"That's right!"

Yuan Weigang's eyes shining when he looked at Duanmu Xian, his waist was straight, and he had a killing aura that had been tempered by life and death.

Yuan Weigang looked around at the ministers and said in an orderly manner: "The low-level soldiers' salaries were originally only ten times a year, which was enough to support their families, but in recent years, most of the guards have only sent out three times a year, and these money is not enough to support their families, so many guards will have a situation of empty salaries. ”

Except for a small number of people who are full of private pockets, most of the guards have their last resort, and Wu Yanping, who is the Jinmen guard, has to collect money by crossing the border to suppress bandits to raise money and raise troops for the sake of military salaries.

This Dasheng Dynasty has long been in danger, and from the army to the court to the people, all kinds of problems and drawbacks have emerged one after another.

Many military attachés nodded their heads frequently and moved with their hearts.

"Lord Cen Governor," Yuan Weigang's gaze looked at Cen Yin in front of him again, maintaining a posture of clenching his fists, "The last general thinks that this proposal of Lord Duanmu can be tried. ”

Cen Yin was still drinking tea leisurely, as if he was contemplative, and he seemed to be a little absent-minded, as if he was not affected by the noise in the hall at all.

Liao Yushi frowned, quickly exchanged a look with Jiang Deshen, and hurriedly objected: "Lord Cen, the lower officials think it's inappropriate!" Lord Duanmu clearly has ulterior motives, intending to gather the generals and plot against him! ”

Liao Yushi said this, and he really thought so in his heart, secretly scolding Duanmuxian, an old fox, for being calculating, and actually using this insulting method to curry favor with the generals and the Li family, it was really unscrupulous!

Now several princes have no military power in their hands, but the eldest prince, the eldest prince has been in the south for so many years, and he has a little good fate in the army, if he is now supported by the Li family and holds the Li family in his hands, then the eldest prince has a significant advantage over other princes.

Therefore, they must not let Duanmu Xian get his wish!

Jiang Deshen also thought so, snorted coldly, his voice was like ice, and said: "My Dasheng has always been a civil and military division, Lord Duanmu, your hand is inevitably too long!" ”

Jiang Deshen's words were meant for Cen Yin, and the implication was that Duanmu Xian exceeded the rules and intended to seize power in the future. Who doesn't know that Cen Yin has always been authoritarian and arbitrary, and once he finds out that Duanmu Xian has the intention of seizing power, he will definitely suppress it.

Duanmu Xian's wishful thinking is a good game, but unfortunately, he is afraid that he will miscalculate this time!

Jiang Deshen suppressed the corners of his mouth that were about to curl, and his eyes were like owls.

Originally, the death of Concubine Jiang Ning and the three princes were recorded in the name of the queen, which should be conducive to the three princes to seize the heir, and it could also make the people feel pity and favor for the three princes, but I didn't expect the good plan to be destroyed......

The situation that the three princes are in now is extremely bad, and they must suppress Duanmuxian in order to suppress the eldest prince.

Jiang De narrowed his eyes deeply, and a cold glint flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Duanmuxian, the old fox, is really shameless, he used to rely on the fact that the eldest prince was not in Beijing, so he made a posture of not standing in line to curry favor with Cen Yin, and in the past two years, Duanmu Xian's position in the court has become more and more stable.

Hmph, Duanmu Xian won't be able to laugh soon!

Now that the eldest prince is back, right under Cen Yin's nose, now when Cen Yin sees Duanmu Xian, he will think of the eldest prince, can he still tolerate Duanmu Xian?!

Sometimes, Jiang Deshen has to admit that although Cheng Engong is stupid, he will occasionally make a few good moves, such as the matter of Jinzhou, such as the matter of "getting the eldest prince back to Beijing", but Cheng Engong is still stupid after all, and the follow-up operation is simply unbearable to look at directly, and he did not make good use of this matter.

Duanmu Xian was still calm, glanced at Jiang Deshen lightly, and asked rhetorically: "Civil-military division of duties?" I don't know where Lord Jiang put the military headquarters?! ”

It's really clever and strong! Jiang Deshen's face stiffened when he was choked, and the corners of his eyes twitched. The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection and awarding of military attachés, the concise conquest of expeditions, the transmission of Ma Zhengyi and other matters, and has the right to transfer troops but not the right to command the troops, and the governor's office of the five armies can be said to perform their own duties, how can they not control the matter of Minzhou!

"Lord Duanmu, it's really ingenious, such a confuse concept, everyone knows the heart of Sima Zhao!" Liao Yushi rebuked with a cold face, impassioned, "Lord Duanmu, don't you treat everyone else as a fool!" ”

Liao Yushi increased his volume in the sentence "Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by", and almost said that Duanmu Xian was ambitious and would rebel with the Li family tomorrow.

You can say that again! The corners of Jiang Deshen's lips hooked, and then looked at Cen Yin in front of him, seeing Cen Yin put down the teacup expressionlessly, Jiang Deshen and Liao Yushi exchanged a look, and secretly rejoiced in their hearts: Sure enough! Cen Yin's most taboo thing is that someone "covets" the power in his hands!

Next, it's time for Cen Yin to suppress Duanmuxian.

Jiang Deshen's eyes were shining, and he was secretly proud: Duanmuxian, this old thing, should also learn to be a man with his tail between his legs!

The other Wenchen saw Duanmuxian arguing with Jiang Deshen, Liao Yushi and others, and they didn't dare to speak again for a while, for fear of getting involved in this battle for succession.

Everyone silently glanced at Cen Yin out of the corner of their eyes.

Cen Yin stroked his sleeves slowly, and said lightly: "This matter is according to what Lord Duanmu said. ”

Cen Yin's gaze swept lightly over Duanmu Xian, and his eyes flashed thoughtfully.

Based on his understanding of Duanmuxian, this matter is definitely not Duanmuxian's own idea, Duanmuxian is not so bold, I am afraid that it was the little fox of Duanmu's family who came up with the idea.

Cen Yin hooked his thin lips almost invisibly, and glanced at the cup of plum blossom tea in his hand.

However, the reason why Cen Yin agreed was not because of Duanmufei, but because this proposal was indeed beneficial to the current Minzhou and the current Dasheng.

The hall fell into a dead silence for a moment, and a needle drop could be heard.

The others all looked shocked and looked up at Cen Yin in front of them in shock, and most of the officials couldn't believe their ears.

Cen Yin, he actually agreed so readily?!

Some people even secretly pinched their thighs, trying to determine if they were dreaming.

Duanmu Xian breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and his heart finally fell into place.

Although he pleaded that he had no selfish intentions in this matter, the oppression of the three princes and the party and the opposition of other civil servants made him feel a little oppressive.

Fortunately, as he expected, Cen Yin's style of handling court politics was very different from that of the emperor, making bold and decisive moves, considering the overall situation, rather than the imperial technique of checking and balancing.

As soon as Cen Yin spoke, more than half of the people, including the Imperial History of the Right Capital, the Book of the Ministry of Rites, and the Left Squire of the Ministry of Officials, immediately died down, and a few directly became the grass on the wall.

"Lord Cen is right." After being stunned for a short time, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials immediately stood up and praised, "Lord Duanmu's proposal is really beneficial to the country and the people!" ”

"Not bad. If this continues, Minzhou's maritime trade will certainly be greatly enhanced, and it will also be of great benefit to replenishing the national treasury. Yu Bingzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also followed suit.

Others also scrambled to stand up, and the words were full of praise.

"Lord Duanmu really cares about Dasheng!"

This move will definitely solve the urgent need of Minzhou, not only for Minzhou sea trade, but also for Minzhou soldiers can also benefit from this, it is really a sentence to count! Lord Duanmu is really thoughtful! ”

“……”

The ministers racked their brains to praise Duanmu Xian's big praise, which made Duanmu Xian's face confused, and the corners of his mouth twitched, almost suspecting that the scene where he became the target of the public was an illusion.

The hall was full of people, in stark contrast to the tense atmosphere before.

At this time, Jiang Deshen, Liao Yushi and others also came back to their senses.

Several people looked at each other secretly, their faces were suspicious, they really couldn't understand how Cen Yin agreed to Duanmuxian's proposal so easily, obviously they had already made their words so clear, wouldn't Cen Yin be afraid that Duanmuxian would collude with the Li family through the eldest prince and seize power with him?!

Although I don't understand, a few officials who rely on the three princes really don't want to give up such a good opportunity.

"Lord Cen ......" Liao Yushi took another step forward and wanted to say something more, but Cen Yin didn't want to listen to it at all, so he turned a deaf ear.

"Lord Duanmu!" Cen Yin's voice was still as light and heavy as usual, unhurried, but it clearly spread throughout the huge hall and reached everyone's ears.

Cen Yin didn't look at Liao Yushi at all, and directly instructed Duanmu Xian: "You write a complete plan and be assisted by Yuan Dudu. ”

Duanmuxian and Yuan Weigang responded in unison.

The dust had settled on this matter, and Duanmu Xian's heart was also steady, and when his eyes looked at Cen Yin again, his expression was extremely complicated.

As the person in charge, Cen Yin is good, and he can't find anything wrong, but as a candidate for his future grandson-in-law, then ......

The taste in Duanmuxian's heart is indescribable, and the Tao is unclear.

Suddenly, Duanmu Xian missed Feng Yan who was far away in the south.

Hey, if you don't compare, there is no good or bad, although Feng Yan's stinky boy is also very annoying, but at this moment, Duanmu Xian feels that Feng Yan is actually quite good, at least much better than Cen Yin.

"......" Liao Yushi didn't give up and wanted to say something, but Jiang Deshen hurriedly stopped it with his eyes.

Jiang De's deep eyes were deep, and he held the goatee on his chin.

And no matter why Cen Yin agreed to Duanmu Xian's proposal, Jiang Deshen knew one thing, Cen Yin has always acted arbitrarily, saying the same, refuting Cen Yin in person like Liao Yushi would only make Cen Yin feel that his prestige was challenged, not only would he not get his wish, but he would also suffer.

The corners of Liao Yushi's eyes twitched, his face was not very good-looking, thinking that Cheng Engong was not there, he could only follow Jiang Deshen's meaning, so he retreated.

Jiang Deshen's gaze glanced back and forth between Cen Yin and Duanmu Xian without a trace, thinking: He has to think of another way.

Thinking about it, Jiang Deshen's eyes became more and more gloomy, and his mood fluctuated.

He didn't believe it, Cen Yin really believed that Duanmuxian didn't have the heart to seize power, as long as he started from this aspect and provoked Cen Yin's suspicion little by little, would Cen Yin still tolerate Duanmuxian?!

Cen Yin picked up the teacup again, took a sip of hot tea, and then changed his voice and said something else: "I received an eight-hundred-mile expedited ...... from the north early in the morning."

When it comes to the north, the atmosphere in the hall is dignified.

Everyone looked at Cen Yin, and they could see the joy and anger from Cen Yin's casual face, so naturally they couldn't judge whether what he was going to say next was good news or ......

Cen Yin continued indifferently: "The military report said that Zhang Shangshu died in battle at the beginning of the month. ”

Zhang Shangshu?!

Everyone in the hall gasped.

The person surnamed Zhang of the Six Books and is in the north is, of course, Zhang Zishu, the Secretary of the Criminal Department.

First of all, Lin Yingtong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was beheaded by the Northern Yan people in the north, and now even Zhang Zishu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, is dead.

Some of the main battle factions and neutrals are secretly glad that they were not on the wrong side in the first place.

"Qin Shilang." Cen Yin called casually.

Qin Wenshuo, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, immediately stood up from the queue and bowed his head: "The lower official is here." ”

Cen Yin's gaze looked at Duanmu Xian and You Junji in front of him from Qin Wenshuo, "Lord Duanmu, Lord You, this seat thinks that Qin Shilang has handled the affairs of the Criminal Department in an orderly manner during this time, and then it is better for him to take over the position of the Secretary of the Criminal Department, what do the two adults think?" ”

Duanmu Xianzheng looked at Cen Yin in a daze, but You Junji pulled him before he came back to his senses and said casually: "Qin Shilang has both virtue and ability, and is worthy of a great responsibility." ”

You Junji also echoed a sentence, praising Qin Shilang for acting steadily, he always felt that something was wrong with Duanmu Xian today, but he was repeatedly distracted on such occasions.

Qin Wenshuo is Cen Yin's preferred candidate, and the first assistant and the official secretary also agree, and others naturally dare not disagree, and they all agree, only praising Qin Wenshuo to the world.

As for Zhang Zishu, who died in the north, he had long been forgotten by everyone.

Qin Wenshuo was even more happy, radiant, and the whole person was several years younger all of a sudden.

He solemnly looked at Cen Yin and Duanmu Xian, and said, "Thank you for your appreciation", "Your Excellency will do your best to run errands for the imperial court", "Live up to expectations".

Others were envious at first, and then some people started to think, since Qin Wenshuo has been promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department, it means that the position of the left waiter of the Criminal Department is vacant, and I am afraid that many people will stare at this vacancy.

Some people have brilliant eyes and eager to try;

Some people secretly swore that in the future, they would take the lead of the governor as the leader, and the tragic lessons of Zhang Zishu and Lin Yingtong were a lesson from the past;

More people cast envious eyes on Qin Wenshuo, this luck is really good!

After that, the hundred officials continued to discuss the matter, talking about the snow disaster in Liaozhou, the death of the political envoy in Yuzhou, and the greed of some officials in Qinzhou...... It was all ordinary political affairs, and there were no ripples in the palace, and all these political affairs were discussed smoothly.

Before I knew it, an hour had passed, and it was almost noon.

Cen Yin casually let everyone disperse, and those civil officials were numb when they stood on their feet, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the other civil and military officials saluted, they couldn't wait to retire one after another, leaving only Duanmu Xian, who was at the front, seemed to have something on his mind, and stood there stunned.

You Junji looked at Duanmu Xian's absent-minded side face, and said in his heart: Duanmu Lao'er is really wrong today.

Suddenly, Duanmu Xian opened his mouth slightly, and shouted again and again: "Lord Cen Governor." ”

Cen Yin raised his head from the teacup, looked at Duanmu Xian, and raised his eyebrows.

"......" Duanmu Xian wanted to talk to Cen Yin about his eldest granddaughter Duanmujun, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated again: Once some things are broken, there will be no room for turning around!

After all, Duanmu Xian swallowed the thousand words in his heart back into his stomach, and waved his hand at Cen Yin, "The lower official retired first." ”

Duanmu Xian didn't wait for Cen Yin to react, he turned around and left with You Junji.

Cen Yin narrowed his narrow eyes and looked at Duanmu Xian's back.

Duanmu Xian could vaguely feel Cen Yin's gaze, and said to You Junji casually: "Old You, how about I invite you to drink at Yunteng Restaurant at noon?" ”

Duanmuxian sighed secretly in his heart: Anyway, Sister Jun'er's matter is not something that can be worried about the result for a while, let's think about the matter in Minzhou first.

Minzhou is a major event, and we must quickly decide on a plan before we can proceed to the next step.

He is not familiar with Minzhou, and the affairs of Minzhou not only have to find Yuan Weigang, but also have to ask Li Tingyou. Duanmuxian thought in his heart as he walked, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was too little time and too many things to do.

It's snowing outside, and since last night, the snow has been getting heavier and heavier, and thick snow has accumulated on the eaves and the ground, and everywhere you look, there is a world covered in snow.

The snow fell for three days in a row, and Duanmu Xian was also busy for three days in a row.

For the sake of Minzhou's affairs, Duanmuxian investigated Minzhou's taxes, maritime trade, wars, people's conditions, etc. in the past five years, and absorbed Yuan Weigang's proposal, and it took three full days to write a complete plan.

And when Duanmuxian was busy in Minzhou, there was a lot of uproar outside for this matter in Minzhou, not only those dignitaries and literati in Beijing, but even those ordinary people were discussing this matter, and some people scolded Duanmuxian for asking for silver; Some people say that Duanmu Xianding is ill-intentioned; Some people mockingly said that according to Duanmuxian's method, will the government even have to collect money for the trial of cases in the future......

When Duanmuxian came out of the "retreat", he naturally heard these gossips from Changsui, originally, Duanmuxian didn't care about these discussions, but he didn't expect the eldest prince to come forward to refute it for himself.

Duanmu Xian was in a hurry, and immediately ordered someone to call the eldest prince and the fourth princess out of the palace in the name of He's illness.

Duanmu Xian walked back and forth in the study with a little irritability, and sighed for a long time.

The eldest prince has been training in the south for more than two years, and he is a lot more stable than before, but after all, he is still an eighteen-year-old boy, and he has experienced too little, so he can't hold his breath!

Duanmuxian looked at the fluttering snowflakes outside the window in a daze, and his mood was as chaotic as this snowflake.

More than half an hour later, Mu Youxian and Han Xing came together.

"Grandfather."

The two smiled and asked Duanmu Xian to say goodbye.

Duanmuxian looked at this pair of grandsons, and sighed in his heart: Compared with the second prince, the third prince, and the third princess, the character of his grandson is nothing to say. However, in a place like the palace, it is not about who has a good character, and it is even more complicated in the court.

"Hanxing, go play with your scarlet cousin. I have something to say to your eldest brother. Duanmu Xian casually sent Han Xing.

"Good, good." Hanxing smiled even more happily.

She has been bored in the palace for several days, and she has long wanted to come out to play, but this time she is stained with the light of the eldest brother.

Han Xing walked away happily.

Duanmuxian ordered the eldest maid to go outside to guard, leaving only Mu Youxian to talk in the study.

Mu Youxian sat down by the window.

"Your Royal Highness, you're a little frizzy this time." Duanmuxian sighed, feeling that it was appropriate while worrying in his heart. After all, the eldest prince is so impulsive for himself.

Merely......

Duanmu Xian frowned, his eyes dark.

He also knew the intention of the Cheng'en Mansion to bring the eldest prince back to Beijing from the south, they just wanted to make the eldest prince a target and make him a leading bird. Now the eldest prince is standing up for himself, but just as Cheng Engong and their intentions, they have weighed the hearts of these people.

Ay!

Duanmu Xian sighed again in his heart, a little annoyed that he had been too busy recently and didn't care much about the affairs of the eldest prince. He should have reminded the eldest prince in advance, or was he careless!

Although Duanmu Xian's words had no beginning or end, Mu Youxian understood that what his grandfather said was a few days ago.

At that time, he went to Guozijian to observe, and when he heard some people talking sarcastically about the affairs of Minzhou, he didn't understand, it was obviously a good thing for the country and the people, why was he so yin and yang, so he couldn't help but argue a few words for his grandfather.

Mu Youxian said to Duanmu Xian Zhengse: "Grandfather, in the past few years, the Dasheng treasury has been empty, the northern and southern borders have been in constant turmoil, and the states are not peaceful, since your proposal can ease the current situation of Minzhou and fill the military salary of the Minzhou Navy, why not?!" ”

"Guozijian is the highest school in my Dasheng, in order to teach talents for my Dasheng, but this palace now looks at many people in this Guozijian who are simply stupid to read."

Thinking of the scenes of that day, Mu Youxian's heart was very complicated, with anger, regret, confusion, and helplessness......

It's really stupid to read. Duanmuxian almost blurted out, but he still held back. He picked up the teacup and disguised his abnormality by drinking tea.

Duanmu Xian settled down, raised his hand and patted Mu Youxian's shoulder, and said lovingly: "Your Highness, I don't mean that what you said is wrong, it's just that it's ......" Duanmu Xian's expression could not hide his helplessness, and he earnestly admonished, "It's just that everything can't be too eye-catching!" ”

Now there are too many eyes in the palace and the court staring at the eldest prince, not only those in the Three Princes' Party, but other civil and military officials are also watching the eldest prince.

At this time, it is wrong to do more, and it is wrong to say more.

"......" Mu Youxian raised his eyebrows slightly, a little unintelligible.

Duanmu Xian saw his doubts, and simply said plainly: "Your Highness, do you know why you were called back from the south?" ”

"Yes." Mu Youxian nodded.

He is not stupid, although Duanmu Xian and Duanmu Guifei did not talk to him about this matter before, but he can still guess from the current situation in the DPRK.

On the one hand, the Chengen Mansion and the Empress wanted him to be a shield, and on the other hand, it was also to prevent him from sitting in the south.

Looking at Mu Youxian's bright and divine eyes, Duanmu Xian was both relieved and embarrassed, and said, "Great Prince, since you know, you shouldn't be so aggressive!" ”

Duanmu Xian squinted slightly, and his heart was bright.

It is not a secret that the eldest prince went to the Guozijian to observe, and it must have been spread early, so the discussion of the Guozijian that day should have been deliberately promoted by someone behind the scenes, just to let the eldest prince be the first bird.

Duanmuxian couldn't help but sigh again, "Your Highness, if you defend me in public in Guozijian, it means that you also support this proposal about Minzhou, hey, this matter has spread, I'm afraid that even Your Highness will inevitably attract criticism, and some people will even suspect that this is not His Highness's intention at all, it is His Highness's desire to buy the hearts of the army, and intends to recruit troops in Minzhou......"

The more Duanmu Xian spoke, the more frightened he became, and his expression was solemn.

There is a saying that three people become tigers.

Some things are talked about too much, and it will be like that. These rumors will definitely not be able to hide from the ears and eyes of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, I am afraid that they have already reached Cen Yin's ears...... What would Cen Yin think?!

Mu Youxian looked at Duanmu Xian, listened intently, and pursed his thin lips into a straight line.

When Duanmu Xian finished speaking, the study was quiet, only the cold wind whistling outside the window.

The room is lit with a silver frost charcoal basin, warm as spring, like another world compared to the snow and ice outside.

Mu Youxian was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up from the circle chair, faced Duanmu Xian, and said solemnly: "Grandfather, I don't want to fight for this throne. ”

He did not call himself Hongu, but used "I" to swear his determination.

There was a dead silence in the room again.

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