Chapter 129: War Without Gunpowder
"How?" , Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan, "There is a way, but it needs time..."
"When? Dad, don't sell it to me, tell me what you think..."
"I wanted you to guess for yourself, but I was always so uncompetitive...", Yan Song smacked his lips, "Fighting a war also pays attention to the right time and place, and the same is true for the court struggle..."
"To put it simply, there are three aspects, the opportunity you find, the opportunity given by the other party, and one asp... It can also be said to be Tianhe..."
"Dad means that we are looking for the opportunity ourselves, plus Xia Yan's flaws, plus the emperor's attitude... Am I right? ”
"Yes, it's a bit of growth...", Yan Song said with a smile, "Look, you have analyzed all the conditions yourself, but the time is indeed not ripe..."
"The opportunity you are looking for...", Yan Shifan muttered quietly, "Dad, what kind of opportunity do you mean to find?" ”
"This... It's hard to say accurately, roughly speaking, when the emperor trusts us, when we are capable enough to be the emperor's pawn...", Yan Song patted the table and looked at Yan Shifan, "But at least now is not the time... The emperor was obsessed with cultivation, and a few days ago he made a few fragrant leaf crowns and distributed them to several close ministers, Xia Yan naturally had one, Zhai Luan had one, Peng Yue also had one, and even Cui Yuanna, who was at home due to illness, also sent one, but... But the emperor didn't give it to me..."
"It's... This may have been forgotten by the emperor...", Yan Shifan laughed, but when he saw Yan Song there, his face was serious, and the smile on his face suddenly froze. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"This shows that Dad still needs to work hard... Do more things that are in line with the emperor's wishes, try to solve problems for the emperor, and strive to make the emperor more trusting and closer..."
"Well, dad must be able to...", Yan Shifan smiled at Yan Song again, "The opportunity provided by Xia Yan couldn't be more clear, waiting for him to make a mistake himself..."
"Well, yes, that's it...", Yan Song nodded, showing an approving gaze, "The country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to change, Xia Yan has such a temperament, one day he will get carried away again..."
"Actually, it's not just that...", Yan Shifan couldn't help but be happy when he heard Yan Song's praise, "In fact, the fact that Guo Xun died in prison can be used to make a fuss, although this matter is in the past, but I believe that the emperor will always have a problem with this in his heart." Although it is not easy for us to find evidence to prove that Xia Yan did it, as long as the emperor has doubts about this matter, it is enough, this is our best weapon and evidence! ”
"Well said, that's it!" , Yan Song felt that his son's image of fat head and big ears was handsome at this time, "Now that Xia Yan is powerful, no one dares to make a fuss about this matter, but if he moves this matter out in the future, it will be the best blow to him, and he can be regarded as a stumbling block that he can never get rid of..."
"But the emperor's attitude... How can this be controlled? ”
"It's actually very subtle... You are doing better and better, Xia Yan's mistakes are getting better and better, and the emperor's attitude will naturally change...", Yan Song frowned, as if he was also thinking carefully, "In fact, there is also the emperor's psychology, which are all very detailed things, it depends on whether you can see it, this is in a hurry, you have to wait slowly..."
"Wait? When will that be? Yan Shifan glared at his puzzled little eyes, "We can't sit still, we must take action..."
"Yes, Dad didn't say that he wanted to sit still...", Yan Song smiled at Yan Shifan, "Actually, if you want to please the emperor, Dad still needs your help." Previously, when Gu Dingchen was in the court, only the green words he wrote could be comparable to Xia Yan's, but now that Gu Dingchen is gone, Xia Yan is the only family. Dad can't write green words well, but Fan'er, your level of writing green words is getting better and better, the two green words you wrote a few days ago, I think it's better than what Xia Yan wrote! You can help your father write green words, since the emperor likes this, then the more we write, the better, haha... It's just that fool Xia Yan doesn't know how to take advantage of this, sometimes the emperor asks him to write green words, and he still pushes back, let's make up for this leak! ”
"Okay, for my dad to be favored, it doesn't matter how many words I write!" , Yan Shifan said with a smile on the side, "I have also read the books you told me to read recently..."
"Hmm... Those books must be read carefully, they are the books that the emperor often reads that my father specially bought the emperor's close attendants, and I found out from him...", Yan Song said quietly, "The emperor likes smart people, and the books he loves to read, you also follow them, and slowly, you will be able to figure out his thoughts, which is very important." Now some of the recitals issued by the emperor, as well as some of the recitals I submitted, are written by you, and this is the reason. ”
"Father's teachings, children keep in mind..."
"Of course, there is still an old problem...", Yan Song said as he stroked his beard, which had completely turned white, "If you want to deal with Xia Yan, you have to face Peng Yue's brain at the same time... Their personalities complement each other, and Peng Yue is really accurate in seeing people, and his father doesn't want to be his enemy..."
"That's... Dad, I don't have any good way now...", Yan Shifan said a little depressed, "You said before that you wanted to marry Mengyun's sister to him, but... But obviously, he doesn't want to marry..."
"You went to his house again last time and brought up this matter euphemistically again, but he still didn't allow it, what can you do?" Yan Shifan spread his hands a little helplessly, "You can't just tie him and Mengyun to the cave room and tell him that he must marry Mengyun, right?" ”
"It's not that this possibility...", Yan Song smiled thoughtfully, "Maybe the method you said really works..."
"Dad...", Yan Shifan's mouth opened wide in surprise, "What do you want to do?" ”
"Yes, Peng Yue is unwilling, but this matter does not necessarily have to be agreed by him...", Yan Song squinted at Yan Shifan, "If the emperor opens his mouth to give Mengyun and Peng Yue a marriage, then can Peng Yue still refuse?" ”
"What? Let the emperor give marriage? At this time, the expression on Yan Shifan's face became even more surprised, "How is this possible?" ”
"You don't care, it may not be... Anyway, I'll find a way, the emperor should agree...", Yan Song sighed, "I don't know what Mengyun will think..."
"Dad, aren't you worried that Mengyun will be wronged? After all, Peng Yue is unwilling to marry Mengyun, let's marry Mengyun like this, what if Peng Yue bullies Mengyun in the future? ”
"And I'm afraid that in this way, Mengyun's life will not be happy in the future...", Yan Shifan frowned on the side and said, "Wang Anshi married one of his daughters to Wu Anzhi back then, but Wu Anzhi opposed Wang Anshi's change, and in the end, Wang Anshi's daughter and Wu Anzhi's married life was not harmonious, presumably Wang Anshi's daughter should have suffered a lot of grievances..."
"What grievances have you suffered, which marriage event is not the order of your parents, the words of the matchmaker? After marriage, life was not happy, so Wang Anshi's daughter also gave birth to three sons to Wu Anzhi? Yan Song breathed a long sigh of relief, "Besides, I don't have any political contradictions with Peng Yue, it's just that he is now Xia Yan's person, so he is a little estranged from me, and it's not the same thing as Wang Anshi's daughter..."
"Yes... If you want to say it...", Yan Shifan nodded thoughtfully, "After all, there is no grudge, and it will not affect Peng Yue and Mengyun's married life. Peng Yue is also an honest man with a conscience, although he is unwilling now, it is estimated that it is also due to Xia Yan's affection, after all, Xia Yan proposed to Peng Yue for his daughter, but he was also politely rejected... But if the emperor decrees that the two of them get married, there must be no problem, after all, Mengyun's sister is gentle and virtuous, and she is also a beauty, and it is too late for him to be happy! ”
"Actually, I'm just hesitating right now... In the end, Mengyun is willing or not...", Yan Song tapped his fingers on the table, "As long as Mengyun is willing, then everything will be easy..."
"Brother, what are you and Master Peng doing?" , Yan Mengyun blushed and asked himself with a squirming situation, and the situation resurfaced in Yan Shifan's mind, "You don't need to take Master Peng to that kind of place in the future!" ”
"Brother... How... Why hasn't Master Peng come to our house for so long? He... Is he busy? ”
A series of scenes flashed in front of his eyes, and even sometimes Yan Shifan would wonder: How could such a good sister fall in love with Peng Yue!
He still remembered that when Yan Mengyun euphemistically asked him several times why Peng Yue no longer came to Yan's mansion, he began to be silent for longer than before. Yan Shifan remembered that he often saw Yan Mengyun in a daze on a piece of paper, and then he secretly looked at it, only to find that there was a poem written on it for Peng Yue, and he understood why Yan Mengyun praised Peng Yue's literary brilliance to himself.
"Alas... My stupid sister...", Yan Shifan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Dad, don't worry, Sister Mengyun will definitely marry Peng Yue willingly...", Yan Shifan said to Yan Song in a low voice.
"Huh? You promise? ”
"Yes, I promise...", Yan Shifan sighed, "My own sister-in-law, I still know it in my heart..."
"That's good...", Yan Song smiled heartily, "As long as we marry Mengyun to Peng Yue, then our plan has successfully taken the first step, or a very important step." ”
"Uh... Does it make such a big difference? Yan Shifan didn't seem to be interested at this time, "I don't think Peng Yue will be the kind of person who will delay political affairs for his wife, I don't think marrying Mengyun to him will make much difference..."
"If you point to Mengyun to get some news from Peng Yue for us, it won't help...", Yan Song said a little ridiculously, "But if you want to create a gap between Peng Yue and Xia Yan, then Mengyun will play a big role... Fan'er, I remember that you proposed to win over Peng Yue by marrying Mengyun to Peng Yue, but you proposed it, why are you hesitant now? ”
"I... I thought it would go smoothly, but... But who would have thought that he Peng Yue still looked reluctant, Mengyun's sister is so good, I think I have wronged Mengyun by marrying Peng Yue, he is always so procrastinating, of course I don't want Mengyun's sister to be wronged in the past...", Yan Shifan said with some unconvincing.
"What you said is unfair, Peng Yue can be regarded as dignified, and at his age, can he have such a status, is there a second one in the court? If Mengyun really wants to, then this is a good thing! Yan Song closed his eyes and leaned back in the chair, "Originally, I thought this matter was a bit unreliable at first, but now... I'm getting more and more in favor of this idea..."
"Dad, are you so sure that marrying Mengyun to Peng Yue will cause a gap between Peng Yue and Xia Yan?"
"It's just one aspect, but it's not too important, but I'm sure Xia Yan will feel uncomfortable because of this... Xia Yan is a petty and suspicious person, I can't tell how much conflict they will have, but it will work after all...", Yan Song opened his eyelids and looked at Yan Shifan, "There is another important point... If Mengyun marries Peng Yue, then we and Peng Yue are real in-laws, Peng Yue should weigh it before doing things, if one day we really go toe-to-toe with Xia Yan, I'm afraid he Peng Yue will not be so comfortable to help Xia Yan, and Xia Yan will not trust Peng Yue as infinitely as before..."
"High, Dad, it's really high!" , Hearing Yan Song's explanation, Yan Shifan couldn't help but give a thumbs up on the side.
"Actually, it's just to pay attention to the details...", Yan Song clasped his hands together, his thumbs kept twisting and turning, "Actually, I also found out by accident, last time Xia Yan left from the court, but when the emperor asked the reason, Peng Yue was silent. When he found out that no one dared to tell the truth, he lied for Xia Yan, and it was because he was in a hurry to make preparations in advance to protect himself. So... In the officialdom, there is no too firm alliance, if something happens, the first thing that everyone thinks of is to protect themselves, and no one is an exception, including him Peng Yue... It was from that moment that I really strengthened this idea from my heart: marrying Mengyun to Peng Yue will definitely be able to divide the relationship between Xia Yan and Peng Yue! ”