The yard was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the rockery trails were all annihilated by heavy snow, and the entire courtyard was covered with snow.

This is the back garden of the Xiguan Governor's Mansion, and the people in the palace will remove the snow in the mansion, but in this back garden, according to Chu Huan's instructions, there is no need to clean it.

Chu Huan was in the back garden at this time, looking at a rockery wrapped in snow and was stunned.

The sound of "click" sounded, the sound of stepping on the snow under his feet was very crisp, Chu Huan did not look back, and when the sound stopped behind him, Chu Huan turned around and looked at Qi Hong who had just walked over, Qi Hong had already said respectfully: "Chu Du, Jiazhou came to report, Danyang, a few days ago, thousands of troops were added, and now there are nearly 10,000 people on Danyang." The road in Qingzhou has been blocked, and the salt road to Beishan has been blocked. ”

"What about the Tianshan Mountains?"

"Zhu Lingyue didn't make any moves." Qi Hong said: "But the news that came to our salt store in Tianshan has been purchased by all people, and there are people over there who have signed a big contract with the salt store to buy a large amount of new salt, which is limited to delivery within one month, and according to the quantity purchased, at least half of the new salt in our inventory will be shipped over." ”

"What do you say about the salt shop?" Chu Huan asked softly, "Who is the person who bought it?" ”

"They are all giants of the Tianshan Mountains." Qi Hong said: "The shopkeeper in charge of Tianshan Salt Bank was very happy when he saw the big order, and he signed the contract without thinking too much, but after signing it, he felt that something was not quite right, so he reported it." ”

"How is the contract signed?"

"Within a month, all the new salt needed over there will be delivered." Qi Hong said: "If it cannot be delivered on time, the salt store will have to compensate for a large loss. ”

Chu Huan sneered: "Of course, this is what Zhu Lingyue instructed behind, the soldiers and horses of Tianshan have not moved, but they are already making preparations." ”

"Chu Du, our new salt can no longer be sold to Beishan, and the salt shops on the other side of Beishan have also been controlled by the local government." Qi Hong's expression was solemn, "Qingzhou is blocked, and it is no longer possible to sell salt in the Guannei, and now the new salt can only be sold in Xiguan and Tianshan...... We have recently added eight salt farms, and the speed of making new salt has been greatly accelerated, and inventory is not a problem, but if this continues, the more we produce, the more we will have stock, but it will not become silver. ”

Chu Huan groaned slightly, and finally said, "You don't have to let them stop working, the salt farm will continue to produce." ”

"Yes." Qi Hong arched his hand and said, "Chu Du, look at it like this, Xiao Huanzhang's side is really ready to fight." I heard that at the junction, although Xiao Huanzhang's cavalry did not dare to cross the border for the time being, there would be several groups of cavalry patrolling the border every day. ”

Chu Huan didn't speak, thoughtful.

"Lu Cunxiao's soldiers and horses have also been stationed in Qingtang and handed over to General Xuanyuan." Qi Hong said: "I heard that Lu Cunxiao led 8,000 men and horses, and the order was in order along the way, it seems that Lu Cunxiao also has some ability to lead troops." ”

Chu Huan smiled faintly and said: "When he was in Hulu Village, he commanded thousands of soldiers and horses, which was after actual combat, and he was much better than the people who sat and talked about the Tao. ”

"By the way, Director Fan Xuanfan of the Ministry of Rites is also coming back soon." Qi Hong said: "Chu Du, he has a letter here, this time he went to Beishan, can he gain something?" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "He didn't see Xiao Huanzhang. ”

"Xiao Huanzhang doesn't see him?"

Chu Huan nodded, "Director Fan waited over there for a few days, Xiao Huanzhang closed his door to thank the guests, went up and down the north, no one paid attention to Fan Xuan, and he could only come back." ”

"From this point of view, Xiao Huanzhang is determined to be our enemy." Qi Hong clenched his fists and frowned.

"Hatred is like blood, they've been gone for more than half a month, right?" Chu Huan pondered for a moment and finally asked.

Qi Hong said: "It's been eighteen days, and if nothing happens, I'm about to arrive in the capital." Qi Hong said softly: "Chu Du, are you worried about King Qi?" ”

Chu Huan sighed: "King Qi is not a stupid person, but he has always grown up in the deep palace, although he is protected by people in the deep palace, but it is not harmless to him, and he can't see through people's hearts and sinister. ”

"That's what Chu Du said." Qi Hong said: "King Qi grew up with a golden key, what he saw was splendid luxury, and the people around him were also flattering, which would fascinate his eyes." It's just that...... Will the crown prince really be detrimental to King Qi? ”

Chu Huan put his hands behind his back and walked to the edge of the rockery, Qi Hong followed him, and Chu Huan said softly: "King Qi is the last obstacle for the crown prince, and for the position of the prince, naturally he can't tolerate King Qi." ”

"Chu Du, the power of the Qi King Party is not small." Qi Hongzhi said that Chu Huan was worried about the safety of King Qi, and comforted: "And with the support of Scholar Xu, the princelings may not be able to deal with King Qi." ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "The Qi Wang Party is just a plate of loose sand, most of them were under the command of the Han King at the beginning, the reason why the Han Wang Party was powerful at that time, in the final analysis, was because the Han King himself was a powerful figure, plus he had An Guogong and other people around him, so he was able to give full play to the ability of the Han Wang Party." Qi Wang Dang people are like a knife, whether this knife is used well or not, I don't care how sharp the knife is, I only care about whether the person who makes the knife really understands the knife technique. ”

Qi Hong is also a smart person, and said cautiously: "Chu Du, you mean that the King of Han can use a knife, and the King of Qi ...... No? ”

"The King of Han left the palace very early, and he was born before the founding of the country, and he was nurtured on the battlefield when he was an infant." Chu Huan said: "Whether you can use a knife, it doesn't matter if you understand a knife, knowing a knife is understanding people's hearts, only when you understand people's hearts, you can know how to use knives, King Han understands people's hearts, and Huang Ju understands people's hearts better, so the original Han Wang Party is flourishing in their hands, and they know how to use the Han Wang Party to suppress the princelings." But now that this knife is in the hands of King Qi, King Qi has a young heart and a straightforward temperament, how can it be compared with King Han and Huang Ju? Some things have to go through their own experience, to understand by themselves, and if they can't learn, it's like knowing people's hearts, it is undeniable that the King of Qi is far from the King of Han in this regard. ”

Qi Hong nodded slightly, and his expression became solemn, "What Chu Du means is that the Qi King Party was originally changed from the Han King Party, and the King of Qi doesn't know how to use the Lu Dao at all?" After a pause, he said, "And Scholar Xu, won't Scholar Xu help King Qi?" By King Qi's side, isn't there still that household servant Lang Lang? ”

Chu Huan smiled indifferently: "If Scholar Xu and Lang don't do their best to help King Qi, King Qi can control his temperament, and maybe he can resist the princelings, I'm afraid that something will happen to them." ”

"Something went wrong?"

"Scholar Xu is now in Zhongshu Province, and state affairs are piled up in Zhongshu Province, and it is when the world is in turmoil, and the affairs of Zhongshu Province are even more onerous." Chu Huan said slowly: "The crown prince is the supervisor of the country, but not everything must be done personally, he has the right to manage Zhongshu Province, so the state affairs are piled up on the body of Xu Daxue, Xu Daxue is afraid that it will be difficult to withdraw, this is the problem of Xu Daxue, if the prince really wants to be unfavorable to King Qi, he will definitely separate Xu Daxue and Qi Wang, so that Xu Daxue is powerless to take care of it." ”

Qi Hong frowned and said, "What about Lang Wu Lang?" He's a shrewd man......! ”

"Lang Wuxu is indeed very shrewd." Chu Huan said: "But sometimes, the shrewdness is too much......!" The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he muttered: "Lang is not ......!" ”

"Chu Du, what's wrong with you?" Qi Hong saw that Chu Huan's expression was a little wrong, and asked softly.

Chu Huan shook his head, "Nothing." Turning his gaze at the eastern sky, after a while, he suddenly asked, "Qi Hong, do you think King Qi is willing to go to the northwest?" ”

Qi Hong thought for a moment and said, "If it's not a last resort, it shouldn't be." The bitter cold land in the northwest, and the king of Qi is an auxiliary country, it is impossible to leave the capital easily. ”

Chu Huan nodded, thoughtful.

"But the crown prince is really aggressive, and the king of Qi can't resist it, so the king of Qi will also feel the danger of staying in the capital, and he must want to leave the capital." Qi Hong said softly: "It's just that I left the capital, where to go, I don't dare to say anything about my humble position, maybe I will go to the north to find the Holy ......!" ”

Chu Huan squinted his eyes and said softly: "If he has no choice but to do so, he will still leave the capital...... Leave the capital ......! Speaking of this, the corners of Chu Huan's eyes suddenly twitched, his pupils dilated slightly, and he lost his voice: "No......!" ”

"Chu Du, what's wrong?"

Chu Huan's eyes showed a solemn look, "It's too late...... If it does happen......! He clenched his fists and sighed, "I'm afraid I've really miscalculated, I hope ...... Don't ......! ”

Chu Huan was worried about King Qi, but King Qi was also thinking about Chu Huan at the moment.

The crown prince ordered that the king of Qi be placed under house arrest, and the king of Qi had nothing to say, he did not expect that this would be the result, and when he got the news that Lang Wuxuan died in prison, the king of Qi was even more shocked.

Lang Wuxuan planned a conspiracy, bribed the drama to falsely accuse the son of Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the East Window incident, was taken to prison, but committed suicide in prison, this matter has begun to spread in the capital, and the King of Qi also knew the news early, his first reaction, Lang Wuxuan was not afraid of crime and committed suicide, it is very likely that he was killed in prison.

But he has no evidence in his hands, and in the current situation, if he is grounded, he will not be able to get out of the gate of the Qi Palace.

The crown prince transferred soldiers and horses, nominally to protect the king of Qi, but in fact trapped the king of Qi in the palace of the king of Qi, and all the guards of the palace of the king of Qi were also transferred, leaving only the commander of the light pole, Ma Zhongheng.

Ma Zhongheng is the commander of the guards of the Qi Palace, when the prince sent someone to transfer the guards of the Qi Palace, the two sides almost fought and fought each other, and the most difficult result was that Ma Zhongheng stayed in the Qi Palace, and transferred other guards.

Although Ma Zhongheng behaved very loyally and bravely, many people felt that Ma Zhongheng was too stupid, King Qi was obviously already in the twilight of the West Mountain, at this time, following King Qi had no future at all, let alone offending the prince because of King Qi, but Ma Zhongheng was like this, except for a few people who felt that Ma Zhongheng was chivalrous and loyal, most people felt that Ma Zhongheng would have no good end sooner or later.

The subordinates in the palace, although the prince did not order the transfer away, but in the following days, someone sneaked out of the palace, and after a few days, half of the people in the palace had already left, and the king of Qi did not have the heart to care about these things at all, let them leave, according to the laws of the empire, the lost servants, the government wanted to recover them, and the captured servants would be severely punished, not to mention the subordinates of the palace.

Although Kyoto Mansion did send people to find it, but the result was that no one was chased back, and the King of Qi was not in a hurry, Kyoto Mansion turned a blind eye, and when it came to the most rear, Kyoto Mansion simply did not focus on this matter, and the most rearly Han Mansion only left a dozen old and weak, and only Ma Zhongheng and Shi Lu Haosheng, the head of the palace, were left.

In the daily life of King Ruoqi, only Ling Shuang cooks by his side.

The once glorious Qi Wangfu is no longer just a cold saddle horse in the courtyard, it is really lonely and lonely, all day long, the Qi Wangfu is like snow accumulated in the courtyard, cold and abnormal, the palace of Nuoda, turn to most of the courtyard, you will not see a figure.