As early as when he was very young, Qin Wan realized from Zhao Su that if a person from a cold 'door' had an enterprising heart, it was more terrible than anything else. Even in the face of adversity, they will tirelessly look for a way out, if anyone dares to hinder their future, let alone that God will block and kill God, and Buddha will block and kill Buddha.

It's just that......

Although Qin Wan is quite confident in her own judgment, she doesn't dare to believe it all, she has never gotten along with Lian Mu, and it is difficult to assert the other party's character. Changqing's betrayal of King Wei is a secret that must be completely concealed, and if he makes a mistake in judgment, he will definitely lose everything. Therefore, she pondered for a moment, and took into account Lian Mu's possible approach, knowing that as long as she 'revealed' the truth or two, and even gave some hints, Lian Mu Bacheng wanted to take the bait, but she still chose to be cautious, so she said: "Lian Mu is a smart person, you don't need to hint at anything, as long as you 'revea' a little bit of pity, if he has the intention, he will definitely test you step by step." ”

Thinking of this, Qin Wan paused and said, "If you have time, you can also pay attention to his words and deeds on weekdays and report to me." She had to keep an eye out to know what to do next.

Chang Qing took the order and left, Qin Wan thought for a while, and asked Chen Miao: "Did Xu Zhi say when he would come?" ”

Chen Miao replied: "Pei Langjun said that at the latest, he will come to practice for the county lord." ”

"That's it!" Qin Wan calculated the time, drank a cup of tea, calmed down, and said, "Ah Miao, you said that King Wei or King Lu, which one is more difficult to deal with." ”

"The prince who has taken the heir, it is difficult to deal with any of them. It's just that the king of Wei is at the forefront and has attracted the attention of the kings, so it is easy to target. Chen Miao said, "If you want to deal with the King of Wei, you can't let the King of Lu succeed." Don't look at King Lu now, in order to win over His Royal Highness, he can use any trick, and his stature can't be lower. really let him ascend the throne, thinking of the cold reception that His Highness once gave him, even if he didn't turn over the old accounts, he wouldn't give His Highness a good face. ”

Although he said it bluntly, even crudely, it was an eternal truth.

Just imagine, if Su Yu dies, and a foreign country wants Qin Wan and his relatives, and King Lu replaces Qin Wan with his eldest 'daughter', although he can get Qin Ke's 'excitement' and full support, but what if King Lu ascends the throne? In this way, his eldest 'daughter' has become a real princess, and the dignified princess of the royal family of Daxia is actually in a foreign land, and King Lu's face can be good-looking? At this time, he would not have thought of how he begged his eldest brother for help back then, and how he exchanged the eldest 'daughter' he didn't like for a good name, he would only feel that the eldest brother 'forced' people too much, and he had a grudge against Qin Ke, and even resentment.

Qin Wan bowed his head lightly, and was about to say something, Pei Xi had already come, but seeing that his face was full of unhappiness, he actually had a somewhat depressed taste: "You went to the Su family, and I can't be idle anymore." ”

Hearing this, Qin Wan was surprised and delighted: "The appointment has come down?" ”

"Yes." Pei Xi wrote the word "unhappy" on his face, and sighed, "The official is 'serving' Lang." ”

Qin Wan said "ah", and Chen Miao was even more shocked - the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments of Shangshu Province, and the "servant" Lang of the Ministry of Officials is a big official on the four grades, and he can definitely afford the words "holding heavy power"!

"What! He Wei Tuo can be a household book, and he can be a flat chapter under the 'door' of the same book, why should I lower him, I can only be a deputy! ”

Hearing that Pei Xi was angry that he couldn't catch up with Wei Tuo, Qin Wan couldn't help laughing: "How many years has Lord Pei been in the fourth grade, and Lord Jiang was also promoted from the third grade Honglu Temple when he returned to Beijing this time, Wei Tuo followed the saint before, and he has been a Chinese scholar for so many years, although his qualifications are also very shallow, he is much longer than you." Although you entered the court ten years ago, you have experienced several ups and downs, most of the time in the six or seven grades, and now you are the 'waiter' of the Ministry of Officials. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Industry all have only one 'waiter' Lang, although there are two 'Waiter' Lang in the Household Department and the Ministry of War, but they are all the actual positions under the four products, but the Ministry of Officials is on the four products, which shows the status, which is not good? ”

Among the six departments, the official department is the highest, and the four divisions under the 'door' - the official department, the lord department, the division of honors and the examination of merit, as the name implies, is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, and promotion of officials under the heavens; succession to titles; assessment of meritorious service; As well as the assessment of officials' political performance, etc., it is almost a one-handed pinch of the official's future, even if it is the inheritance of the noble title, after the Zongzheng Temple has passed, it has to be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Officials, and it is bound to sell some favors. Looking at it, which of the four divisions is not a 'fat' ya' 'door'? Not to mention that the official position is only under the knowledge of Shang Shu, and Lang Zhong has the right to review the decision of the four divisions and can be dismissed. Others can't get into the official department to be a small official even if they sharpen their heads, and when they see Pei Xi's appearance, they can't wait to slap him to death!

Pei Xi's mood, Qin Wan can also understand, he is proud of his talent, and he is unwilling to be a deputy to others, so he has to complain. But Zaifu's position has not yet been vacated, Jiang Bai and Wei Tuo are not really prime ministers, and they are still in the same book as the 'door' of Pingzhang, Pei Xi's qualifications are shallower than them, so naturally they can't be compared with them so quickly. Besides, although the 'servant' of the Ministry of Officials is a deputy, when it comes to real power, it may not be worse than the slightly colder Ya'men such as the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment. So she smiled and asked, "Master Pei went back to Luoyang with the old man?" ”

"Well, go back to Luoyang." Pei Xi paused before saying, "Grandfather has been the Luoyang Commander for too long, and it would be too eye-catching to have another one with real power in Luoyang." The saint appointed me as a 'servant' of the ministry, and he would no longer give my father real power. Although his father was transferred back to Luoyang and promoted, he ......"

When Qin Wan heard this, he couldn't help but be gloomy - Pei Xi's father Pei Li was in his prime, just because his talent was far inferior to his son, and now he was going to lose his real power and return to his hometown to be an idle official, this gap is not small. People with a wide heart may feel that this decision is beneficial to the family, but Pei Li is not such a tolerant person, not to mention, when such a thing happens, who will have no guilt in their hearts? But what can be done?

As Qin Wan said, although Pei Xi had a real job before, he was mostly a sixth, seventh, or eighth-grade official, and did not enter the center. The officials next to him enter the center, who is not going to boil step by step? Even if he is as noble as Mu Miao, he has been a scholar for many years. As soon as Pei Xi entered the center, he was the 'servant' of the Ministry of Officials, and then went up, the six Shangshu and even the phase were just around the corner, and it was already due to his ability to be too 'colorful', plus the face of the Pei family in Luoyang. The Pei family has such a young and powerful person in the center, how can there be another one?

If you really want to talk about it, Pei Li's career has not been smooth for so many years, in addition to being a little worse in talent, there is also an important reason, that is, Pei Jin is high in the position of Luoyang Ling, and it is really not good to let Pei Li's official position be too high. But there is no way to back down to the father, and there is even a reason to make way for the son......

Seeing that Qin Wan was sad, Pei Xi laughed instead: "Look at you, you are still so soft-hearted, father and son are estranged, brothers are against each other, I didn't meet them on the first day, they ...... In the end, I want to go back to Luoyang. After speaking, he stretched his waist, "It's a good day when no one is in charge!" ”

"Okay, okay, don't say anything against your will!" Qin Wan interrupted him and pretended, "Tell me quickly, how are you thinking about it!" "That's Ye Hu of the Western Turks, and he is the future Turkic Khan, and there are not many times when he can 'make' him a wolf! If you don't take advantage of this time to peel off a layer of his skin and let his brothers see his disguise, it will not be easy to deal with him again.

When Pei Xi heard "Simo", he also came to his heart: "It is worthy of being a person who can live peacefully for so long under Duluo Khan and Princess Dayi, and the more he lives, the more he lives, the more prominent he becomes, and his ability to pretend to be stupid and stunned is first-class." I deliberately tried it, but he hid me several times......"

Qin Wan knew that Pei Xi had met an opponent, and the more he talked, the happier he became, and he also made a scene: "But no matter how 'shrewd' he is, you still tried out some details, right?" ”

"It's not, we don't know much about things on the grassland after all, even if he says something wrong, I may not be able to detect it." Pei Xi was a little proud, "But I tried out his 'temperament' - this is a thorough, self-centered person." He didn't have anything to cherish, to love, to protect. He has only one purpose, and that is to live well, to live better, to live better than everyone else. ”

When Qin Wan heard this, his brows furrowed: "You mean, although he values power, he ...... when necessary."

"He can discard it when necessary." Pei Xi also put away his smile and was very solemn, "This kind of person is the most terrifying, for him, there is nothing more precious than living." ”

Those who are not afraid of losing are more terrible than those who do not admit defeat. If a person can give up a piece of the country that he has worked so hard to fight, then he will either have water in his head or have greater ambitions.

People who are obsessed with rights are often 'lost' by rights, and this is their weakness, if they only value themselves...... In the end, this is a matter between the two countries, not the internal affairs of Great Xia, they cannot completely 'manipulate' the power of the Western Turks, and it is very difficult to 'force' Simo to the point of being separated from all the important ministers.

Qin Wan didn't want to be such a terrible enemy in Great Xia, so he pondered for a moment before asking, "What did you do?" ”

"It's easy." Pei Xi smiled, "In their eyes, I am just a pretense that is close to Simotus, and they are really concerned about saints." I only need to praise Simo in front of the public, and the saint will make a very fond of Simo, and if he can't stay here, he will be allowed to give him the concubine of the princess as his wife. ”

When Qin Wan heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "You guys are tying the grass in front of the donkey, so that the Western Turks will take the bait, not to mention, but also 'make' Simo to be tabooed by his brothers, and he will not be able to live in peace day and night!" ”

If the Western Turks want to stabilize Daxia, they naturally want to make a gesture of harmony, and Daxia didn't explicitly say whether to marry the princess or not, but he mentioned his wife, in the eyes of ordinary people, isn't it sure that he wants to marry the princess? The Hu people were already suspicious, Simo was so liked by the Emperor of the Central Plains, how could they not think about it?