Uncle Nine

Chapter 55 A Fox Is a Fox
There is so much helplessness in the world, why bother to be crazy.

Zhao Shuo went to court early in the morning, Xia Yu was bored and started walking around the Yangxin Pavilion.

In the secluded part of Yangxin Pavilion, there is a courtyard with round arches, on which are written the four characters "one leaf knows autumn".Xia Yu only knew the "one", and the remaining three characters, they didn't know her, and she didn't know them either.

"Where is this place?" Xia Yumao walked in, "Is there no one?"

This courtyard is extraordinarily exquisite, neither too big nor too small, but it's a bit empty, and it feels creepy.The yard is full of flowers and trees, which shows that people often take care of it.It's just that the trees are extraordinarily dense, and the weather is fine, but it's a bit gloomy when the weather is bad.

Pushing open a room, all the eyes are luxurious things.There are precious Persian carpets, exquisite celadon white glaze, and small-leaf red sandalwood coffee table.Xia Yu came from Huamanlou, so you can tell at a glance whether these things are true or not.

Judging by the furnishings in this room, it should be a woman's boudoir.

Why is there still women's things in the Mental Cultivation Pavilion?Doesn't Zhao Shuo like men?
Xia Yu looked left and right, but there was no one around, and everything here was cold, even the mattresses were cold, it could be seen that no one lived there for a long time.

She walked into the cabinet and didn't find out why.

Curious, he stretched out his hand and pushed away the warm pavilion next door.

It was this push that made Xia Yu stunned on the spot.The next moment, she ran out crazily, scrambling and fleeing from the yard.

Not far away, a pair of cold eyes stared intently at the back of the fleeing figure.

she saw-

In an instant, all the doors and windows were closed again.

It was as if no one had ever been there.

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Above the Golden Palace, hundreds of officials gathered.

Zhao Shuo sat in the golden hall, drinking tea carelessly, and did not look at the densely packed courtiers.

The top three in the autumn test knelt in the center of the hall, the number one scholar Shen Hao, the second place Liang Yiru, and Tanhua Ge Qing.

"Long live my emperor." The three shouted.

Zhao Lu sat on the dragon chair and smiled joyfully, "The three Qings, get up quickly and let me have a look."

The three thanked En and got up.

"Sure enough, they are all outstanding talents." Zhao Lu said with a smile, "Dayan has produced a large number of talents, and I am very happy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three bowed.

Zhao Lu continued, "Your articles are outstanding. Today, I hand-picked the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tan Hua. When you become officials in the court, you must do your best for the court."

The three of them knelt down, "Thank you, Your Majesty, we will serve the Emperor and the imperial court, and we will do our best before we die."

Dongfang Yue sat opposite Zhao Shuo, "I don't know what positions the emperor wants the three of them to have?"

Zhao Lu was startled, and smiled extremely awkwardly, "I don't know what kind of position the regent thinks is appropriate?"

"Once the Minister of the Ministry of War dies, the post of Minister of the Ministry of War can be replaced by the Minister of the Ministry of War. Then the position of Minister of the Ministry of War can be replaced by the newly promoted No. [-] Scholar. As for the other two, you can go to the Wenhua Palace to learn more."

Zhao Lu took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the calm Zhao Shuo, "Uncle Emperor—what do you think?"

Zhao Shuo ignored it, took a sip of the tea in the cup, and then looked at the courtiers in surprise.

There was a dead silence in the hall, and Zhao Shuo seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, "Huh? What did the emperor say?" He put down his cup and sighed softly, "I just recovered from a serious illness, so I didn't hear clearly. Of course, the emperor decides the affairs of the court, and the minister rests. "

He paused, then asked again, "What did the emperor say just now?"

The officials hesitated for a moment before whispering softly, "The emperor didn't say anything."

Zhao Shuo nodded and yawned sleepily, "Oh, didn't you say it? Since you didn't say it, let's continue!" He got up and bowed to the emperor, "Please tell me, my majesty, this time I must listen to you well." on."

Dongfang Yue coldly rolled his eyes, and said in his heart, what a crafty fox you are.

"Just now, Regent, say, say—" Zhao Lu's complexion was pale, he stammered, and he didn't even dare to look at Dongfang Yue.

"The Regent?" Zhao Shuo smiled and turned to Dongfang Yue, "I wonder what the Regent said just now? Your Majesty is not good at words, why don't you ask the Regent to paraphrase it for you? Tell all the officials to listen, what is the Emperor's will?"

Dongfang Yue gnashed his teeth and smiled, "Prince Rui is indeed resourceful, and this king is willing to bow down."

Zhao Shuo turned his head and frowned at Baiguan, "Everyone—"

All the officials bowed their heads, these two important ministers, no one can afford to offend, it is better to protect oneself wisely.

For a while, the hall was silent, and no one dared to speak.

"This king has just advised to let Zhuangyuan Lang take over the post of Minister of War." Dongfang Yue said coldly.

Zhao Shuo felt relieved, "What should I do? I was originally a servant. It's easy to talk about it. In this court matter, the regent king will do whatever he wants."

"You!" Dongfang Yue was taken aback. If he was too presumptuous in front of all the officials, he turned around and knelt in the hall, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of presumptuousness. Please forgive me."

Zhao Shuo bowed and saluted, "The emperor forgives the crime, I am afraid that I am old and incoherent, please don't blame the regent, I am willing to accept the crime of usurpation for the regent."

Zhao Lu's voice trembled, "It's okay, it's okay, the two Qings get up quickly."

"You!" Dongfang Yue waited for Zhao Shuo indifferently, Zhao Shuo still looked calm and lazy.

Seeing this, Zhao Lu hurriedly said, "It's my fault that I was too hasty and thoughtful about this matter. I——I postponed this matter for the time being, and we will discuss it later—discuss again!"

The last two words are as thin as mosquitoes, only Zhao Lu can hear them.

"Hmph!" Dongfang Yue came out with a flick of his sleeves.

Zhao Shuo glanced at Zhao Lu in the hall, smiled, and then followed Dongfang Yue, "The regent walks slowly, what an offense—"

The old fox is the old fox.

In the court, there must be an evenly matched opponent in order to balance the power of the court.Utopia is eyeing it covetously, and Daxia is ready to move. Dayan must not have civil strife at this time, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Zhao Lu came down from court and summoned Zhao Shuo in the side hall, and Empress Dowager Bao Yao was also there.

"Is Uncle Huang feeling better?" Zhao Lu asked.

Zhao Shuo nodded, "Thanks to the emperor's favor, I dare not be bad."

Bao Yao sneered twice, "Prince Rui's body is really fast."

"It's a pity that it's not perfect, otherwise I wouldn't have angered the regent in the court." Zhao Shuo bowed and saluted, "I don't know what the emperor and the empress dowager have to do to summon the humble ministers?"

"Do everything possible to win over the new officials." Bao Yao said.

Zhao Shuo had known for a long time that Empress Dowager Bao Yao was playing Zhuangyuanlang's idea.

It's not that they really fancy people, but they are fancy, and let the newcomers occupy the most favorable official positions in the court.For example, Minister of the Ministry of War!However, the Minister of the Ministry of War is a member of the Regent, so the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is no longer guaranteed.That being the case, it would be fine to take the position of servant, but the premise is that Shen Hao must be loyal to the emperor and the queen mother, otherwise he would be raising a tiger.

"Empress Dowager, you can summon the No. [-] Scholar. I'm afraid I'm not strong enough." Zhao Shuo said softly.

Bao Yao sighed softly, "The Ai family knows that you are just recovering from a serious illness, so you really shouldn't be made to work too hard. But the court is controlled by the regent king. If things go on like this, what should we do if the ruler is not the king and the ministers are not ministers? The Ai family can't Watching the land left behind by the late emperor, making wedding dresses for others. Prince Rui is now the only one who can compete with the regent, don't you miss the brotherhood of the late emperor?"

Zhao Shuo's face was calm, "It has been more than ten years since the late emperor passed away, and things have changed. Empress Dowager, I feel unwell, so I will take my leave for the time being."

"Even if you hate what happened to Ai's family back then, the emperor is always your nephew, right? Back then, Ai's family was forced to do so." Bao Yao stood behind him.

Zhao Shuo didn't stop, and walked out of the side hall quickly without looking back.

Zhao Lu stood there, "Why does the mother make things difficult for others."

"If you don't mourn your family, you will have nothing." Bao Yao's face was extremely ugly, "When the world is so big, there will be no place for us mother and child anymore."

The little eunuch stepped forward quickly, plopped and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager Bao Yao, "Report to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager. The champion man and the second-best Tanhua got into the chariot of the Regent's Palace and went to the Regent's Palace."

"Go down!" Zhao Lu lowered his eyebrows, "I'm afraid the queen mother will be busy for nothing."

"Isn't everything the Ai family has done for you?" Bao Yao said weakly, "Isn't all the painstaking efforts of so many years for Dayan's country and society?"

Zhao Lu didn't speak, and stepped out.

"Lu'er?" Bao Yao called out.

Zhao Lu still walked forward without looking back.

Bao Yao's eyes were stained with blood, "Why do everyone hate me? Isn't what I did enough? After so many years——"

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Regent House.

Liang Yiru looked up at the high hanging plaque of the Prince Regent's Mansion, his heart was like a mirror.Turning her head to notice Shen Hao's nervousness, she stretched out her hand and patted him on the shoulder, and smiled faintly, "Don't be nervous, it's fine."

Shen Hao nodded, "Fortunately, you are here."

Ge Qing said, "I don't know why the regent is looking for you and me. Will he kill us?"

"In broad daylight, it shouldn't be too late." Liang Yiru took a deep breath and walked in with the two of them.

The huge Prince Regent's Mansion is like a labyrinth, with carved columns and painted columns, which is a sign of extravagance.

Dongfang Yue stood in the study, and when a report was made from outside, Shen Hao and the other three walked in.

"See the Regent." The three knelt down together.

"Excuse me." Dongfang Yue turned around, walked slowly to sit in front of the case, and the three of them stood in front of him respectfully, "Sit whatever you want."

Shen Hao took a look at Liang Yiru, only to see that Liang Yiru had already sat down, not seeing anything.Seeing this, Shen Hao also sat down, feeling apprehensive and apprehensive.

"Is the Zhuangyuan Lang from Cangzhou?" Dongfang Yue asked.

"In the next generation of state capital." Liang Yiru responded.

Dongfang Yue frowned slightly, but still kept a cold smile on his face, "I have read your articles and think they are very good."

"It could have been better." Liang Yiru was full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)