Gao Mucheng, who had just stood up, immediately knelt on the ground again, with his butt stuck out and his forehead on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "It is my blessing that I can work in the dark arrow and relieve the king's worries.
Don’t dare ask for any more rewards.《》()”
"Haha!" Tang Yin laughed, pulled him up again, and asked with a smile: "I heard from Cheng Jin that you planted the Blood Spirit Vine on a person, and what did you turn that person into...'Vine Man'?"
Is it called 'Vine Man'?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, that... that was just a name randomly chosen by my subordinates on a whim."
"Haha, it sounds quite creative. I'd like to take a look if I have the chance." Tang Yin said cheerfully. This was the first time he heard about plants that could grow on people, so he was inevitably curious.
"The dirty things will only dirty the king's eyes." Gao Mucheng said cautiously, but his heart was full of pride.
Originally, he was worried that the king would blame him for his cruel methods. Unexpectedly, instead of blaming him, the king actually praised himself, although he did not quite understand the specific meaning of the word "creative".
Maybe it's because of the same odor! Tang Yin was not a good man and a believer in the first place. He was also an extremely cruel person. After hearing what Gao Mucheng had done, he only felt it was fresh, not shocking, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
"If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. This is the rule of our Feng Kingdom. You have made great achievements this time, so you should be rewarded." Tang Yin was talking when Ah San came over and whispered in his ear.
He said: "Your Majesty, Lord Gu Chen wants to see you."
"Got it." Tang Yin nodded slightly, then turned to look at Gao Mucheng who was kneeling on the ground, and said nothing for a long time thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty?" Ah San reminded in a low voice.
Tang Yin thanked Gao Mucheng and said, "Mucheng, please go back first."
Gao Mucheng rolled his eyes and asked: "If the king wants to reward his subordinates, then... let them be Lord Gu's deputy!"
His sudden words made Tang Yin confused, and he asked suspiciously: "Master Gu? Which Master Gu?"
"It's Mr. Gu Chen and Gu!"
When Tang Yin heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes and stared at Gao Mucheng coldly. The latter was shocked and hurriedly knelt down and said: "I don't know the purpose of Lord Gu being transferred to the imperial court by the king, but I think that the king is interested in
Lord Gu is by no means abandoned, there may be other tasks, and my subordinates are willing to assist Lord Gu and do their best to complete the errands assigned by the king."
Gao Mucheng was gambling at this time. As a member of the Dark Arrow, he was well-informed. After Gu Chen was transferred to the imperial court, he had not participated in the imperial court affairs a few times. Instead, he often ran to the palace and met with the king secretly. The specific reason was that he
He didn't know much about it, but he was certain that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface. There must be a hidden secret behind Gu Chen's transfer to the imperial court. What he was betting on was that Gu Chen was doing something extremely important and extremely secret for the king.
At the same time, it is also a bet that the king can value his own ability.
After staring at Gao Mucheng for a long time, Tang Yin raised the corner of his mouth, smiled, and asked, "Did you hear Ah San's report just now?"
Ah San looked straight at Gao Mucheng, waiting for him to answer. He was puzzled. His words just now were so soft, and no third person should hear it except the king.
Gao Mucheng replied: "My subordinates did not hear the report of the third general. However, I have learned lip reading before, so I can see what the third general reported."
"That's it!" Tang Yin said with a smile: "There are quite a lot of surprising things about you!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Forget it." Tang Yin waved his hand to let him get up, and then said to Ah San: "Invite Gu Chen over!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Ah San took another deep look at Gao Mucheng, then turned and left. He couldn't help but secretly thought: This person is really scary!
Not long after, Gu Chen came over and saw Gao Mucheng present. He was stunned for a moment, but he still knelt down and saluted, and said, "I have met the king."
"Is the matter done?" Tang Yin asked. Gao Mucheng stood aside with his head bowed, not even daring to take a breath, but his ears were straightened, for fear of missing a word.
"Uh..." Gu Chen looked at Gao Mucheng with concern and said nothing.
Tang Yin raised his head and said, "But it doesn't matter."
Gu Chen didn't know what was going on with Gao Mucheng's presence, but the king had already spoken, and he couldn't say anything more. He took out a pamphlet from his arms, carefully handed it to Tang Yin, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the new minister.
Drafted roster."
Tang Yin took it, turned around, walked to the stone bench, sat down, opened the roster, and looked at it carefully.
At first, he didn't feel anything, but the further he looked, the more thrilling he felt. He murmured: "Shangguanya? If I remember correctly, he... he should be the housekeeper of the Youxiang Mansion!
"
"Yes, my lord!"
"You...you included him in the shadows?"
"Yes. Didn't the king say that anyone can be within the scope of shadow surveillance?"
"He has been the housekeeper of the Shangguan family for decades!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"How did you win him over?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, everyone has weaknesses and preferences. As long as we grasp these two points, prescribe the right medicine, and use both kindness and power, we will succeed in ten cases." Gu Chen lowered his head and said.
"Unexpected, really unexpected..." Looking at Gu Chen's newly drafted roster, Tang Yin shook his head from time to time. It can be seen from this roster that Gu Chen has extended the tentacles of darkness into the mansions of the ministers in the court.
went.
Gu Chen said seriously: "Your Majesty, the Shangguan family has the right prime minister who is in charge of the government, and there is also a general who has the highest prestige in the military and is known as the God of War. The military and political power is gathered in the hands of a brother. Once there is a change in the heart, it will be harmful.
The situation is unimaginable, so I think it is necessary to keep an eye on Shangguan's family and monitor it at all times, and I hope your Majesty will be considerate."
"Alas!" Tang Yin sighed and said with a wry smile: "What you did was right. Besides, since I gave the shadow to you, just go ahead and do it!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
The new roster that Gu Chen handed over this time was far beyond Tang Yin's expectations. Although he was surprised, he also felt a little guilty in his heart.
Yuan Ji, Yuan Rang and other ministers are all outstanding ministers who have made great contributions to themselves. Brother, it is indeed unjustifiable to have spies around them, but we cannot blame Gu Chen for handling this matter incorrectly, so we can only leave it like this.
As for Gao Mucheng, he was standing aside at this moment, beads of sweat flowing down his cheeks, and the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat.
Now he regretted it, regretted his own cleverness. He would rather not hear a word from beginning to end, because he has realized that what he is hearing now is the highest level of top secret. If the king does not want him to participate in it,
Then there is only one end for him in the end, death.
Bang! Tang Yin closed the roster and was about to return it to Gu Chen. Out of the corner of his eye, he happened to catch a glimpse of Gao Mucheng, who was trembling all over. He handed the roster in front of him and asked with a smile: "Mucheng, do you have any?"
Are you interested to see who are the people here?"
Plop! Unable to hold on any longer, Gao Mucheng fell to his knees, kowtowed repeatedly, and said urgently: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
Tang Yin flicked the roster and threw it directly in front of Gao Mucheng, and said softly: "Didn't you just say that you would be Mr. Gu's deputy and work for me together? You don't even know who your subordinates are, so how can you do this?
What about my errands?"
There was even more sweat on Gao Mucheng's face, dripping down like raindrops. His buzzing head also completely stopped functioning, leaving only mechanical kowtows, and he kept saying: "I don't dare..."
"Hmph!" Tang Yin stood up, walked up to Gao Mucheng, and said, "What I give you is a reward. What you ask me for is a reward!"
Gao Mucheng was so frightened that his three souls almost flew out of his body. He said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please spare my life -"
Tang Yin ignored him, but turned to look at Gu Chen and asked, "Gu Chen, do you know him?"
Gu Chen nodded and said sincerely: "I have seen both sides of General Gao before."
"What do you think of his abilities?"
"There are no weak soldiers under the Dark Arrow banner." Gu Chen answered very skillfully and did not express his position directly.
"Then, how about letting him be your deputy?" Tang Yin asked tentatively. Now is the time when Shadow has just established its foundation and Gu Chen's role is crucial. He doesn't want to affect Gu Chen because of Gao Mucheng.
Emotions.
Gu Chen pondered for a moment and said seriously: "With the help of General Gao, I will be even more powerful when doing things."
"Haha!" Tang Yin laughed when he heard this. He turned around and said to Gao Mucheng who was kneeling on the ground: "Get up! Since Lord Gu Chen is willing to ask for you, I have nothing to say. From now on, you will be both the person and the shadow.
People, you have to be careful when doing things on both sides. Of course, you have to keep your mouth shut about the shadow matter. Once it is leaked, even if you have ten heads, I won't be able to chop it off."
"My subordinate, thank you so much, Your Majesty, and thank you, Lord Gu, for your support!"
Gao Mucheng now felt what was called a sudden ups and downs. Just now he thought his life was in danger, and now he was suddenly involved in the important top secret of Shadow. It was really a combination of ice and fire!
"I guess you don't know much about the shadow yet. Gu Chen, please explain it to him later so that he can get familiar with it as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gu Chen responded with his hands raised. It was indeed very difficult for him to take charge of so many people's shadows by himself. He also felt that he was unable to do what he wanted. Now that Gao Mucheng was here to assist him, he felt that he would
It will be much easier.
Tang Yin pondered for a while and said: "Dark Shadow has just been established, and there are many things to be done. You can't stay in Dark Arrow all the time. How about this? You go back and inform Cheng Jin that I have kept you as an errand in the palace. In this way, even if you often
If you're not there, you won't arouse any suspicion."