Late at night. Princess's House.

The hall is lit up.

Zi Yan led three maids and distributed drinks and snacks to the desks of each of the participating generals.

They had been talking here for more than an hour, and they were a little sleepy and needed to relax their attention a little.

Zi Yan personally put a pot of warm liquor on the desk of Zhong Dinghe, and said with a smile: "General Zhong, this wine has special medicinal herbs added to it, which can invigorate blood and disperse poison, please drink it slowly." ”

Pippi Elephant laughed and said, "My poison has long been cured!"

Zi Yan was wearing a pale green water-sleeved long skirt, with a graceful figure, and said with a smile: "When I heard that you were poisoned, I cried like killing a pig." ”

"Who said that?" Pipsqueak said without changing his face, "Brother, when have I ever cried? ”

Xiong Zhuangzhuang probed over and said: "You have a fart credit, if it weren't for Tianjia detoxifying you, you would really be a dead elephant!"

"Why don't I have credit? At least I played, and you didn't even play!" Pippi Elephant became more and more excited the more he spoke, and suddenly stood up and said: "Princess, we have been sitting here and talking for a long time, and we have talked about that little thing during the day, broken and crushed several times, and I will ask, do I have any credit for winning the competition today?"

He Xiaoduo was a little stunned.

It is very common for military generals to invite merit, but with her understanding of Pi Pi Xiang, it makes no sense that this kind of thing happened to him.

Such an insignificant little feat, why even go out of his way to boast about it? How can it be said that Pi Pi Xiang is also from a family of military generals, and after graduating from the First Star Academy, his vision is not so low, right?

Xiong Zhuangzhuang first shouted: "! You are drunk before you drink the wine, sit down for me!"

He slapped the table vigorously and said, "Pipixiang, are your bones crispy, do you want me to relax for you?"

Zhong Dinghe remained stunned and continued: "Princess, tell me about it!"

He Xiaoduo smiled bitterly: "Of course there is merit!

"And what do you reward me?"

"What reward do you want?" He Xiaoduo was thundered by him again, and could only follow his words and ask.

Pippi's neck shrank suddenly, shook his thick knotted shoulders, and said with a smile: "My shoulder hurts, if you ask the Purple Goose girl to press it for me, it will be a reward!"

The generals burst out laughing.

In the hall, in addition to the generals of the Longjia Army, Dai Zhong, Wen Yanxin, Zhang Pei, Fan Ye, Liu Yichen, Li Gaotang and other major figures were there, and the scene was originally very solemn. Zhong Dinghe and He Xiaoduo invited credit in person, and everyone was surprised, but they were still a little nervous. I'm afraid that he will say something rebellious and confused, so that everyone can't get off the stage.

However, Zhong Dinghe just asked Ziyan to press his shoulder, so everyone could treat it as a joke.

Xiong Zhuangzhuang praised: "Damn, it's so obscene, it has the demeanor of my youth!"

He vigorously shouted: "Don't look at who Ziyan is, just kidding, turn around and Lao Tzu will clean you up!" He is trying to protect Long Yuandong's face. Because in his opinion, the purple goose is the forbidden belly of Long Yuandong, a friend's wife, don't be bullied!

Long Yuandong knew what He Dali meant, but he could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

Zi Yan did have a trace of affection for him, and of course he could feel it. But Zi Yan is He Xiaoduo's personal maid, even if Long Yuandong likes her, it is impossible for him to cross He Xiaoduo and have any ambiguous expression towards Zi Yan. On the contrary, in order to make it less embarrassing to meet each other, his attitude towards Ziyan was even more polite and polite than He Dali, Xiong Zhuangzhuang, Zhong Dinghe and others.

Zhong Dinghe dared to make a joke about Ziyan, but he didn't dare.

What's more, in Long Yuandong's heart, there is another person living there.

He Xiaoduo laughed and said, "What kind of place are you and me here?"

Pi Pi Xiang pretended to be aggrieved and said: "If you don't press it, you won't press it, alas! It seems that I have no fate with Miss Ziyan!"

The crowd laughed again.

Fan Ye, Liu Yichen, and Li Gaotang looked at each other, thinking that they had heard that the princess had a good relationship with the generals of the Longjia Army, and today they could be regarded as really insightful, and they were really extraordinary, and they even dared to make such jokes.

Who knew that Ziyan was not stage frightened, put down the wooden tray containing the wine, clapped his hands, and said generously: "General Zhong, you have made great contributions to the country, and the little woman will press it on you, and her face will shine!"

Now Pi Pi Xiang was uncomfortable, his mouth was full of ouches, ouches, screams and pressed her a few times, and said continuously: "Okay, okay!

"Look at your cowardice!" Xiong Zhuangzhuang said disdainfully.

"There is a thief's heart, but there is no thief's courage! Shame!" He Dali made up for it at the right time.

While everyone was laughing, Zi Yan smiled and stopped her hand, picked up the tray again, and continued to add snacks to others as if nothing had happened.

The guard outside the door suddenly came to report: "Master Shangshu Wei of the Criminal Department sent someone to send a post, inviting the princess to go to the Criminal Department to inspect in three days." ”

He Xiaoduo pinched the post with his right hand and muttered, "I remember that Lord Wei from the Criminal Department didn't seem to go to the banquet today. ”

Wen Yanxin nodded and said, "It seems that the influence of winning the competition at today's banquet has spread. ”

Before the words fell, another guard came to report: "Guanglu Temple, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, Dali Temple, Taifu Temple, Weiwei Temple, and Taifu Temple have sent tributes!

Wen Yanxin said with a smile: "Nine temples and five eunuchs, but there are seven temples and three eunuchs who have expressed their attitude, a good thing!"

He Xiaoduo was puzzled: "Guanglu Temple, Taichang Temple, and Honglu Temple are the mouths of the Ministry of Rites, and Dali Temple and the Criminal Department are in a line, and they sent the post, which was expected." The Taifu Temple, the Weiwei Temple, and the Ordnance Supervisor are all linked to the Ministry of War, and the Shaofu Supervisor and the General Supervisor belong to the category of the Ministry of Industry, and the Taifu Temple is the most deeply involved with the Ministry of Households.

The princess said very much. ”

Wen Yanxin thought about it seriously and said: "The Ministry of Industry has resources, the Ministry of Household has money, and in the future, the support of these two departments is indispensable." These two departments have always been neutral, and even on such an important day as today, they did not send a post directly, but let the close Shaofu Supervisor, Jiang Zuo Supervisor, and Taifu Temple indirectly show their goodwill, which shows that they not only recognize us, but also have their own considerations and concerns. If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, and we have to take our time and not rush it.

As for the posts of Taifu Temple, Weiwei Temple, and Ordnance Supervisor, it shows that there are differences within the military department, and they are not monolithic in favor of King Xuan, and at this point, we should be able to make a good fuss. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment have a good relationship with us, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are basically neutral, and the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War have always supported King Xuan in a clear manner. If we win the support of the Ministry of War, then in the next two years, King Xuan may not be able to pose a substantial threat to us. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, for so many years, it seems that the secretary of the military department has always been absent?" He Xiaoduo smiled faintly: "Let me see, this position is the most suitable for Uncle Wen to sit." ”

Wen Yanxin smiled.

If he becomes the secretary of the Ministry of War, it will be a great good thing for him personally and for He Xiaoduo.

But the position of the secretary of the military department, only the emperor has the right to appoint it, and it is not so easy to operate, He Xiaoduo has this will, Wen Yanxin is naturally happy, but it is inconvenient to say anything. In this way, if He Xiaoduo doesn't do it, it won't put too much pressure on her.