Hold His Hand

Lu Yanzhou's enthronement ceremony, as well as the queen conferment, were all done in a very low-key manner.

When it was conferred, it was not clearly stated that the queen was Xie Chengze, and only "Wang's family" was in the intention.

All the officials in the capital knew that the "Wang family" in the decree referred to Xie Chengze—the one wearing the phoenix crown that day was Xie Chengze.

It's just that the world is not stable now, and they still can't fight against the whole world. This is why Xie Chengze wants to change his name and surname, and change his identity.

The one who was made king by Lu Yanzhou was Wang Ze, a direct descendant of the Wang family, and the one who was made king by Lu Yanzhou was the "full of evil" eunuch from the previous dynasty. The difference here is too big!

You must know that Xie Chengze has been hacked since more than ten years ago. Some scholars even blamed him for the demise of the previous dynasty. eunuch.

When the enthronement work was over, Sun Chongshao was escorted to Beijing, and Sun Chongshao's soldiers who surrendered were also placed around the capital.

However, the sphere of influence that Sun Chongshao has managed for many years has not been taken back by Lu Yanzhou. Now, Sun Chongshao's generals, leading an army of hundreds of thousands, are entrenched there.

In the north, there are still many areas, which are controlled by Dayan's generals and officials.

What Lu Yanzhou actually controls now is only two-fifths of the original territory of Dayan.

Fortunately, in the past few years, Lu Yanzhou has cultivated a lot of manpower, and those people can help him fight and conquer these places.

And now that he has enthroned, he is orthodox, and when he goes to fight, those people are more likely to surrender, not to mention, and there is no deduction of merits if there are casualties.

The new dynasty had just been established, and there were a lot of things to do, so Lu Yanzhou was very busy. Under such circumstances, Xie Chengze, who had many years of experience in handling government affairs, was arrested by him.

Lu Yanzhou handed over most of the government affairs to Xie Chengze, and he tossed about agriculture and education all day long.

He wanted very much to build a new society where everyone was equal.

But at this stage, this is not possible.

The vast majority of people in this era have never read a book, and they simply cannot understand many things.

Even the people in some places don't even know what the emperor is. They have been controlled by powerful landlords for generations, and they have always listened to the powerful landlords.

If Lu Yanzhou wanted to change them, he had to feed them first, and then let their children go to school and teach them all kinds of knowledge.

All of this has to be done slowly.

Facing Lu Yanzhou who ran all day in the field and pushed all the court affairs to himself, Xie Chengze was a little confused.

He thought about fighting for power, and thought about firmly controlling the power so that Lu Yanzhou couldn't easily abandon him.

But Lu Yanzhou directly put all kinds of rights in his hands... This is definitely something he never thought about.

Lu Yanzhou believed him so much?

One must know that the last Emperor of Yan, who was killed by him with one knife, did not have as much power as Lu Yanzhou gave him!

Lu Yanzhou still sleeps next to him defenseless every day... Isn't Lu Yanzhou afraid of being killed by him?

On this day, Lu Yanzhou went to the test field outside the city in the morning, and went to the barracks outside the city to arrange the battle plan in the afternoon, so that when he dragged his exhausted body back to the palace, it was already dark.

He simply washed up, put his arms around Xie Chengze and kissed him, fell on the bed and fell asleep.

Xie Chengze, on the other hand, couldn't sleep, and looked at Lu Yanzhou through the light.

When Lu Yanzhou first shaved off his beard, the complexion on his face was still a bit uneven, but now his complexion is even.

Lu Yanzhou had a resolute face, with a short stubble on his chin, he looked very handsome, and he was also very capable, whether it was fighting or handling government affairs, he was very good at it.

Such a person, with such trust in him, does it mean... Lu Yanzhou really likes him?

Even sincerely, seeing him as a partner?

Xie Chengze gently stroked Lu Yanzhou's chin with his hand.

He was so busy some time ago, coupled with the fact that he wanted to fight for power, he didn't have time to think about it.

But today is different, today he got a piece of news - his cousin is going back to the capital.

When he met Lu Yanzhou, he was 26 years old. Many years have passed, and he has already passed his age.

He clearly felt that his body was not as healthy as when he was young, and his skin was not as good as when he was young.

At this stage, Lu Yanzhou has a good impression of him and his body, but will Lu Yanzhou always like him?

And his cousin.

His cousin was 12 years younger than him, and she was just in her prime. When Lu Yanzhou saw her, would he rekindle his old love?

Although his cousin is already married and has a child, to an emperor, this is nothing.

Throughout the ages, have there been fewer emperors who conspired to seize the wives of their ministers?

Lu Yanzhou even did such a thing as making an eunuch a queen!It can be seen that he is not the kind of person who follows the rules at all.

For Xie Chengze, the matter of his cousin and Lu Yanzhou was a thorn in his heart.

The nicer and more dedicated Lu Yanzhou was to him, the deeper this thorn in his heart would pierce.

He had already investigated Lu Yanzhou thoroughly, so he naturally knew that Lu Yanzhou had a deep relationship with his mother, so he even watched his father die helplessly because of this.

At that time, Lu Yanzhou was just a government servant, but he was good-looking, and among those people of all kinds and ranks he came into contact with, many of them expressed good feelings for him.

But Lu Yanzhou wasn't with anyone, and he let it go, saying that he only wanted one woman, and he would always treat that woman well.

Back then, Lu Yanzhou also said the same thing to his cousin.

It's just that his cousin didn't elope with Lu Yanzhou as agreed, and Lu Yanzhou was arrested by him afterwards.

If Lu Yanzhou was only pretending to him, he might not care so much about his cousin.

However, he has asked Xie Jia and other people around Lu Yanzhou on the sidelines these days, and it has been confirmed that Lu Yanzhou has never touched anyone in the years since he was separated from him!

All these years, Lu Yanzhou has no one else by his side!

Lu Yanzhou always said love words to him, he always thought it was Lu Yanzhou coaxing him, so it was all true?

He suddenly felt that the letters Lu Yanzhou wrote to him were extremely precious.

But he didn't feel that he could always have these.

First of all, he stole all of this, and secondly...he is just a man, and a eunuch.

Now no one opposes him becoming a queen because he still has power and the world is still uncertain.

When the world is at peace, can Lu Yanzhou's subordinates tolerate Lu Yanzhou not having a harem heir?

Now, more and more of Lu Yanzhou's subordinates are coming to the capital, most of them are very kind to him because of Lu Yanzhou's clear attitude, but there are also a few who are actually dissatisfied with him, or look down on him.

Others hinted that he should choose a concubine for Lu Yanzhou.

But he didn't want to give up Lu Yanzhou to others.

Xie Chengze had the urge to eat the person in front of him. He lowered his head, wanting to bite Lu Yanzhou.

But before he touched Lu Yanzhou, Lu Yanzhou opened his eyes.

Seeing Xie Chengze bending his body towards him, Lu Yanzhou suddenly realized something.

"Aze, I'm sorry, I've neglected you for a while." Lu Yanzhou said, hugged Xie Chengze and turned over.

He is too busy these days, and he hasn't made out with Xie Chengze for a few days!

Xie Chengze must have missed him!

After taking a nap just now, Lu Yanzhou has regained his energy, and now he kisses her without hesitation.

Xie Chengze: "..."

Xie Chengze got up late the next day, and Lu Yanzhou beside him had already left.

Fortunately, it was very late in the morning.

Xie Chengze put on his clothes and went to the court. In the court hall, the elders of the former court were very respectful to him, and he did whatever he said, while his subordinates were a little eager to get more rights.

The most troublesome thing is Lu Yanzhou's subordinates, there are so few people who don't want to listen to him, an eunuch.

But Xie Chengze is not a good-tempered person, he gave the most difficult and tiring work to these people directly, and arranged for someone to watch them.

He even killed the emperor, but he still can't deal with these thorns?

Not to mention that Lu Yanzhou is still on his side!

After a busy morning, Xie Chengze called a few more people to discuss other matters.

The other courtiers can already go home at this time.

Those survivors of the former court feel that they are in pain every day, and they are extremely repulsive to the Shang Dynasty. When others mention the word "Shangchao", they may make them stiff.

But they still have to come to court.

Fortunately, they still have hope.

"So what if Xie Chengze is favored? He's just an eunuch, and he's not too young. Lu Yanzhou will abandon him sooner or later!"

"Lu Yanzhou will definitely not be able to bear the power he is holding on to now, and he will kill him sooner or later!"

"Lu Yanzhou treats him like this, it's flattery! When Lu Yanzhou gets everything in his hands, he deserves to die!"

"If it weren't for Xie Chengze's ability to always produce weird things, such as extracting oil, refining sugar, and making weapons, Lu Yanzhou must have thrown him aside long ago!"

"He still wants to be a queen!"

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These people dare not tell their family members about Xie Chengze, but they can't help but say a few words to their colleagues, and they feel comfortable after speaking.

They want to live, wait for Xie Chengze to be unlucky!

As for Lu Yanzhou's subordinates... most of them have a good impression of Xie Chengze.

After all, Xie Chengze has a lot to do with their ability to win the world, but there are always people who are dissatisfied: "It's just a eunuch, but it's quite airy!"

"Don't talk nonsense! What eunuch? That's the young master of the Wang family, the current prince!" Some people were dissatisfied.

The person who had an opinion on Xie Chengze said: "It's just that he put money on his face!"

"If you shouldn't say it, you'd better not say it, be careful your Majesty punishes you!" Someone reprimanded.

Those who despised Xie Chengze finally stopped talking.

Lu Yanzhou attaches great importance to Xie Chengze now, and if he hears someone speak ill of Xie Chengze, he will be furious.

However, he feels that this will definitely not last long.

The emperor seems benevolent, but in fact he has a lot of ideas. If Xie Chengze has been working as a eunuch in the harem in peace, the emperor may let him enjoy his old age, but now... Waiting for Xie Chengze to take out all the things in his hand, I am afraid that he will die suddenly and died.

It is impossible for the founding emperor who can break through the siege in the troubled times to be simple.

Thinking of this, this person felt like everyone was drunk and he was sober, and looked at his colleagues contemptuously.

Lu Yanzhou didn't know that others thought of him so much, he was in a good mood now.

His merit has finally accumulated enough!

He can cure Xie Chengze!

It's just... I hope I don't scare Xie Chengze.

Xie Chengze's psychological endurance is very strong, so...maybe...maybe...wouldn't be scared?

Lu Yanzhou couldn't stay outside the city anymore, so he ran to the capital at noon.

As a result, he met Wang Tingyun before he entered the palace.

Xie Chengze recognized Wang Tingyun as a relative, but he was not good to the Wang family. Not only did Wang Tingyun not have a high official position, but Xie Chengze also used the reason of "avoiding suspicion" to give him many officials.

Forget it, because of recognizing Xie Chengze, the Wang family is now being squeezed out by various aristocratic families in the capital.

So, when Wang Tingyun gave Lu Yanzhou an invitation, saying that he celebrated his birthday today and wanted to invite Xie Chengze over, Lu Yanzhou accepted the invitation.

Xie Chengze is now in name, after all, is the Wang family, and Wang Tingyun still wants to celebrate his birthday.

Lu Yanzhou took the invitation and excitedly went to find Xie Chengze.

At the same time, Xie Chengze got the news that his cousin had followed her husband to Beijing.

He must arrange a local official position as soon as possible, and drive his cousin's husband out of the capital!

Just thinking about it, Xie Chengze saw Lu Yanzhou coming in from the outside with a happy face.

"Lu Lang, why are you so happy?" Xie Chengze asked.

"A good thing happened." Lu Yanzhou laughed, thought for a while and gave Xie Chengze the invitation from the Wang family, "Ah Ze, Wang Tingyun invited you to his birthday banquet, I will go with you."

When Xie Chengze, the "queen", returned to her natal family, he would definitely go to support Xie Chengze.

Xie Chengze's expression froze.

Lu Yanzhou was so happy that he wanted to attend Wang Tingyun's birthday banquet... Did he know that his cousin had returned to Beijing?