Chen Cheng is well-versed in ancient and modern times, well-informed, although he does not have a deep study of scriptures as the great Confucians of today, but he has read a lot of miscellaneous books, and when he puts down his body, he speaks very well. And He Miao and Empress He also happen to be from small families, so they don't have much interest in moral articles, but they are more curious about the history of barnyard officials and the group of people in the township.

Empress He's face was still frosty, but unconsciously, she was attracted by the conversation, leaned forward, and her eyes were just staring at Chen Cheng, not even paying attention to what he was saying. After He Miao came up with a good idea in his head, he was also a little absent-minded, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was wonderful, and when he got a chance, he asked, "Can Julu Hou get married?" ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "When I was a teenager, I behaved profligately, and I haven't started a family until now. ”

He Miao perked up and said: "There are still several female gentlemen in my family, and there are no people, if the Julu Marquis is interested, he can go to the mansion to meet." ”

Chen Cheng was stunned, first looked up at Queen Lin of the small palace behind Queen He, and said in his heart: "Is it really like what Teacher Zhao said, spring has arrived, the glacier has thawed, everything has recovered, and it is the mating season again?" ”

His gaze swept over and unintuitively lingered on the towering height of the queen's chest for a few seconds. He was driven by instinct and didn't mean anything else, but Queen He and the little palace maid behind him noticed it. Queen He's pretty face flushed, and she said in her heart; This man is rude.

Wang Lin's face tightened, and his mouth immediately pouted.

He Miao didn't see this, he looked at Chen Cheng eagerly, and said, "What does Julu Hou think?" ”

Chen Chengcheng didn't have the heart to marry a wife and have children in this era, at least not yet, so he excused himself: "The Huns have not been destroyed, why do you want to be at home?" ”

These two sentences are what the champion Hou Huo Quai, whom he admires, said generously in the face of Emperor Wu's marriage: "The Huns have not been destroyed, why should they be at home?" ”

Although the Xiongnu are no longer a problem for China, rebellions have arisen one after another. The Qianghu rebellion in the northwest has not been really quelled, and in other places, there are wars everywhere in the southeast and northwest, and even in Yizhou, which has always been peaceful, there are also Zhang Lu's Wudoumi Sect in action, and if you want to pacify these places, it will not be more than ten years?

When Chen Cheng said this, the meaning of refusal was obvious. He Miao didn't give up, he just thought he was a young man with a thin face, and said in his heart: Where is there anyone who is not lustful when he is young? Even Confucius had to say: I have never seen a virtuous person like a lustful person.

So he smiled and said, "Then it won't hurt to meet you for another day." ”

Chen Cheng didn't want to dwell on this issue anymore, glanced at Empress He again, and said, "Jiyang Hou Ke still remembers the things I once mentioned?" ”

He Miao was suddenly startled and said, "What does Juluhou mean?" ”

Chen Cheng didn't say anything more, just nodded, then stood up and arched his hand: "It's getting late, don't disturb the queen's rest, the minister will retire first." ”

After he walked out, He Miao also said, "The minister also retired." ”

Outside the Changqiu Palace, He Miao walked a few steps quickly, and was about to stop Chen Cheng, but saw that Zhao Zhong was not far away, so he slowed down.

When Zhao Zhong saw Chen Cheng walk out, a smile appeared on his face again, and he said, "Julu Hou still wants to go to see the Queen Mother?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "Please also ask Zhao Changshou to lead the way." ”

Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "The Queen Mother has moved back to Yongle Palace." ”

Empress Dowager Dong is the biological mother of today's son and lives in the Jiade Palace. The Jiade Hall is also called "Yongle Palace", but it is not in the North Palace, but in the north of the Mingguang Palace, there is the Jiade Gate in front of the palace, which is the place where the etiquette is formulated. Because the time of the Son of Heaven was short, Empress Dowager Dong took Liu Xie to live in the Yongle Palace, which was closer to the emperor.

Chen Cheng said: "Since this is the case, then I will leave." ”

Zhao Zhong looked at Chen Cheng's distant figure and couldn't help but sneer. He turned around, his face was already smiling again, and said to He Miao: "Jiyang Hou, the old slave will take you out." ”

He Miao said: "It's been a long autumn. ”

Zhao Zhong walked in front and asked seemingly casually: "Zhi Jinwu visited the queen today, but what did he say?" ”

He Miao said quietly: "He was ordered to guard the palace, so he naturally wanted to come to see the queen, but he didn't say anything important. ”

"So that's the case," Zhao Zhong sighed: "Zhi Jinwu is really deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, and he is in a high position at a young age, but he is too good-looking, and it seems that there is something wrong with entering and leaving the palace." ”

He turned his head to look at He Miao and said, "Did you say Jiyang Hou?" ”

He Miao smiled: "I think so too." ”

Zhao Zhong smiled with satisfaction and said, "The old slave heard that Yuan Kui and Yang Biao went to the General's Mansion again, saying that they wanted to eradicate our slaves of the Son of Heaven, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

He Miao said: "There is indeed such a thing, but I refuted it on the basis of reason, everyone is working for the Son of Heaven, why bother to make you die?" ”

He pointed to the wound on his forehead and said, "Da Changqiu, please see, it is just to speak for you that he was beaten like this." ”

Zhao Zhong's eyes turned red, he stopped, and choked up: "I didn't expect to involve Jiyang Hou to such a point.........

He Miao was also a little embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "The general doesn't want to kill you, but the scholars are very urgent, so they have to be vain." ”

Zhao Zhong said: "The old slave has no other skills, there is a Zhuangzi outside the city, and he is willing to dedicate it to the Marquis of Jiyang." ”

He Miao was not polite, touched his forehead, and said, "That... That's disrespectful. ”

After He Miao's car left, Zhang Rang didn't know where to get out, his hands were in his sleeves, his face seemed to be a little bad, and his eyes were bloodshot. Zhang Rang stood behind Zhao Zhong for a while, and when he saw that his companion was still looking at the direction of He Miao's car leaving, he couldn't help but sneer: "He has already gone far away, even if he turns back, he can't see it, why bother to make this appearance?" ”

Zhao Zhong said leisurely; "Although Jiyang Hou can't see it, this piece of our family's mind is not entirely for him to see."

Zhang Rang scolded and said, "The situation is so urgent now, why are you still acting so coy?" ”

Zhao Zhong turned his head, his face turned into a smile again, and he said to Zhang: "Of course I know that the situation is urgent, but what can we do?" Most of the army is in the hands of He Jin, the butcher, what can we do but go against the grain? ”

He smiled and said to Zhang Rang: "Zhongshu Ling, I want to open some, we have been in power for decades, glory and wealth, fine clothes and food, what haven't we enjoyed?" Even if you die immediately, this life will not be in vain! ”

Zhang Rang looked at Zhao Zhong in shock, as if he didn't know him, and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? We've killed so many party members before, do you think they'll let us go easily? ”

Zhao Zhong was still smiling, and said, "Of course they won't let us go, but why bother mediocrity?" It is His Majesty's will to kill those people, there is a kind of ....... Go to Your Majesty and ask him! ”

"Did you take the wrong medicine?" Zhang Rang looked left and right, lowered his voice and said, "You dare to say this kind of thing?" ”

Zhao Zhong smiled: "I'm already old, and I probably don't have a few days to live, what don't you dare to say?" ”

He patted Zhang Rang on the shoulder and said, "Whether there is no place to die and be buried, or whether you can continue to keep your wealth depends on the next few days." Zhongshu Order......... Eat something good. ”

Zhang Rang was silent for a while, and said, "Did He Miao tell you something just now?" Is it the general who has to kill us to give up? ”

Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "Jiyang Hou is a kind person, he didn't say anything. ”

"Then you ....."

"Zhi Jinwu didn't come early, he didn't come late, and he rushed over after Jiyang Hou entered the palace, guess why?"

"You didn't go in and listen to them?"

Zhao Zhong shook his head and said, "No, I've been waiting outside." ”

"You!"

"Don't look at me like that, I guess, Zhi Jinwu may be in the limelight, so he went to the general's side."

"That shaft must want to exchange our heads for glory and wealth!" Zhang Rang gritted his teeth and said: "But he doesn't want to think about it, if we can kill the general once, we can kill it again!" ”

"Hehe, Zhongshu Ling is very courageous, but can the current situation be compared to twenty years ago? Twenty years ago, there was no army in the hands of the scholars, so we naturally killed whoever we wanted, but now do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in various states and counties? Do you know how many of them there are? The Son of Heaven has already changed the history of assassination to the state pastor, and if we really do it, we have no chance of winning. That is, now that the Son of Heaven is still alive, these people dare not act rashly. ”

Zhang Rang was silent again, he stood for a long time with his former opponent and later colleagues, and then said in a dry tone: "You say, if we dismiss ourselves, will the general let us go?" ”

Zhao Zhong smiled and said, "Maybe, maybe not, who knows?" ”

Zhang Rang thought for a while and said: "In that case, Jian Shuo must die, he is the marshal of the Xiyuan Army, and He Jin will not believe us if he does not die." ”

"It's not enough," Zhao Zhong said with a smile, "At least kill Chen Cheng as well." ”

"He's not one of ours, is it useful to kill him?"

Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "We know that he is not our person, and he also knows that he is not our person, but does the general know?" Yuan Kui, Yang Biao, do they know? One is also killed, and two are also killed, so it is better to kill them all. ”

"Then do you want to talk to Duan Qi and them?"

Zhao Zhong asked rhetorically: "You dare to tell them this kind of thing?" Aren't you afraid of leaking the news? ”

Zhang Rang understood, and said: "You can't tell them, and we can't do it." ”

"We don't need to do it, as long as the Son of Heaven dies, there will be as many people as there are to rush to do it."

Zhang Rang's eyes wandered, he suddenly stared at Zhao Zhong, gritted his teeth and said: "Although the odds of winning are not good, I am not willing to be so restrained!" ”

Zhao Zhong asked, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that the Son of Heaven is not dead, summoning He Jin into the palace, and then taking the opportunity to kill him, and then subduing the armies with the holy decree, what do those martial artists know? As long as you kill the leader, you are not afraid that others will not be convinced! ”

Zhang Rang said: "You have to help me with this!" ”

Zhao Zhong said with a smile: "Let Jian Shuo do it, the Xiyuan Army in his hand is just used to do this." If he messes up, we will say that he is arbitrary, and he uses his head in exchange for the general's anger. ”