With Lu Chunfeng's ability and background, it is not difficult to become a noble minister of one house, but to become a noble minister of six houses at the same time is almost a fantasy.
At least in this matter, he knew very well that he had firmly lost to Lin Yi.
But with Lu Chunfeng's pride, it was not easy to force himself to truly recognize this point.
Lu Chunfeng couldn't help but feel lucky.
Fortunately, he had planted the seeds of rare goods on Lin Yi early. Otherwise, with Lin Yi's growth momentum, it would be not only possible but extremely possible for him to be overwhelmed in the future!
No matter how reluctant Lu Chunfeng was, he had to admit that if his family background was put aside, Lin Yi would most likely be above him in level!
In fact, from the perspective of a bystander, it already is.
He, Lu Chunfeng, was only the heir to the Lu family of Liao Jingfu, but Lin Yi was now the noble minister of the Sixth Prefecture and the promoter of the alliance. In terms of his influence on the entire inner royal court, the gap had already widened.
Fortunately, after all, it was just Lu Chunfeng's leek.
Seeing Lu Chunfeng leave in anger, Li Zhulong couldn't help but be ecstatic.
He had just accepted his fate.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yi made the ultimate comeback in an understatement.
However, despite being ecstatic, Li Zhulong couldn't help but feel a little more in awe when facing Lin Yi in front of him.
He is the head of the Li family in Fengtian Mansion. To put it bluntly, his personal level is higher than that of Lin Yi.
Especially if one succeeds in becoming the Third Master, the gap between them will inevitably widen further.
By then, even if he has no intention of burning bridges, at least the cooperation model between them will have to change. After all, his level is higher and he must be the leader.
But now, looking at the six pieces of Wang Ling on the table, Li Zhulong's little thought suddenly disappeared.
Because he suddenly discovered that without knowing it, Lin Yi had become the number one existence that he could not afford to offend!
Lin Yi has the Liufu Alliance behind him. Even if he, Li Zhulong, becomes the Grand Tutor, so what?
In the end, Lin Yi still had to do the talking.
Not to mention that his position as Taifu was given to him by Lin Yi.
Lin Yi turned around and the two looked at each other. Li Zhulong quickly apologized and said nothing.
the other side.
When the chamberlain reported this scene, Emperor Zhou was shocked and lost his temper on the spot.
Lin Yi helped Li Zhulong get six votes. This incident itself did not surprise him. After all, Lin Yi had reported to him about the alliance from the beginning, otherwise he would not have handed over the emperor's flag to him.
In Lin Yi's hands.
But Lin Yi actually got six pieces of Wang Ling, which really surprised him.
"This chess piece is a bit too big."
Emperor Zhou was speechless.
The reason why he chose to support Lin Yi was because he regarded him as his chess piece.
Lin Yi's personal power has grown, which is in line with his expectations, but if it grows too fast all of a sudden, that's another story.
After all, the primary criterion for evaluating whether a chess piece is a good chess piece is not how strong the chess piece is, but whether it is obedient or not.
If Lin Yi was alone, Emperor Zhou would still have the confidence to hold him in his hands.
But now that the United Vertical Alliance is about to be established, and Lin Yi himself has become a noble minister of the Sixth House, this really makes him a little worried.
Compared with the title of the Emperor's Favorite, compared with this noble minister of the Sixth Mansion, the title is more than one step behind.
In the final analysis, he is just a puppet emperor.
The chamberlain raised his head cautiously and said, "I thought your majesty could give it a proper beating."
He is a die-hard confidant of Emperor Zhou, and Emperor Zhou trusts him even more than Zhou Youshi, his biological sister.
Zhou Tianzi frowned and said, "Now that my wings are hardened, you can beat them by just tapping them? You're a brainless thing."
He said this, but in reality he didn't mean the slightest bit of blame.
After pondering for a moment, Zhou Tianzi pointed his finger at the table and said, "Tell me, how do you beat it?"
The chamberlain said cautiously: "Actually, Your Majesty doesn't need to do anything. As long as you press the appointment of Taifu for a while, he will naturally understand the meaning."
According to the process, after the seven kings discussed it together, the next step was for Emperor Zhou to make the final decision, and then Li Zhulong would be able to take up the position of Sangong Taifu.
"That's quite interesting."
Zhou Tianzi smacked his chin.
Based on his current relationship with Lin Yi, it is obviously not possible to directly reject Li Zhulong.
If he really does that, not only will all his previous investment in Lin Yi be wasted, but more importantly, it will completely push Lin Yi into the opposite direction.
Wu Wudi is still imprisoned on the ninth floor of Tianlao. Lin Yi is now a noble minister of the Sixth Mansion and has a huge influence on the Hezong Alliance. If he falls out with Lin Yi at this time, it will definitely be out of pure imagination.
shit.
On the other hand, if, as the chamberlain said, he did not directly veto the appointment, but just delayed the process for a few days, then there would be no such concerns.
In this way, he would not fall out directly, but he could also give Lin Yi a proper beating to get him into a correct position, which was the best of both worlds.
"Then just press it first."
Emperor Zhou stretched himself, stood up and said, "Let's go to the imperial garden and have a sip of tea."
At this moment, another chamberlain hurriedly entered the palace and reported: "Your Majesty, Lin Yi and Li Zhulong would like to see you."
Zhou Tianzi's face was startled, and his eyes suddenly became a little panicked and angry at the same time.
"What does he mean? He's here to force me to marry him?"
However, after calming down for a moment, Emperor Zhou finally did not remain silent.
To be precise, he didn't dare.
In the past, he could just say no to Lin Yi, but in front of Lin Yi today, he really didn't dare to show off like this.
In the end, Emperor Zhou had no choice but to take a deep breath: "Xuan."
Lin Yi and Li Zhulong immediately entered the palace to see him.
After the ceremony, Emperor Zhou fully expected that the two of them would be impatient. However, to his surprise, Lin Yi did not mention the matter of the Grand Tutor at all.
"Your Majesty, I have reached an agreement with the six royal palaces. The alliance ceremony will be held in three days. The six royal palaces unanimously request your majesty to attend and ask for your permission."
Emperor Zhou was stunned when he heard this, and then his face showed ecstasy: "Is this true?"
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that he had lost his composure.
It's no wonder he lost his composure.
The reason why he was happy to see the success of the Hezong Alliance before was that the six princes' palaces could unite to better contain the menacing Qin Palace. As for how important a position he could play in it, he did not dare to
Extravagant hope.
But if he attends the alliance ceremony in person, even if the leader of the alliance is still Prince Qi, his influence as the emperor will inevitably increase invisibly.
Because this is equivalent to clearly telling the world that the Hezong Alliance and Emperor Zhou are one, and the six princes are on the side of Emperor Zhou!