Although everyone in Kyoto knew that Liu Hongyan was the second eldest child in her family, no one dared to call Liu Hongyan by her nickname.
When Chen Zheng said "Liu Er", he was deliberately establishing his authority and letting Liu Hongyan know that Chen Zheng didn't care if others were afraid of her.
Liu Hongyan was not angry either. She put down her tea cup and looked at Chen Zheng with a smile.
"Master Chen, you are so murderous today, could it be because you are assigning military governors to the front line?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng immediately snorted: "What happened in the court today has already reached your ears. It seems that nothing in Kyoto can be hidden from your ears. Qin Qin Since the Taiwei and the Marquis of Qin are not here, could it be that there are no tigers in the mountains and the monkey is the king?"
These words were extremely unpleasant to hear, but Liu Hongyan was still not angry. After all, as the acting head of the Qin family, she still had a certain amount of heart and courage.
"Master Chen came here, are you deliberately trying to embarrass the female members of the Qin family, or are you here to talk things over?"
"If it's the former, my Qin family will never suffer easily. Please consider it carefully, Mr. Chen. You are the young bailo, so naturally I can't do anything to you, but someone must repay this grudge!"
"If it's the latter, please take a seat, Mr. Chen, and discuss it calmly."
Seeing Liu Hongyan's neither humble nor arrogant appearance, Chen Zheng admired her from the bottom of his heart. After all, just a female prostitute who could sit in the rear without causing chaos was enough to show Liu Hongyan's ability. At such a young age, she already had the momentum of Mrs. Qin back then.
Chen Zheng came to Mingyue Zhai today not to find trouble, but to do business.
Since Liu Hongyan seemed to be able to talk, Chen Zheng stopped probing, and immediately sat down and said uprightly: "It is imperative to assign a military governor to the front line, and it is what everyone expects. If not, this country will not be able to survive." Is it Qin Feng who calls the shots or the Li family? People who don’t know think there are two emperors in Daliang.”
Seeing that Chen Zheng was so happy and straight to the point, Liu Hongyan didn't make any detours.
Long before Qin Feng left Beijing, he had already reminded Liu Hongyan that now the court only needs to care about two people, one is Li Yong, and the other is Chen Zheng.
Li Yong has been under house arrest and cannot afford to make any waves, so now only Chen Zheng is left.
Moreover, Qin Feng repeatedly warned, no matter how difficult Chen Zheng is, don’t embarrass him. After all, Chen Zheng, as the leader of Qingliu Zhengchen, is a model for the world’s literati. If he is unfavorable to Chen Zheng, he will definitely lose the heart of the world’s literati. , by then, the gains will outweigh the losses.
Moreover, Chen Zheng's integrity only lies in political affairs, not the Qin family, so he only needs to be regarded as a loyal minister who has different political opinions.
Liu Hongyan strictly abided by Qin Feng's arrangement and waved her hand again, signaling the servant to show Chen Zheng tea.
Seeing that Chen Zheng did not refuse this time, Liu Hongyan spoke softly: "Master Chen's loyalty and courage can be learned from heaven and earth, and your position is understandable. After all, nowadays, there are indeed voices questioning Feng'er. The momentum is too strong, and it is even suspected that his achievements are too great."
"But Mr. Chen is not a military general, and he is not a quartermaster. Regarding the interests of the front line, he is mostly theoretical and lacks practice."
"As for the matter of assigning military governors to the front lines, I would like to ask Mr. Chen, in the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, besides Your Majesty, who can dominate the situation?"
"If I have to say it, only my father, Taiwei, has such power."
"Even if the governor is really assigned to the front line, it is just a pretense. With Feng'er's character, I am afraid that the governor will be detained in Beixi County before leaving the border."
"The war has begun. The generals are temporarily changed, but it is a big taboo. Feng'er will never allow anyone to hinder the war."
Hearing Liu Hongyan's well-founded remarks, Chen Zheng couldn't help but glance at her, but his tone remained strong.
"Liu Er, please don't use these nonsense words to prevaricate me. Since you are appointing a governor, you are naturally following the emperor's order. If Qin Feng dares to detain the governor without authorization, he is disobeying the imperial edict and is suspected of treason!"
These words were extremely serious. Chen Zheng wanted to tell Liu Hongyan that even if he died, he would send the military governor to the front line to let the world understand that the Li family still had the final say in this matter, and the Qin family would always be a minister.
Liu Hongyan also understood that Chen Zheng was a man who refused to take either soft or hard advice. If he wanted to make him surrender, he had to give a reason enough to give in.
"Whether Mr. Chen believes it or not, it cannot change the facts. Appointing a governor will not have any effect. On the contrary, Mr. Chen will lose his reputation."
"Master Chen is the official minister of the court. Everything needs you to mediate and be vigilant in the middle. If you fail, the court will become a one-spoken hall in the future, which is definitely not a good thing."
"After all, doesn't Mr. Chen just want to rectify the name of the royal family and uphold the patriarchal clan?"
"There is no need to appoint a military governor. Just let the three generals in the north return to Beijing to report on their duties."
Hearing this, Chen Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief. In the entire Kyoto court, no one knew that the three generals had already listened to the edict but not the declaration. No one could let them return to Kyoto, not even the national war. After the reward was awarded, the three generals also excused themselves due to illness and sent their cronies back to Beijing to receive the reward on their behalf.
Even for the post-war renovation work, the three generals relied on Beixi County to supplement financial resources, materials and manpower, directly bypassing the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War.
The world has already reached a consensus that the three generals in the north are no longer loyal to His Majesty, but to Qin Feng.
If the three generals can really return to Beijing to report their duties, not only will His Majesty re-establish his authority, but it will also be directly equivalent to Qin Feng's oath of allegiance.
However, this kind of thing is difficult to achieve. Can a mere Liu Hongyan really do it?
As if feeling the doubt in Chen Zheng's eyes, Liu Hongyan smiled slightly: "Master Chen, there is no need to doubt that Feng'er had already made arrangements before he left Beijing."
"Feng'er once said that when he becomes powerful, Mr. Chen, as a minister, will risk his life to give advice. At that time, he will give Mr. Chen an explanation for the three generals' coming to Beijing to report on their duties."
"As for the difficulties involved, Mr. Chen doesn't need to worry about it. The three generals don't want to come back. After all, are they worried about being killed? But with my Qin family as a guarantee, the three generals will naturally not have any problems. No worries.”
After hearing this, Chen Zheng rubbed his chin thoughtfully and felt that this was feasible.
But a question also arose, and he quickly asked: "What if Your Majesty must kill three generals?"
Liu Hongyan smiled slightly: "Mr. Chen, your Majesty originally wanted to deal with the three generals, but it was forced by the situation. Now, what reason is there to kill the donkeys?"
"Your Majesty is very talented and far-sighted, and would not do such a thing that would cause trouble."
Chen Zheng frowned slightly and stared at Miss Liu Er in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This Qin family can be called a crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Even the female family members can take charge of their own affairs, which is really admirable.
