"This is the imperial power, the supreme and uncompromising imperial power!"

Xiao Cheng's expression was extremely cold, he stood with his hands behind his hands and said to Jiang Yingxue beside him.

"Isn't the prince valuable enough? Prince Jing is the most powerful and influential prince in these years, but so what? When Long Yan is angry, he is still trembling and in danger."

Jiang Yingxue sighed: "Yes, no one could have imagined that things would suddenly deteriorate to such an extent. Erlang, Academician Xiao has always been recognized as a member of King Jing's party, will it be affected this time?"

Xiao Cheng chuckled: "My dad is still useful. Nothing will happen this time. Haven't you noticed? The unlucky ones are all petty officials below fifth rank. People like my dad are in key positions.

, at such a critical moment, it’s hard to move.”

"Yes, Academician Xiao is the Third Secretary-General, who is in charge of the country's finances. The current war in the northwest and the chaos in Hebei require a lot of financial support from the central government to maintain it. If Academician Xiao is moved, I am afraid that the Third Secretary-General will also be in chaos. Just

It will make the situation worse!" Jiang Yingxue laughed: "I was mistaken earlier, for fear that Mrs. Xiao would also be implicated."

Xiao Cheng shook his head and said: "I won't be implicated this time, but what about next time? The official family's prejudice against King Jing is getting deeper and deeper. This fear has been deeply rooted in the emperor's heart, and one day it will affect us."

"This time King Jing was hit hard enough. Wouldn't it be fine as long as King Jing stayed honest?" Jiang Yingxue said: "Now, except for the title of Prince, King Jing's official duties have basically been stripped away.

, what you want to do is not within your power, right?"

"This is to the point, and that's what I expect."

Although he was considered by the outside world to be a member of King Jing's party, Xiao Cheng had no consciousness of King Jing's party at all. Instead, he hoped that King Jing would be unlucky for a few more years.

"But I'm afraid that this prince will not be lonely!" Xiao Cheng said: "Who doesn't have some trump cards? Even a little shrimp like me has it, do you think King Jing will not? And if this situation continues.

If this goes on, King Jing's chances will become smaller and smaller, do you think he will be willing to do so?"

"What can he do? Is it possible that he can still rebel?" Jiang Yingxue said disapprovingly.

"That's impossible to say!" Xiao Cheng snorted. "For someone like King Jing, a real man cannot lose his power for a day and let him live a lonely life. It would be better to kill him with a knife.

"

Jiang Yingxue blinked and looked at Xiao Cheng for a while, then said: "So, Erlang, you did those things in the northwest, and then put a lot of effort into those Jisuo states in the south, just so that one day you can take off the reins?"

"Is that so easy?" Xiao Cheng sighed: "All the things I did earlier were, to put it bluntly, just for the sake of the old saying, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. The northwest is one cave, and the layout in the south is also one cave. Yingxue

, if something goes wrong, if we pack up our things and hide them in those places, even the emperor will have a hard time doing anything to us!"

"That's right, those places are not subject to the emperor's control in the first place, so they are nominally dominated by the Song Dynasty!" Jiang Yingxue has been laying out plans in the south for several years. The further south, the weaker the Song Dynasty's dominance becomes.

"But this is just a last resort!" Xiao Cheng continued: "If possible, I don't want to leave this colorful world and go into the valley!"

Jiang Yingxue covered her mouth and smiled: "You want to be an official and enjoy life for the rest of your life, but you don't want to be bound by the imperial power. You only want to lock the imperial power in a cage. This will be difficult!"

"It's very difficult!" Xiao Cheng said: "But people like me are born to be unable to bear their own lives, and their wealth will be wiped out by another person's light words, so I have to find a way. Run.

It is a last resort to withdraw, and before I have to run away, I have to try a way to see if I can solve the problem better. Fish is what I want, and bear paws are what I want. If both

If you can have both, that would be great."

"But this is so difficult!"

"It's difficult, it's difficult, that's why it's interesting!" Xiao Cheng laughed: "Thinking about being able to fight for several rounds with the supreme imperial power for thousands of years, I am full of fighting spirit."

"Where is this?" Jiang Yingxue said with a smile: "Let's wait until September after the Jinshi test. Erlang, you must first be ranked high on the imperial list, and then you must be awarded a minor official. After decades of hard work, you can stand in the two houses.

In the position of father-in-law, you can be as cunning as an official, but now he is a strong man and you are a child, so you are not on the same level!"

"If God can give me a few decades, then the final winner must be me." Xiao Cheng said with great confidence: "The model you mentioned is what I look forward to most, because it can moisturize things silently.

Change slowly rather than using drastic measures."

The so-called drastic means must mean that this still peaceful era will undergo huge changes and great chaos will occur, and in the chaos, a new order will be born. But the price to be paid for this chaos must be

It was also huge. If there was even the slightest possibility, Xiao Cheng didn't want this kind of chaos to happen.

Because once such a situation occurs, the people will inevitably be in dire straits and the lives of the people will be in ruins.

Jiang Yingxue looked at Xiao Cheng in a daze, with her hands behind her back and her head held high, as if she had everything under control. Although she was several years older than Xiao Cheng in terms of age, she was always used to relying on Xiao Cheng.

Cheng, deep down in her heart, has always believed that as long as this man is here, nothing will be a problem and all problems will be solved.

"This time I go to the south, does Erlang have any other instructions?" Jiang Yingxue asked.

"We have given enough sweet dates. If those people know what they are doing, they will know that they need to share something with us." Xiao Cheng said: "If they don't know what to do, do you know what to do?"

Jiang Yingxue smiled: "Okay Erlang, judging from the information sent back, there are a few stubborn ones. Do you really think that a strong dragon can't defeat a local snake? That's because Qiang Long doesn't want to cause more trouble and is too lazy to be like a local snake. Really?

If you want to suppress it, how can a mere local snake resist the power of thunder?"

The layout in the south has been there for several years, but it is all scattered point by point. This time Jiang Yingxue went there to connect these points into a piece. For such a thing, either she went there or it was

In Xiao Cheng's past, it would be difficult for others to have the prestige to convince the people in charge of those places.

It was obvious that Xiao Cheng couldn't pass now. The Jinshi examination would be held in September. At this time, if he wanted to find any reason to leave Bianliang, he would not get the consent of his family, so he could only pass by Jiang Yingxue.

Jiang Yingxue seemed to be a handsome person in front of Xiao Cheng, and she was infinitely gentle no matter how he rubbed her. But this kind of tenderness was only given to Xiao Cheng. In front of outsiders, Jiang Yingxue was the owner of the mysterious Tianxiang Pavilion, and among his subordinates

In front of her, Jiang Yingxue was a decisive and decisive iron lady.

Over the years, countless people have fallen at the hands of the Iron Lady.

When we returned to Xiao Mansion, the sky was already dark.

After the Jinshi Examination, Xiao Cheng was nominally following Mr. Cen in Gaofu for the final sprint to prepare for the Jinshi Examination in September. Therefore, he would go home late every day, and sometimes he would not even return.

Home.

This actually gave Xiao Cheng a lot of space.

Because he can easily create a situation where both ends are black.

The Gao Mansion thought he had gone home, but the Xiao Mansion thought he was staying overnight in the Gao Mansion.

Although the Xiao family has very little restraint on Xiao Cheng now, and the Xiao family no longer regards Xiao Cheng as an ignorant young man, wordiness is always indispensable.

During this period of time, the atmosphere in the Xiao Mansion has been very tense. The entire mansion seemed to be shrouded in dark clouds. All the servants held their breaths and lowered their eyebrows.

And all of this is naturally due to the political atmosphere in Bianliang.

Xiao is recognized as a member of King Jing’s party!

King Jing is in bad luck, how can Mrs. Xiao be able to survive alone?

In the past, the Sansi Ambassador's Mansion was the busiest in Bianliang, with countless officials trying their best to come and pay a visit to the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty. But this time, it can be described as a deserted place.

I don't know how many people are waiting for Xiao Yu, the financial minister, to be taken down by the officials.

Unfortunately, after waiting and waiting, the edict was never issued, and Xiao Yu was as busy as a top, and even went home less frequently because there were too many things to do.

Today, as soon as he got off his horse and before he walked through the door, Xiao Cheng noticed something was different from usual.

The two guys guarding the door greeted him with smiles on their faces and greeted him with greetings. The servants coming and going in the yard were more alive than usual, and they were all smiling.

"What happened at home?" Xiao Cheng asked.

"Erlang, I'm so happy! The Ministry of War sent news earlier that Dalang won a great victory in Xingqing Mansion, defeated the traitor Li Xu, and recovered Xingqing Mansion!" Si Lu said loudly: "The eldest lady just said

I gave everyone a reward of a lot of money!"

I see!

No wonder everyone in the house has swept away the decadence of the past!

Daqing is that my eldest brother’s war in the northwest has finally come to an end!

This is a great achievement!

Well, the eldest lady has made progress this time. Instead of sending money to the Daxiangguo Temple, she gave generous rewards to these people in the family.

Xiao Cheng was thinking this and saw Xu Wuyan walking out.

"Erlang, are you back?" Xu Wuyan's face was also full of joy, and his somewhat rickety back seemed to be straightened.

"You're back. Where are you going, Grandpa Xu?"

"The eldest lady has ordered me to go to the Daxiangguo Temple and lose a thousand incense coins!" Xu Wuyan said with a smile.

Xiao Cheng touched his forehead with his hand and thought, the lady still can't change this habit!

"When did the eldest lady go to make a wish again?" Xiao Cheng was a little annoyed.

Xu Wuyan smiled and nodded, knowing that Erlang had always disliked monks, which Xu Wuyan didn't quite understand, because he also believed in Buddhism.

Xiao Cheng shook his head and walked inside. He had to congratulate the eldest lady first. During this period of time, the eldest lady had been worrying and writing a lot of letters to her parents' house. But in Xiao Cheng's opinion, it must have paid off.

Very little.

The Han family in Xinyang still has a lot of influence in Xinyang. It has not produced a high-ranking official for many years. The Han family is no longer what it used to be. They are just resting on their laurels based on the merits of their ancestors. When the Xiao family is like this

It's too late to hide, it will stick to you!

Now that the eldest brother has made a great contribution, the current dilemma faced by the Xiao family has been easily solved. Even if the person in the Long Live Palace wants to take over Xiao Yu's position as finance minister, it will be difficult for him to do so now.

"Thank you, eldest maid!" Xiao Cheng saluted respectfully: "Brother has made such a great contribution, and he will be granted the title of general, and he will be ranked in the top ranks. It will be just around the corner!"

"Second brother is back!" Mrs. Han's face was radiant, which was in complete contrast with the previous two days. "You came back just in time. I'm going to have a big banquet to celebrate. Please help me find out which guests I should invite!"

"

Xiao Cheng smiled and said: "It's better to wait for dad to come back to make a decision on such a matter."
To be continued...