Little emperor

Chapter 21

Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials stayed in the study all night last night, without closing his eyes at all.When dawn was approaching, my eyelids couldn't hold it anymore, so I closed my eyes to rest.

Mrs. Song thought he was already on duty, so she didn't care.It wasn't until the steward came to ask her why Song Shangshu didn't go out to work today, that Mrs. Song knew that Song Shangshu didn't go out!Hurry to the study to find him.

After Song Shangshu was woken up by Mrs. Song, he rubbed his face indiscriminately and pinched his own leg to wake up his mind.

"Late, late..."

Song Shangshu hurriedly changed his official uniform, and before going out, he specially told the steward that if he caught that Wenzhou scoundrel, he would send someone to send him a message immediately.Then go to the imperial city.

Today, the six Gu Ming ministers are going to the conference room for a meeting, and Song Shangshu has not appeared for a long time, which makes He Zuoxiang and Liu Shangshu of the household department further suspicious of each other.

Then Liu Shangshu and He Zuoxiang talked to each other, and began to chat about the fate of betraying the emperor in a strange way.While talking, the two deliberately looked at Zhao Youxiang.But Zhao Youxiang was so angry that his face was gloomy.He had to wonder if something had happened to Song Shangshu, the Ministry of Officials.

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War found that Taifu Li looked at him today with unkind eyes.Although Taifu Li usually has no enthusiasm for him, he is definitely not so indifferent!After coming to the meeting room, Mrs. Li kept staring at him with that wicked look, as if he was some kind of treacherous and evil person!

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War specifically asked Li Taifu: "Is the Taifu feeling unwell?"

Is there something wrong with these eyes?Why are you staring at people like that?

Li Taifu was expressionless, and asked indifferently: "Zhou Shangshu hopes that the old man is unwell?"

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War: ...

What's the matter with this old guy?He cared about the other party, but the other party responded to him with a bad attitude.No wonder it is said that the older a person is, the weirder his temper will be!It's only been two days since I saw her, and the speed of changing her face is faster than turning the pages of a book!

Forget it, don't have the same knowledge as older people.Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War shook his head with a smile, and explained: "The lower officials have no such intentions, they just care about the Taifu."

Li Taifu chuckled, but his face was indifferent.

He Zuoxiang and Liu Shangshu of the household department were singing double reeds to ridicule Zhao Youxiang. They noticed that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Li Taifu were at odds, and the two stopped to stare at them.

Strange, isn't the relationship between Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War and the Taifu okay?Why did Li Taifu suddenly change his attitude towards Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War?

Zhao Youxiang also noticed it, feeling strange, his eyes wandered between Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Li Taifu.

Noticing that He Zuo and other people were staring at him, Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War felt uncomfortable and wanted to explain, but felt that it was unnecessary, so he simply kept silent.

Taifu Li looked down at the document, as if he didn't notice that Zhao Youxiang and the others were staring at him.

Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials arrived at this time.

Seeing him coming, Zhao Youxiang criticized displeasedly: "Song Shangshu is a long time late today!"

Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials nodded awkwardly, and explained: "The lower official encountered a troublesome matter and couldn't sleep last night, so I was late today."

Seeing this, Liu Shangshu from the Household Department deliberately asked: "I don't know what trouble Song Shangshu encountered? If you are unable to solve it, why don't you tell me, maybe we can help."

Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials suddenly changed his face, and asked with a sneer: "Why does Liu Shangshu ask what he knows?"

Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Households paused for a while, and was preparing to respond to Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials.

At this time, Taifu Li interrupted them: "If it's a private matter, let's talk about it outside the conference room. Now it's time to talk about business! Jiang Guo, Wu Guo and Li Guo have sent visiting documents. They intend to send envoys to attend His Majesty's first birthday banquet."

This is a hassle.If only one country sent a visit document, then Da Zhou could still find a reason to decline it.Now the three countries have sent visiting documents together, which is obviously a good deal!Let's explore the situation of Dazhou together!

The three countries sent envoys together. If they refused, they might be squeezed out by the three countries using this matter to unite.Separation is only the first step. Next, these three countries may use this as an excuse to go to war and join forces to attack Da Zhou.Therefore, the envoys sent by these three countries to attend the little emperor's first birthday banquet are definitely not good people!

Originally, Da Zhou is now full of dangers. On the surface, it looks stable, but in fact, the undercurrent is turbulent.If an ambitious vassal took the opportunity to usurp the throne at the little emperor's first birthday banquet, the three family and country envoys would see the civil strife in Great Zhou.Once the outsiders know about the civil strife in the Great Zhou, they will definitely seize this opportunity to invade the Great Zhou!At that time, there will be internal rebellion, foreign enemies will invade, and Great Zhou will be in danger!

The heavy burden rests on the few of them. If the little emperor's first birthday party does not go well, the country will change hands at the least, and the country will disappear at the worst!And these ministers who took care of their fate will also become sinners recorded in history!

Thinking that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War might secretly collude with the vassal king to cause chaos, Taifu Li's mood was even worse, how could he have a good face towards him.

He Zuoxiang and the others stroked their beards and began to think.The key point is to ensure the safety of the little emperor. If there is no feudal lord to mess with the birthday party, then the birthday party will go smoothly.But the point is, they don't know if there will be a feudal lord who will come to Beijing to usurp the throne by taking advantage of the first year banquet!If they knew in advance, they could be prepared and stop each other.Now I just don't know which vassal king will take action!This is the biggest problem.

Zhao Youxiang stared deeply at He Zuoxiang and Liu Shangshu from the Household Department, and said with a half-smile: "Before, I received news that a Qinzhou native who had recently entered Beijing had entered Liu Shangshu's residence. I wonder how Liu Shangshu explained this matter?"

Regardless of whether the Leftist faction colluded with the King of Qin or not, they must expressly inform the other party and issue a warning.King Qin cannot be allowed to usurp the throne at the little emperor's first birthday banquet!Let the envoys of the other three countries witness the civil strife in Dazhou, and they will definitely take action against Dazhou after returning home!

Liu Shangshu of the household department laughed angrily, pointed at himself and said loudly: "What is the meaning of the right minister? Could it be that he is suspecting that the lower official has secretly connected with the King of Qin? Everything must be based on evidence! If there is no evidence, please be careful Words! This is an insult to the official! Your words have caused deep harm to the official!"

Zhao Youxiang responded indifferently: "The truth is just stating one thing. Does it say that Liu Shangshu secretly had contacts with the King of Qin? I don't know why Liu Shangshu thinks so? Could it be that he has a guilty conscience? It is so irrational to say these things without logic. if."

Liu Shangshu from the household department wanted to endure it, but he didn't expect Zhao Youxiang to bully him so much.Throw dirty water on him!How can this be tolerated!He angrily pointed to Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials and asked: "Seeing a person from Qinzhou enter the Bifu, the right minister suspected that the official was secretly colluding with the king of Qin. The official also saw Song Shangshu yesterday and the Wenzhou person who entered Beijing recently. There is contact! Can this official also suspect that he is secretly colluding with King Wen!"

Zhao Youxiang immediately turned his head to look at Song Shangshu, the Ministry of Officials, and looked at him, and immediately confirmed that this matter was true.He frowned, his face darkened.

Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials originally wanted to pre-emptively explain the matter.Now that Liu Shangshu of the household department had spoken, he immediately answered and explained: "There is indeed such a thing! Yesterday when Mr. Song returned home, he met a scoundrel from Wenzhou who intentionally bumped into Mr. Song's carriage. The other party The words were sharp, and in order not to lose his tongue, Song had no choice but to personally send him to the hospital. When Song returned home, his servants told Song about something. Liu Shangshu's people followed that Wenzhou rascal! Only then did I realize that something was wrong. Immediately send someone to arrest that Wenzhou scoundrel!"

Liu Shangshu of the household department: ...

Song Shangshu of the official department said the matter so frankly.Is it really innocent?Is this deliberately framed by someone?Reminiscent of the fact that people from Qinzhou had entered Liu's house, Liu Shangshu of the household department looked solemn.They are all the same move, it seems that the one who framed them is the same person!Who is behind their backs!

All of a sudden, Liu Shangshu, He Zuoxiang, Song Shangshu, Zhao Youxiang and Li Taifu from the household department began to look suspiciously at the other people present.

Liu Shangshu and He Zuoxiang from the household department, and Song Shangshu and Zhao Youxiang from the official department have ruled out the suspicion of each other. Now they suspect that Taifu Li is plotting against them behind their backs.Above the court, besides Li Taifu, an old fox, who else has the intention to plot against them?I just don't know why Li Taifu planned to frame them like this?

And Li Taifu was staring straight at Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War with sharp eyes.It is suspected that Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War did all these things.To do something before the first year banquet, to frame the left faction first, and then frame the right faction, the purpose is not simple!Let them be suspicious of each other and unable to unite to hold a good birthday banquet, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to help the prince to do things!Really sinister!

The more he thought about it, the more ugly Li Taifu's face became, and he scolded coldly: "Some people look like honest people and look like loyal ministers, but they are insidious and cunning behind the scenes. ! In vain to be a minister! Ashamed of trusting the late emperor!"

Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War: ...

Mrs. Li, what does this mean!If you scold him, scold him, why stare at him!Those who didn't know thought they were scolding him!Misunderstanding, it will have a bad influence on him!

He Zuoxiang and Liu Shangshu of the Household Department, Zhao Youxiang and Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, the four of them looked at Li Taifu thoughtfully.Is Taifu Li scolding others, or is he deliberately scolding these words in an attempt to dispel their suspicion of him?The four felt that the latter was the truth.

The officials in the court either supported He Zuoxiang or Zhao Youxiang, and the rest, headed by Li Taifu, were stable and pure ministers.Neither want to join the leftist faction, nor join the rightist faction.

Taifu Li continued to sternly say: "I don't care who is behind the scenes to plot against my colleagues, Your Majesty's first birthday banquet must go smoothly! If you dare to make trouble at your Majesty's first birthday banquet, then don't blame me for not thinking of my colleagues." !"

He Zuo and others looked at Li Taifu deeply.I don't know if the other party is too good at pretending, or if he is really honest.What Li Taifu said was the same as their thoughts.The three countries sent envoys to attend the birthday party, and there must be no accidents in this birthday party!We must let this birthday banquet run smoothly and protect the little emperor!

After the six people reached an agreement, the meeting was adjourned.

Director Wang also received news that the three countries planned to send envoys to celebrate the little emperor's birthday.He is calmer than Li Taifu and others.

By arranging Qinzhou people and Wenzhou people to approach the ministers of the left faction and the right faction respectively, they deliberately frightened the snake.Regardless of whether any of these two factions secretly collude with the vassal king, they will definitely not dare to take the next step.At least at the little emperor's first birthday banquet, they didn't dare to do anything!Beating the leftist faction and the rightist faction is beating an ambitious vassal king in disguise.This is the real purpose of Director Wang.

As long as there are no ministers in the court secretly assisting the vassal in making troubles at the little emperor's first birthday banquet, so what if the three countries send envoys?What they saw was that the monarch of the Great Zhou Dynasty was young, the vassal king was honest, and the country was stable.As long as there is no civil strife in Dazhou, foreigners will not dare to invade at will.

Commander Ye visited the Long Live Hall many times today, but he just refused to go in.Seeing that the little emperor had rested, he waved to Manager Wang.

Seeing this, Manager Wang walked out lightly.

Commander Ye pointed in a direction and asked Manager Wang to step aside and speak.

Director Wang followed Commander Ye to a corner and asked, "Commander Ye has something to say, please speak up."

Commander Ye told him: "The Tai Tuo misunderstood you and the Minister of War, and suspected that you were disloyal to His Majesty. I can't tell you the details, I can only remind you of this."

Commander Ye promised that Taifu Li would not tell the third person about the conversation between the two of them yesterday.

Manager Wang pretended to be surprised, and asked suspiciously: "Why does the Tai Tuo think so? Our family and the Minister of the Ministry of War are loyal to His Majesty! Did he find out about our meeting with the Minister of the Ministry of War yesterday? That's why he misunderstood ?”

Commander Ye just wanted to nod his head, but remembering that this would make Director Wang guess what he was talking to Mrs. Li, he could only change his words and say, "Why don't you explain it to Mrs. Li yourself?"

Director Wang nodded and responded: "Since the Taifu misunderstood our family, our family will naturally have to explain it well. However, shouldn't Commander Ye inform the Minister of the Ministry of War? Fu suspects that the opinions he expresses will definitely be refuted by the Taifu. If these two people have a political quarrel, it will harm the country!"

This reminded Commander Ye, yes!Li Taifu's misunderstanding of Zhou Shangshu in the Ministry of War must be resolved immediately.Otherwise, if these two people quarrel when discussing politics, it will affect the country and the people!

"What Wang Gonggong said is true! Ye Mou will tell the Minister of the Ministry of War and ask him to go to the Taifu to clear up the misunderstanding!" Commander Ye looked serious and left quickly after speaking.

Looking at his back, Manager Wang laughed.

He Zuoxiang and Zhao Youxiang were busy staring at each other, only Taifu Li noticed Zhou Shangshu and Director Wang of the Ministry of War.After Li Taifu found out about their meeting, he specially asked Commander Ye to test it out, and persuaded Commander Ye to beware of the two of them.It can be seen that Li Taifu is still very loyal.No wonder it was able to gain the trust of the first two emperors.

Now that Mrs. Li is fine, there is another trustworthy person on Mr. Wang's list.So let Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War go to Li Taifu to explain clearly, and pull Li Taifu onto their boat!Let's all serve the little emperor together!Protect the little emperor!

Manager Wang returned to the Long Live Hall in a good mood, stared at the little emperor's sleeping face for a while, and then began to stamp the documents.

After leaving the conference room and returning to the office, Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War remembered Taifu Li's attitude towards him today, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Just when he was puzzled, Commander Ye came.

After Commander Ye came in, he closed the door specially and told him: "Shangshu Zhou! The Taifu misunderstood you! I suspect that you are not loyal to His Majesty! Go and explain to him!"

Hearing this, Zhou Shangshu became angry immediately.No wonder Taifu Li treated him so strangely today!Thinking of the words Taifu Li scolded, Zhou Shangshu turned blue with anger, and scolded: "Why should he suspect that Zhou is disloyal to His Majesty! Zhou is loyal to His Majesty, how can he be insulted! I will ask him to clarify !"

Could it be that Li Taifu suspects that he is behind the plot of the left and the right faction?How can he have such a great ability!

Seeing that he was so angry, Commander Ye stopped Zhou Shangshu and said, "Calm down your anger! The Taifu also misunderstood, as long as you explain it clearly. Zhou Shangshu must not use this attitude to find the Taifu. If you have something to talk about, talk about it."

Zhou Shangshu told Commander Ye angrily: "Commander Ye, don't you know how ugly he scolded Zhou in the meeting room today! He said that although Zhou has an honest appearance, he looks like a loyal minister! In fact, he is insidious. Cunning! Aiding the tyrant! Disloyalty and unrighteousness! Disregarding human affairs! Being in vain as a minister! Ashamed of trusting the late emperor! If you say this to you, wouldn’t you be angry! Why does he scold me like that!"

And still swearing these words in front of the other four ministers!Now the leftist faction and the rightist faction will definitely misunderstand him because of these words!If the two factions suspected that he was plotting against them based on Taifu Li's words, how could he gain a foothold in the court in the future!

Thinking of this, Zhou Shangshu's anger did not diminish, but became even more angry, and his face became more gloomy.

Commander Ye was surprised. He didn't expect Mrs. Li to scold him so harshly. Without any evidence, he believed that the Minister of the Ministry of War was unfaithful and insulted him so harshly. It was too much!

"How could he scold you like that! Go! Ye Mou will accompany you to find him, and you must make it clear in person!" As he said, Commander Ye dragged Zhou Shangshu to find Mrs. Li.

Zhou Shangshu was very angry at first, but after walking for a while, he gradually regained his composure.After reviewing everything, Zhou Shangshu suddenly stopped.

Commander Ye looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Shangshu shook his head and said to him: "Wait a minute, Mr. Zhou has to think about it."

Commander Ye thought that Zhou Shangshu was struggling with how to confess to Li Taifu about the murder of the Lu family and the poisoning of the Ning family.I had to stop and let him be quiet.

Zhou Shangshu felt strange, why did Li Taifu doubt him?

Could it be that Taifu Li found out that he sent people to poison the Lu family?That's why I misunderstood?Or, yesterday he had a private meeting with Manager Wang and was discovered by Mrs. Li?Mrs. Li has too much heart to doubt him?

Zhou Shangshu suddenly stared at Commander Ye and asked, "Commander Ye, what did the Taifu tell you?"

Commander Ye replied hesitantly: "I promised the Taifu that I will never tell the third person what the two of us talked about. I can only remind you that the Taifu misunderstood you and Director Wang, especially you."

Zhou Shangshu: ...

Why is Mrs. Li more suspicious of him than Mr. Wang!Manager Wang Ming has done more things than him!Zhou Shangshu even felt that the arrangements for Qinzhou people and Wenzhou people to deliberately approach the left and right factions were also arranged by Manager Wang!no!I have to ask Mr. Wang for clarification!Only after figuring out everything, he can go to Mrs. Li to explain it clearly!

"Zhou went to the palace to talk to the prince." After speaking, Zhou Shangshu turned around.

Commander Ye:? ? ?

He chased after him and asked: "Why didn't Zhou Shangshu go to the Tai Tuo to explain clearly, why did he go to Wang Gonggong? Could it be that he wanted to take him to the Tai Tuo to explain clearly?"

Zhou Shangshu nodded perfunctorily.

Both of them are military generals, and they soon came to the Long Live Hall.

"Cough-cough-"

When he came to the door, Zhou Shangshu coughed inside.

Commander Ye immediately covered his mouth with his hand, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is resting, please don't disturb him!"

Zhou Shangshu: ...

It's his fault!

Manager Wang saw Zhou Shangshu coming, got up and went out.

Commander Ye wanted to follow the two of them to talk, but was stopped by Manager Wang and Zhou Shangshu at the same time.

Manager Wang said: "Your Majesty must be protected by someone!"

Zhou Shangshu told Commander Ye: "Zhou has something to ask Wang Gonggong." The implication is, don't come and listen.

Commander Ye had no choice but to enter the Long Live Hall and stay by the little emperor's side.

Manager Wang brought Zhou Shangshu to a remote corner, and asked with a light smile, "Was Zhou Shangshu misunderstood today?"

As soon as Zhou Shangshu saw Mr. Wang's winning appearance, he was sure that these things were done by him, and asked in a deep voice: "This is all in the calculation of the prince! Zhou doesn't understand, it leads people to misunderstand. The faction is not enough, why does the prince want to lead people to misunderstand the right faction? Wouldn't it be easy for them to guess that there is a third party behind them to deal with them? Also, why did the Taifu misunderstand you and me? Could it be that you deliberately let Taifu found out about the meeting between you and me?"

Director Wang said slowly: "Yes, it is true that our family arranged for Qinzhou people and Wenzhou people to approach the Minister of the Household and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials respectively. The reason why our family did this is to warn those officials in the court who have different ideas. Let them not dare to send news to the feudal lord in the near future, let alone make trouble at His Majesty's first birthday banquet. The Taifu misunderstood you and me, and it is indeed our family's deliberate intention. Your Majesty's first birthday banquet is coming soon, and our family is worried Zhou Shangshu will be used by other people, so he will attack first, so that others will misunderstand that you and I have cooperated."

Zhou Shangshu: ...

So, now he is responsible for all the blame!

Zhou Shangshu looked angry and was about to get angry.

Manager Wang said to him: "Does Zhou Shangshu feel wronged? For His Majesty, he is not even willing to bear these grievances? If Zhou Shangshu can't bear these grievances, then our family will stand up and tell you that all of this is done by our family." .”

Zhou Shangshu: ...

Thinking of Mr. Wang's impassioned words yesterday, and thinking about how he reflected on himself after returning home yesterday, he decided to do better than Mr. Wang.Zhou Shangshu suddenly didn't feel wronged, his face softened, and after regaining his composure, he responded to Mr. Wang: "Zhou doesn't feel wronged. It's just that he didn't know about these things before, so he was a little annoyed."

Manager Wang found a court lady sneaking up near the Long Live Hall. He suddenly knelt down to Zhou Shangshu, kowtowed and said, "It's our family's fault, and I plotted against Zhou Shangshu. Zhou Shangshu is very loyal and righteous, and you have been wronged." ! When His Majesty is sensible, our family will definitely tell him what Zhou Shangshu has done in detail!"

Zhou Shangshu was taken aback by Manager Wang's actions.No matter what you say, Mr. Wang is also an eunuch with palm prints, and his official position is not low. After reaching this position, he only kneels down to worship the emperor, empress, and queen mother.

Hurry to help Manager Wang up, Zhou Shangshu held his arm, and said seriously: "Zhou will not blame the prince, the prince did these things, after all, for the sake of your majesty. Since you and I are loyal to your majesty, Why worry about these things! Zhou understands the intention of the prince and knows what to do next!"

"Thank you Zhou Shangshu for your generosity!" Manager Wang said gratefully.

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Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of War: This officer willingly took the blame!

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