Listening to what Tian Mu said, Cheng Wen couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and sneered: "What's good?" That Murong Xue was confident that he had made a little military achievement, so he was bold, disobeyed the order, and dared to return to Beijing to report on his work without being ordered, and he didn't take the palace in his eyes at all; There is also that Ma Hongjie, who prides himself on being a famous general of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and even Xie Bao can't beat him, and tens of thousands of troops have been blocked in Li County for a long time, and he has never advanced an inch. The most hateful is Li Jiangyao! asked him to express his attitude towards Jiuxi's reward as soon as possible, but he pretended not to hear it and did not reply for a long time, obviously because he was disobedient. ”

Tian Mu smiled awkwardly, and nodded hurriedly: "What Niangniang said is very true." The minister immediately asked the Zhongshu Province to plan a recruitment and apply for these arrogant military leaders! ”

Cheng Wen was silent for a long time, and waited for a while before waving her hand and said: "That's it, even if you scold them, it's useless, it's better to find another way to completely solve these arrogant soldiers." ”

"I don't know what Niangniang thinks?" Tian Mu flattered.

Cheng Wen didn't answer directly, but just asked: "Tian Mu, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend for the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War?" ”

Tian Mu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

Obviously, if the queen wants to deal with those military generals, the first thing she thinks of is to start with the court cardinal. The post of the secretary of the military department, ranked in the third grade, and the household department is called the head of the six departments, and has close ties with each legion. It can be said that mastering the post of secretary of the Ministry of War is equivalent to holding the grasp of the military's myriad problems.

Tian Mu understood Cheng Wen's intentions, and hurriedly said the names of several people, all of whom were close party members to him, and they all had experience in the military department or the governor's mansion.

Cheng Wen nodded slightly, secretly noted down these people, and prepared to make the court more stable in a few days, so she directly replaced Dong Tianxing, a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, so that she could continue to attack the military later.

Now that Li Jiangyao is about to reach Hangzhou, he may be able to defeat Li Zhi in one fell swoop tomorrow and completely end the southern rebellion that has been a disaster for many years, so it is necessary to speed up the progress of the various actions of the Shengtang army.

The latter series of actions can only be implemented by relying on such a key post as the secretary of the military department.

While thinking about it, the inner servant suddenly came to report, saying that the prince of Zhenguo was asking to see him outside the palace.

Hearing that her brother was coming, Cheng Wen knew that there must be something important, so she hurriedly passed it on.

After a short time, Cheng Dong strode into the hall. He saluted the queen first, then looked at Tian Mu who was standing aside, and said directly and unceremoniously: "Lord Tian, I have a secret report to Niangniang, please avoid it for the time being." ”

Tian Mu was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly arched his hand with interest: "Yes, the lower official obeys the order." The queen mother, the minister retired first. ”

Cheng Wen had never seen Cheng Dong have such an attitude towards others, so she couldn't help but be a little surprised, and nodded subconsciously: "Okay, you step down first, you have to pay close attention to the things explained by this palace." ”

Tian Mu agreed, and then gave a slight salute to Cheng Dong, and then withdrew from Fengyi Palace.

After he left, Cheng Wen couldn't help but be curious: "Big brother, what's wrong with you?" Is something wrong? ”

Cheng Dong didn't answer in a hurry, but said, "Please retreat from the left and right." ”

In this way, Cheng Wen was even more puzzled, but she still told all the surrounding palace maids to leave according to her brother's wishes.

When only the two brothers and sisters were left in the entire hall, Cheng Dong said in a deep voice: "I just received a letter stating that I want to pass it on to you." ”

As he spoke, he took out an envelope from his arms and presented it to Cheng Wen with both hands.

Cheng Wen didn't reach out to pick it up, just stared at the other party and asked, "Whose letter?" ”

Cheng Dong hesitated for a moment and replied, "Lao Jianhua." ”

"Who?!"

"Lao Jianhua." Cheng Dong said word by word: "The leader of the rebel army, Lao Jianhua." ”

Cheng Wen's pupils contracted suddenly, and she said in a deep voice: "Another big enemy who killed Daddy? How could he send a letter to you and deliver it to me? ”

Cheng Dong smiled bitterly: "Just look at it." ”

Cheng Wen took the envelope, took out the letter from it, and read it carefully, and the expression on her face couldn't help but become extremely solemn.

After a long time, Cheng Wen gently put the letter on the table and asked, "Do you believe his words?" ”

Cheng Dong shook his head: "The question is not whether I believe it or not, but whether the actual situation is reasonable and beneficial to us." ”

Cheng Wen pondered for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "The rebel army in Jiangnan has gone, and seeing that its destruction is imminent, is Lao Jianhua seeking a way out?" ”

"That's what it means." Cheng Dongying said: "Li Jiong will definitely not be able to defeat Li Jiangyao, and it will be a matter of time before he is defeated." However, after all, Lao Jianhua has a grudge against us for killing our father, and his proposal is contrary to our bottom line. ”

A cold light flashed in Cheng Wen's eyes: "I don't see it that way." In the letter, Lao Jianhua did not shy away from sending someone to assassinate his father, and also said that he never hoped to obtain the Cheng family's forgiveness, but now the two sides have a common and powerful enemy, so they hope to reach a joint force to a certain extent. I think it's worth considering. ”

Cheng Dong had already guessed that his sister would say this, and couldn't help but sigh lightly: "He was cornered by Li Jiangyao, so he thought about running to us again in order to borrow a knife to kill someone." This thief confuses the world, is treacherous and vicious, and must not be guarded against. ”

Cheng Wen smiled: "Of course I will guard against him." However, this guy does have some skills, wouldn't it be better to use him to deal with Li Jiangyao, let the two of them eat dogs, and we will reap the benefits of the fishermen? ”

"Are you really going to cooperate with him, as his letter says?" Cheng Dong asked.

"Not to cooperate with him, but to use him and make him serve me." Cheng Wen said triumphantly: "The day Li Jiangyao conquered Hangzhou was when he Lao Jianhua was cornered. Unless you flee to the vast sea, whether it is Middle-earth or Western Xinjiang, although the world is big, there is no place for other people. I will give him a chance to survive at this time, let him continue to fight with Li Jiangyao, and in the end, no matter what the result is, I can capture Lao Jianhua back and use his head to pay tribute to Daddy's spirit in the sky! ”

Cheng Dong was a little worried: "I'm just afraid of seeking skin with the tiger, and I don't see the benefits of it, but I see the harm first." ”

Cheng Wen shook her head: "What are you afraid of?" Compared with Li Jiangyao, Lao Jianhua is much less of a threat to us. As long as the outside does not know our relationship with him, there will be no direct harm. Even if he preaches it everywhere, or is accidentally discovered by someone else, and we deny it and push it away, who can do anything to us? ”

Cheng Dong thought about it, nodded and agreed: "Okay then." I have always discouraged the outbreak of a frontal confrontation with Li Jiangyao too early, because the situation can drag on, and the later the conflict is, the better it will be for us. If we can really deal with Li Jiangyao as Lao Jianhuaxin said, and we only provide support behind the scenes, then we can buy a lot of time and make more adequate preparations. ”

Cheng Wen saw her brother's approval, and couldn't help laughing: "Seriously, I also had a credit for being the queen at the beginning. If he hadn't secretly instructed Wei Zixuan to go all out to promote the post-election event, I'm afraid I wouldn't have my current status. So our use of him has actually begun a long time ago. ”

Cheng Dong couldn't deny her exaggerated statement, so he smiled helplessly: "Indeed, as you said, in the battle and competition in the political arena, you have me, I have you, there are no eternal friends and enemies, only the pros and cons are just gains and losses." Since you think you can accept Lao Jianhua's proposal, then I will contact him according to the method mentioned in his letter. ”

Cheng Wen thought about it again, then nodded and said, "Yes, big brother, let's do it, remember that only you and my brother and sister can know, and don't be known by others." ”

"It's natural, and I have to be careful." Cheng Dongying said: "I estimate that most of Lao Jianhua is already on the way to the imperial capital, or he has simply arrived in the imperial capital. After that, there will inevitably be another storm in the middle of the world. ”

Cheng Wen didn't seem to care about this, and said casually: "Hmph, in my opinion, the more chaotic the better, otherwise, how can we have a chance?" Big brother, as long as we can get rid of Li Jiangyao and dismember the Zhenjiang army, we will definitely be able to sit firmly in this world. The children of the Cheng family can finally take charge of the country and raise their eyebrows! ”

Cheng Dong obviously can't be as optimistic as his sister: how easy is it to be in charge of the country?

You can take advantage of Li Bing's paralysis and carelessness to suddenly intervene to restrain him; You can use the swords and guns of the forbidden army to suppress the civil and military officials, so that they dare not resist. However, you have no way to surpass Li Jiangyao in terms of army, popular support, and financial resources. At least not yet.

What else do you say about dismembering the Zhenjiang Army?

Hundreds of thousands of elites in Zhenjiang were formed by Li Jiangyao in the cruel battlefield of the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang, fighting with a knife and a gun. The forbidden army regards you as a queen, and bows three times and nine times; However, the Zhenjiang army regarded Li Jiangyao as a god, and life and death were entrusted.

Those who bow three times and bow nine times may one day conspire to rebel and draw swords against each other; People who trust life and death will always put their lives in the hands of each other without regrets.

This is Li Jiangyao's biggest capital in the world, and it is also the biggest weakness of Cheng Wen, who is not rightly named.

However, it is a pity that the previous series of thrilling and smooth seizures of power have long made Cheng Wen forget the differences and gaps between her and Li Jiangyao, and mistakenly think that she has successfully mastered the overall situation and is invincible.

Cheng Dong sighed silently, and mentioned another thing: "Sister, yesterday the military reports from Yongzhou and Liangzhou respectively said that the troops left behind in the western Xinjiang of the Zhenjiang Army have recently shown signs of large-scale assembly, and their intentions are unknown. ”

Cheng Wen couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this: "Western Xinjiang? I remember Li Bing once said that the Zhenjiang Army still has the strength of three armies over there, right? ”

"That's right, three armies, 160,000 soldiers and horses." Cheng Dong said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, Li Jiangyao handed over the imperial capital and waved his army to the Central Plains, and specially arranged for the Third Army, Fourth Army and Seventh Army under his command to return to Western Xinjiang to garrison and recuperate, and appointed Huo Liya, the chief general of the Thunder Third Army and the county lord of Shanshanguo, as the commander. Although this person is a woman, he is also one of the veterans of the Zhenjiang Army, and it is said that he has a fierce personality and is brave in battle, and even the Turks are quite afraid of him. ”

Cheng Wenxiu frowned lightly: "It turns out that she is still a female general." What did Horia want to do when she suddenly gathered her forces at this time? ”