When Taicheng was already in turmoil because of Sima Xun's affairs, Yu Tiao was also half of the initiator, and he had just settled in Tongyuan, and he was summoned into the garden to visit the queen mother.

"Youxu, you are in Jiangbei, come to tell my sister in detail about the beginning and end of Wei Zhou's battle in Huainan."

Although the queen mother had taken the initiative to send Princess Xingnan across the river, her mood was always uneasy. Although she listened to the government as the queen mother, and the dignity of her status was almost unsurpassed by a woman in this world, she was really not good at talking about her fate. At present, this revered status is the early death of her husband, the sons are all young, and the country is full of disputes, even the obvious current Shixian can't cope with such a treacherous situation, and she is even more difficult to cope with as a woman.

For example, this Huainan victory should have been a great joy for her in her opinion, but all aspects and thoughtful rhetoric poured towards her, making it difficult for her to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, and it was even more difficult to maintain a fair attitude to absorb the opinions of all parties.

What's worse is that she even became confused about who should believe, who should not believe, and who she should discuss with.

Yu Tiao didn't know the turmoil and entanglement of the queen mother's mood, so he told the queen mother what he knew about the beginning and end of the Huainan War.

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager was also sweating because of the violent ups and downs of her emotions, and couldn't help but sigh: "There is no shortage of people in the capital who say that this time the Lord Hu of the Kingdom of Qi died, the generals were in chaos, and the army collapsed without a fight, it was not the result of a fierce battle, Wei Zhou was just a coincidence." Unexpectedly, there was still a lot of blood and tears in this...... It's really hard for Wei Zhou, this child. ”

After hearing this, Yu Tiao couldn't help but snort coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Although the minister is not talented and has never been in the battle formation, he also knows that Huainan has won this victory not easily, and the soldiers have won a brilliant victory with their lives!" All of them are gossiping about this, and their hearts are really punishable! For example, when there was no war, the soldiers of the poor country of the slaves came south, and who dared to boast that they would stop the slave army from Huaishang? Only Wei Zhou dared to speak out, fought to the death in Huai, and all pieces of armor still existed, so that the slaves would not ride across the river! Not only a strong voice, but also a feat! This heroism alone has already surpassed the sages of the world! ”

"Yes, yes, Wei Zhou, this child, really lives up to the emperor's love for him! If it weren't for him, how could Sheji stabilize Jiangdong this time. There is such a good son-in-law under the door, it is really the help of the first emperor's discernment to choose the humerus for the emperor to reuse! ”

For Shen Weizhou's son-in-law, the queen mother was extremely satisfied, otherwise she would not have attacked her daughter for fear of gossip and hurt the relationship between husband and wife, so she hurriedly sent Princess Xingnan across the river. Especially after this victory in Huainan, her value of Shen Zhezi far exceeds that of the so-called sages of the world. But that doesn't mean perfect, completely devoid of the slightest suspicion of trust.

"Wei Zhou, a good son-in-law and virtuous minister, is indeed impeccable. But there is really one thing that makes people miss deeply, he is from the south after all......"

Speaking of this, the queen mother's face was full of regret, and she deeply felt that no one was perfect: "I don't have the bias between the north and the south, but we are indeed biased in each other's nostalgia and popularity." I am worried that if I worship the southerners alone, I will snub the hearts of the old people because of this, and it will inevitably give birth to the narrow thoughts of alienating the king's religion......"

In fact, whether it is the queen mother or the people of the current time, the overseas Chinese in Nandu are the foundation of the society, and this understanding can be said to be deep-rooted. But this does not mean the negation of Shen Zhezi, who can be said to be an outlier among the southerners, and has been completely accepted by the north and south of the world. But even so, his southerner background determined some of his positions and the old relationships of those clan relatives, which was inseparable.

When Yu Tiao heard this, he was silent for a while, his relationship with Shen Zhezi was indeed good, and he was even willing to guarantee Shen Zhezi with his life, but if it was extended to the entire southerner group, he was really not good at expressing his position. After holding it for a while, Yu Tiao sighed suddenly: "Actually, overseas Chinese can't believe it......"

Overseas Chinese are not credible, not only to say that Langya Wang and other Qingxu overseas Chinese, at this moment, Yu Tiaoyan refers more to his family's old Yuzhou good. After Su Jun's rebellion, his family's reputation can be said to have fallen to the bottom, and he is in danger of being liquidated at any time. At that time, there were many old abandonments, and relatives even avoided it, if it weren't for the help of the Wu people of the Shen family, his family was afraid that they would sink in the world.

Especially before that, his second brother Yu Yi couldn't even gain a foothold in Taichung, so he had to take refuge in the wasteland of Liyang and re-manage the situation. At that time, the assistance that could be obtained from the old good in Yuzhou was really very small, and even if there were occasional alliances, they had to pay a corresponding price, rather than the kind of full support regardless of gains and losses.

As the situation in Yuzhou gradually improved, especially Liangjun, Huainan and other places were recovered and established one after another, many people in the current situation criticized his family for being close to the southerners and alienating the villagers. But why don't those people think about it when they say this, when the entire Yu family is in turmoil and precarious, who is with them through thick and thin, watching and helping each other?

You must know that at that time, because the eldest brother abandoned the relationship between the queen mother at a critical moment, even the queen mother's trust in her mother's family was reduced. Yu Tiao's heart may not be free of the difference between the north and the south, but in his mind, the Shen family, who can never leave his family when it is in the most crisis, has a close relationship with the current queen mother, and is even better than the current queen mother.

The queen mother didn't know that in the hearts of her brothers, she had even been reduced to a second-rate friendship. After a little muttering, she still asked again: "Now that the situation in Huaishang is very good, I want to recall Wei Zhou back to the capital to recuperate for a few more years, what do you think?" ”

Although she sent Princess Xingnan across the river, she still did not give up this idea, and she did not want to deliberately embarrass Shen Zhezi, even in her opinion, it was good for Shen Zhezi. The virtuous son-in-law of her family has not yet been crowned, but he has made great achievements in the world, so brave and broad, the queen mother is worried that her momentum will not last long. At the same time, through the cold treatment of Shen Zhezi, it can also slightly suppress the current situation of the southerners' rising momentum, so that the balance between the north and the south can be reached again.

However, due to the previous reminder of Princess Xingnan, the Queen Mother also realized that those who gave her such advice may not be dedicated to the country, in fact, there is no lack of sinister thoughts in her heart. But this suggestion was still quite approved by her, but because no one had consulted it, she was still hesitant to make a decision in her heart.

After hearing this, Yu Tiao's eyelids jumped: "The queen mother must not think about this, the major affairs of the country, with steady and cautious intentions, and seek to break the heroism of the enemy's army." This is really not generalizable to government affairs, the people who are in charge of the country may have the heart of the axe, but the slightest transfer in the army is the hope of all people. Now the situation in Huaishang is very good, it can be said that it was created by Wei Yi's hand, and now the military and people of Huainan all look up to their orders. Once you return to the country with a light move, the people will be shaken, and the good situation may collapse day and night! ”

Speaking of this, he was afraid that he would not be convincing enough, and by the way, he talked about the case of the slave country's stupid tricks, and the battle was about to recall the general of Fang Zhen back to the country, which caused the Pengcheng heavy land to change hands in an instant, which also caused the final defeat of the battle.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was also shocked in her heart. In fact, she didn't think about the consequences of calling Shen Zhezi back, and the reference was the Su Jun Rebellion, which she remembered the most vividly, but Shen Zhezi is different from Su Jun, he was born in Nanxiang, and he is loyal and impeccable, even if he is recalled, there will be no such bad upheaval.

"In fact, the situation in Huaishang seems to be good now, but it is still not called Dajing. The dark tide is surging all over southern Henan, and the town of Huainan is in an emergency, if it were not for the prestige of Wei Zhou's great victory sitting there, I am afraid that there will be frequent changes. In my opinion, now the government and the opposition are only in Huainan, and there is really no one to choose from who can replace Wei Zhou! ”

When the queen mother heard Yu Tiao's words, she finally gradually dispelled this idea. But then another thing came to mind, and then he asked: "Huainan is obviously a big deal, why is the good news not passed on for a long time?" Now there are a lot of anxieties in Taiwan, the winter festival is quite blocked, and Wei Zhou is not a person who doesn't know the general situation, how can he do this? ”

After hearing this question, Yu Tiao looked left and right in the hall for a moment before whispering: "The reason why Wei Zhou wants to be like this is really a problem. Ask the queen mother to retreat, the stakes are very high, and the ministers only dare to speak in secret. ”

When the queen mother heard this, she waved her hand, so many palace people and chamberlains in the palace retired, leaving only a few people who were absolutely close to her.

"The minister returned to the capital this time, with a prisoner named Sima Xun. His people pretended to be their clan names, which was already bold and reckless, and they actually crossed the river to raise the army for the Taiwan envoy earlier. Wei Zhou was curious about his life experience, so he asked close to him, but he didn't expect that he was actually harboring evil thoughts and hiding the blade in his arms. ”

Hearing Yu Tiao say this, the Queen Mother had already changed her color suddenly, and even almost fell off the seat, and her tone trembled: "There is such a thing!" Then, then Wei Zhouhe, did he ......?"

Speaking of this, she realized that she had asked a stupid question, if Shen Zhezi was really harmed, then Huainan would have been in chaos a long time ago, let alone the feat of destroying hundreds of thousands of people in the slave country before. But when she thought that the national war was imminent, someone dared to assassinate the front-line general, and the queen mother was also afraid of cold hands and feet for a while, and then she gritted her teeth wrongly: "Where is the prisoner who is guilty of harming the country?" It will be circumcised to the people! Who else sends thieves? We must investigate to the end, and we must not tolerate the national thieves! ”

When Yu Tiao said this, the corners of his mouth were already filled with a wry smile: "Wei Zhou is by no means a hypocritical person, if it is helpful to the country, even if tens of millions of people will be killed!" Now that the country is in turmoil, it is the time for Jiangdong to work together and bravely enter the homeland. If such evil deeds break out at this moment, the inside and outside will definitely be shocked and frightened, or it will harm the great cause of the revival of the royal industry. Therefore, he has been forbearance until now, but this time he escorted the prisoners back to the capital but did not declare his guilt, it is the great forbearance for the country, and he does not want to disturb the current situation and make the country have no peace. If the thief behind the traitor can be ashamed of himself and retreat, this is also a great benefit to the community......"

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Now in Taicheng, all parties are tense and fearful, and whenever there is any wind and grass, it will inevitably attract the attention of all people, and there is no secret at all.

Shen Chong has not been back for a long time, and it is the time when it has attracted much attention. The ministers will not ignore the danger of others because of the cooperative attitude he has shown before. So when Shen Chong suddenly left Taicheng and went to the south, he was followed by a large number of eyes and ears of various families.

Today's Jiankang Dunan is already the main gathering point of the Wu and Hui people, and the momentum of the Wu Hui people here is so high that it has even surpassed the locals of Danyang. The Shen family, as the head horse of the Wuzhong family today, is also a wide range of industries here, and many children are placed here.

At the same time that Shen Chong left Taicheng, there were also signs of a large number of people gathering here among these markets, garden villas and mansions in the south of the capital. The city is located in a densely populated and prosperous area, and it is also agile to sense some abnormal signs. When more than a dozen or more than 100 people gathered in groups at some fixed locations, it quickly attracted the attention of well-intentioned people.

A wealthy family like the Shen family, the protégés are innumerable, but they are extremely strict in the city, and they cannot be directly placed in the city, so they are often scattered in some manors and other industries outside the city, or farming or work, which is also a means of family business management, and once there is any abnormal change, it can be gathered in an instant. This kind of arrangement, especially after the Su Jun Rebellion, has become a normal unspoken rule. Not only the Shen family, but all those with such conditions will have similar arrangements.

When the protégés of the Shen family began to assemble, other old Wu families thought that something big had happened, so they also began to order their protégés to assemble to help the Shen family. In just half an hour, more than 2,000 people were gathered between those manors in the south of the capital, all of whom were brave and brave, even if they were unarmed, they were also a force that made people look sideways, and they could even have a big impact on the city defense guards!

After the ears and eyes of those who investigated the news noticed this matter, they naturally did not dare to slack off, and they hurried to report to the city. After learning of this, the station was also in an uproar for a while, and they were shocked, worried that the capital might be chaotic again.

Shen Chong left the stage suddenly, and the song outside his home suddenly assembled...... This seems to be the rhythm of finding someone to play with life!

At this time, the connection between Sima Xun and Wang Bin in Taiwan has been traced, and the ministers were still speculating about Wang Bin's intention of sending Sima Xun across the river, and what kind of news was hidden in it. At this time, I learned that the Shen family had such a change, so I didn't have to guess!

Some Taiwanese ministers who are not at the level enough have no lack of schadenfreude: no matter what Wang Bin sent Sima Xun to do to Shen Weizhou when he crossed the river, he must have no good intentions. A Lin'er like Shen Weizhou, no matter what family he was born in, it was all related to the family business, like a jewel, lest something go wrong. Since Wang Bin dares to have evil thoughts about Shen Weizhou, then don't blame Shen Chong for playing with him!

Normally, the ministers can naturally watch the play coldly, but after the Taifu learned about it, they all became ants on a hot pot, worried that Shen Chong really dared to gather his soldiers to rush into the city defense to find Wang Bin's bad luck. It's not even that I'm worried about whether Shen Chong dares or not, and the soldiers have already begun to assemble!

How many protégés the Shen family has in Dunan, no one knows the specific number. But with the Shen family's current appeal among the Wu people, once the news that Wang Bin sent someone to harm Shen Weizhou spread, I am afraid that only those Wu Hui people in the south will not help the Shen family seek revenge. Even with Shen Weizhou's own high prestige in the capital now, even if Shen Chong doesn't do it, the surging emotions in the capital alone are enough for Wang Bin to drink a pot!

Don't make a big fuss!

This is the common cry of the Taifu people in their hearts at the moment, after a few years of good life, I finally see some hope, if there is an uncontrollable turmoil in Gyeonggi because of this, it will be a human life!

Therefore, no matter what their respective positions are at this moment, the most important thing in the current plan is to control the situation and not detonate it.

This time, the Taifu had a very tacit understanding, and some of them sat in Taicheng, so that the guards were isolated from inside and outside, and the news would not spread outside. The other part got into the car and hurried to chase Shen Chong to calm him down. As for the people who went to chase Shen Chong, Wang Dao was impressively listed.

If other people are just guessing, in fact, Director Wang already has some conclusive thoughts in his heart. Some of Wang Bin's small actions can hide from others but can't hide from him, Sima Xun crossed the river and didn't return, which made Wang Dao a little suspicious, and what the ministers found out today is actually already clear to him.

Previously, there was no shortage of people who said that they wanted to use force on Huainan, but Director Wang always refused to take the lead, and a large part of the reason was also due to this hidden worry. He didn't want his family to be in the vanguard of the attack on the Shen clan and the Wu people again, because the current Wang family could no longer withstand the big turmoil.

For Wang Bin's approach, Director Wang can't agree or deny it, the family business is in trouble, there is no way to break through, and taking a risk is not a way to solve the problem. But the problem is that Wang Bin did not consult him about the incident before or after, as if it really did not happen. Did he think that he alone would be able to withstand the Shen family's subsequent retaliation?

Now that the hidden danger has finally broken out, to be honest, Director Wang really has no shortage of thoughts about being sideways and sitting idly by. But he also understands that the Shen family chose to launch at such a time, how could the plan be just Wang Bin's life? It's not that Director Wang underestimates Wang Bin, with the current momentum of the Shen family, in the eyes of his family, Wang Bin's life may not even be an addition!

Moreover, until now, the Shen family has not even disclosed this matter, of course, it is not that the family intends to settle the matter, that is, it is not even a chance for the Wang family to find a scapegoat or deny it! Now Shen Chong suddenly attacked, that is, the posture of vowing not to give up until the goal is achieved.

So far, Director Wang really has to sigh that Wang Bin took the initiative to provoke the father and son of the Shen family, and he was really looking for death. has been holding back before, and even Director Wang mistakenly thought that Shen Zhezi was forbearance for the country, and he was unwilling to break out large-scale infighting at such a good time. The result turned out to be waiting for Shen Chong to return to the capital, and after Shen Chong returned to the capital, the Shen family's strength in the capital had a helmsman, and it was even more powerful to make trouble at this time!

For example, the current posture of Shen Chong, if it was replaced by someone else, how could it cause such a big turmoil in people's hearts!

While pondering, Director Wang urged him to move quickly, and he no longer had a calm posture, and even several Taichen who left Taicheng were left far behind. His anxious posture was even worse than that of his wife Cao Shi in his early years.

The ox cart soon rushed through the bustling South City, and because Shen Chong had been followed by Taicheng's eyes and ears behind him, he didn't worry about finding anyone. So soon Wang Dao arrived at the location of Shen Cheng, located in a beautiful lake in the south of the capital.

At this time, Shen Chong had already changed into his clothes, wrapped in a big coat, and slowly turned around when he heard the wheels rolling behind him, and then saw Wang Dao, who was slightly anxious, getting out of the car, he turned around and said with a smile: "Why is the prime minister here?" ”

"Shiju must not be impulsive, is there no room for forbearance?"

Director Wang was not in the mood to play dumb riddles with Shen Chong at this time, so he asked directly.

After Shen Chong heard this, his eyes were already cold, and he was in a hurry to answer Wang Dao, but stood beside Wang Dao, looked at the next few ox carts to catch up, and several Taiwan assistants got off the car and came over, and then said with a smile: "I have been in Beijing for a long time, and I am quite homesick, so I left Taiwan without permission and wanted to forage for food in the south." I don't mean that you are pressed to come, and it is difficult to drink alone, is it not to say? ”

When everyone heard this, the corners of their mouths twitched unnaturally, and they turned their heads to look at the Shen family's other industry on the other side of the lake, and there were at least thousands of people gathered within the walls of the other industry. There is already no shortage of people slandering: You Shen Shiju has such a big pomp, and you have to prepare thousands of people to serve you food after a meal?

Although they thought this in their hearts, this was a contradiction between the Shen family and the Wang family after all, since Director Wang didn't make it clear, why should they rush to speak out. So a few people were undecided, so they were invited to the boat, and the wine and food in the boat were all prepared, and it seemed that there was really a lake to eat.

Shen Chong was not in a hurry to order people to pass food and warm wine, although the others were not in their hearts, but their trip was mainly to prevent Shen Chong from making trouble, since he was at the table, they were also happy to be silent, and even began to talk and laugh about some customs.

is completely in the palm of his hand, and Director Wang's bad mood can be imagined. However, Shen Chong seemed to feel that he was still not in a bad mood enough, and after looking around in the banquet, he asked with a smile, "Why didn't Ge Gong come?" Ge Gong and I both served as Huiji, and we actually have no shortage of talking points with each other! ”

When several people in the banquet heard this, they looked at each other, but they were all silent. This time, they came to chase Shen Chong, and they were closely related to the affairs of the Wang family, but Zhuge Hui stayed in Taicheng and didn't come, so you can imagine what his attitude was.

After swimming in the lake for nearly half an hour, Shen Chong never said anything serious, but just concentrated on introducing the special food of Wuxiang on the table to a few people, and even asked people to send musical instruments to show off the Qianxi song he made. Now I have to recite more children's interests, and my old decay is unbearable. ”

As he spoke, a sampan approached quickly, and a member of the Shen family whispered in Shen Chong's ear. Shen Chong nodded, took the wine on the table and drank it all, and then looked at the host and guest seat Director Wang Dao sighed and said: "I worked with Brother Shiru of the Zunfu before, and I just sent someone to invite me to the palace, only to know that Brother Shiru was actually riddled with a bad disease, and he left the capital to return to his hometown a few minutes ago to recuperate. It's a pity to save one's face. However, the prime minister can stay here, and today is also worth the trip. ”

When Director Wang heard this, his heart was already moving, and then he understood Shen Chong's intentions. The reason why he put on such a big posture was only to scare Wang Bin away, and the Shen family's target this time was actually him. After Wang Bin left the capital in a panic, all the troubles related to the Wang family in the capital naturally needed to be concentrated on him.

"The food and drink are just right, thank you for your hospitality today. Originally, I wanted to talk to Shijushou about a game, but at this moment, the mood is delicate. ”

Director Wang picked up the wine glass, took a sip and then drank it all, then looked at the few people with different expressions at the table, smiled and got up to say goodbye. He could see that there was still lingering charm in this game, but everyone in the game had no intention of keeping him.