Shangguan Xiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Zhu'er sit." ”

After Tang Mingzhu sat down, Shangguan Xiu smiled and said, "It seems that Your Majesty is becoming more and more important now." ”

The visit to Du Ji was Cai Xiao and Tang Mingzhu, and this inspection of Tianjing, or Cai Xiao and Tang Mingzhu, gave people the feeling that Tang Mingzhu's status in the court of the Wind Country already had a tendency to be on an equal footing with Cai Xiao.

Tang Mingzhu's jade face was slightly red, and she whispered: "Brother-in-law, don't make fun of Zhu'er." In fact, now His Majesty does not value Zhu'er, but the council hall behind Zhu'er. ”

Tang Mingzhu saw this very thoroughly. Tang Ling doesn't like himself, Tang Mingzhu knows very well in his heart, although Tang Ling didn't show it, Tang Mingzhu just knows a woman's intuition.

Shangguan Xiu asked, "Zhu'er came to Tianjing this time to set up a council hall in Tianjing, right?"

Tang Mingzhu nodded and said, "Your Majesty has decreed that the council hall in Shangjing will be renamed the council government, and the council department established here in Tianjing. ”

Shangguan Xiu asked, "Is there a selection of Siqing?"

Tang Mingzhu shook his head and said with a smile: "Zhu'er hopes that her brother-in-law can recommend a suitable candidate." ”

Shangguan Xiu rubbed Tang Mingzhu's little head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Zhu'er can't count on others for everything, and there are some things that you should make up your own minds." ”

Tang Mingzhu whispered: "Zhu'er is worried that the person chosen may not be in line with her brother-in-law's wishes. ”

Shangguan Xiu smiled leisurely and said: "Since I recommended Zhu'er to be the Minister of Parliament, I naturally believe that Zhu'er has the ability to be a good Minister of Parliament, and I also believe that Zhu'er has the wisdom to know people. ”

When Tang Mingzhu heard this, he was quite moved and said, "Thank you brother-in-law for your trust in Zhu'er!"

Shangguan Xiu said with a smile: "The family doesn't have to talk about the two families anymore. He changed his words and said, "During the period in Tianjing, Zhu'er should try to go out as much as possible and not walk around. ”

Tang Mingzhu was surprised: "Tianjing is not peaceful now, are there still rebels in the city?"

Shangguan Xiu sighed lightly: "Tianjing has never been peaceful. ”

Since the Feng army captured Tianjing, the rebel rebels in the city have never stopped making noise, and the leaflets against the wind country are scattered everywhere, every next day, the walls of the streets and alleys are always plastered with curses against the wind country, encouraging the people of Ningnan to stand up together against the rule of the Feng country. Therefore, the Duwei Mansion wants to set up the Duwei Division in Tianjing, and Shangguan Xiu is still happy to see it, hoping that the Duwei Mansion can use the momentum of quelling the chaos in Shangjing to Tianjing.

Tang Mingzhu muttered in a low voice: "On the way to Tianjing, Lord Cai also said that after arriving in Tianjing, he will take Zhu'er to have a good time!"

Shangguan Xiu shrugged, he raised his head outward, and summoned, "Old Duan." ”

With his words, a black mist appeared in the room, and then, the black mist condensed into a human form, and Duan Qiyue was already standing in the room. Tang Mingzhu was startled, almost exclaimed, and subconsciously grabbed Shangguan Xiu's arm.

Duan Qiyue glanced at Tang Mingzhu, whose face was pale, grabbed his hair, intervened in the salute, and said, "Subordinates, see His Royal Highness, the county lord!"

Shangguan Xiu first patted Tang Mingzhu's trembling little hand, and then he said to Duan Qiyue: "Old Duan, you choose a few capable subordinates to protect the county lord." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Also," Shangguan Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "You send a message to Zhang Jiuwei on my behalf, just say that Cai Xiao is extremely dissatisfied with the people of Ningnan as the minister of the Governor's Mansion. ”

After waiting for a while, without waiting for Shangguan Xiu's next words, Duan Qiyue asked uncertainly, "Your Highness, there are no other words?"

"Enough. "Zhang Jiuwei is a very smart person, no matter what he says, he only needs to click to him, and he naturally understands it in his heart.

Duan Qiyue bowed in response, and didn't stop any longer, his body turned, and the person had disappeared in the house, leaving only a few faint wisps of black mist.

Doge's Palace.

Zhang Jiuwei received the message sent by Duan Qiyue, and his brows immediately twisted into a pimple.

Cai Xiao is the first auxiliary minister, the head of the civil officials of the Feng Kingdom, and he has won the trust and respect of His Majesty, and he is not satisfied with Ningnan people serving as ministers in the Governor's Palace, which is equivalent to dissatisfaction with his appointment as Minister of the Interior. Once His Majesty inspected Tianjing, Cai Xiao proposed impeachment to His Majesty, and he was afraid that his position as Minister of the Interior would not be kept.

But does Cai Xiao have a grudge against the people of Ningnan? No, the reason why he is not satisfied with the appointment of the people of Ningnan as the minister of the Governor's Mansion is, to put it bluntly, he is angry that he has not been able to insert his own people into it, and he is angry that the Governor's Mansion has failed to bring him tangible benefits.

Thinking about this, Zhang Jiuwei also understood the root of the problem.

Originally, he was still wondering whether he should visit Cai Xiao, but now it seems that there is no need to hesitate.

Zhang Jiuwei wrote a letter and sent his henchman's retinue to send it to Cai Xiao.

The content of the letter is not much, but the words are extremely polite, first stating his admiration for Cai Xiao, and then mentioning that he held a banquet in Yuhua Building tonight to wash the dust for Cai Xiao.

Cai Xiao didn't expect to receive Zhang Jiuwei's invitation, and read it from beginning to end, he sneered and threw the letter aside.

Cai Ba bowed, stepped forward, handed over a cup of tea, and at the same time, his eyes quickly swept over the letter, and said with a smile: "This Zhang Jiuwei is a clever and sensible person. ”

"Hehe!" Cai Xiao took the teacup, took a sip of tea, rinsed his mouth, spit it into the bucket on the side, and then took the handkerchief handed by Cai Ba, he wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "He was afraid that Shangguan Xiu would not be able to protect him, so he came to please me." ”

Cai Ba took back the handkerchief and said cautiously: "I heard that Zhang Jiuwei has done a good job in the Governor's Palace, and the affairs of all sizes are handled in an orderly manner, if the lord impeaches him in front of His Majesty, I am afraid that things may not go so smoothly." ”

"Well......" Cai Xiao lifted his robe, cocked Erlang's legs, and flicked the placket again.

"If Zhang Jiuwei is really clever enough to be used by the master, it is not impossible to keep him. ”

"Old eight, you mean, I should be invited to this banquet. ”

The villain thinks it's okay to go and see it. ”

"Oh. ”

"Pry open this brick, the entire wall will be loosened, and there will only be more and more Ningnan people who will take refuge in the master's side in the future. Didn't Shangguan Xiu like to reuse the people of Ningnan? ”

"Hehe......" Cai Xiao rolled his eyes, smiled on his back, patted Cai Ba's shoulder, and praised: "The eighth child has been following me for many years, and he has become more and more clever. ”

"The villain is stupid, all because the master teaches well. ”

Cai Xiao laughed, nodded, and said, "Okay, tonight, I'll go to meet this Master Zhang Jiuwei." ”

Yuhua Building, in Tianjing is a little-known restaurant, the foot of the ground is remote, the outside looks ordinary, the face door is a two-story pavilion, the courtyard inside is not small, but from the outside, ordinary, it also seems a little old and down.

However, Yuhualou is famous in the top aristocratic circle of Tianjing, here, as long as you have money, as long as you are willing to spend silver, you can buy anything.

That night, Cai Xiao took more than ten servants to Yuhua Tower for a banquet. Seeing the façade of Yuhua Building, Cai Xiao didn't have the urge to go inside anymore, and wanted to turn around and go back, but Zhang Jiuwei took the first step to greet him, came to Cai Xiao with a smile on his face, bowed his hand, and said: "Oh, Lord Cai is here, and the lower officials can't welcome him from afar, it's really disrespectful, disrespectful!"

No matter how unhappy he was in his heart, he felt that Zhang Jiuwei was deliberately ridiculing and embarrassing himself by inviting himself to dinner in such a dilapidated restaurant, but on the surface, Cai Xiao did not show the slightest dissatisfaction and displeasure, he said with a smile: "Lord Zhang, it's been a long time. ”

"This is not a place to speak, Lord Cai, hurry up, please inside. Zhang Jiuwei's attitude was so enthusiastic that Cai Xiao wanted to refuse, but he couldn't find a suitable word for a while.

He was patient and walked into Yuhua Building. After coming in, not to mention the servants of the Cai family were taken aback, even the well-informed Cai Xiao was taken aback by the scene in front of him.

The main reason is that the contrast between the inside and outside of Yuhua Building is too great, and the outside looks old and dilapidated, looking down, but the inside of Yuhua Building is simply splendid. The floor is covered with a bright red carpet, almost everything you can see is inlaid with gold and jade, the lampstands that can be seen everywhere are made of pure gold, the walls are painted with gold powder, the beams and pillars are wrapped with gold leaf, and even the steps up the stairs and the railings on both sides are made of white and flawless mutton fat jade.

Among them, the most eye-catching is a golden tree in the center, at least two or three meters high, whether it is really made of pure gold, it is not known, but it is indeed golden, and it is full of gold leaves, and the whole lobby can only be described as golden, dazzling to the eye.

The nobility of Shangjing is luxurious, but they have not yet found such a luxurious place. It's just surprising that there is no one in this huge Yuhua Building.

Cai Xiao looked around, came back to his senses after a while, turned his head to look at Zhang Jiuwei who was smiling, and asked, "Lord Zhang, this is ......?"

"This is the most secret and ecstatic place in the entire Tianjing City, Yuhua Tower. Tonight, Xia Guan has taken this place under wrap to ensure that there will not be an outsider, and Lord Cai can eat, drink and have fun here with confidence. ”

While speaking, Zhang Jiuwei raised his hand and slapped him twice.

As the applause rang out, many golden shadows suddenly fell from the second floor. More than ten domestic servants brought by Cai Xiao were unsheathed with their swords almost at the same time, protecting Cai Xiao in it. Cai Xiao took a closer look, the golden shadows falling from the second floor were all women wearing golden corsets, golden trousers, and golden tulle outside, they were holding the big red ribbon hanging down from the roof of the shed, swinging in the air, the beauty of the scene, so spectacular, it was really like a fairy descending to earth.

Seeing Zhang Jiuwei looking at his entourage in surprise, Cai Xiao's old face turned red and scolded in a low voice: "Put away all your weapons, what are you nervous about!"

The servants hung their heads, and the swords they had just drawn were withdrawn into their scabbards. The first to land along the ribbon was a beautiful woman in her twenties, she was wearing a golden skirt, her steps were graceful, she walked to Cai Xiao and Zhang Jiuwei closely, calmly and elegantly whispered blessings, her voice was sweet, as if it was heavenly, and said: "Little woman Phantom Smoke, I have seen Lord Cai and Lord Zhang!"

Cai Xiao has seen many beautiful women in his life, but the woman in front of him is definitely the best in the world. His gaze fell on Phantom Yan's face, and he felt that her smile had the magic power to hook people's souls.

Even if Zhang Jiuwei had seen her many times, he was stunned for a while before coming back to his senses, he waved his hand with a smile and said, "Phantom Smoke Girl doesn't have to be polite, please get up." ”

"Lord Xie Cai, Lord Xie Zhang!" Phantom Yan lifted her skirt slightly and stood up.

Cai Xiao asked, "This girl is ......?"

Zhang Jiuwei said with a smile: "The Phantom Smoke Girl is the proprietress of Yuhua Building, known as the first beauty in the world, what does Lord Cai think?"

Cai Xiao's eyes fell on Phantom Smoke again, and he said quietly: "This woman should only be in heaven, and it is rare to see her in the world." ”

Hearing his praise, Phantom Smoke giggled and said, "Lord Cai praised it falsely, the girls in Yuhua Building, all of them are above Phantom Smoke." As she spoke, more than a dozen girls dancing in the air slowly landed on the ground and stepped forward.

Although the words of Phantom Smoke are exaggerated, they are not exaggerated, these girls are indeed the best in the world, the golden tulle on the outside is completely transparent, and there are only golden corsets and golden profane pants inside, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, which makes people feel that they can't help but feel blood and fascination.

Zhang Jiuwei waved his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Cai, please upstairs." ”

Cai Xiao took a deep breath, cleared his throat, and said, "Lord Zhang, please!"