Chapter 71
As soon as Emperor Kang Cheng left, Lu Desheng wanted to sneak away and hide his merit and fame.
However, just as he was about to leave, Yao Songwen caught him with quick eyes and hands, "Songwen, thank you, Brother Lu, for speaking out just now."
Lu Desheng quickly took his hand away, "Just speak, don't move your hands or feet!"
Many officials from the Yao faction gathered around him at the opportunity.
"Brother Songwen, congratulations."
"Master Yao, I am so happy."
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Such an encirclement surrounded Lu Desheng in the middle.
So much so that when the ministers walked out, they would pass by Lu Desheng.
When these ministers passed by Lu Desheng one by one, they couldn't help but glance at his old face to see if he had any kind of three-headed and six-armed personality that could coax Emperor Kang Cheng to be so kind to him.
Zhou Chengzhong, in particular, couldn't help but wonder in his heart, what was the difference between him and the censor who was also the censor?
What do they look like? No flowers grew on his face. Lu Desheng hated the cold.
At this time, the people who gathered around and Yao Song heard the news and took advantage of the opportunity to make an invitation to Lu Desheng.
"Master Lu, there is a very good barbecue restaurant at the end of Zhuque Street. Would you like to go and try it together?"
"Master Lu, Quanzi has always admired your talent. How about we go have a drink together tonight?"
"Okay, okay, stop crowding around me, he's the one you should be crowding around!" Lu Desheng became impatient and pointed at Yao Songwen, "Everyone, give way, I'm going home for dinner!"
Each one of them, don't think he can't see what they are thinking. Don't they just want him to get more benefits for the Yao faction? Never thought he would agree!
It was Yao Songwen who saw that he didn't want to pay attention to them at all, so he said, "Okay, okay, let's all give way to Mr. Lu."
Then, Lu Desheng left without looking back, showing no regrets.
His steps took on an aura that would disown his relatives.
Yao Songwen and others watched him leave with a smile, but thought in their hearts that this Lu Da troll was really hard to get close to.
This scene was reported back to Emperor Kang Cheng by the palace officials. After listening to this, Emperor Kang Cheng nodded. Well, he, Lu Aiqing, is still very sensible.
They looked at Lu Desheng with extremely friendly eyes. Although this Lu Da was a troll, he often complained about people when he disagreed with others, but sometimes he was really easy to deal with.
Xie Mingtang couldn't control the excitement behind him. He just wanted to go home quickly. Then, he was stopped at a corner on the way out of the palace gate and back to Xie's Mansion.
Seeing the person who stopped him, Xie Mingtang also had a headache. He quickly said, "Brother Ji, I have asked someone to call A Zhan. Don't worry, our Xie family will definitely handle this matter and give you an explanation. "
Hearing this, Ji Yongqing, who had been tensed up, relaxed a little. Yes, there is also the eldest young master! "Then please come back quickly, Sir. I won't delay you." As he said that, he gave up his position.
Zhongshu Provincial Government Office
Nowadays, Xie Zhan is working in Zhongshu Province. He is just a member of Zhongshushe and is not qualified to go to court.
As soon as he was on duty, before he left the official office, a colleague came to inform him, "Master Xie, you haven't left yet? Your servant is waiting for you outside the official office. It seems there is something urgent. You should go out quickly."
Hearing this, Xie Zhan nodded. After thanking his colleagues, he said goodbye to Shangguan, "Sir Wang, there may be something urgent at Shangguan's family, so I need to take a step forward."
His superior waved his hand, "Go ahead, go ahead."
Before walking out of the official office, Xie Zhan was still in a calm mood, but when he saw the eager look on the servant's face, his heart sank for no reason.
The servant saw him and wanted to speak, but was stopped by his look.
After he got on the carriage, he was called in for questioning.
Hearing the servant's report, Xie Zhan almost stood up, "Failed? Impossible!"
He had been thinking about this strategy against Lu Desheng for nearly a year and considered every aspect. Before it was implemented, no one thought it would fail! The joint officials recommended Lu Desheng for promotion instead of demotion. Isn't this easy? Will this all fail? What does his father do for food?
The servant didn't know the details, and Xie Zhan didn't ask him again. He just urged the carriage to go quickly.
Returning to Xie's Mansion, he went straight to his father's study in the main courtyard. At this time, his father was waiting for him in the study.
As soon as Xie Mingtang saw Xie Zhan, he said, "Azhan, our joint recommendation of Lu Desheng failed. The emperor did not know when he gave the Lu family a gold medal to avoid death! The emperor and Lu Desheng rejected the promotion together."
"Dad, tell me in detail what happened in the morning." Xie Zhan was quite calm.
Seeing him like this, Xie Mingtang calmed down and began to talk about the situation in the morning.
Xie Zhan didn't expect that such a change would happen! Was his former father-in-law such a sober person? He actually still has that kind of consciousness? He didn't think so. Excluding this point, Xie Zhan soon realized that there was an expert around Lu Desheng. He not only pointed out Lu Desheng's own weaknesses. Moreover, they blocked this weakness first or eliminated the possibility of this weakness being exploited.
This is equivalent to anticipating his plan and taking targeted precautions! What a great person! Who could this person be? Could it be the Qin family? Qin Heng? No, the time doesn't match. This person should have come to Lu Desheng before he got the death-free gold medal. At that time, the relationship between the Qin family and the Lu family was not very close. Besides, the Qin family needs a death-free gold medal more than the Lu family. If they have the ability to get it, why not get it themselves instead of helping the Lu family?
Soon, Xie Zhan eliminated the Qin family.
Xie Zhan didn't think about Lu Songli. Lu Songli had already performed amazingly with Zhao Bin before. He didn't think she could do what that expert did.
Xie Mingtang was a bit decadent. He was originally gearing up to do something big, but unexpectedly he got off to a bad start.
The biggest blow to him was that Lu Desheng was awarded a gold medal to avoid death! How great that such a big news was covered up tightly by the Lu family!
If we talk about Lu Songli's decisiveness and ruthlessness before, he had a changed view of the Lu family and even felt a little regret. This time, he really regretted it and was heartbroken. Lu Desheng, if you have the gold medal to avoid death, you should have told me earlier! There is no need for their families to go to the point of breaking off their engagement and getting married separately! Then let the Qin family get a big deal for nothing!
"Dad, there is no need to regret." Xie Zhan analyzed, "The time when Lu Desheng got the death-free gold medal may not have been in the past, it should have been recently."
Um? After hearing what his eldest son said, Xie Mingtang felt less regretful, but he still regretted it. If the Xie family had no intention of withdrawing from the marriage, then they and the Lu family are still related as in-laws, and with some means, they can definitely share this death-free gold medal.
Xie Zhan figured out the key just now. That night in Weiyang Palace, the Queen Mother left in a hurry. It was probably at that time that Lu Desheng had just obtained the gold medal for immunity from death. No wonder the Queen Mother was so rude. He explained his guess to his father.
As soon as he heard this, Xie Mingtang felt even worse. In this case, wasn't it the Xie family and the Zhao family who helped him, Lu Desheng?
Xie Zhan paid more attention to the expert standing behind the Lu family than the gold medal for avoiding death. He was very afraid of the other person's ability to take three steps at a time. After all, things are dead and people are alive. With that expert in the Lu family, it will not be difficult to get whatever they want.
Do you want to say that Xie Zhan has no regrets? Regretful, but his father is already like this. If he shows regret again, it will only make his father worse.
"Will the subsequent plans continue?" Xie Mingtang asked, is it necessary to continue?
Xie Zhan nodded and said coldly, "Go on."
"Okay, A-Zhan, we still have a chance, right?" Praise is just a means, and the killing behind is the key. It doesn't matter if Lu Desheng avoids Ping. As long as he can't avoid the killing move, he will still be killed by them. prune.
Xie Zhan remained silent. There was a chance, but the chance of winning was slim. Did his father forget? Lu Desheng was awarded a gold medal to avoid death, which shows how much Emperor Kang Cheng trusted him.
The reason why he wanted to continue the plan was just because the stage was set up and the play was halfway through, so how could it stop abruptly? Moreover, Fan Quan is just a small chess piece. Throwing it out can also verify whether his guess is true. If everything goes well, Fan Quan will be placed next to the emperor.
"Azhan——"
Hearing the call, Xie Zhan, who was thinking about the problem, raised his head and looked at his father, but when he saw his father's flashing look, his heart sank, "Dad, is there anything else?"
"Um, A-Zhan, what our family lost was the minister of Dali Temple, not the position of young minister of Dali Temple." Xie Mingtang said with a slight guilty conscience.
Xie Zhan's forehead suddenly hurt, "His dad!" He had said before that he could use his position as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple to lure him! The position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, who is the fourth rank, is just right. If the plan does not go smoothly, the Xie family can still afford to lose the young minister of Dali Temple.
He was so arrogant that he used the third-rank minister of Dali Temple as bait! Well, now, the official position of Dali Temple Minister, which has always been controlled by the Xie family, has been lost!
The Yao family is not easy to deal with! Xie Zhan felt tired for the first time. At this time, Xie Zhan finally realized deeply that a family cannot have two voices!
And what he didn't say just now was that his father's ability to react on the spot was too poor, and Lu Desheng and the Yao family actually seized the opportunity. What his father did was too rough! Looking at the overall situation, once you find that something cannot be done, you should stop the loss in time. His father should have promptly recommended to the emperor that officials from his family should be promoted to the position of Minister of Dali Temple!
Xie Zhan began to think about entering the court as soon as possible. He originally wanted to spend a few years in the Zhongshu Province to plan and manage the business and open up another way for the Xie Department. Now, I'm afraid it won't work.
