Chapter 145 Scared the cat demon to death?

After Xu Boqing entered the table, his attention was focused on looking for monsters, so he only glanced around with an indifferent expression, without even saying hello to anyone...

And he was not bad enough to come here to attend the banquet. Some officials from the DPRK and the Central Government didn't look very good when they saw his arrogant attitude.

Some people secretly cursed in their hearts, 'The eunuch is arrogant', some people secretly said in their hearts, 'The eunuch is a dog who relies on human power', and some are still thinking about the purpose of the third prince's previous gesture...

"Master Xu, sit down, sit down."

Zhu Wenjing reached out and gestured, and arranged for Xu Boqing to sit down as the chairman.

In addition to familiar faces such as Concubine Zhou, Liu's daughter, Liu Yuan, and Song Mingde, sitting together were the second prince Zhu Wenjue, the Minister of Civil Affairs Li Yongsi, and the Minister of Punishment Qiu Yuan.

He secretly thought about the meaning of this seat...

Concubine Zhou and the Liu lady, whose body is suspected to be possessed by a cat demon, are obviously members of the family of the master and should sit in the chair. There is nothing to say.

Li Yongsi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, used to belong to the prince. After the prince was imprisoned in trouble, he was the first to lead people to join Zhu Wenjing's "Sanye Party";

Qiu Yuan, the Minister of Punishment, was related to Concubine Zhou's natal family and was already on good terms with Zhu Wenjing. After the prince was in trouble, he made his position clear without even thinking.

These two people can be regarded as representative figures of the "Three Ye Party", and there is nothing wrong with them sitting in the chair.

Although the second prince Zhu Wenjue is Zhu Wenjing's biggest competitor for the throne, they are still brothers in name, and they are both princes and have a respected status, which can be understood even if they are sitting in the chairmanship.

What about Liu Yuan and Song Mingde?

The former was a close attendant of Emperor Yonghe and the governor of the East Factory; the latter was the commander of the Jinyi Guards. Both of them directly obeyed the orders of Emperor Yonghe, had backers behind them, and had power in their hands.

It stands to reason…

The two of them should not have taken sides so early in the battle for the right to inherit the throne. The intelligence collected by Xichang also showed that the two of them did not participate in the battle to win the right to the right.

That is……

Are you still in the wooing stage like yourself?

"Master Li, Master Qiu, could you please help me accompany Governor Liu and Commander Song..."

Zhu Wenjing said hello, and then he smiled and took the initiative to pour the wine for Xu Boqing. He also picked up the wine glass and said: "President Xu is a minister of humerus who is a close confidant of my father. Xichang is also the mainstay of Daliang Sheji. I, the king, should respect him." A glass of the Lord."

"The prince is so complimentary..."

Xu Boqing raised his eyebrows, feeling more and more that this brat must have bad intentions with his low profile.

Seeing that he had raised his head to drink the wine in the glass, he also drank the contents of the glass, and then refuted: "The West Factory was built only a short time ago, and Xu has not made any achievements since he took office. He does not deserve such praise from the prince." .”

"Alas~~ Governor Xu, please don't be too modest~"

Zhu Wenjing waved his hand, then stepped forward to pour the wine himself, and said casually: "Although I am an idle prince, I also know that the West Factory is composed of elites drawn from the first factory, the first guard and the army.

At such an age, Governor Xu is already in the innate realm of martial arts. It is estimated that Governor Xu is the only one in Daliang in these hundreds of years.

On the martial arts field, the emperor personally awarded the golden whip and the gold medal, and decided to "supervise all officials" and "kill first and then report, and the imperial power is granted".

Isn’t this considered a minister of my father? Isn’t this considered the mainstay of Daliang Sheji?”

"..."

Liu Yuan and Song Mingde, who were sitting at the same table, looked a little dark.

It happened that two ministers from the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were toasting to accompany him, and both of them were drinking dull wine.

Because the team that established the West Factory were indeed good people transferred from the past, they originally thought that they would all be performing martial arts to select the governor of the West Factory.

If his subordinates are qualified for this position and have such enthusiasm, they will not suffer any loss, and maybe they can even repay the power they have.

As a result, Xu Boqing appeared halfway, and all the good players he transferred became his team, and those good players seemed to be loyal to him, the governor of the West Factory.

Liu Yuan once sent someone to contact his former subordinates in the West Factory, but the reply he received from his former subordinates was: 'Father-in-law, please stop looking for me. I'm afraid that Governor Xu will misunderstand him.'

They both suffered a dumb loss...

It was something that everyone had tacitly understood before, but now that it was brought up again, their expressions naturally didn't look good.

Xu Boqing's eyes moved slightly...

From the corner of my eye, I could see the expressions of the two of them, and I vaguely guessed the reason for Zhu Wenjing's gesture, but I was not sure.

Zhu Wenjing didn't say anything more. He glanced at Qiu Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and then said a few words such as "Eat well and drink well, everyone" and "You won't go home until you're drunk." He also paid respects to everyone.

After having a drink, he sat back in his seat.

And that Qiu Yuan was also an old man in the world. After thinking about it with narrowed eyes, he understood his prince's intention.

Then he stood up with the wine glass in hand and said to Xu Boqing with a smile: "I have heard about the name of Governor Xu of the West Factory for a long time. I, Qiu Yuan, should drink a glass to Governor Xu."

"Um?"

Xu Boqing pretended to be surprised and asked: "Master Qiu has been an official for many years. Xu was not born when you served for Daliang. How can Xu be so virtuous that you can always toast me?"

"As officials in the same dynasty, those who are successful will be the first~"

Qiu Yuan explained with emotion: "A few days ago, there were a lot of mysterious cases piled up in the capital. However, there is no clue to these cases. As the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, I can't sleep."

His voice paused, and then he said seriously: "Since the West Factory stalls returned to Beijing and participated in inspections and searches, the efficiency of detecting cases has been greatly improved.

Especially in recent days, I heard that Governor Xu sent people to cooperate with Jin Yiwei to handle the case. The security of our capital has improved many times in an instant. It is not an exaggeration to say that the doors are not closed at night.

I have had a peaceful sleep these past few days thanks to the governor, so I have to give a toast to Governor Xu, both emotionally and rationally."

His words were obviously praising Xu Boqing and Xichang, but in reality they were also invisibly stepping on Jin Yiwei.

There was no expression on Song Mingde's face, he just drank by himself.

Seeing Qiu Yuan drinking, Xu Boqing raised his head and drank with his eyes moving slightly. Now he was sure what Zhu Wenjing was up to.

Praise!!

play off!!

Differentiation!!

Zhu Wenjing's attitude was very low-key from the moment they met. On the surface, he looked like a courteous and virtuous corporal. His words were full of compliments, and what he said was considered true and not made up.

The problem lies here.

Xichang, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei are all special institutions directly affiliated with Emperor Yonghe. Originally, the relationship between the three was at the same level and there was no class distinction.

In his words, he tried his best to praise Xichang, the emperor and the mainstay of the country. Qiu Yuan then cited specific examples, which seemed to be correct.

But the three parties only support one party...

So what do the other two parties think?

Now that the people from the West Factory are back, the efficiency of solving cases will be higher. Doesn't that mean that Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are incompetent?

The reason why people from Xichang and Jinyiwei were sent to jointly handle the case was to repay Yu Ye's favor, but according to Qiu Yuan's words, it turned out that because of Xichang's participation, the public security in the capital had improved several times and the people did not close their homes at night.

Putting all the credit on Xichang's head in one sentence, wouldn't this be like slapping Jin Yiwei in the face?

The speaker has no intention, the listener has intention.

This led to Liu Yuan, the governor of the East Factory, and Song Commander, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, who were obviously depressed but had nowhere to vent their anger, so they could only sulk.

They were also secretly thinking about the changes in the status of their East Factory and Jin Yiwei since His Majesty established the West Factory.

The clues are just beginning now, but what about in the future?

Even though they know that there may be intentional instigation and division, in the two positions of governor and commander, they have to face this problem squarely...

‘This brat treats me as a tool to separate two factories and one bathroom?’

Xu Boqing took a sip of the wine in his glass nonchalantly, and then used his peripheral vision to look at the servants coming and going in the palace looking for Deng Jian, while thinking about the purpose of Zhu Wenjing's actions.

Both factories and one guard belong directly to one person, Emperor Yonghe. They need a good background and power, so they are very stable.

Unless Emperor Yonghe is about to die, or the winning hand has been decided, it is better to sell it.

And now Zhu Wenjing wants to use the method of favoring the Western Factory to secretly divide the two factories and one guard. It is definitely not just a simple separation, but most likely he wants to create conflicts and divisions, and then use this to win over one or two companies for his own use.

But now the position of the crown prince has not yet been determined...

Why is he so confident that he can win him over?

Just when Xu Boqing was confused, he saw Liu's daughter, who had been watching over her with her Heavenly Eye and Dharma Eye, put the wine in her arms in front of the black cat, and the evil black cat also stuck out its tongue and licked the wine.

Then, as if teasing a kitten, Liu's daughter dipped her fingers in the wine to tease the cat, then reached out and pinched a few magic formulas under the table. With a flick of her fingers, a black spiritual light rushed towards the second prince who was sitting at the table.

Zhu Wenjue.

No need to think about it, it must be a witchcraft!

Xu Boqing's eyes moved slightly. While picking up the wine glass and drinking, he put his left hand under the table and flicked it with his fingers.

Just when the black spiritual light was less than a foot away from Zhu Wenjue's body, a pure and strong energy suddenly shot out from the side. The energy collided with the spiritual light, and the tablecloth swayed automatically without any wind, and then

Disappeared into the invisible, no movement.

"Um?"

Liu Heng'e looked at the people sitting at the table with her peripheral vision, and the black cat in her arms also raised its head warily and made similar movements...

Seeing that Zhu Wenjue was unprepared, except for a very yang eunuch, there were no immortal cultivators at the table.
To be continued...