Chapter Twenty-Eight: Ambitious
"Since he wants to borrow your hand to get rid of Ye Ying, he should always show a little bit of her sincerity. Now that the situation is turbulent, she is a member of the Ye family after all, and she has been hanging her for the past few days. See how she reacts. ”
Mrs. Wang's original name was Wang Lizhi, and she has been knowledgeable since she was a child, and her father is Wang Zhiqian, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.
Wang Zhiqian was a second-class official of the previous dynasty, and later after being promoted by the prime minister of the previous dynasty, he won the favor of the former emperor and was promoted step by step to the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.
And the demise of the first dynasty is inseparable from this Shangshu who is planning to ascend to the top.
It's just that I didn't expect that by mistake, Nangong Ming would sit on the throne.
Fortunately, he did not show his ambition, and Nangong Ming was able to achieve this position, which was indispensable to the help of this Wang Shangshu.
Therefore, after ascending the throne, Nangong Ming replaced all the officials above the second rank in the first dynasty, and even the officials below the third rank also changed a large number.
But only Wang Zhiqian's position has not changed.
"Father has the intention to promote you in front of the emperor, go to the palace to find an official position, understand the planning of things, and fortunately in the future, we can smoothly get back what should belong to us in the future."
Wang Lizhi said lightly.
Wang Mianzhi didn't know how many times he had heard this: "Sister, I said it, the kind of life in the palace is not suitable for me, and it will cause chaos in less than three days." When the time comes, the emperor will blame you and be angry with you, but I can't afford the consequences. ”
A fool would go to the palace to find something to do.
He is already very busy now, and when he goes to the palace, he must face his father's reprimand every day, plus a sister who likes to chatter.
He's not!
Wang Lizhi listened to Wang Mianzhi's words and frowned deeply.
"Mianzhi, you are not too young, before I said to let you get married, you said that you don't want to start a family, and now let you go to the palace, you said that you don't want to be bound, but have you ever thought about who my father and I are doing all this for?"
"There aren't many times when my sister can help you, and you have to walk a long way by yourself. Besides, now that the emperor is not as dependent on me as before, if suddenly one day the emperor loses interest in me, then everything my sister did before is equivalent to being in vain, do you understand? ”
Wang Lizhi's words just hit the depths of Wang Mianzhi's heart.
He knew that his sister had given up the person in her heart for these things.
I can't say the bitterness in my heart, so I can only grit my teeth and persevere.
"Okay, sister, I know, I remember what you said today, but going to the palace to do things is not something that can be done in a day or two, it just so happens that I will meet these two sisters of the Ye family again and see what tricks they can play!"
Wang Lizhi was right, the Ye family's position in the court has always been stable, and he has never disdained to participate in the struggle between them, and has always maintained an impartial attitude.
If these two sisters can really poke a crack in this tightly blocked window, the future plan is equivalent to a tiger with wings.
"I got in touch with this new lady in the General's Mansion yesterday, and it seems that it is not easy to get in touch with the eldest lady." Wang Mianzhi said.
"For such a long time in the afternoon, I was suddenly brought over by a stranger and didn't panic when I saw her. I couldn't get any useful words out of her mouth all afternoon. ”
Wang Lizhi frowned: "I heard a few words from the emperor's mouth." But I think there should be something in Ye Ying's stomach. Otherwise, how dare you make an idea in front of the emperor in public? ”
"Then what does the emperor think of this general's wife? Wasn't the original intention of the marriage to contain General Qi's forces? What's more, Qi Muyuan's identity is so sensitive. Wang Mianzhi didn't know what the emperor's move meant.
"The emperor really wanted to restrain Qi Muyuan's power at the beginning, but the Qi family and the Ye family had a marriage contract since the time of the emperor, if the emperor gave the girl from another family to Qi Muyuan at this time, what should those old ministers in the court think?"
Wang Mianzhi also makes sense to think about it, but it is still strange: "But when did the Ye family have another daughter?" Could it be ......" Wang Mianzhi did not say the rest of the words.
But I was thinking in my heart, the emperor wouldn't be able to even come up with such an idea, but how could this matter be hidden from the Ye family?
Just by looking at Wang Mianzhi's expression, Wang Lizhi knew what he was thinking: "Brother, my sister told you a long time ago that you have time to read more books, look at what you are thinking about now?" ”
"If the emperor wants to resist the marriage of the two of them, there is a way. The appearance of this leaf cherry is indeed strange, so don't take it lightly. Wang Lizhi said.
Suddenly remembering something, Wang Lizhi was worried again: "I heard from the people on the northwest front that Ye Ying's idea was very effective, and Qi Muyuan was in high spirits on the battlefield, and he would return to the dynasty soon." ”
"The war in the Northwest is over?" So fast!
"I heard that the people on the northwest side have retreated to their line of guard, ten miles away. Continuing to siege the city will not do us any good, and it will only teach the northwest a lesson through this incident. ”
But the emperor didn't think so in his heart. When he heard that the plan had been a great success and that the enemy had taken the initiative to retreat ten miles, his desire to conquer could no longer be suppressed.
Immediately, the flying pigeon passed the book, and asked Qi Muyuan to lead the troops to directly attack the opponent's main city and take them down in one fell swoop.
Qi Muyuan understands that the emperor wants to expand his territory, but not now. What's more, the other party has promised not to step outside the border again, and has also handed over more than half a year's worth of food to show sincerity.
Moreover, the Northwest has always been friendly with the Mousse people. The Mousse people are good at fighting, and if they really attack, the Mousse people will definitely lend a hand. At that time, it was not necessary to expand the territory, and maybe the other party would be forced to retreat dozens of miles.
That would be more than worth the loss.
However, the emperor got that Qi Muyuan signed an agreement with the northwest, and they guarded their own boundaries with each other, and they were furious when they no longer took a step towards each other.
When Qi Muyuan returned to the court, it was already ten days later.
Because of this battle, the people on the border were deeply affected, and Qi Muyuan brought the soldiers to everyone to calm the emotions of the masses with the news that the enemy army had been forced back.
After guaranteeing that there would be no more fighting, and that the number of guards here would be increased, everyone was not so excited.
General Ma knew that there was no place for him in the Lan Kingdom, so he had already returned to the northwest before Qi Muyuan came, and took the elite unit given to him by the emperor.
Qi Muyuan sent a more capable subordinate to guard the camp: "Before bringing the emperor to send someone here, you will be the governor here first, and temporarily take over the position of General Ma." ”