Chapter 417 I am a loyal minister
"Yun Shu, long time no see."
When Zhou Yunshu saw Cao Zhengxing, she raised her eyes slightly and rubbed her thumbs unconsciously.
Although she had already prepared to meet Cao Zhengxing, this meeting was indeed a little sudden.
Zhou Yunshu glanced at Ji Sheng beside her. It seemed that the palace was not completely under his control. If it was completely under his control, they would not have known about Cao Zhengxing's arrival until he arrived at Fengluan Palace.
"Long time no see, Eunuch Cao." Although it was not the case for her.
From the moment Cao Zhengxing entered Fengluan Palace, the smile on his face never faded.
He looked at Zhou Yunshu holding Xixi's hand, and felt that nothing could make him feel more fulfilled than at this moment.
No, there is one person missing and one person extra.
"Eunuch Cao." Xixi's voice successfully attracted Cao Zhengxing's attention from Zhou Yunshu.
Cao Zhengxing looked at Xixi and smiled, "I am guilty of forgetting to pay my respects to His Majesty."
After Cao Zhengxing saluted, Xixi raised her hand and said, "Please stand up, eunuch."
"Is my father-in-law not busy anymore?"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Xixi who was communicating comfortably with Cao Zhengxing beside her, and suddenly felt that she was indeed very suitable to sit in her current position.
Not everyone has the courage to be calm and fearless.
Cao Zhengxing smiled and said, "Tomorrow is His Majesty's coronation ceremony. No matter how busy I am, I must be there."
After saying that, he looked at Ji Sheng, who had been silent beside Xixi, and said, "Your Highness, King Wei, is that right?"
"Oh, that's not right." Cao Zhengxing suddenly changed his tone and said with a smile, "I should call you the Regent."
Ji Sheng seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in Cao Zhengxing's words and simply said, "Eunuch Cao has returned, and I believe he has persuaded the King of Huainan to return to the south."
Cao Zhengxing smiled and shook his head, saying, "The Prince of Huainan heard that Your Majesty was about to ascend the throne, so he brought gifts to the capital to present them."
"He is so sincere, how can I let him down?"
Not only did Cao Zhengxing not follow Ji Sheng's advice to persuade King Huainan to return to the south, he even brought King Huainan directly into the capital.
Cao Zhengxing has been in the palace and the court for so many years, he is not a young man who knows nothing. To say that he is a veteran means he has done it four or five times.
He knew clearly that Ji Sheng wanted to eliminate him, so how could he not have some more cards up his sleeve?
The dog-eat-dog fight between King Huainan and Ji Sheng was one of the trump cards he prepared for himself.
The new emperor does not need two elders around him, nor does he need a so-called regent to put pressure on him, so Ji Sheng's disappearance is the best solution.
As for the reason for disappearance, of course it cannot be related to myself.
Cao Zhengxing also wanted to be a capable, reliable and prestigious elder beside Xixi, so of course he could not be involved in Ji Sheng's death, especially when Xixi admired Ji Sheng very much.
Then the King of Huainan is the best scapegoat.
It just so happens that when Ji Sheng and the King of Huainan are fighting at the coronation ceremony dinner tomorrow, his Twelve Battalions of the Imperial Army can take the opportunity to control the palace, and the King of Huainan's son can also use this opportunity to seize his father's military power.
That’s right, the person Cao Zhengxing was actually cooperating with was not the King of Huainan, but the unpopular prince of the King of Huainan.
Sometimes, if a father lives too long and is in power for too long, the children who grow up under him will resent their father.
The late emperor was one, and the current King of Huainan is another. They have lived for too long, and their attitude towards their successors is too vague.
If the succession is unclear, there will be disputes. If the disputes continue, the butcher's knife will either be directed at one's brothers or one's father.
Both the King of Qi and the Crown Prince of Huainan verified this truth.
Ji Sheng looked at Cao Zhengxing, who was blatantly disobeying him and the cabinet, and slowly curled up the corners of his mouth.
"So, Eunuch Cao is really troubled."
Cao Zhengxing smiled and said, "It's nothing to worry about. Your Majesty's ascension to the throne should be a cause for celebration throughout the country, with all the people coming to congratulate him. I simply did what a loyal minister should do."
When Cao Zhengxing called himself a loyal minister, the eunuchs and palace maids around him lowered their heads, and Ji Sheng's smile became even wider.
Cao Zhengxing had no good intentions towards him, and Ji Sheng had no good intentions towards Cao Zhengxing either.
Since he has brought the King of Huainan here, he might as well use his power to kill the dog.
"In that case, please, loyal minister." Ji Sheng emphasized the last four words, "Go and rest first. Your Majesty will go to dinner first."
Ji Sheng looked at Cao Zhengxing who was about to speak and continued, "Or do you think that as a servant, you have the right to eat with His Majesty?"
Cao Zhengxing's smile froze on his face. The word "slave" hit him like a whip, and blood was dripping.
Cao Zhengxing looked at Ji Sheng with a vicious look and a half-smile.
It doesn't matter.
Cao Zhengxing slowly exhaled. After Ji Sheng died, and the imperial palace and the court were firmly under his control, no one would dare to say the word "slave" to him again.
"Then your majesty." Cao Zhengxing only looked at Xixi and Zhou Yunshu beside her, "I will withdraw first."
"Goodbye, eunuch!" Xixi was not affected by Ji Sheng and said goodbye to Cao Zhengxing with a smile.
Cao Zhengxing looked at Xixi's smiling face and thought to himself that she was indeed the person he had chosen. She was different from the ordinary royal family who looked down on others.
After Cao Zhengxing left, Ji Sheng waved behind him, and a man with little presence, wearing the armor of the imperial guards, came to Ji Sheng's side.
"Go find out how he got in."
"yes."
After the man left, Ji Sheng touched Xixi's little head and said, "Well done."
Xixi smiled and looked up, "I think so too!"
Ji Sheng had told Xixi before that even if Ji Sheng and Cao Zhengxing, or even sometimes the prime minister, the cabinet and the court, were at odds, Xixi could not turn her back on them for her own sake.
Ji Sheng is Ji Sheng, Xixi is Xixi.
Even though Ji Sheng is Xixi's father, when Xixi sits on the throne of emperor, all the civil and military officials in the court are her subjects. No matter what their selfish motives are, at least on the surface they are all for her and the country of Da Zhou.
If Xixi becomes too selfish, or completely becomes Ji Sheng's puppet, then they will have to find a way to bring her down.
They would rather replace an emperor who is a puppet and has no ideas of his own; an emperor who completely refuses to listen to them and makes them see no hope.
Of course, the same is true for Cao Zhengxing.
No matter how fiercely Ji Sheng and Cao Zhengxing fought, they were both united in supporting Xixi to become emperor.
So the fight between the two of them is theirs alone, and Xixi must not get involved.
"Dad, do I want to see the King of Huainan?"
Whether in Nanzhou or in the capital, many people have mentioned the King of Huainan in front of Xixi, and when everyone mentions him, it is as if they are mentioning a flood or a monster.
Is it scary?
"I'll see you first."
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