I don't want to do it, but he has a health bar

Chapter 186 Zhang Shoufu (Subscription Request)
When the news of the emperor's death reached Gao Ge Lao's residence, Gao Ge Lao was stunned for a moment, then ran out with his hair disheveled and without even wearing shoes!

But just as he ran out of the house, Gao Ge Lao suddenly ran back and stared at Zhang Ge Lao very seriously: "Stay here, don't move."

As he spoke, Gao called his attendants and ordered them, "You must serve Zhang well. If you neglect him, you will be in trouble!"

The white-haired attendant immediately said respectfully, "Yes, sir."

Then Lord Gao rushed out in a hurry.

And Lord Zhang kept his head slightly lowered, behaving very respectfully, as if he had not heard the earth-shattering news.

Not until the attendant left the room did Lord Zhang slowly exhale a long breath like a breeze.

He understood why Lord Gao was so anxious and even placed him, the second-in-command, under house arrest in his mansion.

At this time, as long as you rush to the palace first and control the situation, the minister who rushes there first will become the minister of state.

Thus, they gained absolute advantage in the new dynasty.

If he were Lord Gao, he would do the same.

Unfortunately, he is not.

Zhang Ge Lao sat on the chair as upright as a huge clock, with his eyes slightly closed.

No information washed through his mind like a torrent.

The personality of Lord Gao.

Defense of the capital.

The people around the late emperor...

Queen...

Young Emperor...

When Zhang Ge Lao connected all the information together, an extremely tiny possibility emerged in his mind.

He had the opportunity to hold power and become the prime minister.

And this requires Minister Gao to make mistakes.

This is a bit too random.

However, the slim chance that Lord Zhang could give me a place to stay was given to Lord Gao.

The old lady in Gaoge is too strong.

He was so powerful that the young emperor and the queen couldn't control him!
So at this moment, Gao Ge Lao's strength became his weakness.

However, Zhang Ge Lao's weakness became his advantage.

Now, he just had to wait.

Until the Queen was in a panic.

……

On the other hand, when Gao Ge Lao learned of the emperor's death, he did not go to the palace immediately.

Instead, he went to the Wucheng Bingmasi, took control of the city's troops, imposed a curfew, then mobilized the Zhen'an Division to control all officials, and then rushed to the palace with his confidants.

The late Emperor Jingyu died in the Pepper Palace.

This was the entertainment venue that Emperor Jingyu used the taxes contributed by Lu Jing to build up Japan after Lu Jing developed it.

Similar to the previous Leopard House.

In the past, the ministers of the cabinet and the officials would never allow the emperor to build such a place.

But the money given by Japan in recent years is too much.

So all the officials acquiesced.

But they never expected that the emperor would die in this palace one day.

When Gao Ge Lao walked into the Pepper Palace with a gloomy face, he saw many eunuchs and palace maids kneeling on the ground inside and outside the Pepper Palace, like silent graves.

When Lord Gao and his trusted officials walked into the Pepper Palace, they saw the dishevelled Emperor Jingyu lying on a bed covered with brocade.

The horrible way of death made Gao Ge Lao feel sad.

He took off his cloak and gently covered Emperor Jingyu with it.

He patted Emperor Jingyu on the back and said in a self-blaming tone, "It's my fault. You indulged in pleasure and revelry every night, but I didn't try to stop you and indulged you."

"I was derelict in my duty!"

He and Emperor Jingyu were both teachers and friends, and they had a deep relationship.

So when he saw Emperor Jingyu lying on his deathbed, he felt extremely sad.

Under this huge emotional impact, Gao Ge Lao couldn't help but shout: "Now you are gone before me, and the young emperor is still young, how can he govern the country!"

Elder Gao's voice was filled with sorrow, but the words he shouted out in grief were heard by Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the seal, who was waiting outside the Pepper Palace, and he kept them in mind.

Because of Lord Gao's dominance and his arrogance as a civil servant, all the court officials now dislike eunuchs.

Even Feng Bao, the eunuch who held the seal, was suppressed by Lord Gao and could not even raise his head.

The entire eunuch group had no say inside or outside the court.

Life was so difficult.

And now, Feng Baofu, who had experienced a life-and-death crisis, had a spiritual opportunity and imprinted Gao Ge Lao's words just now firmly in his mind.

Feng Bao, who had been working in the palace for a long time, keenly realized that this was an opportunity!
Soon, the voice of Gao Gelao rang out in the Pepper Palace: "Come here, send all the eunuchs and palace maids on duty today to the Ministry of Punishment to await their fate."

After saying this, Gao Gelao paused for a moment before saying, "Send this concubine to the queen to await her fate."

Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the imperial seal, shouted loudly outside the Pepper Palace: "Yes!"

Then the eunuchs behind Feng Bao quickly rushed into the Pepper Palace, pulled the concubine out and dragged her out.

It was not until this time that Lord Gao came out of the Pepper Palace with a gloomy face.

When passing by Feng Bao, Lord Gao stared at Feng Bao, but he just snorted coldly, then turned his sleeves and walked away.

Having been in power for so long, he has become arrogant and conceited.

Afterwards, Lord Gao came to the Wenhua Hall and quickly took charge of many matters after the emperor's death.

After Gao Ge Lao left, Feng Bao went to the Queen's bedroom to serve her.

At this moment, the palace was bustling with activity inside and outside, and everyone's face was filled with fear, for fear of making the slightest mistake.

However, Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the imperial seal, deliberately shook his hand while lighting the lamp for Empress Li, and the rhinoceros-shadow lampshade in his hand fell to the ground.

"Clap."

The sound of the lampshade falling to the ground was particularly clear in the dark night, and it frightened the palace maids and eunuchs inside and outside the queen's bedroom so much that they trembled all over.

But when they saw that the person who made the mistake was the eunuch Feng Bao, they lowered their heads again.

Queen Li, who still retains her charm, is now holding the young prince, who will be the emperor tomorrow, in her bedroom.

Hearing the noise, Queen Li immediately raised her eyebrows in displeasure and saw Feng Bao who had made a mistake.

Queen Li's anger was immediately suppressed by her.

It's quite something that Feng Bao could become the eunuch in charge of the imperial seal.

When Emperor Jingyu was still the crown prince, the emperor's grandson was always making trouble in his sleep and crying at night.

This left everyone in the Prince's Mansion helpless.

Until later, Feng Bao made a serious mistake and was sent to the Prince's Mansion by Lu Weifang, the eunuch who held the seal of the previous emperor.

Then the emperor's grandson who was making a fuss was coaxed into silence by Feng Bao.

From then on, Feng Bao's status in the Prince's Mansion skyrocketed!

Until today's eunuch who holds the seal.

Therefore, Feng Bao is quite special in front of the current Queen Li and even in front of the young emperor.

So Queen Li... No, now she is Queen Mother Li.

Empress Dowager Li was familiar with her temper, but she was still in a bad mood and asked seriously, "Feng Bao, you are the eunuch in charge of the palace, how did you do it today!"

The focus is today!
The emperor is fucking dead!

How can you be so careless?!
Feng Bao's knees suddenly weakened and he knelt on the ground, crying and complaining, "My Queen Mother, I... I am really sad and terrified!"

Can become the queen of the harem, the mother of the world.

Empress Dowager Li was naturally intelligent.

She quickly caught the difference in Feng Bao's choice of words.

Her heart suddenly jumped, and then she ordered with a sullen face: "All of you go down."

After all the palace maids and eunuchs had left, leaving only the widowed mother and the eunuch Feng Bao, Empress Dowager Li asked with a sullen face, "Tell me, what are you so afraid of?"

Feng Bao then lay on the ground and replied: "Empress Dowager, I was just outside the Pepper Palace and heard Gao Ge Lao shouting, "Now the young emperor is so young, how can he govern the country?" I was extremely frightened and even more sad when I heard this! "

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Li's expression suddenly changed!
how?

The young emperor is too young to rule the country?

Am I not a human being?
Or does Old Man Gao think that the Queen Mother is not worthy of him, and he wants to seize power alone and become like Yihuo?

hateful!

Your Majesty has just passed away, but his body is still warm!
That’s what the man surnamed Gao thought... When Empress Dowager Li thought of how domineering and overbearing Gao was when the late emperor was alive, she felt a chill in her heart!
Now that His Majesty is gone, can they and their mother still have a good life?
No!

We have to find a way!

The clever Empress Dowager Li immediately thought of someone.

That man had a good reputation among all officials and even eunuchs. He was not only capable but also honest and upright.

The key is……

He is much weaker than Lord Gao.

Moreover, he had always been at odds with Lord Gao.

That person was none other than Lord Zhang!
The weak Zhang Ge Lao needs strong support.

The weak empress dowager also needs the help of the weak Zhang Ge Lao.

So Empress Dowager Li immediately stared at Feng Bao with burning eyes: "Feng Bao, go find Elder Zhang, and be sure to keep it secret! Take my handwritten order with you!"

Feng Bao's heart was shocked: "I understand!"

...On the third day after the emperor's death, under the iron fist of Lord Gao, all parties in the capital, local governors, and foreign kings were kept in the dark.

The emperor's death was kept secret.

Only after the coronation ceremony of the new emperor was prepared and all officials supported the crown prince to ascend the throne did Gao Ge Lao feel relieved.

Now the world is settled!

After the coronation ceremony, all officials gathered at the Fengtian Gate, and the young emperor was about to hold court for the first time in his life.

When the eunuch whipped his whip three times and all officials responded with the same gesture, the court meeting officially began.

Then all officials began to hold court meetings.

As one issue after another was resolved, the court meeting went smoothly.

This made Gao Ge Lao, who had been busy for three days and had hardly slept, very pleased.

so far so good.

There is no chaos in the government and everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

The late emperor...

Am I doing well, your humble servant?
Lord Gao felt emotional.

Then, an official from the Ministry of War suddenly jumped out and shouted, "I have something to report!"

Empress Dowager Li, who was sitting next to the little emperor, did not wait for Elder Gao to speak and said first, "Approved."

Gao Gelao frowned immediately.

He is a relatively old-fashioned person.

The iron rule set by Taizu that "the harem and eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in government affairs" was followed as a guiding principle.

So when Empress Dowager Li spoke, he instinctively felt unhappy.

How can it be that the Empress Dowager is ruling the country from behind the curtain?
Where does this put these officials?
But I can bear with it today.

Lord Gao didn't know what the Ministry of War's Imperial Household Department was going to report, but the Imperial Household Department was a censorate.

Even Lord Gao cannot grasp everything.

There are now many political parties in the Dayu Dynasty, including the Chu Faction, the Yu Faction, the Jing Faction and other factions that are united based on their regions.

Even though Lord Gao is now the chief of all officials, he cannot control all of them.

Soon, the military official said loudly: "I have something to ask the military officials. I heard that when the former governor of Japan left the post, he took everything from Japan and then bypassed Linhasa Island in my Dayu Jimizhou."

"Then we took root in Haixi and established the prefecture."

"I want to ask everyone in the Ministry of War! With such contempt for the might of our Great Yu, why has the Ministry of War not taken any action so far?"

Gao Ge Lao's heart was moved.

The Ministry of War has always been under his control. Is this directed at him?

Soon, Yu Qinghai, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said, "Lu Jing, the thief, has defied the majesty of our Great Yu, and he should be punished."

"The Ministry of War has already prepared a plan, and it is just waiting to be submitted to the Cabinet for the Emperor's approval."

But at this moment, Queen Mother Li suddenly said, "I have heard of Lu Jing. He started from humble beginnings, with only a small amount of troops and money, but he conquered the wild land of Japan. After that, he worked hard and diligently, and made great contributions to Dayu. Such a person, but Dayu regards him as an enemy. Doesn't this chill the hearts of officials and officials all over the world?"

Elder Gao frowned immediately, his displeasure showing on his lips: "Queen Dowager, the traitor Lu Jing is extremely rebellious and heretical, and his doctrine is like a devil! If we leave him alone, I'm afraid he will harm generations to come and bring disaster to future generations! For a person like him, all the merits are not enough to atone for his crimes!"

Empress Dowager Li was immediately displeased: "Lord Gao! You mean you want to start a war right after the death of the previous emperor, and you want to destroy the reputation of Dayu?"

Gao Ge Lao frowned immediately, and even his tone became louder: "Empress Dowager!"

Empress Dowager Li slammed the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "Lord Gao!!"

"On the day of the late emperor's death, did you ever say such treasonous words as 'the young emperor is too young to govern the country'?!"

Gao Ge Lao's face suddenly froze and he was shocked!

Is that what I mean?

I am in sorrow!

But this statement does sound ambiguous.

Especially for those censors who like to nitpick.

As soon as Empress Dowager Li said this, the censors controlled by the Yu faction, the Chu faction and other factions immediately became excited!
Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the world is still uncertain and everything can be done!

So after an exchange of glances, the censors suddenly jumped out and spit at the cabinet leader.

Seeing this, the censors under Gao Ge Lao were not willing to be outdone.

So the two sides started a verbal battle in front of the little emperor at this court meeting.

At the beginning, both sides quoted classics and criticized each other, but later they even directly exposed each other's shortcomings.

Empress Dowager Li just sat back and watched everything.

It was not until Empress Dowager Li noticed that the eunuch Feng Bao, who held the seal, had brought a group of eunuchs to the Fengtian Gate Square and surrounded all the officials that Empress Dowager Li said in a cold voice: "Why, Lord Gao, is this how you rule your subordinates?"

"This is your Majesty's first day on the throne, and you're letting this court become so chaotic?!"

"You are bullying us orphans and widows! Don't you think there is no one to protect us?"

At this moment, Lord Gao's eyes were wide open with anger, and he felt a rage stuck in his throat that he couldn't relieve.

But he held back.

Because Lord Gao noticed that the guards around Fengtian Gate Square had all been turned into eunuchs in the imperial palace.

A solemn and murderous atmosphere permeated inside and outside the Fengtian Gate.

Although the eunuchs of Dayu were arrogant and domineering, and could also be corrupt, they were always loyal to the royal family.

At this moment, the palace was under control by a group of eunuchs.

It was impossible for Gao Ge Lao's men to enter Fengtianmen Square.

Unexpectedly!

I planned everything, but I forgot about this woman!
The boat capsized in the ditch accidentally.

But could such a meticulous and secretive operation be accomplished by just that one woman and these useless guys in the palace?

If there is no external support, how can the orphans, widows and these useless eunuchs mobilize the censors to mediate the incident?
How can we be sure to appease the officials outside the palace?
How could he bypass the numerous defenses and his spies inside and outside the palace?
How can this be possible!!!

Lord Gao was extremely angry, and his expression was as ugly as an iron mask.

Looking around the court, inside and outside, there is no one else with such power except Lord Zhang.

Then, Lord Gao stared at Lord Zhang like an angry lion.

However, Lord Zhang remained silent and submissive.

He did what he had to do.

But he never expected that Lord Gao would reveal the evidence so quickly.

And everything was just as Zhang Gelai had speculated.

His weakness actually became his advantage.

So Lord Zhang just raised his eyelids slightly and nodded imperceptibly towards Lord Gao.

They went from colleagues to comrades-in-arms.

Then they turned from comrades into enemies.

Now, in this time of great change, he finally seized the opportunity and turned the tide!

Gao Ge Lao——

Out.

Things have come to this point, and even a shrewd man like Gao Ge Lao naturally understands what the outcome will be that awaits him.

When serving as an official in the imperial court, one must be respectable.

If you don't want to be decent, the court will help you to be decent.

For example, the young minister of the previous emperor's dynasty was spared his life out of respect and exiled thousands of miles away.

The young cabinet minister couldn't stand the hardship on the road and ran back to his hometown halfway.

Then he was executed.

So Gao Ge Lao said with a bleak face: "It is my fault. I am old and unable to take care of many affairs. So I ask the Queen Mother to allow me to retire and return to my hometown to enjoy my remaining years."

Normally, if a high-ranking official at the prime minister level asks to resign, his superior will basically refuse three times, and will only allow the prime minister to resign after the third time as a sign of respect.

But Empress Dowager Li, who had just lost her husband and her backer, did not dare to have any hope at all.

So she agreed immediately: "Okay."

"Please take care of yourself in the future, Mr. Gao."

All officials: "..."

Soon, Empress Dowager Li appointed him on the spot: "From today on, promote Zhang Taiyue, the second assistant of the cabinet, to the first assistant of the cabinet. Instruct the Ministry of Rites to draft an imperial edict and announce it to the world."

Although all the officials were surprised at Empress Dowager Li's lack of consideration for human relations and worldly affairs.

But now it is too late to mourn Lord Gao.

The next person to be appointed as the Prime Minister is the talented prodigy, young and strong, and has a great reputation, Lord Zhang!
A new round of power struggle in the Dayu Dynasty has officially begun.

Faced with seemingly enthusiastic congratulations from all officials, Lord Zhang handled the situation with ease.

When he finally returned to his residence late at night, smelling of alcohol, Lord Zhang sat in his study with a dazed mind.

Everything has changed.

Now, he is the person standing at the pinnacle of power in Dayu.

But at this moment, Zhang Ge Lao felt unprecedented loneliness.

He stood alone in the yard, looking at the bright moon in the sky, and took out a jade talisman from his sleeve pocket.

That was the Taoist jade talisman that Lu Jing had left for him. After a long while, he input the Taoist Qi and said, "Can we chat?"

Today I encountered something so speechless! So much so that I wrote 5,000 words! I typed it on my phone in a car! In an extremely shaking environment! !
I’ll tell you about it when I have the chance!

Then!

Please give me a reward for my hard work! Please give me a monthly ticket!

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(End of this chapter)