The night was already very deep, but Ye Xun didn't feel the slightest sleep.

Wang Baihu and Han Ping had already left, but the news they brought made Ye Xun's heart unable to calm down for a long time.

The capital is imperative, not only the emperor's order cannot be violated, but in order to better develop in Liaodong in the future, he must also go.

But what is the capital like now? The Battle of Salhu took place in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, and the Wanli Emperor was hung up in the forty-eighth year, which means that this emperor only had about a year to live.

Ye Xun remembers very well that during the Wanli period, whether it was the Donglin Party or the Eunuch Party, the climate had not yet been formed, and although the officials of the imperial court had always been keen on dog-eat-dog, none of them had overwhelming strength, which had to be said to be Wanli's cleverness.

has been living in seclusion behind the scenes for decades, but controlling the court all the time, what kind of mentality should I use to deal with such a person?

Ye Xun's advantage is the identity of a eunuch, and at the same time, when all the armies were defeated, he saved some of Wanli's face with a victory, these are all places that Ye Xun can rely on, but it is obviously unrealistic to say that with these can completely make Wanli believe in him, and then hand over Liaodong to him.

However, with these as capital, it should not be a problem to stay in Liaodong for the time being, so can you pin your hopes on Wanli's successor?

Wanli's son only served as the emperor for more than 20 days before he hung up, and then the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao, who was famous in history, and then the Donglin Party and the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian also appeared one after another.

is also a eunuch, Wei Zhongxian will definitely treat Ye Xun as his own, but this guy is still bullshit, and he hasn't even changed his name.

So when I went to Beijing this time, could I have a good relationship with this guy who is still called Li Jinzhong in advance?

Thinking of this, the corners of Ye Xun's mouth couldn't help but show a hint of a smile, and he gently slapped his palm.

With Ye Xun's applause, the voice of the guard soon came from outside the door: "Father-in-law, please command"

"Call Liang Zhen to see me"

Han Ping is undoubtedly a smart person, he took the initiative to report to Ye Xun the suspiciousness of Wang Dengku, that is, he picked himself out, and at the same time, it was equivalent to showing loyalty to Ye Xun.

Ye Xun doesn't have many people available now, and a smart and loyal subordinate like Han Ping, of course, the more the better.

After this incident, Ye Xun was ready to promote Han Ping, so that there were Gao Ying and Han Ping, and Cao Bianjiao, Liang Zhen, Zhang Qi and others in Wu, and his team could be regarded as preliminarily completed.

Ye Xun didn't plan to move Wang Dengku for the time being, so as not to startle the snake, but he didn't have so many scruples about his subordinates.

It is conceivable that that sneaky guy must want to find out about Ye Xun, and what Ye Xun did in Tieling is too many things that can't see the light, these things let ordinary people and soldiers know that it's okay, once it spreads, when Ye Xun doesn't fully get Wanli's holy favor, it will be a trouble, so this hidden danger must be eliminated.

"Smack, smack!"

A few crisp knocks on the door were particularly harsh in the silence of the night.

"Who?"

There was a muffled inquiry in the room, and then the oil lamp was lit, and a stout figure appeared on the window lattice.

"Brother Xiang, it's the younger brother who came to see you!"

Although the people outside did not report their names, when the people in the room heard his voice, they immediately fell silent, and after a while, there was a "rustling" sound of dressing in the room, and then the door was opened from the inside, and a bearded face was revealed.

By the faint light, he carefully looked at the people outside for a moment, and then he dodged to let the visitor into the room, and when the visitor entered, he looked around vigilantly before closing the door and plugging it in from the inside.

"Brother Xiang, I haven't seen you for a long time, is this always good?"

If Ye Xun was present, he would definitely be able to recognize this big brother Xiang, who was Xiang Baihu and Xiang Biao who guarded the city in Tieling

And the one who came to him late at night was Wang Dengku's subordinate Hu Jiucheng.

"Why are you here?"

Xiang Biao's face was very ugly, and he tried his best to keep his voice low and said, if this guy hadn't come late at night, he would definitely not let this person in.

"Brother Xiang, why be so nervous, I think about how happy you and my brother were when they were crisscrossing the grassland, my brother remembers that eldest brother is not such a timid and afraid person!"

Hu Jiucheng looked at Xiang Biao with a smiling expression and said.

"I've already washed my hands, and I'm still talking about what to do, and besides, didn't I say that I wouldn't do it again! What are you doing again? ”

"Hey, hey! Of course, the brothers are here to ask for something, you can rest assured, as long as you help the brother this little favor, the brother will never bother again in the future."

"I can't help you, get acquainted, you'd better leave quickly, if Gonggong Ye knows, you won't be able to leave"

Seeing that Xiang Biao never went to the road, Hu Jiucheng's face also sank, and he said coldly: "The surname Xiang, I read that you and I used to mix on the same road in the past, and Hu Mou was polite to you, so I don't know how your Ye Gonggong would feel when he knew that his subordinate was the famous horse bandit Xiang Huzi?" ”

Listening to Hu Jiucheng's words, Xiang Biao's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he bowed his head and said, "What do you want me to do?" ”

Although Xiang Biao covered it up well, Hu Jiucheng was also an old man, and he immediately felt the killing intent on Xiang Biao's body, but he didn't seem to notice it.

Youyou said: "Brother Hu should know the personality of the younger brother, I don't do anything that I am not sure about, since I dare to come to you late at night, I naturally think of everything."

Xiang Biao's head reacted quickly, and without waiting for Hu Jiucheng to finish speaking, he raised his head and put on a smiling face, and said, "Brother Hu thinks too much, let's say it!" What are you looking for me? ”

Hearing Xiang Biao say this, Hu Jiucheng's face also softened, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you will never embarrass the eldest brother, the brother just wants the eldest brother to help inquire about the robbery of General Li Ruzhen's house and how he died, and the brother will leave immediately after the incident, and promise not to affect the eldest brother."

Listening to Hu Jiucheng's words, Xiang Biao was shocked, and immediately understood that this guy was coming for Ye Xun.

Ye Xun has not debuted for a long time, if you want to say that the people he offended, except for the Li family in the city, there is only Tartar, and this surnamed Hu is a master who has milk and is a mother, and there is no good or bad in his head.

Xiang Biao's experience in the rivers and lakes is also extremely rich, and the city government is also very deep, these thoughts just flashed in his mind, but there was no expression on his face.

frowned and said: "These things were all done by Zhang Qi's group, I really don't know, but since Brother Hu is interested, Brother might as well go and investigate for you, but..."

Speaking of this, Xiang Biao deliberately paused, just looking at Hu Jiucheng with burning eyes.

Of course, Hu Jiucheng understood what Xiang Biao meant, reached out and took out a pocket from his arms, and said, "This is fifty taels of gold, and there will be fifty taels after the matter is completed."

Hu Jiucheng had already done a lot of work before he came, and he knew that Xiang Biao was not Ye Xun's henchman, and he couldn't even rely on the side, so he dared to come to the door, but what he didn't know was that although Xiang Biao did everything when he was young, the concept of Han and Yi was still very heavy.

Ye Xun drove away the Tartars, cured corruption, and treated the people well, these things have already penetrated into the hearts of everyone in the military and civilians of Tieling, how can an outsider with ill intentions shake them?

Stretched out his hand and took the pocket, opened it, and then put it in his arms, and said with a smile: "Brother Hu, just wait for my good news!" ”

"I know that the eldest brother will not disappoint the younger brother"

Hu Jiucheng also smiled happily...