After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 521 The connections of Marquis Wuding
It's a pity that the young couple He Lingyao and Ye Hanxing just entered the palace to pay New Year's greetings and could not stay for long, so at the beginning, everyone listened carefully to Ye Hanxing's talk about his "selection criteria for the guard of honor" that had begun to take shape.

It's a pity that I can only hear the general idea, and in about half an hour, He Lingyao left in a hurry with the county matriarch.

However, Ye Hanxing's operating regulations for the guard of honor sound pretty good, and Xiao Jingheng happily decided that on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, he would immediately go to the memorial to mention the matter of the "guard of honor" with the emperor.

"Why!" Shangguan looked left and right, and couldn't help sighing: "It's Chinese New Year, the emperor and all the officials are sealed off from handling official business, but look at the atmosphere in our East Palace? My family After spending a year together, there is no small talk, and everything we talk about is government affairs."

"Accept your fate." Old man Feng poured himself a glass of wine calmly: "You have to live this day from now until you close your eyes. When the rivers are clear, the government is clear, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, maybe you can relax."

"My lord Yu, my lord Wei, you two really can't think about it," Shangguan Jing shook his head: "You are obviously the children of the aristocratic families in the capital, and you will come back to the East Palace instead of staying at home for the Chinese New Year. Can't eat."

"The subordinates think that only in the palace can they eat and live in peace!" Yu Changmin smiled: "Brother Wei's family is urging the marriage. I heard that his grandmother invited several girls from relatives to Wei's house for the New Year. My family has a lot of people. , when the Chinese New Year comes, the whole family gathers together, and all kinds of sharp expressions, high and low eyebrows, are the most impatient. Our East Palace is better, with few people and clean, and His Highness and Empress are not fastidious people. Always follow the rules. I actually wanted to come back yesterday, but unfortunately I was not on duty yesterday, and the grandmother at home refused to let me go."

"Exactly." Wei Zhengliang nodded his head like a pest: "If I were to choose, I would rather be on duty in the palace than go to endless banquets."

"Are you planning to go to Marquis Wuding's Mansion tomorrow?" Old Man Feng asked.

"No." Shangguanjing shook his head immediately: "What are you going to do? I'm busy!"

"Then Muyun is going to be disappointed," Old Man Feng said happily, "He still hopes that you can go back and have a look!"

"Second sister will go back to her mother's house tomorrow for New Year's greetings. I actually miss my second uncle and second aunt, but unfortunately I don't want to give my parents too much face." Shangguan Jing shook his head: "So I still won't go."

"Maybe Mr. Shangguan won't be able to stay at home tomorrow, so he ran back to the East Palace like us!" Wei Zhengliang laughed.

"That won't happen." Xiao Jingheng shook his head: "During the Chinese New Year, every family in Beijing will have banquets, and some invitations cannot be refused. Third Brother and Cousin will all go."

"Anyway, they will also enter the palace on the third day of the junior high school." Shangguan Jing added: "On the third day of the junior high school, we will hold a banquet in the East Palace for the young children of the noble family in Beijing. Master Yu, Master Wei, which one of your two families will come?"

"It's my elder brother." Yu Changmin replied.

"My family is the fourth cousin." Wei Zhengliang replied: "Brother Yu's father is Captain Qingche, and his elder brother's military position in the Jinwu Guard is not low. Our generation in the General's Mansion is a bit out of date, and now the military position The tallest one is me, but I happened to be on duty on the third day of the junior high school, so my family sent my fourth cousin to the banquet, he just entered the right guard last year, and his position is not high."

"By the way, ma'am," Yu Changmin raised his head suddenly: "on the third day of the first day, the commander of the infantry sent someone from General Zheng's family to come over. Madam can pay attention at that time. Didn't madam ask last time that among the royal guards, there are Is there a family that has worked in the Royal Guard for two generations? Later, Brother Wei and I inquired about it. General Zheng used to be a member of the Royal Guard, but it happened a long time ago. Right now, there are still members of the Zheng family in the Royal Guard. The inner guard is on duty, and I heard that he is a distant nephew of General Zheng."

"Oh?" Shangguan Jing was really interested: "It seems that the officers from the Royal Guards have a good future! General Zheng has become the commander of the infantry."

"That's also because he came from an honorable background," Qu Jingwu shook his head, "The family has a background. Children from poor families can't get into such a high position. It's not uncommon for retired officers of the Royal Internal Guard to transfer to the Jinwu Guard, except for noble children. Except for a few people who are extremely trusted by the emperor, most of them are so-so, and few of them rise to high positions by themselves."

"Master Qu is quite sincere in what he said." Yu Changmin nodded approvingly: "General Zheng's elder brother is a frontier general, and he has quite connections in the army. He was also a royal internal guard, and his resume is very good, so of course he will be promoted faster."

"Front general?" Shangguan Jing raised her eyebrows, "Could it be the Western Army?"

"It was indeed stationed on the west side before." Wei Zhengliang replied, "But not now."

"What a coincidence." Shangguan Jing suddenly smiled: "My father was also a general of the Western Army. I don't know if he has any friendship with this General Zheng."

"I know this man." Mr. Qin, who was drinking silently, suddenly said a word. He was also a frontier general before: "Both Wu Dinghou and General Zheng were stationed in Liangcheng, so they should have a good relationship. But I didn't I stayed in Liangcheng, so I can’t say exactly what.”

"Marquis Wu Ding has made outstanding achievements. I heard that he was very popular in the Western Army." Yu Changmin replied, "But I haven't heard that there is any close contact between your mother's family and General Zheng's family."

"I'll ask the third brother later." After thinking for a while, Shangguan Jing replied: "Also, pay attention to the nephew of the Zheng family who is still working in the royal guard. See who he has close contacts with, and who is he?" Find out what year you were selected for the pre-training camp of the Wu De Division, and who you trained with. You can also find out the history of General Zheng, the commander of the infantry, who served in the Royal Guard."

"Yes!" Although Qu Jingwu didn't understand, he still nodded.

The banquet was over, and after Yu Changmin and the others had left, Xiao Jingheng brought up the previous incident again: "Jing'er suspects that the traitorous guard of Prince Cheng's mansion has friendship with the nephew of the Zheng family who works in the royal guard?"

"It's definitely true after checking." Shangguan Jing replied: "General Da Zheng used to be from the Western Army, and General Xiao Zheng was from the Royal Guard. Now there are nephews in the family who work in the Royal Guard. What a coincidence. Isn't it? But I don't believe in coincidence, I only believe in evidence."

"Where did so many coincidences come from?" Xiao Jingheng replied: "Since it's suspicious, let's check it out."

"In my impression, we really don't have much contact with the Zheng family in the Marquis of Wuding's mansion." After thinking about it carefully, Shangguan Jing replied, "But for the specifics, I have to ask the third brother. However, my father, an opportunist, The frontier army is so popular, how can they have a mediocre relationship with General Zheng, who is also a frontier general of the Western Army? Could it be that they deliberately avoided suspicion?"

　——Here is the dividing line for General Zheng——
　　Xiao Jingjing suspected that General Zheng knew her father very well, but there was no evidence at present, and the two families had little contact on the surface.

　　But the surface is only the surface, everything has to be checked before talking.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)