Old Twenty looked at the little emperor in surprise.
In the past, their relationship was pretty good. But now that they are monarchs and ministers, are they so affectionate?
The little emperor also saw Old Twenty's surprise, but as if he didn't see it, he took Old Twenty's hand and said, "Brother Twenty, I always remember the embarrassing incident when we went up a tree to dig out a bird's nest.
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Old Twenty felt a little embarrassed.
That time, after taking out the bird's nest, all the eunuchs around Old Twenty were beaten up. The little emperor was only scolded a few times by the old emperor.
However, the little emperor did not feel embarrassed at all. He picked up some interesting stories from the past and talked endlessly.
Old Twenty was a little confused. What did the little emperor mean?
After chatting for about half an hour, the little emperor said casually: "I have hot tea and snacks here. If you are tired, just come over and I will ask them to entertain you well. Don't worry too much, I am alone."
It’s so lonely, we still play like before.”
Old Twenty secretly breathed a sigh of relief and agreed with a crisp voice.
When he was sending Lao Twenty out in person, the little emperor finally saw Xuan Yu.
Xuan Yu, who is fifteen years old this year, is tall and handsome, with long hands and legs, red lips and white teeth. He is a talented person!
Xuan Yu was waiting for Old Twenty outside. Suddenly she saw the little emperor and quickly saluted him.
"The third-class Chengen Bo, your minister Xuanyu, respectfully greets you."
The little emperor came just for Xuan Yu, so naturally he helped him up with his own hands very affectionately.
"You, Ama, were the first to support Conglong. I will never forget his extraordinary achievements." The little emperor praised the jade pillar in front of Xuan Yu.
Poor little Xuanyu had no choice but to thank her profusely.
"My father has only fulfilled his duty as a minister. He cannot deserve such praise from the emperor..."
The little emperor knew in his heart that he and Xuan Yu had only been acquainted with each other for a while. It was not advisable to talk about each other's acquaintances, and they had to be stopped in moderation.
After resigning as the little emperor, Lao Twenty asked Xuan Yu very strangely: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Xiao Xuanyu glanced at Old Twenty calmly, smiled naively, and said, "Who knows?"
In fact, Xiao Xuanyu knew very well that the little emperor just wanted to win over Yuzhu, right?
As Yuzhu's eldest son, although he still didn't know Yuzhu's true thoughts, this did not prevent him from noticing that the little emperor took the initiative to extend an olive branch.
After returning home, Xuanyu told Xiuyun completely about the young emperor's deliberate meeting with him.
Xiuyun thought about it carefully and said: "The emperor praised your Ama, but they are just polite words. You must not take it seriously."
Xuan Yu said with a smile: "Well, I have been studying in the palace with Master Twenty since I was ten years old. How can I not know that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger?"
Xiuyun deliberately kept a straight face and scolded: "You kid, your bad mouth will do bad things sooner or later."
Xuanyu said with a smile: "Well, I just want to say a few words to you in private. You know that as long as you are outside, your son's lips are as if they are glued together, and they are tightly closed."
Xiuyun knew what was going on, and there was a lot of talk about Yuzhu outside, saying everything.
Yuzhu had told Xiuyun that her mouth was on other people's faces. No matter what they said, she only had to take care of her family members' mouths.
Yuzhu came back very late.
Xiuyun personally picked up the food for the man and explained softly: "Sir, during the national mourning period, the food cannot be even slightly meaty. Please bear with it."
Yuzhu took a mouthful of rice, chewed it only a few times, and then swallowed it.
Seeing the man wolfing down his food, he was obviously starving, Xiuyun couldn't help but feel distressed.
"What happened to the imperial dining room in the palace? Do you dare to starve and assist the king's ministers?"
Yuzhu took a few mouthfuls of rice, chewed a few mouthfuls, and after swallowing, he took a deep breath and said, "Don't blame them, it's the matter discussed today. There are too many to take care of."
meal."
During extraordinary times, all dishes on the table are vegetarian, even ginger, garlic, and chili are not allowed.
To be honest, it's just tasteless.
However, people are like iron, and food is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry.
After dinner, when Yuzhu sat down to drink tea, Xiuyun told Xuanyu about his chance encounter with the little emperor.
Originally, Xiuyun thought that the man would call Xuanyu over and ask her carefully.
Who would have thought that Yuzhu would actually say nonchalantly: "This has just begun, and the emperor can't hold his breath anymore?"
Xiuyun was immediately stunned. The man obviously didn't care that the little emperor was trying to win over her in disguise.
During the period of national mourning, it is forbidden to eat meat, have sex, sing music, listen to plays, tell stories, wear colorful clothes, etc.
To put it bluntly, all entertainment activities, including making humans, are completely banned.
Imperial power is so domineering!
Anyone who dares to disobey will be disrespectful, and may suffer the consequences of being dismissed from his or her official position, or may suffer the consequences of having his or her family confiscated and exterminated.
After chatting with Xiuyun, Yuzhu went to the inner study.
Zhou Quan and Niu Tai have been waiting for a long time.
After sitting down, Yuzhu told Niu Tai: "You are going to Tianjin to take office. No matter how chaotic the local affairs are, you must not interfere indiscriminately. You have two important things.
All of them will be replaced by our people. The other is to find a way to run away from the deputy general of the Dagu Association and turn the Dagu Association into our territory. Do you understand?"
"Back to the master, I understand. I will first change the Zhenbiao pro-army, and then find an excuse to squeeze out the deputy general of Dagu Association." Niu Tai is not particularly shrewd, but he is very obedient and loyal.
Zhou Quan smiled slightly and added: "The control of the Dagu Association is particularly important. Even if it is deliberately framed, the original deputy general must be driven away."
Niutai glared at Niu Tai and said, "I can't do such a brain-intensive thing."
Yuzhu smiled and scolded: "Idiot, the Zhusheng Brotherhood is personally stationed at Dagokou. You just need to obey the arrangements."
Niu Tai grinned and said, "Master, if you had told me earlier, Mr. Zhou would be in charge personally, and he would definitely be able to capture it."
After Niu Tai retreated, Zhou Quan came up with a thoughtful idea.
"Dong Weng, the Green Camp Army is the imperial army's economic force, and it is not convenient to eliminate too many of them. In the opinion of the students, it is better to get the Tianjin Guards Division as well. Every big town has an inspection department office, which can accommodate many of our troops.
People."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yuzhu nodded frequently and sighed: "If it weren't for your reminder, I really wouldn't have thought of it."
Zhou Quan's suggestion is in line with the old saying: when a duck paddles in the water, there is a lot of movement under the water, but there are no ripples on the water.
"Well, I have an idea, but I need to aggrieve you temporarily. I plan to promote Tianjin Wei to Tianjin Zhili Prefecture, and make you the magistrate. I wonder what my brother wants?"
Zhou Quan and Yuzhu were both elected in the same year and Jinshi in the same year. If Zhou Quan had not been implicated by Zhou's father being a party member, he would have entered the officialdom long ago.
With Yuzhu's secret support, based on their relationship, Zhou Quan would be at least in the third rank under normal circumstances.
The magistrates of Zhili Prefecture are smaller than magistrates, larger than county magistrates and scattered prefecture magistrates, and they are just minor officials of the fifth rank.
However, Zhou Quan knew very well that Tianjin today was of great significance.
It is no exaggeration to say that Tianjin will soon become the cradle of the rise of the new army.
Yuzhu's arms imported from Europe, as well as the massive overseas trade at Dagu Port, the small workshops for deep processing of various export products, the general export warehouse for bulk commodities, and the headquarters of the First Town, all settled in Tianjin.
At this juncture, if Zhou Quan was appointed as the magistrate of Tianjin, it would be hard not to think of a name: Xiao He!
"It's my wish, but I don't dare to invite you!" Zhou Quan naturally couldn't let go of this God-given opportunity. He didn't dare to be polite at all and agreed directly.
Early the next morning, after the first group of crying souls, Yuzhu discussed the idea with Lao Wu and Lao Qi.
The promotion of Tianjin Wei to Tianjin Zhili Prefecture does not involve sensitive military power. For the minister of the auxiliary government, it is a trivial matter that cannot be dealt with quickly.
Lao Wu and Lao Qi had no reason to hold back, so they agreed wholeheartedly.
After Yuzhu got a big benefit, he even supported Lao Wu and Lao Qi.
As long as it is something that Lao Wu and Lao Seven have discussed, Yu Zhu will give the green light.
Yuzhu agreed. Do Ma Qi and Zhang Tingyu dare not agree?
However, Lao Jiu was not happy anymore. He said in a dark voice: "Tianjin is so close that it can cut off water transportation. What does Yu Jingqing want to seize in the military and political affairs?"
Not to mention, although Lao Jiu was deliberately mischievous, he really got to the point.
Lao Wu frowned and said displeasedly: "Yuzhu has already agreed to support you in taking charge of the punishment department. At this juncture, you must not add extraneous matters to avoid making mistakes."
After all, Lao Jiu and Lao Wu are brothers from the same mother. The logic of turning their elbows inwards is an irrefutable truth!
What, also in charge of the Criminal Department?
Lao Jiu immediately fell silent.
Since the forty-eighth year of Kangxi's reign in Jin Dynasty, when Jin was granted the title of Gushan Beizi, this was the first time that Lao Jiu had served as an official and had the real power of the Ministry of Management.
Don't take advantage of it, you bastard!
As for whether the alliance between Lao San and Lao Jiu will fall apart because of this, Lao Jiu can only forget about it.
Since Lao Ba disappeared, Lao Jiu and Lao Ba have completely lost contact.
However, based on Lao Jiu's understanding of Lao Ba, as long as Lao Ba escapes the capital, he must first control the Fengtai camp.
However, after the Fengtai camp was defeated by Yuzhu, according to Lao Jiu's private speculation, Lao Ba would definitely go to the northwest to find Lao Fourteen.
As a great general king, the Fourteenth had more than 100,000 elite soldiers at his disposal, so he could definitely be regarded as the foundation of his hegemony.
Today, Lao Jiu only needs to wait quietly for Lao Ba's notification, and there is no need to suffer immediate losses.
However, Lao Jiu also has hidden worries.
If only Lao Ba goes to the northwest alone, great things can happen!
The problem now is that the fourth child is also missing.
Based on Lao Jiu's understanding of Lao Si, Lao Si has only one way to go to Xi'an to find Nian Gengyao.
In this way, it would be difficult for Lao Ba and Lao Fourteen to convince Nian Gengyao if they thought of siding with Qing Jun.
The truth is actually obvious, the fourth child is Nian Gengyao’s serious sister-in-law!
In those years, although Nian Gengyao had some private contacts with Lao Ba and Lao Fourteen.
However, things like raising an army still have to deal with closeness and distance.