"Lord Xia, congratulations..."After a long time, Peng Yue finally stepped into the gate of the Xia Mansion again. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"He Xizhi..." Xia Yan didn't have much smile on his face, "Don't be restrained, just sit down." ”

"Lord Xia has been promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet, isn't this a great joy?" Peng Yue sat down leisurely, and at the same time glanced at Xia Yan with his spare eyes, not knowing if he was deliberately hiding or if he had something on his mind.

"Isn't that to be expected?" Xia Yan's arm rested on the table, faintly revealing a little tiredness, "And it seems to have come a little later than expected, after returning from Chengtian, it took so much time to give me the position of the first assistant, do you think I can be happy?" ”

"This...", Xia Yan said this, Peng Yue looked restless there, "Although the happy event came a little late, it is a happy event after all..."

In fact, Peng Yue knew that this was because when he was in Chengtian, Xia Yan refused the suggestion of the ministers to congratulate him, which annoyed Zhu Houxi, so Zhu Houyu took advantage of the situation to suppress Xia Yan and let him have a "lesson" in his heart. However, Peng Yue finally felt that Xia Yan's performance was a little too bland, although it was taught later, but this matter was probably expected by Xia Yan, so there was no need to be so unhappy. Think about the excitement Xia Yan had when he was first promoted to the cabinet, and compare it with the present, sure enough, the more people get, the more difficult it is to satisfy their desires.

"Do you really think so?" Xia Yan smiled bitterly, as if he was a little insincere, "Do you know that when the emperor promoted me, he also made another will..."

"Oh? Is there another purpose? After Peng Yue said this, he hurriedly put away the surprised expression on his face, and sat down and said, "Then I don't know what the emperor's other will said?" ”

"You don't have to be so cautious, since I mentioned this matter to you, I naturally want to talk to you..."Xia Yan lowered his head and sighed lightly, "The emperor's will is very simple, there is only one sentence: the matter of etiquette and music can come from the Son of Heaven." Xia Yan said, looking at Peng Yue with some tears and laughter.

After listening to what Xia Yan said, Peng Yue's heart sank, he didn't expect that the matter of Chengtian would have such a big impact on Zhu Houxi, and even let Xia Yan succeed him as the first assistant, he didn't forget to take advantage of the situation to knock Xia Yan. It seems that Zhu Houyu is really a complete filial son, as long as it comes to his biological parents, Zhu Houyu is really not sloppy at all. However, it seems that Xia Yan, the first assistant of the cabinet, was not so smooth from the beginning.

"So, do you think I'll be happy?" Xia Yan's eyes dimmed, and his facial expression even more set off the sense of old age.

"But... This thing we... After all, I have prepared in advance..."Peng Yue didn't know if this comfort was appropriate, "So I hope Lord Xia doesn't have to worry too much about this." ”

"Don't care?" Xia Yan reached out and touched the teacup, "Sometimes a very slight move by the emperor has a very profound meaning behind it, and it contains too much information, I don't need to say this, I guess Zirui is also very clear..."

"Lord Xia, in fact, you and I both understand that the emperor will definitely be unhappy because of the matter of Chengtian, but I didn't expect the emperor to react so much..."Peng Yue looked away, and his tone was a little low, "So far, we can only find a way to try our best to remedy it..."

"Yes, you're right..."Xia Yan breathed a sigh of relief and straightened his posture, "It's just that you're here, and I'm just... Some dissatisfaction is revealed, I should pay attention to it in front of people, let him pass when it should pass. ”

"If Lord Xia can have such an idea, Zirui will be relieved..."After Peng Yue said this, he also felt that something was not right, as if he was Xia Yan's elder, so he hurriedly diverted the topic, "Is the cabinet busy now, it is estimated that Lord Li... As soon as I left, I saved up a lot of things..."

"It's not too many things, these days when we are in Chengtian, the imperial court doesn't have any too urgent affairs, and although Lord Li was ill at the time, he didn't slack off on government, so he didn't save too many things... Now there are some miscellaneous things in the cabinet, and Gu Dingchen and Lord Gu are helping him, so he doesn't need to worry too much. ”

"That's fine..."Peng Yue laughed, and his heart relaxed. In fact, the reason why he asked about the cabinet was not to ask casually, but to take the opportunity to find out something about the relationship between Xia Yan and Gu Dingchen. Since Xia Yan just said that some miscellaneous matters would be handed over to Gu Dingchen to deal with, it means that now Xia Yan also knows how to be cautious in his words and deeds and no longer cause trouble for himself, Peng Yue naturally put his mind at ease and doesn't need to give more advice.

"Zirui, this morning the emperor gave you the title of prince and young master, I haven't had time to congratulate you yet..."Xia Yan smiled lightly, changing his sluggishness.

"Thank you, Lord Xia..."Peng Yue bowed, "Actually, there is nothing to congratulate, it's just a false title, and I don't lack that little money..."

"You can understand that this section is the best..."Xia Yan seemed to have a dry throat, and drank some tea as he spoke, then raised the teacup and shook it in front of Peng Yue's eyes, "The emperor has always refused to give you the position of the head of the household book, and only let you receive such a fictitious position, which shows that the emperor is not very at ease with you, and you yourself should be careful..."

"I know this..."Peng Yue twisted his fingers, as if thinking about something, "but the emperor has always acquiesced to me to grasp the power in my hands, as long as I can do this, I will be satisfied." ”

"You can't always think like this..."Xia Yan looked at Peng Yue, as if judging whether what he said was true, "The reason why you are able to control the power of affairs is because Master Ma Kunma has always been tolerant of you, he knows that the emperor depends on you, so he does not argue with you, plus he has a mellow nature, so those matters can be in your hands... Of course, there are many things that the Holy God grants real power and does not give the position, although this is the emperor's... wrist, but if he doesn't give it to you, it means that he doesn't trust you enough, so you need to do better to win the emperor's trust. Also, everything has variables, and now that Master Ma Kunma is in the position of the head of the household department, he can tolerate you, but if he changes someone else to be the head of the household department in the future, can you still be so happy? So it's better to hold things in your own hands, so that you can feel more at ease..."

"I've written this down..."Peng Yue nodded and said, he also felt that what Xia Yan said made sense, only by really sitting in a solid position can he ensure that Caoyun, Shibosi and other matters are firmly grasped in his hands, but Peng Yue also understands that the premise of all this is Zhu Houxi's trust, if he is not trusted by Zhu Houyu one day, all his efforts will be in vain, and it is just a matter of Zhu Houxi's words.

"Actually, I thought that in Chengtian, you gave the emperor that excerpt, and suggested that the ministers congratulate you, and the emperor would naturally give you the position of the head of the household, but I didn't expect it... Alas... The divine will is unpredictable, and it seems that there is a lot more that needs to be done. Xia Yan said with a sigh.

"Who told me to play one step later than Yan Song..."Peng Yue's words were a little mocking, and a little helpless, "I didn't expect Yan Song to get up early in the morning and wait outside the emperor's palace early, I... I can only blame myself for not having Yan Song's heart..."

"But Yan Song didn't get any benefits..."Xia Yan said with a smile, with some smugness in his tone, "It is estimated that Yan Song thought that he might be able to enter the cabinet this time, but he didn't expect that the emperor didn't even give him a false position, only gave him something... I really don't know what the emperor is thinking..."

"It is estimated that the emperor just got up in the morning, Yan Song ran in, the emperor is a little angry to get up, haha..."

"What? What's the gas? ”

"Oh... Nothing, I mean... Yan Song may have made the emperor angry again..."Peng Yue held back his laughter, thinking that this modern term could no longer be used.

"Forget it, Yan Song, don't mention it..."Xia Yan waved his hand, and said quite easily, "But now the promotion is indeed not as easy as it was a few years ago, now the emperor misses the old, the old ministers of the first dynasty have gone, and the emperor himself loves to use the old ministers... A few years ago, we all caught up with the good times, the emperor wanted to implement a new policy, plus the aftermath of the etiquette discussion, the emperor wanted to make the courtiers look new, and at that time, the small officials were promoted to high-ranking officials... It's not a thing..."Xia Yan glanced at Peng Yue as he spoke, as if he wanted to see this big beneficiary clearly, "But not now, the emperor's old ministers use it easily, and the government is stable, this courtier naturally doesn't want to change." As long as we can keep this honor, then we will be lucky..."

"Yes, you can't expect too much..."Peng Yue said this on his lips, but he didn't say so in his heart. In fact, he has not been promoted substantially in the past few years, and Peng Yue is also a little anxious, but thinking about it, he was indeed promoted too quickly in the past few years, and people can't be insatiable. Finally, in the past two years, no one has said that he is too young and inexperienced to take on big responsibilities, so he should not be unhappy.

"Huo Tao has been transferred back from Jinling again, do you know?" Peng Yue was in a fugue, and Xia Yan pulled him back with a word, "I really don't know what the emperor thinks, I had a dispute with Huo Tao at the beginning." In the end, the emperor transferred him to Nanjing, I thought that the emperor meant to let him retire in Nanjing, but I didn't expect the emperor to transfer him back at this moment, could it be that the emperor meant..."Xia Yan now suddenly thought about whether it was the matter of Chengtian that made Zhu Houxi think about other things, so he wanted to transfer Huo Tao back to suppress himself, Xia Yan was suddenly afraid at this time.

"Lord Xia... Are you too worried..."Peng Yue coughed twice and said with a smile, "When the emperor transferred Huo Tao back, we were still on the way to Chengtian, so... You don't have to worry about this matter, besides, the emperor hasn't given Huo Tao any authority, and even his current official position is even smaller than when he left Beijing... Ahem... I heard that when Huo Tao was in Nanjing, his health was not good..."

"Oh... Yes, when Huo Tao was transferred back, we hadn't arrived in Chengtian yet..."At this time, Xia Yan was overjoyed, and gently patted the back of his head with his hand, "It's me who is confused... Confused..."

"That's right... There is one more thing..."Xia Yan straightened up from his chair and smiled, "I heard that when he was in Chengtian, Yan Song ran to Guo Xun several times, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Peng Yue's expression was also slightly surprised, "I really don't know about this, it seems that Guo Xun's camp is closer to yours, since you don't know, I naturally have no way of knowing... However, there should be nothing strange about the interaction between ministers..."

"Nothing strange?" Xia Yan sneered, "Why didn't he run to Guo Xun before, it seems that this Yan Song wants to be a two-faced..."

"Duplicity?"

"He's been to my house a few times... Thanks to me, I was careful, otherwise I would have fallen for him, and no matter how clever he said this time, I wouldn't believe him! ”

"That's right, this Yan Song is two-faced and three-faced, who knows if he wants to listen to information when he runs to your mansion, and he must be cut off in one fell swoop while he is still not strong!" Peng Yue saw that Xia Yan was so angry when he mentioned Yan Song now, so it was better to put a few cruel words to make Xia Yan's resentment towards Yan Song even heavier, maybe Xia Yan would immediately find a way to get rid of Yan Song with him.

"Cut off Yan Song?" Xia Yan stroked his somewhat gray beard, "I really haven't thought about this... Although Yan Song is cunning and flattering, this person has no ambitions, is cowardly and inactive, and he should not be able to set off much storm, and there is really no need to get rid of him..."

What Xia Yan said was from his heart, although Yan Song had offended Xia Yan twice in the previous matter, but in the final analysis, it was just a competition for favor. And Yan Song has always been humble and polite to himself before, sometimes even flattering, although Xia Yan is not a minister, but no one is unwilling to listen to praise himself, not to mention that Yan Song's kung fu is so good. In addition, he has always been cheeky to run to his house recently, apologizing and giving gifts, Xia Yan is a good person and a soft-hearted person, although he is angry with Yan Song now, and even looks down on Yan Song, but he has never raised the idea of getting rid of Yan Song, he just wants to take advantage of the situation to suppress him. At most, it is to destroy Zhu Houxi's trust in Yan Song, but when Peng Yue mentioned Yan Song, he gritted his teeth and looked vicious, eager to kill Yan Song, Xia Yan really couldn't do this kind of thing, so he visited Yan Song many times, and the gifts and apologies he gave him, Xia Yan couldn't pull his face to poison Yan Song.

"What? You haven't had the idea of getting rid of Yan Song? This time, Peng Yue's expression became extremely shocked, "Could it be that I told you before that Yan Song is a big traitor and will bring disaster to the country and the people in the future, but you didn't listen to it at all!" ”

"Ahh Well... Yan Song's villain is not to worry, the top priority is to get rid of Guo Xun..."Xia Yan said Guo Xun, and his voice also became louder, "Guo Xun is a person who arrogantly indulges in power, relying on himself to be a relative, so he will be a prestige and a blessing, and the Internet will abuse the people, if this person is not removed, it will be a big disaster!" ”

"Lord Xia, Guo Xun is in full swing, and... And it's still a Xun Qi, you still don't provoke him..."Peng Yue said, seeing that Xia Yan's face was wrong, he hurriedly changed his words, "Hmm... I mean... After all, he is just a military general, even if the emperor favors him again, his status in the emperor's mind is not as good as you, and Guo Xun is arrogant, and he doesn't care about things and words, even if you don't treat him well, he will get into trouble one day..."

Originally, Xia Yan was a little angry when he heard what Peng Yue said at the beginning. But when I heard Peng Yue later change his words, the displeasure in his heart gradually dissipated, "But even so, Guo Xun is a scourge after all, who knows... Who knows when he will get into trouble by himself, it's better to start first, his current power is already very large, if he sits back and doesn't care about it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to solve it in the future..."

"Lord Xia, don't be impulsive!" Peng Yue's five fingers stretched out and lay in front of Xia Yan, "Even if Guo Xun is not powerful, if you do this, you will bring yourself... Bad result, after all, Guo Xun... You have been related to the royal family since the time of Taizu, and you will... It will weaken the emperor's favor for you..."

"If I am afraid that I will lose the emperor's favor because of this, and I tolerate such villains, then I will be the first assistant!" Xia Yan waved his sleeves and said solemnly.

"Lord Xia..."As soon as Xia Yan said that, Peng Yue couldn't say anything more, "I don't want you to tolerate adultery, but to say that you must not be impulsive and annoy the emperor, you can choose the opportunity to get rid of him at the right time, such as when the emperor dislikes him..."

"This is natural, what if I don't take the opportunity to get rid of him when the emperor is disgusted with him, is it possible to find a few people to beat him to death in the middle of the night? Haha..."Xia Yan also laughed when he said this, "Don't worry, I now also know that the grace of the Holy Lord is not easy, and when I act... I've got my own measure..."

"So very good..."Peng Yue rarely saw Xia Yan so humorous, and laughed along, "But I still hope that Lord Xia can pay attention to Yan Song, don't let this person gain power, it's best to wait for the opportunity to get rid of him, this person is much more terrifying than Guo Xun..."

“…”

"Zirui... Yan Song didn't offend you somewhere, or you and him... There is a feud? ”

"Huh? Why did Lord Xia say this? Forehead... He hasn't offended me yet, me and him... There is no feud either..."

"Then why are you..."

"Hoeing rape for the country, prevent trouble before it happens!"

“… I'll see the plane..."