She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said with a pretty face:

"Elder brother, aren't you talking nonsense? Now both factions are trying to gain the trust of Empress Wei, and both are trying to please and serve Empress Wei, just to gain her favor in the battle for the imperial heir.

"Even if both parties know clearly that Empress Wei is using this to balance the two factions. Balancing the court is an imperial art, a political balancer, and makes everyone in the government and the public follow her, but there is nothing they can do."

Xie Lingjiang, who seems to have been influenced by his family education since he was a child, and who does not talk much about government affairs, now has a quite mature view of the government, even better than many middle and low-level officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Her beautiful eyebrows are slightly gathered:

"The question now is, is the Empress Wei not afraid? She is still playing imperial tricks and sitting on a mountain to watch the fight between tigers. As a result, the struggle between the separatists and the Wei family has become more and more fierce. The grievances have accumulated and are like fire and water. In the end, she has been waiting for a hundred years.

After that, when either party comes to power, will they kill the other party?

"Still, Empress Wei doesn't care. It doesn't matter whether he is his own flesh and blood or whether he is a relative of his mother's family. If he is slaughtered, he will be slaughtered. After death, he will not care about the floods."

Ouyang Rong said calmly without looking back:

"Who said it was nonsense? I am asking you to think carefully about what you would do if you were Empress Wei. Some things are just human nature and cannot be understood without putting yourself in someone else's shoes."

Xie Lingjiang frowned and shook his head, "If it were me, I wouldn't do what she is doing now anyway. Party strife is getting more intense, which is definitely not a good thing for the country."

Ouyang Rong held the four corners of the sheets, arranged them, got out of the bed, turned and walked towards the desk, he said calmly:

"So I said, junior sister has not found the clever way to neatly arrange bed sheets easily."

"But Senior Brother, even Concubine Di may not necessarily guess what Empress Wei is thinking. The Sacred Heart is unpredictable." Xie Lingjiang thought for a long time, but was still puzzled:

"Well, senior brother, can you please stop using metaphors? How about you tell me directly, which side do you think is more likely to win, the separatist faction or the Wei family? Junior sister, please share your guesses and exchange opinions."

"If this is just the issue, is there any need to exchange views?"

Ouyang Rong laughed and shook his head.

Xie Lingjiang said half-jokingly: "Let's exchange opinions and see if we, who came from the same school, want to go together. If not, if we have different opinions, please don't arrest me, senior brother."

Ouyang Rong nodded: "Just don't step on my shoes then."

"..." Xie Lingjiang.

"No kidding." She shook her head, her expression calmed down, and she looked into Ouyang Rong's eyes and said seriously:

"Elder brother, if the Wei family cannot win, the two princes will no longer be able to compete for the throne of the emperor!"

"Why." Ouyang Rong answered.

"Because...the rebellion in Yingzhou."

Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows at the desk, reached out and pulled out a copy of the imperial palace newspaper that he had read several times, and threw it in front of the desk.

"this?"

Ms. Xie, who had been receiving letters from her father recently, wanted to be mysterious, but was stunned.

She lowered her head and looked at the imperial newspaper on the table. It was something similar to a newspaper sent by the central government of the Zhou Dynasty to local places. It recorded some battle reports and auspicious news, or the achievements of Empress Wei.

The current imperial newspaper just records a huge rebellion that took place in the Northland in the past two years, which is also known as the "Yingzhou Rebellion" by the world.

This rebellion originated from the Dongyi Protectorate. They were foreigners who had submitted to the Zhou Dynasty. Because they were dissatisfied with the oppression of local officials of the Zhou Dynasty, the rebellion broke out. They captured and occupied Yingzhou. In ten days, the number of soldiers increased to tens of thousands, and thousands of people were swept away.

The state is becoming more and more noisy.

The situation spread for two years, and the counter-rebellion of the Zhou army was also stumbling. As a result, many problems of the border army were exposed.

It was not until recently that the last imperial newspaper from Jiangzhou before the floods in Yunmengze reported that the rebels had been suppressed.

Xie Lingjiang's eyes flashed, "Elder brother is also concerned about the rebellion in Yingzhou?"

Ouyang Rong nodded, pointed at it and said:

"Look through it, it's quite interesting." It looks familiar.

He didn't say the last sentence. He didn't tell his junior sister. In his previous life, he had seen a similar trajectory when he was studying history...

Xie Ling Jiang chuckled and said softly:

"The rebellion in Yingzhou was not serious at first. Empress Wei originally wanted to give the children of the Wei family a chance to gild and accumulate prestige, but it backfired. The children of the Wei family behaved extremely badly. It was originally a meritorious deed, but it made the war drag on.

After all, the rebels themselves had civil strife and disintegrated in the end, and were suppressed by the counter-insurgency champions.

"The great Zhou Dynasty, who is full of martial virtue, has lost his face and is still here preaching a great victory against the rebellion."

Xie Lingjiang sneered, with bright eyes, and said clearly:

"Elder brother, after this incident, Empress Wei can no longer hand over the position of imperial heir to Wei, otherwise the people of the world will be dissatisfied, but she is old and needs a group of pillar ministers around her, including Di Fuzi.

, when dealing with political affairs, His Royal Highness the Prime Minister’s family, who has lived in the palace for a long time, are also respectful, filial, and cautious Du Wei..."

Ouyang Rong nodded and answered:

"So, junior sister, you think His Highness the Prime Minister is the winner?"

Xie Lingjiang nodded:

"Yes, the Wei family has essentially lost the battle for the imperial heir. It's just that the fire was too strong in the past and no one dared to water it. Now the situation is undercurrent, but His Highness the Prime Minister has stabilized it."

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, but suddenly said: "Didn't you say there are two princes left here, and there is one more?"

Xie Lingjiang looked at him sideways:

"The other prince, the family of King Xunyang, has been demoted from the capital, and later demoted to common people and lost the throne... This family has been away from the capital for more than ten years, and the ministers in the court all support the prime minister in the palace.

His Royal Highness’s family and the remaining clans scattered all over the world are also headed by His Highness the Prime Minister.”

She suddenly realized: "Eldest Brother, do you mean that something will happen? For example, if the Wei family takes a risk, something will happen to His Highness the Prime Minister, and then..."

Ouyang Rong shook his head and chuckled:

"No matter what you say, you can't win the battle for the imperial heir." He said leisurely: "Prince Wei can't win, and neither can His Highness the Prime Minister..."

At this moment, a girl's panicked voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Thank you, young lady! Where are you? My master and wife are looking for you to discuss something urgent. It's urgent! Please go back quickly!"

In front of the desk, Xie Lingjiang and Ouyang Rong stood and sat, turning their heads together.

"Mr. Ouyang...you...are you awake?" Cai Shou said in surprise, but then turned anxiously: "Thank you, little lady, please go back and take a look."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at Ouyang Rong, who nodded. She hurriedly said goodbye and went out with Cai Shou.

In the room, Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes to read the newspaper and sat silently.

"I'm leaving soon. Do you want to tell my junior sister about those similar historical trajectories and help her family..."

Someone hesitated for a moment.
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