Cheng Dong, the prince of Zhenguo, did not look at the queen's calligraphy, but gently persuaded: "Niangniang, can you think about it again?" Of the more than 200 officials outside, many of them are old ministers, and once the forbidden army does not take a heavy shot, I am afraid that it will cause a big disaster. ”

Cheng Wen put down the piece in her hand and sneered: "Zhen Guogong, I think what you say will become the source of the disaster." Now rumors are rife in the market, all saying that the palace has placed the emperor under house arrest and ordered the edict. And that Su Shunzhi is the most arrogant and rampant among them, and he dares to directly write this kind of rumor of bullying the king into a song and spread it everywhere. The people in Chengtianmen were either bewitched by him or were behind the scenes, if they were not severely punished, the rumors would only spread more and more, and eventually disrupt the dynasty. ”

Cheng Dong was silent for a moment, and finally said: "The minister is not opposed to punishing those who spread rumors. However, if the implication is too extensive and the means are too heavy, it may offend the anger of the public, and it will not be easy for us to end up at that time. ”

"What's the end?" Cheng Wen's face sank: "Do you know how much people outside hate the Cheng family now." If those people seize the opportunity to incite even greater chaos in the imperial capital, how will you end up? Cheng Dong, once the palace is murdered by traitorous ministers, the Cheng family and the ministers related to the Cheng family, including Tian Mu, your ending will be a hundred or a thousand times more miserable than Su Shunzhi! Do you understand? ”

Cheng Dong's face was gloomy, and he said unwillingly: "There are many ways to stabilize the situation. Wouldn't it be better to take a gentle approach? ”

Cheng Wen glanced at her brother a few times, and said coldly: "Huairou, you must also take deterrence as the premise." Only by using thunderbolt and thunderbolt means to strike hard at all those who have two hearts, and then treating them differently and using gentle means, will they truly appreciate you, fear you, and rely on you. Liwei is the bargaining chip of imperial power! ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Wen turned to Tian Mu: "This palace not only wants to establish authority today, but also let the Cheng family establish authority!" You go and inform Cheng Nan and Cheng Bei, and let the two of them lead the soldiers and horses of their headquarters, round up the troublemaking officials, and execute the court staff! ”

"Obey the order!" Tian Mu hurriedly agreed, turned around and ran out of the hall.

Looking at Tian Mu's panicked back, Cheng Dong, the prince of Zhenguo, couldn't help but sigh lightly, and instructed the palace maids around him: "You guys retreat first, I have something to say to Niangniang." ”

Cheng Wen glanced at those people casually, nodded, and then reopened the fold for review, and said, "What do you want to say to this palace?" ”

"Sister, you...... Are you overdoing it? Cheng Dong deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Li Bing is the son of heaven of the Holy Tang Dynasty after all, we are now running wildly on the edge of the cliff, and if we are not careful, we will fall to pieces!" ”

Cheng Wen didn't even raise her head, but said lightly: "What is the use of an indecisive son of heaven?" ”

"Ridiculous!" Cheng Dong said angrily: "It's useless, he is also your husband, and he is also the Ninety-Five Supreme." I originally thought that if you serve him well and get his favor, our Cheng family will take advantage of the situation to restore the glory of our ancestors. But who knows......"

Cheng Dong looked around, gritted his teeth and said, "Who knew you were so bold." Isn't it crazy?! ”

Cheng Wen stopped her pen, stared at the words on the paper, and said in a deep voice: "Big brother, I'm not crazy, it's just that the situation can't allow me to wait any longer." Ma Yunfang and Murong Ling have received no less favor than me, and Li Jiangyao is about to successfully quell the rebellion, but Li Bing does not dare to turn his face directly with him. ”

Speaking of this, Cheng Wen turned her head to look at Cheng Dong, her eyes were full of ruthless and resolute coldness: "If I don't make a move, when Li Jiangyao, Murong Xue, Xu Youchang, and Ma Hongjie return to the court, you will never have a bright day, and our Cheng family will never have a bright future!" ”

Cheng Dong sighed helplessly, glanced at the outside of the hall, and said quietly: "Then you don't need to let your younger brothers be this wicked person." The hundreds of officials of the court staff are to be written into the history books, alas. ”

"What's wrong with the wicked? At least no one dares to bully the wicked. Cheng Wen was a little disdainful: "Do you think it's good if Cheng Nan and Cheng Bei don't go?" The people out there are still eager to skin us and eat our flesh! On the contrary, let the younger brothers beat up, and they will be more honest. ”

Cheng Dong really didn't want to discuss this annoying topic with her anymore, so he said instead: "You have to be careful of Ouyang Lin. ”

Hearing her brother suddenly mention that person, Cheng Wen couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "What?" What's wrong with him lately? ”

"Not recently, but all the time." Cheng Dong shook his head helplessly: "Since Li Bing was poisoned, Ouyang Lin has always been seriously investigating the case. He is different from Tian Mu's idiot, he must be on guard. ”

Cheng Wen snorted coldly: "I thought he wanted to do something, it turned out that he was just investigating the case." Ouyang Lin, too, is an idiot. He checked and checked, and what could he do in the end? At that time, I had already completely controlled the overall situation, and with 200,000 forbidden troops in my hands, could he still turn the sky upside down? ”

"You can't say that." Cheng Dong said in a deep voice: "The reason why the imperial capital has not been completely chaotic at the moment is mainly because many people are still unsure why the emperor was poisoned, and whether he is really under house arrest and quarantine by you. In the absence of any reason, many forces are reluctant to act rashly. But once Ouyang Lin discovers the clue and makes it public, then you will immediately become the target of the whole world's crusade. Sister, there are still hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves on the front line, and the forbidden army can't stop them at all. ”

Cheng Wen put down the pen impatiently: "Big brother, you are too naïve. Without evidence, wouldn't Li Jiangyao and the others think that I was manipulating all this behind the scenes? The emperor was not in chaos because the courtiers did not dare, they were waiting for the Zhenjiang army to come back. And the Zhenjiang army has not returned because the rebels are still resisting. Even I can see through these truths, how can you be confused? ”

Cheng Dong nodded helplessly: "What you said also makes sense, but Ouyang Lin is a poisonous snake, so let's pay more attention." ”

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to my eldest brother." Cheng Wen smiled: "I will seize the opportunity to prepare the conditions for dealing with Li Jiangyao and the Zhenjiang Army as soon as possible." ”

Cheng Dong was stunned when he heard this, and said curiously: "What are you going to do?" ”

Cheng Wen triumphantly picked up the recital on the table: "Half of Ma Hongjie's troops were taken away by us, followed by the two legions of Qinglong and Xuanwu. Murong Xue's guy is a stunned young man, most of them will not give in easily, and obediently return to Beijing, but fortunately, his wife and sister are in our hands, and sooner or later we can clean him up. ”

Cheng Dong asked, "What about Chang Tao?" What do you do? ”

"I asked Gong Chengze about Chang Tao, and he came up with a good idea." Cheng Wen said with a smile: "Most of the soldiers and horses of the Xuanwu Legion come from the Liaodong Metropolitan Protectorate and the Yinshan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. These people have been away from their homeland for a long time, and they are looking forward to returning to the north as soon as possible. Therefore, I have already drafted an order for the Xuanwu Legion to leave 60,000 people scattered and stationed on the eastern coast to continue to guard against the invasion and harassment of the Japanese bandits, and the rest of the veterans of Liaodong and Hebei will all be drawn out and return to their hometowns to defend the border. ”

Cheng Dong bowed slightly when he heard this: "Well, that's very good." Once something happens in the Central Plains, Chang Tao is not called, and most likely he will not intervene easily. ”

Cheng Wen smiled: "It's not just that simple. The 60,000 men he left behind in the east would soon be reorganized by the imperial court to form a new legion. And the chief general of the legion is our good brother Cheng Bei. ”

"Huh? Let Cheng Bei be the commander of the legion? Can he do it? Cheng Dong was a little worried.

"Why not?" Cheng Wen raised her eyebrows: "Li Jiangyao Murong Xue can do it, and Cheng Bei can naturally do it!" In addition to him, Cheng Nan will also serve as the commander of the White Tiger Legion, guarding the eastern capital of Luoyi. ”

Cheng Dong was dumbfounded when he heard it: "You, you are becoming more and more disagreeable." The two of them had no experience in fighting at all. If you don't match the position, you will make a mistake! ”

Cheng Wen shook her head: "Of course I won't be stupid enough to let them directly command the battle." Naturally, the matter of fighting a war depends on a few experienced deputy commanders, and my younger brothers just keep an eye on the army for me and firmly control the military power in their own hands. It's not just the two of them, I also have a assignment to my eldest brother. ”

"Me? What can I do? Cheng Dong was surprised.

"Of course it's the most important part." Cheng Wen raised her hand and pointed outside: "Forbidden Army!" 200,000 forbidden army legions, only the Duke of Zhenguo is worthy of command! ”

Cheng Dong secretly screamed in his heart, "It's really crazy", and said at the same time: "Sister, don't be joking, I have never led soldiers, and I am not as good as Cheng Nan and Cheng Bei." ”

Cheng Wen Huo Ran got up, and the phoenix crown looked shining: "Joke! You are a descendant of the founding father Cheng Qianli, the eldest son of Cheng Kaiyang, the commander of the Long Knife Legion, and the blood of a hero flows in your body, why can't you lead troops? Big brother, others don't know, isn't it clear that I'm a sister? You have had great ambitions since you were a child, not only studying military books hard, but also secretly practicing martial arts every day for more than 20 years, don't you just hope that one day you will lead thousands of armies and create immortal achievements? ”

Cheng Dong was slightly stunned when he heard this: "You, how do you know?" ”

"Daddy asked you to study for the imperial examination and become famous in literature, but you run out to practice alone before dawn every day, in fact, I already knew." Cheng Wen walked slowly to Cheng Dong and said softly: "Big brother, you have a deep temperament, are good at forbearance, and you are the pattern of achieving great things. Now I have no one to rely on, and I am on the verge of life and death at any time, so I can only ask you to help me. Big brother, would you like to? ”

Cheng Dong was silent for a long time, and then nodded lightly: "I'm willing to give it a try." ”

Cheng Wen showed a smile on her face and said happily: "As the saying goes, brothers are of the same heart, and their benefits are golden. In the future, the world of our Cheng family will depend on the eldest brother and younger brothers. ”

The world of the Cheng family?

These five words couldn't help but make Cheng Dong's heart tighten, and when he was about to speak, a panicked voice suddenly came from outside: "Niangniang, the big thing is not good, there is a death on the side of Chengtianmen!" ”