Shangshu's face darkened slightly.It seems Commander Ye has long colluded with Manager Wang!Fortunately, he still trusts Commander Ye so much!

Quickly reviewing the recent events, Zhou Shangshu questioned Director Wang: "You are the ones who framed the Minister of the Household Department!"

Director Wang smiled back at him: "Shangshu Zhou is really good at joking! What is threatening the Minister of Household Affairs? Our family doesn't know, and we dare not!"

Zhou Shangshu's face turned black, his hands were clenched into fists, and he gritted his teeth and scolded Chief Manager Wang: "You are planning every step of the way to let the Lu family enter the palace to raise His Majesty! You are trying to support your relatives to enter the court and take part in politics! You are doing this to the late emperor. Do you reuse it!"

Shaking his head, Director Wang said slowly: "Our family and Commander Ye are loyal to the former emperor, and even more loyal to the present majesty! Zhou Shangshu also knows that the faction of the left and the right are fighting all the year round. Now your majesty is young. , although there are six assistant ministers who govern the country together, but the six people have different thoughts. When Zhou Shangshu suspected that our family was in chaos, the rightists were thinking about how to deal with the leftists, and the leftists were also staring at the rightists. Xiang faction. When the late emperor was here, he could balance the power and conflicts between the two factions. After the late emperor passed away, His Majesty was young, and the two factions will definitely fight more fiercely in the future, and in the end either you will die or I will live."

Zhou Shangshu said: "Why should I die and you live! You are the one who should be damned!"

Manager Wang: ...

"Zhou Shangshu knows that our family is talking about the faction of the left and the faction of the right. In the end, one side will win and the other will lose miserably. No matter which side wins, it will pose a great threat to the imperial power in the future. Only relying on Taifu and Zhou Shang Shu and the others will find it difficult to check and balance each other. When powerful ministers are in power, the imperial power will surely decline. Our family really wants to support foreign relatives to enter the court, in order to check and balance the situation. Only when foreign relatives enter the court to discuss politics, the left and right will Unite and deal with the foreign relatives. As long as it can be delayed for a few years, the imperial power will be stabilized."

Zhou Shangshu was silent, bowed his head and meditated.

I have to admit that what Director Wang said is right.The little emperor is so young, it will be at least 15 years before he takes power.More than ten years is enough to change the situation of the court.The rise of the leftist faction and the rightist faction, no matter which faction is rising, will pose a great threat to the imperial power.

Although what Mr. Wang said was reasonable, Zhou Shangshu did not trust the other party, and asked with a smile: "Although that is the case, you must have other selfish intentions to support your relatives to enter the court and do politics."

Looking directly at Zhou Shangshu with deep eyes, Manager Wang walked towards him, and said as he walked: "Our family is an eunuch who has passed the age of no doubt. He has neither wife nor children. What is the purpose of seeking power at this age? To die Will I be reviled by thousands of people afterwards? I am from Zhou, and this is my country. Is Zhou Shangshu worried that I will harm the country and the people in the future? Tossing the country, what good is it for me? Is it also for the purpose of being reviled by the world?"

Zhou Shangshu retorted: "Although you have no biological children, you have many godsons and grandsons!"

Manager Wang sneered and said, "People are so filial to me on the surface, but how do I know what they think in their hearts? Could it be that Zhou Shangshu thinks our family is so affectionate? Will they seek power for the sake of those unrelated children? Rather than worrying about an eunuch seeking power, Zhou Shangshu should worry about those two prime ministers. No matter which one of them wins, they will be in power! Threatening the imperial power! Although our family does not read much, we also know that although there are eunuchs in history who control the government, they do not Dare to usurp the throne. On the contrary, those powerful ministers who are healthy not only control the government, but also add Jiuxi to force the palace to usurp the throne!"

Zhou Shangshu: ...

These words left Zhou Shangshu speechless and unable to refute.Eunuchs control the government and civil servants control the government, so the latter has more influence.As Director Wang said, no matter how high an eunuch climbs, he is still below the emperor.But civil servants and military generals are different. If they are bold, they will step down the emperor and climb on top of the emperor to replace him!

Looking at Mr. Wang with complicated eyes, Zhou Shangshu asked him: "Could it be that you did all this for His Majesty?"

Is this eunuch really so loyal?

Director Wang nodded: "For His Majesty, our family can risk this life!"

Zhou Shangshu was silent again.Suddenly he realized that his loyalty to the little emperor was not as good as that of an eunuch!

Whether it is Li Taifu or He Zuoxiang and Zhao Youxiang and other officials.Everyone said that they were loyal to the little emperor, but in fact, what they said was loyal was Da Zhou!It's their country!The little emperor was only a baby, and they had no feelings for him at all.Only because this baby is the emperor, they will value each other.Only Manager Wang is loyal to the little emperor from the bottom of his heart.

After a while, Zhou Shangshu opened his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Why did you ask me to talk about these things?"

Manager Wang told him: "Of course it is because you are in charge of the military department. No matter how the left and right ministers fight, as long as they don't get the military power, they will not dare to develop greater ambitions, so they must have some scruples."

Although Commander Ye is in charge of the 30 imperial troops in the capital, he is in charge of people.The Ministry of War is in charge of weapons, military registration and the issuance of military orders.The two factions must unite to maintain peace.Therefore, Director Wang must order Commander Laye to board his boat with Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and protect the little emperor with him.Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War must not be used by the left or the right faction in the future.

Even if he said so much truth, Zhou Shangshu didn't believe it, and Manager Wang still had a way to force the other party to board his boat.For example, when the two of them met in private today, if Li Taifu and others knew about it, they must think that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War was behind the scenes to instigate Director Wang to do things.Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War will naturally be excluded and guarded against by the other five Gu Ming ministers, and those people will not bring Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War with them when they do things.As long as the Secretary of the Ministry of War does not mix with them to do things, those civil servants will not be able to stir up a big storm.

Zhou Shangshu felt that Mr. Wang's thoughts were really deep!If such a person has the power to discuss political affairs, he must be the next Zhao Gao. At that time, no one would dare to refute even if he pointed a deer at the court.

Zhou Shangshu tentatively asked Mr. Wang: "If you support the relatives of the Lu family to join the government, they will not survive for two years before being defeated by many officials in the court. What are your plans?"

Manager Wang smiled lightly, and said gently: "At that time, we can only rely on our family."

Zhou Shangshu:! ! !

"You..." Zhou Shangshu looked at Mr. Wang in surprise, but he didn't expect Mr. Wang to admit it directly!

"Our family has knelt in front of His Majesty and made an oath that we are willing to protect His Majesty with our lives for the rest of our lives. If the relatives of the Lu family fall after less than five years, then our family will use the Queen Mother's order to fight against them. No matter which faction in the court wants to rise, You have to fight our family first!" When he said this, Manager Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Zhou Shangshu frowned and reminded him: "Even if you are an eunuch, how long can you fight against them even if you take advantage of the Queen Mother's order? If you really do this, you will definitely be scolded by everyone, recorded in the annals of history, and left behind forever!"

"So what if the stench lasts forever? Our family is not afraid!" Manager Wang's voice was sharp.

Zhou Shangshu was shocked by his insane loyalty, and asked in awe, "Even if you are cut to pieces in the end, aren't you afraid?"

Director Wang laughed wildly, pointed at himself and said excitedly: "Our family has even been subjected to castration, and neither male nor female has been hated for many years. Are you still afraid of being divided into five horses? Even if you will suffer all kinds of torture in the end, even if you are cut into pieces by thousands of knives. After death, there is no place to bury, no one to worship, and being reviled by generations of people, our family will not regret what we have done now! In order to protect His Majesty, in order to protect His Majesty's imperial power, our family can do anything! "

Zhou Shangshu's Adam's apple twitched, and he immediately felt respect for Mr. Wang.

Those who are willing to sacrifice for the sake of the overall situation, bear infamy, and be infamous for thousands of years are great.This kind of greatness is not recognized by the world.

Zhou Shangshu replaced himself, if he had done so many things for the little emperor, he would end up being quartered or cut to pieces.After death, no one is willing to bury himself. Even if someone is willing to bury himself, he will never dare to put his name on a tombstone.If other people pass by and see his tombstone, they will definitely tear down his tomb.I have to bear the scolding of thousands of generations, no one understands, I am so wronged!

Before he knew it, Zhou Shangshu's eyes were red, and he said with a choked voice: "The prince is a man of great loyalty and righteousness! Zhou admires it!"

Director Wang smiled and said softly: "Our family does these things not to gain the recognition and admiration of others. It is for His Majesty. As long as His Majesty is well, our family will be satisfied. Even if it is death, death is nothing. regret."

Zhou Shangshu clasped his fists towards Manager Wang, took a deep breath, and responded: "Zhou has already understood the good intentions of Wang's palm seal. He is willing to help Wang's palm seal in the future!"

Manager Wang shook his head and said, "It's not about helping our family, it's about being loyal to His Majesty."

"Yes! In the future, we will serve His Majesty together!" Zhou Shangshu felt that the little emperor was really lucky. He was given the throne at birth and received such ruthless allegiance. The road to becoming an emperor will be smooth.

Back home, Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War began to reflect on himself.He must learn from Manager Wang!An eunuch can still do this, but if he, a minister, can't even do half of the other party, doesn't it mean that a normal man is not as good as a eunuch!

Minister of the Ministry of War has a serious face, and plans to make good use of his parliamentary power to cooperate with Director Wang to do things from tomorrow!

Today, Taifu Li finished another month's lesson plan.Back in the mansion, just changed his clothes, he was about to eat, but the servant came over and told him: "My lord asked the servant to keep an eye on the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the servant found that the Minister of the Ministry of War did not enter the imperial city today, but went to the city. In a dilapidated house in the East. Xiao Nu guarded there all morning, but did not see anyone else appear, nor did he see the Minister of the Ministry of War coming out. At that time, Xiao Nu guessed that the Minister of the Ministry of War might have left through another exit, and was about to leave , but saw two people coming.”

Taifu Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know those two people? What do they look like?"

"One of them is the emissary who came to the mansion to deliver the decree before. The other one I have never seen." As a servant of the Taifu's mansion, I have met many dignitaries and guests.Director Wang once came to Li's house to deliver the decree, and the servant has seen it before.

"Are the eyes particularly small?" Mrs. Li had already guessed who it was.

"It's a little small." The boy nodded.

"And then?" Mrs. Li asked.

The servant replied: "Then the man with the small eyes entered the dilapidated house, and the other person was guarding outside. The servant did not dare to approach. They were very cautious before entering the house, and checked around to see if there was anyone else around. Fortunately The little slave hid enough concealedly that they didn't find out!"

"Yes. Continue to stare at the Minister of the Ministry of War." Li Taifu did not expect that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War would win over Director Wang without making a sound.

Manager Wang is not easy to win over. When the late emperor was around, many people tried to win him over, but none of them succeeded.How did Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War persuade Wang Zongguan?

Leaving aside the question of how Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War wins over Mr. Wang, now Taifu Li can be sure that Mr. Wang's decree must have been instigated by Mr. Zhou of the Ministry of War!

It's just that I don't know whether the Qinzhou people's entry into the Minister's Mansion of the Household Department was arranged by Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War.Frame him first to make them suspicious of He Zuoxiang. Because of their precautions against He Zuoxiang, they must cancel the matter of taking turns entering the palace to raise the little emperor.After he proposed to let go of the matter, Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War had already made a plan and asked Director Wang to issue an edict to arrange for the Lu family to enter the palace.Step by step, carefully calculated.I just don't know what the purpose of Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War is?

Don't you think that the rivalry between the left and right factions in the court is not lively enough, and you are going to support the relatives of the Lu family to enter the court and join the fight against the big family?

If Minister of the Ministry of War did these things only for personal power, Taifu Li would not be worried.What he is worried about is that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War is secretly colluding with the vassal king!The so-called Lu family is not the real Lu family at all!It's a prince in disguise!

Soon it will be the little emperor's first birthday banquet.If the vassal king pretends to be the Lu family and enters the palace ahead of time, kidnaps the little emperor, takes control of the palace, and usurps the throne at the first birthday banquet, then there will definitely be chaos!

The more he thought about it, the more dignified Li Taifu's expression became.

Director Wang is no longer trustworthy, Commander Ye must keep an eye on the palace!

Thinking of Commander Ye, Taifu Li frowned.I don't know if Commander Ye is in the same group as Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War, or if he accidentally discovered that a person from Qinzhou entered the Shangshu's mansion of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

It's better to test it first, and after confirming Commander Ye's loyalty to the little emperor, Taifu Li can trust him to do things.

Commander Ye played with the little emperor all afternoon and was exhausted.

At first, they just crawled with the little emperor, and then they compared their crawling speeds.Although Commander Ye has long arms and legs, he can crawl faster than the little emperor, a baby with short arms and legs.

After losing to the little emperor, the little emperor picked up a brush and knew how to dip it in ink, and then scribbled on his face.

Director Wang returned to the palace and entered the Long Live Hall. When he saw a man with black ink on his face, he suspected that the other party was an assassin, and his expression changed drastically.He quickly ran over and bent over to pick up the little emperor, and shouted sharply: "Come on! Escort!"

In an instant, dozens of imperial guards rushed in from the outside, and they drew out their knives one after another, surrounded Manager Wang and the little emperor, and pointed the tip of their knives at Commander Ye.

"Brave assassin! How dare you assassinate His Majesty! Quickly arrest him!"

Commander Ye: ...

He immediately stood up and said loudly, "It's me!"

Manager Wang: ...

Praetorians: ...

"Let's all retreat." Director Wang told the imperial guards to retreat.

After they left, Manager Wang walked towards Commander Ye with the little emperor in his arms, and asked aloud, "Commander Ye, what's going on? How did your face become like this? Who is so courageous to dare to lie in front of you?" Ink on your face! Also, why did you take off your armor? You don’t deserve to wear a knife.”

Commander Ye explained awkwardly: "Your Majesty did it. This afternoon, Ye has been playing with His Majesty. The two of us competed on crawling, and His Majesty won every time. After I lost, His Majesty grabbed a pen and put it on my face." paint."

In order to better crawl with the little emperor, Commander Ye simply took off his armor at the back.After climbing all afternoon, Commander Ye's knees ached.Worried that the little emperor's knee was also hurting, Commander Ye specially called the imperial physician over to check the little emperor's knee.The imperial doctor said that the little emperor's knee was fine, so Commander Ye was relieved.

Director Wang's focus was off, and he looked down at the little emperor in surprise, and said happily: "Your Majesty can use a pen! You will definitely be a talented Mingjun in the future!"

Commander Ye was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes! Your Majesty will definitely be very talented in the future!"

Ordinary children, how can they grab a pen and play before they are one year old.It's only during the birthday party that children are asked to choose things to grab. If they catch pens, they will definitely be scholars in the future!It's a wit!And the little emperor has not yet turned one year old, and no one has taught him to grasp the pen, so today he can grasp the pen to play.God bless the week!Bring down such a wise emperor!

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The author has something to say:

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War: In terms of loyalty to His Majesty, General Manager Wang is definitely No.1!

Commander Ye: I think I am number one!

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War →_→: You row behind me!

Commander Ye:? ? ?

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