"Qi Yu, with your friendship with me, there is no need to hide between us. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoI'll tell you the truth, this time I invite you to come, in fact, there are two things. First, my eldest son Keqin is now in prison, has the emperor mentioned to you how to deal with it? Second, in the current situation, the emperor seems to have some misunderstanding about our Lao family, I want to untie this knot, but I don't know where to start. Qi Yu, you are now deeply rooted in the emperor's heart, and you must be able to point out a clear path for the Lao family, if you can really ensure that we can cross this hurdle, Lao will be rewarded one day! Uncle Lao Guo's voice trembled a little because of his eagerness.

Qi Yu hurriedly got up and bowed respectfully to Uncle Lao, "Uncle Guo, you are tormenting Qi Yu when you talk like this!" I think that Qi Yu was just a poor scholar back then, although he was fortunate to be appreciated by the emperor with a few articles, but if there was no officialdom predecessor like Uncle Lao Guo to guide and support, Qi Yu would not be able to overcome the dragon gate of Tongtian even if he had the ability to pass through the sky, right? Now that Uncle Guo has something to think of asking Qi Yu for help, Qi Yu is too late to be grateful! Saying that, let Uncle Lao take his hand and sit down, "The current situation of the Lao family Qi Yu is anxious in his eyes, in fact, during this time, Qi Yu has indeed asked His Majesty about his wife's attitude towards the Lao family, and he is still grateful for the emperor's intention to the aunt's mansion for his nurturing grace." It's just that at the moment, Wang Shangshu's bones are not cold, and those evidences point directly to the Lao family, so many pairs of eyes looking at the emperor are willing to protect you, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to hide your mouth! ”

"The emperor is really affectionate and righteous! Our Lao family must not make it difficult for the emperor at this juncture! Although Wang Shangshu's incident, my Lao family was indeed wronged, but as long as this matter can be turned over, my Lao family swallows this grievance! Qi Yu, you say, do you want me to go to Wang Zihuan's mourning hall to watch and bow down or do you want me to bury him in linen and filial piety, I agree! Uncle Lao Guo stood up, and the soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth.

"Uncle Guo...... Don't get excited, let's sit down and talk about it......" Qi Yu pulled him back into the chair, "Let's think about it, if this happens to you, think about whether your eldest son will be willing to stop because Wang Zihuan is doing these superficial things?" Don't forget, there are two amazing women behind Wang Zihuan! ”

Uncle Lao Guo's body was weak, and the whole body was spread out on the chair, that's right, although Wang Shaoyan acted gently, the two women of the Wang family were still by the emperor's side. The queen mother seems to be weak and deceitful, but she has done things very smoothly and almost leakless over the years, and her reputation among the ministers is also very good. There is also that Concubine Ju, it is said that as soon as she entered the palace, she was deeply favored, but the emperor put her in his heart and liver. If she fanned the emperor's ear, then he would have a mouth all over his body, and it would be difficult to convince the emperor. Now in this matter, even Wang Shaoyan, who has always been gentle and elegant, has taken people to force the palace, let alone these two women? What now? Lao Keqin is still locked up in prison, and the crime is still trying to assassinate Princess Chaoyang, but now Princess Chaoyang has been avoiding it, and he can't help explain it......

Qi Yu saw that it was almost over, so he pushed the hot tea in Uncle Lao's hand to him, "Although things are difficult to do, it is not completely impossible, Uncle Guo, don't be too pessimistic." Right now, Qi Yu has a way here, which can not only save Prince Lao from this prison, but also protect the foundation that your Lao family has laid down for so many years! ”

"Oh......?" Uncle Lao Guo's eyes widened, staring at Qi Yu as if he had seen a life-saving immortal, then stood up and arched his hand at Qi Yu, "I knew that only a resourceful person like you would definitely be able to think of a way to help me!" ”

Qi Yu hurriedly stood up, lowered his voice and whispered in Uncle Lao's ear, "The emperor wants to transfer troops to the northwest, and Lord Cao, the squire of the military department, is said to have received the order, why don't Uncle Lao take this opportunity to give a part of the men and horses in his hands to the second son, Lao Liqin, and let him follow Master Cao?" This Lord Cao is his father-in-law, and he is relieved to look at you, isn't it? The most important thing is that there is a Pingnan Marquis in the southwest, although this person is brave and good at fighting, but the emperor does not trust him very much. I think the emperor's transfer of troops to the northwest is actually just an excuse, and it is not only the northwest that he really wants to transfer troops. I believe that soon, there should be movement in the southwest, I think that at the latest, when Prince Baituo returns to China, the emperor will let his men and horses escort him, and Deng Yuanshan, the eldest son of Pingnanhou, is afraid that he will be left in the capital forever. Words, I'm pretty much done, you have to take the idea yourself......" Qi Yu stopped and waited for Uncle Lao's reaction.

Uncle Lao Guo sat on the chair again dejectedly, closed his eyes and did not speak for a long time.

Qi Yu was about to speak, when he heard a cold voice at the door, "Just do what Master Qi says." Tomorrow, I will go to the emperor and ask Liqin to go to the northwest with Master Cao. On Keqin's side, I will also help to intercede, and try to persuade the emperor to agree to let him go to the southwest! Princess Yong'an had already arrived in front of Qi Yu while speaking, glanced at Qi Yu, and sat next to Uncle Lao Guo, "Master, we have no other choice, if we want to keep the two children, this is the last chance!" Do you really want to watch Keqin being locked up like this all the time? and Liqin, he is already a family man, but what else is there besides the identity of the second son of the Lao family? Do you want to wait until you and I are a hundred years later, and watch their brothers turn against each other for the sake of the Lao family's family business? According to me, I just took this opportunity to divide everything that should be given to them in advance, leaving a part for Xuefen as a dowry, and the rest for their brothers......"

After listening to the princess's words, Uncle Lao Guo opened his eyes, but his eyes still flickered.

Qi Yu stood aside and didn't say anything more, waiting for Princess Yong'an to speak.

"I know what you're worried about, whether they are brothers in the end, who should be loyal to whom the children can still be distinguished......" Because there are outsiders, Princess Yong'an's words are also very subtle, although they are intentional puns. She wanted to tell Uncle Lao that even if the family was separated, they would each have power and would distinguish between friend and foe, and would never betray the emperor.

Uncle Lao couldn't help but tighten his body when he heard this, sat up straight and glanced at Qi Yu, and made sure that Qi Yu didn't have a special reaction, so he put his mind at ease, and turned back to Princess Yong'an and said, "I'll talk about this matter, it's not appropriate for you to enter the palace at this time." The Queen Mother ...... "Princess Yong'an has always had a good relationship with the Queen Mother, and every time she enters the palace, she must go to see the Queen Mother, but if she enters the palace at this time, it will be troublesome to see the Queen Mother."

Princess Yongan thought for a moment and nodded.

Now that the matter has been decided, Qi Yu said goodbye and left the Lao family.

Back at Qi's house, Duan San was already waiting for him in the study. After telling Duan San what happened in the Lao family, Qi Yu wrote a letter and called a trustworthy subordinate to ask him to find a way to send it to the twilight moon and return it to Rui Niang. The letter was for Xi Cui, and seeing that the net was about to be closed, he felt that it was time to tell Xi Cui what the upcoming ending would look like.

Duan San told Xi Yunjian all of Qi Yu's words word for word. It just so happened that the third prince was also in the courtyard, and after hearing the news that Uncle Lao Guo was about to enter the palace, the two looked at each other and smiled.

The third prince held the wine glass and smiled, "This Qi Yu is really rare!" Why didn't we find out before? In the final analysis, Yu Feng's newly married lady is powerful, and it is said that this Qi Yu is the person who had a marriage contract with her before? Now that the marriage contract is gone, instead of turning against each other, the two of them can still let Qi Yu willingly help him, this woman is not ordinary, not simple! ”

Xi Yunjian casually picked up another wine glass, touched his, and replied seemingly casually but meaningfully, "The third prince overestimates Xi Cui too much, she is actually just a woman." Don't you think that this Qi Yu's original intention is actually to use Xi Cui to take refuge in the Third Prince? In other words, in fact, they just take what they need, Xi Cui has been in the business for so long during this time, and he still has the ability to read people and things. ”

"You see, I just praised her a few words, and you were in a hurry to explain it to her...... And say she's not simple? The third prince raised his glass and drank the wine in his hand, stood up with a smile, and patted Xi Yunjian on the shoulder, "You can rest assured that I will not take the existence of a woman to heart, as for the agreements you have reached with her that I don't know, as long as I don't shake my plan, I can turn a blind eye to ......"

The wine glass in Xi Yunjian's hand slammed down on the table, making a dull sound. Princess Huali, who was dancing with a sword on the side, heard the sound and looked here, "What's wrong?" General Deng, are you drunk? I can't even hold a wine glass! ”

Xi Yunjian nodded, looked up at the third prince, although he couldn't see his expression, his eyes were clearly penetrating. The third prince put away the smile on his face and waited for Xi Yunjian to speak.

Xi Yunjian stared at the third prince for a long time without blinking, and then slowly moved his gaze to Fang Cai's wine glass, and after holding the wine glass, his voice was low and powerful, and he said, "For the sake of your Zhou family, I don't need to say how much my Xi family has sacrificed, you can see the third prince." We don't expect anything in return, but at least basic trust is well deserved, right? ”

The third prince stood stunned and watched Xi Yunjian throw his sleeves away, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, and he blamed himself, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Uncle Lao Guo really entered the palace that night.

The Emperor summoned him in the upper study. Uncle Lao Guo went straight to the point and said what he meant, and although the emperor was a little surprised after hearing it, he was also a little relieved. At present, although he intends to transfer troops to the northwest and southwest, the number of people and horses he can use is indeed limited. The original plan was to let Lord Cao take 100,000 horses to the northwest, so that the number of troops to the southwest would be more broad, but if he really let him bring enough 100,000, the emperor would not even be able to gather 100,000 people and horses to the southwest. Nangong Yufeng's side didn't want to move for the time being, and before he was sure whether his loyalty was really given to him, the emperor still didn't want to startle the snake. Uncle Lao Guo's coming this time just solved his urgent need, and the people of the Lao family were sent to the northwest at best, saving the emperor's own people and weakening the power of the Lao family in the capital on the other hand, killing two birds with one stone.

Naturally, the emperor quickly agreed.

Taking advantage of the emperor's pleasure, Uncle Lao proposed to hand over his remaining half of the military power to Lao Keqin, and let Lao Keqin escort him when Prince Baituo returned to China, and by the way, he camped in the southwest. In this way, he can not only supervise the Marquis of Pingnan, but also detain Deng Yuanshan in the capital and contain him. As for the emperor's own people, it is better to stay with the emperor, after all, the emperor is the new emperor, and if he wants to stabilize his position, he can't have soldiers and horses in his hands.

The emperor listened to Uncle Lao's unhurried analysis of the situation and made suggestions for himself, as if he had returned to the time when he was still the crown prince and lived in the Lao family. At that time, they were in Uncle Lao's study, and Uncle Lao was always so careful to plan everything for himself, everything was thorough, and even more sincerely thought about himself than his father who was the emperor. He even had the illusion that Uncle Lao Guo was his biological father.

Uncle Lao Guo waited for the emperor to answer after speaking, but he couldn't hear the emperor's response for a long time.

Looking up, the emperor was looking at himself in a daze. Although he was in a daze, looking at his tearful eyes, Uncle Lao knew that he was moved by himself. This child has been like this since he was a child, he has sharp feelings and sentimentality, and he thought that it would be different if he became an emperor, but he didn't expect to let him see him like this again today...... Uncle Lao couldn't help but soften his heart, and simply didn't say anything and waited for the emperor to come back to his senses.

The eunuch who served tea came in to change the tea, and the emperor realized what he had done, and smiled a little embarrassedly.

When Uncle Lao Guo left the palace, his face was full of smiles, in his opinion, the emperor agreed to all his requests today, in addition to Lao Keqin being saved, the relationship between him and the emperor was also a little closer. So he thought of Qi Yu, this time thanks to Qi Yu! He secretly decided in his heart that after the matter was completed, he would definitely find an opportunity to thank Qi Yu.

After Uncle Lao's palanquin left the palace gate, a figure followed by it also disappeared.

The third prince soon received the news, and the emperor agreed to Uncle Lao's proposal. The third prince who received the news almost excitedly pinched the wine glass in his hand, and Hua Li just came in, and was picked up by him and happily turned around in place several times.

Immediately after that, the third prince immediately returned to the princess's mansion and met Princess Chaoyang. After the brother and sister discussed for a while, Princess Chaoyang began to write a letter, and then ordered someone to send it to the prison and hand it over to Lao Keqin.

Next, it's time to wait for the movement from Lao Keqin's side.

Uncle Lao Guo returned to the house and waited for the news that Lao Keqin was released.

The next day, he received news that Lao Keqin was seriously ill in prison, and the emperor ordered him to be transferred out of the cell and sent back to his uncle's mansion for treatment. However, Uncle Lao was asked to take strict care of him, and ordered a thorough investigation of Princess Huali's fright and the assassination of Princess Chaoyang. On the surface, it was a thorough investigation, but anyone with a discerning eye understood that the emperor intended to release him.

In order to appease Princess Huali, the emperor almost simultaneously ordered Qin Tianjian to deduce the auspicious day, so that the third prince could marry Princess Huali as soon as possible.

After Lao Keqin returned to his uncle's mansion, his temperament changed greatly, and he didn't speak when he saw people, and the subordinates he was waiting for were slightly dissatisfied with a burst of beatings, and at worst took his life. Even Lao Xuefen ran to see him, and was scolded and cried bitterly and ran back. Uncle Lao Guo only thought that he was frightened in prison and would be well in some time, so he told his subordinates to keep their mouths shut and hide this matter to the death.

Just when people were speculating about why the emperor would suddenly let Lao Keqin go, the emperor's holy decree to send troops to the northwest came down. Knowing that Lao Liqin also went with him, and also brought the Lao family's own people, the courtiers suddenly became enlightened. It should be Uncle Lao who exchanged his military power for his son's life.

After Lao Liqin left, Princess Yongan fell ill because she missed her only son. The imperial doctors had no clue after several diagnoses and treatments, and in desperation, Princess Yong'an proposed to go to Huangjue Temple to meditate and pray for her children.

Although the emperor was a little reluctant to go to the temple so hard, he finally agreed, because Princess Yongan has always been a resolute woman, and once she decides what to do, no one can stop her.

When Princess Yong'an left, she only took away two old ladies who had served her for many years, and the rest did not bring anything. also told Uncle Lao not to look for her, and even Uncle Lao Guo's offer to see her off was rejected by her.

After Princess Yong'an left, no one could control Lao Xuefen, and the eldest lady of the Lao family became more and more lawless. When I was shopping outside, I met a few young ladies I knew, and I didn't know what was said, Lao Xuefen was unhappy when she heard it, and she called someone on the street to beat those young ladies with blue noses and swollen faces. He was still shouting, "What's wrong with beating you?" Whether our Lao family has Princess Yong'an or not, we still have to be windy and rainy! My eldest brother still designed Princess Huali of Zhenyi Kingdom, and now he hasn't stayed at home for anything, right? You guys are something, you dare to chew your tongue in front of me, even if I beat you all to death, it's just a matter of words! ”

This matter spread quickly, and Wang Shaoyan's forcing the palace stopped, and a few courtiers gathered at the gate of the palace, saying that they were the fathers and brothers of those young ladies who were beaten by Lao Xuefen, and said that they wanted to get justice for their families. The emperor had no choice but to send Lao Xuefen to a nunnery outside the capital. Lao Xuefen cried for several days, and finally even the scene of hanging was staged, and in the end, she still couldn't escape the fate of being sent away.

As soon as Lao Xuefen left, the courtiers stopped talking about it, but a few days later, something strange happened. In just three days, officials in the capital died at home one after another, and the death was very terrifying. This incident caused a lot of trouble in the city, and no one cared about it at first, but I don't know when it was discovered that the courtiers who died in vain were the same people who had gathered at the palace gate to demand the disposal of Lao Xuefen. So the Lao family's revenge and murder was spread wildly, and the emperor called several officials of the Criminal Department to inquire about it, and after confirming that the matter was not groundless, he brought his secret guard to investigate the Lao family.

The secret guard soon came to the news that the Lao family had been raising dead soldiers, and over the years, Uncle Lao Guo had almost handed over all these people to Lao Keqin for management, and these murders could be concluded to be committed by Lao Keqin. It's just that the other party's hands and feet are very clean, and even the emperor's secret guards have not been able to find evidence.

The news of the secret guard made the emperor break out in a cold sweat. Lao Keqin is so cruel, how can he keep him in the capital? Immediately, he remembered what he had promised Uncle Lao Guo before, giving the other half of the Lao family's troops to Lao Keqin and asking him to lead the troops to the southwest. If Lao Keqin is this kind of person, is it really appropriate to put military power in his hands? (To be continued.) )