Hua Yunxiao looked at Rong Jing, and Rong Jing looked back at him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

His thoughts kept flipping, but his face slowly calmed down.

In fact, he has long known that no one in the court can really stay out of the dispute between the princes, and the reason why the Huawang Mansion, the Yanhou Mansion and the Yuguo Mansion never interfere is not because they really don't want to, but just because the holy will is undecided, the storage position is vacant, and they dare not gamble with the family business.

Once the storage position is settled, once the son of heaven and a courtier, if the three of them want to inherit, they must be loyal to the new monarch after all.

And right now, the kings of the court, vying for power and power, intriguing, the three of them also see it, the kings have not tried to win them over, but Hua Yunxiao never thought of getting involved so early, but King Ling's words made him feel extremely dangerous.

Not only because of his ambition, his forbearance, and his planning in the shadows all these years, but also because there is a Xue Rou beside him who makes him jealous!

Hua Yunxiao was silent for a long time, and then he said: "This time, I will take action, but King Ling doesn't want to make the Hua family loyal to you because of this matter, the Hua family has been the king for generations, guarding Southern Chu, whether it is my father or me, or the Flying Dragon Army in our hands, we are loyal to the Emperor of Southern Chu, and it will only be the Emperor of Southern Chu!" ”

Rong Jing hooked his lips and smiled, he understood what Hua Yunxiao meant, the Hua family would not choose to assist him because of his few words, let alone get involved in the court battle because of his threat, unless he really showed that he had the strength to ascend to the throne, or the means to defeat several other princes, otherwise the Hua family had nothing to do with him.

Naturally, if he can really show his strength, Kao, Hua Yunxiao, and even the entire Flying Dragon Army will choose him without hesitation!

Rong Jing nodded and said, "Don't worry, this king has no intention of spending money at the moment." ”

The power of the Kao Mansion is huge, holding military power, Kao's prestige in the army is incomparable, and it is the most important part of the forces that cannot be ignored, if the Kao Mansion stands behind him at this time to express support for him, it seems that he can greatly increase his strength, but in fact he is regarded as a target, and when the princes perceive his threat to them, they will definitely not hesitate to eradicate him first. What's more, if the old man knows that he holds military power and secretly pockets the Kao Mansion, I'm afraid he will be the first one who can't tolerate him.

These old men did not allow him to be contaminated with the slightest bit of government politics, let alone let him touch the slightest bit of real power, and he never thought of passing on the throne to him, what he was afraid of was nothing more than the blood of the Jiang Qi people in his body, although the things of the year had passed for so long, and almost no one in the court remembered those things, but the Chu Emperor was still jealous, he could spoil him and spoil him, but he would never let things that threaten his throne appear.

Hua Yunxiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that Rong Jing didn't force the Hua family to go into the water, and her face eased a lot.

He walked over to Rong Jing and sat down and said, "It's good that King Ling understands, since you have already said it, King Ling might as well carefully talk about your plan just now, as long as you don't pull the Huawang Mansion in, personally, I really want to know who is so scheming to frame King Xuan and kill Xue Rou." ”

Rong Jing nodded, ordered someone to bring tea, and the two began to discuss in the flower hall.

Maybe it was because the two of them talked about it, so there was less temptation and taboo, Hua Yunxiao never mentioned what would happen to King Xuan after this plan, as if the previous strict refusal had never appeared, he just listened carefully to Rong Jing's words, and then quickly analyzed it in his heart, constantly making up for what he felt might be missing, and perfecting it, and at the same time, he also kept thinking about a way out in his heart, planning how to do this matter well, but without arousing the suspicion of Emperor Chu.

After the two talked for a long time, Hua Yunxiao's attitude towards Rong Jing kept changing, until the moon entered the middle of the sky, and the negotiation between the two came to an end, Hua Yunxiao looked at Rong Jing with tea on his face full of amazement, and his eyes were full of shock.

If it weren't for what he had seen in person, it would have been really hard for him to believe that the meticulous plan just now was from King Ling, it was not complicated but very effective, simple but it could kill with one blow, as soon as he thought of the consequences of this matter, Hua Yunxiao faintly felt a chill down his back, and his heart was cold, he was extremely glad that he had compromised with King Ling at this time, otherwise if he didn't know about these things and rashly went to investigate King Xuan, then he and the Hua family would definitely fall into the quagmire and not be able to get out.

And once King Ling succeeds, he will become the best scapegoat, not to mention protecting the Hua family, I'm afraid he and the Hua family will become a thorn in everyone's side!

Rong Jing didn't know what he was thinking, but said lightly: "That's the way things are, you just need to follow the clues to investigate, and the king will order someone to arrange the rest, and as long as you don't make a mistake, the king promises not to implicate the Hua family in the slightest." ”

Hua Yunxiao nodded in a cold sweat: "I understand, early tomorrow morning, I will go to the Criminal Department to take over the case." ”

After finishing speaking, Hua Yunxiao had no intention of staying, what he wanted to do most at this time was to go back and discuss with Kao, and he had to start arranging some things, so he said goodbye directly to Rong Jing, Rong Jing didn't keep him, and after Hua Yunxiao left, he ordered someone to call Dark Three and Dark Five, and ordered the follow-up things to go on.

At this time, in the Yunshui Pavilion, the lights were still bright.

Xue Rou leaned sideways on the head of the bed with her eyes closed, while Qin Yan sat quietly aside, looking at Xue Rou's expression from time to time, Rong Jing had just stepped into the room, Qin Yan had already noticed that when she saw who was inside, Qin Yan stood up and wanted to salute.

Rong Jing waved his hand to silence her, waved her hand and asked her to go out first, who knew that when he turned back, Xue Rou, who seemed to be asleep on the bed, opened her eyes and said, "You are here, Hua Yunxiao is gone?" ”

Seeing this, Rong Jing walked to the bed in a few steps, looked at her face and frowned, "Your face is so bad, why don't you sleep for a while?" ”

"I've been sleeping for most of the day, and I can still sleep."

Xue Rou sat up with his hand, avoiding the wound on her back and half-leaning on the pillow, she looked up at the sky outside the window, moved her somewhat numb back sideways to adjust her posture, and then asked Rong Jing: "After talking for so long, Hua Yunxiao agreed?" ”

Rong Jing said lightly: "What if you don't agree, he jumped out to take this matter by himself, and now he is too hot and wants to throw it out, how can it be so easy?" ”

Xue Rou smiled when she heard this, Rong Jing looked at her, what did she jump out by herself, it was obvious that she was deceived by him, okay, now that Hua Yunxiao has stepped in, how can Rong Jing let him get his wish? She couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm afraid he will be so angry that he will jump to his feet when he knows that you and Wen Jixuan teamed up to design him, right?" ”

Rong Jing said lightly: "That's his own stupidity, looking for a trap to drill in, and he can't stop it." ”

Xue Rou burst out laughing: "Don't say this in front of Hua Yunxiao, otherwise he will have to be annoyed and angry." She smiled and continued slowly: "But it is not surprising that he promised you, he is different from Kao, he is not an old-fashioned person, as long as he does not involve the Hua family, he may not have the idea of wanting to show his ambition to assist the destiny of heaven, but you still have to be cautious, Hua Yunxiao has the arrogance of the Hua family in his bones, we calculated against him twice, he may not be able to bear it." ”

Rong Jing nodded: "I understand this, I will let people follow him." ”

Xue Rou was relieved when she heard this, and asked instead, "By the way, how is Qin Xi's injury?" ”

"Wen Jixuan has already seen it, it's not a big deal, it's just that I hurt my lungs and veins and I have to take a few days before I can get out of bed, Wen Jixuan has already sent someone to send medicine over, saying that he will wake up tomorrow at the latest." Rong Jing didn't tell Xue Rou about the drunken black grass, but said simply.

Xue Rou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but in an instant, her face sank again, this time she was too careless, so she almost died with her, if it wasn't for saving her, Qin Xi would not have been injured so far, when she thought of the scene where Qin Xi was covered in blood and almost died, her eyes couldn't stop flooding, and her mouth crossed a cold arc and said to Rong Jing: "It's me who was too careless, I didn't expect Xie Yiliu and King Yu to be so impatient, I really wasn't ruthless enough." ”

Rong Jing combed Xue Rou's hair with his fingers when he heard this, and said lightly: "No wonder you, I kept them for other purposes before, but I didn't expect him to be so bold this time to actually put his hand on you, don't worry, I will chop off his claws to let him know that he can't reach out in this life, but Rourou, how could the old man suddenly know your identity and seal you the county lord?" ”

Xue Rou pursed her lips and said, "Wu Zhengzhi has come to Nanchu." ”

"Wu Zhengzhi? The partial general next to King Rongyang? ”

Xue Rou nodded: "After King Rongyang died, he took over the army in the hands of King Rongyang, and followed Huo Jingrui to be named the Duke of Zhenguo......" She told Rong Jing everything that happened in the palace before, including the conflict after meeting Wuzheng in the palace before, and only after finishing speaking, Xue Rou frowned and said: "He should have only known that I was here after coming to Southern Chu, and wanted to borrow the hand of Emperor Chu to get rid of me, so he told Emperor Chu my identity." ”

Rong Jing frowned when he heard this: "I remember that Huyanbo and Beirong's people haven't left the capital yet, and Wu Zhengzhi came to Chu at this time, is there something wrong with Zhou Guo?" ”

Xue Rou thought for a while and said, "I guess it's because there's something wrong with Huo Jingrui." ”

She thought carefully for a moment before continuing: "Ziyan sent news a few days ago, saying that the stalemate between the north and the south in the Zhou Dynasty is about to be broken, according to him, although Huo Jingrui has the edict of the first emperor in hand and has subdued a large number of old ministers and people's hearts, but after all, the Northern Zhou Dynasty is deeply rooted, and there is Emperor Zhengde in power, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty has temporarily stabilized under his strength, and Huo Jingrui previously took advantage of the turmoil in the Northern Zhou Dynasty to seize the place, but now most of them have been snatched back by the Northern Zhou army, and the army in his hands has suffered several defeats in a row, the army's morale is unstable, and more importantly, Huo Jingrui has no money in his hands. ”

Rong Jing immediately raised his eyebrows and said in surprise when he heard this: "Didn't he occupy the boundary south of the Wen River, that place is the richest, and it is the granary of the Zhou State, how can he have no money?" ”

Xue Rou suddenly chuckled when she heard this: "No matter how big the granary is, it can't withstand waste, in the past six months of the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Huo Jingrui has attacked the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and all the grain and grass used in the army are obtained by the people, but how much grain can the people consume enough for hundreds of thousands of troops?" Moreover, he continued to recruit troops in the south, and a large amount of fertile land was uncultivated, and there was even less grain, and when the next year came, it was estimated that military grain and grass alone would be able to drag him down. ”

"At present, in order to collect money, he forcibly raised taxes, and forced rich merchants and squires to donate their family property for military funds, and in order to quickly rectify the new dynasty and implement strict governance, Huo Jingrui killed a lot of people who did not want to contribute, he now has no money in his hands, and the army's food and drink and the use of the court all rely on the continuous squeeze of the gentry and merchants, in this case, Emperor Zhengde sent a few astute people to lobby secretly, and those gentry and wealthy businessmen all defected to the Northern Zhou. Now that the Southern Zhou is overstretched, I guess Wu Zhengzhi came to Chu this time, and nine times out of ten, he wanted the Chu Emperor to help the Southern Zhou tide over the difficulties. ”

Rong Jing suddenly sneered when he heard this: "Huo Jingrui is inevitably too whimsical, Hu Yanbo and Beirong's people are still in the capital and refuse to leave, if my expectations are good, Hu Yanbo came to celebrate the old man's birthday this time, I am more afraid that he wants to discuss with the old man how the two countries joined forces to annex the Zhou State, Wu Zhengzhi actually dared to come to him for help at this time, he is not afraid of luring wolves into the house?" ”

Xue Rou said lightly: "They probably have no choice, no money and no food, who else is willing to help him?" If Huo Jingrui can't find external help, I'm afraid he won't be able to last long. ”

Rong Jing smiled disdainfully when he heard this, reached out and played with Xue Rou's hair and pouted: "They are probably sick and rushed to the hospital, Rourou, do you think the old man will help Nan Zhou, or cooperate with Bei Rong?" ”

Xue Rou raised her eyebrows and chuckled: "I think Emperor Chu will probably agree on both sides, but neither side will help." ”

Emperor Chu is not a fool, at this time, he went out to help Southern Zhou, not to mention that Southern Chu is not stable at the moment, and it is not suitable for meddle in the affairs of other countries at all, just say that if Southern Zhou can't hold on, he will definitely fight to the death with Northern Zhou, whether it is Emperor Zhengde wins or Huo Jingrui wins, in the end, it will only be Southern Chu and Beirong, he can't make a move at all, he can get great benefits, why bother.

As for the alliance with Beirong, it is something that idiots will do, the Northern and Southern Zhou are currently at war, if the Chu State is in alliance with Beirong at this time, it will only anger the Northern and Southern Zhou, and the city government of Emperor Zhengde and Huo Jingrui, if they know that the two countries will jointly attack Zhou, the two may shake hands and agree with the outside world, and then Southern Chu will steal chickens and rice.

Rather than this, it is better to let the north and south Zhou fight, Beirong wants to gnaw the hard bone of Emperor Zhengde, it is by no means an overnight thing, Nanchu just takes this opportunity to recuperate, and by the way, he can also free up his hands to solve domestic affairs first.

As for helping Huo Jingrui, Xue Rou couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

The Southern Zhou and the Chu State were adjacent to each other, and the Chu Emperor was eager to annex the Southern Zhou in one fell swoop, so how could he go to support his enemies?

Wu Zhengzhi's trip was destined to be in vain.

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PS: Two chapters in one. Saying that tomorrow I will go to Shanxi to complete the last trip of the year, and I already feel cold before I go, so I ask for warmth...... (To be continued.) )