Dingba leaned on the crack of the door and glanced in, his eyes full of disbelief.
"This, this, this...he is really asleep?"
"Dog Hozen."
Wang Geng and Feng Zhongzheng squatted in the courtyard dejectedly and cursed in unison.
Dingba, a young boy, couldn't compete with these two guards, but today the three of them were beaten together, and they became more friendly, so they came closer to talk.
"Brother, tell me, how can he sleep?"
Feng Zhong raised his head and glanced at the dozen or so guards who were surrounding the guest room, and said: "The yamen have given orders, and we won't touch him."
"Why didn't Yameni kill this dog hozen?"
"How do I know? But is this person really not afraid?"
Feng Zhong spat and cursed: "Who in Lin'an City is not afraid of us? I have never seen such a murderous talent."
Wang Geng's eyes were filled with uncertainty, and he suddenly said: "I have an idea."
"What?"
"Please ask the Yameni to call a girl and put this boy to sleep."
"What?" Dingba's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "There are such good things?! This, this, this..."
Wang Geng slapped him hard on the head and cursed: "Shut up, what's the matter with you? You fucking know nothing."
Feng Zhong seemed to understand, but said: "How about... I go sleep with him?"
Wang Geng shook his head and said: "That's not the case. I'm afraid Alang wants to use this hozen, so he needs to be subdued."
While he was speaking, he stood up and asked Ding Dagou, who was standing at the door with his hands behind his hands: "Butler Ding, where is the office?"
"gone."
"Leaving? But this..."
"Just keep an eye on the yard." Ding Dagou said calmly, "Don't come up with bad ideas. Do you think you are not stupid enough in the eyes of the Yamen?"
Wang Geng felt deeply regretful.
But he also understood that if Yanei left, it was probably Alang who was coming.
"Stop squatting." He kicked Feng Zhong, stood up straight with his hands behind his hands, and guarded Li Xia's guest room...
When Li Xia woke up, he opened his eyes and saw a terrifying old blue face.
Presumably this is Ding Daquan.
When I stood up again, I saw that there were still several guards and subordinates standing in the room, but they all lowered their heads.
Seeing that Li Xia had woken up, Ding Daquan chuckled, walked away from the bed with his hands behind his hands, and said slowly: "You are so brave, you dare to sleep soundly in my other courtyard."
Li Xia said: "Uncle Xie Fang wants to kill me. I'm afraid there is no safer place in Lin'an City than Prime Minister Ding Shu's house."
Ding Daquan stroked his long beard and smiled contemptuously.
He is sixty-five years old, old and thin, and looks completely different from Cheng Yuanfeng and Jia Sidao.
Li Xia just looked at his white hair and suddenly understood why he relied on the eunuch.
Cheng Yuanfeng was a Jinshi at the age of twenty-nine and became the Prime Minister at the age of fifty-seven; Jia Sidao was a Jinshi at the age of twenty-five and became a prime minister at the age of forty-one. Ding Daquan was only a Jinshi at the age of forty-eight. If he did not take some shortcuts, it is very likely that
I will never be a high official in my life.
Li Xia didn't agree with Ding Daquan, but he felt more and more... that young people need to work hard.
"You dare to call me by my name behind my back, but you don't dare in front of me?" Ding Daquan said.
"It's just respect for the elderly."
"Where's the information?" Ding Daquan asked.
"I'll put it somewhere else." Li Xia said, "When the conditions are negotiated, I'll hand it over naturally."
"Tell me the conditions."
Li Xia turned around and looked at the sky. It was only noon, and he could see that Ding Daquan had come over after the court.
"Let Lin Zi and Liu Jinsuo go; rescue Nie Zhongyu; protect the safety of us people; give me an official position to lead the troops independently in Shu."
Ding Daquan said: "That's all?"
"that's it."
"I promise you that I will hand over the information and come to the emperor tomorrow to testify against Uncle Xie Fang."
"good."
"My staff will discuss with you how to do it specifically."
"good."
The old man and the young man looked at each other and were silent for a moment.
The deal was settled, and it was a little too smooth.
At this point, Li Xia has come into contact with several ministers of the dynasty, and he probably understands why the world does not shame Ding Daquan.
Although Cheng Yuanfeng is not good at politics, he is a serious person, abides by the rules, and does things in a strict manner; although Uncle Xie Fang is a peacemaker, he has a strategy for governing the country, adheres to political ideas, and perhaps sincerely loves the people; Jia Sidao does everything to the best of his ability, but still considers
Following the southwest war situation...
Only this Ding Daquan only has eyes for climbing up and has no bottom line or principles.
He didn't even ask what the intelligence was or what it was used for; he didn't even ask whether Li Xia was suitable for an official.
He only cares about overthrowing Uncle Xie Fang and worshiping him.
What's ridiculous is that in this matter only, Li Xia is the most consistent with this evil person's stance.
…
As far as Ding Daquan is concerned, there is no need to talk to Li Xia anymore.
Li Xia only seemed to be a rare commodity because he happened to meet him. Normally, he would have been a dignified prime minister and would not have paid any attention to the needs of a young man.
Dante Daquan took a few steps, but still asked: "Didn't you reach an agreement with Jia Shixian last night?"
"Yes, he doesn't want to rescue the person I want."
Ding Daquan said: "I am different from him. I only need to overthrow Uncle Xie Fang to become the left prime minister. He has to overthrow Cheng Yuanfeng again and he can barely become the right prime minister."
"yes."
"He doesn't dare to offend me, because he can't save anyone."
"Yes." Li Xia said, "So we can't reach an agreement."
Ding Daquan asked again: "How did you leave Jia's house?"
"I told Jia Sidao that I would come to seek refuge with Prime Minister Ding, and he agreed."
"Yeah?"
Li Xia said: "He also asked me to tell Prime Minister Ding that Hong Tianxi, the supervisory censor, is his."
Ding Daquan smiled, his smile was gloomy, but he understood in his heart.
"With such a great gift, what does Jia Shixian want?"
"What does Prime Minister Ding think?"
"How dare Shuzi behave in front of me?" Ding Daquan snorted coldly: "I don't care who is the right prime minister, Cheng Yuanfeng, Ma Tianji, Jia Sidao, whoever is more obedient can be the right prime minister..."
Li Xia suddenly interrupted Ding Daquan's words and said: "Jia Sidao said that if you overthrow Xie Cheng, the most he can do is serve as the right minister. If he overthrows you, he will have the chance to hold the power alone."
Ding Daquan's green face was completely frozen.
He couldn't believe that a sixteen-year-old Shuzi could talk so shamelessly in front of him.
However, Li Xia continued to talk.
"Jia Sidao also said that the Holy Family is with you now and cannot bring you down. Let me hang around you, deceive you, and find an opportunity to get a real handle, and then I will deal with you."
"What did you say?"
"Jia Sidao didn't lose anything by doing this. Anyway, the matter of going north to get the information came from his order, and he deserves a share of the credit. It's just a matter of taking action against Cheng Yuanfeng sooner or later. Instead of seeking a useless right minister who works under you
, why not take a big gamble, the so-called 'win all Qiuchong solo skills', he has patience and ambition..."
Ding Daquan was speechless for a long time.
Suddenly, he clapped his hands and laughed.
"Haha, what a good Jia Shixian, a libertine raised by a servant girl, quite a bit brave."
Li Xia couldn't tell whether Ding Daquan was praising Jia Sidao or scolding him. He could only see that the gloomy color on Ding Daquan's blue face had disappeared, and he seemed to be very happy.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, Jia Shixian is too young, let him suffer...ignore him." Ding Daquan asked Li Xia: "It's you, why did you confide this to me?"
Li Xia said: "I am self-aware, and this is a critical moment for me to get involved in the phase dispute by chance. Otherwise, I will be nothing more than an ant in front of the princes, and I can be crushed to death at any time. I am really doing it by hanging around Ding Shuxiang as a spy.
I can’t, so I tell the truth.”
Ding Daquan showed that chilling smile again and said, "Isn't it true that you and Jia Shixian were in collusion with each other to deceive me?"