Don't ask where people go

Li Qianning, who was following Mrs. Lin, glanced at Fang Zilan quietly, pursed her lips, and said nothing.As for Mu Chuji, who was beside her, his eyes seemed to be fixed on her, and he didn't pay attention to anyone else at all.

Fang Zilan, who was ignored, turned around and left, minding her own business and went to the back garden to hide in peace.Anyway, they are all unrelated people. Even if it causes a huge commotion, what can we do?

With this thought in mind, she climbed up on the roof and sat on it, boredly wondering - when will it clear up today?

"Since you have heard a little bit about it, why don't you tell me about it." Li Shengxuan remained calm, and Zhuge Yu was also very calm, "What do you want to hear, Your Majesty?"

Li Shengxuan sighed softly, and said: "At the beginning, I tried my best to let Fang Zilan go to the northern border as a public minister, but I didn't want to ask for trouble."

Zhuge Yu raised his head and said with burning eyes: "Zhuge Yu thought that His Majesty was just looking for trouble."

"Looking for trouble?" Li Shengxuan snorted coldly, Zhuge Yu's sharp way of speaking was really exactly the same as his grandfather.

But since Zhuge Yu proposed it on his own initiative, he didn't have to go around in circles anymore, and simply put his words on the bright side, "Did you find out about that trouble?"

"Not yet." Zhuge Yu spoke concisely, but he knew very well that this was not the answer Li Shengxuan wanted.

Sure enough, Li Shengxuan on the high seat frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Not yet? Can the Fang family and Ouyang family be persuaded to propose marriage to the Shangguan family, so that both the Wang family in the north and Zhong Yao will give face. With such a big hand, the people behind her, You haven't found it yet?"

"I'm afraid Your Majesty may have misunderstood." Zhuge Yu said calmly, "The things Your Majesty said were all done by her alone."

Li Shengxuan chuckled softly, "Zhuge Yu, are you kidding me? How can a woman with no foundation have such great abilities?"

"It is true that there is no foundation, but it is also true to use people's hearts." Zhuge Yu took a deep breath, "I have personally seen the letters she wrote to the Fang family and the Ouyang family, and the two families really couldn't refuse her persuasion. Wang Jiahu of the Northern Territory Inside, getting married is beneficial and not harmful to them, and there is absolutely no reason not to lose face. Zhong Yao was born in a commoner, and he was able to become the magistrate of Yanzhou with a single heart. She is a person who guards the frontier and does not need much love for her family and country. Talking can buy people's hearts."

"According to what you say, Fang Zilan is really a character." Li Shengxuan's tone had an imperceptible sarcasm.

Zhuge Yu could hear it, and wrote lightly: "The character dare not say it, but she has been in the north for more than a month, and there is no abnormality."

"Then now that she is dispatching troops privately and still wants to protect an old man from the previous dynasty, how can she explain it?" Li Shengxuan said as he tapped his finger on the table, "I want to hear your opinion."

Zhuge Yu pondered for a while and said, "Fang Zilan has justified her own account of the private deployment of troops, and blamed Qi Yuming. According to my guess, she did this because too many people in the northern border stared at her, and she dared not make mistakes. I can only find a scapegoat, for fear of losing my fortune. The second is to show weakness. Even a small soldier can transfer troops privately, but she can't as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory. Return the military power to her."

"The other letter to severely punish Qi Yuming must have been noticed by His Majesty. She said that the severe punishment is actually for protection."

"There are three reasons. First, if she wrote a letter to plead for mercy like Huang Fulin, Zhong Yao and others, I am afraid that His Majesty will think that they are forming a clique for personal gain and will kill Qi Yuming at that time. Qi Yuming has a way out."

"Secondly, although Qi Yuming is an old man from the previous dynasty, in terms of understanding of the northern region, there is no one other than the Shangguan family. It will be of great use to her if he stays."

"Thirdly, if Qi Yuming is lucky enough to escape this time, His Majesty's attitude towards the old Shangguan family will be clear at a glance. The old Shangguan family thinks that Your Majesty will let her go, so he will blatantly provoke her. By then, she will have the opportunity to eradicate the old Shangguan family. "Excuse." "Fang Zilan is so confident that I will definitely let Qi Yuming go?" Li Shengxuan's expression was dark and unclear, and Zhuge Yu shook his head, "I don't think so, but if your Majesty punishes Qi Yuming severely, it won't hurt her."

"If I punish Qi Yuming severely, I will tell the world that I am on her side, and this is enough for her to gain a foothold in the northern border." Li Shengxuan sighed secretly, "What's more, she is good at using people's hearts. Then I am sure that I cannot kill Qi Yuming."

"Your Majesty really can't kill Qi Yuming." Zhuge Yu lowered his head, he had a reason just now, but he didn't say a word.

But Zhuge Yu knew that those words couldn't be concealed from the emperor who grew up on the battlefield in front of him, he couldn't hide it and couldn't say it, he could only listen to Li Shengxuan's voice, every word and every word was extremely clear.

"No matter who is dispatching the troops, it is for the peace of the northern border. If the general is not accepted by the king's order, I can't chill the hearts of the soldiers in the four borders."

All the high-sounding reasons can't be worth this sentence, which can't chill people's hearts.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and those who occupy high positions govern the world but manage people's hearts.

No matter how exquisite the layout and planning, or how many painstaking tricks have been exhausted, in the end, in front of the words of people's hearts, they are just dust, not worth mentioning.

People's hearts are unpredictable, maybe their statements made by Fang Zilan with ulterior motives are true, maybe Fang Zilan's thoughts are far less complicated than they guessed.

But in any case, Fang Zilan's goal has been achieved.

"In this game, I have no choice." Li Shengxuan's expression flashed a trace of despair.

Zhuge Yu nodded and said: "The world is like a new chess game. The future will be long, Your Majesty does not need to be obsessed with this game."

"I'm not obsessed with this game, but Fang Zilan..." Li Shengxuan paused, "I don't believe it."

"Whether or not His Majesty trusts you, it's always about the matter and not the person." Zhuge Yu's lips curled slightly, "Fang Zilan is worthy of trust in the matter of defending borders."

Right thing or wrong person?Li Shengxuan took a deep look at Zhuge Yu who was standing upright below, and suddenly had mixed feelings.

Since assuming the throne, he has become more suspicious than before. He thought it was inevitable to be suspicious as an emperor. However, the government affairs he has dealt with in the past few months have reminded him that there are no doubts about employing people and others do not.

The repeated tension between suspicion and trust made him feel embarrassed and tired. Manchu civil and military officials naturally noticed it, but Zhuge Yu was the only one who dared to tell him what was right and what was wrong.

"Do you really think Fang Zilan is trustworthy?" Li Shengxuan asked involuntarily, even feeling suspicious.

Zhuge Yu raised his head, with a respectful and solemn expression, "The word of faith belongs to His Majesty, not to Zhuge Yu. If you make a decision, you will be subject to chaos. I hope that Your Majesty will make a decision early, so don't hesitate."