Nian Gengyao stared at the Zhejiang Inspectorate with a gloomy face. He knew that when he entered the palace to award a reward, some people must be dissatisfied and waiting for opportunities to slander him. However, he did not expect that things would happen so quickly, which caught him off guard.
Yinzhen heard that something was wrong. He stopped his chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong? What happened during the greeting? Please tell me."
Qian Jinsong stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Returning to the emperor, it's not a big deal. Just when we were welcoming Duke Fu, a young official forgot to take away the bucket after cleaning the street and bumped into Duke Fu. Duke Fu was furious.
I kicked over the bucket of water."
Yunhu slowly sipped his wine in the banquet. Although he didn't look over, he kept listening carefully. He didn't expect that someone would lose his temper and reveal the matter today, instead of waiting until tomorrow morning to talk about it.
This also shows how strong their opinions were towards Nian Gengyao.
As for Yinzhen, after hearing Qian Jinsong's words, his eyes sank slightly and he looked at Nian Gengyao and said, "Is this really the case?"
Nian Gengyao glanced at Qian Jinsong with a proud expression, stood up and said with aggrieved expression: "When I return to the emperor, this is indeed the case. It's just that Mr. Zhang has some misunderstandings. I know that there is a drought in the capital, and the luck is poor."
The water is not easy, and the emperor even cut off the use of ice in the Yangxin Hall and even the harem for this reason. How could the slave be so ignorant? It was because the horse could not control the momentum at that time, so he accidentally kicked the water over."
When Qian Jinsong heard this, he immediately pointed at Nian Gengyao and said: "Don't confuse right and wrong in front of the Emperor. I and all the other lords saw the situation clearly. It was clearly intentional, and you even cursed harshly.
Just a word from that little official."
Before others could agree, Nian Gengyao spread his hands and said with an innocent face: "Everything Nian said is true, but why did Lord Qian want to slander Nian in front of the emperor? Did Nian offend Lord Qian in some way?
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Qian Jinsong's original intention was to embarrass Nian Gengyao, but he didn't want him to be so shameless. Not only did he blame everything he had done, but he also complained to the evildoer first, accusing him of deliberately slandering him. He was so angry that he could not speak.
Come.
When he calmed down and wanted to ask other adults to testify for him, Yunxiang smoothed things over with a smile, "Okay, I think this is a misunderstanding. Lord Qian, don't worry too much. Come on.
Come on, keep drinking."
When saying this, Yunxiang secretly winked at Yinzhen, which made Yinzhen give up the idea of asking clearly. He knew that this thirteenth brother must have something to say to him alone.
Sure enough, after the banquet dispersed and all the officials resigned and left the palace one by one, Yunxiang stayed. After Yinzhen sent Sixi and others away, he said calmly: "You and I are the only two brothers here. If you have anything to say, please let me know.
Tell me."
Yunxiang smiled and put down the tea cup he had been playing with for a long time, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my fourth brother." Although the emperor and his ministers are different now, in private, they still treat each other as brothers.
After saying this, Yunxiang straightened his body and said solemnly: "Fourth brother, have you ever felt that Nian Gengyao's words and deeds after returning this time are very different from before?"
"For example?" As soon as he said it, Yinzhen had an idea in his mind, but he did not say it directly, but waited for Yunxiang to speak first.
"Actually, I don't have much contact with Nian Gengyao, but by observing his words and actions, I can tell that he is much more arrogant and arrogant than before when he comes back this time. Even if he tries his best to restrain himself in front of the fourth brother, he can still be seen."
During the whole banquet, although Yunxiang didn't say much, he could see every situation clearly.
"Are you arrogant about taking credit?" Yinzhen knocked on the table with his fingers, stood up and walked to the window. After the clouds dispersed outside, he looked at the leaves that were baked listlessly by the scorching sun that reappeared in the sky and said in a deep voice: "Did you know that you were going there? In front of the Palace of Qianqing, what did Nian Gengyao ask for from me? He asked me to regain the position of Nian Suyan!" The latter sentence was almost said through gritted teeth.
Although the imperial power has been challenged since he ascended the throne, this is the first time he has been challenged by someone he trusts and relies on. It is not easy for Yinzhen to endure it without showing any signs of it until now.
Yunxiang was shocked when he heard this and blurted out: "Nian Gengyao is so bold to interfere in the affairs of the harem?"
Yinzhen turned around and showed a cold smile towards Yunxiang, "Are you surprised? I was as surprised as you at that time. After a trip to the northwest, Nian Gengyao has improved a lot. He even dared to interfere in my family affairs. If this continues, I'm afraid I will have to ask General Nian what he means in every word and deed he says." The last sentence Yinzhen said was extremely harsh, but it can also be seen from this that Nian Gengyao bickered Yinzhen. To what extent.
"Did the fourth brother agree?" Yunxiang asked with concern. Now that Nian Gengyao has reached this level of arrogance, if he regains the position of concubine Nian Suyan, he will probably become even more arrogant.
Yinzhen replied coldly: "I only said that I would consider it, but did not agree immediately. I put it off in advance. When he returns to the northwest, naturally no one will mention it again."
"I'm afraid Nian Gengyao won't let it go." Yunxiang was quite worried and tentatively said: "If he tries to persuade you again, what should you do, Fourth Brother?" According to his thoughts, Nian Gengyao Suyan can never be reset. Even if the impact on the former dynasty is not mentioned, the same is true for the harem. After all, Nian Suyan harmed her sister-in-law like this. If she recovers, how will she explain to her sister-in-law? Everyone in the harem will also Neither will be convinced.
Facing Yunxiang's question, Yinzhen didn't know how to answer. When he was depressed, he punched the table in front of the table, gritted his teeth and said, "Nian Gengyao, he is looking for death!"
From this moment on, Nian Gengyao completely lost his position in Yinzhen's heart. If he hadn't taken a fancy to his talent in leading troops, and Nian Gengyao still held hundreds of thousands of troops, Yinzhen would have let him do it now. From the third-class auxiliary to the Duke, he was reduced to a prisoner under the rank.
At this time, Yinzhen also began to regret that he had given Nian Gengyao too much power. In the northwest, he almost let it happen and never interfered.
"Actually...why don't fourth brother relinquish Nian Gengyao's military power now?" Yunxiang thought for a long time and expressed his thoughts, "Now that the northwest has been pacified, Luo Bu Zangdanjin has also been killed, and the situation in the northwest is temporary. It’s pretty solid.”
"It's just for the time being. I know that place very well. The poor mountains and bad soil are the most prone to ruthless people. If no one suppresses them, it won't take long for another Luobu Zangdanjin to appear immediately. There is also a Junggar self-defeat in front of the late emperor. I have never sincerely surrendered to you, so I have to be careful." Yinzhen said helplessly, his meaning was very clear, Nian Gengyao is indeed hateful, but Nian Gengyao is still indispensable now.
"My younger brother also understands, but my younger brother is worried that if one day, Nian Gengyao is no longer willing to be a minister and starts an army to stir up trouble, wouldn't that be raising a tiger's risk?" Ten years of confinement has honed Yunxiang's mind and brain. , making him think further about everything; of course, the reason why he dared to say this was because of the decades of brotherhood between him and Yinzhen. Yinzhen also knew that he had no selfish motives at all, otherwise he would have changed to another person. For one, one would think that he was deliberately slandering the emperor's favorite ministers.