The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 667 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Jinmen.

A courtyard not far from Quyuan Zatan.

Jia Baoyu, who was leaning on a recliner and reading a newspaper out of boredom, suddenly sat up and shouted to Jiang Yuhan, who was babbling in the yard, "Yuhan! Yuhan! Pack up, shall we go back to Beijing as soon as possible?"

"what happened?"

Jiang Yuhan turned around with a look of surprise.

It has been several months since he came to Tianjin. Without the covetous gaze of Prince Beijing and without the worries at home, Jia Baoyu is quite happy.

Although the tour had ended, there was no urging from the capital, so the two simply bought a small courtyard with three entrances next to Quyuan Zatan, intending to live there permanently.

At this moment, Jia Baoyu was clamoring to return to Beijing, and Jiang Yuhan couldn't help feeling a little strange.

Jia Baoyu waved the newspaper in his hand and said, "Look, the emperor has appointed my godfather the Duke of Wei!"

At this point, he couldn't help but say with a look of annoyance: "Why didn't I see it earlier? Otherwise, we would have returned to the capital by now."

Ever since he had the idea of ​​taking advantage of the power of others last time, he has been thinking about the important affairs of the court.

However, he was a person who only got interested in things for a short period of time, and he also felt that it would be difficult for Zhang Yunyi to make further progress.

Although Mingyan bought the newspaper on time, he read it promptly in the first two months, but recently he gradually became less interested.

It wasn't until mid-October that I saw the content in the newspaper.

Jiang Yuhan grabbed the newspaper, glanced at the contents, and said thoughtfully: "You mean, we can show up in front of the prince?"

Jia Baoyu had already confided to him his idea of ​​getting close to Prince Beijing, so Jiang Yuhan naturally understood it.

"Of course!" Jia Baoyu said proudly, "Back then, godfather was only a marquis, and the prince was defeated. Now..."

At this point, he paused for a moment and said, "However, I still have to go back and discuss the specific situation with my godfather!"

The events of the wedding day were not only narrated by Zhang Yunyi and Mingyan, but were also published in newspapers.

Jia Baoyu would not even doubt its authenticity.

He just thought that Zhang Yunyi set those performance rules for Quyuan Zatan just to take care of himself.

Now, if he wants to change his ways and rely on Zhang Yunyi's power, he naturally dare not deceive his superiors and hide the truth from his subordinates.

However, thinking about the filial piety he had prepared for Zhang Yun逸, he was not too worried.

Both of them wanted to get close to Prince Beijing, but they each had their own concerns. Seeing that the clouds were clearing and the moon was shining, how could they hold back?
He quickly called Mingyan, packed his bags, and set out on the journey back to Beijing with excitement.

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While Jia Baoyu and Xia Jingui, a couple in name only, were cheering for Zhang Yunyi, the newly promoted Duke of Wei.

Zhang Yunyi, however, had a frown on his face and couldn't be happy at all.

That day, Xia Shouzhong left in a hurry. He thought he had solved his worries and felt refreshed.

Unexpectedly, today not only came the news that Madam Miaoyin was pregnant, but also the news that the Emperor was becoming more and more outrageous and was stopping court one after another.

Zhang Yun逸, who tried to persuade others with this, naturally understood that there was an inevitable connection between the two, and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

However, he also understood that the stronger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish.

Compared with an emperor with a solid foundation, a weak emperor is more in line with his interests.

Of course, the premise is that Madam Miaoyin must be pregnant with a prince, and Prince Ning must not be the one to take advantage. He couldn't make any effort to determine whether the baby in Madam Miaoyin's belly was a boy or a girl.

However, we can still make some preparations to guard against Prince Ning.

When the country is stable, even if there are one or two people with evil intentions, they may not be able to cause much trouble.

But once there is a loophole, it is bound to cause a chain reaction.

He asked himself, although he made great contributions to the emperor's enthronement, the emperor emeritus was still alive, and his secret contributions were still limited to a small circle.

In the eyes of most people, and even Prince Ning, he was just passively defending, or even taking advantage of the emperor's attempt to scare the enemy.

Compared with Gu Dashou and Zhou Xianzu, who were obviously his followers, he was not very conspicuous.

But having said that, Zhang Yun逸 would not put all his hopes on others.

He naturally understood the principle that the bird that sticks its head out gets shot down, so what he had to do was to add fuel to the fire and bring up Zhou Xianzu to further distract attention from himself.

Even if there really comes such a day, the probability of escaping in the chaos will be greatly increased.

Originally, a good cook cannot cook without rice. Even if he had this idea, Zhou Xianzu was a civil official, and even if he stood out, he would not attract too much attention, let alone make King Ning spend too much effort.

But thanks to his suggestion, Zhou Xianzu, who was promoted to the Ministry of Justice, took control of the Five Cities Military Department.

Now, his sister, Madam Miaoyin, is pregnant with the royal heir, and is bound to become a thorn in Prince Ning's side.

And the probability of Zhou Xianzu becoming the future uncle of the emperor will also greatly increase.

If Madam Miaoyin gave birth to a prince, Zhou Xianzu would certainly not sit idly by and wait for death, either for the sake of self-protection or for the honor of his family.

Even if he failed to give birth to a prince, if the day really came when the elder brother succeeded the elder brother, Prince Ning would focus his main attention on Zhou Xianzu, who was in charge of the Five Cities Military Department.

Zhen Shiyin was able to judge the gender of a boy or girl by his pulse, so there was naturally no shortage of capable people in the Imperial Hospital.

Zhang Yun逸 could also make a rough judgment based on the attitudes of the emperor and Zhou Xianzu and start preparing for the next step in advance.

However, considering that the emperor was getting worse and taking medicine more frequently, he couldn't help but worry that the emperor would show signs of decline ahead of time.

Therefore, it is necessary to add more firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously, so as to speed up the promotion of Wucheng Bingmasi and put Zhou Xianzu on the stage.

Of course, it was impossible for him to go out and show up and write a letter to the emperor to make a proposal at this time.

All he had to do was to reveal a little in his casual conversation with Zhou Xianzu about how talented and ambitious the emperor was and how he tried to wipe out the long-standing malpractice of imperial power not being extended to the countryside.

This was an open conspiracy. Not to mention that Zhou Xianzu might not be able to see through his intentions, even if he did, from his position and perspective, it would be unlikely for him to resist such temptation.

Although he had made a plan in his mind and had gone over the conversation with Zhou Xianzu several times in his mind, he was not in a hurry to go to him.

Instead, he returned home and came to Linshuixuan.

He hugged Xing Xiuyan and said with a smile, "We have been delayed for so many days. I have to go out of the city tomorrow. You should also get ready. We will stay at the hot spring villa tonight."

There is no need to rush into making arrangements with Zhou Xianzu.

Anyway, we meet every month when the dividends from Quyuan Zatan are distributed, so there is no need to worry about not having the opportunity to meet. If you are too anxious, it will be easy for people to notice something.

A blacksmith must be strong himself. The arrangement made by Zhou Xianzu can only be regarded as a casual move at most. There is no sign of the navy at present, and the Railway Guard is the foundation of his livelihood.

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(End of this chapter)