Better to live forever [Rebirth]

With Gu Chao'an's suggestion, Zhu Dingbei finally pulled out a clue from all the clues.

Marquis of Yuanning, the second rank Marquis, the current Tai Tuo, the current head of state, Ma Yuan.

As Gu Chao'an said, the person who can make old Chen Ge, who was the prime minister, keep his secrets will definitely not be a mediocre person.Not to mention his talent as the emperor's teacher, even his triple status is enough for him to dominate in Dajing.But strangely, Ma Taifu behaved too mediocrely.In front of the emperor, he always flattered him, kept his head down and acted like a small boy.In front of Luo Jing's family, although he is tyrannical and stubborn, but if he really wants to talk about it, not to mention Zhenbeihou's mansion, Changxinhou's mansion, or a family of powerful officials like Qin's family and Shangshulou's family of the Ministry of Industry. I will do some superficial work for him, and if I really want to confront him head-on, I will definitely not show any affection to Ma Taifu.

Ma Taifu was also brilliant back then, and he was even more proud when he was middle-aged. How come he became mediocre and incompetent when he was old?

He informed Ning Heng of these doubts, and the latter listened and said in a low voice: "That's true, if the ancient military division didn't point it out today, even the Ning family would not have noticed him."

The tyrannical Yuanning Hou Mansion, which has a mixed reputation but not much cutting edge, has indeed deteriorated year after year after the new emperor ascended the throne, and it has become more and more unnoticed.To be honest, the Marquis of Yuanning's mansion is inconspicuous, but it is not as ordinary as Wenchang Boyu's family. At least there is Dajing in their mansion, except for a queen who is not surnamed Ning, and the Marquis who is in the position of Taifu. There is also the grandson who was ranked second in the imperial examination last year.It stands to reason that they should attract much attention in Luojing, but on the contrary, what they have done intentionally or unintentionally over the years has made people talk about Yuanninghou's mansion back and forth.

It was as if, originally, a sword was covered in dust, and everyone knew about it, but gradually, the sword that did not see blood from its sheath was also ignored by people.

Could this inconspicuousness be accidental?

If you think about it carefully, you will know that it is impossible.Once upon a time, Yuanninghou's Mansion was more concerned than Zhenbeihou's Mansion. If someone hadn't deliberately concealed the edge, it would be absolutely impossible to maintain such a tepid position.And this person whose sword was covered in dust when he scattered ashes didn't think otherwise.

It's Ma Taifu!

"What is his intention in doing this? He doesn't want the Marquis of Yuanning's mansion to attract attention, but who? It shouldn't be the emperor. In recent years, the queen and Ma Taifu have given the emperor a lot of trouble, but the emperor also He never intended to touch the Marquis of Yuanning's Mansion, because...the Marquis of Yuanning's Mansion has already made him feel no threat. Since he is not the emperor, who is more afraid of him than the emperor, to the extent that he must hide his power and bide his time?"

Zhu Dingbei tapped his fingers on the table, lost in thought, and didn't even notice when Ning Heng used his palm instead of the table to make him light it.

Ning Heng discovered Zhu Dingbei's habit a long time ago. When thinking about things, he must touch something with his fingers. In his opinion, this habit is really cute.

Zhu Dingbei didn't check himself, and when he came back to his senses, he didn't care about holding his hand, but said: "It seems that the Marquis of Yuanning really needs to check it out."

Ning Heng nodded, "It's too old, I'll ask Tianjitang to help you."

Zhu Dingbei did not refuse.

The two men talked about the matter of Jia's mansion again, this time the emperor acted resolutely and did not intend to move Jia Xifu after a few days, which was beyond the expectation of Zhu Dingbei and the others.They didn't think the emperor would let Jia Xifu go, or have any hesitation about abandoning him, they were just curious, what kind of big move the emperor was planning to make so silent.

If Jia Xifu was just a spy of the Xiongnu, the emperor would raise his sword and fall, with the precedent of Xie Yonglin, he would know what would happen to Jia Xifu.But unfortunately, Jia Xifu was also involved in Gu Chao'an's escape from the palace.

With Third Young Master Liang involved, His Majesty the Emperor became even more uncertain.Zhu Dingbei and Ning Heng didn't know what he was going to do with the Jia Mansion, and after waiting for a few days without seeing any movement from the emperor, they became curious.

Zhu Dingbei said: "Your Majesty recently rectified the internal defense in the name of the assassination of Zhengyang Palace in the palace. I just suspected him of the Imperial Forest Army. Are your people important?"

Ning Heng shook his head, "They have been noble for generations in Luojing, and they are not considered very prominent families, but most of their ancestors are hereditary Imperial Forest Army, with a clean foundation and loyal to the royal family. Perhaps His Majesty will arrest them in the Imperial Forest Army." A few bad apples, but they're relatively safe."

Zhu Dingbei couldn't help sighing: "No wonder the Ning family is so dangerous, it really is."

Ning Heng said: "The iron rule handed down by the Ning family is to assist the royal family. These retainers of the Ning family have been assigned to be responsible for the emperor's life and safety since the time of my ancestors. Although they are members of my Ning family, if I want to What they want is to threaten the emperor's life, and they will never obey."

Zhu Dingbei nodded and said: "So, there must be retainers from your Ning family in the Zhu family's army."

Ning Heng didn't expect him to ask this question, but he paused, then nodded: "Yes."

"Forget it, you don't need to tell me in detail." Seeing that he opened his mouth to continue, Zhu Dingbei stopped him: "As you said, when there is no bottom line involving the safety of the royal family, the Ning family will not pose much threat to the outside world. Well, I, Zhu Jiajun, are not trying to plot rebellion, as long as their surname is Ning or Zhu, as long as they can fight, it makes no difference to us."

Ning Heng smiled, very pleased with his understanding.

Zhu Dingbei was a little curious: "It's just how do you control them so that they don't disagree? These retainers are not marionettes. Are they so loyal for generations?"

After all, this kind of loyalty is separated by a layer. Who can control it well?But in the past few hundred years, it has never been heard that the Ning family has made such a mistake.

Ning Heng said: "Of course there are traitors, but they don't want to hide it. The training of the Ning family's retainers was brought up together after they were born. These people learn to write, and they have to repeat and record what they do every day. What. After these retainers are released, they also retain this habit. Their daily actions, even what they eat and use, will be recorded in every detail. Every year, a special person collects Their case books, review and evaluate their faults. If there is a day missing, or if there are any mistakes in the records, as long as there is any doubt, these retainers will be recalled to the Ning family, and will not be released for reuse for life."

Zhu Dingbei was shocked when he heard this.

He sighed: "... This method must have been suggested by the Empress Dowager Zhao."

Ning Heng nodded. He grew up in such an environment, and he didn't think there was any fuss about it, so it was a little strange to see Zhu Dingbei so shocked.

Zhu Dingbei forced a smile, "I just think that the way the Ning family trains people is better than our Zhu family's discipline of horses...hehe, brilliant."

He couldn't think of a second word.

Ning Heng smiled lightly and said: "It's nothing. Training people is the same as training any kind of animals. The purpose is to make them obedient, and the means are nothing more than trying to limit what they think and give them rules and regulations. Rules, supplemented with what they want. As the people of Dajing, why not? Old rules. Aren’t we all trained and learned these things since we were young? It’s just that the Ning family is rather stingy and can only give them a chance to display their talents.”

Zhu Dingbei said with a dry smile, "What you said makes sense."

Ning Heng patted his head and said: "Okay, let's not talk about them for the time being. When we talked about the Yulin Army just now, I think His Majesty is making a big show of being assassinated. I'm afraid he wants to shake the mountain. Maybe he wants to give Jia Xifu a chance , or maybe, he wants to get something through Jia Xifu. However, after he has cleaned up the imperial forest army and reorganized the palace defense, he will definitely go back to deal with Jia Xifu. Don't worry about Changsheng, just wait."

"I'm not in a hurry." Zhu Dingbei sighed, "I'm just a little uneasy. However, Shishi has now separated from the Jia family, and the emperor has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, so this matter does not involve him. "

"Well, he is now the Zhang family. Others have forgotten this, and we can remind them of it."

He reassured Zhu Dingbei that they had already done everything they could about Jia Jiaming. As for whether the downfall of Jia's family would hurt Jia Jiaming's emotions, they couldn't take care of it now.

Zhu Dingbei also knew this. Anyway, Jia Jiaming was able to stay out of the matter. This result already satisfied him, and he did not insist on other things.So putting aside this topic, I thought for a while and said: "Speaking of palace defense, I heard from Grandpa that Commander Qin intends to propose to His Majesty this year to be raised by Xian Rong, and he has no intention of letting his two sons take over the palace defense. Tell me, who will the emperor choose?" Take over the Forbidden Army?"

This question caught Ning Heng, and he pondered: "There are many candidates, but after going through so many things, the emperor's trust in the available people has been greatly reduced. I can't figure out who he will choose."

Zhu Dingbei said: "Hey, compared to a few years ago, the current court situation is blurred. The emperor doesn't know who to trust and choose, and we can't see who is loyal and who is traitor. You say, it's not as good as it was when I was confused before." Well, at that time, the court officials were clear and bright, and people's hearts were easy to guess, don't you think?"

Ning Heng saw that he had the momentum of being cheap and being obedient, and patted his head amusedly: "This situation won't last long. One day, Dajing will have a truly clear court situation."

Zhu Dingbei said: "I hope so."

No matter how many grievances and grievances there are, they still hold a pure heart for this country, and hope that the mountains and rivers will be beautiful and the world will be peaceful.