Chapter 763: Brotherly Rivalry
"Eighteen princes, why can't you see Lord Shen?" Gu Chaoru's eyes glanced around, but he didn't see Shen Yan and the army, and asked loudly with a touch of doubt.
"Although the waiter successfully defeated the White Lotus Sect in Xiangzhou Mansion, there are still some White Lotus Sects that have escaped, and in order to prevent future troubles, he led the Great Xia Royal Army and the servant army to chase and suppress, and he can't enter Xiangzhou Mansion to rest." Xia Yuanxu knew more or less about Gu Chaoru's motive for asking this, it couldn't be that he was worried that Shen Yan could coerce all the forces in Xiangzhou Mansion with the victorious army, and now that Shen Yan did not appear in Xiangzhou Mansion, Gu Chaoru and the others must have felt a lot more relaxed in their hearts, so a look of indifference appeared on the corner of Xia Yuanxu's mouth, and he laughed loudly.
"Although Lord Shen is young, but Xia Guan has also heard about Lord Shen's great achievements, he is really a model for my Daxia officials, and it is also a benchmark for my Daxia young generation, Xia Guan was not able to meet Lord Shen in Xiangzhou Mansion, and I really feel some regrets in my heart." Hearing that Xia Yuanxu confirmed that Shen Yan would not appear in Xiangzhou Mansion, Gu Chaoru's heart breathed a sigh of relief, and a look of regret appeared on his face, and he said slowly.
"Xiangzhou Mansion is the capital of Huaibei County, Lord Gu and all the ministers are the ministers of my humerus in Great Xia, and my father is very pleased to have your gang of people sitting in Huaibei County and Xiangzhou Mansion." Xia Yuanxu heard Gu Chaoru's hypocritical words, a faint smile flashed in his eyes, and a touch of sincerity appeared on his face, and he said loudly.
"The lower officials are really scared, and they dare not be the title of the minister of the humerus." Hearing Xia Yuanxu give such a high evaluation, a faint joy flashed in the eyes of Gu Chaoru and others, Xiangzhou Mansion has experienced the siege of the White Lotus Sect, especially the White Lotus Sect has conquered almost the entire territory of Huaibei County, even if Gu Chaoru and others successfully held the Xiangzhou Mansion and did not fall, it is still too much merit, Gu Chaoru and others are most worried about the emperor's settlement of accounts after the autumn, but now hearing Xia Yuanxu's words, Gu Chaoru and the others' hearts suddenly relaxed a lot. Although Xia Yuanxu is only a prince and cannot replace the emperor's will, Xia Yuanxu has the title of commander of the White Lotus Sect after all, and he can still reflect some of the emperor's meanings.
"Although the White Lotus Sect is rampant, but after all, the strength is still strong, with hundreds of thousands of troops, the local army of Huaibei County alone can not stop its edge, Lord Gu and other ministers can block the footsteps of the White Lotus Sect, and prevent the fall of Xiangzhou Mansion, so that the White Lotus Sect can not conquer the entire territory of Huaibei County, at this point, Lord Gu and other ministers still have made great contributions, without Lord Gu and other ministers to involve the attention of the White Lotus Sect, even if you want to defeat the White Lotus Sect of Xiangzhou Mansion, it is not an easy task, and after the prince returns to Jinling, I must truthfully report this matter to my father and the emperor, and ask for credit for Lord Gu and all the ministers. Xia Yuanxu is no longer the stunned young man he was at the beginning, nor is he as ignorant of government affairs as he was in Lingnan, and he is not a gentleman who doesn't know how to work face, hearing Gu Chaoru's words, a hearty smile appeared on the corner of Xia Yuanxu's mouth, and he glanced at Gu Chaoru and others, and gave a positive reply, calming the hearts of Gu Chaoru and others.
Of course, Xia Yuanxu will never really help Gu Chaoru and others ask for credit, these words on the table are just to appease the hearts of Gu Chaoru and others, and also to pave the way for Xia Yuanxu's successful entry into Xiangzhou Mansion. It can be said that the battle in Xiangzhou Mansion has just begun, and Xia Yuanxu will encounter various possible struggles after entering Xiangzhou Mansion, which will involve the struggle between Xia Yuanxu and the other three princes, the struggle between the officials of Huaibei County, the struggle between the officials of Xiangzhou Mansion, and the struggle between the squires and wealthy families in Xiangzhou Mansion.
Xia Yuanxu's desire to gain a firm foothold in Xiangzhou Mansion is not as calm as in front of him, although the possibility of bloodshed is unlikely, it does not mean that all forces in Xiangzhou Mansion will sincerely invite Xia Yuanxu to enter Xiangzhou Mansion, unless Xia Yuanxu can reach an agreement with these forces, otherwise there will be endless incidents of virtual and wrongful snakes, and maybe there will be some bloodshed.
Xia Yuanxu can think of this, Gu Chaoru, who is far more experienced than Xia Yuanxu, knows this better, although Xia Yuanxu's words are so good, but once the interests of all parties are involved, it is the time to really test Xia Yuanxu's skills and ability to deal with things.
In fact, Gu Chaoru and the others were not worried about Shen Yan's appearance in Xiangzhou Mansion, although there was a lot of news about Shen Yan's superiority, but hearing was false, seeing was believing, and only after really dealing with Shen Yan did they know Shen Yan's truth and truth. An important reason why Gu Chaoru is worried about Shen Yan is that Shen Yan never plays cards according to common sense, and more importantly, Shen Yan holds the power of the army, Gu Chaoru and others cannot guarantee that once Shen Yan is overstimulated, Shen Yan will not directly order the army to purge Xiangzhou Mansion.
Although this possibility is very small, however, even if there is only a 1 in 10,000 possibility, Gu Chaoru and the others are not willing to take this risk, fortunately, Shen Yan led the army to pursue and suppress the White Lotus Sect, and only let Xia Yuanxu enter the Xiangzhou Mansion, which invisibly, Shen Yan's coercion was reduced a lot.
"Eighteen Princes, I wonder if these soldiers behind you are also subordinate to the Great Xia Royal Army or the Servant Army?" Although it was determined that Shen Yan would not appear in Xiangzhou Mansion, seeing the Wuzhou Mansion army of almost a thousand people behind Xia Yuanxu, Gu Chaoru and the others still had some worry in their eyes, if the army in front of them was also the Great Xia Royal Army or the servant army, then the coercion of Xiangzhou Mansion had not diminished.
"The army behind this prince is the box army of Wuzhou Mansion, which was formed by serving at the will of his father, although it was formed in a hurry, but the soldiers selected are some veterans who have been on the battlefield, although they are far inferior to the Royal Army and the servant army of Great Xia, but they still have the ability to fight when they encounter the remnants of the White Lotus Sect or some rogues. Therefore, please rest assured that Lord Gu and all your ministers will be fine, and the Xiangzhou Mansion will be fine under the protection of this army. Xia Yuanxu didn't seem to understand the intention behind Gu Chaoru's words, and with a look of excitement and pride in his eyes, he introduced Gu Chaoru and the others to the Wuzhou Mansion Army behind him.
"Eighteen princes, I also have a box army in Xiangzhou Mansion, although the number is not large, and the combat effectiveness may not be as good as the Daxia Royal Army and the servant army, but there will be no problem in protecting Xiangzhou Mansion, and the war in Lingnan is still going on, and the area around Wuzhou Mansion may not be very safe, in the opinion of the following officials, it is better to let the Xiang army of Wuzhou Mansion return to Wuzhou Mansion, if the Xiang army of Wuzhou Mansion is allowed to protect Xiangzhou Mansion, if this spreads, the face of the lower official is not very good-looking." Hearing Xia Yuanxu's introduction, a touch of contempt flashed in Gu Chaoru's eyes, even if Shen Yan's training was very successful, but the formation of the Wuzhou Mansion Army would not exceed ten days, and it was impossible to make the combat effectiveness of the Wuzhou Mansion Army reach a certain level within ten days.
Gu Chaoru has already concluded in his heart that the Wuzhou Mansion Army in front of him is only used to fill the number of people, and it cannot cause any coercion to the Xiangzhou Mansion at all, although there is nothing left for them, but Gu Chaoru is unwilling to waste food for these to support this Wuzhou Mansion Army, and at the same time, in order to put an end to Xia Yuanxu's backup, Gu Chaoru's face is piled up with some smiling flesh and not smiling, and he greeted some Xia Yuanxu with a smug look, and directly opened his mouth to let the Wuzhou Mansion Army go back directly, there is no need to stay.
Although Gu Chaoru felt that such a direct would make Xia Yuanxu feel that he didn't give face at all, but in the face of the overall interests of Xiangzhou Mansion, Xia Yuanxu's face was not the most important, besides, Xia Yuanxu was not the only prince of Xiangzhou Mansion, there were three princes in Xiangzhou Mansion, once Xia Yuanxu entered Xiangzhou Mansion, he would definitely be squeezed out by the other three princes, at that time, Xia Yuanxu would first have to deal with the dispute between brothers, but it was his turn to wait for others.