After being busy, Ling Xia came to the garden of the side house of the Governor's Mansion, at this moment the weather has turned cold, all the flowers and trees have withered, as soon as he enters the backyard, the ground is full of fallen leaves and dead branches, a bleak and chaotic scene, at this moment, Xia Ning'er is dancing in the courtyard, looking at the sword qi stirring in the courtyard, Ling Xia stood outside for a while, until Xia Ning'er finished practicing, he did not dare to enter the courtyard.

"Done?" Xia Ning'er walked to the side and wiped her face, and asked casually.

Looking at Xia Ning'er, who looked like a fairy in front of him, Ling Xia scratched his head: "Why don't you go back to Liulijiang first?" It's all big men here, you're not suitable for a girl here, you're about to fight, you can't help here, I think you better go back, there's no other meaning, the main thing is that I'm used to being single alone, and you look around me, which affects my combat effectiveness. ”

"You think I'm in the way? Want to get me back? After hearing this, Xia Ning'er turned her head to look at Ling Xia, stared at Ling Xia for a moment, she blinked her eyes wide, and said with a lonely face: "The mother concubine died early, and I have been studying art outside since I was a child, so I have a bad relationship with several brothers in the palace, although there are many relatives in the palace, but there are no relatives like me, after the death of the first emperor, I only have you as a relative, if you dislike me, then I will go back now, and I will never hinder your eyes from now on." ”

"Look at what you said, when did I dislike you?" Seeing that Xia Ning'er's expression was wrong, Ling Xia hurriedly explained, after speaking, he saw that Xia Ning'er still had sweat on her face, so he picked up a towel to help Xia Ning'er wipe her sweat, when she wiped her sweat, Ling Xia looked at Xia Ning'er's beautiful face, her heart was a little throbbing, and her sweat-wiping fingers couldn't help but caress Xia Ning'er's cheeks.

Xia Ning'er felt Ling Xia's fingers caressing her cheeks, and suddenly felt her cheeks hot, only to see Xia Ning'er's face instantly flushed, and the original cold expression disappeared, replaced by a piece of shyness, she subconsciously turned her head sideways to dodge it, seeing that Ling Xia's hand had not been taken away, she did not take Ling Xia's hand away, at this time, a subtle atmosphere rose between the two.

"Master Ma, I just received the information that the crown prince Xia Yuanyu sent an ultimatum to Nangong Xiongba and Zhuge Yiyan, who were guarding Xuzhoujiang in the Southern Theater four hours ago, saying that the remnants of the Japanese invaders were entrenched in Bengyuan Xinjiang and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, and the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were unable to conquest the Japanese invaders, so the Eastern Theater was willing to assume the responsibility of crusading against the Japanese in Bengyuan Xinjiang, but Nangong Xiongba needed to lead the imperial court soldiers and horses to withdraw from Xuzhoujiang.

Xia Yuanzhen said very clearly in the ultimatum that if the imperial court thinks that it is capable of exterminating the Japanese invaders, it can order it to be announced to the world, and the Eastern Theater will never wade into this troubled water at that time, if the imperial court does not have this ability, please let go of Xu Zhoujiang. However, if the imperial court is unable to exterminate the Japanese and refuses to cede Xu Zhoujiang, then the Eastern Theater will no longer care about this matter, and all the responsibilities will be borne by the imperial court itself. ”

It was Lao Cui who spoke, and the others had not yet entered the hospital, the voice floated in first, when he hurriedly entered the hospital while reporting the information to ask Ling Xia for instructions, he happened to see Ling Xia and Xia Ning'er's actions, looking at the intimate appearance of the two, Lao Cui immediately swallowed back the words in his mouth, stood at the door with an embarrassed face and was stunned, and then Lao Cui said in a sneering tone: "Ahem--- I didn't see anything." ”

It's better if Lao Cui doesn't say this, but now that he said this, Xia Ning'er suddenly blushed with shame, her face was relatively thin, and she glared at Ling Xia with a shy expression, and then Xia Ning'er turned around and ran towards the room next to her, because she was panicked, she didn't even want her own weapons, Ling Xia's face was thicker, and he showed a smile when he looked at Xia Ning'er running away because of shyness.

After Xia Ning'er went back, Ling Xia walked to Lao Cui's side, took the information from him to check, after reading it, Ling Xia showed a hint of surprise, put away the secret letter, and whispered with a solemn expression: "Xia Yuanyu is trying to find an excuse for himself to start a civil war, he knows that Xia Yuanyou will not be able to give up Xu Zhoujiang, but he deliberately makes it known to the world."

In the name of exterminating the Japanese invaders, Xia Yuanjie openly asked the imperial court for Xu Zhoujiang, which has a special location and is a strategic place for soldiers to fight. If the imperial court gave him Xu Zhoujiang, then the throat of the entire southern theater would be choked by Xia Yuanji. But if the imperial court refused to give up Xu Zhoujiang, Xia Yuanwei would take advantage of the people's hatred of the Japanese to incite the people to crusade against the imperial court.

If the imperial court really gave up Xu Zhoujiang, it means that the emperor admits that he is not as good as Xia Yuanjiang, so the imperial court will never give Xu Zhoujiang to Xia Yuanjian, but in this way, Xia Yuanjian has an excuse not to suppress the Japanese invaders, he will declare to the outside world that he wants to kill the Japanese invaders, but the imperial court refuses to give up the battlefield.

If Xia Yuanwei wants to start a civil war, one of the biggest difficulties he faces is the pressure of public opinion, and the common people and the soldiers under his command will definitely question why he didn't kill the Japanese but did it to his own people? But at present, this problem has been resolved by Xia Yuanji, as long as the announcement of the imperial court's refusal to cede Xu Zhoujiang is announced, Xia Yuanjian will find an excuse to start a civil war. ”

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Imperial Palace!

Xia Yuanyou was in the early court in the Jinluan Palace, and at this time, he held Xia Yuanyu's ultimatum in his hand, and asked the ministers with a calm face what they thought? Before going to the court, Xia Yuanyou had already asked people to post a copy of the ultimatum outside the door, so the courtiers already knew the content of the ultimatum, so after hearing Xia Yuanyou's inquiry, everyone said their thoughts.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu: "Xia Yuanwei volunteered to take on the matter of suppressing the Kou, which is a good thing." ”

Shangshu of the Criminal Department: "What is good?" Xia Yuanwei wanted to take the opportunity to occupy Xu Zhoujiang. ”

Hubu Shangshu: "No matter what, as long as Xia Yuanwei is willing to exterminate the Japanese Kou." ”

The military department is still in the book: "What if Xia Yuanjie occupies Xu Zhoujiang and doesn't suppress Kou?" ”

The official book: "There are so many eyes staring at the world? How dare Xia Yuanwei play cowardice? ”

Ministry of Works: "I'm not afraid of his cowardice, I'm afraid that he won't return Xu Zhoujiang afterwards." ”

Taibao: "The old minister thinks that Xia Yuanwei is willing to send troops to fight the Japanese Kou, which is better than the imperial court sending troops." ”

Taifu: "Confused, it's easy to give Xu Zhoujiang to Xia Yuanji, but how to take it back afterwards?" ”

Taishi: "But if you can't get Xu Zhoujiang, Xia Yuanjie will leave it alone." ”

Seeing the courtiers arguing endlessly, Nangong Hongru, who had been silent, spoke, and he was the only one in the Manchu Dynasty who was given the qualification to sit in the court by the emperor's special care, he stood up tremblingly, and looked at the emperor and everyone with a smile:

"When the first emperor held a competition for Princess Xia Ning'er to recruit relatives, Zhenguo Gong Yingtian once tested the recruits on the matter of the widows, and Ling Xia once answered an answer, I wonder if any of you present still remember that sentence?"

"On the side of the couch, you can't let others snore!" Xia Yuanyou replied thoughtfully.