"Manipulating the overall situation?" Mr. Feng looked surprised. "What the prince said, can ordinary people not understand Hong Hong?"
King Gaomi said calmly: "Let me tell you directly, what did Huan Guanlan leave for Mi Zhen, and what did Mi Zhen do in Chang'an during that time?"
Mr. Xu immediately showed an expression like "I said that old boy was unreliable and now he has shown his flaws." He turned to look at Mr. Sheng, with a clear meaning in his eyes: "So, do I believe this two-faced guy?" !
Old Mrs. Sheng's face was as dark as water.
"Is it possible that the prince has encountered trouble recently? At first he suspected Huan Guanlan, but now he suspects Mi Zhen?" Mrs. Feng asked enthusiastically, "But I don't know what kind of trouble it is? Maybe they can remember it if I tell you. What to order? Otherwise, they would be confused. After all, the prince also knows that Mi Zhenda has not seen us since he left Chang'an last year. "
"Thousands of miles away, although letters from home occasionally come through, they mostly talk about trivial matters in life."
"Although they are not elders, they don't know what he did and paid attention to in those two years."
"Then I can say that I know." King Gaomi glanced at him, half-smiling, "After all, as the old man said just now, have you heard about how favored Kang Zhao is in Nanfeng County for a long time! The old man himself also said, When Mi Zhen went to Nandong in person to propose marriage, we asked him thoroughly before confirming whether we were right or not, and then we agreed to betroth Kang Zhao to him!"
"In that case, why don't we ask Minghong clearly about his family background?"
"The old man just kept saying that he is willing to send people to Northern Xinjiang to meet Kang Zhao's mother and son. He knows that he can't stop talking about it... Then, shouldn't he entertain the orphan? Huh?"
Hearing the threat in his tone, Mrs. Feng frowned slightly, and Mrs. Sheng was worried that he would not be able to respond, so he tried to mediate: "At that time, although they had interrogated Mi Zhen about her family background, Mi Zhen did not like to exaggerate. People, so I just talked about it superficially! For example, they didn’t know about the Jishan bandits until after the fact.”
King Gaomi turned to look at him and smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Then would you please tell me what we know about it?"
Seeing the hesitation on the face of Old Mrs. Sheng, he leaned back and said calmly, "The old lady in law seems unwilling to say? Is it because he is old and has a bad memory, so he can't remember it? Moreover, what happened when Mi Zhen entered the Sheng family?" The matter is not handled by my in-laws personally, so why is it that I only have a partial understanding of it, and isn’t it that I am very clear about it?”
"That's not human nature!"
He suddenly became so reasonable, and even took the initiative to help Mrs. Sheng make excuses. The three old men were all startled, and then they seemed to have thought of something, and their faces turned livid!
Sure enough, King Gaomi smiled brightly and said, "Have you ever considered that kind of cocoa? I originally wanted to ask the younger generations of our neighbors. But then I thought about it, and the ones who know the most about it are probably the in-laws and their wives. . Kang Zhao's cousins are very young, and they are not very young. They may not have heard of the matter. Otherwise, a few months ago, they sent people to Nanfeng County to pick up their relatives. , the in-laws’ wife, very Kang Zhao’s younger brother, came to Chang’an to reunite with the in-laws’ old lady!”
Ignoring the red faces of the three old men, he said slowly, "When everyone is here, I think everyone will be able to say what I said to each other, so I don't have to worry about not being able to say everything. No?"
There was complete silence in the room, and you could still hear needles.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Old Mrs. Sheng again, "Of course, summer has passed by then, and autumn is about to begin. The Sheng family and the Feng family have all lived in Nanfeng County for a long time. Frost and snow are rarely seen, so they must not be able to do it very soon. How to adapt well to the autumn and winter of Chang'an? If the old man from the in-laws is willing to tell the truth and clear up the doubts for me, then... I don't dare to disturb my in-laws and my wife!"
... When the King of Gaomi confidently asked Mr. Sheng to make a choice, outside Linyuan, Meng Guihan told Meng Guiyu with an anxious look: "Sixth brother, third brother defected to Ruru and severely tricked someone from Northern Xinjiang before leaving. The reverse king Rong Jing has already received the news about the matter, and at that time he sent some decent people to publicize it, what should we do?"
When Meng Guiyu tried every means to instigate Meng Boqin to treason, did Meng Guihan know about it and acted as a helper under Meng Guiyu's instruction.
Naturally, he also knew that Meng Guiyu was prepared.
But the matter was so big that when it came to the forefront, Meng Guihan couldn't help but feel panicked, "Before, the Shu sisters persuaded Bidong to make an exception and promote Sixth Brother and me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army. Is it because of the previous Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army?" Even if a loyal minister like Tao Yao dies in battle, Bidong and the others will not be able to clear away the suspicion that they are wrong for the Tao family!"
"At that time, the third brother defected to the enemy's country, how could we not be jealous?"
At this point, he looked around and whispered, "Shu Zhaoyi was furious about the death of the imperial concubine before. We are a little bit unhappy... Although after the imperial concubine passed away, Zhaoyi would not take care of the funeral arrangements for the imperial concubine. Over the past many months, Bidong has been neglected. During these months, Bidong gradually summoned concubines such as Peng Baolin and others who had been out of favor for a long time, and visited several palace maids... But the most favored one is still Zhaoyi. "
"If Guo Zhaoyi takes this opportunity to advise Bidong... to replace Sixth Brother as the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army...?"
"She won't do that!" Meng Guiyu said calmly with an indifferent expression, "The Shu sisters have been favored by the emperor for decades, and they have always been arrogant and domineering! Before the death of the imperial concubine, Shu Zhaoyi had a deep love for the imperial concubine and her sisters. As usual, Even if she didn't suspect that he had done anything, she would vent her anger and have to remove him from his post and demote him! The earlier General Zuo Weiwei, Ouyang Hu, was a ready example! But it didn't happen that time. The reason for letting her go is obviously because she has been in the palace for a long time, her parents' family has failed to live up to expectations, and besides him, there are no other familiar candidates to recommend to the emperor, so we can just let it go for the time being."
"Moreover, Meng Boqin's defection to Ruru is two different things from the former commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army betraying Bidong."
"Meng Boqin rebelled against the country. He requested that because of the death of our uncles, the Meng family's power in Chang'an was almost destroyed!"
"As the uncle's heir, he has a lot of troops, but he is not sure about revenge in the south east, nor is he sure about guarding the northern border. He simply defected to Ruru. This can save the lives of most of the family. It is unlikely that he will be able to rely on Ruru's legs later. , seek justice for uncle and the others!"
"But even if he seeks justice, he won't go to the counter-king Rong Jing."
"The former Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army, did he take a clear stance against His Majesty... What's more, during those confinement years, King Gaomi spared no effort to clear out the Meng family's gang members. Most of the survivors have taken shelter under our command! Although there are some who are cheating among those people. , but there is no shortage of talent.”
"Otherwise, how could my brother's position in the Forbidden Army be stabilized so quickly?"
"At that time, Shu Zhaoyi begged to replace him. Even if Bidong was willing to listen to her..."
Meng Guiyu sneered, "Then let's see if Bidong's oral instructions are so effective?!"
"Don't forget... Can we have a daughter, the Queen Mother?"
"The King of Rebellion, Rong Jing, has always said that the Queen Mother is a substitute, but she has never said that the Queen Mother is a fake."
"If your Majesty, coming from the east, doesn't understand the interests, he stays in the palace all day long, seeking pleasure, concubines, palace maids, medicine for pleasure, wine... It's all easy to say. If he doesn't understand the interests, he thinks he is hiding in the moon. Afterwards, we had a lot of fun and debauchery, and those of us who wanted to fight life and death for him with our heads raised, but also wanted to continue to condone his debauchery and immorality, really how much of Rong Zuo's fortune was left after he had violated it in the past thirty years?!"
When he said this, he patted Meng Guihan on the shoulder, "I'm going to send a message, saying that the rebel king Rong Jing is ambitious and trying to usurp the throne. Is it because he framed the imperial commander or is he a substitute? Ru Ming actually wanted to slander the hussar general. , His heart is to be punished! Let everyone not believe that kind of nonsense. The rebel king Rong Jing came up with that rumor. It is impossible to say that General Hussar has already gone to the east. That’s why Rong Jing panicked and became dizzy. This Dong policy thinks it can break the morale of our military over there!"
"Can Third Brother clearly..." Meng Guihan was puzzled.
"We don't know anything. According to the behavior of Third Brother Ye Bin, of course we think Rong Jing is slandering!" Meng Guiyu looked at him, "After all, we are not in the same room as Third Brother, and we don't have much contact with each other. …His understanding is certainly not profound. But no matter how deep it is, he still doesn’t believe that his family members are treasonous because of the enemy’s empty words!”
"If I had announced my severing of relations with Third Brother as soon as I heard those words, people would have doubted me. If I had already received the tip-off from there but didn't say it, Yongwanzhe would be so cold-hearted and wrong to his own flesh and blood." Trust is worse than trusting an outsider?"
Meng Guihan suddenly realized, but he was a little frightened: "Brother Six, we didn't admit it at that time. What should we do when the truth comes out later?"
"The Meng family is like a dying man in the Ming Dynasty, but since my aunt is here, as an elder, of course I should ask my aunt for advice on such matters." Meng Guiyu said calmly, "We will see how my aunt will deal with it then..."
"What can aunt do to deal with it?" Meng Guihan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "My aunt has always lived in the palace and rarely interfered in political affairs. He estimated that after such a big matter, my aunt would be very anxious after knowing about it, so I would like to pursue it. Let’s ask for a solution!”
He said, "Sixth Brother, when I insisted on instigating Third Brother to defect to Ruru, I said that I had my own ideas about how to deal with the aftermath. When you asked me at that time, I refused to tell you. Now that things have come to this point, I should tell you Is he okay? Otherwise, if you shut up and do things later, how can he know how to measure it? "
Meng Guiyu pondered for a moment and said, "That's okay, I..."
Just as they were talking, they heard a rush of footsteps outside, and the two brothers immediately stopped talking.
After a while, someone hurriedly walked to the door. After coughing, he reported in a low voice: "General, the people from Chengluan Palace are here to report. Did the Queen Mother just listen to the palace people's talk and know about Chang'an's information about Northern Xinjiang?" He spread rumors, became so angry that he fainted on the spot... Although the palace minister has already invited the imperial doctor to come over, he is still in a panic and wants to ask you to take the time to come over and take a look!"
Both Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihan's expressions darkened, they glanced at each other wrongly and said, "Oh! "