When the subordinates heard Xu Youzhen's words, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and said in a lost voice: "Lord Shi, does the master really want to send the letter to Lord Shi's mansion?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Youzhen smiled slightly and said, "Exactly, this matter cannot be mistaken at all, and it must be handed over to Lord Shi himself." ”

Listening to Xu Youzhen's categorical statement, the subordinates of the Xu Mansion understood that this matter was very important, so they nodded at Xu Youzhen and said, "Don't worry, the things that the master tells the villain will not do properly." ”

Xu Youzhen heard this from his subordinates, so he said: "After this matter is done, it will naturally have your benefits." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, this person opened his mouth and said, "It's the master." ”

After saying this, the villain of the Xu Mansion respectfully took the secret letter from Xu Youzhen's hand, and then hid it in front of Xu Youzhen, and then said to Xu Youzhen: "Please let the master stay in the mansion later, and the villain will handle this matter for the master immediately." ”

When Xu Youzhen heard this, he bowed his head and said: "Go and go back quickly, the old man will wait for the good news in the house." ”

After the subordinate of the Xu Mansion said goodbye to Xu Youzhen, he quickly left the mansion, and then strode towards Shi Heng's mansion.

At dusk, just when Shifu was holding the lamp, this person felt Shifu.

The subordinates of the Xu Mansion were also clever, and they quickly opened the gatehouse.

When the porter heard him say that he was sent by Xu Youzhen, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and while greeting, he quickly informed Shi Heng of the attached middle school.

Shi Heng heard that Xu Youzhen sent a messenger to visit, and he was also a little surprised, and after thinking about it, he felt that Xu Youzhen must have something strange when he sent someone to his house at this time, so he asked the porter to bring this person in.

Shi Heng had an order, and the subordinates in the house obeyed the order, and they led the messenger sent by Xu Youzhen to meet Shi Heng for a long time.

After seeing Shi Heng, the subordinate of Xu Youzhen's mansion opened his mouth and said, "The little one has seen Lord Shi, and I also greet Lord Shi a lot for the little lord." ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he said: "This is not necessary, your Lord Xu is the chief of the dynasty, if it is in the Tang Dynasty, it is the top person who is extremely courteous, Shi Heng is just an official in the court, how dare he accept this courtesy." ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, the messenger from Xu Youzhen's mansion said: "Lord Shi doesn't have to be polite, no one in the court knows that in the world today except for the emperor, it belongs to us Lord Xu and Lord Shi are the most powerful people in the world, and our Lord Xu has always admired Lord Shi's great military exploits. ”

Shi Heng heard that someone had said this, and he couldn't help but be a little suspicious in his heart, and he didn't understand what happened to Xu Youzhen, how to send such a person, and exalt himself everywhere.

Thinking like this, Shi Heng waved his hand and said, "You're polite, you're polite, after you go back, I'll also wait for Lord Xu in your mansion for Shi someone." ”

The person from Xu Youzhen's mansion greeted him and said, "Shi Da is only polite, this is natural. ”

Shi Heng nodded slightly, and then said, "Lord Xu rarely sends people to the contemptible mansion, I don't know why your envoy is here today?" ”

Hearing Shi Heng's question, the people in Xu Youzhen's mansion looked at the people waiting in the Shi Mansion next to him, and then said, "Lord Shi, I don't know if I can take a step to speak." ”

Seeing that the person sent by Xu Youzhen had this request, Shi Heng also knew in his heart that the messenger sent by Xu Youzhen today must have something important to tell him.

With a slight turn of thought in his heart, Shi Heng said to the servants waiting in the room: "You all retreat first, and wait for Lord Ben to summon before entering." ”

Hearing Shi Heng's words, the maids in the Shi Mansion did not dare to slack off, and quickly retreated.

After the subordinates all retreated, Shi Heng said to this person: "Now that the slaves and maids attached to me have retreated, it is okay for the noble envoy to say anything. ”

The person from Xu Youzhen's mansion looked around, then nodded, and then took out the superstition that Xu Youzhen had handed over to Shi Heng by hand from his close-fitting pocket.

Then the person said to Shi Heng: "This letter was sent to Lord Shi in person by the contemptible order, and Lord Shi can take a look." ”

Shi Heng heard him say so solemnly, so he took it and took a look, only to see that there were slight sweat stains on the envelope, which was obviously a secret letter hidden by the person, and he couldn't help but pay a little more attention.

After picking up the sealed fire paint on the letter with his own hands, Shi Heng took it and looked at it carefully under the lamp, and his face suddenly changed greatly.

Xu Youzhen's secret letter finally verified one thing that Shi Heng had been hanging in his heart for the past few days, and his son wanted Shi Weifeng to really fall into Xu Youzhen's hands.

Thinking of this in his heart, Shi Heng couldn't help but feel a little faintly painful, and said secretly in his heart: Xu Youzhen, the old fox, is really powerful, after doing such a thing, he didn't know the news at all, but fortunately, he also sent someone to catch his daughter, so that Xu Youzhen has his own baby son as a hostage, and he also has Xu Youzhen's baby daughter in his hand.

At the moment, it seems that it is still half a catty and eight taels, and it is evenly matched.

And Xu Youzhen's letter said that he agreed on a time and place to exchange each other, although this proposal was a little humiliating for Shi Heng, but Shi Heng loved his only son Shi Weifeng very much, and now that Xu Youzhen had this proposal, Shi Heng also felt that he might as well consider the method in Xu Youzhen's letter.

Shi Hengqiang suppressed the resentment in his heart, and said to the messenger sent by Xu Youzhen in a hypocritical manner: "That is the case, so it may be good, Rong Shi someone should consider sending someone to reply to Lord Xu." ”

Hearing Shi Heng's statement, the subordinate in Xu Youzhen's mansion opened his mouth and said: "Since it is Lord Shi who means this, the little one will go back to reply to our family first." ”

Shi Heng waved his hand and said, "I don't want to send it far, please do it yourself." ”

The person in Xu Youzhen's mansion said goodbye to Shi Heng and immediately left the stone mansion.

After leaving Shifu, he quickly returned to Xufu.

After returning to Xu's mansion, the first thing he did was naturally to report the news of this trip to Xu Youzhen.

"Master, when the little one came back, he had already handed over the letter to Lord Shi according to the master's instructions." The subordinate replied to Xu Youzhen.

Hearing such a villain's words, Xu Youzhen greeted with some anxiety: "What is the matter, what is Shi Heng's attitude." ”

When this person heard Xu Youzhen's question, he hesitated a little in his heart, so he said to Xu Youzhen: "Master, what is the attitude you are asking Shi Heng about. ”

Hearing this question, Xu Youzhen found that his question was also a little anxious, so he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "It's not a side matter, it's just to ask you whether Shi Heng has read it after seeing the superstition of Lord Ben, and if so, what kind of attitude Shi Heng has after reading it." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, the subordinate in Xu Youzhen's mansion only understood what Xu Youzhen meant.

After comprehending the meaning, the subordinate said to Xu Youzhen: "Master, judging from the current situation, Lord Shi seems to be extremely interested in the content of the master's letter. ”

Hearing this subordinate's words, Xu Youzhen opened his mouth with some surprise and asked, "How can you see this?" ”

Seeing Xu Youzhen's question, the subordinate said to Xu Youzhen: "After the villain arrived at Shifu, he personally met Lord Shi, and also personally delivered the letter entrusted by the master to the villain to Lord Shi in person. ”

When Xu Youzhen heard him say this, he opened his mouth and said, "Shi Heng read the old man's letter in front of you, and later said something. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's question, the subordinates of the Xu Mansion opened their mouths and replied: "Lord Shi doesn't seem to have much reaction, but he just said that this is the case, and if it is so, Rong Shi considered considering sending someone to reply to Lord Xu, and then sent the small one back." ”

Xu Youzhen heard that this person had such a statement, and couldn't help lowering his head and thinking about it carefully, Shi Heng's reaction was expected by Xu Youzhen.

Xu Youzhen knew in her heart that Shi Heng would never be too weak in front of others, so although she followed Li Xian's advice and sent Shi Heng such a letter about the whereabouts of Shi Heng's only son, Shi Weifeng, Shi Heng's pretentious efforts should not be underestimated, and he was silent in the face of such great news.

Thinking about it like this, Xu Youzhen admired Shi Heng a little in her heart, Xu Youzhen felt that Shi Heng was really a character, after learning that her daughter was missing in the house for no reason, although she could still calmly arrange someone to search, but if someone sent him a superstition about his daughter's whereabouts, I was afraid that I would not be able to do Shi Heng's indifference and hypocrisy.

However, Xu Youzhen also sniffed out something from Shi Heng's reaction and reply, it seems that her daughter is really like Li Xian's analysis, and it was Shi Heng who sent someone to arrest her.

If it hadn't been for Shi Heng's instructions, there would never have been such an answer.

After thinking about this in his heart, Xu Youzhen felt that Shi Heng was really insidious and cunning, and he would do whatever it took to achieve his goal.

Xu Youzhen was worried about the safety of Xu Qixin, the pearl in her hand, so she couldn't sit still.

He thought about it in his heart, and felt that if his daughter was really captured by Shi Heng's mansion, he wanted to rescue his daughter as soon as possible, and the only way to borrow troops was to go to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War.

The military department Shangshu is also his friend in the court, and it is also the last guarantee for the imperial court to resist the power of Shi Heng's military generals.

Xu Youzhen felt that as long as he personally went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, this person would definitely send troops to help him take care of this matter.

After thinking about this plan, Xu Youzhen couldn't wait for a moment, so he instructed the family: "Quickly order someone to prepare a sedan chair, and the old man will go to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's order, the family didn't dare to slack off, so they withdrew from the sedan chair.

A moment later, Xu Youzhen made a sedan chair and went to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War.

The military department is a major aid of Xu Youzhen in the court, and it is also an important town for the imperial court to control the power of Shi Heng's faction.

The most military department secretary is the highest rank for the military attache of the command of the DPRK and China, but Shi Heng holds a heavy army in his hands, and he does not put the military department secretary in his eyes at all, for the military department secretary, Shi Heng is a thorn in his side and a thorn in the flesh.

is also because he often has dirty relations with Shi Heng and the military attachés of Shi Heng's faction, and the military department Shangshu is naturally very close to Xu Youzhen.

Because among the important ministers in the court, there was a minister who could sit on an equal footing with Shi Heng before, and there was only one Xu Youzhen left.

Therefore, after hearing the report from the porter that Lord Xu Youzhen had come to pay his respects in person, Shangshu of the military department did not dare to slack off, so he ordered people to welcome him in Chinese.

After opening the middle door, the military department Shangshu personally led out.

Xu Youzhen dropped the sedan chair, and saw the middle door of the Ministry of War's Shangshu Mansion open, and Wang Xiaofeng, the head of the Ministry of War, greeted him in person.

"Lord Wang is really polite, how can Xu take care of the middle door with such a wide opening." Xu Youzhen said with a smile.

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Wang Xiaofeng quickly approached Xu Youzhen's side and saluted Xu Youzhen: "Lord Xu is coming, and the lower officials are really unwelcome." ”

Xu Youzhen said, "Lord Wang doesn't have to be like this. You and I are not outsiders, why are you so polite, open the middle door, I really respect the old man too much, and the old man can't afford to be so loving. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, the secretary of the military department opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu is polite, today, Wang only opens the middle door to greet two people, one is above 10,000 people, rich from all over the world, and the other is Lord Xu who is under one person and above 10,000 people. Only the emperor and Lord Xu are the people who are respected by the lower officials. ”

Seeing Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, saying this, Xu Youzhen said to him with a haha: "Lord Wang is just a son who has nothing to spare, and the old man is so respected, it is too much, and he deserves it." ”

When Wang Xiaofeng heard this, he opened his mouth to greet Xu Youzhen and said, "Lord Xu is polite, please follow the subordinate to the mansion for a while." ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's words, Xu Youzhen nodded and said, "Okay, just ask Lord Wang to lead the way." ”

Wang Xiaofeng led Xu Youzhen to the flower hall in a hurry.

After arriving at the flower hall, Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, personally greeted Xu Youzhen to take a seat.

Xu Youzhen insisted on resigning, and Wang Xiaofeng was helpless.

"Lord Xu, your department name is in the front, and you are an old-timer of the thirteen branches, so it is reasonable that Lord Xu should be seated." Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth to greet.

Xu Youzhen waved his hand slightly and said: "I am here today, I am a guest, Lord Wang is the host, no better than the court, it is better to sit down as the guest of honor." ”

Seeing that Xu Youzhen insisted on refusing, Wang Xiaofeng had no choice, so he had to speak: "Well, since the lord says so, the lower officials have no way, so according to the will of the adults, the lower officials have trespassed today." ”

"It's not encroachment, it's the rule. Today is a meeting of friends, and the system and etiquette of the imperial court should be put aside. Xu Youzhen said with a smile.

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth and said: "Okay, just do what Lord Xu wants, and only divide the guests and hosts today, regardless of anything else." ”

Xu Youzhen saw Wang Xiaofeng's words, so he opened his mouth and said: "What Lord Wang said is that today there will only be guests and hosts, regardless of others. ”

After preparing for a while, the two sat opposite each other.

Wang Xiaofeng ordered the house to brew good Longjing tea to treat each other.

Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, lived luxuriously, and he was also quite particular about the way of eating, and he was even more famous among the officials in the court.

Longjing tea was soon ready, and as soon as the maid came up, she gave Xu Youzhen tea first.

After serving the tea, Xu Youzhen sniffed it slightly, and then opened his mouth to Wang Xiaofeng and said: "People among the officials say that Lord Wang is particular about the way of eating, and he has the legacy of Confucius who can't cut the right way and doesn't eat. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's praise, Wang Xiaofeng hurriedly avoided the seat and opened his mouth to Xu Youzhen and said: "What the adults said is to make the villain embarrassed and intoxicated with this, which is not beneficial to the people of the family and the country. ”

When Xu Youzhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang praises the old man like this, and the old man can't afford it. ”

When Wang Xiaofeng heard this, he then spoke: "Lord Xu, please make tea." ”

Xu Youzhen raised the teacup and saluted Wang Xiaofeng, and then said, "Lord Wang, please too." ”

After the two of them drank, Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth and said to Xu Youzhen: "Lord Xu has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and today he is here, and the humble house is full of brilliance, so I don't know why Lord Xu is here today?" ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's glance, Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and said: "What Lord Wang said is very true, the old man came to visit today, and he really had to suffer. ”

Seeing Xu Youzhen say this, Wang Xiaofeng's heart moved, and he asked hesitantly: Lord Xu is in a high position, and the emperor is also obedient to Lord Xu. ”

Xu Youzhen heard Wang Xiaofeng's question, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Lord Wang smells good, the old man seems to be infinitely beautiful, but in fact, he is walking on thin ice. In the middle of the DPRK and abroad, there are countless people who oppose the old man, and there are even some insidious and cunning villains, who like to deceive from the side the most, and repeatedly plot against them, which is the most unguardable. ”

Wang Xiaofeng has always been informal, and when he heard Xu Youzhen's feelings, he knew in his heart that Xu Youzhen was troubled.

Thinking like this, Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth and asked: "Lord Xu, could it be that someone is making waves and wants to break ground on Lord Xu's head." The person who wants to come to the court and is not on good terms with the adults and wants to deal with the adults is also a thief and traitor with Shi Heng's wolf heart. ”

Xu Youzhen said: "That's right, this person is not someone else, it is Shi Heng." ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard Xu Youzhen's words, so he asked: "What kind of dirty thing did Shi Hengyou do to adults. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's question, Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and said, "Shi Heng sent someone to rob the little girl. ”

When the secretary of the military department heard Xu Youzhen's words, he was quite surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Lord Xu, Shi Heng really did such an unseemly thing. How Shi Heng did such a thing is really incredible. ”