Reincarnation of the powerful minister

After drying his wet hair and being fed another bowl of soup, Su Yan looked out the window and it was past noon, and suddenly remembered that it was almost time for the prince to leave school, so he hurriedly bid farewell to the servant who helped him get dressed, and hurried out of the palace gate. Almost hit someone.

He took a closer look and saw that he was a middle-aged servant, wearing a dark green single python robe, a luan belt around his waist, and a black gauze painted gold hat on his head.Judging from the rank of the crown clothes, he should be an eunuch, with a clear oval face, slender eyebrows and bright eyes, rather delicate.

The eunuch smiled and cupped his hands at him: "I almost bumped into Su Shidu, offended."

Su Yan felt that his voice was a little familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he lost his voice and said, "Eunuch Lan?"

Lan Xi smiled meaningfully: "It turns out that Su Shidu still remembers the half-familiar relationship with our family."

Su Yan cupped his hands: "It's more than just remembering. Yesterday, my father-in-law kindly rescued me. I am very grateful."

Lan Xi made a gesture to silence her voice, and lowered her voice: "It's inconvenient for people to come and go here, let's talk in another place."

The two walked along the corridor for a while, and turned into an empty corridor.Lan Xi looked at Su Yan for a while, and then said: "Mr. Su doesn't look like your father, but he looks a bit like your grandfather."

Su Yan was a little surprised: "Eunuch Lan knows my ancestor and father?"

Lan Xi said: "It's more than just acquaintance. Your uncle and my father are Qi brothers. In terms of seniority, how about I ask you to call you a good nephew?"

It turns out that there is still such a relationship... Although he was quite helpless with the old customs in his hometown, Su Yan still saluted and humbly called: "My nephew has met my uncle."

Lan Xi raised his arm and said with a smile: "Nephew, you don't need to be polite. You and I both know this matter well. In front of outsiders, we just have to pretend we don't know each other. The emperor always taboos the closeness of internal and external officials." , If you know the relationship between you and me, you will have more scruples when employing people in the future. My nephew is full of talents and has an immeasurable future, so we must not delay in trivial matters because of momentary negligence."

Su Yan admired the eunuch's prudence and sophistication, nodded and said: "My nephew remembers that. Uncle Shi is the emperor's close servant. He knows everything in advance. If the mountain rain is about to come in the future, I hope Uncle Shi will blow some rain for my nephew first." Qianfeng, make more points."

Lan Xi said: "Naturally, we are only a relative like you in the palace, so we don't take care of you. I heard about the matter of the imperial study just now. It seems that the emperor likes you very much. As long as you coax the prince well Now, be smart when things happen, and our family will take the opportunity to mention it a few times when we are serving, and the emperor will naturally regard you more seriously."

Su Yan waved his hands again and again: "Don't, I don't know why. When I saw the emperor, my heart felt trembling, and my calves were cramped. Anyway, I didn't plan to climb up, so I'd better stay away from it, so as not to accidentally offend Tian Yan one day, and owe me the money I owed you before." The imperial staff will be brought back together."

Lan Xi had a look of hatred for iron and steel: "Confused! How can an official not hold back his energy to climb up? If you don't climb up, you will be a stool for others to step on. There are many people in the court who grind their teeth and chew their bones." The vicious wolves and tigers, murderous conspiracy and tricks, not to mention the black yarn will not be safe, even the property and life will be involved!

Since you are an official in the court, you have to climb up step by step, until you are under one person and above ten thousand people, until you are in control of the power and you are an extremely human minister! "

Su Yan was a little dazed by what he said.

Lan Xi said again: "Do you know what is the way to be an official? Our family has stayed in the palace for more than 20 years, and we can see it clearly, and we can only come up with four words: 'Think about the Holy Will'.

Where do those official positions and powers come from? It’s not all given by the emperor. A word from the emperor can lift you up to the sky or make you fall to the ground. If you don’t know how to please the emperor, you can be as good as you In vain.

When our family entered the palace, we were just the humblest fire fighters. We endured hardships all day long, surviving in the cracks, and climbed all the way from listening to affairs and supervising eunuchs to the current position of eunuch in charge of etiquette.Those foreign ministers including the cabinet's papers, which one is not the jade seal sealed by our family?When those civil and military officials met our family, which one didn't smile and be polite?If it weren't for these four-character mantras, there would be no glory today. "

Su Yan was stunned when he heard it. The real officialdom is thick and black, and a generation of eunuchs came forward to explain it. It is both provocative and persuasive. If a person who is dedicated to being an official hears it, his blood will boil.

It's a pity that he is lazy by nature and has no ambitions. He was like this in his previous life, and he hasn't changed much in this life. He just wants to be a playboy who eats, drinks and has fun.

However, the heaven failed to fulfill his wishes, and he stepped into the muddy water of officialdom by mistake. Since then, he has not lived a day of peace.After serving the little ones, now I want to serve the big ones, and I have to worry about whether the one on my neck is strong enough, why bother!It's better to go with the flow, let nature take its course, and be a moderate official in peace and stability.

Although he couldn't help it in his heart, in order to avoid trouble, Su Yan still put on a taught expression: "Uncle Shi's teaching really made my nephew suddenly enlightened. I will work harder in the future and dare not disappoint Uncle Shi's expectations."

Lan Xi smiled and nodded, "Young children can be taught."

Su Yan suddenly remembered something, and shouted: "Ah, the prince is about to leave school, I'm afraid he will send me, I have to go back to the East Palace."

Lan Xi hurriedly said: "The prince is arrogant, arrogant and moody, but he is no more lenient than the emperor. Don't waste time, go and serve him."

Su Yan thought to himself: I have the opposite opinion with you. The little devil is easy to deal with, just a cat with teeth and claws.The big one is the tiger that has become a spirit. Although it is gentle on the surface, it is really unfathomable in the inside, and it is better to hide as far as possible in the future.

"The little nephew is leaving." He cupped his hands, and after walking a few steps, he turned around again, "By the way, my little nephew accidentally lost a lotus leaf jade pendant yesterday. I don't know if Uncle Shi is in the garden see?"

Lan Xi shook her head: "I haven't seen it before. Go, don't make me lose my temper."

Su Yan responded with some disappointment, and stepped out of the corridor.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Duanben Palace, Su Yan grabbed his servant Fu Bao to ask, and learned that the crown prince hadn't returned from the Wenhua Palace, so it would be good if he wasn't there, so he wouldn't have to spend a lot of time explaining about going to the imperial study.

He hurried into the hall, thought for a while, took off his crown clothes and leaned on the arhat bed, and covered the quilt again.

The unburned benzoin was burning in the smoker cage next to it. Under the light smoke, Su Yan also became a little confused, half-closed his eyes and seemed to be asleep.

I don't know how long it took, and suddenly felt that there was someone in front of him, very close, the warm breath sprayed on the face, and there was a light itching on the eyelids like flying catkins and feathers.

Su Yan opened his eyes suddenly.

The face that was close at hand bounced back with an "ah", as if he was taken aback by him.

Looking at the prince who was laughing dryly, Su Yan raised his eyebrows helplessly: "What kind of tricks is your Highness playing?"

Zhu Helin was a little embarrassed, but also proudly took out his left hand hidden behind his back. It turned out to be two thin ivory toothpicks.

"Just now I found out that Qinghe's eyelashes are long and curled up, so I wanted to try to put my teeth on them to see if I can hold them..."

Su Yan rolled his eyes towards the roof, grinding his back molars and said, "Your Highness is really busy!"

Zhu Helin twitched his lips in dissatisfaction: "It's not all because of you. I agreed to go out to play in the palace, but when I came back, I saw you lying sickly on the bed, boring!"

Su Yan sighed: "I'm sick and it's not suitable to accompany you, why don't you find some entertainment yourself, or ask someone else to accompany you out of the palace?"

The little prince had a sullen face, and said in a rough voice: "I am tired of playing willow shooting, cuju, and polo, and besides, you are so strong that you can't play with me. So I want to take you out of the palace for a stroll." In the market, it’s really boring for you to push back and forth.”

Su Yan heard his complaining tone, and there was a sense of grievance. Thinking about it, this brat is quite hard, but at the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was put on the shackles of the successor of the country. Eyes staring.

The ceremonial officials and speech officials talk about the ancestral system and sages all day long, and those princes, tutors and attendants also force him to learn this and that, and if he is a little slack, he will report to the emperor. It is really oppressive than exam-oriented education The college entrance examination candidates are even more pitiful.

Immediately his heart softened, and he said: "If your highness is really bored, how about we play chess?"

"Play chess?" Zhu Helin said with a bit of disinterestedness, "Go or chess?"

Su Yan smiled slightly, "None, it's international... no, chess."

Zhu Helin's eyes lit up: "Western chess? Westerners also play chess? Are their chess pieces the same as ours?"

"Uh, it's not the same." Su Yan began to explain the equipment, rules and moves of chess with gestures and gestures.

Zhu Helin was very interested in hearing this, and ordered the palace servants to fetch paper and pens, draw the shape according to his description, and then hand it over to the carpenter in the palace to make it immediately.

In less than an hour, a chess set made of boxwood was brought up.Su Yan looked at it, and it looked like that, except that the king wore a mian suit, and the back wore a phoenix crown, and the English letters on the side of the chessboard changed into the heavenly stems and earthly branches, a perfect combination of Chinese and Western.

Zhu Helin moved a red sandalwood cloud pattern kang table and put it on the Arhat bed, put the chessboard on it, took off his boots and sat cross-legged, rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, let's play a few hands."

Su Yan took the lead, and while playing chess, he guided the prince's layout and basic tactics. He defeated the opponent in several games one after another, giving him the pleasure of bullying the weak.When he won the tenth game, he finally couldn't help laughing out loud: "General! Your Highness, your poor king is about to return home again."

Zhu Helin's face turned red with anger, and he yelled strangely: "You are obviously a pawn, how could you suddenly become a queen?"

Su Yan squinted at him: "Didn't I tell you that when a pawn reaches the bottom line of the opponent's chessboard, it can be promoted to queen."

Zhu Helin grabbed an idle bishop next to him: "Then my chancellor will also be promoted to empress."

Su Yan hurriedly stopped him, "The promotion of soldiers is a special move, and yours is obviously cheating, it's against the rules!"

Zhu Helin pressed the back of his hand with his backhand, pressed hard on the chessboard, raised his brows, and his eyes were sharp and unruly.

"Rules? Who set the rules? I am the king, and whoever I point to as the queen is the queen. I will kill anyone who dares to stop me!"

Su Yan looked at his childish yet radiant face in astonishment, and suddenly felt a faint uneasiness: No matter how small a tiger is, it is still a tiger. Killing the power, and his overly presumptuous behavior, will it plant the seeds of disaster for the future?

Thinking about it this way, I suddenly felt uninterested, and a habitual light smile hung on the corner of my lips, "What Your Highness said is, let alone chess pieces, all living beings in the world are Your Majesty and your subjects, serving as slaves and queens. It's all in the next thought of His Highness, who dares to stop it?"

Zhu Helin enjoyed hearing it very much, but for some reason, the smile on the corner of the other party's mouth made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Realizing that Su Yan's right hand was still pinned to the chessboard and did not dare to break free, he slowly withdrew his palm. Seeing the red mark floating on the white jade-like back of the hand, and the finger marks were impressive, he frowned unconsciously.

Su Yan smiled: "Your Highness, are you tired from playing, do you want to take a rest?"

Zhu Helin pursed the corners of his lips, and said in a muffled voice: "Except for my father, no one in this palace has ever beaten me at chess. I know it's not that they can't win, but they don't dare to win, and even if they lose, they must find ways to hide it But Qinghe, you won ten games in a row without giving me any face."

Su Yan sighed secretly, pushed away the chessboard, leaned over and said: "I offend you for being rude, please punish me, Your Highness."

Zhu Helin lowered his eyes and saw him kneeling down in order, unable to see his expression clearly, only the back of his jet-black head was lying in front of him, and suddenly had a ghostly thought that if even he would become obsequious in the future, he would become an unrecognizable person among countless backs of his head. What should it be like?

Thinking of this, he felt a little annoyed, and bent his knuckles and chiseled his forehead: "Get up! I didn't blame you, what are you kneeling for? From now on, don't just kneel and plead guilty!"

Su Yan took a hissing breath, stretched out his hand to touch it, and a small bulge swelled up on his forehead, and suddenly he felt angry: Damn, do you think I like to kneel?In my previous life, I kneeled down to heaven and earth and my parents at most. Who are you, a brat?

Immediately, he raised his head abruptly and stood up, facing the prince's changing expression, he said arrogantly: "Then I won't kneel in the future, you said it yourself!"

Zhu Helin was stunned, with a slightly embarrassed look on his face, "This...you still have to put on a show in front of the emperor and all the officials." After looking at it for a while, he continued: "I don't like to see you kneel down at other times. talking."

Su Yan, who was ready to be convicted, was greatly surprised.This prince, I don't know whether to say that he does not put on airs and is approachable, or that he is reckless and willful?

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Zhu Helin seemed to be too choked to speak, and poked him on the forehead with a smile: "Stupid? Forget it, you are probably tired after playing chess for so long, take a rest and get well." Please accompany me out of the palace to play."

This kid is really obsessed with having fun.Su Yan sighed secretly in his heart, so he could only plan to make more preparations next time, just in case.Otherwise, even if the crown prince doesn't chop off his head, the emperor will definitely not spare him.