"Zi Rui, Zi Rui?" , Xia Yan couldn't wait to shout as soon as he entered the door, "Come out, there is a big happy event today, haha..."

"Oh? Lord Xia, what's wrong, what's the matter? Peng Yue walked out slowly, with a tired look on his body, just in time to meet Xia Yan, who was excited. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What's wrong, looking listless?" Xia Yan smiled and patted Peng Yue's shoulder, and then walked towards the living room, he came to Peng Yue's mansion more often, and now there are no female dependents in Peng Yue's mansion, so it seems casual.

"I've been busy talking about things these days, and I'm a little sluggish, and I hope Lord Xia won't be surprised." Peng Yue sat there and said a little weakly, "I don't know what Lord Xia meant by the great joy just now?" ”

"Oh... yes, look at you like this, I almost forgot about it. Xia Yan said jokingly, "Good news from the northwest, this time our army has won a complete victory, haha... The two Zeng Milling and Yang Bo you recommended are really two geniuses, originally I thought that Yang Bo's proposed letter was nothing surprising at first, but now I look at it, but it is the same as Zeng Milling's routine of marching and fighting, and even more detailed, but some of the measures are still unrealistic, but after all, there is no actual combat experience, and it is rare to be able to write such a strategy. ”

"Really? It was a great event. Peng Yue didn't look as happy as Xia Yan, after all, he knew the abilities of Zeng Mo and Yang Bo, so this victory was also expected by him, I am afraid that if he returned from this defeat, Peng Yue would be surprised.

"Why, it looks like you don't care much about it?" Xia Yan took a sip of tea, and his emotions calmed down slightly, not as excited as he was just now, "Is it really so busy to open a private mouth?" It's made you tired like this..."

"Alas, it's hard to say..."Peng Yue smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "The past two days have been much better, I will definitely not do everything myself, many things are delegated to other officials to do, I am now only responsible for the drafting of the official list and the formulation of policies and regulations, and other things will be handed over to some officials who are still reassuring to me." ”

"You should have done this a long time ago." Xia Yan said with a smile, "Actually, I wanted to tell you when you were busy with the affairs of the market before, there is no need to do everything yourself, but at that time, I saw that you were still quite energetic, so I didn't say much." ”

"In fact, I understand the truth, the key is that when it comes to doing it, it is inevitable that you will not feel at ease." Peng Yue rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder, "But now it's not good, even if you don't want to hand it over to others, you can't do it." ”

"Then you can rest and rest, take your time in this matter, don't be in a hurry." Xia Yan said with some perfunctory comfort on the side.

"I haven't finished what I just said, and you're only halfway through it, and you interrupt me." Xia Yan straightened up, as if he had come to the spirit again, "Not only in the northwest, but also in the Jianghuai area, the rebellion in the Jianghuai area was also successfully resolved by Zhang Jing, it is really double happiness!" The emperor summoned me this morning, saying that I had made meritorious contributions to the proposal, and that this battle had raised the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, which was of far-reaching significance... In short, the emperor rewarded me with a handwritten edict, gave me a lot of gold coins, and restored my young master, the crown prince and the prince, and also gave me the position of secretary and secretary! ”

"Really? It seems that the emperor is really happy this time..."Peng Yue heard that Xia Yan had received such a reward, and his mood also improved, "Then I am here to congratulate Lord Xia, the general court practice, the position of the secretary and the head of the cabinet cannot be held by one person, but now the emperor has given you all these two positions, which shows the emperor's trust in you." ”

"This is secondary, it doesn't matter if I am promoted or not, the key is that this time the chaos is resolved and the rebellion is put down, this is what we as courtiers want to see the most." Xia Yan was complimented by Peng Yue, became more and more fluttering, and said beautiful things in front of Peng Yue.

Regarding Xia Yan's "behavior", Peng Yue didn't say anything, but just smiled on the side.

"This time Guo Xun saw a joke, the matter was solved, he remembered to go back to the court, but the emperor didn't pay attention to him at all, making him disgraced, haha..."

"Lord Xia, you don't want to bring down Guo Xun now, do you?" Peng Yue couldn't help but worry when he saw Xia Yan looking complacent on the side.

"Hmm...," Xia Yan frowned, "I'll tell you the truth, I really want to use this opportunity to bring down Guo Xun, otherwise who knows if this kind of thing will happen in the future?" ”

"But... Lord Xia, now is not the best time, or rather, this is not a good time..."Peng Yue said with a gloomy face.

"Why isn't this a good time?" Xia Yan asked rhetorically, "The reason why the emperor sometimes punished me before was because the emperor thought that Guo Xun was also a capable minister, and even thought that after something happened, Guo Xun could take my place, but now this incident just shows that Guo Xun is a waste, and I still have to solve the problem, and the emperor will also understand this, so that the emperor will pay more attention to my role, and have a dispensable attitude towards Guo Xun..."

"Lord Xia, what you say... It's only half right..."Peng Yue stretched out his hand and made a gesture to emphasize this point, "You did a good job this time, it can be said that in the war between you and Guo Xun, you have won a big battle, and the change in the position in the emperor's mind is naturally self-evident, but the emperor has a dispensable attitude towards Guo Xun..."

"What is the emperor's attitude?"

"With all due respect, Guo Xun still has a very important position in the emperor's heart, and this will not change in the short term, because the emperor not only likes ministers who can do things for him, but also ministers who are obedient, smart, and can figure out their minds, although the emperor has a bad attitude towards Guo Xun this time, but it is only a momentary anger, and the emperor did not scold and punish him, which shows that the emperor does not have too deep resentment towards Guo Xun in this matter..." , because he knew that he had to tell Xia Yan about it.

"Although Guo Xun has no ability, but he is a royal nobleman, this cannot be changed, the Guo family has always had a close relationship with the royal family, let's just say that Guo Xun has been in control of the forbidden army for many years, will the emperor be so relieved if he is someone else?" Peng Yue knocked on the table, "Also, the emperor has asked Guo Xun to do the things of sacrificing heaven and earth and ancestors on his behalf many times, this favor is impossible for anyone to get, plus Guo Xun also has his own power in the court, so we must not act rashly..."

"According to what you say, it is impossible for us to bring down Guo Xun?" Xia Yan asked with a gloomy face.

"I can't say that, I just objectively analyzed Guo Xun's current advantages..."Peng Yue said softly, "Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, we will not be defeated in a hundred battles, only when we know Guo Xun's true situation can we better defeat him." ”

Peng Yue stretched out his hand in front of Xia Yan as he spoke, and counted with his fingers, "First of all, Guo Xun has many henchmen, which must attract our attention, such as Huo Tao, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, although Huo Tao's power is not as good as it was back then, but his alliance with Guo Xun is also a troublesome matter, and this point must be solved." Secondly, it is necessary to let the emperor know how much Guo Xun has done on weekdays, although the emperor also knows some of Guo Xun's evil deeds on weekdays, but after all, he doesn't know much, we must seize the opportunity to let the emperor know that Guo Xun's trip has offended the anger of the public. Then, he has to wait for him Guo Xun to do stupid things by himself, such as this time... You can rest assured, Guo Xun is arrogant and arrogant, and he will inevitably make mistakes in the future..."

"You have a good point, but how long will it take to actually meet the conditions mentioned above?" Xia Yan asked with a frown.

"Don't worry about this, just wait patiently, believe me, I won't wait too long..."Peng Yue pretended to smile mysteriously, "And we are not completely passive, many factors are driven by manpower, we can also help from it, hehe." ”

"That's good..."Xia Yan breathed a long sigh of relief, "Then wait patiently!" ”

"Of course, there is another very important factor, which I haven't had time to talk about just now." At this time, Peng Yue interrupted Xia Yan's impulse to "express his emotions", and then said what he said just now, "The reason why you and Guo Xun have been at a stalemate for so long is because the emperor knows about the discord and strife between the two of you, so you attack each other, and the emperor only regards it as a partisan struggle, and he doesn't take some things seriously, or even take them seriously, which is also the reason why Guo Xun's many evil deeds are not believed by the emperor..."

"Oh... That's true..."Xia Yanruo nodded thoughtfully, "I didn't even notice this before, so what should we do?" ”

"It's hard to say, it's easy to say..."Peng Yue narrowed his eyes, "We're looking for an undercover agent... can't call him undercover, but the last secret alliance, so that most people are at least the emperor, and they don't know that he is our person, so that his words are much more powerful, and it is easier for the emperor to believe when he says it..."

"This is not necessarily, in fact, many people have not befriended me, but they have reported some of Guo Xun's evil deeds to the emperor, and they have not played a role..."Xia Yan said with a frown on the side.

"Of course it's different, how can it be said by any person? This person must also have a very sufficient weight, and he must also be favored by the emperor, so that he will get the emperor's attention when he speaks out. ”

"You're right, but where to find this man?" Xia Yan sighed, "Gu Dingchen, Zhai Luan and the others will never wade into this troubled water, and the others... Either there is a clear camp, or you don't get involved in this kind of thing, or you don't have much say, and it's really hard to determine who you choose. ”

"Actually, this person shouldn't have been selected from the court..."A smile appeared on Peng Yue's face, "or he shouldn't just be an official of the court..."

Looking at the puzzled look on Xia Yan's face, Peng Yue's smile became even stronger, "Jingshan Hou Cui Yuan, he is the husband of the eldest princess of Yongkang, and he is also a relative of the emperor. And when the emperor entered the throne, it was he who welcomed Luan Yuxing Wangfu, and no one could envy this credit. And this person has never participated in court politics, but his grace has never declined, and just last year the emperor also crowned him the title of Taifu, the key is... He has a conflict with Guo Xun..."

"Oh... Right! How I didn't think of it! Xia Yan's face was full of joy, "Cui Yuan is also a relative of the emperor, and he doesn't have to be much lower than Guo Xun in terms of status, and Jingshan Hou has always been favored, and he is not involved in the struggle between the government and the government, if he can really help, Guo Xun will definitely lose!" ”

"But will he help us? He has never been keen on the affairs of the court, which is also an important reason for his grace, is he willing to take this risk for us? Xia Yan asked with some concern.

"Didn't I just say that? Jing Shanhou and Guo Xun have always been at odds, if we can intensify their contradictions on this basis, then... Hehe, Jing Shanhou is not willing to take risks for us, but if it is for himself, then maybe, haha..."

"Okay, that's it, then let's wait slowly for Guo Xun's disaster to come, haha..."