Late at night, an old figure disappeared in the long queue of leaving the palace. Looking back at the Zhugong, which was shrouded in the hazy night rain, in a trance, he seemed to remember many years ago, with the dead Ruo Ao Ziwen, Cheng Dechen, Yuquan, Lao Situ, and the living Pan Chong, stalking into this magnificent palace.

At that time, they were all so young and energetic, and they all knelt under the throne on the ninth-level jade stairs, and they were still familiar with the princes... But over the years, they had either died in the magnificent Golden Palace or became immortal old guys.

Outside the wide carriage, the night rain was drizzling, and a secret annoyed voice suddenly interrupted the silence of the car. "Old Li, the facts today are strange. I have clearly arranged them, why did a Yuquan suddenly come out? It ruined the good things we are waiting for?"

"yes!"

Looking at the capital that had nearly doubled its army, a drop of raindrops shattered on the curtain of the car, smudged a small splash of water. Mr. Li moved his eyes that fell on the curtain of the car and came back to his senses and asked, "Who will destroy everything today?"

"When everyone was celebrating, someone silently borrowed the cheap life of Yuquan, sowed the relationship between the queen and the prince-consort, destroyed this political alliance, and detonated a thunder in the plains of the entire capital."

When Mr. Li thought of the smug guy Yuquan scolded and insulted him, he hated him so much that he was so angry.

Everything is so coincidental!

As soon as they entered Yingdu, he appeared, destroying the first grand carnival after the political peace talks, directly causing the atmosphere of the entire capital to reach freezing point again. The relationship between the royal family and the Ruoao family was broken, and the entire Yingdu was even more uneasy.

Everything is like a conspiracy.

Peace talks are false.

The mutiny is probably true.

"This scene is so familiar."

"It's very similar to the spring of the last year that King Cheng had twenty years ago."

He looked at his colleagues who were silent in the car and said with emotion: "It's just that year that happened a case of the father-killing of the king that caused a sensation in the entire Great Chu. The Ruoao family warned and couped, helped the king ascended the throne, killed King Cheng, established a new royal power, and expelled the opposition forces who supported the prince's position. Today's military warfare seemed to point the head of the head at the queen, but in fact it was vaguely intended to pull the Ruoao family conspiracy off the horse."

Wang Yin's face was full of shock.

“Who would want to do this?”

"Can your highness be dissatisfied with this peace talk, and we are forced to go to Ruoao to pay homage to Lord Ling Yin first, so we deliberately arranged this bitter show?"

Mr. Zhao looked at them and pondered deeply.

"If that happens, this new queen is much more powerful than the king!"

"If you are good at tolerance and good at planning, you can be honest."

Old Li lowered his head and gently pulled the tea soup mozi. There was a ripple in his eyes. He snorted coldly, "The six tribes of Ruoao are now stationed outside the city. The prince-consort only brought a few people and entered the city alone. If this is a plan to invite you into the trap, do you think the prince-consort can spend the night safely?!"

Everyone was still scared when they heard this.

I can’t help but think of the night when King Cheng died.

Tonight, I’m afraid they won’t dare to sleep well when they go home. Thinking about Mi Huang, who just returned to the palace, his expression was also dark and unpredictable. “Your Highness really wants to kill the prince-consort clan, right?”

"It's hard to say..."

Mr. Li only has two words in his mouth.

But he shook his head again, "But I think it may not be all her idea today. Otherwise, killing Yuquan would be a warning to the snake? If she were to be careful to comfort the prince-consort, then accidentally kill someone."

"Who could that be?"

The ministers were panicked.

"Shengshi?"

Wang Yin thought of a possibility, "Now that they are the only ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the ones who are the

In the dark canopy carriage, someone heard this, "Which company is the position of the emperor now? If someone mentions this, which side should we stand on?"

"It goes without saying that it must be the prince-consort's side. We were all present to see the prince-consort's military admonition. Even His Highness was very afraid of the prince-consort's military horses, so no matter how great the Cheng family made, it would not be as good as the military power in Ruoao's hands. If they had to find the queen to ask for a Sima position at this time, "Mr. Zhao patted his thigh and said with great regret for Cheng, "Otherwise, how can you be willing?"

Regarding the speculation in everyone's heart, Mr. Li pursed the corners of his lips and did not speak, but his eyes fell on the decree on the bronze case. He frowned slightly and touched the smooth silk texture, and looked at Wang Yin jokingly, "But this decree tonight is for you. You have no plans yet? You have to rest tomorrow and the next day. I am afraid you will ask you to reply when you go to court again!"

Wang Yin had just taken a few mouthfuls of tea and was shocked. He heard this and immediately choked so much that his mouth and nose were covered in water. He wiped his clothes and hands in a mess, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Now your Highness asked me to host the throne ceremony, but now I don't know what scale and shape this throne ceremony should be held?"

"What is the identity of the prince consort at the ceremony?"

"The king has issued an edict to grant titles before. As long as the son-in-law wins the four kingdoms of Jin, Chen, Wei and Song, he will be awarded the son-in-law first-class duke. Now that the son-in-law is greatly defeated in the north, should we continue to ask for me and express our merits for ourselves?"

Old Li looked sideways at him wiping his clothes and face in a mess. After a moment of pause, he leaned on his soft back, with a big belly, but he patted his shoulder with a smile and said, "You are almost forty, and you are still so impatient, how can you do it?"

"Mr. Li, in front of you and Mr. Zhao, I am the youngest generation. Only if you are as stable as Mount Tai, can I follow you and follow you..."

Now that there is no such thing as the Yinzi, he has no reliance. Upon hearing this, Wang Yin's expression showed off and bowed his head among the crowd. When encountering such a big thing, especially if it falls on him alone, how could he be as irritated as Mr. Li who has experienced three dynasties?

If someone takes this matter again, he will be targeted for criticism.

So what should I do?

Today, the double anger of the prince consort and His Highness was already shocked and flattered him. In the end, they both slapped the legs of the horse, and kicked him into a bad nose.

Mr. Li narrowed his eyes and sat upright slowly. He drank another sip of tea, looking at the fear and uneasy eyes of his colleagues who were watching, and thought for a while, "Okay, after Ruoao Yuejiao and Ruoao Zike brothers made a fuss, everyone has been tired for a long time, and they have not slept for a long time. They are all at ease. Let's go back and rest for a few days. Then see if the death of Yuquan will cause any chaos in the capital... If we still have peace of mind, then we will do whatever we should do."

When all the young ministers heard the sound, they should be.

"What if it's really messy?"

Wang Yin still looked at him worriedly.

A pair of eyes quietly fell back to the decree on the bronze case. A sharp light came from Mr. Li’s fine eyes full of crow’s feet, like lightning. He smiled and said quietly, "There is only a chance for us in chaos!"

"Not messy, what else do we want?"

"But I have worked hard for a few years..." Mr. Li chuckled.

When these words came out, everyone showed a thoughtful expression on their faces, but they were thinking about what they were thinking about, so they didn't know how to make a cicada. When they arrived on the streets of Nancheng, the convoy put all the adults on the doors of each house. However, they were shocked to see that their mansion was looted by rebels and scolded Ruo Ao Yuejiao without being surprised. They also felt resentful to Ruo Ao, but they still suppressed their temper and said goodbye to each other with a smile, and returned to the mansion, and stayed in the door for two days without leaving.

...

Cheng Daxin, Chen Huang and other Cheng's children also followed the convoy of the mansion this time, and finally returned home after all the time. However, the mansion was empty and quiet at this time, and all the property that they had no time to take were looted, and Mrs. Zhao and the others did not come back.

Because of this war, the situation in each of the prefectures was similar, and everything was in trouble. The Cheng family and the Pan family were the worst. They were afraid that they would have to clean up everything again. There were temporarily a group of assigned slaves and servants in front of the door, and they were all very ill, and they couldn't call their names and were not very convenient to speak.

He and Chen Huang walked in the night rain with a tarpaulin umbrella, walked deep into the mansion, and when they returned to the house, there was no one in the house, Chen Huang pulled him to discuss today's affairs, "Brother, I think we'd better pick up our mother later, sister-in-law and the others will come back! Not to mention that there is still a plague outside the city, just say that these more than 100,000 troops are stationed outside the city, I always feel that the capital is not peaceful."

"Well, let your mother and the others stay outside for a few more days, just go out and relax..." Cheng Daxin nodded. He originally thought that the war would be over and could bring them back safely, but he had a sense that the capital city would be in chaos for a while.

It just goes into chaos and how long it will take.

He had no idea.

Never experienced it.

"Then I will write a letter tomorrow to send someone to inform my second brother?" Chen Huang asked again.

"Wait first... I'm very worried about my second brother's body..." Cheng Daxin thought for a while, "Let him calm down and recuperate first, let's see the situation first and think of a solution."

Chen Huang responded and was about to leave, but Cheng Daxin called out again and said, "By the way, this time, Su Cong and them escorted the young master to the north. Thank you all the hard way, so you can arrange a place for them to rest first."

"yes!"

When Su Cong and the others were arranged to live in the side courtyard, Su Cong thanked Chen Huang for the arrangement as a retainer, "Su Cong thanked the eldest son and the fourth aunt for his concern."

Chen Huang patted his shoulder and chuckled, "You and I are both from poor families. In the past, we used to work with my second brother, so we don't need those false gifts."

"If this happens, Su Cong really doesn't know if he should say anything or not." Seeing that there was no one in this side courtyard, Su Cong hesitated.

Chen Huang asked him to speak out bluntly, "I've returned to Cheng's family. What else can I say at home? I know how to talk about you and I have something to say, what's hard to say."

Su Cong pursed his lips tightly, and after looking at him for a while, he said, "Now your Highness has returned the position of Order Yin to Ruoao. Su Cong was thinking, how should I, Cheng, deal with myself next? I wonder if the two adults have ever thought about it."

"this……"

Chen Huang was stunned.

There were too many things that happened this day and too many things to be dealt with. He also had the battles in court, and he never thought about these next things.

Su Cong's voice rose slightly, and he bowed indignantly, "Shu Cong for Lord Youtu, and for me Cheng's rebellion! Lord Youtu was infected with a bad epidemic, and he fought for this battle. In this battle, my Cheng family paid the most. The eastern suburbs were destroyed, and my Cheng family was killed and injured by nearly 10,000 people. I still don't know what I have to do to quell the Yuejiao Rebellion. Your Highness always gives us Cheng and Lord Youtu a statement, right?..."

"Otherwise, what did we, Chengshi, become in the eyes of others?"

"Is it gone to old Cheng? Lord Right Tu, we, the Cheng clan, can let Ruoao bully at will, and let the right Tu, be calm and give up the position of Yin of Lord Right Tu? As Yuquan said, there are people who are chaotic and usurping power in Ruoao. Is it possible that there is no price to pay?"

"Where does the national law exist?"

The night rain outside the house was like a curtain rolling up the west wind, and Chen Huang felt embarrassed like Mi Huang being forced by a fist, standing in the house with a sluggish feeling.

He was not as good as Su Cong, an outsider, who had planned more for the second brother, but when he thought of the rare peace now, Chen Huang found his own verbal talk and pulled him and sat down at the round table and spoke, "Su Cong, I understand what you said, I am not worth it for the second brother, but at this time we must put the overall situation first."

"But Su Cong wants to ask here, "The peace of a country is important, is it not important for me, Cheng's interests?" Su Cong looked at him and said, "If Ruoao wants us to continue to make concessions next time, will our Cheng's concessions be made according to our fate?"

"Everything has one, there will be two."

"Human desires are endless!"

Su Cong's persistence and forced attitude both made Chen Huang's decision to retreat to Ling Yin Zhitai, but this matter was related to Cheng's future. As a son-in-law of the outside, he naturally could not make any decision. He promised that Su Cong would ask Cheng Daxin's meaning tomorrow, and the two said goodbye and went back to their house to rest.

When the next day, when the sun cleared up, Cheng Daxin woke up and heard about this, he called Su Cong again to ask questions.

"Why do you think so?"

"Su Cong once heard that all the important officials in the court were bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."

"If my Cheng family is showing weakness today, the next day, even if the Lord Youtu recovers from illness and returns to the court, he will be looked down upon. Therefore, Su Cong believes that even if we give up the position of imperial court to take into account the overall situation, at least your highness should compensate us and let Ruoao give up the positions of Sima and Situ for us. Otherwise, Ruoao will still become bigger, not only will I seem incompetent, but the more difficult one is your highness. Only when my Cheng family grows, can I let Ruoao know that there are people behind your highness, so I will be afraid."

"So we, Cheng, cannot give up on this. At least we must express our dissatisfaction and release a tough attitude to the entire court."

Chen Huang was afraid that Cheng Daxin would blame Su Congxin for being straightforward, "Brother, Su Cong has been following his second brother before, so he has never experienced this temper in this officialdom, so he is a little straightforward."

"It's okay, I, Cheng, is the only person I use. Su Cong's words are all for us and Your Highness, so how could I blame him?" Cheng Daxin not only did not mean to blame him, but instead looked at Cheng Jia, the chief clerk, and asked him about how to deal with this matter.
Chapter completed!