"Let's not mention Qi Shuai, what do you say? I want to ask my father first, what do you think of Qi Shuai's defeat? After hesitating for a moment, Zhang You decided to test it first.

"Yuan Jing is defeated." Zhang Juzheng's tone was very affirmative: "First of all, as the chief soldier of a town, he should not personally lead the troops to raid, even if it is Li Song's order, he should fight for it on the basis of reason." However, I can understand this point, he is cautious in nature, and Li Song, as the governor of Wenchen, he definitely does not want to offend. It's just that in this way, Li Song's behavior is very suspicious again, he is a soldier who knows the soldiers, unlike those who only know how to talk about soldiers on paper, and the situation is not particularly critical, how could he send Yuan Jing to personally lead the troops to raid? ”

"What do you think?" Zhang You asked.

Zhang Ruoxuan frowned and stopped talking, Zhang Juzheng glanced at it and said, "It seems that you have an idea, let's hear it!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ruoxuan was not polite, and said: "Listening to my father's analysis just now, my daughter doesn't think too much, she just thinks that Li Song must have done it on purpose." ”

"Deliberately? What is the purpose? Zhang Juzheng asked.

Zhang Ruoxuan subconsciously glanced at Zhang You, and Zhang You said: "Let's talk about it, Lei Xiao is not an outsider anyway, just gossip, no one will laugh at you if you say something wrong." ”

Zhang Ruoxuan smiled and said: "Little sister is not afraid of your jokes, but she suddenly feels that our family is really different from other people's families, and other people's families will not encourage their daughter's family to participate in such a topic." ”

Zhang Juzheng and Zhang You looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Juzheng said: "Speaking of which, this is all thanks to your brother, he has always advocated equality between men and women, women can also have the same rights as men, at the beginning of the father was actually dismissive, even now, I don't think he can do it, however, we might as well try it in our own family, the result is not bad, you may do more than your brothers." ”

His words reminded Zhang You of Zhang Maoxiu's reaction when he hoped to let Zhang Ruoxuan be the deputy editor-in-chief of "Ming Pao", and then to Zhang Juzheng's approval now, and he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Zhang Ruoxuan also sighed a little, since Zhang You appeared, in the past half a year, her own life has undergone earth-shaking changes, although she was known as the first talented woman in Beijing, but she has no status in the family, now it is different, especially after her father is sick, her status is simply skyrocketing, and now even when those brothers want to do something, they are gradually used to asking her opinion first, not to mention her father, there may also be reasons why she becomes weak after getting sick, sometimes she is like a child, Leaving for a while will make him unsure.

And all this is thanks to Zhang You, the person who once made her very annoying.

It was the first time that Zhang Juzheng affirmed Zhang Ruoxuan in person, which made her feel a little embarrassed, glanced at Zhang You gratefully, and said modestly: "Brother, they are not bad, especially the fifth brother, who used to be a gentleman, but now, he can be on his own." ”

"Yes, this is also thanks to your brother, if he hadn't lobbied hard, your fifth brother would still be living in Beijing now." Zhang Juzheng said with emotion, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Zhang Yunxiu is young and malleable, and once he has the opportunity to prove it, he will be reborn immediately. Zhang Maoxiu is different, his personality has been determined, he is selfish and jealous until now, and he still does not accept Zhang You, but he has no way at all.

Do you want Zicheng to think of a way? He couldn't help but think, but he didn't know if Zhang You was willing to help Zhang Maoxiu, so he was a little embarrassed to speak.

"Father, you praise it falsely, if Yun Xiu can't support the wall with that kind of mud, I just can't help him if I want to. Okay, let's not talk about this, Ruoxuan, let's talk about yours, how do you think that Li Song did it on purpose? What is his purpose? ”

The farther and farther it went, Zhang You hurriedly pulled the topic back again!

Zhang Ruoxuan's expression was straight, and she said slowly: "Okay, little sister, let's talk about my opinion." I also feel that Qi Shuai's defeat this time has a lot of suspicions, and there are faint traces of conspiracy, as if someone is manipulating all this behind the scenes. ”

"Do you think who's behind this?" Zhang Juzheng frowned.

"My daughter is just suspicious, and there is no evidence."

"It's okay, it's okay to talk about it, it's okay to listen to it!"

"Okay, then let's analyze it according to the conspiracy theory, if it is really as my daughter guessed, this Qi Shuai's defeat was calculated, then, as long as the ultimate beneficiary of this incident is found, the real culprit behind the scenes will be revealed."

"You mean, Li Chengliang?" Zhang Juzheng asked.

Zhang Ruoxuan nodded.

Zhang You's heart moved, but he didn't expect Zhang Ruoxuan's thoughts to coincide with his own, and he couldn't help but give her an approving look.

"It's a pity that even if your guess is correct, we don't seem to be able to find any evidence." Zhang Juzheng said, but his expression was full of murderous intent.

"In fact, Qi Shuai himself has evidence, according to him, the reason why Liaoyang City was lost at the beginning was not because the enemy broke through it, but because someone opened the city gate from inside the city." Zhang You sensitively captured the change in Zhang Juzheng's demeanor and suddenly made up his mind.

"Oh?" Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows: "Your Majesty has let your father see the confession of Beisi's inquiry, why is there no such statement?" ”

"Because he didn't say it in the first place, because he felt that even if he said it, no one would believe it, and it would make people think that he was shirking his responsibility."

Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly on his forehead: "It's also in line with his character, it seems that the person who opened the city gate must have something to do with Li Chengliang?" ”

"It's not directly related, it's a group of Jianzhou barbarians, who have been going to Liaoyang to make a living as leather goods. However, Li Chengliang once had a think tank around him, named Nu = Er = Ha = Chi, and his Han name was Haqi, which was the grandson of Jue Chang'an, the commander of the left guard of Jianzhou. ”

"It turns out that Hatch still has this kind of background, and the little sister knows that he is a Manchurian...... Hatch is still quite famous in the capital. Zhang Ruoxuan said, but the second half of the sentence was said to Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng said: "My father also knows this person, he once came to the house to send things on behalf of Li Chengliang, and his behavior is moderate, neither humble nor arrogant, and he is a talent...... In that year, the right guard of Jianzhou commanded Wang Gao to rebel against Ming, Li Chengliang led the troops to attack, and Jue Chang'an and his son were guides, so he was awarded the command of the capital. You are right when you say this, Jianzhou Zuowei has always had a good relationship with Li Chengliang, and it is the force he strongly supports. ”

Zhang Juzheng was talking about the second year of Wanli, when he was already the first assistant, so he knew this very well.

Zhang You nodded heavily: "Yes, this is also what I am most worried about, just because I am dissatisfied with the appointment of the imperial court, I dare to use a city of soldiers and civilians at the expense, this kind of behavior is no different from rebellion, if he is allowed to operate in Liaodong again, it will really be a big deal." In addition, Na Hatch is eloquent and accustomed to forbearance, and I am also worried that sooner or later he will be full-fledged, which will be unfavorable to me! ”

"It's an exaggeration, isn't it? Li Chengliang still understands this person as a father, and in recent years, there are some flutters, but if you want to say that he will betray, I really don't believe it as a father! Zhang Juzheng said, and said: "As for that Hatch, even if he has some ability, according to our strength in Liaodong, I'm afraid there is no chance to rise, right?" ”