It was already dusk when Meng Guiyu came in with a chill all over his body.
Two cantaloupe-style blue gauze and crabapple palace lanterns were lit in the study. A furnace of auspicious borneol was burned at the entrance. A stick of green smoke from the gold-plated duck went straight to the beam. It was blown by the cold wind that came in when he opened the door, as if The beauties with eclipsed beauty are scattered everywhere.
Under the lamp not far away, Meng Guihan was writing furiously, but he was imitating his handwriting while reviewing official documents.
Seeing his brother return, he quickly put down his purple hair and stood up to greet him: "Sixth brother, how are you?"
"Something big has happened!" Meng Guiyu nodded towards him, turned to look at the scholar Meng Yan, and saw that he went out obediently and closed the door. Then he took the hot tea brought by his brother and took a sip. A bit of rosy color appeared on his pale face blown by the cold wind, and he whispered, "Xijiang has obtained evidence that Meng ordered Gao Qieyi to preside over colluding with Ruru to murder the head of Kangzhao County... Simply keep it secret. Neither the county boss nor Kangzhao wanted the Meng family to fall at this moment, so they wrote a secret letter to Madam Ningweihou. Madam Ningweihou used this excuse to go to the palace to ask for brocade, and took the opportunity to inform the Queen about the matter!"
Meng Guihan's hand shook when he heard this, and the tea he was pouring for himself suddenly fell onto the table by mistake. He quickly stopped and was speechless for a while before saying in a hoarse voice: "This...then now?!"
"I asked the Queen to tell my aunt." Meng Guiyu lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "Whoever caused the incident will be responsible for the aftermath... What do you care about us?"
Meng Guihan said uneasily: "That's what I said, but... this? What if... we are much better now than before, but... but... "
"This matter depends on the Meng family. The King of Gaomi must be working secretly and preparing to attack!" Meng Guiyu glanced at him and said calmly, "Being able to know the news in advance and respond to it is already an invitation. What a blessing! If the Meng family really can't hold on, it's fate. We have nothing to say... However, we have to consider the fact that the Lord of Kangzhao County has withdrawn from Yizhou City and is planning to leave Western Xinjiang and return to Chang'an. It’s something!”
Meng Guihan still hadn't recovered a bit, so he opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Kangzhao County... has she actually left Yizhou City? Counting the days, it turns out she left before Ruru came to the border? Mi Zhen... Hehe, He’s not afraid of people saying he’s selfish, knowing that Ruru is about to attack, he’s so busy moving the family’s children!”
Meng Guiyu shook his head and said: "There is a reason for this: the Lord of Kangzhao County is pregnant. Mi Zhen may have planned to send Ruru back to Chang'an before receiving the news that she had transferred to Western Xinjiang. After all, the county official The Lord has always been a spoiled child, so it will be very difficult for her to follow Mi Zhen to Western Xinjiang. If she wants her to have a baby and give birth in Western Xinjiang, the Sheng family will not be at ease in the first place!"
"Now the life of the county lord is directly related to whether the relationship between Mi Zhen and the Sheng family and other wealthy people is stable. Regardless of her feelings for the county lord or from the perspective of interests, how could Mi Zhen let her adventure?"
Meng Guihan anxiously rubbed the cup in his hand and said absently: "Okay, the Lord of Kangzhao County is leaving Xijiang and returning to Chang'an... What about us?"
"We can't let her come to Chang'an!" Meng Guiyu said flatly, "The queen knows only a little about our arrangements. When Mrs. Ning Weihou paid an audience before, she didn't ask clearly who was accompanying Lord Kangzhao? I doubt Mi Zhen By the way, I have sent some of my most capable confidants among them, not only to escort the Lord of Kangzhao County back to Chang'an, but also to the Palace of Mi Zhen County Prince, who are also here for us!"
"Once the Lord of Kangzhao County arrives in Chang'an, all our hard work these days will be in vain!"
Although Rong Suihe still has a good team, when he went to Xijiang before, the old people he trusted and relied on most, such as Gongsun Xi, Xu Lianshan, Zheng Sen, etc., including maids like Yishan and Yiliu who were born in Wuyiying , they were all taken away.
From this point of view, he and Sheng Weiqiao have the same view, that is, strength is the last word, so the battle in Western Xinjiang is the most important. As long as Western Xinjiang, that is, the Western Xinjiang Army is won, no matter how the layout of other places is completely defeated, the big deal Start over!
So naturally we have to go all out.
Secondly, Rong Suihe had already made arrangements for his wife to return to Chang'an if there was a war or if Sheng Wei and Qiao were happy. At that time, he did not expect that Zhao Shi's help would come by such a coincidence. He happened to arrive shortly after Sheng Wei and Qiao Youxi, bringing all his confidants with him. Also considering that he had to rely on his own strength to send his wife away, the couple had more confidants. Can be more assured.
In this way, Chang'an's manpower seems to be stretched thin.
Even if Rong Suihe specially left Gongsun Su in charge, Gongsun Su was alone after all, and the official positions awarded after the recruitment were far inferior to those of brothers Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihan. When Rong Suihe was in Chang'an, Gongsun Su had such With his adopted brother as his backer, he can still suppress the Meng brothers.
Now that Rong Suihe was far away in Western Xinjiang, Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihan, with the help of the Shu sisters, were promoted to more powerful positions again and again, so they naturally became indifferent to Gongsun Su. Gongsun Su had no one to rely on, so he couldn't control them, so he could only report the news to Xijiang and let Rong Suihe think of something.
Originally, after Meng Guiyu learned about Gongsun Su's report, he planned to give in in exchange for Rong Suihe's understanding.
After all, with his full wings now, he still dare not confront Rong Suihe head-on.
Apart from anything else, the fact that the Meng family was assassinated before leaving Northern Xinjiang was a wake-up call for him!
But now that he knew Sheng Weiqiao's whereabouts, he wondered if he could use this master to hold back Rong Suihe's confidants who were originally sent to Chang'an
Meng Guiyu mused, "It would be best if Kangzhao County Lord feels any discomfort on the way, so he can have the fetus installed on the spot!"
"This county lord has always been pampered. When he went to Western Xinjiang before, it was said that several carriages were used to load just the clothes and jewelry!" Meng Guihan wondered, "When I came back this time, it was said that I was escorted by Lu Shiyu's department. I don’t know how many servants there are? So many people are staring at them. They are all children of the Sheng family who have served for generations. The family members are either in Sheng Mansion in Chang’an, in Xijiang, or in Nanfeng County. They are all in Sheng. It’s hard to bribe or threaten the family or Mi Zhen County Prince’s eyes... So, we’re afraid we won’t be able to reach out?”
"On the way back to Chang'an from Western Xinjiang, are there any large-scale, bold and unafraid bandits?" Meng Guiyu thought about it for a while, then asked Meng Guihan to take the map and spread it on the table for study, "We can't start from Kangzhao County. The master can attack her on the road, but she can be attacked on the road. In the chaos, whether the carriage overturns or she is frightened... With the master's pampering, she will probably feel some discomfort. In this way, even if she still wants to persist, the left and right For safety reasons, we must advise her to stop and find a place to rest on the spot."
"But this place cannot be too far away from Chang'an. In that case, considering the current situation in Western Xinjiang, it will be considered a non-stay place; it cannot be too close. If you can get to Chang'an with a little effort, why stay here?"
Meng Guihan nodded while listening, but what disappointed the brothers was that, as far as they knew, there was no such suitable bandit.
Not surprisingly, the biggest bandit in Western Xinjiang has become the Jishan Camp under Rong Suihe.
And even when the Jishan camp was still the Jishan bandits, it could not stop the five thousand Northern Xinjiang elite cavalry.
The Jishan bandits were already the result of Ni Jidao and others' indulgence in corruption and bending the law. Not every local official is as irresponsible as the officials in Western Xinjiang. Therefore, the bandits in other places cannot develop to the scale of Jishan bandits, let alone stop Lu Shiyu's tribe.
This is still quite far from Chang'an.
Closer to home, in a place like Gyeonggi, which is the most virtuous place at the feet of the emperor, are hundreds of thousands of forbidden soldiers really being raised and fed? !
"There are no bandits to take advantage of." Meng Guiyu thought for a while, sighed, and said, "Then there is only one solution for now: convince the county lord not to come to Chang'an!"
Meng Guihan said in surprise: "Convince her? This is impossible! Not to mention the difference between men and women, she is under the protection of Lu Shiyu's department. We can't contact her directly at all. Just say Brother Six, you didn't just I have said that this pampered county head is still pregnant now and must have returned to Chang'an to have the baby and give birth. How could she go anywhere else at this time? Could it be that she has returned to Xijiang to find Mi Zhen to share the joys and sorrows with her? ?! Even if she loses her mind and wants to do this, she will definitely not agree to it!"
"Have you forgotten the queen?" Meng Guiyu glanced at him and reminded, "She can report to the queen what the Meng family has done. The queen, out of gratitude, will give her something in return and tell her that it is not appropriate to come to Chang'an... What's the problem?"
Meng Guihan said: "But how can the Queen convince the Lord of Kangzhao County?"
"..." Meng Guiyu concentrated for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "In this way, tell her that the Shu sisters have learned about the relationship between Mi Zhen and Huan Guanlan! These two sisters have a bad reputation. He suffered a vicious attack, let alone the Lord of Kangzhao?! Especially if Your Majesty is still here, even if the Lord of Kangzhao has many backers, he doesn’t dare to say that he will be able to stop these two plots!"
"For the health of myself and my children, I'm not afraid that she won't find an excuse to avoid Chang'an!"
"But this news is so important..." Meng Guihan said hesitantly, "And the Shu sisters have warned not to tell Mi Zhen!"
Meng Guiyu said: "So I plan to ask the queen to come forward, do her a favor, and tell the head of Kangzhao County! As for where the queen learned about it, let her find someone else to take the blame! Anyway, Mi Zhen's rise is so rapid Whether it is Meng or the King of Gaomi, they are not dead, so how can we not be suspicious? As long as we don’t say that we are the informers. Kangzhao County Lord is not Mi Zhen. This County Lord has a more innocent temperament and is not as heartless as Mi Zhen. You are so shameless and will never turn around and sell the queen to the Shu sisters. This way we will not be exposed!"
He added, "Actually, it doesn't hurt us if Mi Zhen knows this, because neither the Shu sisters nor we want Mi Zhen to fall at this moment. In this case, Mi Zhen and the Shu sisters will also have to Keep pretending to each other... Even Mi Zhen originally thought that the Shu sisters didn't know his background and were treating him with all their heart and soul, and they had plans against the two sisters, but they may not have much precautions!"
"Now that we know that these two sisters have bad intentions, we must be more careful to guard against them!"
"In this case, it will also reduce the pressure for us."
His eyes flashed, "Well, it's best to go back to the Shu sisters and start provoking it again, lest Kang Zhao not come to Chang'an and live a relaxed life outside, Mi Zhen arranged for her confidants to feel relieved and come to Chang'an alone... What should I say when I think about it?"