Chapter 575: Take the Initiative

After Li Hongniang left, Song Zheng couldn't sleep. After settling his son to sleep, he went to the study alone (Burial Love: The Silver Hair Demon Queen's latest chapter).

Xiao Hui started to deal with Jiang Kui, which was not surprising to Song Zheng. Judging from Jiang Kui's arrangement to assassinate Guo Xingjia, it is obvious that he has a different heart for Xiao Jun. And Xiao Hui did not move Jiang Kui for a long time, because Jiang Kui was his confidant and had mastered many secrets of Xiao Hui, so Xiao Hui had to be cautious.

However, this time, it was a mistake. According to the news brought by Li Hongniang, after investigation, since the second half of last year, the Jiang family began to slowly transfer the family property. Except for Yuxiang Building and Yuhua Building, other properties belonging to Jiang Yuan, a good person from Jiang Dashan, have secretly changed hands and exchanged for cash. The people of the Imperial City Division did not know about these actions, and they naturally did not monitor their superiors, and the people of Dark Eagle may be a little aware of it, but they are not obliged to tell Xiao Juni.

As a generation of heroes, Xiao Hui naturally has his own eyes and ears for Jiang Kui. But Jiang Kui played really beautifully, and actually played a golden cicada in front of everyone. When Fu Hai and his neighbor Li Hongniang and others searched for Jiang Kui, none of the Jiang family's descendants were gone. There are also Jiang Yuan's two-room aunts and wives in Jiang's house, and most of the servants and maidservants are there. The Yuhua Building and Yuxiang Building in front are all operating normally. Because of this, the Jiang family hid from everyone and disappeared from Jiangning City.

The latest news brought by Li Hongniang is that Jiang Kui has traveled up the river a few days ago, arrived at Zigui, and successfully crossed the pass and went to Kuizhou as the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division. Xiao Hui mobilized hundreds of people from the Imperial City Division and issued a military order to intercept them. However, it was too late to find out, and Jiang Kui had already successfully escaped from Shu.

Jiang Kui's escape was a great blow to Xiao Hui. Despite the repeated blockade of news, many people in the court wrote to ask Xiao Hui to step down as the commander of the Imperial City Division, and some even proposed to remove the Imperial City Division, or replace him with a dark eagle (choose a prince to be the husband). For a while, Xiao Jun fell into a very passive situation. At the same time, although Huang Yuandu did not ignore this, his relationship with Xiao Hui fell into a delicate situation.

At present, the most critical point is that Jiang Kui does not know how many secrets he bears, and once these secrets are fermented, the situation of Xiao Hui will be even more difficult. According to Li Hongniang's secret speculation, one of the secrets is that Jiang Kui is likely to be related to the framing of the marshal Han Zhong back then. The reason for the arrest of Han Zhong was that he failed to use troops against Xishu, and Han Zhong, as a marshal, leaked the plan to use troops, and Xiao Hui and Huang Yuandu had a reason to put Han Zhong in prison. In the meantime, it was operated by Jiang Kui.

It can be said that Jiang Kui has been the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division from the close guard of Xiao Juni, and has participated in too many things of Xiao Juni. I heard that Xiao Hui vomited blood for this, so that he fell into a coma.

Song Zheng was full of doubts about the palace coup d'Γ©tat that year. At first, he was completely true to what Ming'er said. However, the experience of the past two years made him feel full of doubts. If you want to solve the truth, you must find someone like Jiang Kui to verify it. Now that Jiang Kui has gone to Xishu, Song Zheng can only sigh.

Jiang Kuixi's escape will certainly not be a whim. Song Zheng thought that the other party must have been in contact with Xishu for a long time, and arranged everything very carefully, so that he could hide from the world. Moreover, the Jiang family's people withdrew nearly twenty people, and if they wanted to smuggle all these people to Xishu, the resources used behind them must be very huge.

In fact, long before Song Zheng left Jiangning and went north, Jiang Kui's incident had already happened. It's just that Xiao Jun is very secretive, and Song Zheng has not received any news for the time being. In the month since Song Zheng and Lu Yan got married, the rumors gradually came out. As soon as Song Zheng returned to Jiangning, he encountered this situation.

On the evening of Song Zheng's return to Jiangning, the palace ushered in an important guest: the secretary of the Dajin Rite Department, who was awarded the title of Xie Qin Zhangzong and officially paid a visit to Xiao Hui. Dong Lancheng, the squire of the military department, according to the order of Xiao Hui, personally received Yan Zhangzong. After the lively banquet, Zhang Zong was invited to have a secret talk with Xiao Hui.

Inside, Xiao Hui was still reclining on the bench, holding a long Fushou smoking gun. His body was even thinner, and his pale face still had a hint of sallowness.

Several candles in the house are concentrated in the front of the hall, and behind Xiao Juni, there is only one, which is convenient for him to light the Fushou gun (lady, don't run). Such a decoration made Zhang Zong, who had just entered the door, extremely unaccustomed. His surroundings were bright, but the other side of the cypress was dim, and it was almost impossible to see the face of the juniper. In this way, Zhang Zong felt like he was being scrutinized, and his whole body was seen thoroughly by Xiao Juni, but he couldn't see the reality of Xiao Juni.

Despite this, thinking of this prince's cold character, Zhang Zong felt relieved. Although Xiao Hui has such a small means, Zhang Zong is sure to persuade Xiao Hui to achieve his own goals. Especially after it was rumored that Jiang Kuixi, an important henchman of Xiao Hui, fled to Shu, Zhang Zong felt that he had a lot more certainty.

Zhang Zong entered the door, and Xiao Hui was still as safe as before, without any intention of getting up. Although Zhang Zong was a little dissatisfied, he still bowed down and bowed, "See the prince!" ”

Xiao Hui took a puff of Fushou cigarette and glanced down the hall, "It's Mr. Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you have seen the old man too." Stronger than me, though. ”

Zhang Zong also sighed a little, when he came south with Wan Yan Yusheng, although Xiao Hui didn't look very well, he still had more energy. However, three years have passed, and Xiao Hui has become the person in front of him, almost like a tuberculosis ghost.

"Lord Wang, my lord of Dajin is grateful for the grace of the prince for his help back then. This time, I heard that the prince was in slightly ill health, so I specially ordered me to bring 30 strains of 100-year-old ginseng for the prince to nourish. I have handed over the things to the house, and I hope that the prince will accept it with a smile. ”

Xiao Hui hummed softly, sat up straight, and put the Fushou gun on the side of the case. "Your lord has a heart, thank him for me when I go back."

Zhang Zongwei responded, and said again, "Don't mention the things of the year." In the future, I hope that your lord will abide by the promise of that year, and within ten years, you will not join my Daqi. ”

Zhang Zong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "The prince should know that my Empress Dowager Wei Niangniang is a Han Chinese, and the lord of Dajin has Han blood, and he has the help of the prince to ascend the throne, so he has a friendly friendship with Daqi." Since my lord ascended the throne, although the government and the opposition, and the main battle forces, have repeatedly encouraged the use of troops in the south, our lord has resolutely not allowed it, and although he has borne the complaints of the government and the opposition, he has no regrets. ”

Xiao Hui waved his hand, "I have also read your Dajin's mansion newspaper many times, and I know what happened to you over there (read the full text of the birth of an idol)." In the past few years, your lord has rectified the dynasty, recuperated, and the national strength has returned to the heyday of the previous generation of gold lords. Looking at the news of your country in recent months, the government and the opposition, the main fighters have written one after another, asking for the south or west. Whether or not this is instigated by someone behind it, I don't care. My request is very simple, noble **, not to set foot on the south bank of the Yellow River. As for trade and trade, I can't help much, and you still need to consult with me Huang Yuandu, the prime minister of Daqi. ”

Maybe he was talking a little too much, and he coughed a few times and yawned. The personal maid hurriedly sent the water, and then lit the Fushou gun and gave it to the juniper to swallow the clouds and spit out the fog.

Zhang Zong frowned slightly, and secretly slandered himself in his heart. Over the years, although several fields have been set up in Daqi Tokyo Pass and Shandong Pass, the scale is extremely small. On the contrary, there are quite a few people on both sides of the Yellow River who resell goods without permission, and even far exceed the number of farms. In this way, Daikin was able to receive a steady stream of supplies from Daqi.

In fact, Daikin was not as eager to add more opportunities at first. Wan Yan Yusheng had long been aware of the trade on both sides of the Yellow River, and secretly appointed people to monitor and control the trade situation. Wan Yan Yusheng even hoped that this kind of sneaky trade would continue to go on even more and more. Sergeants in business have always been the best omen. The more the Daqi border army participates in business, the more ** it will be, the lower its combat power will be, and the smaller the threat to Dajin's side.

However, this is a scalping after all, it is not stable, and it is not a long-term solution. Especially since the outbreak of the Ji family case, the Great Qi began to reorganize the army, and the reselling on both sides of the Yellow River has also been greatly affected. At present, Dajin is preparing to use troops in Guanzhong at the critical moment, and he urgently needs Daqi's supplies, so he sent Zhang Zongnan to determine the expansion of the field, first, for the sake of good, and second, to get some war preparation materials from Daqi's side as soon as possible.

Zhang Zong was secretly wondering in his heart, could it be that Xiao Hui got the news and deliberately made things difficult? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say, "Lord Wang, in the Tokyo Pass and Shandong Pass of Daqi, there are many generals who instigate merchants to smuggle across the Yellow River to sell goods, and grab a large amount of silver cash from them, which is extremely unfavorable to your country's tax revenue. Although Zhang Zong was ignorant, he also knew that if he set up a few more farms and expanded the scale of the farms, the merchants would not have to resell them privately, but would go through the regular ones, and the income tax of the imperial court would also be extremely considerable. ”

Xiao Hui shook his head, "I have already felt the situation that Mr. Zhang said, so I have been reorganizing the army recently, streamlining the army, and I am also anxious about it." As for the expansion of the field, I will not be involved. ”

Maybe it was too hot in the house, and Zhang Zong's head was sweating, "Lord, your mansion newspaper is often watched, and there are also many generals in Daqi who want to go north, in order to plan for our secluded land, if you don't take the opportunity of the four princes of our country and the lord of Yihe County to discuss this matter in time, I am afraid that there will be another incident in the future." I also hope that the prince will give new strength for the peace of the two countries. ”

Xiao Hui smiled, looking a little gloomy: "Not in his position, not in his politics." I am only in charge of the military, not business. ”

Zhang Zong trembled all over, and his smile was too weird, as if he could see something, and he didn't focus on the "overall situation" at all. As a last resort, Zhang Zong pondered slightly, and said, "Lord Wang, last year's new science and literature champion Song Zhengdian test text, I don't know if the prince has read it?" ”

Xiao Hui's eyelids twitched, "What, Mr. Zhang has a high opinion on this?" ”

"Not only that, but my lord also praised Song Zheng's article and thought it was true. According to this article, if Daqi and Dajin Duoduo trade, our Dajin will rely more and more on Daqi, and it will be impossible for the two countries to violate each other in the future. It is foolish to think that the matter of the field is also related to the tranquility of the border. I also forgot that the prince considered carefully and helped a lot. ”

"What is an essay on the imperial examination?" Xiao Hui shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, I still say the same thing about the field, I don't participate, if you don't have a new statement, you can talk about something else." ”

Xiao Hui "doesn't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles", forcing Zhang Zong to reveal the truth. In fact, Xiao Hui can clearly ask what is the purpose of your Zhang Zong's coming here. While all of the above makes sense, there must be something hidden behind it. Then, before that, Xiao Hui must grasp the initiative in the conversation, and only in this way can he get more cheap when talking about important matters.

Zhang Zong is the same, by changing various rhetoric and changing the tone, he wants to take the initiative, but he is taken to death by Xiao Jun.

There was no way, Zhang Zong had no choice but to say, "Lord Wang, I don't know what you think of the situation in Guanzhong?" ”

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