In the back hall of "Good Neighbor", the head of Jili County has accumulated enough "little red flowers" to meet Zhang Jisheng.
This can be a bit embarrassing.
First of all, they cannot be left alone in a room.
But if you are not alone in a room, who will accompany you? How to accompany me?
It would definitely be inconvenient for Zhou Huan and Li Mi to go.
Zhou Biao didn't go either. He got angry when he saw Zhang Jisheng's face that charmed his sister so much that both his parents didn't want her.
Not to mention his brother, Zuili didn't even think about who to save first if his brother and Zhang Jisheng fell into the water at the same time.
This is not a problem!
Because Li Li said that she would definitely save Zhang Jisheng!
Ji Min was desperate.
"County Lord, if you say this, the prince's cousin will be sad."
Qi Li waved his hand and said,
"You don't understand my brother. He is just pretending to be sad! Hey, for the sake of us getting along well these days, I have to remind you, if my brother is pretending to be pitiful, don't be fooled!"
Ji Jun, "..."
Li Li, you are worthy of being the “master of the pit”!
Li Li, I admire you so much!
Not only do you keep moving forward bravely on the road where you have been "trapped", but you can't get out of the trap until you run into trouble!
You can also "trick" others!
The "trap" of righteousness and annihilation of relatives!
There is no hesitation in "pitting"!
In the end, Ji Jun and Ji Min could only accompany him.
Then, a strange scene appeared.
There are two tables in the room, near the windows on the east and west sides.
Qili and Zhang Ji were born on the west side, and Ji Jun and Ji Min were born on the east side.
Outside the east window stood a worried Zhou Biao.
In his previous life, Ji Jun was not so short-sighted as a "light bulb".
At this moment, I felt uncomfortable all over.
She and Ji Min both turned their heads towards Zuili and Zhang Jisheng. Anyway, in broad daylight, it was impossible for these two to do anything unsightly.
On the contrary, the county magistrate Jili and Zhang Jisheng were chatting quietly while looking towards Ji Jun and Ji Ni.
It seems that the head of Qili County and the others are monitoring Jiyun Jiyin.
Ji Jun feels that he and Ji Min are a sign of "guarding against gentlemen but not villains".
Just like, in the past life, there were places where it was written "No trash is allowed here".
Some people think that there is no place to dump garbage, so they never dump it there.
Some people don't have this concept and don't know that they shouldn't pour here, but after seeing the sign, they really don't want to pour.
But there are some people, no matter whether there is a logo or not, as long as they feel comfortable, they will do it anyway.
Li Li and Zhang Jisheng sat very close to each other, sometimes talking in low voices, sometimes drinking tea and eating snacks.
Ji Jun and Ji Min couldn't hear clearly at all, but they knew they kept talking.
Like two small mosquitoes, "嘤嘤嘤"!
Ji Jun felt uncomfortable listening to the movement behind his head.
After a while, Zhou Biao asked quietly outside the window,
"What did they say?"
Ji Jun stood up and walked to the window and whispered to Zhou Biao,
"I said that Master Qian forgot to add salt when he fried shredded potatoes yesterday. As a result, the burrito was very expensive for sauce!"
Zhou Biao was relieved.
Then I heard Xiaoli shouting,
"No! Master Qian didn't forget to add salt! The sauce was used because there were many guests from out of town yesterday, and they all liked to eat the burrito sauce from "Good Neighbor"!"
Zhou Biao, "..."
Who is spying on whom?
Ji Jun, "..."
How shameless! It's like eavesdropping on someone!
In fact, I made it up to fool Zhou Biao!
Ji Min, "..."
That's fine. Li Li's main focus is on us, not Zhang Jisheng.
In this way, the prince's cousin can feel more at ease!
In Chen Zhuoxin's study in Chen Guogong's Mansion, Yin Hong gently poured tea into the cup, and the aroma rose and spread.
Yin Hong put down the teapot and reported,
"Mr. Guo, recently, all the official ladies in the capital are competing to learn the rules. I heard that Concubine Qin's cousin is also eager to try. Also, Concubine Han De seems to have taken a liking to Miss Li from Duke Li's residence. You Tell me, could it be that these two will become the prince’s concubine?”
"Not necessarily!" Surprise flashed in Chen Zhuoxin's eyes, but disappeared after just a moment.
He slowly blew the hot air from the tea cup and said with a very calm face,
"When the Zhou Dynasty was founded, there was an unwritten rule that women from the Duke's family could not be queens. This was to prevent the mother's family from becoming powerful and the relatives to have exclusive power. If Qin Guifei didn't understand it, how could the Duke of Qin not understand it? Unless, the fourth prince took this as his example. I want to make it clear to Banzai that I don’t want to compete for the position of crown prince.”
Yin Hong frowned and said,
"Even if he doesn't want to, how can those who follow him agree?"
After Chen Zhuoxin took a sip of tea, he put down the tea cup and raised a smile on his lips.
"Whether you want to fight for the position of prince or not is not a matter of what you want or don't want to do. Sometimes, the arrow is on the string and you have to shoot it. Sometimes, you have to catch a duck to get it, and it doesn't matter if you don't!"
Yin Hong was a little confused, but when he saw the smile in Chen Zhuoxin's eyes fade away, he knew that he had deep considerations in his heart.
Yin Hong has followed Chen Zhuoxin for many years and knows that if he cannot keep up with his thinking, Chen Zhuoxin will explain and give him some advice when he is happy.
However, when Chen Zhuoxin is not interested, he must not push his nose or face.
Once upon a time, Chen Zhuoxin had a beloved concubine named Hong Su.
When Chen Zhuoxin took Hongsu as his concubine, he had just taken over as the Acting Minister of the Ministry of War. It can be said that he was very proud and in the limelight.
After Hong Su was promoted to a concubine, because she had never studied and was not well-literate, she had not received any guidance from experienced people, nor had she learned too many rules. For a time, relying on Chen Zhuoxin's favor, she became more and more sophisticated. points, becoming more and more rampant.
Often when he was in a bad mood, he would beat the maids and servants severely. One of the maids was seriously injured and died of her injuries.
He also went against an older aunt in the house and led his men to smash up that aunt's yard!
He doesn't even take the Duke's wife seriously.
For a while, so to speak.
The most feared person in the entire Duke's Mansion is not Duke Chen, the old lady, or the Duke's wife, but Aunt Hongsu!
Later, Hong Su dared to directly accept money from outsiders to buy an official position and asked Chen Zhuoxin to arrange positions in the court.
However, Chen Zhuoxin has always indulged Hong Su.
Later, Mrs. Yi couldn't stand it any longer, so she taught Hong Su a lesson and ordered her to be grounded and kneel in the ancestral hall.
Even so, the red pigment did not converge.
Hong Su didn't know that he gained Chen Zhuoxin's favor because he was in a good mood when he met Chen Zhuoxin at that time.
Chen Zhuoxin may subconsciously feel that doting on Hong Su also brought good luck to his career.
For example, a gambler happened to be wearing a piece of jade on the day he won money, so he thought that the piece of jade brought him wealth.
Of course, if the gambler was wearing a sword that day, he would also think that the sword brought wealth.
However, one cannot always be lucky.
After Chen Zhuoxin took office, military intelligence was leaked one after another. The entire Ministry of War, led by Chen Zhuoxin, was impeached by the censor one after another!
The emperor even had the idea of substituting someone else!
However, because Chen Zhuoxin had no influence in the army and did not have his power in the army, the emperor believed that Chen Zhuoxin was not responsible for leaking military information.
The emperor believed that one of the people in Bei Liao was cunning and insidious, and had penetrated deep into the power center of the Zhou Dynasty. In this case, even if it were someone other than Chen Zhuoxin, it might not be possible to avoid it.
Second, Chen Zhuoxin leaked military information, which was harmful to himself and there was really no need for him to do so.
Chen Zhuoxin is already the Duke of the country. Could it be that he can still be the Khan King of Beiliao when he arrives?
Therefore, Chen Zhuoxin was able to retain his position, but he could only remain an agent!
Chen Zhuoxin himself was not familiar with military affairs. In terms of employment, he did not dare to use talented people.
Those who flatter others usually have no talent. Not only do they not do things well, they often get into trouble.
Behind the two ministers, each has his own eldest brother, and they all see Chen Zhuoxin's jokes.
Chen Zhuoxin suffered repeated setbacks and his temper became irritable.
Yin Hong felt that Chen Zhuoxin was actually not suitable for the position of Minister of War.
Chen Zhuoxin was not unintelligent, he was also ruthless and cunning, and he was ruthless enough to kill people.
However, the position of Minister of War requires military and political talents. Although he may not necessarily be familiar with military strategies, he must have the ability to coordinate the war situation.
It was okay when there was no war, but now, the Northern Xinjiang is watching with eager eyes, and the southern Xinjiang is not peaceful either.
It was quite difficult for Chen Zhuoxin to cope with it.
In Yin Hong's view, Chen Zhuoxin is suitable to be like Lai Junchen during Wu Zetian's time. It can be said that he will be a good thug or lackey.
But Chen Zhuoxin is definitely not suitable to be a leader in the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs who need to be calm and focused to deal with complicated affairs.
Fortunately, Li Jiajun was quickly freed from the crisis of leaked military information.
The men and horses of Qin Guogong's line stationed in the south also adjusted their strategic layout.
Chen Zhuoxin is just sitting back and enjoying the success!
Not long after he became Minister of War, someone gave Chen Zhuoxin a very beautiful dog that looked a bit like a wolf.
This dog is very humane. Every time when Chen Zhuoxin goes to court, it will lie quietly beside Chen Zhuoxin's carriage, waiting for him to go to court.
Once, someone assassinated Chen Zhuoxin, and the dog blocked Chen Zhuoxin's sword.
Therefore, this dog has a special status in Chen Zhuoxin's heart.
But this dog suffered a leg injury after blocking a sword, and his front legs were lame.
Therefore, Chen Zhuoxin no longer took it to court and left it in Chen Guogong's mansion.
As luck would have it, the dog was met by Aunt Hongsu while she was walking around the house.
The dog turned a blind eye to Aunt Hongsu and ignored her.
Aunt Hongsu was very angry and ordered someone to beat the dog to death.
When Chen Zhuoxin came back from court, he found that the dog had been beaten to death by Aunt Hongsu, and he was furious!
Chen Zhuoxin ordered people to beat Aunt Hongsu to death in the woodshed, and buried Aunt Hongsu and the dog together.
Many people who know this matter say that "people are not as good as dogs."
But in Yin Hong's view, there is no difference between people or dogs in Chen Zhuoxin's eyes.
If there is a difference, it is between what is useful and what is not.
Another difference is whether to be obedient or disobedient.
Aunt Hongsu and the dog were just "mascots" to Chen Zhuoxin at that time.
Obviously, Aunt Hongsu is the old "mascot".
The old "mascot" killed useless people without dying.
But if you kill the new "mascot", you will die!
People like Aunt Hongsu who can't grasp their own weight and keep jumping on Chen Zhuoxin's bottom line will only end up dead in the end.
Yin Hong also informed Chen Zhuoxin of some recent events in the palace.
Chen Zhuoxin raised his chin slightly, showing a surprised look.
"Are these people really killed by Concubine Jiao Xian?"
Yin Hong lowered his head,
"Yes, it is said that the two palace maids were dragged out and beaten with sticks because they said something wrong, and they died in the night. There are also two beauties in the cold palace. After meeting Concubine Jiao Xian, they did not know where they offended Concubine Xian. , was slapped in the mouth, beaten several times, and died that night. There were also a few young eunuchs who were in the same situation."
Chen Zhuoxin narrowed his eyes slightly, seeming to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be asking Yin Hong,
"Her temper is getting more and more irritable!?"
Yin Hong didn't dare to answer and didn't know how to answer.
It's better to know less about the affairs between the master and Concubine Jiao Xian.
He has been with Chen Guogong for many years, and he still can't see Chen Guogong clearly, let alone Concubine Jiao Xian, a person who is so far away from him and can only be described through other people's words. It is even more difficult for him to see through, so it is inconvenient at this moment. Make a sound.
Suddenly, Chen Zhuoxin took back his thoughts and asked,
"You mean, in the Huai'an Hou family, the nuns in the palace just teach a few girls in the Hou family? Didn't the Ji family sisters follow the rules?"
Yin Hong said hurriedly,
"Yes, the Ji sisters seem to have no intention of running for election. They are just busy doing business in their store every day. They are not too keen on other things."
Chen Zhuoxin smiled slightly and said,
"They are quite open-minded."
Yin Hongdao,
"Perhaps they both feel that there is no hope in choosing a concubine, so why waste their efforts? I heard that the nanny in the palace is very strict. Every one of the ladies in the Huai'an Marquis Mansion has been punished by her. Especially the one with the most beautiful appearance. Miss Yuyan was beaten the hardest! Her hands were so swollen that she couldn’t hold the chopsticks!"
When Chen Zhuoxin heard this, he showed a very happy smile and said,
"Then it must be that the Marquis of Huai'an, Hong Peiju, is too stingy and doesn't give enough money to the nanny in the palace, so she tortures the girls in his family."
Seeing that Chen Zhuoxin was in a good mood, Yin Hong also breathed a sigh of relief and curled his lips and said,
"Hong Peiju is so stingy! Don't you think you've given me this little money? He is also a prince after all!"
Chen Zhuoxin smiled slightly and shook his head, saying,
"You don't understand this. There are relatively few places where Hong Peiju can get money, or even none. Although he defected to Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian would give him some money, but it was far from the result that Hong Peiju expected. .”
Yin Hong didn't understand what Chen Zhuoxin meant and asked,
"Why is the Duke paying so much attention to Hong Peiju? Is it because the young master wants to marry his daughter?"
Chen Zhuoxin looked serious and said,
"The Ji family girl is a hot treasure, and the Concubine Xian is so out of control. I'm worried that Hong Peiju will jump over the wall in a hurry."
About half an hour later, Shaoyao handed two cups of tea to Ji Jun and Ji Chong from outside the window.
And quietly said,
"Miss, this is the honey tea I prepared. How do you like it?"
"Give me two drinks!" Zuili shouted again.
Ji Jun and Ji Min, "..."
Did you hear this too?
Shaoyao rolled his eyes inside, lowered his voice again and said to Jiyun,
"Miss, just say I didn't hear you!"
Ji Jun nodded and shouted to Qi Li without thinking,
"Shaoyao said she didn't hear!"
Thank you all friends for your continued support. I am very excited to add "V" today. I will continue to work hard, and I also ask all my friends for your valuable opinions and suggestions!
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