Pei Wenxuan hugged Li Rong, and after a while, he slowly fell asleep without further movement.

Li Rong noticed that Pei Wenxuan was asleep, and he was relieved. He relaxed and closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When the lights in the Long Princess Mansion were turned off, the lights in Shangguan Mansion were brightly lit. Many people gathered in Shangguan Xu's house, and everyone looked sad. Yushitai Wenping walked back and forth in the room, with an angry face, and reprimanded Wang Xi, the soldier in the army, and said: "Let me find a handle. You said his family had a problem with the war in Huangping County, but that battle was your corruption. Why didn’t you say it in advance because of the military pay? Now that someone has gotten a handle, it’s all right now, and everyone will finish it together!"

"Can you blame me for this?" Wang Xi was also a bit angry on his face, but he didn't dare to swear directly, so he could only turn around, "The Qin family has nothing to investigate. It must be investigated, and I can How to do?"

The fight for military power in the Northwest was originally intended to find a few dirty people from these poor families to deal with it, to deter Xiao Su, so that Xiao Su should not rely on Roufei and the emperor to fight against the family, but was temporarily changed by Shangguan Xu. To the Qin family.

The Qin’s hands and feet were clean, and there was nothing to do. In order to flatter Guan Xu, the people below ignored it, and simply tore up the military records that Huangping County had reported to the Ministry of War. They all wanted to make an iron case.

When it comes to the front line, it is the crime of ransacking the family. When such a case was brought out, everyone was a little scared at first, but thinking that the emperor had suppressed the family too much recently, and the group wanted to frustrate Li Ming's spirit, so they simply It is settled and determined to handle the case.

Just who can think of it?

At first, Wang Xi dared not shake out the lack of military pay, so he only said that the case was suspicious. The people from the Yushitai Criminal Department thought that they would cover the sky with their hands. The group tried to forge evidence, but was finally Li Rong insisted on being involved in such a military payment case.

Wang Xi's words meant something, and Shangguan Xu heard it too. He raised his head and looked at it coldly: "Why, it's me to blame?"

"Don't dare."

Wang Xi sighed, and could only say: "It's just that Wen Yushi, Cui Shilang and others all said so well that no matter what case can be handled properly, now that something goes wrong, it is blamed on the humble duty. Humble job..."

Wang Xi did not continue, but Shangguan Xu already understood.

Cui Shuyun, who had been listening to him for a long time, sighed. He is the minister of criminal justice and the main person doing things this time. To this point, he also lost the strength to argue. He can only say: "Now there is no more right or wrong. What's the point, Lord?" Cui Shuyun turned his head and looked at Shangguan Xu, "The most important thing now is to stop Your Royal Highness. If it's not your Royal Highness's investigation, can you get to this point? Change someone else. , Everyone started early, but after all, His Royal Highness is the eldest sister of the prince, the niece of the grandfather, everyone is looking at the grandfather's face to make her. Previously, the grandfather took care of the friendship of His Royal Highness, but now he looks at His Highness, regardless Friendship."

When Shangguan Xu listened to Cui Shuyun's words, he turned his head, his eyes fell on Cui Shuyun's face, and he said coldly, "What do you mean?"

"Master," Cui Shuyun took the tea from the side and said lightly, "I asked about the military payment case a little bit today. There are a lot of people involved, such as my third uncle..."

"Do you want to protect him?"

Shangguan Xu heard what Cui Shuyun meant, and his expression was flat: "He swallows military pay, you want to protect such a big thing, Cui Shuyun, are you afraid that you are dizzy?"

"My lord is joking," Cui Shuyun laughed. "The official is only interceding for the third uncle. After all, your uncle is the main leader in this matter."

Shangguan Xu was not surprised when he heard this. He coldly listened to Cui Shuyun's peaceful words: "My lord, it depends on what you mean. If your highness can't take it..."

Cui Shuyun didn't finish, he smiled and saluted: "My lord Shangguan, it's getting late too. You should talk to your Highness, and we will go down first."

Wang Xi and others followed Cui Shuyun to salute, and once the ministers greeted Shangguan Xu, they retreated.

After the people left, Shangguan Xu lifted the table abruptly and said angrily: "Shameless you!"

Shangguanya waited in the courtyard. After Cui Shuyun and others came out, she brought a bowl of soup and went to Shangguan Xu's study.

"Father," Shangguanya said softly, standing at the door, "My daughter has prepared Sydney soup for you, and my daughter is here."

"Get out!"

Shangguan Xu shouted angrily: "I'm annoying! What are you here to mix with!"

When Shangguanya heard what Shangguan Xu said, she didn't feel annoyed. She only said, "Father, the fire is too hot, and you need pear soup to run it. Dad should let her daughter in."

Shangguan Xu was about to scold someone. Just before he spoke, he realized something and stopped moving. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly understood what Shangguanya was or was suggesting, and said hurriedly: "Come in."

Shangguanya came in with the pear soup and saw Shangguan Xu sitting behind the table. She waved her hand, and the next person walked out. Shangguanya stepped forward and put the pear soup in front of Shangguan Xu, pursing her lips and smiling. Said: "It's not happy for those people to come to find father again."

"It's so late, just talk if you want."

Knowing daughter Mo Ruo father, Shangguan Xu knew what monkey spirit he had raised, and Shangguan Ya brought the soup over, and he knew what the daughter was afraid of.

Shangguanya smiled, knelt down in front of Shangguan Xu, and said gently: "My daughter heard that the case of the Qin family has been reversed."

Shangguan Xu looked still, Shangguan Ya poured the tea with a peaceful voice: "It is said that it is the case of Huangping County, and the military payment case is behind it. My daughter thinks, if there is an accident in the military payment, the Ministry of War will not be able to escape. The attendant is an uncle again. Thinking about it, my daughter’s heart is hanging. You said that if the uncle is involved in this case, will he take care of it or don’t care? If it is taken care of, embezzlement of military pay is something that shakes the country’s foundation. But don’t care. I'm afraid my grandma won't let Daddy go. It's going to be an upset."

"Just tell me." Shangguan Xu understood that Shangguanya was here to be a lobbyist, and said directly, "What do you want to do?"

"I don't know what my father plans to do next?"

Shangguanya asked directly, but before Shangguan Xu could answer, she helped Shangguan Xu continue: "The problems my father is facing now are nothing more than two. First, Cui Shuyun and others fabricated evidence to frame Qin. Second, the case of the embezzlement of military payments, the father will investigate or not. But in the final analysis, this matter is actually a problem in the end, that is, facing Her Royal Highness," Shangguanya raised her head and looked at Shangguan Xu, "In the end, What kind of attitude should you face?"

"Behind the princess is your Majesty, so the question to be asked today is Father, how do you face your Majesty?"

"Now your majesty weakens the heart of Shangguan family, everyone knows that my father is now tough, but he just wants to make your majesty jealous, don't make excessive actions," Shangguanya said, flicking the tea into the teapot, her voice was gentle, "but father I don’t want to completely break with your majesty. Shangguan’s family will stand by your majesty no matter what. After all, in any case, your majesty is a person from Shangguan family. He is your cousin and his wife is your sister. The family and your majesty are completely broken, the family will not guarantee that they will not gather the power of the ministers and change the king. And the new king will still belong to the Shangguan family?"

"You are right," Shangguan Xu was a little tired, "but Your Majesty doesn't think so, he is now thinking about Shangguan's political affairs..."

"Your Majesty thought, it's not bad." Shangguan Ya said slowly, "For example, in this matter, father, if the princess does not intervene, what will you do with the military payment case?"

Shangguan Xu paused, and Shangguanya's voice was steady: "This case involves a large number of aristocratic families. It is impossible for my father to treat his supporters really well. This will chill their hearts. Therefore, the real investigation is only a demotion and exile. , To catch a few little monsters who don’t have a backstage for punishment. Does this have any effect?"

"The aristocratic family is intricately intertwined, it has long been like a spider web. You can't move, and your Majesty can't move. But everyone doesn't move." Shangguan Ya smiled bitterly. "The Yang family would betray the country and bribe the Rong country in order to avoid war.

"That's why the Shangguan's involvement in politics, your Majesty thinks so, it's normal."

"But the family is like this." Shangguan Xu was a little angry. "He is staring at Shangguan like this?"

"Who is the representative of the family?" Shangguanya asked calmly. Shangguan Xu was stunned. Shangguanya lowered his eyes and poured tea, and said slowly, "Father, the situation of Shangguan family now is that the emperor above is jealous, and the family below hates. Shangguan’s family has already been a target. It looks so powerful and dangerous. This time my father can feel that things are already beyond his control? The people below lied to Qin’s case in order to please you. When the incident happens now, you will again Forced to be involved with them, are you in control of them, or are they in control of you?"

Shangguan Xu listened with a calm expression. He took Shangguanya's tea and took a sip. He was silent for a long time, seeming to be thinking about Shangguanya's words.

Shangguanya waited. After waiting for a long time, Shangguanxu slowly put down the teacup and finally said, "In your opinion, what do you think should be done now?"

"From my daughter's point of view, it should not be the first time what happened today. My father is already exhausted. How about taking advantage of today's opportunity to completely rectify the Shangguan family?"

"Rectify?" Shangguan Xu frowned, Shangguanya stepped back, she knelt in front of Shangguan Xu, respectfully saluting: "Father."

"If the father trusts, the child is willing to act as an envoy and ask for peace on behalf of his father."

"then?"

"After that, under the guise of the princess, we rectified the Shangguan family. If there is such a person involved in crimes such as embezzlement of military payments, we will deal with it by ourselves first."

"In this way, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Shangguan Xu said uneasy, "If other families will fight back, or if your majesty wants to trouble us..."

"Isn't there a princess?"

Shangguanya spoke calmly, Shangguan Xu was stunned, and Shangguanya laughed: "Father, if Shangguan clan wants to go for a long time, a clan cannot go beyond imperial power."

"What do you mean? If you think we only need to succumb to the emperor's power, why not surrender directly to your Majesty?"

"Because if you directly obey your majesty, your majesty will weaken the family's rights without limit to satisfy his intentions. Only by relying on the princess can the princess give us balance.

Shangguanya analyzed: "The princess needs the power of the family to support her position, so she will protect us, and in exchange for it, we must obey the princess's arrangements, otherwise, the princess dare not hold a knife without a knife. Sheath of the knife. With the princess, we and your majesty have a buffer, and now we are surrendering our wings, it is a surrender to your majesty, and even more to the princess."

"The princess will only accept a clean Shangguan's house, and father, you can only have absolute power in a clean Shangguan's house."

Otherwise, he will have countless handles and will continue to be controlled by others.

"Then," Shangguan Xu hesitated, "how can I open this mouth?"

If he proposes to check the Shangguan's house by himself, he is afraid that once he opens his mouth, he will be sent down as the head of the family by the family elder.

Seeing Shangguan Xu hesitating, Shangguan Ya laughed, "Don't you still have me?"

Shangguan Xu was stunned. Shangguanya looked at Shangguan Xu: "Father, you can leave it to me to do the self-examination of Shangguan's internal affairs. From today, I will be the scabbard of Shangguan's house."

"As long as the father doesn't dislike his daughter's status as a woman," Shangguanya sighed, "just give some power in the dark."

Shangguan Xu remained silent, Shangguanya looked at him from the corner of his eye, and after a long time, Shangguan Xu finally said, "Okay."

After that, he looked at the sky and said straightly: "You can leave now and go to the princess mansion to convey my meaning."

"In the future, Shangguan's house will be the princess's Shangguan's house, and in this case, I hope the princess will think more about it."

This is exchange.

Shangguanya laughed and got up to salute. When she turned around, Shangguan Xu suddenly said: "I always knew about your going to the casino."

Shangguanya froze, her smile a little uncontrollable for a while.

Shangguan Xu continued to say: "I hope you can tell your majesty one thing. In fact, I could fight her to the end. If I kill her, the Superintendent will be over. Then I will press your Majesty. I can let the prince ascend to the throne whether he is a prince or not."

"Now I compromise, but only for one thing," Shangguan Xu sighed, his tone a little helpless, "you young people are all my family."

"I hope your Highness, always remember."