The red building is so arrogant

At the foot of Tieshan Temple.

Just as Jiao looked at the supporting team and secretly sighed, not far behind, a thick and bearded man was also staring at Jiao Shun's back with jealousy.

This person was Sun Shaozu who had just rushed over from Jinmen Mansion.

Yesterday he was ordered by the king to go to Beijing overnight, and originally planned to visit King Zhongshun early the next morning, but later he heard that Jia Zheng was going to help Ling go south, so he temporarily changed the itinerary.

Because the market in Rongguo Mansion has plummeted recently, Sun Shaozu thought that he would take the initiative to post this time, and the Jia family should give him some face, but he was left out in the cold.

Whether it's Jia Zheng and other men, or the women headed by Mrs. Wang, it seems that they only have Jiao Shun in their eyes, and they don't see his grandson in their eyes at all.

What is there to be proud of about Jiao? !

One has no military merits, two has no literary talent, although he was lucky enough to become an official, but when the prince becomes the regent, I am afraid that he will be a prisoner in a blink of an eye!

Secretly swearing a few words, seeing that Jiao Shun was surrounded by stars like the moon, and there was still no one interested in his side, Sun Shaozu reckoned that staying here would not have any effect, so he simply went back first. city.

After Wang Ziteng fell from power, he completely turned to King Zhongshun. After several voluntary submissions, he is now considered one of King Zhongshun's cronies. Therefore, after arriving at the palace, he was led into the living room without waiting for a report. inside.

After sitting in the living room for about half a quarter of an hour, a middle-aged man in blue and long gown stepped in from the outside.

"Mr. Jiang."

Seeing that it was King Zhongshun's confidant counselor who came, Sun Shaozu naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly got up and bowed his hands in salute.

However, Mr. Jiang just nodded slightly, and then sat down on the main seat with great determination.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozu couldn't help beating his heart. He had met this Mr. Jiang several times. Although he was the confidant of King Zhongshun, he was always humble and courteous in dealing with others, and he never treated him contemptuously just because he was a warrior.

Why did he suddenly become so arrogant today?

Could it be that the prince is dissatisfied with him, that's why Mr. Jiang put on a cold face, ready to beat him for King Zhongshun?

Thinking in this way, Sun Shaozu's attitude became more respectful, and he obliquely complimented Mr. Jiang, but Mr. Jiang was only indifferent, accepting all his compliments, as if he should be so.

Sun Shaozu became more and more worried about this, but he didn't know that recently, because King Zhongshun put those articles on Mr. Jiang's head, Mr. Jiang succeeded in sneaking into the circle of celebrities he had looked up to for a long time. , and quickly became famous.

Now Mr. Jiang is at a time when he is full of ambition. As the saying goes, there are great Confucian scholars in talking and laughing, and there are no white people in dealings.
Seeing that Sun Shaozu was about to speak, he put down the teacup in his hand and cleared his throat, and said, "You are also someone the prince can trust, so there is no need to say more polite words. Did you bring the person you were looking for in the letter?"

"Bring it, bring it."

Sun Shaozu hurriedly leaned forward and replied: "They are all carefully selected players. I rented a small courtyard in the inner city alone, and let them live in it temporarily, and they will come as soon as they need it."

After a pause, he tentatively asked again: "I don't know if the prince has something to send this humble post this time?"

"It's nothing."

Mr. Jiang squinted at him, picked up the teacup again, sipped it slowly, and said: "I heard that the king of Nan'an is now clearly shouldering the heavy responsibility of attending the funeral for the Supreme Emperor, and he even gallops his horses on the street to disturb the people from time to time. The common people complain a few words Forget it, if there is something good or bad because of this, why don't we need the help of our prince to clean up the mess?"

Sun Shaozu groaned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly took a deep breath.

After a while he hesitated and said: "Then, that is King Nan'an after all, the empress dowager's nephew..."

Hey~
Mr. Jiang put the teacup that he had just sipped back on the table with not too much force, but there was still a crisp sound when the bottom of the cup and the tray collided.

Sun Shaozu shuddered unconsciously and shut his mouth hastily.

Mr. Jiang said quietly: "Yes, after all, it is the King of Nan'an, the queen mother's nephew. If he has something good or bad, who else is qualified to stand up and clean up the mess except our prince? Tell me, isn't it for Is our lord looking for trouble?"

Speaking of this, he tilted his head towards Sun Shaozu and leaned over: "What kind of temper does our prince have? If he gets angry because of this, who can bear it? When the time comes, I will bear it, or you will bear it?"

The muscles at the corners of Sun Shaozu's mouth trembled uncontrollably a few times.

This was clearly a blatant threat. Even if he didn't mention the certificates submitted by the initiative, and only considered the current situation of the Jinmen Navy, he would definitely not be able to bear the consequences of offending King Zhongshun.

But the King of Nan'an was not easy to mess with. At the beginning, he fought with King Zhongshun from the people to the court, but in the end they each fought [-] big boards, and neither of them could gain the upper hand.

Now the Emperor Zhongshun, the greatest backer of King Zhongshun, has passed away, but the Queen Mother, whom King Nanan relied on, is still strong. If the two families meet again...

"That's it."

At this time, Mr. Jiang suddenly stood up and said: "It is my own initiative to let you enter the capital. You should take someone back with you. An Sheng will be your lieutenant general of the navy."

It's the deputy admiral of the Navy!

Sun Shaozu corrected himself in his heart, and at the same time hurriedly stood up and stopped Mr. Jiang: "Sir, sir, sir, calm down, don't worry, I will help you get things done!"

Mr. Jiang was a little uncomfortable looking up at him, took half a step back, and then sneered, "When did I ask you to do something?"

Bah~
After all, I don't want Lao Tzu to carry it!

While slandering, Sun Shaozu hastily raised his hand and slapped himself, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I am going to work in the capital by myself. It has nothing to do with you, Mr. Jiang, and it has nothing to do with the prince!"

"That would be the best."

Only then did Mr. Jiang sit back on the main seat in satisfaction, and said: "After all, the king of Nan'an is also the son and nephew of the prince. It is said that there is some quarrel, but if he really wants to have a good or bad, the prince will feel uneasy."

Sun Shaozu didn't understand for a while, and was about to ask for advice, Mr. Jiang said: "However, this young man has suffered a lot, so it may not be a bad thing. Let's just say that the son of Qiu Duwei's family was beaten by someone a while ago. It took a month to raise it, and it was obviously much more stable when going out again."

Only then did Sun Shaozu suddenly realize that it turned out that King Zhongshun asked him to assassinate King Nan'an not to take his life, but to teach him a lesson.

This way, things are much easier to handle.

He breathed a sigh of relief, his heart suddenly became alive, and he couldn't help but probed: "I heard that the lord is targeting Jiao Changqing recently, do you want to pass by..."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Don't make your own claims, just do what you want to do!"

Mr. Jiang immediately shook his head. King Zhongshun was able to win over some important ministers to help him now, relying on the exchange of benefits. If Jiao Shun is removed in advance, who knows if those people will change their ways?
Sun Shaozu hit a snag and had no choice but to let go of his jealousy for the time being.

Seeing that Mr. Jiang didn't intend to speak any more, he took the initiative to say goodbye and left the palace wisely.

As soon as Sun Shaozu left, the fat figure of King Zhongshun appeared outside the back door.

Mr. Jiang hurriedly got up and gave up his seat.

After King Zhongshun sat down, he knocked on the table with his fingers and said triumphantly: "How about it, this king used to play chess with ease, but now it has come in handy - if things are done properly this time, this king will still make great use of this man surnamed Sun." !"

Mr. Jiang clasped his hands and said, "My lord is far-sighted, and students are not as good as him."

When King Zhongshun first accepted Sun Shaozu, Mr. Jiang was actually quite critical. After all, King Zhongshun wanted to use Sun Shaozu to disgust the Jia family purely because of the Qi official.

But who would have thought that when times changed, this Sun Shaozu would come in handy!

When he first heard the saying that "a team of dragon guards can make him wait for death", King Zhongshun was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder were torn apart, and he wished he could directly transfer Sun Shaozu to King Jingqin.

Thanks to Mr. Jiang's remonstrance, he gave up this idea.

But Mr. Jiang was also worried that things would be imminent, and the queen and Concubine Wu directly threw the table without talking about martial arts.

So after much deliberation, he suggested that King Zhongshun regain the right to attend funerals first. Although this is a temporary assignment, it connects inside and outside the palace and has the right to do things cheaply.

If done properly, it would not be difficult to place some cronies into the Dragon Guard.

Of course, if he was not forced to do so, Mr. Jiang still hoped that King Zhongshun could ascend to the throne peacefully, and it would be better not to use force if he could, otherwise even if he took the position of regent, he might not be able to sit safely.

…………

at the same time.

Jiao Shun also found Feng Ziying who came to see him off instead of his father.

The two were friends who were not acquaintances at the beginning, and Feng Ziying even regarded it as a close relationship. Although the status and status of the two parties have completely changed, the relationship between them has always been maintained.

He and Mrs. Wang and Shi Ding each sued for crimes, and the two found a small restaurant outside the city, chatting and eating.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five tastes, Jiao Shun suddenly mentioned Sun Shaozu: "That Sun Shaozu is really not particular, and he dared to pester him endlessly after doing such a thing. In the past, he had the second uncle Zheng to stand in front of him, so he didn't dare to do anything. Now, Second Uncle Zheng has gone to the south, but he came to the capital for no reason at this time, I am really worried that he will not be kind when he comes back."

As he spoke, he sighed again: "It's a pity that I can't protect myself now, and my family has just added a child, so I really have no way to do it..."

Feng Ziying hesitated to speak after hearing this. Although he wanted to help, Sun Shaozu was not an ordinary person after all, not to mention that King Zhongshun stood behind him, and his status as a third-rank military officer was not easy to bully.

"rest assured."

Seeing this, Jiao Shun reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "I just want you to find a few people to keep an eye on him. If he really has malicious intentions, it's not too late for us to discuss countermeasures."

Feng Ziying breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "The capital city is our territory, so it's not easy to keep an eye on someone? When I ask the old man to borrow a few good soldiers from the army, I'll make sure that it doesn't matter whether he urinates to the left or to the right at night." Let me find out clearly for you!"

Jiao Shun praised a few words at the right time, and then finalized the matter.

The two of them exchanged glasses again, until they were six or seven points drunk, and then they went back to the city together.

For several days after that, Jiao Shun was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.

Originally, the Ministry had already agreed with him to hand over his assignment as the head of the Ministry of Industry's Department of Affairs after the next year. As a result, the recent turmoil, the servants of the Shangshu were worried that cutting power at this time would make him think too much, so this matter It was temporarily put on hold.

As a result, all the things from year to year were piled up on Jiao Shun's desk in February.

In addition, Jiao Shun was distracted from guiding public opinion and controlling the emotions of the workers. When he was busy, he didn't even have time to go to Rongguo Mansion to do his best, let alone take the initiative to find Feng Ziying to understand the situation.

In this way, until the ninth day of February.

That afternoon, Jiao Shun was in the Office of General Affairs reviewing official documents when he heard that Feng Ziying was out asking for an audience.

Although Feng Ziying is also a member of the army, but he has always been meticulous, so he shouldn't have come directly to the yamen. Now that he has come, there must be something important.

So Jiao Shun hurriedly ordered someone to invite him in, and then screened him back and forth.

After Feng Ziying entered the door, she sat there with a pale face, took a long while to grab the teacup and drank it down, then leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Did you hear about the incident of King Nan'an falling from his horse at noon today?"

"The king of Nan'an fell from his horse?"

Jiao Shun's heart moved, and he quickly asked, "Is the injury serious?"

"I heard that if one is crushed, it will be lame even if it is raised well."

As Feng Ziying said, she poured another cup of tea into it, then stared at Jiao Shun and asked, "Guess who did this?"

Hearing his tone, do you still need to guess?
"Sun Shaozu?"

"It's that guy!"

Feng Ziying slapped the table and said excitedly: "Although I knew that King Zhongshun would take revenge, I never thought that he would dare to attack King Nan'an at this time!"

"It's really unreasonable."

Jiao Shun nodded slightly, he never thought that King Zhongshun called Sun Shaozu to come to the capital just to plot against King Nan'an.

Although the two were in the same situation at the beginning, and the King of Nan'an took over his funeral errand a while ago, isn't the most urgent thing right now is to solve the problem of his own safety first?
With such a sacrifice, does he still want to be the regent?
and many more!

At this moment, Jiao Shun suddenly thought of something, and blurted out: "King Nan'an is injured, and the job of attending the funeral for the Supreme Emperor will fall on King Zhongshun again?"

Feng Ziying nodded: "This is probably the case. After all, he is the most suitable. At the beginning, he only said that he was overworked..."

Halfway through, he showed a look of astonishment again: "Just for this?! That's the empress dowager's nephew, if it spreads out..."

"It's definitely not just for this!"

Jiao Shun had already figured out King Zhongshun's plot, he thought to himself that this fellow was not as generous as he appeared on the surface, if he hadn't been caught by him, it would be a good move to take back the right to manage the funeral first.

But now this wonderful move has become a fatal flaw.

but……

Do we want to win King Zhongshun at this time?

He thought for a while, and said to Feng Ziying, "You lend me those stalkers, and then you can leave this matter alone for the time being."

"This……"

Feng Ziying showed hesitation.

"listen to me."

Jiao Shun grabbed Feng Ziying's shoulder and said without doubt: "The water here is too deep, you can't hold it."