"The prince thinks well, and there are even worse things!" Xiang Hua saw Zheng Jiao like this, and shook his head in his heart, Zheng Jiao and the new emperor are both sons of the first emperor, and the difference is not a little bit, compared to the first emperor, it is also much worse.

So, Xiang Hua continued: "Lord Wang, last night, the new emperor ordered Zheng Yi, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, to clean the palace, and our forces in the palace were almost wiped out. ”

When Zheng Jiao heard this, his face suddenly turned pale, he quickly stood up, and said loudly in annoyance: "How is he... How dare that? The forces in the palace are not limited to our family, isn't he afraid of ......" He was a little incoherent.

Xiang Hua saw it, so he said without hurry: "Lord Wang, calm down, why make a fuss about this kind of thing." ”

Zheng Jiao listened, but his eyes were staring straight at Xianghua, and then he said with some hatred: "You don't know how powerful the lonely mother and concubine and Lone are in the palace, and if you lose it like this, how can Lone not be sad?" ”

Xiang Hua listened, but he was very surprised, and his perception of Zheng Jiao in his heart dropped a little bit, and after a long time, he said: "Lord, you are in love, from the moment the new emperor ascended the throne, what kind of palace power do you call it, that is the past, don't you know that in Daqian, whenever the new emperor ascends the throne, the palace will be cleaned up?" This is already a rule in the palace that cannot be declared, even the first emperor is no exception, the first emperor also did this kind of thing at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, and the new emperor can endure it until now, and the old slave is also very surprised! ”

Xiang Hua's words were like a stab in Zheng Jiao's heart, he really didn't know about it, and he suddenly became even paler, this time it was heartache to the extreme.

After slowing down for a long time, Zheng Jiao came back and said, "If there is any bad news, I can bear it." ”

Xiang Hua listened, and then said: "It's not true, but there are two more things, for us, it's good to say it, and it's not good to say it." ”

"Say!" Zheng Jiao said cleanly.

"First, the purge in the palace, many forces have suffered heavy losses, and the power of the Queen Mother Wang and the Taiyuan Wang family is also a big loss. The second is that there is a new opponent for the bad guys, that is, the six doors just set up under the Dali Temple, this newly established department, which was set up by the new emperor to Yang Bo, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and their purpose is to completely exterminate the bad guys This time, the bad guys completely angered the new emperor, and they met an opponent! Xiang Hua said with some schadenfreude.

Zheng Jiao listened, but he was silent for a long time before he asked again: "Big companion, you say, can we win over the Wang family for our use?" ”

Xiang Hua listened, but he was a little speechless in his heart, was this lord hit and couldn't react at once, do you still need to ask such a childish question?

He had no choice but to shake his head at Zheng Jiao before he explained with certainty: "Lord Wang, it is impossible, how can the Queen Mother Wang family and the Wang family be used by the prince?" They now want to be famous and profitable, and the new emperor has only purged the forces in their palace, and they can't be enemies of the new emperor, even limited cooperation is impossible, because as long as the Queen Mother Wang is alive, they have to naturally stand on the opposite side of the prince, which is their way of survival. ”

Zheng Jiao listened, but he was silent for a long time before he asked, "Big Companion, what should Gu do now?" How does Lone feel that everything is unfavorable? ”

He Hua listened, pondered for a long time, and then said solemnly: "Lord Wang, throw away the connection with bad people, completely cut off cooperation with them, and temporarily silence is the most suitable for the prince." ”

Zheng Jiao listened, but asked a little unwillingly: "What about the big companion, what a good time is now, Xiao Jiu is completely rectifying the officialdom, it is the time when people's hearts are fluctuating, do you want to miss such a good opportunity?" ”

Xiang Hua listened, but he smiled, shook his head, and continued: "Lord Wang, is this true? No, you see that this is just an appearance, is this court officialdom really floating in people's hearts? Yes, but that's just the middle and lower levels, and the high-level officials already have a bottom in their hearts, because the high-level officials who should be dismissed have all been dismissed, and the rectification is only the rectification of the middle and lower levels, don't look at the new emperor's mouth saying so loudly, in fact, he just shouts slogans. ”

"This officialdom rectification, in the eyes of the old slave, is just a tacit cooperation between the court boss and His Majesty, the court has been peaceful for more than ten years, but the control of the local area is declining day by day, which is unbearable for the court center, and the main purpose of this officialdom rectification is to strengthen the center's control over the locality."

Zheng Jiao listened, but he didn't agree a little, shook his head, and said expressionlessly: "What the big companion said is bad, and Lone also agrees with what you said, but the confrontation between the north and the south has existed since the founding of the country, especially in recent years, the Jiangnan forces have swelled, and there is a great opportunity to enter the center, Lone doesn't believe it, the officialdom rectification of the court this time, these Jiangnan forces will not make waves!" ”

Xiang Hua listened, but he glanced at the lord in front of him in surprise, he didn't expect this prince to have such an understanding of the difference between the north and the south of Daqian, but when he thought of his background, his heart was clear.

He Hua nodded, shook his head again, and then said confidently: "The words of the prince are also right and not right. ”

"Oh, what does that mean?" Zheng Jiao asked strangely when he heard this.

"The prince only saw the confrontation between the northern and southern families, it stands to reason that the new emperor has rectified Jiangnan with such fanfare, and his Sima Zhao's heart is well known, and the local forces in Jiangnan are naturally not fools, of course they also understand that the new emperor's purpose of letting Prime Minister Liu Jian go to Jiangnan is to force them to spit out their interests, but they will not only not resist, but will even cooperate." Xiang Hua said with an affirmative face.

After a pause, he continued: "Lord Wang, don't be fooled by the name of the Xie family in Jiangnan, you really think that the local forces in Jiangnan are the interest groups formed by the Xie family, and that is just an appearance. The local forces in Jiangnan are by no means as simple as the prince imagined, and the old slave also knew some when he served in front of the first emperor before. ”

"The local forces in the south of the Yangtze River are roughly divided into two factions, the Zhang Yang faction headed by the Xie family in Jinling, and the low-key faction led by the Li family in Hangzhou, they all have the same purpose, but they have their own different propositions and make different choices." Speaking of this, Xiang Hua suddenly stopped, but he pondered repeatedly in his heart, whether to continue to speak.

And Zheng Jiao was listening carefully, but suddenly his voice was cut off, and when he raised his head, he saw Xiang Hua's pensive look, and immediately felt strange, what happened to Xiang Hua, how could it be?

He asked, "Big Companion, what's wrong with you?" Is there anything unspeakable? ”

Xiang Hua listened, but he didn't answer, and said to himself: "So the Jiangnan forces led by the Xie family chose Xie Guifei, and the forces led by the Li family chose Li Tong, the former general Yulin, the current deputy envoy of Jiangnan Jiedu, and the eldest grandson of the Li family. Moreover, the first emperor indulged the forces in the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten years and made them swell, just to let them grow up as soon as possible and become the center, so as to break the situation that the north has suppressed the south for more than 300 years, but the first emperor's mind was in vain after all! ”

Xiang Hua said with emotion, and silently added a sentence in his heart, "There are some words, I also listened to what the first emperor said", of course, he didn't say this sentence.

But when Zheng Jiao heard this, he still had some vague feelings in his heart, his father, who had pampered him for twenty years, was afraid that he had never considered becoming the crown prince and becoming the future emperor.

If Xiang Hua knew what Zheng Jiao was thinking at this time, he would definitely call him "demon", and only said a few specious words, Zheng Jiao would be able to guess one or two, it's not simple, because Zheng Jiao's idea is right, the first emperor, as an emperor, smoothly took over the huge cadre from his predecessor, and has been the son of peace for sixteen years, how can it be so simple?

And this is also the reason why Xiang Hua himself has been reluctant to communicate with him when he came to Zheng Jiaofu, because he knows that such a prince has little future if he has a heart-to-heart with him.

And Xiang Hua looked at Zheng Jiao, who was expressionless, and couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he continued unhurriedly: "And Li Yin led troops to slaughter the Jinling family in Jinling, Xie Rong, the head of the Xie family, died, but the Zhang Yang faction led by the Xie family was absolutely disintegrated, and it was no longer possible to form a whole, and the low-key faction in Jiangnan, headed by the Li family in Hangzhou, suddenly stood out and became the de facto speaker of Jiangnan, and because of this, they would never resist Liu Jian and his party in Jiangnan, but would cooperate, Anyway, they will not lose much in their interests, and for the sake of Li Tong, the deputy envoy of Jiangnan Jiedu, they are willing, because in Daqian, a country that establishes the country by force, these Jiangnan forces need absolute military support and military support, so that they can gain a foothold in Jiangnan, go out of Jiangnan, and enter the center of Daqian. ”

"And this is what the new emperor is willing to see, of course, the reason why the new emperor can go from nothing to less than two months, he can quickly retract the supreme power of this great cadre, is to grasp the heart of this martial artist, and seize the military power of this great cadre." Xiang Hua said with emotion.

In this regard, he still admires the new emperor who just turned eighteen this year.

Zheng Jiao heard these words, his face was bloodless, obviously Xiang Hua's words had too much impact on him, and he was sure in his heart that he was by no means the father who favored him in every way, and the best emperor candidate in his heart.

So who is it? The Si people are gone, and no one can tell.

And Zheng Jiao also understood the absolute importance of military power at this time, but it was too late, but he was still unwilling in the end!