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At the end of Shen Shi, Zijuan was ordered by Mrs. Zhao to invite Lin Wan and Tong Xinyan to the dining room for dinner, saying that Mrs. Zhao, the second master and the eldest son had all returned. The second and third sons also sent the little servants back to report that they would not come back for dinner.

Lin Wan and Tong Xinyan walked hand in hand to the dining room, and met Xing Han and Zhao Jing'er who came side by side at the gate of the courtyard. And Xing Han looked worried, he must have known that Zhao Fengwen was back, and he was timid.

The tables, chairs, and chopsticks in the dining room have been set up, and there are still ten people. Zhao Zhengxiang, Wang Xinlian and others sat in the flower hall next to the dining room, and Zhao Fengwen and Zhao Mingjin stood on Zhao Zhengxiang's left side, with solemn expressions and silent heads.

Ma Huaiyu and Xing Xirong stood beside Wang Xinlian, and they were also deeply locked and worried.

Lin Wan was puzzled, strode into the hall, bowed to Yingying above the high hall, and said crisply: "Wan'er has seen grandpa, grandmother, second uncle, eldest aunt, second aunt. ”

Tong Xinyan, Xing Han, and Zhao Jing'er also saluted, and after saluting, they obediently stepped aside and stood with their heads down.

Zhao Zhengxiang's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, looked at Lin Wan, slowly spoke, and asked: "Wan'er, do you know that the emperor has issued three holy decrees to let your eldest uncle return to Beijing for trial, but your eldest uncle has not left so far, and the emperor wants to punish him for the crime of disobeying the decree." ”

Lin Wan raised his head, twisted his eyebrows and asked, "Grandfather, the Seventh Prince has already written a secret fold to the emperor, and the fold should have arrived, didn't the emperor see it?"

Zhao Zhengxiang nodded and said, "The secret fold of the Seventh Prince has already arrived, but the emperor is even more angry when he sees it. Therefore, after the next dynasty, His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the left and right ministers and the prince Su Gongzi were all announced to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters. said that it was a matter of discussion, but in fact it was to find a way to deal with our Zhao family, and wanted to cure our Zhao family of a crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. ”

Lin Wan thought for a moment and asked puzzledly, "What is written on the secret fold of the Seventh Prince?"

Zhao Zhengxiang looked at Lin Wan with a completely unaware look, took a deep breath, and said: "The Seventh Prince said that all the soldiers in the Pingnan army only obey your uncle's orders, and the Seventh Prince has no real name in the army, and he can't mobilize a single soldier. He also said that your uncle's prestige in the Jiangnan area is extremely high, and he doesn't need to come forward, as long as he raises his name, he can also raise military grain and grass, even if the court cuts off his military salary and military rations, it will not be difficult for him. The local people all said that General Zhao was the protector of the people of Dafeng, and without General Zhao, Jiangnan would have been out of danger a long time ago. ”

Lin Wan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this, pursed her lips and smiled, nodded, and said, "What the Seventh Prince said is true, and the scene Wan'er saw in Fengming City and Fengnan City is indeed the case. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang looked at his innocent granddaughter, couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head, sighed, and said, "Wan'er, do you know that the secret fold of the Seventh Prince is simply worse, pushing the Zhao family to the cusp. In this way, the emperor is even more jealous of the Zhao family, and he can't tolerate the Zhao family even more, doesn't this roast our Zhao family on the fire?"

Lin Wan was not in a hurry, shook her head gently, and said, "Grandpa, Wan'er doesn't think so. Wan'er felt that if the Seventh Prince defended his uncle everywhere in the secret folds, saying that the eldest uncle was loyal to the emperor, and that the Zhao family had no second heart for the court. In that case, I am afraid that the emperor will only be more suspicious of the Zhao family and secretly suppress it. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang is naturally very clear about what Lin Wan said in his heart, and now the Zhao family is indeed in a dilemma, even if the whole family retreats, the emperor may not be willing to let them go.

Zhao Fengwen saw that Zhao Zhengxiang was silent, and couldn't help but persuade: "Father, Wan'er is right, since we have no way out, we can only hold on to the end." If the emperor hadn't been afraid of the military power in the hands of his eldest brother, he would have already taken action against the Zhao family. This time the eldest brother disappeared, and the emperor immediately sent the seven princes to take over the Pingnan army. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest brother was found immediately, and the seven princes did not seize military power according to the emperor's instructions, I was afraid that as soon as the Pingnan army fell into the hands of the emperor, our Zhao family would be in danger. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "I understand what you said." However, today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed to ask General Hong Qiong of the South Yue Kingdom to help him join forces to regain the military power of the Pingnan Army and cure your eldest brother for the crime of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. ”

Zhao Mingjin gritted his teeth, beat his palms with his fists, and said hatefully: "Zhou Tianhong is a wolf, what kind of idea does he have, are you afraid that others will not know? ”

Zhao Fengwen also nodded, and said: "The Nanyue Kingdom has always coveted our Fengnancheng and Fengming City, and the last time I almost moved the emperor to cede the Fengnancheng to the Nanyue Kingdom on the grounds that the third princess married the Nanyue prince. If it is really according to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's words, and form an alliance with the Nanyue State, then in the future, the entire Jiangnan of the Great Feudal State will fall into the hands of the Nanyue State. At that time, even if the emperor and His Royal Highness the crown prince regret it, it will be too late. ”

Zhao Zhengxiang nodded slightly and said, "Exactly." Fortunately, after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince raised this matter today, His Royal Highness the Third Prince immediately spoke out against it. The third prince said that such a move would not only force loyal ministers to rebel, but also attract a strong enemy to invade. As soon as the three princes said this, Prime Minister Liu Cheng and Prime Minister Lin Cheng also hurriedly echoed, and even Su Gongzi, who had never taken the initiative to intervene in political affairs, also stood on the side of the three princes and persuaded the emperor to think twice. ”

Lin Wan couldn't help but nod secretly, if it was before, maybe Liu Qingyuan would help Zhou Tianhong, after all, the prince is the future prince, and he is also his grandson-in-law. However, although Liu Jinfeng's case has not yet been clarified, Liu Qingyuan has already concluded in his heart that this matter must have been framed by Zhou Tianhong for their Liu family.

If there was no third prince Zhou Tianzheng, no one would dare to refute the crown prince Zhou Tianhong. However, even Zhou Tianhong didn't expect that it was his younger brother, who had never been in charge of things, who ruined his good deeds.

Although Zhou Tian had already shown his ability and talent when he was in Fengming City, he had never had any conflict with Zhou Tianhong head-on, and he respected and maintained Zhou Tianhong, the eldest brother, everywhere. However, he didn't expect that he would take the lead against his eldest brother in front of the emperor today, and he also got the support of the two prime ministers.

And the emperor now seems to have the heart to use Zhou Tianzheng, not only brought him to the Qinzheng Palace to discuss matters, but also ordered him to go to the court every day from now on, and ordered him to continue to assist the Criminal Department in trying the case of losing military food and salary.