Early in the morning, Yan Ling strolled to the front hall.
Yan Cheng was already at work, sorting out the recent affairs one by one. Just as he was finishing, he saw Yan Ling poking his head outside again.
He looked funny and waved: "What are you doing sneakily? Come in and tell me something!"
Yan Ling chuckled and waved to his brother: "It's okay. I'll just take a walk here. Brother, you are busy with your business."
"You think it's okay? Who are you fooling? Be more honest, or I'll drive you back!"
Yan Ling had no choice but to move in slowly and said, "I'll just see when Lao Zhuang comes..."
Information from Duke Zhao's Mansion is collected every day, and the errand runner is called Lao Zhuang. A sudden thought came to Yan Cheng's mind, and he realized: "Are you waiting for Miss Xu San's letter?"
Yan Ling smiled and acquiesced.
Yan Cheng was angry and funny: "If you want to wait, just come in and wait openly, as if no one is stopping you."
Yan Ling's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother, why don't you scold me?"
"What are you scolding?"
"I didn't even go to the military camp. I've been back for so many days and still haven't done my job properly..."
"You still know?" Yan Cheng was surprised, "It's really not easy."
"Brother!"
Yan Cheng laughed loudly, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I told my father that you are back after a long time. You can rest for a while if you want. Anyway, there is nothing important lately."
After hearing what he said, Yan Ling finally felt relieved and asked for tea from the boy, eating and drinking while pestering his brother to talk.
"Brother, you are getting married next month, are you nervous?"
"What are you so nervous about? It's been two years since the marriage was decided. If the situation hadn't been unstable before, we should have gotten married long ago."
"But I feel very nervous just thinking about it! Once you get married, it will be different from now! There is someone who will share your life. When you wake up in the morning, you will see her in front of you. When you eat, she will ask you what you want to eat.
Someone is waiting for you when you go home, and everything in your life is shared with someone..."
Yan Cheng was in a daze at first. Seeing Yan Ling becoming more and more intoxicated as he talked, he quickly laughed narrowly and interrupted him: "Yan Xiaoer, please restrain yourself, your saliva is dripping!"
Yan Ling wiped it intuitively and found that there was no saliva, and became angry: "Brother!"
While the two brothers were making a fuss, the boy outside came to report: "Lao Zhuang is here."
Yan Ling hurriedly let go of his hand and looked longingly at the old servant who came in.
"First Master, Second Master." Lao Zhuang opened the big box in his hand and neatly took out a stack of documents, "This is from the north, this is from the south, this is from Gyeonggi..."
Yan Ling couldn't wait to ask: "Do you have a letter? My letter!"
Lao Zhuang is very used to it. When he comes in these days, he is intercepted by the Second Young Master asking for letters. He then takes out a stack of letters from the bottom.
"Yes, this is yours."
Yan Ling took it, flipped through it quickly, and immediately raised the corners of her mouth.
Yan Cheng knew at a glance that he was waiting, so he pointed to the cubicle: "I want to be a director here, please go to the side and take a look."
Yan Ling agreed happily and entered the cubicle holding the stack of letters.
He was the first to read Xu Yin's letter.
The handwriting of this letter is smooth, and the floral paper used is different from usual. It should be written by her when she returned home. The letter first reported that she was safe, then talked about what happened on the road, and the happy event that her sister was about to get engaged, and finally mentioned that she met before leaving Beijing.
Jiang Yue, remind him to pay attention.
The corners of Yan Ling's mouth kept curling up, and she looked back and forth several times before putting the letter down and picking up a few more letters.
These letters were written from the capital. He stayed in the capital for more than half a year. Some of them were his personal confidants and would write letters from time to time to inquire about his welfare.
Yan Ling didn't pay attention at first, but after reading a few letters, his expression gradually became serious.
"Brother!"
Yan Chenggang had just sent Lao Zhuang away, and when he heard the voice and raised his head, he saw Yan Ling walking out quickly and handing over a letter: "Look at this, I always feel that something is not right!"
Yan Cheng came over and took a look: "Jiang Yi sent his disciples to the capital and gave out gifts in the capital... This is normal, right? Jiang Yi is a man of genius. He is far away in the north of the Yangtze River. If he wants to keep his position in His Majesty's heart, he must do it.
He will be bribing close officials so that he can speak for him."
"Yes," Yan Ling did not deny this, "but look at Jiang Yue's various actions, are they too flamboyant? Jiang Yi is very measured in his actions. His previous friend was Zhang Huaide, but he acted very low-key. His Majesty sent people to check
There is no evidence of any bribery on his part. Why is he so high-profile now? It is not in line with his temperament."
Yan Cheng thought for a while: "You are right. His Majesty regards Jiang Yi as his confidant and would not like him to wantonly befriend the courtiers."
Yan Ling nodded repeatedly: "So I think he has another purpose."
Yan Cheng thought: "What does he want to do? Yu Chong is dead and the position of general is still vacant. Is it possible that he wants to be transferred back to the capital?"
"Impossible!" Yan Ling vetoed it without hesitation, "He is now the governor of Jiangbei. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. He also holds military and political power. How could he want to return to the capital? Although the general is majestic, in terms of actual power, he is much inferior.
point."
Yan Cheng tried to think about it for a moment. If it were him, he would definitely not give up such a piece of fat in Jiangbei, so he agreed with him: "He changed his behavior and didn't even care about arousing His Majesty's taboo. It seems that his plan is not small.
.Come on, let’s go find father, we need to take this matter seriously.”
The two brothers immediately went to the meeting hall to report the matter to Duke Zhao.
Upon hearing this, Duke Zhao felt that something bad was going on and said, "Quickly, rectify your troops and horses, rush to integrate the pass, and guard the gate."
Rongguan is the main road from Guanzhong to Gyeonggi. Yan Cheng was immediately shocked: "Father, do you think you can use weapons?"
Duke Zhao nodded: "It is not Jiang Yi's style to be so careless. What happens next may break the pattern. Yu Chong has just died, and the defense in Beijing is weak, so we have to guard against it."
Yan Cheng thought it was too serious. Jiang Yi wouldn't want to take this opportunity to blackmail the emperor and order the princes, right? He was in Jiangbei, separated by Qijun and Yuzhou!
But when he said this, Yan Ling immediately said: "Brother, you don't have to lead the troops from Jiangbei to fight, do you remember? Jiang Yi also came out of the Forbidden Army. Before he left Beijing, he was also Yu Chong
A thorn in his side. Now that Yu Chong is dead, Jiang Yi can completely link up with his old troops. He will not give up in Jiangbei, but it does not mean that he has no plans for the Forbidden Army."
Duke Zhao Guo nodded in agreement: "We would rather be more prepared to avoid being caught off guard."
Yan Cheng nodded silently.
Perhaps because he did not lead troops, his military acumen was never as good as his brother's, but he trusted his father's judgment.
"How many soldiers and horses need to be gathered? Who will lead the troops?"
Duke Zhao was still thinking, and Yan Ling volunteered: "I'll go!"
"Xiao Er..."
"I have been home for so long and have been idle and not working." Yan Ling apologized to her brother, "My eldest brother is getting married soon, so it is more important to prepare for the wedding first. Leave this matter to me!"