After sending Director Wang away, Shen Chong did not immediately return to the inner room, but stood silently in the shadow of the atrium for a moment.

At this moment, in the courtyard of the Shen family, there is still an endless stream of visitors, but when something like this happens in the Shen family, those visitors do not dare to make loud noises and get carried away, and the atmosphere in the entire atrium is quite depressing.

"Shen Sikong suddenly suffered this misfortune, I don't know if the horse will ......"

Two people walked by, discussing with each other, when suddenly one of them stopped, pointed to the figure in the shadows, and muttered: "Si, Sikong......"

"Silence, go fast!"

The other man turned his head to look, and immediately his face changed greatly, and he pulled the sleeve of the man's robe, and then hurriedly lowered his head and quickly avoided this place.

Seeing this, Shen Chong couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and was about to move to meet him, but when he saw the two of them walking away, he just smiled, and then turned around and walked to the inner room.

He did not return to his apartment, but walked into another attic not far away, where several maids stood silently, among which Qian Feng sat alone, with a large number of old books piled up on the bookcase in front of him. Hearing footsteps in his ears, Qian Feng looked up, and then got up and smiled: "Ming Gong hasn't gone to bed yet?" ”

Shen Chong sat on the seat on the other side, and when he saw the stacked books on the desk, he sighed: "Shiyi, why do you have to work so hard? If you are happy in the room, you should treat yourself for a few days, and the miscellaneous things can be assigned to the scribe. ”

When Qian Feng heard this, his old face was also faintly ashamed, he had joined the Xiangxiang Sect in Hebei earlier, and the lady did not abandon him when he returned to the south, and he gave birth to a daughter not long ago.

His original wife died of illness in his early years because he couldn't bear the ups and downs of the family business, and his son, who was raised in Wuzhong Township, has now entered the capital and is studying in Taixue. Although his son is a sinner, with the current power of the Shen family, he naturally doesn't need to care about this.

"Wang Dazai has left the house? I'm curious about how Dazai reacted when he saw Akiko's state. ”

Hearing Qian Feng change the topic so bluntly, Shen Chong couldn't help but laugh, in previous years, he and Qian Feng were also similar in temperament and like-minded. However, over the years, with the different positions, there has gradually been a difference in temperament, Shen Chong has become more open-minded and cheerful, while Qian Feng has become more withdrawn.

Of course, this does not affect the friendship between each other, Shen Chong just hopes that Qian Feng can live more easily, but seeing that Qian Feng is enjoying the current state and is too lazy to change, he will not say anything more.

"There is a lack of successors to the royal family, and the queen mother will block Wang Maohong outside the city, and the decline is doomed, and it is difficult to become a big trouble."

Thinking of the scene of the conversation with Director Wang just now, Shen Chong laughed again. In recent years, he has become more and more touched, and in this life, whether it is prominent or decaying, it is the most rare to be calm.

For example, Shen Chong himself, at his age, if he goes into battle again, he is not as brave as those who are young, but if he is in the center of the cabinet, he can be called a prosperous year. Being set aside at such an age is an unacceptable treatment for many people, but Shen Chong can do not care about it.

Moreover, what happens after the Taifu took great pains to put him in the air? In the blink of an eye, his son made another great contribution in Jiangbei, bringing the family reputation to a new height!

The people of the time looked down on the Wang family, not only because of the current loss of power of the Wang family, but in the future at all, there was no hope for the Wang family to rise again.

After Qian Feng heard this, he said: "Although this is the case, Dazai is still a day, and he still can't underestimate his family. In fact, there is no need for Ming Gongben to meet Dazai this time......"

Shen Chong was silent for a while, and his face became a little solemn. The reason why he came forward to receive Director Wang was also very many, praising his son for a little demonstration. In addition, I also want to force myself to make up my mind.

Shen Chong was injured this time, to be honest, there is no lack of temptation, if the princes of Taiwan and Taiwan really can't bear each other, he does not rule out the possibility of recalling his son and making up his mind to kick out all the overseas Chinese and Taiwan assistants and control the military and government in Jiangdong. But if they do so, they may succeed in seizing power and even stand on their own in Jiangdong, but they will also be attacked, and it will be even more difficult to think about crossing the river in the future.

Shen Chong was unwilling to confine his son to Jiangdong because of his own obsession, especially Shen Zhezi showed his unlimited future through the victory in Hebei.

It is safe to return to Jiangdong, at least in the career of their father and son, the Shen family's power in Jiangdong will be unshakable. In the continuation of the fierce war, there is no lack of gambling elements, and it is possible to reach the highest achievement in the history of the Wu people and enter China; If it is defeated, even the foundation of Koto may be overturned.

Such a choice, even if Shen Chong felt that it was difficult, he was worried that he might be troubled by seeking stability for a while, and he would disappoint his son's ambitions and talents, so he simply came forward to receive Director Wang, making it clear that he was pretending to be injured, which could be regarded as a little restraint and supervision on himself.

Seeing that Shen Chong was silent, Qian Feng stopped continuing the topic, and instead said: "The Queen Mother should have given up sending the King of Huainan abroad. But the Chu family and others will inevitably be unwilling, and they may have to fight for Xu Zhen in the future. Xi Gongjiu Zhen Xu Bian, you should know that Lang Jun is the right choice. However, the rest may not, they are only afraid of military gathering and ignoring the needs of the actual situation in Jiangbei, and they will definitely hinder and obstruct, such as Cai Mo, He Chong, etc., are very likely to be pushed out as a choice. ”

Shen Chong nodded and said in a deep voice: "This matter should also be prepared in advance, Qingque is strong and talented, but he doesn't need other means to take over Xuzhou." But at the moment, the war is still the first, and there are still fewer variables, but unfortunately I can't be free at the moment, otherwise I can go straight to Huaiyin to pay homage to Gong Xi. At present, I can only let the fifth brother cross the river to Guangling, Huaiyin and other places, although there is no need to invite people with good words of wealth and silk at present, but the people of Xu Zhen also work the border, and it is inevitable that they will have difficulties in food and clothing, and they can hunt with peace of mind if they have no worries about family affairs. ”

The fifth brother he said was Shen Mu's father Shen Ke, Shen Chong believed that his son was capable enough to restrain those Xuzhou military leaders, and the reason why he sent Shen Ke and his party was just to minimize the variables.

The best situation is to hope that Xi Jian can stay in Xuzhou for one to two years, when not only Heluo starts, but the situation will also stabilize, even if others fight again, they will not be opponents at all.

Tonight, Jiankang City is destined to not be peaceful, I don't know a few private words, and the same is true in the garden.

After Sima Yue, the king of Huainan, left Shen Gongfang, he went straight to the inner garden to see the queen mother. When he returned to the garden, the emperor was also under the palace of the queen mother, and there were some watch seals from the pavilion stacked on the bookcase.

After the queen mother returned to the garden, at least on the surface, she completely drew a line with the political affairs of the court, and she also turned a blind eye to those pieces and the like, and did not look at them, but it was not appropriate to bring them into the inner garden. The Empress Dowager did not dissuade her, but just stared at the emperor who was lying on the desk, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and when she heard the emperor's instructions, she only waved her hand and let the emperor make his own decision.

Despite this, the emperor still did not dare to slack off, and after approving a copy, he pushed it aside on the table, and while drying the ink, he also deliberately let the queen mother take a look, and after finding that the queen mother's expression had changed, he hurriedly took it back for careful consideration. In this way, most of his mind is not on government affairs, but on observing the joys and angers of the queen mother.

It was not until the King of Huainan entered, that the Queen Mother's face showed a hint of joy, and she instructed the palace people to serve a carefully prepared meal, and waited until the King of Huainan finished the meal before asking about the process of going to the Shen family.

The Emperor hunched over on the other side, turning his head pitifully to look at the food on the table, the corners of his lips moist. His diet and rest are very regular under the arrangement of the queen mother, the so-called palm lamp does not eat, but his current physique has not yet grown, and he is easy to feel hungry, especially in the evening, when he is anxious to see the queen mother, he has not had time to eat seriously, and it is inevitable that he will have an empty stomach at this time.

I hope that when he returns to the palace later, the queen will be able to prepare some meals for him. The emperor licked the corners of his mouth, and when he thought of his considerate and gentle queen, a smile couldn't help but appear on his white and tender face.

After a while, the emperor's heart moved, and when he looked up, he saw that the queen mother was frowning at him slightly, and he was suddenly startled, and he hurriedly lowered his head, and some thoughts in his heart were gone.

Seeing the emperor's frightened look, the queen mother also felt soft-hearted, although she preferred the second son more, but the emperor was also her biological flesh and blood after all. She admits that she treats the emperor more harshly, so that the relationship between mother and son is becoming more and more estranged, but what can she do?

Orphans and widows, the lord and the country are suspicious, in the face of those courtiers who seem to be obedient but are actually domineering inside and outside, she can only harden her heart to put away her weakness. So much so that I often have insomnia and night sweats, wake up from nightmares, and swallow tears in the dead of night.

Fortunately, the situation has been stable in recent years, especially in Jiangbei, where things are done frequently, and she has completed family affairs for her two sons with her own hands, and family and state affairs are in order.

Putting away those thoughts in her heart, the Queen Mother asked the emperor to send a bowl of soup. However, the emperor did not dare to relax, but the chapter had not been fully approved, and he did not dare to drink the soup.

"It is good for the emperor to be diligent, and he should take a break once in a while. Your father and emperor also worked day and night in the past, and the result was ......"

At the mention of Su Zu, the queen mother was inevitably gloomy, and motioned to the chamberlain to step forward and temporarily put away the calligraphy and ink stationery on the emperor's case.

Therefore, the emperor was flattered, and bowed his head and said: "After all, his son is stupid, and he can only make up for his clumsiness, if he has the wisdom of his brother-in-law, he doesn't have to be entangled in government affairs, and he can have more time to serve his mother." ”

"Your brother-in-law, that's really a rare talent......

Hearing the emperor mention her son-in-law, the empress dowager also showed a little smile on her face, but soon her smile dimmed again, and then sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity that Wei Zhou's background is a pity." If he's just a cold, it's even more ......."

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother suddenly closed her voice, this kind of words that are suspicious of the minister's door still need to be cautious, even if it is just a whisper in the garden.

In previous years, she even disliked that the Shen family was only a wealthy sect in Wuzhong, not as noble as the old family of Qiaomen, but as the years passed, she felt that this idea in her early years was still immature.

If it was possible, she hoped that Shen Zhezi was just a small family, and whether he was so prominent or not was tied to the emperor's grace, so he was more worthy of trust. Even if he comes from a humble background, as long as he can be close to the imperial family, he will also not worry about creating a meritorious career.