first minister

Chapter 365 Heaven will assign a great responsibility to Bai Ye
Tuk Tuk Tuk.

There was a knock on the door. Bai Yunbian walked over and opened the door. When he saw Xia Jingyun at the door, he frowned and blocked the door, "Why are you here with so many women if you don't want to go to my room?"

"I have something to do with you. Find a place."

"What's going on this late at night? I'm afraid Hongluan will misunderstand."

Xia Jingyun rolled her eyes at him, pushed him away and walked towards the house alone, "Miss Ye has followed Ah Li to the Qin Mansion as a guest. Is there anything to misunderstand?"

"Look at you, you can't control your wife, and you kidnapped my wife. If I were you, you would have to apologize on the spot."

Xia Jingyun laughed angrily and sneered: "Bai Lexian, you really think I won't be angry, right?"

"Ahem." Bai Yun looked at Xia Jingyun who seemed to be a little angry. He panicked slightly and said sternly: "If you are such a narrow-minded person, how can you be as famous as me?"

When did we become equally famous?
Xia Jingyun was speechless for a while, because he wanted something from the other person, and he didn't bother to care about this guy's behavior to put money on his face, so he said, "I came to you for a very important matter."

Bai Yunbian said calmly: "Tell me, I have never seen any big storms or waves."

"I want you to be my enemy."

Xia Jingyun's words made Bai Yunbian tremble in fright.

"Don't be nervous, that's not what I meant."

Xia Jingyun was very satisfied that the evil idea in his heart had succeeded. He smiled and comforted him, and then said all his thoughts. Bai Yunbian listened silently and understood.

After all, many things are just unexpected and not difficult to understand.

But whether you think about it or not is the thin line between genius and mortal.

He looked at Xia Jingyun in confusion, "Why me?"

Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "With Brother Lexian's character, shouldn't he be overjoyed and eager to try it?"

"Stop making trouble!" Bai Yunbian waved his hand, "Let's talk about business!"

Xia Jingyun also calmed down, raised a finger and said: "First of all, you have made great achievements this time, whether it was the uprising in Longshou Prefecture, seizing the land of two counties, or later capturing the city of Longshou Prefecture, and Going to Jinling on a rainy night is a great military achievement. If you have enough reputation, I will discuss it with my sister and Your Majesty at the celebration ceremony in the future. If I give you a higher title, your strength will be enough to compete with me."

"Secondly, although we have a well-known friendship, there are many cases where friends turn against each other, and it is not very sudden. The key is that we can also part ways, for example, if you offend Mr. Su, for example, you are not satisfied with the reward, etc. We can arrange it, even if a fierce horse like Miss Ye is snatched away by you, I, a little person, will feel jealous and turn against you, so it’s not impossible!"

He raised his third finger, "And the third most critical point is that I believe in you. I fully believe in your ability, and I believe that you will not betray. This is very important to our plan, otherwise we will be It could be like shooting yourself in the foot."

Bai Yunbian listened silently. After a while, he shook his head and said, "Not enough. This matter is too big. These reasons are not enough to convince me."

Xia Jingyun rolled his eyes, "I'll give you a chance to scold me anytime and anywhere in the future without me being angry?"

Bai Yunbian's eyes lit up, "Ahem, look at what you said, am I that kind of person?"

"I did this! I don't care whether I scold you or not. I am mainly willing to contribute to Sheji!"

Xia Jingyun looked at him with a half-smile and snorted coldly.

After finishing speaking, Bai Yunbian's expression became solemn again.

"However, if we want to achieve the goal you mentioned before, although I am extremely talented, I am still a bit underweight in terms of status. I am afraid it will be difficult to catch a real big fish."

Xia Jingyun smiled when he heard this, "When you get serious now, you have quite a brain!"

"Fuck you, when did I lose my brain? With your little cleverness, who gave you the qualifications to criticize me? You really think of yourself as a person, you are just a lucky villain! Bah! !”

Bai Yunbian's output made Xia Jingyun stunned.

After saying that, Bai Yun smiled and said: "Don't mind, I just want to get familiar with you first."

Xia Jingyun:.
He looked at Bai Yunbian, who was stroking his chest with a satisfied expression on his face, and he always felt that something was wrong.

"Don't worry, I also know the situation you mentioned, so I also found two people for you."

Xia Jingyun tapped the table gently, "King Cheng and Wan Xiang."

Bai Yunbian frowned and thought, and Xia Jingyun explained, "Wan Wenbi actually has a strong desire for human rights, but he was suppressed by Qin Weizhong and Xiao Fengshan before and was unable to display it. Now, after tasting the taste of the prime minister, he is definitely not willing to just be an auspicious prime minister. Yes, and he has started to make some little moves recently, and he thinks he is doing it very cleverly, but in fact we have discovered it a long time ago."

He looked at the white clouds and said, "This person can easily cooperate with your actions, but it will be extremely difficult to gain his trust and let him join your camp. This kind of old fox who has been under Qin Weizhong's nose for so many years is not a casual person." You can be fooled, but once he joins, the game is completely over."

"As for becoming a king, it is much simpler. He is now the emperor's uncle and the direct brother of the late emperor, and his status is respected in the clan. Every era when the queen mother is in charge or a relative is in power, the power of the clan will naturally be reduced. He came out to protect the royal family and the country, so King Cheng had the right time and people. But this person is not good at it. He forgets his justice when he sees small profits, and cherishes his life when facing big events. He was almost scared to death after his previous attempt to take the initiative failed. You have to be good. It takes some persuasion from the student to allow him to be the frontman."

"At that time, you will be the number one general under the banner of King Cheng, and you will lead a group of people to fight against us. We will choose an opportunity in the future to catch all those who really have ulterior motives."

Bai Yunbian was shocked when he heard this, "Why do you still need me to persuade him? Can't you just persuade him and let me act with him again?"

Xia Jingyun rolled her eyes at him, "I praised you for your cleverness just now, why are you so stupid now?"

"This matter is a top secret. If a third person knows about it, it will no longer be a secret. If King Cheng knows about it, will he tell Prince Cheng? Will Prince Cheng tell him if he drinks too much one day? Friends, if the whole world knows about it then, why are we still catching fish? It will become a big joke, right?"

"Even if I were to tell my sister and your majesty, I would never tell Yan Yan, A Li and others about this secretly. So, you can't tell the truth. , I can only think of a way on my own.”

Bai Yunbian felt a headache when he heard this, "What can I do? I am full of knowledge and know-how, but I am not full of bad ideas like you!"

Xia Jingyun leaned over and whispered: "Actually, this is not difficult. I have always heard that Princess Cheng is elegant and talented."

"Hey!" Bai Yunbian sat up suddenly, with a righteous expression on his face, "Who do you think I am! How can I act like this!"

"Who the hell do you think I am!"

Xia Jingyun finally couldn't help it and spat, "I am saying that Princess Cheng is the real pillar of Prince Cheng's palace. Prince Cheng and his son have great ambitions and talents. Later you only need to clarify your position with me first, and then I will find an opportunity to support Princess Cheng." After a few days, you and King Cheng have settled the matter. When Princess Cheng comes back, it will be a done deal and she will be unable to stop it, so she can only try her best to help you plan."

Bai Yunbian nodded happily, but then he frowned, why did this sound so strange!

"Okay, is it okay now?"

"Okay!" Bai Yunbian gritted his teeth, "For the sake of the country, I am willing to help you!"

Xia Jingyun put away the teasing on his face and said seriously: "Brother Lexian, this can last for a year and a half, or I don't know how long it will take. Between you and me, no matter how merciless we are, we must endure humiliation and hardship, and endure all the hardships." , have you thought about it?"

Bai Yunbian also nodded solemnly, "This is what a person like me should do. Just wait, there will be a time when you feel uncomfortable!"

Xia Jingyun chuckled, "Then let's talk more tonight."

The next day, the sky became brighter.Jianninghou Mansion has regained its vitality, and the servants are busy preparing toiletries and morning meals for the nobles in the mansion.

Feng Xiuyun personally carried several exquisite boxes to the courtyard where several members of the Xia family lived. Today the Queen Mother summoned the female members of the Xia family, and they naturally had to dress up.

As for Feng Xiuyun herself, she would not miss the good opportunity to form a good relationship in front of her future mother-in-law and sister-in-law. She carefully selected clothes and jewelry, and even contributed some of her own collection.

This end was busy, and on the other side, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao, accompanied by Su Yuanshang, slowly walked out of Jianninghou Mansion, as if they were going home, walking in Zhongjing, which they had not visited in more than ten years. street.

At a long-lost but familiar noodle stall, Mr. Su took the lead. The three of them walked in, sat down on the street, and ordered three bowls of pork noodles.

Su Yuanshang took the initiative to take the chopsticks and boiled them with noodle soup. Mr. Su took a bite and said leisurely: "It still tastes the same as before!"

Mr. Zhao also took a bite, nodded and said with emotion: "The capital here is like an inn. Only the guests come and go, but the scenery remains the same as before. Just like this noodle stall remains the same, the taste remains the same, and the old stall owner But it was his son instead."

Old Xianggong Su sighed: "The past ten years are long or short. I didn't expect that even the owner of this inn has changed!"

When the owner of the village, Mr. Zhao, heard this, he also sighed, "Things have changed and people have changed. Things have changed and people have changed!"

Listening to the emotions of the two elders, Su Yuanshang ate the noodles silently, not even daring to breathe.

After breakfast, the three of them walked slowly. The two old men seemed to be strolling along the way, looking around and never asking about the time. However, when they arrived at the palace gate, the time they had agreed on was almost exactly the same. .

A figure stood quietly outside the palace gate, and now Wang De, the number two servant in the palace, was accompanying him honestly.

When he saw the two familiar faces, Gao Yi, who was gradually recovering, bowed and said, "Old slave, I pay my respects to Prime Minister Su and Mr. Zhao."

Seeing the old man beside the late emperor, Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao were filled with emotion, "Eunuch Gao, please take these two old ministers to see the late emperor!"

Gao Yi nodded, "Xiang Su and Mr. Zhao, please come with me."

Walking through the familiar palace city, we came to the side hall where the late emperor laid to rest.

Emperor Chongning, who used to be surrounded by stars wherever he walked, now lay alone in the side hall, accompanied only by a few wisps of green smoke and a few bored eunuchs. Su and Zhao There was a bit of sadness in their expressions.

Wang De stepped forward, dismissed the crowd, and stood guard outside the door himself.

Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao looked at each other and walked in.

Su Yuanshang followed him in, burned a stick of incense, and then exited the room in a wise manner.

The three old men were left talking to a deceased person about the past.

The green smoke curls up, burning the memories of the past, and all the grievances and grudges are dissipated in the wind between the heaven and the earth in this palace.
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At the same time, the three women of the Xia family, accompanied by Feng Xiuyun, walked into the gate of Changle Palace.

Concubine De received her reward and personally welcomed her out.

"Public women pay homage to the Queen Mother!"

The three people hurriedly saluted, but they were supported by Concubine De. She smiled and held the hand of Xia Jingyun's biological mother, Xia Li, "We are all family members, so there is no need to be polite."

Everyone had been living with Mr. Yun for a while. Thinking about it, this seemed right, so they all followed in without thinking too much.

After a few casual greetings, Concubine De smiled and said: "That kid from Dingyuan is really good! He rushed back from northern Xinjiang for thousands of miles. Not only did he block Xiao Fengshan's road in Longshou Prefecture, but he also acted according to the opportunity and won the victory. The capital of Sixiang Prefecture. In this celebration ceremony, the Ai family will definitely ask your majesty and the central government to reward him well!"

Mrs. Xia Zhang was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother. My children will definitely live up to Queen Mother's grace!"

Then Concubine De looked at Xia Ningzhen and said, "Ning Zhen is really beautiful. When I come to Zhongjing this time, I don't know how many handsome young masters from princes and noble families will be unable to sleep and are lovesick!"

Xia Ning's face turned red with embarrassment. She didn't show any signs of escaping in front of Mr. Yun. She said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, you have ruined the people's girls. How can there be any people's girls?"

Concubine De smiled and said: "You are Gao Yang's cousin. Even if you are the cousin of the Ai family, why should you call yourself a daughter of the people? How about making you a princess? What title do you want?"

Xia Ning really couldn't withstand such ridicule, her head lowered lower and lower, her face turned red, and she was a little helpless under such a battle.

Concubine De smiled, then looked at Xia Li and held her hand, "Now that I'm here, I'll stay here for a long time. Speaking of which, it's time for Gao Yang to get married, right?"

Xia Li sighed after hearing this, and Xia Zhang said baldly, "I don't know who to marry yet!"

Concubine De's heart darkened slightly when she heard this, but the smile on her face remained, "The Su family and the Qin family are indeed good matches. The key is that they share the same love with Gao Yang, and they have gone through hardships together. It would be a pity to give up either family."

Xia Li nodded repeatedly, looking obviously very worried.

Xia Zhang and Xia Ningzhen also looked worried, but Concubine De suddenly smiled and said: "In this case, let's just marry both of them."

The three members of the Xia family were stunned. How could this be done?

"That's the wife and who's the concubine?"

If she were a normal official wife, facing the Queen Mother, she would have to think more carefully, for example, whether such a question would be considered a question, and whether it would offend the Queen Mother;

The Queen Mother also started her career as a beautiful woman step by step. Will the word "concubine" make her unhappy?

Since the Queen Mother has said this, she naturally has a comprehensive plan, so why should she think too much about it?
But Mrs. Xia Zhang was so habitual of talking nonsense, so she asked directly.

Fortunately, Concubine De was not angry and smiled slightly, "The Ai family has been checked by the Ministry of Rites. There is a precedent in ancient books. Both of them are wives, regardless of their legitimate concubines. The Ministry of Rites will testify at that time. The emperor has granted marriage, so you can accept it. Everyone."

Aunt Yuan, who was standing behind Concubine De, had a twitching mouth, wasn't she? When Han Xueming, the Minister of Rites, came to report the matter the day before yesterday, the circles under her eyes were as if they had been rubbed against the bottom of a pot. It was hard for anyone to really find that record in ancient books.

The three members of the Xia family were overjoyed. From their point of view, this was naturally the most satisfactory thing.

Seeing their happiness, Concubine De seemed to also see Xia Jingyun's happiness. He had done so much for her, so she was repaying him by doing so.

She smiled, but suddenly her expression changed, a look of pain appeared between her eyebrows, and she retched.

"What happened to the lady?"

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Everyone quickly asked with concern.

Concubine De waved her hand, and Grandma Yuan said, "It's been a while, intermittently."

Xia Li's heart started to move, but then she thought of something and pursed her lips. Just as she was about to remind her sister-in-law beside her, Xia Zhang's mouth once again failed to obey her orders and she muttered smoothly: "Isn't it because you're happy?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire Changle Palace fell silent.

(End of this chapter)