The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 355
The eunuch shivered involuntarily, and said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the one who went in was the envoy of the king's court. The maidservant heard that the envoy of the king's court has excellent medical skills, and your majesty is sure to be safe and sound."

The queen naturally knew that the eunuch was afraid of Cao Shouli in the palace.

It's not just this little eunuch, even after she becomes a country, she has no choice but to meet an eunuch like Cao Shouli.

She sighed secretly in her heart, so she had to concentrate and listen carefully to the movements in the hall.

There was no sound in the hall. It seemed that the emperor was still in a coma. Occasionally there were a few inaudible whispers, which seemed to be a few imperial doctors discussing the illness in a low voice.

After another cup of tea, the door of the main hall creaked open, and Cao Shouli strode out, followed by two imperial physicians.

Cao Shouli cupped his hands towards the queen, and said, "Please return to the palace to rest."

Before the queen could reply, Cao Shouli had already turned his face away, and said to the cabinet ministers below, "Your Majesty is not feeling well and needs to rest. Please come back, my lords too!"

The six members of the cabinet looked at each other and exchanged glances, but none of them moved.

After a while, Shen Changde, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said in a deep voice to Cao Shouli: "Eunuch Cao, I want to face the saint, please pass it on to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty just fell asleep. If there is anything, it will not be too late to talk about it tomorrow."

After Cao Shouli put down the light words, he raised his chin and looked at the flickering palace lantern in the distance.

Such actions undoubtedly made Shen Changde extremely angry.

Shen Changde had blue veins on his forehead, "Cao Shouli, do you know that the military situation in Guanzhong is raging now, if it delays the military situation, you can't bear it!"

"Oh? Since it is an urgent military situation, has the cabinet ever discussed a proposal? Or, do you have any good plans that need to be presented in front of His Majesty?"

"This……"

Shen Changde was at a loss for words for a while, and looked at Qian Minzhong with a look of pleading for help.

Qian Minzhong coughed lightly, and said: "Eunuch Cao, it's a big matter, we just entered the palace boldly, and we didn't mean to disturb His Majesty on purpose."

"Old Qian Ge, your father's old illness has relapsed, and you are suffering from illness. As ministers, you should help your father to solve his problems. If scabies and leprosy make your father worry, how can you bear it?"

No matter what the cabinet members said, Cao Shouli would not let go. With such a vicious figure guarding the gate of Qianqing Palace, the officials were helpless.

Until the time of Haishi, there was still no movement in the Qianqing Palace.

Seeing that it was time to lock the palace gate, the officials had no choice but to leave Qianqing Palace.

Qianqing Palace is located at the head of the harem, and there is still a long way from the palace gate.

In order to show his benevolence, the emperor also bestowed honor and favor on all his officials.

For example, Liu Qingyuan, Ye Quan, Qian Minzhong and others all had the kindness to ride in a walking chariot.

I don't know if it was late today, or Cao Shouli deliberately made things difficult. When Qian Minzhong and others left the palace, the palace people beside the chariot withdrew completely, so they had to walk back.

On the long and narrow palace road, a few lanterns fluttered in the wind, making it quite bleak.

Everyone walked all the way in silence, seeing that they had reached the end of the palace gate, Lu Zhiyuan finally couldn't help but speak.

"Cao Shouli, an eunuch, hides the truth from his superiors and deceives his subordinates, and blocks the way of speech. How can the country be safe with such a man who abuses power and harms the country?"

Walking with Lu Zhiyuan were Shen Changde and Zhang Ruogu, it seemed that Lu Zhiyuan's words were just for them.

Shen Changde couldn't help gnashing his teeth when he thought of Cao Shouli's run on just now, but Zhang Ruogu just smiled lightly and didn't answer.

Rong Zonghou and Qiu Guangzu walked behind Lu Zhiyuan. After hearing Lu Zhiyuan's words, they not only dared not answer, but also looked around extremely vigilantly, fearing that the spies from Dongchang would follow behind them.

Qian Minzhong walked in the front. Hearing Lu Zhiyuan's words, he immediately stopped his progress. He gathered the mink fur cloak casually and looked at Lu Zhiyuan behind him with a smile.

"Lu Shangshu's words are serious. For such a big matter, you need to make a decision before moving. You must not be in a hurry. I will go back and plan carefully. I will see Shengjia tomorrow, so I can answer it correctly."

Lu Zhiyuan glanced at Qian Minzhong with suspicion on his face.

Guanzhong is fertile and thousands of miles away. It is the food production area of ​​Dayan, and it controls the passage from Dayan to the northwest. Because of its special location, officials in the past preferred Guanzhong Jiangnan for promotion and experience.

The reason why Han Jizhi, the governor of Guanzhong, was able to become the governor of Guanzhong, and reached the position of a feudal official, was all due to the cultivation of his mentor Qian Minzhong.

Of course, because Han Jizhi was in this position, the Qian family's position in the court became more and more stable.

After a few years, Han Jizhi held the military and political power in Guanzhong. From top to bottom, nearly half of the officials in Guanzhong had ties to Qian Minzhong.

Even when the Ministry of Officials arranges personnel affairs in Guanzhong, it must first seek Qian Minzhong's opinion.

That is to say, since last year, when there were disturbances in Guanzhong, Han Jizhi's position in Guanzhong began to shake.

The emperor wanted to move Han Jizhi's position several times, but with Qian Minzhong in the cabinet, he was unable to do so.

Now that Qin Jing has fallen, although the reason is still unknown, if Guanzhong falls into the hands of Beidi, Han Jizhi, the governor, will inevitably be involved.

If Han Jizhi was convicted, Qian Minzhong's power in Guanzhong would be greatly weakened.

This is a good opportunity!

Lu Zhiyuan suppressed the excitement in his heart, and pretended to look at Qian Minzhong casually, trying to see through Qian Minzhong's thoughts.

Seeing that Qian Minzhong was also looking at him, Lu Zhiyuan's thoughts changed sharply, but he didn't dare to be rude, and hurriedly cupped his hands and replied: "What Mr. Ge said is that Mr. Lu didn't think carefully. I just want to ask Mr. Ge, Guan Zhong is like this." The predicament, how to solve it?"

Facing Lu Zhiyuan's temptation, Qian Minzhong looked frowning.

"Your Majesty has devoted all his energy to seeking stability in Guanzhong, and he cannot sleep at night. As important ministers, we are always by His Majesty's side, but if we can share His Majesty's worries, we can only do our best."

Qian Minzhong sighed, as if he was worried about the emperor's condition and the situation in Guanzhong.

Lu Zhiyuan cursed secretly in his heart, but his face was full of smiles, "Mr. Ge has such a heart, I am ashamed to wait."

The others nodded in agreement, and the atmosphere suddenly changed from solemn to friendly.

The six said goodbye at the gate of the palace, and got into the sedan chairs waiting in the mansion, but they didn't know that in the Qianqing Palace behind them, the emperor was studying a few pieces of paper on the table by himself.

"They've all gone?"

Hearing the noise outside the door, the emperor raised his head and looked at Cao Shouli who was waiting outside the door.

"Yes, it should have left the palace gate by now."

Cao Shouli entered the hall while speaking, "Your Majesty is really good at predicting things. Except for Shen Changde, no one else has any objections."

The emperor threw the piece of paper aside, and stood up angrily, "Huh! He wants me to make a decision. No matter what happens in the end, you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, can get rid of the responsibility. These people keep saying that they are loyal to the emperor. Patriotic, when encountering important events, one by one, they shirk their responsibility, what's the use of supporting them!"

(End of this chapter)