Hua Feiyan said with a smile: "Whether Zhao Jing is hypocritical or sincere, I will weigh it in my heart. I just hope that the general will not use troops against Yicheng for the time being."
Cen Peng and Zhu You looked at each other, both showing helplessness. Finally, Cen Peng nodded and said, "Mrs. Hua, please rest assured that I will not use troops against Yicheng for the time being."
Hua Feiyan said with a smile: "In this case, Feiyan would like to thank the general."
"Mrs. Hua, you're welcome."
Hua Feiyan stood up and said, "The general must be busy with military affairs, so I won't bother Feiyan anymore and say goodbye!" As she spoke, she nodded to Zhu You with a smile and walked out of the tea shed.
Seeing her coming out of the tea shed, the maids and servants scattered around gathered around and stood around the carriage of their own accord.
Before getting into the car, Hua Feiyan paused, looked back at Zhu You, and said with a smile: "Ayou, please be more careful this time, don't let His Majesty worry about you anymore." After saying this, she said goodbye again. He looked at Cen Peng thoughtfully and then got into the car.
Watching Hua Feiyan and his party walk away, Zhu You finally realized what Hua Feiyan meant. He blushed and asked in a low voice: "Jun Ran, is Hua Meiren reminding me not to be captured again this time?" ?”
When Cen Peng heard this, his jade face also turned red. It was he who led Zhu You and others on the southern expedition last time, which led to Zhu You being captured. The responsibility for this does not lie with him.
He cleared his throat awkwardly and muttered: "I think that's not what Flower Beauty meant."
It's weird if that's not what he meant! Otherwise, before getting into the car, why did she look at herself meaningfully? She was obviously reminding herself that she must not let Zhu You suffer the humiliation of being captured again this time.
The carriage that saw flowers but not smoke had already gone away. Zhu You turned around and was about to return to the camp. When he saw Cen Peng still looking at the back of the carriage in the distance, in a daze, he poked Cen Peng with his elbow and said, "Stop looking. Everyone has gone away."
Cen Peng smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "This flower beauty is not simple!"
Zhu You shrugged disapprovingly and said cheerfully: "How can the women around your majesty be idle?!"
Cen Peng thought for a while and felt that Zhu You was speaking rudely but not rudely. This was indeed the truth.
Hua Feiyan has no background or backing, but she can enter and leave the palace freely, and she can also get the reputation of a beauty in the palace, so she is naturally outstanding.
Speaking of Hua Feiyan, she took a carriage and headed to Yicheng. There was no conversation all the way, and soon, Hua Feiyan and his party arrived in Yicheng smoothly.
As the capital of Qin Feng, Yicheng is very prosperous.
Now Qin Feng is trapped in Liqiu, but there is no panic in Yicheng, and the country still looks peaceful and the people are safe. From this, it is not difficult to see that Zhao Jing's governance is indeed somewhat skillful.
Someone in the city greeted Hua Feiyan. As soon as the carriage entered the city, a young man dressed as a servant hurried forward to greet him. He came to the carriage, bowed and saluted, and said respectfully: "Madam."
Hua Feiyan raised the curtains, looked at the young man standing next to the carriage, responded softly, and asked, "Has the accommodation been arranged?"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Hua Feiyan didn't ask any more questions and lowered the curtain. The young servant led the way and the carriage stopped in front of a luxurious and elegant house.
Then the boy trotted to the back of the carriage, placed the small wooden platform in front of the carriage door, and then carefully lifted up the curtain.
Hua Feiyan stepped out of the carriage, looked up at the house in front of her, and walked in without saying anything else.
The young servant followed Hua Feiyan diagonally behind him and asked with a smile on his face: "Madam, are you satisfied with this place?"
Hua Feiyan said slowly: "The gold given to you was originally used to buy a house and land."
The young man was shocked and quickly explained: "Madam, the owner of this house has moved to Nanyang. I decided to buy it because I saw that the house was cheap enough."
Yunxi Pavilion is one of the intelligence agencies in the hands of Liu Xiu. Even Liu Xiu himself was very poor in the past, and of course there was not much funding for Yunxi Pavilion. After Liu Xiu became emperor and moved the capital to Luoyang, he gradually began to have
He has established his own foundation and invested more and more in Yunxi Pavilion.
As the leader of Yunxi Pavilion, Hua Feiyan knew that his Majesty invested heavily in Yunxi Pavilion and built Yunxi Pavilion because he needed to see the rewards that Yunxi Pavilion would give him. If Yunxi Pavilion itself could not do it for a long time,
Brilliant results will definitely not last long.
This is also the main reason why Hua Feiyan came to Yicheng in person this time. If she can represent Yunxi Pavilion and successfully recruit Zhao Jing, it will undoubtedly be a great contribution of Yunxi Pavilion. His Majesty's investment in Yunxi Pavilion will also be
Will be added further.
The young boy's name is Li Yu. He is in his twenties. Even though he is young, he is a senior figure in Yunxi Pavilion. He has been working as an informant in Yunxi Pavilion since he was ten years old.
They have a lot of experience and are very mature in dealing with people.
Perhaps because of his intelligence work, Li Yu loves to smile. He laughs at everyone he sees, and his smile almost becomes a mask on his face.
He followed Hua Feiyan and said happily: "My subordinates are in Yicheng. If they want to get close to the dignitaries, they also need to have a better background!"
Hua Feiyan waved her hand. She just felt that it was a bit extravagant for her subordinates to arrange such a big house in Yicheng, but she would not go into details.
Walking into the lobby, she walked around in a circle first and felt quite satisfied. Then she sat down and asked, "Li Yu, how are Zhao Jing's affairs going?"
Li Yu smiled and said: "Madam, this man is not worried about the numbers, but the inequality! Qin Feng can be forgiven for wooing Tian Rong. After all, Tian Rong controls Yiling and has more than 100,000 troops under his command.
But Qin Feng's win over Yan Cen is unreasonable in the eyes of many people. In order to win over Yan Cen, Qin Feng even betrothed his daughter to him. In Zhao Jing's view, he had to wonder whether Qin Feng was
I want to use Yancen to suppress him."
A maid came over, knelt down next to Hua Feiyan, and carefully poured her a cup of tea. Hua Feiyan picked up the teacup, took a slow sip of tea, and said, "So, Zhao Jing now thinks that Qin Feng is treating him."
unfair."
"Exactly! Zhao Jing has been complaining about Qin Feng in private. This time, Qin Feng was trapped in Liqiu. He not only sent letters asking for help to Yicheng, but also sent letters asking for help to Tian Rong. Tian Rong had already assembled troops.
Ma, prepare to reinforce Li Qiu, but there is really no movement here in Yicheng."
Zhao Jing had no intention of rescuing Qin Feng.
Hua Feiyan put down her teacup, raised the corners of her mouth, smiled slightly, and asked, "Li Yu, are you familiar with Zhao Jing?"
Li Yu quickly bowed and said, "Very familiar."
"Invite him over. I want to meet him."
Li Yu hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "Madam, is it too early now? Do you want to... continue to test it out?"
Hua Feiyan said: "The relationship between Qin Feng and Zhao Jing has already cracked. Until now, Zhao Jing has refused to mobilize troops to reinforce Li Qiu, which shows that the rift between the two of them is still deep. To appease Zhao Jing,
Now is the best time, there is no need to wait any longer, otherwise, things will change later.”
Li Yu nodded, then looked left and right, then moved his buttocks, came closer to Hua Feiyan, and whispered: "There is a secret passage in the house. Since the negotiation has collapsed, my wife will not be in danger."
Hua Feiyan turned to look at Li Yu and said softly: "I can rest assured that you are doing your job."
Li Yu's face turned red and she retreated to her seat. That night, Li Yu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked to see Zhao Jing.
Zhao Jing is not too old, only about forty years old. He is born with a gentle temperament and extraordinary talents.
He went to Imperial College back then. You must know that during the time he attended Imperial College, Wang Mang was not in power, and there were not too many Imperial College students. However, all the Imperial College students who could enter Imperial College were either talented scholars or descendants of nobles.
Later, Wang Mang usurped the throne, and the conditions for recruiting Tai students became more and more relaxed, and more and more students were recruited, which led to the proliferation of Tai students.
Of course, it was precisely because of the relaxation of the conditions for recruiting Taixue students that less talented students from poor families like Liu Xiu and Zhu You had the opportunity to go to Taixue.
When Zhao Jing was young, he was a well-known talent. After he graduated from Imperial College, he was appointed as a public servant awaiting imperial edict.
The so-called official bus waiting for an imperial edict, in modern terms, means reserve cadres.
If the emperor doesn't need you, you'll just be idle at home, doing whatever you have to do. If one day the emperor suddenly thinks of you and wants to use you, you can take a public carriage (local government) and go to Beijing to meet the emperor.
Later, Wang Mang usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, so Zhao Jing stayed idle at home, depressed and frustrated.
Later, when Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan replaced Wang Mang, Qin Feng also started an uprising in Nanjun and proclaimed himself King of Chu Li. He recruited the talented Zhao Jing into his service and appointed him as prime minister.
Zhao Jing was very talented and learned, and he managed Nanjun in an orderly manner.
Qin Feng's attitude towards Zhao Jing is that he both appreciates and fears Zhao Jing. He appreciates Zhao Jing's talent, but also fears Zhao Jing's outstanding abilities. Therefore, there is always a gap between them, the monarch and his minister.
And this barrier has become thicker and thicker with the arrival of Yancen.
Zhao Jing's suspicion that Qin Feng was using Yan Cen to suppress him was not a random guess. Since Qin Feng took Yan Cen under his command, Zhao Jing has become more and more neglected, while Yan Cen has been more and more important.
If the Han army had not gone south and Qin Feng took Yancen to Deng County to resist the Han army, it is doubtful whether the position of Prime Minister Zhao Jing would have been preserved now!
It was precisely because Zhao Jing was dissatisfied with Qin Feng that he was getting older and older. After he learned that Qin Feng was trapped in Liqiu, he delayed sending troops to reinforce him.
When he learned that Li Yu was coming, Zhao Jing met him in the study even though it was already dark. Li Yu's apparent identity in Yicheng was a businessman, but his actual identity was clear to Zhao Jing, but everyone knew it tacitly.
That’s all.
After meeting, the two exchanged pleasantries and sat down. Zhao Jing asked with a smile: "Mr. Li came to visit at night. He must have something important to do, right?"
Li Yu nodded, pondered for a moment, leaned forward and whispered: "Mr. Zhao, my wife is here from Luoyang."
This direct attack made Zhao Jingdu tremble in shock. He looked at Li Yu in surprise and did not recover for a while. After a long time, he squinted his eyes and asked word by word: "Who is the lady Mr. Li mentioned?
?”
"Mrs. Hua Fei Fireworks!" Li Yu said.
Zhao Jing's expression changed again. Liu Xiu's concubine, Hua Feiyan? She is in Yicheng now? Li Yu continued: "Madam is here specifically for Mr. Zhao."
"Now...where is Mrs. Hua now?" Zhao Jing looked at Li Yu intently.
Li Yu said: "It's in the villain's mansion."
Zhao Jing looked at Li Yu, and Li Yu looked at Zhao Jing. The two looked at each other for a long time, and Zhao Jing asked: "The purpose of Mrs. Hua coming to Yicheng to see me this time..."
"Mr. Zhao should know exactly why the lady is here, so why should he ask if he knows it?! If Mr. Zhao meets the madam, I will go back and report it now. The madam will arrange the time and place for the meeting. If Mr. Zhao doesn't want to see the madam, it doesn't matter.
, I will convey Duke Zhao’s wishes to my wife and ask her to return to Luoyang as soon as possible." Li Yu said with a smile on his face and a calm tone.
