"This little emperor is really good at making plans!"
In Prince Taihe's Mansion, Huang Jingming, who had gone to court, said to his close followers.
"He is afraid that his eldest brother will use this military exploit to expand his influence on the government and the opposition."
Huang Wenbo, who was sitting nearby, stroked his beard and smiled.
"Just against that Lu Linyuan, does the eldest brother have any chance of winning?"
Mentioning the world-famous Jin general, everyone here couldn't help but feel a little worried.
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
The soldiers of Chu State suffered a lot at the hands of that one man.
"If Lu Linyuan was really that unbearable, he would not have achieved such a reputation. However, it is not easy for him to defeat him as a brother, and it is also difficult for him to defeat him as a brother. The Canglong River stretches across the north and south. If Lu Linyuan has less than a hundred thousand troops in his hands, I can resist him for one year, which is more than enough. After one year, when the Jin court sees no opportunity to take advantage of it, it will stop its troops."
Huang Jingming said.
"If the prince leaves the court to lead the army, His Majesty will definitely take action. I wonder what the prince's plans are for the court?"
Wu Yizhi asked solemnly.
"I originally planned to take Yizhi, Fang Chao and Fan Zhen together, but considering the situation in the DPRK, I decided to take only Fang Chao."
Huang Jingming had obviously already made a decision in his mind.
"Yizhi, just stay in Shenjing City and see for me what His Majesty will do in the year and a half since I left the court. To be honest, I am quite looking forward to this. In addition, try to win over him as much as possible. That's Wang Pu and Wang Wenbo. If it doesn't work, I allow you to mobilize the Eagle Guard to eradicate it."
In addition to the Black Wolf Guard, Huang Jingming also has a secret agent called the "Eagle Guard", which is specially used to deal with some shady things on the surface. It is a sharp knife in his hand.
The Eagle Guards are all the best ones selected from the Black Wolf Guards. Compared with the dark-clothed guards in the hands of Empress Dowager Xuande that Zhao Yu had encountered before, they are only stronger but not weaker.
"Yizhi understands."
Wu Yizhi nodded slightly.
Brother Wen Bo, Brother Wen Bo, life and death depend on your thoughts...
"Commander Fan Du, your majesty, I leave it to the general and my brother." Huang Jingming looked at Fan Zhen and Huang Wenbo.
The two of them clasped their fists together.
"Please rest assured, Prince/Eldest Brother!"
"The soldiers and horses have not moved yet, but the food and grass go first. There is no room for sloppiness in the war. Everyone, my king's back is in your hands. Don't let me or your majesty down."
Huang Jingming said to the others seriously.
"Don't worry, my lord, whoever dares to take advantage of the army's food and fodder will be the first to be spared by me, Jiang Guangtao."
Jiang Guangtao, the censor of the Control Yuan, was the first to express his position, and others followed suit.
"With your words, I can deal with Lu Linyuan with peace of mind."
Huang Jingming nodded with satisfaction.
After everyone dispersed and only Huang Jingming, Huang Wenbo, Wu Yizhi, and Huang Jingming's two sons were left in the palace, Huang Jingming said:
"Wen Bo, Yi Zhi, before I leave, I want to go to the palace to see your majesty and ask your majesty to bring Zi Xin into the palace. But I am worried that if I do this now, I will leave a bad reputation with your majesty and face Zi Xin in the future. It’s not good for the palace. I wonder how you two view this matter?”
At this moment, asking the emperor to accept his daughter as his concubine would give people the feeling of taking advantage of others' danger.
"The little emperor agreed to this matter before he ascended the throne. It's just that the timing of the proposal was quite subtle. Brother, don't worry too much."
Huang Wenbo looked unconcerned.
"The Marquis is right." Wu Yizhi also agreed, "As an emperor, I have to speak eloquently, so I can't help but admit it, right?"
He was an eyewitness at that time, and he went to negotiate with the young emperor who was still An Guohou on behalf of Huang Jingming's side.
After a pause, Wu Yizhi continued:
"Actually, the prince is overly worried. As Zixin's sister, if she enters the palace, will she be able to gain His Majesty's favor? The student doesn't think so."
As soon as these words came out, Huang Jingming's eyes suddenly burst into light.
Father, like son.
He, an insider, could not see things more clearly than Wu Yizhi, an outsider.
Yes, although he and the young emperor are in the honeymoon period now, in a year or two, in order to compete for the right to speak in the Great Chu Court, the two parties will inevitably come to blows. At that time, how could his precious daughter be treated by that boy? At most, he was worried about himself and did not dare to relegate Zixin to the cold palace.
If she can't have the last laugh, then Zixin's fate in the harem can be imagined. Even if she is not given a foot of white silk, it is a certainty that she will be dethroned as the imperial concubine.
Although Huang Jingming doted on his daughter very much, he also understood that sending her to the palace would give him an extra bargaining chip.
As long as Zixin is pregnant with a dragon fetus, then some things don't have to be so drastic and can be planned slowly.
"It seems that the prince has come to his senses. If he cares, he will be confused. The student will say one more thing. I hope that before telling your majesty about this matter, the prince will let those around your majesty give more encouragement. Maybe there will be a chance to make your majesty feel that the prince is sending his beloved daughter to you at this time. Entering the palace is an expression of one's intentions. At least it shows that the prince will not do certain things while leading the army."
Wu Yizhi picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said with a smile.
"This plan is indeed a good one."
Huang Jingming nodded.
Although he thought it was impossible for the little emperor to change his opinion of him, as the saying goes, a pole is the same with dates, and it is a pole without dates. It is easy to catch rabbits in the grass, but what if, what if, it becomes Woolen cloth? Wouldn't that be better?
As for the people the young emperor trusted now, apart from Wang Pu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Xiu, the commander of the imperial army, the only one he had brought out from the Xuandiao Palace was the eunuch.
Those two were not easy to move, but the rootless eunuch in the palace was easy to get rid of with money.
Without that thing, these eunuchs would only have those white coins as their thoughts in this life.
In the afternoon of this day, after Zhao Yu finished reviewing the memorial in the west wing of Zihuan Hall, he was squinting his eyes and taking a nap. Suddenly he heard a noise at the door. When he opened his eyes, he saw Gao Lishi tiptoeing away. Come in.
"You slave, didn't I ask you to rest in the side room outside? Why did you come in again now?"
Zhao Yu asked with a smile and a curse.
"This servant is worried about Your Majesty and cannot sleep for a while. I have disturbed His Majesty's purity. I hope Your Majesty will forgive you."
Gao Lishi said cautiously.
"Tell me, you came in at this time, but a new memorial was handed in from the outside?"
"That's not true."
Gao Lishi smiled apologetically, quietly raised his eyes to glance at Zhao Yu's face, and said:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. This imperial city is so big. In the harem, there must be a woman who understands both cold and hot, and thinks about Your Majesty..."
At the end of the sentence, Gao Lishi's voice weakened instantly when he saw an expression on Zhao Yu's face that looked like a smile but not a smile.
Gao Lishi's rating for this basic skill of a chamberlain is quite high.
"Why, you are planning to let me take the throne less than a month ago, and then you are going to issue an edict to draft me?"
Zhao Yu's tone was so heavy that there was no hint of joy or anger.
"Your Majesty, this servant has no intention of doing this!"
Gao Lishi's knees softened, he knelt down with a "pop" sound, touched his forehead to the ground, and said in a trembling voice.
"Humph, I'm sorry you don't have that much courage!"
Zhao Yu snorted and stood up from the recliner, flicking his sleeves and robe.
"Tell me, which family did you receive money from, and are you going to turn a deaf ear to me and let me accept that family's girl into the palace?"
"How did your Majesty know?"
Gao Lishi subconsciously raised his head, his face full of astonishment.
"I'm not stupid!"
Zhao Yu said angrily.
"I want to hear what you have to say."
This guy suddenly mentioned the harem. It was impossible without someone asking him to do so.
After all, Gao Lishi had just become his confidant, so there was no need to risk his future glory and wealth by getting involved in royal affairs.
Because even if it was a matter of drafting, he, as an eunuch, could not interfere with it.
Taizu Taizu of the Great Chu had long since established an ancestral precept that servants in the harem were not allowed to interfere in politics, and any offenders would be killed without mercy!
