My clone is on the other side of the starry sky

Chapter 163 The weird one among the eunuchs
The first time he came to Tiandu, even though Lu Xuan had never seen a big scene before, he was also shocked by the nearly [-] meters of city wall in front of him!

In the sky, the city-protecting green energy that covered the entire sky really opened Lu Xuan's eyes.

Occasionally, I would see monks flying to the city gate and entering the city on foot.

"The monks here are pretty disciplined!" Lu Xuan said with emotion.

"This day is no better than other places. Daqian law is the rule here. Without the permission of the court, let alone casting spells here, even high-level monks who want to fly in the air will find it difficult to do so." Xu Yifan said with emotion: "For this reason, Although Tiandu is prosperous, most ascetics don’t want to come here.”

"Really?" Lu Xuan felt it, but didn't feel much.

"The martial artist is cultivating his own body, so his feelings are naturally not very obvious. You can try using your spiritual thoughts." Seeing him like this, Xu Yifan couldn't help laughing.

Lu Xuan tried it, and sure enough, his spiritual thoughts were extremely restricted. He couldn't detect anything less than one meter outside the body. It was not as good as his eyes.

"Except for the meritorious officials who have been authorized by the imperial court and the Imperial Heavenly Supervisor, here, no matter how high-level a monk you are, it will be difficult for you to cast spells, just like ordinary people." Xu Yifan said with a smile: "If it is not necessary, I really don't want to come here. .”

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement. After all, he was a high-ranking overlord outside. After coming here, he became a soft-footed shrimp. He could bully any martial artist, so whoever wanted to come here.

"I don't know much about the situation in the court. I came to Tiandu rashly and have no clue. Looking for people randomly may be counterproductive. Does my junior brother have anyone in mind?" After the two paid the city entrance tax, they looked at the bustling streets in front of them. , Xu Yifan looked at Lu Xuandao.

"Now in the government, there should be three parties standing side by side, the noble family party, the Qingliu party plus the eunuch party. The three parties check and balance each other." Lu Xuan found a quiet teahouse and found a seat with Xu Yifan to sit down and drink tea.

Liu Yiyi, a woman, really knows a lot. It is nonsense for a courtesan to become the county magistrate's wife. Not only did she become the wife of a county magistrate, but she also knew so much about the situation in the DPRK. Lu Xuan was really curious about it now. The woman's former identity.

There are many things that a courtesan cannot have access to.

"Aristocratic family will definitely not choose?" Xu Yifan added tea to Lu Xuan and said with a smile.

"The most powerful thing about aristocratic families is not the court, but the fact that they control the local power and cooperate with them. Not to mention those Liangzi in the past, but in the future, if we don't move these families, we will have no place to suck blood." Lu Xuan nodded and said. He picked up the teacup and said, "Besides, someone from a high-ranking family, and he can barely get along with me, is just a dispensable dog. This kind of business cannot be done."

His direction is very clear. If he wants to win the hearts of the people, he must benefit them so that the people are willing to protect him. But if he wants to develop, he must have money and food. If he doesn't take it from the people, he will have to humiliate the wealthy families and donate blood. , is it possible that I still have to cut my own flesh?

"Qingliu has a reputation, but no real power, so he can't provide much help." Xu Yifan picked up the tea cup and looked at Lu Xuanda: "So I can only choose the eunuch."

"Senior brother, don't you reject him?" Lu Xuan raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Yifan.

"It's just a political game. They all say that eunuchs are chaotic, but they don't know that eunuchs are just the emperor's mouthpiece. Without the emperor's backing, the eunuchs' seemingly overwhelming power will disappear in an instant. In comparison, the aristocratic family has nothing to do with the people. The exploitation is the most direct." Xu Yifan smiled.

"Transparent." Lu Xuan said with emotion: "Senior brother, do you really not intend to participate in politics?"

Xu Yifan has a free and easy temperament and does not like to be restrained. After his side is stable, Xu Yifan will continue to travel around the world. Lu Xuan is really reluctant to let go of this senior brother.

Xu Yifan smiled and did not answer, then said: "But you are joining forces with the emperor. The biggest rebel is joining forces with the emperor. How will it be recorded in the history books if this matter gets spread in the end?"

"It depends on who wins in the end. If the great dynasty continues, it is probably because the emperor was wise and powerful, and cleverly used the power of the rebels to drive out the cancer in the court. If a noble family wins, it means that the emperor is fatuous. In order to gain the people's support, he secretly caused the rebels to kill the loyal and good people. , if I win..."

Lu Xuan shook his head and smiled: "Probably it's how wise and powerful I am, and I cleverly took advantage of the situation to overthrow the corrupt rule of Daqian."

"But there is a problem at the moment. This eunuch is not easy to see." Xu Yifan looked out the window at the busy streets. What he saw here was peace in the world and prosperity in the country. It is probably difficult for people here to truly understand what aquatic life is. fiery.

"Now that Dongzhou Guiyi Sect has disappeared, there are a large number of vacant officials in Dongzhou waiting to be filled. I think there are probably many people trying to fill these vacancies." Xu Yifan looked at Lu Xuan: "With the temperament of junior brother, this should You won’t have to wait to death.”

Although it brought the wealth of the Guiyi Church, here in Tiandu, sometimes you can't even spend it even if you have money.

"A wise man once said that if you want to get to know anyone in this world, you need to meet at most six people." Lu Xuan turned the tea cup and said, "But before that, we have to think about how to meet." As far as I know, there are only eight eunuchs who truly control the real power and can speak up to the emperor, but I don’t know what the temperament and preferences of these eight people are, so I have to find an entry point."

"There are records within the Guiyi Sect. Before the rebellion, Master also walked the path of a eunuch." Xu Yifan nodded.

"Oh?" Lu Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "I knew there would be surprises if I came with my senior brother."

"The leader of the eight great eunuchs is Cao Jingzhong. This man has the highest cultivation among the eight great eunuchs and is also a confidant of the emperor. Junior brother should know this."

Lu Xuan nodded and said: "He won't consider it anymore. Let the name Lu Boyan disappear forever."

During the battle in Falling Star Valley, Lu Xuan and Cao Jingzhong collaborated and used each other as a gun. "The second one should be Liu Chunhua. This person is quite greedy for money and has a lot of power in his hands. The master followed this person's path at the beginning." Xu Yifan looked at Lu Xuan and said: "But now he is probably most in need of money. I don't know. How many people are rushing to give him money? As the saying goes, rare things are valuable, and now it’s hard to impress him with money.”

"Yes, when there are too many choices, it is hard to sway him with pure wealth." Lu Xuan nodded: "These eight eunuchs should also be divided into factions, right?"

"There must be, but I'm not sure about this." Xu Yifan shook his head. All three of them can perform well, and these eight people stand at the center of power. If you say there is no competition between them, you won't believe it. .

"But there is one person who is Cao Jingzhong's best friend."

"Who?" Lu Xuan looked at Xu Yifan.

"The chamberlain Zhang Wang." Xu Yifan recalled: "Cao Jingzhong and Zhang Wang are relatively unique among the eight eunuchs. The other six are either greedy for money or fond of power, and always have some worldly desires, but these two are different from the other six. "

"How is it different?"

"Cao Jingzhong is considered to be the most powerful and the most trusted by the emperor, but he has two hobbies in his life. One is to study martial arts. Among the eight, he is not only the highest in cultivation, but also the strongest in strength." Xu Yifan recalled.

"What about the second one?" Lu Xuan asked.

"It's easy to have an adopted son. This Wang is one of Cao Jingzhong's adopted sons." Xu Yifan looked a little weird.

"Accepting an adopted son?" Lu Xuan frowned and said, "Are there no other eunuchs?"

"Yes, there are, but at most there are only a dozen or so. However, Cao Jingzhong has hundreds of adopted sons, and each one will be carefully cultivated. If he can achieve something, he will promote him without hesitation. Zhang Wang is one of them. The only one among the adopted sons who broke through to the fifth rank, Cao Jingzhong promoted him to the position where he is now, not only a chamberlain, but also responsible for the palace guard, which can be said to be extremely powerful." Xu Yifan said with emotion.

"Then Zhang Wang was so grateful to Cao Jingzhong? Even if he is now in a high position, he is still loyal to Cao Jingzhong?" Lu Xuan looked at Xu Yifan and said incredulously.

"Junior brother still looks down on eunuchs." Xu Yifan looked at Lu Xuan and smiled.

"Habit, habit." Lu Xuan said with some embarrassment: "Not just because they are eunuchs, but more importantly, in this core area of ​​power, father and son can turn against each other. How can two father and son who are not related by blood have such a sincere relationship? Emotions are a bit unbelievable, and I prefer to believe that Zhang Wang has some shady tricks that fall into Cao Jingzhong’s hands."

Human nature is inherently evil. This is Lu Xuan's understanding of human nature. He believes that there are people who can truly care about life and death for the sake of loyalty, but he does not believe that there are people who ignore interests for the sake of loyalty.

It is said that love is difficult, but that is before passing through it. Anyone who has been through love once will find it difficult to be trapped by love again. It is not impossible, but it is rare.

As for the hurdle of interests, it is a difficult hurdle. No matter how many hurdles there are, it is still easy to be blinded by the interests.

"You don't believe in the beauty of human nature at all." Xu Yifan said speechlessly.

"I believe it, but it doesn't conflict with what I said. People are not immutable. It is possible to maintain a kind thought for a day, a month, or a year, but it is too difficult to maintain it for ten years. There must be something in it. Something is constantly added to maintain the relationship. Either the two have nothing to do with each other, they are gentlemen, and there is no entanglement of interests. They occasionally want to get together, or there is an entanglement of interests. There is me in you and you in me, and both parties have the intention to continue. If one party stops giving, the other party will fade away over time. This contribution may not necessarily be benefits, it can also be emotions, but it must be given."

Xu Yifan was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Maybe, but the dispute between them has nothing to do with us."

Lu Xuan nodded: "Tell me about Zhang Wang, how is he different from others."

"Lust."

"Luxury?" Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and a lot of scripts like fake eunuchs breaking into the harem instantly appeared in his mind.

"He is a real eunuch!" As if he understood the man's gaze, Xu Yifan emphasized: "Every once in a while, he goes to a brothel."

"Isn't this nonsense?" Lu Xuan was a little incredulous, and then his eyes moved: "We can start from this aspect."

"Didn't you say you couldn't see Cao Jingzhong?"

"But we can see each other." Lu Xuan looked at Xu Yifan and smiled: "Brother, it seems that we haven't been to a brothel together for a long time."

Xu Yifan looked at his junior brother: "It's not good to use Guiyi Sect's money to do such a thing..."

"It's also for official business."

(End of this chapter)