Somewhere in the palace, in the night, a room was still lit up. This is a very quiet courtyard, in the palace, there are many such courtyards, but there are not many such courtyards, because this courtyard belongs to only one person.

can also have a place in the palace, the emperor's home, this kind of favor, the identity of the owner is self-evident. There are only the ten permanent servants, Zhang Rang, the most favored among the ten permanent servants, and Zhao Zhong and the two have this kind of treatment. As for the other eunuchs, who were tied to him in the ten permanent chambers, although they did not have such a courtyard as them, they also had a room in the palace for them to rest all year round.

Besides, those palace maids and eunuchs also have rooms for them to rest, but they are all in secluded corners. They were also passers-by in this palace, and when they were old, they were sent out of the palace, and when they died, they were also dragged out of the palace and buried.

No one can stay in this palace for a long time, and the master here will always be the king of that country, the Son of Heaven. However, the supreme emperor cannot escape birth, old age, sickness and death, and no one will be the long-term master here. Even the masters are rotating one by one, not to mention the ten permanent attendants.

They are just slaves, loyal dogs of the emperor, as long as the current Son of Heaven dies, they will be like the homeless dogs, panicking all day. That's still good, with the hatred of every courtier in the court outside, I'm afraid that they won't even have time to panic, and they will be directly crushed and scattered.

Thinking like this, Zhang Rang sighed softly, and tapped his fingers on the desk beside him. If he ever said that he would not be soft on those ministers, Zhang Rang's answer would still be the same, as he had always done, no.

They and those ministers are a life-and-death situation, no matter who grabs the slightest opportunity, they will go to death to rectify each other. His hands are soft, his heart is sad, and if he falls in the eyes of the other party, it will be a kind of cowardice, and he will gain inches.

The world thinks they are insatiable, but they don't understand that it's just a quid. Those who have wealth are willing to exchange their money for officials, and they give it to him. From the beginning to the present, everything he wants and what he seeks has been helped to achieve it. Even if it doesn't work out in the end, the money will be returned.

The profits they receive are only a small part of them, and more money goes into the inner treasury of the Son of Heaven. They are just pawns of the Son of Heaven, an arm to help him accumulate wealth, but they still accept the accusations of those ministers. The name of the Ten Permanent Attendants, which has a derogatory connotation, is more like a compliment. It's not a person, if you want to be it, you can become a lackey of the Son of Heaven.

Without the trust of the Son of Heaven, they would not have come to this point, and being hated by those ministers was just one of the prices to be paid. In the past, Zhang Rang didn't take this issue seriously, but now it's different, as long as the new emperor ascends the throne, then they will be torn to pieces at any time.

"You must not let the prince ascend the throne, otherwise I believe I can imagine what will happen to you, right?" Zhang Rang said.

On his other side, sitting was Zhao Rang, who was also the closest and most trusted person by the Son of Heaven. At the bottom of the two of them, lined up, sat on chairs, and there were ten more people.

Although the Ten Permanent Servants are known as the Ten Permanent Attendants, in fact, they are not ten, but twelve. This is probably the last time they have a great gathering, and everyone has come for the sake of something that is so important.

"Zhang Gong has any plan, just say it, life and death at the moment, as long as it is useful to us, everyone is bound to go all out." Guo Sheng, who was the next one, said. What he is going to face, he thinks very clearly, even if there is usually some dirt between the twelve of them, they will not tear each other down at this time and drag their feet.

"What do you think?" Zhao Zhong opened his eyes, like the posture of those old men, and swayed his voice.

"Agreed."

"I agree..."

…

The other eunuchs all spoke out to express their positions. Here, even a few people who will only meet each other can figure it out that they are one. Those people outside will not subdivide them into who and who, they are all served in one pot, and no one can survive.

At this time, they are willing to contribute money and efforts, there are no two words! As long as the Holy Grace is not declining, can continue the power of his body, and the money is spent now, then he will be able to get it back again when the time comes.

"Jian Shuo, are they all arranged? Nothing could go wrong, right? Zhang Rang asked. He is so vigilant, it is not for no reason, in the palace, He Jin also has many eyes and ears, and once the matter they are plotting is leaked and attracts He Jin's attention, then there will be no chance of success.

The people under him, those little eunuchs, didn't even leak the slightest bit of information to them, and it was for this reason. Those people, although they follow themselves, are not trusted. Who could have predicted that there would be people among them who would take refuge in Hejin?

"Rest assured. The people around me are all my cronies, and further away, there are also little eunuchs. The wind and grass in the palace, those little eunuchs will help us take care of it. Among these little eunuchs, if there are any people who enter, then my cronies will not let them get close. Jian Shuo replied.

"That's good." Zhang Rang nodded, relieved.

Jian Shuo is the one who knows martial arts among these individuals, and he also has the Xiyuan army in his hands. It can be said that Jian Shuo is the most indispensable part of the plan, otherwise nothing can be done by relying on just a few of them.

"Your Majesty, an edict has been written, and in the edict, it is clear that the prince will be appointed as the crown prince." Zhang Rang finally told the news that he and Jian Shuo only knew.

Zhao Zhong nodded slightly, and the faces of the others were even more frightened, shocked and ecstatic.

"What?!"

"Great, really good!"

As long as there is the decree of the Son of Heaven, they can accomplish many things, including supporting the Prince's Association to ascend to the throne of the crown prince. This is a great righteousness, and if there is no holy purpose of the Son of Heaven in hand, it will inevitably be greatly constrained.

"However, even with the Divine Decree of the Son of Heaven, we don't have much chance, you know?" Zhang Rang said slowly.

"We are just eunuchs, inferior in the eyes of those ministers. Not to mention, as long as He Jin catches a little mistake, with his position as a general, he will make us doomed at any time. ”

"You guys, you know?" Zhang Rang glanced around the crowd, and it was necessary for him to say the most ugly and worst result. Everyone must be crumpled together, twisted into a force, and used in one place, so that there is a chance!

When everyone heard this, it was as if they had been poured a basin of cold water, and the joy that had just arisen was suddenly gone. They glanced at each other, and then remembered that even if the holy decree was in hand, they would take out the holy decree, and the courtiers would not obey the order, and they would have no choice.

Jian Shuo nodded in agreement, and did not hide the disdain in his eyes for the looks on the faces of several people in the hall just now. Among these people, some people are really heavenly, and they really think that with the holy decree, they can ascend to the throne and let the prince assuage the throne?

It's really so simple, he wouldn't have sat in the position of the head of the eight captains of the West Garden and was in charge of the army of the West Garden. In order to have an army, in Luoyang City, to become another force to restrain He Jin, otherwise the other party's strength is too great, faintly threatening the safety of the Son of Heaven.

He grasped the military power in his hands very tightly, but unfortunately, in order to balance and successfully re-establish the army of the West Garden, he designed eight captains. He, the head of the eight captains, is nominally above the other seven captains, but in fact, he has existed in name only, and in the Xiyuan Army, there are still forces of He Jin entangled with him and confronted each other.

He must not lose control of the army of the West Garden, and he must not let the soldiers under his command be lost again. Otherwise, these people are just meat on the chopping board, and they will let He Jin and the butcher at will, slaughter and share the food.

"Guo Sheng, I heard that you have a lot of contact with the queen's mother?" Zhao Zhong suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and glanced at Guo Sheng with a seemingly casual question.

Guo Sheng's cold hair immediately stood up, and then he noticed the gaze of others on him, and cold sweat flowed down his back. He thinks that he is usually very cautious and cautious, but he doesn't want to be noticed, and his small actions in private are seen very clearly by Zhao Zhong, and the process of saying it really makes him frightened and feels that Zhao Zhong is unfathomable.

Grunted and swallowed a mouthful of saliva, Guo Sheng explained in a hoarse voice: "I am good friends with the queen mother, but I just want to have one more way, don't think that I want to go to He Jin's side." ”

Feeling the hostility of the gaze on his body weakening slightly, Guo Sheng secretly exhaled a breath of turbidity. He is also one of the ten permanent attendants, any of them, excluding Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who wants to do something to him, can only be said to be equal. But if it is replaced by a few people, it will be different, and he may be so bad that he can no longer die.

He added: "What's more, when I usually talk to the queen mother, I can detect the mother's dissatisfaction with He Jin. This kind of dissatisfaction is exactly what we can take advantage of. ”

"This is something that has failed after our plan, and if it succeeds, the Queen Mother will not be able to threaten us. But if we fail, then the queen mother will be able to shelter us, and with the means of the queen mother, he also knows how important it is that in the inner court, above the court, there is another force that can restrain He Jin. ”

As soon as these words came out, Guo Sheng could finally breathe a sigh of relief. It is true to leave a way back for yourself, and the latter idea is also true, but the former is more selfish and deeper. If it were someone else, if they could figure it out, then any one of them would do the same and hide it.

Now, it is impossible to tell your own back road and plan it all. If he doesn't make it clear, he will be isolated, and the consequences will be very serious!

"That's good." Zhao Zhong smiled gently, but in Guo Sheng's eyes, this smile became very dangerous.

"Then you just go on, in fact, if it weren't for Guo Sheng, you started quickly, I would have done it too." Zhao Zhong said slowly.

Although this is a bit unpleasant, how can we people who act cautiously and leave no way back? Whether you succeed or fail, the queen is always the queen, right? He asked.

"Yes. Right. The others who sat down nodded their heads.

Empress He's methods can't be felt by people outside the palace, but they have experienced it themselves. When they befriended Wang Meiren, and guessed that she might be more favored by His Majesty than her mother and son, who would have thought that the noble queen would brazenly attack and poison Wang Meiren?

This kind of method is not inferior to the Empress Lu. They all believe that with the queen's mind, it is impossible not to fight for their prince's network power, even if the prince can ascend the throne in the end, it is not them who should be guarded against, but He Jin, his own brother!

Of course, all this will have to be mentioned after their plan fails.

There was a little meaning in everyone's eyes. After touching each other's eyes, they also looked at each other and smiled, betting on both ends, why not? Just like they used to be, close to Wang Meiren, they also did not fall, and they were also respectful to the queen.

Otherwise, it is estimated that there would not be twelve of them here.

"During this period of time, all the movements will be stopped for the time being. At least, we can't let He Jin perceive our real plan, and there is no need to hide everyone's reaction. Jian Shuo proposed.

"In this situation, we have some movements, some panic, it's normal. If it is deliberately hidden and quiet, on the contrary, it will cause He Jin to be more vigilant. Jian Shuo's back is straight, and his sitting posture is also different from others, opening and closing, like a real military general.

He is well versed in military affairs, and he understands better that He Jin is not terrible alone. The terrible thing is standing behind He Jin, that huge group. Whether it is a civilian official or a military general, there will be no hesitation when they can be served in a pot!

"Jian Shuo is right." Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong couldn't stop nodding.

They didn't expect this, but now they were reminded by Jian Shuo, and they suddenly reacted.

Zhang Rang swallowed what he was about to say, and then said, "Guo Sheng, when the time comes, you go and get the poison." ”

"Also, we have to think carefully about who can still be co-opted and what forces can be used. In short, we must be completely prepared before launching, and we must not give He Jin any chance. Zhang Rang said, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

He also left a hand, a person He Jin would never have imagined, and when needed, he would become a crucial link in sending He Jin into a dead end. Now, Zhang Rang doesn't plan to let others know about his existence, and when necessary, it is not impossible to let Zhao Zhong and Jian Shuo know.

That's a killer feature, a killer feature, of course, the fewer people know about it, the better.

(End of chapter)