The Road Back to Beijing (II) (II)

Gong Zhiyun looked at this picture and felt more and more afraid. If the armor workshop is not taken, and the people of the silver mine are not wiped out, Gong Zhiyun alone, patrolling the lord himself, if he dares to touch any of them, I am afraid that he will not see the sun tomorrow. He was just a patrol sent by the ministry, although the queen mother secretly transferred a hundred guards to accompany him in secret. There are also 100 people in his personal protection, and 10 personal guards of the Gong family, but compared with the Governor Yamen, even if it is the Jianghu Sect Dahe Gang, these are all a drop in the bucket, if it is all his own people, he can't really control the government and the Jiangbei camp as backup, even if the Chen family makes a move, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to return to the capital with all his tails.

The person who sent the map said that he was a subordinate of Pingluan Pavilion, and was ordered by General Yutai to send a reference waterway map to the patrolman. There was no letter, and the person who sent the picture had no other message, only the seal of Pingluan Pavilion on the map.

He is in the Ministry of Officials, and he has no intersection with Pingluan Pavilion at present, and he doesn't know who the new Yutai General is. Pingluan Pavilion is a special existence, and all the personnel do not have any records and files in the official department.

Why did the people from Pingluan Pavilion send this picture? Why did you choose to give it to him? Is it for him to use this as a basis to clean up the officialdom of Liangjiang? Or is it because he is the queen mother's person, Pingluan Pavilion is the power of the emperor himself, this time Pingluan Pavilion showed him favor and wooed him? Now that the emperor's dragon body is not safe, is there a game between mother and son? Dig a big hole for him to jump? If he is lucky enough to clean up these messes, then he will definitely be valued more by the Queen Mother, but if it is really the Queen Mother's mother-son game, he will offend the emperor. But if it weren't for the mother-son game, Pingluan Pavilion helped the emperor, but Pingluan Pavilion just sent him a message to him as a certificate to clean up Jiangnan officialdom, if he cowered, he slapped himself in the face again, and broke his promise to make a sword for the emperor that he promised to the emperor. Everyone outside knows that he Gong Zhiyun is talented and upright, and there are a few people who can understand the worries of a disciple of a family like him. If you want to have political achievements, you must dare to do things, but there is still a big family behind you that needs to be protected, and you can't implicate and drag them down, and you must be able to glorify your ancestors, but you can't rush too hard to bury a crisis for the safety of the family. Although Gong Taifu is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, the Gong family is a well-known family in the capital, the more so, as the next heir of the Gong family, the more he is walking on thin ice.

Gong Zhiyun stood up again irritably, walked to the tea table by the window, picked up the teapot that was already cold and smelled it, although it would not be brewed again, but the smell of residual tea was still clear.

"Young Master Ying is here." The guard on duty outside the door greeted the visitor and handed the letter to the master.

Gong Zhiyun immediately turned around and quickly glanced at the table, except for the water map, which was a little dazzling, there was no other inconsistencies. Gong Zhiyun did not go to the desk to collect the picture, but immediately went to the door to open the door and welcomed the brother-in-law in. Although Chen Tingying is not in the ranks, he is in Jiangnan with a group of literati, doctors and various craftsmen to do things for the benefit of the people, as if he is the next head of the Chen family. The Gong family and the Chen family are now tied together, and it is an indisputable fact that the Gong family is the queen mother's party. However, the in-laws are not blood relatives after all, and the married daughter is the water that is spilled. The matter of this water map is also a good test of the Chen family's attitude towards the Gong family. What's more, the people of Pingluan Pavilion came to see him openly today, and he was in the Chen Mansion, so there was no need to hide it.

Chen Tingying came in, and after greeting him, he naturally sat down at the coffee table by the window. glanced at the residual tea in the teapot: "I didn't expect Brother Yun to like this plum snow dew too." Although Gong Zhiyun is Tingwei's husband and Chen Tingying's brother-in-law from the Chen family, everyone has known each other since childhood, so they still use the old name.

"Yes, in addition to being cold and fresh, this tea is expensive because of its strong tea flavor. I grew up in Beijing, and I am used to food with a strong taste, which is not as light as here in Jiangnan, so I prefer strong tea. ”

"Yes, this tea is not a spring tea commonly used by Jiangnan people, but a winter tea that others don't use. I also like the heaviness of winter tea. If Brother Yun likes this, then he will also like the snow fragrance that Miss Bai has newly matched for everyone this year. ”

"I haven't had a chance to try that yet."

"That's a pity, Miss Bai is really ingenious, and the tea she makes is better than many masters in Jiangnan. This plum snow dew is already a new masterpiece invited Lingshan's old Lu to make a move, but the white girl's one not only has the clarity of this one, but also the warmth of winter sweetness. Lu Lao still wanted to accept the white girl as an apprentice for a long time that day, but the third brother was reluctant, hahaha, baby. ”

Xinjie seemed to be particularly nervous about this white girl. In fact, according to Xinjie's background, even if he is not a descendant, he can still have a good family in a certain family in the capital. The sons of the Tang family are all capable of literature and martial arts, not to mention that he is so close to the prince now, After this autumn hunt, there will only be more and more people who want to get close to the prince. He took the white girl with him all the time in and out of all kinds of formalities, which was too spoiled, which made the main room love of marrying in the future embarrassing? ”

Chen Tingying glanced at Gong Zhiyun, and her expression was a little complicated: "With the white girl's behavior, hearty and smart, even if she doesn't have the support of her mother's family, she herself is enough to match and marry into a wealthy family." Besides, the third brother took her like this, I think it has already been shown that he only has the white girl in his heart, and this is his future wife. ”

"That girl is good, but it's also important for the in-laws to support each other. Xinjie's position next to the prince is now, and the prince will be crowned a treasure in the future, not surprisingly, with his talent, he can definitely find a position that is not low. But if you want to rise all the time, someone must carry a sedan chair. Gong Zhiyun glanced at Chen Tingying, smiled, and knew that he was also borrowing the momentum of the Chen family, so he directly led the topic over: "Just like me and Ting Wei, the two of us are probably a rare luck in the capital, Chen Gong's two families match and complement each other, and Ting Wei and I are childhood sweethearts." The two families can help each other, Ting Wei and I have a good relationship, with the background of the Chen family, Ting Wei is not afraid that I will have a concubine or something like that in the future to bully her, the mentality will be more peaceful, and our life will be better. This white girl is helpless, how will she gain a foothold at home in the future? If Xinjie soars in the future, and someone sends him a concubine with a background, how will this white girl deal with herself? Since we are his brothers, we should persuade him when we have the opportunity. ”

Chen Tingying smiled lightly: "Xinjie is a lover and doesn't care so much." ”

Just because he doesn't care now doesn't mean he won't be troubled in the future. People who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries. Most of his current thinking is still a businessman, or a gentleman, except for the identity of the son of the Tang family, he only has the foundation of businessmen and Jianghu people, and he is almost blank in the officialdom. But since he is already by the prince's side, it is inevitable that the future will not change. When there is a chance to ascend, how many people will give up? A good in-law may be able to help him a lot. Several of our families are big families, and there are some things that everyone understands, there is a risk in entering the dynasty and entering the office, since you have taken the risk and entered this industry with hard work, you must strive to do your best. ”

Chen Tingying frowned: "I think the Queen Mother's aunt and grandmother chose Xinjie to go to the prince's side, because of his ability to do things, and more importantly, because he has a kind heart that he is willing to pay." The Tang family has been able to stand in the court for several generations, also because at every crisis, their first consideration is how to stabilize the country and how to keep the people safe. If a person does everything with a lot of planning, too much calculation, he may not achieve anything. Now is an eventful time, in fact, no matter which prince ascends the throne, it is the queen mother's descendants, she could have taken care of it, and raised in the harem, the reason why she worries about labor is nothing more than to be able to stabilize when the throne is replaced. The Queen Mother chose Xinjie because of his pure heart. Now that Yiyi is the crown prince, I think that even if something changes, the third brother will still be by the prince's side, because his responsibility is to protect the prince, whether this person is Yiyi or not, is to ensure the stability of Dazhou and the well-being of the people. Some people may think that the queen mother and the emperor may have different choices for the prince, and there are contradictions and games between the queen mother and the emperor. In fact, it is because these people who are so conjecturing take their own interests too seriously. Looking around, thinking about it, but missing the best opportunity to make a contribution. The Queen Mother and the Emperor are actually the same, to keep the Great Zhou safe. Therefore, the courtiers who do things do not need to think so much, and do what is at hand, so as not to change the change. Xinjie is the same, no matter what the women around him are, as long as he thinks in his heart, the rest doesn't matter. ”

Gong Zhiyun didn't refute, just nodded, he didn't understand anything, this was this uncle waking him up, whether it was the queen mother or the emperor, he didn't need to deliberately figure it out, just do what he should do. Combined with today's Pingluan Pavilion, at this point in time, it is obviously implying that he is one and the same.

After that, Chen Tingying got up, paced past the desk, glanced at the picture on the table curiously, and left without asking too much. Gong Zhiyun sent him to the door, came back and thought about it again, at this point in time, did he already know that he had a knot in his heart, so he woke him up? Pingluan Pavilion is directly under the emperor, and he does not avoid suspicion of sending important information to the people of the queen mother's family, is this also clearly telling him that the emperor knows his identity and does things for him, and in this realm, he also helps the emperor do things.

At this time, Xinjie's ship was docked at the first pier in Gyeonggi Province, Xiaotang Town, and there were many things along the way, both the boatmen and the guards were very tired, so the sailing was suspended tonight, and everyone had a good night's rest here. After Lian'er was busy with all kinds of letters and newspapers in Baihuatang, she sent someone ashore to send some letters that needed to be sent back to Jiangnan Baihuatang, and went to the kitchen to make a special supper before returning to the cabin. Two quarters of an hour later, a dark figure silently drifted into the main cabin.