Chapter 47: Commander of the Guards

He said it was a secret, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with the presence of Hong Xiaoyu and others.

Zhou Shengchen understood that he was cunning and wanted to arouse the generals' anger to do something outrageous.

"The deposed prince indeed deserves to die, but since he is still alive, maybe it is God's will." Zhou Shengchen said calmly, "If he can just settle down, he can still enjoy his destiny. But if there is any evil again, he will have to accept more." What a cruel punishment.”

Seeing Zhou Shengchen say this, Xie Chong couldn't force himself anymore and answered with his hands raised: "Since the regent has said so, it means giving him a way to survive. Let's see if he can go."

Of course Zhou Shengchen would not be merciful to the particularly hateful Liu Zixing. The reason for not killing him now was to keep him troubled in the royal family and then be used for his own plans.

Needless to say, Zhou Shengchen nodded in agreement, and then ordered someone to bring wine and food. General Xie Chong still felt comfortable staying with the soldiers of Wang Jun, so they gathered together to eat and drink.

After having had enough wine and food, Xie Chong stood up to say goodbye, and Zhou Shengchen sent him to the courtyard.

"Commander Xie became a Situ, and Master Fu came out of the army again. This is a good thing for stabilizing the government and revitalizing the government. But I think that Your Majesty is still young after all, and it seems that the Queen Mother will come back to listen to the government again," Zhou Shengchen said hesitantly. .

Xie Chong looked at the people around him and said in a low voice: "Old ministers also have this concern. What will happen if the Queen Mother interferes in politics too much?"

After thinking about it, Zhou Shengchen replied: "Although I have been named regent, I cannot stay in Zhongzhou for a long time. Therefore, I want to keep my third disciple, Xie Yun, here."

Xie Chong was immediately stunned and could not respond for a while.

Xie Yun seems to be Xie Chongshou's adopted son, just like Xie Chen. But Xie Yun is really Xie Chong’s son!

"Uh," Xie Chong hesitated for a moment and then answered with cupped hands, "Your Highness wants to keep Xie Yun. What position are you going to give him?"

"The commander of the Imperial Guards, who turned out to be a party of Liu Yuan and Zhao Teng, has been brought to justice. I am planning to promote a general named Yuan Wuchu to be the deputy commander and appoint Xie Yun to be the commander. What does Situ think?" Zhou Birthday asked calmly.

Xie Chong did not want Xie Yun to stay because the current court hated Liu Yuan, Zhao Teng and others and their associates, and Queen Mother Qi Zhenzhen still resented the former Queen Mother Gao's clan party.

Xie Yun was the child of Xie Chong and Gao's daughter. Xie Chong was worried that once this was revealed, he and his son would be attacked by Qi Zhenzhen. It's okay for him to be old, but his son Xie Yunshang is still young. How can he be allowed to take this risk? !

After pondering for a long time, Xie Chong saluted again and said: "Your Highness cares about the old minister and can use his cronies to stabilize the situation. According to the old minister, if Xie Yun is left behind, some people may criticize His Highness for deploying too many cronies."

Smiling and waving his hands, Zhou Shengchen said: "It is true that Xie Yun is my king's general, but everyone knows that he is the adopted son of the Great Situ. As the Great Situ, he ordered his son to manage the access security of the harem. This is It couldn’t be more reasonable.”

After hearing this, Xie Chong became even more anxious: Queen Mother Qi Zhenzhen had a lot of scheming intentions. If something unexpected happened to her son, who would inherit Xie's blood? !

"Please, Your Highness, please don't let Xie Yun take this risk!" Xie Chong was so anxious that he knelt down and begged.

Zhou Shengchen quickly stretched out his hand to support him and said with a smile: "Xie Yun is your adopted son. I see that you and your son are very harmonious on weekdays. After all, you are quite old, so it is a good thing to have Xie Yun by your side."

Xie Chong was so anxious that he almost shed tears, but Zhou Shengchen just persisted.

After lowering his head and thinking for a long time, Xie Chong's voice was choked with sobs. He looked at him and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for concealing this!"

With that said, he was about to kneel down again, but was pulled back by Zhou Shengchen: "Da Situ, please tell me, there is no need to be polite between us. You have always been an important minister of my king, so just say what you say."

Xie Chong mustered up his courage and whispered: "If the old minister stays in Zhongzhou, he may continue to find out the news of the court for His Highness to prevent civil strife. But Xie Yun must not stay! Because, because he is my biological son!" "

After saying that, he raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears, his expression extremely sad.

After listening to him talk about the situation of this so-called adopted son, Zhou Shengchen pretended to sigh, and then said: "In this case, Xie Yun will stay even more."

Xie Chong blinked a few times and looked at him blankly.

"Your father and son are reunited. Although this matter cannot be known to outsiders for the time being, it does not hinder anything - you are very close to each other in the first place. Now that I am worried that Xie Yun is young and causing trouble, I will send another person." Zhou Shengchen said, " My beloved general Qin Yan, like Yuan Wuchu, also serves as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. However, they must be careful in their conduct and must not get close to the Queen Mother."

His tone was particularly serious at the end.

Xie Chong listened silently, thinking quickly in his mind.

Qin Yan is rigorous in his work and loyal to King Xiao Nanchen. Although Yuan Wuchu was a former general of the court, he should indeed stay to avoid criticism from other courtiers, saying that there were too many of King Xiao Nanchen's cronies in the court.

Although Xie Yun seems to be in danger, since he has become the president of the imperial army, he has a lot of troops and power over the imperial army. In addition, King Xiao Nanchen repeatedly warned that not to mention Xie Yun himself, even Xie Chong should not be in any danger. Otherwise, Xie Chong would be called the king's military adviser in vain.

"Your Highness is right. They are all for the country, the people, and the imperial court." Xie Chong could not refute, so he had to agree, "Old minister, I can only agree."

"Da Situ, if it is not because I am suspicious, I will simply tell you," Zhou Shengchen lowered his voice, "The Queen Mother is young and widowed, or she is unwilling to be lonely. It is okay to say that the palace is full of eunuchs, but the imperial guards must On duty in the palace..."

Xie Chong immediately trembled when he heard this, his body trembled and he murmured: "Isn't this a rumor?"

Queen Mother Qi Zhenzhen may have a male favorite who comes and goes from the palace. This is a rumor to foreign ministers like Zhou Shengchen and Xie Chong, but to the courtiers in Zhongzhou, it may be a fact.

"In short, Chief Situ should understand my king's intention of leaving behind two generals, Xie Yun and Qin Yan." Zhou Shengchen stared at him and said.

Xie Chong immediately straightened up, cupped his hands and said, "I will definitely obey His Highness's secret orders, keep an eye on the door and take good care of the family affairs!"

He spoke cryptically, but there was no doubt that it was all clear.

Zhou Shengchen made this most important arrangement and then assisted in reorganizing the imperial court.

The courtiers still perform their respective duties, but from the royal family such as Prime Minister Liu Wei to ordinary officers and generals, they have understood that the current Beichen court is very different from the original customs and factions.

A large part of the power was transferred from the hands of Prime Minister Liu Wei to the hands of Da Situ, and the two formed a state of mutual restraint.

As for Tai Fu Guang Guang, he actually played the role of supervising Emperor Liu Hui. Queen Mother Qi Zhenzhen seems to be very honest at present, but she still has to play the role of the final decision-maker on the government affairs.

Zhou Shengchen didn't want to figure it out all at once, he always wanted to leave room for his future.

Seeing that the current condition was acceptable, he took people to the East Palace to visit the deposed prince Liu Zixing, who was gradually recovering from his injuries.