Zheng Niangzi was very surprised by the change in her father's tone, not long ago her father was very dissatisfied with the young man Langjun, why did he change his attitude after a while, but this is not something she can ask, and replied: "Yes".

Zheng Yi was about to say a few more words, when he heard the sound of conversation outside the room, one of them was gentle, the other was a little old, Zheng Yi knew that it was his father Zheng Xi and the southern Shangshu Li Chong. In the past, Li Chong's brother Li Cheng once served as a taishou in Xingyang, and the Zheng family, as the head snake of Xingyang, was friendly with the Li family at that time, and later Li Chong was favored by the queen mother, the Zheng family married the Li family, and Zheng Daozhao, the second son of the Zheng family, married Li Chong's eldest daughter. Zheng was also recommended by Li Chong because of this, and he rose step by step.

Zheng Yi got up and walked out of the room quickly, and saw Li Chong supporting his father. The father's gray hair, wrinkled face, and gray beard complement Li Chong next to him. Li Chong is not very old, he is exactly forty years old this year, and he already has a lot of gray hair, but his complexion is very healthy and ruddy, while Zheng Xi is already sixty-five years old.

Looking at Li Chong, who was born in the same year as himself, Zheng Yi deeply felt that the same person was not the same life, Li Chong is now serving as a second-grade high-ranking official like Southern Shangshu, but he is from the fifth grade, and the difference between heaven and earth is that his father is also lower than him from the second grade, and his father has to call others "lower official" in public.

Zheng Yi took a few steps forward and hugged his father, nodded to Li Chong and thanked him, and said to his father: "My lord, is your body still warm?" "The old father is old, Pingcheng is in the cold, the young man is fine, and the old man who is nearly seventy years old is really uncomfortable.

"Okay, good, Your Majesty thought that my father was declining, so he specially gave him a hand stove, you touch it, and your hands are warm." Zheng Xi looked at his eldest son and replied.

Li Chong let go of the arm holding Zheng Xi, and said with a smile: "The in-laws have been in the three dynasties, loyal to the second generation, and Your Majesty the Queen Mother relies on it." ”

Zheng Xi listened to Li Chong's kind words and smiled. He knew that Li Chong's words were completely polite, he himself could be said to be not well-known to the emperor, and the emperor was just not distant or close to him, and he was given a hand stove today just to see that he was old and old, and had no other intentions.

After entering the room, Zheng Yi ordered the servant to close the door, and Zheng Niangzi also stepped forward to greet Zheng Xi and Li Chong, and helped Zheng Xi to the couch in the left room with his father, and asked someone to bring the carbon stove.

Zheng Xi sat down, looked at Zheng Niangzi and said with a smile: "Yingniang is rare to come once, why don't you go out to play, we elders have our own servants to serve, don't bother you juniors." ”

Zheng Niangzi's face turned slightly red when she heard this, and said: "The granddaughter went to play before noon, and the grandfather has been driving in front, and the granddaughter wants to wait for the grandfather to come back and then go to play with the eldest grandson and sister." ”

Speaking of this, I remembered the eldest grandson Qin who was pulled to the other room by her, just because my father called her, so I let the eldest grandson Qin stay alone in the other room, but I didn't expect my grandfather to come back after my father asked, I'm afraid that the eldest grandson sister will be in a hurry, so she hurriedly said: "The eldest grandson sister just came to be a guest, and she hasn't seen her grandfather yet?" The granddaughter will call her. Facing Zheng Xi and Li Chong, Zheng Yi saluted and went to find Changsun Qin.

Zheng Xi looked at the four granddaughters who were leaving in a hurry, turned the curtain, and asked Zheng Yi, "Can anyone come to visit today?" ”

After Zheng Yi remembered the "Tong family" who had just left, maybe the old man knew who it was. He replied: "In the afternoon, a young man came to see the clothes of the country, and claimed to have a friendship with my family, but I don't know if it's true or not, and he just left, I don't know if the adults have seen it?" ”

After hearing this, Zheng Xi and Li Chong glanced at each other, their eyes were confused, and they asked again: "Has this young man ever passed his name and family history?" ”

"No, my son asked, and Lang Jun only said that it was inconvenient to say." Zheng Yi replied, picked up the letter placed by Zheng Niangzi on the table and said, "This is the letter left by the young man Langjun." ”

Zheng Xi took the letter and looked at the words on the letter: "Huh! For Ying Niang? After speaking, he looked at Zheng Yi.

"Yes"

Zheng Xi handed the letter to Li Chong and said: "These words are quite powerful, profound, different from the world, and the in-laws are well-informed and can be recognized. ”

Li Chong took it and took a look, he felt familiar, he had a good memory, and he took a closer look, thought about it, and became clear. gasped and exclaimed, "It's him?" ”

Zheng Xi looked at Li Chong's surprised expression, and became serious, and asked, "Whose handwriting is this?" ”

Li Chong put down the letter, stroked his beard, and said, "This is the handwriting in the palace." I have often been by His Majesty's side, and I have seen this calligraphy, which is the handwriting of the second prince. ”

"Ahh Zheng Xi was also surprised, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard an exclamation. When I looked up, I found that it was the fourth granddaughter and the eldest grandson's lady.

It was the eldest grandson Qin who exclaimed, she had just been waiting in the other room for a while, bored in her heart, the Zheng family's sister came in and told her that her grandfather was back, and the eldest grandson was also polite, so she naturally offered to say hello to Zheng Fujun.

The two entered the left room, and happened to see Li Chong holding a letter in his hand, out of the politeness of the juniors, thinking that they would greet the elders after they finished talking. At the same time, she was also curious about the rude young man who had just made her difficult to become.

Suddenly heard Li Chong say that the identity of the young man Langjun turned out to be the second prince, he couldn't help but exclaim, grabbed Zheng Niangzi's hand, looked at Zheng Niangzi's eyes and said, "Sister, didn't Brother Mo and I cause trouble?" ”

She couldn't help but be afraid, his father's Changping Wang Jue had some twists and turns, not in turn, but her grandfather told the court that his ancestors' exploits were restored from the duke, and this is a recorded case.

Now that I heard that Lang Jun, who had a conflict before noon, was the current prince, I couldn't help but be afraid when I remembered that the little fat man who was almost whipped by her with a horsewhip called the second prince and the second brother.

Zheng Niangzi was also shocked when she heard Li Chong's words just now, but she had always been steady and did not show it. Hearing the words of the eldest grandson, she remembered that they almost started with the prince, and she didn't know how to comfort her, after all, she didn't know the temperament of the eldest prince, and whether he would complain to the emperor.

Zheng Yi listened to Changsun Qin's words, and noticed that there was another story in it, seeing that Changsun Qin was holding his daughter tightly, thinking that there were secrets in it that he didn't know, and hurriedly asked his daughter if there was anything missing.

Zheng Niangzi got the consent of the eldest grandson, and recounted the conflict between her and her brother and the eldest prince.

The people present didn't expect this kind of thing, Zheng Yi knew that this matter had nothing to do with his daughter, and his heart was relieved, looking at Chong and his father, seeing what they said, he didn't want to ask about the matter of Changsun Qin, and he didn't want to mix it, so naturally he wouldn't say anything.

Zheng Xi was silent after hearing this.

After the eldest grandson Qin waited anxiously, Li Chong finally spoke: "This is not a big deal, the so-called ignorant is not a crime, Your Majesty is generous and understands Dali, and will not be investigated, and besides, since the second prince has dissuaded the eldest prince, he will not go to His Majesty to say anything." ”

Li Chong said this does not mean that he has any position, but his nature is like this, Li Chong is generous and gentle, does not quarrel with others, whether it is subordinates or colleagues are very convinced of him, this is also his personality charm. His words were not only sincere, but also comforting the eldest grandson. Put it on the Zheng family, they won't say anything, whether the eldest grandson is good or bad has nothing to do with him Zheng family, they won't say anything, what water is shed, and he Zheng Xi won't do anything that is not beneficial, this is also a little experience he has summed up in the past few decades.

Zheng Xi waited for Li Chong to finish speaking, and glanced at Zheng Yi, Zheng Yi understood, this is an adult who wants to say something to Li Chong in private. I was busy taking my daughter and the eldest grandson who was worried about the monk, and a few slaves and maids walked away, and they took the door when they crossed the doorway.

Zheng Xi estimated that Zheng Yi and the others walked away, and said: "I heard that the palace said that the second prince is good at poetry and books, does the in-laws know it?" ”

"In the harem, it is said that there is a little Xiucai in the palace, and he is talking about the second prince. The second prince is involved in complicated books, and the public is the secretary and supervisor, and he should also know a thing or two. "Because one of the duties of the secretary and supervisor is to manage the country's art and cultural books, the second prince often goes to Baitai to get all kinds of books, so Li Chong said this.

"The father-in-law has been with His Majesty for a long time, and His Majesty is the eldest son of the emperor, what about the second son?"

Zheng Xi's question was inappropriate, a bit arrogant, Li Chong didn't want to answer, and said: "Be cautious, this is not suitable for people and ministers." ”

Zheng Xi saw that Li Chong was reluctant to answer, knowing that he was cautious by nature, and his question just now really made Li Chong embarrassed. It's not that the two families are very close, and he won't say this to Li Chong.

"What you say today can come out of my mouth and into your ears, and no third person knows it, so why can't you say it."

Li Chong still shook his head and closed his eyes.

Zheng Xi stood up and said as he paced: "It is not easy for us northerners to survive in the enemy domain so far. And God is fortunate to be endless, and now the heart is on the way of governance, and it is about to flourish the rule of culture. This is the opportunity we are waiting for. When this is a good opportunity for a thousand years. Heaven and do not take it, but suffer from it. You often come and go around Your Majesty, and you know this, how can you not plan a thing or two? ”

Li Chong still didn't speak.

Zheng Xi continued: "In the past, Cui Situ was reused by Taiwu, and wanted to promote culture and education, identify the surname of the Liupin clan, and change the surname of the Liupin clan to Xia, but he angered the imperial court, and his in-laws were all exterminated. ”

"What Cui Situ did is exactly what we dreamed of. However, the time was not right at that time, and Cui Situ was in a hurry because of old age. But we have never forgotten this matter, but for decades, there has been no second Cui Situ. We've been dormant for so far, and we're really waiting for our time. ”

"Today, there are nearly 100 people in the Great Wei Dynasty, and they admire the Chinese style in Pingcheng, so they say that among the royal family, there are dozens of people who can read the classics. It can be said that the time has come. ”

"Compared with Cui Situ's opportunity, we have much better, although Taiwu reuses Situ, but he is suspicious and hostile to Han customs, and only uses Cui Situ's talent in Jingguo, once it is found that Situ wants to Changda Huadian, he will be punished. The inability to get the support of the king was also a major reason why Cui Situ was killed. Today's emperor is familiar with the scriptures and Confucian classics, and admires the Chinese style, and those who are in charge of the army are not the time to restore Taiwu, so it can be said that the time has come. ”

"This year, there is a rumor in the palace, Your Majesty is suffering from the remote and bitter cold land of Pingcheng, and cannot be the capital of a big country, how is this true or false?"

"This is well known to both China and the world. Naturally, it is true. Li Chong didn't have to hide anything about this.

"Pingcheng is located in the border area, it is difficult to get the Chinese style, if you can really move the capital to Luoyang, change the customs, you can get the geographical advantage." Zheng Xi said

"Since my father-in-law said that the time and place are favorable, there are people who want to come, please speak." Li Chong was not silent.

"This person should be the one who is willing to change the summer into a person, including you, me, Your Majesty, and the second prince. The father-in-law must know that the eldest son of the emperor is very tired of the way of Chinese learning, and His Majesty has been troubled for a long time. After Zheng Xi finished speaking, he stared at Li Chong's eyes.

Li Chong understood what Zheng Xi meant, Zheng Xi wanted to support the pro-Han second prince and seek to restore the Han Dao.

Li Chong lowered his head and pondered, when Zheng Xi was in front of the sky, it was not unreasonable to say that people were in the middle of the world, and the opportunity to change customs was ripe. He is also a person with ideals, and he also wants to do great deeds, and the great deeds are nothing more than changing customs and turning them into summer. It's just that the imperial court is now located in Pingcheng, relying on the border army and heavy generals, it is really not a place of civil governance, if you can't leave Pingcheng, the matter of cultural governance is very difficult. Although the emperor mentioned the matter of moving the capital several times, many people also heard that the capital should not be moved. Moreover, the matter of moving the capital is related to the fortune of the country, how can it be hasty, even if it is really moved, it will take several years to work. This time is not short, no one can predict any accidents during this period, as for the matter of supporting the second prince, it is even more complicated, and the emperor is afraid that the queen mother will not accept it.

After thinking for a while, Li Chong said: "Changing customs and moving the capital to Zhongxia are all major matters that can only be decided by His Majesty. Don't talk about it. ”

Zheng Xi laughed when he heard this, he knew that although Li Chong rejected his proposal, he obviously listened to this, at least he listened to it before, he talked about the second prince, it was also out of sincerity, he did have concerns about the eldest son of the emperor against Sinology, but he also knew that now was not the time to mention this kind of thing, and he didn't expect Li Chong to really accept it.

The two talked about tea again before leaving the left room, and Zheng Xi personally sent Li Chong out of the room.

Seeing Li Chong walking away, Zheng Xi turned around and entered the room, and instructed Zheng Yi: "Da Lang, go and say that Yu Yingniang knows that since the second prince has a letter, she should also reply, don't lose your manners and make people laugh." ”