Chapter 315
Returning the battle report in his hand to the desk, Eunuch Feng raised his head and met Yuan Zhuo's emotionless eyes.
"Master, Master, this..."
Yuan Zhuo asked calmly: "Did you see something?"
Eunuch Feng knelt down, knocked his head down hard, put his hands flat in front of his forehead, and replied solemnly: "Master, the great ancestor has established a rule that internal officials are not allowed to interfere in politics!"
After nearly fifty years of walking inside and outside the palace, what kind of storms and waves has Eunuch Feng not seen? How could he not see the mystery in a thin battle report with only more than 200 words?
It’s just that I don’t want to say it, or I don’t dare to say it.
Seeing that the slave who had been with him for decades behaved like this, a smile suddenly appeared on Yuan Zhuo's calm face.
Looking down at the ground with his arms folded, the white-haired companion gradually began to laugh and said sarcastically: "Hehehehe, have you even thought about protecting yourself wisely?"
"The slave is guilty."
Feeling the warmth of gold bricks on his palms and forehead, Eunuch Feng lowered his back, closed his eyes, and replied with an inexplicable word.
Yuan Zhuo stroked the beard on his chin, realization suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the sarcastic smile disappeared instantly, replaced by relief.
"I understand."
With just four words, Eunuch Feng, who was kneeling with a tight body, let out a deep breath in his heart, "Thank you, Master."
He straightened his waist with his hands on the ground, then straightened his legs and stood up. His originally pale face became alive, but the beads of sweat on his hair behind his ears that had not yet dried reflected the panic in his heart just now.
Sitting on the writing desk, Yuan Zhuo joked happily: "I didn't expect that my great companion actually has a Bodhisattva heart."
"Oh, the master is laughing. This servant is interceding for the country's nobles. How can I be a Bodhisattva? I just can't bear that the master has no one to use."
"Good! Good! What a good slave!" Yuan Zhuo said sincerely.
He tapped the battle report on the case with his finger and asked, "Can you feel safe now? Did you see anything?"
Almost without any thought, Eunuch Feng replied: "This good news must be untrue!"
Yuan Zhuo nodded, "Go on."
"Master, although this servant has never been on the battlefield, I know a little bit about it by following my master. The battle report states that there were more than 21,000 casualties, countless horses and gunpowder were consumed, and food and grass were also wasted. How can we win if people are burned?"
After doing some calculations in his mind, Eunuch Feng continued: "From the time the war started to the time the battle report came in, it would only take ten days. How could Liu Huanzhou endure such huge casualties for ten days? It's terrible that this old turtle would die before the next day. He hid back in Jingzhou City."
"In other words, it is unbelievable that such casualties could only advance a hundred miles! Therefore, I believe that this successful report is completely false!"
Turning his head to glance at the battle report, Yuan Zhuo lost interest and said, "I also know that most lies..."
He pointed at the piece of paper and asked in a deep voice: "I just want to ask you, what is Liu Huanzhou's purpose?"
Eunuch Feng shook his head and said helplessly: "I don't know, please master."
How could an old fox like him not see this kind of Sima Zhao's heart? It's just the same principle. He knows it, but he can't say the words.
He is an internal official and the chief minister of etiquette. There are some things he can say to the emperor, but there are some things that must never be spoken or mentioned!
It's not about being wise and protecting yourself, it's about following the rules.
Seeing Zhuo Zhuo, the number one scholar, laughing, he nodded slightly, waved his hand and said, "Go and call Lu Wenyu over. By the way, go to the cabinet room to call over Li Shu, Yang Ming and Xu Zhifu, and ask them to wait outside the palace."
"Yes, Master."
After walking out of Qingxuan Palace, Lu Wenyu was already waiting at the gate of Xiyuan. Eunuch Feng walked over and couldn't help but blame: "Master Lu, you almost killed our family! Why is there no news at all from Hexi, and suddenly the good news comes to the palace?"
"I don't know either." Lu Wenyu shook his head.
Eunuch Feng pulled him to a deserted place and asked in a low voice, "Did Eunuch Shi tell you everything?"
"As I said, I was also kept in the dark."
"Ouch, you..." Eunuch Feng almost jumped up in fear.
What's the word? With the Imperial Guard in your hands, it would be better for you to ask someone who has no roots in the palace to report the news to you. What's going on?
It's nonsense, isn't it?
With a grimace on his face, he told Lu Wenyu the contents of the victory report, "Master Lu, just think about it carefully here. Our family will first go to the cabinet to announce a few cabinet ministers. This is no small matter!"
After leaving his words, Eunuch Feng turned around and walked away, heading straight to the cabinet for duty. Lu Wenyu froze on the spot, his brows knitted tightly together. The biggest thing now was not the numbers on the victory report, but that he had not received the news in advance.
He didn’t even know that Hexi was at war with the Hu people!
This shows that not a single secret that has been buried for the past ten years is left, and it is all wasted!
After thinking about it, I turned into a "Oh..."
He left quickly and came back quickly. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Eunuch Feng led two old men, one young man and three pavilion elders back to Xiyuan. Seeing Lu Wenyu, he pretended to say hello: "Master Lu, are you here first?"
"Thank you, Eunuch Feng, Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Yang Ge, and Mr. Xu Ge are here too?" Lu Wenyu also pretended to say hello.
Eunuch Feng turned around and said, "Let's not keep the emperor waiting any longer. Mr. Lu, please come with us. Please trouble the three elders to wait outside for a while."
"Okay." The three of them said in unison.
The two of them walked into Qingxuan Palace quickly, one behind the other.
After pushing the door open and going in, Eunuch Feng reminded softly: "Master, Mr. Lu Wenyu is here."
Before Lu Wenyu could salute, Yuan Zhuo waved and stopped him: "No need to be polite, come and see the good news coming from Hexi."
Lu Wenyu walked to the desk in small steps and took the paper handed to him with both hands. I quickly browsed through it, but before I finished it, cold sweat was already breaking out on my forehead. My mouth felt dry and I was speechless.
It's one thing to hear others say it, but it's another thing to see it with your own eyes. The numbers on the paper shocked him so much. Liu Huanzhou really dared to put pen to paper!
"His Majesty……"
As soon as he uttered two words, Yuan Zhuo pressed his shoulder and interrupted, "Nothing, just keep reading."
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and read it twice more, put down the battle report, bowed his head and retreated to the side, shutting up.
"What's wrong? You dare to speak after reading it once, but you don't dare to speak after reading it a few more times?"
Lu Wenyu was frightened and said hesitantly: "I can't tell..."
"You can't say it well? Or you don't dare to say it? Say it boldly and I will forgive you!"
Faced with Yuan Zhuo's pressing steps, Lu Wenyu raised her eyes to look at Eunuch Feng's expression. Seeing that there was no change in his face, she respectfully replied: "This successful report must be false."
"Go on," Yuan Zhuo said.
"There are exaggerations and bad intentions."
After finally hearing what he wanted to hear, Yuan Zhuo couldn't help but respond, "Is this a report of war? This is a threat! Liu Huanzhou, the good guy, just reaches out to ask for money, but he dares to be so greedy!"
The two people standing nearby were silent and submissive. Liu Huanzhou's purpose was clear and his timing was perfect. The two of them really didn't know how to reply.
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