After breaking up with Shang Cheng at the inner city gate, Wang Yi didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to find his two elders.

He saw his uncle first, and then the two of them went to his uncle's house together. By this time the drum had been beaten twice, and his uncle was about to go to bed, but when he heard that they had suddenly come together so late, he knew that something important must have happened, and hurried them into the inner study.

The matter is serious, Wang Yi didn't dare to hide it a little, and carefully recounted what he saw and heard when he went to meet Shang Cheng today and later in Liangfeng Liquor Shop, and even what he thought and thought.

Until he finished speaking, the two elders did not interject to ask, but just lowered their heads and drank the refreshing tea soup one after another. There were too many and miscellaneous messages that Wang Yi brought back, and the two of them couldn't react in a hurry, so they had to spend more time slowly sorting it out.

Some of the things Wang Yi said were also clear to them, such as the chaos within Xiao Jian's family. Xiao Jian's starting team was the Right Hussar Army and the Right Shenwei Army, and most of the people who followed him went out of these two armies, and now there are many of his cronies and nephews in the two armies. In the past two years, some people in the imperial court have proposed several times to abolish these two armies, although they have not been approved by the military department and the prime minister's office, but it is an indisputable fact that the Xiao family is worried. In the face of such a situation, Xiao Jian was helpless and could not do anything at all, which made his old subordinates even more panicked. But the two elders really didn't expect that Xiao Jian and Yan Gu were likely to part ways. This is no small feat! What did Yan Gu dare to break up with Xiao Jian, and what did he dare to stand on his own, where did he get the confidence to compete with Xiao Jian and Yang Du......

In addition, Li Mu's return to Beijing also made them a little puzzled. Li Mu is a native of Xianyang, his cousin is Su, alias Mr. Dingyi, and he has been the Shaoqing of the Taishi Bureau before he resigned in the thirteenth year of the Eastern Era. This man was both good at astronomy and farming, participated in the construction of the armillary sphere, made his own timer, and his books "Seven New Calculations" and "Wangzhi" were popular all over the world. Such a person suddenly returned to Beijing, and the King of Jinan and Zhu Xuan also specially set up a banquet for him, is there anything worth thinking about behind it? There is also Tian Qingshan, a small wind watcher, but his words are like swords and articles are like knives, and from time to time he submits a submission to make a proposal, and the wind and rain that makes the six departments and places have a headache, and he is also a character that cannot be underestimated......

Listening to the two elders dissect and dissect irrelevant matters in detail, Wang Yi was a little anxious. The most important thing at the moment is not Xiao Yan's separation, nor Li Dingyi's return to Beijing, but whether to follow Shang Cheng's advice and immediately settle his marriage with the daughter of the Tu family.

But the two elders were unimpressed by his anxiety. Uncle also warned him once again that the more important he was, the more he had to be calm and not impatient; His biggest problem is that he is eager to achieve quick results! If this problem is not changed, sooner or later it will suffer a big loss. Uncle also said that Shang Cheng's suggestion was put forward suddenly, and it was difficult to tell whether he was thinking about Wang Yi or had other plans, so it could not be ruled out that he wanted to marry the princess of Changsha. Because almost no one knows about Cheng Qiao's expulsion in Yingbo's mansion, his uncle's statement is not entirely unreasonable. At least Wang Yi has the same doubts in his heart.

But my uncle soon discovered a problem. He asked Wang Yi: "He asked you about the schedule of leaving Beijing to go to Jiazhou, was it before teaching you to marry the daughter of the Tu family, or after?" ”

Wang Yi thought for a moment, and then said with certainty: "It was before proposing that I marry the Tu family." He recalls repeating the details.

The two elders agreed that this was Shang Cheng vaguely reminding Wang Yi to leave the capital early. This is obviously Shang Yanshan's kindness. The current Wang family is just glamorous in appearance, and Wang Yi's continued stay in the capital will not help the King of Jinan much, but it is easy to be slandered by the opponent, which will distract the King of Jinan; So whether it is for him or for the king of Jinan, it is a good thing that he is far away, and the sooner he goes, the better. However, I was afraid that Wang Yi would refuse to leave Beijing as soon as possible, and his uncle also told him about something he had just heard.

He asked Wang Yi: "Have you heard that the two quarters of taxes collected by various localities this year have dropped slightly compared with last year?" ”

Wang Yi nodded. He had heard about it, but because the amount of taxes had nothing to do with him, he didn't inquire more.

"Dong Quan, they found out that Ye Xun was cheating on taxes in various places. Ye Xun secretly instructed his protégé disciples who were working in the local area to 'discuss taxes' with others when collecting taxes this autumn, and collected at least three years or more than five years of land taxes in advance. Now that Dong Quan and the others have mastered the evidence, they are waiting for the household department to submit an official document before attacking Zhang Pu and Ye Xun. ”

Wang Yileng was stunned for a long time before he realized what Ye Xun's fraud had to do with him. If it weren't for Zhang Pu and the Nanjin faction to cover him up, relying on his foolish battle of attacking the envoys of Dongwuzheng in Lanzhen, it would have been a big punishment of demotion and fine, to say the least. If the Beijin faction suddenly borrowed the matter of the autumn tax to attack Zhang Pu, then the words and swords will be indiscriminate, and it will be difficult to guarantee that he will not be involved. When he is involved in this lawsuit, it is obviously impossible for him to go to Jiazhou again. Dong Quan and their evidence are in hand, Zhang Puye has no possibility of overturning the case, and once the Nanjin faction falls, it will be said that it will be to revitalize the family business, and it is difficult to say whether he can stay in the army or not. So it's a good thing that he's leaving the capital now. The imperial court and Jiazhou are separated by thousands of miles, and the roads are not easy to walk, plus one side is government affairs and the other side is military affairs, so the disputes on official documents are at least two or three months, just for his uncle and uncle to help him solve the gap and free up time and space......

Having figured out the joints, he immediately made a decision. After the New Year, the Sixth Ministry opened again, and he immediately went to the Ministry of War to change the clerical certificate, and then went straight to Jiazhou.

The uncle smiled and said, "There is no need to be in such a hurry. You have to wait until you are still the princess of Changsha or marry the daughter of the Tu family, and then it's not too late to leave. ”

Uncle didn't care about his decision, and picked out another question: If Shang Cheng wanted to be the princess of Shang Changsha, what did he want? Shang Yanshan's title has come to an end, and the actual county uncle is also a knight that others can hardly hope for, as long as he does not make a big mistake and does not kill one or two generations, the merchants of Yingxian County are the same high-ranking families as the Gu family in Poyang County. In this case, he is not yet a princess as his wife, in fact, it is all dispensable. There is no obvious benefit to marrying, and there is no harm in not marrying, so what is he doing to stop Wang Yi from marrying Princess Changsha in a panic?

Uncle and Wang Yi both felt that Shang Cheng didn't seem to be greedy for any benefits. Wang Yi also said that he felt that Shang Cheng was warning him that marrying the princess of Changsha was a very dangerous thing. As for what the danger is, Shang Cheng refuses to say it clearly.

His two elders both felt that Shang Cheng's approach was a bit inexplicable. Wang Yishang Changsha Princess, what danger will there be? Yes, the initiator of this incident is the king of Chengdu. Maybe Chengdu Wang Chen Jin thinks that if he comes out to protect Wang Yi, Wang Yi will be grateful to him, and there will be a gap between the king of Jinan and Wang Yi, is this possible? Wang Yi and Jinan Wang Chen Huang are cousins who break bones and have tendons, how can they be provoked by a little trick by King Chengdu? In the face of this kind of major event that is enough to determine the next few decades of the Wang family, this kind of small favor is impossible to shake the position of the Wang family! Even if there is enough fresh meat on the bones thrown by the king of Chengdu, the Wang family must also carefully consider the benefits and disadvantages of it, and seriously consider whether the king of Chengdu will use the means of "cunning rabbit dead lackey cooking" in the future.

Obviously, no matter what means the king of Chengdu uses to win over, the position of the Wang family is difficult to shake. Maybe the king of Chengdu himself understands this very well, and the reason why he still has to protect Wang Yi is just a temptation. However, since this is a truth that even the king of Chengdu understands, it is even more impossible for a powerful person like Shang Yanshan not to see through one by one, so why did he warn Wang Yi again, and he warned again and again in such a stern tone?

The two scheming generals of the Zhu Kingdom racked their brains, and took out Shang Cheng's words again and again for consideration, but they couldn't see what kind of mystery was hidden in them.

In the end, they really had no choice but to throw the question of whether to marry Princess Shang or the daughter of the Tu family to Wang Yi, and let him make up his own mind. However, they also put forward their own opinions. In their view, Shangcheng's warnings were mostly nonsense; For Wang Yi, Princess Shang is the best choice, especially considering that Princess Changsha is the most beloved daughter of the Holy Monarch, so she should be married home.

Wang Yi couldn't make up his mind at all.

He understood what the elders said, and he also knew all the benefits of Princess Shang Changsha, but he didn't dare to take Shang Cheng's words as a deaf ear. Although he couldn't understand why Shang Cheng would say such words with serious warnings, he believed that Shang Cheng would never let go without nothing. Because whether it was in Alegu the year before last or in Mogan this year, whenever he encountered an unexpected situation, Shang Cheng was always able to quickly make accurate judgments and take the right solutions, which left a very deep impression on him. He felt that Shang Cheng should not be jealous of his desire for Princess Shang, but sincerely considered for himself, but it was inconvenient to say the reason for some reason; It may also be that he has already explained the reason, and neither he nor his uncle nor uncle are aware of it......

Out of trust in Shang Cheng, he made a decision: if he is not a princess, he will marry the daughter of the Tu family! This family affair must be as soon as possible, and the news must not leak out!

Now that Wang Yi had made a decision, the two elders no longer said anything superfluous. Immediately found someone to bring the imperial calendar to look through, and it turned out that it was a good day for Nacai to ask for his name. The uncle and the Tu family knew each other well, and volunteered to go to the Tu Mansion on an errand to be a matchmaker, and the uncle accompanied Wang Yi back to the house to explain and persuade the old lady of Yiguo. In this kind of major event that is closely related to the long-term family business, the old lady can't tell which is good and which is not, so she can only let her son decide everything.

Persuade the old lady here, and Wang Yi's uncle over there came back with good news. To be able to climb up to the family of the prince of Yiguo, the Tu family couldn't ask for it, but the uncle just got a little wind, and the Tu family agreed to the family affair in one voice. The uncle also agreed with the Tu family that the matter was urgent, because Wang Yi was about to go to Jiazhou, so in order to prevent any changes in the family affairs in the middle, Na Cai asked the first five etiquettes in the "six rites" of the Nagina levy period, which will be passed in three days, and the main day of the greeting is set on the day before the big cold.

Two days later, Wang Yi followed the two elders to Tu's house in person, and the number of invitations was also reached. The two families also went to the Ministry of Rites together to file the records of the filling of the house by the Duke of Yiguo, Wang Yixuxian, and the daughter of the Tu family. According to Zhao Lu, when the family affair reaches this point, it has actually been officially established. The rest of the matter is that the two families sent people to inform relatives and friends, and when it was the first day of marriage, they came to congratulate the bride and groom.

The invitations of the Wang family to the kings of Jinan and Chengdu were sent by Wang Yi himself. Of course, the king of Jinan doesn't need to say it, from welcoming Wang Yi into the mansion to sending Wang Yi out of the mansion, the smile on his face has never been broken, and his mouth is almost closed. It seems that the king of Chengdu wants to protect Wang Yi from the media, but he doesn't say it, but he is actually a little awkward in his heart. When the king of Chengdu received the invitation, the smile on his face was almost carved with a knife; When Wang Yi left, he didn't even stand up to send him off, but stared at Wang Yi's back viciously, hating to rip off a few pieces of meat on Wang Yi's body.

The invitation to Shang Cheng was also sent by Wang Yi.

When sending the invitation, Wang Yi couldn't help but ask Shang Cheng: What is his consideration, should he marry the princess of Changsha by himself, and go to marry a founding marquis?

Shang Cheng took a large blue paper invitation card with gold powder to depict dragons and phoenixes, looked left and right, and asked him happily: "Can't you think of the truth?" ”

Wang Yi shook his head. Isn't that clear? If he could figure it out, why did he ask Shang Cheng?

Shang Cheng smiled and said, "Then think again." Once you figure it out, you don't have to ask me. If I can't figure it out, then I can't help it. He solemnly put the invitation on his desk and added, "Remember, you owe me a great favor!" By doing so, I've pretty much saved your life. ”

"Okay!" Wang Yi readily agreed, and then he said, "If you are willing to tell me the truth, then I owe you two great favors!" ”

Shang Cheng smiled and did not speak.

How could he tell Wang Yi this truth? He didn't dare to tell Wang Yi this truth. He didn't even dare to tell anyone what had occurred to him that night......

Everyone knows that Wang Yi and Jinan Wang Chen Huang are cousins. If Wang Yi wants to marry Chen Pu or Chen Pu wants to marry Wang Yi, it is obvious that the King of Jinan is the most suitable person to match the gap between the two people. However, now it is not the King of Jinan who wants to protect Wang Yi in front of the Emperor of Dongyuan, but the King of Chengdu, who is about to compete with the King of Jinan for the position of prince. Is Chengdu Wang Chen Jin trying to woo Wang Yi, or is he trying to provoke the relationship between Wang Yi and his cousin? Shang Cheng felt that this was impossible. No matter how dull the king of Jinan is, it is impossible for him to fall into such a small calculation; No matter how stupid the king of Chengdu is, it is impossible to use this kind of little trick that a person can understand, where is this attacking the enemy? It's just entertaining the enemy. Therefore, he felt that the reason why the king of Chengdu was willing to come forward to do this "stupid thing" that taught people to be unbearable was definitely not out of his original intention, but because he was instructed to do it. It may be incorrect to say that he was instructed by others, but it is more accurate to say that Chengdu Wang Chen Jin is very smart and understands the meaning of others, so he did not hesitate to stand up and do this "stupid thing". Chengdu Wang obviously knew that it was a stupid thing, and he did it so energetically and seriously, just to actively perform in front of that person, so as to increase his "score". With such an analysis, the person who instructed the king of Chengdu was about to come out one by one, and he could only be the Emperor of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty.

Now the question is, why did Emperor Dongyuan instruct his son to come forward and turn a matter that he could decide on his own into someone else's suggestion, and he just agreed? Perhaps it would be better to replace the more proactive word "agree" with "nodding in approval".

Shang Cheng felt that the fundamental starting point of Emperor Dongyuan to make a simple matter so complicated was because Emperor Dongyuan believed that Da Zhao was the "family world" of the Chen family. What contradicts the view of "family in the world" is the idea of "sharing the world" of the gentry class represented by the prime ministers Zhang Pu and Dong Quan. More directly, it is the conflict between the imperial power and the relative power of Da Zhao! Zhang Pu and the other prime ministers have too much authority, and even seriously affect the imperial power in the hands of Emperor Dongyuan, so Emperor Dongyuan has been planning how to take back the rights that belong to him, and it is best to take back the rights that should belong to Zhang Pu and them......

Shang Cheng didn't know how the Chen family clan and the prime ministers of the past dynasties fought wits and courage in the past hundred and ten years, and what kind of means the prime ministers used to ensure the normal operation of the civil official system of Da Zhao. But the struggle between the Emperor of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty and his prime ministers, the struggle between the imperial power and the prime minister during the Eastern Yuan Dynasty, happened vividly under his eyes, and he saw it clearly.

This is by no means his assumption!

He has evidence in his hand, and this evidence is Qi Wei, the Sima Governor of the Yanshan Left Army!

Think about it, what is Qi Wei's resume. In the Liyuan camp drill in the early years of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty, this person was personally praised by the Eastern Yuan Emperor for his good military training, and then transferred to Longxi; Fourteen years of brazenly provoked the bloody battle between Da Zhao and Tubo in Hezhou, which not only made Da Zhao and Tubo still have a bad relationship, but also made thousands of soldiers die on the battlefield because of his reckless actions, but he didn't do anything, and continued to be a general in another place; This summer, he was also promoted to Yanshan and served as a lieutenant in the Yanshan Left Army, the first-class main force in the Great Zhao Army. This guy didn't do anything good in Beizheng, ignoring Yandong, who was in a precarious situation at the time, and privately took thousands of cavalry to Mogan, just in time for the great victory of Heishui City, and he became a four-rank general and a founding uncle. This luck is so good that he doesn't know where he went! His face and body were slashed to pieces before he became a pillar of the country, and it was a barbed bone that Zhang Pu threw out to appease him! Look at Qi Wei again, he didn't have any strength, he didn't spend any brains, he didn't pull out the waist knife about once, he was idle in Beizheng for three or four months, and then ran to the grassland, and he was promoted to an official and made a fortune. It is rumored that Qi Wei came to Yanshan to take up his post because of the strength of his sworn enemy Yan Gu to poke in the back, and because Yan Gu wanted to borrow his Shangcheng's knife to kill people. That's! Yan is so kind? Not to mention anything else, it was the thatched pit encounter for two days and two nights, didn't Yan Gu want to kill Qi Wei with his own hands? As long as Yan Gu took out half of his strength to deal with the blind man of his business, killing Qi Wei was basically as easy as pinching a bed bug. But Qi Wei is still alive and well. Obviously, it's not that Yan Gu doesn't want to kill Qi Wei, it's that he can't kill Qi Wei. Because there is a big Buddha behind Qi Wei, it is so big that even Yan Gu is afraid. Behind Qi Wei is not only this big Buddha, but also another group of people, they are also helping one by one, otherwise, with Qi Wei's own ability, how can he enter Yan Shanwei, a good place to be promoted and make a fortune? In order to regain "his own rights" over the years, Emperor Dongyuan must have secretly recruited a lot of talents, and Qi Wei is just one of these talents. Now, Emperor Dongyuan's eyes are on Wang Yi again.

However, how could Zhang Pu and the prime ministers not see the hands and feet of Emperor Dongyuan? Even when they were beating each other to the head for the argument to the north or the south, the Eastern Yuan Emperor was just a person who was only responsible for stamping the official documents of the prime minister's office, and now the northern faction was running aside to lick their wounds, and the southern faction was in a big position, and Zhang Pu and they could not casually give up the power in their hands. It is conceivable that the struggle for power between Zhang Pu and the Dongyuan Emperor will continue for a long time, even if the Southern Advance faction loses ground in the court again, the prime minister and deputy ministers who succeeded Zhang Pu will continue to fight to maintain the rights in their hands. This was their duty and duty as the supreme leader of the entire gentry; They must do their utmost to maintain the stability of the entire social structure of the Great Zhao Dynasty, and try their best not to let the selfish and exclusive plundering ideology of the "family world" erode and shake the ruling foundation of the entire class. Of course, the reasons for them could not have been as clear as his current thinking. They were able to fight against the Eastern Yuan Emperor, on the one hand, out of the instinct to maintain the power in their hands, and on the other hand, because of the autonomy, procedure and normativity formed by the civil system itself. Therefore, in this situation where the imperial power and the relative power will struggle for a long time, and in the reality that the relative power is far greater than the imperial power, Wang Yi left Shangjing, away from the imperial power, and at the same time distanced himself from the southward faction, which was the best choice.

However, he could not tell Wang Yi a word of these words. This kind of "rebellious" rhetoric can be said to Uncle Seventeen at most.

When he sent Wang Yi out, he asked him again: "When are you going to go to Jiazhou?" ”

"My uncle has looked for the Ministry of War, and I have also changed the documents and official certificates, and I will go to work after the New Year." Wang Yi said.

Shang Cheng laughed happily. His friends trusted him so much that he was very happy to be able to heed his advice to leave this bustling city that was entangled in the struggle between imperial power and power, the controversy between the north and the south, the strange illness of the crown prince, and the struggle for the throne of the prince......