Han Shizu

Chapter 1523 The internal and external party
Inside, Emperor Liu lazily huddled in the soft chair, his body swayed, and his feet were soaked in the basin. It was a medicinal soup specially prepared for him by the imperial physician, which could dispel dampness and relieve fatigue.

The one serving by her side was little Concubine Zhou Yi, who was squatting down with a graceful figure, helping Emperor Liu massage with her slender hands playing the zither and the zither.

Emperor Liu's face was full of contentment. Obviously, compared to the pot of medicinal soup, Miss Zhou could relieve fatigue better, and her beautiful face was also refreshing.

The skills are a little rusty, but the softness of the jade hands can make people's bones crisp.However, Emperor Liu was not completely immersed in the gentleness. He looked sideways at Zhang Dejun who was waiting beside him, and said casually, "Lu Duoxun is here! Has he gone to see Wang Yinwu?"

"Going back to the official's house, that's right! After seeing His Highness the Crown Prince, he went with a gift, and the two of them talked behind closed doors for about half an hour before leaving!" Zhang Dejun whispered, his words full of hints.

Emperor Liu didn't seem to notice it, and said with a light smile, "Oh? This Lu Duoxun is quite polite, he doesn't pass the door empty-handed, what rare treasure did he bring to Wang Yinwu?"

"This, it's so small that it hasn't been found out!" Zhang Dejun seemed to be a little panicked, and said with his head buried.

"Okay!" Emperor Liu stretched out his hand and said, "I know about this matter! Between Lu Duoxun and Wang Yinwu, it is normal for old friends to meet and visit, so don't make a fuss!"

"Yes!" Zhang Dejun looked very submissive, without any nonsense, as if he kept his duty.

She raised her hand, motioning him to back down.Although Emperor Liu seemed to be unconcerned with his open-minded expression, his expression also had a gradual change from sunny to cloudy during the silence, and his sleepy eyes were also sharp for a moment.

Obviously, he didn't care about the news reported by Zhang Dejun at all, but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​how to deal with it.

The friendship between Lu Duoxun and Wang Yinwu is not a secret. They went to visit openly, showing frankness and overreacting. Maybe it was just making a fuss and it was unnecessary.However, if he didn't show anything or do anything, Emperor Liu would still be unhappy in his heart.

Regarding Lu Duoxun, Emperor Liu thinks that he still understands it. There is no doubt about his ability and talent. The reputation is the embodiment of its comprehensive quality.

However, this person's temperament is indeed arrogant, conceited of his talents, difficult to tolerate others, and always lacks some tolerance and self-cultivation when he is a man or an official.

Moreover, he is ambitious and obsessed with power. This point has been seen by Emperor Liu since his title in the imperial examination and his first official career 20 years ago.

Emperor Liu was not surprised by the behavior of forming cliques and cultivating party members in the northwest.At the beginning, the reason why Zhao Pu's suggestion was accepted and transferred away from Hexi was of course because of this consideration, and it was also a warning to Lu Duoxun.

But now it seems that this warning has not worked, or it has not met expectations.If it is said that in the northwest, the exchanges between Lu and Wang were more intensive, which is still understandable.

However, the current situation is quite different from that in Hexi.Since ancient times, internal and external collusion has been difficult to truly eliminate.

But what are the identities of the two of them, one is the chief official of Liangzhe, and it may be the matter of the Yin of the two capitals, and it is not impossible to even go directly to court.

One is the Wu De Envoy who is in charge of the huge intelligence organization of the Wu De Division. If the two collude, what kind of impact will it cause and what kind of power will explode, it will be uncontrollable.Even with Emperor Liu's current stamina, he would feel jealous.

But Lu Duoxun and Wang Yinwu obviously didn't realize this point, otherwise they wouldn't have been a bit shy, so they should be more cautious.

Therefore, Zhang Dejun's report had an effect. Regarding the old couple of Lu and Wang, Emperor Liu obviously had an idea.Of course, in the final analysis, it is also because Emperor Liu also has some problems in employing people, and it is inevitable that he will be somewhat arbitrary in the choice of Wu De envoy.

In the current imperial court, Zhao Pu had quite a few opponents, but among the Daoist officials, Lu Duoxun was the only one who dared to raise his flag to oppose him and highlight the contradictions.

Over the past year, Emperor Liu has received many questions from Lu Duoxun about some policies of the imperial court, and those were all implemented under the leadership of Zhao Pu.Although there is no direct attack on impeachment, it is obviously eye salve.

The relationship between the two is somewhat similar to the confrontation between Wang Pu and Prime Minister Li Tao back then.At the beginning, among the two people, one was the chief official of Huaidong, and the other was the current prime minister, but it was more of a difference in political views.As for the relationship between Lu Duoxun and Zhao Pu, the nature of personal grievances is obviously more serious.

Regarding the quarrel between the two, Emperor Liu has always held the mentality of watching a show, sitting on the sidelines and even conniving. Although he trusts Zhao Pu and is willing to hand over the government to him, he still needs to find some opponents for him, otherwise how can he bow down with peace of mind? And rule.

However, if Lu Duoxun himself does not know how to restrain himself carefully, Emperor Liu's tolerance is also limited.Emperor Liu always had a bottom line of balance in his heart. If he felt that the bottom line had been breached, then he would consider taking off his official title, or even his head.

"Officials, the water is cold, let's add some hot water!" Concubine Zhou softly called out while pondering, bringing Emperor Liu back from his mind wandering.

Looking at Xiao Zhou's delicate dimple, Emperor Liu put away his meditation, smiled a little, shook his head and said, "No need!"

Although he was already used to being served by others, Emperor Liu still kept the habit of wiping his feet.The medicinal soup was removed, the feet were wiped dry, and the rag was thrown away, probably feeling that Mrs. Zhou had been squatting hard for a long time, so she pulled her up and embraced her, feeling the tightness of that delicate buttocks.

"Did you hear Zhang Dejun's report just now?" Emperor Liu asked casually, sniffing the intoxicating smell on Xiao Zhou's body.

"Yeah!" Xiao Zhou nodded his head and replied.

"Have you ever understood?" Emperor Liu asked.

This was probably the first time Emperor Liu discussed a similar issue with her. Xiao Zhou looked at the middle-aged greasy man hugging his slender waist unexpectedly, frowned slightly, thought for a while, and tentatively said: "The envoy Lu is carrying the gift?" Visiting the Wu De envoy, could it be that the officials suspect bribery?"

Seeing the serious expression of Mei Zhongmei in Huaizhong, Emperor Liu shook his head and said, "If Lu Duoxun wants to bribe, he must hide it!"

"Then why are the officials worried?" The clever little lady Zhou naturally noticed the strangeness of Emperor Liu.

Emperor Liu moved casually between the little lady's waist and abdomen, and said quietly: "Compared with bribery, there are some things that are more noteworthy and more worthy of vigilance!"

Xiao Zhou obviously didn't understand what Emperor Liu said, and Emperor Liu didn't mean to explain it.On the contrary, temporarily put aside the relationship between Lu and Wang, and shifted his thoughts to Zhang Dejun.

Although Zhang Dejun's performance was low-key just now, and his words were not too clearly targeted, but for some purposes, a basic judgment can be made only from his behavior.

Compared with the past, Zhang Dejun seems to be more cunning now, even laying mines without showing any traces.Zhang Dejun was not targeting Lu Duoxun, of course, he was talking about Lu Duoxun the whole time, but the back arrow was actually aimed at Wang Yinwu.

Compared with those two, Zhang Dejun obviously knew Emperor Liu better, and the closer the two were, the more suspicious Emperor Liu would be, and sooner or later something would happen.

Zhang Dejun, who had always had a rift with Wu Desi, was naturally happy to see this.This is probably also a conspiracy, even if Emperor Liu is aware of Zhang Dejun's motives, but based on his suspicious nature, it will always have an effect.

(End of this chapter)