After Yan Kun withdrew, the little emperor glanced at the eunuch Bai You and asked, "What do you think of Mr. Yan?"

Bai You thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, he is a pure person, a person who was born only to be an official."

When the little emperor heard this, he became interested and asked quickly: "What do you mean? You said before that I would mention this matter to scare him, but I don't know the whole story yet?"

Bai You thought about it carefully and explained to the young emperor: "Before he bought the official position, Yan Kun was one of the richest businessmen in Fengling City, and his life was quite prosperous. However, he spent all his wealth just to become an official.

, even after he became the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, he directly gave up business for the sake of official reputation, and he also performed his duties diligently and responsibly. In recent years, all assessments have been rated as first-class."

"Oh? Then why did he bother to buy this official position?" the little emperor asked puzzledly.

Bai You smiled slightly and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I feel that most people in this world cannot escape the word "greed". Some people are greedy for money, some are greedy for sex, some are greedy for power..."

"Then what is he greedy for?" the little emperor asked.

Bai You continued: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the old slave feels that judging from the fact that he has dissipated his family wealth, he is not a greedy and lustful person, and he has never used his status in the Ministry of Rites for personal gain. This shows that

He may not be greedy for power. What he is greedy for should be the name."

"name?"

"Yes, it's his name during his lifetime." Bai You said respectfully.

The little emperor burst out laughing after hearing this, raised his eyebrows and said: "Haha... interesting! It's so interesting. I didn't expect that a businessman would have such an awareness? But why do I like such a person so much?"

Bai You also laughed along with him and said in a sinister voice: "Because such a person is the safest to use. It is precisely because he likes his name and wants to leave his name in the history books that he will not betray His Majesty. This does not mean that he is right."

Your Majesty is so loyal, but he is very loyal to his own name, so he cannot tolerate any stain on it."

"It makes sense! Now I can use him with more confidence."

The little emperor said to himself, then suddenly his tone changed and he asked casually: "What about you, Eunuch Bai? Lord Yan is loyal to his own name, what are you loyal to?"

The little emperor seemed to say something carelessly, but Bai You was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "I am only loyal to Your Majesty."

"Eunuch Bai, what are you doing? I just asked casually. I naturally know your loyalty." The little emperor said innocently: "Get up quickly. Now that the big ghost tiger and wolf are looking around, I always feel

I am just like a prey, and I still expect you to assist me."

"Thank you, your majesty. Don't worry, your majesty. As long as this old slave lives for one day, he will definitely protect your majesty." Bai You said respectfully, raised his head and glanced at the little emperor, and saw that the little emperor's face was sincere and his expression did not seem to be fake.

It seems that what I just said was an innocent question.

But Bai You didn't dare to think so. Instead, a chill arose in the back of his neck. Having spent most of his life in this deep palace, he understood the truth of "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger" better than anyone else. "Emperor

It seems that it is not appropriate to apply this sentence to the little emperor now, but when the little emperor was angry, he "moved his head, blood was splashed seven steps, and no one could care about him".

There are still rights.

From the eunuch Bingbi during the reign of Emperor Long Shuo to the order of the CRRC as the young emperor, Bai You, who has served two emperors, actually secretly compared the young emperor and Emperor Long Shuo in his heart. But it was

The answer he came up with shocked him. He discovered that the young emperor and the late emperor were actually very similar. Although the young emperor got along very well with his ministers when he first came to the throne, and seemed to have a better temperament than the late emperor, Bai You himself

But he secretly realized that this was not the true character of the little emperor.

Forced by the situation, it is the little emperor who is disguising himself... Although the little emperor is still young, you cannot treat him as a child, because he has another name called "Emperor". Emperors often compare themselves to real dragons

Son of Heaven, because the dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear; when it is big, it stirs up clouds and spits out mist; when it is small, it hides its form; when it rises, it soars in the universe, and when it is hidden, it lurks in the waves...that is, the dragon wants to

Being above all living beings, that is to say, after sitting in the position of emperor, no matter what others think, at least the person involved no longer treats himself as a human being.

The same is true for the little emperor. It seems that he treats his courtiers with great respect, but in fact he is just forced by the situation. It is only strange that Emperor Longshuo died so suddenly that he was not given enough opportunities to grow up.

Although he is a "dragon", he is still too young after all. He is far from growing strong lin blades and sharp claws, which are far from enough to make people afraid. And the "auspicious cloud" that could have allowed him to avoid growing up

The old master also left very early... Before he could grow into the feared "dragon", the little emperor was forced to walk in front of others. So what could he do? He could only temporarily put away Jianlinli.

Claw, disguise himself as no threat to others, and buy himself enough time to grow slowly. When he grows into a giant dragon, he can naturally dominate the world with his dragon body.

Unfortunately, the idea was good, but the timing was wrong. In fact, the disaster had been laid six hundred years ago. It all originated from the prophecy of Master Boya of Longhu Mountain at that time: "The country will be established after six generations, and the country will be successful in ten."

"A period of time will change the sky." If Emperor Longshuo was still alive, I'm afraid no one would dare to mention this prophecy. Maybe after the Great You Empire has been passed down smoothly for six hundred years, everyone will just ignore this prophecy.

, by the way, I made fun of the nonsense of the Taoist priests in Longhu Mountain. But now, ever since Emperor Longshuo suddenly died suddenly in his prime, leaving the young emperor alone, it seems that the prophecy has already started to be fulfilled.

That's why the old master passed away, the Xiahou family took sole control of the government, Dongchehou rebelled, and other princes began to resist Zhao... The occurrence of this series of events, all of which seemed to show that the power of the Great You Empire was about to be exhausted.

, just wait until the time comes and then change the day.

…

The little emperor and Bai You were both deep in thought, speechless for a long time. Only the gradually lighter oil in the oil lamp in the study room proved that time was passing away bit by bit.

"Eunuch Bai, do you know the purpose of calling the princes' sons to the capital?" the little emperor suddenly asked.

Bai You himself had been thinking elsewhere just now. At this time, he was frightened by the sudden question from the little emperor.

But the little emperor took his trembling into his eyes, thinking that he had guessed what he was thinking, and there was an indescribable smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, this old slave is ignorant and only thinks that your Majesty is following the ancestral system." Bai You said in a low voice. In fact, he really had no idea what the little emperor was thinking.

The little emperor glanced at him with a strange expression and said leisurely: "Eunuch Bai, I treat you like my father treats you, so I also hope that you can treat me like your father."

When Bai You heard this, he was frightened to death. He quickly knelt down and kowtowed, expressing his feelings hysterically with a high-pitched voice.

Because this sentence is more serious than the previous sentence. If the previous sentence was just the little emperor's unintentional words, then this sentence is the little emperor clearly doubting his loyalty to himself.

"This old slave is really ignorant and has no second thoughts towards Your Majesty! This old slave swears that my respect for Your Majesty is the same as that of the late emperor. If I tell a lie, I will remain a bastard in my next life.

The person..." Bai You was so frightened that his face turned pale and he immediately swore a heavy oath.

The little emperor looked at Bai You carefully. After making sure that he really had not guessed and was not pretending, he couldn't help but smile knowingly and said calmly: "Okay, you don't have to say it. I believe you for the time being."

"Your Majesty is wise and this old slave is loyal to your Majesty.

Heaven and earth can be used as lessons." Bai You raised his head and continued.

"Okay, now take a good guess, what is my intention?"

The little emperor looked at him with a smile and continued: "I dare to disregard the laws of our ancestors and let you participate in political affairs. In addition to your loyalty, I also value your ability. I hope you will not disappoint me."

"Yes, yes, old slave, thank you for your attention." Bai You kowtowed and thanked me.

"Guess! I will give you the time of one stick of incense. If you still can't understand my heart after burning this stick of incense, then you should go and accompany the late emperor." After the little emperor finished speaking, he picked up the fire stick and lit a stick of incense.

.

"Old slave obeys the order." Bai You's back was wet with cold sweat at this time, and his eyes swept over the burning incense. The incense that was originally used to calm the gods now not only can't calm the gods.

, instead, he became a murderous evil ghost in Bai You's eyes.

"What is your Majesty's intention in doing this?" Bai You closed his eyes and thought hard, and began to recall the ins and outs of the little emperor Xia Zhao letting the princes' sons come to the capital. However, the incense was half burned, and Bai You actually

Before he could think of an idea, he couldn't help but sweat profusely. Although he had served two generations of emperors and had some understanding of the emperor's character, this little emperor was different from the previous emperor because he was only a child.

, so the starting point of his thinking is naturally different from that of adults. There will always be some wild and daring ideas, which means that the little emperor's thoughts are actually traceless.

Seeing that the incense was about to burn out, Bai You was so frightened that his face turned pale. Do you still think that the little emperor was deliberately making things difficult for him because he had murderous intentions?

When the little emperor saw that Bai You still didn't understand his thoughts, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He thought to himself: "Why is this slave so stupid? Do I really want to kill him later? No, if I kill him, I will really have no one to use.

...But Jun Wu is joking, I have already said it, if I just let him go, how can I convince the public?..."

Bai You had lost hope at this time and no longer thought about the little emperor's intentions. Instead, he began to recall his own life. He entered the palace at the age of seven and suffered many bullying and hardships... and finally had the honor to become the late emperor's eunuch.

Later, the little emperor stayed by his side, and the little emperor dared to risk the disapproval of the world and let himself participate in politics as a eunuch... He could grow from an orphan to what he is now, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?

Just when Bai You had given up resistance in his heart, the incense had just burned out.

"The time has come, Eunuch Bai, have you guessed my intention?" the little emperor pretended to be calm but asked anxiously.

Bai You glanced at the little emperor. Just when he was about to give up the execution, he suddenly felt as if he had caught something. A glimmer of life rekindled in his heart.

"No matter what, let's treat a dead horse as a living doctor!" After Bai You made up his mind, he cautiously asked: "Does Your Majesty want to reuse the relative?"

The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief after hearing his answer, "Eunuch Bai is indeed considerate of my heart. Do you think this method is feasible?"

Bai You listened to the little emperor asking him, and secretly complained in his heart. "Foreign relatives entering the capital" and "officials intervening in politics" both have bad influence and are not recognized by the courtiers. But looking at the little emperor in front of him, Bai You couldn't say anything else.

In other words, because he himself is an official... Since the little emperor dares to let officials do politics, it is naturally not difficult to understand that he allows his relatives to enter the capital? Rather than asking himself, it is better to say that he is letting himself take the blame for him.

, no matter what happens in the future, the history books may only write one sentence: "The emperor was young and was deceived by the officials...".

"well……"

Bai You sighed deeply and said helplessly: "Since you don't have a choice to be a slave, you must do your duty as a slave well...Besides, if you are a loser, do you still have a choice?"
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