Concubine's true colors

Chapter 694

Guo Yi usually has a hot-tempered personality, just because he looks unsteady, so he has a strict personality, and when the unsmiling Zhou Xianrui was alive, he was extremely annoyed by him.

Even though he knew that Guo Yi was full of strategies, Zhou Xianrui still used Meng Mian as his prime minister.

But he has always been lukewarm towards Guo Yi, and let the other party never show his true ability in the officialdom.

But now it is different, Guo Yi succeeded in gaining the appreciation of Empress Dowager Chen based on what Xiao Jinxuan said before leaving the Great Zhou Dynasty, and now she is an official worshiper of six ministers, and is the same deputy prime minister.

And he is the think tank that Xiao Jinxuan left to Zhou Xianyu, and Guo Yi quietly came to the Regent's Palace today, and it is indeed to make suggestions.

So I saw him standing up, walking a few steps in front of Zhou Xianyu who was holding a spirit card, and then said after bowing:
"My lord, I, Guo Yi, are also very saddened by the passing of Princess Zhaoyang, especially when I think that the other party was pushed down the river by my own hands, I am so ashamed. If it weren't for the princess, I, Guo Yi, might still be a princess now. Depressed and insane. But the Princess has been kind to me, but when she needed help the most, I, Guo Yi, could do nothing but watch her die. I am so sorry for the Princess for so many years Promote kindness."

In fact, Guo Yi did not help Xiao Jinxuan. He assisted Xiao Jinxuan to leave Changping City and took her to Chenghuang Temple to escape through the secret passage.

Once these things are discovered, it will be a serious crime that will implicate the whole family, but Guo Yi is still helping each other with his life.

He has tried his best, but because he witnessed Xiao Jinxuan falling off the cliff with his own eyes, he still couldn't get rid of this self-blame for a long time.

And after Guo Yi finished speaking, Zhou Xianyu wiped the spirit card obviously paused, but there was no sadness in his eyes, and his expression was indifferent.

"The old man has passed away, so it is useless to remember it. Guo Yi, what is the purpose of you coming to find this king, but it doesn't matter."

Not only did Zhou Xianyu's expression not fluctuate in the slightest, but Zhou Xianyu's usual languid tone was replaced by a cold voice.

If it wasn't for him being able to move and speak, he would be almost indistinguishable from a ten thousand year ice.

The indifference and coldness emanating from the whole body gave people a daunting feeling.

And Guo Yi saw that Zhou Xianyu was finally willing to speak, and as soon as he forcibly suppressed the bitterness in his heart because of the mention of Xiao Jinxuan, he immediately explained his intentions.

"Your Majesty, it is now November. When this year is over, in February next year, His Majesty will marry the niece of Chen's stepmother's family as the queen. If this matter makes Chen Empress do what she wants, then the status of the Chen family will be affected." It is inevitable to jump up. The children of the Chen family have two empresses under the protection at the same time, and they will definitely become officials. When the empress Chen is like a tiger with wings added, it will be even more difficult to deal with."

Talking about the court affairs, Zhou Xianyu's expressionless face finally showed a trace of solemnity.

Then he saw Xiao Jinxuan's spirit tablet placed on the desk with great care, then he looked up at Guo Yi and said:

"Empress Chen is Xianchen's biological mother, so it is understandable for her to decide the candidate for the empress. Even though the emperor's younger brother was married before he ascended the throne, and married the daughter of the Shen family as his concubine. But although Shen Wenhui is the younger sister of my late fifth sister-in-law , but after all, she is a concubine, and the promotion of the concubine to the empress is indeed a bit insufficient. Let's follow Empress Chen's wishes in this matter, after all, the selection of empresses is a matter of the harem, even if it is this king, it is inconvenient to intervene."

The Chen family has a queen mother, and they will soon have another queen in Jin.

Now it is difficult for Zhou Xianyu to intervene in this matter, Guo Yi just thinks about it and feels a headache.

"My lord, even if we don't want to interfere with the canonization of the empress. But once the empress is no longer vacant, His Majesty Wendi should also be in charge. If this matter is used to prevent Empress Chen from continuing to listen to the government behind the curtain, then the other party will not be in the harem. As it is now, everything is involved in the court."

Hearing this, Zhou Xianyu nodded his head after pondering for a while and said:
"As a member of the royal family, I am now the regent. When the empress is appointed, I will write a letter admonishing Xianchen to be in charge. But Guo Yi, don't forget that last month, Xiangping and the eldest son of the handsome mansion The second master Xiao Yijun got married, and now the Xiao family's attitude is very clear, they are already on the side of Queen Chen. If this king hadn't been tough when he returned to Beijing, he would have killed me directly in Yanqing Palace and caught Queen Chen by surprise, so he would have taken me privately The matter of dispatching troops to the Liang Kingdom is suppressed. But now the Xiao family army is stationed next to our Beijing military camp, and the distance between each other is no more than 800 meters. Moreover, the other party has 8 troops stationed, and they are tightly restraining the troops in my hands. Therefore, now the force Coercion is useless, we have to deal with Empress Chen in court."

The last time Zhou Xianyu led the army to go out, the Beijing army camp lost [-] troops, and his subordinates who were capable of recruiting and fighting were also killed and injured.

Therefore, although the current Beijing military battalion has assembled another 5 horses, there are more recruits and their strength has dropped significantly.

On the other hand, a few hundred meters away is the Xiao family army stationed to contain the Beijing military camp.

Not only did the 8 horses have an absolute advantage, but the veterans who had been trained by the Xiao family for many years and had been on the battlefield were not at all comparable to those recruits from the Beijing Army Camp.

The last time Zhou Xianyu returned to the capital for the first time, beheaded [-] forbidden troops, killed all those who stood in his way, forced his way into Yanqing Palace, and pointed his spear at Empress Chen.

The opponent's life was seriously threatened, so he wrote down the imperial edict not to hold Zhou Xianyu accountable for sending troops to attack Liang.

And in order to appease Zhou Xianyu, Chen Hou also took the initiative to say that he had made great contributions to the Great Zhou, named him Regent, and obediently handed over the power of the Military Aircraft Department to the other party.

But Zhou Xianyu knew very well that the last time he was able to threaten Empress Chen was not because he was really invincible.

But Empress Chen didn't expect him to do such a great job, let alone guess that he would enter the palace.

And this method is okay to use once, after all, after the incident, Empress Chen immediately ordered Xiao's family to station the army outside the city.

In addition, guards and sentries were added to Yanqing Palace, and the masters of the inner circle patrolled every day, so even though Zhou Xianyu was very skilled, he did not have a second chance to threaten Empress Chen.

Therefore, if they don't have an advantage in terms of military strength, they can only deal with Queen Chen in the court.

And after discussing the official affairs of the court, Guo Yi could not wait for others to find out that he had come to Zhou Xianyu, so he prepared to leave and leave.

But just before reaching the door of the study, Guo Yi's figure paused, and then turned back.

"My lord, forgive Guo Yi for talking too much. When you just returned to the capital, there was an extra Princess Qingsui by your side. Since the lord has concluded that this woman's identity is weird, I don't know how you plan to treat her."

As soon as Guo Yi asked about Qingsui, Zhou Xianyu wanted to train the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Army Battalion because he had only just returned to the capital, and told them to quickly strengthen their forces.

On the other hand, he also had to contact those old ministries who were loyal to Zhou Xianrui and the officials who were unwilling to join forces with Empress Chen, so as to form a force in the court.

So even though he knew Lin Qingsui had a problem, Zhou Xianyu didn't have time to deal with her.

But in order to prevent the other party from making any changes, he felt that it was best to keep an eye on him nearby.

So after returning to the capital, Zhou Xianyu brought Qingsui back to the palace. In the eyes of outsiders, he was a new favorite.

In fact, Zhou Xianyu confines Qingsui in a courtyard, and usually does not allow Qingsui to come out at all.

And since he came back, he hasn't visited even once. This new love is just echoing what others say. Rumors are indeed something that cannot be fully believed.

And today, if Guo Yi hadn't mentioned Qingsui, Zhou Xianyu was busy with the political affairs of the court every day, and he almost forgot that this person existed.

However, Zhou Xianyu didn't even think about Guo Yi's question, so he said quickly and neatly:

"When I have time, I will torture and interrogate this woman to see why she approached me, and then kill her directly. Only in this way can I completely prevent future troubles."

Zhou Xianyu didn't have any affection for Qingsui at all, and it was hard for him to recover from the injury at the beginning, because the other party's expression and words were similar to Xiao Jinxuan's.

Only then did he feel compassion and took the other party in, but Zhou Xianyu was not a person to be fooled at all, and Qingsui's deliberate approach later on, he naturally saw through everything.

Therefore, in Zhou Xianyu's eyes, Qingsui is just a spy sent by someone, just an eyeliner placed beside him.

He would never be merciful to his enemies, and would always eradicate them all.

But who would have thought that Guo Yi shook her head after listening to it, and immediately expressed a different opinion.

"My lord, Guo Yi thinks that this girl Lin Qingsui should save her life. After all, even if you didn't use torture to extract a confession, we know that the other party is probably an eyeliner sent by Chen Hou's party. But this dark game has now been seen through by the lord , in fact, she is no longer a threat to you. Moreover, we can also use this woman to deliberately leak some wrong information that is beneficial to us to the Queen Chen and the party. As long as we use it properly, it will definitely play an unexpected role in important moments. Effect."

Guo Yi is not bad because Xiao Jinxuan valued it and left it to Zhou Xianyu as a think tank.

This idea of ​​doing the opposite, planning to use the political opponent's eyeliner to reverse the opponent's plan, is indeed not a bad idea.

But Zhou Xianyu frowned at this meeting, his eyes looked at Xiao Jinxuan's spirit tablet placed on the book case, and said in a firm voice:
"I don't want to keep any women in the mansion, Jinxuan knows it will be unhappy."

Even if the seven emotions and six desires are no longer attacking as the blood evil spirit recovers, all of them will disappear.

But Zhou Xianyu's habit of putting Xiao Jinxuan first in everything has not changed.

Seeing that Zhou Xianyu obviously still intends to kill Qingsui, Guo Yi couldn't help persuading again anxiously:
"Your Majesty, don't make up your mind to kill. Think about it differently. If Lin Qingsui dies, Empress Chen will definitely place new eyeliners around you. Compared to a dark chess game that you may not be able to detect , Qingsui is a useless piece of chess that is no longer a threat, so why not just keep her by your side. Besides, there are many servants in your mansion, if Chen Hou catches the wife and children of any of them, tell him to do his best to watch You, my lord. Then the passive ones will become us, so this Lin Qingsui can't be killed. Although I know it's difficult for my lord, but if you can give the other party a little bit of face and stabilize him. That's for the moment The situation, and even your own safety, is in the best interest."

(End of this chapter)