I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Jiang Zuo's face was calm at this moment. Even though he knew that Lu Jun had ulterior motives for coming here, he still maintained a polite demeanor and invited Prime Minister Lu to have tea.

"Prime Minister Lu is too polite. It is the greatest blessing for the court to have an old minister like you."

Jiang Zuo said again.

Jiang Zuo is now most afraid of being flattered by others. Now that he is in such a high position, even the smallest move he makes will be used as a fuss, so he has to be extremely cautious in everything.

This timidity is also the reason why Jiang Zuo is unwilling to go to Beijing to serve as an official.

But now everything has happened and Jiang Zuo can no longer escape.

"Come, Prime Minister, please give me some tea."

Jiang Zuo poured a cup of tea and brought it to Lu Jun.

Lu Jun raised his teacup and said respectfully, "I offer a toast to Prime Minister Jiang and congratulate him on his promotion."

"Oh, oh, you're welcome."

Jiang Zuo raised his glass in response.

This "tea table culture" made Jiang Zuo quite uncomfortable. He just hoped that the right prime minister would quickly state his purpose and then leave.

At this time, Lu Jun said again: "If Prime Minister Jiang needs any help in the future, just come to me."

"Then thank you, Prime Minister Lu."

Jiang Zuo remained patient. He had heard a lot of these polite words when he attended court today.

Jiang Zuo really couldn't adapt to these official social interactions.

"I am old and confused. If I have offended Prime Minister Jiang in any way in the past or in the future, please forgive me."

Lu Jun said respectfully again.

Looking back, Lu Jun had even sent assassins to intercept Jiangzuo in order to eliminate the hidden danger and prevent Jiangzuo from dealing with the disaster in Jizhou. When Jiangzuo was pacifying Mobei, he ordered people to slander him for treason, and used countless other bad tricks.

If Jiang Zuo knew about these things, based on Jiang Zuo's current relationship with the emperor, he would definitely purge the Right Prime Minister and his faction.

In order to have a good end for himself, Lu Jun naturally had to be more polite to Jiang Zuo.

Based on Jiang Zuo's current identity, Lu Jun no longer dared to understand any evil thoughts.

The reason why he was able to become a veteran of three dynasties was because he was tactful and able to bend and stretch.

Jiang Zuo heard another meaning from Lu Jun's words. At this moment, he was still quite calm and said, "What are you talking about, Prime Minister Lu? I didn't know you before, so how could I have offended you? Besides, I just entered the court and don't understand many things. I still need your guidance."

Hearing Jiang Zuo's words, Lu Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

At least from now on, Jiang Zuo has no intention of settling accounts with them for the time being, or in other words, Jiang Zuo does not know that all the previous events were directed by the right prime minister behind the scenes.

"I don't deserve it. Prime Minister Jiang is young and promising, and has made so many contributions to the court. I think I should learn from you."

Lu Jun smiled kindly.

Jiang Zuo said modestly: "All this is due to your majesty, I am just responsible for the work."

The two chatted for a while, and the topic was quite ordinary.

Jiang Zuo knew very well that Lu Jun's purpose in coming here was to find a way out for himself.

"It's getting late. I wanted to leave first."

At this time, Lu Jun finally stood up.

"Go slowly, Prime Minister. I'll take you there."

Jiang Zuo also stood up.

"You're welcome. Goodbye."

Lu Jun said with a smile, but as soon as he turned his head, the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

Watching the old minister leave, Jiang Zuo had some complicated thoughts.

"This person obviously hates me, but he still came to see me and was so polite. It seems that he is also a shrewd old fox with a smiling face." Jiang Zuo said in a low voice.

At this time, Master Guo came to Jiang Zuo again and said, "My Lord, I forgot to remind you of one thing just now. The court is now divided into three factions. One of them is the Right Party headed by the Right Prime Minister just now. They were the most hostile to you before."

"If I investigate further, maybe all the troubles I encountered before were related to this group of people."

Jiang Zuo said in a low voice that he was not sure whether these people were behind the repeated targeting of him before.

At least for now, it seems that the group of people hiding in the dark no longer dare to do anything to Jiang Zuo.

"I understand." Master Guo nodded.

"What are those three forces you mentioned?"

Jiang Zuo asked.

He had just arrived in the capital and didn't know much.

Master Guo said, "Two of the forces are the left and right prime ministers. They have been targeting each other in the court for a long time. The third force is said to be the centrists. Now many people in the court say that this third force is led by you, sir."

"With me as the leader? That's really troublesome." Jiang Zuo shook his head helplessly.

The emergence of Jiang Zuo did affect the entire court structure.

The waters in the capital are too deep. Jiang Zuo now wants to return to Anding County or Jiangzhou City, which is where he belongs.

"Alas, why is Siyue the emperor..."

Jiang Zuo sighed in his heart, lay down on the bench, and slowly closed his eyes.

The next day.

Before dawn.

Jiang Zuo was still sleeping soundly, but there were some annoying noises coming from outside the door.

After an unknown amount of time, someone knocked on the door.

"My lord, my lord."

Someone shouted from outside the door.

"Who?"

Jiang Zuo responded in a daze.

"It's a humble position."

Outside the door is Master Guo.

"What are you arguing about?" Jiang Zuo was a little grumpy after waking up.

"My Lord, prepare for the morning court."

Master Guo reminded.

"later."

Jiang Zuo shouted in a half-asleep state.

"Sir, we can't be late for this. Get up quickly."

Master Guo said again.

Jiang Zuo didn't respond. He tossed and turned for a while and fell asleep again.

On weekdays, Jiang Zuo usually sleeps until noon, but since coming to the capital these past two days, he has not had a good night's sleep for a single day.

"Sir, the emperor has sent someone here."

Master Guo spoke again outside the door and then knocked on it.

This sound almost made Jiang Zuo lose all sleepiness.

After hearing the word "Emperor", Jiang Zuo reluctantly left his comfortable bed.

"grown ups?"

Master Guo was still shouting.

Jiang Zuo opened the door slowly with sleepy eyes.

The maid in the mansion changed clothes for Jiang Zuo, and after he got dressed a little, he headed towards the palace.

It was early morning and the sun had not yet risen, but many court officials were already hurrying towards the main hall.

In recent days, the emperor's morning court sessions have become more and more frequent, and many lazy officials can no longer bear it.

"Morning, Prime Minister Jiang."

An official passing by greeted Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo didn't understand and just nodded slightly.

If he had to attend court early every day, he really couldn't stand it. He felt helpless as if he was being forced to go to work.

When they arrived at the main hall, many people's eyes were still on Jiang Zuo.

"The emperor is here."

Jiang Zuo shook his body and raised his head.

Looking at the empress who was both majestic and beautiful, Jiang Zuo no longer felt tired and could hardly take his eyes away.

Pain and happiness……