Li Zhenglong and his wife discussed how to try the method of loyalty, and began to think about how to implement it concretely, no matter what, this is a big matter, and they can't discuss it with outsiders, so they have to figure it out by themselves.

At the same time, the same is true in the eldest princess's mansion, the eldest princess got the news that her daughter and son-in-law are gone, and they have disappeared somehow, and a group of retinue servants have also disappeared, as if the world has evaporated!

The fire in the eldest princess's heart was big, she only felt dizzy, lying on the bed and couldn't get up, she originally wanted Princess Yinggui and Dugu Baoqiao to walk slowly, or stay halfway, she had to think of a way to not let them go to the south, in fact, the south is still good, the climate is warm, and there are many fruits, but the key is that the place where they go is too south, I'm afraid that they won't be able to come back, how can she, who is a mother, give it up!

But her daughter and son-in-law disappeared suddenly, but she couldn't make a noise, otherwise wouldn't others know that Dugu Baoqiao and the two of them didn't rush to the south, this is a crime of bullying the king, and no one can afford this crime.

The head of the guard was anxious, after all, the eldest princess was not young, and she was also a little old lady, if something happened, wouldn't it be bad, he ran to see the eldest princess, knelt in front of the bed, and said: "Your Highness, the little princess and the concubine are afraid that they have been taken away, otherwise with their personalities, they will not suddenly disappear and not say hello to Your Highness." ”

The eldest princess sighed and said, "Everyone knows this, but the question is who took them away?" They also brought a lot of retinues, if they want to capture them, there must be a big force in the capital, but who is it? Although Li Zhenglong is not small, he has not reached this point. ”

"Perhaps, bandits?" The head of the guard said hesitantly, but he also felt that it was not very reliable, how could there be a large number of bandits in the Gyeonggi area. Not to mention the bandits who dare to kidnap the princess's concubine, what a large group of bandits it must be, at least to the point where they can occupy the mountains and become kings, how can there be such a place for bandits in the Gyeonggi area.

The eldest princess shook her head, it couldn't be a bandit, it could only be a hostile force in the capital.

The leader of the guards thought for a long time, and then he said in a hurry: "Your Highness, the matter of the concubine and the little princess is a big matter, and it cannot be ignored, and the subordinates' brains are not flexible enough." I can't think of a reason, so I want to implore Your Highness, or call the ministers to study it together! ”

The matter of Princess Yinggui and Dugu Baoqiao returning to Beijing is absolutely confidential, except for the people in the palace, no other minister knows, even if it is the people in the palace, only people like the head of the guard can know. As he said, this is a big deal, how can outsiders know about it.

The eldest princess closed her eyes and thought for a moment. She felt that if she recruited petty officials or middle-level officials for this kind of major event, she was afraid that she would not be able to study anything at all. Only important ministers of the DPRK are eligible to participate in the study, but in recent times, the important ministers of the DPRK and China have changed too much. Many important ministers have been purged, and the new position, she has not won over well, so she is also very worried about who to discuss.

Opening her eyes, she said: "It seems that only Shangshu Ling Zheng Ruiqi is more friendly to us, but if this kind of thing is asked to study him, does he dare to come?" ”

In the Dafang Empire, the central institutions have Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province, and Empress Dugu has added a Fengge on top of the three provinces, but the officials in the Fengge are only equivalent to secretaries, and the type of work is equivalent to Zhongshu Province, which reduces the power of Zhongshu Province, and Zhongshu Province is already in name only.

Zhongshu Province is responsible for planning, that is, making ideas, Menxia Province is responsible for auditing, that is, studying the feasibility of the plan, and Shangshu Province is responsible for implementation, these three institutions are very important, but because Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province are located in the palace, so comparatively speaking, at least in the Dafang Empire, it is more important than Shangshu Province, so the title of the prime minister is: Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi.

The eldest princess couldn't win over the people from Zhongshu Province and Fengge, and the Menxia Province didn't win over either, and among the important ministers, only Shangshu Ling Zheng Ruiqi of Shangshu Province had a better relationship with her, at least he didn't oppose her openly.

The leader of the guards said: "It's better to test it, and at the same time, you can use this as a reason to see Zheng Ruiqi's attitude." ”

After all, telling Zheng Ruiqi such an important thing is tantamount to putting his heart in his heart, if Zheng Ruiqi knew each other, he would definitely not say it, and at the same time, he could feel the eldest princess's "kindness" to him.

The eldest princess thought about it for a long time, and felt that Zheng Ruiqi's mouth was still quite strict, and she shouldn't go to tell Empress Dugu, and she hadn't heard of Zheng Ruiqi standing on anyone's team, so it was okay to test him on this ground.

With a long sigh, the eldest princess said, "Then invite him to come over to the mansion, and talk to him in person." Alas, I don't know what's going on lately, everything is not going well, I really don't know Yingwei's kid......" she couldn't go any longer, and waved her hand to let the head of the guard retreat and go to Zheng Ruiqi.

The head of the guard is also preoccupied, he is the person who is specifically responsible for doing things, so he has the deepest feeling for the recent changes, he found that everything was very smooth before, although Li Zhenglong tried his best to toss, but he couldn't make any waves, but since Yang Ze entered Beijing again, everything has changed as soon as he enters Beijing, although this guy is just a small county order, but he is a Yang puppy, the eldest princess didn't call him wrong at all, as long as everything is in Yang Ze's hands, good things will immediately become bad things, and bad things can only get worse!

The leader of the guards suddenly thought that in fact, the person who should be wooed the most now is Yang Ze, even if Yang Ze's requirements are too high and he can't be wooed, then he should become an ally, not an enemy, like Li Zhenglong did a good job, and Yang Ze called him a brother, but Yang Ze helped him, look at how well Li Zhenglong is mixed now, and even the military power is in hand.

The head of the guard sighed in his heart, but he didn't dare to persuade the eldest princess, so he could only go to Shangshu Province and find Zheng Ruiqi.

Shangshu Province is on the edge of the palace, in fact, it is in charge of the six departments, officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, these six departments, are all under the management of Shangshu Province, Shangshu Province originally had a lot of power, but Empress Dugu was too strict with this machine, so the power sunset, if there is anything in the palace, it is directly looking for the six department officials, not looking for the Shangshu order, and the six Shangshu have a tendency to replace the Shangshu order.

At this time, Zheng Ruiqi was sitting in the flower hall and was looking at a warrant, which was issued by Feng Ge, and the order was very simple. It's just that the county magistrate of Wannian County ordered Yang Ze to go to Guozijian to study, of course, his own work can't be delayed, so he doesn't need to live in Guozijian, it's just a day study.

Zheng Ruiqi is just over sixty this year, and if he is placed in the homes of ordinary people at this age, he can be regarded as an old man, but among the important ministers, he can be regarded as in the prime of life, although he has sat in Shangshuling, it is estimated that it is more difficult to be promoted. But he still wants to be knighted, not a duke, a marquis!

He took the warrant and looked at it several times, and thought: "Yang Ze, I have seen this person, last time I was in the palace, the emperor asked him about something, and I was next to him!" Isn't he very good with Princess Chengqian, and he looks about the same age. Maybe I'll be able to be a colt in the future! Well, if he becomes a colt, he will be doomed, and he can only be kept in the pony mansion like a pig. You can't participate in any political affairs, but it's not necessarily, isn't that Dugu Baoqiao just a waiter in the Ministry of Rites......"

Zheng Ruiqi's mind was full of cranky thoughts, thinking about whether to sell Yang Ze's personal favor. The warrant came to him, if he personally sent Yang Ze to the national prison, it would be such a personal favor. Yang Ze will never admit it, but Yang Ze is the person of the prince of Zhenxi, and he stands very resolutely, if he is close to him, will it cause others to be disgusted?

After thinking about it for a long time, he thought about why the palace sent this warrant to himself, like a trivial matter of an official going to Guozijian to study and mix diplomas, he couldn't just send it to Guozijian, why should he send it to him, he was still a scholar, how could he let him take care of such a small matter, and he couldn't manage a bunch of big things!

Zheng Ruiqi didn't know that Empress Dugu decided to let Yang Ze go to study in Guozijian because she wanted Yang Ze to fight with those students in Guozijian, aren't those students annoying, I'll find someone more annoying, let you hate each other and scold each other.

When Empress Dugu told Caicai about this, Caicai thought it was very important, which was related to whether Yang Ze could be the prime minister in the future, so she went to tell Liang Dazhong, and specially instructed him, after Liang Dazhong listened, he felt even more important, and found the little eunuch to talk about it, and the little eunuch felt more important, and even thought that this was the test of the chief manager for him, if this kind of trivial matter could not be done, then what use would he have? So, he directly sent the warrant to Zheng Ruiqi.

Zheng Ruiqi could only think wildly, the warrant was sent to him, what kind of implication is this, but is there any deep meaning that cannot be spoken?

Someone outside came to report, saying that the eldest princess had sent her, saying that she would invite Shangshu Ling to come over to the mansion and discuss something.

As soon as he heard that the eldest princess had sent someone, Zheng Ruiqi began to guess again, what did the eldest princess have to do with him? It's daytime, send someone to invite yourself, that means you are not afraid of others to see, then it should be a serious matter, not a private relationship or something, you don't want to stand in line, then there should be no problem with a trip, there will be no trouble!

He first came out of the flower hall and met the guard Dao Ling in the main hall, so that everyone in the yamen could see that he was above board, and he didn't talk to the eldest princess in private, and then asked the head of the guard, the eldest princess, what was going on with him, of course the guard wouldn't tell the truth, only said that the eldest princess was unwell, and I heard that Shang Shuling was proficient in medical skills, so he wanted to ask Zheng Ruiqi to come over and help see a doctor.

Zheng Ruiqi began to guess again, he was not too tired of guessing, he thought that his medical skills were not very good, he must be much worse than the imperial doctor, why didn't the eldest princess look for the imperial doctor, but found herself? It's a bit too hard to guess.

It's not a business matter, it's a private matter, and this one is too difficult to do! If the eldest princess uses other reasons, then he can completely ignore it, his dignified and second-class Shangshu Ling, if he doesn't go, he won't go, what can the eldest princess do with him, it can be said that he goes to see a doctor, if he doesn't go, it will be unkind!

Zheng Ruiqi had no choice but to bite the bullet, his deputy, that is, the left and right servants, called in together, and solemnly arranged the work, that is, to prove to others that it was completely public to go to see the eldest princess, don't think too much, don't speculate like me.

The left and right servants are all senior officials from the second grade, and they are very puzzled, and they think at the same time: "You can go as long as you go, why do you have to arrange your work so solemnly, is it possible that you are going to go forever?" ”

Zheng Ruiqi made everything public, and then followed the head of the guards and rushed to the eldest princess's mansion together, along the way he kept guessing, but he couldn't guess anything, he just felt a bad headache, and he couldn't think too much, he was too tired! (To be continued......)