The cold wind in winter can make people shiver, but for cultivators, this is just a trivial matter.
As soon as his inner breath changed, his body became warmer, and Yang Xuan looked back.
A dark shadow quietly retreated and then disappeared.
The black shadow went all the way to Yang's house.
"Is Alang here?"
"exist."
The black shadow was taken outside the study.
"explain."
In the study room, Yang Songcheng put down the book in his hand.
The black shadow said: "Yang Xuan went to Zhou's house and just came out."
"Looking at the time, we had dinner and had some discussions." Sun Yan, an aide, was nearby.
Yang Songcheng's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, "The emperor raised Liang Jing into a mad dog. This time, Yang Xuangong is indispensable for Liang Jing to enter the court."
Sun Yan said: "Previously, it was said that Yang Xuan and the imperial concubine's brother and sister had a falling out. Now it seems that this is a cover-up. In fact, he is still the imperial concubine's person."
"Interesting!" Yang Songcheng smiled, "What did those people say?"
Liang Jing entered the court, which meant that the emperor had more helpers, and some families were complaining.
"The Chunyu family sent someone to tell us that we are in decline now. If we can't cheer up, some people will leave."
"Are you all disheartened?"
"Alang, we have tried to get the King of Yue back several times, but His Majesty has ignored us. Some people below are muttering whether His Majesty will find another way and choose King Wei."
Yang Songcheng said calmly: "Those idiots!"
"They say King Wei is cruel, but at least he doesn't kill people without reason. Even if he is the emperor, he is just more ruthless."
"Being cruel or not is never a problem for an emperor." Yang Songcheng said: "The question is whether there is enough strength behind him to allow him to be cruel without incurring negative consequences."
Sun Yan's heart trembled, "King Wei is alone..."
"Even if the emperor wants to pull him to the throne, who can he rely on? The emperor's forces have been scattered over the years. When the emperor is here, these forces gather behind him and cheer for him. When the emperor is gone, they are willing to contribute to King Wei.
?”
"So, the choice of the prince is not only based on intelligence and qualifications, but more often, it also depends on his mother's family!"
This was an era where family background was important, and King Wei’s family background was too simple.
Yang Songcheng said sarcastically: "It's not that those people can't see this, but they are impatient and have lost their determination. They hope that if they take action today, tomorrow the King of Yue will fly back from southern Xinjiang, then take over the East Palace, and deal with them all the time."
Follow Baishun."
"Haha!" Sun Yan said with a smile: "I'm afraid I'm overthinking."
The man in front of me is the grandfather of the King of Yue. No matter what those people want to do, they can't avoid him.
"It doesn't matter if you think too much, I don't care. But this is a bad sign."
Yang Songcheng's face flickered in the candlelight, "They had lost confidence in the overall situation, so they sent someone to invite them."
Sun Yan asked: "Do you want to invite Mrs. Zhou?"
Yang Songcheng's face was slightly cold, and Sun Yan understood.
Later, when the discussion was over, Yang Songcheng took a rest in the study, feeling a little tired.
It was a quiet night, except for the occasional flicker of candlelight, and everything around seemed frozen.
Sun Yan is back.
"Although their previous words were vague, their meaning is still clear...The emperor has had the upper hand for more than a year and suppressed us. For this reason, their family has suffered a lot of losses."
"I know."
Yang Songcheng rubbed his forehead, "These people have nothing to gain. However, things have not been going well recently. We must find a way to boost morale here."
Sun Yan's eyes became more serious, "Liang Jing is the hound that the emperor has recently supported. Just touching him makes me worry that the emperor will fall out."
"Are I afraid that he will fall out?" Yang Songcheng said calmly: "But the emperor knows what's appropriate, so we also know what's appropriate. Liang Jing can't move, this is the bottom line."
Sun Yan thought about it carefully, "Otherwise it's the official department..."
"That is the lifeblood of the emperor. Luo Cai has a high prestige. If you touch him, you will make enemies for us."
"Tsk!" Sun Yan had a headache, "Further down are the little people, and it's boring to move. Eh!"
He exclaimed softly and looked at Yang Songcheng, "Alang, Liang Jing is impatient, where is Yang Xuan?"
"This son saved that bitch before. If it hadn't been for that, the queen wouldn't have been so embarrassed. If it hadn't been for him this time, the emperor wouldn't have found an excuse to drag Liang Jing into the court. This man... looks like an ant, but he is
Broken twice.”
"Alang." Sun Yan pointed his fingers like a knife and swung it hard.
"No." Yang Songcheng shook his head, "It's not enough to knock the mountain to shake the tiger."
"Zhou family?"
Yang Songcheng nodded slightly, "Mr. Zhou is a little disengaged, I just want to give her a beating."
"The emperor wants to attack the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Alang, didn't the letter from Duke Xu say that...if a war breaks out, it will be overwhelming?" Sun Yan said with a smile: "The Zhou family has few talents. If Alang advises Zhou Zun to go out with the army..."
Southern Xinjiang is the Yang family's base... Zhang Chumao, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, is Yang's son-in-law, and the King of Yue is also in southern Xinjiang.
When we arrived in southern Xinjiang, I'm sorry, even Zhou Zun had to kneel down.
Yang Songcheng took advantage of the situation and made some operations in Chang'an. The Zhou family was in danger!
On the second day, all the court officials gathered.
The emperor spoke about the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
"The Southern Zhou Dynasty was rude. I have just sent an envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to reprimand Nian Xu. However, we must prepare for a large army to conquer. I am thinking about who can take on the important task."
The emperor's eyes slowly turned.
There are no generals here.
But it's a gesture.
Yang Songcheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty."
"Headmaster of the country!" The emperor smiled and said: "The boss of the country wants to lead the army on an expedition?"
Yang Songcheng knew that the moment he commanded the army was the moment when the emperor had murderous intentions against him.
If a family with five surnames is so powerful that it sweeps through an army, who will be the emperor?
Yang Songcheng glanced at Zhou Zun and said, "Your Majesty, I think that if the Southern Zhou Dynasty is to be conquered, the army of Southern Xinjiang will naturally be the main one. And the only person who leads the army is Zhang Huan, the governor of Southern Xinjiang. However, I think that the central ministers should be the main ones.
To assist.”
During these expeditions, important officials from the central government served as assistants, which actually served to supervise the army.
This is a good suggestion.
The emperor nodded.
But who should be allowed to go?
Six ministers?
still……
Yang Songcheng handed over his hand and said, "Your Majesty, Zhou Zun, the minister of Zhongshu, can adapt to the situation and make the ministers feel helpless. I can help you."
Hey!
Everyone was a little puzzled.
Zhou Zun and the state leader have been having some disagreements recently!
At this time, the abbot recommended Zhou Zun. Is this a reconciliation? Gu Hao
But someone suddenly thought of something... The deputy envoy of Southern Xinjiang is Yang Songcheng's son-in-law. With this local snake around, he should recommend one of his own to go gold plating!
Zhou Zun, why?
Could it be that the father-in-law is so selfless?
Looking at Zhou Zun, he was clearly dissatisfied.
Yes.
Recently, the emperor has been relying on Zhou Zun a lot and often listens to his advice. For gold plating, is there any better place for gold plating than the emperor's side?
Tsk!
The abbot is trying to suppress Zhou Zun!
No.
beat!
It took a long time to go to southern Xinjiang. When I came back, the day lilies were already cold.
But Zhou Zun could not object, and even had to go along with the situation to prove his determination to serve the country.
Zhou Zun stood up and said, "I am willing to go."
Yang Songcheng's move had to be said to be very sharp. Zhou Zun smiled at him as if to express his gratitude.
As soon as he left and came again, he was no longer the minister whom the emperor relied on.
Although Zhou Zun knew that the emperor relied on him and wanted to sow discord, since Zhou Zun became an official, his goal was to become the prime minister. The next step for Zhongshu Shilang was to become the prime minister. At the critical moment, he had to stay away from the central government for a long time.
The father-in-law!
Good idea!
Thinking of the recent dispute between himself and his father-in-law, Zhou Zun knew it was a beating.
But now that it’s coming, it’s time to go all out.
The emperor witnessed the beating and looked calm.
"Over in southern Xinjiang, we are waiting for danger. How do you think this battle will go?"
Several ministers put forward some suggestions from their own perspectives.
Zhou Zun said nothing.
He was thinking about Yang Songcheng's attitude towards Zhou.
Just beating is okay, but if you want to attack Zhou...
Thinking of this, the corners of Zhou Zun's mouth turned up slightly.
Regardless of whether he fell out or not, if Yang Songcheng punched himself, he would have to kick him back.
otherwise!
In the eyes of everyone, he is a vassal of the Yang family.
The so-called family with five surnames refers to six aristocratic families. Among them, the Yang family has the highest reputation and the strongest strength. But it would be biased to say that the other families are vassals of the Yang family.
They are all from aristocratic families, and no one wants to be anyone's vassal, otherwise what is the use of all the wealth?
It's just that everyone has the same interests, so they formed allies.
Once their interests are inconsistent, they may break up at any time.
Ms. Wang is a typical example. Ms. Yang was originally a member of this group, but later due to conflicting interests, she left the group and went on her own after some commotion.
Nowadays, the Wang family is also living a good life, but because Yang is missing from her head, her life is very happy.
Yang Songcheng stood up.
"Your Majesty, the Southern Zhou Dynasty valued culture over military affairs. All strong men who joined the army were tattooed, and they were even denounced as thieves and soldiers. How can strong men serve if they humiliate them? I think this battle will be overwhelming, and we will win quickly!"
This is the consensus between the DPRK and China.
The emperor smiled.
Longyan is delighted.
Zhou Zun thought of Yang Xuan's words last night.
The son-in-law's opinion...is it accurate?
Zhou Zun's strength is not in martial arts, so it is impossible to judge.
Since marrying his daughter, Zhou Zun has sent people to inquire about a lot of information about Yang Xuan's past.
Defeat the strong with the weak, defeat the many with the few, use soldiers like gods...
When the person who inquired about the information came back, he admired my uncle as much as he did.
In their words, the son-in-law is the representative of the younger generation of generals in Northern Xinjiang. If Huang Chunhui and Liao Jin were not still there, the son-in-law should be the first general in Northern Xinjiang.
The key is that the son-in-law's judgment has never been wrong.
This is true for the three major departments and Tanzhou.
Zhou Zun thought of this and glanced at Yang Songcheng.
Yang Songcheng smiled slightly, and when he saw Zhou Zun getting up, his smile became gentler.
Later, he would go to Zhou Zun to explain his intentions.
Whether it's the truth or a lie, just give him a date after being beaten with a stick.
This is what the leader does.
Zhou Zun said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Southern Zhou Dynasty should not be underestimated."
Hey!
Someone let out a light sigh.
Yang Songcheng smiled and thought that Zhou Zun didn't want to go, so he acted against the emperor and his ministers?
The emperor asked: "Why?"
Yang Songcheng thought that Zhou Zun said he knew nothing about martial arts, but there was nothing wrong with him saying he was a layman.
Let me see what he says, and then give it a beating.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Zheng Qi.
Zheng Qi nodded slightly and waited until Zhou Zun showed his flaws later before he refuted it.
beat!
Naturally, it needs to be loud and powerful to make the other party feel timid.
Otherwise this is not knocking, but child's play.
Yang Songcheng looked at a few people, then looked at Zhou Zun with a smile.
Come!
Start your suggestion.
I'm waiting!
In full view of everyone, Zhou Zun spoke.
"My son-in-law Yang Xuan once said that this war is a national war. If you underestimate the enemy, it will be dangerous!"