When Cao Jixiang suddenly revealed his identity and appeared in front of Shi Heng, the latter was really surprised.

Because at this time, he was in the big tent in Beijing, and the idle people were not allowed to be close at all, and Cao Jixiang also appeared in front of him wearing a soldier's battle jacket.

stared at the other party for a long time, and then confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed Cao Jixiang, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, Shi Heng waved his hand and let Wen Sheng come in, and wanted to take down the uninvited guest's personal soldiers to go out and guard the tent door. Then, he narrowed his eyes: "It's really a little inappropriate for Gonggong Cao to come to see Benhou like this." ”

"Of course, our family knows that doing this will cause trouble to you, Master Hou, but if you don't do this, the next thing will be difficult to discuss." Cao Jixiang smiled, he actually cooperated with Shi Heng's tone, and continued to call him a marquis, rather than the real earl status now.

This title made Shi Heng's face flash with a hint of satisfaction, and then asked, "What did you say about this?" Although your father-in-law Cao's status is not necessarily too high, it shouldn't be difficult to see Ben Hou in a dignified manner, right? ”

"It's naturally not difficult for our family to meet Master Hou, but the difficult thing is not to let some people know that I have seen you." After saying this sentence like a tongue twister, he said solemnly: "Isn't it true that today, the Hou Ye still doesn't know how unbearable his current situation is?" Around your mansion, there are already the eyes and ears of Jinyiwei, not to mention our family, even if ordinary merchants have entered your mansion, they are all under the surveillance of Jinyiwei. ”

Hearing him say this, Shi Heng couldn't help but have a trace of anger on his face. Of course, he knew very well what was going on outside his house, but he couldn't handle it. After all, those eyes and ears who monitor his house are all disguised, and they usually don't show obvious flaws, so he can't ask his subordinates to drive them away, right? Moreover, after deducing that the other party was Jinyiwei's eyeliner, he didn't dare to do it, because he didn't know if the Son of Heaven asked Jinyiwei to spy on him.

It is precisely because he is always uncomfortable being stared at in his own house that Shi Heng chooses to stay in the barracks more. At least it was difficult for Jin Yiwei's hand to reach into the barracks, and he could still maintain a certain amount of privacy here.

And now, his situation was broken by Cao Jixiang, which made Shi Heng feel a little embarrassed to be seen through in his heart, and he was almost angry: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Master Hou is angry, our family is not saying this to ridicule you, but just to tell a fact. Now that your situation in the capital is really quite bad, don't you plan to change it? Cao Jixiang hurriedly explained, and at the same time led the conversation in the direction he wanted.

"Change? Isn't Benhou doing this now? As long as the military horses in the Beijing camp are well trained, Your Majesty will appreciate me again, and then I can return to the northern frontier, and then I will ......" Before he finished speaking, Cao Jixiang shook his head and said: "Master Hou, weren't you a general who commanded the army in the north and made great contributions earlier?" But didn't it end up like this? Even if I can go back, what will I do? ”

"You ......" The truth is often hurtful, after listening to Cao Jixiang's question, Shi Heng's face became more and more gloomy, but he couldn't come up with words to refute it for a while, because this is completely true. After a while, he exhaled a breath: "Gonggong Cao, don't talk about this in a roundabout way, Ben Hou is not one of those officials, there are not so many twists and turns, you can directly say the intention of coming to see Ben Hou." ”

"Okay, Hou Ye is really fast, since this is the case, then our family will tell the truth, I came here today, in fact, I planned to save Hou Ye's life and cooperate with you." Cao Jixiang stepped forward and said.

Hearing this, Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Save my life? Grandpa Cao is really alarmist. Ben Hou is in charge of my Beijing battalion army, can there still be danger? I still need you to save me? The tone was full of disdain.

Cao Jixiang didn't get angry because of the other party's attitude, but just smiled and said: "It seems that Master Hou, you really don't know how dangerous you are now, so let our family talk to you." Do you know how many people in the court now regard you as a thorn in the flesh and want to get rid of you as soon as possible? ”

"This Ben Hou naturally knows it, but they don't have that ability at all, Your Majesty didn't pay attention to their impeachment at all, and didn't you still let Ben Hou lead the troops here?"

"Yes, with His Majesty's protection, the Hou Ye will naturally be foolproof. But what if Your Majesty suddenly has a case? Cao Jixiang took another step forward, and at the same time lowered his voice again: "Although Your Majesty is in his prime, he has fainted many times in the past few months this year alone, and his dragon body may not last long." And once His Majesty dies and the new emperor succeeds to the throne, will he still try his best to protect the marquis? ”

"This ......" Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how to speak.

"We dare to be sure, this is absolutely impossible. If a vassal king ascended the throne, he would never be an enemy of the Manchu officials for the sake of the prince. Not only that, because the Hou Ye holds the military power of the Beijing camp, and he is now His Majesty's cronies and courtiers, the new emperor may still be suspicious of you, and when the time comes, he will personally issue an edict to seize your military power, and even ......" In the end, Cao Jixiang also raised his hand into a knife and slashed it.

Shi Heng's face sank again, and although he didn't nod, he obviously accepted the other party's statement in his heart. He has read a few books, and of course he knows the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier. And the emperor is not in good health, he knows it even better, and the other party is by no means alarmist.

Seeing that his face was hesitant, Cao Jixiang was sure in his heart, knowing that his words had worked, so he struck the iron and said while it was hot: "Actually, it is Your Majesty today, and you are not completely at ease with Lord Hou." Otherwise, I won't leave you in the capital. Not to mention that Jin Yiwei will keep an eye on the Hou Ye's mansion all the time......"

The instigation of these words was quite obvious, but Shi Heng, who was already skeptical, easily accepted it. Because he decided that Jin Yiwei dared to do these things must have the acquiescence of the Son of Heaven, and it seemed that the emperor was also on guard against himself. This made him feel even more uneasy, and he felt like he had been deceived.

After pondering for a long time, he raised his head: "Even if what your father-in-law Cao said is reasonable, Ben Hou is indeed in a worrying situation right now, but you can help me?" In terms of identity and real power, you are far inferior to me as a eunuch in the inner palace. ”

"Of course, our family doesn't have such great ability and face, but there are still people in the palace who can help Master Hou." Cao Jixiang smiled, knowing that the other party was already tempted.

"Is there anyone in the palace who can help Ben Hou?" Shi Heng frowned a little puzzled: "But who is it?" After a while, he vaguely guessed the answer to the question, and his face changed.

Cao Jixiang knew at a glance that he had figured it out, so he stopped selling Guanzi, took out a shirt with red and black blood stains from his sleeve, and sent it to Shi Heng: "This is the handwritten edict he wrote to Hou Ye, this is the blood of the real dragon!" ”

Shi Heng was shocked, and subconsciously took the half of the placket with both hands, and after calming down, he slowly unfolded it and looked at the content above.

As a former border general, Shi Heng was still fortunate to have seen Zhu Qizhen's imperial pen handwriting, so when he looked at the handwriting on it, he really felt a little similar. This made his expression more and more solemn: "This ...... Did he really write it by his own hand? And are you sure that you will crown me as the prince of the country when the matter is completed? As he spoke, his voice trembled a little.

Guogong, this is the highest title that the Ming Dynasty can get except for the children surnamed Zhu. Since the military exploits of Taizu and Taizong, the imperial court has not crowned a prince in a hundred years, and the temptation is too great.

"As soon as the true dragon emperor Chrysostom opens, how can he change it at will? And this time, if Marquis Shi can help him regain the throne, his credit is no less than that of the founding of the country, and the title of a duke is naturally logical. When Cao Jixiang saw the other party's heart-warming appearance, he was even more happy, and he hurriedly started to package tickets.

"Really?" But soon, Shi Heng calmed down from the excitement of Shicai: "Ben Hou doesn't believe in his sincerity, Ben Hou doesn't believe that you can really do something." Now Your Majesty has been in power for seven years, and the world has long been subdued, what you want to do is to rebel, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed, right? If I had conspired with you, I might not have been able to wait to be attacked by those corrupt people, and I would have been killed for rebellion! "He's not stupid, and he knows how much risk he has to take.

Cao Jixiang was not in a hurry when he heard this, but nodded and said: "Hou Ye's concerns are naturally extremely right, and our family has never thought of letting Hou Ye take the risk of rebellion." ”

"Then how do you want me to cooperate with you?" This time, Shi Heng was really a little confused, what was the other party's idea?

"What our family wants, it's just that the Hou Ye will not move after the incident, and at the same time suppress the other soldiers and horses in the capital. This shouldn't be a difficult thing for Hou Ye, right? After the matter is completed, the Hou Ye will enter the palace to proclaim himself to His Majesty, and a share of the credit will be at his fingertips. Cao Jixiang finally revealed his true intentions.

Shi Heng was stunned by this, but soon, he was moved. In this way, you really don't have to take too many risks, if the other party succeeds, you will naturally have a great achievement, even if they fail, as long as you react quickly enough, you can make up for it.

With such a good thing in front of him, how can he not be tempted? So Shi Heng nodded his head: "Okay, Ben Hou will do what you say." As long as you succeed in the uprising, I will lead the Jingying army and horses to support the Son of Heaven to ascend the throne! ”

"Hehe, then you will soon no longer be the Hou Ye, but it is time to change your name to the Duke of China!" Cao Jixiang smiled and flattered, causing Shi Heng to laugh. It's just that the latter didn't notice that when he lowered his head after speaking, Gonggong Cao's eyes still flashed with a treacherous and inexplicable light......