Chen Xi sat firmly on Diaoyutai, no matter what you said, I would not send troops without the emperor's will.

Don’t you, Liu Jin, want me to win the first prize?

I will help you, not only not fight, but also deliberately show weakness, making you feel that the conspiracy has succeeded.

While Yang Wu was helping Liu Jin, he wanted to help the civil servant group and make a good relationship, but Chen Xi was not grateful. He was stuck in the middle and didn't know how to be a human being.

Just as Shen Xi and other court orders were ordered, Liu Jin was suppressing the imperial edict according to the established plan, deliberately letting the envoys delay the road, trying to get Yang Yiqing to arrive in Ningxia early and seize the credit first.

Almost at the same time, Zhang Wenmian, who was stationed in Xuanfu, returned to the capital.

The first thing Zhang Wenmian did when he returned to Beijing was to report to Liu Jin, but he waited in the Liu Mansion for an afternoon before meeting Liu Jin.

When Liu Jin came back, he brought Sun Cong with him.

Because of his great power, Liu Jin became more and more arrogant. In order to facilitate his work, he did not need to take out the palace for memorials. He directly asked Sun Cong to go to the Silijian as an official of the Ministry of Rites and helped him make red comments in the seal room.

"The flame light is back?"

When Liu Jin saw Zhang Wenmian, he said hello casually. He looked very enthusiastic, but more of it was perfunctory.

In the past, Liu Jin relied heavily on Zhang Wenmian because Zhang Wenmian's plans always had miraculous results. However, after Liu Jin further promoted Zhang Cai and Sun Cong lost the mutual appreciation between him and the civil servants, Liu Jin felt that it was enough for Zhang Cai and Sun Cong to give advice.

After all, Zhang Cai is the Minister of Personnel and can be promoted, while Sun Cong is Liu Jin's in-laws, and his understanding of court affairs is even more comparable to Zhang Wenmian.

Zhang Wenmian took a wild path, and he was not close to Liu Jin, so his ideas were mainly strange, which was not as righteous as Sun Cong's. Of course, Liu Jin gradually alienated Zhang Wenmian.

"Father-in-law, what you arranged for me to do, fortunately, I wish I could not be humiliated... Except for the assassination of Shen Zhihou, the rest of the matters have been completed. All the money and grains are escorted back to Beijing by me, totaling 120,000 stones of bran and wheat, and 200,000 taels of silver..."

Zhang Wenmian went to Xuanfu to supervise the construction of the palace just an excuse. The real purpose was to help Liu Jin make money. He was very capable. In addition, Chen Xi did not come out to obstruct him. With Yang Wu, Hu Ruli and others helping him, he successfully collected the money and grain needed by Liu Jin, and raised all the funds for the construction of the palace and started construction.

In this way, even if Zhu Houzhao goes to Xuanfu, he will have a place to stay and make a full face project.

When Liu Jin heard Zhang Wenmian's report, he nodded repeatedly: "Yan Guang is still reliable in doing things. You have come back from afar, and you are busy with dust. Go back and have a good rest. If you have anything to do, wait for your spirit to recover."

Zhang Wenmian hurriedly said, "Dadonald, I originally wanted to stay in Xuanfu for a while to assassinate Shen Zhihou and help Mr. Hu manage the military farming. However, when he heard that King Anhua, a land in Ningxia, was anxious, so he returned to Beijing first... Some things must be explained to you in person..."

Liu Jin was a little impatient when he heard this.

He heard about this during this period and his ears were almost calloused. He didn't think that Zhang Wenmian, who was in Xuanfu for several months, could put forward any constructive suggestions.

Sun Cong comforted: "Yan Guang, my father-in-law has submitted his majesty to King Anhua to rebel, and has discussed specific measures with His Majesty. My father-in-law has been dealing with the court affairs for one day in the company's ritual supervision, and is now exhausted. Why don't I explain it to you in private?"

"Father-in-law, this matter is extraordinary." Zhang Wenmian ignored Sun Cong and stubbornly made suggestions to Liu Jin, wanting to show his foresight in front of Liu Jin... He went to Xuanfu twice in just over a year, and he gradually figured out some things.

Why do foreigners always ask him to go on business trips, and Sun Cong can stay in the capital?

That's because he is an outsider. Even though Sun Cong is not as smart as him, he still gets the trust of Liu Jin, so he must try his best to show his value.

Liu Jin waved his hand: "We won't listen. Keming, let's talk to Yan Guang. If it's important, it's not too late to talk to our family again. If our family is tired, Yan Guang must be tired. In the past few days, our family is troubled by the Ningxia Town. Tomorrow, Your Majesty will be in trouble and you will have to deal with it. He doesn't want to discuss this topic again."

Sun Cong nodded: "My father-in-law took a break earlier. I will explain the matters in the capital clearly to Yan Guang."

After saying that, Sun Conggong sent Liu Jin away.

Even if Zhang Wenmian insists, Liu Jin can't help but don't want to listen to him.

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...

After Liu Jin left, Zhang Wenmian was very disappointed.

I do my best to help you, Eunuch Liu, but you always have a skeptical attitude towards me. I am not grateful for my advice, and I am even treated as a verbal talk. How cruel?

Sun Cong invited Zhang Wenmian to the side hall. Sun Cong took the lead in sitting down and waved his hand to signal: "Sit up Yan Guang too."

Zhang Wenmian was originally Liu Jin recommended by Sun Cong. Sun Cong was not very hostile to Zhang Wenmian, which was related to his open-mindedness.

Zhang Wenmian seemed to be too petty.

It is true that at first he was very grateful to Sun Cong, but as the two competed with Liu Jin, Zhang Wenmian's attitude towards Sun Cong was much worse than before.

Zhang Wenmian sat down in annoyance and said, "Brother Keming, you should know that the attacks that King Anhua had made in conspiracy were the name of "clear the king's side". If you know it by Your Majesty, it would be very detrimental to your father-in-law!"

Sun Cong smiled and said, "How can you not know about these things? You have already had a solution to them. But you said that during the time you left the capital, your father-in-law would discuss things with Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel. Zhang Shangshu's advice will basically be adopted, and he is highly valued by his father-in-law."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenmian felt even more unhappy.

When he was in Beijing, Zhang Cai was gradually valued by Liu Jin, and Zhang Wenmian began to feel a sense of crisis. Especially when Zhang Cai jumped into the Minister of Personnel, Zhang Wenmian even regarded Zhang Cai as a strong enemy.

But no matter what, Zhang Cai is a top civil official in the court, and he is just a strategist who has no official rank and can only hide behind the scenes.

"What did Shangshu Zhang say?" Zhang Wenmian asked in a low voice.

Sun Cong said: "Shu Zhang made a lot of suggestions about King Anhua's plot to rebel. He didn't know where to start, but the specific matters have been arranged..."

"Your Majesty decided to send troops in two groups, one by Shen Shangshu, lead the troops from Xuanfu to Ningxia, and the other by Yang Yiqing, who was temporarily transferred to Gansu, led the troops from the Beijing camp to Guyuan... The father-in-law has made an explanation to Yang Junmen, and is now trying to suppress the decree and order the Xuanfu to send troops later in order to ensure safety."

Zhang Wenmian asked with a dark face: "This can ensure that the banner of King Anhua's conspiracy is not known to His Majesty?"

Sun Cong did not take it seriously and replied with a smile: "With the current prestige in the court, it is still easy to hinder the transmission of news. Even if someone talks too much after quelling the rebellion, he thought that Your Majesty would not blame him more. It was the words of the treacherous person, and it was not worth accepting!"

"Hmph!"

Zhang Wenmian was very disdainful, "Brother Keming knows how the Nine-Border Army Generals commented on their father-in-law now?"

Sun Cong said confidently: "What else can it be? My father-in-law sent a large number of people to the Jiubian to manage military affairs and government affairs. It can be said that the whole country is united. This quellion is something that everyone hopes for, and he will definitely succeed."

Zhang Wenmian said angrily: "If this is true, I don't have to go back to Beijing in such a hurry. It is reported that most of the officials sent by my father-in-law to perform their duties and manage military farms in three sides are doing nothing, helping my father-in-law and making a living..."

As he spoke, Zhang Wenmian was very angry and seemed to hate this ugly phenomenon.

Sun Cong was able to calm down and listen to Zhang Wenmian’s nagging at first. Hearing this, he couldn’t help but interrupt Zhang Wenmian, as if he was pointing out: “Yan Guang, aren’t you in Xuanfu the same?”

"Um!?"

Zhang Wenmian looked at Sun Cong in surprise.

Sun Cong's tone was plain: "Yan Guang, after you arrived at Xuanfu, your father-in-law received a secret report from local officials of Xuanfu who attacked you, saying that you were relying on your father-in-law's support, oppressing good people in Xuanfu, drinking and having fun every day, and even forcibly occupying the women of the people, and using the matters entrusted by your father-in-law to fill your personal pockets... In fact, many things are not unknown to your father-in-law, but just don't say them."

Zhang Wenmian's face turned red and she said furiously: "It must be that Yang Wu, the guy who was maliciously attacking her father-in-law."

Sun Cong sighed: "No matter who said it, you have some bad deeds, and my father-in-law can understand it. After he took power, he never stopped us from using his trust to gain some convenience. He even rewarded you with a lot of extra things... But it is unrealistic to say that my father-in-law will not care at all. My father-in-law has a lot of trust in Zhang Shangshu because he never makes money."

Zhang Wenmian said angrily: "But his desire for women is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"People have something to like, but they cannot force them. In the past, I asked myself that I never bribe and abuse the law, but in the court for several years, I was always a minor official, and I was not worthy of it until my father-in-law was in power..."

Sun Cong shook his head and sighed, "Now it is a huge fortune no matter how you say it is, and you rely on your father-in-law's prestige."

Zhang Wenmian gritted his teeth: "What does Brother Keming mean?"

Sun Cong said: "I just want to remind you that some things will pass by just turning a blind eye. Why should you be so serious? My father-in-law has long been upset about the rebellion in Ningxia Town. You have raised the old things again and have no better suggestions. How can you let your father-in-law listen?"

"this……"

Zhang Wenmian suddenly felt speechless. He kindly reminded Liu Jin to be prepared, but why did he do something wrong now?

Sun Cong said again: "I don't hide it from you. During the period when you left the capital, your father-in-law has recruited many advisers, but after seeing you personally, I feel that it is not as good as you. I keep saying your name and hope you will come back soon. Even if you know that you have some bad deeds in Xuanfu, you have never cared about it. This is also the result of your father-in-law's trust."

Sun Congming here clearly wanted to persuade Zhang Wenmian to just live a life of silence, but Zhang Wenmian heard it, he felt ashamed and angry.

For a cunning person like Zhang Wenmian, the most important thing is to pay real benefits. He is used to make money by others to make things happen. Even if it reflects Liu Jin's trust, he feels unwilling to accept it.

Zhang Wenmian asked with a dark face: "In this way, I am not only ineffective, but also wrong?"

Sun Cong obviously could not understand Zhang Wenmian's mentality and shook his head and said, "Yan Guang, you misunderstand what I mean. Well, you went back from afar, exhausted both physically and mentally, accumulated merits but could not be rewarded, and some complaints were normal. You don't have to tell your father-in-law about the rebellion of King Anhua of Ningxia. Next, your father-in-law will be worried about the matter of meeting the saint. Maybe he will discuss it with you first, go home to raise his energy... I am afraid that the wife and concubines at home have been waiting for a long time, right?"

It would be fine if you don’t mention your wives and concubines at home. This is what you said, and Zhang Wenmian even felt that Sun Cong was mocking him.

Before being recommended to Liu Jin, Zhang Wenmian left his hometown and lived in the capital without a fixed place, and was extremely poor and destitute.

After being valued by Liu Jin, he not only married but also took several concubines, which was very glorious.

"It's better not to mention it!"

Zhang Wenmian said annoyedly, "I will be looking at the bright moon, why... Humph!"

Perhaps because he found that this was not so appropriate, and before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Wenmian threw his sleeves away.

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...

Zhu Houzhao issued military subordinates as early as the first day of June, but the imperial edict was delayed in sending it to Xuanfu.

Yang Yiqing's men had already left Zijing Pass on the ninth day of the sixth month, and at this time the rebellion in Ningxia Town was at a critical moment.

The rebellion of King Anhua could be said to be vigorous at first, but it was a typical thunder and raindrops. King Anhua only used the anger of the local military generals in Ningxia Town to deceive them into killing officials and rebelling. However, when things happened, these generals became timid and their morale plummeted. Subsequently, a series of troops were mobilized in Guanzhong and neighboring towns, which put King Anhua in a dilemma.

But this news has not yet reached the capital.

In the leopard room, Zhu Houzhao has been inquiring about the rebellion in Ningxia Town for several days, and even called Liu Jin to come forward and asked Xiao Tiaozi to inquire about the news in private.

Because Ningxia is too far away from the capital, the imperial court itself is lagging behind in obtaining information, and the transmission of civil information is even slower.

Because the truth is unknown, there is a panic in the capital. There are many different opinions. Xiao Taozi can only try to find out the situation from Xie Qian, but because Xie Qian also closed his eyes and heard it, he could not get more news.

"... Useless things, no news for several days. We should always talk about where the bandits were killed, and then ask where Shen Shangshu's troops were..."

Zhu Houzhao has a bad temper. He is not the kind of emperor who is reasonable. If he is unhappy, he will take his anger on others. He will be frowning every day.

Xiao Tiaozi said carefully: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Eunuch Liu what's going on? Or, call the Ministry of War to ask clearly."
To be continued...