"Liu Zhizhou is entering the palace!"
"It's time to enter the palace!"
Liu Zheng was on the carriage, and all the people in Jinghua couldn't help themselves and rushed to tell each other.
Good guy...
Are these all people waiting to see their excitement?
Of course he knows.
Whether Xie Tianyao can live another year will have a great impact on Long Yan's situation.
If he can really live for another year, it means that all the previous plans of Long Yan's various interest groups will be overthrown.
Prince Xie Fang was also in his carriage, right at the entrance of the palace. When he saw Liu Zheng and Manager Zhou getting out of the car, he even greeted them with great strides: "Liu Zhizhou, the whole country is attracting attention today. We, Long Yan, haven't been like this for a long time." We are all united and we have passed! Father Emperor Long Ti, this is a serious matter. I hope Liu Zhizhou will be restored to life with his wonderful hand!"
"I hope Liu Zhizhou will be able to regain his youth!"
People on the carriages got off one after another and said in unison.
Liu Zheng was a little dumbfounded.
There is no need to say more about whether this group of people are here to rejuvenate themselves, or whether they want to kill Xie Tianyao as soon as possible.
he knows.
Before he set off to enter the palace, the officers and soldiers of the city defense had already been replaced. The purpose is to ensure the internal stability of Jinghua in case of emergency.
so.
Today, the group of people gathered outside the palace are here to show off. Xie Tianyao's life is crucial, but if they are just here to show off and pray, how can it be done?
Second, I really came to watch the fun.
Very simple.
If Liu Zhizhou were to kill the old emperor Xie Tianyao today! He couldn't even leave the palace!
If Xie Tianyao dies, he will be the first to die!
so.
There is no way these people would miss such a good show. In addition to Xie Fang, there were also various vassal kings, Jiedu envoys, and Zhu Zhen and others who got off the bus one by one.
He said the same thing as Liu Zheng.
Liu Zheng cupped his hands and bowed his head: "Everyone, Liu Zheng will do your best!"
"Then I'll leave it to Liu Zhizhou!"
Everyone responded in unison.
In the palace, carriages other than those of the emperor were not allowed to drive, so they had to walk all the way. This should be regarded as the first time Liu Zheng actually entered the palace. Only then did he realize how big the palace was... the buildings were like a forest and the scale was magnificent. This is not a palace, it is simply a city!
He was a little impressed that Manager Zhou was able to navigate the roads with ease in a place like this. He felt like he was walking through a maze. If Manager Zhou hadn't been leading him, he would have been lost long ago!
Go round and round.
He estimated that after walking for more than an hour, the two of them arrived at the Palace of Cultivation of the Heart.
Xie Tianyao, right inside!
…
"Your Highness, on the other side of the city defense, our people are already taking action..."
At this time.
The prince Xie Fang, a younger brother, whispered.
Xie Fang smiled coldly: "Don't move too much. I heard that Liu Zhizhou and the King of Qin spied last night. The old fox of the King of Qin is in charge of this city defense. Just make sure that if something happens, we won't lose!"
"yes!"
Zhu Zhen's side.
Under the scorching sun, he cannot withstand such exposure at his age. I could only get back into the carriage, where there was a basin full of ice cubes. This made the temperature in the car drop a lot.
"Sir... if this Liu Zhizhou today..."
Several people nearby were worried.
Zhu Zhen smiled faintly: "It's a good thing that Your Majesty lives for one more year..."
Everyone looked at each other.
Everyone hoped that Xie Tianyao would pass away smoothly, but you said it was a good thing?
Zhu Zhen nodded: "Everyone, as the emperor and the courtiers, who are you talking about? Not us scholar-bureaucrats? As long as the noble class is safe and stable, who can't be a free prince? But what about us?"
Several people turned pale at the same time.
Zhu Zhen laughed and said: "So, don't be anxious... Don't be anxious. It is us scholar-bureaucrats who are easily abandoned by fate, but in fact the most tenacious ones are also us scholar-bureaucrats... Don't you see whether it is the prince who exerts his strength? Or has King Qin turned against him? They should be extremely jealous when they meet, but they can't point it directly at us scholar-bureaucrats, can they?"
Several people listened and nodded frequently.
Zhu Zhen sighed: "If you can't dominate, you have to adapt to the situation... If we can't help the prince we support to rise to power, then we will just go with the flow and wait and see what happens. Do you understand?"
Everyone could only nod.
"What's more..."
Zhu Zhen smiled coldly: "Even if the eleventh prince we support ascends the throne... won't we old ones still be dealt with in various ways?"
Others felt chilled after hearing this.
This is political struggle... This is the emperor and his ministers! After every emperor ascends the throne, he will create a team that truly belongs to him... Therefore, even if Xie Ming really comes to power, will he regard Zhu Zhen and the old people as his confidants?
dream!
What the emperor is worried about is whether these old guys will control the government and make himself empty after he ascends the throne...
Since ancient times, the change of imperial power has always been accompanied by bloodshed.
However, scholar-bureaucrats like Zhu Zhen had no choice but to move forward even though they knew it was a volcano. Only in this way could they ensure the interests of their huge family and ensure that their descendants would continue to hold the positions they wanted in Longyan.
…
In the Hall of Nourishing Heart.
The light is very dim.
The dimness obscured the grandeur here. Even though Mr. Zhou was with him, he still conducted at least three body searches before entering to make sure that Liu Zheng did not carry any weapons. Only then did the imperial guards let the two people in.
When he walked in, a faint scent of the finest agarwood hit his nostrils, and Liu Zheng took a deep breath.
This is the emperor's residence.
The place where the most supreme person of the entire Longyan Dynasty lives.
Even he was cautious when he walked in, not daring to raise his head.
"Are you looking for me?"
Suddenly, a loud laugh broke out.
When Liu Zheng heard the sound, he looked over and saw a huge jade bed lying across the screen behind the screen filled with agarwood.
Xie Tianyao, who was wearing a dragon robe, looked at him with a smile.
"See you, humble minister..."
Liu Zheng quickly knelt down and worshiped.
"Okay, okay, sit over here!"
Xie Tianyao waved his hand.
In front of him, there was a chessboard. The emperor played on different chessboards, all made of Hotan nephrite. On this side of the chessboard, there was a futon, and Liu Zheng carefully sat on it.
Xie Tianyao saw his actions completely and couldn't help laughing: "I thought that there was no one in the world who could control you, Liu Zhizhou!"
Liu Zheng hurriedly smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, you have broken the little boy... In the whole world, is it the king's land, and on the shore of the land is it the king's ministers. The heart of Liu Zheng's ministers can be seen from the sun and the moon."
Xie Tianyao couldn't stop laughing.
He was very satisfied with Liu Zheng's attitude.
It seemed that he was really happy to be able to control this kid.
He glanced at Liu Zheng, then slowly lowered his head to clean up the messy chess game. Liu Zheng wanted to take the initiative to help, but was interrupted by Manager Zhou's eyes. He quickly sat up straight and did not dare to express his anger.
While Xie Tianyao was cleaning up, he chuckled and said, "You should know why I summoned you to the palace today, right?"
Liu Zheng nodded quickly: "Your Majesty, why don't we..."
Xie Tianyao waved his hand gently without even raising his head: "Just now, I just went through labor pains and died. I also drove away those annoying doctors. Is the time stuck?"
Liu Zheng was shocked when he heard this.
He didn't expect that.
Today, Xie Tianyao was so frank and honest with him.
Isn't this a kind of trust?
