After the second prince was removed, Li Xiu lived in the palace safely and did not express any opinion on this matter, which made the behind-the-scenes commander of the assassination of the second prince feel a lot more at ease.

In the eyes of many people, Li Xiu's attitude is the attitude of the Northwest Marquis, since Li Xiu did not investigate the matter, it shows that the Northwest Hou is not desperate to support the second prince, they still have room for mediation, and even have the hope of ascending to the throne. If we can get the support of the Northwest Hou, this hope will become infinitely close to becoming a reality.

As a result, there was an endless stream of visitors to the palace where Li Xiu lived, and no one mentioned political affairs, but simply visited relatives and friends, talked about poetry and painting, tasted wine and admired the moon, and had the style of a literati and scholars. If you simply think that these people are just here to make friends, then you are too simple, not in the same circle, you will never understand the real meaning behind everything they say and do.

After Li Xiu was frequently ushered in and sent to the throne for a period of time, the number of people who came to visit gradually decreased, because Li Xiu had clearly expressed his meaning, as a member of the Li royal family, there was no requirement for who the successor was, as long as the surname was Li. In other words, as long as the throne is inherited by someone from the Li family, anyone can do it. Although such an attitude made several forces a little disappointed, since the Northwest Hou was not involved, everyone was still at the same starting line, and each relied on his own ability, so that the original life-and-death battle for the throne gradually calmed down, and all parties began to find ways to win over more supporters, consolidate their strength, and strengthen their own forces. The court of the Suncheon Empire has also temporarily calmed down, and there is a little less tension in the sword-rattling.

After the Heroic Martial Academy issued a call, Li Xiu responded positively and immediately led 5,000 Mexican troops to Jinzhou. The departure of the Mexican army made several forces vying for imperial power in Yong'an City secretly breathe a sigh of relief, it is like a beast sleeping on the side of the couch, although it is very docile, and does not show any signs of attacking you, but can you be sure of your own heart? Can you sleep peacefully?

Li Xiu went straight to Jinzhou with 5,000 Mexican troops, and at the same time taught a lesson to the forces vying for imperial power, telling them with actions that no matter how the family fights, I don't care, but if there is a foreign enemy, then the foreign enemy must be defeated first. How to divide the family property behind closed doors and open, that's our own business, and if someone breaks into the yard to rob our property, then we have to beat him out of the courtyard wall!

There are many smart people among the various forces, and even if their masters don't see it, the qualified staff advisers will remind them what to do. Therefore, after Li Xiu left the imperial capital, Yong'an City really calmed down, and several forces no longer fought openly and secretly, and all organized their own forces to go to the battlefield. It was as if they had suddenly opened their minds and recognized the current situation.

Although there were wars on all sides of the Shuntian Empire, it did not shake the foundation of the empire, just because there were bigwigs like the Northwest Marquis sitting in all sides, leveling the northern region, destroying the western frontier, fixing the south, and resisting the Eastern Kou, so that the Shuntian Empire did not collapse immediately because of the emperor's death. If you don't get the approval of these people, even if you ascend the throne, you won't sit for long, and if you show that you can become a generation of saints in the battle to defend your home and country, if you don't fight, these people will also straighten you out!

It was precisely because of this realization that the originally divided imperial court instead worked together to resist the enemy and help each other, which shocked the conspirators of the shokuro! At this point, many people have realized that the emperor was killed by someone, and the original purpose of the person who killed the emperor was to plunge the Shuntian Empire into internal and external troubles, so as to overthrow the country. The ordinary people don't know about this behind-the-scenes conspirator, but many well-informed bigwigs have gradually locked on him, and that is the Shadow!

The shadows are hidden deep and will not be so easy to be discovered, but if they want to realize their ambitions, they must step by step from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Some well-informed or people with a keen sense of smell naturally discovered them, but for many people, they still didn't know how powerful this mysterious organization was.

In fact, there are two people who have always known that they are staring at a pair of eyes behind the Shuntian Empire, and their years of struggle experience and sensitive political sense made them realize that this was an organized action against the Shuntian Empire when the empire was just plunged into war on all sides, although they didn't know that the mastermind behind the scenes was the shadow, but they had already confirmed that this was a man-made disaster.

These two people are Hou Li Fu of the Northwest and Wang Wendao of Zhennan, one of these two lives in the northwest, and the other sits in Dingjiang, just like the two Dinghai Divine Needles of the Shuntian Empire, no matter what kind of wind and waves are rolled up on all sides, these two people are still calm and relaxed, and they are not moving!

The Northwest Marquis has never left Jinyang Prefecture, and he does not move as if the backbone of the Shuntian Empire has not been bent, and no matter how unfavorable the war situation on all sides is, the confidence of the Shuntian Empire will not be dispersed! Not to mention that he quietly solved the invasion of the northern nomads, although this credit was picked by the crown prince Li He, but as the battle situation gradually became clearer, everyone understood who was the real hero. When all aspects of the Shuntian Empire have suffered different degrees of aggression, only the Great Northwest has not made any changes, and I have to admire that with the presence of the Northwest Marquis, the Great Northwest will not be chaotic, it is really as stable as a rock!

King Zhennan commanded the southern part of the Shuntian Empire, sat in Dingkun Prefecture, stuck to the north bank of the Dingjiang River, and faced the Yingtian Empire across the river. The Yingtian Empire suddenly increased its troops on the south bank of the Dingjiang River, which caused great pressure on the Shuntian Empire, but with the presence of Wen Dao, the king of Zhennan, they did not dare to cross the river to fight! Wen Dao was a military tycoon of the Shuntian Empire and the Northwest Hou, who fought in the south and north all his life, and fought frequently in the south and north, killing countless enemies, and making outstanding achievements in battle, and was one of the few fruitful veterans of the Shuntian Empire. It was precisely because no one in the Yingtian Empire was confident that they could defeat Zhennan Wang Wendao in the art of war and strategy, so they only put on the appearance of a decisive battle, but they did not dare to attack the Shuntian Empire.

These two people had long seen that this disaster was not trivial, and when the fox's tail was not exposed, they invariably adopted the same approach, patiently, and responded to all changes with the same, and waited for the changes in the war, and sat back and watched the wind and clouds surge. The Suncheon Empire lost several states in succession, but it still did not affect the minds of the two, and the armies of all sides were defeated and retreated, but still did not change the decision of the two. It wasn't until Pingcheng counterattacked that there were ripples in the hearts of the two.

Ye Heng made continuous efforts to regain Pingzhou, pacify the Taiyin Sect, and regain control of Chenshuizhou, at this time, the Northwest Hou made a move and sent people to Chenshuizhou to help Ye Heng govern Chenshuizhou. Don't look at this small move, this is tantamount to telling everyone that Chen Shuizhou is covered by my Northwest Hou, and whoever wants to fight here must weigh it carefully!

Now the two pillars of the Shuntian Empire, the king of Zhennan is tied to the north bank of the Dingjiang River, it is difficult to have other actions, but the Northwest Hou has his free hands and can punch at any time, no one knows where this fist is going to hit!

If Li Xiu went south, if it wasn't the idea of the Northwest Hou, who would believe it? What is the profound meaning of this move, people who are interested will naturally ponder it. The Mexican army went south to support the fight against the ghosts, and it would soon reach Jinzhou, but it was not known whether they would be stationed in Dongning City or at the foot of Lugou Village.

In Lugou Village, the leaders were still discussing how to deal with the two letters, and after receiving Lin Qingshuang's news, Lin Lao immediately rushed over with two Lin family juniors.

As soon as the three of them arrived in Lugou Village, they were taken to the meeting place of the leaders by Lin Qingshuang, who was waiting at the entrance of the village. As soon as Lin Lao came, he didn't even bother to drink his saliva, and before he could sit down, he took the two letters and looked at them carefully. The more he looked at Lin Lao's brows, the deeper he wrinkled, and finally put down the two letters, first made a four-way gesture, and greeted all the fellow Jianghu people, and then said very solemnly: "Ye Heng, it seems that they are going to be unfavorable to you!"

After hearing this, everyone was secretly shocked, the old man of the Lin family was really not simple, and after only such a short period of effort, he came to a conclusion.

"Elder Lin, then do you say that I am going to this Dongning City, or am I not going?" Ye Heng asked.

Lin Lao sat down, took out the cigarette gun and was about to light it, but after looking around, he took out the finger that was stretched into the cigarette pouch again, touched the cigarette pouch pot and said, "You must have already discussed this issue, how did you decide?"

"To be honest, we're in a dilemma right now, and we haven't decided whether to go or not. If we go, it is tantamount to jumping into a trap, and the result may be more than lucky; if we don't go, we will be truthful and give us a big hat of disobeying military orders and disobeying orders, and after that, whether it is Yuan Chen or Lu Changkong, they will have an excuse to deal with us justifiably. Ye Heng said truthfully.

Lin Lao nodded silently, looked at the other leaders and said, "Brothers, even if we haven't met each other, we must have heard of each other. In terms of strength, our Lin family may not be as strong as your sect gangs, but in terms of ambition, our Lin family will never be left behind. If you already have an idea in mind, you might as well point out to the juniors. You came forward to help Ye Heng because of a righteous word, whether it is out of the morality of the rivers and lakes or the righteousness of the nation, our Lin family all express their admiration! Ye Heng is the son-in-law of our Lin family, his affairs are the affairs of our Lin family, you should not feel sorry for my sudden visit, no matter what decision you make, our Lin family will fully support it!"

In a few words, Lin Lao tied the Lin family to all the forces in Lugou Village, and clearly stated his position.

"Lin Laosan, since you have said everything to this point, my bald Li will not treat you as an outsider, let's make it clear if we have something to say. Your Lin family's grasp and understanding of the current situation in Jinzhou should be above us, how about you take this idea?" said the bald Li bluntly.

The other leaders spoke out one after another, asking Lin Lao to have an idea. After all, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and in this area of Jinzhou, the Lin family has the most right to speak.

Lin Lao looked at Lin Qingshuang, Lin Qingshuang nodded to him, Lin Lao said: "Everyone, first of all, everyone must know this," as he spoke, he pointed at Lin Qingshuang and continued, "She is the eldest lady of our Lin family, Lin Qingshuang, Ye Heng is her fiancé, our Lin family has recognized Ye Heng, he is a member of our Lin family! So, no matter what decision I make, I will definitely not intend to harm Ye Heng, even if you have different opinions, don't doubt my intentions, if I Lin Zhengxin has two hearts, heaven and earth will be destroyed!" ”

"Lin Zhengxin, what are you talking about, what you are doing proves that your Lin family is acting above board, then we will not become villains with small bellies? Since everyone is gathered here, it is for a goal, that is, comrades who can trust each other, and brothers who can give each other's backs! If you have an idea, you can say it happily, it would be too much to underestimate us if you go around like this!" The leader of the Thor Army said dissatisfied.

Lin Lao was not annoyed by the dissatisfaction of the Lei family, but said with a smile: "The Lei family is really a bit of a stinky temper, this fire is ignited! Okay, I'll just tell me what I think, everyone thinks it's feasible or not!"