It was almost evening, and the Hai family brothers and sisters had to rush home to have dinner, and they didn't dare to chat on the way.
Besides, with Ma Changnian and his wife here, it would be inconvenient for Haitang and Haijiao to talk in the carriage.
Therefore, the brother and sister agreed that Hai Jiao would not tell his sister about his experience at Zhen Guo Gongfu for the time being, and would wait until he got home to find free time to talk in detail.
The brother and sister arrived home not long after. Ma Changnian and his wife drove the carriage, Haijiao took the horse and went to the carriage shed first. Haitang stayed in the front yard waiting for her brother, but she saw her cousin Xie Wenzai, who had changed into a winter robe for going out, walked out of the guest room with a bit of joy on his face.
Haitang quickly saluted him: "Cousin, are you going out?"
Xie Wenzai nodded with a smile: "We are about to go to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion." He looked up and saw Hai Jiao coming out of the carriage and horse stable, and immediately smiled more joyfully, "Did you just come back from the third room of the Zhou family? Good boy, I have heard all about it. , you did a good job!"
Hai Jiao hurriedly greeted Xie Wenzai and asked the same question as his sister.
Xie Wenzai answered in more detail this time: "It's because the people you captured have confessed a lot of secrets. The old military advisor sent someone to deliver a letter to me and asked me to go over and help with the details to see what should be done next. Okay. You guys will meet my cousins later and plead my case for me. I can’t have dinner at home today, and I’ll probably have to spend the night at the Duke’s Mansion, so I can tell the concierge not to hold the door open for me.”
Hai Jiao was surprised: "Are you planning to stay up all night? Although the witness is important, your health is also important."
Xie Wenzai smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry, I know what's going on." After saying that, he picked up the hem of his robe and walked out quickly.
Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian also walked out of the house at some point. Looking at Xie Wenzai's leaving figure, the latter couldn't help but sigh: "He just heard the news from someone who said he had caught an important witness and had the handle on Mr. Sun Ge. He was so happy that he almost jumped up. At this moment, he was already I have calmed down, but how can I hide the joy in my heart? I even walk a little faster than usual."
Cao Gengyun said: "How can we not be happy after hearing such good news? Not to mention that Lao Xie almost jumped up, I really jumped up just now! If we can really bring down that old guy named Sun, then I will never be able to return to the court for the rest of my life, and I am willing to do so! Just such an old fox has been dominating the court for decades. How many people have been harmed by him? Now that we finally have a way to deal with him, it is naturally a great joy. . It’s a pity that I’m not as smart as Lao Xie and the others, otherwise I would have helped with an idea.”
Hai Jiao blinked and said hesitantly: "Grandpa Cao, Grandpa Lu, although the people caught this time can testify against Mr. Sun Ge, but... they may not really be able to bring him down. If the emperor doesn't want to deal with him, even if there are more The witnesses are useless, not to mention that we only have one little person in our hands?" He was worried that the elders would be too concerned about this matter and would be disappointed if the matter failed.
Cao Gengyun disagreed: "Do you think we don't know? Baoshun, your Grandpa Cao, Grandpa Lu and Uncle Xie have eaten more salt in their lives than you have eaten. How could you not know that the old fox named Sun is not So easy to overthrow? But if the Zhenguo government is not sure, it will not let the messenger say such things to your cousin. It can be seen that the witnesses in their hands are indeed of some use. I heard that you caught that person ? Then I guess you also know who he is. Just tell me, does this person pose a threat to the old man named Sun? "
Of course there is. Zhang Pinggui's biggest threat to Mr. Sun Ge is that he can prove to Marquis Yingchuan that Mr. Sun Ge, a colleague who has always gotten along well with him and has married him, actually thinks that his son is a trouble and wants his son. His life!
Once the Marquis of Yingchuan and Sun Gelao turned against each other and the two important civil and military ministers of Emperor Deguang began to fight openly and secretly, Sun Gelao would never be able to continue to be famous. Compared with the confidants who held the imperial army and guarded the palace, Mr. Sun Ge was neither the eldest son of the future prince, nor always violated the emperor's wishes. He wanted to return the prince who disliked his father and asked for his own succession to return to the royal family. Naturally, the emperor Know which side to choose.
As long as the emperor made up his mind to establish the eighth prince as heir apparent, he would sooner or later kick out Sun Ge from the cabinet in order to ensure a smooth transition to the throne. If the Marquis of Yingchuan stands on the opposite side of the Sun family, this day that will come sooner or later will come several years earlier.
Hai Jiao clearly knew what was likely to happen in the future, but he couldn't tell the elders Cao and Lu in detail, so he could only answer vaguely: "There is indeed a threat."
"Isn't that okay?!" Cao Gengyun laughed and said, "As long as the Sun family eats turtles, we will be happy!" He pulled over his old friend Lu Bainian, "Let's go back to the house and drink. I just got a jar yesterday. The best Liulin wine, I’m so happy today, it’s time for me to realize it!”
Haitang watched the two elders enter the house, then turned and went to the kitchen, asking Cui Dazhuang's wife to first give the elders Cao and Lu some hot food to fill their stomachs, and then some side dishes to go with wine, so as to help them. Drinking.
When she returned to the courtyard, she saw that Hai Jiao was still standing there, so she stepped forward and gave him a gentle push: "Brother, what are you doing standing here?"
Hai Jiao turned to look at her and smiled bitterly: "Although with Zhang Pinggui this time, I am sure that Marquis Yingchuan will fall out with Mr. Sun Ge, but what should we do if things don't go as smoothly as we expected?"
"What should we do? Cold salad!" Haitang lowered her voice very low, "Compared to the previous life you experienced, the situation is more than ten times better. At least we solved the matter of Zhou Shuyi's murder and implicated her mother's family in advance, and the Marquis of Yingchuan also knew Knowing who really wanted to kill his son, he would no longer misunderstand the Zhou family and collude with Sunge Laohang. My brother was so actively involved in this matter, didn't he just hope that the Zhou family would always be in charge of the border army and sit in the northwest? Since this If the goal can be achieved, what else matters?"
"My little sister is right." Hai Jiao suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, "Anyway, the old thief named Sun will not be in glory for a few more years. My cousin has convinced Mr. Tao Yuetao to take action in advance, and he will not let Sun Ge The old man continues to run rampant in the court. When the emperor appoints the crown prince..." After the new king takes office...
He didn't continue what he said, but the brother and sister looked at each other and knew what was going on.
Haitang also whispered: "The Zhenguo Duke's Mansion specially invited my cousin to discuss Zhang Pinggui's affairs. I guess it was because my cousin had given them many good ideas and was a master of strategy. Secondly, I also wanted to... Borrow the uncle's letter to reveal the news to Mr. Tao Yuetao in the capital, right? If the Marquis of Yingchuan really wants to turn against Mr. Sun Ge, and one more Mr. Tao is on his side, the scale in the emperor's heart will not matter. I won’t favor Mr. Sun Ge.”
Because Mr. Sun Ge could not replace Marquis Yingchuan, but Tao Yue could replace Mr. Sun Ge.
Hai Jiao blinked: "Tell me, when will Concubine Xu Xian in the palace hear the news that the Sun family sent people to hunt down the Jin family? Jin Jiashu will survive, right? She will be happy, right? If she also opposes Sun Ge old……"
Haitang blinked: "Well... if you want Concubine Xu Xian to believe it, it's best to ask Jin Jiashu to write a handwritten letter, but you don't know where to send the letter so that it can reach Concubine Xu Xian?"
Hai Jiao thought for a while: "Tomorrow I will go to find Huang Captou and ask the Du family how the investigation is going. If there is any progress, I will also send the news of Zhang Pinggui's arrest to Jin Jiashu, so that he can feel at ease. All the killers who wanted to kill him have been arrested, and no one will want to harm him for the time being."
Haitang looked in the direction of the main courtyard. The lights in the upper room seemed to have been lit: "Brother, let's go see Grandma first. We also need to report what happened today to her. We have to go find Uncle Ma later. Grandpa, please send a message to the Tu family not to cover up Mrs. Ma in front of Zhou Jinpu. If we can't take advantage of the situation and completely pull Mrs. Ma off her horse, my aunt will not be able to live a comfortable life in the third room of the Zhou family."
(End of chapter)
