big week bad guy

Chapter 51
In the Great Zhou Dynasty Hall, those who stand at the pinnacle of power always understand that compromise is the most important thing.

Nothing is worth mentioning in comparison.

In the struggle for power, no one can always be the winner, and no one can always stand at the top.

This requires compromise and the exchange of interests.

And the one who masters the balance is the emperor.

Zheng Jie's birthday seems to be just a birthday banquet, but it is actually a stage for various forces to compete.

The attitudes of the left minister, the right minister, Qin Tianjian, the princes, and even Haoran Academy are all attracting attention.

Their every move will even be magnified, interpreted, and extended into something deeper.

Left Prime Minister Chen Liangfu, who has been in this kind of power vortex all year round, has long been familiar with it.

To him, this is just an ordinary show that can no longer be ordinary.

When the stage was set up, he just had to go up and perform well.

As for the birthday gift for Zheng Jie, Chen Liangfu had already ordered someone to prepare it.

In his opinion, the gift is not important, the key is him and his attitude.

As long as he, Chen Liangfu, appeared in Zheng Jie's luxurious mansion in Chongrenfang, it showed his attitude.

Although Chen Liangfu and Zheng Jie were not considered politically allies, their relationship was decent.

In other words, this internal servant is very cunning, politically impartial, and shows no obvious inclinations.

In this way, no matter which faction the bigwigs are against him, they will think that he is a potential ally that can be won.

If things go on like this, Zheng Jie will be able to live freely and freely in the muddy water of Chang'an City, and be invincible.

Of course, Zheng Jie is absolutely loyal to the emperor.The Son of Heaven is his biggest backer, as long as the Son of Heaven's attitude remains the same, he will be able to sit firmly in the position of the Internal Guard.

Therefore, Chen Liangfu didn't really think about winning Zheng Jie into his camp.

He knew it was impossible.

Taking a step back, even if Zheng Jie really agreed to form an alliance with Chen Liangfu, would it be a good thing?
Today's son is proficient in power, if he knows that the inner and outer ministers are colluding together, can the emperor still sit still?
At that time, either Zheng Jie will be unlucky or Chen Liangfu will suffer.

The subtlety of power lies in the game and balance. Once the balance is broken, the next thing will be unpredictable.

"My lord, the carriage is ready."

Seeing that Chen Liangfu had finished grooming, the housekeeper reminded him very carefully.

"understood."

Chen Liangfu responded without any emotion, and then went to the bronze mirror to wipe off the powder, and then left the house contentedly and headed towards the gate of the mansion.

He is indeed old, if it was decades ago, he would not need to wear powder, but now if he does not wear powder, it will be impossible to cover up the gully-like wrinkles on his face.

Surrounded by his cronies, Chen Liangfu came down to the gate of the mansion and headed straight for the carriage.

This is an incomparably luxurious carriage, the entire carriage can seat nearly ten people, Chen Liangfu can eat, sleep and even go to the toilet on it, even if he is joking with several beauties at the same time, it is not a problem.

It's just that Chen Liangfu has been abstinent for many years, and he is no longer close to women.So this carriage is just for him to sit alone.

There was incense in the carriage.

As soon as Chen Liangfu got into the carriage, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The place he was going to was Zhongnan Mountain, and it was quite a distance to go out of the city, so it was okay to take a short rest.

At his age, he values ​​health preservation very much.

Only by living longer can we hold power longer.

The carriage quickly galloped down the streets of Chang'an City. Chen Liangfu was in a daze while shaking, recalling the scene of just arriving in Chang'an City.

At that time, he was just a young man who had just passed the Jinshi. Standing on the endless Zhuque Street, looking at the continuous palaces in the distance, he vowed in his heart that he would make a difference in the court.

Now he has indeed done it, but he is no longer the young man he was back then. Now he has too many worries and is afraid of losing too many things.

It's nice to be young.

If God gave him a chance to exchange everything he got today to return to his youth, would Chen Liangfu change it?

he does not know.

All he knew was that even if he wanted to, neither would his family, much less his protégés, much less his political allies.

Can not go back.

Some things, once you take that step, you can't go back.

The Zhongnan Mountains are a branch of the Qinling Mountains.

Because it is very close to Chang'an City, scholars have always regarded it as a springboard leading to Chang'an's official career.

All scholars who are not satisfied with the imperial examination are willing to plunge into Zhongnan Mountain and pretend to be a hermit.

After a long time, there will always be some fame.

The dignitaries from the court came to Mount Zhongnan to worship Buddha, or to ask questions, and they had the opportunity to make friends.

If you get the appreciation of the bosses, it is not impossible to reach the sky in one step.

So it is also known as the shortcut to the south.

Of course, Chen Liangfu came to Zhongnan Mountain this time not to find a good man, but to meet someone.

a woman.

Because there are too many noble people in Zhongnan Mountain over the years, the road up the mountain is also well built.

Even an elderly person like Chen Liangfu would not feel strenuous stepping on the neat stone steps.

It is said that going up the mountain is difficult, and going down the mountain is even harder.

So some people don't want to go down the mountain once they go up the mountain.

The dignitaries of Chang'an City have the habit of building other courtyards in Zhongnan Mountain.

In summer, they often take a carriage to Zhongnan Mountain to escape the heat.

But now it is autumn, and fewer and fewer people enter the mountain.

Except for some devout pilgrims, there are hardly any scattered people.

Chen Liangfu did not hesitate at all.He climbed up the steps, taking every step steadily.

I don't know how many steps he took, how many steps he stepped on, and he stopped in front of a clean and tidy courtyard.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Liangfu stepped forward and knocked on the door.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, the door slowly opened.

It was a middle-aged maidservant who opened the door. She was slightly startled when she saw Chen Liangfu, and her expression changed drastically immediately.

"Why is Prime Minister Zuo here? Please go back, Layman Yuzhen won't see you."

Chen Liangfu sighed and said, "I know I'm sorry for her, but so many years have passed, even if she can't let it go, she should give me a chance to explain it? Please tell me, if Layman Yuzhen really doesn't want to see me, I will Also give up."

The middle-aged servant girl hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "In that case, you wait here, and I will ask Layman Yuzhen."

After saying that, he closed the door and turned to leave.

Chen Liangfu closed his eyes and stood there quietly.

He doesn't know how many times he has been to Zhongnan Mountain in these years, and he doesn't know how many times he wants to step into this gate.

But this step is like a gap between heaven and man, and it cannot be crossed no matter what.

This is a knot in his heart, and if he doesn't untie it, he can't feel at ease for a day.

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(End of this chapter)