The emperor felt relieved and became less suspicious of Prince Beijing. However, he was still worried and told Liu Yu: "Go to Prince Beijing's Mansion today and ask Shui Rong to pack your bags immediately. Don't delay the court affairs anymore."
Otherwise, I will severely punish you and refuse to lend you money."
Liu Yu also thought that Shui Xiu had been too quiet during this period, and he should be allowed to move. If that didn't work, he should be whipped a few times. Otherwise, he really thought that the emperor was a fool.
The emperor approved a few more words on Liu Yu's memorial, and then said to Liu Yu: "Take it back and show it to that Jia Ke. I want him to give up on this idea. Don't even think about how big he is in government affairs."
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After receiving the memorial, Liu Yu kowtowed to the emperor, said goodbye and left.
After Liu Yu left, the emperor began to feel melancholy again. Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, was considered loyal to him, but why did he change his mind now? Is it possible for others to betray him too?
The emperor stared at Liu Yuyuan's retreating figure with displeasure. Liu Yu had always been his confidant and a participant in almost all of his strategies. If he also betrayed him, then he would have no room to fight back. He must not let it happen.
This happens.
"Xia Shouzhong." The emperor shouted.
Xia Shouzhong, who was next to him, quickly stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Long live my lord, I'm here, what are your orders?"
"Are there any of our people in Liu Yu's house?"
Xia Shouzhong was stunned when he heard the emperor ask this. Who is Liu Yu? He is one of the emperor's confidants. Could it be that the emperor is also suspicious of him when he asks this question?
If even Liu Yu is suspicious, then which of these people under the emperor is clean?
"Long live Lord, Master Liu does not have any of us in his house. If Long live Lord needs it, I will make arrangements right now." Although Xia Shouzhong felt a little uncomfortable, after all, Liu Yu's loyalty to the emperor was clear to him. The emperor is now
Even he is under surveillance, which is chilling to think about. Could it be that there are people from the emperor beside him?
"Since there is no one in his house, we will arrange a few for him. The current situation is not good. If someone wants to harm him, we can make an arrangement." The emperor said these words in a high-sounding way, as if he really meant it for Liu.
Yu thought the same thing.
Xia Shouzhong did not dare to refute, and kept saying: "Long live Lord Shengming, why didn't I think of this? It seems that without Long live Lord, I am just a little eunuch with nothing."
The emperor said this with a smile on his face. Xia Shouzhong had always been so talkative around him. Ever since he was a child, as long as he was around, he had nothing to worry about.
"Okay, stop saying these things. You think I don't know. You are just trying to make me happy. You can't do this again in the future." Although the emperor said this, the smile on his face never diminished.
"My slave, Long Live Lord, has realized his mistake. How can such a little trick of this slave be concealed from Lord Long Live's discernment?" Xia Shouzhong said quickly and amusedly.
"I joked, let's get down to business. You write the imperial edict of appointment and send it to the Ministry of Justice in a moment. It's best to let Sun Yan report to the Military Aircraft Department tomorrow. Liu Yu is still a little alone, so he needs to
Find him a helper."
After the emperor said this, he couldn't help but think of Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu. Now, if there was a person the emperor hated the most, Jia Ke should be ranked first, and Tianye, the censor of Zuodu, must be second.
After hearing the emperor's words, Xia Shouzhong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Long live my Lord, do you need to send this imperial edict to the military aircraft and let them use stamps to draft it?"
This has always been the rule of this dynasty. When there was a study room, the emperor's imperial edicts had to be drafted by the ministers in the study room. Later, the emperor because the study room was too restrictive to the emperor's power, so he removed the study room and changed it to the Military Aircraft Department.
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At the beginning, the Military Aircraft Department was just the emperor's secretariat. However, when the Emperor abdicated and the current emperor took over, the Emperor gave the Military Aircraft Department the power to act as a check and balance on the Emperor. Who would have thought that he would want to use this power now?
Take it back, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor no longer have the courage.
The emperor was still joking and laughing at first, but now he gritted his teeth as soon as he heard Xia Shouzhong's question. He now had to get Jia Ke's approval even for issuing imperial edicts. This emperor acted really cowardly.
But now we can't afford to lose big with small things, and now we are patiently waiting for him to take back his power, and we are looking for these rebellious officials and traitors to settle accounts.
So the emperor suppressed his anger and said to Xia Shouzhong: "It's better to follow the rules. You write the imperial edict and send it to the military aircraft office, let them draft it, and then go to the Ministry of Punishment to deliver the edict in person."
After the emperor said this, he was not in the mood to joke, so he opened a few memorials and read them. The more he read, the more bored he became, and finally he couldn't stand it anymore, so he waved his sleeves and ignored the memorials on the table, and went back directly.
Went to the harem.
But it was said that the emperor had just left Dongnuang Pavilion, and on his way back to the harem, he became increasingly uneasy about the ministers under his command.
At the same time, he also had doubts about Xia Shouzhong, who controlled his secret guard. This Xia Shouzhong's power was too great. If this person had other ideas, his life and property would not be saved.
After thinking about it, the emperor felt that he should find someone to check and balance Xia Shouzhong. In this way, he could have both sides and balance the espionage forces under his command.
The emperor made up his mind when he thought of this. He suddenly said to the little eunuch who was following him: "Xiao Cui, how many years have you been with me?"
As soon as the little eunuch next to him heard the emperor's question, he quickly walked a few steps, came behind the emperor, and said respectfully: "Returning to Lord Long Live, I have been with Lord Long Live for more than seven years. When His Majesty was hiding in the residence,
The slave will serve the Long Live Lord."
"Well, it's been quite some time. It's time to go out and practice. I'm planning to ask you to go to Xia Shouzhong's place to do some errands."
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment after hearing the emperor's words, and then he was overjoyed. He must know that each of them eunuchs holds real power among the secret guards. If he really went to Xia Shouzhong's place, he would be able to survive.
"Slave, thank you for your promotion. No matter where I go, I will always be your dog. As long as I call you, I will appear immediately."
After listening to his expression of loyalty, the emperor nodded, "When you go there, you must be careful. You can't take Xia Shouzhong lightly. If anything happens, report it to me immediately."
After listening to the emperor's words, Eunuch Cui was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat. He originally thought that the emperor was going to promote him, but now it seems that he is being asked to monitor Xia Shouzhong.
This Eunuch Cui is just one of the smarter ones among the eunuchs around the emperor. He has a very thorough understanding of Xia Shouzhong. This person is cautious in front of the emperor, but he has no mercy for those under him. If something goes wrong, he will
It's a severe punishment.
If I were to spy on him, if Xia Shouzhong found out, I might not end well, and even my relatives would be harmed.
The emperor had already seen his concerns, and the two of them were determined to monitor Xia Shouzhong, and then said: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that Xia Shouzhong will be bad for you? If so, you can rest assured that as long as I am here, this slave can still do it."
Against God?"
Although the little eunuch Cui received the emperor's guarantee, he did not take this sentence seriously in his heart. You must know that compared with Xia Shouzhong, he is nothing.
But now that the emperor has said this, he, the little eunuch, can no longer hesitate.
"Long live Lord, don't worry. I have gone to the secret guard. I will try my best to serve Long live Lord and keep the secret guard under the watchful eye of Long live Lord."
The emperor saw that he had understood, so he nodded and said nothing more.
Besides, Liu Yu returned to the military aircraft office with the memorial approved by the emperor. As soon as he returned to the military aircraft office, he came to Jia Ke. Then he held the memorial in his hand to Jia Ke's eyes and said: "Master Jia, I have already
Send this memorial to the emperor for his review. Now that the emperor has approved it, please take a look at it, Mr. Jia."
Jia Ke knew what the content was without having to read it, but he still pretended to take the memorial. After a closer look, it turned out that as he expected, the candidate for military minister was Sun Yan, the Minister of Punishment.
Jia Ke immediately said angrily: "Sir Liu is indeed very capable. He can decide the candidate for the Minister of Military Aircraft with just one word. I, the foreman of the military aircraft, are probably just a decoration. Otherwise, if Master Liu takes this position, I will abdicate in favor of others."
Liu Yu wished in his heart that Jia Ke would get out immediately, so that he would save himself a lot of trouble and the emperor would not have to worry day and night.
But he didn't dare to say that on his face, so he said to Jia Ke with a fake smile on his face: "Master Jia said that, what nonsense is this? The Military Aircraft Department is still controlled by Master Jia, and we people are just helping Jia Ke
Sir, just take care of things."
Jia Ke saw the fake smile on Liu Yu's face and smiled. He didn't know whether it was okay or not. Finally, he looked at the emperor's approval and then said: "Since the emperor has decided, let's bring the imperial edict here. I'll take another look.
No problem, our military aircraft department can also use the seal."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yu immediately realized that the emperor's imperial edict, without the consent of the Military Aircraft Department, cannot be called an imperial edict, but can only be called an imperial edict.
Liu Yu quickly made amends and said: "The emperor hasn't written the imperial edict yet. I'm going to take a look at it again. Then I'll bring it to Mr. Jia for review."
After Liu Yu just finished saying this, he didn't hear anyone speaking outside the Military Aircraft Department, "Master Liu, you left in a hurry just now. You left in a hurry before I could finish writing the imperial edict. Isn't the Emperor afraid that you will make a mistake?"
Let me personally deliver the imperial edict to you."
As he said this, the man lifted the door curtain and entered the military aircraft office.
When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Xia Shouzhong, the emperor's personal eunuch and the director of the Sixth Palace.
Jia Ke smiled when he saw Xia Shouzhong come in. The two people cooperated really well.
Xia Shouzhong entered the Military Aircraft Department with the imperial edict in hand. He first came to Jia Ke and said respectfully: "Master Jia, this is the emperor's imperial edict sent to you. The Emperor's wish is for the Military Aircraft Department to draft it as soon as possible."
Jia Ke stood up with a smile on his face, took the imperial edict, opened it and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was an edict promoting Sun Yan, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, to the Minister of Military and Aircraft.
There was nothing to say about this, so he handed the imperial edict directly to the other two military and aircraft ministers, "You two should also take a look. If there are no mistakes, just use the seal."
Lao Mengming first came over and took the imperial edict to look at it, and found that there was nothing wrong with it. Then he nodded, "There is nothing wrong with Mr. Jia's imperial edict. It is Mr. Jia who makes the final decision."