"Minister Chengdong, knock on the queen's mother."

"Let's be flat." Cheng Wen said lightly: "Inner servant, this palace and Zhenguo Gong have a chat about family life, let's retreat for the time being, there is no need to serve here." ”

The palace maids agreed in unison, and in the blink of an eye, they walked cleanly. Cheng Wen glanced at the eldest brother standing in front of her, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?" What's the eyebrow? ”

Cheng Dong shook his head: "The Criminal Department is still investigating, but there is no progress." I went to Tian Mu the day before yesterday, and he only said that he had taken another den of the Zhenjiang Army and arrested four people, but the evidence of the murder of the second brother has not yet been found. ”

"A bunch of rubbish!" Cheng Wen gritted her teeth and scolded: "I brag so much on weekdays, and I can't count on anything at critical moments." Without evidence, what's the use of catching more secret agents of the Zhenjiang Army, there is still no way to take Li Jiangyao! ”

Cheng Dong hesitated for a moment and hesitated: "Sister, is it appropriate to bite Li Jiangyao so desperately right now?" After all, he wants to lead troops to quell the rebellion, I'm afraid ......"

Hearing this, Cheng Wen immediately glared at the other party and said coldly, "What are you talking about?" What happened to counterinsurgency? Isn't it remarkable? Even if he, Li Jiangyao, kills all the Jiangnan rebels, he won't be able to fight for my second brother! Big brother, don't you forget, why did the second brother offend Li Jiangyao? Isn't it to kill that slut Lian Ji so as to avenge our father? Now that he has been plotted against him, but we don't seek justice for him, are we still human? ”

Being scolded by his sister, Cheng Dong's face suddenly turned red, he sighed helplessly, and muttered: "I told my second brother a long time ago that I am not in a hurry to avenge my father at this time, bear with it first, and don't easily anger Li Jiangyao and make the situation out of control." But not only did he not listen, but he also took the initiative to attack the other party, which is not ...... Isn't this asking for trouble? Even the entire Cheng Mansion may become the target of retaliation by the Zhenjiang Army. ”

Cheng Wenxiu raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "What? Are you scared? ”

"Can you not be afraid?" Since Cheng Dong made his words clear, he simply continued: "In less than a month, Wei Zixuan and Tian Mu, under the banner of avenging their second brother, swept away the intelligence network of the Zhenjiang Army in the imperial capital, killing nearly 100 people. This is all bloody debt, if Li Jiangyao is forced to be in a hurry, once he throws away the bottom line, won't our family be unlucky in the end? ”

Cheng Wen sneered: "He dares?!" I am the queen, you are relatives of the emperor, if Li Jiangyao blatantly hurts the Cheng family, it will be a rebellion! When the time comes, it's just time for the emperor to destroy him! ”

For his sister's self-righteousness, Cheng Dong felt helpless. Although Cheng Wen can be regarded as a smart and intelligent person, it is only limited to governing her own family, or at most managing the harem. She didn't know anything about government affairs, let alone the power of the army and the battlefield.

Let the emperor destroy Li Jiangyao? If Li Bing is on his own, I'm afraid he won't even be able to defeat the Jiangnan rebels, and he still wants to fight the Zhenjiang army? It's a fantasy.

However, he couldn't tell Cheng Wen these truths, and she couldn't understand them, and in the end, he laughed at him for being a big brother for his cowardice.

The matter has come to this, and for the sake of today, we can only think about how to keep the Zhenguo Mansion.

Cheng Dong sighed secretly and said, "If it really makes trouble in that step, I'm afraid that Sheng Tang will be in chaos in the world again." In my opinion, it is better to try to control the situation as much as possible. Only when you really have strength can you prevent being harmed. ”

Cheng Wen knew what he meant when he said "really has strength", and also understood that the eldest brother was not optimistic about the prestige of his "queen" now, so he nodded: "What you said is right." With my identity alone, it is indeed difficult to say that I will win, and only when the Cheng family has the power of the court will it be stable. Big brother, has Cheng Nan and Cheng Bei been arranged? ”

Hearing her ask about this, Cheng Dong nodded and responded: "Both of them were selected and transferred by the forbidden army." The third brother joined the tiger and leopard cavalry, and the fourth brother was assigned to the first banner of the forbidden army, all of whom were directly subordinate to the emperor and were well treated. In addition, the brothers in the second and third rooms also went to the Blue Dragon Legion and the Vermilion Bird Legion, and at least became captains. ”

Cheng Wen bowed slightly: "That's good, I'll say hello to Zuo Xiang when I turn around, promote them as soon as possible, and raise the ranks." ”

Cheng Dong frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but say, "Sister, there is a sentence, eldest brother can't help but remind you." You have only been the queen for a short time, your foundation in the palace is not stable, and the relationship between the emperor and you is not deep. It is a taboo for the royal family to interfere in the politics of the harem, once His Majesty knows about it, something will happen. ”

"Big brother, don't worry, how can I be so stupid?" Cheng Wen smiled coldly: "I said hello, just as an analogy, but I didn't really say anything to Wei Zixuan." He's also smart and will understand what I mean. Not only the Cheng family, but also those noble men who have a good relationship with us, he has to try to help. It's the big picture, and it's good for him as well. ”

Cheng Dong sighed secretly and said: "There have been a lot of changes in the court recently, Wei Zixuan himself has a headache, the so-called overall situation, I'm afraid it is not so easy to advance." ”

Hearing this, Cheng Wen raised her eyebrows and asked curiously: "What is the change?" Even Shangshu's left servant shot has a headache? ”

"Actually, those things are also related to our plan," Cheng Dong explained, "Didn't Wei Zixuan and Yin Chengyi suggest to the emperor to recruit the children of nobles to join the army and master military power?" Li Xiuming, a member of the Tongzhong Shumen, also took the opportunity to promote several nobles to participate in politics to fill the vacancies in the official positions caused by the massacre of the poisonous assassins. ”

"Oh? Who are the candidates? Cheng Wen asked.

"There are more than twenty in total, both literate and martial, and they are all acquaintances." Cheng Dong introduced: "Li Maoxun, Changsun Yue, Chen Ziling, Huang Xuan, they all came forward. ”

Cheng Wen nodded: "It is true that they are all acquaintances, and the relationship with our Cheng family is not far away, and it is not close to it." How? Are they going to do it against the left? ”

Cheng Dong sighed: "Not yet, but sooner or later it will." Because these people are usually very dissatisfied with Wei Zixuan's family, thinking that many of their actions are out of selfish desires and damage the interests of the country. ”

Cheng Wen is very sensitive: "It's strange, the Duke of Yasukuni and the Duke of Fuguo have never liked to participate in court politics, and after the King of Hejian County was injured in the early years of the war, he even became an idle cloud and a wild crane, why did this good guy jump out?" And it is recommended by Li Xiuming, how to look at it, how strange. ”

"You don't know yet," Cheng Dong said stupidly: "Li Xiuming is just singing at the front desk, and there are people behind him." ”

Cheng Wen was stunned: "What person?" Could it be the Liu family? ”

Her position as queen was originally that of Liu Yanru, the young lady of the Liu family, so she was very concerned about the capital of Wenkui.

Cheng Dong shook his head: "Li Xiuming's backer is not the Liu family, but Princess Fenyang. ”

"Oh, who am I, no wonder!" Cheng Wen couldn't help but sneer: "Li Xi married Murong Xue, and later had an adulterous affair with Li Jiangyao. She instructed Li Xiuming to move out of the King of Hejian County, just to help his adulterer! ”

Cheng Dongdao: "I don't think so. Although the seventh princess belongs to Li Jiangyao's faction, the king of Hejian County and the prince of Jingguo are not. I have known these people since I was a child, and they only have Saint Tang in their hearts, and they will not easily favor the military generals. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Wen couldn't help but laugh secretly in her heart: Big brother Cheng Dong is too naïve, why only Shengtang in his heart, this kind of nonsense is said to the emperor, it's okay to show loyalty, who will take it seriously?

However, she didn't bother to talk about these things with the other party, and asked instead: "What did Your Majesty say about the King of Hejian and their entry into the court?" ”

"Your Majesty seems to have nodded." Cheng Dongying said: "To be honest, Wei Zixuan is also a little too anxious to do things, arranging for nobles to join the army, and putting on a posture of support and wooing everywhere, and the emperor is not blind, so he is naturally quite wary of this." He was worried that the Left Prime Minister's line would expand its strength and become too big in the future, so he accepted Li Xiuming's suggestion and decided to introduce Li Maoxun and others into the DPRK and China to check and balance the Left Prime Minister. ”

Cheng Wen was slightly stunned when she heard this, she didn't expect the situation between the DPRK and China to be so complicated, and she couldn't help but worry again: "Can you find a way to suppress this matter?" Do you want me to persuade Your Majesty? ”

"Don't!" Cheng Dong hurriedly stopped: "Have you forgotten what I just said?" It is really taboo to interfere in politics in the harem, once it causes His Majesty to be unhappy, you will be finished! This matter should give Wei Zixuan a headache for himself. For our Cheng family, it is best not to offend at both ends. ”

Cheng Wen shook her head helplessly, and said secretly in her heart: If the second brother was here, he would never be so cowardly, but it is a pity that the second brother was jealous of the talent, and the second brother assassinated Li Jiangyao and damaged a member of the Cheng family.

Thinking of this, she snorted angrily: "Anyway, I must avenge the second brother's revenge, and it doesn't matter if the eldest brother is willing to help or not." ”

Cheng Dong was slightly stunned, and said in surprise: "How are you going to report?" ”

"You don't have to worry about it, I have my own way." Cheng Wen replied coldly: "In short, it won't affect you." ”

When Cheng Dong saw his sister say this, he knew that she had made up her mind, and persuasion was in vain, so he could only sigh helplessly and retreat.

Out of the palace, Cheng Dong returned directly to the mansion, only to sit down and drink half a cup of hot tea, and then the next person came to Tongyu, saying that the governor of Dadu was outside to ask to see.

Yin Chengyi came to visit in person, Cheng Dong couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly got up and went out to greet him in person. As soon as the two met, Yin Chengyi said with a smile: "Zhenguo Gong, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your demeanor is better than in the past." Today's trouble, the lower officials are specially here to congratulate you. ”

As soon as these words came out, Cheng Dong was even more puzzled. While guessing the other party's intentions, he arched his hand and said: "The Metropolitan Governor said that he laughed, how happy is Cheng Dong?" ”

Yin Chengyi deliberately sold a pass: "What? Why don't you invite your subordinates in for a cup of tea? Talk slowly? ”

"Oops, blame me for being confused, rude." Cheng Dong hurriedly greeted: "The Metropolitan Governor, please, please." ”

He led the way enthusiastically, accompanied the other party to the main hall, and at the same time instructed his subordinates to hurry up and serve good tea.

Yin Chengyi sat down peacefully, and waited for the people to be busy before he smiled faintly: "Zhenguo Gong, you are going to be promoted." ”

Cheng Dong was stunned: "Gao Sheng? This...... Where to start? ”

"That's thanks to the left minister." Yin Chengyi said: "Fang Cai, Lord Wei came to see Your Majesty and asked you for a prominent official position. ”

"What official position?"

"The military affairs inspection envoys of the Southern Expedition," Yin Chengyi grinned: "To put it simply, it is to inspect the chief army of each legion!" ”