Zhu Zhen nodded: "Everyone, as the emperor and the courtiers, who are you talking about? Not us scholar-bureaucrats? As long as the noble class is safe and stable, who can't be a free prince? But what about us?"
Several people changed their minds at the same time.
Zhu Zhen laughed and said: "So, don't be anxious...Don't be anxious. It is us scholar-officials who are easily abandoned by fate, but in fact, we are the most tenacious ones...you
Regardless of whether it was the prince's use of force or the King of Qin's defection, they must be extremely jealous when they meet, but they can't point it directly at us scholar-bureaucrats, can they?"
Several people heard this and nodded frequently.
Zhu Zhen sighed: "If you can't dominate, you have to adapt to the situation... If we can't help the prince we support to rise to power, then we will just go with the flow and wait and see what happens. Do you understand?"
Everyone could only nod.
"What's more..."
Zhu Zhen smiled sadly: "Even if the eleventh prince we support ascends the throne... won't we old ones still be dealt with in various ways?"
Others felt chilled after hearing this.
This is a political struggle... This is an emperor and a minister! After every emperor ascends the throne, he will create a team that truly belongs to him... Therefore, even if Xie Ming really takes the throne, he will still
Will he regard Zhu Zhen and other old people as his confidants?
dream!
What the emperor was worried about was whether these old guys would control the government and evade himself after he ascended the throne...
Since ancient times, changes in imperial power have been accompanied by bloodshed.
However, scholar-bureaucrats like Zhu Zhen had no choice but to move forward even though they knew it was a volcano. Only in this way could they ensure the interests of their large family and ensure that their descendants would continue to hold the positions they wanted in Longyan.
...
In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The light is very dim.
The darkness obscured the grandeur here. Even though Mr. Zhou was with him, they still searched him at least three times before coming in to make sure that Liu Zheng did not carry any weapons. Only then did the imperial guards let the two people in.
When he walked in, a faint scent of the finest agarwood hit his nostrils, and Liu Zheng took a deep breath.
This is the emperor's residence.
The place where the most supreme person of the entire Longyan Dynasty lived.
Even he was cautious when he walked in, not daring to raise his head.
"Are you looking for me?"
Suddenly, a loud laugh sounded.
When Liu Zheng heard the sound, he looked over and saw a huge jade bed lying across the screen behind the screen filled with agarwood.
Xie Tianyao, wearing a dragon robe, looked at him with a smile.
"See you, humble minister..."
Liu Zheng quickly knelt down and worshiped.
"Okay, okay, sit over here!"
Xie Tianyao waved his hand.
There was a chessboard placed in front of him. The emperor played on different chessboards, all made of Hotan nephrite. There was a futon on the side of the chessboard, and Liu Zheng sat on it carefully.
Xie Tianyao took his movements into full view and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that there was no one in the world who could control you, Liu Zhizhou!"
Liu Zheng hurriedly smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for you... In the whole world, is it the king's land? Is it the king's ministers who are on the shore of the land? The heart of Liu Zheng's ministers can be seen from the sun and the moon."
Xie Tianyao couldn't stop laughing at all.
He was very satisfied with Liu Zheng's attitude.
It seemed that he was really happy to be able to control this kid.
He glanced at Liu Zheng, then slowly lowered his head to clean up the messy chess game. Liu Zheng wanted to take the initiative to help, but was interrupted by Manager Zhou's eyes. He quickly sat upright, not daring to express his anger.
While Xie Tianyao was cleaning up, he chuckled and said, "You should know why I summoned you to the palace today, right?"
Liu Zheng nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, why don't we..."
Xie Tianyao didn't even raise his head, and waved his hand gently: "Just now, I just went through a labor pain, and I was dying. I also drove away those annoying imperial doctors. Is the time stuck?"
Liu Zheng was shocked when he heard this.
He didn't expect it.
Today, Xie Tianyao was so frank and honest with him.