After listening to Li Chengyun's words, Emperor Wu was already suspicious, and like Li Chengen, he immediately thought of one thing: What should the Zhou family do if they are determined to help King Fu because of their in-laws?

Back then, the Zhou family was able to help Taizu because of their in-laws, and Anzhi would not help King Fu because of their in-laws?

Li Chengen looked at Li Chengyun and said that Emperor Wu was a little talkative, "Listen to the meaning of the eldest brother, don't approve of An Ping and his cousin's affairs?"

"What does the second brother mean?" Li Chengyun asked without answering.

Li Chengen didn't reply to his words, and instead said to Emperor Wu, "Shengshang, the minister thinks that the minister's brother's words are also reasonable, but this marriage matter is also determined by heaven, and the saint has his own decision, and the minister does not dare to speak falsely." ”

He looked at Zhou Dingkang and Zhou Ming, "Get up, what are you doing kneeling?"

King Cheng's father and son stood up, Zhou Ming didn't feel anything, but Zhou Dingkang broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

Emperor Wu looked at Zhou Ming, but thought of one thing, "Zixian, I found out that King Teng still has the remaining party, since you are not in a hurry to get married, then go and find out the remaining party of King Teng." ”

When Li Chengyun and Zhou Dingkang heard Emperor Wu's words, the two of them couldn't help but be shocked, and they were thinking about what to say to help Zhou Ming push off this errand.

"The minister obeys the order!" Zhou Ming agreed. As long as you don't give him a marriage, it's easy to say anything else.

Li Chengen couldn't help but sneer secretly on the side. King Teng has been in business for many years, and the forces of the DPRK and China are intertwined, and it is a bottomless pit when it is torn apart. If Zhou Ming finds out that there are a lot of Teng Wangyu's party, then everyone in the officials is in danger, and some people will hate the father and son of the Zhou family.

If Zhou Ming found out that there were few people in King Teng's remaining party, with Emperor Wu's suspicious temperament now, he would definitely suspect that he was cover-up.

Zhou Ming took this hot potato, don't think about it next.

Emperor Wu saw that Zhou Ming agreed, waved his hand and asked him to go down, "You go back and go to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Officials to look at the file." Step aside. ”

King Cheng's father and son thanked him and withdrew, and a little eunuch in the imperial study sent the two out of the palace gate.

In the inner palace, Wen Guogong Wen Zheng was asking for peace at the Empress Dowager Wen, and the news in the imperial study was soon sent over.

Wen Zheng knew what the Empress Dowager Wen meant, and when he heard that Li Chengen didn't speak according to the Empress Dowager's intentions in front of the emperor, he peeked at the Empress Dowager and said angrily, "The second prince is too disagreeable, and when I go back, I have to ask him what is going on." ”

Empress Dowager Wen looked at him amusedly, "Second brother, why do you bother to make such a look in front of me? Will I still be embarrassed by your son-in-law? I can guess what he means." ”

Empress Dowager Wen said slowly.

She was dressed in a dark red dress, which looked a little old-fashioned. is already in his sixties, looking at his face, although he has some years of wind and frost, he looks like he is forty or fifty years old, if he stands with Emperor Wu, he is afraid that he will still look younger than Emperor Wu.

Wen Zheng was not too embarrassed by the Queen Mother's thoughts, but he just explained, "The old minister is just afraid that he is young and ignorant, and he has failed the Queen Mother's hard work in vain." ”

Empress Dowager Wen picked up the tea bowl on the table and took a sip slowly, "He didn't live up to my hard work, on the contrary, he did it very well, and he was smarter than I thought." ”

Wen Zheng listened to the words of the Empress Dowager Wen, thinking that because Li Chengen did not listen to her, the Empress Dowager did not try her best to promote Zhou Ming to marry the lord of Anping, so she was angry and said the opposite. was thinking about how to open his mouth to help Li Chengen defend himself.

Empress Dowager Wen had already whispered, "Zhou Ming is so courageous, when did he have a sweetheart? Do you know which little lady he has a close relationship with?"

Wen Zheng listened to the Queen Mother's question, he only felt that he couldn't answer a word, so he could only say, "The old minister is incompetent, and the people who have arranged it in the past few years have not been able to get close to the Zhou family father and son, and they really don't know much about the Zhou family father and son." After the old minister returns, he will arrange someone to investigate. ”

"Zhou Ming has been in the barracks all the year round, and he can't make any trouble in the army. You only arrange for someone to check where he went, who he met, and what he did when he was not in the barracks. can be favored by Zhou Ming, presumably that woman is also not bad, and she can always find out if she investigates carefully. ”

Wen Zheng had no choice but to agree, and asked tentatively, "Queen Mother, you asked Wang Danyang to say those words to the saint, and the old minister actually didn't understand, why did he have to help King Fu?"

"Help him? It's not about helping him, it's about helping your son-in-law. This marriage was not expected to come to fruition. ”

didn't expect it to happen, so why did he send someone to tell Li Chengen, so that after he got the information today, he would immediately enter the palace to talk to him, and be sure to promote the marriage between the county lord of Anping and Zhou Ming.

Wen Zheng has always been unpredictable about the thoughts of the Empress Dowager Wen's sister.

Before his death, his old father instructed him, saying that he and Wen Jun were both mediocre people, and that they wanted to ensure the prosperity of the Wen family for a long time, and that they should listen to the arrangement of the Empress Dowager Wen's sister.

Wen Zheng has always been convinced of his old father's words. My sister has been smart since she was a child, and although she has no children or daughters after marrying into the palace, she has always been in the middle palace, and she has also let the Wen family spend the years of winning the heir without wind and speech.

Empress Dowager Wen heard Wen Zheng's question, and after a while, she said slowly, "King Fu wants to marry King Cheng's Mansion, with the intention of self-preservation, and also with the intention of wooing, begging me to come to me, just to show that King Fu Mansion is not interested in that chair." ”

"I asked Wang Danyang to say those words, just to see who the saint was most afraid of in his heart. Chengwangfu is the founding father, and so is the Wen family, as well as several in the northwest. When the saint heard Wang Danyang's words, he immediately thought of the Zhou family first, which showed that the saint was most afraid of the Zhou family in his heart. ”

Wen Zheng nodded, with a look of agreement. But he didn't think so in his heart, the Zhou family has military power, shouldn't Emperor Wu be jealous of the Zhou family?

When Empress Dowager Wen looked at Wen Guogong's appearance, she understood that he didn't understand what she meant. Suddenly, he was a little disheartened, and he didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he waved his hand and asked him to go back: "You just remember, the saint is jealous of the Zhou family, so let's stay away, so let Li Chengyun and King Fu go to win over the Zhou family." ”

"After today, King Fu's intention to marry the Zhou family has already passed the plain side. As for Lee Seung-yoon......"

She said, thinking that Li Chengyun was not particularly close to the Zhou family, but just the affection of relatives.

Could it be that Li Chengyun had already seen this? Or did Xie Shi mention him?

The Zhou family has always pursued the policy of loyalty to the monarch, and only watched from the wall in the change of the throne. Judging from the political situation in the DPRK and China, the Zhou family is the anchor of the sea to stabilize the political situation.

Every new emperor ascends the throne, and the Zhou family can immediately be used to do things.

For those who are interested in saving positions, the Zhou family, you don't have to be too close, as long as you don't make enemies.

Judging from Emperor Wu's words and deeds today, he is very jealous of the Zhou family, and feels that the rise and fall of Yongding is related to the Zhou family.

In the face of the emperor's suspicion, can the Zhou family still be loyal to the king?

If Emperor Wu repeatedly doubted each other, would he take away the military power of the Zhou family?