Wei and Jin Cooks

By the time the court officials left the main room, Xunfan's room was already in a mess. Ji Yuan, who was hiding somewhere, stepped over the tables and chairs that had fallen to the ground and walked in.

The servant looked at him in surprise and wanted to stop him from entering. Xun Fan, who was half leaning on the bed, said, "Please come in, your servant."

The servant then led Ji Yuan around the gauze curtain and into the inner room.

Xun Fan said: "You all retreat, stay outside and don't allow anyone to come in."

The servants responded and left.

Ji Yuan picked up a chair from the ground and placed it opposite the bed. He bowed to him and said, "Mr. Xun is so righteous. Ji is very grateful."

Xun Fan said expressionlessly, "I'm not doing this for your gratitude."

Ji Yuan lifted up his robe and sat down, "I know that Duke Xun is for peace in the world."

Xun Fan said: "I hope you can assist the general as always in the future and not become a bad person."

Ji Yuan raised the corners of his lips confidently, "Of course, let's talk about giving up the throne."

Xun Fan sat up, stared at Ji Yuan with bright eyes and said, "Your Majesty is gentle and kind. Even if you abdicate, you should still have the dignity of the emperor."

"Of course," Ji Yuan agreed, "the general is kind and will treat your majesty well. We don't dare to despise your majesty."

Xunfan: "After all, the Langya king's lineage is the clan, and they should be treated kindly."

Ji Yuan agreed, "As long as they abide by the law and don't do anything rebellious, my girls will not be stingy with money."

Xunfan paused and said, "After all, the Sima family was once part of the royal family, and there was also the Cao family. The two clans have been worshiping each other continuously."

Ji Yuan paused for a moment and then agreed, "When your Majesty grows up, I will ask the general to find a good wife for your Majesty, but the lineage of King Chenliu..."

He said: "Since King Chenliu died of illness, Cao Guo, who inherited the title, was a sideline heir. After many years of fighting, he has disappeared. I will advise the general and send people to search for him. If he cannot be found, he can only look for Cao Guo. The descendants of the public will choose a line of inheritance from them."

Xunfan pursed his lips and said softly: "King Chenliu was in bad luck and could not leave a son and a half daughters. I hope your majesty can have a wife."

Ji Yuan heard his temptation and said with half a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Xun, the general is much more kind than Sima in this regard. As long as your majesty is in good health, he will surely have many descendants in the future."

Xun Fan blushed. Although it is difficult to determine the reason why Cao Huan had no children, he was an aristocratic son and had wives and concubines. Normally, he should not be unable to give birth to a child, so the probability of sterilization should be relatively small.

Not to mention other people, even Xun Fan did not believe that Cao Huan was that person.

 What's more, the palace is full of imperial doctors and has the most advanced medical technology in the country. Can he really not be allowed to have a child?

What Xun Fan is doing now is to recruit another descendant of the previous dynasty to share the pressure of the young emperor, hoping that Zhao Hanzhang can treat them well together.

Based on Ji Yuan’s understanding of Zhao Hanzhang, she would not refuse such a thing, so he could agree on her behalf.

 The two of them then discussed some details, such as what specific honors the little emperor should receive after he abdicates. Land and slaves are the two most important things, which can guarantee the little emperor's future life.

 Also, the specific operations for the next little emperor to abdicate.

 The little emperor only succeeded to the throne for a short time, and he did not do any bad things during his tenure. If calculated according to the calculation that all achievements during his reign were attributed to him, he can even be regarded as having great achievements.

 During his reign, he defeated the Xiongnu, recovered the northern land, and unified the north and the south...

 So it cannot be said that he was sorry for the Jin Dynasty, so he abdicated. He could only put the pot on his ancestors' heads. In fact, the pot did belong to his ancestors.

There was a solar eclipse and floods in the sky. This was a warning from God. Therefore, for the sake of the stability of the world and the safety of the people, he was willing to abdicate and give way to Zhao Hanzhang Balabala...

Ji Yuan asked: "When will it start?"

Xunfan lowered his eyes and glanced at his lap. At this time, he was afraid that the whole city knew about the emperor's proposal to abdicate. If he didn't start as soon as possible, he was afraid that people would be upset and some people would have the intention of rebellion.

So he said: "Tomorrow is still a holiday, and I will go to the palace early the next morning to draft the edict."

This edict must not come from Zhao Hanzhang. He was the only one around the emperor who had the courage to draft this edict.

Ji Yuan was satisfied and stood up to leave. Before leaving, he couldn't help but remind him, "Mr.

Xun Fan's face was tense and he said rudely: "This is Xun's family matter, so I don't need to worry about it."

Ji Yuan walked out of the main room and saw Xun Zu who was blocked outside the courtyard. He smiled at him and walked directly past him.

Xun Zu watched him leave with a gloomy expression. He waited until they were far away before looking away and asked the servant who was stopping him, "Can you go and report to brother now?"

 The servant bowed and saluted, and then went to ask Xunfan.

Xunfan asked him to come in.

As soon as the two brothers met, Xun Fan could not be questioned, so Xun Fan said in a deep voice: "Kneel down!"

Xunzu paused for a moment, then knelt down.

Xun Fan asked him with a stern face, "Why do you want to send His Majesty a sharp weapon privately?"

Xun Zu: "Cao Gong has been regent for twenty-four years but did not dare to proclaim himself emperor. Zhao Hanzhang respects His Majesty more than he does Xian Emperor. She is still young and can take her time to figure it out. But I don't understand why my brother is so anxious. Let His Majesty give way to her?”

Xunfan: "I have already said the reason, and now I will give you another reason. Your Majesty, he has no intention of fighting, he has no intention of fighting!"

Xun Fan said in a low voice: "Xiandi still wanted to seize power, so there were Han ministers who came one after another to serve him, but Your Majesty himself has no fighting spirit. How many old ministers are now willing to fight to the death to seize power for him?"

"Didn't you see everything in the room today? People like Xia Houren, Tao Wu and others have long been inclined to Zhao Hanzhang. This time she kept her promise, and they completely fell in love with her. Even Wei An, who often follows you around, Yuan Xin and others don't say anything, but they are respectful in their hearts. If things go on like this, is it you who is trying to do it, or is it she, Zhao Hanzhang, who is trying to do it? "

Xun Zu opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "There are always more loyal and righteous people in the world."

Xun Fan said expressionlessly: "It is precisely because there are more loyal people that your Majesty's throne is even more unstable. If you hold the throne improperly, there will be endless troubles. In eighty years, the Jin Dynasty failed to convince the people of the world. On the contrary, Morality has declined, and the minister is drunk and dreaming, escaping from the world. Do you think that in the next thirty years, you will be able to accomplish things that others such as Zhao Gong and Fu Gong cannot do? "

Xunzu was speechless.

Xunfan said: "Let's stop here."

Xun Zu sat on the ground dejectedly and asked in a low voice: "What should Qiu Zhi do? He was captured by Zhao Hanzhang, and I, I'm afraid I won't be here soon."

Xunfan thought for a moment and then shook his head. "She is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration. She will not arrest you at this time. This matter will probably be reduced to a minor matter. Even for Qiu Zhi, it is not a big problem."

Xunfan snorted coldly when he said this, "It's easy for him. Was he the one who instigated this? I hate him deeply."

 Xunzu said nothing.

As soon as Ji Yuan left the house, he was picked up by the soldiers of the Zhao family who were waiting outside. "The general is waiting for you at the mansion."

Ji Yuan was also anxious to discuss matters with Zhao Hanzhang, so he hurried there.

By the time we arrived at the General's Mansion, the sun was almost setting. As soon as we entered the courtyard, we saw Yuan Li kneeling on the ground. He paused slightly, then walked past him pretending not to know and entered the study.

Yuan Li is different from others. If it were other colleagues, he would definitely ask for mercy. But Yuan Li... the things he controlled were too important and too confidential. All the hidden clues in Ji Yuan's hands were handed over to Yuan Li, and Yuan Li made new arrangements.

 This should be what Zhao Hanzhang meant.

Ji Yuan didn't want to test Zhao Hanzhang's bottom line. Yuan Li's position destined him to be a solitary minister. It would be better for everyone to have less contact.

Even so, after Ji Yuan entered and saluted, he couldn't help but said: "Girl, Yuan Li is still kneeling outside."

Zhao Hanzhang saw that everyone had arrived, so he said: "Let him come in."

 Go out according to He's orders.

After a while Yuan Li limped in, saluted and stood aside silently.

Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang only called them, he knew that she didn't want too many people to know, so Ji Yuan subconsciously lowered his voice and repeated the conversation between him and Xun Fan.

Ji Yuan looked at Zhao Hanzhang and said: "If nothing unexpected happens, your Majesty will give way to the girl in the future, and the girl should refuse again."

He paused and then said: "Although the girl has already rejected you once today, this time it was in private, so it doesn't count. You still need three more words."

 This is to tell the world about the legitimacy of her accession to the throne. Although it is hypocritical, it is useful!

Zhao Hanzhang nodded in agreement, and the next step was to do some precautions to prevent accidents.

Many accidents in the world are caused by slacking off. She doesn’t want an accident to happen before she gets there, so she still has to make the preparations she needs to.

 Zhao Hanzhang handed over the matter to Zhao Shen and Zeng Yue, one outside and the other inside. Zhao Shen was in charge of the Zhao army outside the city to guard against accidents; Zeng Yue was in charge of the imperial guards inside the city to ensure everyone's safety.

Since Yuan Li provided them with information, Ji Yuan and Ming Yu naturally charged forward and discussed relevant matters with the people of the Little Emperor's group.

After discussing this, Ji Yuan asked: "How should the general deal with Qiu Zhi and Xun Zu?"

Zhao Hanzhang snorted coldly and said: "For Xun Fan's sake, I will spare Xun Zu this time. As for Qiu Zhi, he will be sent to Dali Temple early tomorrow morning to be punished for insulting Shangguan."

 At this time, punishing Xunzu and Qiu Zhi severely will only make the old ministers panic and change the planned things.

 So Zhao Hanzhang did not embarrass Qiu Zhi, and specifically handed him over to Zeng Yue instead of Yuan Li.

Zeng Yue did not trouble Qiu Zhi, but locked him in a dark room for one night. When he was brought out the next day, he found that he was so frightened that he had to be carried to Dali Temple.

The Dali Temple official on duty just heard some crazy rumors today. He accepted Qiu Zhi before he could distinguish the truth from the false. He was a little confused for a while.

So they crowded into Qiu Zhi's cell and asked him, "What happened in the Taifu's residence yesterday?"

 Just one night, Qiu Zhi's face turned pale with fright, and he looked more than ten years older. His hands and feet were still weak at this time.

Seeing his dull eyes, the Dali Temple official checked him inside and out, frowned and said, "There are no injuries, no external or internal injuries."

 “Looking like he was frightened.”

 “Is Yuan Li scared?”

"possible."

"So did you hear the rumor? Your Majesty..." The rest of the words were not spoken, but his eyes were clear and everything was unspoken.

There were not many officials in Xun's house yesterday. Although they leaked the news after they came out, most people were dubious.

Even though the colleagues they worked with day and night patted their chests to keep the news confidential, they looked suspicious.

However, keen officials still noticed something different. The city gates were closed early last night, and there seemed to be more guards patrolling during the curfew. When they were lying down and sleeping, they could faintly hear the sound of the guards marching in unison, and it was particularly dense.

Furthermore, although it was still a day of rest today, the restaurants that officials and wealthy people often visited had very few guests, and few people went to eat or drink.

 So...the rumor is true?

As the news spreads more and more, more and more people are sure, "I heard that it was Yushi Xun who took a knife to force His Majesty to agree to the Zen throne."

　　"Is it the opposite? It was His Majesty who forced Yu Shi Xun with a knife, right?"

 Officials like them know best how bad the little emperor is.

They also understood the little emperor. He was only twelve years old. If he had been ten years older, he might have a desire for power. At twelve years old, without any ambition, wouldn't he be tired of studying and working?

Even they often don’t want to go to work and just want to take a nap.

 So they understand.

“No matter who forced whom, His Majesty did express his intention to surrender to the general yesterday in public, but the general refused.”

“I have to refuse, but I don’t know when it will be mentioned next time.”

Everyone's eyes met, looking forward to and worried at the same time.

 In fact, the current situation is not bad. The general is regent and everyone listens to her.

 But if she takes the throne, will it be easier for them and their ministers to get rewards for their work?

 After all, there are occasional factional disputes when doing things now, which is very annoying.

 If...any old minister, Zhongli, Zhao, everyone is her minister.

　Many people are looking forward to it, but they can’t do anything.

The little emperor had been suffering in the palace for a day. He saw that the palace was strengthened, but the people around him were no different from usual. Chamberlain Dong also comforted him, "Why should you be anxious, Your Majesty? You have said that. The general will never be afraid of a short sword." If I annoyed you, I wouldn’t have given you a short knife for your own use.”

Dong's inner servant smiled and said, "I heard that this sword was given by Fu Shangshu as a birthday gift to the general."

 The little emperor relaxed a little under his comfort, but he was still anxious, "I don't know how the third uncle is doing, and whether the second uncle will be implicated."

Dong's inner servant couldn't guarantee it, and he didn't even dare to ask for information. The master and servant could only wait silently for the officials to take leave and go to the morning court.

 The little emperor himself did not expect that Xun Fan would come to the palace to look for him in the morning. ,

 “Write a Zen edict?” The little emperor took two steps quickly and asked, “Shall I write it?”

"No, I will write it," Xun Fan said: "I will write this edict. When the general refuses, your Majesty will come and write it next time. Next time, you can give it to her with the national seal in person, and she will agree. .”

The little emperor has not read enough books and is not old enough, so he is not able to understand the hypocrisy of the adults. "Have you asked the general, is she really willing to take the throne? She rejected me so dismissively that day. …”

Xunfan sighed and said, "She will agree. I asked Ji Shizhong to persuade her."

The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good." This hot potato and heavy burden can finally be handed over.

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