After going around in circles, the topic returned to the beginning.

Although the two clans blamed the ministers, saying that they were afraid of the might of the Xuanjia Army, when it fell on them, they didn't dare to say anything serious, and they only dared to make a fuss about the corners, and they didn't dare to really hold them accountable.

Everyone present knew this, but no one would be stupid to find out the matter, they were just very cooperative, bowing their heads beside them, making a look of panic and guilt, and as soon as the two clans announced the dissolution of the meeting, they all left in a hurry as if they had been amnestied.

Compared with the safety of the small court in Guanzhong, these courtiers are more concerned about and attach importance to the situation of their own families, you know, these ministers who followed the two kings into Guanzhong, their family roots are often not in Guanzhong, and even in Bingzhou, Youzhou and Jizhou, directly affected by the Xuanjia Army, and those whose family roots are in Sizhou will have to worry about it in the future, and now that they have the exact news, why not plan first?

On the other hand, after sending off the courtiers, the two kings also became sorrowful.

"These ministers are no longer reliable, and when they are given authority, they are eager to show their loyalty, but when they encounter such a crisis, they all think of their own way out." King Chu sighed, "These ones are just loyal ministers, and they are not trustworthy at all." ”

"Having said that, how would the court be kept running without them?" King Huainan comforted, "At the moment, we still have to rely on them to withstand this storm, otherwise once the news of the Xuanjia Army and our army spread, the impact will be even greater than many previous incidents, and it may be to shake the fundamentals!" ”

King Chu was stunned, and finally shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How can Lone not understand this truth?" It's just that there are pros and cons to everything, for those courtiers, they actually have a way out, and compared to the court, these people value more than their own family, once the wind is not right, they will inevitably betray you and me decisively! ”

King Huainan also smiled bitterly: "This means that all the Manchu Dynasty can surrender, but you and I can't." ”

"I probably know Chen Zhengbei's thoughts," King Chu said, and suddenly lowered his voice, "That general Zhengbei must think that you and I are the ones who killed the former emperor, and if you want to get rid of it quickly, the emperor may not be in danger, but now that the matter is over, what can you and I do to avoid it?" ”

"Let's find a way to calm the war first." King Huainan brought the topic back again.

King Chu opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, just nodded.

However, as the details of the battlefield were gradually passed on in the following days, and after being summarized, the original reason was finally revealed.

"I didn't expect it to be because of the Zhang family! Zhang's family! What a Zhang family! ”

Looking at what was written in the military intelligence report, how arrogant and domineering Zhang Jiazi was in the barracks, and how he spoke disrespectfully to the officials and generals, not to mention the slander behind his back, whenever the generals made concessions for the sake of the overall situation, this person would entangle a group of people, wantonly slander the reputation of the generals in private, and even shout some inflammatory slogans.

"It's just that this son is open-mouthed, doesn't know the overall situation, and in order to be angry for a while, he will bury the good situation! Sin deserves death! The king of Chu threw the battle report on the table, his face turned red with anger, and he had a feeling that he had nowhere to vent.

King Huainan was also full of anger, after all, they endured humiliation and burden, and did not hesitate to lose face, just to be able to keep the land and not give the Xuanjia Army a chance to attack, but they didn't expect to be ruined by a junior, how can this heart be stretched?

"He's not angry!" Thinking of the hatred, King Huainan sneered, "The grievances between the Zhang family and Chen Zhengbei, and the conflict between the Chen family, have lasted for some years, not to mention that Zhang Ying's son Zhang Yang took the initiative to stir up trouble in Xuzhou, just say that Zhang Ying often embarrassed Chen Yong in order to compete for Ma Zheng, so he caused some turmoil, and finally forced Chen Yang away, otherwise I would not be so passive!" Perhaps the Zhang family has long held a grudge against the Chen family, and often preaches it within the Zhang family that it is because the children of the Zhang family have congenital prejudices against the Chen family, which finally contributed to today's situation! ”

"I see!" When the king of Chu heard this, his eyes lit up, "Now that you know the culprit, in fact, this matter is easy to do, but that Zhang Jiazi is dead, and he can die on the battlefield, which is really cheap for him, but the son is not the fault of his father, and his father is still a general, how can it be so?" Now the order is in the army, the people are arrested, and there is that ......"

King Huainan reminded: "Zhang Ying also gave advice to us before, it seems that he has a heart for the country, he also has Jiangzuo Zhang's family behind him, the Zhang family has a lot of influence in Jiangnan, and it is also very powerful in the court, and more importantly, King Langya gradually has power in Jiangzuo, if Zhang Ying is arrested, then Jiangzuo's Zhang family has no choice but to take refuge in King Langya, I am afraid that it will be self-defeating." ”

"This is reasonable, Zhang Ying is not an ordinary person after all, he can't wait to be idle," King Chu nodded, he also understood this truth, "The Zhang family can't move, but they still need to be warned a word or two, so that he can know that it is powerful, but the general surnamed Zhang must be disposed of, but not to be killed, but to be tied up and sent to Youzhou, so that the Chen family can fall!" ”

When King Huainan heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said, "If that's the case, I'm afraid that the Zhang family will feel that their face will be damaged!" ”

"Face?" King Chu snorted coldly, "When did they think about face when such a disaster happened?" If you talk about face, the court is even more faceless, but the situation is stronger than people, the Chen family is strong and invincible, where can you provoke, you still have to plan for a few years, before Youzhou was well guarded, plus buried in nothing, it is only to make people ignore the past, now that they know the benefits of the Xuanjia Army, where can they let go, they must peep through and leave no secrets! These shames can be snowed sooner or later! ”

King Huainan still needs to talk about it, but in the end, he also figured it out, since he doesn't want to fight, there is really only this way to go, as for the reaction of the Zhang family, it can only be wronged by them first, after all, how can everything in the world be comprehensive, the best of both worlds?

"After this incident, find some opportunities to compensate the Zhang family, so that they will not deviate from the imperial court," the king of Chu also saw the hidden danger, so he could only sigh and say, "I hope Zhang Ying can understand the general situation, otherwise, there will be a toss." ”

………………

"Woe to you!"

At the same time, in the Zhang Mansion in Chang'an, Zhang Ying also got the news from the front line, his face turned pale, and soon, the two sons who followed him into the customs, Zhang Wei and Zhang Gong, rushed over.

"My Zhang family has such people, I'm afraid it's going to be a continuous family, you prepare, first count the family members in Chang'an, if there is a little trouble, take people away immediately, and delay time for you as a father!"

But he just prepared for the worst.

But the sudden words scared the two sons enough.