Wen Yi packed several large pieces of luggage, checked the things he was going to bring back to Cannes again, and began to silently recall the preferences of the families of several military attachés, thinking about what he needed to bring to them as gifts when he came back after the New Year.

Clothing materials are the safest choice, but the colors and patterns must be carefully chosen; The ladies of the two families are younger and love to dress up, but they can give some rouge gouache perfume or small jewelry that is not very valuable but exquisitely made; A few families have brought old ladies here, and they can consider sending some of the most common tonic herbs; For those with children, the overseas toys sold in the shops in Cannes may be overjoyed.

Wen Yi didn't plan to prepare too expensive gifts, so as not to give people the impression that their husband and wife wanted to buy people's hearts with money, but if some small favors were used well, they would be able to make good friends with the families of these military attachés, and with the influence of their families, these military attaches would be closer and more convinced of Liu Dongxing, right?

Liu Dongxing walked in from outside the door: "What are you doing?" I'm leaving tomorrow, but I've packed my luggage? ”

Wen Yi looked up with a smile: "It's almost cleaned up, and the rest will be cleaned up before going out tomorrow morning." Have you explained everything in the yamen? ”

Liu Dongxing nodded: "I have arranged everything that can be arranged, and I just hope that this New Year can pass peacefully." If King Kang's Mansion can allow the people in the city to have a peaceful New Year, I will consider being merciful when dealing with them in the future. ”

Wen Yi glanced at him amusedly: "If you really think so, why did you specially ask General Cheng to stay in the garrison and order the elite soldiers in the camp to be on call at any time?" Didn't you think that King Kang's Mansion might take advantage of the New Year? ”

Liu Dongxing shook his head: "Just in case." Although the group of people in King Kang's Mansion are stupid, King Zheng is still a little smart, and he must also have shrewd staff around him, otherwise there would be no way to hide from the imperial court and bring Qingzhou and Jinnan into his control. At the time of the New Year, the officials and soldiers in various places were on vacation, and if they rebelled at this time, they could indeed catch the imperial court off guard, but Kangcheng was different. It is the largest port along the Dongjiang River, and it is also an important commercial town, and there are many wealthy people in the surrounding towns, from the beginning of the lunar month, until after the Lantern Festival, they will gather in Kangcheng, or buy New Year's goods, or play and enjoy the lanterns, the people who enter and exit the city gate every day do not know how many, and it is difficult to trace the identity of each person. At this time, the army rebelled, and the current Kang Wangfu was unable to control the situation in the city at all. If you can't control the city gates and sit back and watch the crowd of outsiders pour into the city, how can you guarantee that there will be no people from the imperial court? Can they still rely on the dilapidated façade of the palace to protect themselves? ”

There is one more thing he hasn't said, according to the investigation of the General Administration Division, King Kang's Mansion does not have a reliable army for him to call on at all, and if he wants to control Kangcheng, it is impossible to rely only on a few government officials they have bribed, or the little troops stationed in the city, this King Zheng will not know. If he wanted to make his troops line along the south bank of the Dongjiang River and cut off cross-strait exchanges, it was very likely that he wanted to use the people of the Rong'an garrison. This is probably the reason why he met the new Rong'an garrison general on the dock on the outskirts of Beijing and met with the people of King Kang's mansion. His former comrade went to the Rong'an garrison a month earlier than him, and he must have almost subdued his subordinates at this time, but the other party may never have imagined that the master of the East Palace already knew about it, right? Presumably, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already made arrangements, and the various deployments he made in the Kangnan garrison are also to prevent Rong'an's officers and soldiers from reaching out to Kangcheng.

Wen Yi didn't know what he was thinking, but he was a little pitiful of the soldiers who were ordered to stay in the camp and stand by, they couldn't leave, and their families must not be able to live a good and stable year. So she smiled and said: "According to me, since it is necessary to let the elite soldiers stay in Kangnan just in case, then after the matter of King Kang's Mansion settles down, we must find a way to appease these soldiers and their families." It's rare to celebrate the New Year, but they may not even be able to eat a stable reunion dinner. ”

Liu Dongxing suddenly had an epiphany, he actually neglected this. If it is a pure military camp, the upper side has an order, and it is for the sake of business, whether the soldiers below are assembled according to the order, or whether they are left in the camp and are not allowed to go out at will, it is a matter of course. The law in the army is strict, how can anyone be allowed to complain? But Connan wasn't just a military camp. As a garrison, there are also families of the army around, and it is their existence that makes up today's Kangnan Town. These people cannot be ignored. As the chief general, if he blindly ruled by the military and ignored the influence of his family on the soldiers, it would not be beneficial for him to control the power of the garrison in the future.

He smiled and took Wen Yi's hand: "Good lady, thanks to you for reminding me, you are really my virtuous helper." If it weren't for you, how could I successfully subdue the hearts of my subordinates? ”

Wen Yi smiled slightly: "You have said too much, I just remind you one or two words on trivial matters, you are doing all the right things, if you are a fool, no matter how virtuous and capable I am, what's the use?" ”

Liu Dongxing smiled and kissed the back of her hand, hugged her and said: "Let's think about it, when this matter is over, several military attachés will have the opportunity to be promoted, but the soldiers below will not get any benefits, so they must be asked to get some light, so that they will not work in vain." ”

"You discuss these things with your subordinates, what use can I do as a woman?" Wen Yi didn't plan to meddle in, this was already a military affair, and she knew the taboos of the female dependents of the official eunuchs.

Liu Dongxing didn't care: "Then I'll discuss with them." Good lady, if there is anything wrong with me in the future, you must remind me again. ”

Wen Yi smiled sweetly and did not respond, but her heart was indescribably relaxed. She knew that her position in her husband's heart had been stabilized again, and the shadow brought by Yunni's matter would slowly disappear in a short time. Maybe sometimes she disagrees with him, and she may not be able to help him, but she is still his good helper, and in addition to being a competent wife, she has many advantages that make him inseparable from her.

However, to Wen Yi's surprise, this shadow faded faster than she imagined.

On the carriage back to Cannes, Liu Dongxing took the initiative to mention Yunni to her: "You don't have to worry about her anymore, I discussed with Hu Jinquan, although this girl is easy to talk to, she is a little stubborn, and she is loyal to her mother and Zhu Jiayi." Now that she has decided that you are a good person, and you speak vaguely, she has never been vigilant, so she obediently told the truth, once she knows that you and I are against King Kang's Mansion, and will never help us again, then it will be a surprise If King Kang's Mansion has precautions, things will be troublesome in the future. Now that they have not openly rebelled, there is still a high prestige in this Kangcheng, and even the people of the court will inevitably suffer, so it is better not to face them head-on, or not to face them head-on. So we intend to find another way. ”

Wen Yi asked, "What method are you going to use?" If he could find another way, the General Administration Department would have found it a long time ago, how could he pin his hopes on a little girl like Yunni? She looked at Liu Dongxing with suspicion: "You won't give up Yunni's line just because of my words, right?" It's not smart to do that. She didn't think Liu Dongxing was a person who forgot his official duties because of selfishness.

Liu Dongxing smiled: "The lady misunderstood, I said another way, not to give up Yunni's line, but to give up Yunni as a person." Do you remember that when Yunni and we first met, she mentioned that some of the old servants of King Kang's Mansion were kicked out of the palace because they offended Wang Yongtai? ”

Wen Yi understood: "You want to use these people? I remember hearing before that there were quite a few people who had been arranged to be in the courtyard over there, and some of them must be available to the imperial court, right? ”

"Yes, but we're not going to let them do it." Liu Dongxing's smile was a little mocking, "They have been kicked out, and it is impossible to return to King Kang's mansion to grasp the real power again, and we don't have that much to spare." And after all, they have been serving in King Kang's Mansion for generations, but they only have conflicts with Wang Yongtai and Zhu Jiayi, which does not mean that they will betray King Kang's family. We can provide them with a temporary stable life, as for what they want to do in the future, that is their business, if they are willing to listen to our arrangement, then of course it is the best, if they want to go to Beijing to join the prince Zhu Jingshen, we can also provide them with a little travel expenses, but we will never trust them, and we will not tell the truth frankly. Lao Hu plans to find a reason, such as having a personal grudge with Wang Yongtai, etc., to coax those people to do something trivial for us, the risk is not great, it is enough for them to return to their past residence and pass the news to the other old servants of King Kang's mansion. ”

Wen Yi was a little confused when he heard this: "You want them to send a message to the old servants in King Kang's Mansion who did not participate in the rebellion, so as to plot against these people?" ”

Liu Dongxing laughed even deeper: "There's no need to be so troublesome, we just need to rebel against one person." ”

"Alone?" Wen Yi frowned, and suddenly remembered, "Is it Widow Qin?" ”

It turns out that Liu Dongxing and the people of the General Administration Department did not intend to give up the original plan at all, but in order to increase their certainty, they transferred what they originally planned to let Yunni do to Widow Qin Although Widow Qin was excluded by Wang Yongtai, she still had some weight in front of Zhu Jiayi, and if she came out, it was more likely to persuade Zhu Jiayi to get out of Wang Yongtai's control.

It's just that Wen Yi is still a little worried: "Can this be done?" Widow Qin is not like Yunni, she is not so easy to fool. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled slightly: "Who is going to fool her?" Isn't she busy stringing up the rest of King Kang's old servants in an attempt to deal with Wang Yongtai? In fact, as long as Zhu Jiayi is still under Wang Yongtai's control for a day, she will not succeed, and according to Qin Yunni, Wang Yongtai has controlled Zhu Jiayi in the palm of her hand through the girl named Xiuyun. Widow Qin wants to turn over, unless she snatches Zhu Jiayi back, hides it in a place that the other party doesn't know, and persuades Zhu Jiayi to follow her orders, so that she can get a bargaining chip with Wang Yongtai again. It's a pity that she can't figure this out now, so why don't we remind her? ”

Wen Yi was skeptical. She always felt that things might not go so smoothly. Those old servants who were kicked out of the palace were originally hostile to the Qin widow, if it weren't for the Qin widow to help Wang Yongtai eliminate dissidents, they would not have ended up where they are now, in the face of the old people who had been victimized by themselves, would the Qin widow really believe their words?

Facts have proved that the Department of Communications is indeed unique in controlling people's hearts. When Wen Yi and Dongxing returned to Cannes, as soon as they entered the city gate, someone brought the latest news to the latter.

Among the old servants, there are two mothers-in-law who have always been at odds with the Qin widow, they have recently returned to the back streets of the palace, and have rubbed shoulders with the Qin widow twice, making fun of the other party as soon as they were used up and abandoned, sooner or later they will be homeless on the street like them, but they are loyal to the prince of Kang, so God blessed them with good luck to find a new errand, and now life is no worse than before, just waiting to see the tragic ending of the other party. was so angry that Widow Qin almost made a move, but fortunately, several neighbors pulled her desperately, so she spared the two mothers-in-law.

And another daughter-in-law who was related to the Qin family, when she went back to the back street of the palace to visit relatives, she "encountered" the Qin widow in another family, not only did not hate the other party for framing her, but thanked the other party's daughter Yunni for helping her family and introducing a good errand. Widow Qin remembered that Yun Ni seemed to have mentioned this errand, but she was angry at the time and didn't listen carefully, only then did she know that Yun Ni had introduced the errand to others, and couldn't help but secretly scold her daughter for being nosy. But this daughter-in-law's attitude is kind, and she is now happy to make friends with several old servants of the palace, and she is strong. The daughter-in-law was chatting at home, according to Hu Jinquan's instructions, and unintentionally revealed that sentence to the other party.

Widow Qin listened, although she didn't say anything, but looking at that look, it didn't seem to be unmoved. Now it's just waiting for her to move.

Liu Dongxing showed a satisfied smile on his face, and raised his eyebrows at Wen Yi: "How?" In fact, it is much easier to move the Qin widow than to convince Yunni. Their family is ambitious, and for the sake of power and interests, whether it is the owner or relatives, they can use it. As long as we poke at her weakness, even if she doesn't know who we are, she can be of use to us. ”

Wen Yi didn't say anything. Since it was up to Widow Qin to take action, then she didn't have to interfere. Even if Yun Ni complains in the future, it is Widow Qin's own choice. However, she didn't forget to remind Liu Dongxing: "Do you want to think of a way to get Yunni out of King Kang's mansion first?" Although the imperial court does not plan to make a big deal out of it, it is naturally more foolproof if Yunni can stay out of the matter in advance. ”

Liu Dongxing said: "We have already returned, you Ming'er asked someone to pass on Qin Yunni, no matter what the reason, just persuade her to go elsewhere." We can also hint to Widow Qin and ask her to send Yunni to arrange a hiding place, so that in the future, she will have a place to stay when she takes Zhu Jiayi away. ”

Wen Yi responded with a smile, and at this time the carriage had already returned to the small courtyard they bought. Liu Dongxing helped Wen Yi get out of the car, and a family member came out of the door, Wen Yi asked, "Miss Six, how are you doing these days?" The family replied, "Miss Six is fine, she went out early this morning, saying that she was going to the street to see the excitement." ”

Wen Yi was puzzled: "What's going on in the city today?" ”

Liu Dongxing said with a smile: "You don't know, the rules of this Cannes, every New Year, from the twenty-second day of the lunar month, will tie a flower stand to hang lanterns, hold a lantern show, in addition to a variety of novel lanterns, there are fresh flowers, New Year's goods, local specialties and other goods for sale, there will be countless people outside the city to come to see and play, no matter day and night are very lively, until the sixteenth night of the first month, before resting." Today is the twenty-second day of the lunar month, and tomorrow is the New Year, presumably the lanterns have been set up on the street, and the hawkers have begun to do business. If you go early, you might be able to get something good. ”

"There is such an allusion?" Wen Yi became interested, and was about to ask Liu Dongxing to accompany him for a walk, but suddenly thought that the other party was on important business, so he changed his words, "When the sixth sister comes back, I want to inquire carefully, there are some new things to sell on the street." ”

The couple entered the house, each freshened up without mentioning it, and then changed into homely clothes, planning to rest for a while, and heard the noise in the front yard, it seemed that Wen Hui was back.

Liu Dongxing frowned, put down the teacup in his hand, and said to Wen Yi, "I'll go to the study room across the courtyard and sit down." ”

Wen Yi put on a cloak for him and sent him out, sighing secretly in his heart: When I bought this house, I didn't think too much about it, but at this time, Wen Hui came here to live and often came to the main house, Liu Dongxing stayed here It was inconvenient, and I had to think of a way.

Wen Huifeng swept through the door and threw her cloak angrily. Seeing this, Wen Yi smiled and asked, "Why did you come back so early?" The lantern festival won't be lively until night, right? ”

"You're back? I just saw the ninth brother-in-law. Wen Hui didn't answer, snatched the cup and poured half a cup of tea, before saying depressedly, "Don't mention that there is no lantern festival in the city this year, it's really unreasonable, obviously it was fine yesterday, and the merchants have already set up the shelves, why did they suddenly say that they wouldn't do it?" ”

Wen Yi was stunned: "Don't do it?" Isn't that the rule of Cannes? Okay, why don't you do it? ”

"Who knows?" Wen Hui slapped the cup on the table abruptly, "It's a mess on the street, others say that it was an order from King Kang's mansion, saying that there were thieves in the mansion, and in order to prevent thieves from fishing in troubled waters, there will be no lantern festival this year." Where is King Kang's Mansion now? A few minions dare to bluff people with a big banner."

Wen Yi stood up suddenly, looking shocked.

King Kang's Mansion was robbed? What's going on? What did they lose?。.。

More to, address (to be continued)