"Who are you? How dare you eavesdrop on us? Get out..."
Zhou Hengshan looked ugly. A slave dared to eavesdrop and question what he said. If this was not Prince Yong's Mansion, he would have killed him long ago. It was so unruly.
"Don't be angry, General Zhou. This old slave is just giving you a message." The slave said kindly.
"Old slave? Oral message?" An Fang, Tu Yulei and others suddenly felt that something was wrong, and looked solemnly: "Who is your honor?"
"I don't dare to be your master. This old slave has met King Yong, the princess, and all of you adults in Zhou Dong Dynasty." The slave greeted several people in turn.
"Zhou Dongchao?" Tu Yulei and An Fang looked at each other, and a hint of surprise gradually appeared on their faces: "May I ask who is the ceremonial supervisor Zhou Zhangyin?"
"You can't take the palm print seriously. This old slave is just a slave running errands and delivering messages for the master." The slave smiled, but did not deny his identity.
"I've seen Zhou's palm print." Tu Yulei, An Fangfang, Hong Jianglong, Lei Xiaodan and others were shocked and hurriedly bowed and saluted. As for Zhou Hengshan, he almost knelt on the ground in fright, his face was pale and his back was soaked in cold sweat. wet.
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the eunuch was in charge of the ceremony of the Great Chu State.
The Supervisor of Ceremonies was one of the "Twelve Supervisors" in charge of eunuchs and palace affairs in the Great Chu Inner Court. He was in charge of all eunuch affairs, commented on memorials, and disseminated edicts. He was known as the "First Department".
In the Supervisor of Ceremonies, there are responsibilities such as palm seal, admiral, pen writing, and hall attendant, etc., headed by palm seal.
Although the Chief of Ceremony was affiliated to the inner court and was not allowed to interfere in politics, he served as the emperor's internal servant, and no one dared to doubt his great power and high status. Today, the Grand Tutor of the Chu Dynasty once said publicly: The ceremonial supervisor of all internal affairs has the same power as the Yuanfu of the external court, and should not be taken lightly.
Therefore, let alone Tu Yulei, An Fangfang, Zhou Hengshan and others, even the three ministers and nine ministers of the imperial cabinet would treat each other with courtesy and not dare to offend them.
Furthermore, the Zhou Dong Dynasty was an even more extraordinary eunuch. When Emperor Jingrun was still the crown prince, he served as his attendant. He led Emperor Jingrun's horse and held his clothes, warded off misfortunes, and made great contributions to the country and the world. He was Emperor Jingrun. One of the most trustworthy people.
Therefore, although Zhou Dongchao claimed to be a slave running errands and delivering messages for the emperor, it was self-effacing words. How could they dare to take it seriously?
"My lords, you have really offended this old slave. How can this old slave be worthy of your lords' salutes?" Zhou Dongchao stretched out his hand, and everyone straightened up uncontrollably.
Tu Yulei, An Fangfang, Hong Jianglong, Lei Xiaodan and others were shocked. They were all at the master level, but Zhou Dongchao just raised his hand slightly, without leaving a trace, and they straightened up, unable to resist.
Wherever the breeze blows, bursts of thunder can be seen.
Among the people, only An Fang and Tu Yulei had actually met Zhou Dongchao, but they only had one or two encounters. This eunuch who held the seal lived deep in the palace, accompanying the emperor all the year round, and lived in simplicity. Most people only knew about his high position, power, and He was favored and respected by the emperor, but he was also a martial arts master.
As to how high it is, no one knows.
Either a great master, a half-step saint, a true saint or a land god.
Because Zhou Dongchao rarely took action, and everyone who saw him take action was already dead.
"Zhou was just reckless and bumped into Mr. Palm Print. Do you expect your forgiveness?" After Zhou Hengshan stood up, he knelt down again and apologized to Zhou Dongchao.
Although he is the commander-in-chief of one party, holds real power, has a third-rank official position, and is at the same level as Zhou Dongchao, he does not dare to offend Zhou Dongchao. The other party may not have to do anything, even just a word, and he, General Hengshan, may be done.
This is not alarmist, but fact.
At that time, the Jinxiu Luo family had one family and two princes, with unparalleled power. At that time, all the officials in the court and the central government were fawning over and clinging to them. There were cars and horses in front of the Jinxiu Luo family every day, and there was an endless flow of people, and there was music and singing every night, and it was very lively.
Seeing this, Zhou Dongchao just said that he didn't want to do his best for the people, and sang and sang every night until dawn. He lamented that the Jinxiu Luo family didn't want to be loyal to the country and indulged in pleasure, and he didn't name him.
However, with just this sentence, overnight, memorials floated into the Chaoyang Palace like snowflakes. All the officials denounced the Jinxiu Wang family for being shameless, and listed 1808 crimes, ranging from forming cliques for selfish interests to bullying good people, Jingrun The emperor removed the marquis of the Jinxiu Wang family in court and demoted him to a commoner.
Overnight, the high-rise building of the Jinxiu Wang family collapsed, turning from a high-ranking family with two princes into a powerless common people. From singing and singing every night until dawn, to now being deserted in front of the door, everyone has become a commoner. A street rat that screams to be beaten and killed.
If even the Jinxiu Wang family, a family of two princes, is like this, what does he mean?
"General Zhou is serious. General Zhou doesn't need to worry about these trivial matters." Zhou Dongchao said kindly: "Besides, I did make a mistake in the first place and shouldn't have eavesdropped on your Lordships' conversation."
"The palm print is serious." Everyone said.
"Eunuch Zhou, I don't know what's important here." King Yong looked at Zhou Dongchao and asked.
"Oh, yes, I almost forgot about business. When people get old, their brains fail. Please forgive me, Your Majesty?" Zhou Dongchao apologized to King Yong and said, "Master has something to tell me to bring to Your Majesty and your lords."
"Greetings to Your Majesty, my Emperor Qianqiu."
The master mentioned by Zhou Dongchao was naturally Emperor Jingrun. Tu Yulei, An Fangfang, King Yong, Lei Xiaodan and others all knelt down and touched the ground with their foreheads.
"Your Majesty and your lords, there is no need to be polite."
Zhou Dongchao helped King Yong up and motioned for others to get up as well, and then slowly said: "The master asked me to bring four sentences to the prince and your lords: the first sentence, the beauty of heaven cannot be insulted, Ye Qing must die; the second sentence , the matter involves the Jing'an Division, the Hengshan Army and King Yong, it should not be a big deal and should be handled in a low-key manner; the third sentence, the emperor's uncle expresses condolences, and my heart is with you; the fourth sentence, the follow-up matters will be handed over to the Chen Qingyuan, and no one else is allowed to do so. Intervene, or there will be no mercy.”
"My lords, do you understand?"
Tu Yulei, An Fangfang, Lei Xiaodan, etc. were all old men in the officialdom. After thinking about it for a while, they understood the meaning of Zhou Dongchao's words.
The first sentence is, Tian Yan cannot be insulted, Ye Qing must die, there is nothing to explain.
The second sentence involves the Jing'an Division, the Hengshan Army and King Yong. It should not be a big deal and should be handled in a low-key manner. In short, this matter is over with Ye Qing. Don't create extraneous matters and implicate others.
Come to think of it, Ye Qing was from the Jing'an Division. Not only did he kill the Crown Prince of Yong, but he also killed hundreds of Hengshan Army, Duan Zibao and others, and escaped from Tianyong who had laid a dragnet. He still does not know whether he is alive or dead.
This incident in itself is embarrassing enough. If Zhou Hengshan kills one of his people because of Ye Qing, suspects that the Jingan Division helped Ye Qing escape from Tianyong, and causes trouble for the Jingan Division, the Jingan Division will not be a good person. There will be tit for tat.
When the officials fight against each other and make things worse, the Jing'an Division, the Hengshan Army and the imperial court will probably lose all face, which will damage the dignity of the imperial court.
Therefore, this matter should not be involved too much and needs to be handled in a low-key manner.
The third sentence seems to be comforting King Yong, but in fact it is also warning King Yong not to cause trouble with Jingansi because of his son's affairs.
The fourth sentence is to warn the Jing'an Division and the Hengshan Army not to interfere in Ye Qing's affairs, especially the Jing'an Division, not to secretly help Ye Qing.
Therefore, the implication of these four sentences is that the killing of Chu Qingli, the killing of Duan Zibao and the Hengshan Army were all done by Ye Qing alone. He can be killed alone, and no one can interfere with it.
As for whether there is any other deeper meaning, such as whether it is to cover up some real secrets, it is hard to say.
In fact, it is not impossible. After all, it stands to reason that this matter is not a big one. There is no need for Zhou Dongchao to personally take action. He can just send someone casually. Zhou Dongchao took action and brought the emperor with him as soon as the incident happened. The profound meaning of his oral instructions is terrifying if you think about it carefully.
However, if Zhou Dongchao didn't tell them, they didn't dare to ask.
There are some things that cannot be said or asked.
Don't even think about some things.
Therefore, in the end, it was Ye Qing who resisted everything alone.
