Even Gao Qieyi, who had been killed by the female guards led by Master Wu on the bank of Yanbo Crossing, didn't know that Zheng Guogong himself didn't know the so-called "order of Duke Zheng" at all!
So just now in the palace, after listening to the words of the queen relayed by the queen mother, I faced the disapproval of the queen mother Meng: "How can you do such a thing? Everyone knows that Ruru and our great feud are as deep as the sea. The late emperor, The Ai family refers to His Majesty Emperor Mu Zong, who was obsessed with destroying Ruru even before his death!"
"To take a step back, you just want to achieve great things and don't stick to trivial matters. Why did you send Gao Qieyi?"
"He is the head of the Gao family and is a good businessman. Isn't it a joke to get involved in such military affairs?"
"There's still work to do!"
"That's the child that Boqin watched grow up. You don't know what kind of temperament he has, the Ai family doesn't know, but can Boqin know?!"
"You obviously have such an arrangement, but you still send him to Western Xinjiang?!"
"This is not looking for trouble!"
"Fortunately, Mi Zhen and his wife have other plans now and sent a letter to the queen privately!"
“Otherwise, in two days the King of Gaomi will launch an attack, and we still don’t know why!!!”
Zheng Guogong was confused at that time: "Sister, I didn't send Gao Qieyi to Western Xinjiang! Let alone collude with Ruru!"
Empress Dowager Meng didn't believe it: "It's not your intention. Who can mobilize Gao Qieyi? Not to mention, the reason why Gao Qieyi can suppress Jia Gan to do things is because he has Bo Qin's private seal!"
Seeing that Zheng Guogong looked innocent, the Queen Mother hesitated and said, "Is it Bo Qin?! But for such a big matter, there is no reason for him not to say hello to us, right?!"
"It can't be Bo Qin's." Zheng Guogong said quickly, "We have watched that child grow up. What kind of character does he have? Sister, you don't know yet? He is definitely not such a senseless person!"
Queen Mother Meng was confused when she heard this: "Where did the private seal in Gao Qieyi's hand come from?"
"Why don't you call the Queen over to ask?" Zheng Guogong looked at the Queen Mother's face and said cautiously, "This child, it's true! I usually just hide away and pay you back, but how long has it been before? Such a petty person? You simply don’t know the importance of it!”
"You have the nerve to talk about children!" Empress Dowager Meng said displeased, "If you hadn't been spoiling that bitch before, you separated yourself from the upright princess and your wife, and you also neglected to teach your legitimate son and daughter, how could you Your child will not be close to you, so that you have to be told by an old man from the Ai family about such a big matter?"
Zheng Guogong quickly apologized and said: "Isn't this because I am busy with government affairs and can't take care of it. There are also elder sisters on the left and right. Do you care for them?"
Queen Mother Meng sneered: "You are busy with government affairs, but you never lack the time to make love with that bitch? I heard that you took in another beautiful concubine two days ago?"
He raised his hand to stop Zheng Guogong's defense, "You are already a young man. If the Ai family bothers you with these trivial matters, you won't feel annoyed, and the Ai family will feel embarrassed! The Ai family only wants to say to you: Wait a moment Bijun's child is here, if you dare to act like a father to her, it will make the child unable to step down, and the Ai family will not let you go!"
So, after a while, Queen Meng arrived reluctantly, greeted the Queen Mother with a cold face, ignored Duke Zheng, and went directly to sit on the seat where the Queen Mother was sitting, without saying a word.
The Queen Mother dug out her eyes at Zheng Guogong, put on a smile and spoke to the queen. The queen then said: "I told your aunt what happened. Although I was very unhappy when I was in Zheng Guogong's house, if it weren't for aunt, I'm afraid the grass has grown several feet on the grave by now, but I still understand the truth behind dying lips and cold teeth... Does Zheng Guogong think that I will deliberately hide some news?!"
Zheng Guogong said awkwardly: "No... how could it be? This is not... Well, I just want to ask again in case your little one doesn't understand. Is there anything I missed?"
He asked with hope, "Speaking of which, have you seen the letter written by the Princess of Mi Zhen County to Chang'an?"
"Of course I haven't seen it!" Queen Meng said, "It was written to Mrs. Ning Weihou! The Duke didn't even think about it. Kang Zhao is in the army of Lu Shiyu's department at the moment. She wrote to me openly. This is not Do you intend to offend others?"
She glanced at Zheng Guogong and said, "Normally, I have no say in such big things, and I don't want to interfere. But this time... I think things at home are too messy, right? The fifth brother-in-law is obviously a businessman. , he has no experience in getting involved in this kind of military and national affairs! If you ask him to take charge of the overall situation, can there be no trouble?! Now that we are fine, what should we do?!"
Pointing in the direction of Prince Guangling's Mansion, "During this period, King Gaomi is making every effort to hinder the birth of Sister Eleven! It's as if they are afraid that they won't find a way to ruin our family's future. !”
Zheng Guogong and Empress Meng, the direct father and daughter, have never been close. Because of the instigation of Jiao Yu, mother and son, the father and daughter either never met each other at all, or they didn't have a good word to say after meeting... In most cases, of course, Zheng Guogong He unilaterally reprimanded Queen Meng.
This was the first time that the queen scolded Duke Zheng. Although Zheng Guogong knew that she had some intentions of using the topic as an excuse, he could not say anything because of the presence of Empress Dowager Meng and the queen's moral position of considering the family. But he is a man of this age after all, and the humbleness of his early years has long been forgotten by the years of power. Being scolded by his biological daughter, or the biological daughter who does not love him, is really a bit difficult to get off the stage.
Seeing that Queen Meng was talking endlessly, she said casually: "How could I do such a stupid thing! There is probably something fishy about this matter. I just told your aunt that your third brother would not be so stupid!" It’s not like we have no one to help us. How can we teach Gao Qieyi to handle this kind of thing? After I go back later, I will definitely ask your two uncles who made the stupid move and didn’t even respond to greetings. A beating at home will reveal such a trap!"
The Queen was slightly startled when she heard the words and said suspiciously: "Isn't that what you and Third Brother meant?! But Kang Zhao was very sure that it was with Third Brother's seal that Fifth Brother-in-law crossed Jia Gan, restrained Jia Gan and took him to Western Xinjiang Three thousand fine knights?!"
"I'll go back and ask later!" Zheng Guogong's face was as dark as water. "By the way, I'll send someone to Ningweihou's Mansion to see if I can get the handwriting of the Princess of Mi Zhen County, and carefully study whether there are any words and sentences. Are there any clues... Sister and Bijun, don’t worry!"
"No matter who did it this time, no matter what status he has in the family, he will never be lenient!!!"
When Zheng Guogong said this, he actually already had a target of suspicion in his heart: the eldest son or second son of Marquis Wu'an!
The reason is very simple: Marquis Wu An had previously favored his second son, Meng Bomei, and had considered changing the crown prince.
At that time, because Meng Bichen, the fifth daughter of the Meng family, and her son were also partial to Meng Bomei, rumors that the position of Meng Boshen, the eldest son of the Marquis of Wu'an, was in jeopardy, were rampant for a time.
It is precisely for this reason that Meng Boxen's son Meng Jiayan, secretly instigated by Meng Guiyu, made a decisive decision. On the eve of last year's palace examination, he used a plan that was so simple and obvious that he deposed Gao Chengxuan, the only son of Meng Bichen and Gao Qieyi. !
Later, as the battle between the Meng family and the King of Gaomi became more and more intense, the young Mi Zhen Prince Rong Suihe was eyeing him again. The Meng family decided to focus on stability, so the Marquis of Wu'an drove Meng Bichen's family back to the south of the Yangtze River, and beat Meng Bomei again. With Meng Boshen’s heart in mind!
Even so, because Wu'an Hou revealed such thoughts after all, and Meng Boxen's performance over the years is indeed not as good as Meng Boxen.
So it is not known whether Meng Boxen planned this incident in private in order to restore his mediocre and incompetent image in the eyes of Marquis Wu'an, and by the way, kill the Gao family as revenge for Meng Bichen's favoritism to his second brother Meng Bomei.
Of course, for the same reason, Meng Bomei might have done this to gain points for herself and prepare for another proposal to change the crown prince in the future!
Only these two brothers would keep such a big thing secret, lest the other party find out and share the credit!
If Meng Jiaqian had not rebelled against the enemy, or if his plan had succeeded, regardless of whether the initiator was Meng Boxen or Meng Bomei, Duke Zheng would have given him a few words of reprimand, but he would still have received credit.
The problem is that it failed now... When Marquis Wu'an and Marquis Chengyang inexplicably brought their most valued heirs to the Duke of Zheng's mansion, it was a rare sight to see that their eldest brother, who had always been calm and composed, turned out to be the prime minister with a livid face. Wait.
When I saw my younger brother, nephews, and grandnephews coming in, they all lost their usual amiability. Their eyes looking down at them were cold and stern.
"Brother, what's going on?" Marquis Wu'an and Marquis Chengyang both felt very strange. After performing family rituals, they sat down at the bottom. Seeing that there were no servants serving tea or water, they ordered the people brought here. Zisun went to make tea and asked with concern, "Looking at your face, could something serious have happened?"
Zheng Guogong sneered and said: "It's not just a big deal! If God hadn't eliminated me, Meng, we would have been in trouble this time! Everything about adoption, establishing a young master, and regent... it's all a joke!!!"
The two princes were shocked when they heard this, and both leaned towards him: "What did the elder brother say? What happened?!"
After listening to Zheng Guogong's stern words about the future, the three brothers thought of going together. The second prince almost immediately looked at the two brothers Meng Boxen and Meng Bomei: "You two beasts, why don't you come over quickly and tell us clearly who did it?" of?!"
Meng Boxen and Meng Boxen were so frightened that they lifted their robes and knelt down on the spot: "Father, uncle, third uncle: Have you never heard of this?!"
In the conscience of heaven and earth, the two brothers have always been at odds because of their position as the heir apparent. Even after Marquis Wu An made it clear that he would not change the heir apparent and forced them to reconcile, there must still be gaps between them and they could not get along with each other.
But they really didn't do such a big thing as meddling in Western Xinjiang and plotting treason!
The three brothers of Zheng Guogong didn't believe it at first. If it hadn't been for the eldest son of Chengyang Marquis, the fourth son, Meng Sixiao, and Meng Jiayan and other descendants to persuade him, especially Meng Jiayan's grandchildren, they would all kneel down and go to Zheng Guogong and beg hard, which is a strong proof that Meng Boxen followed. Meng Bomei is innocent, they are planning to pass down the family law.
"It's not the boss or the second child, let alone the three of us and the third child... Who is this?!" Marquis Chengyang was puzzled, "Look at the children, they don't look like they are lying, and things have come to this point. , I’m sorry they don’t dare to lie… What’s going on?!”
As he muttered here, Duke Zheng Guo and Marquis Wu An's expressions darkened, they looked at each other and said in unison: "Are they not from our family at all?!"
"Then how did this person get Bo Qin's seal?!" Marquis Wu An asked puzzledly, "Even if it is a fake seal... he must be able to deceive an old man like Meng Cheng who has been with Bo Qin for decades. You can only make it after seeing a real seal!"
Marquis Chengyang gasped: "Is there a traitor in our family?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent!
... When the Meng family gathered together to try to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, Sheng Weiqiao, who was about to leave the Western Territory completely, finally got a chance to talk to Meng Jiaqian alone after rounds of bargaining with Lu Shiyu and Cheng Meizhu!