For half a year, Xiao Yuan has been locked up in the cold palace courtyard, except that every month the princess will order the princess to bring Fang He and Fang Lin's two sons to visit the cold palace, Fang Yuan has never come to the cold palace to see her once.

Xiao Yuan, who has been locked up for half a year, is full of resentment, but for the sake of her son Fang He, she also endured her anger, so she lived in the cold palace, bored.

Punished with her in the cold palace was Qiu Lin, the head of the former independent accounting group. Qiu Lin is freer than her, the princess just confined Xiao Yuan to the cold palace, and Qiu Lin can come and go freely to run errands for Xiao Yuan.

Twenty-two years of Chongzhen

The twenty-third day of the lunar month is a small year

The princess specially ordered to give three taels of silver and three catties of bacon to each of the guards, male servants and maids in the palace, ready to welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival in the twenty-third year of Chongzhen.

On the one hand, the world is prosperous, and on the other hand, the cold palace is desolate.

Xiao Yuan sat in the courtyard of the cold palace and looked at the sky, and what sounded in his ears was the laughter of the male servants and maids of the palace. She recalled that when she was in the capital before, and even when she first came to Jiangnan, Fang Yuan's favor, she couldn't help but have a sour nose, and tears crossed her cheeks.

Qiu Lin, who was punished in the cold palace together, suddenly brought a maid in, saying that she was a handyman in the kitchen, and on the order of the princess, she came to send Xiaoyuan New Year's goods for the Spring Festival, fifty taels of silver, thirty catties of bacon, fifty rice cakes, and two sets of new clothes for her and Qiu Lin.

Xiao Yuan looked at the New Year's goods sent by the princess, and was angry. The silver, bacon, and rice cakes that the princess had sent were not gifts in her eyes, but deliberate humiliation.

Xiao Yuan cried and swept these tables full of New Year's goods to the ground, and scolded the maid who sent the New Year's goods to get out of the cold palace.

The maid's cold voice suddenly sounded, "Mrs. Yuan, what are you crying for?!" If you cry, you will cry out of the cold palace, and you will be able to keep Fang He's position?! ”

Xiao Yuan was slightly startled, a maid dared to talk to her like this, obviously from a lot of background. She looked the maid up and down, about thirty years old, her appearance was not good, and she asked coldly, "Who are you?!" ”

The maid said coldly, "Mrs. Yuan, haven't you been tracking down in the mansion who instigated Fang He to spill the princess's tea?" It's the slave! ”

Xiao Yuan saw that this traitor finally appeared, stared at her coldly, and probably guessed her identity, "You are a spy sent to the palace by the capital?!" ”

The maid nodded and said, "Yes, I was sent by the East Palace to lurk in the palace and listen to the movements. ”

Xiao Yuan sneered, sat back on the stone chair, and said unhurriedly, "You spy doesn't know what to hide your identity, and suddenly appeared to find me, just say it!" ”

The maid didn't answer her words, and continued, "Mrs. Yuan, these days that you have been locked up in the cold palace, there has been a lot of movement outside. The regent and Jing Jie carried out a major purge in the Xuanjia Army, and the power of the Zhejiang General Soldier Ma Lin in the infantry battalion was completely uprooted, and the General Army of Ma was finished! ”

Xiao Yuan gritted her teeth with hatred for Ma Lin, if it weren't for this idiot's big appetite, how could it affect her being imprisoned in the cold palace?

She smiled coldly and said, "Ma Lin is to blame, and it has something to do with me?!" ”

The maid said, "Of course, it is related to the confession of Ma Lin's cronies who were arrested in the Xuanjia Army, and they intended to carry out military advice and support Fang and the superiors. Mrs. Yuan, Fang Yuan had decided to take advantage of the Chinese New Year's Eve to return to Suzhou Mansion for the Spring Festival to interrogate Mrs. Yuan and Fang He. Do you think that Fang He was involved in this kind of rebellion case, and Fang Yuan would still let your mother and son go?! ”

Xiao Yuan was shocked when she heard this, she and Fang He had nothing to do with this case, and the matter of supporting Fang He and his superiors was probably a military slogan of Ma Lin and their big soldiers, and they had never discussed it with Xiao Yuan. Now that she really jumped into the Yellow River, she can't wash it away, even if she denies it, will Fang Yuan still believe her?

Finished! Involved in the power struggle between father and son, not only is she finished, but even Fang He is also finished!

Seeing that she was so shocked that her face was bloodless, the spy maid continued, "Mrs. Yuan, now that it is a matter of life and death, there must be a trade-off!" ”

Xiao Yuan settled his flustered mind and asked rhetorically, "What trade-off?!" ”

The maid said in a low voice, "General Ma has long been in contact with Sun Inspector, and on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Sun Commander will once again go south to attack the Xuanjia Army stationed in Fengyang, while Ma General will lead his troops north to Nanzhi, capture the regent palace in Suzhou, and support Fang and ascend to the throne." When the time comes, Mrs. Yuan's mother and son will not only turn the crisis into safety, but also have great power in their hands, and they will be prosperous and wealthy. ”

Xiao Yuan heard her draw a big cake, and sneered, "Will the skin be attached without hair?" The move of the imperial court in the capital is to take Jiangnan in one fell swoop, not to support the Dai side and divide it in Jiangnan! ”

The maid also sneered and said, "Mrs. Yuan, what the court thinks is that it is a matter of the future, and it is unknown, who can say for sure?" If Mrs. Yuan didn't support the cube and ascend the throne in addition to the regent, she would be in danger, and she still had the heart to worry about the intentions of the imperial court? ”

Xiao Yuan's eyes flashed with a gleam and asked, "With the 30,000 soldiers of Ma Lin, you can capture Nanzhili?" Not to mention that there are 40,000 Xuanjia troops of Zheng Zhibao in the Taihu Lake base, that is, the 3,000 well-equipped Jinyi guards in Suzhou City, if you want to break through Suzhou with the little combat power of Ma Lin, it will not be a matter of ten days and half a month. ”

The maid sneered and said, "Elder Hong Ge has laid a net this time, and Fang Yuan will inevitably be in trouble. ”

"Now the Jinyi Wei Qianhu who guards Suzhou City is Zhao Ting, who was driven out of the pro-army team by Fang Yuan, and we have already bought him. On the day when the general army arrived, Zhao Ting would open the city and surrender. ”

As for Zheng Zhibao's 40,000 Xuanjia army, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen have written a letter of persuasion to Zheng Zhibao, ordering him to at least stay at the Taihu base when he is admonished. After the deed was completed, the imperial court promised to return Fujian to the Zheng family again. ”

"We also promised Qin Zhan, the governor of Fujian and Guangzhou in Guangdong, that as long as he drew a clear line with Fang Yuan, he would be promised to fight in Guangdong forever."

"Coupled with the advance of Inspector Sun and Malin in the north and south, Jiangnan is already on fire everywhere, and Fang Yuan will inevitably take care of one and lose the other, and he will not be able to extinguish it."

Xiao Yuan saw that the heaven and earth net secretly planned by the imperial court in the capital was indeed almost seamless. If these parties really suddenly attacked, Fang Yuan would indeed take care of one or the other, tired of coping, and asked with a deep sigh, "Since you have planned seamlessly, what are you still coming to me for?!" ”

The maid took out a small bottle from her bosom, put it on the table, and said coldly, "Mrs. Yuan! Elder Hong Ge was very jealous of Fang Yuan, if this person was still alive, maybe there would be some miracle to turn defeat into victory. If Mrs. Yuan can poison Fang Yuan at the wedding banquet of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, we will be able to win the battle! Mrs. Yuan, please rest assured, the safety of the palace is in the hands of Zhao Ting, as long as Mrs. Yuan succeeds, we will immediately capture the princess and escort her back to the capital. ”

Xiao Yuan took the vial on the table, stroked it gently, and asked rhetorically, "What good is poisoning Fang Yuan for me and Fang He?" What can the court promise us?! What if the imperial court crosses the river and demolishes the bridge?! ”

The maid said in a low voice, "Mrs. Yuan is really worried, with the strong strength of the Xuanjia Army, as long as she abandons the Jianghuai defense line and retreats to Jiangnan, what can the imperial court do?!" Fang Yuan paraded troops in Fengyang, shouting that the Northern Expedition would dominate the world, and the prince of the prison country and the elder Hong Ge were also frightened, they did not want to recover Jiangnan, but to protect themselves! ”

"Mrs. Yuan! One side is a place to die without a burial, and the other side is to ascend to a great position, wealth and glory, what else do you have to hesitate?! ”

Xiao Yuan nodded secretly when he heard this, as soon as Fang Yuan died, the Xuanjia Army immediately faced a situation where the dragons were leaderless, who could rightfully succeed to the throne except Fang He?

The only obstacle may be Jing Jie, the coach of the Xuanjia Army.

But, even if Jing Jie is suspicious of Fang Yuan's death, what can he do? Does he still dare to establish himself as the king and take the Xuanjia army south to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion? The military generals in Chigutai were the first to disobey him.

In Xiao Yuan's estimation, with Jing Jie's old success, out of the consideration of stabilizing the overall situation of Jiangnan and the Xuanjia Army, he will inevitably continue to support Fang He and become the regent, and will no longer pursue Fang Yuan's death. What's more, when the time comes, she can also throw Ma Lin and Zhao Ting, two rebellious fools, to pay for Fang Yuan's life, and she and Fang He will be able to go ashore safely.

Moreover, most of the scholars of the Jiangnan Cabinet, most of the six Shangshu did not support the Northern Expedition, and they had to obey only under the pressure of Fang Yuan. As long as she and Fang He no longer mention the Northern Expedition and run a corner of the south of the Yangtze River with peace of mind, the cabinet and the six ministries will inevitably support Fang He's ascension.

Even if the imperial court in the capital had any tricks and tricks, it was impossible to defeat the Xuanjia Army fleet, which had an absolute superiority in sailors, and beat the Yangtze River defense line. The Northern Expedition may be far away from dominating the world, but it is still certain that it will be in the south corner of the Yangtze River.

I have to say that this proposal of a spy maid has a great attraction to Xiao Yuan.

After Fang Yuan's operation over the years, the Jiangnan regime has already been built into an iron plate, and the forces of all parties contain each other, and without anyone, even Fang Yuan himself, he can operate well.

Since Fang Yuan planted a tree, it was natural for Fang He to come to enjoy the shade.

Become a king

Defeated

In one fell swoop!