Although this way of balancing is a bit clichéd, but this is a royal technique that every emperor should learn, Shen Yingniang is not easy to say, what she really cares about is Ling Jun's situation.

No matter which side of the Chu family and the Shangguan family is, it seems that Ling Jun can't afford to provoke them, Shen Yingniang's main concern is whether Ling Jun will be bullied by these two families after returning to the capital, especially listening to Lu Xuanqing's meaning, Ling Jun obviously has grievances with these two families.

"Prime Minister Lu, don't sell it to me, just now you said that Ling Jun and the prince's party, that is, the Chu family, seem to be a bit ugly, he won't have a grudge against this Nine Emperors' faction, right?"

Lu Xuanqing took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Hatred is not counted, but the relationship is really not good, in fact, before Ling Jun left the capital, the two of us were the latest force to be promoted by the emperor, you also know that if the imperial power wants to be stable, then the people below have to fight fiercely." ”

"Perhaps...... It was the emperor who felt that the Chu family was not fighting enough with the Shangguan family, and promoted me and Ling Jun, but the Chu family and the Shangguan family were not fools, the Chu family missed the best opportunity because they didn't see the emperor's actions clearly, and let the Shangguan family take the lead, and finally took away the power, and it was divided again. ”

Lu Xuanqing's smile deepened, but Shen Yingniang couldn't detect half of the pleasure, because the other party's eyes were full of ridicule.

"They must be unwilling, so when the emperor promoted me and Ling Jun, the two families tacitly agreed to desperately suppress us, and during that time, Ling Jun and I could be regarded as surviving in the cracks, so we barely had a place in the court."

"If it weren't for the outstanding ability of Ling Jun and me, coupled with the emperor's intentional partiality, it is estimated that these two families would have been kicked out of the court a long time ago, and these two families would not have thought of breaking the emperor's idea of promoting new forces."

As he spoke, he suddenly laughed, but with a sarcastic smile.

"These two families have thrown olive branches to me and Ling Jun, the Chu family has wooed me, and the Shangguan family has wooed Ling Jun, but we are loyal to Great Xia, and we are loyal to the emperor, not the Chu family or the Shangguan family."

"So Ling Jun and I both refused directly, and it was a bit ugly, and it was precisely because of this that we formed a relationship, whether it was the Chu family or the Shangguan family, they all saw that the two of us were not pleasing to the eye, and naturally we kept fighting."

After listening to Lu Xuanqing's words, Shen Yingniang also glanced at the other party sympathetically, no matter what, it still sounded quite miserable.

After all, neither Lu Xuanqing nor Ling Jun wanted to fight with these two big families, they were completely used by the emperor as a sword.

But in a place like the capital, if you don't choose to stand in line, sooner or later you will be eaten and wiped clean.

Yue Lingjun and Lu Xuanqing seem to be weak, but compared to the Chu family and the Shangguan family, they only look weak on the surface, but in fact, they hug the emperor's thighs and can be regarded as pure ministers.

As long as you usually strictly guard the dirty water of the Chu family and the Shangguan family, don't let these two families frame you, sit upright yourself, and don't make trouble for the emperor, there will definitely be no accidents.

It's just that there may be little trouble in ordinary times, after all, anyone with eyes can see that the person standing behind these two people is the emperor.

Either make a big fuss and kill the two directly, or don't make a move, so as not to make the emperor unhappy.

After thinking about these key points, Shen Yingniang admired the emperor even more, what an old fox, no wonder the Chu family and the official family have always maintained a peaceful appearance.

Shen Yingniang suddenly thought of something, looked at Lu Xuanqing and asked, "Prime Minister Lu, according to what you said, wouldn't it be a serious blow to you after Ling Jun left the capital?" ”

"When the two of you were in the capital together, you could still huddle together to keep warm, but when Ling Jun left, you were the only one left, and it was difficult to support you alone, wouldn't you be regarded as a thorn in the side of the Chu family and the Shangguan family, and then you would be faster?"

Lu Xuanqing laughed at himself: "They wanted to, and they did, but I was weak at the time, so I was even more favored by the emperor, once there was a situation, I couldn't support the court, even if they wanted to harm me, they couldn't hold any tricks." ”

"And in recent years, we haven't had any major events to deal with in Daxia, so I'm also happy, but who knows, if nothing happens, it's a big deal, and the frontier is in chaos."

"In this case, I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore, I am also a person from Great Xia, since I have become the prime minister, I have to do something for the people, so I will take the initiative to invite Ying to invite Ling Jun back, so I am very grateful for the support of Shopkeeper Shen this time."

"You can rest assured, the situation in the capital is quite peaceful now, whether it is the prince's party or the Nine Emperors' party, they will not easily make a move against Ling Jun, you can absolutely rest assured of this."

It is impossible to be absolutely assured, although Shen Yingniang thinks that Lu Xuanqing is quite principled and will ask for the lives of the people, this can already be regarded as a good official, a responsible official.

But the Chu family and the Shangguan family hated Ling Jun so much at the beginning, how could they not do it?

It's just a matter of proportion.

Now it seems that the capital still maintains a superficial peace, and after Ling Jun goes to the capital, he may encounter some trouble.

But when the Shangguan family and the Chu family were in full swing, they couldn't do anything to Ling Jun, and they can't think about it now.

After all, Ling Jun was the main general who was ordered by the emperor to go to the frontier to kill the enemy this time.

If the Shangguan family and the Chu family didn't want their family business accumulated by their ancestors to be occupied by the people of the enemy country, even if they didn't help fight the enemy, they wouldn't be able to hold Ling Jun back.

At this moment, they are all a community of interests.

I have to say that Shen Yingniang's analysis is very in place, and she immediately grasped the key to the matter, and she also said it, Lu Xuanqing gave a thumbs up in admiration.

"Shopkeeper Shen, you really deserve to be a businessman, what you said is very reasonable, I also thought of this, so I don't worry, but it is indispensable to guard against people."

"The head of the Chu family and the Shangguan family are sober-minded, but it doesn't mean that the people under them are like this, so this time I came and brought a lot of good hands, so there is no problem in protecting along the way."

Seeing what Lu Xuanqing said, Shen Yingniang was really curious about how powerful the person brought by the other party was, so she asked.

"Prime Minister Lu, can you let me see the skills of those people?"

Lu Xuanqing opened his mouth and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Yue Lingjun.

"Lady, there's nothing to see, don't worry, I must be careful on the way back, those people are not my opponents, I can protect myself by myself, but you, I'm about to leave, the last few days, I must accompany you well, can you spare these few days for me?"

Yue Lingjun's expression softened suddenly, and there was still a little hope in his eyes, as if he was afraid that Shen Yingniang would reject him.

To be honest, being stared at by Yue Lingjun with such eyes, Shen Yingniang was really embarrassed to refuse, but it was not her character to agree happily, especially when Lu Xuanqing was there, staring at the excitement.

Shen Yingniang thought for a while and said with a smile: "Of course you don't worry, I'll rest for a few days, and I can do business whenever I want, but I can't help but accompany Xianggong." ”

Listening to the sour conversation between the two, Lu Xuanqing felt that his eyes and ears were very painful, so he ate helplessly.

Forget it, everything that needs to be said has been said, since the couple has nothing to ask, then he will shut up.

The capital, Luoxia Palace, the bedroom of Concubine Li.

The Nine Emperors held two balls in their hands, constantly rubbing them back and forth, and the skin of the two agate balls was smoothed, which shows how powerful the Nine Emperors usually are.

He sat on the chair all the time, not knowing what he was thinking, until finally, he couldn't help but glance at the middle-aged lady sitting on the main seat in luxurious clothes and with a headdress all over her head, and then said seriously.

"Mother, so much time has passed, Lu Xuanqing's guy is estimated to have arrived at the place, if he really finds Yue Lingjun back, what can he do?"

"It was not easy for us to join forces with the Chu family to drive Yue Lingjun out of the capital, and now that Yue Lingjun is coming back, I feel really uncomfortable, I feel that everything I did before has fallen short."

The middle-aged lady is the pampered Concubine Li, hearing her son's complaints, she smiled, her red lips raised a beautiful arc, her eyes were very clear, she raised her chin slightly, and said a little arrogantly.

"Xiao Jiu, what are you doing in such a hurry, it's just a lost dog, since we were able to drive people out before, so why can't we do it now?"

"And that Lu Xuanqing, who has been singing against us, since he is so ignorant, let's find an opportunity to kill him, we finally gained the upper hand in the battle with the Chu family, and this time is just the right time to get rid of the prince together."

"In this way, the position of the crown prince, and the future throne, are all yours, my son is better than the prince's straw bale, why should the prince's position be occupied by such a straw bale? It should be passed on to you! ”

Speaking of the back, Concubine Li's eyes were full of ambition and pride when she talked about her son.

The Nine Emperor Princes were not happy when they heard the praise of the mother concubine, mainly because the mother concubine had a wrong understanding of Lu Xuanqing and Yue Lingjun.

Maybe he was a little favored by his father, and thinking that his mother was prone to make impulsive moves, the Nine Emperors couldn't help but remind him.

"Mother, you can't say that, Lu Xuanqing is not an ordinary person, if I could kill him, I would have done it a long time ago, and Yue Lingjun, we did drive people out once before, but before the time and place were favorable, we also joined forces with the Chu family, and it was difficult to have such an opportunity."

"What's more, Yue Lingjun is obviously rushing to make a comeback this time, if he really lets him return to the capital safely, receives the holy decree, and then goes to the frontier to defend the enemy, with Yue Lingjun's ability, it will be a matter of time before the enemy is repulsed and the frontier is stabilized again, in this way, he will make meritorious contributions, and his prestige in the civilian army will only be even worse at that time."

The Nine Emperor Princes took a deep breath, and their faces became more and more gloomy.

"The most important thing is that if Yue Lingjun occupies a major position in the army, what should our people do? Speaking of which, I still have to blame Lu Xuanqing, that guy always jumps out at critical moments to make trouble for me. ”

"Originally, I almost arranged for our family to go to the army, but at the critical moment, Lu Xuanqing jumped out to stop me, not only dragging our people down, but also pulling Yue Lingjun back into his father's field of vision."

"Now my father is looking forward to Yue Lingjun returning to the capital as soon as possible, obviously wanting Yue Lingjun to go to the frontier to defend against the enemy, and when Yue Lingjun regains control of the military, we worked hard to drive people out before, and we tried to stuff people into the army, so it will directly fail, and the long-planned plan has fallen short!"