When Cui Yi came out of the wine shop, he was already swaying and spitting out the smell of alcohol. Liu Xunzhai supported him and asked him, "Can you tell me now?"
"You should have heard about the affairs of the imperial court," Cui Yi looked at him, "Dong Sheng will be recalled to the court soon. Although Mr. Ye is fine for the time being, he might encounter a disaster one day. Now they That group of people has given up resistance. With my own strength, I am afraid that the heavens and the earth will not respond... It is a pity that my ambition will turn into powder. It is sad! What a shame!"
Shuzhai pondered for a while and asked, "Then what are you going to do next?"
"What should I do?" Cui Yixi laughed twice, "I have to find a place to die! Don't let Chen Dang do it himself and ruin his reputation!"
"Hey, I helped you all the way, and you're almost exhausted," Xu Zhai didn't answer him, but pushed him and said, "Stand by yourself for a while."
Cui Yi leaned against the wall nearby, his head hanging down.
"Say...can I help you?"
"You?" Cui Yi raised his eyelids slightly.
"Yes. Don't you want to meet King Yi? Maybe there will be a turning point."
Cui Yi was stunned. He thought a lot at this moment, his expression gradually became serious, and most of his drinking energy seemed to be gone: "Let's go, I'll go with you." After that, he patted Shu Zhai on the shoulder.
"Master Cui!"
Cui Yi had not been sitting in the middle hall for a long time when he saw King Yi walking in with a big smile. He took a few vigorous steps and stepped forward with his hands clasped in his fists.
Cui Yi quickly responded: "Prince Yi, how are you doing these days?"
"It's just a simple meal every day, just chatting to get by, so I have no time to spare." At this point, King Yi suddenly covered his chest and coughed violently. The attendants on the left and right hurriedly got some water and then stopped.
After calming down, he continued: "But... the situation there doesn't seem optimistic, right? In fact, I have long been looking forward to Mr. Ye sending someone here, for fear that he will lose his fighting spirit and surrender."
With a worried look on his face, Cui Yi replied: "Even though the prince said so, I'm still afraid that you are not prepared. After all, there is only one way to go to fight for the throne again. This is the most incredible thing in the world."
Liu Xunzhai said in horror: "Before, we had the upper hand and could not seize his throne; now that the prince's arrogance is so strong, how can we succeed!"
"No," Cui Yi revealed with an unswerving look, "the success or failure of the matter does not depend on this, but on whether you have the belief that you must die. If you look forward and backward, shrink back, and always think about your retreat, you will eventually be defeated. Nothing will be gained. On the other hand, if you have the courage to risk everything, you will fight to the death without caring about anything else. Anyone who encounters such a desperate 'lunatic' will be terrified!"
"Then let's be a lunatic for a while!" King Yi slapped the table excitedly and said, "God has given me this long period of time, so I should use it here! Shuzhai, if you cherish your life, you can protect yourself wisely. I won't blame you. .”
Xu Zhai bowed anxiously and said: "Xuzhai is willing to advance and retreat together with His Highness. I just wonder if Master Cui has any plan to implement it?"
"It's very simple," King Yi answered first. "It's the death anniversary of the former prince in two days. Do you all know how he died? We just need to use the topic to play with it..." After that, he waved his hand and ordered his servants to get a bottle. A piece of white paper, with three or four lines of words written on it, handed to the two of them to read.
Cui Yi nodded silently, approving, but added a few more strokes on the paper; Liu Shuzhai did the same. The three people started a silent discussion. It was not until half an hour later that their opinions were completely unified, and they threw the paper into a ball into the fire to show confidentiality.
When Cui Yi left, Xu Zhai personally delivered him to the door. Cui Yi was about to leave, but saw that he seemed to be worried, so he pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "Is... King Yi's health not feeling well?"
"Have you noticed everything?" Xu Zhai sighed and wandered in front of him, "To tell you the truth, King Yi has been suffering from a cough since last month. His health has been deteriorating and he will never be the same again. But it seems that he still has If we can hold on, there should be no problems in the near future.”
"Can it be cured?"
"I asked a famous doctor to examine me and prescribed many medicines, but none of them had much effect."
"God forbid..." Cui Yi felt quite uneasy, "What if something unexpected happens, then..."
Xu Zhai hurriedly interrupted: "You must not talk nonsense! After returning to the office, you are not allowed to tell Ye Tinglong, especially not to the ears of Party Chen. If they find out, our hard work will be in vain."
"I understand." He accepted them one by one.
Cui Yi returned to the government office and excitedly reported the news to Ye Yongjia. Ye Yongjia was overjoyed. He looked up to the sky and shouted several times, "There is no perfect way for man." At the same time, he rewarded him for his great achievements and asked him about his strategy.
Cui Yi followed the trend and advised him sadly: "Ming Huiguang is used to destroying my morale. If Mr. Shuzhai doesn't wake me up, I'm afraid the great cause of the New Deal will be overturned by him. This person is narrow-minded. Look at Cui." You have accomplished a great feat, and you must stir up trouble and compete with me for power. If we don't get rid of this guy first, we will never have peace."
Ye Yongjia thought for a long time and said slowly: "I am really fed up with Ming's participation in politics, but he is friends with Lu Tingci. If we get rid of him, how can Lu Tingci stay? Both of them control important positions. It would be a pity to cut off their arms." "
Cui Yi added: "The saying 'the viper stings the hand, the strong man removes the wrist', now it has to be like this."
Ye Yongjia gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. He immediately petitioned to remove Ming and Lu and reflect on the inhumane crimes he had committed.
The emperor was worried about Captain Song's case and was waiting for Ye Yongjia's attitude. Now seeing that he was willing to commit crimes and get rid of his confidants one by one, he relieved some of his doubts and immediately issued an edict to remove them from their official positions and never use them again.
When the prince heard these "good news" coming frequently in the East Palace, he was so excited that he no longer felt depressed. He held a grand banquet in the palace and invited Chen Tongpao, Guoxiangren, Zhuang Zhang and others to come together to prepare for the merits and rewards.
"Everyone," the prince was already drunk. He was lying on an armchair, tilting his head and squinting his drunken eyes. "Thanks to your help, I, I, the prince, are as lucky as I am today!"
"Don't underestimate the enemy too much because of this." Xiangren reminded
"Oh, where is the enemy now?" Zhuang Zhang said with a smile, holding the half-empty wine glass, "Ye Yongjia? He is completely out of business! Next, we must pursue the victory, not only to drive Ye Yongjia out of the court, but also to We have to take care of Prince Na Yi together, then we will be happy! What do you think, Your Highness?"
The prince put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "It's exactly what I want! Mr. Chen, tomorrow you will join hands with all the Qingliu people to launch the biggest battle and put Ye Yongjia to death! Let's see if he can escape this dragnet!"
