The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and Ke Yao also said with a strong face: "Originally, I remembered it clearly, but I forgot it when I was nervous, otherwise, I would have won this game!" ”

Xue Fei'er sneered: "Anyone will be responsible for hindsight, and I will talk about it if I have the ability to win." ”

"Okay, brother, you go on!"

Du Wenhao was about to agree, when he suddenly saw Yingzi come in and said, "Young Master, the huge master and the master Yin Cai of the capital mansion are visiting!" I'm waiting in the flower hall. ”

This huge old man is Pang Yuqin's father, Pang Jinghui, the official of Kaifeng Mansion in the capital. This capital mansion Yin Du Wenhao has never dealt with it. Hearing that the two of them were visiting together, they were a little puzzled, and they didn't know why, so they hurriedly put on their official robes and walked to the flower hall.

Entering the living room, I saw a large gift box in the corner of the wall, Pang Jinghui and Cai Fuyin were eating tea and talking in the guest seats, and when they saw him come in, they all stood up.

Du Wenhao hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Pang Jinghui: "My son-in-law has seen my father-in-law!" ”

Pang Jinghui nodded, with a smile on his face, he let go of the person next to him, and said to Du Wenhao: "Virtuous son-in-law, this lord is our Lord Yin Cai Jingcai of the Capital Mansion!" ”

Cai Jing? This name is so familiar, Du Wenhao's heart is like electricity, and he immediately thought, this Cai Jing is difficult to be the Cai Taishi who tossed the birthday gang in "Water Margin"? If it is really him, then this old boy is one of the great traitors at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he is as famous as Gao Yu. But now it seems that this person is only about forty years old, with a straight nose and a square mouth, and a dignified appearance, and he can't see the appearance of that kind of obscene traitor, so he doesn't know whether it is or not. Most of the ancients had a single name, so there were many people with the same name and surname, and they couldn't remember what the word and number of the traitor Cai Taishi in the Water Margin were, and whether he had been the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, it was difficult to distinguish.

Cai Jing saw Du Wenhao staring at his face uncertainly, he didn't speak, he didn't see courtesy, he didn't know what he was thinking, and hurriedly said, "I've seen Master Du!" ”

This Cai Jing is the governor of Kaifeng Mansion in the capital, and the rank is from the third grade, and Du Wenhao is the criminal officer who mentions the official affairs of various criminal prisons, which should have been the third grade, but because of his arrogance of military power and his friendship with the White Lotus Society, Song Shenzong was very unhappy, and he deliberately suppressed it, and only gave him a positive fourth grade. Originally, it was one level lower than Cai Jing, but Du Wenhao had a purple-clothed goldfish bag, which was a sign of a high-ranking official above the third grade, so Cai Jing claimed to be humble.

Du Wenhao heard him salute, then came back to his senses, hurriedly bowed down, and respectfully introduced himself to the seat. Yingzi served tea to Du Wenhao on a tray painted with black lacquer and gold, and then bowed and withdrew.

Cai Jing snorted and said: "I heard that Lord Du is righteous and squandering money, he is bold, and he often helps the weak and the needy. Unexpectedly, when I arrived at your mansion today, I saw that the furnishings were shabby, and there were few servants, and I heard from a huge number of people that Lord Du and his wife did everything by themselves, and the personal maid was only Yingzi, who was still married. Adults are in important positions, and they are the arms of the saints, but they are simple and simple when they don't think about it, which really makes them admire and be ashamed. ”

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, looked around, and sure enough, he felt that his house was a little simpler, especially the servants, this was mainly because he didn't regard himself as a big man at all, and he was not used to serving people even in the thatched house, and Pang Yuqin was just a small jasper, not to mention Li'er, Xuefei'er and Lin Qingdai, the family didn't have the feeling of a big family, and they liked to do many things by themselves, so they bought slaves. Now that I heard Cai Jing say this, he smiled and arched his hand: "Lord Cai came to the Humble House, shouldn't he come to remember the bittersweet feelings?" ”

Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Adults are really funny and humorous, hehehe." Then he glanced at Pang Jinghui.

Pang Jinghui hurriedly said: "Lord Cai has long heard that the virtuous son-in-law is like a god, and he has the heart to get acquainted, but he has been inconvenient, and later when the virtuous son-in-law was appointed to Yazhou, he immediately patrolled the doctors and mentioned some prisons, until he returned to the capital recently, so let me make a recommendation." Lord Cai heard that the virtuous son-in-law drank too much, and it happened that Lord Cai was also a frequent guest in the cup, and he wanted to invite the virtuous son-in-law to drink the wine and conspire to get drunk, but the new saint and the empress dowager died, even if there is no ban on singing and wine in the court, there is no pleasure, so I came to the door today, only used tea as wine, and came to meet the virtuous son-in-law. ”

Du Wenhao hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Lord Cai is too polite. ”

Cai Jing stroked a strand of black whiskers on his chin and said with a smile: "What the huge man said just now is exactly what he thinks. The adult's medical skills are like gods, and he is a layman to Qi Huang and does not dare to ask for advice. However, he was ashamed to hold the post of Yin of the Capital Mansion, suffering from being stupid by nature, afraid of losing the grace of the saint, and often thinking about how to treat this difference well. I heard that the adults have unique insights into governing the country and the country, so I came to visit, first, to get acquainted with the heroes among the adults, and secondly, I want to ask for some advice on the way to be an official, and I hope that the adults will not hesitate to give advice. ”

Without waiting for Du Wenhao to speak, Pang Jinghui interjected: "Lord Cai and my son-in-law are here to learn, I went to the inner house to meet the little girl, I haven't seen her for nearly a year, hehe." ”

Cai Jing hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Extremely, a huge person is please." ”

Pang Jinghui said goodbye, and when he went out, he casually closed the door.

Du Wenhao was slightly stunned when he saw this, and knew that this Cai Jing was only afraid of ulterior motives. smiled at the moment and said: "Lord Cai's coming this time, I'm afraid it's not just a way to ask for advice as an official, right?" ”

Cai Jing smiled, lowered his voice, and said, "Master Du......, ahem, let's talk in private, don't be so polite, it's better to call each other brothers, what does Brother Yunfan think?" ”

Du Wenhao said: "Okay, but I don't know Lord Cai's words......"

"Yuan Chang."

"Yun Chang? Zhao Yunchang? ”

Cai Jing was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "How dare the foolish brother compare to the five tiger generals of the auxiliary country Anbang, Changshan Zhao Zilong, the foolish brother is the length of the word Yuan, the Yuan of New Year's Day, and the length of nothing." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't hear clearly, hehehehe, Senior Brother Yun is too modest."

"Okay, how old is the foolish brother, since you are so humble, first commensurate with the younger brother, then the foolish brother will be offended, and he will be the elder brother for a while, let's be commensurate with the brother in the future, Yunfan is not strange, right?"

Du Wenhao was really a little strange, this Cai Jing smiled with himself as soon as he came up, and he didn't know what his intentions were, so he said: "Elder Brother Yuan is too worried, it's just right to be a brother." ”

"Hehe, Brother Xian is really a cheerful person! No wonder King Yong values his virtuous brother so much! ”

"Lord Yong?" Du Wenhao was like an electric shock, and his body shook involuntarily. Using a knife to coerce and detain the two princes as hostages, this kind of thing is enough to raid the house and destroy the door, although there has been no movement in the past few days, but Du Wenhao's heart is still hanging, and now he suddenly heard the three words of Yong Wang Ye from the mouth of Yin Caijing of Kaifeng Mansion, and he couldn't help but subconsciously twitch.

Cai Jing seemed to know the inside story, smiled mysteriously, and reached out to pat Du Wenhao's shoulder: "Brother Xian, don't worry, the prince values you very much, even if there is any misunderstanding and disrespect, his old man just laughed at it." ”

Du Wenhao laughed dryly twice, but he didn't answer, he knew that it was better to have ears than a mouth at this time.

Cai Jing took a sip of the teacup, put it down slowly, and then continued: "Brother Xian served as the Chengdu Fulu, and the patrol doctors from all walks of life raised some prisons, almost a year has not been in the capital, this year, a lot of things have happened in the capital, and the virtuous brother is afraid that he doesn't know very well, right?" ”

"I don't know."

"Please allow Brother Yu to narrate for Brother Xian." Cai Jing is very eloquent, and he talked endlessly about the major events that have happened in the capital this year, these things are almost all related to Yongwangye, and there are three or five sentences about how Yongwangye is, how Song Shenzong values Yongwangye, the imperial brother, and praises people before and after, in short, he praised Yongwangye to the sky.

Du Wenhao smiled silently and listened quietly, until now, he still hadn't figured out why Cai Jing said such a lot of good things about Lord Yong.

Cai Jing said foamingly, and after talking for almost an hour, he finally came to an end, sighed, and said: "The emperor and Prince Yong have a deep brotherly relationship, but I didn't think about it, the saint ...... He died once and rode a crane immortal, but he did not leave an edict to designate the person who inherited the throne. Therefore, this matter of unification has been left unresolved......"

Speaking of this, Cai Jing stole a glance at Du Wenhao.

Du Wenhao was expressionless like a mud bodhisattva, in fact, he was overturning the river and the sea in his heart, and he only understood now that Cai Jing was probably a lobbyist. In order to just inherit the throne, this kind of thing is a hot potato, you can't hold it and you can't drop it, you must not interfere, it is best to stay away, if it is far away, then Xu Shu will enter Cao Ying, and he will not say a word.

Cai Jing couldn't see any state from Du Wenhao's face, and he was worried in his heart, so he continued: "The ministers of the DPRK and the central government have been fighting for who will inherit the throne in the past few days, and they almost tore their faces and started a fight. There are only two candidates who can inherit the unification now, and Prince Yong is the first choice, and he is also the person who has a vision in the court, and a group of old ministers who are attached to the great plan of the country. You know, Yong Wang Ye is talented, open-minded, the emperor especially appreciates him, Yong Wang Ye especially likes to collect rare books, after the emperor learned, every time he collected rare books, he sent someone to send him, virtuous brother, you see, their brothers are not very harmonious? ”

Du Wenhao's heart moved, and he asked, "Lord Yong likes to collect ancient books?" ”

Cai Jing just said that he was full of horses, and he didn't see Du Wenhao's voice, when it came to collecting books, he could lead him to speak, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, patted the armrest, and said: "Yes, isn't it that Brother Fei Xian also likes this?" ”

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "No, no, how can I have that leisure ambition, I can't be busy seeing a doctor." ”

"That's it." Cai Jing also laughed twice, "Prince Yong has a very close relationship with the emperor, and he has been together for a long time, and the emperor often asks him to help with some state affairs. Therefore, Lord Yong is the person who can best understand the emperor's holy will, if he inherits the unification, he will definitely be able to uphold the emperor's will, my great Song Dynasty will definitely be like the holy reign of the general like golden soup, the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is not the blessing of all the people, virtuous brother, you say yes? ”

Du Wenhao laughed twice, noncommittal.

Cai Jing took another sip of the teacup, sighed leisurely, and then continued: "The second candidate to inherit the unification is the six princes. However, Brother Xian, you also know that these six princes are not descendants, but the first five royal brothers died, so he is the elder, until he is nine years old, Brother Xian thinks about it, let such a child inherit the unification, how can it be compared to the old man of Yongwang? ”

Du Wenhao still didn't say a word.

Cai Jing continued: "Nowadays, the ministers of the DPRK and China are divided into two factions, most of them support Prince Yong, and of course, there are also those who support the six princes. The two factions do not give in to each other, what does the son inherit his father's business that supports the six princes, but you don't know that Song Taizong is also a 'brother to the end of the brother', this is an ancestral precedent! ”

Du Wenhao glanced at him curiously, it was the first time he had heard that Song Taizong turned out to be the younger brother of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. I only blame myself for my bad history. But he still did not speak.

Cai Jing continued: "The ministers of the DPRK and China are counting on the Empress Dowager to come out and say who is in charge of Sheji, after all, one of these two is her own son, and the other is his own grandson. In the royal family, after the death of the Empress Dowager's ancestor, she was counted as the longest, so naturally she took the decision. However, the Queen Mother and her old man just didn't want to express their position, and under the pretext of chanting the scriptures excessively, they couldn't go out of retreat and hid, and it has been a full six days now! The DPRK and China are in a mess, and she doesn't pay attention to it, alas! It's really ......."

Speaking of this, Du Wenhao finally said: "The Queen Mother is kind-hearted, she is a very assertive person, and she has her own ideas." ”

Cai Jing slapped his thigh and praised: "That's right! Brother Xian is really an understanding person, this is no longer right, the queen mother is too kind-hearted, she is afraid that someone will mutter in her ear, she is soft-hearted for a while, and she chose someone by mistake, that is not the blessing of the country and the people. Our Great Song Dynasty has reached the juncture of facing an important choice, and it is time for our generation to share the worries of the country when we are waiting for the king's fortune and loyalty to the king. What does the virtuous brother think? ”

When Cai Jing said this, he looked at Du Wenhao again, but Du Wenhao was silent again, and sat there expressionlessly.

Cai Jing leaned his head over and lowered his voice and said, "Now someone needs to analyze the pros and cons in front of the Queen Mother, and let the Queen Mother know that her own son Prince Yong is the best person to inherit the throne!" And this person who admonishes is none other than a virtuous brother. ”

"Me?" Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, "I can't, I'm a little imperial doctor, what can I say." How could the Queen Mother listen to me, a little imperial doctor? Hehe, Brother Yuan exalted me too much. ”

"Don't be modest, who in the Manchu Dynasty doesn't know that the virtuous brother is the queen mother's savior? The queen mother was killed by Chen Meiren, and she had abdominal pain for more than ten years. It is the virtuous brother's rejuvenation skill, which has relieved the queen mother's suffering for more than ten years, and the queen mother is full of praise for the virtuous brother, and she will praise everyone when she meets her. The Empress Dowager is also very good to adults, and even the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yingzong's Yunlong Xiangfeng Ruyi pillow were given to the virtuous brother, if the virtuous brother is such a figure in front of the empress dowager who can't speak, then no one can speak. ”

Du Wenhao said with a smile: "Lord Cai misunderstood, the Queen Mother is just appreciating the foolish brother's medical skills, this doesn't mean anything, it doesn't mean that she is willing to listen to me, in her eyes, I am just a doctor who can cure diseases, inheriting such a big thing as the unification, how can she listen to my little imperial doctor?" I'm going to say it in front of her, it's a trivial matter not to get her to look at her, maybe she will punish me!" ”

Cai Jing smiled mysteriously, leaned over, almost lying on the coffee table between the two, leaned into Du Wenhao's ear, and said in a low voice: "There is something that the virtuous brother probably doesn't know yet,—— last night, the queen mother, her old man, asked about you!" ”