"That's true. The heroic achievements of the Loyal and Brave Marquis, my father has heard people talk about it many times in the court, he is a very great man, but it is a pity that the day is not off. Qin Huaiyuan sighed, very sorry.

Qin Yining also felt that the man married such a daughter-in-law, and in the end, he still had that kind of tragic death with different opinions, which was really a pity for a good person.

Qin Huaiyuan asked Qin Yining again: "Sister Yi'er, for my father to ask you, do you know why Mrs. Zhongyong Marquis targeted you?" ”

Qin Yining said: "She is friendly with the eldest princess of Anyang, and the eldest princess of Anyang hates me because she also hates the house and Wu." ”

Qin Huaiyuan nodded, "What else?" ”

Qin Yining thought for a while, and then said: "With her temperament, I think it's also because she has been trying to attract Xiao Zhixi's attention unsuccessfully. ”

"That's one of them. What else? ”

Qin Yining thought about it, and some thoughts flashed in his mind, but he couldn't be sure.

Qin Huaiyuan said: "The saint won the Northern Hebei under the economic support of the family, but after the war, when it came to the peaceful days, the existence of the family and the imperial power conflicted, the foundation of the family is quite deep, the saint does not dare to act rashly, and the family cannot act rashly, the two have been wrestling for several years, and the secret disputes are continuous, but the face has always been calm, and small frictions are frequent, but it has not yet reached the point of tearing the face." ”

Qin Yining nodded, somewhat understanding.

Qin Huai saw Qin Yining's expression, so he explained with a smile:

"The struggle between the saint and the family has been going on for a long time, and for a long time, the saint has been able to tie with the family by virtue of the military power in the hands of his cronies Xungui, but the saint is suspicious after all, and he doesn't fully trust Xungui, just look at how he cut off Xiao Zhixi's military power, it is enough to see this.

The Holy Lord also knows in his heart that some nobles have a gap in his heart, and I believe that there will be no shortage of confrontations between the Holy Lord and the family. The accumulated friction caused the balance between the saint and the family to begin to tilt, and the court now urgently needed new forces to help him balance the family, the nobles and the old ministers of the Northern Hebei, but they didn't want the new forces to be difficult to control like the nobles. ”

After listening to Qin Huaiyuan's words, Qin Yining was really like an initiation.

"Father, I see! A subordinate of the Great Yan Dynasty like you is the power that the Holy Lord desperately needs. At first, I only knew that there were Northern Hebei ministers and saints in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but I didn't know that there was a great family behind the scenes. ”

"After all, you are in the boudoir and have limited contact with people, so you don't know everything." Qin Huaiyuan said with a smile, "Once I tell you about it, you will soon be able to make a decision." ”

Qin Yining was a little hot by Qin Huaiyuan's words, but still said: "Thinking that those big families have gone through more than 100 years, maybe they are all worthy of the kind of dynasty of the Northern Hebei Kingdom, with flourishing descendants, involving all walks of life, and they must have a wide range of contacts in the court." ”

"You're right." Qin Huaiyuan said, "This is the strength of the family, and it is also the jealousy of the saints. The founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty has only been more than three years and less than four years, and the Northern Hebei State that took over is full of holes and the treasury is empty, and the rebel army at the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not all orthodox soldiers, and there are also many political shortcomings in the peasant army that has risen up. But the family has been standing for a hundred years, and it has become a faction of its own, not to mention the saint, it is the original old minister of Beiji, and a noble like Xiao Zhixi, who has to give three points of courtesy when he sees the Lumen family. ”

"That's why the eldest princess of Anyang called Mrs. Lu Sister and was so polite to her?"

"Exactly." Qin Huaiyuan said in a low voice, "Although the Holy Lord has already sat on the throne, it is very difficult to feel at ease in his heart. Among the army he led, his prestige and voice were not as good as Xiao Zhixi and Ji Lan.

"The combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army and the Long Xiang Army is equally amazing, but the Tiger Ben Army is even more of a headache for the Shengshang, because Xiao Zhixi is too charming, and there are many cronies in the Tiger Ben Army.

"In contrast, Ji Lan is arrogant and indifferent, although he is very prestigious in the army, his personality is inferior in charm, and the men of the Long Xiang Army are loyal to him and obey his orders, but they are not easy to be easily transferred."

Qin Yining bowed his head and said: "I understand, the saint's own cronies are the nobles who hold military power, but the two giants among the nobles are unstable factors, especially Xiao Zhixi, so the saint will suppress Xiao Zhixi in every way, on the one hand, he will cut his military power, give him a battlefield among the civil officials and let him be bound, and on the other hand, provoke the relationship between him and Ji Lan, and make Ji Lan the royal son-in-law." ”

"You're right." Qin Huaiyuan nodded.

"Therefore, the saint's cronies and nobles are so troublesome, not to mention the great families who have provided gold and silver help to the saint.

"In the eyes of those families, maybe the rebel army of the Holy One will not be able to climb the high platform at all, coupled with the grievances between the subordinates of the Northern Hebei State and the Holy One, although they surrender, do most people have no regrets in their hearts to save the country and perish? The forces of these parties are difficult to reconcile, no wonder the Holy Lord wants to accept the Great Yan Ministers. ”

"You're right. The saint hopes to be able to master the Great Yan Surrender, even if he can't master it immediately, at least he can do it to buy people's hearts, and sending charcoal in the snow is often more memorable than icing on the cake. ”

Qin Huaiyuan said, then picked up the tea bowl to eat tea, and the room was quiet, only the red candle in the silk lamp burst out loudly.

Qin Yining pondered for a long time before he said: "Father, the previous way that my daughter wanted to deal with Mrs. Zhongyong Marquis was inappropriate, and it was my daughter who was confused. Although it was easy for the person who told me directly not to sell the house to her, it slapped Mrs. Zhongyong in the face, and at the same time slapped the face of the Lumen family. The gains outweigh the losses. I think we need to think of a way not to offend the family and to punish Mrs. Lu. ”

Qin Huai said from afar: "We have just arrived, and it is indeed inappropriate to offend the Lu family at the beginning. But if a widow is pressed on his head at the beginning, it will inevitably make people look down on us, and won't more people follow the same path in the future? ”

"What Father said is," Qin Yining nodded in agreement, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he lowered his voice and said, "Father, did you say that this matter could have been arranged by the Holy Lord?" ”

Qin Huai looked at Qin Yining from afar, and a smile appeared in his eyes again.

"That's what the Lord is here to tell you tonight."

Qin Yining thought about it, and felt more and more suspicious, and the speed of his speech became more urgent.

"Sheng Shangyi wants to win over his father as a confidant, he knows that we have just come to Da Zhou, and our foundation is not stable, and once there is a conflict with the Lumen family, it will definitely be very hard. It is very likely that the saint will order the eldest princess of Anyang to pry Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Lu will have a conflict with our family. The daughter watched these days coldly, and the saint's kung fu to sow discord was excellent. ”