"The official will not stay in Xiangzhou Mansion for too long, so the negative impact of this official's bloody methods needs to be eliminated gradually, so that all forces in Xiangzhou Mansion can surround you, and whether it is a scattered sand or separate affairs, let alone let Xiangzhou Mansion become the territory of other forces." Shen Yan's eyes flashed with a resolute look, mixed with a hint of melancholy, and he said softly.

"What do you mean?" Suddenly hearing Shen Yan's words, Tong Shaohua's eyes flashed with a touch of surprise, and he asked softly with a trace of doubt.

"What does Governor Tong think of the current situation in the imperial court?" Shen Yan did not directly answer Tong Shaohua's question, with a faint smile in his eyes, he glanced at Tong Shaohua and asked rhetorically.

"Although the prefect of Tong has the audacity to say, no matter what kind of earth-shattering words you say, this official will never give you a pigtail, to put it very practically, there are all kinds of talents under the command of this official, but what is really lacking is a person like Tong Prefect who can govern one side, and now that you have joined my command, you will immediately make up for the shortcomings of this official in this aspect, how can this official do that stupid thing of burning the qin and cooking cranes." Seeing a hint of hesitation flashing in Tong Shaohua's eyes, Shen Yan suddenly understood the worry in Tong Shaohua's heart, for fear that this was a pit he had dug for him, so a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and there was a trace of sincerity and encouragement written in his eyes, and he said loudly.

"Since the adults said it so bluntly, if the lower officials are still submissive, they will lose their manliness." Hearing Shen Yan's sincere words, Tong Shaohua's eyes flashed with a complicated look, and then showed a trace of perseverance, and he understood in his heart that this was not Shen Yanzi digging a hole for himself, nor that Shen Yan wanted to test himself, but he just wanted to chat with himself casually, so as to judge how much he understood the pattern of the imperial court.

"It has been more than 300 years since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, and it has experienced brilliant brilliance, and everything will gradually weaken after experiencing glory. Although the current lord is a generation of Ming monarchs, with the increase of age and the non-restraint of the princes, a situation has been formed in which the sons have won the heirs. On the surface, the emperor wants to choose the most bloody or powerful one from among the princes as the prince, which is a very realistic idea. ”

However, the seizure of the heirs by the princes means that the overall interests of Daxia are constantly lost, so that the court that could have formed an iron plate is either eaten or divided by the princes, although the majesty of the emperor is still there, but it has long lost the prestige of his youth. The most typical is that the strength of the family that was suppressed by the emperor gradually emerged, and even came together with some princes, the purpose of these families is not to make this choice purely for their own interests, there must be other greater intentions. ”

"The emperor may have long lost the sharp progress of the year, and the claws in his hands seem to be much sluggish, otherwise, it is impossible for the emperor to silently let the power of the family gradually infiltrate the prince's side, and even infiltrate into the court. When Tong Shaohua said this, a touch of contemplation flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and then continued.

"Maybe the emperor thought of this, so he let those princes leave Jinling, and went to inspect the places where other princes were powerful, which disrupted the plans of the princes and destroyed the layout of the family. Although this move is very good, but after all, it is not to solve the problem from the root, once some princes successfully come together with local families or powerful local forces, it can only invisibly increase the strength of these princes. ”

"Therefore, for the sake of long-term planning, Xia Guan feels that the adult should find a strong prince as a backer, and once the emperor has any accidents, the strength of the adult will not be affected in any way." When Tong Shaohua said this, a flash of confidence flashed in his eyes, and he felt that Shen Yan was trying so hard to show his talents, just because he wanted to show his talents to these princes, so that these princes could see and offer a good price, otherwise, Shen Yan would not have worked so hard to grasp the management rights of Xiangzhou Mansion, but it was not clear which prince Shen Yan had a special deal with, or which powerful prince Shen Yan chose.

Although Shen Yan and Xia Yuanxu are very close, Tong Shaohua does not believe that Shen Yan will choose Xia Yuanxu, who has no foundation and strength, this is not to say that Tong Shaohua looks down on Xia Yuanxu, but the reality is like this.

"Then in your opinion, which prince should this official choose as a backer?" After listening to Tong Shaohua's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and he asked noncommittally.

"My lord, in the humble opinion of the lower officials, the lord should choose the eldest prince, the reason is as follows: although the strength of the eldest prince is very strong, but there is a lack of commanders who can fight well, with the performance of the lord in Huaibei County, as long as the lord reveals the slightest intention to the eldest prince, the eldest prince will definitely show great sincerity, and the lord chooses the eldest prince as a backer, then the lord can quickly gain a foothold in the camp of the eldest prince with excellent military command, and even win a very important position." Tong Shaohua's eyes flashed with a touch of contemplation, and with a hint of indifferent smile, he said slowly.

"Governor Tong, it seems that you don't know about the festival between me and the eldest prince." After listening to Tong Shaohua's words, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and he glanced at Tong Shaohua with interest and said slowly.

"My lord, there is no direct conflict between you and the eldest prince, with the strength and influence of the adult, the eldest prince should not refuse the sincerity of the adult." Hearing Shen Yan's words, a trace of doubt flashed in Tong Shaohua's mind, how could there be a conflict between the adult and the eldest prince, and then indifferently thought that the adult should be someone under the eldest prince's command who had a conflict, not a direct conflict with the eldest prince.

"It seems that you don't know about the festival between me and the eldest prince." A faint smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, a trace of helplessness flashed on his face, and then he made a brief description of the festival between himself and the eldest prince to Tong Shaohua.

"Although I have no direct evidence to prove that the man in black in the grove in the east of Lingnan County was the person of the eldest prince, but all the signs point to the eldest prince, with the personality and bearing of the eldest prince, although he can tolerate this, but the people under the command of the eldest prince may not have this kind intention, especially the conflict between me and the father and son of Hubu Shangshu will definitely make Tong Yanbian slander in the ears of the eldest prince, with the position of me and Tong Yanbian in the mind of the eldest prince, the eldest prince will definitely be inclined to Tong Yanbian."

"An aspiring person should not be afraid of these, and I am not afraid of such slander, but sometimes a slander will cause a big thing, especially if some people have soft ears or cannot achieve a bowl of water in their hearts, slander will play a great role." An indifferent smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yan's mouth, and he didn't care at all.