play self pity? Acting weak? The concubine Jiaojiao went crazy

A few days later, in the capital city in mid-October, the feeling of winter coldness increased day by day. The sky was gray for the past two days, as if preparing for the first snow that was about to fall.

Within the imperial city, the Prime Minister's residence.

In the backyard, in the study.

Wang Sheng sat in front of the desk. After listening to what his son said, he frowned slightly, "It seems that the power behind the 'Fenghua Xueyue Tower' is really mysterious. After staring at it for so long, not only did not find any clues, but in the end Even the capable spies sent out disappeared without a trace.”

Wang Cong said solemnly, with a slight worry on his face, and said: "Father, will the disappeared spy be captured alive by the people of Fenghua Xueyue Tower? If he is tortured to extract a confession, will he bring us any consequences? Coming to trouble?"

Wang Sheng said: "The rise of 'Fenghua Xueyue Tower' was too sudden. At the beginning, all the forces were watching, thinking that if they could take this force as their own, their strength would surely rise to the next level. But in the past few years, no one has been able to do it, and the people behind it have not shown any trace. They only do business and never get involved in unnecessary fights."

Wang Cong thought for a moment and said, "What my father means is that before, all forces secretly kept an eye on the 'Fenghuaxueyue Tower'. As a result, all the spies sent out were killed. But this time, our people were discovered and ended up with the same fate." same?"

Wang Sheng: "Yes, if they really wanted to intervene, they wouldn't be able to do this."

Wang Cong: "My father said before that the 'Fenghuaxueyue Tower' is probably related to the emperor. Otherwise, after the emperor ascends the throne, he would not be able to leave such a huge force in the people alone. Is it true?"

Wang Sheng: "There is no conclusive evidence, just speculation, no one can say for sure. Under the 'Fenghua Snow Moon Tower', there is not only business all over Tianyang Kingdom, but also an intelligence network covering the whole world. Although they are only in If the people don't get involved in the court situation, there must be something to do with it. If it's really the emperor, then they can't just be like this."

Wang Cong thought about it and asked, "Father, do we need to send more people to keep an eye on it?"

Wang Sheng shook his head and sighed: "Let's not make any arrangements for the time being. The people before have been exposed, so they must be on guard. Even if they cannot be used for their own purposes, as long as they continue as usual and don't interfere, there is no need to become enemies. "

Wang Cong nodded, "Yes, father."

Turning around, Wang Sheng looked at his son, and then said: "He Xun from the Ministry of Rites, how are you doing recently?"

Wang Cong said: "No wonder this person was assigned by the emperor. He is indeed quite capable. I thought he was a newcomer and it was his first time contacting the affairs of the Ministry of Etiquette, but he was actually able to handle everything in an orderly manner. He acted very maturely and could not be faulted at all." Errors and omissions.”

Wang Sheng said: "I will let the emperor directly arrange it in this important position. I am a capable person. Originally, after the incident in the Yang family, I wanted to propose to the emperor that you go to the Ministry of Rites to take charge of it. When the time is right, you can take over. , who knew that the emperor had no room for it at all, and when Zheng Yi and I went there that day, the emperor did not want to listen to our proposal at all. "

Wang Cong added a bit of worry in his words, "Father, if this continues, this He Xun will be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and there are vacancies in the six departments. Will there be no chance for the six departments to return to my father's hands again?"

Wang Sheng said coldly: "In matters concerning the Ministry of Rites, we can only take it one step at a time. Keep an eye on He Xun. Once you catch his fault, don't let it go. In this matter, the emperor arranged for He Xun to take over the Ministry of Rites." , is obviously arranging his own confidants, put aside the Ministry of Rites for the time being, and more importantly, the other five departments, things like the Yang family must never happen again."

"Yes." Wang Cong responded. After thinking about it, he asked: "Father, does the emperor not trust you?"

After hearing this, Wang Sheng sneered and said: "Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers have only had superiority and inferiority. The so-called emperor is wise and his ministers are wise, and the emperor and his ministers are united. They are just good words for the world. Our emperor, after the seven kings competed for the throne, The emperor has come out of the throne. Now that the emperor has been on the throne for a year, his foundation is becoming more and more solid. He naturally wants to go further. In the harem, although your sister is the queen, Concubine Lan can compete with your sister. In the court, the emperor supports the Zheng family. , which undoubtedly also restricts me.”

Wang Cong was stunned for a moment. He was still somewhat confused about these things.

Wang Sheng looked at his son and said: "The emperor is good at using checks and balances. Whether it is between me and Zheng Yi in the court, or between your sister and Concubine Lan in the harem, it is impossible for the emperor to let these things lose balance. .”

However, Wang Sheng knew very well that if something like this happened to the Yang family again, the emperor would naturally not miss the opportunity and take advantage of the situation to deploy people and intervene in the six forces. Therefore, this kind of thing must not happen again, even if he is the prime minister. No matter how the six ministers were replaced, he was still the prime minister in charge of the six ministers. However, how could the power and voice of the people he cultivated and those placed by the emperor be comparable.

He didn't want what he managed so easily to end up losing money little by little. There was Zheng Yi above the court, and the Wang family had always been above the Zheng family. If there were any mistakes, wouldn't it mean that the Zheng family would be above his Wang family.

At this time, Wang Cong's thoughts suddenly dawned and he understood a lot.

At this moment, an anxious voice came in from outside, "Sir, I have something important to report."

Wang Sheng said to the outside of the study, "Come in."

The study door opened, and a middle-aged man walked in. "I'm here to see you, sir." He called Wang Cong beside him, "Young Master."

Wang Sheng said: "What's the matter? Tell me."

The middle-aged man was unambiguous and said straightforwardly: "Sir, the news just came back that the remaining members of the Yang clan who were sent to the border town in the north encountered bandits on their way out of Songcheng and were all captured. kill."

Wang Cong looked surprised, "What? Where are the escorting officers and soldiers?"

Wang Sheng frowned and said directly to the man: "Okay, I understand, please step back first."

When the middle-aged man saw this, he said no more and bowed, "Yes, I will leave."

After the man exited the study, Wang Cong looked at his father and said, "Father, the bandits robbed and killed you. How is this possible?"

Wang Sheng said coldly: "Since you know it is impossible, you should understand what is going on. There is no need to ask more questions." Sure enough, of course in the court, the emperor would agree that it was just superficial perfunctory. Even if the remaining members of the Yang family, There is no threat, but it is the emperor's style to eliminate the root cause without leaving any future troubles.

Wang Cong was not stupid. From his father's words, he already knew who was behind the bandit robbery. He would not say more after all.

Outside, the sky was gloomy, and before I knew it, the first snow of this winter had fallen.