While Xue Poye was surprised, Hua Xian had already confirmed his guess.
While Xue Poye was surprised, Hua Xian had already confirmed his guess.
Hua Xian stood up, saluted the rugged man respectfully, and said, "Chief helmsman, this is Xue Poye, the helmsman of the Hangzhou branch."
Xue Poye looked at the chief rudder Yang Yao. In his previous guess, the chief rudder should be a scholar with a face as good as a crown jewel and an elegant temperament, just like the character played by Liu Songren in the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron" that he had watched in his previous life.
He is just like Chen Jinnan, but he never expected that the chief helmsman of Qinglianzhao would be such a rough and arrogant man.
However, although Xue Poye had not heard much about Yang Yao's deeds, Uncle Shu had told some about them in Hongyan Pagoda. Therefore, although this man looked extremely rough and carefree, Xue Poye
Ye Xin knew clearly that this was just a cover-up, this Yang Yao was a very scheming guy.
Xue Poye's five senses were already extraordinary, but he did not notice the existence of Yang Yao. From this point of view, Yang Yao's martial arts cultivation should not be underestimated.
Although from the bottom of his heart, Xue Poye, besides having feelings for Hangzhou Fenduo, also had a sense of disgust for Qinglianzhao as a whole, at this moment, after all, he had not cleared Qinglianzhao's identity, so
A look of respect instantly appeared on his face, and he saluted, "This subordinate has met the chief helmsman."
Yang Yaohe stepped forward affectionately, hugged Xue Poye, then patted Xue Poye's shoulder heavily and said with a smile: "Brother Xue, I have heard of you a long time ago, but I have been busy and have no time to meet. This time I came to Kyoto.
, I immediately asked the military advisor to make arrangements. No matter what, I have to meet Brother Xue, haha... He is indeed a young hero, amazing. Come on, come on, sit down and talk!"
Xue Poye was a little stunned when he saw Yang Yao lowering his dignity and acting so affectionately, but he was even more wary in his heart. This person behaved like this, which showed that he was an extremely hypocritical person, so he had to be careful.
He had once had a glimmer of hope in the chief helmsman. Even if he was not as benevolent and loyal as Chen Jinnan, he was at least reasonable. However, when they met, that hope was immediately shattered.
This chief helmsman is obviously a sinister figure, probably not inferior to Hua Xian.
After sitting down, Yang Yao said with a smile: "Brother Xue, Yang Yao is a rough man and can't speak, but he still puts his loyalty first. Brother Xue has done a lot of great things for Qinglianzhao. I know that.
Don’t worry, brother Xue, our Qinglianzhao will be rewarded for his merits. I will discuss with the inner fifth hall later and transfer Brother Xue to serve in the inner fifth hall."
Xue Poye smiled and said: "The chief helmsman has oversold me for what he has done."
Yang Yao nodded and said: "Brother Xue has merit but is not arrogant. It is really rare. Well... he is a good man."
Xue Poye glanced at Yuezhu and saw that she was tightly covered. Although Xue Poye was very unhappy when two guys appeared in Yuezhu's house, at this moment, he could only suppress his anger and make mistakes.
"Chief Rudder, I am here, do you have any instructions?" Xue Poye said respectfully: "Chief Rudder has a mission, and his subordinates will do their best to carry it out."
Yang Yao smiled and said: "The most important thing when I come in now is to meet Brother Xue." He paused and said with a smile: "But there are two things that we need Brother Xue to help discuss."
Xue Poye sneered in his heart: "If you come to me about anything, just tell me directly. It's not the behavior of a gentleman to be mysterious and timid." His disgust for the chief helmsman increased even more, but he still said with a smile on his face: "Mr.
Captain, if you have something to do, it’s okay to say it.”
"Brother Xue, now you are very powerful in the court. I heard that even the little emperor wants to listen to you. This situation is really a blessing for me, Qinglianzhao." Yang Yao said with a smile: "Well, first of all
What do you think about arranging for some of your brothers to join the court?"
"Enter the court?" Xue Poye was startled.
He suddenly understood what Yang Yao meant. This guy obviously wanted to infiltrate Qinglianzhao's power into the court through his own hands. This was much more powerful than assassinating people in the royal family. As long as Qinglianzhao formed a
The network and the network formed after that can really hit the Chu Dynasty from its foundation.
Yang Yao said kindly: "Our country of Shu was trampled by Chu a hundred years ago. The country was destroyed and the family was destroyed. Such national hatred must be avenged. Naturally, the descendants of Shu have to rebel against Chu to retaliate against Shu.
It is our duty, but the Chu State is so powerful that we, Qinglianzhao, can only wait for the opportunity." He looked at Hua Xian and said warmly: "But now that Brother Xue has gained power in the court, it is a golden opportunity for me, Qinglianzhao.
, as long as our people are placed in various yamen of the imperial court, in less than two years, our Qinglianzhao brothers will be all over the government and the public. At that time, Brother Xue will stand up and shout, we can achieve great things, and the plan to defeat Chu and restore Shu can be achieved.
Ding. Brother Xue, do you think so or not?”
Xue Poye sneered in his heart, but with a look of sudden realization on his face, he said: "So that's it, that's great. Don't worry, chief helmsman, I will arrange this as soon as possible."
At this moment, verbal perfunctory is necessary. Yue Zhu is by his side. If he turns his back, it will be very detrimental to Yue Zhu. What's more, these two people are the number one and two figures in Qinglianzhao's ranking. By himself, he has absolutely no chance.
They are not rivals of the two of them.
Xue Poye suddenly realized at this moment that Qinglianzhao, who he had first joined by accident, had now become his biggest burden and the biggest threat to the little emperor.
Yang Yao coughed lightly, Hua Xian nodded, took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Xue Poye, and said with a smile: "Master Xue Hou, what is written here are some official positions in the imperial court.
, they are not considered high-ranking officials, but they are all places where we need to place manpower, please take a look first."
Xue Poye frowned, opened the booklet and looked at it, feeling secretly shocked.
There are as many as thirty or forty official positions in this booklet, involving the three divisions and six departments, as well as many official positions in the Yulin Camp, the Jingtong Army, and the garrison. It seems that the grade is not high, but every position
All extremely important.
Just like the official position of the Habayashi Camp, it is not a commanding officer such as Captain Dutong, but a logistics officer who controls food, grass and weapons. It seems simple, but its importance is self-evident.
Other official positions are also of great importance. The selection of these official positions was obviously refined by Qing Lianzhao after careful consideration, and their research on official power seems to be extremely profound.
The official positions one after another were like daggers piercing Xue Poye's heart.
Xue Poye knew that the current court belonged to Xiao Shitou, and the arrangement of these officials was actually to pierce dozens of sharp daggers into Xiao Shitou's heart.
I have to think of a way...
But at this time, he couldn't show the slightest objection, so he looked at it casually again, put it in his arms, and sighed: "Chief Rudder, this...the placement of these official positions are extremely important yamen, I'm afraid the court will
There will be ministers to speak, and Lan Wuqing is not a fool. If so many people are allowed to enter these yamen at once, I'm afraid it will make him suspicious, which would be a bit bad."
Hua Xian said leisurely: "Mr.
Just do it step by step and slowly put it in." After a pause, he glanced at Yuezhu on the bed intentionally or unintentionally, and said with something authentic: "Master Xue, his family members are all in Kyoto now. If he wants to live here permanently, he still has plenty of time.
, and this is good, we will come over often to visit, Mr. Xue, don’t you think so?”
An unnoticed murderous intent flashed across Xue Poye's eyes. He said the words lightly, which was actually a hint to Xue Poye that although your biyoujing has been detoxified, your family members are still under our noses. Since we
If you can sneak into Yuezhu's boudoir without being noticed by the Yulin Guards, then as long as you are dishonest, we can take their lives anytime and anywhere.
“What the military advisor said is absolutely true.”
.”
Yang Yao nodded slightly with satisfaction and said with a smile: "That's very good. Yes, Brother Xue has made such a great contribution. In order to assist Brother Xue and make you more important in the court, we want to give you a big gift."
"Gift?"
"That's right." Yang Yao stroked his steel needle-like beard and said, "But this gift cannot be given out today, but it will take a few days before it can be handed over to Brother Xue."
Xue Poye was very confused and asked curiously: "But I don't know what kind of gift the chief helmsman mentioned?"
Yang Yao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't say it, don't say it. It can take as little as one or two days, as long as three to five days. The gift should be given to you. Well...Brother Xue, you and I finally met today, and it touched my heart."
As long as you wish, we won’t spare any more. When the gift arrives in Kyoto, I will send someone to inform Brother Xue.”
He stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Goodbye!" Then he waved his left hand, and with a "chi" sound, a burst of energy shot toward Yue Zhu on the bed.
Xue Poye was startled and was about to take action when he saw Yang Yao and Hua Xian's figures flashing towards the door like ghosts. As the door opened and closed, the two of them left in an instant.
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When Xue Poye arrived at the bedside, he found that Yuezhu was slowly waking up. He breathed a sigh of relief. He must have had his acupuncture points tapped before. When he left, the energy Yang Yao released was to relieve the acupoints.
This method of removing acupuncture points through space is quite powerful.
"Ms. sir...!" Yuezhu opened his eyes and was a little surprised to see Xue Poye.
Naturally, Xue Poye would not let her be frightened, and said softly: "Little darling, are you awake? My husband misses you. I'm tired these days." He gently took Yuezhu's hand and looked at her tenderly.
.
Yuezhu scratched his head and wondered: "How could I sleep like this? Well... I didn't even know that my husband came in."
Xue Poye sighed inwardly: "Silly girl, not only did you not know that I came in, but you also didn't know that two grown men came into your room, and they chatted with your husband-in-law for a long time." He gently pulled Yuezhu over and hugged him.
In his arms, he said softly: "My little darling works hard every day and is too tired. No, you have to rest at home these few days. The accounts of Ziyanfang will be handed over to others for the time being.
I don’t want my dear to be tired.” After saying that, he kissed Yue Zhu gently on the cheek.
Warmth flowed through Yuezhu's body and she felt extremely sweet. She snuggled into Xue Poye's arms and said softly: "Ms. sir, when we were in Hangzhou before, my brother and I had to worry about three meals a day, but now we have to worry about it.
I have enough food and clothing, and I am really happy to be married to you. As long as I can do something for you, Yuezhu will be so happy...!"
Xue Poye hugged Yue Zhu's hot body tightly and murmured: "I want you to live a better life...I won't let anyone hurt you...!" Thinking of Hua Xian's strange and yin-yang tone.
Threatening, Xue Poye sneered in his heart: "If you touch Yuezhu and Suzhen even a hair, I will really make Qinglianzhao completely disappear from the Great Chu Kingdom."
The existence of Qinglianzhao was definitely a threat to Dachu's imperial power and Xiao Shitou. In order to stabilize Xiao Shitou's imperial power, Xue Poye frowned and thought of some countermeasures.
That night, I stayed in the Yuezhu House, showered with rain and dew, and was extremely affectionate, enjoying the joy of fish and water.
The next morning, Lan Wuqing and Xue Poye presided over the court, and the new emperor sat down to listen to the government. After the eunuch Si Li shouted, "If there is something to report, but nothing to do, retreat from the court," Qin Luo, the minister of Honglu Temple, came out and said: "Qi Qi
Your Majesty, there is a report from the prefectures. King Mingyue has passed through Huozhou and is leading a worship procession to Kyoto. I am afraid that he will arrive in ten days. I would like to ask your Majesty, what kind of treatment should I receive?"
Honglu Temple is the yamen responsible for diplomatic etiquette. This Mingyue King is the land lord of Yongzhou. According to normal rules, that is the boundary of the Great Chu Kingdom, and the reception should be arranged by the Ministry of Rites. However, for reasons well known to everyone, for Mingyue King
Welcoming has always been elevated to the reception of a king, so Honglu Temple has always arranged it.
King Mingyue came to Beijing, but Xue Poye knew some clues.
When Emperor Deqing passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, Mingyue King's memorial was presented to the Yushitai. He just wanted to go to the capital to pay homage to the late emperor and pay homage to the new emperor. However, the current situation was unstable and the court was afraid of trouble, so in Lan
After discussion by Wu Qing and other ministers, the imperial court issued a decree to temporarily order King Mingyue not to come to Beijing on the pretext that Yongzhou was an important place and could not be separated from King Mingyue.
However, King Mingyue is a member of the royal family and the prince of Da Chu. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to go to the capital to pay homage. After several letters, Lan Wuqing and others saw that the situation in the court was stable, so they went to admonish the young emperor and passed down the decree.
, ordered King Mingyue to lead a worship procession of a thousand people to the capital, and his subordinates were not allowed to exceed this number.
If a horse were galloping, it would take half a month to get from Yongzhou to Kyoto. King Mingyue traveled in a large group and brought countless gifts and tributes, so the journey was naturally much slower. Along the way, the imperial court ordered all the prefectures to pay strict attention to them at all times.
Reporting the movements of King Mingyue seems to be a concern for King Mingyue, but in fact it is to guard against King Mingyue.
King Mingyue is sitting in Yongzhou, and he is a distinguished member of the royal family with extremely high prestige. Yongzhou also has a hundred thousand armored northwest troops, so the court officials must be on strict guard.
The little emperor frowned, glanced at Xue Poye, and said loudly: "King Mingyue is the prince of Dachu, so just follow the prince's rules."
Xue Poye and Lan Wuqing looked at each other, but these words were not what they taught the little emperor.
"I obey the order!" Qin Luo, the minister of Honglu Temple, had just retired, and the Minister of Rites said: "Your Majesty, if you want to greet the prince with the courtesy, then it should be left to the Ministry of Rites. However, when the late Emperor was here, King Mingyue came.
In Kyoto, we treat each other with the courtesy of a king. If there is a change this time, I am afraid that King Mingyue will be a little dissatisfied."
The little emperor said calmly: "The prince is the prince, how did he become the king? How many emperors are there in the Great Chu Kingdom?"
Kong Bufan was so shocked that he fell to his knees and said repeatedly: "Wei Chen made a mistake, Wei Chen made a mistake."
All civil and military officials in the dynasty secretly glanced at Xue Poye. Most of them thought that the little emperor's words were taught to him by Xue Poye. Even Lan Wuqing was a little confused. He glanced at Xue Poye and saw Xue Poye shaking his head at him.
He shook his head, and it seemed that these were the words of the little emperor himself.
Lan Wuqing came out and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Kong said is true. When the late Emperor was here, when King Mingyue came to the capital, he greeted him according to the etiquette of a monarch. Since the Holy One has decreed that he should be greeted with the etiquette of a prince, then this matter will be left to the hands of the king.
Let the Etiquette Department handle it."
The little emperor glanced at Xue Poye, smiled, and said: "According to what the Prime Minister said, Kong Bufan, your Rites Department will handle the matter of welcoming Mingyue King... It should be more lively, after all, it belongs to our great Chu."
Lord Guards the Pass."
This is really a good statement. The so-called "Prince of Guards the Pass" has a very clear meaning. King Mingyue is the boss in Yongzhou. I don't recognize him as the emperor of a country within a country. He is just a prince who helps me guard the border.
Among the courtiers, some ministers thought to themselves: "This little emperor really doesn't know how high the sky is. How can he offend the Mingyue King? I will receive him with the courtesy of a prince... Hehe, I am afraid that he will anger the Mingyue King."
Some people even thought: "King Mingyue has an elegant temperament and a broad mind. Even if he is ignored with ordinary official etiquette, I'm afraid Mingyue King will not care. It's just that the group of people under him are a bit troublesome."
Lan Wuqing immediately said: "Kong Shangshu, this matter will be handled by your rites department." He also said: "Master Xue, Mingyue King's subordinates came to the capital. In order to avoid causing trouble, Yu Linwei asked for more protection in the name of protection.
control."
Xue Poye said hurriedly: "It should be like this. Prime Minister, please rest assured. I will do my best to maintain the safety and order of Kyoto."
After this matter was discussed, other court affairs were discussed under the auspices of Lan Wuqing, and then the court dispersed.
After leaving Qianlin Hall, he heard Lan Wuqing calling from behind. Xue Poye hurriedly stopped and saluted: "Prime Minister!"
Lan Wuqing said softly: "Mr.
What a character."
Xue Poye said "Oh", smiled and said softly: "According to the Prime Minister's opinion, should we ask the emperor to greet you with the courtesy of a monarch instead?"
Lan Wuqing shook his head and said: "Master Xue has misunderstood what I meant." After a pause, he came closer and said: "Master Xue, your Majesty has this intention, and the veteran also agrees with it. This is a great country of Chu, and the emperor ordered the world to come.
Yongzhou, but it cannot be implemented. Even if ordinary people see it, they will feel that the state affairs are not right, let alone the Holy One."
Xue Poye became interested, and the two of them talked while walking and asked: "What does the Prime Minister mean?"
A sharp look flashed in Lan Wuqing's eyes, and he said: "In my opinion, a decision should have been made long ago in this situation. King Mingyue's visit to Beijing this time is a great opportunity...!" Looking around, it was even more...
He came closer and said, "You and I are asking the Holy Lord to imprison Mingyue King in Kyoto after he comes to the capital. If he is not returned to Yongzhou, we can give Mingyue King a lot of rewards and even build a palace for him in Kyoto, but we must not allow it."
He left Kyoto."
Xue Poye nodded and said thoughtfully: "Although this strategy is good, but... King Mingyue is trapped in Kyoto, what can he do with his subordinates? Prime Minister, in Yongzhou, King Mingyue seems to have one hundred thousand armored soldiers in the northwest.
Army."
"Northwestern Army?" Lan Wuqing's old face smiled and said calmly: "King Mingyue is not married, and he has no descendants... Those civil and military ministers in Yongzhou always have to raise their banners if they want to rebel, but King Mingyue was left in Kyoto by the imperial court.
They are serving delicious food and drink, what kind of banner can they use? Do they still dare to use the banner of Mingyue King? In this case, if they make the slightest move, it is a rebellion. Without the banner and appeal of Mingyue King, I am in trouble.
Of the thirty-six states, excluding Yongzhou, there are still thirty-five states. Even if the good and the bad are mixed, it is more than enough to put down chaos in one state with the power of the whole country."
Xue Poye chuckled and said: "If they don't rebel, we can use the name of King Mingyue to transfer those die-hard elements to Kyoto one by one... In this way, it won't be long before Yongzhou belongs to the imperial court...
!”
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. One thought, "You are still smarter when you are old", and the other thought, "It is better to be young than old", both of them admired in their hearts.dd