Another day later, another group of guest troops came to the military camp in Tokyo, and it was Wang Yu from Jiangnan and Zhejiang.

The war in the south did not completely subside until this time, and Wang Yu turned to most of the state capitals in Jiangnan and Zhejiang, chasing the remnants of Fang La's army up the mountains and into the water, and finally eliminated these rabble bandits one by one.

Wang Yu, who completed the task of clearing and suppressing, naturally entered Beijing at this time to receive a reward.

Wang Yu arrived outside the city of Tokyo last night, entered the city early in the morning, and rushed to face the saint after entering the city, and received a few words of praise and encouragement in the court, and then returned.

The first thing he did when he came back was to rush to Zheng Zhiying's tent to visit, the two were familiar with each other, and they sacrificed their lives side by side in Hangzhou City. Now Wang Yu only knows Zheng Zhi when he enters Beijing.

The soldiers and horses in a state capital are really not officials, and they have not seen much of the world, and they have made military merits and met the Son of Heaven, and Wang Yu is also a little nervous.

Seeing Zheng Zhi and Wang Yu, he was not nervous, and the two exchanged a few words of greeting, and Wang Yu said: "Zheng Xianggong, when I met the official family in the court, the court was discussing the matter of your reward, and the general heard two sentences. ”

"Oh? How the court deliberated, and let me hear it. Zheng Zhi asked, he was also concerned about this matter in his heart, that is, when he saw Tong Guan, Tong Guan did not talk to Zheng Zhi about these things. Since Wang Yu mentioned this matter, he must have heard something wrong, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to talk about it.

Wang Yu frowned and said, "Zheng Xianggong offended Taishi Cai?" When the last general heard the announcement and entered the temple, he heard the controversy in the court. There was something wrong with the words of Master Tong and Master Cai, and there were a few people on the side who argued with Master Tong. I didn't hear the cause and effect, but I only heard Taishi Cai say that there was something wrong with Zheng Xianggong's reward. ”

Wang Yu obviously also knew that Zheng Zhi had a close relationship with Tong Guan, who was originally in charge of the Privy Council. Tong Guan and Cai Jing have a dispute, which must be that Cai Jing does not agree with Tong Guan's reward opinion. As long as you listen to this kind of thing, you can understand it.

Zheng Zhi's face also sank, and political things really mean that there are no friends, only interests. But then again, Zheng Zhi and Cai Jing are only a few sides of each other, and they have no deep friendship. Cai Jing and Tong Guan's secret fight became an open dispute, and the immortals fought, and Zheng Zhi naturally had to be implicated.

If you want to talk about politics, Cai Jing and his son Cai You can fall into each other, which is also unbelievable, at this time Cai You is a scholar of Xuanhe Palace, and he has just begun to emerge in front of Zhao Ji. It can be seen that Cai Jing's obsession with power has reached an unimaginable level.

If you are someone else, you are seventy or eighty years old, and your son is on the throne, so you can only support your son and do your best to help your son inherit his political legacy. But these two fathers and sons can even fight. This kind of thing, most people will say that Cai You is not filial piety and the like, in fact, it is not that Cai Jing is too selfish, reluctant to share the rights in his hands, and even his son is reluctant to share the rights.

"Well, I haven't offended Master Cai, and I don't know the truth." Zheng Zhi snorted and didn't talk much. Naturally, I guessed in my heart that Cai Jing and Tong Guan had reached the point where they looked like each other.

Wang Yu nodded, he said everything that should be said, and it was inconvenient to ask more about the matter, so he only said: "Zheng Xianggong, this trip now, Jiangnan can't go back, and the last general may be going north with Xianggong, and if he starts a war with Liao next year, he will go into battle with Zheng Xianggong." ”

Zheng Zhi smiled when he heard this: "Haha... It seems that General Wang's addition of officials to the knighthood is going well. ”

Wang Yu also smiled and replied: "The next soldier and horse control of the Hebei Xuanfu Division is to charge these people and horses under the command of the last general to Hebei, and the number of people has not increased, or these four or five thousand people, and the official position has been promoted. ”

"Congratulations, it's a great blessing to be able to fight on the battlefield with General Wang again." Zheng Zhi smiled and said goodbye. After Wang Yu came back, he was able to talk to himself about the court, and Wang Yu was also showing goodwill to himself and wanted to get closer, which Zheng Zhi also knew. reciprocated with a peach, and Zheng Zhi couldn't treat Wang Yu badly.

"Xianggong is polite, to be able to fight on the battlefield with Xianggong again, the last general is the luck of Sansheng." Wang Yu hurriedly got up and bowed, obviously knowing in his heart that he was going to Hebei, and he was probably under the jurisdiction of Zheng Zhi, so he naturally had to be polite and thoughtful in the face of his boss.

At this time, Yan Qing hurriedly entered the big tent and said hurriedly: "Xianggong, the holy decree is here." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he immediately stood up and hurriedly said, "Please come here quickly, and go and prepare some silver taels." ”

It was an official from Zhongshu Province who came to announce the holy decree, and after walking in, he asked, "Zheng Jingluo is here?" ”

Zheng Zhi hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The minister is here!" ”

"Zheng Zhi takes the order!"

Zheng Zhi hurriedly knelt down on one knee.

"The emperor said: Zheng Zhi, the doctor who is serving the army, has led the troops with meritorious service, promoted to the third grade of the golden purple Guanglu doctor, sent the Hebei East Road system envoy, Hebei two roads Xuanfu envoy, and the general leader of the Hebei two road soldiers and horses, and coordinated the preparation for the war, so as to wait for the spring war, there must be no mistakes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Zheng Zhi got up and stepped forward to receive the order.

Zheng Zhi's official position, after all, is still different from Tong Guan's idea, Tong Guan originally wanted Zheng Zhi to rule the east and west roads of Hebei and Hedong Road, which was the envoy of Hebei Hedong Economic Strategy. Nowadays, there is only one messenger to charge the Hedong system and the Hebei Xuanfu envoy. The envoy is in charge of the yamen, so Zheng Zhi is temporarily in charge of Hebei East Road. The Xuanfu envoy is more about coordinating and dispatching them, which means that Zheng Zhi has the right to coordinate and dispatch the troops on the two roads in Hebei for the time being. As for Hedong Road, that is, the area south of Taiyuan Mansion and Taiyuan, Zheng Zhi can't control it.

As for the golden purple Guanglu doctor on the third grade, it is not small. Qin Hui, who is the middle of the imperial history, is only a doctor of silver and light Lu under the third grade. Zheng Zhi is now a grade higher than Qin Hui. Su Shi achieved this official title for a short time. Even before the Seed Master Dao, it was only this grade.

In this way, it can be regarded as a three-level promotion in a row, although it is far from Wang Hao's promotion to eight levels in a row, but it can be regarded as an extraordinary promotion.

Yan Qing saw the opportunity and hurriedly handed over the prepared small bag. This kind of holy decree of reward, naturally, also has to touch the people who come to announce it.

This person took the bag handed by Yan Qing with his hand, and the seriousness on his face disappeared immediately, and he said with a smile: "Zheng Xianggong, congratulations, Your Majesty still has an explanation when you come, saying that you will be present at the sacrifice in the morning." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, you must be there on time." Zheng Zhi replied.

"Zheng Xianggong is afraid that he has forgotten one thing, the new official uniform remembers to go to the ministry to get it, tomorrow the sacrifice ceremony, Zheng Xianggong can not wear the old official uniform, it is a joke. Xia Guan went back first. "Money is still a little useful, and it can always be exchanged for a few kind words from others.

"Thank you, thank you." Zheng Zhi replied with a smile, got up and went to give it off.

When the officials who had read the decree had departed, all the people came up to say their joys. After Zheng Zhi arranged the matter of adding wine and meat to the army tonight, he went to Tong Guan's mansion with several large boxes of money.

At this time, Tong Guan should have almost gone home, Zheng Zhi didn't bring so much money to give gifts to Tong Guan, but to trouble Tong Guan again. Some things can't be done, even if Zheng Zhi is now a member of the Sanpin and a feudal official, but it is nothing on the ground in Tokyo. Even if Zheng Zhi carried hundreds of thousands of pieces to Yuxian Tower, he probably wouldn't be able to redeem this Rong Xiaorong.

Zheng Zhi couldn't redeem the money, but Tong Guan only needed one sentence. This is the gap.

It is also the various forces that are intertwined in the city of Tokyo, and now there are countless people in this Tokyo who have their hands and eyes to the sky. It's just that there is no room for people who lead troops to fight, Zheng Zhi has been promoted all the way as a civilian official, but he has no foundation at all in Tokyo.

Of course, Zheng Zhi doesn't care about these things, these people seem to be high up in peacetime. But in troubled times, the barrel of the gun is the right to speak. Zheng Zhi knew in his heart which direction he should pursue.

Zheng Zhi arrived, Tong Guan had just gone home, was sitting in the hall drinking tea and resting, and saw a few big boxes moved in the yard, and saw Zheng Zhi walking into the hall, so he first opened his mouth and smiled: "Zheng Zhi, but I received the holy decree, so I came to express it?" ”

Zheng Zhi also knew that Tong Guan was laughing, so he gestured with his hand and said with a smile: "Enxiang, I brought 350,000 Guan today." ”

"Haha... But I fell in love with the little lady in the building again, and I really envied the old man. Tong Guan smiled, and knew in his heart that Zheng Zhi was not filial piety when he brought money, and Tong Guan did not need Zheng Zhi to be filial, and Zheng Zhi had not done this kind of thing in the past few years, this kind of thing would only make the two of them look angry, and Tong Guan would not look down on this money.

"Grace is clever, and when you guess, it is Rong Xiaorong in Yuxian Tower. But it's not that I like it, but for Zhou Duwen, the youngest son of Bachelor Zhou. Zheng Zhi said as he sat down on the lower seat, stretched out his hand to take the tea handed over by the little servant, and took a few sips.

"It seems that this week's Duwen is extraordinary, and it is worth your money." Tong Guan nodded, and sighed with emotion in his words.

Obviously, Tong Guan's thoughts are not bad, but Zhou Duwen is now in the younger generation, and he is faintly the leader of the literary world, and he is also worthy of these 350,000 yuan. Zheng Zhi does this, love is the main thing, and naturally it is accompanied by a little bit of this kind of thought.

Zheng Zhi smiled, Tong Guan was thoughtful, and he didn't need to explain much, just asked softly: "Enxiang, now Taishi Cai... ”

Zheng Zhi only mentioned his name and didn't say anything more. When Tong Guan heard this, his brows frowned slightly, and he said: "It's not as good as before, some things have to be faced after all, and today, we have come to this point." There is only one official sitting above the court, and this official only has two ears, and there are so many people standing next to the two ears, so it is natural to fight. ”

The fairy tale is outside the words, but it is just the meaning of competing for favor. The country is just this one emperor, and the women in the inner palace want to compete for favor, and the court officials naturally have to compete for favor. Tong Guan and Cai Jing are in the closest place to Zhao Ji's two ears, so they have to fight even more.

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, and did not dwell on this issue, but said: "Do you know that there is still something to fight for?" ”

Tong Guan saw Zheng Zhi's suddenly serious expression, and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?" ”

Zheng Zhi looked left and right, waved his hand, and a few waiting servants hurriedly bowed down and went out. Zheng Zhi just spoke: "King Yun! ”

Tong Guan's face changed and asked, "Really?" ”

This matter is probably the first to be known by Zheng Zhi, just because Zheng Zhi was prescient. Even Cai Jing Tongguan doesn't know these things, Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, has always been a qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, not a deep-minded person, not like the character who takes the initiative to fight, but like Zhao Ji's waiting character. It doesn't matter who the throne belongs to in the future, everyone thinks that even if Zhao Kai can become the emperor in the future, it will probably be Zhao Ji's meaning.

In the final analysis, the matter of seizing the heir is not in Zhao Kai and Zhao Huan, but only in Zhao Ji's heart. But there was a Wang Huang who took Zhao Kai to fight, which was also something that everyone didn't expect.

Zheng Zhi nodded solemnly and said, "This matter is absolutely true, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is only afraid that there will be actions." The two are not fighting secretly, I'm afraid they are going to fight openly. ”

Tong Guan was silent, frowning and thinking deeply, he was thinking about the thoughts in Emperor Zhao Ji's heart. Although Zhao Ji is not too old, he is also healthy. But once the position of the crown prince changes, I am afraid that the people who are powerful in the court will not be one or two, no matter who wins and who loses, the people who follow the dragon will inevitably be like the sky. This position is not contested, the prince still has no power, once this position is contested, no matter who is the prince in the end, this prince will inevitably begin to show his edge.

Tong Guan pondered for a long time, then went to look at Zheng Zhi again, and knew in his heart that Zheng Zhi was not the one who opened his mouth. He asked, "Since you are here to talk about this, but you have a plan in mind?" ”

Zheng Zhi naturally had a plan, that is, to help Tong Guan, to avoid Zhao Huan from beheading Tong Guan after taking the throne, and hurriedly said: "Enxiang, the prince Zhao Huan is different from others, he can endure others and can't bear it, and Enxiang should be in line." ”

Tong Guan was pondering again, usually saying Zhao Huan, even if he didn't have a deep impression, he just said that this prince lived in a simple place, and he didn't show his face, but it was rare to see him once. Now Zheng Zhi said that Zhao Huan can endure people's unbearable, Tong Guan still doesn't understand what Zheng Zhi said, a young man, when he is in high spirits, can actually nest within the high wall without leaving home, which has proved Zheng Zhi's words.

"The official family prefers the talent of King Yun." Tong Guan said. I still feel that this matter mainly depends on Zhao Ji.

Zheng Zhi immediately became anxious when he heard this, and Zhao Huan took the position, from Cai Jing to Tong Guan, from Wang Hao to Li Yan and Zhu Mian. None of them ended well, and they were all killed. Except for Cai Jing, who was lucky to die of illness on the way to be demoted, he didn't have time to kill. Which of the others was either slashed on the side of the road, or Cai Jing's eight sons, except for one who died early and one who was a colt, the others were all beheaded.

Zheng Zhi came to protect Tong Guan's life at this time, and said busily: "Enxiang, it is true that King Yun is talented, and it is also true that the official family likes King Yun more." But the prince never made a mistake, and there was not a single stain. If the crown prince endures within the high walls of the East Palace for another twenty years, who can shake it? As long as King Yun fights, if the official family knows, what does the official family think? ”

A person who does not make mistakes, Zhao Kai wants to fight, and his fist is just hitting the cotton, Wang Hao has no other way than to frame. Even the framing can't find any good reason. Zhao Ji is not a fool after all, even if Zhao Ji has the idea of passing on the throne to Zhao Kai, but as long as Zhao Kai takes the initiative to fight, it will be wrong.

"The stakes are high, let me think about it again at this time, think again." As a eunuch, Tong Guan naturally knows the seriousness of the royal internal turmoil, but Tong Guan is still a eunuch after all, and the more he knows the stakes of this kind of thing, the more he doesn't dare to make a conclusion in his heart, and he doesn't dare to move.

"Enxiang, take precautions, if King Yun doesn't fight, maybe the throne may fall to him in the future, if King Yun fights, the prince will only sit more and more stable." Zheng Zhi just wanted to retreat Tong Guan to Zhao Huan's side, so after Zhao Huan ascended the throne, it would be impossible to kill Tong Guan by killing anyone.

"I know you have a point, let's take a look first, if King Yun really makes a move, it's not too late to choose, and standing by the prince's side at that time is the only way to send charcoal in the snow." From Tong Guan's point of view, without Zheng Zhi's foresight, he naturally still has to wait, waiting for things to become clearer.

Zheng Zhi can't either, when things are clear, Zhao Huan must have pulled some helpers around him, and at that time, whether Tong Guan can get Zhao Huan's real trust and reliance can only depend on Tong Guan's means. Sending carbon in the snow is nothing to the royal family, the royal family is ruthless, and it is natural to look down on kindness.

Trust and reliance are the way to save life, not kindness. Help an emperor, want to make the emperor grateful, how can the emperor be grateful? When it's time for you to die, I still want you to die, and the emperor's basis for acting is only in you, is it useful? It's not about whether you have kindness to the emperor or not.

Zheng Zhi had to remind again: "Enxiang, what King Yun relies on is Wang Huang and Qin Hui and others, Enxiang pay more attention, and maybe Taishi Cai will also secretly assist." ”

Tong Guan nodded, staring at the door for a long time, still thinking in his mind.