After hearing this, the old man knelt down tremblingly: "Sir, he taught me these words. How dare you, a villain, to make your own decisions... I hope Commander Zheng will forgive me!"
"Thanks to my carefulness," Zheng Shiyan sighed and threw the paper away, "otherwise, Chen Tong might have mistaken him! Tell me, what is his purpose for doing this?"
"Just now Wei Shu's office knocked on the door and said that he would like to invite Qi Qi to come to Yue Mansion to discuss redundant matters. Chen Qi was afraid of being suspected, so he wanted to hide in Qi Mansion."
Zheng smacked his collar and shook his head: "Why don't he tell me directly? If I believe it, if something changes, I will be helpless!"
"Don't worry," he added, "Zheng is not only here waiting for news about him, he will also send people to keep an eye on Wei Chong and see his movements clearly. This guy is bold enough to catch people, I will arrive in time .Report this way.”
"yes."
Not long after the old servant left, Zheng Shiyan was pacing in the hall and thinking. Suddenly he heard the Wei Secretary's visit. He moved the tables and chairs and ordered him to be brought into the hall to meet him.
"Secretary Wei, haven't we seen you for a long time?" Zheng Shiyan stepped forward and bowed, then took Wei Chong to sit down in the hall.
"Master Lu is very busy, how can I help?" Wei Chong said, picking up the tea bowl and taking a sip, "Commander Zheng, the tea here is also so weak."
Zheng Shiyan frowned slightly, paused for a while, and then laughed: "Today's tea is a little lighter, but it is what people in my house like to drink. You come and go in such a hurry, Zheng naturally doesn't know that you are taste.”
Wei Chong took over the words calmly: "If Yue Mansion wants to entertain guests, why not make it richer."
"I'm not good at making opinions. I have to ask Mr. Lu if he wants to change the tea." Zheng Shiyan looked at the tea leaves floating in the bowl and said.
Wei Chong wiped his mouth a few times, put down the tea immediately, and said with a look of consternation: "Commander Zheng, please think about it carefully and don't regret it in the future!"
Zheng Shiyan calmly turned his head and replied slowly: "You can go elsewhere and see if the tea made by others is to your liking. I'm afraid they are all weak."
"Okay! I want to see how long you, Commander Zheng, can hold your nerve!" After saying that, Wei Chong walked away.
"It's easy to leave without seeing him off."
Zheng Shiyan glanced coldly, then turned around and saw several officers coming up to him and asked: "The general just talked about tea on the surface, but he actually meant something, we know it. However, since Wei Chong showed his kindness to me, we should welcome him." So why bother to exclude them so much?"
"First, he is relying on his power to cut redundancies and wants to ask for reward money from me. He is clearly forcing us to please him. Even if he shows weakness for a moment, Wei Chong will not be grateful and sells us out. Secondly, now Our government is working with all parties to fight against the Liu bandits. If I secretly make friends with Wei Chong, it will definitely alert all parties and lead to another dispute. Thirdly, if Lu Gong is not here, how can Shi Yan be able to deal with rewards and punishments without knowing the priorities? For these three reasons, you must not let him drink this strong tea!"
After saying this, he laughed with everyone.
One day later, the capital, Prince Xu's Mansion.
King Xu slowly walked out of the inner court. The envoy looked at him and saw that he was wearing a black python robe with gold patterns and holding a handful of jade Ruyi. He had a high jaw, a sunken nose, a very square face, a broad forehead, and a little luster. . He has melancholy eyes, a thin body, and a rather handsome appearance.
"This place is not suitable for discussion. Please come in and talk, Your Majesty." The messenger bowed and said.
"There's no one else here, be quiet. Just say it bluntly." King Xu said.
"People in the imperial court have been dissatisfied with Liu's party for a long time. Now that the Holy Emperor is patrolling the south, only Yan Wen is still in the court. We can take the opportunity to kill his party members and help the country. The East Palace also deeply believes this and is determined to plot. Your Highness always harbors injustice. It's time to do something!" The envoy urged with excitement.
After hearing this, King Xu began to feel troubled, but he still replied without hesitation: "His Royal Highness is the crown prince, and he is my brother, so there is no reason to disobey him! But we are outnumbered by the enemy, so this matter needs to be slowed down." Only by calculating can you make a decision, don't be reckless."
"There are several pairs of eyes in the palace. If the conspiracy is leaked, they will be controlled by them. How can we wait any longer!" the messenger said sternly.
King Xu was extremely ashamed and didn't know what to do when he saw a scholar-looking figure coming out from behind him. He waved a bamboo fan and pointed at the messenger: "Keep your voice down, keep your voice down! Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Dare I ask this..."
"This is Lan Yuan, the king's attendant." King Xu smiled and pulled him over, "He has world-shattering strategies, so he can't be inferior to the ministers of the dynasty."
"May I ask Lan...what do you think Mr. Lan has to say?"
Lan Yuan smiled and said: "How dare I have any high opinions as a mediocre person? It's just that King Xu is impatient and easily flustered. Please don't push me. Let me have a talk with His Highness before we can get a good deal." idea."
"Please."
Lan Yuan winked at King Xu. King Xu understood and went into the room with him to discuss secretly.
At this point, the political situation in the capital needs to be explained here. Since Liu Zhennian threatened the emperor on his southern tour, Yan Wen had become the most influential person in the court. No matter how loyal this person is to the Liu Party, he is a scholar after all. He is very different from Liu Zhennian's method. He has obviously more considerations and is more comprehensive than Liu Zhennian's violent policy.
He first thought that the Liu Party held all the important positions in the government, which made it difficult for the backward people in the government to be promoted. They were all full of anger, but they had no chance to explode. But those domineering Liu Party members did not feel the depressing and cold atmosphere. Instead, they felt that it should be like this and should continue like this for a long time.
Yan Wen was different. He advised his colleagues more than once: "Although the general is very famous and powerful in the country, he doesn't pay much attention to favors. If you want to secure this top position, you must implement benevolent policies and not be in vain." With these vicious methods of yours. Although those self-proclaimed scholar-bureaucrats are disgusting, they are still the foundation of the imperial court and cannot be easily cut off. Only when our power is recognized can we stand in this capital and command the whole world. Previous generation The defeat of powerful ministers is not far away!"
These people were afraid of Yan Wen's status, so they had no choice but to agree; but in the blink of an eye, they were no longer willing to make any concessions to other ministers. Yan Wen was not easy to deal with the brothers who followed Liu Zhennian.
But by this time, the time was ripe. Yan Wen then began to issue orders. He first transferred a censor from the Liu Party and appointed him as Zhang Han; he also appointed Sun Weigao as a Hanlin scholar to please people's hearts. Although these two men had evil intentions, they tried their best to curry favor with Yan Wen and agreed with him, so they were often trusted by his confidants.
As for their other accomplice - King Xu? This person is much more complicated. He has a good relationship with the prince, but he has no clear ideas about Liu Dang. He just talks about people and talks about ghosts. But today there was no room for him to be confused anymore, he had to find an answer.
