Book 9: The Rebellious Apostle Chapter 006: Consolidating Power
When they came just now, they received news that there were several people of unknown origin around the emperor, and the most important one among them was the man standing next to the emperor.
Although they didn't know who he was, this didn't stop the eunuchs from being hostile to Emiya.
After all, the reason why they have the power they have today is because they have undermined the emperor. They even want to sell out the emperor for wealth and glory.
Therefore, any man who appears next to the emperor will arouse their hostility, not to mention that the other party is a man of unknown origin.
Emiya smiled and said, "Tenko will tell you who I am."
The eunuch turned his attention to the emperor Jiang Lihua.
Jiang Lihua seemed a little frightened when she met the eunuch's sharp eyes, but she still mustered up her courage and said timidly: "Gao...Gao Hai, this man is my confidant and my newly appointed prime minister."
What?
Gao Hai was suddenly shocked, and the remaining eunuchs were also in an uproar. A new prime minister?
At this time, the emperor appointed a new prime minister. Wasn't it a clear intention to let the new prime minister compete with them for power? No one expected that the little emperor would have such intentions.
The eunuchs' fighting spirit suddenly rose. They would never allow a man of unknown origin to become prime minister and compete with them for power.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible." Gao Hai knelt on the ground with a plop and shouted, "The position of prime minister is so important, how can we let a man of unknown origin take on this position? I beg you to..."
"No?" Emiya suddenly chuckled and interrupted Gao Hai's next words. He took a step forward, walked in front of Gao Hai, and looked down at the man kneeling on the ground, oh no, the eunuch.
Gao Hai raised his head and looked at Emiya fiercely.
Emiya's eyes flashed with a strange light, "You are just a group of slaves."
Gao Hai stared at the strange look in Emiya's eyes, his gaze gradually dulled, and he said, "Slave, I dare not."
Emiya said: "It's good that you don't dare. You slaves should obey the orders of the emperor. You should listen to what the emperor says, right?"
"Yes."
"Since the emperor has ordered me to become the prime minister, then I am the prime minister. Do you understand?"
"Gao Hai, I'm here to meet the Prime Minister."
After Gao Hai was hinted, he immediately knelt on the ground to show his submission. This made the group of eunuchs behind him shocked and angry. No one knew why Gao Hai changed sides just because Emiya said a few words.
This guy is too cowardly. If you are so afraid of the emperor, how dare you undermine him?
"Gao Hai, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Gao Hai, you have completely embarrassed us."
"Gao Hai..."
Just as these eunuchs were criticizing Gao Hai, Wei Gong suddenly shouted, "Shut up!"
The domineering aura of the king descended with a bang, and a group of eunuchs felt that the air had become sticky and filled with tremendous pressure, and they all fell to their knees on the ground.
If Emiya hadn't been able to adjust the intensity of his Conqueror's Haki, these guys would not just kneel down, but would have fallen into a coma.
Emiya's eyes became more and more weird, and he said, "You guys also want to disobey the emperor? I tell you, you are just slaves, and slaves must obey the orders of the emperor. You must listen to whatever the emperor says!"
When the eunuchs saw the strange look in Emiya's eyes, their eyes became dull and they said, "I understand."
Emiya continued, "The emperor appointed me as prime minister, so I am the prime minister. You slaves just need to obey the orders of me and the emperor. Do you understand?"
The eunuchs nodded and said, "I understand."
"Very good." Emiya smiled happily. Being a magician is so willful. He easily dealt with a group of eunuchs. The next step is to take back the power from the eunuchs.
This is a delicate job and cannot be rushed.
Shirou needed someone to help him, so he asked someone to find the Qilin child in the plot.
After a while, Li Xingke hurried over and knelt on one knee on the ground, "Your Majesty, I, Li Xingke, pay my respects to the Emperor."
"Xingke." When Emperor Jiang Lihua saw Li Xingke, she immediately smiled happily. Compared to Emiya, she trusted Li Xingke more. After all, Li Xingke had been with her for many years.
Li Xingke said puzzledly: "I don't know why the emperor has summoned me here in such a hurry."
Jiang Lihua said: "Xingke, it's the Prime Minister who is looking for you."
"Prime Minister?" Li Xingke was stunned. He looked around, but did not see the Prime Minister. He only saw a strange man and two strange women.
This made Li Xingke secretly alert. Who on earth were these three guys of unknown origin?
Emiya said calmly: "Don't look at me. I am the new prime minister appointed by the emperor. As for the previous one, he should have gone home to retire during the New Year."
Li Xingke was shocked. He had never seen this person among the high-level officials. But how did this person become the prime minister? What qualifications did he have to hold this position?
Also, why didn't those eunuchs object to this?
Li Xingke secretly glanced at the eunuchs standing on the side, and his mind started to work involuntarily. Could it be that this guy was a puppet pushed forward by the eunuchs?
What ulterior motives did the eunuchs want to achieve with this guy? Although Li Xingke wanted to object, his reason told him that now was not the right time, and the power he currently possessed was not enough to go against the eunuchs.
At this time, you must be patient.
Li Xingke lowered his head and said, "I wonder what important matter the new Prime Minister has summoned me for."
Emiya said: "It's very simple. I want you to take back the power of these eunuchs, eliminate all their followers, and place your own people in each organization."
"What?!!"
Because the matter was too unbelievable, Li Xingke lost his usual calmness and couldn't help but scream. He simply couldn't believe that Wei Gong would want to take back their power in front of the eunuch.
This time, these eunuchs are about to rebel.
However, when Li Xingke looked at this group of eunuchs, he found that they all had calm expressions, as if they had not heard his words.
"No need to look." Emiya waved his hand and said, "I have controlled these eunuchs using a technique similar to hypnosis. They are only loyal to me and Your Majesty."
"How is this possible?" Li Xingke was unwilling to believe it.
Emiya smiled and said, "Gao Hai, roll over."
The eunuch Gao Hai squatted down and rolled on the ground without saying a word . Li Xingke was horrified.
This is the big eunuch, the eunuch who holds the power and overthrows the emperor. At this moment, he is more obedient than a dog. It is incredible.
This also made Li Xingke deeply wary of Emiya. How on earth did this man do this?
If the eunuch was murdered, then what about the emperor? Did he also get murdered?
He looked up at the emperor and found that the emperor was still looking at him excitedly, and his eyes were still the familiar ones.
This made Li Xingke feel a little better.
It seems that the emperor has not been hypnotized yet... Wait, if the emperor was not hypnotized, why would he appoint a stranger as prime minister?
Could it be that the emperor was still hypnotized, but he just didn't see it?
For a moment, Li Xingke's heart sank to the bottom.
Wei Gong didn't have time to pay attention to Li Xingke's horrified heart, and said with a smile: "Now you should understand, these eunuchs are not to be feared, just start with Gao Hai, and let people accept his power little by little, understand?"
Li Xingke took a deep breath, not daring to look at the emperor again, and said slowly: "Your subordinate obeys your command."
Wei Gong said with satisfaction: "Very good, after you accept the resources from Gao Hai, you will take over the resources from other eunuchs. Remember, do it little by little, don't rush, understand?"
"I understand."
"Well, go ahead. When you choose people, try to pick those who are loyal to the emperor. Do you understand?"
"Yes! I will do it right away."
After Li Xingke left, CC came to Emiya's side, looked at his disappearing back, and suddenly said: "That Li Xingke seems to have mistakenly thought that you controlled the Emperor."
"Yeah?"
"How long do you think I've lived?" CC sneered. Although she couldn't read minds, she had lived for so long and had met so many people. "If I'm not mistaken, he has now turned his target from the eunuchs to you. I guess in his mind, you are already the big boss of the Cholera government."
"That's not bad." Emiya said with a smile, "Then let me look forward to the performance of this Qilin child."
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On the other hand, after leaving Zhujin City, Li Xingke immediately summoned his confidant Zhou Xianglin and his friend Hong Gu.
Zhou Xianglin is his assistant officer. Although she is not as smart as him, she is indeed quite powerful. There are few women more powerful than Zhou Xianglin.
Honggu is his friend. A few years ago, Li Xingke delivered medicine to the prisoners because he sympathized with them, and was caught by Honggu. If he had not been rescued by Tianzi, he would have been almost killed.
However, Li Xingke did not hate Honggu, because he knew very well that this was Honggu's duty.
Honggu was just doing what he was supposed to do.
He also learned that Hong Gu was also very dissatisfied with the eunuch, so the two of them have become friends and are planning together how to overthrow the eunuch.
After Li Xingke met the two people, he immediately told them everything he had seen and heard in Zhu Jincheng, including that he was about to take over Gao Hai's power, and that he suspected that the emperor had been manipulated or even hypnotized.
This also surprised Zhou Xianglin and Hong Gu so much that they could hardly believe their ears.
