The sun was shining brightly, and a dozen carriages and a group of people were walking slowly on the official road towards Kyoto.
In the front carriage, Su Cheng was reading the letter written by Dugu Jingwei to him.
The letter was very long, covering two pages. It listed many forces and the official positions of the main people among them, as well as some etiquette that needed to be paid attention to in Kyoto.
It can be seen that Dugu Jingwei is still a little worried that he does not know the rules in Kyoto and will offend others.
Kyoto is better than other places. Although I dare not say that there are many marquis here, there are quite a few. There are also princes, princesses, princes, princesses, princes, etc. The total number of these people is not a small number.
The royal family has grown to this point and has an astonishing number of people. Among them, the king of Wei and the king of Liang are the most powerful. These two people, together with the current emperor and another general, form the most powerful four parties in Liang today.
The forces on the emperor's side were called the royalists, and the officials below were headed by Dugu Jingwei. In order to win over other officials, the emperor and Dugu Jingwei often went out to persuade them personally.
There is no way, because the power of the royalists is indeed too weak now.
Take Wei Wang Su Ming as an example. This person is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the promotion of officials. Many officials are his disciples. Even if other officials want to be promoted, they also need this person's nod. This also leads to many officials standing on the side of this person.
This person's side.
The Wei Wang faction is the most powerful faction in the imperial court today. Even the emperor would sometimes give way to this person and did not dare to conflict with him.
Sometimes even the emperor's orders must be executed with the consent of this person, because most of the officials below were promoted by this person.
Moreover, this person is also the uncle of the current emperor. According to his seniority, Su Cheng also calls this person Uncle Wang!
Even the King of Liang from the other faction did not dare to directly contradict the King of Wei when he faced him. Although the King of Liang now concurrently serves as the Minister of Justice, in terms of strength, the King of Wei can be said to have crushed this person.
But Liang Wang Su Xing has a special identity-the younger brother of the current emperor!
Although King Liang is young, he likes to make friends and is very forthright. He treats everyone like a courteous and virtuous corporal, which makes King Liang win the hearts of the people.
Apart from these two princes, the last dignitary in the imperial court was General Yelu Hongsheng!
This Yelu Hongsheng's ancestor was the founding Duke of the country. He was favored by the emperor and could enjoy the hereditary position of the Duke. Therefore, this Yelu Hongsheng was not only a general, but also had the title of Duke.
Of course, because he has to be in charge of military power, this person is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, and all the troops and horses in the country must be controlled by this person!
More importantly, Yelu Hongsheng was a man who fought hard on the battlefield and had a bad temper. If anyone in the court dared to provoke this man, he would be killed by his sword!
Dugu Jingwei specifically pointed out the terrifying aspects of this person in the letter and told Su Cheng not to be an enemy of this person!
After Su Cheng read the letter, he couldn't help but shake his head. It seems that the water in Kyoto is deeper than he thought.
"Ms. sir, why did you shake your head all of a sudden?" Shen Youwei asked suddenly, holding her delicate face in her hands.
In fact, she had been paying attention to Su Cheng's expression from the beginning, but in order not to disturb Su Cheng, she did not interrupt. She didn't ask until Su Cheng finished reading.
Su Cheng retracted his thoughts and looked at Shen Youwei: "Madam, I suddenly feel that going to the capital may be a wrong decision. This capital is far more complicated than I imagined."
If he, Su Cheng, were just one person, he would definitely not be worried, but now that he has Shen Youwei and the Shen family behind him, he has to be more careful in his actions to avoid involving the Shen family.
Why did those big families decline? Isn't it because they were on the wrong side and suffered genocide? He, Su Cheng, didn't want to be like those people.
"Why, my husband is afraid?" Shen Youwei blinked and said with a smile on her face: "Don't worry, my husband, I am here, I can protect you!"
Shen Youwei, whose martial arts skills are so high, has the confidence to protect her husband.
But Su Cheng shook his head: "Madam, you can't always be by my side to protect me, can you?"
"This..." Shen Youwei was stunned.
Yes, in a city like Kyoto, there are many places that she, as a woman, cannot go to, such as the court, or if someone important invites Su Cheng, she can't possibly go with him, right?
At this time, Su Cheng said again: "Madam, actually I don't want to rely on your force to solve the problem all the time. That would make me feel like I am taking advantage of you."
"Mr. sir, how could you have such an idea? I have never thought of it this way!" Shen Youwei frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
In her mind, she was just helping her husband. How could he take advantage of her?
But Su Cheng grabbed her hand and smiled: "Of course Madam, I don't have such thoughts, but as a man, I can't rely on you for everything, right?"
"And when I go to Kyoto this time, if I really take action, it may affect the Shen family. These are all things I have to consider."
Shen Youwei was silent again.
But then, she suddenly smiled like a flower: "Don't be afraid, you are my husband-in-law anyway. If others deal with you, I will deal with them!"
"Then what if you can't deal with it?" Su Cheng felt that he should have a good talk with his wife, as there is always something in this world.
Not everything has to be solved by force!
"Can't I deal with it?" Shen Youwei's eyes widened: "There are still people who I can't deal with? I can tell you, even if I am a first-rate master, they are no match for me!"
Su Cheng shook his head. His wife's focus was really strange. He obviously wanted to tell her that there was a better world, but she started bragging on her own.
Although I have never seen a first-class master, I think that a first-class master is not a big deal. I guess the lady herself doesn’t know her own strength. That’s why she said she can defeat a first-class master.
Of course, there was no point in worrying about this at this time. I wanted to let her understand that there is a way out there.
"Madam, I'm not doubting your strength, but you are only one person after all. There are many powerful forces in Kyoto, and each of them has cultivated many people. When we get to Kyoto, we have to keep a low profile. You know what I mean. Really?" Su Cheng persuaded him earnestly.
But Shen Youwei glanced at him and said, "I'm not alone either."
Su Cheng frowned: "You are the only one here who can fight."
"And my mother!" Shen Youwei suddenly moved out her mother.
Su Cheng's mouth twitched.
I moved my mother-in-law out smoothly.
Is that what you mean?
I just want my wife to be careful when you go to Kyoto and not be the same as before.
But looking at this posture, my wife doesn't understand her good intentions at all.
Forget it, wait until I get to Kyoto and ask the lady to go out less and cause trouble. Come to think of it, no one will take the initiative to come to look for trouble!