"Pass on my orders. The mission of the East Wind Battalion has been completed.”
Everyone cheered when they heard Wei Zhongxian's words.
Amidst the cheers, Wei Zhongxian turned around and left. He didn't want to steal Huang Degong's limelight.
At this moment, Huang Degong was lifted up by the crowd and thrown into the air to cheer.
Wei Zhongxian nodded his head. This Huang Degong only took less than a day to win the hearts of the four hundred soldiers of the East Wind Battalion. He was a natural talent!
Even when Wang Cheng left, he secretly gave Huang Degong a thumbs up.
Wei Zhongxian was in a hurry to leave not because he was afraid of stealing Huang Degong's limelight, but because Cao Zhengchun had just sent a message. Li Shaojing and Zhou Rui had already arrived and were invited to the hall by Cao Zhengchun.
"Wang Cheng, we'll know later if our guess last night was right.”
Wei Zhongxian walked to the entrance of the hall and said to Wang Cheng behind him.
Wang Cheng smiled but didn't reply because Wei Zhongxian had already walked into the hall.
"Greetings, Lord Wei."
"How has Lord Wei been recently?"
The two of them saw Wei Zhongxian who had just entered the hall and immediately stood up to greet him.
Cao Zhengchun and Wang Cheng looked at each other and stood on Wei Zhongxian's left and right.
"Haha, it's not good. I wonder why the two of you have come.”
Wei Zhongxian sat down on the main seat. He did not say anything to let the two of them sit down, nor did he respond to their greetings.
This action caught the two officials, who had spent half their lives in the court, off guard.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed dryly at Wei Zhongxian's straightforwardness.
"The two of us indeed have something to discuss with you, but this…"
Li Shaojing stopped halfway through his sentence, his eyes constantly glancing at Cao Zhengchun and Wang Cheng.
Wei Zhongxian naturally knew what Li Shaojing meant and waved his hand.
"If Lord Li has something to say, just say it. The two of them are my trusted aides, so it's fine.”
Li Shaojing hesitated for a moment. Since Wei Zhongxian said so, he did not hesitate. He was not a sloppy person.
"Lord Wei, do you know the current situation in the court?”
After Li Shaojing finished speaking, Wei Zhongxian sneered.
Form? Why did I leave the court?
Wasn't it just to let you bunch of idiots see the situation clearly, and you still asked me about the situation?
"His Majesty ordered me to be grounded, so I naturally don't know what's going on in the court.”
Wei Zhongxian directly kicked the ball back. Since Li Shaojing liked to keep him in suspense, he didn't mind playing with him for a while. He had plenty of time.
"Uh…it's normal that Lord Wei doesn't know.”
Li Shaojing smiled awkwardly. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Zhou Rui, who was at the side, jumped out and continued speaking on behalf of Li Shaojing.
"I heard that Lord Wei and the Donglin Party are not on good terms. The current situation in the court has almost become the Donglin Party's one-word rule.”
Zhou Rui was straightforward. After he finished speaking, he kept observing Wei Zhongxian's expression.
Unfortunately, Wei Zhongxian only smiled and didn't even look at him.
"So? Did the two lords come to the Governor's Mansion to tell me the bad news?”
Wei Zhongxian raised his head and looked at the two of them with a mocking expression on his face.
Li Shaojing was stunned and looked at Zhou Rui.
They didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to be so direct. They didn't even need to use the excuse they had prepared.
"If the two of you haven't thought of what to say or what to do in my mansion, then please go back. I'm very busy.”
Wei Zhongxian sneered. He didn't intend to give these two time to think.
Li Shaojing and Zhou Rui stood rooted to the ground. They had long heard that eunuchs were temperamental, especially Wei Zhongxian, the head eunuch. It was as expected.
"Milords, please return. Come and find me after you've thought it through. Wang Cheng, send the guests out!”
Wei Zhongxian shook his head. Since the two of them didn't say anything, then he would add fuel to the fire.
Wang Cheng immediately walked out from behind Wei Zhongxian and was about to send him off.
"Wait, Lord Wei, wait!"
Li Shaojing shouted, and Wang Cheng immediately stood rooted to the ground. A sinister smile flashed across his mouth.
Similarly, Wei Zhongxian's lips curled into a smile.
"Lord Wei, to tell you the truth, the two of us have been ostracized and oppressed by the Donglin bandits in the imperial court, so…"
Li Shaojing glanced at Zhou Rui and didn't finish his sentence.
Zhou Rui nodded and took over the conversation.
"…That's why we're here to look for Lord Wei.”
Wei Zhongxian smiled and sat back on the stool, looking at the two of them playfully.
"So what? Why don't you continue?"
Zhou Rui's gaze became firm as he thought to himself, This damn eunuch is really not a good person.
"That's why we've come here to form an alliance with Lord Wei and fight against the Donglin bandits!”
"That's right, Lord Wei. With the current situation in the court, we can only report to the Eastern Forest Party for survival. Otherwise, we will definitely be defeated one by one by the Eastern Forest Party!”
Li Shaojing also spoke. Wei Zhongxian admitted that these two were indeed good lobbyists.
Unfortunately, they met Wei Zhongxian, who didn't care about the Donglin Party at all.
"What if I say no? Why did I ally with you?”
Wei Zhongxian said coldly, his tone full of sarcasm.
Li Shaojing and Zhou Rui froze on the spot. In their minds, Wei Zhongxian had no reason to refuse.
"Lord Wei, please reconsider!"
"That's right Lord Wei, the current situation is grim. If we unite, we will definitely be defeated by the Donglin Party one by one.”
Zhou Rui and Li Shaojing were anxious. If they couldn't convince Wei Zhongxian, it wouldn't be long before they were swallowed by the Donglin Party.
Thinking of the consequences of losing the party struggle, the two of them shuddered.
They were able to reach their current position because they had climbed up step by step, stepping on the corpses of their political enemies.
They naturally knew better than anyone else what had happened to their former opponents.
"I don't want to form an alliance with you, but…I lack some subordinates. I wonder if the two of you are interested?”
Wei Zhongxian's voice rang out, and the two of them were instantly stunned on the spot.
This was…
Are they trying to recruit us?
Li Shaojing and Zhou Rui looked at each other in disbelief.
After so many years in court, they had naturally sought refuge with others.
But now…
…They were in high positions!
At their position, it was always others who came to rely on them. When was it their turn to rely on others?
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