When Lord Huanyan reappeared, it was already after the third watch, a person came, knocked lightly on the door, and after the door opened, she smiled and said, "I see that the light is still on." ”

"Please come in." Xu Ji leaned sideways and stepped out of the way.

Lord Huanyan entered the house, did not sit on the main seat, turned around and said, "I am here to apologize to Xu Gongzi." ”

"Apologize?"

"Please forgive me for my previous gaffe, I was here to ask for advice, Xu Gongzi knows everything, everything is endless, it is exactly what I need, I should not be blamed, let alone angry."

"Luckily, I'm not particularly scared." Xu smiled, but a little loss passed in his heart, since he escaped from the Eastern Capital, he and the county lord of Huanyan rarely met, but whether they were enemies or under her protection, they always had a little sympathy, and they could understand each other's thoughts.

The sensation was abruptly interrupted, and when it was reconnected, it was not so natural.

Lord Huanyan also smiled, "Early tomorrow morning, the princess and the county lord of Fangde will set off at the same time and in the same place, one will go south to Huaizhou, and the other will go north to He Rong." The news of Yecheng's borrowing of 100,000 troops will soon spread, and some people will be terrified and come to Yecheng to beg for forgiveness. ”

"It's a ploy."

"Yuyang's forces have also increased, although they are not much, only seven thousand, not enough to go out of the city to meet the enemy, but enough to hold the city. As long as Yuyang stands tall in northern Hebei, no matter how many cavalry He Rongbu sends, he will not dare to make a mistake easily. ”

"No one wants to be in a situation where they are attacked on their backs."

"I will forgive the Sheng family for this betrayal and divide Los Angeles with them equally. When this crisis passes, the Zhang family will exchange children with the Sheng family, and within a year, I will choose a husband from among the children of the Sheng family. ”

"Lou Xiaoqi is still alive, right?"

"The general once tried to murder my father, and this alone can break the marriage contract."

The Sheng family of Huaizhou openly betrayed and funded King Liang to detain the two kings, but they could be forgiven and get more benefits.

Xu Ji nodded, "In this way, the Zhang and Sheng families will become one." ”

"The imperial court will reset the post of prime minister, waiting for the vacant position, when the Sheng family comes to Yecheng to accept the official, the two families can really be regarded as one."

"The words and deeds of the Guansheng family still have no ambition to be called the emperor, and they should be satisfied if they can get the position of prime minister."

"After stabilizing the Sheng family, Yecheng will propose to He Rongbu to attack and merge the state, if He Rongbu agrees, it is fine, if they do not agree, just invite them out of Jizhou."

"He Rong's cavalry is not easy to deal with."

"The Jizhou Raid is not in vain, and I don't want to completely tear my face with He Rongbu, I will secretly send an order, ordering all cities and towns to cut off the supply of grain and grass, close the city and defend themselves, and force He Rongbu to retreat outside the Saiwai. After I pacify Kyushu, I will let He Rong's troops bow down. ”

"Although He Rongbu is strong, it is not a top priority." Xu Ji agreed.

"I recognize the ally of the Descending Army, as long as they are willing to help me break through and merge the state, the imperial court will allow the Descendant Army to set up an altar in Xijing to worship the Buddha, and the saying of the Descendant Army will be determined to be a national study, and the people of the world will learn it."

"The Descendants want to be recognized, and they want to be fed, which is the reason for their rebellion."

"All the grain and grass in the state belong to the world army, Yecheng only needs the city and the people, if it is not enough, there are Hanzhou and Jingzhou. Similarly, when the young king of the incarnation army must move to Yecheng or settle in the eastern capital, the two sides can be regarded as true allies. ”

"Well, that's a reasonable request."

"There is no news from Yizhou and Southern Sanzhou for the time being, and I will send envoys to announce the news of the new emperor's accession to the throne, and promise heavy rewards and promotions to local officials."

"They'll all be happy."

"The Zhang clan may regain the world?" Lord Huanyan asked.

Xu Cuo sat down, sat opposite herself, pondered for a long time, and said: "Has the county lord ever thought about assisting others, such as another surname Xiongjie?" ”

Lord Huanyan's face has always been gentle, and when he heard this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, which quickly disappeared and showed a smile again, "Do you still think that these are my next tactics, and they are not enough to take the bed?" ”

"It's all a strategy, but it's not about strategy. No matter how hard the county lord tries, he is doing his duty as a courtier. However, the heroes competed for the top, and everyone in the world chose the master to obey it, and those who chose the 'ministers' were not heard. The group owner was anxious and set the grand strategy of Kyushu, but he never thought about it, is the new emperor the master? ”

"You yourself also suggested that a new emperor be established early."

"There are tricks to save a person, a city, a state, and the world, but it is difficult to take care of them. The county lord's question the day before yesterday was to save a state, so it was necessary to urgently establish a new emperor; The county lord's talk today is to save the world, so the problem is not 'to establish a new emperor', but to 'find the master'. ”

The county lord of Huanyan was silent, his expression became more and more serious, and he said after a while: "I can't be the master myself?" ”

"The county lord may be the emperor?"

"Hey, not necessarily." Huan Yan sighed, she didn't come here to say big things, so she dragged, "No." But many recognize me and no one else. ”

"I know. Who doesn't have a loyal subordinate? But if you want to fight for the world, the person you rely on is not only loyalty, but more importantly, the people, the real master, even if you can't make the enemy surrender, you must let the wait-and-see people turn to their side← and the truth, in this matter they are all one, the county lord can't get the name of 'Ming Lord', and naturally he can't get the truth. ”

Lord Huanyan looked at Xu Ji twice, "You abdicated because of this?" ”

Xu Chun nodded slowly, "I foresee that the longer I become king, the more loyalty I get, and the more hatred I will get, and in the long run, sooner or later, I will retreat to a city or a state, waiting to be wiped out by the 'Ming Lord', and then leave a group of loyal subordinates." Of course, there will always be a group of people who defect to the new dynasty∫ will leave a reputation and occupy a few lines of text in the annals of history, but this is not what I want∫ I hope to pacify the world, even if it is a minister or a subordinate, I hope that I can contribute to 'pacification', not become the goal of 'pacification'. ”

Huan Yan was silent for a longer time, then got up and said, "You have a lot of sense, it works for you, but not for me." The Zhang family has pacified the world, the world is in turmoil for more than 200 places, it is the first emperor who rose up, destroyed the five kingdoms, and unified Kyushu∫ I don't believe that the people of the world are so close, and there is no trace of nostalgia for Tiancheng∫ the longer it takes, the more the people will think of Tiancheng Dynasty, even if there is a brutal emperor, it will not be that everyone has no way to live§ Achievement is my 'Ming Lord', and it doesn't matter who is the emperor. ”

Xu Ji was silent, and suddenly remembered that it was the county lord of Huanyan who had said to him that there are people who can be persuaded first, and then there are words that can be persuaded, and this sentence is not wrong at all.

"But I still want to thank you, for your advice, and your words are not good, but they are beneficial."

"You're welcome, I still have a lot of advice, the county lord wants to hear it, I will never hide it."

"Hey, that's all for today, I need to wash my ears first."

Xu replied with a smile: "Don't send it." ”

Lord Huanyan pushed open the door, turned around outside the door and said: "Whether it is 'saving a city' or 'saving a state', Fangde must marry outside the Saiwai, unfortunately, I can't 'save a person' now." Xu Gongzi focuses on the general trend and should understand that it is inviolable. ”

"Understood."

Lord Huanyan nodded, walked away, and soon joined the lantern maid, and gradually moved away.

Xu Tuan went to the house, blew out the oil lamp, but did not go to bed, but sat on a chair, and after a long time, he gently spit out: "I want to 'save someone'." ”

Sometimes, it is more difficult to save one person than it is to save a city or a state.

This is especially true for Xu Chuang, he was "invited" to the city, ostensibly as a guest, and there were no soldiers guarding the door, but he couldn't walk at will, and it was difficult to see people, let alone save people.

Fortunately, there are still people who are willing to do things for him.

Soon after dawn, Feng Juniang came, did not knock on the door, entered the door, closed the door, and said blankly: "The barbarian king leaves Ye today, and he will leave in less than an hour, and Lord Xiao and Tian Jiang will be taken away." ”

Xu Ji immediately got up and said, "Can you still see Tian Craftsman again?" ”

"Yes, I spent a lot of money, and as long as I don't take people away, the guards will allow me to come and go as I please."

"What did Tian Craftsman say to you when we met before?"

"He asked me to report my safety to the outside world, there are seven people in total, and there is no son among them."

Xu said: "Because it is not needed. Well, please ask Mrs. Feng to see him again and ask him to act in Yuyang. ”

"What does Childe mean?"

"You are now the person of the county lord of Huanyan, you don't need to know too much in public and private∫ you have taught Mrs. Feng to write, it can be regarded as half a arrow, so please ask Mrs. Feng to give a word, that's all."

"Jincheng urgently needs the 100,000 cavalry of He Rong's department, will it be forgotten, I still don't know if the good ∫ is gone, does the son still have an explanation?"

"If possible, help me get a Fan Sect disciple over."

"Anyone?"

"To be recognized as a disciple of the Fan Sect, don't be like me."

Feng Juniang laughed and left in a hurry, no longer so worried in her heart.

It was almost noon, and the guests of He Rongbu had already set off, and a disciple of Fan Sect came to visit Xu Ji.

An Chongqian knew that he had no chance, but as soon as Feng Juniang spoke, he still obeyed correctly, even if it was the tiger's den in Longtan, he had to break through.

"You want to see me?" An Chongqian stood at the door, refusing to go further inside, and refusing to sit down, "I am at risk when I come to you, and if I am known by my fellow disciples, I will be ruined." ”

Xu said: "It's just a few words. Is Senior Brother Yu Zhanyu okay? ”

"If you are not the same family, don't call yourself a senior brother. Senior Brother Yu was convicted of defamation, but he was not imprisoned, he went home to introspect, and he was not allowed to go out for three years∫ and went to visit, and my junior brother swore to me that what he said was the truth. ”

Xu Ji nodded, "What about Kou Daogu?" ”

"Mr. Kou is serving as a staff member in this mansion, and Xu Gongzi has never seen it?"

"I didn't see it."

"Although Mr. Kou is in the office, his heart is not here, he still reads and talks about Taoism every day∫ I haven't seen Mr. Kou for a while, but Senior Brother Yan often goes." There was something sour in An Chongqian's words.

"Very good‰ Gongzi An told Kou Daogu for me: His plan has been seen through by me, and now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the empress dowager is no longer the supreme of Yecheng, and he can't be protected, within three days, I will let Yu Zhan confess his name."

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