Pei Wenxuan hugged Li Rong until there was no further movement, and after a while, he slowly fell asleep.
Li Rong felt relieved that Pei Wenxuan was asleep, her whole body relaxed, and she also closed her eyes and fell asleep.
When the lights in the Princess Chang's mansion were turned off, the Shangguan mansion was brightly lit. Many people gathered in Shangguan Xu's room, and everyone looked sad. Censor Wen Ping walked back and forth in the room with anger on his face, and reprimanded Wang Xi, the soldier of the Ministry of War: "Let you find a reason, you said that his family had a problem in the first battle in Huangping County, but that battle was your corruption. It's because of the military pay, why didn't you say it in advance? Now that someone has taken advantage of it, it's okay, everyone must finish it together!"
"Can you blame me for this?" Wang Xi was also a little angry on his face, but he didn't dare to curse directly, so he could only turn a corner, "The Qin family has nothing to check, I have to check, I can How to do?"
Fighting for military power in the northwest, I originally planned to find a few unclean people from these poor families to deal with, to deter Xiao Su, and let Xiao Su not rely on Concubine Rou and the emperor to fight against the family, but it was temporarily changed by Shangguan Xu. to the Qin family.
The Qin family has clean hands and feet, and there is nothing to write about. In order to flatter Shangguan Xu, the people below will ignore it, and they will simply tear up the military records reported by Huangping County in the Ministry of War, and they want to make an iron case.
Involving the front line, that is the big crime of looting the family and annihilating the family. When such a case was brought out, everyone was a little scared at first, but thinking that the emperor has been too suppressing on the family recently, the group wanted to frustrate Li Ming's spirit, so they simply Settled, determined to do this case.
Just who would have thought
At first, Wang Xi did not dare to tell the story about the lack of military pay, so he only said that the case was suspicious. Li Rong insisted on getting involved in such a military pay case.
Wang Xi's words meant something, and Shangguan Xu also heard it. He raised his head and looked at it coldly: "Why, is it my fault?"
"Don't dare."
Wang Xi held his breath, and could only say: "It's just that Cui Shilang and others said it well at the beginning, saying that no matter what the case can be handled properly, now that something goes wrong, it's all down to the humble office. humiliation…”
Wang Xi did not continue, but Shangguan Xu already understood.
Cui Shuyun, who had been listening for a long time beside him, sighed. He is the minister of punishment and the main person doing the work this time. At this point, he also lost the strength to argue, so he could only say: "Now there is no way to talk about right or wrong. What's the point, Mr. Xiang," Cui Shuyun turned his head and looked at Shangguan Xu, "The most important thing now is to stop His Highness. If it wasn't for His Highness to investigate this matter, would it be possible to get to this point? Another person , everyone has already started, but His Highness is the eldest sister of the Crown Prince after all, and the niece of Mr. Xiang. Everyone let her out of the face of Mr. Xiang. Previously, Mr. Xiang took care of His Highness's friendship, but now he is looking at His Highness, regardless of Mr. Xiang. friendship."
Shangguan Xu listened to Cui Shuyun's words, turned his head, his eyes fell on Cui Shuyun's face, and said coldly: "What do you mean?"
"Master Xiang," Cui Shuyun took tea from the side and said indifferently, "I made a little inquiries about the case of military pay today. There are many people involved, such as my third uncle..."
"You want to protect him?"
Shangguan Xu heard what Cui Shuyun meant, and his expression was flat: "He pocketed the army's salary, you want to protect such a big thing, Cui Shuyun, you are afraid of losing your head?"
"Your Excellency is joking," Cui Shuyun laughed, "Xiaguan is just interceding for the third uncle. After all, the main leader in this matter is your uncle."
When Shangguan Xu heard this, he was not surprised. With a cold face, he listened to Cui Shuyun and said calmly: "Sir, whether Your Highness can stop it depends on your intention. If Your Highness can't stop it..."
Before Cui Shuyun finished speaking, he smiled and saluted: "Sir Shangguan, it's getting late, you still have a good talk with His Highness, and we'll go down first."
Wang Xi and the others followed Cui Shuyun and saluted, and the other ministers greeted Shangguan Xu before retreating.
After the others left, Shangguan Xu violently flipped the table and said angrily, "You are shameless!"
Shangguanya was waiting in the courtyard. After Cui Shuyun and others came out, she brought a bowl of soup and went to Shangguan Xu's study.
"Father," Shangguanya said softly, standing at the door, "My daughter prepared Sydney soup for you, and my daughter came in."
"go out!"
Shangguan Xu shouted angrily: "I'm annoying! What are you doing here!"
When Shangguanya listened to Shangguan Xu's words, she wasn't annoyed, she just said, "Dad, the fire is too hot, so we need pear soup to moisten it. Daddy should let his daughter come in."
Shangguan Xu was about to scold someone, when he realized something the moment before he spoke, he paused, he thought for a moment, and suddenly understood what Shangguanya was implying, and hurriedly said, "Come in."
Shangguanya came into the door with the pear soup and saw Shangguan Xu sitting behind the table, she waved her hand, and the servant next to him walked out, Shangguanya stepped forward, put the pear soup in front of Shangguan Xu, pursed her lips and smiled Said: "Those people are not happy when they come to find Dad again."
"It's so late, if you have something to say, just say it."
Knowing daughter Mo Ruofu, Shangguan Xu knew what kind of monkey spirit he had raised, and when Shangguan Ya brought soup over, he knew what the daughter was thinking.
Shangguanya smiled, knelt down in front of Shangguan Xu, and said gently, "My daughter heard that the Qin family's case has been overturned."
Shangguan Xu's face was still, Shangguan Ya poured tea, and his voice was calm: "It is said that it is the case of Huangping County, and the military salary case is involved behind it. My daughter thinks, if there is an accident with the military salary, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War will not be able to escape. The waiter is also an uncle. Thinking about his daughter, he is worried. If your uncle is involved in this case, should you take care of it or not? If you do, embezzling military salaries is something that will shake the country. I'm afraid Grandma won't let Daddy go, it's going to be an upheaval."
"Speak straight." Shangguan Xu understood that Shangguan Ya was here to be a lobbyist, and said directly, "What do you want to do?"
"I don't know what my father is going to do next?"
Shangguanya asked directly, but without waiting for Shangguanxu to answer, she continued to help Shangguanxu: "Father is facing two problems now, first, Cui Shuyun and others forged evidence to frame Qin, whether to guarantee or not. Second, in the case of embezzlement of army salaries, my father will investigate or not. But in the final analysis, this matter is actually a problem in the end, that is, facing Her Royal Highness, "Shangguanya raised his head and looked at Shangguan Xu, "In the end, How should you face it?"
"And the one standing behind the princess is Your Majesty, so the question I want to ask today is my father, how will I face His Majesty?"
"Now Your Majesty has weakened the heart of the Shangguan family. Everyone knows that my father's attitude is tough now, but he just wants His Majesty to be afraid and not to take drastic actions," Shangguanya said, fiddling with the tea leaves into the teapot, his voice calm, "But my father I don't want to break with your majesty completely. The Shangguan family will stand by your majesty no matter what. After all, in any case, your majesty is from the Shangguan family. He is your cousin, and his wife is your sister. If Shangguan The family and His Majesty have completely broken up, and there is no guarantee that the family will not gather the power of the ministers and change to a king. And will the new king still belong to the Shangguan family?"
"You're right," Shangguan Xu was a little tired, "but His Majesty doesn't think so, he is now thinking about the Shangguan family's political affairs..."
"Your Majesty's thoughts are not bad." Shangguanya said slowly, "For example, in this case, father, if the princess does not intervene, how will you deal with the military pay case in the end?"
Shangguan Xu paused, and Shangguan Ya's voice was calm: "This case involves a large number of noble families, and it is impossible for my father to tell how his supporters really are, which will chill their hearts. So if they are investigated and dealt with, it is nothing more than relegation and exile. , catching a few little demons without a background as punishment, but will this have any effect?"
"The family is so intertwined that it has long been like a spider's web. You can't move, and neither can your Majesty. But everyone doesn't move," Shangguanya smiled bitterly. "Then the Yang family betrayed the country and bribed the Rong country in order to avoid war. This is normal."
"So it's normal for the Shangguan clan to be involved in politics, and His Majesty thinks so."
"But the family is like this." Shangguan Xu showed a bit of anger on his face, "He's staring at the Shangguan family like that?"
"Then who is the representative of the noble family?" Shangguanya asked calmly, Shangguan Xu was stunned, Shangguanya poured tea with his eyes down, and said slowly, "Father, the current situation of the Shangguan family is that the emperor above is jealous, and the family below bears hatred. The Shangguan family has long been a target. It seems to be powerful and in danger. This time, my father can feel that the matter is beyond his control? The people below lied about Qin's case in order to please you. Forced to be involved with them, do you control them or do they control you?"
Shangguan Xu listened with a calm expression. He took Shangguanya's tea and took a sip. He was silent for a long time, as if thinking about Shangguanya's words.
Shangguanya waited, and after waiting for a long time, Shangguan Xu slowly put down the teacup, and finally said: "Then according to your opinion, what do you think now?"
"From the daughter's point of view, in fact, today's event should not be the first time. My father is already tired. Why don't I take today's opportunity to completely rectify the Shangguan family?"
"Rectify?" Shangguan Xu frowned, Shangguan Ya took a step back, she knelt in front of Shangguan Xu, and saluted respectfully: "Father."
"If my father trusts me, the child is willing to be an envoy and ask His Highness for peace on his behalf."
"Then?"
"Then, under the guise of the princess, we will rectify the Shangguan family. If there are such people involved in corruption of army salaries and other crimes, we will deal with them first."
"In this way, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Shangguan Xu said uneasy, "If other noble families fight back, or if His Majesty wants to trouble us..."
"Isn't there a princess?"
Shangguanya spoke calmly, Shangguan Xu was stunned, and Shangguanya laughed: "Father, if the Shangguan family wants to go on for a long time, an aristocratic family cannot go beyond the imperial power."
"What do you mean? If you think we just need to submit to the imperial power, why not surrender directly to His Majesty?"
"Because if you obey His Majesty directly, His Majesty will limitlessly weaken the power of the family to satisfy his intentions. Only by relying on the Princess can the Princess give us a balance."
Shangguanya analyzed: "The princess needs the power of the family to support her status, so she will protect us, and in exchange, we must obey the princess's arrangements, otherwise, the princess will not dare to hold a knife without a knife The sword in the sheath. With the princess here, we and Your Majesty have a buffer, and we are now breaking our wings, which is a surrender to Your Majesty, and even more to the Princess."
"The princess will only accept a clean Shangguan's house, and father, you can only absolutely control the power in a clean Shangguan's house."
Otherwise, he will have countless handles and be constantly controlled by others.
"Then," Shangguan Xu hesitated, "how can I open this mouth?"
If he proposes to investigate the Shangguan family by himself, he is afraid that if he opens his mouth, he will be expelled from the position of patriarch by the clan elders.
Seeing Shangguan Xu's hesitation, Shangguan Ya laughed: "Isn't there still me?"
Shangguan Xu was stunned for a while, and Shangguan Ya looked at Shangguan Xu: "Father, you can give me the full authority to investigate the internal affairs of the Shangguan family. From today, I will be the scabbard of the Shangguan family."
"As long as the father doesn't dislike the daughter's status as a woman," Shangguanya sighed, "it's fine to give some power in the dark."
Shangguan Xu was silent, Shangguan Ya looked at him out of the corner of the eye, and after a long time, Shangguan Xu finally said: "Okay."
As he said that, he looked at the sky and said straight: "You can set off now and go to the Princess Mansion to convey my meaning."
"In the future, the Shangguan family will be the princess' Shangguan family, and in this case, I hope the princess will think more about it."
This is exchange.
Shangguanya laughed and stood up to salute. When she turned around, Shangguan Xu suddenly said, "I always knew about your going to the casino."
Shangguanya froze, her smile couldn't hold back for a while.
Shangguan Xu continued to speak: "I hope you will tell His Highness one thing, in fact, I could have fought her to the end. If I kill her, the Inspector Division will be finished, and then press His Majesty. In the future, we will unite with the aristocratic family. Whether the prince or not, I can let the prince ascend the throne."
"Now I'm compromising, but just for one thing," Shangguan Xu sighed, with a bit of helplessness in his tone, "You young people are all my family."
"I still hope, Your Highness, I will always remember."