In the former prime minister's residence in the imperial capital of the Great China Empire, a young man sat opposite the old prime minister Chu Muzhou, holding up his teacup and looking at the old man sitting next to him.
At the same time, Chu Muzhou was also looking at the young man sitting next to him. Both sides had their own plans. The two foxes, one old and one small, just sat there drinking tea without speaking for a long time.
After being depressed for a long time, Du Jia spoke first. He sighed and said to Chu Muzhou: "Mr. Chu... The Great China Empire has no future. The Great Tang Empire admires your ability and has left it to you. A suitable location…”
"I am getting old and can no longer withstand any hardships..." Chu Muzhou picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The fragrance rushed straight to his heart. The tea sent by this young man was really good.
So he couldn't help but praise: "Good tea."
"If you like it, sir, then I will send you some more." The Tang Empire still covets capable ministers like Chu Muzhou.
Because the Tang Empire needed mature and prudent officials to serve as deputies in some positions and to steer the ship for younger officials to ensure that the implementation of government orders could be more realistic.
Many times we curse the decay of a country during its period of destruction, but we have to admit that sometimes there are benefits to being mature and prudent, and stability is also a virtue.
If the Dahua Empire has any political legacy, then veterans like Chu Muzhou may be the most precious legacy.
Therefore, Du Jia's visit this time was to seek the opinions of Chu Muzhou himself and see if the imperial prime minister could, or was willing to, change his position as an official.
Chu Muzhou did not refuse Du Jia's invitation. What he said was that he was old and could no longer withstand any hardships - the implication was to see if the Tang Empire could really conquer the imperial capital.
If the Tang Empire controls the imperial capital, he can continue to work for the Tang Empire. If the Tang Empire couldn't defeat it, he would continue to live the rest of his life in the imperial capital.
This is good news for Du Jia: "Master Chu, don't worry, the Tang Empire is very sincere. As long as Master Chu agrees, everything can be easily discussed."
"According to logic, the veteran should be buried for the empire." Chu Muzhou lowered his eyes and said this lightly.
Du Jia chuckled and said, "Master Chu, you are joking. The Great China Empire is still there. How will you be buried, sir?"
"So? The Tang Empire has no intention of destroying the Great China Empire?" Chu Muzhou's eyebrows twitched, as if he had heard some incredible news.
From his point of view, the demise of the Tang Empire and Dahua is a matter of course and inevitable. If the Tang Empire can resist taking action, it would be a little too cautious and cautious.
Since Du Jia wanted to win over Chu Muzhou, he had nothing to hide, so he explained: "The Dahua Empire naturally cannot continue to exist...but the Dahua Kingdom can still be used for a while."
"After all, His Majesty Zhao Yu still has a seat." As he spoke, he blew on the tea, took a sip, and glanced at Chu Muzhou: "Look, Mr. Chu, His Majesty Zhao Yu's great beauty The kingdom must be a vassal of the Tang Empire. Since Dahua is going to be a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, you... can’t be considered as changing the family, right?"
"What a good foreign minister and internal minister... Not bad, not bad." Chu Muzhou smiled bitterly and nodded. He really didn't expect that in order to win the heart of a foreign minister like him, the Tang Empire could pave the steps to such an extent. step.
"But we have some information here, Mr. Chu, you'd better pay more attention to it." Du Jia put down the teacup, looked at Chu Muzhou again, and warned.
"Oh?" Chu Muzhou is an old man. He immediately realized something and knitted his gray-white eyebrows together: "When it comes to intelligence work, you are still the best. What news has been going on recently that I don't know about? "
"Zhao Kai's condition has worsened." Du Jia gave an answer that surprised Chu Muzhou but was so reasonable.
Chu Muzhou immediately realized that Zhao Ji was still at war with Zhe. Zhao Kai arranged for Zhao Ji to leave the imperial capital, and the water inside was muddied.
"Zhao Ji's two younger brothers...the younger brothers in the imperial capital are already ready to make a move. But compared to Zhao Ji, they are obviously still a little too young." Du Jia continued.
"The cause of trouble is Xiao Qiang, who is creating chaos... Dahua is finished." Chu Muzhou sighed. He knew that since Du Jia had dared to tell him, the problem must have been irreparable and the outcome could not be changed: "You guys Did you make a move?"
"It's not necessary at all. Zhao Kai's condition has worsened because he concealed his illness and avoided medical treatment and used tonics indiscriminately." Du Jia said calmly: "Our power in the palace is not strong enough to assassinate Zhao Kai, and sending the news is already the limit. ”
"So you guys aren't all-pervasive." Chu Muzhou joked. Of course he knew that being able to reveal the secrets in the palace was already an amazing achievement in itself.
"Except for the two princes starting to stir up trouble, even Zhao Kai may not know about the news." Du Jia continued: "Zhao Jie seems to be making moves as well."
"Zhao Jie? Ha! Hahahaha!" Chu Muzhou didn't react for a while, but after he did, he started laughing. The laughter was full of bitterness and strong contempt.
He really didn't expect that at such a critical moment of life and death, there would be ambitious people thinking about that dangerous position.
And among the people with crooked ideas, there are actually people in the clan who seem to be more far-sighted and capable - are these people crazy? Can't they all see that the empire is now in turmoil?
greedy? Are you so greedy that you even risk your own life? Are you so greedy that you don’t even consider the consequences? Fighting back and forth turned an empire into a kingdom; fighting back and forth turned a throne into a tomb!
Originally, if there were just a few clowns running amok in the imperial capital, Chu Muzhou would still have some hope. He hoped that there would be a group of less confused ministers in the imperial capital who could calm down the chaos as soon as possible and save the world.
But now, a general with a heavy army and a clan with a relatively high IQ has joined in, and the chaos of the heir apparent cannot be suppressed.
At that time, we will also have to count Zhao Ji who returned to the imperial capital from Hezhe... I seem to have forgotten that behind Zhao Ji there may be Zhao Chen, who is also quite talented...
Even without the powerful Qin in the west and the covetous and powerful Tang Empire, the Great China Empire may not be able to survive this imperial chaos.
What's more, the Tang Empire has always intervened in Dahua's civil strife! In the distant Fengjiang, there is another Zhao Yu waiting to reap the benefits!
It's over, everything is over. As long as the intelligence from the Datang Empire is accurate, then the fate of the Great China Empire is already doomed - the question is, is the intelligence from the Datang Empire at fault?
After laughing enough, he regained his composure and said lonely: "It seems that the imperial capital is going to experience chaos again, right?"
"This is also the purpose of my coming here. We must ensure the safety of Mr. Chu and his family." Du Jia did not deny it, but directly emphasized: "We must ensure the safety of many pillars like Mr. Chu. .”
"I would like to ask... Zhou Qiang, is he considered a pillar?" Chu Muzhou has always been critical of this Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who has turned to Zhao Yu and has always had a bad style. If there was still a future, he would not want to become an official in the same court with such a person.
"Master Zhou naturally wants to ensure safety, but he will not be an official, but can enjoy the glory and wealth. This is also a person who has contributed to the Tang Empire. The empire will not let him down." Although Du Jia is unwilling to reveal others The fate of Chu Muzhou, but he still made an exception and explained it to Chu Muzhou.
Chu Muzhou nodded and thanked him: "I will listen to my husband's arrangements. I'll beg you for the lives of this family."
Du Jia stood up and nodded slightly: "Please rest assured, sir, even if there is a silver fox in this city, no one can hurt the Chu family members at all."
Chu Muzhou, whose heart has died, no longer worries about loyalty or disloyalty. All he can do now is to keep the Chu family as safe as possible in the future chaos in the imperial capital.
As for the outcome of the Great China Empire that he had worked so hard for most of his life, he really was not in the mood to ask. After all, if someone named Zhao doesn't even think about it, why should he be worried about someone named Chu following him?
What Chu Muzhou didn't expect was that something unexpected happened three days later...
In the patrol room of the Imperial Capital of the Dahua Empire, a catcher said hello to a familiar colleague. His eyes met those of several people around him, and then he walked straight to the warehouse manager responsible for guarding the weapons.
After handing each other a cigarette, the two started chatting. The other party was obviously full of envy for the headcatcher's job, and he started to praise: "Or are you all smoking such good cigarettes when you are out in Doha?"
The quality of the tobacco produced by the Dahua Empire is really not that good, and there are not many good products produced. Even though the cigarettes they are smoking now are good ones, they are actually not that good.
"Hey! This is nothing. As you know, I am not from the Fifth Prince. I hang out with the Fifth Prince and barely get some benefits." The head catcher said in a low voice with a hint of ostentation.
When Na Kuang heard this, he realized something was wrong. Because he belonged to the Sixth Prince, it was impossible for the other party to discuss this topic with him under normal circumstances.
The other party who became vigilant seemed to realize that the atmosphere was wrong, and immediately put on an unskilled smile, and stammered in explanation: "Actually, I, I, that is, I am talking nonsense, talking nonsense. Eat, eat.”
(End of chapter)
