After the Ganqing Palace Meeting was dispersed, Zhu Houzhao rushed to the bedroom to rest happily.

Zhu Houzhao drank a lot of wine yesterday. After Chen Xi left, he played for half a night. He was very tired at this moment, and was excited to rest and have a dream of leading troops to fight and invincible battles.

Liu Jin was full of resentment and accompanied Zhu Houzhao outside the bedroom. He wanted to say something "herself" to Zhu Houzhao, but unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao ignored him and he could not find the opportunity to speak.

When Zhu Houzhao was accompanied by his nearby servants, Liu Jin knew that he had no chance to complain to Zhu Houzhao.

"...... Chen Xi is always bad for our family. Our family has finally established a great situation. He destroyed it as soon as he came back!"

Liu Jin was furious, but he had no choice but to Chen Xi. He had no idea at all. His usual things were nothing more than vicious and unscrupulous. However, a few of the seemingly unfathomable strategies, except for a few of them, who were inspired by him, the rest were mostly written by Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong.

For a time, there was no good solution to the basic national policy implemented by Chen Xi, so Liu Jin could only go home and discuss with Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong. Just as he was about to leave the palace from Donghua Gate and the people came to the palace gate, someone chased him from behind.

Liu Jin was quite surprised by the appearance of this person... It was Zhang Yuan who had no conflict with him but had great conflicts over the competition for the emperor's favor.

"It's him!"

When Liu Jin saw Zhang Yuan, he thought about his purpose of taking the initiative to come. As far as he was concerned, Liu Jin didn't want to have a big fuss with Zhang Yuan because he was one of the few people in the palace who were not threatened by him... Zhang Yuan didn't seem to be happy with Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Houzhao still trusted Zhang Yuan very much on weekdays.

Although Zhu Houzhao is very charming, he has a nostalgic heart and takes great care of the elderly in the East Palace. Zhang Yuan once served Zhu Houzhao and lived in daily life for many years. Zhu Houzhao now gives Zhang Yuan the wealth and glory he has always dreamed of.

"Eunuch Liu, are you going to leave the palace?" Zhang Yuan smiled and greeted her.

Although Liu Jin didn't know what Zhang Yuan had to do with Chen Xi, he knew that Zhang Yuan was very close to Chen Xi. Before Liu Jian and Han Wen impeached the eunuch in the inner court. When his life was hanging on the line between him and Zhang Yuan, it was Zhang Yuan who took out the tips prepared by Chen Xi in time to save his life.

Although Zhang Yuan said that it was left by Chen Xi when the city gate bid farewell, Liu Jin did not completely believe it.

Liu Jin waved his hand and asked the eunuchs following him to walk far away. Then he said to Zhang Yuan: "Eunuch Zhang, if you are not in the Qing Palace companion, what are you doing here? Where are our family going and what are you doing with you?"

Zhang Yuan was not angry at Liu Jin's attitude of keeping others from thousands of miles away, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Liu doesn't have to be so hostile. Who knows who is in the palace or the court? I don't have any threat to you, and you don't have to treat me as an opponent."

"Now that Secretary Chen returns to the court, the threat to you... I'm afraid he is much bigger than that of our palace ladies. Don't you want to gather all your strength to fight against Secretary Chen?"

Liu Jin sneered: "When we work for the court, Shangshu Chen is dedicated to serving the country and the people. Why should our family fight against him? Your Eunuch Zhang is better to be careful when speaking, otherwise our family will come to your superiors to sue you!"

Zhang Yuan was a little surprised, and then said with a kind look: "Eunuch Liu doesn't have to be too hostile to me. Let's say that, I came here to discuss with you how to bring down Shangshu Chen and give the court a peace and quiet!"

Liu Jin had no good feelings for Zhang Yuan, and did not think that the other party came with kindness, so he immediately refused.

"You want to defeat Shangshu Chen? Humph, do you know that your Majesty will treat you by our family? Eunuch Zhang, our family doesn't want to be scruples with you. Just pretend that we haven't heard this. If you are obsessed with it, don't say that our family reports to Your Majesty, you should know what the consequences will be!"

Zhang Yuan looked shocked and muttered in his heart: "Why is Liu Jin indifferent to the matter of overthrowing Chen Xi? By the way, he must not trust me, but I will express my attitude to him first today. If he has an idea back, he will definitely come to me. Then I will discuss with him about overthrowing Chen Xi... I must make you Liu Jin doomed!"

In fact, the person Zhang Yuan wanted to target was not Chen Xi, but Liu Jin.

However, he was obviously smart and thought that if he showed Liu Jin's "heart" to Liu Jin, he would accept it. He could "be in Cao's camp and his heart is in Han" and pretended to join forces with Liu Jin, but in fact, he hollowed out Liu Jin's old background behind his back and gave him a fatal blow.

After all, Chen Xi and him had no conflict of interest, and Zhang Yuan's purpose was to replace Liu Jin.

Zhang Yuan bowed: "It seems that I have miscalculated Eunuch Liu, so I will say goodbye!" After saying that, he turned around and left.

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yuan's back and thoughtful: "It seems that everyone in the world knows that Chen Xi will target our family when she returns to the court. Even our old rival wants to join forces with our family... Can't we really need to use someone else's hand to deal with Chen Xi?"

Liu Jin was full of anger and returned to his private house near the Leopard Room. As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong waiting in the yard. Before he could speak, Sun Cong came forward: "Dadfather-in-law, the Jinyiwei guard Fu Jiang Liwei returned to the capital and submitted a letter of worship for his visit. I wonder what you are going to do about it?"

Liu Jin was sulking when he suddenly heard another harsh name and was furious and said, "Why did he submit a reply? Could it be that he is also here to join our house?"

Sun Cong looked at Zhang Wenmian in surprise and replied, "Father-in-law, that's exactly what happened. When this person submitted a visit, he sent 10,000 taels of silver, saying that he wanted to be filial to you, father-in-law."

"It is said that his errand in the northwest has not been completed. Marquis Shouning asked him to contact Mr. Chen and join forces to deal with you. However, this man chose to frame Mr. Chen because of his personal grudge. After he came back, he did not dare to see Marquis Shouning, but hid and now he wanted to join his father-in-law's command."

Liu Jin frowned: "This person has a grudge against Chen Xi? And in order to avenge, he did not listen to the orders of the Marquis of Shouning?"

Liu Jin felt something was strange, so he thought for a while and said, "Although this person has a certain effect, he cannot keep...Yan Guang, what do you think?"

Zhang Wenmian was named by Liu Jin and seemed quite cautious: "Dear, the enemy is a friend, and it has been like this since ancient times. Jiang Liwei is a villain of power, but he can even betray his master for hatred. If such a person is used well, it may be of great help!"

Sun Cong glared at Zhang Wenmian and said, "Don't forget that this person once harmed his father-in-law. Could it be that his father-in-law will not be able to take grudges?"

Zhang Wenmian said: "It's not a big deal to lose the protection of the uncle. My father-in-law can kill him at any time. Now, it will be helpful to get rid of him, except to make his father-in-law feel better. If he uses up his value, his father-in-law can easily deprive him of his life... And the reason why he killed his father-in-law was just because his uncle arranged it and obeyed his orders!"

"you!"

Sun Cong pointed at Zhang Wenmian, completely unable to accept this statement. Just as he was about to argue with Zhang Wenmian, Liu Jin raised his hand: "Don't argue, Yan Guang is right, it's completely unnecessary to argue with an insignificant person... Our family wants to do his best to deal with the boy named Chen. When he returned to the capital, he put on our family. Now, no matter who it is, as long as we can help our family, our family must make good use of it."

Zhang Wenmian complimented: "It is admirable to have a clear distinction between father-in-law and father-in-law."

Liu Jin's face was cold: "At today's court meeting, the Chen surnamed not only asked His Majesty to decide the basic national policy of attacking the Tatars, but also what military school to build? What is the purpose?"

Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong looked at each other.

Chen Xi can be said to be Liu Jin's biggest opponent. Apart from Chen Xi, no one in the court can compete with Liu Jin.

Sun Cong said: "Dadfather-in-law, you are the chief etiquette supervisor in charge of the seal and hold the power of the red mark. No matter what Secretary Chen wants to do, as long as you respond to changes in the same way as the change is constant."

Zhang Wenmian smiled and said, "I don't think so... Shen Zhihou's intention is to establish a force headed by him in the court. He is young and energetic and cannot be appreciated by those stubborn old civil officials, so he simply starts with the general. If he controls the army, even if his father-in-law is in the court, how can he hurt his hair?"

Sun Cong looked at Zhang Wenmian: "Yan Guang, you should be very clear. Shangshu Chen is a civil servant, so how could he start from the army? Isn't this willing to fall into depravity?"

Zhang Wenmian said: "That may not be. Shen Zhihou has always been a civil servant, but he is doing a job of fighting in the south and north. If it were Taizu, he would have been named a king and a marquis long ago with his merits. Unfortunately, now in the peaceful times, no matter how great he has made, he is just a minister of war. Even so, he can still gain control of the army by bewitching the king, and His Majesty trusts him very much."

Liu Jin clenched his fists and slapped the table, saying, "Our family didn't expect this level. He formed a clique and was preparing to win over a group of generals with the military school. No wonder he was so anxious that he actually made suggestions when he attended the court meeting as the Minister of War for the first time."

Seeing that Liu Jin adopted his statement, Zhang Wenmian continued to add fuel to the fire: "My father-in-law should be careful of Shen Zhihou. If he had contacted Shouning Hou and others secretly, his uncle is trying to defeat you. The two of them are united, which may have a great impact on your position in the court."

Liu Jin nodded: "It's right, Zhang Yuan came to our house before and said he wanted to join forces with us. What do you think about this?"

Zhang Wenmian took the lead: "Daddy, this is the uncle who took the initiative to show goodwill to you... Zhang Yuan and Zhang have always been the uncle. If you can cooperate with the uncle, it is the best choice at the moment. You cannot live in peace with Shen Zhihou. His purpose is the same as those civil servants, and he wants to put you to death!"

Sun Cong said: "The two uncles don't seem to want their father-in-law to live in peace."

Zhang Wenmian smiled and said, "How come Brother Sun forgets one thing? No matter how hard Shen Zhihou makes trouble, he is just a minister. Once he loses His Majesty's trust, he will be in a state of doom. However, the two uncles are different. They are royal relatives. Now His Majesty is young and the Empress Dowager is in his prime. It is really difficult to overthrow the two uncles at this time."

"Since the two uncles want to cooperate with you, my father-in-law, will my father-in-law share some of the benefits to them in the future? Wouldn't it be nice to remove a big enemy? Why should my father-in-law fight with two people who can't defeat?"

Liu Jin took a breath, and obviously he thought of this, and immediately said to Sun Cong: "Sometimes you think about things, and think about them comprehensively. Yan Guang is much more thoughtful than you."

No matter how much Sun Cong favors the civil service group, Liu Jin has not lost his trust in Sun Cong, because he knows Sun Cong's ability, and Sun Cong is in-laws with him, which can make people feel at ease.

Sun Cong found that his status was gradually replaced by Zhang Wenmian, and sighed deeply without commenting.

Zhang Wenmian said: "The father-in-law wanted to use Shen Zhihou's hand to get rid of Jiang Liwei. He should use it cleverly at this time. It is better to frame the fire in the Shen Mansion to the relatives. In this way, Shen Zhihou hated the two uncles, so that he would not have to worry about the cooperation between the relatives and Shen Zhihou, but his father-in-law could take the opportunity to win over the uncle and let Shen Zhihou's national policy endure!"

"Um."

Liu Jin nodded, but he raised his hand to stop Zhang Wenmian from continuing, "Now I don't know how much trouble the boy surnamed Chen can cause... Take one step at a time. If he really makes the matter big, our family will try every means to make him die without a burial place!"

"The most important thing now depends on Your Majesty's attitude. If Your Majesty loses interest in the national policy in a few days, you don't have to worry too much. We don't need to whisper to the foreign relatives and demote ourselves!"

Just like what Zhang Heling thought, Liu Jin also felt that Zhu Houzhao was probably just a whim and would not concentrate on one thing for a long time.

Unless you eat, drink and have fun, Zhu Houzhao can only keep most things hot for a few days.

Zhang Wenmian said: "Did your father-in-law meet with the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei, who was surnamed Jiang?"

Sun Cong said: "It is not advisable to meet him. If you have any questions, please give me an order."

This time, Liu Jin adopted Sun Cong's point of view and nodded, "Well. Let Yan Guang do this... Yan Guang, you can make good use of this Jiang Liwei and get rid of it when the matter is completed. Our family doesn't want to see such disgusting shameless people staying in the world."

"Yes, father-in-law."

Zhang Wenmian received the order, and a hint of joy appeared on his face... Jiang Li could only take out 10,000 taels of silver at a time to bribe Liu Jin, which meant that this person was rich and he would contact him to get a lot of money to account.
Chapter completed!