"I thought the West Branch was very arrogant, but it turns out that they are also such cowards!”You Hao stood up from the ground and ran to You Hongzhe's side.
Pa!
A crisp slap was heard.
You Hao was dumbfounded. He had never thought that his elder brother, who had always doted on him, would give him a slap!
"Brother, why did you hit me?" You Hao touched his face and asked dully.
"Why did I hit you?" You Hongzhe poked You Hao's forehead with his finger and said,""Why did I hit you? You only know how to cause trouble for me. Do you know who that was just now?”
"Isn't it just the people from the West Hall? At the mention of the Wan family, weren't they still scared away!”You Hao mumbled.
He only knew about the West Hall, but he didn't know Xia Jian. He thought that the person who had come was just a factory guard of the West Hall, or someone like the chief of a small flag.
"People from the West Chamber, hehe, you still know that he's from the West Chamber? He's the Lord of the West Chamber, the Emperor's favorite, and a figure who can shake the Forbidden City with a stomp of the ceremonial director's foot. Humph." You Hongzhe waved his sleeves and was so angry that he really wanted to slap You Hao again.
This disappointing younger brother of his always caused him trouble.
"Lord Yoo, you should think about how to resolve today's matter. From what I know, this big shot has a vengeful personality.”Jiang Junliang shook his head. This You Hongzhe was too impulsive. He could just endure what happened just now and let it go. He just had to find trouble for himself.
When You Hongzhe saw that Jiang Junliang was about to leave, he hurriedly pulled him back and said,"Lord Jiang, aren't you going to leave after eating here?”
Finished eating? Hehe, Jiang Junliang didn't want to be associated with You Hongzhe at this time.
He shook off You Hongzhe's hand and said,""There's no need to eat. I don't want to be unlucky with you. If I were you, I would rather offend the Wan family than offend the West Hall.”
Noble Consort and eunuch? Although neither of them could act as regent on the surface, in the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it was already normal for eunuchs to act as regents.
Jiang Junliang had investigated Eunuch Xia's deeds. Within a year, he had transformed from a small eunuch to a powerful official. He was a popular person beside the Emperor, so his intelligence was naturally not something that ordinary people could compare to.
Although You Hongzhe's methods of flattery were not bad, his vision was too shallow, and he could not be on the stage in the end.
Moreover, according to Jiang Junliang's understanding, Xia Jian had saved the Transformation Monarch three times. His position in the Emperor's eyes would not be shaken.
Unless Xia Jian was courting death himself, otherwise, no one could bring down this rapidly rising official.
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"Sir, are we going back just like this?”Xu Ren asked.
Go back? If he went back, wouldn't that mean that the West Branch had admitted defeat?
He, Xia Jian, couldn't afford to lose face. It was impossible for him to go back dejectedly.
"Why go back? Go to the Wan family!"
"Hmph hmph, there's actually someone in the capital who dares to use the Wan Clan to threaten me. Do you think that with Noble Consort Wan in the palace, I would be afraid of this small Wan Clan? It just so happened that he had long wanted to deal with the Wan family. This time, he would open a knife for them to see!”
Xia Jian's biggest rival in the court was the cabinet, and his biggest rival in the harem was Imperial Concubine Wan.
Only by killing Noble Consort Wan and stabilizing the harem would he have the energy to deal with the cabinet of the imperial court.
In the Demonic Priest incident, Xia Jian had killed Wan Tong, the younger brother of Noble Concubine Wan. He had completely offended the Wan family and there was no room for negotiation.
The West Hall was supposed to do things according to orders, and it had the function of acting first and reporting later.
Of course, the only regret was that Shang Fangjian was taken back by the Transformation Monarch. Otherwise, it would be perfect to use it against the Wan Clan.
"Sir, what about Feng Zhengde?”Xu Ren asked.
"The Empress wants us to test the pressure in the West Hall so that they know their limits and not find trouble with Feng Zhengde. However, the Central City Military Department belonged to the Wan Clan, so pressuring them was useless.”Xia Jian said.
Xu Ren still didn't understand. He quickly asked," Sir, why didn't you bring Feng Zhengde out of the Military Department? They wouldn't dare to say anything if we brought him back to the West Hall!"”
Xia Jian shook his head and said,"Xu Ren, you are brave in battle, but you don't have a brain."?”
"Sir, please explain!" Xu Ren cupped his fists and asked Xia Jian.
"This is a very simple matter. If Feng Zhengde could be brought out, his clan would have already expelled him from the Military Department. I believe that the Feng Clan still has the strength to do so. But do you know why Feng Zhengde has been in the Military Department for the past two years?”Xia Jian asked, pretending to be mysterious.
"Why?" Xu Ren asked hesitantly.
"Because this was His Majesty's intention to punish Feng Zhengde on purpose.”
"If anyone dares to take Feng Zhengde away from the Military Department, that would be challenging the Emperor's dragon might.”
Along the way, Xia Jian explained to Xu Ren patiently. He valued Xu Ren and was training him as a trusted aide.
There was another interesting thing. Xia Jian's private residence in the capital was not far from the Wan family. It was only a street or two away.
To be precise, this residence was bought by his trusted aide from the Wan Clan.
He brought the guards of the West Hall to the Wan Mansion, but unfortunately, they were stopped by the Jinyiwei.
Because of Noble Concubine Wan, the Jinyiwei enjoyed a much higher status than the East Chamber during the Chenghua years. Noble Concubine Wan's father and brother were all commanders of the Jinyiwei.
For example, Wan Tong, who was killed by Xia Jian, was the younger brother of Noble Consort Wan. He was originally the commander of the North Town Department of the Brocade Guard.
Wan Gui was the father of Imperial Concubine Wan. He was in charge of the Jinyiwei's commander. He was in charge of the northern and southern towns.
The East Chamber couldn't suppress the Brocade Guards, but now there was the West Chamber. Because the West Chamber was too powerful, there was a faint feeling that the East Chamber and the Brocade Guards were working together.
Shang Ming, the Duke of the East Chamber, was on good terms with Noble Consort Wan, so it was not strange for the Brocade Guard to join forces with the East Chamber.
"Get lost. If you want to die, continue to stop me!”Xia Jian dismounted his horse and barged in with his men.
Inside the mansion, Wan Gui saw the commotion outside and came out to take a look. He didn't expect to see people from the West Hall.
Especially the West Factory Duke, Xia Jian, who was wearing a eunuch uniform in the middle of the West Factory. The moment he saw him, Wan Gui gritted his teeth.
Wan Gui knew that Xia Jian was the enemy who killed his son. He was always thinking about taking revenge for Wan Tong.
However, the person in the palace had sent word for him to endure. As a father, he could only do as he was told.
"Eunuch Xia, why have you come to my residence?”Wan Gui's tone was very unpleasant, like a volcano that could erupt at any moment.
Wan Gui was the head of the Wan Clan. This Wan Clan was also established by Wan Gui. After that, those who were related to him by blood found out about it and attached themselves to him, resulting in the current clan.
Xia Jian did not know Wan Gui. The two of them had never worked together before, so he was too lazy to know this person.
Wan Gui's clothes were not much different from the normal Embroidered Uniform Guards. His appearance was a little fiercer than the average person.
In general, he didn't look like an official, but more like a bandit.
"Are you the head of the Wan family, Wan Gui?”
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