Yuan Yuqian hurried over and stood beside Ouyang Yuyan.

Ouyang Yuyan's slender five fingers clenched the wine jug, as if tightly choking someone's throat: "Kill Yao'er, be fast!" ”

……

Zhongnan Mountain, thousands of peaks and blue screens, deep valleys are elegant.

In an unknown elegant valley, leaning on the mountain is about to build several fine houses with bamboo and wood, the outer fence, and there are chickens and geese walking around in the courtyard, which is very leisurely.

The sky is clear, and the southbound geese gently pass through the sky, like a geese gliding on the blue sea. In the distance, the sound of a flute was heard.

A big tree in front of the bamboo fence, and the purple chrysanthemums in front of the big tree are either budding or blooming, painting the picture scroll of this late autumn with the most gorgeous color.

There is also a flat rectangular bluestone in front of the tree, on which is a chessboard, and on each side there is a person sitting cross-legged on a futon and playing chess.

Both of them were very old, with white hair and white beards, and wore loose and comfortable white folded cardigans and a pair of black wide-legged trousers.

The two old men looked like a pair of mountain hermits playing chess for fun, but they held the chess pieces in their hands for a long time, but only talked in a low voice.

If Yao'er was here, he would immediately recognize that the old man on the left was Li Xianhe of Li Valve, and the one opposite was the lord of Zheng Valve.

Zheng Lao's tone was very solemn, but the thick wrinkles on his face were difficult to hold any vivid expressions: "Yao'er was transferred to Tianguan Langzhong, and the right to know Tianguan Shilang, the relocation and appointment of officials below the third rank depends on his hand, the queen's move." It seems that he wants to throw the hot potato of southern Xinjiang to Yao'er to divide it. ”

Li Xianhe touched the sunspot in his hand and said slowly: "If it's just the appointment and dismissal of a position." Or it can be decided by the Ministry of Officials, and now that there are so many vacancies in the southern Xinjiang states, the queen herself will definitely ask about it. ”

Zheng Lao raised his eyebrows and said unhappily: "I naturally understand!" Although the matter was left to Yao'er to do, the list she provided must satisfy the queen and all aspects before it can be implemented. But she presided over the matter. It can always be more convenient than others.

Seventy percent of these vacancies in southern Xinjiang will inevitably be divided by various forces, and everyone knows it. The rest. It is these three percent of the vacancy, these three percent of the vacancy, gain or loss, there are too many variables. So regardless of gain or loss. are within the acceptable range of all parties, and it is precisely these 30% vacancies that are the key to disrupting the balance, and we are not fighting for these vacancies? ”

Yao'er is about to become the Langzhong of the Tianguan Mansion, and Ouyang Yuyan is the first to know the news of the position of the Tianguan Shilang, followed by the major families, and at this time, the Zhongguan who passed the decree is still on the way to Lin'an. Yao'er didn't know it yet. In this kind of thing, the efficiency of the official will always come second.

Zheng Laoyi learned the news. I immediately came to Li Xianhe to discuss this matter.

Li Xianhe's eyes lowered slightly, and he said slowly: "What is Old Zheng's opinion?" ”

Zheng Lao leaned forward and said in a deep voice: "Negotiate with Yao'er again!" ”

Li Xianhe smiled and said, "Lao Zheng, Yao'er's appetite is too big, what she wants...... It's the Lord of Ink! ”

Zheng Lao's face sank, and said, "In my opinion, that Ouyang Yuyan should have given way a long time ago, what has she done since she took charge of Motang?" The so-called hidden ink, at the beginning, was only responsible for doing some things that were not suitable for the ink, but it was just a few characters under her submersion, but now? not only on an equal footing with her, but even on top of her. Ouyang Yuyan is a stubborn person, with low eyes and low hands, it is really difficult to take on this heavy responsibility! ”

Li Xianhe mastered the chess pieces and chuckled silently.

Others can say this, but he can't say it, because Mi Zi Xuan was cultivated by him, but he didn't expect that Mi Zi Xuan had such a great ability, he just appreciated this junior and gave him a lake, who knew that this kid had worked hard for many years and turned the lake into a sea.

But in the eyes of outsiders, he can't help but think that he has been planning and supporting behind the scenes, intending to let Mizi seize Ouyang Yuyan's power, so he wants to avoid suspicion at this time.

Seeing him laughing but not answering, Zheng Lao angrily threw the white piece in his hand on the chessboard, and said angrily: "You and I have known each other for many years, do you still have to be taboo against me?" You old thing, but you talk! ”

Li Xianhe let out a long sigh and said, "Lao Zheng, you should know what it will mean once you let Yao'er sit in this position." She will wield great wealth and power, and she will be responsible not only for my Mo Sect, but also for the semi-independent existence of Xianmo.

Therefore, all her decisions can be made independently without affecting the interests of the family, and we cannot control her from time to time. This is different from the prime minister, all the power of the prime minister comes from the queen and the court, and she can be removed at any time and replaced by another person, and the person who becomes the suzerainty of Xianmo can control huge private power.

It's better to say that once the time passes, not only will she integrate into it, but her children and grandchildren, from generation to generation, will become an important part of it, she is not our person, but she will definitely have a strong family rooted in Jimotang in the future, how to ensure that her family is always consistent with our interests and always used by us? ”

"Then let her be our man!"

A loud voice suddenly sounded next to him, Li Xianhe and Old Man Zheng were shocked, and Huo Ran turned his head to look. Don't look at this place like a hut where a hermit lives in the mountains, but the periphery has long been scattered, and the two of them are here to discuss matters, and there can be no one within a radius of three miles, unless they have the eyes of heaven and the ears of the wind, who can see their shadows and hear them speak?

When I turned my head, I saw an old man with a white beard walking towards them with a crutch, blowing his beard and glaring. Li Xianhe and the two breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, the person who came was the lord of the Wang family.

Li Xianhe frowned and said, "Why are you here, old fellow, be careful of being detected by the eyes and ears of the imperial court and arouse vigilance." ”

Old man Wang snorted heavily, walked up to them with a crutch and stood still, and said, "If the old man doesn't come, why should you two old fellows be here to talk about it?" You are not in a hurry, you still have a chance to miss this opportunity, but my Wang family values this opportunity very much. This is a key to the resurgence of the Wang family! ”

Zheng Lao was concerned about how to turn Yao'er into his own person, and hurriedly asked, "Lao Wang, tell me about it." How do you make her her one of her own? ”

Old man Wang hummed and said, "Isn't this simple? There are more than a dozen talented and good-looking grandchildren of the old man, just pick one and marry her, isn't she our own person? ”

Zheng Lao's eyes lit up when he heard this, marriage is indeed a good way.

The role of marriage is not in the marriage itself, it doesn't matter whether the relationship between husband and wife is good or not, but through this action, others will see you as a whole. When Zheng Lao heard this idea, his heart was happy. Hurriedly beckoned Wang Lao to sit down, and talked about marrying a daughter-in-law with great interest.

Wang Lao said proudly: "We waited for the Mozong family to establish the 'Jimo Hall', which was originally to help the families. It's not for them to use the power of the family to kill each other and fight for power! Now, the two sects of Xianyin are bound to become fire and water, but Yao'er is friendly with Yinmo, if she becomes the master of Xianmo. Hidden harmony family. You can avoid internal friction. ”

Li Xianhe sighed and said, "If Yao'er becomes the daughter-in-law of our Mozong, what will the queen think?" Will you still give her this heavy responsibility? ”

Li Xianhe said again: "In addition, there is another question, how do we explain to the Ouyang family?" Although 'Jimotang' is strong, it is also fragile, and it is said to be strong because it has financial, material, and human resources that we families secretly provide. It offers all kinds of support, so it has great power.

Say it's fragile. It is because the entire Jimo Hall, whether it is explicit or implicit, relies on the behind-the-scenes support of the family, and its core members are also from major families. Therefore, the first thing they have to protect is the interests of the family, and the second is Jimotang, once the Ouyang family is angered, will the children surnamed Ouyang in 'Jimotang' agree? ”

The anger on Old Zheng's face gradually subsided, he pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly: "Since Jimotang is composed of elites from major families, of course, the capable must go up and the mediocre go down. Ouyang Yuyan's skills are not as good as others, let her retreat, presumably the Ouyang family has nothing to say! ”

Li Xianhe shook his head and said, "This is self-deception!" If Ouyang Yuyan is mediocre and incompetent, ask her to give way, and the Ouyang family will have nothing to say. But at the moment, although Ouyang Yuyan is not very clever, he is not very wrong! The Ouyang family swore a poisonous oath and had just withdrawn from the Weidi Ancestral Hall, if Ouyang Yuyan's power was withdrawn at this time, what would the Ouyang family think? ”

Zheng Lao kept a calm face and did not speak.

Li Xianhe said again: "How powerful the Ouyang family is, you know it, among the five clans of my Mo Sect, his Ouyang clan is now ranked second, and there are countless small families attached to the Ouyang clan, if our actions provoke a strong backlash from the Ouyang clan, the Mo Sect will collapse, do you think the queen will let go of this good opportunity?" ”

Elder Zheng and Elder Wang looked at each other, hesitated for a while, and Elder Wang asked, "So, what is your best plan?" ”

Li Xianhe threw the chess pieces back into the chess box, and said with a deep frown: "I didn't expect it yet!" ”

……

Ouyang Yuyan stared at Yuan Yuqian who was kneeling in front of him with a gloomy face, bent his fingers and knocked a few cases, and said in a deep voice: "It's been two days, and you haven't moved, can you not listen to my words?" ”

Yuan Yuqian said with a bitter face: "Eldest Prince, if you give orders, the villain will start to prepare immediately, but ...... Yao'er hasn't gone out for the past two days, and she stays at the house every day, and the villain can't do anything......"

"Then go to the door and kill!"

Shen Rendrunk said coldly, turned his head to Kong Rufeng, who was sitting in the corner of the wall, and said: "Trouble Kong Lao to go together, must, kill, Yao, son!" ”

……

Wandering by the pond deep in autumn, stepping on the frosty moonlight, Yao'er held her hands on her shoulders, and her mind gradually calmed down.

Instigating the barbarian chiefs of southern Xinjiang to interfere in all kinds of officials stationed there, it is a hidden handiwork. At the same time that Ouyang Yuyan got the news, Mi Zibian got the news, and then Yao'er also knew.

Although the lieutenant who passed the decree has not yet arrived, Yao'er already knows that she is about to go to the ministry and take over this hot potato from the queen, how to properly solve this matter, she already has some calculations in her heart, but now there is still one most important thing missing: the compromise of Mozong!

Contact with Confucianism?

At Taigong Li's birthday banquet, he laughed and scolded the children of the family, in order to win the appreciation of the Confucian group, if Zheng Yu, Cui Di, Wang Sicong and others did not take the initiative to provoke at that time, Yao'er would also find another opportunity.

Including revealing the news that she is about to become a key figure in the allocation of official vacancies in southern Xinjiang to the major families, it is all Mi Zibian and her plan.

The purpose of attracting the attention of Confucianism is to put pressure on Mozong, to put pressure on Mozong, and the ultimate goal is to combine with the power of Mozong.

Now whether it is Confucianism or Mozong, they already know that their coveted southern Xinjiang fate depends to a large extent on Yao'er. However, Confucianism only sent some younger generations who were not on the stage to make friends, which shows their slow sense of smell in politics, as well as their short-sightedness and lack of courage.

As for Mo Zong's lack of action so far, it is a good thing in Yao'er's opinion. At the birthday banquet of Taigong Li, she had already seen the leaders of the major families, and she also expressed her attitude, Mozong really didn't need to send some sons and nephews who couldn't be the master to make friends with her, Mozong either didn't come forward, and he must have decided to compromise with her when he came forward.

An interlocking plan, without too much conspiracy and calculation, is completely guided by the situation, so that the changes in the entire environment and conditions make the other party have to make such a choice. When making such a choice, they will only think that the objective situation has led to such a result, and they will not realize that someone is manipulating it.

Merely. This clever method of cooking Xiaoxian, Yao'er has always thought that it is a "last resort" Mizi flawed design, but she never thought that this is the director of An Ke, who looks pitiful and weak, and has to sweat carefully after walking a few steps.

Yao'er raised her head with her hands down, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and secretly calculated in her heart: "The will of the imperial court is almost here, how does Mozong decide, there should be an eyebrow, right?" ”

She didn't know that for this matter, the various clans of the Mo Sect were now in frequent contact, but they still couldn't come up with a plan that satisfied and agreed to all parties, and those old men were already so anxious that they were about to slap the table and scold their mother.

The path by the pool was full of surprises, and when Yao'er heard the sound, she saw a handsome figure walking slowly.

A smile escaped from the corner of Yao'er's mouth, and she stepped forward to meet her.

Shen Rendrunk dressed up as a pig brother, pretending to provoke Yao'er's delicate chin frivolously, the little face that was mixed with innocence and charming, delicate and lovely was completely presented in front of him, the moonlight covered this pretty face with a thin veil, and her facial features were slightly hazy, but her eyes were as bright as stars.

Yao'er's vision was full of her soft eye waves, and she couldn't help but make Shen Ren's heart flutter, so she slowly leaned down, Yao'er didn't expect Shen Ren's drunken to be so abrupt and direct, her face was slightly red, her pigeon-like chest rose and fell slightly, her plump lips opened and closed slightly, and a pair of bright eyes closed shyly.

The pond rippled lightly, and a few birds suddenly cut through the water.

Shen Ren's drunken lips were still an inch away from Yao'er's cherry lips, and she was suddenly pushed away by her.

Shen Ren was drunk: "Could it be that Yao'er has no intention of me?" (To be continued......)