I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 14 Diversification
"welcome."

After Liu Bian's permission, the young eunuch on duty led Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng into the hall.

"Guo Gong, why are you back?"

Only then did Liu Bian stand up, pretending not to know the purpose of Zhang and Guo's visit.

Guo Sheng explained with a smile: "Shihou, it's like this, I met Zhang Changshi on the road..."

As he spoke, he stepped aside so that Liu Bian could see Zhang Rang.

"Shihou." Zhang Rang stepped forward to salute with a smile on his face.

Now it's time to test Liu Bian's acting skills, and he quickly restrained the smile on his face, and seemingly reluctantly responded: "Zhang Changshi..."

Seeing this, Guo Sheng couldn't help laughing, and Zhang Rang also felt a little embarrassed.

But embarrassment is embarrassment, Zhang Rang doesn't care much about Liu Bian's slight hostility at the moment, after all, in his opinion, it's normal for a ten-year-old child to have such a reaction.

On the contrary, if this Shihou didn't care about Feng Yu's matter, he would feel suspicious instead.

"Shihou, the old minister deserves death!"

Hearing a cry of mourning, Zhang Rang, an old guy in his forties, regardless of his position as the head of the regular servants, knelt down in front of Liu Bian with a plop.

That was so straightforward that Liu Bian couldn't help but bewildered: really kneeling?
Just when Liu Bian was in a daze, Zhang Rang cried sadly: "The old minister has the trust of the late emperor and His Majesty, and he should serve the Han Dynasty. However, the old minister is old-fashioned and blind, wrongly defending loyalty and treachery, and promoted Feng Yu and other thieves to Shihou's side." Fortunately, Shi Houji is a man of heaven, otherwise, even if the minister is hacked into pieces, the old minister will not be able to escape the blame!"

After that, he burst into tears, leaving Liu Bian dumbfounded.

Zhang Rang, the head of the ten permanent servants, is such a shameless guy?

Think about it carefully, in history, when He Jin wanted to eradicate them, Zhang Rang even kowtowed to his adopted son's wife and Empress He's sister, imploring his son-in-law to come forward and intercede with Empress He, who had become the queen mother at that time. Not someone who cares about skin.

However, when he thought that this shameless guy had no way to retreat, he tricked He into recruiting He Jin into the Han Palace, and led fifty knives and axes to chop off He Jin's head, Liu Bian dared not say goodbye The guy took it lightly.

From the side, Guo Sheng may have seen Liu Bian's dazed face, but he didn't respond, so he coughed and interceded for Zhang Rang: "Shihou, according to my opinion, I'm afraid this matter is really not Zhang Changshi's fault." Fault. You know, Zhang Changshi's adopted son and Imperial Physician ordered Zhang Feng to marry the queen's sister. Your aunt, in terms of closeness, Zhang Changshi and Shihou are a family, how could you condone Feng Yu? Being rude to Shi Hou?"

"Well?Already married?It seems that it should have happened a few years ago when He Jin hadn’t gained a firm foothold in the court...』

Liu Bian frowned slightly, a bit of disgust flashed in his heart.

Although he had little contact with Empress He's sister, that is, his aunt, and had only met once since returning to the palace, and he didn't even know the name of the other party, but in name, the other party was indeed his aunt. After giving it to Zhang Rang's adopted son Zhang Feng, he felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, he only regarded the eunuch as a tool, but he never thought about becoming any kind of relative with him.

What's more, Zhang Rang's adopted son, the imperial physician Ling Zhang Fengsheng, is dissolute and not a serious person.

Thinking about it again, Liu Bian had some doubts about He Jinxin.

But he has no time to think about it for the time being, after all, the scene in front of him has to go on.

I saw that he deliberately showed a contemplative look, and said unconfidently for a while: "So, the matter of Feng Yu actually has nothing to do with Zhang Changshi...?"

Guo Sheng hastily said solemnly: "I guarantee my life, it has absolutely nothing to do with it."

Seeing this, Liu Bian helped Zhang Rang up, pretending to be ashamed and said: "I misunderstood Mr. Zhang...Mr. Zhang must be very resentful."

Zhang Rang also pretended to be a loyal minister who had been wronged, and said with a choked voice: "Shi Hou can tell right from wrong, trust the old minister, the old minister is grateful, how dare he have resentment."

"Mr. Zhang is worthy of being a loyal minister."

Liu Bian endured his disgust and praised, then changed the subject and asked, "Then what's going on with Feng Yu? Why did he bring out Mr. Zhang?"

"what……"

Seeing that Liu Bian still remembered this matter, Zhang Rang thought for a while, and said angrily: "The old minister didn't know about this matter. Obviously, the old minister supported him. It is really abominable that he would repay his kindness in such a way! ... If the old minister's expectation is not bad , then Feng Yu must have taken the benefits of others, used the name of the veteran to be unfavorable to Shi Hou, and his deeds were revealed and then shirked on the old minister... Shihou, you know, how dare the veteran do such infidelity?"

"How dare you say it?Can you tell the reason for this kind of cheating on children?But... well, that's what you said. 』

Liu Bian secretly laughed in his heart, his face pretended to be contemplative, and suddenly, he pretended to wake up and said, "I see, it's Empress Dowager Dong!"

"what?"

Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng looked at each other.

Liu Bian pretended not to see the strange expressions of the two, as if a child had found the truth, he said proudly and proudly: "Yes, it must be the Empress Dowager Dong, she has always been at odds with my mother, and has always disliked me. She is trying to persuade my father to appoint my younger brother Dong Hou as the crown prince, so she must be secretly instigating Feng Yu!"

"..."

Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng opened their mouths slightly and looked at each other.

The two of them never expected that Shihou would contact the Empress Dowager Dong about Feng Yu...

The two of them didn't know how to talk to each other, but Liu Bian was still talking to himself: "I see, it seems that Feng Yu's "Zhong Chang Shi" is true, but it is not Mr. Zhang, but the Empress Dowager Dong. The Zhongchang attendant at the side..."

As he said that, he turned his head and asked Zhang Rang and Guo Shengdao: "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Rang, the regular servants in the palace, how many people are attached to the Queen Mother Dong?"

"Uh, this..."

Zhang Rang was questioned, not because he didn't know, but because he couldn't tell.

After all, seeing the angry look on Shihou's face, he guessed that there must be a follow-up to this matter. If he confessed to the servants who were attached to the Empress Dowager Dong, those people would definitely resent him afterwards.

What's more terrible is that this incident was entirely caused by his confidant Feng Yu, and he left it clean in order to shirk responsibility. Who would have thought that Shihou would think of Queen Mother Dong.

"Yong and Yongle ordered Sun Zhang to be close to Empress Dowager Dong..."

Zhang Rang stammered out the name, and at the same time turned his head to look at Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng obviously realized something, and looked at Zhang Rang with wide eyes, as if saying: What does this have to do with me?You don't want to drag me into the water.

"Sun Zhang?"

Liu Bian turned to look at Guo Sheng.

Guo Sheng glanced at Zhang Rang bitterly, licked his lips, and said with a bitter face, "Yes, yes, Shihou."

"Okay, Sun Zhang..."

Liu Bian recited the person's name intentionally, and then asked, "Who else? He's not the only one, right?"

"and also……"

Zhang Rang thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and while staring at Guo Sheng, said slowly: "Yongle Taifu Fengxuan, and Fanglin Garden Commander Xia Yun..."

"..." Guo Sheng looked at Zhang Rang in astonishment, and when Liu Bian turned his head to look at him, he managed to squeeze out a few smiles: "...it is exactly as Zhang Changshi said."

"Well."

Liu Bian nodded old-fashionedly, and the resentment on his face caused Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng a headache.

After a long time, Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng bid farewell, and Liu Bian sent Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng out of the Jiafang Hall in the name of blaming Zhang Rang.

Seeing the two hesitate to speak, and finally leave with a bitter face, Liu Bian secretly smiled.

As he expected, Zhang Rang grabbed Guo Sheng and told him in a low voice, "Don't let out what happened today."

Seeing that Zhang Rang kept saying that "only by working together can we coexist", he turned his head and framed Sun Zhang, Feng Qiao, and Xia Yun in front of Shi Hou in order to shirk his responsibility, making the three of them resented by Shi Hou, Guo Sheng secretly sneered , but it didn't show on his face. After all, Guo Sheng was one of the three who framed Sun Zhang just now, even though he was only dragged into the water by Zhang Rang.

So he took the opportunity to ask Zhang Rang for benefits. Although Zhang Rang was annoyed, he had no choice but to agree to Guo Sheng's request.

The two of them thought that this was the end of the matter. Even if that Shi Hou hated Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun, he would not be able to punish those three people, but they didn't know that Liu Bian had already thought trick.

As soon as Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng left Jiafang Palace, Liu Bian went straight to Changqiu Palace and complained to his mother, Empress He.

At this time, Empress He had also learned what happened in Jiafang Palace. Originally, because she was worried about her son, she wanted to call Liu Bian to Changqiu Palace for questioning, but she heard that her son took Cai Yan to Dongguan. The son ran up to him angrily.

So she hurriedly asked her son: "Bian'er, I heard that you ordered Feng Yu to be killed today?"

She was worried about her son's safety, and worried about whether this matter would anger Zhang Rang. After all, she also knew that Feng Yu was Zhang Rang's confidant, but she was dumbfounded by her son's words: "...mother, baby It is precisely for this matter that I asked Zhang Changshi and Guo Changshi just now, and they both personally said that Feng Yu's matter was related to Yongle Ling Sun Zhang, Yongle Taifu Feng Xuan, and Fanglin Garden Ling Xia Yun. People did it to please the Empress Dowager Dong..."

"what?"

Empress He was taken aback.

Beside, Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong's eyes widened in shock.

Others don't know, doesn't he know?Then Feng Yu is clearly Zhang Rang's confidant, how could he be instigated by Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun?
Could it be that Zhang Rang dumped the responsibility to Sun Zhang and others in order to compromise responsibility?

Just when he was shocked, Empress He was also furious, and immediately sent someone to recruit Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng for questioning.

Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng had already guessed that something was wrong when they saw the palace maids sent by Changqiu Palace, and after asking, it turned out that Shi Hou had stabbed Feng Yu's matter to Empress He.

But things have come to this point, Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng can only bite the bullet and come to Changqiu Palace.

After seeing the two, Empress He pointed to Liu Bian who was standing aside and questioned them: "My son said that it was Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun who were the ones responsible for Feng Yu's rude offense to him. The old woman in the river instructed, is there such a thing?"

Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Say no, it means they deceive Shihou, say yes, then offend Empress Dowager Dong.

After several struggles, the two finally made a decision: "...It's true."

Hearing Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng's words, Empress He became more and more annoyed, while Da Changqiu Zhao Zhong was terrified.

Of course Liu Bian could guess why Zhao Zhong was frightened, just because of Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng's acknowledgment, the unity among their ten servants ceased to exist.

"Ah. 』

With a secret laugh, Liu Bian left, flicked his clothes, patted his buttocks and returned to his Jiafang hall.

It is not difficult to predict that for the palace, especially the ten permanent attendants, tonight will be a sleepless night.

(End of this chapter)