Tang Zimo's idea was actually similar to that of Queen Mother Gu, which was to clear Kuang Qingwu's name and shift all the blame to Princess Ningtai. However, the life and death of a mere Princess Ningtai was not in Tang Zimo's eyes. What he was really interested in was Using Princess Ningtai as the lead, the target was directed at Qiu Jinglan!
"In this case, Qingwu became the one who was deceived, but Qiu Jinglan was so cruel that he had the heart to let his thirteen-year-old cousin serve as a servant!" Empress Dowager Gu smiled slightly, "Of course, after all, Qiu Jinglan once He is the eldest son, but the current King of Xihe is Qiu Mengmin, the father of Ningtai. This person is the Duke of Bao Wang, so he has to be coerced by Qiu Jinglan and give up his own daughter to let him do whatever he wants... This family is really cold! "
Listening to the Empress Dowager's few words, she perfected her thoughts, but Qiu Dian hesitated and said: "But the affair between Kuang Qingwu and Princess Ningtai was exposed by the Xiao family, it must be because in the past few days, Duke Qin Guo The news of a serious illness is spreading, and the Jiang family is afraid that they can't resist it, so they want to muddy the waters... If this is the case, wouldn't it be the Jiang family's wish? "
In the final analysis, the biggest threat to the Queen Mother's Party is the Queen's Party, not the former prince of Xihe who faked his death and returned.
"But it doesn't matter." Queen Mother Gu frowned slightly when she heard this. Tang Zimo stroked the long beard under his chin, but said calmly, "Because Qin Guogong is not a serious illness in the first place, he will definitely show up in a few days... What's more, no matter what happens in this matter now, How to deal with it? It is impossible to suppress it in just one or two days. After all, the Qiu family is also a hereditary king passed down from the founding of the country. Qiu Jinglan used the king to force Qiu Mengmin to give up his legitimate daughter for his use. It also takes time to prepare the evidence. If you continue to keep an eye on the Jiang family, you will not be able to defeat them. It is better to take advantage of the situation before Qin Guogong recovers and solve the hidden dangers of Qiu Jinglan and stabilize the Western Army!"
Qiu Dian was surprised: "Is Mr. Tang sure that Duke Qin will show up in a few days?"
In fact, although the Queen Mother's Party ordered the navy to spread the news that Duke Qin was about to die, the core members, such as Queen Mother Gu, Tang Zimo, and Qiu Dian, knew very well that Duke Qin's life was definitely not in danger.
The reason is simple - Queen Jiang, Jiang Tianao and others have been working together instead of fighting for people since the news of Duke Qin's illness.
If it were not certain that Qin Guogong could recover and could continue to preside over the overall situation after recovery, given the conflicts between these people, even if Qin Guogong left his last words, they might not abide by them!
However, even if Qin Guogong cannot die, the Queen Mother Party is not sure how long it will take for him to recover.
After all, given the importance of Qin Guogong to the Queen's Party, if the Queen Mother's Party can still find out specific information at this juncture, then the Queen's Party will not be qualified to compete with the Queen Mother's Party for so many years.
As for the Queen's Party's claim that Duke Qin will be fine in a few days - in a few days, such vague wording has long been ridiculed to death by the navy of the Queen Mother's Party - the Queen Mother's Party is naturally unsure. In fact, most of the Queen's Party is not sure!
Now Tang Zimo opened his mouth and was sure that Duke Qin would be well in two or three days... Not only Qiu Dian was surprised, but Queen Mother Gu also asked in surprise: "Where did Si Dao know about this?" Si Dao was Tang Zimo's nickname.
"Because Qiu Jinglan was not presided over by Qin Guogong, Qiu Jinglan could not prove his life experience at all!" Tang Zimo said calmly, "When Qiu Zhongyan's only son died, everyone in the capital knew about it, and he was buried in broad daylight. And a few years ago, his sister When Princess Ningyi revealed that the current King of Xihe was disrespecting his aunt, Qiu Mengmin, in order to confuse right and wrong, almost silenced all the old people who were the concubine Lian. Those who were not silenced were either bribed by him or served in Ningyi County. By the Lord’s side—Given the relationship between Princess Ningyi and Qiu Mengmin, how can the words of the people around her support such a big thing? In other words, there is no reliable witness for Qiu Jinglan’s desire to restore her identity—at least, well-known people. There is no evidence, not to mention that he looks more like the Ruan family than the Qiu family! As for the physical evidence, who knows whether it is his own or stolen? "
"Perhaps someone from Tianya can prove that he did fake his death from Xihe Palace, but let alone Qiu Jinglan, the Jiang family doesn't want the fact that Xihe Palace is the master behind the top killer organization in the world to be exposed. How many people has Tianya killed over the years? How many grudges has he made since the founding of the country? Who would believe that he is not a traitor
Tang Zimo said calmly, "Neither being related to 'Tianya' nor proving his identity - the Queen and Jiang Tian'ao are not capable enough to handle this matter. Duke Qin must personally take charge! And now they let the Xiao family expose it The purpose of this affair is not only to muddy the waters, but also to give Qiu Jinglan a glorious appearance on the day when Qin Guogong appears! "
He smiled casually, "After all, it's been a few years since Qiu Jinglan returned to the capital. Why didn't she announce her life experience before? There must be a reason - because she didn't want to compete with her uncle who had inherited the title of king, and she lamented that her maternal family was gone. The male heir took over the important task of continuing the Ruan family as the heir of the Ruan family, and at the same time took care of his cousin and younger sister in this capacity. However, now he really couldn't see his cousin being abandoned by Kuang Qingwu, and he became angry. The reason for standing up is reasonable and values righteousness and filial piety... Of course, I speculate that Duke Qin will recover soon, and it is also because the person who exposed Kuang Qingwu and Princess Ningtai this time was the Puyang Palace!"
For the Queen's Party, Kuang Qingwu and Princess Ningtai are both outsiders. They don't care about life or death, let alone their future! But the Puyang Palace is different. No matter how the Xiao family declines, Wang Jue will still be there after all. What's more, Prince Xiaosu of Puyang is the calligraphy teacher of the two princesses Yongfu and Chunfu. He has a very good personal relationship with Princess Yongfu and has won the respect of some children of the Jiang family.
Therefore, the Xiao family's position in the Queen's Party cannot be said to be of great importance, but they are not outcasts who will be easily thrown out.
This time they are taking the lead. It is obvious that the Queen's Party is going to get serious.
Since we want to play it real, we naturally have enough confidence to control the situation. Under the current situation, if Qin Guogong doesn't stand up, the hearts of the queen's party will be torn apart, so why bother taking the initiative to stir up trouble!
Thinking about it in Tang Zimo, what if Kuang Qingwu really loves Princess Ningtai and insists on marrying her? Now he is not in charge of the Zhenxi Army! No matter how much Kuang Shihan doted on his only son, he was not so dazed that he risked his life and fortune for him! It would be too naive for the Queen's Party to attack the Queen Mother's Party only based on this matter!
Therefore, "the personal relationship between a man and a woman is the easiest thing to discuss, not to mention the fact that the Queen Mother wanted to bring Princess Changping down to Kuang Qingwu. Although it has never been made public, everyone with a discerning eye knows it. In three or two days, at most, three or two days, This matter is sure to be stormy, and will even spread back to the capital quickly! At this time, the recovered Qin Guogong will personally take charge, allowing Qiu Jinglan to make a grand appearance - compared to the mere princess of Ningtai, this person is the one we should serve as the suppressor of the Western Army! worried!"
"That old thief Jiang Qianchuan actually..." Empress Dowager Gu carefully considered Tang Zimo's speculation and sighed secretly, "If he really gets sick, the Ai family can keep Qiu Jinglan!"
Of course the Queen Mother thought this not out of love for talents, but rather, "In order to counter the Jiang family's power in the Zhenbei Army, she hurriedly supported Kuang Shihan. However, this man was lucky and his only son was not the son of Xingkang! Even though all these years He has always been obedient, but the general is out there, and there is no ironclad restraint. How suitable is this Qiu Jinglan to check and balance Kuang Shihan? Alas, it seems that the Jiang family will be solved in the future, where is Kuang Shihan? I’ll still have a headache.”
Now that Duke Guo of Qin will recover soon, the Queen Mother's Party is not sure of an easy victory, so they naturally have to support Kuang Shihan, an ally, to avoid being poached by the Queen Mother's Party in the Suppression of the West Army.
"Just do what you said!" Queen Mother Gu regretted it, but the threat from the Queen's Party was imminent, Kuang Shihan was tied to a rope with her, and her only son was still in front of the Queen Mother... So it's still He immediately decided to kill Qiu Jinglan on behalf of Kuang Shihan to preserve the stability of his own military power.
Qiu Dian lost no time in taking a picture: "Although the Duke of Qin will recover in a few days, he must have been resting behind closed doors for these few days. Otherwise, how could the queen and others be so busy before? Now this idea is probably wasted by the queen and others. I thought about it countless times, but Tang Xiang saw it clearly. I don’t know if the situation will turn upside down in a few days. Will the newly recovered Qin Guogong be able to cope with it? "
"Yu Shi Qiu, I'm sorry." Tang Zimo said calmly, "Actually, even if I see through this situation, I'm still worried about a change."
"Oh?" Queen Mother Gu immediately thought, "You mean... Xue Chang?"
"Last year, this person agreed to sever ties with this disciple because of what the Queen Mother said about Qiu Jinglan's life experience." Tang Zimo narrowed his eyes, "In the past year, in addition to speaking out about Princess Ningyi's dissolution of the engagement, in order to fulfill the obligations of master and disciple, Apart from friendship, he really didn't care about Qiu Jinglan anymore. However, during the earthquake last year, his grandson Xue Nongying, who he had high hopes for, was seriously injured. Now that the Xue family is facing a situation where there is no successor, he may reconsider his plan for Xue Nongying. Cultivate the young Qiu Jinglan! If he sides with Qiu Jinglan, and Qin Guogong and him join forces to support this matter..."
Empress Dowager Gu pondered for a while: "This possibility should be unlikely. After all, Xue Chang has always been consistent, and before the summer vacation last year, he managed to transfer Cheng Jin back to Beijing to replace Ding Lingyi as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. In the past year, he They are all thinking of ways to cultivate the Cheng family... The Ai family heard that Xue Chang seems to have taken a fancy to the youngest daughter of the Cheng family as Xue Nongying's wife! "
"That would be great!" With Tang Zimo's savvy, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that Xue Chang would continue to play soy sauce - this shows how much pressure Xue Chang, the leader of the neutral party, puts on the courtiers!
At the same time, it also means that Tang Zimo’s plan cannot be hidden from Xue Chang’s eyes!
At this moment, he was in a secluded area of the Xue Family Courtyard, smiling and asking Qiu Jinglan who came in disguise: "... Although Jiang Jiujiu's plan immediately solved the Queen's immediate crisis, there were a lot of troubles in the follow-up. These flaws must not be hidden from Tang Zimo! Does he have any solution? "
Upon hearing this, Qiu Jinglan knew that Xue Chang had a high opinion of Jiang Yashuang - otherwise, with Xue Chang's status and qualifications, even if he was the grandson raised by Duke Qin himself, he would not be capable or qualified for him to specially interfere. Moreover, this question is actually a test and a hint to Qiu Jinglan: "I think this junior is very good as a teacher. You can interact with him more in the future and make emotional investments."
Qiu Jinglan was also pleased that her brother-in-law had caught the attention of the big shots in the court with his ability. However, when Xue Chang asked, his expression became strange, and he even tried to hold back his laughter.
Xue Chang noticed it and was very curious: "What? Could it be that this method involves me? But it doesn't matter, it is just a little calculation. Can I still argue with a grandson?"
"...Yuxiang, how dare you disrespect your mentor?" Yuxiang is Jiang Yashuang's name - Qiu Jinglan coughed dryly, and said with a bit of embarrassment and a smile, "He said that this matter involves Jinglan's reputation and life, and my mentor will definitely not stand idly by. … So he doesn’t have to worry about it!”
In other words, Jiang Yashuang knew that there was a problem with the plan, but his brother-in-law had Xue Chang as his backer, so he didn't bother to bother anymore and just threw the trouble to Xue Chang!
Anyway, it is impossible for Xue Chang to watch anything happen to Qiu Jinglan!
"..." Xue Chang's city couldn't help but be speechless for a moment when he heard this, and then he burst into laughter, "This Jiang Jiu, his grandfather is ill and can't manage, so he actually plans on me?!"
Then he pretended to glare at Qiu Jinglan, "You knew he was plotting against me, but you didn't stop him?"
Naturally, Qiu Jinglan couldn't say that Jiang Yashuang's move was actually more of a test, so she followed the prepared words and said respectfully: "Jinglan thinks that Yuxiang is young after all, and since the matter is serious, it is better to have the protection of her mentor." !”
Xue Chang knew exactly what these two juniors were planning. As a minister, he had been presiding over the Neutral Party for so many years under the pressure of the Second Empress. It was not in vain! Although Qiu Jinglan and Jiang Yashuang, who had just entered the official career, were both extremely talented and willing to work hard, they were still immature after all.
However, at Xue Chang's level, he has long understood the true meaning of being a man who is neither deaf nor mute. He laughed and scolded Qiu Jinglan for a few times, and then promised: "In that case, I will think of a way for you... I don't know what kind of person you are. What kind of trouble will my sister make in the palace? I remember that the child has a very sharp tongue!"