Before the ice and snow melted, Meng Yan's carriage returned to Changsha under Yu Geng's escort. Meng Yan naturally would not let a general like Yu Geng stay by his side for a long time. After a series of knocking and instructing him, Yu Geng returned to Hengyang to guard.

As soon as he settled down, Quarine Wuqing came to pay his respects with her eyes. Meng Yan looked at him and wanted to laugh, but she still held back. This was an internal conflict between the family and even the governor was not easy to interfere with other people's family affairs.

"Can't you bring a mask? The dignified Changsha Army Jiedushi looks beautiful all day long?" Meng Yan pretended to be serious, but the smile in his eyes could not be hidden.

Shi Ying said with a grievance: "Duke, you can't live this day. If you fight three times in five days, you will have no place to hide if you don't come back."

"You can't hide in such a huge Changsha City? No matter how arrogant Su Qing is, you can't hide from you, right?" Meng Yan said with interest.

"Mr. Nie is still lying on the bed and breathing." Shi Ying suddenly wanted to laugh. Nie Huan was knocked to the door by Su Qing because he had taken him in for a night. Nie Huan originally wanted to talk to her about the truth, but when he went up with a kettle, his head immediately bloomed.

This is too much. Nie Huan, the governor of Changsha, was beaten by Mingjiansi's commander. What is the rule? You can't indulge yourself like this. So Meng Yan said with a cold face: "What did Su Qing do? Did she not come to pay her respects when my wife and I come back?"

Seeing Meng Yan getting angry, Quartz knew it was too much and quickly said, "She talked to Mr. Qingfeng in Mingjiansi, and after a while, she came to pay her respects."

"So presumptuous! You are useless, you can't even control a woman!" Meng Yan exclaimed at Quartz.

"It's not your foolings, otherwise who would dare to marry her?" Shi Ying said in her heart, but she didn't dare to say the criticism in her heart, so she could only listen quietly and scold her.

After arguing behind, Meng Yan felt dry mouth and tongue. Su Qing smiled and asked An. Seeing Meng Yan's face was not good, and seeing Quartz who lowered her head and slid her fingers, she immediately understood that Quartz was complaining.

"Duke, don't listen to his nonsense. He hides away every day and never returns to the mansion. When I go to the camp to find him, he dares to block me. He looks a little like a husband!" Su Qing took the lead in blocking the fire that Meng Yan was about to emit. He kept his work in his hand. He hurriedly poured a glass of water for Meng Yan, and stood beside Meng Yan with aggrieved look on his face.

The couple was more difficult than the other, and they were too lazy to pay attention to them. Meng Yan cleared his throat and said, "If you have any important matters, you must talk to Gu Qingfeng at this time."

Quartz felt that it was over, and Su Qing was very happy and said to Quartz: "Do you have anything to do? I will also tell the Duke of China that you are sure you want to listen?" This tone was full of bad intentions.

Quartz looked at Meng Yan with a bitter face. Meng Yan blinked and shook his head to the left. Quartz turned to the inner house like an amnesty. Before An Can came back, Quartz was still the defense leader of the Grand Governor's Office. It was normal for him to go to the inner house to see his wife.

Su Qing looked at Quartz's escape to the inner house and was itchy with hatred. He ran away again. Then he turned his head and said with a smile: "Zhu Mu is here. I want to have an interview with you. Qingfeng means that there is no need to pay attention to Zhu Mu at this time. I also feel that there is no need to pay attention to Zhu Mu before taking Yeling City."

Meng Yan nodded. It was indeed unnecessary to see Zhu Mu's people at this time. Yeling City is not important. What is important is that when you see Zhu Mu at this time, it is difficult to achieve the purpose of threatening Zhuge. Could it be that after arguing with Zhu Mu, you will still take down the siege?

"How was the matter mentioned in the letter Gu Qingfeng sent to Tianyue?" Meng Yan asked with the matter of Zhu Mu.

"It's almost done, and the reply from there has been soft. As long as we take Shangyong and resolve his crisis, he will be rewarded." Su Qing said in a low voice.

"You can't let him lead the nose. Tell him that the expedition to the West Prefecture is not a place to negotiate conditions with him. Sending troops to Shangyong is the commitment of the expedition to the Tushan clan. If he really wants to, he will take out the actual things." Meng Yan looked unhappy, and was obviously dissatisfied with Su Qing's progress.

"Duke, will it be bad for the situation of the two Huai Rivers too much?" Su Qing asked tentatively.

"The Chen family and the Changsun family are not fools. He is almost unpleasant now. There is no need to bargain with him. He is just to force him. Only when he makes a choice can we make a move with Lianghuai." Meng Yan was really unhappy, Su Qing was still young, and he had an absolute advantage, so why did he seem to be asking for help?

"Isn't it better for him to remain neutral?" Su Qing had a different view.

Meng Yan was not angry. As a spy, Su Qing and the others had done a good job, but there was no way to do it in the overall situation. It seemed that they were going to say to these two talented women, "Let's go, go to Mingjiansi together, I told you two back then."

I didn't know if I didn't go out. As soon as I went out, Su Qing's head was almost buried under his feet. He passed by the door of Sima Xue Zhen and the Chief of the Western Expedition of Deng Gang. The two mansions surprisingly closed the door tightly. A sign stood at the door, saying "Never accept quartz or dogs!"

Meng Yan was angry and laughed. Su Qing had been unanimously boycotted by all the male compatriots in the Western Prefecture. This boycott was not a matter of military and political affairs, but a matter of men and women's status. The wives of various prefectures regarded Su Qing as idols because of her appointment as a marquis and training Quartz. You can imagine how bad these men were.

"Su Zhizhi is very powerful recently! His wife and the others were called the "Three Evils of Yangcheng". You are afraid that you will become a nightmare for men who conquer the Western Palace?" Meng Yan's words were full of dissatisfaction.

Su Qing lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "I didn't expect it to be so impressed."

"Well, it's not that I have to interfere in your family affairs, but that you have made a big fuss. It's not that you've made the restlessness in all the small families, it's not a good thing for the Conquest of Xifu. I'll punish you!" Meng Yan held back and said as calmly as possible.

"Su Qing is willing to be punished!" It's all like this, what else can I say? Just punish it.

"How about finding one day I convened the on-duty supervisor of the People's Conditions Supervision to conduct an argument in the side court of the Governor's Office?" Meng Yan said lightly.

Su Qing raised her head and looked puzzled. She thought that at most she was punished to go to the Neizhai Lady to reflect on her for a few days. He heard from the Duke's opinion that this was to be tried for the people's sentiment supervision. How embarrassing!

"What? Are you scared? Since Your Majesty has appointed you as Cheng Hou, that is to say, the court does not oppose women as officials. It just so happens that there is a precedent for women as officials in the Western Prefecture. We must always listen to the arguments of the people's sentiment supervisor." Meng Yan racked his brains to think of such a solution, one is to resolve the conflicts between small families in the Western Prefecture, two is to get everyone's recognition of women as officials, and three is to hope that officials at all levels in the Western Prefecture should have a view of the overall situation.

When they arrived at Mingjiansi, Meng Yan dragged Su Qing, who was unhappy and twitching, into the backyard, and happened to meet Gu Qingfeng who was moving.

When Gu Qingfeng saw Meng Yan coming, he saluted first, and then smiled and said, "What's wrong with the instructor Su?"

"It's okay, I scolded me and was having a quarrel. Miss Gu looks great recently!" Meng Yan said politely.

"Thank you for your concern. It's really great. I wonder what's important about the Duke of the Duke just returned to Changsha to find a girl?" Gu Qingfeng knew that Meng Yan would not see him easily, and there must be something big.

"Miss Gu has made an agreement with me, so I naturally believe in you. You are now the deputy commander of the Mingjian Department of the Xifu Prefecture. I will have some things to talk about with you two."

"But the Duke of Guo thought Mingjiansi's approach to Chaoge was inappropriate?" Gu Qingfeng probably knew Meng Yan's purpose.

Meng Yan glanced at Gu Qingfeng with appreciation. A natural spy was born to hear his true intentions just by just a polite word. His ability was not inferior to Su Qing. Even if he wanted to compete with Chen Zhiqing, he could compete with him. No wonder Chen Zhiqing has always recommended this girl to him. It is indeed not easy.

"Yes, I just heard Su Qing's report. Your Mingjiansi strategy is to keep Quan Zheng neutral, right?"

"Yes, Quan Zheng's neutrality is good for everyone, and it is a helping for the conquest of Xifu to win Shangyong. " Gu Qingfeng licked his lips and said.

Meng Yan shook his head and said, "Is it difficult to conquer the Western Prefecture to defeat Shangyong? Besides, is it necessary to conquer the Western Prefecture to defeat Shangyong?"

Two questions made Gu Qingfeng and Su Qing settled down. Meng Yan said it was right. It was not difficult to defeat Shangyong with the strength of the Western Prefecture. Moreover, Shangyong was indeed not what he wanted to do in the Western Prefecture, but it was just a reward for the Tushan clan. Since this is the case, whether Quan Zheng was neutral or not was completely meaningless to the Western Prefecture, but he couldn't guess Meng Yan's meaning for a while.

"According to the Duke's intention, what kind of attitude should the Western Prefecture be towards Quan Zheng?" Su Qing dared to ask such a straightforward word.

"First of all, what is our purpose?" Meng Yan did not answer positively.

"Stable the two Huaihe Rivers, relieve the pressure of Andong Prefecture, and gain opportunities for Zhengbei Prefecture." Gu Qingfeng seemed to have guessed something.

"Mr. Gu is right. Our ultimate goal is not Quan Zheng. It is meaningless to die or live in the Western Prefecture. But he must force him to make a choice. Only when he makes a choice can we have the opportunity to attack Lianghuai." Meng Yan said patiently. He felt that as a spy, he should not be just a vassal, but also have his own thoughts and judgment of the overall situation, so that he can reduce the occurrence of mistakes.

"The Duke of the State means that we don't need to talk too much with Quan Zheng, as long as we have a tough attitude, no matter what the result is?" Su Qing said in confusion.

"Yes, what would he do if Quan Zheng couldn't stand our conditions?" Meng Yan turned his gaze to Gu Qingfeng.

"He will choose Quan Hanliang or Yuan Changli in order to protect himself, and even more so, may choose Donghai." Gu Qingfeng analyzed, his brows gradually frowned, and looked at Su Qing on the side with a look of enlightenment, knowing that Su Qing also understood.

Before Meng Yan could speak, Su Qing snatched the words: "No matter who Quan Zheng chooses, it will be a blow to Gu and Changsun. The two surnames' attitude towards Yuan Changli was already awkward. Congratulations to the court were just to be afraid of Gusu Wang Minglu, Luzhou Duan Wan and Nanyang Da Xi Qianbi. Once Quan Zheng makes a choice, the two surnames will really die, so the Duke of the State means that we will have the opportunity to convince them."

Meng Yan was very pleased. Su Qing finally understood that this was his purpose. As for Quan Zheng, in Meng Yan's eyes, he had already been a dry bone.

"Does Lord Gu have other opinions?" Meng Yan asked with a smile.

Gu Qingfeng has no other opinion. This kind of master who takes one step and three steps is too powerful. It is not a loss for him and his brother to lose to such a person. It is only a matter of time before Gu's destruction is in the hands of such a person. Thinking about it, I felt a chill in my heart. Looking at Meng Yan, Gu Qingfeng developed respect for him for the first time. He was really admired.

"The Duke of the State is very thoughtful, and it's simple for me to think." Gu Qingfeng said respectfully.

"From today, you must strengthen your intelligence exchanges with Luantai and Jinyi Qilin Nanya about the East China Sea. Don't be stingy about telling them about us. They will also share. Be sure to be clear about the ultimate intention of the East China Sea. If necessary, you can contact the Jiuqu Cui family. The wife of Cui's contact information will tell you." Meng Yan knew that the questions in the two of them had been resolved, so he immediately arranged the follow-up matters.

Su Qing understood what Meng Yan meant. He had been with Meng Yan for a long time and knew what his mission was. Before Meng Yan could speak, he replied: "Don't worry, I will immediately arrange to start the secret line between Yingchuan and Jiangdong to establish contact with the two surnames."

"Well, for Chen, you can try to ask the Southern Yai of Zhengbei Prefecture to help. I will send a message to King Yuzhang. As for Changsun, it is my mother family. You can meet Changsun Hong or my cousin Changsun Ziyang in my name. If you are blocked, you must fully cooperate with the White Clothing Temple. What I am most worried about is that the East China Sea will launch an attack before the trade wind. It is difficult to determine whether it is Weishan or Laizhou. Our Western Prefecture is mainly to stabilize the two Huai Rivers, and then we must cooperate with Andong and Zhengbei Prefectures. Do you understand?" Meng Yan said his last sentence very seriously. He hoped that the two girls would pay attention.

"Mingjiansi understand!" Gu Qingfeng and Su Qing responded almost at the same time.

Meng Yan couldn't participate too much in Mingjiansi's decision. After getting the attitude of the two, he used the excuse to appease officials at all levels and wanted to leave. Before leaving, he said, "Mr. Gu hasn't seen the people's judgment for a long time, right?"

"Uh, I haven't had the honor to see it yet." Gu Qingfeng couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"Well, ten days later, the side court of the Governor's Office will conduct a civil sentiment trial. The person being tried is Su Qing, you are also from Mingjiansi, come and listen." Meng Yan smiled and invited.

This is hard to death. Gu Qingfeng immediately understood when he looked at Su Qing's gray face. He pulled Su Qing's sleeve and said with a smile: "I will definitely come by then. I will see this world-famous judgment of the people."


Chapter completed!