In the main hall, the building was deserted, leaving only a Japanese envoy standing in the center of the hall, hesitating left and right, sitting uneasily...
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Xuansi dismissed the attendants, called Zeng Ke in, and took the secret scroll from his hand...
"Ishio Haruichi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's counselor, is cautious and modest, self-denying and devoted to public service. He has a mother still alive at home, a wife, two sons, and an estate of three thousand..." Zeng Ke bowed and handed over the information in the secret volume.
Carry it out.
Emperor Xuansi chuckled. There was no need to read the secret scroll. He put it directly on the table. He pointed at Xiao Zhezi and then at Zeng Ke. Xiao Zhezi immediately understood and turned around to move a pile behind the screen and put it on the table.
After Zeng Ke's death.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zeng Ke bowed and slowly sat down.
"There are no outsiders in the house, so you should be less polite..." Emperor Xuansi smiled and twirled his beard, then put down his hand and asked softly: "I heard that you recently adopted an adopted son..."
"Yes," Zeng Ke smiled slightly and murmured in a low voice: "Although this son is from a lower background, he is very business-minded. In just a few months, one bank has turned into four... At this time,
Qi County and Henan County also have plans to open stores..."
"Hehehe... Okay, Qihua's move is really beautiful! I heard that several Jiangnan Banks in the capital have closed down?"
"Three families..." Zeng Ke replied slowly, and then a trace of solemnity appeared on his face. After thinking about it again and again, he couldn't help but speak...
"Your Majesty...are you not worried at all...?"
After hearing this, Emperor Xuansi gradually put away the smile on his face and asked in a deep voice: "What...are I worried about?" ⑧①ZW.????m
Zeng Ke frowned and looked up at Xiao Zhezi...
Xiao Zhezi immediately raised his eyebrows, turned around and walked out of the imperial study, closing the door tightly.
Zeng Ke then raised his hands and said with a serious face: "This... I shouldn't have said this, but Prince Yan is now... soldiers, horses, money, food, status in the world, everything... I... am really a little uneasy..."
"Oh..." Emperor Xuansi nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Then you mean... I should kill her?"
Hearing this, Zeng Ke was silent for a long time... nodded... but then quickly shook his head...
"This woman has been famous in the Zhuangliang Kingdom for hundreds of years... Killing her is tantamount to cutting off an arm with a sword, and will also make the ancestors commit suicide..."
"Look, don't you know everything about this? Then why are you telling me this?" Emperor Xuan Si laughed out loud, lifted the tea bowl on the table and took a sip.
"However, I must speak out about such a hidden danger that endangers Your Majesty! If Prince Yan is worried..."
"No need..." Emperor Xuansi waved his hand, interrupting Zeng Ke's suggestion. He slowly put down the tea bowl with the other hand, then stood up and said loudly: "This child Qihua and I have already become rich in blood."
Yu Shui cherishes each other heart to heart. If possible, I have even thought about entrusting the survival of the Liang Kingdom and Wang's temple to her..."
"Your Majesty??Are you...serious...??"
Before Zeng Ke finished speaking, he saw Emperor Xuan Si nodding calmly, and immediately froze on the spot...
"It's a pity that this child is too lazy...she is not happy..." Emperor Xuansi smiled bitterly and shook his head, and began to pace back and forth in the study. As he walked, he muttered: "I am more worried now.
, after my 'hundred years', my treacherous son will probably do stupid things to harm her and destroy the Great Wall! By then, the ancestral temple will really not be protected and a disaster will come..."
"Your Majesty said that the ancestor would..."
"I'm talking about the 'Li family'! The ancestor could only kill the third child at most, but this was enough for the Li family to take advantage of the situation and take their place! From the beginning to the end, this has been my biggest concern.
The Li family..." Emperor Xuansi had already seen the current situation clearly. He knew who he was, what he would do, and what the consequences would be. It was not that he had to favor Yan Qihua, but that he
Very clear...
Yan Qihua is the key to keeping the royal bloodline of the Wang family prosperous forever...
Because this person Yan Qihua...
Too affectionate...
And the Li family...
You will never leave yourself with "future troubles" just because you are blood relatives with the royal family!
When He Yougui and Zeng Ke both thought that the emperor was crazy for wanting to pass the throne to an outsider, only Emperor Xuan Si knew in his heart that he was the only one who was sober...
At least...the Wang family can still be kings for generations...and won't be liquidated...
Thinking of this, Emperor Xuansi suddenly stopped, turned to look at Zeng Ke, and asked in a deep voice: "What do you think... about this child Wensheng...?"
"The fourth prince is talented, intelligent, and broad-minded. He is indeed your majesty's best choice!" Zeng Ke knew the true meaning of the emperor's words. There was no one else here, so he stopped hiding what he had to say and said it directly.
"Okay...your heartfelt words can help me get rid of my lingering thoughts..." Emperor Xuansi raised his head and sighed, then turned around and walked to the Long Bookcase, writing straightly...
After a while, a secret edict stamped with a jade seal was handed to Zeng Ke by Emperor Xuansi.
"This edict... I can only feel at ease if I hand it over to you..."
Zeng Ke was shocked when he heard this. He stood up quickly, knelt in front of the Long Bookcase, raised his hands above his head, and slowly took the secret order...
The content...he doesn't need to read...
But the weight of this sealed edict... is enough to make this man, who can still keep his expression calm even after being attacked by thousands of swords, trembles all over...
Because what is contained here is not only the inheritance of the great position of the country, but also the absolute trust of both the king and the friend...
"My lord, I will protect the imperial edict with my death! I will live up to the emperor's favor!!"
Emperor Xuansi looked at Zeng Ke's frightened look and laughed. He pulled him to his feet and said loudly: "I don't need you to die. Just remember to wait for me for a hundred years and take out this edict."
That’s it…”
After Zeng Ke stood up, Emperor Xuansi thought again, patted him on the shoulder and continued: "Go and call all my servants back, as well as the Japanese envoy in the hall, and ask them to be brought in...
…”
"yes!"
Zeng Ke bowed and saluted, then put the edict into his arms and bowed away...
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After Ishio Jiichi was led into the imperial study by a young eunuch, Emperor Xuansi had been immersed in correcting memorials without even raising his head to look at him...
Ishio Jiuichi was so confused that he stood in the imperial study room for two hours. It was not until almost noon that Emperor Xuansi collected the last memorial, stood up, stretched, and rushed
Xiao Zhezi waved his hand, then turned around and walked towards the back hall...
But at this moment, Xiao Zhezi took out an edict that had been prepared in advance from his arms, handed it to Ishio Jiuichi, and then arranged for a young eunuch to send him out of the palace...
During this period, Emperor Xuansi never said a word to him.
It was only when Ishioji, who was looking confused, hugged the edict and returned to the guild hall to start looking at it that his legs gave out and he suddenly sat on the ground!
