"You've been fooled! Lord! After listening to Nanying's relay, Jia Xu pondered for a moment and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

"Fooled? What do you mean by that? Nan Ying's heart was cold, and he couldn't believe it: "Are you saying that the Son of Heaven is doing this, what conspiracy or attempt does he have against me?" ”

"Not really!" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "But my lord, I remember that Xu once told you that if you want to control the situation, you must first guess people's hearts. The Son of Heaven has figured you out too! ”

"The lord is a civil and military all-rounder, crisscrossing the battlefield, not only establishing a certain prestige in the army, but also a large number of civil and military generals following him!" Jia Xu smiled and said: "The most important thing is that you are still a person of extreme affection, and it is almost impossible to do anything to rebel against the Han and rebel against the country!" In these turbulent times, what emperor doesn't want to hold such a talent in his hands? ”

"And the lord inadvertently revealed that he may be the identity of the Han clan, which will make the Son of Heaven secretly happy, because once you correct your name, you will become a representative figure in the royal family, with your great benevolence and righteousness to save the world and the great exploits of sweeping away the yellow scarf, if you spread the world, it will raise the prestige of the royal family to an incredible level!" Jia Xu raised a finger: "I believe that this is the first purpose of the Son of Heaven!" ”

"The first purpose? I can barely guess that! Nan Ying heard the sweat in his hands, and said astringently: "I'm really stupid and hopeless, but I can't imagine what purpose the Son of Heaven will have?" ”

"If the first purpose is to raise one's own value! Then the second purpose is to check and balance several parties! Jia Xu said, and couldn't help but shake his head: "The Son of Heaven is really powerful, he wants to support the rise of the lord and become a third party to suppress the long-standing forces of China and North Korea and the rising forces of foreign relatives, that is, to suppress Zhang Rang and He Jin!" ”

"I don't understand this!" Nan Ying was stunned and said: "Even if Zhang Rang and He Jin are not in harmony with each other, at least for now, they are still a community of interests, because only by joining forces can they deter hundreds of officials." Why should I check and balance them? ”

"That's why!" Jia Xu said unhurriedly: "These two parties are too powerful, and if they cooperate, they may subvert the government, and if they are divided, they will inevitably shake the country's foundation, so they need a powerful force that maintains a certain good relationship with them to deter them, and if this force is the royal elite, of course, it is what the Son of Heaven wants to see the most." As for the hundred officials? ”

He smiled mockingly: "Do you think that after all the conspiracies of the Heavenly Stems Branch, the Son of Heaven will still trust them?" ”

"You're right!" Nanying was stunned for a long time before he said helplessly: "It seems that I was fooled, and I was used as a gun by the Son of Heaven again." But ......"

He was a little embarrassed to say: "He Jin is enough, that Zhang Rang party, especially Zhang Feng, has always had close contacts with us and has a deep friendship, do you want to fight with them openly and secretly?" ”

"Let's walk!" Jia Xu groaned: "At present, the news has not yet spread, and it has not yet reached that point, otherwise even if you are benevolent, I am afraid that they may not be able to be without mustard!" ”

"Perhaps, this is also the arrangement of the Son of Heaven, right?" He seemed to say to himself: "The Son of Heaven may have arranged for you to balance them because he saw that you would not kill them all in the future!" ”

"Fuck! Lao Tzu will not be wiped out, but it doesn't mean that people will be soft! Nan Ying wanted to cry without tears and said: "The Son of Heaven has such confidence in me? Don't be chopped up by others first! ”

"In addition, the Son of Heaven ordered the two princes to call you the imperial uncle, and asked you to instruct them...... There should be one more important purpose......" Jia Xu's eyes flashed, and he continued to talk eloquently.

With a "porphy" sound, Nanying sat on the ground with a buttocks, and said in a lost voice: "There is still a purpose?" ”

"What does it look like? Where is your usual composure? Jia Xu couldn't help him sit down again, and said angrily: "Such a heart, how can the lord have it?" ”

"Who said that the lord should play conspiracy!" Nan Ying said with a sad face: "I would rather fight with the enemy with a knife and a gun, and live a life like you with a ghost in your heart every day, I can't do it!" ”

Jia Xu had to coax and deceive: "It's okay, it's okay, the lord just cares about himself, if you want to steal and play tricks in the future, figure out people's hearts, leave it all to Xu to do!" ”

Nan Ying scolded and scolded for a while, and then he seemed to vent the depression in his heart, and he said a little numbly: "Say, what is the purpose?" ”

Jia Xu looked at his lost eyes, and his heart was also sour. Where is Nanying "can't do it", he is disappointed in the Son of Heaven! The Son of Heaven took advantage of his friendship to tie him to his side, and he was forced to do something against his will, which made Nanying, who had always disliked being controlled by others, feel helpless and angry from the bottom of his heart.

Jia Xu settled down, and then said lightly: "When Zi Tian is wise and far-sighted today, he can even endure humiliation, but he has a fatal weakness, do you know what it is?" ”

"What?" Nan Ying said blankly: "I don't see it, everything seems to be under his control, what weaknesses does he have?" ”

"Loneliness!" Jia Xu summed it up very simply: "He seems to be the ruler of the world and responds to every call, but he doesn't have a friend, or even a person he really trusts!" ”

"What do you want to say? Comfort me? Nan Ying laughed at himself: "You want to say that I am the only friend of the Son of Heaven and the only person I trust?" Don't deceive yourself, since ancient times, you have been with you like a tiger, why do you make such arbitrary guesses? ”

"Feel!" Jia Xu pondered for a while: "It's purely a feeling, which makes me think that you are the only person he trusts!" ”

"Perhaps, in the Son of Heaven, there are still secrets that are not known to you and me! It is this secret that makes him trust you unreservedly! Jia Xu said, shaking his head and laughing: "Otherwise, how could he put this big thing on your head?" ”

"Don't sell it again! Go ahead! Nan Ying's face was as usual, but his heart couldn't help but surge again, and Emperor Ling's words seemed to echo in his ears again: Brother only wants to ask you for something! If you are a brother...... You will do your best to assist your nephew and protect my country!

He instinctively felt that the third purpose that Jia Xu was about to say must be related to the two princes.

"The third purpose of the Son of Heaven should be to establish a reserve!" Jia Xu's calm voice came.

Nan Ying stiffened and said, "It's really a standing reserve? Are you saying that the Son of Heaven wants me to help him make a decision? ”

"It's not that simple!" Jia Xu stroked his long beard under his chin, and said carefully: "The Son of Heaven asked for your opinion on the two princes, and ordered you to teach in your spare time, this may be the preliminary preparation for the appointment of who is the prince!" ”

"However, he begged you to assist the prince as the emperor's uncle, and gave you the opportunity to enter the court, praise and worship the unknown, see the king without worshipping, and perform uncle and nephew etiquette, which is a bit intriguing!" A hint of appreciation flashed in Jia Xu's eyes: "The Son of Heaven is really far-sighted!" He did this to prevent a brotherly wall between the two princes in the future, right? ”

"I don't understand that!" Nan Ying shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, the battle for succession is life and death, and it is normal for brothers to kill each other, what does it have to do with me?" Can I forcibly subdue them by virtue of the false name of an imperial uncle? ”

"Press? Of course it can't be suppressed! Jia Xu smiled and said: "I met the two princes today, who do you think the Son of Heaven prefers?" ”

"Of course it's Dong Hou Liu Xie!" Nan Ying said without hesitation: "Although I helped Shi Hou Liu Bian say good things, it can be seen that the Son of Heaven has not changed his opinion of him!" ”

"As expected!" Jia Xu nodded: "I believe that the lord also knows that behind Dong Hou Liu Xie is the party of Empress Dowager Dong, and Shi Hou Liu Jie's backers are Empress He and the general." Of course, since Zhang Rang and He Jin are in-laws, most Chinese and North Korean officials naturally tend to Shi Hou Liu Bian! ”

"Of course I know this!" Nan Ying nodded and said: "Although we are neutral, I am in the same boat as Dong Zhuo, and of course I don't want to see Dong Hou and Liu Xie become the Son of Heaven!" ”

"Actually, in the heart of the Son of Heaven, you have already been classified as Shihou Liu Bian's faction!" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "Does the lord know why the two princes are called Dong Hou and Shi Hou?" ”

"I think I've heard some legends!" Nan Ying groaned: "I heard that Queen He poisoned and killed Wang Meiren, the biological mother of the prince of Xie, and the Son of Heaven was furious, and personally snatched the prince of Xie, and handed it over to the Empress Dowager Dong to raise, so he was called Dong Hou." For this reason, Queen He was almost deposed, thanks to Zhang Rang and others who persuaded each other in front of the Son of Heaven, which made He Jin grateful, and the two families became children and daughters from then on! ”

"But Shihou?" Nan Ying was stunned: "I don't know why!" ”

"Queen He is so ruthless, there are also antecedents. When she first entered the palace, she was just a nobleman, and the queen of Song at that time was jealous by nature, and the son of heaven was worried that the queen of Song would be unfavorable to him after He Guiren gave birth to the prince, so he sent eunuchs to take the baby out of the palace and foster it in the name of an abandoned baby in the home of a Taoist priest surnamed Shi, so it was called Shi Hou! Jia Xu sighed: "The cruelty of the palace dispute can be seen from this! ”

"In that case, it has nothing to do with me!" Nan Ying was puzzled: "Could it be that just because of my friendship with Zhang Feng, the Son of Heaven regards me as a supporter of Shi Hou?" That's too far! ”

"Lord, you are wrong!" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "What is the relationship between Daoist Danchen and you and Gao Shuai?" ”

"Of course, it's very close! He is the eldest brother's uncle, and he can almost be regarded as our own person! Nanying was even more puzzled: "What do you want to say, Danchen Dao Chief...... Wait a minute! You said Shi Hou was fostered in a Taoist family? Is it ......?"

"Yes! The history of Danchen Road's long and common family names! He is the Taoist surnamed Shi! ”

Jia Xu said astringently: "So, from the very beginning, we have all been branded as Shi Hou's party, and it is precisely for this reason that the general and Zhang Rang have always been close to us!" ”

"I see! No wonder Dong Zhuo repeatedly provoked me! Nanying couldn't help but open his mouth and said with a wry smile: "This pool of water is really deep!" Why didn't you tell me about it sooner? ”

"This time and that time!" Jia Xu sighed: "Who would have thought that we had always wanted to keep a low profile, but we were pushed to the top of the wave? ”

"Lord! We can imagine that the two factions of Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He will have an endless fight for succession! No matter who wins, not only will the enemy die and there will be no place to be buried, but even the prince who will be supported by that side will also end miserably! Jia Xu finally said the third purpose: "The Son of Heaven ordered you to serve as the emperor's uncle, not to suppress any party, but to make you protect the lost prince!" ”

"That's what happened!" Nan Ying was shocked: "But with our strength, is it capable of doing this?" ”

"Of course you can do it!" Jia Xu said categorically: "If Dong Hou succeeds to the throne, with the strength of the lord at that time, at least he is also a prince, and he can completely fight against Dong Zhuo and save Shi Hou's life!" And if Shi Hou wins, then with the deep friendship between the lord and Zhang Rang and He Jin and the relationship of mutual checks and balances, it is not difficult to protect Dong Hou's life! ”

"What a trust the Son of Heaven has placed on the lord with such a heavy burden! That's it! He smiled bitterly: "Our wish to continue to lie dormant and wait for the machine has failed!" ”

"The Son of Heaven is thoughtful and well-intentioned, which is really admirable!" Jia Xu was stunned and said: "It's a pity that he was born in the emperor's family, and it coincides with such a turbulent time when the mansion is full of holes and the mansion is about to collapse, otherwise it is not difficult to become the king of Zhongxing!" ”

"Got it! Thanks to Wenhe for solving my doubts! Nanying's resentment towards the Spirit Emperor suddenly disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by deep pity and sympathy for the Spirit Emperor. Perhaps the Spirit Emperor did have the intention of using it, but his trust and reliance were beyond doubt.

"But I still don't know anything!" He suddenly wondered: "The Son of Heaven is in the prime of life, and the two princes are also at a young age. Is it too early for the Son of Heaven to consider the matter of establishing a reserve now? ”

"That only says one thing!" Jia Xu said calmly: "The situation in the world has changed again, the situation has reached a precarious point, the Son of Heaven has lost confidence and patience, he is taking precautions and entrusting the orphan in advance!" ”

"You say the situation in the world has changed again?" Nan Ying was slightly shocked and said, "Could it be that something big has happened in recent days?" But the Son of Heaven didn't say a word about it! ”

"I believe that although the Son of Heaven didn't mention it, he had other arrangements, and he must be ......" Jia Xu's voice was not finished, only to hear Gao Feng shouting outside the hall: "General Qiyu, someone from the General's Mansion came to invite him, saying that there is urgent military affairs, please come to the palace to discuss!" ”

"It's really whatever you say!" Jia Xu sighed lightly, looked at Shang Nanying's suspicious eyes, and said slowly: "No matter what important things the general entrusts, the lord can't rashly agree, just say that you need to think about it in the long run!" ”

"From now on!" He said word by word: "We have to plan everything before we act!" ”