Li Xun leaned back in his chair, rubbing his brows, his head aching.

Li Xun sent troops to the Western Regions, it is indeed the first to cut and then play, this kind of thing can be big or small, different from person to person, for example, when Li Zhongjie Zhenanbei, many times it is the first cut and then the prelude, large-scale military operations, Li Zhong said to fight, dictatorship, he dared to do this, it is not only the particularity of the war with the Hu people, but more because of Zhao Zhi's absolute trust in it, and the imperial court's greater trust in Li Zhong's military talents, for another person, it is another matter, such as the battle of Jiangnan that occurred when Huang was the main general, so willing to forget death, The battle must be at the forefront of the fierce general, and it ended with a big victory, and in the end, it was because of a few words of vain words from Liu Congxi, the superintendent, almost futile and guilty, in the final analysis, it was because of Zhao Zhi's distrust, and some random wind and grass made Zhao Zhi suspicious in his heart, suspicious and suspicious.

Fan Zhongyun calculated the war account clearly for himself, but now it seems that he didn't calculate the political account clearly, and Sima Tu had some reminders in this regard before he sent troops to the Western Regions, but he didn't think much about it at that time, and felt that with his relationship with Zhao Zhi, what was this deviant move? And Zhao Zhi also gave himself the right to act cheaply, and sent troops to the Western Regions by himself, as long as the losses were not too serious and the gains were considerable, there would be nothing to do, and now it seems that he thinks things too simply, and now in the imperial court, a strong political storm is taking shape, and he may be the target of this storm.

Li Xun pondered for a long time, looked at the person in front of him, and said lightly, "What's your name?" ”

"Subordinate Wang Mo, directly under Hu Zeng's four major people."

Wang Mo hurriedly bowed down and said.

Li Xun nodded, the direct subordinate is directly ordered by Hu Zeng's four people, this kind of person belongs to the elite among the secret guards, this person looks ordinary, his ability should be good, and the spies who are directly under the leader of the dark guards are not low in status.

"It's been hard all the way, go down and get a hundred taels of silver, so let's rest."

"Thank you for your kindness."

Wang Mo thanked him, and then took out a few letters and handed them to Li Xun, these are also news from the capital, but they are not very important, and they can be recorded in the letters.

Li Xun picked up the letter and read it carefully, but it was also a few small things.

After the imperial court launched the impeachment of himself, the party of the crown prince Zhao Xun, who had been low-key before, began to exert their strength, and because of their own affairs, political conflicts broke out with Yang Binglin, Yiwang Zhao He and other forces, and the two sides fought in the court.

Zhao Zhi didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so it didn't do him any good to Li Xun, so Zhao Zhi's attitude eased, and for Yang Binglin, Zhao He and others, there was a certain compromise and concession in the court, and it was decided to send Zongzheng Siqing, Quwang Zhao Tong as the observation envoy, Zuo Tongwei general Zhang Xing, Dali Temple Tongju Tao Kan and Yao Gu as the observation deputy envoys, and a cadre of people went to Wuzhou to inspect the situation and war situation in the Western Regions.

He Zhongkai, the head of the household, was accused of corruption and betrayal of officials, and was attacked by many imperial historians of the Imperial History Terrace, his reputation was damaged, and the position of Xiangguo was shaken.

After reading these letters, Li Xun picked up the letters and put them in his nose and smelled them, but there was some faint fragrance, Li Xun smiled, the handwriting on the letters was small and delicate, and it looked like it was from a woman's hand.

These letters are indeed from the hands of women, to be precise, they are from the hands of Xia Zhi and Chen Shishi, the two of them are now living behind the scenes, and they have rarely interfered in the business of Wan Zi Qianhong, but the base camp of the secret guard in the capital is in Wan Zi Qianhong, and many of them are very clear to the insiders, and now many of the news letters from the secret guard to Wuzhou are from the hands of Chen Shishi and Xia Zhi, so they can be regarded as idle to find something to do.

Li Xun's thoughts couldn't help but travel a little and thought of some past events.

At this time, Sima Tu walked in quickly, and when he saw Li Xun in a trance, he couldn't help but call softly.

Li Xun came back to his senses, looked at Sima Tu, waved his hand, and motioned for him to sit down and speak.

"My lord, is there any news from the capital?"

Sima Tu sat down opposite Li Xun, and then immediately asked aloud.

Sima Tu met Wang Mo outside, knowing that he was from the capital and intended to ask, but Wang Mo's mouth was very strict and he refused to reveal any news, but it could be seen from his expression that the news from the capital should not be good news.

Li Xun nodded and told the news in the capital in detail.

After Sima Tu listened, he sighed and said, "Zhao Tong and the others, the people who came are not good!" ”

Li Xun smiled and said: "What are you afraid of, we have won a big victory this time, and I have already made a promise that a large amount of loot will be shipped to Fengjing, and if the emperor does not promote me to an official, how can you blame me?" ”

Sima Tu smiled bitterly: "Lord, things will never be so simple. ”

Li Xun was a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Sima Tu said in a deep voice: "The lord can divide the problem into two to look at it, from the emperor's point of view, we have won a big victory in the Western Regions, and raised the national prestige of our Jin Dynasty, and then there is a large amount of money, grain and materials transported back to Fengjing, which can greatly alleviate the financial difficulties of the imperial court, for the emperor, there are only benefits, there is no harm, plus the lord and the emperor have an internal relationship, the lord raised all the troops of Longyou, and took great risks to send troops to the Western Regions without authorization, this is not a crime, but maybe there will be merit, but from Yang Binglin, In the eyes of Zhao He and other opposition forces, no matter how much victory the lord has achieved in the Western Regions, he has obtained as many benefits as the imperial court, and the lord has taken the risk of sending troops to the Western Regions regardless of the safety of Longyou, without asking for instructions in advance and not reporting afterwards, this is a big crime and has nothing to do with anything else. ”

Li Xun's face changed slightly, and he somewhat understood what Sima Tu meant: "You mean, Yang Binglin, they are very likely to bite me and send troops without authorization to attack and persecute me?" ”

Sima Tu said affirmatively: "It's not possible, but certain, Yang Binglin and Yiwang and others, if they want to fight back, if they want to fight the prince, the lord is undoubtedly the best breakthrough." ”

Li Xun stood up, walked back and forth, and the whole person fell into deep thought.

Sima Tu also stood up, looked at Li Xun, and then said: "The emperor has begun to prepare for the prince's future succession, internally, eliminate all potential threats, strengthen the prince's strength, and externally, it is to gradually let the lord control the entire Longyou military and political power, in this way, after a hundred years of the emperor, the lord will help the prince with military power outside, and the crown prince's ascension to the throne will be stable. Internally, with the majesty and prestige of the emperor, they dare not confront, but externally, the lord has just taken over the power of Longyou, if they don't want to sit still, they can only fight back, and the breakthrough of this counterattack can only be the lord here. ”