"Let me ask you, at today's court meeting, why did you try your best to defend this guy Qin Duan? Don't you know that this guy is going to be a scourge for the Empire? Zhao Zirou didn't go around in circles, and questioned Zhao Yan directly.

Zhao Yan didn't answer his sister's question immediately, but opened the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of red wine that seemed to have been preserved for a long time, poured a glass for himself, and then swayed it lightly for a while, the crimson wine swirled around the wall of the glass, splashing a few waves from time to time, and a faint mellow fragrance slowly penetrated into the air.

"I don't agree with you, Qin Duan can't be said to be a disaster at the moment, at least for the time being, he is still a great hero of the empire, as for what will happen in the future, no one can predict. The unforeseen is never on my radar. But I know that I am helping him now for no other reason than mutual interests. ”

Zhao Yan took a sip of wine gently, and the mellow liquor stimulated him so much that he couldn't help but smack his lips, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"But do you know that you are raising tigers like this!" Zhao Zirou couldn't help but remind him, "When the time comes, once he is full-fledged, can you control him?" ”

"I know this better than you, but if you think about it, Qin Duan has come to this point, I have not supported him, that is to say, without my support, he can still get through this difficulty, you must not underestimate him, who knows how many of his allies are hidden in this dynasty? What's more, my father has no intention of dealing with him at the moment, I just follow my father's wishes. "Zhao Yan Zhizhu is in his hands, and he analyzes it in an orderly manner.

"Oh? Why are you so sure? Zhao Zirou did not attend the court meeting and did not understand the situation at that time, and was surprised when she heard this.

"You weren't there at that time, so many important ministers advocated severely punishing Qin Dui, but my father didn't say anything. If it were anyone else, I am afraid that my father would have agreed with the ministers' opinions a long time ago, or Wei Zhongxian was smart, and immediately figured out his father's intentions, so he proposed a compromise plan. Even without my words, I believe that my father and emperor should adopt Wei Zhongxian's opinion. Be a favor, why not? ”

Zhao Yan didn't say anything about Qin Dui's letter asking him to speak on his behalf, girls are outgoing, Zhao Yan never believes in women, even his own sister is no exception.

After listening to Zhao Yan's explanation, Zhao Zirou was even more worried, if even his father and emperor were biased towards this Qin Dui, coupled with the support of Wei Zhongxian and others, it would probably be difficult for those opposition forces in the court to achieve the goal of suppressing Qin Dui. Wouldn't this ambitious guy be even more rampant? Once he forms the climate, there will be no one to check him.

Seeing that his sister, who has always been wise, was full of worry, Zhao Yan also felt that she was making a fuss, "Eldest sister, do I think you attach too much importance to this Qin Dui?" Yes, this guy is a scourge, but is there less of an imperial scourge? Not to mention our dynasty, just those two guys in the south, will their threat be greater than that of Qin Duan? Zhao Yan shook his head and said.

"Brother. You underestimate Qin Duan too much. The two in the south are now past their heyday. Those two people are also old, and there is a phenomenon of incompetent successors, and Qin Dui is extremely ambitious, I heard that the martial arts talents under his command have gathered, and the timing is coincidental, and he has a foothold in the northwest. The people of the people are attached to him, and he is like a fish in water there, and in time his power will be above the two families in the south. ”

Zhao Zirou did not agree with Zhao Yan's opinion, in her opinion. The two families in the south have been basically finalized, although the current power is stronger than Qin Dui, but Qin Dui's momentum is in the ascendant at this time, and he is doing everything possible to use various opportunities to enrich and strengthen himself, and try his best to muddy the surrounding situation, and take the opportunity to fish in the muddy water and reap the benefits, the Loulan Incident is a typical case, which is enough to make people who have a clear shape aware of his ambitions, but his Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be blind to this, and wants to use Qin Dui's power for his own use, but is Qin Dui a person who has lived under the people for a long time? Maybe he has another way to deal with Qin Duan, but I'm afraid that it will be too big by then.

"Eldest sister, you're exaggerating, the barren land in the northwest, even if he is given ten years to develop, I don't think it will be possible to have much climate, as for his expansion to the west, it is just the disaster moving westward, we can't ask for it, anyway, it is not the territory of the empire. As long as he is firmly stuck in the throat of Dongjin, I don't think he can turn up much wind and waves, you don't have to worry about this, there are a few imperial uncles who do it for them, I think they are more worried about this than me. ”

Zhao Yan's words are also quite reasonable, but there is another idea that he did not say, if he can make good friends with Qin Du, in the future battle for the throne, with the strength of his Northwest Corps, it is enough to pose a great threat to several imperial uncles, even if his army does not advance eastward, it is enough to contain the considerable military strength of several imperial uncles, and the strength of his own army is already weak, which is particularly important.

Seeing that her younger brother was still not convinced, Zhao Zirou shook her head helplessly, she also knew that if she wanted to impress the heart of the prince's younger brother at such a time, only strength, and only people with strength would attract his attention, and only those with strength would be able to help him in the future of the so-called imperial hegemony, and he didn't care about anything else, this was the true portrayal of being a royal person.

"Eldest sister, I heard that Qin Duan is naturally amorous ~ flowing, and he is quite popular with women, but he has not yet been married, I don't know what you think of him?" Zhao Yan saw that his sister had not spoken, so he diverted the topic.

"Yes, I also gave him all the personal palace maids, but as soon as I arrived in the northwest, I didn't receive any news about my personal palace maids, I wondered if I was under house arrest, Zhao Zirou shook her head and replied, raised her head and glanced at Zhao Yan, I don't know what my idea is as the prince's younger brother.

"To be honest, this guy really has some ability, he can climb to this position in just a few years, although there are opportunities and other factors, but if there are no two hits, even if you sit on it, you have to fall, and this kid is rising steadily, even his father admires him. I don't know how he did in Loulan this time, if he planted a somersault, it would be difficult for his father to shelter him, but if he could get an inch of land, I am afraid that even if everyone slanders and opposes it, it will be difficult to offset his father's good mood of expanding the territory, and when the time comes, I am afraid that this guy is going to be a star in the sky, and his father may have to agree without thinking. ”

Zhao Yan's scheming is actually no less than this imperial sister, especially his keen prediction is in the same vein as Zhao Zirou, after all, he was born from a mother.

Zhao Zirou snorted lightly and didn't say anything.

"Sister, your age is not too young, what, is there anyone who cares? If there is, the younger brother will go to the door to enlighten him and ask him to come to the door as soon as possible. However, I think it is difficult for the entire empire to find a young man who can be worthy of your sister, alas, in the past two years, it is difficult to even meet someone who can be eye-catching, let alone find someone worthy of you. ”

Zhao Yan also felt that there were not a few children of princes and ministers in the entire imperial dynasty, but all of them were gentlemen, either intoxicated by the sound of dogs and horses, or some people who could only talk about the world, and they couldn't find a few characters.

Zhao Zirou's face turned cold, "Brother, you still have to care about your own affairs, you don't need to worry about my affairs!" Then he got up and left. (To be continued......)