I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 15 Diversification and Differentiation ([-])

"Mr. Rang, Mr. Guo, please stop!"

Not long after Liu Bian left Changqiu Palace, Grand Changqiu Zhao Zhong chased him out and called Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng who were about to leave.

I saw him looking around eagerly, then lowered his voice and said to Zhang Rang: "Mr. Rang, Mr. Guo, how could you two say such things in front of Queen He and Shihou?"

Seeing Zhao Zhong turn his head to look at him, Guo Sheng waved his whisk to clear the relationship and said: "Don't look at me, our family was also dragged into the water by Rang Gong this time."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhong turned his head to look at Zhang Rang again, but Zhang Rang said angrily, "What does Zhao Changshi want from our family? Admit that Feng Yu was ordered by our family?...Zhao Changshi, don't forget , to restrict Shihou from walking around in the palace, but we made the unanimous decision, so how could it be our family alone?"

Seeing that Zhang Rang was angry, Zhao Zhong's tone slowed down a bit: "That's not what our family meant, it's just... If Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun were to suffer an unreasonable disaster this time, resentment would be born in their hearts... The two of you will also I heard that, the queen was furious just now, and ordered me to go to Yongle Palace to arrest people, arrest Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun, and go to Changqiu Palace for interrogation... Gong Gong, this matter is going to become a big problem."

Hearing this, Zhang Rang also frowned, and said in distress: "Our family never thought that Shi Hou would mistakenly think that it was the Queen Mother Dong..."

The three were silent.

After a long time, Guo Sheng said cautiously, "How about...discuss with Sun Zhang and the others first?"

When Zhao Zhong shook his head and smiled wryly, Zhang Rang glanced at Guo Sheng strangely, and then he frowned for a moment and contemplated for a moment. After more than a dozen breaths, he seemed to have made a decision, and said through gritted teeth: "This matter For the matter, I also ask the two virtuous gentlemen to help our family."

Zhao Zhong's complexion changed slightly when he heard the words, pretending not to know: "Who is Mr. Rang referring to?"

Zhang Rang frowned indifferently, as if he was a little displeased with Zhao Zhong's pretending to be ignorant at such a time, but thinking that he had something to ask of the other party at this moment, he could only lower his posture: "Sun Zhang and the others will definitely not agree." Admittedly, Jieshi hoped that Mr. Zhao would speak for our family in front of the queen..."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhong looked at Zhang Rang with strange eyes, secretly startled.

You must know that since the death of Zhongchang Shi Wang Fu, their ten permanent servants have basically advanced and retreated together. Unexpectedly, Zhang Rang planned to betray other people in order to compromise responsibility in front of Shi Hou. This made him see Zhang Rang's selfishness side.

"Looks like I have to make plans early..."

Muttering something in his heart, Zhao Zhong suddenly said calmly: "Our youngest brother, Chun, is young and powerful, and may be the order of the Jiafang Palace to accompany Shihou."

"?!" Zhang Rang looked at Zhao Zhong suddenly, feeling angry.

From the side, Guo Sheng was also anxious, opened his eyes and said to Zhao Zhong: "Changshi Zhao, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Zhong turned his head and said to him: "Mr. Guo is a regular attendant of the middle school, and it is not appropriate to condescend to serve as a palace order. If Mr. Guo is willing to fulfill his wishes, our family can recommend Mr. Guo as the eldest minister."

"..."

Guo Sheng opened his mouth and was suddenly dumbfounded.

Dachangqiucheng is Dachangqiu's subordinate and deputy. In the final analysis, it is only a position of six hundred shi, but the key is that it is also an official position that can be close to Empress He. It is not yet known whether the queen trusts him or Zhao Zhong more.

Therefore, for Guo Sheng, it is not a loss to exchange Fang Dian Ling for Grand Chief Qiu Cheng.

After all, just like what Zhao Zhong said, he is a regular attendant in the palace, even if he wins the house order of Jiafang Palace, he cannot take it himself, so he can only send his confidants to accompany that Marquis Shi, so how can it be possible? How about accompanying Empress He by himself?
So Guo Sheng stopped making a sound, and took the last half step with his whisk to show his position.

This annoyed Zhang Rang, he sneered at Zhao Zhong and said, "Zhao Changshi was always on guard against Guo Changshi in the past, but he is so generous today."

Zhao Zhong clasped his hands and said: "At this time and at that time, our family has the responsibility to make plans for my younger brother, and hope that the father will make it happen."

Hearing this, Zhang Rang looked at Zhao Zhong for a long time, but in the end he was discouraged, nodded and said: "Forget it.... In the future, Zhao Changshi and Brother Ling will be in charge of Shihou's affairs."

"Thank you Mr. Rang." Zhao Zhong cupped his hands in thanks.

Although Zhang Rang felt annoyed in his heart, he also knew that this was not the time to care about it, so he could only keep it in his heart.

Now that the three of them have exchanged benefits in private, the rest is much simpler.

After some calculations, Zhao Zhong went to Yongle Palace to get someone.

Yongle Palace, that is, the Jiade Hall of Nangong, where Dong, the biological mother of Emperor Ling lived, was named Yongle Palace, and Dong was also called the Empress Dowager Yongle.

Although Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, they are actually in the same situation.

The conflict between the two parties first came from Dong Chong, the elder brother of Empress Dowager Dong, and He Jin, the elder brother of Empress He. Since He Jin entered the temple, the two uncles began to fight openly and secretly for power.

In the end, He Jin had a better plan and united with the eunuchs to put Dong Chong in prison and execute him for pretending to be the queen mother of Yongle.

Since then, Empress Dowager Dong, who didn't like Empress He in the first place, has been in the same situation as the former. In order to retaliate against the He family, Empress Dowager Dong adopted Liu Xie, the son of Wang Meiren, named Dong Hou, and tried every means to persuade him to be her son. Emperor Ling changed Dong Hou to be the crown prince, so Empress He hated her even more.

In the past ten years, the disputes in the Luoyang Han Palace were mostly caused by this pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which shows how hostile the two are to each other.

Today, Liu Bian brought up this matter in front of Empress He, which was like adding fuel to the fire. No wonder Empress He was furious.

After about a stick of incense, Zhao Zhong led dozens of Langwei from Changqiu Palace to Yongle Palace to take people.

Yongle Palace ordered Sun Zhang to receive the news, feeling very baffled, went out of the palace to meet Zhao Zhong, and asked why.

Since Zhao Zhong had exchanged benefits with Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng in private, how could he betray Zhang Rang, half-truthfully said: "Does Grandpa know about Shi Houzhang's death of Jiafang Palace Commander Feng Yu?"

"I know." Sun Zhang nodded gloatingly.

At this time, Zhao Zhong said in a low voice: "Some people have told Shi Hou that it was Sun Gong, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun who instigated Feng Yu to offend Shi Hou in order to please the Queen Mother Dong. Shi Hou sued the three in front of the queen. The queen was furious and ordered Our family invites three to Changqiu Palace for questioning."

"what?"

Sun Zhang, who was gloating before, was dumbfounded, and said in astonishment, "What does this have to do with the three of us? Isn't Feng Yu the confidant of Zhang Changshi's subordinates?"

As he said that, he faintly felt something was wrong, and asked in a deep voice, "Chang Shi Zhao, who exactly framed the three of us?"

Zhao Zhong didn't answer either, implying that the left and right guards stepped forward to restrain Sun Zhang, and comforted him: "The empress just invited three of you to Changqiu Palace for questioning, so Sun Changshi doesn't have to worry."

That's what he said, but Sun Zhang can become the order of Yongle Palace and become the "third" among the ten permanent servants, and his power is only under Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong. How can he be a stupid person? Keeping silent about who framed the three of them, Sun Zhang immediately realized that he had been betrayed by his own people, and shouted loudly to his followers: "Quickly report to the Queen Mother, please help me!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhong was also a little flustered, and stretched out his hand to hold Sun Zhang down and said in a low voice: "If Sun Gong goes calmly, our family can swear to God, our family, Zhang Changshi and Guo Changshi, remember the old friendship, and we will definitely keep it." Grandpa Sun is careful, but if Grandpa makes things big..."

However, his words were interrupted by Sun Zhang's scolding: "Well, it turns out that the three of you conspired to kill me!"

No wonder he reacted so quickly. After all, he was the third among the ten permanent servants. Except for his colleagues who were also the Zhongchang servants, who would dare to frame him with such a thing?
It must be Zhang Rang's confidant Feng Yu who offended Shi Hou. Zhang Rang was afraid of implicating himself, so he blamed Sun Zhang for his fault.

After figuring this out, he scolded Zhao Rang, and even Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng were scolded.

He didn't believe Zhao Zhong's promise. After all, before the matter of Wang Fu's Zhongchang servant, all the Zhongchang servants in their palace had been attacking each other and killing each other. Later, they really couldn't resist the counterattack of the scholars, so they joined forces. stand up.

But even if they are united, they also guard against each other in private, lest their own territory is encroached by others, and there is no real mutual trust.

If he was arrested and taken to Changqiu Palace this time, and Empress He executed him in a fit of rage, who could guarantee his survival?

By Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, and Guo Sheng who betrayed him?
He doesn't believe it!

"The Queen Mother save me! The Queen Mother save me!"

While calling for help, Sun Zhang ordered the little eunuch who followed him to entangle Lang Wei.

This incident really alarmed Empress Dowager Dong, who immediately recruited Zhao Zhong to question her.

Regardless of the fact that Queen Mother Dong is not a real queen mother, the real queen mother should be the Queen Mother Dou Miaodou who elected the Ling Emperor back then. God is still alive.

Now that the emperor is here, who dares to disrespect the Queen Mother Dong in the court?Except for Queen He, no one has the courage.

Even Zhao Zhong, who was called "Zhao Changshi is my mother" by Emperor Ling, didn't dare.

Faced with Queen Mother Dong's questioning, Zhao Zhong could only tell the story honestly, but he concealed the matter of exchanging benefits with Zhang Rang and Guo Sheng, and pushed everything to Queen He.

Empress Dowager Dong was also furious when she heard the words, she used to be a butcher's daughter, but today she dared to send someone to break into his Yongle Palace to arrest her?

Outrageous!

She immediately saved Sun Zhang, who was quite popular with him on weekdays, and angrily ordered Lang Wei to drive Zhao Zhong out with a stick.

Zhao Zhong didn't dare to resist, so he returned to Changqiu Palace in despair, and blamed the Queen Mother Dong for not being able to catch the three of them. People, order Lang Wei to drive the officials away with random sticks."

When Empress He heard this, her heart became more determined.

Well, it really is you, an old bastard, who is playing tricks behind the scenes.

On the other hand, Empress Dowager Dong was also angry at Empress He's arrogance.

The next day, Empress Dowager Dong ordered Sun Zhang, Feng Qiao, and Xia Yun to file a complaint with Emperor Ling, accusing Empress He of being arrogant and domineering.

Because Zhang Rang was involved, Zhang Rang, who was questioned by Emperor Ling, was shocked and angry, and quickly sent someone to notify Changqiu Palace.

When Empress He learned of this, she was not to be outdone, and asked Zhao Zhong and Guo Sheng to sue Empress Dowager Dong for ordering Sun Zhang, Feng Xuan, and Xia Yun to secretly instigate Jiafang Palace Order Feng Yu to restrict Shihou's actions.

The two parties said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, causing the entire harem to be in trouble, and it also caused the Ling Emperor a headache.

At this time, a discerning person noticed that the conflict between Dong and He was a bit strange.

In the past, when these two quarreled, the ten permanent servants headed by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Sun Zhang, Guo Sheng and others basically did not directly participate in it, but this time, the palace servants seemed to be divided into two branches. The team, one team helped Queen Mother Dong, the other team helped Queen He, and even attacked each other, which intensified.

Everyone in the palace and the temple felt incredible about this, but Liu Bian, who single-handedly led the matter, was proud of it.

"It's time to take the next step."

He thought to himself.

The next step is to try to become the prince of Jian Guo!
Thanks to him, Zhang Rang, who has vacillated between Dong and He in history, can only side with He this time.

(End of this chapter)