Xiao Zhao You stood in front of Yang Peng and looked at him a little nervously, looking both expectant and worried. Chai Yongqi felt idle and a little bored.

Look back at the palace.

Yang Tong, Zhao Jinxi, and the two daughters walked into Yang Tong's bedroom together. They each sat down. After the maid had tea on her, she retreated. Yang Tong said angrily: "Last night, we carefully arranged a performance, but Han Bing and Yelu Hanyu stole the limelight!" They're clearly targeting us! ”

Zhao Jinxi said: "Sister may be thinking too much, we want to make our husband happy, they naturally want to make my husband happy, it shouldn't be aimed at us!" Then he smiled and said: "Xiaomei thinks last night's performance is very good, my husband is very happy!" ”

The maid said: "Princess, you are too naïve, Han Bing and Yelu Hanyu were aimed at us last night!" They are just worried that their sister will steal the limelight, and their husband likes her sister even more! Today's situation is actually very good, the two of us can be said to be a faction, because Sister Yang Tong gave birth to the eldest prince and the second prince, among the princesses, our faction has a faint tendency to stand out! The other princesses are naturally red-eyed, and they will naturally try their best to suppress us! We must not take this lightly! Yang Tong nodded approvingly and said, "That's it." ”

Zhao Jinxi frowned and said: "We are all the concubines of our husband, everything we do is for our husband, why do we have to fight openly and secretly?" ”

Yang Tong sighed and said, "Sister, you are too kind!" From ancient times to the present, in the palace, if you don't fight others down, the final outcome is to be beaten down by others and beaten into the cold palace, and you will be miserable and lonely for a lifetime! Zhao Jinxi couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. Yang Tong squinted his eyes and said: "We can only be invincible if we defeat others!" As the eldest brother often said, 'If you want to avoid being eaten by a tiger, the only way is to turn yourself into a tiger'! In addition, we have to protect Ping'er, Long'er's status at all costs, he is the eldest prince and second prince of his husband, and he is born to inherit the great cause! I will not allow anyone to challenge the dragon's position! Zhao Jinxi nodded and said, "Sister is right!" Only when Ping'er inherits her husband's great cause, a few of us can really come out! ”

Yang Tong lowered her head and didn't speak, she didn't agree with the words of the two sisters in her heart, in her opinion, as long as she could accompany her husband through this life, it was enough, why fight for power and profit! As for the heir, the husband obviously will not follow the tradition, so the primogeniture inheritance will not work here at all, although Ping'er is the eldest son, but whether he can inherit the great cause is not necessarily a thing! If Long'er's talent is outstanding enough to inherit the great cause, the husband is so wise and wise, even if the sister doesn't do anything, the husband will definitely let Long'er inherit the throne, but if Long'er's talent is not enough to inherit the great cause, no matter what the sister does, it is impossible to change the husband's attitude! I'm afraid that in the end, it will be in vain or light, in case I am disgusted by my husband because of this matter, it will be very bad!

As soon as she thought of this, she was shocked, and she wanted to say what she thought in her heart, and persuade her sister not to do such a futile and probably unflattering thing, but she didn't dare to say it when the words came to her mouth, she was afraid that if she said such a heartfelt word, she would not be able to persuade the two sisters, but would be regarded as a traitor by the two sisters!

Yang Tong frowned and said, "The most unfavorable thing for us Ping'er and Long'er now is that there are no of our people in Yanyun's military and political aspects!" Most of the earliest old people in Yanyun's military and political system were from Yanjing, and they must have supported Chai Yonghui; There are many Khitans who have served as high-ranking officials in Yanyun's military and political terms, and they must have supported Yelu Hanyu, who himself also holds great power; Han Bing, although she has no faction, is one of Yan Yun's only few marching commanders, with outstanding military achievements and prestige, and often sits in Tianjing New City for her husband, her power cannot be ignored; That Zhao Lihua can't be ignored, she is the princess of the Song Kingdom, and now many high-ranking officials in Yanyun's military and political two terms are Song people, such as Yang Yanzhao, these people are all about her. In addition to the above, there are also Ye Yu Guanyin, Yang Erya, Yang Jiumei, Yan Ji, etc., each of them is not a fuel-efficient lamp! ”

Zhao Jinxi frowned and said, "What my sister said is so right! In fact, we only have one advantage, and that is that Ping'er is the eldest son of her husband! But based on this alone, it may not be easy to finally inherit the throne! We've got to find a way to build our own power! Yang Tong nodded approvingly, bowed his head and thought about it. Zhao Jinxi was worried, thinking that if this continued, he might not recover, but he didn't dare to say anything.

His gaze turned to Concubine Mu's mansion. After reading Xiao Zhaoyou's analysis report, Yang Peng nodded appreciatively and said, "It's generally good!" Xiao Zhaoyou has always been very nervous, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but relax and laughed happily.

Yang Peng said: "Only one point," Xiao Zhao You couldn't help but get nervous. Yang Peng glanced at Xiao Zhao You and said, "It seems that you are still influenced by Confucianism, and you have a little empty talk about morality!" The master asks you, what is the greatest morality? ”

Xiao Zhaoyou immediately wanted to say that he was loyal and filial, but subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and lowered his head and frowned. Chai Yongqi looked anxious and whispered: "It's loyalty and filial piety!" ”

Xiao Zhao You shook his head and said, "What does the master mean is the greatest morality for the master." Although this loyalty and filial piety is a very good quality, it does not seem to be the greatest morality for the Lord! After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't think of an answer that satisfied him, and he said a little discouragedly: "Master, the apprentice is stupid and can't think of it!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "If you understand that 'the world is the world of the people of the world', then this question will be understood." ”

Xiao Zhao You suddenly blessed his heart, and said: "I know, the greatest morality for the superior is to let the vast majority of the people in the world get benefits!" Everything you do for the Superior must revolve around this! Those who can do it are wise and independent, on the contrary, even if they can be prosperous for a while, they are also the masters of mediocrity! Yang Peng smiled and nodded, and couldn't help but think of the so-called holy monarch Zhao Kuangyin, as well as the creator of the so-called Kangxi prosperous era in later generations, Kangxi, these two people can be said to be very productive when they were in power, and they deserve the title of Mingjun in terms of the achievements of the two alone, but Zhao Kuangyin suppressed the generals because he was worried about the military generals seizing power, and finally caused the consequences of the invasion of foreign enemies that could not be resisted. It finally led to the loss of power and humiliation of the country in the later Opium War.

The starting point of these two emperors was to maintain their own rule over the world, so that their families could always be the masters of China and enslave the Chinese, never thinking about the future and well-being of the people in this country. Their purpose was achieved, but in the end they harmed the whole nation, and the whole nation fell under the iron hooves and blades of foreign nations and the sharp cannons of ships, and their selfishness made this great nation pay an incomparably heavy price! Therefore, if any group or individual thinks about how to maintain its dominance all day long, sooner or later the entire nation will fall into a situation from which there will be no return, and the so-called eternal life is just an impossible dream!

Yang Peng stroked Xiao Zhao You's head and said: "The world is the world of the people of the world, and the one who is superior is not the master of the people of the world, you can take what you want, and drive it at will!" In fact, the superior should be the manager chosen by the people, and his responsibility is to serve the people of the world, so that they can live peacefully and well! If the one who is above him can't do this, he is not qualified to sit in this position, and if he does not want to step down, the people will overthrow him! How did the change of dynasty come about over thousands of years? ”

"Confucianism says what the mandate of heaven, that is fart, the real reason is that the master regards the whole world as his own private property, and uses the whole world to satisfy his own selfish desires, which is wrong from the beginning, as time goes by, the contradiction between this selfish desire and the needs of the people will become more and more intense, and the anger in the hearts of the people will accumulate more and more, and at the last moment the anger of the people will turn into a volcano and completely erupt, and the dynasty of this selfish desire will be completely buried! But the successor still can't see this, and still regards the world as his own private property, so the cycle of chaos and change of dynasty will continue to be staged, which is the fundamental reason why the world always can't get out of the cycle of chaos! ”

Xiao Zhao You nodded thoughtfully, and the others also showed thoughtful expressions.

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Being a hero does not mean that you can get the glory and wealth that others can't get, but it means that you have to give everything for your people, your country, and your nation, including your life!" If you don't have this kind of awareness, then you are not a real hero, if you think you are great, you should get the power of glory and wealth or even the dictatorship of the cadres, then this person is not only not a hero, but just a cunning one-man thief, this kind of person is much more harmful to the country and the nation than the faint king! ”

Xiao Zhao You shouted: "The master is the real hero!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the women looked at Yang Peng with respect and love. Yang Peng stroked Xiao Zhao You's head and said with a smile: "Your master is doing his best in this direction, I hope it won't disappoint Xiao Zhao You!" Xiao Zhao You adored and said: "The master is a great hero in the world, just like the legendary Pangu!" ”

Mu Guifei asked puzzledly, "Xiao Zhaoyou, why do you say that your master is like Pangu?" Xiao Zhao You said: "The big hero is a character who can sacrifice everything for the world, Pangu opened the world, turned his flesh and blood into the sun, moon and stars, and forever benefited the people of the world!" This is naturally a big hero! Master reorganized the mountains and rivers to reshape the world, so that the people of Li in the deep and overheated water can finally live and work in peace and contentment, and this feat is not inferior even compared to Pangu! ”

Yang Peng pinched Xiao Zhao You's nose and said with a smile: "You say this master, the master is very embarrassed!" Xiao Zhao You said humbly: "The master is already amazing!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, rubbed Xiao Zhaoyou's head and said, "Master hopes that Xiao Zhaoyou will be even more amazing in the future!" Xiao Zhao You was stunned, and everyone else couldn't help but feel moved.

Ziju rushed in from outside and bowed to Yang Peng: "King Yan, someone from the palace has come, saying that there is an urgent military situation to report to King Yan." Yang Peng said to the women: "I'll go and see what's going on." The women nodded, and Yang Peng left the wooden building. When I came to the hall in front, I saw Jiang Li in military uniform sitting at the coffee table waiting. As soon as Jiang Li saw Yang Peng coming in, she quickly stood up, hugged her fists and said, "Master, Sister Guanyin has sent a report!" He then took out a letter and presented it to Yang Peng with both hands.

Yang Peng took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the stationery, unfolded it and looked at it, smiled, and said, "Cao Wei has stopped attacking Zhao Heng, and the main force has turned to Xiangyang." ”

Jiang Lixi said: "Great, this is exactly what the master wants." Yang Peng paced back and forth in the hall, his face thoughtful. Stopped, and said to Ziju: "Please bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone." Ziju smiled: "King Yan doesn't have to be more polite, the slave and maid will go and get it immediately!" Then he went down, and after a moment he came back with pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and spread it out on the desk above. Yang Peng walked behind the desk and sat down, Ziju picked up the ink strip to grind ink for Yang Peng, and Jiang Li stood on the other side.

Yang Peng waited for Ziju to polish the ink, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote quickly on the letterhead. In a few moments, a letter was written. Yang Peng picked it up and checked it to confirm that it was correct, untied a small bag he was carrying, untied the bag, took out a small seal, and stamped a seal at the end of the letter. Immediately put away the seal, folded the letter paper, handed it to Jiang Li, and instructed: "Distribute it to Guanyin immediately!" Jiang Li untied the letter, promised and ran down.

Yang Peng thought about things for a while, temporarily left all his affairs, and went back to the backyard. came to Mu Guifei's room, and together with Chai Yonghui and Yan Ji, he accompanied Mu Guifei for a long time, accompanied Mu Guifei to lunch, and accompanied Mu Guifei for a long time, and then said goodbye and left. Mu Guifei was unwell and had to get up to see her off, and Yang Peng and the others naturally resolutely couldn't let her get tired. Mu Guifei couldn't, so she had to ask her cousin Chai Yongqi and her son Xiao Zhao You to send each other off. The two sent Yang Peng and his party back, Chai Yongqi broke away from Xiao Zhao You, sat down on the brocade pier next to Mu Guifei's bed where Yang Peng was sitting just now, and said, "Cousin, why didn't you get serious today?" ”

Mu Guifei showed a look of embarrassment, "Brother, I really can't open my mouth about this kind of thing, not to mention that with my identity, it is really inconvenient to say such a thing to King Yan!" ”

Chai Yongqi said angrily: "What identity is inconvenient, King Yan, he is obviously interesting to you!" In my opinion, King Yan's feelings for the second sister are definitely not inferior to any other princess! As long as the second sister speaks, King Yan will definitely say something! ”

Mu Guifei's originally pale cheeks flew up with two red clouds, which were incomprehensible in beauty, and she said with some shame: "Brother, don't talk nonsense!" If outsiders know this, it will be another unnecessary turmoil! Chai Yongqi glanced at Mu Guifei and said, "Second sister, you actually know King Yan's feelings for you, but you just don't want to face it!" "Alluring the Country and the City", who is that poetry for, so beautiful, if you want to say that King Yan has no intention of the second sister, no one will believe it! Among the many princesses, not every one of them has received the original song endowment created by King Yan! And even those songs that were given to the princesses, none of them could be as lingering and sympathetic as "Alluring the Country and the City"! King Yan has a deep affection for the second sister, no need to say more! ”

Mu Guifei's heart was pounding, and complex emotions came to her heart. Chai Yongqi said: "So as long as the second sister speaks, the eldest brother's matter will be done!" ”

Mu Guifei suppressed the emotions in her heart and said to Chai Yongqi: "Brother, your life is good enough now, why do you have to go into politics?" It's not that I'm a sister to say that you, here in King Yan, no compared to the previous court, it is impossible for you to want to be like the officials of the Song Dynasty to favoritism and abuse power for personal gain. Once you do this, I'm afraid my little sister and I won't be able to save you! So, you better be honest and be a rich man! ”

Chai Yongqi said angrily: "Second sister, you underestimate my brother too much!" After a pause, "Yes, when my brother was an official in the Song court, he did a lot of favoritism and abuse of power for personal gain. But that's a last resort! You know how to be a brother, isn't it also ambitious and high-spirited when you are young? It's just that after entering the officialdom of the Zhao family, you found that you can't be a good official at all, you want to be a good official, all your colleagues will treat you as an outlier to exclude you, and your boss will also look at you differently, and there is no good end to being a good official! In order to survive, my brother had no choice but to go along with it! ”

After a pause, he glanced at Mu Guifei and said with a wry smile: "I fought with others in the officialdom for my brother, lost myself, and finally even sacrificed my second sister!" ......" Concubine Mu shook her head and said lightly: "I entered the palace at that time, not entirely for my brother, but also for our entire family!" Hey, my brother is right, under the rule of the Zhao family, it is impossible for us to live for ourselves! We're all just a bargaining chip to survive! ”

Chai Yongqi nodded thoughtfully, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Now it's okay, you can live for yourself for your brother, and you can also live for yourself for your second sister!" If your brother wants to regain the ideals of his youth, you can also choose what you love to love! ”

Mu Guifei's heart couldn't help but feel an impulse, and then her delicate face turned crimson. Chai Yongqi said: "Second sister, Shaohua is fleeting, your age is not young, if you don't show that you are still young and marry the person you like, do you have to wait until your temples are white and red to regret it?" ”

Mu Guifei's heart was shocked, and then she frowned tightly and said, "It's not that I haven't thought about this. But I'm a married woman! He's in the south now, I, how can I ......" Chai Yongqi also thought of this question, and couldn't help frowning. Mu Guifei turned her head to look at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, and muttered: "He is a great hero of the world, I can't let him be stained because of me!" I couldn't help but sigh and muttered, "He and I are destined to be inseparable!" Hate only hate why I didn't meet him earlier! If I can meet him early, as long as I can stay together for a while, even if I die, I will have no regrets! ”

"Second Sister ......"

Mu Guifei turned her head and said, "I have made up my mind, don't persuade me anymore, big brother!" Chai Yongqi knows this sister's character, don't look at her always gentle and gentle appearance, in fact, her personality is very strong, once something is decided, no one can change it. Chai Yongqi couldn't help sighing, feeling helpless.

Chai Yongqi went, Mu Guifei turned her head to look out the window, and at this moment, a withered yellow leaf flew in front of the window with the wind. Mu Guifei's heart moved, and she let out a long sigh.

Yang Peng and the others returned to the palace, Chai Yonghui and Yan Ji said goodbye to Yang Peng, with a reluctant look in their eyes, and went back to their respective residences. Yang Peng came to the study, walked behind the bookcase and sat down, looking through the official documents. There are no urgent matters, just daily official documents that have been backlogged during this time.

Unconsciously, Yang Peng felt that the light was dim and he couldn't see clearly. I couldn't help but look up, only to find that it was already late, the sunset covered half of the sky, and the whole world was dusk. Yang Peng smiled and muttered, "Time flies so fast!" Looking at the desk, I found that the official documents that had not been reviewed were like a hill, and I couldn't help but feel palpitations, and couldn't help muttering: "There are so many official documents, I have to be tired to death!" Then he frowned and said: "I have to think of a way, otherwise I won't have time to play with my wife and children, this kind of life is too boring!" ”

lowered his head and pondered, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say, "I'm so stupid!" There are several ready-made committees that do not take advantage of them! Well, you can divide all the affairs into three committees! In this way, there are only a few of the most important things that need to be decided by me, and most of the things are not bothered by me! Hehe, that's it! Then he thought: "However, most of the members of the three committees are in the field, and this needs to be changed, otherwise this idea will be difficult to implement!" It is necessary to let the members of the committee stay in Tianjing New Town for a long time so that they can list all aspects of affairs! However, they are all important people in charge of their own affairs, if they all stay in Tianjing New City, first, it will be wasted, and second, who will manage the various places, and who will lead the armies in all directions? ”

Yang Peng frowned and paced back and forth in the study, feeling that these two things were really difficult to take into account! It would be nice if we had a group of young and meritorious fathers who were highly virtuous and decorated in our hands, and let them preside over the three major committees, and there would be no problems. However, now that Yanyun has just risen, it is impossible to have such a group of old people, and the so-called fathers are also pillars in all aspects.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.