"Actually, have you ever thought about it, why is there a few ministers who support such a straw bale as the Nine Emperors, and are regarded as strong contenders for the Six Princes?" Ning Junwu asked very bluntly, and there was inevitably a little smugness in his heart.

When it comes to politics, men always have some advantage.

"......" Xia Xiaodong shook his head. There's really no interest in that.

"In addition to the fact that he is easy to manipulate with straw bags, but also because he has been in Daqi for a period of time, and he has a good relationship with the former princes of Daqi, that is, the princes now, everyone will inevitably guess what the emperor means." Ning Junwu pointed to the ground with his finger, indicating that the Nine Emperor Princes had stayed in this Great Qi.

It turns out that Qi and Chu, because of the historical origin, are bordering neighbors, and they have always had the habit of mutual quality. It is to send a prince to each other to be a hostage in each other's territory.

The princes who can be hostages, generally speaking, are the princes that Jane has quite a favor in the emperor's heart. Otherwise, if you send a miscellaneous fish over, it will not be a pledge, but a draw-look down on others.

And when it comes to being hostages, the princes are actually quite willing.

Hostages, it sounds like it's dangerous and unfree, but in fact, the danger is almost non-existent, unless you really turn your face and start a war, otherwise you will only be good at eating and drinking and entertaining the protons, even if you really go to war, there will not necessarily be a fatality, after all, the other party also has protons on their side.

Not to mention freedom, as long as you don't run back to your own country, you can also move around at will in the country of pledge.

Courtesy is a must. Those who have big and small affairs during the New Year and festivals can often enjoy the treatment of giant pandas.

More importantly, pledge is an important political capital. As a proton itself, it is a full manifestation of loyalty to the country. During the pledge period, you can also make friends with the people of the pledging country in a grand way - this is the job of the proton...... One.

"Zhou Jianhong has lived in Weijing for four or five years." Ning Junwu smiled at Xia Xiaodong and said, "The Nine Emperor Princes will play and make trouble, and when they were in Daqi, they had a good relationship with many clans. King Gui should have befriended him at that time. ”

Zhou Jianhong, who was a great Chu in the past, has become the emperor of Qi, no wonder the nine princes who once pledged the Great Qi are quite enthusiastic about the throne.

"Why didn't the six princes come back in the first place?" Hostages are such a good job, and the six princes should also grab them.

"Originally, the emperor meant, the six princes and the nine princes were fine, but Daqi picked the nine princes here." Ning Junwu explained: "Protons are younger and easier to control. ”

That is, the younger you are, the easier it is to exert influence. During the princely period, everyone was small, and when he became the emperor, he was embarrassed to let the boat of friendship overturn?

"Then who is holding Daqi hostage now?" Xia Xiaodong was very curious.

"Since Zhou Jianhong wanted to return to China to compete for the throne two years ago, the Nine Emperors have also returned, and there has been no exchange of protons." Ning Junwu smiled and said, "I guess I'll wait...... The matter will be revisited later. ”

He said it vaguely, but Xia Xiaodong understood. Of course, it is to wait for Da Chu to complete the replacement of the old and the new.

After figuring out the previous relationship between the Nine Emperor Princes and King Gui, Xia Xiaodong was relieved in his heart - King Gui didn't succeed anyway, so it's good to be careful in the future.

"Who did Ah Hu say in the letter?" Since it's not the Nine Emperor Princes as you guessed, who is it? Xia Xiaodong looked at Ning Junwu with a light in his eyes.

Ning Junwu smiled bitterly: "It is estimated that it is Grandma Jia." ”

Grandma Jia? Haven't heard of it. Xia Xiaodong waited for the following.

"Grandma Jia is gone." Ning Junwu sighed: "It's her henchman Chaoxia who has been caught. ”

Glow? I haven't even heard of it. Xia Xiaodong continued to wait for the following.

"See for yourself." Ning Junwu moved his lips, feeling that he really didn't know where to start - the main reason was that Xia Xiaodong didn't know these people, and some of the details were not clear.

It is impossible to pass several pieces of paper to the flying pigeon, but it is a narrow and long strip of paper, the paper is extremely thin, and there are small characters on it, which looks quite laborious.

The letter only stated the basic situation, and the justifications of the people involved, or the analysis of the writers, were not served.

Xia Xiaodong read it carefully, returned the letter to Ning Junwu, half-closed his eyes, supported his hands with ten fingers, and put them on the table in the shape of a bridge, thinking about it seriously.

Ning Junwu looked at her long eyelashes that fluttered slightly, and didn't bother her.

"What kind of person is this Grandma Jia?" Xia Xiaodong put down his hand and raised his head.

"It's very old-fashioned, a person who admits to death." Ning Junwu said his main impression: "Before I set off this time, she also went to Tianbei Street to persuade me not to leave behind my mother's grudge for you, and elope." ”

"Why is she worried about you leaving?" Xia Xiaodong said strangely.

"Her ......, me, that ......" Ning Junwu's face darkened, and he felt that he didn't seem to be doing things properly, so he sorted it out for a while before continuing: "I asked someone to raise some money to take with me before I left, and I was discovered by Grandma Jia. ”

Xia Xiaodong narrowed his eyes: "Who did you ask to do this?" ”

If the news leaks, there must be people who leak.

"It's the people around me." Ning Junwu understood the focus of Xia Xiaodong's attention, and explained: "It's not that this person is reporting to Grandma Jia, but Grandma Jia found out that I took the silver deposit from the shop, and then I found out. ”

If you find clues, it's much easier to continue excavating.

"That is to say, Grandma Jia keeps an eye on the changes in the shop and the silver, and also pays attention to your actions." Xia Xiaodong said lightly.

Otherwise, how can you find it in time?

Why was it summed up like this by Xia Xiaodong, as if Grandma Jia had always had bad intentions. Ning Junwu thought back to Grandma Jia's behavior for many years, and still helped her say a word: "She has always been in charge of my mother and my things, and I think it's because I didn't plan to hide it from her." ”

"There are several explanations for this." Xia Xiaodong squinted his eyes, after all, Grandma Jia is almost equivalent to half of Ning Junwu's mother, and she has watched him grow up since she was a child, so let's pick it out first.

To put it mildly, maybe this Grandma Jia just found out that Ning Junwu had eloped, so he knew that Xia Xiaodong was very important to him.

For this reason, Grandma Jia found someone to rob Xia Xiaodong, one, so of course Xia Xiaodong would not be sent out; Second, without the woman, of course, elopement is impossible to talk about; Three, go back and return Xia Xiaodong to Ning Junwu, and then make up a story of 'happened to meet a volunteer helper to rescue', so that Ning Junwu can be grateful to Dade and come in to obey.

In short, if you look in this direction, you will always do bad things with good intentions, Xia Xiaodong is just a bargaining chip in the middle, and Grandma Jia's ultimate goal is to control Ning Junwu.

Listening to Xia Xiaodong's explanation, Ning Junwu really felt that there was some truth. Isn't Grandma Jia such a woman with a strong desire to control?

"This is to say lightly," Ning Junwu asked, "What if it is said to be serious?" ”

(To be continued.) )