After I was reborn, I became Mrs. Chief Assistant

Chapter 165 Backlash
The emperor once again realized his old age, or that he had never been young in his life.

But at this time, he still had some delusional thoughts in his heart that could not become reality: if he could live longer, would he not be afraid of Xie Jie, would he be able to personally support the next chief assistant to support half of Daye, and then Xie Jie and his henchmen, all in one go?
Fang Ruyi said no more.

The emperor snorted softly and asked him, "Why don't you speak?"

Fang Ruyi hurriedly knelt down: "The emperor is blessed with the same blessings as the heavens, and he will surely live a long and healthy life!"

"Forget it, get up. Life and death are destiny, where a few auspicious words from you can make a difference, my own body knows it."

When he was young, he doted on his concubines and never stayed in any palace.From the bottom of his heart, he doesn't trust anyone in this palace.But when he was resting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he wanted the hall to be lit forever, and the maids and eunuchs stood in front of the bed.Like his hypochondria, this was also caused by his childhood experiences, coupled with the habits he developed over time.

In the past one or two months, the habit that lasted for decades was still broken by him.

During the past two months, he often suffered from headaches at night and couldn't fall asleep.It's rare to fall asleep, but it can't be long. After an hour or two, I always wake up with a start. I open my eyes and look at the roof of the tent. Cold sweat has already broken out on my back in my sleep. In severe cases, even the bedding will be wet.In addition, fatigue and leg cramps are common.

But the imperial doctor asks for pulse every day, and always only congratulates him on the health of the dragon and that there is no serious problem.

At first, he thought that he was suffering from some incurable disease, and the imperial doctor was afraid that he could not cure it, so he reported good news but not bad news.But later he went out of the palace and went to a famous medical center in Beijing to ask a doctor for a pulse diagnosis. The doctor also said the same thing as the imperial physician in the palace.

He finally felt flustered, but he didn't put up a big fanfare to recruit famous doctors on the imperial list, and he didn't even order the imperial hospital to prescribe some warming and tonic prescriptions to prolong his life.

Although the tortoise lives long, it still has an end.

People will always grow old and die, the emperor comforted himself like this.

Fang Ruyi nodded, stood up in fear, and continued to squeeze his shoulders and back for him.

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Yun Zhuo heard about Gu Chengrui's return to Beijing the next day, and she thought, the courtroom might be lively today.After all, Gu Chengrui's return to Beijing confirmed the fact that there was a vacancy in the border army.

So at this time, whoever gets to the top becomes the most important thing, and this is also one of the fundamental goals of the various forces in the DPRK and China.

Sure enough, today's morning court can be described as brilliant.

Someone here raised the question of the vacancy of the commander of the frontier army, and someone there immediately came forward to report who could take up the position; someone criticized here, and someone immediately retorted.

"My minister thinks that although General Rong has the strength to carry a fortune, he is brave and intrepid. In addition to being brave and aggressive, the commander in the army must also have extraordinary wisdom in order to defeat the enemy's attack."

"According to Master Zhu, General Ouyang is even more incompetent. Who knows that General Ouyang killed two ordinary people in the street with his bare hands?"

"General Ouyang isn't being brave and foolish anymore, he's simply brainless!"

"Yeah yeah!"

"You!" Master Zhu said angrily, "That matter has already been clarified. General Ouyang didn't mean it, but he drank too much wine!"

"It's a mistake to drink alcohol! Your Majesty! General Ouyang can't go to the border, or I'm afraid that General Ouyang will follow the same old path, and the story will repeat itself!" The man stopped arguing with Master Zhu, but cupped his hands at the emperor sitting on the high platform , bluntly remonstrated.

"Then, according to the views of all the ministers, who is the right person to send?" The emperor pondered for a long time before speaking calmly.

Zong Guangxie stood up slowly, looked around, saw that everyone's eyes were avoiding him when they met his, then he turned his head and said to the emperor: "My Majesty, I think Captain Lu can take on this great responsibility."

Zong Guangxie is an official of the Qing school and has great prestige in both the government and the opposition.This kind of reputation is different from Xie Jie's.

Xie Jie's reputation stems from people's fear of him and the powerful family behind him.However, for Zong Guangxie, the world still respects him more.

Of all the officials in the court, only Zong Guangxie can compete with Xie Jie one or two.

After he spoke, the people who had been arguing stopped their arguing, because there was no point in arguing anymore at this time, and the emperor would most likely obey Zong Guangxie's words and let Lu Dingmou go to the border as the commander.

Even though Tingguan once fell in this person's hands, and thus lost his sacred heart, and was never reused again, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the emperor does not intend to abandon him.Otherwise, it would have been impossible to just cut his powers and demote him to become a small lieutenant.

Now Zong Guangxie once again proposed to let him go to the border to guard the territory, which must be in line with the emperor's wishes.

There is already no suspense, and it is meaningless for them to continue to fight.It's just that I feel discouraged when I think of how hard I have worked these days, but in the end I made a wedding dress for someone else.

If it had changed from the past, the emperor would certainly be delighted to hear someone put forward such a desirable suggestion.

But before that, after Qi Changfeng entered the palace and had a talk with him, he had already realized that these courtiers were already so daring that even he dared to count them in.

So now even if Zong Guangxie's words are indeed what he wants to hear, he is not impulsive, but calmly considers it, and finally asks: "Zong Qing thinks, what about Deputy General Zuo? I remember that he is still the champion of martial arts, all these years I must have learned a lot from being with General Gu."

Zong Guangxie's complexion turned ugly in an instant, but he quickly restrained his expression, and said respectfully as before: "Vice General Zuo came from a rich family with profound background, I think the emperor's words are true."

He reminded the emperor unobtrusively: Deputy General Zuo, like Gu Chengrui, is an elite trained by the family.Gu Chengrui can have a rebellious heart, but the left deputy may not be able to.

The emperor's expression really became dignified.

Zong Guangxie thought his words were effective, a secret smile appeared on his lips.

The aristocratic families have held power for too long, and he can't win it in one fell swoop, but it is not difficult to break them one by one.

But at this moment, the emperor remembered that Zong Guangxie had been obedient in court affairs countless times, and carried out his orders firmly, as if he had never raised any objections.

But really not?
No, it's just that the way he raises objections is not as direct as Xie Jie's, but tactfully puts it to the end.

He had never doubted Zong Guangxie's words and deeds before.Zong Guangxie was personally supported by him, unlike Gu Chengrui who made an exception and was promoted because of his military exploits.As soon as Zong Guangxie entered the officialdom, he trained Zong Guangxie according to the standards of training Xie Jie's opponents.

Zong Guangxie did not disappoint him either, and was always the sharpest knife in his hand.

But he never thought that this knife would have its own consciousness.

When a weapon has its own consciousness, it will attack its master.

(End of this chapter)