"Brother, I heard that the official family wants to serve as the deputy supervisor to help the Cai Jing family's child?"

When Xiao Tang returned to his mansion from the palace, Yan Qing, Shi Xiu and others who accompanied him also told the other brothers in Xiao Mansion about it, and Xiao Tang also saw that many of the brothers present had indignation on their faces, so he gestured and said, "Let's go to the hall to talk first." ”

When everyone arrived at the hall behind the courtyard and took their seats, Shi Xiu couldn't hold back at first, and said angrily: "Although the supervising army represented the official family in wartime to assist in military affairs and supervise the generals, they were only temporarily sent, not to mention that my brother was still a deputy position. After all, my brother made a great contribution to the east of the river. The official family was so appointed, and no specific envoy was arranged, but Cai Ying's prisoner rode to his brother's head! Straight lady thief, isn't this a snub hero? ”

"It seems that the official family is also looking at my brother's promotion in the officialdom, and in the end they still have the intention to beat ......"

Before Xiao Tang could speak, Xu Guanzhong on the side only groaned slightly, and then said: "But according to the younger brother, this is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

Xiao Jiasui also nodded when he heard this, and said: "After all, my brother has been promoted very quickly in the officialdom over the years, but Rao is a powerful eunuch and important minister, especially in my Great Song Dynasty, the more the military and political affairs of the Yu soldiers can turn the clouds and rain, the more likely they are to be suspicious of the imperial court. Instead of being slandered by traitors and causing the official family to suddenly alienate my brother, now I am also sending a message to my brother first, and also teaching me to be prepared in advance. ”

Xiao Tang also smiled lightly when he heard this, Zhao Ji pulled out his favored close ministers with one hand, and sometimes knocked on his subordinates with the other hand to teach his subordinates to understand that he also had to know a sense of proportion, which was also a means he was good at, but he didn't expect it to be used on his head in the end. Now Xiao Tang thinks back that his reaction in the palace is still a little impulsive, power is a double-edged sword in the end, on the one hand, it can indeed rely on it to fight for glory and wealth, shade his descendants, or facilitate himself to do the big things he has been planning for a long time, but now all Xiao Tang's power in the officialdom comes from the imperial power, although Zhao Ji, who is very easy-going and casual in receiving courtiers, is smiling and persuading him to accept the dispatch of the deputy supervisor, but if he Xiao Tang is really willing to disobey the emperor's order...... Then the consequences are naturally conceivable.

As for the Cai Party's side... Although seeing that he Xiao Tang accepted the emperor's order, Cai Yan also said with a smile that he still needed Xiao Jieshuai to take care of the clouds, but the officialdom was ghostly, and Xiao Tang was not simple enough to believe that Cai Jing's five sons really did not have any suspicion in their hearts, and the Cai Party faction may eventually meet the poor dagger, but sooner or later, it must be very accurate.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tang couldn't help but quip: "According to the meaning of the official family, although he intends to teach me less to be involved in military power, this can be regarded as his care for me, and it is also a good thing to receive a false title and sit in the rear to gain fame." ”

Shi Xiu smiled when he heard this, and said, "Brother also wants to laugh with me!" If we really accept it, we will talk about the future of our careers, but what can we do without the generals of the army? What's more, we followed my brother in two lines, and selected and trained the new army with Hedong Road, and we didn't make wedding dresses for others, and now the military power of the Jingnan Army has also fallen into the hands of Liu Zhongwu's wife, and Sha Mo is also a high-ranking old thief secretly doing things behind his back. Since the traitors in the DPRK and China have done more murderous and bloodless deeds, I am afraid that the army that my brother has chosen and trained will also be harmed by some traitors, according to my meaning, it is better to ......"

"Whether it's Liu Zhongwu or Jing Nanjun, there is no need to worry about it in advance, especially at this juncture, it will only be suspicious."

Xiao Tang immediately shook his head, and immediately interrupted Shi Xiu's words, although Liu Zhongwu is very close to Gao Yu in the official face, but the lieutenant general in the army will keep his career by showing favor to the powerful in the court, which may not mean that the other party must be a moth in the army who helps to abuse and is useless...... Now there are certainly many of Xiao Tang's henchmen in the Jingnan army, if they don't follow the normal way and do something that can't be put on the table, they will be embarrassed everywhere, so as to teach Liu Zhongwu, the temporary chief general of the Jingnan army, that he will not be able to do it for a long time, first, this kind of intrigue among colleagues will only delay the war situation, and second, if the incident really happens, it will teach Zhao Ji to be vigilant against his love of power in the army.

Hua Rong, who frowned at this time, also said: "But when the country is in war, it is the time when the general makes meritorious contributions, and this time my Great Song Dynasty and Xia Guoda are not trivial." My brother intends to reorganize the army, and this great achievement must also be won for it, but now that he has no soldiers and no power, he is upside down to be sour and vinegary, and the court is treacherous, just waiting for the snort of the people to be sent some credit, why bother!? ”

Xiao Tang sighed leisurely, it is said that he was also a casual character, he originally had countless brothers under his command to help him, and he could also be a well-paid idle official, and spend his days in his own mansion with his wife and concubine, isn't this a destination that most people can't ask for? Now as his status in the court is getting bigger and bigger, the Song and Xia wars have started again because of the dispute over military power, and they have to commit the taboo of Tong Guan..... I also have to force myself to do everything I can, and I have to face it like walking on thin ice.

But now that he has come to this point, Xiao Tangxin said that how could he just leave it alone and retreat?

After pondering for a while, Xiao Tang suddenly changed his words and said slowly: "Back then, Tong Guan was just a worship official in the Jinming Bureau in Hangzhou, and it was also because of collusion with Cai Jing, who had temporarily lost power, that he was recommended to be promoted to the envoy of Jingfu Palace and the eunuch Li Xian, who was left behind by the Wuxin Army, for the first time as a supervisor, joined forces with 100,000 troops to attack the Xia Kingdom.

At that time, Tong Guan did not control the military and political power of the border court, and the commander of the army was also the famous general Wang Hou who promoted the opening of the Xihe River, and at that time, the army arrived in Huangzhou, but the official army issued an edict to be conveyed by the stagecoach to order the army to return, but Tong Guan conveyed to Wang Hou that the official family sent a letter saying that he wished the general to be successful...... Later, Tong Guan and Wang Hou recovered the four states, and with this credit, they successively supervised the Song and Xia military affairs in the border court, crusaded against Xige Zang, recovered the Jishi army, and expanded the border Hengshan...... In this way, it achieved its position in the Western Army. ”

"Will be outside, the king's order will not be affected."

Before Xiao Tang's words fell, Xiao Jiasui and Xu Guanzhong said in unison, but Xiao Jiasui said: "But now the Western Army is in charge of the same child, not to mention what the official family thinks, the Western Army seems to be a small kind of Jingluo Xianggong, General Liu and others also value my brother very much, but even if my brother plans to unite the Western Army at an opportunity, if there is something wrong, I am afraid that Tong Guan's suspicion will be aroused." ”

Xiao Tang narrowed his eyes slightly, he slowly stood up, and said: "It is said that the times create heroes, Rao will provoke the suspicion of power and treachery, and the court will be constrained, and we will never be able to judge the situation, and we will be lucky and avoid evil for a lifetime, how can we remain dormant when the clouds and winds come?" Since there are some things to be done sooner or later, and some people are going to provoke sooner or later, it is time to see the moves...... Gao Yu Na excluded dissidents from the Bianjing Forbidden Army, so that the generals of the various ministries were also like his servants and domestic slaves, and I had been planning and planning in the court for a long time, but it was not for Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other power traitors to be the caretaker. ”