The rain outside the window was still falling, but it was much smaller, not as violent as before, much gentler, drizzling, hitting the eaves, touching small splashes, blooming in the night rain, accompanied by the sound of drizzle, the echo of the rain hitting the eaves, and the sound of flowers and plants swaying in the rain, played a peculiar tune. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoUnfortunately, no one has heard this song.

Li Muqi was already lying on the bed, almost falling asleep: Li Muhua was already asleep, and at the moment he was having his beautiful dream.

Li Muhua's dream must be very beautiful, and it is enviable.

Actually, Li Muhua is also a poor person. Everything for him had already been arranged for him, and the only thing he had to do was to continue with that step. His life is just a process. Fortunately, Li Muhua enjoyed them and did not feel bored or hated such days. His life is in the mouth of others, not in his own hands. Wen Ya Ge, brightly lit, not like the world. Beautiful lights. The rain curtain is also lit up.

Compared with the other rooms in Wenya Pavilion, Zhang Fengniang's room is a little dark. There were only six or seven lights in her house. Zhang Fengniang couldn't stand the lights that were too bright, she was already old at this time, and she no longer had the energy of her youth. She has gone through her youth, and she has enjoyed the lost years of youth - definitely years worth remembering. At this moment, she can only recall her youth and those good times.

Memories are the one thing that the elderly are most willing to do and like to do.

Although Zhang Fengniang is also a little dissatisfied with her youth, she has never regretted going through her youth like this.

How many people regret it again, sighing, recalling their youth with tears, and washing away their frozen memories.

At this time, Zhang Fengniang no longer had a dream, and the dream was only done when she was young. She only wanted to do one thing now, and that was the desire for power, even if it wasn't in her hands. She just wanted to satisfy her desires. She is old, but desire is the only motivation to support her life.

Zhang Fengniang turned over slightly, supported her chin with her hand, and propped herself up. looked at Zhang Zhenggang and said, "Since King Huai died." Sima Changming became more and more disagreeable. "I feel uncomfortable, and I changed my posture again" I don't know what kind of idea the emperor has in his heart, let him toss like that. Could it be that the emperor can no longer control the current situation? Could it be that Sima Changming has already firmly controlled the situation in the imperial court in his own hands?"

"Yes," Zhang Zhenggang sighed softly, and said, "Since Huai Wangxian went, the court bureau has become like this: the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War, all have his people. Either his protégé or his former servant. ”

"If King Huai is here, = Sima Chang will dare to do so. Zhang Fengniang said hatefully, "He has removed King Zhao, King Qi, and the old ministers left behind one by one, and even the old ministers left by the former emperor, he dared to move, it was really daring." ”

At this time, there was nothing he Sima Changming didn't dare to do. ”

"It is said that he has removed the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Officials, and transferred Qi Fengling and Jiang Lanfeng to the Ministry of Officials to fill the two vacancies. The two were his protégés. Zhang Fengniang sighed, "Does the emperor really not know his relationship with those two? Could it be that the King of Jin will still be in power?"

"Actually, the emperor intended to do this, and wanted to borrow Sima Changming's hand to get rid of those who were useless to him. Zhang Zhenggang said, "And Sima Changming also dealt with these things through the emperor's thoughts." ”

"Then why did the emperor agree to insert Sima Changming's people one by one?"

"Those who inserted Sima Changming, if they don't see it, they will die to him. Those are all smart people," Zhang Zhenggang stroked his beard and said, "If they were very loyal to Sima Changming, they would not have stood there and watched at that time." ”

"Anyway, those people are on Sima Changming's side now. Zhang Fengniang sighed softly, "At this moment, for Sima Changming, one is our Zhang family, and the other is Hua'er, and the threat to him is the greatest." It's time for him to make a move on us next. Looking at this scenario, it is very unfavorable for us. ”

"In fact, Sima Changming has already disintegrated our strength," Zhang Zhenggang said, "Those two people in the Ministry of Officials are actually our people. ”

"Aren't they King Zhao's people?" Zhang Fengniang wondered, "When did they become our people?"

"At that time, it was King Zhao's people, and they were also our people," Zhang Zhenggang smiled softly, "At that time, I deliberately inserted it, in fact, it was also for self-protection." ”

"Why don't you save our people?"

"It's not that I didn't save them, but I couldn't save them at that time," Zhang Zhenggang sighed and said, "They have a handle in the hands of Sima Changming." If I try to save them, I'll only get burned. And those two are so stupid that it is only a scourge to stay, and if they do not give up at this time, they will surely be defeated by the two of them. ”

"Now that Sima Changming has almost completely grasped the movements of the imperial court, why doesn't the emperor ask you to help him," Zhang Fengniang looked at Zhang Zhenggang and said in a deep tone, "After all, you are his uncle." ”

"It's not that he doesn't want to use me, it's that he doesn't want to use me like that. Zhang Zhenggang said: "The only people he can use at the moment are me and Hua'er." When Hua'er first entered the temple, no one wanted to use it, and he wanted to use it but couldn't use it. At this time, Hua'er couldn't fight Sima Changming. After a pause, he said, "He wants me to make a move, but he wants me to take the initiative." It is best to fight with Sima Changming and lose both, so that he can benefit from it and weaken the forces of all parties. ”

If so, he is afraid that he will be the only one who will benefit. ”

"That's true. Zhang Zhenggang sighed softly, "At this time, it is already a stalemate, everyone is waiting, waiting for an opportunity, waiting for an excellent opportunity." ”

"Wait, but who can guarantee that opportunity will be in their favor?"

"So everyone is gambling, the emperor is gambling, Sima Changming is gambling, and I am also gambling. Zhang Zhenggang stroked his beard again, and chuckled, "Betting, what you fight is luck, what you rely on is your patience, and what you are waiting for is the opportunity." But our emperor is definitely a good gambler. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Do you remember how they behaved when they won the heir?" Zhang Zhenggang said, "At that time, all the cards in their hands were played one by one, and the saint was quietly watching, watching them fight there." King Zhao and King Qi were defeated. originally thought that King Jin, who had the support of Sima Changming, would definitely seize power, but he didn't want him to make a move at that time, and with just one blow, he crushed Sima Changming's arrangement for many years. ”

"I also heard King Huai talk about this," Zhang Fengniang recalled, "At that time, the emperor was also very optimistic about King Jin, he was very smart, and he also had a reputation for virtue." In fact, at that time, the first emperor wanted to pass the throne to the king of Jin, and he didn't want the saint to make a move. At that time, he had only a few civil servants in the court - but he was also a useless person. Shang Shuran of the Ministry of Rites was newly hired, and the emperor hardly took his advice to heart, but at least ten generals supported him at that time, especially Deng Bolong, the Huwei general of Beiying, and now the Marquis of Bowang. In his hands, he held an army of 100,000 to protect the safety of Gyeonggi. If the first emperor passed the throne to the king of Jin, he would not be able to sit for a long time, and at that time, the king of Zhao and the king of Qi were killed and injured, and the injured one would not die soon. The first emperor did not want to see the separation of flesh and blood, so he passed the throne to him. was afraid that it would be difficult for him to control the court situation, so he entrusted King Huai to assist him. didn't want to Huai Wang Yi to be ill, but gave Sima Changming a chance. ”

"I think there should be two reasons for the first emperor to entrust King Huai: first, only King Huai could deter the court situation at that time, and second, he didn't want Sima Changming to make any changes and dispel his thoughts. The first emperor knew that if Sima Changming made a move, it would be the King of Jin who would be hurt in the end. ”

"Can't people like Sima Changming think of the key to this?"

"He would have thought of it," Zhang sighed, "and even if he thought of it, he would have done it." If not, he would not be Sima Changming. ”

"Knowing the danger, yet doing such a dangerous thing. ”

"Who can let go of their lust for power. Zhang Zhenggang paused and said, "Besides, with the change of King Huai, no one can guarantee the result." Zhang Zhenggang sighed lightly again, "When you see the duck in your hand, it is taken away by others like that, no matter who it is, you will be angry, let alone Sima Changming." ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that Sima Changming will throw a mouse trap when he arrives," Zhang Fengniang flashed a worried look and said, "I'm afraid that at that time, the ending will be even more difficult to know." ”

"If that's the case, Sima Changming will definitely be like that. Chang just said regretfully, "At that time, I was afraid that there was only one choice - opposite." It's a pity that he was famous. ”

"I'm afraid that the emperor was not the only one affected at that time," Zhang Fengniang sighed, "Hua'er and our Zhang family will definitely be the most harmful." ”

So at this time, the emperor was also thinking about this matter, and he was also looking for a way, and he would never dare to act rashly. Zhang Zhenggang said, "Sima Changming didn't dare to do this, he was also waiting, and he was looking for a suitable opportunity." ”

"No matter what, you are always the emperor's uncle, and you should help the emperor. ”

Zhang Zhenggang sneered: "I'm afraid that in his heart, there is no uncle like me." ”

"If you don't help the emperor, you should also help Hua'er. Gotta get him on his feet. In that case, no matter what the result is, no one will dare to touch our Zhang family. ”

"It's not just me thinking about this," Zhang Zhenggang chuckled, "The emperor is also thinking about this question." After all, Hua'er is the person who is closest to him after King Huai, and he is the person he can trust and use the most. ”

"Is that all this so difficult?"

"Sima Changming has too many people in his hands, and there are too many things he can do. If it's not done right, it can be bad. ”

"Sima Changming is indeed a great character. ”

"He's really a rival of mine," Zhang Zhenggang sighed, "I really don't want to lose such a character, and if he's gone, he'll lose a lot of fun." ”

"Although the outcome is not yet known, it can also be predicted," Zhang Fengniang stared at Zhang Zhenggang's eyes and said, "What will be the outcome of this struggle?"

"Then it depends on who can grasp the opportunity and how to make a move?" Zhang Zhenggang said, "At this time, no one is sure of victory." ”

"What about you, who are you going to help?" Zhang Fengniang said, "If you don't help the emperor, if the king of Jin gains power, it won't do us any good." ”

"I'm going to help the emperor?" Zhang Zhenggang smiled and said, "I can only help one person, that is Hua'er, only by keeping him, I will also save the Zhang family, after all, the emperor and Sima Changming don't want to see the strength of the Zhang family too big, so it will be a big threat to them." That's why the emperor wants me to take the initiative to fight with Sima Changming. ”

"That's why you're waiting, waiting for the emperor to invite you. ”

"That's right," Zhang Zhenggang said with a twinkle in his eyes, "Only then can I get benefits, not be excluded by both parties, and help Hua'er." ”