There was an era in the United States, known as the Hoover Era. The iron-clad Hoover and the smooth president referred to this uncrowned king in American history.
Why was Hoover so concerned? As the first FBI president in American history, he had the secrets of countless big names in his hands. Some of these secrets were open secrets themselves, and some were discovered by him with great pains.
In order to discover these secrets, he used his power unscrupulously to create a hidden kingdom woven with secrets, fear, and power.
Well, I just want to say this. Lu Xiao did not expect that this guy Luo Yangxing had such thoughts. In his secret room, he collected a large amount of secret information about the high officials in the court.
Including but not limited to masculinity, child molestation, and other privacy matters. As well as officialdom privacy matters such as bribery, power-for-privacy, secretly forming cliques for personal gain, etc. It even includes many high-ranking officials who contact outside the customs to give themselves a certain background.
operation.
There were hundreds of files, and more than half of the officials in the court were included.
When Lu Xiao saw these things, he felt sad, but also wanted to laugh. What makes him laugh is that in history, Chongzhen was an emperor who could no longer be a good person. At least his heart was still with the Ming Dynasty. But the hearts of his ministers
But he had already flown outside the customs.
At ten o'clock in the night, Lu Xiao rode directly into the imperial city. The guards of the imperial city called out to stop him. But Lu Xiao just showed a token, and the other party let him go.
Lu Xiao rushed into the imperial city alone, carrying a huge baggage. Several palace guards came to help him lead the horse, and then led Lu Xiao quickly into the palace.
Tianqi had already fallen asleep, but after hearing Lu Xiao's urgent message, he got up again.
"Xuan." He said solemnly.
Lu Xiao hurriedly walked into the study and placed the baggage at Tianqi's feet.
"Your Majesty, this is a file that was copied from Luo Yangxing's home. It is of great importance, and I can only disturb Your Majesty late at night because of my humble position."
"Anyway, every time you enter the palace, you will make some big noise. What did you find this time?"
The last time Lu Xiao entered the palace, he told Tianqi that more than half of the ministers in the court were more or less involved in the conspiracy to kill him. Tianqi was extremely angry, but he could still hold it back because he knew very well that this phenomenon was caused by himself.
This is a kind of inevitable struggle between imperial power and ministerial power to the extreme.
But this time, Lu Xiao directly opened a file and handed it to Tianqi.
Tianqi took the file and fell into silence soon after opening it. After a long time, he put away the scroll and said.
"Are these things the same?"
"Back to Your Majesty. About half of it is yes, and the other half is the bad habits of some courtiers."
"Did Luo Yangxing do it?"
"yes."
"Haha, what does he want to do? Take my seat?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I think he may not be so courageous. But he should still dare to think about Wei Zhongxian's position."
This is Lu Xiao's own speculation. It is basically impossible for Luo Yangxing to rebel and ascend to the throne. The political system of the Ming Dynasty is very complete. Unless they are members of the clan, it is basically impossible for other courtiers to become emperors.
But if you can't live long, you can still live nine thousand years. Didn't you see that Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch with a gangster background, became nine thousand years old?
"Nine thousand years old, everyone wants to be nine thousand years old! Lu Xiao, what do you think of this matter?"
"Your Majesty, this matter concerns the country, the country, and the country. I don't dare to speak nonsense because of my humble position."
"Okay, don't worry about it. There is something you dare not say. No matter what you say, I will forgive you."
"The humble position is embarrassing. The humble position thinks that Your Majesty needs to take strong medicine."
Just one sentence made Tianqi look sideways. Because it was obviously completely different from what Tianqi had in mind.
What should a normal emperor do when encountering this situation? It's very simple. Find a few unimportant people and deal with them severely, and then beat the others overtly or covertly. Let everyone know that the emperor knows their secrets.
.But the emperor will not blame them for the time being. As long as they work hard, there will be no consequences.
This is the so-called combination of kindness and power. Because the emperor hopes for the stability of the court and the stability of the country more than any other courtier. Therefore, when encountering this kind of situation, it is generally impossible to go to war.
"Do you know that doing this will cause chaos in the court and is not conducive to the stability of the country?"
"So what, Your Majesty. To be honest, can stability drive out the slaves? Can stability solve the drought in the north? Can stability increase tax revenue? Can stability create a strong army?"
Unexpectedly, Tianqi was not angry because of Lu Xiao's unreasonableness. Instead, he spoke.
"Killing them won't change what you said."
"Yes, but getting rid of these people can pave the way for change."
Tianqi fell silent, and Lu Xiao did not urge him. Instead, he waited quietly. It was not until a cup of tea that Tianqi spoke again.
"This is feasible, but I'm afraid there won't be enough time."
Lu Xiao knew very well what time Apocalypse was referring to. Apocalypse should be able to feel now that he doesn't have much time left. What he fears is that he will leave by himself in the middle of packing up. This will cause more serious consequences. Group
The ministers counterattacked, but a newly ascended emperor could not hold on.
"Then your Majesty needs to be prepared."
Lu Xiao seemed to be on to something. In fact, he had proposed that idea the last time they met. An act that was almost impossible for an emperor. But for an emperor who knew that his time was numbered,
There is still a glimmer of possibility.
This time, Tianqi was silent for a long time. Finally, under Lu Xiao's gaze, he called Guo Zhen.
"Go and have an audience with King Xuanxin."
A trace of disbelief flashed in Guo Zhen's eyes, but he quickly followed the order and left.
When King Xin arrived, he happened to meet Lu Xiao leaving. The two passed by each other in front of the palace gate. Lu Xiao bent down to salute, but left without much communication.
King Xin Zhu Youjian was actually very panicked. What did the emperor mean by summoning me at this time? In the middle of the night, without any warning, he asked himself to enter the palace to see me. Could it be that he knew my little thoughts and wanted to get rid of me?
But even with this speculation, King Xin actually had nothing to do. Because Guo Zhen brought a team of Jin Yiwei with him. The Jin Yiwei are the emperor's people. If he resists the order and disrespects it, the other party may directly use violence.
Until now, although King Xin has received secret support from many ministers, in terms of armed strength, he only has a few guards and disciples. He has no strength to fight against the Jin Yiwei. At least at this moment, King Xin has a feeling that he should
There is a department similar to Jinyiwei.
After entering the palace, King Xin saw Tianqi who was in the study and there were piles of files on the table.
"I have met your Majesty." King Xin bowed and saluted. Tianqi waved his hand gently, signaling Guo Zhen to step back.
"You don't have to be polite. It's an emergency, so I scared you." This sentence frightened Zhu Youjian to the point where he knelt down on the spot.
"Okay, don't kneel down all the time. If you have that intention, you must have the corresponding courage. Otherwise, how can you become famous?" After saying this, King Xin directly knocked his head to the ground and did not dare to move.
At this time, Tianqi picked up a file and threw it to King Xin.
"If you like to kneel, then kneel. But you must read these files first. Don't get up until you finish them!"
