Chapter 1218: Wooing

Zhao Jie asked knowingly, Zhao Deyan deliberately pretended to be confused, and didn't say anything about going to the Feinu Division at all, he may not be sure just now, but now he can see that this Zhao Jie is likely to be sent by the prince, it is said that during this time, the prince and the king of Wei were trying to woo the ministers in the court, and it seems that their hands have also reached into the Feinu Division, otherwise it is impossible to know so much about their own situation, and even grasp his itinerary so accurately.

Although Zhao Jie is young, he is also a very powerful character, although he also knew that Zhao Deyan was pretending to be confused, but he was not angry at all, and smiled indifferently again at the moment: "It's normal for Zhao Tingshi not to know, but I heard some rumors, it is said that His Majesty transferred you back to Beijing this time, in fact, he wanted to arrange you to serve in the Feinu Division, after all, the Feinu Division has really not been the same in recent years, so His Majesty reactivated General Ma Sanbao, and there is also Zhao Tingshi!" ”

Seeing that this Zhao Jie actually picked out the topic in front of him, this made Zhao Deyan feel a pang in his heart, and secretly said that this Zhao Jie is not easy to deal with, but he has not been in vain in officialdom over the years, and he also deliberately made a surprised expression at the moment and said: "It turns out that Your Majesty wants me to go to Feinusi, no wonder the holy decree is not clearly written." ”

"Yes, the Feinu Division directly obeys His Majesty's orders, although the official position within the Feinu Division is generally not very high, but it is the eyes and ears of His Majesty, so it is also highly valued by His Majesty, such as General Ma, who is ranked as the Duke of the State because of his merits, and General Ma is old, it is estimated that he will only take over temporarily, and Zhao Tingshi is likely to be the next candidate for the commander in the future!" Zhao Jie spoke again at this time, and when he said the end, he couldn't help but show a little envious expression on his face, even if he inherited his father's position as the county prince, but the people who saw Feinusi had to be polite.

"The county prince laughed, Zhao Hong, what is his virtue and talent, where can he take over the position of General Ma? And whether I go to Feinusi or not is not certain, it will depend on His Majesty's wishes! Zhao Deyan deliberately did not answer Zhao Jie's words at this time, but turned the topic back to the original point again.

Zhao Jie saw that Zhao Deyan didn't accept the offer, which made the expression on his face stagnate, but he soon smiled again: "Zhao Tingshi, in fact, I came this time because I was ordered by the prince, because the prince heard that Zhao Tingshi has excellent political achievements in Hongzhou and is a rare talent, so he also admires you a lot, if it weren't for His Majesty wanting you to take over the Feinu Division, I'm afraid the prince would ask Your Majesty to ask you to go to the East Palace to do things!" ”

Zhao Jie also felt Zhao Deyan's tactfulness at this time, so he simply picked out his words more clearly, in fact, he was indeed ordered by Li Chengqian to come to woo Zhao Deyan this time, and even in order to prevent the news from leaking, he also deliberately chose to intercept Zhao Deyan's family halfway, because if they arrived near Anyi, maybe people would know about their contact with Zhao Deyan.

"Thank you for the common sense of His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty is also very honored!" Zhao Deyan said again at this time, he knew that Li Chengqian and Li Tai were fighting fiercely now, and before he came, Li Xiu specially reminded him not to mix with any of them, so he would not accept the other party's words.

Seeing Zhao Deyan playing haha just didn't take the bait, this made Zhao Jie a little uncontrollable, and he frowned and said again: "Zhao Tingshi, I know that you are in a hurry, and the prince has no other meaning, I just hope that when you arrive in Chang'an, we will have more contact between the two sides, after all, the prince is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you should know what it means!" ”

"Hehe, the prince's identity is noble, and he is naturally very respectful in the next place, but His Majesty's appointment has not yet come down, and I don't know if I will stay in Chang'an, in case Your Majesty appoints a piece of paper, maybe I will go to the frontier to stay again, so I'm afraid I will miss the prince's kindness!" Zhao Deyan also replied softly and hard at this time, Li Shimin was mentioned everywhere in his words, in fact, he was also telling the other party that the current Tang Emperor was not Li Chengqian.

Zhao Jie naturally heard the meaning of Zhao Deyan's words, and his face couldn't help but turn cold at the moment, but he was very self-contained, and at this time he suppressed his previous anger, and then smiled calmly again: "It seems that Zhao Tingshi is really a cautious person, but Chang'an is not Hongzhou, as long as you enter Chang'an, you will inevitably fall into it, the key depends on whether you can find your own position, I hope Zhao Tingshi can understand this truth as soon as possible!" ”

"Thank you for your concern, it's a pity that I'm too dull in the next, and sometimes I'm afraid I will have to live up to the kindness of some people!" Zhao Deyan smiled again at this time and said, Zhao Jie's words already carried a bit of threat, but he was not afraid at all, anyway, Fei Nusi was originally independent of the court, and there was Ma Ye above, he really didn't believe that the prince could do anything with himself?

Hearing Zhao Deyan's soft and hard words, Zhao Jie also knew that he must have come for nothing today, and he couldn't help frowning again at the moment, but he was not too discouraged, because he knew that an old fritter like Zhao Deyan, who had been rolling in the officialdom for many years, was almost impossible to let the other party take refuge in his side just by his own words.

"Zhao Tingshi shouldn't talk too much, let's see you in Chang'an in the future, maybe there will be a day to drink and talk!" After Zhao Jie said this, he also got up and said goodbye to Zhao Deyan at the moment.

Zhao Deyan didn't keep the other party, and at this time he also stood up to send him off in person, after all, although he rejected the other party, and he also made up his mind in his heart, he would definitely not fall to either the prince or the king of Wei in the future, but he couldn't offend these people too much because of this, so the etiquette should not be less.

Zhao Jie and the others patted their horses and left, and Zhao Deyan immediately ordered the convoy to set off, after all, they still had to rush to Jin'an Post to rest, but when he just got into the carriage, Yang asked with some worry: "Husband, what was the identity of those people just now, what did they come to you for?" ”

"Don't worry, the colt warned me that these people would come to me long before I came, and taught me how to deal with it, and now they have been sent back by me." Zhao Deyan was afraid that his wife would worry, so he didn't tell her the truth, after all, the Yang family was also from the former Sui royal family, so he naturally knew the cruelty of the struggle for the throne.

Seeing that her husband didn't say anything, Yang didn't ask again, after all, men's affairs are not something she can worry about as a little woman, and the convoy set off again, because Zhao Jie and they delayed some things, so Zhao Deyan also urged the convoy to speed up, hoping to rush to near Anyi before dark.

As the convoy moved forward, Zhao Deyan sat by the window and looked at the influence outside, but his mind had been thinking about Zhao Jie's arrival just now, although he had learned from Li Xiu before that the prince and the king of Wei were going around to win over the ministers of the court, but he didn't expect the prince to be so bold, and he directly sent Zhao Jie to intercept him on the road.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Deyan couldn't help frowning, because he thought that since Li Chengqian was so eager to recruit himself, it also showed that the battle between him and King Wei was already very fierce, even if it didn't get to the point of life and death, it was estimated that it would not be much worse, in this case, the court was probably full of invisible swords and swords.

Fortunately, he is going to serve in the Feinu Division, and he usually does not need to contact too many people, but judging from the fact that Zhao Jie can accurately grasp his itinerary today, there must be someone in the Feinu Division who has taken refuge in the prince, and it is not surprising to think about it, after all, after Ma Ye retired from the Feinu Division, the entire Feinu Division has been going downhill, and it is normal for the prince's hand to reach in.

However, this also reminded Zhao Deyan that the Fei Nu Division will never allow outsiders to interfere, so the first thing he did when he arrived in Chang'an was probably to help Ma Ye rectify the Fei Nu Division, and it was inevitable that he would get the prince and others.

Thinking of the above, Zhao Deyan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, originally he still wanted to be with the crown prince and the king of Wei without committing the river water, but now it seems that he can't do it if he wants to, after all, the duty is, and Fei Nusi originally needs absolute allegiance to the emperor, if he can't do this, I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep his head in the end.

"Daddy~, we're going to Chang'an tomorrow, don't forget to take me and my brother to eat those delicious foods!" At this moment, Zhao Deyan's daughter Zhu Niang pulled his sleeve and shouted coquettishly, before coming, Zhao Deyan and Yang had promised them that they would take them to eat delicious food and have fun, so she had been counting her days.

"Zhu Niang, don't mess around, your father is thinking about things, just wait until Chang'an takes you to your mother!" Yang went to hug her daughter at this time, although Zhao Deyan just said that she should not worry, but she also saw it at this time, Zhao Deyan stared out of the window and fell into deep thought since he got into the carriage, it must be related to the people just now.

"I want it too, I want it too, I want ......" But Yang can manage one, but he can't control the other, and his son Hong Bao, who is a few years younger than Zhu Niang, also coaxed at this time, the little guy was originally his sister's follower, and he would learn whatever his sister said.

"Haha~, my father promised you that he would naturally not break his promise, and when I arrived in Chang'an, I would take you to the most prosperous Zhengnanlou to have a big meal, and there is also Qujiang Pond, which is also a beautiful scenery in Chang'an, where there are countless delicious and fun things!" Zhao Deyan laughed loudly at this time, and then hugged his son and said, although the arrival of Zhao Jie and others made him a little upset, but he would not snub his family because of this.

Seeing her husband's appearance, Yang couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, Zhu Niang also broke free from her mother's arms at this time, and began to compete with her younger brother for her father, but the two little guys were also very lively.

The convoy hurried slowly, but it was still after dark before arriving at Jin'anyi, Zhao Deyan originally planned to rest for a night and enter Beijing the next day, but he didn't expect that there was still a group of people waiting for him here.