As Zhan Peng said, Zhou Ruiyuan's ability in internal affairs is superhuman, many years of political career, several ups and downs, let him see the situation very thoroughly, although the recent amazing news in the Dakang Dynasty one after another, but Zhou Ruiyuan has always been at ease, unless the emperor takes the initiative to find him, he will never take the initiative to ask about these things, especially the major events related to the fate of the imperial power.
Zhou Ruiyuan has been infected with wind and cold for the past two days, unwell, and has always been recuperating at home, he ordered to go down, unless the emperor and Princess Yongyang summon him, everyone else refused, but this morning someone sent a post, Zhou Ruiyuan just glanced at the content of the post, and suddenly changed color, and hurriedly asked the housekeeper to invite people in.
The one who came to visit Zhou Ruiyuan was Hu Xiaotian, of course he would not reveal his identity, he still went through some disguise, if he came here with his true face, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble, not only his own trouble, but also Zhou Ruiyuan's trouble.
But after dressing up, Zhou Ruiyuan, who is the prime minister of Dakang, is willing to see a stranger, which is difficult for Hu Xiaotian.
In the account book that Ji Feihua gave him, there were many secrets, including Zhou Ruiyuan's, Hu Xiaotian just wrote a name of Chu Qingfeng on the post, and he successfully entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and was brought to Zhou Ruiyuan's side.
Zhou Ruiyuan's illness has not yet recovered, and he speaks in a thick nasal voice: "You are" Hu Xiaotian looked to both sides, and Zhou Ruiyuan waved his hand and motioned for all his subordinates to retreat.
Hu Xiaotian respectfully bowed to Zhou Ruiyuan and said, "Little nephew see Zhou Shibo" When he bowed his head, he had already taken off his mask.
Zhou Ruiyuan couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw that he had changed his appearance when he raised his head, and then laughed again: "Who should I be, it turned out to be a virtuous nephew, please sit down."
Hu Xiaotian sat down beside him, and Zhou Ruiyuan's gaze swept over the post.
He said softly: "If the virtuous nephew wants to see me, he will directly reveal his identity, why do you need to dress up in disguise, and even get a special post to come over, isn't it suspected of painting a snake."
Hu Xiaotian said with a smile: "Don't blame Zhou Shibo, the little nephew only arrived in Kangdu today."
Before I had time to settle down, I first came to visit you, and it was also in order to avoid unnecessary troubles that the little nephew made such an arrangement. ” Regardless of whether this kid is telling the truth or not, if he swaggers to come to visit him as he is, he will definitely bring himself a lot of trouble, this son is thoughtful, although he is young but he is old, it is no wonder that he has been able to achieve such achievements in just a few years.
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled and said: "The old man wants to congratulate the virtuous nephew, after a while, the virtuous nephew will be the great kang concubine, the old man has prepared a congratulatory gift, ready to be sent on the wedding day of the virtuous nephew and the princess." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Don't hide it from Shibo, the little nephew didn't come here to ask for a gift this time." ” Zhou Ruiyuan sighed, his expression was a little surprised, but his heart was like an ancient well, since Hu Xiaotian revealed his identity.
He had already vaguely guessed the main purpose of Hu Xiaotian's visit this time, and Emperor Dakang ordered the marriage of Hu Xiaotian and Princess Yongyang.
On the surface, it seems to be a favor to him, but in fact it is a cruel political struggle, Zhou Ruiyuan does not want to see this happen, Dakang has been plagued by disasters and famines over the years, and the situation in the DPRK and China is also changing, it can be said that both the court and the people have been greatly injured.
Now because of the southern invasion of Heihu, Dayong had to suspend the plan to invade Dakang, and also released the food ban on Dakang, which should have been an excellent time for Dakang to work together and recuperate.
If it can really be done, even if it cannot restore the majesty of the former overlord of the Central Plains, at least it can regain a firm foothold, consolidate the foundation, and plan for future development.
But the external crisis has just eased, and the emperor can't wait to set off an internal strife.
From the perspective of the imperial court, it is of course a good thing to control Hu Xiaotian and weaken his power, but from the current situation of Dakang and the overall situation, Long Xuanen's approach is really unwise.
Zhou Ruiyuan became more and more unable to understand this emperor, except for the ethereal immortality, the old emperor seemed to have completely lost interest in other things, a monarch had no intention of governing the country, why should he continue to occupy this position.
Zhou Ruiyuan once considered the old emperor's forced marriage, which might provoke a complete break between Hu Xiaotian and Dakang, after all, Hu Xiaotian now has considerable strength, guarding the lower reaches of the Yongjiang River and controlling the Yunze Islands, if he wants to stand on his own, it is not impossible.
The old emperor was anxious to marry Hu Xiaotian and Princess Yongyang, his purpose was known to the world, and Hu Xiaotian's mind would definitely be able to see through his intentions, looking at Hu Xiaotian in front of him, Zhou Ruiyuan secretly admired this kid's courage, he dared to come in such an unfavorable situation, his courage was really not small.
Zhou Ruiyuan also understood that Hu Xiaotian was by no means a reckless and impulsive person, and he must have been prepared when he came to Kangdu.
Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The virtuous nephew is really thoughtful, if you let others know that the first thing the virtuous nephew will do when he returns to Kangdu is to come to see the old man, it is difficult to say that he will not have other ideas." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "The little nephew wants to ask Lord Shibo for guidance. ” Zhou Ruiyuan laughed: "The words of the virtuous nephew made the old man embarrassed, with your knowledge today, how dare the old man afford to give advice." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Shibo should be able to see that the current situation of the little nephew is very embarrassing, before coming to Kangdu, I also had a tangled hesitation. ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "I'm afraid I can't help with the matter of my virtuous nephew."
Of course, he knew that Hu Xiaotian was by no means so simple as visiting, but wanted to seek help from himself, but Zhou Ruiyuan didn't want to get involved in this power struggle, not to protect himself but to be powerless, all he could do now was to try his best to maintain the broken ship of Dakang, which was full of holes, and move slowly and do his part, as for other things, he didn't want to care, and he didn't want to ask.
Hu Xiaotian said: "What does Shibo think of the current situation?"
Zhou Ruiyuan smiled indifferently: "The emperor has his own emperor to worry about state affairs, and these things in the hands of the old man have exhausted me." ” Hu Xiaotian suddenly said: "Two more days will be my aunt's death day."
Zhou Ruiyuan would never have thought that Hu Xiaotian's topic would suddenly turn to his deceased wife, he frowned, and his displeasure was naturally revealed, no one likes outsiders to mention his family affairs.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard that when I was a child, it was my aunt and my mother who made a marriage contract for me and Ling Ai. ” Zhou Ruiyuan endured the displeasure in his heart and said, "Why mention old things again. ” Hu Xiaotian said: "My mother has passed away, I heard that my aunt died nine years ago, it should be very hard for Shibo to raise his daughter alone." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Parents in the world are not the same, and when you have children in the future, you will love her as much as we do."
Speaking of this, the figure of his daughter appeared in front of his eyes, and he felt sad for a while, the gap between father and daughter may not be bridged in this life.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard that my aunt committed suicide. ” Zhou Ruiyuan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, Huo Ran stood up and said coldly: "The old man still has important things to do, Master Hu, I will not send it far away."
"The kid dared to expose my scars, no wonder I turned my face and ordered the eviction.
Hu Xiaotian had no intention of leaving, and said unhurriedly: "The owner of Meizhuang is Shibo's confidant, after the aunt committed suicide, why didn't the uncle marry her?"
Zhou Ruiyuan felt like someone had been punched hard in his heart, his face instantly became pale as paper, his lips lost their blood, and he trembled slightly, he glared at Hu Xiaotian, but he gradually softened under Hu Xiaotian's plain gaze, his breathing became a little short, and after a while, he sat back down and said in a low voice: "How do you know these things?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Ji Feihua once gave me an account book, the account book records many people's secrets, I happened to see Shibo's family affairs on it, I didn't want to mention these things, but Shibo was depressed, had no fighting spirit, and watched the little nephew fall into trouble, and the little nephew had no choice but to use this strategy for a while, Shibo don't worry, you know this matter, I know, I will never disclose it to a third party." ” Zhou Ruiyuan snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with this kid using himself to blackmail him.
But the sore spot was caught by others, and no matter what his status was, he had to choose to bow his head.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Shibo, aside from the relationship between you and me, let's talk about things."
The emperor is anxious to marry me and the princess, not because he is in favor of me, he is worried that my power will be too big, he is anxious to coax me to Kangdu, set up a situation to trap me, and even try to get rid of me. ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Since you have seen things so thoroughly, why do you need to come back?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I don't want to be a treacherous person, and I don't think that with the emperor's current ability, he can't move me" His voice was full of strong confidence.
Zhou Ruiyuan sighed and said: "I don't understand the emperor's approach either, don't say that you just don't have the intention of rebellion, even if you have the mind to be self-reliant, he will destroy the Great Wall by taking action against you now."
"Hu Xiaotian's existence has undoubtedly become the northern barrier of Dakang, if Dayong invades the south, he will inevitably face a decisive battle with Hu Xiaotian first, so his existence is not a bad thing for Dakang, Long Xuanen is eager to eradicate it, which will inevitably cause turmoil in Dakang, and even affect the deployment of the entire northern border, Zhou Ruiyuan is against the imperial court at this time in his heart.
Hu Xiaotian said: "The emperor is already old and confused, his person is extremely selfish, except for immortality, longevity and Tianqi, he doesn't care about other things at all, the rise and fall of Dakang, the life and death of the people, he will not pay attention to it." ” Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The old man is currently in charge of handling the internal affairs of Dakang in the court, and he will never ask about other matters except for his own affairs." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Shibo should know about Longting Town" The first update is to be continued
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