Chapter 304: Who's Behind the Praying Mantis Catching Cicada?
Of course, the prince naturally understands the sleek policy of being a person in the court, being an official, especially being a high-ranking official, agreeing at both ends and dealing with it at both ends. But he is unwilling to take this risk, since it is no longer easy to win over, why not replace his own people? However, it still needs to be investigated and investigated, after all, the position of a military secretary is also coveted by many people.
The prince lowered his eyelids, this time there was no intention to be angry for the sake of a red face, but to investigate whether the military department was unreliable, and the rest of the departments were also time to knock and beat, and he had another goshawk team under him, which was more professional for espionage intelligence and the like, and it was not comparable to people like Zhao San.
Nanyang old customs, two sacrifices a year, spring and autumn are prosperous, this hot day has not yet reached its peak, but he has to prepare in advance. After all, according to the rules of the past, the spring festival was presided over by the emperor, and the autumn festival was headed by the crown prince, which also means that there is a succession of the old and the new. The head of the Ministry of Rites did this, and his relationship with the Ministry of War was not bad.
Nan Jinyan thought like this, and couldn't help sighing faintly, is it easy to be a prince, before he is on the throne, he has to take care of this and that, think about it, if he behaves too mediocrely, he may be killed by the ministers one day and become a waste prince. If you perform too well, you are easily jealous of the king, and you may have the intention and suspicion of forcing the palace to take the throne as soon as possible. To be honest, it's not like he hasn't had this heart before.
However, in such a position, firstly, it is easy to have a bad tone, and secondly, if he has a son in the future, I am afraid that he will have to beware of him. Nan Jinyan didn't want to end up like this in the future. He inserted a few eyeliners in the military department, including the squire Lang Langqing. He is loyal, and in this harsh military department, he is not ruthless enough, but His Majesty is very good, and he has also done a few things such as arranging and changing the military defense, caring about the army, etc., and the taste is still good.
While asking Lang Qing to inquire about Wang Xiang's meaning, he secretly checked whether there was any change in the border, and in the coming year, it was the day of the five-year dynasty of some small border countries, and Nan Jinyan also had some thoughts about these small countries. Under all the things, he was very busy for a while, no matter what Zhao Yingying or Lin Fengxuan was, he didn't have time to see him. When staying in the study at night, he can have free red sleeves to add fragrance, and he steals a kiss, which is not bad.
On the other hand, Xu Jinfei is very calm and leisurely layout. He naturally calculated that Tianxian Building had just opened, even if there were people behind him, I am afraid that many people would despise him as a cripple, and after handing over the military power, he would be a rich and noble idler who was useless. The 'Bingbu Shangshu' that appeared in the Tianxian Building that day was naturally also a fake. Who doesn't have a good disguiser? What's more, he didn't show his face after all, but it was much more convenient to hide.
He dropped a white child, and listened to his subordinates' report on the prince's series of actions in recent days, and couldn't help but smile slightly. Sure enough, the matter of the military department Shangshu made Nan Jinyan anxious. The more impatient the enemy is, the more he must be calm in order to kill all the golden armor in the city and win the final victory. Wang Xiang, the secretary of the military department, to be honest, is really a good person who is upright. He forgot about his wife early, and the remaining son also died at the age of five, except for a daughter, who was also stupid and stupid.
As for what happened to King Akira back then, he was not in Kyoto, so he did not know very well. What's more, at that time, he hadn't sat in this good position. When King Zhao was alive, he didn't have much friendship with people. Therefore, Xu Jinfei did not dare to contact him rashly. He is dedicated to the court, and he has almost been the emperor's teacher before, although he thinks that the prince is stubborn and self-serving, and sometimes he is ambitious and talented, but if he is assisted by civil ministers and military generals, he can be a king who keeps his success, and he can be smooth and smooth for a hundred years.
Xu Jinfei sighed in his heart and said sorry to the secretary of the military department. Lang Qingming is friendly with the prince on the surface, but in fact he is his person, and another person is installed, to be precise, it is only for his use, and he is Wang Xiang's housekeeper. The housekeeper is a loyal servant, if he hadn't desperately protected the little lady back then, I'm afraid Wang Xiang wouldn't even have this stupid daughter. But Wang Xiang only knew that he had been a soldier, but he didn't know that the housekeeper in the past was also a subordinate of King Zhao.
He was grateful for King Zhao's old kindness and was willing to do something for Xu Jinfei. Of course, the premise is that he will never hurt his master. On this day, Xu Jinfei went to a letter to the old man, implicitly pointing out that the prince was suspicious of Wang Xiang, hoping that he would serve carefully and ask him for help when necessary.
The housekeeper was apprehensive, but he couldn't help but talk to Wang Xiang behind his back. Wang Xiang has been widowed for many years, except for a daughter, and this old housekeeper is the closest to him, after listening to his words, his heart is sad and angry. He is not old or young, if he wants to go one step further, one radish and one pit, I am afraid that the above people may not agree. Fortunately, he is very healthy now, and it is estimated that he can last for ten years. When another ten years pass, how old will he be?
When the prince ascended the throne, he also stepped into the coffin with one foot, if the prince was willing, he would be shy with an old face, and then stay to do clerical work and other work, if the prince disliked his old man, he would also take his daughter and return to his hometown. But it's not even ten years from now! He asked himself to do things on weekdays, he was diligent and diligent, and he never missed half of it. said that Langqing has been diligent recently, and said that he would help his stupid daughter introduce a family business.
Phew! Wang Xiang was angry from his heart, and the housekeeper poured him a cup of new tea, and then admonished: "Master, forgive the old slave for saying a few more words." Above this court, the most unbelievable thing is the human heart. The first thing that is difficult to guess is naturally the heart of the Son of Heaven, just like the moon above the nine heavens, you can't pick it up, you can't touch it. Although it looks like it is sprinkled all over Kyoto, it is very cold to the touch! The second thing that is difficult to guess is naturally the prince. Don't say that the faint monarch is terrible, sometimes the Ming monarch is even more terrifying! ”
"Today's prince, if you talk about wisdom and martial arts, none of them are very top-notch, but they are in the relationship between the parties, I think they are very capable. Even though the old man has a lot of blood, he is not the young man he used to be. Don't think about yourself, don't you think about the little lady? If you are really tired of the prince, I'm afraid don't talk about it, just say that what you want to do in the autumn will not go well. Of course, the old slave is just speculation. If you have doubts, you might as well give it a try and find out. ”
Wang Xiang listened to these words, and also felt very reasonable, even though others suspected him of harming him, but the old housekeeper was dedicated to thinking about him, he had no children and no daughters for many years, and when he died, he was also a lonely family. With such a faithful servant, what is there not to worry about? The next morning, when he went to do his work, he saw a secret recital from the military headquarters. This kind of excerpt is mostly about something that cannot be put on the table. It turns out that all the relatives of the emperor and the country are more or less stepping on the sidelines, and everyone also understands that looking at their identities, they can just turn a blind eye.
He was going to try the prince today, but he deliberately withheld some new things from the ocean. It is said to be a toy, but the one that was made, the one that flickered in the cold light, was clearly a good new weapon. Nan Jinyan was depressed in his heart, and when he heard the news, he almost exploded, and said coldly to his henchman: "You said that this old man is not cultivating, this prince has not made any moves, and I hope he can stand on Lone's side, will Lone treat him badly in the future?" He is not unmethodical in doing things, and his actions now are clearly provocative! ”
The henchman knelt on the ground respectfully, and said to Nan Jinyan: "I thought it was a political enemy of another family, and he wanted to break off the prince's wing, but if this is the case, why should the prince be too lenient again?" It's better to be resolute and hurry up to replace people. You can be more familiar with it, and it will be much more convenient to change to your own people in the future, and when you want to do things. ”
Nan Jinyan held the wine glass in his hand, removed the anger on his face, and said with a slight smile: "Naturally, this old thief still wants to test and Lone, and Lone let him completely overturn this boat in the gutter." so that he can know what it means to have someone outside the world, and a sky outside the sky! Come on, send a message to Lang Qing, let him do it neatly and neatly, and don't leave any handles. ”
At this end, Lang Qing received the prince's letter, and naturally did not burn it, but handed it over to his henchmen and sent it to Xu Jinfei's mansion as evidence in the future. On the other hand, although he couldn't bear it, he still did some small tricks to Wang Xiang. However, in a few days, those weapons 'changed' into Wang Xiang's private collection of soldiers.
Wang Xiang was caught off guard, he was almost taken aback for a while, he simply saw what is called the prince's small belly chicken intestines, he couldn't figure it out, he just seized a batch of weapons, why bother with such fanfare, and even pushed him off the stage directly. It's just that he didn't expect this matter to be so big, and he was defenseless for a while, and almost suffered a big loss.
After Nan Jinyan tripped over people, he also pretended to be in front of the emperor and asked for grace for Wang Xiang. Seeing that the number of weapons was not large, and it was almost impossible to achieve any climate, the emperor waved his hand and directly asked him to return to his hometown, without embarrassing him too much. Of course, there is also the reason why Xu Jinfei is operating from it, and the ministers come out to intercede.
Wang Xiang stepped down gloomily, but there are many things in the military department, and it must not be left without an owner for a day. He has a loss to Wang Xiang in his heart, so he takes more care of him. Although Wang Xiang was not very comfortable, he did not suspect him, waved his hand, and refused his visit.
Nan Jinyan was proud, but he didn't know that he had let go of the loyal dog who was guarding the house with his own hands, but he brought in other people's foxes to watch his own door. Lang Qing went to the prince's banquet the next day, during which the singing and dancing leveled down, I don't know how lively it was, and Lin Fengxuan didn't see the prince for many days, and danced before the banquet, trying to win a favor or two.
Zhao Yingying sat beside Nan Jinyan, smiling on the surface, but in fact she was very disdainful. You fight with me, it's not me sitting in a high position now, you want to dance below and win the joy and favor of everyone? Do you think you can become a concubine by dancing, a fox.