After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 69: Going with the flow
"This old bastard Ji Zhenming actually has a backup plan. It turns out that a biting dog never barks."

In the spacious and bright study, the owner behind the desk closed his eyes, but his fingers could not help tapping on the table.

There was a middle-aged man standing in front of the desk. From the back, he seemed to be short but had a big belly.

"Who says it's not true? The Ji family's son is a hopeless person. He thought he could easily take over the Northwest Army, but Qin Anjiang showed up halfway."

"My son has fought in the Northwest Army for several years, and he never took that Ji man seriously."

"If it weren't for my sister's lobbying in the palace, that old man would never have handed over the Northwest Army to my son this time."

The man opened his eyes and sneered, "You have so many sons, except for your second son Liu Qihui who has some brains, the rest are nothing but trash, don't you know?"

Pingchangbo gave a wry smile.

The second son, Liu Qihui, was his most promising child. Although the third son was absurd, he was the one he loved the most, and even His Majesty favored him a little.

Only the eldest son is the most stupid.

At this time, a guard walked in from the outer door.

"Your Highness, Mr. Mu has arrived."

Prince Qing waved his hand and said, "Let him in."

Mu Chun was still wearing the same white robe. Pingchangbo took two steps to the side. He had been dealing with Mr. Mu for three years.

The appearance of this Muchun was mysterious, and even his appearance was mysterious. Until now, he still had no idea what Muchun looked like.

"Mu Chun greets His Royal Highness Prince Qing."

Prince Qing Meng Jingchuan raised his hand slightly, "Sir, please don't be polite."

Mu Chun lowered his head slightly, "A new batch of iron ore has been safely delivered to Western Jin."

Prince Qing nodded and said, "Now that Ji Zhenming has returned to the capital, a battle with the Western Jin Dynasty will inevitably result in injuries."

"Write to your son and tell him that if he wins this battle, the Northwestern Army will be his."

Mu Chun raised his eyes slightly, "The King of Western Jin said that in a battle, iron alone is not enough."

Prince Qing's face changed. "This little brat is so arrogant. He only has iron? I have given him so much iron over the years. I am afraid it is enough to build an iron palace!"

After he calmed down, he asked in a cold voice, "What else does he want?"

Mu Chun said calmly, "Firearms."

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"General, secret letter!"

As soon as Ji Zhenming stepped into the house, Qiu Rui, the captain of the Black Armor Army, handed him a cloth bag.

Ji Zhangyun came forward and said, "Dad."

Ji Zhenming glanced at him, his face a little gloomy, "Go to the study."

A large porcelain basin was filled with half a tank of water. When the cloth bag was opened, there was a bag of soybeans inside.

Pour all the soybeans into the water. There are more than a dozen beans floating on the water. Pick them up one by one and put them on the table.

Ji Yunzhang leaned over the table to see clearly that there were words on the soybeans!

Ji Zhenming, "Where are you from?"

Qiu Rui, "General, the news that the grain team is returning to Beijing came from the grain store manager in Yanhui."

Qiu Rui arranged the beans neatly. "It's a secret letter from General Qin. He said Liu Qirui's actions were suspicious and he was suspected of colluding with the Western Jin Dynasty."

Ji Zhenming threw the cloth bag back onto the table and sighed, "This kid just can't keep his cool. Luckily Qiu Huan is watching over here."

Ji Yunzhang thought of his previous discovery and took out the map of the frontier from the shelf, as well as the "Records of Mountains and Rivers".

"Dad, look."

Ji Zhenming was able to discover this place before his son arrived.

Ji Zhenming said, "This place is called the Call of a Hundred Ghosts. It is the border of three kingdoms. There are only two exits, one in our dynasty and one in the Western Jin Dynasty. The other side of the Western Jin Dynasty is the Thousand Souls River, which is turbulent and turbulent." "Do you know where Liu Qirui asked the Northwest Army to go?"

Ji Yunzhang exclaimed, "Here!"

Qiu Rui couldn't help but sneer, "Liu Qirui joined the army and brought a lot of maids and servants, as well as a lot of personal belongings. He almost moved the Pingchang Marquis's mansion."

"This place is remote, far from the Northwest Camp, and even farther from Yanhui. Why would a young man like him, who is so delicate and noble, invite himself here? What's his intention?"

Ji Yunzhang didn’t quite understand. If his father knew about such a huge loophole, how could the border map be so wrong? “Then here…”

Ji Zhenming smiled and said, "This is an old map. This map was made by a man named Zhang Shili. At that time, the world was not yet settled, and this place was already controversial."

"After your grandfather defeated the Western Jin Dynasty, this place was incorporated into our territory. It is naturally a natural barrier."

"I'm afraid that the old map has been leaked, so Liu Qirui volunteered to go to the Hundred Ghosts Calling."

Qiu Rui, "Don't worry, my lord. Bai Gui has ordered heavy troops to guard the place. There are no civilians or livestock nearby, and no outsiders can get close. Our Xuanjia Army will stay here when there is no fighting."

Ji Yunzhang frowned even more tightly. "My uncle's case is an unsolved case. Apart from the letters and gold and silver, no one knows how the iron ore was transported to the Western Jin Dynasty."

Ji Zhenming also pursed his lips.

"What are you and your son still talking about?"

Zhong and Rong Peilan came in with some food.

"The Marquis went into the study right after the court session and hasn't even had a hot meal yet."

Mrs. Zhong had people spread the food on the octagonal table. They were all the food that Zhenming loved to eat when he was old at home.

Rong Peilan asked Haitang to put down the wine and asked the maids and servants to go down.

Ji Zhenming looked at his daughter-in-law and suddenly remembered what Lord Zhuang had told him about the song "Three Ministers Killed by an Eunuch" sung by a beggar on the street yesterday.

He said to Rong Peilan, "Was 'The Eunuch Killing Three Ministers' your idea?"

Rong Peilan pursed her lips and nodded in response, "It was my daughter-in-law's idea."

Ji Zhenming smiled, "You still have your father's demeanor. It's hard to stop the gossip."

Rong Peilan, "My father once said that it doesn't matter if you don't know anything, as long as you are good at talking."

Ji Zhenming raised his head and laughed, "She is indeed Rong Pingyuan's daughter."

"Then let me ask you, if you were the Marquis of Xinling, what would you do?"

Rong Peilan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's go with the flow."

Ji Zhenming became interested, "Oh? How do you push it?"

She raised her head and twirled the handkerchief around her fingers twice. "Military power is the most important thing. Your Majesty is the emperor. He wants to take back the military power but cannot do so by force. Father is a minister and cannot refuse to hand it over."

"Father only needs to push a younger generation that he trusts to the top. No matter who His Majesty places in the Northwest Army in the future, he will not be able to bypass you."

Ji Zhenming's eyes flashed with admiration. The daughter-in-law in front of him was calm and composed, and looked relaxed. If she were a man, with such vision and knowledge, she would have done a lot more.

He suddenly said to Ji Yunzhang, "Zhang'er, you have been unreliable since you were a child, but now you are reliable for once."

Ji Yunzhang was confused, "Huh?"

Zhong and Ji Zhenming smiled at each other and said nothing.

Ji Shizi, "???"

Ji Zhenming picked up the chopsticks, tasted the long-lost flavor, and temporarily put all his worries behind him.

"Well, that's what it smells like!"

Prince Ji looked at the young lady, but he couldn't understand why.

Rong Peilan pursed her lips and smiled, "Hurry up and eat the food!"

(End of this chapter)