The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 545 Mutual Refusal

"What are you saying, Lord Chen Er? After so many days of improvement and modification, I have finally come to understand one thing: never do bad things in this world, or you will die a terrible death."

Zhao Beixing's words seemed to be an insight into life, so Chen Er could only remain silent.

Before Zhao Beixing could continue speaking, the Emperor coughed helplessly.

"Alright, you two stop refusing each other. Anyway, I remember all the hardships Zhao Beixing has endured. As long as this matter can be completed well, I believe that everyone here will have a bright future."

After the Emperor finished speaking, he looked at Ma Dazhi and Liu Chengdong and continued.

"You two have been by Chen Er's side for quite some time now. If Wei Zhongxian falls from power, you two should no longer stay by Chen Er's side."

"I want you two to be in charge of the court, to have a firm grasp on its lifeline," the Emperor said excitedly.

Ma Dazhi and Liu Chengdong never even considered getting promoted; they just wanted a sum of money to live on.

So both of them refused without prior arrangement, especially Ma Dazhi, who then offered an explanation.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't look down on you or disrespect you, but I'm truly sorry. Liu Chengdong and I had already secretly made up our minds."

"From now on, we will only follow Chen Er to conquer the world, so Your Majesty, please don't blame us." Ma Dazhi's words also had a bit of depth.

That's right, Ma Dazhi and Liu Chengdong have already followed Chen Er. They would be very unwilling to leave Chen Er like this.

The Emperor was very satisfied with the two men's answers, and then he looked at Chen Er with great excitement and said...

"Chen Er, you've really struck gold! With these two by your side, it'll be very difficult for you not to achieve great things in the future."

The Emperor spoke from the heart, and he felt that you were feeling extremely distressed, with no one to help you at all.

In the end, Zhang Shaoqing remained his right-hand man. However, the emperor was about to say something more when Chen Er interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, please speak plainly. It is already late, and my wife is waiting for me at home."

Chen Er's complete interruption of the Emperor was merely to show his attitude: he couldn't let the Emperor continue to fantasize, as the Emperor had acted too impulsively this time.

For Chen Er, it was indeed a fantasy. To put it bluntly, because the Emperor hated Wei Zhongxian and the Empress Dowager in his heart, he thought day and night about how to eliminate Wei Zhongxian and restrain the Empress Dowager. The Emperor was, after all, the Empress Dowager's son.

No matter how outrageous the Empress Dowager was, the Emperor couldn't just be so angry that he would take her head as well.

Therefore, the Emperor had already made up his mind to kill Wei Zhongxian, capture the Empress Dowager, and make sure that woman spends the rest of her life in prison.

The emperor was extremely displeased that Chen Er had completely interrupted his speech.

"Chen Er, just say what you want to say. Our relationship has become that of close friends who can talk about anything. Do you also have some unique opinions about Wei Zhongxian lately?"

The current emperor is practically obsessed with getting rid of Wei Zhongxian, so he's pinning all his hopes on Chen Er.

Chen Er sighed and thought for a moment: "How about we start tomorrow to integrate all the powerful figures and, ideally, win Zhang Xingchen over?"

"Proceed according to the original plan and appoint Zhang Xingchen as Minister of War," Chen Er suggested.

Chen Er's words immediately displeased the Emperor, who was still angry with Zhang Xingchen, feeling that Zhang Xingchen was far too domineering.

Moreover, they didn't give me any face. Just today, they sent so many eunuchs to look for Zhang Xingchen, but what was the result? Zhang Xingchen didn't come. Instead, they ruined all the eunuchs' faces.

Based on this alone, the emperor still harbored some resentment, so he immediately refuted Chen Er's words.

"Chen Er, I cannot accept your proposal for the time being. Although I know in my heart that you are thinking of our Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xingchen is a bit too unreliable. If we were to appoint Zhang Xingchen as Minister of War..."

"I wonder if Zhang Xingchen's tail will be wagging so high in the sky in the future?" The Emperor spoke very calmly.

However, the Emperor could not hide his anger at all, which showed that he was really disappointed in Zhang Xingchen. Chen Er was also well aware of this, but he couldn't very well drag Zhang Xingchen into the fire.

If the Emperor were to give the order now, he could take his Imperial Guards back from Zhang Xingchen's hands.

Then Zhang Xingchen's situation will be dangerous. Let's talk about Wei Zhongxian first. This old traitor is a scoundrel who changes his stance with the wind.

If one day Zhang Xingchen were to lose all his power, Wei Zhongxian would not hesitate to join forces with the Emperor to suppress him. At that point, Zhang Xingchen's fate would be predictable.

After all, Zhang Xingchen was one of Chen Er's few good friends, so Chen Er had sworn a solemn oath in his heart that he would never let Zhang Xingchen cause any other trouble.

At that time, the emperor and Chen Er had very different opinions, so the two had a very unpleasant argument, and Zhang Shaoqing immediately coughed.

"Hey you two, don't rush to argue. I've heard that Wei Zhongxian has been getting quite close to Zhang Xingchen lately. I feel that Zhang Xingchen is a bit difficult to deal with."

Zhang Shaoqing was naturally biased towards the emperor, even though he and Chen Er got along very well.

"I wonder what suggestions Lord Zhao Beixing has? Should we cooperate with Zhang Xingchen? Or should we treat Zhang Xingchen and Wei Zhongxian as our enemies?"

Chen Er's words left Zhao Beixing slightly bewildered, because Zhao Beixing didn't know why Chen Er would ask him such a vague question at this crucial moment.

Besides, don't look at this question. It seems very simple on the surface, but the meaning behind the words is very clear. Chen Er doesn't simply want to hear Zhao Beixing's advice.

Zhao Beixing dared not answer Chen Er's question blindly, because Zhao Beixing was now a person who had served time in prison.