In the duty room in the palace, Chen Ping suddenly turned around.
When he saw who the person was, his thoughts disappeared instantly, and he stood up and saluted with vigilance in his heart.
"Xu Gong."
The person who came was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He looked at Chen Ping with squinted swollen eyes, his expression was subtle and showed no emotion or anger.
"Why doesn't Mr. Chen discuss countermeasures with the princes and just sits here alone?"
"Could it be that you have something on your mind?"
This inexplicable concern made Chen Ping just want to laugh, not to mention how he, a young man, got into a group of old men.
Just talking about the current situation, do you think it’s appropriate for me to go there?
"Xu Gong was joking, how can I intervene in national affairs from the compilation of the Sixth Grade? The current situation is so serious, and we still need more efforts from the public."
"Really? Mr. Chen is not an ordinary person. He went south to Jingzhou on the Emperor's Day. His Majesty and His Majesty value you so much. Don't you have anything to say?"
Of course Chen Ping has a lot to say, but it’s not at this time or in this place.
He stood up and walked aside, picked up the teapot and added tea to the teacups of several big men, and then ordered the attendants to deliver it.
"The small role of Xiaguan is not worthy of Xu Gong's concern. Xu Gong is in charge of the Ministry of War. Both His Majesty and His Highness should need Xu Gong. Why should Xu Gong insist on Xiaguan?"
Lao Jianghu wants to dig something out of himself, not to mention that he has nothing worth digging for, even if there is, Chen Ping will not take action rashly.
He doesn't have many chips, and he must use them wisely to change the situation. Otherwise, if he makes a wrong move, he will end up becoming a pawn of the princes in the court.
Chen Ping doesn't want to be a chess piece, at least not one that has little value and can be discarded at will.
After doing this, Chen Ping remained silent.
Seeing his appearance, Xu Shangshu's eyes rolled, his expression returned to normal and he returned to the cubicle.
When the King of Chu entered the capital and Emperor Tianqi died, the affairs in the palace were cumbersome and complicated. Because of the huge involvement, Chen Ping, the ministers from the cabinet and the six ministries stayed in the palace for two or three days before they were able to escape.
When passing the palace gate, Chen Ping glanced at the guards guarding the palace gate.
When he discovered that Xie Zhiyuan was still on duty here, the two of them nodded slightly in understanding, then one walked out of the palace and the other stood in front of the palace.
After returning to his small courtyard, Chen Ping shed all his fatigue, threw himself on the bed, closed his eyes and relaxed.
"Senior Brother Xie actually joined the Palace Front Division, and he is also a crossbow member among the four dragon masters. It seems that he is not a big-headed soldier, but a small officer."
"Although it doesn't carry much weight now, it's hard to say in the future. Moreover, if we can use Senior Brother Xie to test out the position of the Imperial Army, Infantry Army, Sima Army, and other Imperial Guards, that would be of immeasurable value!"
Chen Ping muttered to himself, turning around and thinking of what King Chu had asked him.
"Old Tianqi's edict? Even if this thing exists, it cannot be on my body."
"I have to be here no matter what, here..."
Chen Ping suddenly stood up and sat cross-legged on the bed, his brows furrowed and his eyes widened.
Emperor Tianqi should have left a legacy. After all, how could such a scheming emperor not leave a legacy?
And if there is a legacy, who will it be on?
He started racking his brains to think, but he couldn't figure it out. In the end, he even came up with the idea that "it won't happen to him", but he dismissed it in an instant.
"We still have to watch the actions of a few old men!"
Chen Ping sighed with emotion, Emperor Tianqi died and Emperor Yongxing was so young and impulsive. Now if he wants to compete with the King of Chu, he has to rely on a few people in the cabinet.
However, even if these people in the cabinet are capable of holding their positions in the court, what about those above?
The highest-level struggle in Dayu right now is actually between King Chu and Emperor Yongxing. Needless to say, King Chu is worried about Emperor Yongxing.
His mind was filled with all these miscellaneous things, and Chen Ping lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When the next day came, he slept for a full two hours before waking up.
"Master, there is a young man outside who wants to see you."
There were several old men serving in the mansion, and one of them immediately stepped forward to report Chen Ping when he saw him waking up.
When Chen Ping heard the old man say that the person's surname was Su, he suddenly thought of something important and hurried forward without even washing his face.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, please let me wait for my brother!"
Sure enough!
The person who came was none other than his brother-in-law Su Lin. When he saw that Chen Ping had not washed up and looked tired, he slapped his thigh.
"Brother-in-law, hurry up and wash up. Sister has been waiting for you for a long time. If you don't go, you will be punished!"
Chen Ping looked embarrassed and hurriedly washed and changed clothes at a speed of 180 miles. Before leaving, he picked a rhododendron from the flower garden and inserted it in his hair.
In a short period of time, Chen Ping seemed to be a different person, and Su Lin cheered.
"My brother-in-law is really like Song Yu and Pan An! No matter how angry my sister is, she will disappear without a trace when she sees you!"
Chen Ping doesn't have any feelings about flattery, but he likes to hear what his brother-in-law says. Who would let him meet her now?
After a long journey, when he arrived at the Su family garden, Chen Ping took a deep breath, put the irritability of the past few days behind him, and stepped into the garden.
Inside and outside the small garden, there are really two worlds. As soon as you enter the garden, you can feel the singing of birds, the fragrance of flowers and the gentle sound of wind, which makes people feel relaxed and intoxicated.
Chen Ping walked forward slowly, and when he caught a glimpse among the bamboo trees and flowers, he saw a lazy and pretty face.
With her rosy face, slightly raised black eyebrows, her green and jade-like fingers caressing the flower stamens at will, her eyes are as bright as the stars, it should be said that the sixth palace has no color!
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment and stopped. Su Lin, who was following behind, didn't pay attention and almost bumped into him.
As soon as there was movement here, the beauty over there would hear the sound and move. The moment they raised their heads, the eyes of the two little people met, and it was difficult to separate them.
Chen Ping couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and walked over with an uncontrollable smile on his face.
Su Yiyi, on the other hand, turned her head away, pouting in anger and covering her face with a fan to hide it from Chen Ping.
"What else are you doing here?"
Chen Ping replied shamelessly: "Of course I'm here to get engaged!"
"Bah! How shameless!"
"Okay, shall I go then?"
Chen Ping held the folding fan and nodded to himself, then turned around and left.
Su Yiyi, who was hiding behind the round fan, was secretly annoyed. She gritted her teeth and called out to him: "Come back!"
"How can there be someone like you in this world, with such a wooden head? It's really sad that I don't know what I am interested in!"
"Haha, it's good for the lady to know. I have to postpone the state affairs, otherwise I would have come here to get engaged."
Chen Ping said with a shy face that he had kept this matter in mind on the day he returned to Beijing. However, he could not eat or sleep well during the two or three days he was trapped in the palace. He was worried all day long, so he decided to do this.
I forgot about it.
It's natural to blame him, but it's not like he did it intentionally.
Fortunately, Su Yiyi is not that kind of arrogant and unreasonable official lady. Coupled with Chen Ping's few kind words, the original tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared.
"A rude maniac, you haven't even gotten engaged yet, how dare you call someone's wife?"
Chen Ping tilted his head and talked about his own absurd reasoning: "I can't control today's events, not to mention there are only you and me here. God knows and the earth knows that you know and I know."
"Hey? Who said that, Gardenia, where is Gardenia?"
Su Yiyi turned around and found that Gardenia and Su Lin had already left. The two of them were actually left in the huge Su family garden, and the atmosphere became a little ambiguous for a while.