"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
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Liu Ruoyu's knock this time was much harder than before, and he was very sincere.
The entire floor tiles seemed to be shaken by this.
There was a loud thud.
The floor tiles were knocked out red.
He knew he had really lost now.
Total loss.
"This time you, Liu Ruoyu, were able to show off your fox's tail. It was all because Wei Guangwei arranged a secret work in Dongchang and was designed and discovered by Wei Zhongxian. It can be seen that Wei Zhongxian has made great contributions this time."
Zhu Youxiao suddenly said this at this time, and added: "No one has ever held the position of Chief of Ceremonies, Wei Zhongxian, from now on you will be in charge of Chief of Ceremonies."
Liu Ruoyu, who had been kowtowing, suddenly stopped kowtowing and froze in place.
What he thinks about day and night is to become the number one person in the inner court of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the eunuch in charge of the rites and eunuchs.
In order to become the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he has never dared to take bribes, nor did he dare to make any mistakes in ensuring the safety of the inner court, so as to avoid being outdone by Wei Zhongxian in terms of his ability in front of the emperor.
Although he did take this opportunity to control the secretaries placed in the palace, turn them into his own, and make friends with his ministers, he did work hard to get the position of eunuch in charge of the ceremony.
The desire for power prompted him to regard this position as particularly important, and it had even become the meaning of his life.
So much so that he could not accept his failure and let Wei Zhongxian get this position, and he did not hesitate to try to stop it by forcing the emperor to kill Wei Zhongxian.
After all, human nature is like this in many cases. If I can't get what I want, no one else can get it either.
Therefore, when he heard about the official position of "Eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies" and that the emperor asked Wei Zhongxian to take the position, his heart felt as if someone had stabbed him.
Liu Ruoyu even forgot to kowtow and beg for mercy, and just knelt on the spot like a zombie.
This blow was really big to him, so big that he didn't want to believe the result.
Zhu Youxiao proposed this suddenly and directly stated that Wei Zhongxian should be appointed as the eunuch in charge of etiquette. One of the purposes was to retaliate against Liu Ruoyu's arrogance and selfishness just shown.
Everyone has a temper.
The emperor is no exception.
For the sake of the position of eunuch in charge of the ceremony, he did not hesitate to use military admonishment to force himself.
Zhu Youxiao knew that power could sometimes make people crazy, but when he experienced someone betraying him at the risk of harming him, he would still have emotions.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao is not a person completely dominated by emotions.
The second purpose of his sudden move was to test Wei Zhongxian and test whether Wei Zhongxian's desire for the position of Chief Eunuch, Chief of Ceremonies, was as strong as Liu Ruoyu's.
Wei Zhongxian was naturally excited.
When a eunuch achieves this position, it is like a foreign court official becoming a chief minister. It can bring immeasurable pleasure to those who like power.
To put it simply, it’s the same feeling that modern people feel after playing a game and completing the level after a lot of hard work.
Of course, for people who have worked hard for decades and dare not go beyond the slightest rule, this pleasure is definitely far better than this.
After all, it is really difficult.
Wei Zhongxian's lips were trembling at this moment. No matter how tight he gritted his teeth, he seemed to be unable to help but want to grin, and smile wildly.
In front of the young emperor in front of him, he was respectful and acting like a cow or a horse. What was the purpose? Isn't it just to get this?
But Wei Zhongxian finally endured it.
Reason told him that although his emperor would always reward his kindness, he was also very skillful in controlling his subordinates. He would always have a big stick ready at the same time as he gave a carrot.
"I have been secretly competing with Liu Ruoyu for so long. It stands to reason that with the emperor's intelligence, he already knows who is better, but he has been reluctant to let one person be promoted to the position of Chief of Ceremonies. This makes it clear that it is not that he is not sure who is more suitable, but that he does not want to let anyone Whoever has the upper hand, the most important thing in the heart of the emperor is that the power cannot be transferred aside. If he accepts this grace at this time, he will be disappointed. He must have the consciousness of being a slave, and he must appear different from Liu Ruoyu. What's more, I don't really care about the position of the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. What I want more is that one person is inferior to ten thousand people! If I become the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, can one person be inferior to ten thousand people? That's right. It depends on whether the emperor is willing, otherwise, a real power official position like Admiral of the East Factory would not be as interesting."
After thinking this, Wei Zhongxian suppressed his inner impulse, and then knelt on the ground: "The grace of the emperor, logically, this servant cannot accept. However, this servant is not talented and has little education. He is not from the inner school. The position of chief ceremonial officer is too important." It is extremely important, so I beg you, Your Majesty, to take back your life and choose someone else!"
Liu Ruoyu was surprised. He did not expect that Wei Zhongxian would refuse.
For a moment, he felt as if he was not on the same level as Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youxiao pondered.
In his impression, Wei Zhongxian in history had indeed never served as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, and the eunuch in charge of the ceremony was always someone else, but he was the one with the most power.
Obviously, this is because the eunuch's power is essentially the power of the acting emperor.
Whoever the emperor delegates imperial power to has the most power, regardless of the specific position.
And Zhu Youxiao discovered that Wei Zhongxian really surprised him. He did not directly accept the position of eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, but chose to refuse before the official decree was issued.
"What a great Wei Zhongxian, you don't even notice a eunuch who is the chief of etiquette, the chief eunuch. It seems that what you really want to be is nine thousand years old."
Zhu Youxiao thought for this reason.
However, Zhu Youxiao did not reject Wei Zhongxian's refusal and nodded: "In that case, let's not mention this matter for the time being. Wang Chengen and Lu Jiude will be appointed as Supervisors of Ceremonies and appointed as Bingbi eunuchs. Wang Chengen will be in charge of the internal factory and Lu Jiude will be appointed as eunuchs." Still in custody of the Guards and the Brave Guards.”
Wei Guangwei also glanced at Wei Zhongxian in shock at this time, and thought to himself: "Good guy, it turns out that your Eunuch Wei is so ambitious. It's because I underestimated you!"
Wei Guangwei now fully understood that the reason for his failure was because the emperor used a powerful eunuch.
And this eunuch is Wei Zhongxian!
"Both myself and Liu Ruoyu ended up like this after losing to Wei Zhongxian."
After Wei Guangwei thought this, he felt in his heart how to be bright when he was born with beauty.
Wei Zhongxian also looked at Wei Guangwei.
He also admitted that Wei Guangwei was a very resourceful person. He was even glad that he did not look down on these civil servants, so he was not the one who was ultimately imprisoned.
And Wei Zhongxian felt that he did not end up like Liu Ruoyu and Wei Guangwei in the end. In fact, it was not because his methods were better, but because he knew better that any conspiracy was useless in front of the emperor at different levels. I have one more crime to blame.
Wei Zhongxian therefore looked at Yuan Keli.
He knew that Yuan Keli was obviously not as successful as Wei Guangwei, but Yuan Keli was able to become Yuan Fu, even offend so many people, and his methods were not clever, but he could still stand up, all because his emperor liked him.
"Power can really bite people back!"
This is Zhu Youxiao's only feeling now.
He knew that Wei Guangwei and Liu Ruoyu had reached this point because one wanted to be the chief assistant and the other because he wanted to be the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department, forcing them to lose themselves unconsciously and think that they were doing what they did. He is flawless and thinks he is smart enough to achieve his goals through various means.
But in the end, everything was in vain.
Of course, the essence is that he is not in the right position and wants to control more power to serve his own interests. As a result, his intelligence has declined and he has chosen what he thinks is a clever method.
"Put Liu Ruoyu, Wei Guangwei, Gao Qiqian and other imperial officials who just interceded for Liu Ruoyu in jail and on death row!"
But if you do something, you have to bear the price of doing it. Zhu Youxiao immediately issued a new order, and Liu Ruoyu and others were dragged down.
Neither Liu Ruoyu nor Wei Guangwei pleaded for mercy, both of them were now completely desperate.
Only people like Gao Qiqian, who are not even as good as Liu Ruoyu, are still shouting: "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life, the slaves know that you are wrong!"
"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Letters is waiting to see you!"
At this moment, Wang Chengen came over to report.
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