I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 24
"Chao Cuo and Zhidu will definitely come together!"

"After all, they are all from the Legalist family."

"Nowadays in the court, there are only these two legal courtiers. If they don't report to the regiment to keep warm, it will be a strange thing."

In the early morning of the next day, brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng arrived at Gu'anhou Mansion early as planned.

But what surprised the two brothers was that Shen Tujia was not the only one waiting in the gazebo.

"Duke Yuan."

The two brothers bowed in unison, causing Yuan Ang to stand up quickly, and saluted with a big smile: "Cao Min Yuan Ang, I pay my respects to the two young masters..."

Regarding Yuan An's great gift, the two brothers did not panic, but nodded in tacit understanding.

Speaking of Yuan Ang, he is also quite a legendary figure.

In the early years, Yuan Ang's whole family was forced to move into Guanzhong by the Chang'an court as a "powerful and powerful Kanto region", and lived in Anling Town, the mausoleum of Emperor Xiaohui Liu Ying;

During the reign of Empress Dowager Lu, Yuan An also served as a guest to Lu Lu, the nephew of Empress Dowager Lu.

Later, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen became the successor to Datong. Logically speaking, Yuan An, as the "Lu Party", had absolutely no political future at all.

But fortunately, Yuan An had a brother named Yuan Kuai who was well-connected and well-connected;

Under the operation of his elder brother Yuan Kui, Yuan Ang, who clearly wrote the word "Lu Dang" on his political resume, was finally able to enter the palace and became the middle man next to Emperor Taizong Xiaowen!

A few years later, Yuan Ang was released as the captain of Longxi, and he was able to manage the army well, and was transferred to be the king of Qi and the king of Wu;

It was not until a few years ago, when Emperor Taizong Xiaowen became seriously ill, that Yuan An was transferred back to Chang'an, and entered the imperial court with the false title of doctor.

But at the moment, Yuan An was wrongly bribed (Fan) by the Emperor Liu Qi because of accepting (reversely) accepting bribes (Fan) against King Wu Chao (Fan), and became white;

Other people, such as Prime Minister Shen Tujia, and other officials and ministers, when they saw Yuan An, could still address him respectfully as "Dr. Yuan".

——After all, with the backing of the Empress Dou of the Eastern Palace, it is only a matter of time before Yuan Ang returns to the court;
But other people can do this, brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng have to be very careful.

Because it was the emperor Liu Qi who pushed Yuan Ang to the end;

For the courtiers and officials, this is the "king order".

But for the brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng who are princes, this is a 'father's order'.

Although the courtiers cannot expressly object to the monarch's decision-making, no one will care at all if they play around in private and secretly express their dissatisfaction;

But in this era, the son must obey his father's orders without question.

So when other people met Yuan An and still called him 'Dr. Yuan', brothers Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng could only address him as 'Yuan Gong' at most;
The attitude towards Yuan An should also fit Yuan An's current status as much as possible.

Right now, what is Yuan An's identity?
——Didn't he say it himself, 'Cao Min Yuan Ang'...

For Liu Pengzu and Liu Sheng who really regarded themselves as "grassmen", Yuan An didn't think there was anything wrong;
Instead, he smiled and nodded, expressing his approval of the actions of the two brothers.

The two brothers didn't care about Yuan An anymore, they saluted Shentu Jia with their whole bodies, and then stood respectfully behind Shentu Jia.

"Sit down, don't be restrained."

Shen Tujia smiled and waved, motioning for the two to sit down, and then pointed to Yuan An who was sitting opposite him.

"Just now, Dr. Yuan also told the old man that Chao Cuo and Zhidu will definitely have a nest of snakes and rats."

"The two young masters think, is Dr. Yuan's guess reasonable?"

Seeing Shen Tujia's question, the two brothers looked at each other for a while, and then the elder Liu Peng's ancestor stood up.

"Just now I heard from Mr. Yuan that both Chao Cuo and Zhidu were from the Legalist family, and they were the only officials above the court who were from the Legalist family."

"If it is true as Yuan Gong said, then the private relationship between these two people should indeed be extraordinary."

Shen Tujia nodded his head slightly with his plain words, and immediately cast Qi Yi's gaze on Liu Sheng who was at the side.

Seeing Liu Sheng raised his head worriedly, he bowed his hands slightly to Shen Tujia.

"Students have heard that Nei Shi is the head of the Nine Ministers and is in charge of everything in Guanzhong."

"As for Neishi's subordinate, he is the lieutenant who is in charge of guarding the capital; as for General Zhonglang, he is also the lieutenant's subordinate."

"In this way, Zhi Du, as a general of Zhonglang, is originally a subordinate of Nei Shi Chao Cuo."

"In addition, the father has great trust in these two people, and he is cited as a confidant of the humerus, so it is reasonable for these two people to be in the same boat."

"Hmm~"

For Liu Sheng's answer, Shen Tujia was obviously more satisfied, nodded without concealing his appreciation, and then looked at Yuan An with a slightly ostentatious expression.

"The views of the two young masters seem to coincide with those of Dr. Yuan?"

A slightly teasing sentence, but it made Yuan Ang smile and wave his hands again and again: "I am a grassroots person, I dare not be honored by the two young masters..."

With a half-sincere and half-probing polite sentence, Yuan An naturally changed the topic a little bit.

"But speaking of it, it's really interesting."

"—Before, the two sons had a conflict with Zhi because of Mrs. Jia;"

"Right now, the prime minister has another dispute with Chao Cuo because of the "Strategy to Cut Fans."

"However, the two young masters have already worshiped the prime minister; Chao Cuo and Zhidu are looking at each other..."

Seemingly speaking with deep meaning, Yuan An turned his head indistinctly, and sized up the two princes, especially Liu Sheng.

But when he found that Liu Sheng's face did not reveal the expression he expected, Yuan An did not finish the sentence, but shook his head with a chuckle and lowered his head, naturally cutting off the conversation.

——Yuan Ang knew in his heart: No matter whether he was white or not, he was definitely not an 'acquaintance' in front of these two princes.

This matter, in particular, is related to the current major policy in the court: the policy of cutting down the vassals, which makes Yuan Ang absolutely unable to reveal his purpose too clearly even if he has intentions.

Bowing his head and smiling, and planning in his heart, Yuan An finally decided: leave the rest to Shen Tujia who is closer to the two princes.

As for myself...
"Since the two sons are here, I will not stay any longer."

"When the prime minister is free, I will pay a visit..."

Farewell to Shentujia and the two princes with a natural expression, and looking at Shentujia without any trace, Yuan An turned around without delay and left Gu'anhou's mansion.

But after Yuan An left, Liu Pengzu's deep gaze was locked on the direction of Yuan An's departure for a long time...

"Murder with a knife?"

"Or watching the fire from the other side..."

(End of this chapter)