Hearing Li Xian's words, Shi Heng shook his head and said, "Let my son Shi Weifeng come back safely, Lord Li's words are really light enough." It's not enough that Lord Li is Lord Li after all, and it's not Lord Xu who holds the life of my son Shi Weifeng, how can you make the old man believe it. If Xu Qixin returned home safely, but Xu Youzhen flatly denied it, saying that without this kind of thing, then my son would never be able to come back. ”

Seeing Shi Heng's words, Li Xian understood in his heart that Shi Heng was still doubting whether he was colluding with Xu Youzhen and secretly plotting against Shi Heng.

Li Xian replied: "If Lord Shi doesn't believe it, the lower officials can use Xiang Shang's head as a guarantee." As long as Lord Shi can put Lord Xu Youzhen's daughter, Miss Xu Qixin, back, the lower officials will definitely bring Ling Lang back safely. ”

When Shi Heng saw Li Xian say such words to himself, he couldn't help but feel a little shocked in his heart, and after he was not strong enough to calm his mind, he was still a little suspicious.

"Master Li, it's not that someone Shi doesn't believe you, it's just that this matter is very important, if you are not careful, the old man will lose his beloved son, and the most feared thing in life is that the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, from the current situation, Xu Youzhen is what kind of strategy the old man does not know, but if the old man casually believes in an outsider, how to say this matter in the past."

After saying this, Shi Heng's face turned pale for a while, and he pretended to shout to the outside: "Congratulations to Master Li to leave the mansion." ”

The official family who had been waiting outside for a long time opened his mouth and said, "The little one understands, Lord Shi ordered Master Li to be sent out of the mansion." ”

Seeing that Shi Heng was still in such a posture that water could not be splashed, in fact, it had already been after Li Xian's calculations.

Li Xian hurriedly spoke to Shi Heng and said, "Lord Shi, there is no outsider here, Xiaguan told the truth, Xiaguan is from Gonggong Cao's side." ”

Hearing Li Xian's sudden words, Shi Heng was quite shocked, staring at Li Xian and speaking: "Master Li, you will say what you just said to Shi again." ”

Li Xian knew in his heart that his trick had taken effect, so he deliberately approached Shi Heng a little, and said in a low voice: "Lord Shi Taijian, Xia Guan is the person from the side of the head of the palace, Cao Jixiang's father-in-law, and this time he was also inadvertently transferred to the matter between Lord Shi and Xu Youzhen. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Shi Heng said in shock: "It turns out that such an incident happened in Lord Li's mansion, no wonder Lord Li, who has always been like an idle cloud and a wild crane, was actually involved in this matter. Dare to ask Lord Li how he got along with Gonggong Cao in the palace. ”

Seeing Shi Heng's interrogation, Li Xian understood in his heart that Shi Heng still had some doubts about his relationship with Cao Jixiang, so he added fuel and vinegar to tell Shi Heng about his dealings with Cao Jixiang.

Shi Heng didn't let go at all, and the more he asked, the more detailed he became.

Li Xian also has questions to answer and has something to say.

After Shi Heng asked, he felt that things were really as Li Xian said, and he also believed what Li Xian said in his heart.

The two were talking, only to hear a subordinate coming outside, who hurriedly ran in and asked Shi Heng for instructions: "Master Li, Gonggong Cao is visiting." ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said to Li Xian: "It's just Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive." ”

Li Xian also smiled at Shi Heng and said, "Since it is Gonggong Cao who is visiting, there must be something important to discuss with the adults, so it is better for the lower officials to retreat for the time being." ”

With that, Li Xian moved to go out.

Shi Heng stopped Li Xian's way and said, "Since Lord Li is not an outsider, why should he retreat, it is better to meet Gonggong Cao with the old man." Anyway, Master Li and Gonggong Cao are also acquaintances, and they can talk about it. ”

Li Xian hurriedly confessed to Shi Heng: "But when Gonggong Cao visited the mansion this time, I was afraid that he had important matters to discuss with adults, and he had Li Xian in the middle, and his speech was inevitably a little inappropriate. ”

Shi Heng shook his head and said, "There is nothing inconvenient, Gonggong Cao's visit is to talk about the affairs of the court and the family and country, and it is also beneficial for Lord Li to listen to it." ”

Seeing that Shi Heng insisted on this, Li Xian had no choice but to stay.

At this time, I saw that the door curtain was pulled up, and Cao Jixiang walked over with a familiar car.

"Oh, Gonggong Cao is here, Shi is really out of luck." Shi Heng stepped forward and greeted Cao Jixiang.

Li Xian also followed, and then saluted Cao Jixiang and said, "Li Xian has seen Grandpa Cao. ”

When Cao Jixiang heard this, he looked up at Li Xian, and said with great joy: "Brother Li is also in Lord Shi's mansion, and the previous incident was thanks to Brother Li's help, if it wasn't for Brother Li's early reminder, I'm afraid that the old man will be reprimanded by the emperor's decree like Lord Shi now, and stay in the mansion and think about it." No, no, no, it may be even worse, Cao is going to be hurt by Xu Youzhen's head is unknown, it is thanks to Brother Li, I have not thanked him in person, I have met in Lord Shi's mansion today, Cao is really happy. ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Li Xian hurriedly spoke: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, it's a trivial matter, Li Xianyan dares to take credit." ”

Seeing Li Xian's humble expression, Cao Jixiang waved his hand and said: "Brother Li is modest, it is said that in the imperial court, except for Lord Shi, even if Brother Li is the most affectionate to Cao, if it wasn't for Brother Li to mention it last time, things would have been difficult." Cao has a lot of admiration for Brother Li in his heart, if the old man can also have a character like Brother Li under his hands, Cao will have a lot of peace of mind. ”

Cao Jixiang had such a statement, even Shi Heng on the side was a little surprised when he heard it, Shi Heng knew in his heart that although Cao Jixiang was a eunuch, he was also the most powerful figure in the palace, and he had been with him for all these years, and he had never seen anyone he proclaimed.

Seeing Cao Jixiang praising Li Xian so much this time, Shi Heng also knew in his heart that this matter was no accident.

However, Shi Heng still had some doubts in his heart, so he stepped forward and jokingly asked Cao Jixiang: "How can Gonggong Cao treat Master Li so blue-eyed, even to Shi, Gonggong Cao has never praised him like this." Could it be that Lord Li had helped Gonggong Cao a lot. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Li Xian said: "It's not a big deal, it's just a little bit of a small favor, Gonggong Cao is a very good person, and he still keeps it in mind, but in fact, it's just a small thing for Li Xian." ”

Cao Jixiang heard Shi Heng's words, so he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Shi asked well, this Brother Li is really too modest, the last time Cao wanted to make Xu Youzhen's royal order in front of the emperor, fortunately, Brother Li analyzed the pros and cons with the old man, and Cao dispelled this idea." If there was no dissuasion from Brother Li at that time, I am afraid that Cao Mou may be locked up in the prison or the edict now, and it may not be possible to see the light of day, and it may be possible for the ruthless Xu Youzhen to send someone to harm him. ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng couldn't help but think of his nephew who died in prison and his sister who was lying in the mansion like a wasted person.

"Xu Youzhen, the old horseman, is the most vicious, but our Shi family is ruined, and Xu Youzhen will definitely be returned ten times in the future." Shi Heng gritted his teeth and spoke.

When Li Xian heard Shi Heng say such words, he felt extremely happy in his heart, and he and Jian Huaizhen worked hard to manage it, and finally received great results. Judging from the current situation, it seems that it has been extremely successful in dividing and disintegrating the offensive and defensive alliance between Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen, and it has also made the two of them hate each other and never die.

Cao Jixiang said: "Yes, I think that when I listened to Xu Youzhen's instigation, I launched a change to seize the door, but after it didn't work out, Xu Youzhen monopolized the power, and now I want to force us to have no way to live, and I don't want to think about how he could be a mere court sesame official if it wasn't for our help." ”

Speaking of this matter, Shi Heng was also extremely depressed.

Shi Heng said to Cao Jixiang: "What Gonggong Cao said is that at the beginning, Xu Youzhen and I made an oath and shared difficulties, shared blessings, and never betrayed them. But when the situation was settled, the old horseman was bent on monopolizing the throne, and he ate all the meat, and he didn't even give us a little broth to stay, who had worked so hard for him. ”

Cao Jixiang nodded and said, "That's right, Xu Youzhen is an old fox. At the moment, it seems that only people like Master Li are people who can work with. ”

Li Xian heard Cao Jixiang's words, so he opened his mouth to Cao Jixiang and said, "Lord Cao is really joking, where does the little brother have such ability." ”

Hearing Li Xian's humble expression, Cao Jixiang said: "My brother has this ability, even if my brother came to my house last time and helped Cao solve that big problem, the old man knows in his heart that Brother Li has such a ability." ”

When Shi Heng on the side heard this, he spoke to Li Xian and said: "Brother Li, since Gonggong Cao said this, it shows that Brother Li really has real talent and learning, so the matter of the dog will be entrusted to the elder brother to deal with." ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Li Xian hurriedly spoke: "Lord Shi doesn't have to be so polite, this is all within the responsibility of the lower officials, why do you need to do this." ”

Shi Heng opened his mouth and said: "How can it be regarded as the elder brother's business, judging from the current situation, Xu Youzhen's old bastard captured the old man's son after all, and it has nothing to do with the old brother. As soon as this matter is completed, the old man has his own heavy reward. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Li Xian opened his mouth and said: "Lord Shi, this is a bit of an outsider, Li is willing to help Lord Shi this time, but also because Xu Youzhen intends to threaten the most contemptible wife and daughter. ”

Cao Jixiang listened to the conversation between the two on the side, couldn't help but squint his eyes, and interjected in some surprise: "Master Shi, Brother Li, why can't Cao understand a word of what the two of you are saying?" ”

Cao Jixiang, who was listening to this, interjected like this, Shi Heng turned his head to Cao Jixiang and said: "Father-in-law Cao, I won't tell you, things are like this, some time ago, the dog disappeared in the academy where he studied for no reason, and the mountain chief of the academy sent someone to Beijing to spread the news to Shi someone. ”

Seeing that Shi Heng had this statement, Cao Jixiang opened his mouth and said: "I also heard the news about this matter in the palace, I don't know who it is, I ate the gall of the ambitious leopard, and actually broke ground on Lord Shi's head?" ”

Shi Heng sighed when he heard this and said, "After the dog disappeared, Shi sent several people to secretly investigate, but after a few days, there was no news. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang opened his mouth and said: "Since this is the case, this shows that the person who kidnapped the noble son is not small, otherwise with Lord Shi's power, he would not be able to find out even the slightest news." ”

Seeing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng spoke: "What the adults said is not bad at all, judging from the current situation, Shi is also quite surprised in his heart, and he doesn't know who is willing to get along with the old man." ”

When Cao Jixiang heard this, he turned to Shi Heng and asked, "Does Lord Shi have no eyebrows until now?" ”

Shi Heng pointed at Li Xian and said, "Originally, there were no eyebrows, but last night Xu Youzhen suddenly sent a superstitious letter to the old man, and he actually mentioned the exchange of hostages in the superstition. ”

Hearing Shi Heng talk about this matter, Cao Jixiang also felt a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Could it be that Lord Xu Youzhen, the chief assistant of the dynasty, sent someone to do it, this matter is too surprising." ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he nodded and said: "What Lord Cao said is very true, after the old man read the secret letter sent by Xu Youzhen, he was also half-convinced, and there was no payment on the secret letter at all, and the old man was still suspicious yesterday if someone sent a letter to the old man pretending to be Xu Youzhen, so as to provoke the relationship between the old man and Lord Xu Youzhen." ”

Cao Jixiang heard Shi Heng's words, so he smiled and said: "The relationship between Lord Xu Youzhen and Lord Shi has been boiling over the past few days, but I am afraid that people from other countries also know it clearly. ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng understood in his heart that Cao Jixiang was referring to the fact that he was framed by Xu Youzhen, and then reprimanded by the emperor. This matter is naturally Shi Heng's hate, not enough In addition to this incident, Xu Youzhen's nephew died in the prison cell, and his sister was lying on the bed like a waste after suffering the pain of losing her child, and these hates couldn't help but come to Xu Youzhen's heart.

Xu Youzhen's face changed slightly, and then he said to Cao Jixiang: "What Father-in-law Cao said is not bad at all, the old man has no intention of going against Lord Xu Youzhen, but this Xu Youzhen just wants to come to the door to cause trouble, not that I am afraid of him, but Xu Youzhen's approach is obviously a fake public and private matter, and he cuts off dissidents in the court." ”

Cao Jixiang heard Shi Heng's words, so he spoke to Shi Heng: "What Lord Shi said is even, the old man can't look down on Xu Youzhen's behavior, and now the biggest in the world is the nominally largest Son of Heaven, but this Xu Youzhen relies on himself as the cabinet assistant, and he doesn't put the subordinates in the court in his eyes at all, not to mention that Lord Shi can't look at it, even I, the eunuch in the palace, can't stand it." ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng took the opportunity to ask: "Gonggong Cao, what does the emperor mean, this time Shi someone was reprimanded by the emperor's decree, but Xu Youzhen took advantage of this to get the emperor's iron scroll to avoid death, in contrast, does the emperor think that Shi has no need to serve the emperor." ”

When Cao Jixiang heard this, he said to Shi Heng: "Master Shi doesn't have to worry, according to the old slave, the emperor is only a momentary anger, and after this period of time, the emperor's anger is calm and smooth, and there will be no such thing in the future." ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng hurriedly thanked Cao Jixiang and said: "Father-in-law Cao, this palace and the emperor have to look at the father-in-law's help, if the father-in-law is unwilling to help, Shi is framed by Xu Youzhen this time, it doesn't matter, but it will be different in the future, if Xu Youzhen has to make inches, what do you want to fabricate in the future to say that the old man wants to rebel by pinching the military power, at that time, if the emperor believes Xu Youzhen's words of the old horseman, the old man will have no way." ”

Seeing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang hurriedly replied: "This is never going to go, please rest assured that Lord Shi is." There is someone Cao in the palace to show Lord Shi, if there is a wind or something, he will definitely send someone to deliver the news to the palace first. ”

Hearing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng hurriedly greeted Cao Jixiang: "Gonggong Cao is really worthy of being the old man's confidant and friend, Xu Youzhen's old guy is too despicable, before I and a few others planned to seize the door in one place, Xu Youzhen, the old horseman, can only play tricks on his lips, and when something happens, he will hide behind, let us charge for him, it stands to reason that there is no my army and father-in-law to maintain in the palace, Xu Youzhen, a scholar who has no power to tie the chicken, Yan was able to work with Shi and his father-in-law to make great achievements, and then was worshiped by the emperor as a distant assistant. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang also nodded and said; "What my brother said is not bad at all, this is also the most unconvincing place for my father-in-law, after Xu Youzhen became the first assistant, he became more and more unexpected, even his father-in-law and my own family dared to offend, although my father-in-law does not care about him at the moment, but one day in the future, Xu Youzhen must be unable to eat and walk around, let him know how powerful his father-in-law is."

Seeing Cao Jixiang's words, Shi Heng said: "What Father-in-law Cao said is very true, Xu Youzhen is something, but he is just a scholar who has taken shit luck, he can't lead troops, he can't fight, and he won't be able to make things big and small in the palace like his father-in-law, and he will be in order." Xu Youzhen is just a little bit of lip service, and he has no strengths other than selling and boasting, and Shi is a little disdainful of being in the court class with such people and working with the court. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang clapped his hands and said: "The adults are scolding happily, Xu Youzhen is really not a thing, from the current situation, Xu Youzhen is just a fluke to get the emperor's appreciation, once he falls out of favor in the future, the old man will definitely want him to look good." ”

Shi Heng also spoke: "Yes, what Gonggong Cao said is very true, I don't dare what Xu Youzhen is doing now, he will always lose power one day." Even if the emperor doesn't treat him well, I and a few others can join forces and find a good opportunity to clean up Shi Heng. ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang opened his mouth and said: "Lord Shi said this happily, let Xu Youzhen live happily for a while now, if he finds his pigtails in the future, then he will feel good." ”