Farmers' group pet: the blessings of powerful ministers are soft and deceitful

Finally, on a holiday, Xu Xingling asked Song Zhicheng to stay at home and confide in him.

"How is eldest brother in the cabinet these few days?" Song Zhicheng is now a little fatter than seven years ago, but he is still Yinglang. He asked, "Do you have the feeling of being with the king like a tiger?"

Xu Xingling glanced at him with a wry smile, and said, "Don't be joking, you...do you want to tell the truth?"

Song Zhicheng was in the Ministry of Etiquette, and he was just an idler. He was in charge of foreign affairs and etiquette, so he had no real power.

Qi Hanyin would not specifically find a fault in the etiquette department.

Therefore, Song Zhicheng lived in peace, and the adults around him were not questioned much. Of course, he couldn't understand Xu Xingling's feelings.

So he said: "Of course I have to tell the truth, otherwise why would I make this trip today?"

Xu Xingling pondered for a moment, and then said: "To tell the truth, the current sage is wise and decisive, and he is a rare sage."

"Really?" Song Zhicheng said in amazement, "The emperor has only been enthroned for a few days, yet you have already praised him so much."

Xu Xingling poured him a cup of tea and said, "Perhaps because I have been in contact with different emperors, I have some comparisons in my heart."

Song Zhicheng realized that Brother Xu had entered the Imperial Academy long ago, and he had the opportunity to face the saint before. Even if the emperor fell ill and the queen mother was in charge, he would still need to draft an order for the queen mother when he was in the cabinet. Naturally, he knew something about it.

But thinking about it, it would be inconvenient for Brother Xu to say more.

Xu Xing said with inspiration: "Recalling back then, I had a thorough chat with my third brother in Changping Prefecture, which made me have a firm mind. Unexpectedly, it was precisely because of this that my life was saved."

Song Zhicheng heard his eldest brother mention Shen Chenlan, and said: "I don't know what happened to Shen Lan in Suizhou."

When Xu Xingling mentioned this, he raised his spirits a little, and said: "I heard from my colleagues in the Ministry of Officials that after Shen Lan arrived in Suizhou, he soon made Suizhou famous. You didn't realize that there were many more Suizhou in the capital." What is it?"

"Really, I thought that thing was fake. Suizhou is so far away from the capital, how could there be things from Suizhou spread to the capital." Song Zhicheng said, "However, I don't know if the new emperor will ascend the throne this time. Being implicated, it has been seven years, and we three brothers have not seen each other for seven years."

With the new emperor ascending the throne, the future might change, and Xu Xingling didn't dare to guess lightly.

"Now the correspondence is gradually decreasing. It seems that we only passed the letter two years ago, and we haven't passed the letter since then." Xu Xingling sighed slightly.

"Let's talk about it after the situation has stabilized." Song Zhicheng said, "If we act rashly at this time, the emperor might think that we have the same heart."

Xu Xingling nodded.

However, let's talk about Qi Hanyin's arrival at the gate of the capital a few days ago.

Xu Xingling still had some doubts in his heart: "I haven't received any news about the southwestern troops going north. I don't know if there will be any movement now that the Holy Majesty has ascended the throne and the Northwest General Rong Liao."

Song Zhicheng asked: "Brother is worried, General Rong refuses to accept the current Holy Majesty, and wants to...reverse?"

Even though they are now in the study room of Xu Xingling's mansion, he still lowered his voice, fearing that the walls might have ears.

Xu Xingling nodded, and said: "Well, however, the Holy Majesty has already announced that within a year, the lost territories in the southwest and northwest will be regained. Presumably, the Holy Majesty has already made a decision on this matter."