With the spring flowers blooming, Mao Wei has been in a comfortable mood recently.

Although the economic losses caused by the last inspection order have not been completely compensated, but since the new emperor ascended the throne of the queen mother, more and more bribes sent to the door have finally soothed the pain in the heart, especially a set of jade carving ornaments sent privately by the king of Yichuan a few days ago, which can be described as priceless, and what is more valuable is the sincerity of the county king's intention to make friends - although the queen mother is in the court, but the young emperor always has a pro-government day, the king of Yichuan as the biological father of the young emperor, the future status can be imagined, although it is inconvenient to communicate too closely at this time, it is always beneficial and harmless to maintain friendship in secret, What's more, the other party actually took the initiative to show goodwill, although it was nothing to be courteous, but Mao Wei could think of Yichuan's plan, which was nothing more than to pave the way for the future of the Son of Heaven to smoothly pro-government, and the Queen Mother will always be old one day to deal with politics, Mao Wei is of course always ready to see the wind and rudder.

The other is the case of Xia Yang, although the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with him, but with He Qi's gang wanting to seize power, these minor mistakes naturally became trivial, and now the Queen Mother must rely on several prime ministers in national politics, so as not to be gradually hollowed out by Zongzhengtang.

Mao Chao, the nephew of the clan who was demoted from Hehe Jingzhao Yin to Fan Yangling, was promoted to Youzhou Recorder to join the army some time ago, although he still did not return to the capital, it is enough to show that the Queen Mother is no longer angry with the old past.

What's even more unexpected is that Shao Guang, who made Mao Wei suffer a big loss in the Xiayang case, actually stabbed a leak in Lingnan and was convicted of a capital crime by Liu Tan.

He couldn't help but think of the bribes sent by Liu Tan thousands of miles away, those ivory, pearls and all kinds of gems that were enough as tribute, and they were so bold that all he asked for was to hope that the major prime ministers would take more care of him and let him stay in the post of governor of Guangzhou for a long time.

Liu Tan is still a person who understands the rules, and he is not too greedy, although the Great Zhou Dynasty has set up a port city in Guangzhou because of frequent trade with various countries, but the remote location is by no means significant, otherwise it will not always become a place of debasement for criminal officials, Liu Tan actually volunteered to stay in office for a long time, which also requires a little effort?

At this time, Mao Wei had already made up his mind, for the sake of Liu Tan's "well-behaved and wise" and so "smart and clever" who took the initiative to eradicate Shao Guang for him without needing to know, he must ensure that he died of old age in the post of governor of Guangzhou.

Mao Daxiangguo, who was in a happy mood, was still in good spirits in the province of Menxia and was still in good spirits - there will be a Chang Dynasty tomorrow, and as long as the Queen Mother announced in public that he would allow Liu Tan to do things, he could raise a glass to congratulate Shao Guang on the ground.

But before Mao Weishang left Hanyao Gate, he heard a shout behind him "stay down", and turned his head to look, but it was his rival Wei Yuanping who smiled unfathomably with his eyes.

Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are located on both sides of the Xuanzheng Palace, but Wei Yuanping deliberately came around to Hanyaomen, making it clear that he made a special trip to see him, which couldn't help but make Mao Wei wonder, although for the sake of the overall situation, he had to maintain a superficial harmony with Wei Yuanping at the moment, but this is only for He Qi's party, and the two of them have no friendship in private, and the occasional road encounter is also a cold snort and passing by, so Mao Wei can't help but look up at the sky - there is no vision, the sunset is still falling from the west?

The next thing made Mao Wei even more puzzled, because Wei Yuanping not only walked out of the palace with him, but even after getting on the horse, he also followed him all the way to his private house, and he did not recover his self-knowledge because of his precautions and neglect, and he was actually uninvited, and he insisted on going to his prime minister's mansion to drink and eat!

Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief!

However, in view of the fact that Wei Yuanping is the elder brother of the Queen Mother, Mao Wei finally did not refuse to leave the door with a straight face, and lazily ordered the servants to prepare a banquet in the flower garden, and when he sat down, he sneered and asked: "Duke Wei has something to say, why go around?" ”

Wei Yuanping complained in his heart about Mao Wei's ignorance, but he still smiled on his face: "Why does Mao Gong refuse people for thousands of miles? Although you and I often quarrel because of different political views, in the end we are not enemies, now is not the time for civil strife, I am uninvited today, it is indeed a good heart, Mao Gong has been smiling and happy for the past two days, I am afraid that Shao Guang is happy to find a dead end, but I don't know that Mao Gong is being used this time, and he is about to be in a catastrophe. ”

Mao Wei scoffed: "Wei Gong is alarmist, Shao Guang is to blame for causing civil unrest in Lingnan, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Wei Yuanping laughed: "Mao Gong doesn't want to think about it, Shao Borong is loyal to the monarch and does not flatter the powerful, and his righteousness and virtue are known to the world, how can he abuse the people?" ”

He carefully told the truth about the Renhua riots.

Mao Wei heard that the matter was so complicated, how could he be happy in his heart, and then snorted coldly: "Liu Tan, as the governor of Guangzhou, why did he frame the lieutenant of Shaoguang District, is it not that He Chengtai and Xue Xuanzhi are arguing for Shao Guang because of their personal affairs, I advise Gong Wei, or don't believe people's words." ”

"What is going on, I will know when I go to Lingnan to investigate thoroughly, I can remind Mao Gong that the Queen Mother has decided to investigate thoroughly, and she will not judge only on the basis of Liu Tan's words, Mao Gong will not listen to my kind advice, so I can only give it to myself."

After speaking, he got up and wanted to leave, but Mao Wei changed color: "Gong Wei's words have not been explained, why should he resign in a hurry...... Even if Liu Tan framed Shao Guang, what does this have to do with me, why is it a catastrophe? ”

Wei Yuanping was originally acting like this, but after hearing this, he naturally sat down again, and leaned forward to lower his voice: "Mao Gong hates Shao Guang to the core? Has Mao Gong ever received a gift from Lingnan? If the truth is found out and the lower officials are framed for the governor of Guangzhou, will the Ruyang Wang party impeach Mao Gong behind the instructions? If the Queen Mother believed Liu Tan's performance to execute Shao Guang, the King of Ruyang would inevitably make waves and put the Queen Mother in an unfavorable position, Mao Gong thought about it, after the Queen Mother found out the truth, would she suspect that Mao Gong would ignore the overall situation for personal revenge? Liu Tan has already played the chapter, this matter cannot be easily revealed, as long as Shao Guang is innocent, it will be difficult for Mao Gongke to get rid of the crime of framing! ”

Mao Wei was shocked, but his mouth was still tough: "Although I have an old grudge with Shao Guang, I did accept Liu Tan's gifts, but I didn't hide this from the Queen Mother, in order to compete with the Ruyang Royal Party, I also got the permission of the Queen Mother before befriending foreign officials, and I didn't instruct Liu Tan to do the rest." ”

"Does Mao Gong have evidence to prove his innocence?"

Seeing Mao Wei's dumbfounded, Wei Yuanfang smiled again: "It's not a secret, the Queen Mother met with He and Xue yesterday, and then met with Duke Xie again, so she decided to send an envoy to Lingnan to investigate thoroughly, but has Duke Mao been informed of this?" It shows that the Queen Mother is already suspicious of Mao Gong! ”

Xie Xiang actually knew, but he didn't know anything?!

Mao Wei began to panic at this time, he did not doubt that Wei Yuanping was nothing, because whether the Queen Mother secretly ordered the envoy to investigate thoroughly, just need to see tomorrow at the court meeting, Wei Yuanping has no reason to lie, the reason why he told him kindly this time is nothing more than to win him as an alliance and deal with Xie Xiang together in the future.

In the future, the most important thing at the moment is that after this pass, the Ruyang Royal Party is already extremely difficult to deal with, if he loses the trust of the Queen Mother at this time, wouldn't it be worse to make it worse? So the arrogant and domineering appearance was suddenly swept away, Mao Wei personally poured a glass of wine, and led to Wei Yuanping: "Brother Wei, please forgive me for being rude, and I am ashamed, this time it is really necessary for Brother Wei to defend and swear an oath, and he resolutely did not instruct Liu Tan to frame Shao Guang......"

"Mao Gong, with all due respect, just a verbal oath, I'm afraid it can't completely dispel the Queen Mother's suspicions, even if the Queen Mother trusts it, the Ruyang Royal Party will not easily let go of this opportunity, because Mao Gong wants to turn the danger into a disaster, and practical actions are needed, such as secretly helping the messenger to thoroughly investigate the truth and take the initiative to expose Liu Tan's crime."

"But I don't know much about the Lingnan riots, so how can I help find out the truth?"

"What's so difficult about this, Mao Gong only needs to repair a book and send it to Liu Tan quickly, it's not a secret, the Queen Mother has secretly ordered He Shishilang to serve the imperial history of the Taiwan Academy, and go to Lingnan to thoroughly investigate the cause of the riot, Mao Gong can know in advance that Liu Tan is prepared, and remind him a little that although He Shishilang is good friends with Shao Guang, he is quite greedy for money and lustful......"

This is to let Liu Tan take the initiative to bribe He Zhan to expose himself!

"Although Brother Wei's plan is wonderful, if I really have this letter, wouldn't it become a solid evidence of collusion with Liu Tan?" Mao Wei was not stupid, suspecting that Wei Yuanping was designing to frame him.

"In the current situation, is it possible that I will be so indiscriminate and cannibalistic?" Wei Yuanping smiled: "Mao Gong still can't believe me...... Also, in order to make Mao Gong feel at ease, don't let me meet the Queen Mother with me after the Ming Dynasty. can wait for the Queen Mother's permission, and then Mao Gong will act according to the plan, this is the only chance for Mao Gong to prove his innocence! ”

With this assurance, Mao Wei had no doubts in his heart, so he bowed to Xie Wei Yuanping again.

This night, the two of them staggered, and there was a great tendency to get along, and when Wei Yuanping returned happy, Mao Wei sat down and carefully sorted out the matter again, and couldn't help complaining to Xie Raoping.

Knowing that this matter was very unfavorable to him, Xie Xiang didn't even say a word to remind him, the iron mask is selfless to such an extent, it is really chilling!