(Today's first shift is late, and the second shift has to be coded after the wee hours of the morning.) ）

If it was just a temptation just now, then this time Xiao Dezhang's purpose will be completely revealed, this kind of rebellious words, once heard by outsiders, I am afraid that he will be tied to the entrance of the vegetable market the next day, and his head will be cut off directly, and the master behind him, the Empress Dowager Longyu, will also have a dull face from now on.

However, for Xiao Dezhang, it seems that everything is not worth mentioning, since entering the palace, everything he does is not risky, as a speculator, he knows very well that only with a greater capital will he get greater profits.

"Brother Liang, I don't know what you think?" Xiao Dezhang asked cautiously, he waited for Ye Kai's final decision.

"If the elder brother is loyal to the Queen Mother, it will be easy to think about it if he is crowned with an official in the future." Seeing that Ye Kai didn't speak for a long time, Xiao Dezhang was not in a hurry, no one would make a decision easily about this kind of thing, taking advantage of this time, he needed to add the price to the other party's heart little by little, everything was a matter of interest in the final analysis, and he believed that the conditions in his hands were enough to make people submit.

"Brother Liang, your current official position is just a War Department officer, it's not big, it's not small, with my brother's talent, you have to be a War Department squire, it's a pity, it's a pity." Xiao De opened his fingers and gently tapped the table, shaking his head with regret, he used such words, step by step to dump the chips in his hand at Ye Kai, "If the elder brother can assist the Queen Mother and drive away the thief and courtier Zaifeng, it will naturally be a great achievement, and when the time comes, he will definitely be able to seal the left squire of the War Department, which is a second-grade top." ”

It is very different from Xiao Dezhang's voice, Ye Kai, who is only an arm's length away, has always been indifferent, and he can't see the slightest inclination on his face, the reason why he has been leading but not triggering is that he is waiting for the other party to give the final conditions, behind the rising price step by step, to a certain extent, reflects what kind of position he is in, in order to strive for a favorable opportunity as much as possible, he needs to wait patiently.

"Brother Liang, don't forget, when the emperor is in power, according to the edict, the regent will retire to the domain, and then he will be an ordinary prince, and our queen mother is still the queen mother of the emperor, and she can also be the mother of the world, and the six palaces of the mighty palace, and when the queen mother arrives on that day, it will be a nail-fated decree, who dares not to listen?" Xiao Dezhang went on to say that he needed to get rid of the latter's worries, and Ye Kai also had to find out the details of the former to the greatest extent.

"Father-in-law, it's good to wear the second grade, but when the time comes, there is no head to wear it, so how can it be good?"

There is no talk of a completed deal in the world, let alone a dangerous political business, once the matter is revealed, the Queen Mother may still be the Queen Mother, but a group of party henchmen will inevitably be wiped out and become cannon fodder in political struggles, which is very clear to both Ye Kai and Xiao Dezhang.

"Liangbi people are soft-spoken, and Father-in-law De is too much love." Ye Kai pretended to shirk and said with a hint of hesitation.

"Brother, don't you think it's a small official, right?" Xiao Dezhang is still unrelenting, he knows that if he can win over Ye Kai, it will be equivalent to an extra gun in his hand, there is no doubt that with the support of the military power, the chance of winning this game will be greater, so he is unwilling to give up, but these are just his wishful thinking at best.

"If something big can be done, I can take my head and promise my brother that the Secretary of the War Department, the Governor of Zhili, and the Minister of Beiyang are up to you." Speaking of which, this is already the best condition that Xiao Dezhang can offer, although what he says may not be true, but in order to get Ye Kai's refuge, he doesn't mind writing a blank check in advance.

"What do you think, brother?"

Ye Kai smiled softly and pointed out sharply, "The emperor has been in power for more than ten years, during which Zaifeng is still the regent of the prison country who acts as the emperor, and the queen mother is just a woman in the deep palace. ”

At the same moment when Ye Kai's words of such a showdown slowly spit out, Xiao Dezhang's face finally became gloomy, and his attitude towards speaking was obviously much colder, "It seems that Lord Liang is unwilling to help the Queen Mother?" ”

Slowly suppressing the anger in his heart, Xiao Dezhang gritted his teeth fiercely, tossing back and forth, it seems that it is still in vain, the deal has collapsed, and there is no need for him to sit down, shake his hand, get up and leave.

Looking at Xiao Dezhang looking like he couldn't spit it out, Ye Kai understood that after waiting for so many days, his time had finally come, the farther he pushed the opponent, the more space he could walk in front of him, and others had no way out, so he would be unimpeded.

"No, Father-in-law." Ye Kai turned his head and said with a light face: "The Queen Mother wants to be in power, the stakes are very high, everything must be done slowly, be careful, and leave like Gonggong De." ”

Ye Kai's words made Xiao Dezhang's buttocks that he had just raised sit back on his seat, and at this time, he didn't care about his status, and asked suspiciously, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"What I mean below is that if you want to get rid of Zaifeng and return to the Queen Mother, you have to have a way, take your time step by step, otherwise, no matter how loyal we are, we will also dismantle it for nothing." Ye Kai smiled at Xiao Dezhang, and the meaning of his words was really intriguing.

Ye Kai's point made Xiao Dezhang interested, he quickly leaned his face over, and said impatiently: "What way?" Good brother, please speak up. ”

For Xiao Dezhang, who was in a hurry to go to the doctor, Ye Kai prescribed a dose of poison, and he said unhurriedly: "The reason why Zaifeng is so powerful is that there are a group of clan relatives and nobles in important positions around him, only by getting rid of these people, the position of the queen mother can still sit firmly, Father-in-law De, don't you say?" ”

Xiao Dezhang nodded heavily, but after thinking about it for a while, he said with a wry smile: "Zai Ze, Shanqi, Yu Lang, these are all important ministers in the court, the tree has big roots and deep roots, how easy is it to talk about good brothers?" ”

"Father-in-law De is confused." Ye Kai couldn't wait to continue: "They are a high authority, but no matter how heavy they are, can they still be as heavy as Lao Qingwang?" As long as King Lao Qing is on the side of the Queen Mother, isn't this matter half of the story? ”

"Lao Qingwang?" Xiao Dezhang was slightly stunned, reacted immediately, and immediately clapped his hands heavily, Lao Qingwang? Doesn't this coincide with his original thoughts, that day in front of Longyu, the first thing he thought of was also Qing-Prince-Wang-Yi-Xuan.

Looking at Xiao Dezhang's epiphany on his face, Ye Kai then said in a step-by-step tone: "If you can unite with King Lao Qing and talk to the people of the Beiyang Army, once you get rid of Zai Ze Shanqi and others, then don't you worry that this power will not be handed over from Zai Feng's hands?" The Empress Dowager of Daxing took this move. ”

How Cixi got the power, I'm afraid there are few people who know better than Xiao Dezhang, back then she was the United Prince Gong Yixin, after getting rid of the eight ministers of Gu Ming, she was honored with the throne and became the uncrowned king, the more Xiao Dezhang listened, the more excited he became, he kept nodding his head, and his face was full of laughter like a chrysanthemum.

"What the elder brother said is that tea is used instead of wine, and the foolish brother respects the good brother with a cup." Xiao Dezhang picked up the teacup, and his ruddy face couldn't hide the excitement.

However, Ye Kai pushed away his hand with a mysterious face, stood up, and said after straightening his clothes and hat: "This tea is not necessary, Gonggong De, when the Queen Mother gets her wish in the future, you and I will go to Fengxianju in the capital to drink freely, that is the joy of people's hearts, Gonggong De invited me to listen to the play and eat tea, and Liangbi will also repay the peach in the future, it is not early tonight, Liangbi will leave." ”

After draping his clothes on his body and leaving a meaningful paragraph, Ye Kai left directly,

"Good brother, go slowly!"

Looking at Ye Kai who came in a hurry and left in a hurry, Xiao Dezhang hurriedly chased after him and shouted, and then drank the crisp tea in the cup to the end, at this time, he really wanted to laugh heartily

Back at home, Lan Niang and a group of girls were already asleep, Ye Kai didn't disturb anyone, and quietly went into the study alone.

A light is like a bean, and there is no one, at this time, Ye Kai really wants to smoke a cigarette, and with the tiny amount of nicotine in the smoke, the excitement in his heart is slowly raised to the point of being happy.

The day after tomorrow he was about to leave and rush to the teaching field, and before that, he finally completed his last move, leaving behind him a huge entangled chess game.

Zaifeng, ******, the balance that was slightly tilted because of Yuan Shikai's departure has finally returned to the equilibrium, and with the addition of the last condiment, the Empress Dowager Longyu, the pot of water in the capital will be even more boiling.

And among them, Ye Kai seems to be a heavyweight weight that affects the balance between the two parties, but what he does seems to imply to everyone, he never stands in the same trench with any party, since the moment he crossed here, his attributes have long been doomed, just like a big and small ghost card glued back to back, one side is a gray troublemaker, the other side is a colored troublemaker, one person wears two jobs, he is such an identity, constantly changing roles, wandering between the two parties, In the temple of power surging in all directions in the capital, he grabs his own best interests.

"Xiao De Zhang, Xiao De Zhang, people who play chess have become pawns, this is not the saddest thing in the world."

is completely different from the big eunuch who is left and right, Xiao Dezhang's smile is on his face and laughs at others, but his smile is laughed in his heart and laughs at himself.

(End of the first volume of "Dragon and Tiger Fight in the Capital")