Thief Emperor

Chapter 661: The King and His Ministers Are Respectful
Mr. Cui lowered his head to drink tea, then looked up at the Lord Liang in front of him and shook his head slightly.

This person... is too low-class.

It’s not that his methods are low-level, but that his cognition is low-level.

As a person born in the lowest class, he did not understand how power worked, or even how power was generated. Now, it was true that he had grasped some of the interests involved, but there was one thing he had not figured out.

That is the highest power, which is difficult to obtain at the negotiating table.

Unless the other party has completely lost the ability to resist.

Mr. Cui put down the teacup, feeling helpless.

It is not difficult to deal with smart people, and it is relatively easy to deal with stupid people.

What is more difficult is dealing with people who don’t know the rules and seem to understand but not quite.

He sighed deeply in his heart.

The emperor always caused trouble for him and never used the right people. Pei Huang before and Liang Wen in front of him were both people used by the emperor.

Cui Xianggong tried hard to sort out his words, and then said, "Mr. Liang, I only have one question for you."

Liang Wen smiled and said, "Just ask Prime Minister Cui."

Cui Yuan looked calm and said, "For the emperor and the court, what difference does it make if Guanzhong falls into your hands or into Wei Quanzhong's hands?"

Cui Xianggong looked at Liang Wen and said quietly: "Let's take a step back. Your Majesty, if I kill you with one sword now, and your subordinates open Xiaoguan and let the Shuofang army in, Your Majesty..."

"It's nothing more than another trip to Xichuan."

Cui Xianggong lowered his eyebrows, reached out and knocked on the table, and said, "Anyway, it's much better than handing the imperial guards over to you, isn't it?"

Liang Wen was stunned, and then froze in place.

Prime Minister Cui paused and continued, "That is the emperor's last possession. I will tell Lord Liang something very clearly. These 40,000-plus imperial guards may be defeated, dispersed, or even eaten up in one go."

"But there is absolutely no way I will give it to someone else."

Cui Xianggong said quietly: "Can Lord Liang understand?"

His last question clearly showed that he was doubting Liang Wen's IQ.

Seeing Liang Wen standing there in a daze without saying anything, Cui Xianggong reached out and knocked on the table, and continued: "Mr. Liang has conquered Xiaoguan for the court and is stationed there. This is a very good situation. As long as you are not too anxious, His Majesty will know the importance of Mr. Liang even if you don't say it."

"For many things, as long as what you ask for is not excessive, His Majesty will most likely grant it to you."

Cui Xianggong stood up, groaned, and said, "I have read about Lord Liang's experience before. I have always thought that Lord Liang is a smart man. How could he do such a stupid thing this time? It is so stupid that it is beyond words."

"Now, how should this end?"

Liang Wen's eyes widened, his hair stood on end and cold sweat ran down his back.

Cui Xianggong narrowed his eyes, put his hands behind his back and prepared to leave: "Mr. Liang, please wait for the order of His Majesty."

"The most I can do is go to Xichuan again and spend the rest of my life there."

After that, he turned and left.

Liang Wen woke up as if from a dream. He stood up quickly and strode to Cui Yuan. Without hesitation, he knelt down in front of Cui Yuan with a plop, and his forehead hit the ground firmly.

"Mr. Cui, Mr. Cui!"

Liang Wen lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "Your subordinate, your subordinate previously... Previously, because too many of his men were injured, your subordinate..."

"It's just a moment of confusion, just a moment of confusion!"

He trembled, lowered his head deeply, and said, "I am hysterical, hysterical!"

Tears were streaming down his face as he bowed his head and said, "Please, Mr. Cui, show me a way out, show me a way out!"

Mr. Cui stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the middle-aged man kneeling in front of him, almost hugging his legs, and felt a chill in his heart.

This guy... is a real villain.

He is definitely smart, but he does such stupid things because of the limitations of his own cognition and his scoundrel nature. However, after being enlightened, he can immediately put down all his burdens and just want to survive.

Cui Yuan stopped and said expressionlessly: "The stupidest thing you did was to say that to His Majesty in front of others. I'm afraid that all the important people in the capital have heard about it. If His Majesty doesn't punish you, where will the emperor's face be?"

Liang Wen knelt on the ground, bowed his head and kowtowed, saying: "Prime Minister Cui, Prime Minister Cui, I know that if Your Majesty had made up his mind, Prime Minister Cui would not have come to me today. Since Prime Minister Cui is here, I must still have a way out, there must be a way out!"

Prime Minister Cui was silent for a while, then he said, "Are you willing to hand over your military power to me?"

"I will guarantee you a way out and a lifetime of wealth and honor."

Liang Wen bowed his head and said, "Okay, okay, Prime Minister Cui, please resign and leave the capital. When I return, I will hand over the military power to the court." Prime Minister Cui shook his head slightly, "After doing something like this, do you still want to leave the capital?"

Liang Wen said "Hey" in a low voice.

"Prince Cui, I am a rough man, but please do not deceive me. If I really hand over the military power, based on what I said today, I am afraid that a hundred heads will not be enough for Your Majesty to chop off."

"and…"

He said slowly: "My subordinates are all rough people. They only recognize my face and not my documents. If I don't go, they won't recognize it."

Liang Wen did not lie when he said this. His power was still a makeshift team, and was far from being as systematic as Li Yun's Jiangdong. Although this had many disadvantages, it also had an advantage, which was that his subordinates really only recognized him.

Minister Cui sighed and said, "If that's the case, you only have one way to survive."

"Your Majesty, you must find a way to make up for the loss you made today."

"The court meeting will be held tomorrow."

Minister Cui said calmly: "You should be more sensible and let the "rumors" outside dissipate. Then, it will depend on how His Majesty decides."

This time, Liang Wen finally came to his senses. He immediately understood what he meant. He stood up and bowed deeply to Prime Minister Cui and said, "Thank you Prime Minister Cui, thank you Prime Minister Cui."

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"Whenever I achieve something in the future, I will never forget Prime Minister Cui's kindness today!"

Cui Xianggong ignored him and was about to leave with his hands behind his back. Liang Wen stood up and chased after him, pulling Cui Yuan's sleeve and forcing a smile on his face: "Cui Xianggong, I don't want the imperial guards anymore, but I have a small request..."

Cui Xianggong stopped and looked at him: "Go on."

"Since I was little, I have always wanted to... to be with the princess..."

Liang Wen almost said the word "sun".

At this time, he completely understood.

Although the emperor was angry, he did not want to completely turn against him. To put it bluntly, he just didn't want to go back to Xichuan.

Therefore, at this time, as long as he doesn't want the imperial guards and Guanzhong, he can still make conditions!
Cui Xianggong's face turned pale and he cursed: "What a scoundrel, scoundrel!"

After saying this, Mr. Cui ignored him and left in anger.

Half an hour later, Prime Minister Cui appeared in Chongde Hall. The emperor in Chongde Hall was anxiously waiting for him to come. After seeing Prime Minister Cui, the emperor hurriedly went up to him and said, "Prime Minister Cui, how is the situation?"

Cui Yuan could see through the essence of the matter at a glance, but His Majesty the Emperor was actually still a little short of it. At this moment, he was really a little nervous.

He absolutely didn't want to go to Xichuan. If he went there, he would probably find it difficult to come back in this lifetime.

Cui Yuan bowed his head deeply and said, "Your Majesty, after Liang Wen was reprimanded by the old minister, he has come to his senses and dares not threaten the court anymore."

"He knelt before the old minister and begged His Majesty to give him a chance to live."

The emperor was overjoyed when he heard this, secretly relieved, and pulled Cui Yuan's sleeve, smiling: "Prime Minister Cui is still able to turn the tide. Today, this villain suddenly turned hostile, and I am a little at a loss."

Minister Cui took a deep breath and said, "But he refused to hand over his military power, and said that his subordinates only recognized his face."

The emperor frowned and continued, "What else?"

"He said, he said..."

Prime Minister Cui sighed and said, "I want to marry into the royal family so that we can be closer to the world and reduce estrangement."

His Majesty the Emperor thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "I still have a younger sister who is not married yet, so it's fine to promise her to him, but what happened today."

Prime Minister Cui bowed his head deeply and said, "Liang Wen will give His Majesty an explanation for today's matter at the court meeting tomorrow."

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Thank you, Lord Cui, this matter has finally been dealt with temporarily."

"As for how to deal with Liang Wen in the future, we can only think about it in the long run."

……

At the court meeting the next day, Liang Wen, dressed in official uniform, entered the court very respectfully and knelt before the emperor, almost performing the ritual of three kneelings and nine kowtows, which was extremely humble.

His performance even made the bigwigs in the court doubt whether there were any mistakes in the news received the day before.

The Emperor, looking at Liang Wen kneeling before him with his butt sticking up and his words very respectful, felt a little less angry and announced that, because of his contribution at Xiaoguan, Liang Wen would be conferred the title of Duke of Ru and given the title of Minister of War.

At the same time, because Liang Wen was not married yet, the youngest princess was given to him in marriage.

Duke Liang knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face with emotion, and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.

For a time, the emperor, his friends and his ministers were respectful.

(End of this chapter)