When Xia Yuanxiao promoted Ling Xia and his subordinates to one level according to the content of the notice, he thought that Ling Xia would be grateful to Dade for handing over Peng Lie to him, but he never expected that Ling Xia would actually play with the empty gloves white wolf.

Hearing that Ling Xia didn't hand over Peng Lie's meaning, Xia Yuanxiao slapped the table and ordered his own soldiers to tie up Ling Xia and send him to prison, and then let Ling Xia and his subordinates take back the promotion order, and at the same time announced the removal of Ling Xia's 100-member team and military status.

Ling Xia allowed those soldiers to bind him, and when Xia Yuanxiao finished giving the order in a huff, he said unhurriedly: "If your Excellency really does this, then I can only send Peng Lie to Nangong Xiongba, the capital of the Praetorian Guard."

The reason why I didn't lead my men over was because I guessed this fate, and I had already instructed my subordinates that if something happened to me, they would hand over Peng Lie to the Praetorian Guard, and the battle between the military headquarters and the Praetorian Guard would end in a victory for the Praetorian Guard. ”

"You mean------ Peng Lie is still in your hands?" After hearing the name Nangong Xiongba, Xia Yuanxiao sobered up a little, he suppressed his emotions, tried to calm himself down, and then looked at Ling Xia with electric eyes: "What do you want to do?" ”

"I want to find a balance between the Lord and the Grand Governor of Nangong." Seeing Xia Yuanxiao's expression of surprise, Ling Xia said bluntly: "Now everyone in the world knows that because of Peng Lie's matter, the adult fell out with the Metropolitan Governor of Nangong.

At the same time, you issued notices ordering me to hand over Peng Lie, and also indicated the way of threat, no matter who I handed over Peng Lie, I would offend the other party, so I had to find a balance, either let you both get Peng Lie at the same time, or let neither of you get him. ”

"You don't want to offend both sides and reap the benefits from both, right?" Xia Yuanxiao looked at Ling Xia with a smile: "With the situation in front of the Ministry of Soldiers and the Praetorian Guard, do you think you can please both sides?" ”

"The military department and the Praetorian Guard are indeed in a stalemate now, but the two sides belong to the same camp, and at the moment this antagonistic relationship is an internal contradiction, not an irreconcilable kind, and in the face of the attack of the civilian clique in the future, the two sides will still have to join forces to resist.

In fact, as long as Peng Lie's problem can be coordinated, there is no need for the military department and the Praetorian Guard to continue to oppose each other, so I am willing to be this intermediary and come forward to balance the relationship between the two sides, but if the adults don't want to fix this deadlock, then it's another matter. ”

"You, a little centurion, actually uttered such wild words, what qualifications do you have to mediate the differences between the military department and the Praetorian Guard?" Although Xia Yuanxiao's tone was full of disdain, there was a hint of thought in his eyes.

"Although I am not qualified to mediate the differences between the two sides, I have weight, as long as I can handle Peng Lie's affairs well and find a balance that is satisfactory to both parties, I will naturally resolve the conflict." Ling Xia said confidently.

"You want to balance the contradictions between the military department and the Praetorian Guard, but you refuse to hand over Peng Lie to me, how can I believe what you say, what if you can't resolve the contradictions? You can't just rely on a few empty words to deceive a person from me into a seven-rank official position, right? Xia Yuanxiao said lightly.

Hearing Xia Yuanxiao's words, Ling Xia suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, when he analyzed the situation before, he guessed that there should be a contradiction between the military department and the Praetorian Guard on the issue of Peng Lie, as long as this relationship is handled well, the contradiction between the two sides can be resolved.

But there is a premise for this, that is, the leaders of the two sides are willing to resolve their differences, if both sides are unrelenting and no one is willing to give in, it will be in vain, however, seeing Xia Yuanxiao's attitude, Ling Xia is relieved, and the current military department is willing to mediate differences.

Comprehending the meaning of Xia Yuanxiao's words, Ling Xia took out an object without panic, and then muttered to Xia Yuanxiao mysteriously, hearing Ling Xia's words, looking at the items in his hand, Xia Yuanxiao fell into thought, and after a while, he waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to let Ling Xia leave.

When Ling Xia left, Xia Yuanxiao fiddled with the things that Ling Xia handed him, frowned and pondered, he sighed, and whispered softly: "I can't make trouble anymore, I hope this Ling Xia can really resolve this disagreement......"

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There is no war guard in Yuxia Xinjiang, because this is where the imperial capital is located, so it is the Praetorian Guard who is responsible for the security of the territory, and the Praetorian Guard has hoarded three integrated legions in each province, and these Janissaries are under the jurisdiction of the general commander of the Praetorian Guard in each province.

In addition to these Praetorian Guards, in order to protect the safety of the Forbidden City, a reorganized corps is stationed around the Forbidden City, so to speak, the territory of Yuxia Xinjiang is the world of the Praetorian Guards, and the Governor of the Praetorian Guards is the supreme commander of these Praetorian Guards.

The Praetorian Guard is responsible for the security of the perimeter of the forbidden city, except for the dispatch of the emperor and Nangong Xiongba, no Praetorian Guard is allowed to enter the forbidden city, as for the forbidden city, there is a mysterious Ouchi guard, these Ouchi guards guard the safety of the forbidden city and various royal family members.

Because the imperial capital is the territory of the Praetorian Guard, so after Ling Xia left from the yamen of the military department, he stood at the door and did not move, and after a while, a team of Praetorian Guards patrolling law and order slowly walked over, and when he saw this, Ling Xia slowly came up.

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More than a month ago, in order to help Xia Ning'er choose a concubine, the prince put forward the idea of "recruiting relatives by competition", but the second prince and those civil officials disagreed, saying that this move was suspected of favoring the forces of military generals. ”

As we all know, the crown prince Xia Yuanwei is heavy on martial arts and light on literature, the sixth prince Xia Yuantu who is in charge of the criminal department, and the seventh prince Xia Yuanxiao who is in charge of the military department, the three of them have been close since childhood, and over the years, the six princes and the seventh prince have also strongly supported the policies implemented by the prince.

Unlike the crown prince, Xia Yuanwen, the second prince in charge of the ministry, is close to the civil officials, Xia Yuanran, the third prince in charge of the household department, and Xia Yuanming, the ninth prince in charge of the Ministry of Industry, the three of them are brothers of the same mother, plus the second prince apprentices to the third duke, so he is deeply supported by the civil official group.

Xia Yuanyou, the fourth prince in charge of the Ministry of Rites, has always remained neutral, although he has no intention of fighting for power, but his mother Nangong is the current queen, his grandfather Nangong Ru is the only governor of Sanjiang in the court, and his uncle Nangong Xiongba is the governor of the Praetorian Guard, and his power cannot be underestimated.

In addition to these seven powerful princes, the emperor also has three bloodlines, namely the fifth prince Xia Yuanlan, the eighth prince Xia Yuanxiu, and the tenth princess Xia Ning'er.

As for Xia Ning'er, because she is a girl, and she has been learning art from the Inhuman hermit before, so the emperor has no reward for her, and the emperor died two years ago, and the emperor was seriously ill under sadness, and her condition was always good and bad.

Because the emperor's health is not safe, so he ordered the prince to supervise the country, and the usual government affairs are handed over to the prince, only when there is a major event, the emperor will come forward to decide, a month ago, the emperor's illness worsened, and the prince chose a horse for Princess Xia Ninger in the name of helping the emperor Chongxi.

After seeking the consent of the emperor and the empress, the prince proposed a method of recruiting relatives through a contest to select outstanding men from all over the world as concubines, but when the civil official group saw that the princess's dowry was a territory, they also moved their minds.

In order to be able to give their children and grandchildren the opportunity to compete for the horses, the civil officials rejected the idea of "recruiting relatives by competition" and put forward an idea of "recruiting relatives by competition", so that not only the martial arts masters with superb skills can participate in the competition, but also the descendants of those talented civil ministers can also compete for the horses.

Because of the infighting between the military department and the Praetorian Guard, this proposal of the civil official group was instantly recognized by the imperial court, and if it was a simple competition to recruit relatives, the children of the families on the side of the military generals had a lot of cheapness, but now it has been changed to a competition to recruit relatives, and the sons of the civil official group can also participate in the competition.

It was precisely because of this incident that the high-level of the military general's forces sobered up a little, thinking that because of the infighting, the civilian official group had the upper hand in the court, Xia Yuanxiao and Nangong Xiongba secretly blamed themselves, and it was precisely because of this background that both sides had the heart to shake hands and make peace, but they didn't want to admit their mistakes.

Ling Xia was not just busy on the way, he was also studying the situation of the court and the forces of all parties, especially after entering the imperial capital, what he heard and saw far exceeded his imagination, and it was precisely because of this information that Ling Xia had the confidence to maneuver between the military department and the Praetorian Guard.