"If Madam has this intention, she will have great success," Gongsun Yu replied.

"Oh? Really? Are you willing to let Duke Song go?" Mrs. Li asked as she sat up.

"Madam, this Rong Yi is indeed the number one counselor under the throne of Song Dynasty. He also contributed a lot when Zi Yu sacrificed his uncle to seize the throne. However, after the Shang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty only trusted people with the surname of Duke, and foreign ministers were not allowed to do so. Nowadays, Song Gong's brother Fufu has been given the surname Kong and is listed as the world minister together with the Hua family. How can there be room for Rongyi, a foreign official? In my opinion, as long as the wife and the son value him, he can be persuaded to stay and It’s not difficult.”

"That's it------that's great. I will entrust you with the full authority to handle this matter. You must keep this person in the Young Master's house for your use." Mrs. Li said very excitedly.

"No." Gongsun Yu responded, raised his head slightly and asked tentatively: "Madam, are you ready to send Kui Duoyou to contact the grassland?"

"Well, he is the most suitable candidate. In a few days, things will be calm in the city, so he will be sent out as an envoy. This time, my son will take the lead in defending Chaoge. The people in the court and the wild people look up to him, but that is not the case with Wei Yu. Since he has offended Xin The emperor was demoted to the throne, but he failed to save the people and the country from the fire. If Wei Duoyou can succeed this time, he will be credited with a great contribution in my son's name. When Wei Yu comes back, what can he do to me and my son? Humph! "

Three days later, a team of people marched out of Chaoge City. Among the team, the most conspicuous thing was a large banner embroidered with the word "Song". The people were grateful to this life-saving team who arrived from the sky in time and bid them farewell. The queue stretched several kilometers outside the city.

Shijiao, the senior official, stood on the chariot, looking back at a slender figure on the city gate tower. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and his expression was very complicated. Mrs. Li actually left this foreign counselor behind and sent herself to the Song Dynasty. Country, I don’t know what’s the deep meaning behind it?

Rong Yi watched the Song army's team go further and further away, his eyes blurred, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. A petite and beautiful girl quietly approached and said softly: "Master, are you really not going back to Song Dynasty?"

"Alas -" Rongyi sighed: "The Song Dynasty has the Hua and Kong clans in power, and there is no room for me, a foreigner, to show off. What should I do if I go back? What's more, after Song Nai Yin Shangzi's surname, he was feared by the Zhou royal family for a long time. Staying in Suiyang (Shangqiu) is far away from what I want. Since you want to stay with me, why don't you go with the flow?"

"Then---will Guild Song be willing to do it?" the girl muttered.

"Of course I am. Dr. Shi has sent us a treasure from the treasury as a reward, and Song Gong will be happy. Besides, if I stay here, I can recruit the forces of the Yi community in the Central Plains for Song Gong's future use. Why wouldn't he be happy?"

Since King Zhou Yi came to the throne, Fan Ji, as a queen, was in a deep palace and her movements were restricted. The power of the Yi community in the Central Plains has gone underground. Now, they are even more leaderless and everyone is looking for a way out. The prince of the Song Dynasty, Yu Si, saw this opportunity. It was necessary to send trusted generals to recruit them. The establishment of Weiguo in the hometown of Yin and Shang was a problem that the Song people could not let go of. This gave Rongyi an opportunity. The relationship between him and Zi Yusi was not a simple monarch-minister relationship, but more At that time, it was an alliance of two like-minded people. He understood this, and Zi Yusi understood it even more.

Seeing that the master was silent all the time, the girl did not dare to say anything. Unexpectedly, Rong Yi spoke first: "Wu Wei, this is the south gate. Your cousin is going out of the north gate today to go to the old place of Wu Zhong and Wei Rong as envoys. Don't you go? Take a look at the north gate?"

Wu Wei said without hesitation: "My cousin and I have different paths and different plans. What's the point of meeting each other? It would be better if we didn't know each other's existence."

Rong Yi glanced at her casually, smoothed his short beard under his chin and said, "That's fine, it's up to you. You've been staring at Shi Mansion for a few days, what do you think?"

"I was about to report to Master." Wu Wei took a step forward and whispered something in Rongyi's ear. The latter's face was still expressionless and his eyes were glazed over, as if he was talking to himself or to him. Wu Wei said: "Mrs. Li is good at using her inner palace to control the courtiers and nobles, so as to ascend to the position of concubine. Sure enough, she planted a nail between Shijiao and Wei Boyu, an unsolvable knot--- ---"

His eyes were across the sand dunes in the distance, but he could not see the Song army team that had disappeared at the end of the sky. He murmured: "Why did she let Shijiao go to the Song Dynasty? I went to Suiyang and met Wei Boyu. , apart from persuading Chengzhou Eighth Division to return, what other arrangements does she have? Could it be ------"

He seemed to have thought of something, and immediately turned around with a firm tone: "Get the car ready quickly, I want to enter the palace to see Mrs. Li."

In the Wei Palace, Young Master He looked at his mother with a sad face: "Why does mother want Brother Wei to go on an envoy to the various grassland ministries again? They just suffered a huge defeat at Chaoge, how can they give Brother Wei a good look?"

"Oh, He'er, you have wronged your mother." Mrs. Li put down the jade in her hand and said with an aggrieved face: "This is the job your elder brother Wei asked your mother for. He is worried about his mother's tribe and even more worried about his cousin. , he took the initiative to request the mission this time. It was not my idea."

"But this matter - it's too dangerous." Wei He pinched the corners of his clothes, feeling very uneasy.

Mrs. Li comforted her son: "Your elder brother Wei is blessed with great fortune, and nothing will happen to him. Besides, their army has just been defeated, and they are still in shock. Our country, Wei, took the initiative to seek peace, which is exactly what we want, so how can we embarrass you, elder brother Wei? Besides, they are in shock. , He, Wei Ziliang, is half of Wei Rong blood. He is not a person without roots in the grassland. Is there anyone more suitable to be an envoy than him?"

The mother and son were talking when they suddenly heard a message from the chamberlain: "Madam, sir, Mr. Rongyi wants to see you."

"Really?" Mrs. Li's face was filled with joy: "Please come soon."

Rongyi strode in. After saluting, he went straight to the point: "Madam, have all of Uncle Wei's wives and concubines entered the inner palace?"

Mrs. Li glanced at her son, her expression was a little unnatural, she cleared her throat and said, "That's natural, sir, why do you ask this?"

Seeing this, Wei He knew that the next topic involved the internal affairs, and that he was not old enough to have his hair cut off, so he was not suitable to hear such things. So he stood up and left.

Rongyi saw Wei He's figure disappearing outside the veranda and immediately asked: "Madam is good at internal battles, I have heard about it for a long time. However, what Madam has planned for the young master is dangerous after all. If I can't tell you frankly, how can I do it?" Planning for the young master? Madam, please tell me whether there is Uncle Wei's concubine hidden in Shi Mansion?"

A look of surprise flashed across Mrs. Li's face, and she thought: How could he know such an obscure thing? Then she said seriously: "I didn't mean to hide it from Mr., but I was so private that I was afraid of dirtying Mr.'s ears. Since your husband has asked about it, I might as well tell you openly. My stepson does have a sweetheart, the Guan family's daughter, but because it is inconvenient to make it public, she is now hiding in the residence of Dr. Shijiao."

A trace of disdain flashed across Rongyi's face: "Guan was born after Uncle Guan, with the surname Ji, and marrying someone with the same surname is against Zhou etiquette. No wonder Uncle Wei didn't dare to let him into the palace. There's a reason for this! Listen! "Say, Dr. Shi, who is on an envoy to the Song Dynasty, has a wife with him. Could it be that the wife wants to expose Guan Ji's affair with Shi Jiao's son when Uncle Wei arrives in Suiyang?"

"Sir, is there anything wrong?" Mrs. Li was even more surprised when she heard this, straightened up and asked.

"It is inappropriate, very inappropriate." Rongyi asserted: "I heard that Wei Boji Yu valued Doctor Shi very much. If he heard about this, he would most likely give Guan Ji to the Shi Mansion. Then, since Since then, the relationship between the two of them has become even more solid. Of course, there is another possibility. At present, Shijiao doesn't know that his son has been cheating. If he hears about it and categorically expels his son to calm the king's heart, what will the lady do? ?”

Mrs. Li was shocked: "I have never thought of this level. What should we do now?"

"If Madam wants to use Guan Ji to drive a wedge between the two of them and take Shijiao under the Young Master's command, she must not leave a way out for her. She must make an immediate decision on Guan Ji's matter. Expose the affairs of Shifu to the broad daylight. , so that it will not end. According to my wishes, Madam, it is better to let it go and choose a good opportunity to bring Guan Ji into the Wei Palace first. When Wei Boyu returns, it will be a done deal and he will have a name. The son of the Shi family got an advantage, and the two races The root of love cannot be cut off easily. When Madam takes advantage of it, she can attack at any time. What do you think, Madam?"

"Wonderful, wonderful! Sir, you are truly a god!" Mrs. Li praised.

In Haojing, Duke Zhao's Mansion is bustling with people these days. Although Duke Zhao's wife has given birth to a daughter, there is still an endless stream of guests who come to congratulate Duke Zhao and his wife on their "joy of making tiles."

Before the full moon came, congratulatory gifts started arriving at the gatehouse one after another, from people inside and outside the capital, including the generals guarding the northern border in the distance, and the royal officials and officials in the nearer area, not to mention the princes outside the pass. Even the Wu Kingdom, which had been in the southern barbarians for a long time, sent a large box of pearls. The pearls were plump, huge, round and bright. Now in the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty, everyone knows that Zhao Gonghu is the emperor's chief minister and is in charge of the state's official weapons. Who doesn't compete to burn them? kitchen?

Because Zhao Ji was still in labor, all the matters of welcoming and sending off naturally fell on the second lady Meng Ji. The day before the full moon wine, the reward from the King of Zhou also arrived: a clump of coral trees more than a foot high, all covered with vermilion. Moist and fresh, it holds a rare and unusual treasure.

Looking at the large boxes and small cages piled up like a hill in the hall, Meng Ji felt dizzy and quickly got into the huge project of sorting out the gift lists. But who can accept all the gifts as ordered, and which ones need to be accepted? After all, she couldn't figure out whether to return some gifts or which gifts of equal value should be sent in return. She was afraid that she would make a mistake, so she had to hold a box of gift orders and record them to ask Zhao Bohu what he meant.

Zhao Bohu glanced at the list one by one. He looked at some names and raised his eyebrows without commenting. Some names he thought about for a moment, as if he had doubts. Others showed contempt and snorted. But as long as it was not an excessive gift, it was generally He would tell Meng Ji to accept them all. But when his eyes fell on the name of "Ehou Yu Fang", there was a long silence.

Meng Ji felt deeply uneasy and asked in a low voice: "If you feel that it is inappropriate for me to accept this pearl, I am willing to return it myself."
Chapter completed!