At noon, Cao Ruifeng held a banquet in the inner hall to entertain the envoy, and the other village leaders and the heads accompanied him, and set up two tables of banquets. At present, the opposing sides each had a table. However, because Zeng Cheng was in the village of love and read the emperor's imperial edict to Cao Ruifeng, he naturally had the same table as Cao Ruifeng.

After the banquet was over, Cao Ruifeng first toasted the envoy Zeng Cheng, and then to everyone present, which was regarded as a gift for the host to entertain guests. Then everyone gave a cup back together.

Although the dishes on Lian Teng's table were quite delicious, they were not delicious, especially the girl Wan Yan kept looking at Cao Ruifeng's table, and the target was naturally to look at Cheng Xiuyun. Changfeng was arranged to be with Lian Teng and the others, saying that he was half the owner and should accompany the guests. Tong Taoist was injured and could only eat some light food and was taken care of by someone, so he did not attend the banquet.

During this period, Changfeng's alcohol consumption increased, and he was not afraid of the toasts from the ill-intentioned village heads at all during the meal. He refused everyone and drank the most.

Cao Ruifeng is not good at drinking. In addition to drinking three cups of toast, she never touches the drop of wine again. The reason why she cannot drink it is another important reason that she must keep a clear mind. Even Teng’s people have not left Duanqing Village at this time, so she cannot relax her defenses.

The wine was drunk and the food was almost wiped out by this group of people who hadn't eaten seriously since morning. Everyone was a little drunk. After drinking and eating, the only thing that the leaders of the village were interested in was to ask about this place around Zeng Cheng, the special envoy from the capital, who came here and there. Everyone was in high spirits.

"Even the special envoy, what is the position of this general? What is the official position?" asked Zhang Zhong, the boss of Silongtan.

Zeng Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "According to the ancestral system of the Dugu Dynasty, the position of the generals of the generals is the fourth rank, but compared with the civil servants, the salary of the fourth rank military officers is the same as that of the sixth rank civil servants."

Cheng Xiuyun also found it strange and asked, "Why are the salary of a fourth-rank military officer equal to that of a sixth-rank civil servant?"

Zeng Cheng recalled: "Zeng Cheng also looked at the classics everywhere, and he didn't know that the ancestors would formulate such a system. Cheng Shenzhi asked for the officials, but he didn't know that the officials did."

"What rank is Mr. Zeng?" Hu Yunniang asked. Zeng Cheng blushed and said, "Zeng Cheng is currently the head of the Ministry of Rites, and his official position is the fourth rank." "It turns out that Mr. Zeng is on the same level as us. Mr. Zeng is already a fourth rank official at such a young age. His future will be unlimited!" Cao Gongqing laughed and said, "General Cao Shen has been awarded the award. Zeng Cheng has benefited from you this time, so he was promoted to the head of the fourth rank of Rites by the emperor. Speaking of which, Zeng Cheng wants to thank everyone." Zeng Cheng stood up from his seat and bowed deeply to everyone.

Cao Ruifeng was sitting right away. Everyone present could chat and laugh, but she could not. She had to deliberately maintain her majestic image, otherwise everything she did in the morning would be in vain. Changfeng didn't need to worry about her at all. With Cheng Xiuyun beside him, he would be more at ease than anyone else.

"Governor General, Mei Hu has something to ask Mr. Zeng, and I would like to ask Mr. General General General for approval." Everyone's eyes turned to the head of the three brothers of the Mei family who had never spoken. Cao Ruifeng thought for a while and said, "What does General Mei Gan ask Mr. Zeng? Ask me, I don't mind it, it's okay!"

"Thank you, Governor General!" Mei Long then asked Zeng Chengdao. "What is the level of the position of Governor General in the court?"

Cao Ruifeng thought to herself, you should ask the questions I want to ask for first, so that you can save yourself some trouble.

Although Zeng Cheng had thought about this question, the position of the governor was not big or small. Looking at the history of the Dugu Dynasty, there were only three governors. The first was Li Kaitai, the founding hero of the country. The second and third were Cao Ruifeng and his daughter. He really didn't know what the position of the governor was. Cao Ruifeng saw that Zeng Cheng was frowning. He probably didn't expect anyone to ask him this question, maybe he didn't know it himself, so he answered Zeng Cheng and said, "If Lord Zeng has any difficulties, don't answer this question."

"Governor General forgives his crime. It is not that Zeng Cheng is unwilling to answer, but Zeng Cheng doesn't know how to answer." Zeng Cheng said with a wry smile.

"Why is this? Lord Zeng might as well say something." Cao Ruifeng said in surprise, bringing everyone's interest up.

Zeng Cheng looked at the eyes of everyone who urgently knew the answer and said, "Since the founding emperor, this dynasty has produced three governors, one of whom is the founding hero Li Kaitai, and the other two are the governor-general father and daughter, so Zeng Cheng doesn't know how to talk about it. Moreover, this dynasty has not set any rank for the position of governor. For this reason, all the archives of the Ministry of Personnel have been checked, but there is no record."

"Then what rank of official position was Li Kaitai, the founding hero? "Mei Long asked immediately. "Zeng Cheng didn't know this, but Zeng Cheng found out that he could not kneel down to salute the emperor, and there was also a gold medal for avoiding death." Although Zeng Cheng was a small clerk of the Ministry of Rites before, he searched all the files recorded in the Ministry of Rites, and he could remember some small annotations.

"Ah." After listening to Zeng Cheng's narration, everyone was surprised. Lian Teng regretted even more. He wanted to get rid of Cao Ruifeng and replace him.

Cao Ruifeng was also excited. It turned out that if the position of this governor was as Zeng Cheng said, even if he had no grade, then no one could control her in the river in the future. The little Lian Teng was naturally no problem.

Everyone stopped interrogating Zeng Cheng. After the banquet ended, Cao Ruifeng wrote the list and all the things that happened here into memorials, and asked Zeng Cheng to be the emperor to approve it. After everyone left, Cheng Xiuyun dragged Changfeng and Cao Ruifeng into the inner hall and said that there were important things to discuss with the two.

When Cao Ruifeng and Changfeng sat down, Cheng Xiuyun couldn't wait to ask: "Which of you is the idea of ​​promising the other leaders and the camp leader this morning to be the position of the general?"

Cao Ruifeng and Changfeng looked at each other and replied in unison: "It was our idea after we discussed it together."

"Then why didn't you discuss with Aunt Xiu and make this decision in a hurry?" Cheng Xiuyun was so angry that they were too young and angry, not knowing the importance of it. If there was no such secret decree, wouldn't it be impossible to end it?

"What's wrong, is there anything wrong with Ruifeng doing this?" Cao Ruifeng was always happy about the two of them. She put Lian Teng and others under her control in one fell swoop, making them dare not make things difficult for them in public and could only make trouble in secret.

"You also agree with Ruifeng doing this?" Cheng Xiuyun pointed at Changfeng angrily and asked.

Changfeng was puzzled and said, "Yes, is there anything wrong with this?"

Cheng Xiuyun looked at the innocent eyes of the two men and sighed, "No wonder, you don't understand the situation of the entire dynasty yet. If you don't make it delicious, you won't be able to destroy others first, and we will be ourselves?"

"Is it that serious? Ruifeng just wants to control Lian Teng's group. How could it be the first to destroy us?" Cao Ruifeng said a little disbelief, and Changfeng shook his head and expressed his disagreement with Cheng Xiuyun's opinion.

"Do you know that the position of generals is a military officer in the court, that is, a general who can command the army?" Cheng Xiuyun said even more angrily.

"I know, everyone who has some common sense in the officialdom knows it." Changfeng and Qi Lei are sworn brothers. Qi Lei was the garrison of Hangu Pass before. Changfeng naturally heard Qi Lei talk about some things about the court. He naturally knew about these small things. Was he inspired to come up with this solution?

"Do you know, doing this means you have military power, and now you have become the third force of the army." Cheng Xiuyun pointed out the two. Changfeng and Qi Lei had been mingling for a long time, and knew a lot of things about the establishment of the imperial army. He screamed in his heart and stood up and said anxiously: "In this way, we will become pawns of the power struggle within the imperial court. Why didn't I expect it!"

Cao Ruifeng had not yet woken up. This was because she didn't know much about the current situation of the court. She opened her eyes wide and asked, "What the hell is going on?"

"You'd better let him tell me!" Cheng Xiuyun pushed everything to Changfeng with a look of helplessness.

Cao Ruifeng suddenly felt the situation serious and pulled Changfeng's clothes and said anxiously: "Feng, tell me quickly." Changfeng's hand tightly held Cao Ruifeng's little hand and signaled her to calm down first, and then said: "The court has two military forces, one is the soldiers of the border who are in charge of military power. The military power is the most powerful, and the equipment is the best in the court. The second military force is the imperial navy and the defending troops of major cities. Among the equipment, only the navy is the best and the combat power is the strongest. The defending troops of other cities are only second-rate troops, so the power is slightly weak. Now if the emperor agrees with Ruifeng's approach, then we will become the third military force. Although this military force is not strong, if it is in terms of individual forces, it is the strongest among the three. Behind the two military forces are two princes, and we do not rely on any princes, and there is no in the court.

Force support is equal to white-heartedness, so we become the target of others' struggle. If we join any of the other two, then this force will be much greater than the other. Once the power is tilted, the weak side will inevitably be unwilling to accept it. We will be the first to become another enemy, and the other side will definitely be eliminated quickly. If we remain neutral or invest in any side that is not the same as the two forces, the two forces will come to deal with us and fall into the battle for the throne of the princes they support. At that time, we will have strong enemies outside and worry inside, and our situation will be even more miserable. At that time, Ruifeng's position may not be small. If it is serious, the war will be together, and the creatures will be devastated!" Changfeng said everything he had just thought of in his heart. He was still more implicit, and he didn't know some key things.

Cao Ruifeng was shocked when she heard it at the end. She thought she had successfully suppressed Lian Teng's side, but she unexpectedly brought such serious consequences, which involved the power struggle of the court. However, she was a hero among women after all, suppressed her disordered thoughts and calmed down to find a way to face the chaotic situation in front of her.

"Did you have this plan long ago? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Cheng Xiuyun questioned after hearing Changfeng's explanation.

"It was Changfeng who told Ruifeng not to tell Aunt Xiu. Changfeng also wanted to give Aunt Xiu a surprise." Changfeng simply resisted all the problems. The burden on Cao Ruifeng was too heavy. He was her fiancé, so he naturally had to share some of it for her.

Cao Ruifeng looked at Changfeng gratefully and knew that Changfeng was being blamed for her.

"It doesn't matter who's responsibilities now. What's important is what we do next? We may not be able to look back." Cheng Xiuyun knew that it would be useless to scold anyone now, so he returned to his calmness.

The three of them were quiet and thought about what to do to get out of the whirlpool of power struggle. Of course, the best way was. The emperor suddenly rejected Cao Ruifeng's request, but since the emperor had given her such great power, how could he suddenly reject Cao Ruifeng's request for a letter? Even if the emperor agreed, would those camp leaders agree?

The three of them were locked in the inner room for nearly two hours, but they didn't think of any effective solution. In the end, Cheng Xiuyun comforted the two of them with kind words. The court's appointment document had not yet been released. Now he changed his mind. Even if he could catch up with Zeng Cheng and recover the memorial, it would inevitably affect the prestige that Cao Ruifeng had just established, and instead gave Lian Teng a chance to gather people to make trouble. Therefore, this method would not work.

If you give another memorial and take back the request, doing so is different from recovering the memorial. Not only will it make one's own heart cold, but the other party will also hate it even more. It will be more difficult to distract from their relationship. It will definitely not be done and will be denied again.

Finally, I can only take a look at the current development of the situation and then make corresponding countermeasures, because I really can't think of any way to solve the dilemma that Cao Ruifeng and Changfeng thought they were smart. Cheng Xiuyun finally summarized it as: Bound yourself by making a cocoon.

Cheng Xiuyun can see it, and Lian Teng believes that it can also see it. It is just a matter of time.

I can't walk back, and I look forward to it again, and I feel like I'm confused. I really regret that I came up with such an idea.

There are three days left, Changfeng will leave Duanqingzhai and return to Hailing City. This is a promise. Changfeng cannot break his trust with Lin Qimeng. Cao Ruifeng was just borrowing it at that time, so she naturally could not break the contract, so she had to let Changfeng go back.

During dinner, the three of them had no appetite and swallowed a few bites of the rice. Cao Ruifeng went back to the room, Changfeng quickly took a few bites of the rice, and followed him, leaving Cheng Xiuyun alone with a few smiles, worried about the dishes on the table. She couldn't control the matter of a pair of children.

Changfeng opened the dark wall and tiptoed into Cao Ruifeng's boudoir. He found Cao Ruifeng sitting in front of the dressing table, holding a wooden comb and gently combing her hair. He didn't think Changfeng was behind her. It seemed that she was in a daze.

Changfeng gently walked to Cao Ruifeng's back, slowly hugged her into her arms, and said, "Feng'er, what are you thinking? Are you still worried about the affairs of the court?"

Cao Ruifeng put down the wooden comb, looked up and smiled at Changfeng, "It's nothing, I'm just a little upset." Since the two were alone that night, their relationship has become more intimate and their words have become more intimate. When there is no one, they simply changed their names. Changfeng picked up Cao Ruifeng and sat on the bed and snuggled in his arms and said, "Tell Changfeng, what makes my Feng'er so upset?"

"Are you going to leave in three days?" Cao Ruifeng looked at Changfeng with resentful eyes. Changfeng felt helpless, but he didn't want Cao Ruifeng to feel bad, so he joked: "Yes, I'll leave in three days. Is my Feng'er reluctant to let me go?" Cao Ruifeng's eyes turned red and she said faintly: "What if I don't want you to leave? You're leaving." Changfeng seemed to be infected and felt a sense of separation and said: "I actually don't want to leave you now, but I have agreed to the recruitment of your good sister in the boudoir. I can't break my trust."

"If you don't want to go back, I can write to her and keep you. I don't think sister Qimeng will mind." Cao Ruifeng turned around and said seriously. Changfeng couldn't help but feel moved, but when he thought that there was another Zhen Ping'er who didn't go back, she would definitely come with her. Wouldn't that let Cao Ruifeng know that she has a skin-friendly relationship with Zhen Ping'er? Even if Cao Ruifeng thinks she has to save people, then if Zhen Ping'er knows that she wants to marry me after she knows, she wouldn't take trouble with her. Anyway, as long as she finds her family, she will not meet in the future, and bury this past in their hearts. I believe that after a long time, everyone will forget about this matter.

In short, now that I have Feng'er, I can't see any more strange things. No matter what, I should go back and settle down with Zhen Ping'er, so I said: "This is probably not good. Besides, I have already taken 100 taels of silver."

"Can I return the money to her for you?" Cao Ruifeng raised her mouth and said. Seeing her shameful and coquettish attitude, Changfeng couldn't help but lower his head and sucked her mouth gently. He immediately made Cao Ruifeng's face flushed with shame and his head was drilled into Changfeng's arms.

"What are you doing?" Cao Ruifeng said with a almost inaudible voice that was ashamed.

Changfeng successfully attracted Cao Ruifeng's mind and said with a smile: "My Feng'er is so beautiful that I can't help but kiss Feng'er, do you want me to say this?"

"I knew that you wanted to leave me, so you said such beautiful words to coax me." Cao Ruifeng hugged Changfeng's waist tightly and looked extremely attached.

Changfeng sniffed the fragrance coming from Cao Ruifeng's beautiful hair, and thought to himself that this little girl was really smart and could not hide anything from her, so he said, "No, I don't know how much I want to be with Feng'er, but Feng'er, you have to understand my difficulties!"

"You are not liked by my good sister, right? I threw me aside in order to have a kiss, right?" Cao Ruifeng came out of Cao Ruifeng's arms and looked at Changfengdao seriously.

"Where is there, there is no such thing!" Changfeng quickly denied that even if there is such a thing, it cannot be admitted.

Cao Ruifeng snuggled in Changfeng's arms again and said, "Even if you fall in love with him, people won't mind, and even more so, sister Qimeng is also a pitiful person. She has spent her hard work on her family. If one day she falls in love with my Fenglang, and you can also give her happiness, Ruifeng doesn't mind having another sister!" Cao Ruifeng said seriously.

Changfeng looked at the person in his arms in surprise. No wife encouraged her husband to like other women, and didn't mind working with her husband. She was testing herself. So she said carefully: "How come Feng'er has this idea? I am satisfied with only Feng'er, and I will never look down on other women anymore. I would like to ask how there is a woman in the world who is more beautiful than Feng'er!" "Really!" Cao Ruifeng smiled maliciously, "I must have a strange intention. I dare not tell Feng'er in person, right?"

Changfeng looked at her smile, his heart was furious, and he kept a firm track: "Of course it's true!" "Ruifeng actually also wanted Fenglang to love Feng'er only, but when he was a child, a fortune teller told my father that the husband I was destined to have many wives, but Feng'er's husband also loved Feng'er very much. If Feng'er could not tolerate other wives one day, it was when he lost her, so Feng'er would think so." Cao Ruifeng seriously told a past story of her childhood.

"I didn't expect that my Feng'er is so superstitious, do you believe in such nonsense?" Changfeng couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and he felt like he had touched a thought that he hadn't had for a long time. Why did Cao Ruifeng's answer seem to be exactly what he expected, and it seemed that what Cao Ruifeng said was the facts.

"Don't laugh!" Cao Ruifeng looked at Changfengdao with laughing head tilted back. Fortunately, the room had good sound insulation. If such a loud sound was heard, there would be another explosive news tomorrow. The man's loud laughter came from the Governor's room last night. I wonder who it was?

Changfeng stopped his laughter and said, "Does Feng'er have no confidence in me and are worried about Changfeng, afraid that I will get flirted with you when I go out, right?" "No, you go and rest quickly, I'm going to sleep too." Cao Ruifeng pushed Changfeng off the bed awkwardly.

"I want to change my Feng'er's clothes, and then I'll go to bed when I see my Feng'er fall asleep, okay?" Changfeng looked at Cao Ruifeng with affectionate expression.

Cao Ruifeng's little face turned redder, and she was so thin that only mosquitoes could hear, saying, "Do whatever you want."

Changfeng picked up Cao Ruifeng, gently took off her coat, took off her embroidered shoes, wrapped in white socks, gently rubbed Cao Ruifeng's fragrant feet a few times, then gently took off her socks, kissed Cao Ruifeng's cute little finger. When did Cao Ruifeng enjoy such treatment? The maid in the village had never served her like this. In this society where men are superior to women, a man can do this for a woman, which is enough to prove that this man loves this woman deeply. Cao Ruifeng suddenly shed two lines of tears happily, and his voice was choked. Changfeng then took off Cao Ruifeng

In her pantyhose, she suddenly saw Cao Ruifeng crying for no reason. Then she thought about it, and immediately understood the reason. Unexpectedly, she was moved by this action. The woman was indeed made of water. She held Cao Ruifeng's shoulder and gently kissed the tears on her face. This kiss didn't matter. Tears burst out like a broken river dam. The wind almost kissed the tears that Cao Ruifeng had never shed in her life. It was salty, but her heart was sweet. This beautiful woman will belong to her for the rest of her life and will never be separated.

Changfeng almost coaxed Cao Ruifeng to sleep. Looking at Cao Ruifeng's sweet sleeping face, Changfeng could no longer tolerate anything else. The mystery of his life experience, the survival of the country, and the prosperity of the nation were not as good as the cute people in front of him. Cao Ruifeng was the whole of Changfeng at this time. Changfeng pulled back the right hand that was pulled in Cao Ruifeng's hand, and the sleeping beauty moved and murmured, as if saying, "Don't leave, stay with me." Unfortunately, Changfeng could no longer hear it. He had already hidden in the dark wall and returned to his room.

The next day, Cao Ruifeng woke up early, and the first thing she wanted to see was Changfeng. However, after searching for Changfeng's room and the entire yard, there were no people. She asked all the maids and guards in the backyard, and then she learned that Changfeng had gone to the back mountain waterfall early in the morning.

Cao Ruifeng didn't think about it, so she left the guards and went to the back mountain alone to look for Changfeng. As for why she didn't let the guards follow, only Cao Ruifeng knew the purpose.

By the waterfall, Changfeng was wearing shorts and poured water from the pool one by one on his head. This was his habit in Piaolan Valley for many years. However, after entering the world, he rarely had the chance to do this. Thinking that he was even more impossible to return to the Lin Mansion, he felt uncomfortable all over. So he didn't call Qi Lei early in the morning, and came alone to enjoy the fun brought to him by nature, because it was in his own territory. In addition, he could forget all his worries every time, including danger. However, today he came not danger, but a erotic danger.

Cao Ruifeng had never really seen Changfeng's body. At this time, she was going to secretly hide behind a big tree and watch Changfeng take a shower. If others in the village discovered it, Cao Ruifeng might have lost her reputation. What a shameful thing it would be to peek at a man taking a bath at the big girl's house. However, Cao Ruifeng looked at Changfeng's strong body, forgot to shyness, stared at Changfeng's back with eyes fixed on her back. Suddenly, she couldn't help but feel a stir in her heart. She couldn't help but step on a stone, and the leaves on the ground made a rustling sound, and her body fell backwards, knowing that it was certain that she was injured.

Changfeng had already washed up at this time, and the spiritual sense returned to him. He suddenly found someone approaching him and deliberately putting his clothes slowly. When the leaves he was stepping on, Changfeng knew the other party's position and flew to Cao Ruifeng like lightning. When she saw clearly who it was, she originally used a sword point to Cao Ruifeng, but suddenly changed to hug him, hugged Cao Ruifeng who was about to fall, and instantly came to the edge of the pool, put down Cao Ruifeng, who was almost injured, but hugged her with both hands, and joked: "Why did my Feng'er come to peek at her so early to take a bath for her husband?"

"Whoever peeks at you for taking a shower, I'm just passing by..." Cao Ruifeng's eyes were facing Changfeng's chest, which had not been worn yet. The muscles washed by cold water were red and strong chest muscles were still beating. These made Cao Ruifeng suddenly become confused and unable to speak. Changfeng looked at Cao Ruifeng's red face with a joking face, feeling that the hot air from Cao Ruifeng's mouth was blowing, and the hot heart was about to come out. He smiled wickedly: "It's not just peeking at taking a shower for your husband. Look at your husband's chest, your eyes are unwilling to leave."

"No!" Cao Ruifeng was panicked, and she hurriedly turned her head towards the waterfall, and her eyes didn't dare to turn back. Changfeng gently turned Cao Ruifeng's charming little head and kissed Cao Ruifeng's cherry lips heavily. Cao Ruifeng was once again lost under Changfeng's passionate kiss, just like that night. Not only was she lost, but her heart also lost. She could only respond warmly to Changfeng's affectionate kiss.

Cao Ruifeng finally broke free from Changfeng's arms and asked with a slight breath, "Why are you so domineering now?"

Changfeng smiled and looked at Cao Ruifeng affectionately and said, "Women in the world, I am only so domineering to Feng'er."

Cao Ruifeng suddenly felt that her heart was sweeter than drinking honey, and said angrily: "When did you learn to be so slick!"

"Thanks to your Aunt Xiu's three-day teaching! I have learned a lot of useful things from there?" Changfeng said with a smile. Cao Ruifeng thought that Changfeng had managed her pleasure boat for Cheng Xiuyun for less than three days, and she had learned some of the tricks of wind and moon to deal with women and men. She could no longer withstand Changfeng's words and physical enthusiasm. If she learned a few more days, she would probably not know if she could survive the pain of longing day and night when Changfeng was gone in the future.

"How are your feet?" Changfeng noticed the strangeness at the corner of Cao Ruifeng's mouth, knowing that she had just beaten her feet.

"It's okay, fortunately you arrived in time and didn't hurt your muscles or bones?" Cao Ruifeng said, enduring a trace of pain on the horn.
To be continued...