Girl, there's something wrong with you

The relationship with Qingqing didn't last long, because soon the father-in-laws were already in the meeting room outside.

Wang Cui, Lu, Zheng, Li, Xing, Chu and Yang, the core executives of eight companies gathered in Jingkou. This should be considered the second time in history.

The first time was because Jiankang was captured by Su Zigao's rebels, and all the aristocratic families retreated to Yangzhou. I stopped in Jingkou on the way and took a look at my daughters staying here.

Looking at the changes over time, the aristocratic families' impressions of Cheng Jinyang have changed. Naturally, they knew nothing about it at first.

Some of the later aristocratic families were a little more concerned because their daughters were staying there. After all, the Cheng family in the divine capital is also a fifth-grade family, so it's okay to stay there for a short time, but not for a long time.

Then, the appearance of the giant steel divine weapon...

Rank three, with multiple abilities, he was able to pierce through and knock down the war mothership with one blow, causing almost all the aristocratic families to re-recognize the Cheng family in the divine capital. It was natural for these eight aristocratic families to send their girls who were familiar with each other to stay there for a long time and gather information.

Then, the girls sent over were all at level five...

If the Iron Giant Divine Soldier used force to threaten everyone so they would not dare to test too much, then when his daughter was promoted to the fifth level, everyone invariably pretended to be deaf and mute and could only peep in secret.

At that time, Wang Maohong strongly recommended Cheng Jinyang to Jie Town Jingkou for similar goodwill intentions. Of course, Jingkou Town is located in the north of the Yangtze River, and the surrounding situation is actually not very safe. It would be great if he could show some of the secrets of the giant gods.

After that, there was Su Zigao's rebellion, and everyone had to withdraw their attention from Jingkou and focus on Liyang.

After the rebellion was put down, we realized that Cheng Jinyang’s giant divine weapon had become a first-class weapon...

So the whole process can be summed up in one sentence, that is, "the plan cannot keep up with the changes." Cheng Jinyang is like a source of secrets. Every time everyone wants to study a secret about him, new secrets emerge one after another, until no one can look directly at him.

Just recruit him as your son-in-law, become one of your own, and then get to know him slowly.

In the conference hall, Yang Zixuan and Chu Jiya were both a little serious, because the four clan heads and one elder of the five surname families gathered together again... Even the emperor may not have this face.

Uncle Xing's expression was even more solemn, because he was the only leader of a fifth-grade family present. Fortunately, the Cheng and Xing families are of the same spirit, and he himself is considered half the host, so he can still sit here.

Under Cheng Yuexian's reception, everyone took their seats in order, and then looked at each other, occasionally saying a few words, but soon fell silent.

It's not that everyone is unfamiliar with each other, it's mainly because of the current situation. The rightful owner hasn't arrived yet, so I really don't want to talk.

After a few minutes, Cheng Jinyang arrived belatedly. When he entered the door, he quickly smiled and apologized:

"I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. I just had some official business that I had to deal with urgently."

"It's okay." Chu Jino smoothed things over, "Jingkou Town is changing rapidly. It's normal for you to be busy at work."

Cheng Jinyang was ashamed when he heard this.

What kind of work is there? It’s all done by the shogunate. I was actually making out with your daughter just now.

He laughed a few words and changed the subject. Everyone here is not a mediocre person. They heard that he didn't want to talk more about this aspect, so they all got down to business.

"By the way." Wang Maohong said leisurely, "Yu Yuangui seems to be interested in the Northern Expedition recently."

"Northern Expedition?" Cui Congyan laughed out loud, "The Jin Dynasty is in such chaos now, why should we go to the Northern Expedition? Do we want to gamble on the fate of the country?"

"Consequently, I think the Northern Expedition is not a bad idea." Li Xuansheng said thoughtfully, "It is precisely because the internal situation is unstable that we have to find a breakthrough from the outside world. If we can make a contribution, then we should be cautious... Your Majesty, is it because something happened in the north? Otherwise? Yu Yuangui may not have a sudden idea."

"That's right." Wang Maohong said in a deep voice, "It is said that the Northern Emperor Ziwei was seriously injured and is fighting against the new Emperor of Heaven."

"The new Emperor?" Lu Jiru slowly took a breath of cold air, "If there is civil strife in the Central Plains, the Northern Expedition may not be necessary, but... the court is not ready for war now."

"How does the prince plan to approve it?" Zheng Dehui asked with a frown.

Now that Yu Yuan's regulations are no longer Zhongshu's orders, they must first communicate with the central court before starting a war. Empress Dowager Yu and the young emperor will inevitably ask Wang Maohong what he means.

"You can't refuse." Wang Maohong stroked his beard, with a rare expression of helplessness on his face.

Everyone was speechless. With Yu Yuangui controlling the military power from outside and Empress Dowager Yu giving her full support from inside, the brother and sister were simply invincible. Unless a violent coup is launched, there is absolutely nothing we can do against them.

"Jinyang, what do you think?" Wang Maohong asked warmly when everyone was silent.

This is a common method used by elders in family families to support younger generations in the family. They test everyone in the school with various questions. If they answer well, they will comment on it. If they cannot answer well, they will give some hints. For example, Xie Anshi asked everyone "What are Bai Xue thinking about" in the past, for a similar purpose.

At this time, Wang Maohong came to ask himself, and Cheng Jinyang knew that he was going to train him as a political junior. After thinking for a while, he calmly answered:

"Yu Yuangui was interested in the Northern Expedition, and there were both internal and external factors. The external reason was the civil strife in the Central Plains, which was a God-given opportunity; the internal reason was that Yu Yuangui urgently needed to make achievements in the short term, not only to calm people's hearts, but also to wash away the stigma left by Su Zigao's rebellion."

"Then do you think the Northern Expedition is possible?" Wang Maohong continued to ask without comment.

Cheng Jinyang shook his head: "I'm afraid I will win first and lose later."

So all the big guys present subconsciously sat upright.

The previous question "Why the Northern Expedition" is actually not very difficult. As long as you pay attention to current affairs and can analyze the psychology of the parties involved, you can generally answer two or three points. Cheng Jinyang's answer is also relatively comprehensive and there are no fallacies.

The following question, "Is the Northern Expedition possible?" is an open question with no fixed answer. How can a military event be accurately predicted in advance? The reason why Wang Maohong asked him was just to see his deduction ability.

If it were other young and handsome people here, such as Wang Xinzhi, they would first seriously analyze the current situation and finally give a rough conclusion. It doesn’t matter whether the results are right or wrong, but what matters is whether the reasoning process is clear and reasonable.

As a result, Cheng Jinyang directly concluded, "Win first and then lose," which inevitably aroused everyone's curiosity - this son-in-law didn't answer the questions according to the routine!

"How do you say it?" Wang Maohong also became interested and asked with a smile.

"The situation of the north being strong and the south being weak cannot be changed, so we are defeated later." Cheng Jinyang replied, "The first move counts the last move, so the first wins."

The conference hall was quiet for a while.

"What do you think?" Wang Maohong looked around and asked.

"Yu Yuangui's nickname of 'Fengnian Meiyu' is indeed true." Cui Congyan said with a sneer, "He can only maintain his achievements and is not suitable for making progress. When it comes to judging the situation, Jinyang, you are far better than him in this aspect."

Beautiful jade in good years is useless in times of famine. This is a nickname of "clear praise but real derogation". But now that the Yu family is powerful, it is in this secret room that Cui Congyan can speak freely and criticize others.

"Uncle Cui." Cheng Jinyang cupped his hand, "Actually, I don't think Yu Yuangui made a mistake in his decision-making."

"Oh, what do you say?" Cui Congyan asked him.

"He may have anticipated the outcome of the Northern Expedition, or he may not know it." Cheng Jinyang said in a deep voice, "It's just that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired."

The conference hall fell silent again.

"Xuansheng." Wang Maohong suddenly asked, "Is the Longxiang Army not yet completely controlled by Yu Yuangui?"

Li Xuansheng shook his head. Longxiang Army has changed its owners three times in the past two years, from Wang Chuzhong to Tao Shixing and then to Yu Yuangui. Frequent changes in upper-level management will inevitably lead to a weakening of the control of the lower-level.

Not to mention that Yu Yuangui came to the position as a relative, and his military qualifications were not sufficient. In addition, with the stain of Su Zigao's rebellion, it was naturally not that easy to completely subjugate the lower-level generals of the Longxiang Army.

According to the intelligence from the Li family in Longxi, Yu Yuangui is still integrating the major mountains in Longxiang's army. It is normal for a new leader to take office, but combined with what Cheng Jinyang just said...

... Yu Yuangui's integration of Long Xiang's army may have encountered some insurmountable resistance, or even a faint backlash, so he had to use the Northern Expedition to win over the army's morale and eliminate hidden dangers.

Just like a gambler who owes a loan shark, even if he makes a desperate move, he has to sell all his chips.

Either win or fall completely into the abyss.

I didn't grab a high-speed train ticket back to the city in the afternoon, so I grabbed the bus, and I guess I would have been stuck at the highway intersection. If you update early when you get home, and if you get home late, you can just ask for leave. You don’t have to wait~