At present, Xiao Tian's wealth and life are all staked on the empress. Let's try his level as a royalist to see if he can just win over the alliance between Wu Xun and the aristocratic family.
If he's a puddle of mud, kill him. If he's useful, use him as cannon fodder on the chessboard.
"Your Majesty has a decree to summon Beishengmen, the factory governor, and Miss Xu to attend a banquet in the palace tonight."
Huang Zhong came to Tianshuiyuan to convey the decree.
When he was young, Zhao An dragged Huang Zhong to the room and asked about matters in the palace.
Huang Zhong slapped his thigh and said, "Sir, you haven't seen that the battle between Wu Xun and the officials of the family is too big. They say that the relatives want to usurp power. Let the Queen Mother give an explanation."
Zhao An sneered: "What do the six ministers say?"
"The ministers were not directly involved, but they also helped speak for His Majesty."
Huang Zhong enthusiastically described the situation in the court, his expression slightly excited.
After being a eunuch for so long, this was the first time the court had such a fierce conflict.
"How is His Majesty's reaction?" Zhao An asked again.
"Your Majesty seems to have known that such an incident would happen. After the court, he and Mrs. Lan went to the imperial study room and talked about important national affairs and tonight's cultural gathering."
Huang Zhong is also loyal and answers all questions.
Zhao An took out a stack of treasure notes, Huang Zhong took it over joyfully, thanked him and left.
In fact, Zhao An has been sending external news to the empress in the past two days, so her reaction was expected. She wanted to get rid of Luo Qingshuang's shackles, so the ministers criticized Luo Qingshuang. She was happy, but she couldn't show it. Too obvious.
Night comes,
Zhao An changed into factory supervisor attire and took Xu Ruqing into the carriage. Behind the carriage were Cui Wengong and the disciples of Beishengmen.
After walking for a while, I saw the team from the South Holy Gate. Apparently they had also received the imperial edict.
Xu Ruqing nestled in Zhao An's arms, as quiet as a well-behaved little rabbit.
Zhao An hugged her a little tighter and said gently: "What are you thinking about?"
"The chaos in the capital makes me uneasy. If we leave the capital, do you have any ideas about where we should settle?"
Xu Ruqing raised her eyes, very serious and even hopeful.
Zhao An got stuck.
It would be useless to run to the ends of the earth without killing that little lunatic, because she would reset him!
So we won’t be able to leave in the short term.
Of course, since Xu Ruqing asked, Zhao An didn't mind telling some white lies.
The two of them talked and laughed along the way, and the atmosphere was very warm.
Half an hour later, the carriages and horses entered the palace, and many guards could be seen through the carriage windows.
The empress increased the power to protect the palace tonight, and also mobilized part of the military strength of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
After getting off the carriage, we passed the checkpoint set up by the imperial guards. No one dared to check Zhao An. The factory supervisor was majestic and he and Xu Ruqing passed smoothly and went straight to Taifeng Hall.
Arriving at the entrance of the hall, Zhao An saw Wu Shi from a distance. He looked very bad and looked much older.
Last time Yunzhu attacked Luo Qingshuang, killed the old nanny, and beat him half to death.
Zhao An looked at his haggard appearance and felt a little sorry for his old bones.
Speaking of which, Wu Ji has not touched him yet, and even occasionally helps him a little...
Thinking of this, Zhao An came to Wuji, who bowed down humbly in front of the majestic young factory supervisor.
Zhao An took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to him, "Mr. Wu Tongue, this medicine strengthens the body and strengthens the body. It is very good for healing injuries. Don't refuse."
"Old slave thanks Mr. Zhao."
Wu Yan did not shirk, and even felt a touch of joy.
His condition was deteriorating, no matter what, it was still a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor.
"Is the Queen Mother safe?"
Zhao An asked again casually.
Wu Jian was full of contempt, and some people seemed to have forgotten that he was still the chief manager of Cining Palace.
"Mr. Zhao is concerned. The Queen Mother is not in a good mood. She was disturbed by the little mice outside."
"I will go back to visit the Queen Mother and give her a good diagnosis and treatment."
Zhao An was chatting and laughing, and after a brief chat, he and Xu Ruqing entered the Taifeng Hall.
At this moment, many officials from the Ministry of Etiquette were seated in the hall.
Tong Wuhou and Wu Xun Zhang Qi, as well as Wang Chang, were also present.
Wu Xun should not have come to attend the banquet of the Ministry of Etiquette. It should have been authorized by the empress.
At the front, on the seats on both sides of the dragon table, Prince Ning and Zhou Ruoxue sat together.
Zhou Ruoxue shivered when she saw Zhao An, and a touch of austerity and indignation appeared on the face of the beautiful young woman.
Zhao An rubbed his nose in embarrassment and couldn't help but think of the day when she aggressively led people to Cuilan Garden to settle accounts with Qian Yuwei, and finally got herself involved.
She was beautiful and moist that night, and her screams were so ecstatic.
What would Prince Ning's reaction be if he knew that his princess had been slept with?
"Master Zhao is here!"
"Hello, Mr. Zhao, you are really becoming more and more heroic."
"Miss Xu is even more beautiful."
When the officials saw the famous man entering the palace, they all came over to flatter him.
Zhao An smiled slightly and greeted everyone.
This scene of flies and dogs fighting for dogs made Xu Ruqing want to laugh.
In her impression, Zhao An has always been cynical. Who would want to change into a eunuch's skin and be so good at it?
Even the Minister of Rites came over to chat. He was so cautious that someone who didn't know it thought they were facing the prime minister of the dynasty!
In fact, strictly speaking, Zhao An is now as powerful a minister as Chen Guogong, but he usually does not go to the palace, does not contact the officials, and the dragon appears but never ends, so the officials are not so afraid.
Zhao An's seat is at the first position on the right side of the hall, under the emperor's relatives, followed by Cui Wengong and Zhou Miao.
The empress made this arrangement, seemingly intending to take this opportunity to confirm Zhao An's status as a powerful official.
Now, there is no secret between her and Zhao An. If anyone in the world can help her get rid of Luo Qingshuang's control, that person can only be Zhao An.
"Sir, I'm going over there."
It was not convenient for Xu Ruqing to sit with Zhao An, but Zhao An was extremely domineering. In front of a group of officials, he grabbed her pink little hand and forcibly pulled her to sit next to her.
Xu Ruqing was frightened and immediately lowered her head nervously, her pretty face almost bleeding.
Taifeng Hall was quiet.
Everyone looked over with strange and complicated expressions.
Zhao An was unmoved, raised his chin high, and swept across the hall calmly.
Just one look made all the officials of the Ministry of Rites remain silent.
Such a deterrent force made Zhang Qi frown frequently.
This is the new powerful official of Great Xia! A true eunuch minister!
He controls the Imperial Guard, the Black Factory, and the new city's military forces. He also controls the six chief officials of the imperial court through Concubine Yun, and has a relationship with Marquis Tongwu to hijack the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies!
In the distance, Marquis Tongwu stroked his beard and glared, which means you kid, don't be too arrogant.
Zhao An smiled. Aren't you still a young man if you're not arrogant?
