Chapter Eighty-Four: Apprenticeship

Chun Jia nodded with a heavy gaze, he did doubt the Dingbei Army.

Due to the threat of Wei Su, the Dingbei Army was highly valued by the imperial court from the beginning of Dingding.

The commanders of the past dynasties are all people who are Jane in the emperor's heart.

Otherwise, how to sleep in peace up and down the imperial capital?

Not long after Xiaozong ascended the throne, he had a fierce conflict with the Ji family.

Due to his weak strength and inability to compete with the spicy Ye Guogong and others, Xiaozong could only support his brothers while encircling his courtiers.

Emperor Shenzong had two sons, and although the Empress Dowager had a cold attitude towards the regent from the palace concubine, Xiaozong still made great efforts to cultivate the regent, such as sending him to the Dingbei army for training.

Later, before Xiaozong died, he had no children under his knees, so he thought about relying on the momentum of the Northern Army to support the regent as the emperor's younger brother.

It's just that under the resolute opposition of the Ji family and the Empress Dowager...... It's over.

In Chunjia's opinion, this matter is a good thing.

It's not that if the regent becomes the emperor's younger brother, he won't have anything to do, but if the regent can rely on the Dingbei Army to control the throne, then ...... Where is his current position?

It was also because the Dingbei Army failed to interfere with the success of the change of the throne at that time, in Chunjia's eyes, this strong army that has been guarding the frontier for generations is still a duty.

Not the kind of target he desperately needs to worry about.

However, the timing of this flood was so coincidental, just in time for the imperial court to prepare to send troops to the grassland to interfere in Wei Su's internal affairs under the guise of Mu Eda's mother and son......

This is too suspicious!

After all, if it weren't for the flood, the Dingbei Army would inevitably be coerced by the mother and son of the Da Yan clan, Chen Bing Grassland, and it would be impossible for Chunjia not to send his henchmen to sit in the grassland.

During that time, not only did the Wei family, who wanted to take the opportunity to be knighted, try to marry the Gu family, but Chun Jia quickly decided on the marriage between the eldest princess of Minghui and the Yun family, and clearly told Yun Fenghuan that he planned to reuse the Yun family's children and let them enter the Dingbei Army, not to mention replacing the Gu family, at least to fight against the Zhao Wubo family.

If the children of the Yun clan perform well enough, even the next commander of the Dingbei Army will not be able to be finalized by Zhao Wubo.

This is also the proper meaning, after all, there is such a thing as military power, which normal son of heaven can rest assured if he does not hold it in his own hands?

However, because of the flood, the court decided to give up sending troops after discussion, and the marriage between the Wei family and the Gu family was not to be talked about, although the eldest princess of Minghui descended to Yunxike, but no one has mentioned the matter of the Yun family's children entering the Dingbei army.

It's not that Chunjia thinks that since he won't fight for the time being, he won't let the Yun clan go to the north, but he has to consider Zhao Wubo's mood.

Like before, the imperial court decided to give Wei Su's civil strife a kick, at this time, the emperor sent some cronies into the Dingbei Army to "sharpen", implying that Gu Fangshu is good at cultivation, no matter what Gu Fangshu thinks in his heart, he must always be like Ouyang Yanran who took Xie Wuzheng and others in the flood in the south, at least show grace on the scene, and it is not easy to refuse, and it is not easy to refuse.

In this way, as long as the children of the Yun family are supported, they will naturally have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and in the future, they will gain a foothold in the Dingbei Army, and then rise to prominence and become Gu Fangshu's successor, which is logical.

But now that Wei Su in the north is fighting for life and death, he has not interfered with the dynasty, and the emperor is not the regent, he has a close relationship with Gu Fangshu, so he abruptly sent the children of the Gaomen over, which is very suspicious of Gu Fangshu.

And although Gu Fangshu is well-known to have a friendship with the regent and has a deep affection, he has never been disrespectful and disloyal to the court and Chunjia.

The emperor began to doubt his words, so that outsiders knew, how could he not feel that Chunjia was mean and unkind?

The most important thing is that Chun Jia has no one in his hands who is suitable to take over the Dingbei Army directly, and it is not good for him to rashly make the army's morale fluctuate, so he naturally can't forcibly arrange Yunxi Ke and his people to go to Gu Fangshu's men.

Well, so now the emperor can't help but think that the remnants of the Ji family caused this flood at that time...... Isn't it just that there are some secrets in the Dingbei Army that are not suitable for exposure, and I am afraid that I will know about them, or I will be suspicious?

That's why the floods happened so coincidentally.

It seems that the intervention of the national dynasty in Wei Su has been delayed, but in fact, it is not allowed to interfere in the Dingbei Army, in case the Dingbei Army is afraid of being exposed?

"Your Majesty has ever asked the Imperial City Division?" Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and asked.

Chun Jia snorted: "You know, it's only been a few days since the Imperial City Division was completely in my hands. Before, they were the same as the Dingbei Army, they were all the regent's people. ”

And the key is that the Imperial City Division is subordinate to the Son of Heaven in the past dynasties, and outsiders are not allowed to beak.

At the beginning, Xiaozong handed it over to the regent, and it was returned...... It was handed over before he died.

As for the Dingbei Army, when Xiaozong arranged for the regent to go to sharpen, where did he think that he would have no heirs and need to establish the emperor's younger brother?

At that time, he just hoped that the regent would grow up to be his right-hand man, how could he arrange the Dingbei Army as the regent's private army?

Therefore, although the Dingbei Army and the Imperial City Division could once be said to be the power of the regent, the two were different.

The Imperial City Division was once a subordinate of the regent, and even the former regent's son, Gong Xiangxiao, was able to point fingers at him; The Dingbei Army is different, it has never been subordinate to the regent, just because the commander and other upper echelons have a close relationship with the regent, plus everyone knows that the regent has been trained in the Dingbei army, maybe the Dingbei army generally has a good impression of this prince...... But they were never subordinates of the regent.

Therefore, when the regent was in power, even if the Imperial City Division stared at the Dingbei Army, he would definitely not be able to go too far.

Otherwise, it will not be a good thing for him to harm the Dingbei Army.

Yun Fenghuang figured this out, sighed, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that this matter is not in a hurry now, after all, the flood has passed for a few months, even if there was something wrong in the Dingbei Army at that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to find out any clues now." Since Boss Ouyang is old and has never spread the news, then he must be the real murderer behind the scenes, and he can't think of His Majesty's discernment! It's better to figure it slowly. ”

She has learned to be obedient now, and at the critical moment, she said this kind of thing first, which is not much different from not saying it.

Although it will not suddenly transform into a virtuous and virtuous person, at least it can't make Chunjia feel that she has more ideas.

Otherwise, the day after tomorrow will know what this emperor will think of her.

It's okay to make trouble once or twice, but there are too many times, and Chunjia is not annoyed by her.

"It's just that Gu Fangshu's face still has to be given......" Chunjia is groaning.

Although the flood in the south is fierce and widespread, it can still withstand the size of the national dynasty.

And because when the Ji clan seized power before, the struggle between the DPRK and China was fierce, and everything was inefficient.

Even if it is a disaster relief, it is easy to be dragged down by the intrigue of all parties, far from being so Chunjia's order, which is making the day out of Beijing, acting decisively and quickly, and it is very well received in the market.

…… Excluding conscience and morality, this flood is actually not a bad thing for Chunjia.

However, the Dingbei Army went wrong but it was different.

Now that Halle is sweeping in all directions, it is no problem for him to rely on force to secure the position of Wei Su Khan.

At that time, if the eyes of the Central Plains are not carried by the Dingbei Army, or in other words, the Dingbei Army has a different heart, the result is simply unimaginable!

This is also the reason why Chunjia did not dare to touch Gu Fangshu lightly.

"Zhao Wubo's family is in the imperial capital." Yun Fenghuang said, "His concubine is still the queen's mother, and it is said that Zhao Wubo is the most loyal to His Majesty......"

Before he finished speaking, Chunjia showed disapproval: "Those who have become big things are not informal, and there are many people who ignore their parents, wives and children." Besides, although Gu Fangshu's wife and many concubines stayed in the imperial capital to serve the elders, they had also taken in a few concubines in the north for many years and had children. It is rumored that he was very fond of those young children, and even brought the young daughters with him from time to time to teach riding and archery. ”

The implication is that although according to secular rules, the concubine is more important than the concubine, but who knows if Gu Fangshu thinks so in his heart?

If he is tired of the old and yellow wife and the long-aged heirs, but he values the young and delicate concubines and the young children born of the concubines, then ...... These hostages of Dijing don't make much sense.

Even if Gu Fangshu's father and mother are in the imperial capital, but to say something unpleasant, not everyone is sincerely filial.

Anyway, the emperor didn't think that Zhao Wubo's parents, brothers, sisters, wives and children could rest under his nose, so he could sit back and relax.

Yun Fenghuang understood his suspicion very well, because she also thought so, just so as not to appear too scheming and didn't say it.

At this moment, he figured out Chunjia's thoughts, and said slowly: "The concubine has never seen Zhao Wubo, and I don't know what kind of person he is. But he didn't dare to say anything at this time. It's just that the concubine thinks that if the queen acts like a female Xiao's father, is it possible that Zhao Wubo was also cheated? He is still loyal to His Majesty in his heart, just for the use of others? After all, in the eyes of the concubine, Uncle Zhaowu is deeply blessed by the emperor, he is the earl, he holds the military power, and the concubine enters the palace to serve His Majesty, and now he is the lord of the six palaces! Although the queen can't give birth, His Majesty may send the daughters into the palace to extend the heirs for the middle palace......"

"With such a favor, who else can he go to ask for better?"

"If Uncle Zhao Wubu is not confused, he should not be disloyal to His Majesty!"

There is no way, if the Xie family is already a very competitive high-ranking family, and Chunjia is suspicious of Gu Fangshu, then Yun Fenghuang must immediately fall into the well, and want to pull Gu Zhen down from the back seat to make room for himself.

But the Xie family's unproductive ......

At this time, if Gu Zhen loses his position, no one will be able to take his turn.

It's better to continue to let Gu Zhen sit.

Otherwise, what good will it do to Yun Fenghuan if he changes to a young and capable student?

No matter how the successor belongs to the son-in-law, where is the queen's own son-in-law?

"That's what you said." Chunjia pondered for a while and said, "And it's also possible that I thought too much, after all, after the Ji family was chased by the regent, there were not many people who escaped, even if they resisted stubbornly, they didn't necessarily want to go north, but they just happened to bump into it." ”

said so, but Yun Fenghuang understood that since the emperor put forward this idea, the Dingbei Army was not so trustworthy in his eyes.

In this case, whenever there is an opportunity, Chunjia will not let go of the opportunity to take over the power.

Thinking of Gu Sucai's pregnancy, a secret smile flashed in Yun Fenghuang's eyes, and he said softly: "This is also possible, but the Dingbei Army has a great relationship and cannot be ignored." ”

Waiting for Chunjia to bow slightly, she talked about Zhu's pregnancy, because now Chunjia has a lot of heirs under his knees, especially many princes, this Zhu just served Chunjia by chance under the command of Yun Fenghuang, and now it is not Yun Fenghuang who said it, Chunjia has forgotten.

I didn't take it seriously when I heard the words, just let Yun Fenghuan make his own decisions.

didn't even say that he wanted Yun Fenghuan to take good care of the pregnant palace concubine, but said: "This is the person in your palace, you can deal with it." ”

Seeing that she wanted to speak and stopped, she said strangely, "What else is going on?" ”

"Gu Baolin is also happy, does Your Majesty know about this?" Yun Fenghuang asked knowingly, Chunjia didn't go to the middle palace at all in the past two days, and Gu Zhen had already received enough lessons from the king of Chu, and now that Gu Su was pregnant, all she was thinking about was how to keep her cousin's child, how could she take the initiative to tell Chunjia?

Sure enough, Chunjia frowned, and then said, "Is there anything else going on?" That's good news, and the queen should be able to breathe a sigh of relief. ”

Yun Fenghuang said: "The queen mother has not paid attention to other things for the past two days, and has taken care of Gu Baolin. ”

After a pause, her voice was low, "The concubine body thinks that Zhao Wubo should not do unwise things, after all, although he is not a supreme minister now, he is not far away." Except for His Majesty, who else in the world can give him such good treatment? ”

Chunjia smiled, reached out and touched her sideburns, and said slowly: "But I hope so, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable." ”

He no longer paid attention to this topic, and instead asked Yun Fenghuan, when he would pick up his nieces and nieces into the palace, "I remember that there is also one of your brothers who came with Mrs. Jiang this time?" Are you going to see it? ”

Of course I want to see it, after all, when Yun Fenghuang was at home, Xie Driyu was the closest to her, and the love between brother and sister was deep, and now this brother came all the way to the imperial capital, how could she not see her?

Hearing Chunjia take the initiative to mention it, the concubine was overjoyed, and kissed him with a smile: "Then the concubine will thank Your Majesty for your grace." ”

For example, when she went to ask the queen for peace this day, she mentioned this matter, and the queen is now thinking about Gu Su, even if she is not involved in Gu Su's energy, she doesn't bother to object to the fact that the emperor has nod, so she said: "Since this is the case, then do it according to Your Majesty's wishes." ”

So in the afternoon of the same day, Yun Fenghuang ordered someone to bring Xie Xiaoyu and his wife to the Huanhua Palace.

Xie Driyu, who is ranked eighteenth among the male heirs of Xie's generation, has seven or eight points of eyebrows and eyes similar to Yunfeng Huangzu, but the silhouette is more masculine, wearing a bean green shirt, and a sable fur on the outside, looking very handsome; His wife, Xiao Jiang, is Jiang's maiden niece, and was originally a cousin of the brother and sister, and her appearance is not similar to Jiang's, her appearance is just delicate and fair, and she is not very beautiful, but she and Xie Drizzle get along very harmoniously, and their feelings are not shallow.

The two have known each other since childhood, and although their identities are very different now, after talking and laughing, they quickly became warm.

Xie Driyu was still a little reserved towards his sister, Xiao Jiang's family was quick to speak, and seeing that Yun Fenghuan had a close attitude, it was not the kind of deliberate arrogance and distantness, so he asked directly, that is, Xie Driyu wanted to be loyal to the court, but he didn't know if there was such an opportunity?

This is a euphemism, but in fact, he wants to be an official.

"If you are a bystander, you will definitely not be able to pass the imperial examination." Yun Fenghuan is not disgusted by this, after all, she is afraid that her brother is not motivated, or blindly motivated, and it is no problem to climb up if she wants to get naked, isn't she the same idea?

When he heard this, he smiled a little, and said to her, "But the eighteenth brother and the same mother of the palace, and the sister-in-law is also the cousin who played together in the palace, how can the palace not think about you?" ”

said the cultivation route arranged for Xie Driyu, because although there are many brothers, there are only four of the same mother, and two of them are very honest and kind, so I can only hope that my nephew will be more clever when he grows up. Yun Fenghuang naturally attaches great importance to Xie Xiaoliu and Xie Xiaoyu.

Drawing on the previous lessons of Xie Xiaoliu, considering that Xie Xiaoyu was just a lifter, she decided to find a teacher for Xie Xiaoyu first, not only with a little, but also so that he could rely on multiple teachers in the future.

Yun Fenghuan has also thought about the choice of this teacher, it is Cui Wan.

"This is Mrs. Qingshu's maiden father, although Mrs. Qingshu used to have some disagreements with the palace, but in the past two years, she has turned into a jade silk." Anyway, even if Cui Lianye suddenly wanted to turn her face one day, she could press her to death with one hand, Yun Fenghuang explained to his brother and sister-in-law, "Cui Wan's knowledge is not doubtful, he is the same year as Wei Liushou, even if Wei Liushou is amazing, he is not a lonely person." Moreover, Wei Liushou was favored by the first emperor, but he still had to resign and go, and he has lived in the palace so far, and has never entered the office! However, this Cui Wan, step by step, is a very popular minister, even though His Majesty has lost power after taking office, but he is still in an important position. ”

"Some of his disciples are reused by His Majesty."

"For example, Du Langu, who was appointed to preside over the rebellion in the three states, was only a county order for ten thousand years two years ago, and now it has herded one side."

"Bengong pondered, if my brother can worship under his door, first of all, his identity will be unusual, and secondly, he will enter the office, and there will be people to take care of him inside and out, and thirdly, our family has never been a court official, and Yu Eunuch is actually not proficient. If the eighteenth brother can get Cui Wan's guidance, coupled with the palace's advice in front of His Majesty, why can't he be prosperous in official luck? ”

Xiao Jiang was very satisfied when he heard it, thanked her one after another, and promised that he would definitely urge Xie Driyu to do so, and not tell him to slack off: "I can't embarrass my mother!" ”

This is a bit of a connotation of Xie Xiaoliu and his wife, but Yun Fenglian didn't care, smiled and told them about the old things, and made enough gestures of nostalgia for the old love, before serving tea to the guests.

After saying hello like this, when the people left, Yun Fenghuang also felt a little tired, and when he returned to the inner room, he gently pinched the corners of his forehead, and let the left and right retreat, wanting to be quiet for a while.

But it didn't be quiet for long, and someone hurriedly came to report, saying that there was news from Wannian County: "Concubine Xian Niangniang launched it half a day ago!" ”