As the daughter of Uncle Zhaowu, Gu Zhen was indeed better informed about the war in the north than she was. After hearing this, he hesitated and said, "Not really. It is said that Master Wang has already fought a battle with Wang Ting's army, although he has the upper hand. , but they have not been able to destroy them in one fell swoop... However, some tribes may have seen that the situation is not good, and have contacted privately, wanting to surrender to the country."
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said: "People who are not from my race must have different minds. Didn't Xifa also play this trick earlier? How can I believe it?"
"... It is said that several generals under Marquis Jingning went to persuade that tribe." Gu Zhen looked a little strange. He looked at her and said slowly, "Your brother Xie Wuzheng is also among them. Maybe the envoy was delayed on the way. , so you haven’t received the message yet.”
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
This is not necessarily because the messenger was delayed, but because Xie's background is shallow. How can the convenience of sending letters be compared to Zhaowu's residence
She said without changing her expression, "But there are exceptions to everything. The country is now at its peak, and Your Majesty is a virtuous king who is rare in all times! Wei He is no more than a barbarian in a remote area, and seeing that he is unable to resist the majestic power of God, let alone a small tribe ? This move must be because God has the virtue of good life and cannot bear to wipe out all the barbarians, so he grants a glimmer of hope!"
Gu Zhen was always convinced by her eloquence, so he quickly wrote down these words quietly, planning to imitate them on similar occasions in the future. He coughed dryly and said, "It's because of what happened with Ke Ding earlier that Marquis Jingning didn't dare to make decisions without permission." , I plan to petition His Majesty for the Holy Judgment."
"But I don't know what your Majesty thinks of this matter?" Xie Wuzheng probably wanted to take a big credit for this matter. Yun Fenghuang was naturally particularly concerned. Hearing this, he quickly asked, "How about the tribe's population? What is your status among Wei He?"
"How could a lady from this palace know so much?" Gu Zhen frowned slightly, "Besides, for such a big matter, can Sui'an Prince Consort not give you a message? He must know more about it than I do. It’s clear, just wait for news from him.”
However, I then thought about the fact that the Empress Dowager Yuan was a formidable enemy, so it would be better not to get too confrontational with the imperial concubine. After a moment of hesitation, I said, "I don't know the details, but I heard that there was a concubine in Mu'e Khan's tent. From that tribe, it seems that they have given birth to male heirs. If so, they may have other motives for surrendering."
After all, even if the imperial dynasty defeated Wei He without the ability to fight back, it was unlikely that he would be able to occupy his territory for a long time.
The people of the Central Plains are not used to grazing, and Wei He's land is not convenient for farming... Anyway, the final result is nothing more than to support a puppet after greatly weakening its national power.
For Chunjia Jun and his ministers, anyone can be this puppet, as long as he is weak and incompetent enough.
So, this clan wants to take advantage of it
Yun Fenghuang thought about it, thanked the queen, and inquired for a while. Seeing that Gu Zhen didn't know any other details, he resigned and left.
Two days later, Xie Wuzheng's envoy handed the post into the palace in a dusty manner.
What he said was indeed more detailed than what the Queen knew, and he told Yun Fenghuang that Xie Wuzheng was not responsible for this matter.
In other words, it had nothing to do with Xie Wuzheng at first.
No one persuaded that tribe, but they wanted to take advantage of the situation to promote their grandson as khan, so they quietly approached several generals under Ke Cong to intercede, hoping to give one of their grandsons the khan... Oh no, give them a chance to kneel to Chunjia.
Originally, several generals could have contributed to this kind of thing, but Ke Cong had just killed Ke Ding, and this was his second son! The remaining power is still there, how can they dare to get into trouble
But I was reluctant to part with the benefits given by the tribe. After thinking about it, I thought of Xie Wuzheng and Xie Xiaoyu...
"Those people think that the twenty-one young master is the empress's brother and the consort of the court. No matter how ruthless Marquis Jingning is, he would not dare to do anything to the twenty-one young master." The messenger said in a low voice, "Originally I wanted to take him with me. The 18th Young Master, but considering the death of Young Master Ke Ding, the 21st Young Master is worried that Marquis Jingning will continue to kill chickens to scare the monkeys, and how will he have the honor to see the empress? Therefore, I still advise the 18th Young Master not to show his face. "
The envoy was a little uneasy when he said this, for fear that Yun Fenghuang would feel humiliated: Is it possible that the only surviving brother in the palace is not as powerful as the consort who can intimidate the Marquis of Jingning
However, Yun Fenghuang didn't think so. Instead, he felt that Xie Wuzheng was speaking in a mature and prudent way.
If this was before the Xie family was destroyed, she might be angry.
But at this moment, she really couldn't afford to lose any of her close brothers.
Especially Xie Xiaoyu is her only brother.
Just like Xie Wuzheng's arrangement, she would rather be more stable.
So he nodded slightly and allowed the messenger to continue.
"Young Master Twenty-one is thinking that the imperial court will definitely choose another prince from the Weihe royal family and make him Khan."
"Young Master also inquired about the grandson of that tribe. Although he is not as honest and obedient as they suggested, he is indeed not very smart... The key is that he is young, only ten years old."
"Young Master thought this could be done, so he agreed to take the lead."
"Of course, it's just a little bit of information. I still need to ask your Majesty to tell me the details."
"How can a woman from this palace know about such important military and national affairs?" Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "If Brother Twenty-One thinks it's good, I will naturally support him."
Then he said, "I just want Brother Twenty-One to be careful and not to be plotted by others. I don't know much about Marquis Jingning's character, but judging from the fact that he kills his son without hesitation to set an example, It’s not that he is a good person. As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, and the general who has followed him for many years must not be a fuel-efficient lamp. "
After giving these instructions, he asked Xie Wuzheng and Princess Sui'an how they were doing.
The messenger apologized: "The Prince Consort is in the army and doesn't know much about Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. In the last letter from home, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess said that the two young ladies in front of me have grown a lot taller, and they can paint red with style."
"These days have been hard for Your Highness." Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly, "On your way back, if you have time, you can tell His Highness that everything is fine here, Concubine. I will keep an eye on anything that happens. Yes, let her not worry."
After a while, she sent the envoy out of the palace. The imperial concubine thought for a moment, then ordered someone to call Yi Xing'en and ask her personally how her relationship with Du Langu's brother and sister was going.
Yi Xing'en was a little embarrassed, but when she saw Yun Fenghuang frowning slightly, she immediately said in a panic: "Returning to your Majesty, I arranged for someone to go to the Du Mansion to recognize my relative, but my second brother had a cold attitude. He first said that I recognized the wrong person. ! I showed him many certificates given by the empress, but he could not deny them. He also said that when he was born into the clan, he and I were not brother and sister. Later, I learned that I was living outside, and I gave him a little help, but I was already dead. The friendship was agreed at that time, and we have nothing to do with each other anymore! Even if I come to my door now, he...he doesn't want to pay attention to me!"
Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "What? Are you dismissed like this?"
"... I'm just not sure what attitude I should take to continue?" Yi Xing'en said anxiously, "Empress, I... I have never gotten along with this second brother, and there is not much friendship. But I think of the time when I was raped. He sent people to rescue that kind of place, and he was a little grateful. To be honest, he doesn't want to recognize me now. I am sad, aggrieved and angry. After all, do I really want to have that kind of experience?!"
Tears loomed in her eyes, and she choked, "It was my late father who committed the crime, and it was my late brother who offended the nobles by not giving in. I am with my aunt and uncle in the back house. What do I know? What can I do? What can I do?" Why should they have to suffer such a price for what they did?! My aunt even killed her aunt just to keep her father's integrity!!! I... No, I... I... just because I am a woman, so what? There was no choice. First she was an official lady, and then she was a brothel girl. The only thing I could do was to participate in the selection. Then I would still go to the palace to serve men... Why did the second brother think that I didn't listen to him and didn't stay here? If you find a solid and kind man to marry in the countryside, you deserve to bear everything by yourself?!"
"If I have an ordinary appearance, that's fine."
"At the beginning, my father was an official after all, so it's better to just say it's not good."
"Isn't it that I am boasting? How can a wealthy family afford to marry such a beauty as my concubine?"
"When the time comes, it will just be a waste of time to go through the same old path again, and I might even drag down innocent people!"
This thought had obviously been suppressed in her heart for a few days. After Yi Xingen finished speaking, she showed a hint of fear. She quickly left her seat and knelt down, panicking, "I have violated my decency, please punish me!"
"You went out in front of me. Naturally, I won't care about any trivial matters with you." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "You must be aware of this. Therefore, now you are not doing things for me, but also for me." You are doing it for yourself, Zhaoqing, and the Seventh Princess, do you understand?"
Yi Xingen whispered: "I understand. Madam, I didn't mean that. Although the second brother once helped me, after all, it is the empress, His Highness Zhaoqing, and the Seventh Princess who are more important. In this regard, I have never had any doubts. It’s just that I don’t know my second brother well enough, and I don’t know how much my queen will use him in the future, so I don’t know whether to continue coaxing him a little more, touching people with affection, or… threatening?”
Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while and said: "Du Langu is young and has a long time to come, so there is no need to rush for a while... You can be coaxing, just say that he has been living abroad for many years and misses his relatives very much. He doesn't care about you, but you don't You can't ignore him. When you have time, tell him some things that are useful in the officialdom... "
But when I think about it, this seems a bit difficult.
The main thing is that Yun Fenghuang himself doesn't know what news is useful to Du Langu now
You can find Yin Qu instead.
but…
Du Langu is not a three-year-old child, so he is easily impressed by the benefits.
If you do this, even if you succeed in the end, it will definitely be a long time and you don't know how long it will take to achieve your goal.
"Don't give him any benefits." Thinking of this, Yun Fenghuang said decisively, "In this way, you can just tell him how much you value family ties... I will make arrangements with you later."
Turning around, she asked Chen Jing, "Check out what Du Langu is doing, see if it can be related to the remnants of the Ji family, and wrap them all up for him! If this doesn't work, then do something sensational like disturbing Gangchang." , something that needs to be heard by Heaven. In short, Yi Shi must be able to be kind to him!"
Considering Du Langu's imperial examination results and background, it was only a matter of time before he became a trusted minister of the emperor.
So providing him with some information is just the icing on the cake, but there is no unforgettable feeling like lending a helping hand when he stumbled.
What
What if Du Langu still refuses to soften his attitude
That doesn't matter, Yun Fenghuang still has something waiting for him: "Next time at the palace banquet, please remind me of this person."
If this guy doesn't know what's interesting, don't blame her for using her trump card!
When the time comes, I don’t believe Du Langu can still resist it!