"Godfather, there seems to be a big change in the East Palace, and Liu Jin was punished by His Highness to kneel in front of the palace."
The white-haired eunuch sitting in front of the Buddha statue, closing his eyes and chanting sutras silently, opened his eyes. He was none other than the eunuch Li Guang.
Kneeling next to him and reporting in a low voice was a young eunuch with a broad face and narrow eyes. He continued: "It is said that His Highness suddenly became angry. I was very happy shooting arrows. I don't know if Liu Jin said the wrong thing or something, but Your Highness suddenly became very angry." Annoyed.”
This thing sounds very strange.
Liu Jin has served His Highness for so many years, and children will not easily hurt those close to them.
And Liu Jin is not stupid. This person can be said to be an expert at observing people's emotions and being exquisite. It is not clear what should be said and what should not be said?
Yesterday, the civil servant said something. He could still be in a position to win over His Highness.
Did today suddenly end like this?
The little eunuch continued: "Recently, the East Palace has been behaving strangely. In the name of benevolence and filial piety, it has received great praise from the civil servants in the outer court. This has never happened before. According to the news from over there... East Palace's words and deeds have become increasingly unlikeable. A child.”
For Li Guang, these are nothing.
What he gained was the emperor's trust;
Whether the prince is naughty or smart, it has little to do with him.
But the problem is that the relationship between the prince and the civil servant suddenly became close.
At this juncture, Wen Chen once again dragged the prince into the matter of overthrowing him.
If Donggong is really that mature, then it cannot be considered a negligible party.
In fact, it can be said to be the most critical party.
If the civil servants gain, then the civil servants will win.
If he succeeds, he will sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
Because in terms of favor and trust from the emperor, who can compare with the prince?
"Godfather, over there in the East Palace... we can't ignore it any longer. Besides, given Liu Jin's status, he is being criticized like this by the prince, which means..."
The next words are actually ready to come out.
Li Guang himself knew it, "It shows that the prince loves civil servants."
Yes,
This is another purpose of Zhu Houzhao against Liu Jin.
Li Guang's matter, except for Wang Hao's words to him, has not caused any disturbance so far.
If there are no waves, then the water will be extremely clear. How can you fish in troubled waters if the water is extremely clear? If you can't fish in troubled waters, how can you eat fish?
So he wanted to stir things up.
See who moves and how.
"Changqing, how credible do you think Liu Jin's words yesterday are?"
Li Guang refers to Liu Jin who sent someone to deliver the message.
One is to complain that Wang Hao is trying to use the power of the East Palace to overthrow him.
The second is to ask for credit. The prince has been comforted by Liu Jin.
The eunuch with a wide face and narrow eyes named Changqing said: "My son thinks that Liu Jin's words are trustworthy. If they are not true, he can secretly communicate with each other and get a favor from his godfather. But if he tells the bad things, If it's good, it's pure door-to-door deception, and he can't do such a stupid thing."
Li Guang hummed and felt that this was the most likely possibility.
No matter it's good or bad, as long as he tells the truth, he can sell you a favor, but the consequences of lying are serious, and he doesn't think so.
"But godfather, my son feels that just because the East Palace has a good opinion of us, we have to fight harder. After all, His Highness is still young, and now that Liu Jin is gone, if the civil servants talk nonsense like this every day... it will also be very detrimental to us. "
yes,
Liu Jin was suddenly criticized by the prince, which brought too many changes.
There will be no one left to speak for him in the East Palace from now on.
After listening for a long time, Li Guang also had an idea.
"Changqing, go and find out immediately what Liu Jin did and why the prince is angry with him. Come back and tell me as soon as you find out."
"Yes, godfather."
"As for the East Palace, it's really time for the godfather to show his face..."
…
…
"Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence... these are all there."
Zhu Houzhao threw the calligraphy he had practiced into the charcoal basin and burned it.
The person kneeling outside was Liu Jin, and except for Qiu Yun, everyone inside was driven out by him.
He searched his memory and had a slight impression of Li Guang, but this impression was actually of little use...
It's just that he was greedy for a lot of money,
What morally corrupt eunuch is not greedy for money?
This is not based on historical memory. You can figure it out with your buttocks.
Well. . It can't be considered useless. If the money can be recovered, the harvest will not be bad.
After all, he has many ideas that require money to start.
Now I have almost everything figured out and arranged, but there is still an important participant in this game.
"Your Highness," was Zhang Yong's voice,
"Come in."
"Your Majesty has already had his afternoon court."
Zhu Houzhao closed his sleeves and threw everything he wrote during the analysis into the brazier and burned it.
"I know, come with me to see my father later. By the way, what about Ping An? Have you given me an explanation?"
Zhang Yong reported: "Go back to Your Highness. Ping An still says he doesn't know anything."
"I guess he was struggling, not sure if Liu Jin really confessed. It was also difficult for him. If he didn't say I wanted his life, he said Liu Jin wanted his life."
The prince's words were extremely calm, but Zhang Yong's heart was filled with turmoil. How could a seven-year-old child understand the details of such a thing so well?
"Originally I didn't want to be like this..." Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Go and tell these two people respectively, whoever will tell me to spare whom first, and who will tell me to kill whom later."
This is, in a sense, the prisoner's dilemma.
The torture for the parties involved was severe.
After all, in the palace, if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell is still a small number.
If you tell me you will live early and tell you you will die later, why don't you tell me sooner that you will go to the grave?
"I'm going to see my father first. You can tell me the result when I come back."
"Your Highness!"
Zhang Yong clenched his fists, thinking several times in his heart and suddenly knelt down.
"Your Highness, I would like to intercede for Eunuch Liu."
Zhu Houzhao was walking out.
I was very surprised when I heard this.
This was inconsistent with his judgment of Zhang Yong.
"Tell me why."
Zhang Yong has a bit more of a neither humble nor overbearing temperament than Liu Jin.
He lifted up his clothes and knelt down straight.
"I plead for Liu Jin, not for Liu Jin, but for His Highness."
Zhu Houzhao thought this was interesting, so he turned around and listened carefully.
"Liu Jin has served His Highness for many years, with hard work and no credit. Although he occasionally made omissions and even had selfish intentions, his filial piety to His Highness was not false at all. Your Highness has been smart, cute and lovable since he was a child. The slaves and maids have watched His Highness grow up since he was a child. , how could I not be filled with closeness to His Highness in my heart? If Your Highness kills him, wouldn’t it mean that there is one less person who is dedicated to Your Highness? This is one of them.”
"Secondly, His Highness had a reputation for kindness before, and it was spread inside and outside, and everyone knew it. His words and deeds have attracted much attention, even more than in the past. In the eyes of outsiders, Liu Jin is an old person next to His Highness. If he makes a mistake, he will be beaten several times. It is also appropriate to teach someone a lesson. But if you punish Zhang Tianrui with thunder, there will inevitably be... there will be..."
"You want to say that he has a reputation of being mean and unkind?" Zhu Houzhao said on his behalf.
"I don't dare!" Zhang Yong touched his head to the ground.
"I've said it all, why don't you dare?"
But Zhang Yong is right in one sentence. Zhang Tianrui is of little weight after all. If he kills Liu Jin like this, it is indeed not the best idea.
"Your Highness, please make a clear decision!"
