Compared to the proud Runan Hou Mansion, today's Yuwen Mansion seems extremely depressed.

The majestic and vast Yuwen Mansion is not as full of wine as the Runan Marquis Mansion.

The sudden appearance of the Queen Mother could be said to have blocked the Yuwen family from taking power. This sudden change caught Yuwen Hongru off guard.

It was rare that Yu Wen Hongru did not make a cup of fragrant new tea today. Instead, he lay quietly on the recliner and listened to the nagging of his son standing beside him.

"Father, the Queen Mother did not consult with you, the Assistant Minister, before the court. Although she respects you on the surface, she actually does not take my Yuwen family seriously at all. This is too much! There are also the East China Sea, the River

The governors of the two counties of Fu, we have already chosen good people, but we have been interfered with!" Yuwen Chenghua said with a gloomy face, his tone full of dissatisfaction.

Yu Wen Hongru didn't care that his position as governor of the two counties was snatched away. What he was more concerned about was that the Queen Mother began to interfere with his power, which would cause some inconvenience in the future, and he felt a bit like a stick in his throat.

But after all, she is the biological mother of the Emperor. Even if the Yuwen family is now very powerful, they would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and openly provoke the Queen Mother.

Yuwen Hongru looked at his somewhat irritable son and said, "Why do you think the Queen Mother suddenly jumped out? Is it just for the position of governor of the two states?"

Yuwen Chenghua was stunned, thought for a moment and said, "What does father mean, does the Queen Mother want to help the two uncles from Shangguan's family to take over?"

"What else?" Yuwen Hongru narrowed his eyes and slowly guided his son to think about the deeper reasons.

The room was slightly quiet, except for the fact that the recliner under Yu Wen Hongru made a creaking sound as his body swayed.

Seeing his father asking questions, Yuwen Chenghua quickly recalled the scenes in the court today. From Cai Xuewen, the Minister of Rites, taking the lead in Shanhu, to the two appointed governor candidates, everything revealed a hint of weirdness, as if it had been premeditated.

Of the two governors, one is the younger brother of the Queen Mother, which is natural. The other is the younger brother of Zhao Zhonghai, which is a bit strange. Logically speaking, the Zhao family should not go to Hefu to become governor when they have a good life in Yangzhou, which is a bit unreasonable.

Moreover, after the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned the Zhao family in the court, Zhao Zhonghai had no intention of rejecting it, which means that the Zhao family already knew the news!

Thinking of this, Yuwen Chenghua suddenly realized: "Did the Zhao family and the Shangguan family join forces to deal with us?"

"Yes!" Yuwen Hongru saw that his son finally thought of this level, and nodded with satisfaction: "This is the most critical point! The governors of the two counties are of no importance to us."

"Hmph! You are not overestimating your own capabilities!" Yuwen Chenghua snorted coldly: "Just because the two brothers from the Shangguan family and the Zhao family want to deal with us? You are looking down on our Yuwen family too much!"

With the demise of the Nangong family, the Yuwen family has established a firm foothold in the military, and Yuwen Chenghua has firmly controlled the Ministry of War. Now the Yuwen family is full of confidence and has no rivals in the court.

Yu Wen Hongru stood up from the chair tremblingly and relaxed his body. Yu Wen Chenghua hurriedly stepped forward to support his father, and the two of them walked out of the door together.

"Chenghua." Yu Wen Hongru's slightly hoarse voice sounded: "We have suppressed the Chu party too hard in the past six months, so they joined forces to deal with us. We can make some appropriate retreats when necessary, but

Core power must not be lost!"

"Military power?" Yuwen Chenghua asked tentatively.

Yuwen Hongru nodded, and his eyes suddenly became sharp: "Military power is hard-won. It is too important to the family's plan. I would rather break up with you to keep the military power in my hands!"

Yuwen Chenghua was shocked. Could the Zhao family and the Queen Mother really push the Yuwen family to this point?

"By the way." Yuwen Hongru changed the subject: "How is it over there in Chenyue?"

"We are preparing to march into Fuzhou. There is also a letter sent to the Ministry of War. We hope that the imperial court can send some reinforcements to the East China Sea and other places, so that the Liangzhou Army can free up its hands to concentrate its forces to quell the rebellion." Yu Wen Chenghua answered calmly.

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Yuwen Hongru turned to look at his son, his eyes suddenly became a little strange: "These are not problems, but how did I hear that the generals in Liangzhou don't respect you very much?"

It turned out that after Yu Wen Chenghua returned in despair from the front line, Ji Nan, the leader of the dead soldiers, told in detail what happened in the East China Sea, including the incident where Liangzhou Cavalry General Bu Wen collided with Yu Wen Chenghua on the top of the mountain.

Yu Wen Chenghua was slightly stunned. He had almost forgotten this matter. He couldn't remember it unless his father reminded him. He said, "That's what happened. I was quite angry at the time, but after all, I was in danger.

Enemy troops were around, so we didn’t pursue it.”

Yuwen Chenghua's heart trembled a little when he thought of the bloody battlefield. The feeling of stepping on the door of hell was really uncomfortable.

"This is not a good sign." Yu Wen Hongru frowned slightly: "The Liangzhou army is brave and good at fighting, so it would be best if it could be in our hands. But the attitude of Chenyue towards us is always unclear, and I'm afraid that it will turn out to be the case in the end.

It can be used by our opponents. We can’t waste our efforts in vain!”

Yuwen Hongru, the elite Liangzhou Army, valued it very much. After winning several battles, the Liangzhou Army had already become famous all over the world.

"Probably not." Yuwen Chenghua said hesitantly. After all, no matter how much he said that his life was saved by the Liangzhou Army, he still had a good impression of the Liangzhou Army.

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens." Yu Wen Hongru's tone suddenly became firm: "Send a message to Tang Xing'an, who is still ahead, and ask him to pay as much attention as possible to the actions of Chenyue and Liangzhou generals. What's wrong?

Send a message to the capital immediately! We must prevent Shangguan and others from wooing Chenyue!"

"Okay!" Seeing his father's decision, Yuwen Chenghua no longer hesitated, and then asked: "How should I respond to the reinforcements?"

As the Gyeonggi army brought by Yu Wenchenghua was destroyed in one battle, in fact, except for the imperial army, there were basically no large numbers of soldiers to mobilize in the capital. He, the Minister of War, was also a little distressed.

"Hmph, let Yangzhou send troops!" Yuwen Hongru snorted coldly: "Since your Zhao family wants to deal with my Yuwen family, then you should also use some of your Yangzhou family assets. Let them fight with King Fu, which way?

I am happy to die!"

Yuwen Chenghua suddenly realized it, and a smile appeared on his lips: "Father is indeed very resourceful!"

While the father and son were taking a leisurely stroll, the old and new forces in the court officially began to compete secretly.

Spring of the second year of Jingtai

The imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty officially issued an edict:
Chapter completed!