Qiu Yiyi's face was dazed, and he listened to Zheng Miao continue: "Originally, this kind of thing was the errand of 'Shi Wei', but the virtuous brother revealed his true identity, and the court and the central government couldn't send any reliable and proper people for a while. In fact, I thought that it would be good for me to go to Lingnan in person, take a look at the reality and the truth, and explore the details. ”

Qiu Yi listened to it, but fell into deep thought, and finally said after a long time: "If this 'Shi Wei', that is, Tianzun Sect Master Wen Honghui, is not dead, then he now has an errand to go deep into Lingnan, maybe he will have to make a lot of trouble with the King of Lingnan!" ”

Zheng Miao frowned and said, "Brother Xian's words are on point. The king of Lingnan has been resentful for a long time, and he has been quite disobedient since the time of the first emperor. The reason why it is still too peaceful and stable now is that the battle of rebellion was won a big and quick victory, and he was not given the opportunity to raise an army to make a rebellion; Second, after his father ascended to the pole, he had no clothes and food, and the people were also determined, and the king of Lingnan also knew that sending troops at this moment was unpopular; Third, thanks to the brothers' elimination of corrupt officials, robbers, and cults in Jiangnan Province, the imperial court has gained a firm foothold here, and the national strength is more abundant, and the king of Lingnan has no gaps. ”

Qiu Yizhi was just about to be humble, and then heard Zheng Miao say: "When my father and master mentioned these things that my brother did, they always praised each other, saying that none of our brothers can compare to you, and I want to learn from you later!" ”

Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao mention the emperor's evaluation of himself, and hurriedly sat upright, listening to him quietly, and then said: "The little brother is just acting with a conscience, and the emperor and the master are really praised." ”

Zheng Miao said with a straight face: "However, this is not a long-term solution after all. The father and the master often discussed that the establishment of the Youyan Mansion and the Lingnan Mansion was just an expedient measure to suppress the north and south. Now that there is no Youyan Palace, there is only one way to cut the domain of Lingnan Palace, and it is better to do it sooner rather than later. ”

Qiu Yizhiyuan didn't want to get involved in these family and country affairs, but his identity and status were here, and when he said this, he couldn't help but make a statement: "Of course, the emperor and the master's views are right, but the king of Lingnan has been in business for a long time and has a deep foundation, so he may not be willing to be at the mercy of the imperial court!" ”

Zheng Miao nodded, and smiled again: "That's natural." Didn't the puppet emperor Zheng Yao also want to force his father to withdraw from the domain, but in the end, he couldn't even keep the throne. Therefore, although this matter is urgent, it must not be sloppy at all. That's why my father sent me to meet the King of Lingnan for a while, to find out his tone and attitude, and whether he would use the Bodhisattva's heart or the means of the Ming King, it would be targeted. ”

Qiu Yizhi suddenly realized when he heard this: it turned out that Emperor Zheng Rong sent his most important son to Lingnan Road, not for such a trivial matter as the princess's funeral, but to investigate the details of Lingnan King Zheng Gui, so as to lay a good foundation for such a major event in the world.

After thinking for a while, Qiu Yizhi frowned and said: "But the prince of Lingnan is not easy to mess with, asking him to take the initiative to withdraw the domain is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, and the third brother's trip can be regarded as going deep into the tiger's den!" There are many famous ministers and good generals under my father, why don't you choose one or two of them and send them to Lingnan? Besides, the third brother's status is precious, even if he can return to Beijing safely, it is just a drop in the bucket, if he can set up officials there, nominally help with government affairs, but in fact he is a spy, and constantly provide information and intelligence, wouldn't it be better? When Qiu Yizhi said this, he couldn't help but think of Xu Ronglai, the eyeliner that the emperor's eldest son Zheng Miao left by his side.

Zheng Miao shook her head and smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that people's hearts have changed too fast!" Others don't say it, just take Liu Qing at the door, who turned out to be a timid and cautious person, but as soon as he arrived in Jiangnan, he became a corrupt official. The king of Lingnan controlled two treaty ports, and he was so rich that he was afraid that the officials sent to him would be fed with silver in less than three days and be supported by the king of Lingnan. ”

That's true.

The two ports of Guangzhou and Quanzhou in Lingnan Province are Fusang in the east and Luzon in the south, and the business is much larger than that of Mingzhou. At the beginning of the year, the imperial court ordered that one of the Lingnan Road must be closed, and a new port should be opened on Shandong Road. But Lingnan Wang Yang disobeyed the Yin, and it seemed that the Quanzhou port was closed, but the secret business did not miss a single thing, but it made the door of the Jiaozhou port in Shandong very large.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but sigh: "I read a few letters from the emperor before, and I must have said that I was tired, thinking about why his old man didn't hand over those trivial and mundane tasks to the people below to do, why bother to do it?" Today, after the third brother's dialing, I have been empowered! ”

Zheng Miao immediately answered: "That's what Brother Xian said." The virtuous brother is both civil and military, and he is a close person who can be trusted and relied on by his father, so why spend time in Shanyin County? If you can return to the capital, whether it is in charge of the army or the people, the burden on the shoulders of my father, the master and our brothers will be much lighter! ”

Qiu Yi pondered while listening: Zheng Miao's words are only half right, it is true that Emperor Zheng Rong attaches great importance to himself, but it may not be true if he really trusts him completely - before and after the battle of rebellion, he did too many confidential things for the emperor, Zheng Rong faintly showed a little murderous intent, and he let the capital not wait to be a petty official in a place far away from Emperor Gao, but in fact, most of it was to avoid trouble.

However, Qiu Yizhi's words in his heart can only rot in his stomach, and even the third brother in front of him, who grew up together since childhood and is closer than his own brothers, can't tell it, so he has to sit in the seat and rub his hands, not knowing how to answer.

But Zheng Miao smiled and said: "I know the thoughts of the virtuous brother, isn't it because I am afraid that I will not be free from being entangled in mundane affairs, although you can rest assured, I will not treat you as a cow and a horse......

He saw that Qiu Yizhi's face was cloudy but he just refused to accept it, so he didn't want to continue, coughed lightly twice, and said, "Okay, this matter is not busy, let's talk about going back to Lingnan." It's not an easy and safe errand to get to Lingnan Road, so I'd like to borrow ...... from you."

Zheng Miao was halfway through her words, but she heard someone laughing outside: "What kind of distinguished guest is here?" An iron rooster like an adult would actually invite guests to dinner? But I have a word in advance, if you don't have cooking skills that you can get anywhere, in addition to the money for the raw materials of the meal, don't forget the wages of the non-you. ”

When Qiu Yi heard the voice, he knew that it was "Mr. Bansong" Lin Shuhan was coming, and he was about to beckon him into the house to talk, but he heard Liu Qing's voice outside the door again: "Mr. Lin, now that your family is talking to distinguished guests, can you please be calm and wait outside for a while?" ”

With Lin Shuhan's cultivation, it is not a big deal to wait for a while, but he looked down on Liu Qing as an incompetent person in his heart, and the scholar became angry, so he sneered: "What kind of distinguished guest is such a big score?" Today is the Buddha Bodhisattva, the Three Clears and the Four Emperors, and the Holy Ancestor are here, and I will also go in and take a look! ”

Lin Shuhan was very kind to Liu Qing - if he hadn't come up with the idea to force Tianzun Sect Leader Wen Honghui to death, Liu Qing would have been dismissed from office by now - so Liu Qing didn't dare to be rude to Lin Shuhan, but kept persuading him not to break into the room.

Qiu Yizhi heard the dispute between the two people clearly in the study, lest it be out of control, so he hurriedly got up and opened the door in person, and beckoned: "Mr. Lin, come in and talk." ”

Liu Qing saw that it was Qiu Yi's invitation, so he had nothing to say, and let go of the half-step and flash aside.

Uncle Lin glanced at Liu Qing, nodded at Qiu Yizhi again, unfolded the folding fan in his hand, and symbolically fanned it twice, and then followed Qiu Yizhi into the house.

Zheng Miao in the house had already stood up, and when he saw Lin Shuhan coming in, he was deeply shocked and said, "It turns out that Mr. Lin is here, I have really admired the name for a long time!" ”

Lin Shuhan saw that this person was extraordinary in appearance and dignified manners, although he was very humble, but there was no kitsch on his face, so he didn't dare to despise him, and hurriedly bowed and saluted back: "How dare you, how dare you." I don't know if this gentleman is ......."

Qiu Yizhi knew that Zheng Miao's self-respecting identity would not answer, so he said: "Mr. Lin, this is the third brother I often mention, that is, the third highness under the knee of the saint today, the national surname, and the single name is a Miao character. ”

Lin Shuhan was stunned when he heard this, and he looked up and wanted to take a closer look at what kind of person Zheng Miao, the Third Highness of the Third Highness who was praised by Qiu Yizhi as a celestial on weekdays, but he felt that it was too rude to raise his eyes and look directly, so he hurriedly lowered his head slightly, only to take a look at Zheng Miao's appearance, but saw Zheng Miao looking directly at him with a smile, so he quickly took his gaze back.

However, it was just the impression of this moment, Zheng Miao left an awe-inspiring but approachable atmosphere in Lin Shuhan's mind, which made Lin Shuhan can't help but make another look of great respect, and said: "The Third Highness is benevolent and famous, and the student is the one who has been admired for a long time!" ”

Zheng Miao had a smile on her face and gently helped Lin Shuhan up: "Mr. Lin is a famous figure in Beijing, and even the emperor and Prime Minister Zhongli often praise him. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. was already a counsellor under my brother's account, I would have been treated by the Superior if I really wanted to recruit him to my side! ”

Lin Shuhan hurriedly said humbly: "The Third Highness has a good reputation." Lin is just a poor student, and he has a few bad ideas to eat here with Lord Qiu, where can he dare to come to the shogunate of the Third Highness to show his ugliness and cowardice? ”

Qiu Yizhi was originally afraid that Uncle Lin's temper would make Zheng Miao's face ugly, but he didn't expect that he didn't have a temper at all today, so he put his mind at ease and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, my third brother also helped Mr. Lin a lot?" ”

Lin Shuhan was stunned for a moment, and thought: This is the first time I have seen this Third Highness today, where did Qiu Yizhi's words of "help" start, so he looked at Qiu Yizhi's eyes with suspicion.

Qiu Yizhi smiled: "Does Mr. Lin remember Miss Wu's affairs?" Her lowly status was changed when the third brother was in charge of the household department. Do you know, if there is no third brother, the king of Yama, as the backstage, how can those little ghosts in the household be easy to deal with? Not to mention a year ago, even in another three years, Miss Wu's origins may not be able to change! ”

When Lin Shuhan heard this, he was excited in his heart, and hurriedly saluted Zheng Miao again.

Zheng Miao helped Uncle Lin up again, and said: "The emperor has already made a will for this matter, I am just a person who does things, how dare I take credit?" But I have one more sentence that I want to mention here, don't pass it on to Mr. Lin. ”

Lin Shuhan was originally reluctant to get involved in these confidential affairs, but he had read a lot of books, so he was naturally extremely curious, and while playing with the folding fan in his hand, he listened quietly to what Zheng Miao was going to say next.

But I heard Zheng Miao say: "The emperor intends to restore the new policy of Xianzong, and all officials who were demoted, exiled, or even executed due to the defeat of the new party during the Shenzong period will be rehabilitated one by one, except for a few who have indeed committed illegal acts." That Wu girl's father and ancestor also fell into trouble after the change, and it is not surprising that the whole clan will be pardoned in a few years. ”