In terms of chess skills, Ruan Ling is far inferior to Lu Li, if Lu Li is really ruthless, he can distinguish the winner in two moments at most, but Lu Li of course understands that Eleven Niang and He Zhan have many matters to discuss, so he has to delay the chess game in order to trip Ruan Ling naturally, and the situation is still stalemate after two moments, but Lu Li still has the obvious upper hand, and every step he makes will make Ruan Ling think for a long time.

So Eleven Niang gradually felt bored, He Zhan simply yawned, but Ruan Ling was ignorant and unconscious, concentrating on the vertical and horizontal, he really cherished this hard-won opportunity to talk to Lu Li.

In this way, Eleven Niang and He Zhan naturally had an excuse to go up to the pavilion and look into the distance, not worrying that Ruan Ling would follow each other to hear and talk.

"The edict commending Zheng Xiong's meritorious service in quelling the chaos, has the sixth brother ever refuted it?" When going up to the top floor, Eleven Niang looked at the autumn scenery of Kyoto from afar by the railing, and mentioned it while getting straight to the point.

"The Queen Mother actually told the fifth sister about this?" He Zhan was surprised.

"The Queen Mother is discussing with Xu Xiuneng, but he has the intention to leak it to let me know." Eleven Niang briefly explained the source.

"Xuanzhi did refute this edict, and I agree with it, but as we expected, Wei Yuanping was unwilling to submit a refutation."

If Wei Yuanping opposes the refutation, He Zhan and Lu Li have no other way, and now it is not as good as the rule of the prosperous reign of Ming Jun, and the officials such as the relict have the right to bypass their superiors and directly admonish them.

"Have you confirmed the evidence of Zheng Xiong's crimes?" Eleven Niang asked again.

He Zhan frowned: "Zheng Xiong once bribed me with treasures, I secretly found out that this thing was originally owned by a rich businessman, this rich businessman almost monopolized the salt and tea industry in Hengzhou, so I confessed to the people who secretly contacted the rest of the merchants in Hengzhou, most of them were at odds with this rich businessman, from their mouths, it was determined that Zheng Xiong had a lot of bribery and deception of the people, but now the local officials, I am afraid that there are few innocents, this is not a big crime...... However, according to my secret investigation, Zheng Xiong captured hundreds of thieves in March, and more than half of them were innocent people. ”

Eleven Niang also frowned: "Hearing Shishilang say this, it should be that he failed to grasp the evidence of Zheng Xiong's crime." ”

"There is indeed no evidence, those people were unjustly killed by Zheng Xiong for their own merits, but they were robbed by the Urgent Guild, at this time it should indeed be 'fallen into the grass', even if they were all good citizens in the past, but no one can prove whether they are urgent guild members...... This time, Zheng Xiong's capturers, after being verified by the King of Jin, were indeed in a hurry. He Zhan couldn't figure it out very much: "The last time I robbed the prison, a bandit leader of the Emergency Guild was accidentally arrested, no matter how Zheng Xiong tortured to extract a confession, gritted his teeth and did not explain to a congregation, even he himself was rescued by his accomplices on the way to Beijing, which shows that the Emergency Guild is indeed different from ordinary grass cowards, with very strict discipline and very strong skills." ”

"But this person who has fallen back to the net betrayed the gang and truthfully confessed to the Hengzhou congregation?" Eleven Niang was also thoughtful.

He Zhan bowed: "I and Xuanzhidu feel that this matter is too strange, but I feel that if Zheng Xiong is really allowed to receive this commendation, it seems to be very inappropriate, but it is difficult to analyze and understand what the legacy will be." ”

It was precisely because of the faint uneasiness in his heart that he and Lu Li discussed simply refutating it, and he had to try to stop it, but no matter how Lu Li persuaded him, Wei Yuanping was iron-hearted this time and refused to submit the refutation to the Queen Mother.

"The Guild is indeed a thief, and it is also a fact that it has gradually become a threat, and the Queen Mother strictly ordered the suppression to occupy the name of a stable society, if it is hindered, there is indeed no reason to support it, and this matter seems to have to be put on hold for the time being." Eleven Niang said.

"I will continue to pay attention to Zheng Xiong's side, and if I can grasp the evidence of his unjust murder of innocents, I must not let it go." He Zhan clenched his fists: "Official/forced/people/opposed, the order of pacification and suppression is just a symptom but not a cure." ”

Although this is the case, if there is no empirical evidence of the government's coercion/people's rebellion, it will not be able to win the support of the clan and public opinion, and only based on assumptions, not only can Zheng Xiong not be able to be punished, but may also be charged with colluding with bandits and intending to rebel.

After discussing this matter, Shi Niang told He Zhan to strengthen the investigation of Ju Shinan's roots, and finally said that he wanted to hunt with King Jin.

He Zhan raised his eyebrows: "Fifth sister, what are you going to do...... Could it be that he really decided to seek the princess, why be so anxious? ”

Today, if Eleven Niang wants to refuse Jiu Niang's request to hunt with King Jin, there are excuses and ways to shirk it, but she just agrees, obviously she also has the idea of increasing contact with King Jin.

Eleven Niang looked at her calmly, and her eyebrows were also raised: "Fourteen Lang, today the King of Nanyang specially asked the King of Jin to come to Liuyuan to invite him to participate in the shooting salute, don't tell me that you didn't notice the reason behind it at all?" At the women's banquet earlier, Princess Nanyang paid special attention to Xie Ying, what does this point to? If this is the case, how can I do nothing? ”

Of course, He Zhan understood the intentions of King Nanyang, and at this time, when he heard Eleven Niang talk about Xie Ying, he became more and more sure that the candidate for Princess Jin in the Queen Mother's mind could only be one of Eleven Niang and Xie Ying.

"Although the Queen Mother was disappointed in Xie Ying, she still hadn't given up completely, if it was Xie Ying in the past, of course I didn't take it to heart, but this one ...... But she is determined to win the position of Princess Jin. Eleven Niang said.

"Even if Xie Ying becomes the princess of Jin, it may not be harmful to our plan." He Zhan retorted: "This returnee may not be the opponent of King Jin. ”

Eleven Niang was puzzled: "Fourteen Lang doesn't understand that the reason why I want to win the position of Princess Jin is not just to assist King Jin to seize the throne, but for Pei Zheng Zhaoxue." ”

As He Zhan said, if it is just to assist the King of Jin, Shi Niang does not have to be the princess of Jin, but the purpose of Shi Niang has never been just to support King Jin to seize the throne.

"Even if it is for Pei Zheng's rehabilitation, it is not that there is no choice." He Zhan was also very persistent this time.

"Fourteen Lang, don't forget, Pei Zheng Mou rebelled against He Yan's trial, and he also ordered the crime to be exterminated, He Ye is likely to veto the retrial of the old case for He Yan's reputation in the future, if I can't influence him, or even if I can't control He Ye to seize power when I have no other choice, I can't guarantee Pei Zheng Zhaoxue, won't all our efforts be in vain?" If you want to influence He Ye, of course, you have to work harder to win his favor, if you can't convince He Ye, you have to seize power, but if you don't have the opportunity to get close to He Ye, if you want to seize power, you must only rely on force to conquer, if you have this certainty, you can simply overthrow the Queen Mother, why not do this more than one move to assist He Ye.

"If the situation really comes to that point, there will always be a way to think about it, and it doesn't have to be that you marry into the Jin Palace."

"But marrying the King of Jin is obviously the best shortcut, so why do you need to go far?"

Seeing that Eleven Niang was "obsessed", He Zhan had no choice but to say clearly: "Of course the fifth sister understands that it is impossible for King Jin to have only one princess in the future, no matter whether he can succeed in seizing the throne or not, he will have a group of wives and concubines!" ”

"So what?" Shi Niang became more and more puzzled: "I don't want to fall in love with King Jin, I want to fight for nothing more than his preference, and I don't want to be a couple with him for the rest of my life." ”

"Fifth sister, have you ever thought that if you get what you want...... Waiting for Pei Zheng Zhaoxue, what will happen to you? At that time, He Ye was the emperor, and the harem was three thousand, even if you were the mother of the country, you might lose your favor and the old court! Fifth sister, are you really willing to live another life, but still live on the palace wall, fight openly and secretly with those concubines, and live in conspiracy forever? ”

"I'm willing." Eleven Niang did not hesitate: "As long as I can be for Pei Zheng Zhaoxue, I will not live up to the chance given by God for this rebirth, on the contrary, if I can't be for Pei Zheng Zhaoxue, I will die!" ”

He Zhan was completely speechless, but he still stared at a pair of extremely serious eyes, panting heavily.

"Fourteen Lang, I know that you are thinking about me, but Fourteen Lang, you once said that whether you can spend your life with a loved one is not your only wish, it is insignificant compared to the great cause, you can sacrifice so far, let alone me?" Eleven Niang's tone was softened, she looked into the distance, the prosperity and noise of the city and the ups and downs of the peaks and peaks outside the suburbs, a pair of bottomless eyes, calm without a trace of emotion: "Children's private feelings have never been the most important thing in my heart, not in the previous life, this life is even less important, for me, all choices depend on whether it is beneficial to the ultimate goal, I only talk about the current situation, if Xie Ying is the princess of Jin, how much will bring obstacles to the king of Jin, only I am the princess of Jin, and it is most conducive to the king of Jin to seize the throne, Moreover, it is more conducive to Zhaoxue's grievances, I have no reason not to fight for it, and I will definitely not change my mind. ”

Looking at the woman's straight back, listening to this categorical announcement, He Zhanliang was silent for a long time, he knew that there might be no way to make Eleven Niang change his mind, but he still couldn't give up like this, it was clearly a road full of regrets, he couldn't watch Eleven Niang go to the end of the mutilation without hesitation, so he thought, maybe Lu Li is the last hope, maybe Lu Li still has a one-in-a-thousand chance that he can keep Eleven Niang's decisive footsteps.