Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's question, Xu Youzhen replied: "Have you ever heard of a strange thing these days? ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard Xu Youzhen's words, so he said in a dialect: "Strange things, what strange things, the lower officials don't know anything. ”

Xu Youzhen opened his mouth to explain: "I also listened to the message from the market in this matter, and there is no conclusive evidence, but it is indeed related to Shi Heng." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen mention the message, Wang Xiaofeng patted his head and said: "Lord Xu mentioned this, I remembered it, yesterday I heard that Shi Heng's son Shi Weifeng disappeared in the academy for no reason, and the head of the academy sent people to look for it for a long time, but he didn't even find any clues. Later, he sent someone to ride to Shifu to inform him of the incident. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's words, Xu Youzhen nodded and said: "The message that the old man heard also stopped here, but Shi Heng felt that the old man's disappearance was the old man's doing, and he actually sent someone to the old man's house to secretly kidnap the little girl. ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard Xu Youzhen's words, and couldn't help but be shocked and said: "Lord Xu, if there is such a thing, it can't be done. Shi Heng must have lost his mind. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's words, Xu Youzhen nodded and said: "Shi Heng loves his son very much, and the old man can come out considerately, but even if his son Shi Weifeng is missing, how can he deduct this urine basin on the old man's head, and also send someone to kidnap the old man's beloved daughter, which makes the old man's house restless." ”

Wang Xiaofeng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "Lord Xu has real evidence in hand." ”

Xu Youzhen then said: "The old man wrote a letter to Shi Heng, which has confirmed the matter, and the old man's daughter wants to come to Shi Mansion. Today, the old man took the liberty to come to the door, just to borrow the power of Lord Wang to quickly save my daughter from the sea of suffering. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Wang Xiaofeng, who had a gap with Shi Heng, patted his chest and replied: "This is really the case, please rest assured that Lord Xu will come out for Lord Li tomorrow." ”

When Xu Youzhen heard him say this, she nodded gratefully and said, "Lord Wang is so helpful, Xu is really grateful." ”

Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, heard Xu Youzhen's words, so he said: "How can Lord Xu say this, if it weren't for Lord Xu's support behind him, I am afraid that the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War would have been taken away by Shi Heng's faction." If you really talk about this matter, it is because the lower officials need more adults. ”

Hearing him say this, Xu Youzhen shook his head and said: "Lord Wang is proud to honor the book of the Ministry of Fake Soldiers is the emperor's grace, no matter how powerful Shi Heng is, he is not as big as the emperor, and the old man naturally does not need to mention it, Lord Wang's appointment to this position is the current emperor's trust in Lord Wang." ”

When Wang Xiaofeng heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu is promoting beauty to others, and the lower official is the piece of material, the lower official understands in his heart that if it were not for Lord Xu to carry and support him over the years, it would be impossible for the lower official to rise to the top of the ministry even if he is lucky." Speaking of which, it is still the help of Lord Xu that can do this. ”

When Xu Youzhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "Well, since Lord Wang is such a person, the old man will also plunder the beauty today, which can be regarded as a merit of greed." ”

When Wang Xiaofeng heard this, he hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Lord Xu, this is a merit of greed, according to the lower officials, this is well deserved, and it is deserved." ”

Xu Youzhen saw that Wang Xiaofeng respected him so much, and he was naturally extremely happy in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang, you see how to deal with the matter of the old man's beloved daughter." ”

Seeing that Xu Youzhen turned the topic to his daughter Xu Qixin, Wang Xiaofeng said: "My lord, judging from the current situation, things are not complicated, if the person who kidnapped Lord Xu's beloved daughter is really afraid of the mad Shi Heng, then the adult must be in the Shifu, and tomorrow I will order the generals of the infantry yamen to lead the elite soldiers and strong generals to go to the Shifu with the adults." ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's expression, Xu Youzhen was overjoyed, thought for a while, and then opened his mouth to him and said, "Lord Wang, you are not afraid of offending Lord Shi Hengshi for me." ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard Xu Youzhen's question, so he opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu, you also know that Shi Heng is often picky about the lower officials in the court, and the lower officials and Shi Heng have never been on good terms. ”

Seeing that Wang Xiaofeng said that he also had a trump card in his hand, Xu Youzhen's heart couldn't help but move slightly, and said pretendedly: "Oh, Lord Wang still has a trump card in his hand, I don't know what trump card it is." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's question, Wang Xiaofeng said with a little embarrassment: "It's a little difficult for the lower official to say this matter, but since Lord Xu asked, then the lower official can be straightforward, and the trump card of the lower official is Lord Xu." ”

Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth to say such words, Xu Youzhen couldn't help but smile and said: "Lord Wang won't be sleeping and talking in his sleep, how did the old man become the trump card of adults." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's question, Wang Xiaofeng hurriedly opened his mouth and explained: "Lord Xu, don't believe it, from the current situation, where can anyone in the court compare with Lord Xu, even if Shi Heng relied on the emperor's favor some time ago and leaned towards the government and the opposition, wouldn't he have been beaten back to his original form by the lord with a concert." In this way, although there are many high-ranking officials in the court, not enough are all clay puppets with a vegetarian meal, as long as Lord Xu is the person in charge of the court, the minister of the pillar stone. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's words, Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang praises the old man like this, how can the old man bear it." ”

Wang Xiaofeng said: "Lord Xu, what the official just said is definitely not a beautiful word. It is a very ordinary truth, just say that Shi Heng suffered a big loss a few days ago, that is a matter of common sight between the government and the opposition, the emperor sent a holy decree to reprimand Shi Heng, and everyone in the world knows it, no matter what, the lord is really the meritorious pillar of the court, and there is no second person who can compare. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng say this, Xu Youzhen, who was slapped on the back, said: "Lord Wang is really polite, the old man is already old, and if he retires in the future, the court will have to rely on the support of Geng Jie's ministers like Lord Wang." ”

Wang Xiaofeng was extremely flattered when he heard Xu Youzhen's words, and hurriedly said to Xu Youzhen: "Where does Lord Xu say, Lord Xu is young and rich, and he can also do things for the emperor and the court for decades. ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's words, Xu Youzhen laughed and said: "Lord Wang doesn't have to be humble, what Lord Wang has done is in the eyes of the emperor and the old man, if so, the old man will not sponsor the Lord with the emperor to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of War, from the current situation, the old man is old and weak, I am afraid that it is already not eternal, if the time is right, the old man will propose in front of the emperor that Lord Wang take over the old man's class." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Wang Xiaofeng hurriedly knelt down at Xu Youzhen and said: "Lord Xu is so gracious, I don't know how to repay it in this life." ”

Xu Youzhen smiled and helped Wang Xiaofeng up, and then said: "Lord Wang, this is the outside, the princes of the court, there are few people who can meet the eyes of the old man, and the old man who can appreciate is only Lord Wang. ”

Seeing that Xu Youzhen had such expectations for herself, Wang Xiaofeng hurriedly said: "The lower officials can get Lord Xu's blue eyes like this, and they are willing to die in this life." ”

Xu Youzhen heard this, and said: "Lord Wang's words are serious, his words are serious, there are still many things in the court that need to be taken care of by Lord Wang, and the old man of the court will entrust him with the plan of the court in the future." ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard that Xu Youzhen had such a promise of entrustment, and hurriedly waved his hand at him and said: "Lord Xu doesn't have to be so polite, right now Lord Xu is above the court, and the civil and military officials such as the lower officials are all the only ones who look forward to Lord Xu, no matter how the situation changes, the lower officials will definitely stand on Lord Xu's side." ”

Hearing Wang Xiaofeng's statement, Xu Youzhen also said with some emotion: "Lord Xu can speak like this, the old man is at ease, and he will have to entrust Your Excellency to tomorrow." ”

Wang Xiaofeng heard Xu Youzhen's instructions, so he patted his chest and spoke: "Please rest assured, from the current situation, tomorrow the official will personally select elite soldiers and strong generals, and follow Lord Xu to lead the troops to Shiheng Mansion and his party." ”

"Then there is Lord Lao Wang to help, the old man thanked him in advance." Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and said.

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu doesn't have to be so polite, these things are what the lower officials should do." ”

Xu Youzhen was worried about her beloved daughter, so she thanked Wang Xiaofeng again and again: "Thank you Lord Wang for your help." ”

And Wang Xiaofeng opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu doesn't have to be polite, from the moment it seems that helping Lord Xu is also helping himself." Shi Heng is a villain, and the lower officials have long wanted to treat him, but he has no chance. Your Excellency's announcement today is a great opportunity. ”

After the two discussed and stopped, Xu Youzhen followed Wang Xiaofeng to say goodbye and go back.

After saying goodbye and going back, Xu Youzhen carefully sniffed the situation of the servants in the Wen family's thorough investigation, and the servants all said that the entire Xu Mansion was turned over and searched several times, but there was still no news.

Xu Youzhen heard that these servants under his command had such words, and sat there for a long time, and felt more and more that the disappearance of his beloved daughter was Shi Heng's unintentional ghost, and after thinking about it for a while, he wrote a letter, detailing the matter of going to the military department tomorrow to borrow troops to search for people in Shi Heng's mansion, and then sent someone to see the letter and send it to Li Xian for a look.

After Li Xian took a look at it, he felt that this matter was not trivial, so he rushed to Jian Huaizhen overnight, passed on the news, and asked Jian Huaizhen to decide the matter.

After Jian Huaizhen learned the news from Li Xian's mouth, he spoke to Li Xian: "Xu Youzhen loves her daughter very much, and she is already out of proportion, with Shi Heng's cunning and cunning rabbit three holes, even if she kidnaps Xu Youzhen's daughter, she will never put it in her own home. This kind of approach will definitely not be able to deal with Shi Heng, and Shi Heng will never let Xu Youzhen and Wang Xiaofeng search people so easily, if this plan fails, Shi Heng will go to the emperor to complain and accuse Xu Youzhen, and Xu Youzhen will be embarrassed at that time. ”

When Li Xian heard this, he said to Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, in this way, this is a good opportunity to cut off Xu Youzhen. If you acquiesce to it, it will be a way to cut off Xu Youzhen first. ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Li Xian's suggestion, thought carefully for a while, and then said: "This matter is by no means so easy. If Xu Youzhen is defeated, Shi Heng's power will be damaged, and once it grows bigger in the future, it will become more and more out of control. The vines and grass are still uneliminable, let alone a traitor like Shi Heng who has a city in his chest and a treacherous plan in his belly. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xianfang realized this problem.

After perceiving this situation, Li Xian admired Jian Huaizhen more and more in his heart, judging from the current situation, it is indeed possible to take the opportunity to take advantage of the fight between Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng, but even if the consequences of taking the position can easily remove Xu Youzhen from power, but there is no damage to Shi Heng's power, and the emperor will rely on Shi Heng wholeheartedly in the future, so it will be more and more difficult to deal with Shi Heng.

In this way, the method of treating one economy and harming one economy is definitely not the best policy.

With an insight into this matter in his heart, Li Xian said to Jian Huaizhen: "Eldest Princess, judging from the current situation, the situation is just as the princess said, even if you can bring Xu Youzhen down, but you can't shake Shi Heng's words, it is not a good strategy. ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "What Lord Li said is not bad at all, from the current situation, it seems that only Xu Youzhen is overthrown, and Shi Heng cannot be attacked, it is definitely not a good thing, from the current situation, even if Xu Youzhen is easily cut off, but at most, the power of Xu Youzhen's faction is transferred to Shi Heng's command, according to Shi Heng, Shi Heng is a military general, and he has already controlled half of the military forces in the court. It's going to be extremely difficult to get out of hand. ”

Jian Huaizhen said this, Li Xian thought so, and said to Jian Huaizhen: "What the eldest princess said is extremely true, judging from the current situation, if things evolve into such a situation, for you and me, things will not be so simple, once Shi Heng's power grows and dominates the court, it will be ten times more difficult to cut off Shi Heng than now." ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Li Xian's words, so he said to Li Xian: "Lord Li is very worried, and at the moment, he can only provoke Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng to be hostile to each other, but he can't let them divide the victory and defeat too early. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian said: "What the eldest princess means is that Xu Youzhen's plan doesn't work, and it will delay the big thing." Does the eldest princess want me to take this opportunity to wake up Xu Youzhen? ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded at Li Xian and said, "That's exactly what he said." ”

Xu Youzhen continued to ask: "From the letter sent by Xu Youzhen, Xu Youzhen has already discussed with Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to stop, and as soon as he leaves tomorrow, he will go to the lobby of the Ministry of War to borrow troops, the eldest princess, how should the lower officials advise Xu Youzhen to dispel this idea, after all, Xu Youzhen thinks that her beloved daughter is besieged, and she will definitely not give up." ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly and said, "If you ask to go to another family, there is naturally no way to think about it, but this matter happens to fall into the hands of us and others, and things will not be so difficult." ”

Li Xian heard Jian Huaizhen's words, so he stepped forward and asked: "The eldest princess, the lower officials still don't understand, this matter should be understood, so that everyone can be happy, according to the current situation of Xu Youzhen, he is already dizzy, according to the lower officials, it seems that Xu Youzhen invoked Wang Xiaofeng, the secretary of the military department, and already wants to tear his face with Shi Heng." ”

Hearing Li Xian's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "What Master Li said is not bad at all, Xu Youzhen is already ready to break the cauldron and fight against the water, but now is not the time for Xu Youzhen to act like this, and now the only way to do this is to let Xu Youzhen put down this strategy first, so that the situation can be gradually controlled into the hands of us." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he opened his mouth and asked: "Judging from the current situation, things are by no means so simple, the eldest princess has a good way to save the current situation, please give me instructions." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he spoke: "It's not difficult to say this, but it still needs to be mediated by Lord Li. ”

Li Xian heard Jian Huaizhen's words, and suddenly felt perk, and said to Jian Huaizhen: "Please also ask the eldest princess to show me." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "This matter is also extremely simple, from the current situation, Xu Youzhen wants Shi Heng to let his daughter go, and Shi Heng also suspects that it was Xu Youzhen behind Xu Youzhen's secret instructions to do it, Shi Heng is such a gentleman, then Lord Li can just take this opportunity to mediate and continue to provoke the relationship between Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then spoke: "The eldest princess means that the lower officials can't dredge up the middle. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he smiled and said, "Master Li has obtained nothing bad, just to dredge it up for the two of you." ”

Li Xian heard Jian Huaizhen say this, and slightly understood, but he still felt a little suffocating in his heart, so he asked Jian Huaizhen: "The eldest princess, how should the lower officials dredge up to be effective." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "The matter is not complicated, judging from the current situation, as long as you convince Xu Youzhen first." Lord Li can tell Xu Youzhen tomorrow that it is very unwise to raise troops to attack Shiheng's mansion, because once the emperor learns about this, he will feel in his heart that Lord Xu Youzhen has left the court and the emperor and gone his own way. In this way, Xu Youzhen can borrow troops to deal with Shi Heng, is it also superficial that Xu Youzhen can also borrow troops to attack Da Nei and conspire against him. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Li Xian patted his thigh and then spoke: "What the eldest princess said, how could the lower officials not think of this, judging from the current situation, it is not easy to calm Xu Youzhen's anger, and if you want to persuade Xu Youzhen, only if you know the benefits, can it work." What the eldest princess said made Li Xian suddenly open the hut and suddenly open up. ”