Chapter 464: A Cup of Wine Relieves Military Power (Part II)
Since Gonggong Long mastered the master of ceremonies, officials of all sizes in the court have also understood that he is the mouthpiece of the emperor, what he said is what the emperor said, and now that Gonggong Long has publicly protected Zhang Mingyue, the people at Du Ji's table have finally settled down and can wait for dinner.
Lan Ziyi was a little stunned after being asked by Zhang Mingyue, he had already forgotten that the demon thief was in trouble because of the tax reform and inspection of the head, and now Zhang Mingyue was forced by him to take this step back, which really didn't make him think of it.
Lan Ziyi didn't answer Zhang Mingyue in a hurry, he glanced at the two fathers-in-law, Father-in-law Yu looked away at this time, noncommittal, and Father-in-law Long then lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes to recuperate, anyway, neither of them gave Lan Ziyi clear instructions.
Lan Ziyi couldn't help but curse the two dead eunuchs in his heart at this time, the two of them must have an agreement with Zhang Mingyue in secret, otherwise how could the two sides sing and cooperate so exquisitely? Just now, as soon as Zhang Mingyue said that he would return to his hometown, Long's father-in-law said something to stop it, which obviously talked about the bottom line a long time ago. Even if the two sides hadn't talked about it before, they had already demarcated their respective spheres of influence, or that sentence, otherwise how could they talk so quickly and suppress things in an instant.
Thinking of this, Lan Ziyi felt an uncontrollable sense of helplessness in his heart, and he splashed saliva on the table and scolded people on the street, but in the end it was just a human eagle dog biting people at this table. Having said that, what Lan Ziyi is doing now is what he usually asks Tao Chatu to do, and it is really karma when he thinks about it.
Lan Ziyi will not let him go just because Zhang Mingyue took two steps back, this is not Lan Ziyi's character, since the two dead eunuchs have not spoken out to stop him now, then he can continue, anyway, Long and Li let him Lan Ziyi come out to bite people just to beg for more money, and there is no harm in biting it.
After thinking so much, Lan Ziyi finally raised his head, he stared at Zhang Mingyue's eyes and replied:
"I asked Lord Shoufu what he thought of the defeat of the frontline soldiers who instructed Xie Xuanming to seize the army, and I didn't ask anything else."
Lan Ziyi further naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Du Ji and their table, but the civil officials at that table were not as nervous as they were just now, and they only snorted twice and complained a few words when they heard this, and did not refute Lan Ziyi.
After Gonggong Long made a statement, a smile slowly appeared on Zhang Mingyue's face, and after hearing Lan Ziyi's question, Zhang Mingyue replied simply:
"What Xie Xuanming did was all out of his own intentions, why did Wei Hou have to tie this matter to me."
Lan Ziyi said:
"Xie Xuanming, as a member of the Ministry of Ministers, is also the junior of Lord Shoufu, this matter is known to the world, if he didn't dare to seize my military power on the front line and put me in prison because of Lord Shoufu's instructions, then I absolutely don't believe it."
Zhang Mingyue smiled when he heard this:
"Yes, I did understand Xuanming, but he is not the only one I know in the capital, Wei Hou has also eaten in my house, we were still talking very happily at the time, could it be that Wei Hou killed the enemy on the front line was also at my will? Wei Hou, you are slandered. ”
Lan Ziyi said:
"Lord Shoufu can naturally talk about himself completely, but Xie Xuanming's matter is full of suspicions, and no one can't help but doubt your lord."
Zhang Mingyue didn't make a sound when he heard this, he glanced at Du Ji lightly, and Du Ji immediately spoke:
"At about yesterday morning, the people of Beijing saw a man dressed in the clothes of King De rushing into the city, shouting that the front-line army was defeated, and the people in the city who disturbed him could not live in peace. Many people saw this person rushing into the palace, I wonder if the two fathers-in-law knew about it? ”
Du Ji's words pulled back the eyes of Father-in-law Yu, and Father-in-law Long, who had been bowing his head and closing his eyes just now, also opened his eyes and raised his head when he heard this.
Father-in-law Yu spoke first:
"Ziyi, Lord Shoufu is your elder anyway, you talk so little or too much, it's a bit presumptuous."
Hearing this, Gonggong Long also nodded and said:
"Wei Hou, Xie Xuanming has done a lot of evil, and he is innocent of death, what does the celebrant mean, it must be to raid his home. But this matter really has nothing to do with Zhang Shoufu, and Lord Shoufu made it clear just now that you can't conclude that you must have been instructed by someone because you have a close personal relationship, that's too unreasonable, right? ”
The two fathers-in-law have already spoken out to stop them, what else can Lan Ziyi say? This is already the limit of Lan Ziyi's attack, if Lan Ziyi dares to take a step forward, then not only Zhang Mingyue and his colleagues, but even Gonggong Yu and Gonggong Long may enter to besiege Lan Ziyi.
Lan Ziyi knew this, so he shut up, but how could he be willing to swallow his anger like this, so he clenched the fist on the table.
On the table over there, Du Yi looked at Lan Ziyi's appearance and wanted to speak back, but was stopped by Zhang Mingyue. Lan Ziyi was not a reckless man, and after knowing that it was impossible for him to continue to threaten Zhang Mingyue with this matter, he secretly sighed and let go of his fist. However, what Lan Ziyi didn't understand was that King De could find an excuse to prevaricate in the past, so he gave up the trump card of Xie Xuanming, and always felt that Zhang Mingyue had made half of it, how could the two fathers-in-law be so shrewd to do such a thing.
Just when Lan Ziyi was thinking about the problem, Father-in-law Yu glanced at the Taicheng guard standing behind him, and not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and a group of capable men stepped into the house with their heads held high, and the steps under their feet were almost the same frequency.
Lan Ziyi turned his head to look when he heard the footsteps, and saw that the leader of this group of people was the father and son of the Qi family. Today's protagonist, Dongjun, is finally here.
There were a large number of people in the Eastern Army, and after they entered the house, they found that there was only one table left in the house, so they planned to sit down nearby, but Zhang Mingyue and Yu Gonggong stopped Qi Zhun and Qi Rongxun in time, and under the guidance of the Taicheng Guard who led the way, the father and son of the Qi family sat on the only two seats left on the table, Qi Rongxun sat under Lan Ziyi's right hand, and Qi Gongyi was next to Zhang Wang.
This is the first time Lan Ziyi has seen Qi Zhun, the commander of Dongzhen, who is as famous as his father, left a deep impression on Lan Ziyi with only one side, it is a familiar sense of similarity, the same majesty, the same domineering, the same indomitable. The difference is that Qi Zhun is more than Lan Qianzhen's teenagers, filling in the corners of his eyes and forehead with multiple wrinkles, these wrinkles make Qi Zhun look more haggard than Lan Qianzhen, and at the same time look more calm.
Qi Rongxun sat down immediately after being given his seat, he glanced at Lan Ziyi as a greeting, and then turned his head awkwardly and hurriedly saluted the other elders on the seat.
It was Qi Zhun, when he found that his seat was only looking around, ranking third in that half of the table, he didn't want to sit down like Lan Ziyi before, compared with Lan Ziyi, Qi Zhun's attitude was more resolute, he said:
"Qi is a martial artist, and the two middle halls are sitting below, how dare Qi sit on it? You can't make it unlike.
Come! Change my seat. “
Zhang Mingyue over there smiled when he heard this:
"General Qi is still so cautious, today is a celebration banquet for you heroes who have suppressed bandits, not a banquet for ranking on merits, General Qi doesn't need to be so outside."
Liu Zhan and Li Chenghai also echoed when they heard this, and only said that they sat down casually, so they didn't have to worry about Qi Zhun.
Father-in-law Yu, who was beside Zhang Mingyue, also said:
"General Qi led troops into the capital to relieve the worries of the imperial court, and Ling Lang is a tiger general who followed King De to go on the expedition, your father and son deserve to sit in their current position, there is nothing to be embarrassed about."
Grandpa Long said:
"General Qi has made such a great contribution, the emperor intends to grant you the position of the prince and the prince, the prince is the third duke, and General Qi sits in that position as the third duke, which is only too low, not too high."
Qi Zhun frowned when he heard that he was going to be awarded the position of Taishi, Lan Ziyi grasped this detail, he knew why Qi Zhun frowned, because Lan Qianzhen had said before that the commander of the domain town would generally be given the title of the third prince by the imperial court after making great contributions and invited to the capital to retire, and Gonggong Long is now saying this for the emperor, it seems that he intends to cut the feudal domain of the Eastern Army.
Qi Zhun only frowned, and soon sat down, and after a polite exchange with all the adults present, he turned his head to look at Lan Ziyi and asked:
"Ziyi, is it okay to act as a father?"