At noon the next day, Liang Xiao returned to Chang'an and went straight to Huainan Mansion.

Liu Ling sat down at the desk and wrote, stopping from time to time to think about it. Seeing Liang Xiao coming in, she hurriedly covered the bamboo slip she was writing, and said with a red face: "Don't look at it!" ”

Liang Xiao glanced at her and deliberately grimaced. "If it's a dowry, then it's not necessary."

"What?" Liu Ling's face changed drastically. "My father won't agree?"

Liang Xiao was silent for a moment, and he didn't laugh until Liu Ling was so anxious that he was about to cry. "No, it's your father who is going to come and take care of it himself, so you don't have to answer. However, he asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict when he entered the court, so it was a little late. ”

Liu Ling let out a sigh of relief, pounced, and showed his two-finger Zen. "You dare to fool me?"

Liang Xiao hurriedly begged for mercy. "Don't! Other! Speaking of business, yesterday at Balingyi, I beat Yan Suke. ”

Liu Ling was puzzled. "What are you hitting him for? dignified princes, they beat people with their fists, and they are not afraid of people's jokes. She then snickered again: "Could it be that you still hate him?" ”

"Of course. I've always remembered that he put his face up, and I'm sorry for him if I don't hit him again. Liang Xiao shrugged his shoulders with a look of righteous indignation. By the way, what did the Queen Mother say? Can you kill him this time? ”

Liu Ling put away his smile. "I'm afraid it's a little hard."

"Why, the Queen Mother is so willing to put on her face?"

"Look at you, speaking so rudely." Liu Ling stretched out his hand to twist the soft flesh between Liang Xiao's ribs and twisted it fiercely. "Are you deliberately angry with me?"

"It hurts! Hurt! Liang Xiao exclaimed exaggeratedly. I just don't understand, is the Queen Mother so attentive? ”

"It's not the Queen Mother's intentions, it's Tian Wei who intervened." Liu Ling let go of his hand and glanced at Liang Xiao. "Tian Wei sent Zhang Tang to Jiangdu Kingdom, it should be to clean up the evidence that is unfavorable to Yan Zhu and Liu Jian."

"Zhang Tang?" Liang Xiao was taken aback. Zhang Tang is not famous now, but later he is very famous. And one of the major events that he is famous for is the Huainan case. How. Now you're going to take Jiangdu Kingdom? "Wouldn't Liu Jian and Yan Zhu be even more tragic?"

"It's too much. If it was just Liu Jian and Yan Zhu, the Son of Heaven might not be soft. But as soon as Tian Wei intervened, it was difficult to do. The Son of Heaven can abandon Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen, and he will not be stingy with Liu Jian, but he will not take the initiative to bow to the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Northern Expedition was able to achieve victory, and you soldiers certainly had merit. Isn't the Son of Heaven meritorious? ”

Liang Xiao gasped. He understood what Liu Ling meant. Now is not the time when the Empress Dowager is still alive, and the Son of Heaven is not the Son of Heaven who has just ascended the throne, he will not let Yan Zhu and others be as tragic as Wang Zang and Zhao Juan, because that is tantamount to slapping himself in the face.

Yan Zhu, Zhu Maichen and others were favored because of the book, which was not in line with the practice of electing officials, and the Son of Heaven was under a lot of pressure because of this. The Son of Heaven regards them as minions against foreign dynasties, and the main target of suppression is the prime minister, Tian Wei wants to take this opportunity to regain the power of the prime minister, how can the Son of Heaven let him do it.

"Say so. Busy this time? Liang Xiao was somewhat disappointed. It took so many twists and turns, but in the end it was in vain because of Tian Wei.

"Not really." Liu Ling's beautiful eyes flowed, and he said with a smile: "The gentleman leads but does not start, and he leaps like that." Let the Son of Heaven know how much trouble it will bring if he chooses people improperly, and this is the harvest. She pushed Liang Xiao. You must not do stupid things that fall into the ground, you must know that the indisputable dispute is the work of the wise. ”

Liang Xiao understood. "Thank you, Madame, for reminding me."

"you." Liu Ling said angrily: "I haven't married yet, who is your wife." ”

"Soon it will be." The more Liang Xiao thought about it, the more proud he became, and told him about his Huainan courtship. When Liu Ling heard Liang Xiao scare King Huainan and say that she was pregnant. Immediately annoyed, he picked up a pillow and pounced on it.

A big war broke out in an instant. It wasn't until he was out of breath and sweating profusely that he withdrew his troops.

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Tian Wei learned that Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen had returned, and that they had a conflict with Liang Xiao at the Baling Station outside the city, and were beaten by Liang Xiao, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. Yan Zhu is not a benevolent gentleman, he suffered. will definitely bite back Liang Xiao. If it comes, the evidence collected by Zhang Tang will be able to be used.

He waited patiently, waiting for the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to rebuke Liang Xiao, so that he could act under the banner of grievances for Liang Xiao. Unexpectedly, the Son of Heaven has not issued an edict. He seemed to have forgotten about it, and he didn't react at all.

Tian Wei couldn't hold back, so he had to take the initiative to attack and present evidence that Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen accepted bribes from Liu Jian. At the same time, he also asked the Marquis of Gai to cry in front of the Son of Heaven to cry about Liu Jianqiang's seizure of his father's concubine, and his sister Liu Zhengchen's evil deeds, and asked the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to punish Liu Jian's crimes of unfilial piety and ****.

Faced with the attack of the two uncles, the Son of Heaven was furious, but he was helpless. Liu Jian's crime was too big, far beyond his imagination. forcibly robbed his father and raped his sister, but no one with a little humanity can do such a thing. If it is not severely punished, how can the face of the court remain?

However, severely punishing Liu Jian will inevitably involve Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen. He knew very well what Tian Wei wanted to do, Liu Jian was just a pretext, Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen were just tools, and power was his real goal.

The Son of Heaven has not made a decision for a long time.

At this time, Liu An, the king of Huainan, went to Beijing, asked to enter the court, and presided over the wedding of his daughter Liu Ling.

The Son of Heaven agreed. At the same time, he summoned Liang Xiao into the palace. Needless to say, there must be Liang Xiao's shadow in this, the Ji who Liu Jianqiang took away his father's concubine is now Liang Xiao's sister-in-law, and she lives in Liang Xiao's house. Therefore, the Son of Heaven decided that Liang Xiao was the real black hand behind it.

Liang Xiao was edicted to enter the palace and saw the driver in the Chengming Palace.

The Son of Heaven is full of spring breeze and smiles. "Liang Xiao, what means did you use to get King Huainan to agree to you?"

Liang Xiao said seriously: "Without him, the only sincerity is the only one." ”

The Son of Heaven glared at him: "You don't play sloppy in front of me." Who is my Uncle Wang, I don't know? He is knowledgeable and elegant, Liu Ling is his pearl in the palm of his hand, but you are a vulgar and unliterate martial artist, thousands of miles away, can he easily let go? Tell me what exactly you're doing. ”

"This ......," Liang Xiaoqiang smiled and said. If Your Majesty wants the minister to say it, he must first pardon the sins of the minister, and the minister dares to say it. ”

"Are you still guilty?" The corners of Tianzi's eyes trembled, and his mouth crooked. "What kind of sin is it? Some sins are forgivable, others are not. ”

"Of course, it is the crime of lying about the government and the government, and the crime of deceiving the king of Huainan."

"Uh......" The Son of Heaven breathed a sigh of relief and a little disappointed at the same time. Do you mean to say that you lied to the king of Huainan? ”

"The minister drew him a cake." Liang Xiao laughed proudly. "A very large pie."

The Son of Heaven was curious. "Tell me quickly, and I will forgive your sins."

"Yui!" Liang Xiao gave up his hand and said about his dedication, but he didn't mention that the king of Huainan had a heart of disobedience. This kind of thing can't be said at all.

The Son of Heaven's attention was obviously different from that of King Huainan. He pondered for a moment, then doubted. "Is there really such a river and mountain overseas?"

"No one knows if there is really something that the minister heard."

The Son of Heaven's eyes flashed. "That'...... Can you send someone to take a look? ”

"Absolutely. However, the turmoil is more dangerous than the desert grassland, if there is no preparation, I am afraid that there will be more than one bad luck, and nine deaths will be lived. ”

The Son of Heaven nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He understood what Liang Xiao meant. This is indeed an ethereal pie. "Why do you think that the king of Huainan will be attracted to your big cake?"

"Your Majesty, today, it is imperative for the imperial court to cut the government of Tibet, the minister can see it, how can he not see it? Taoism talks about weakness and self-control, and Huainan Shima is not enough to fight against the imperial court, so going overseas is his only feasible choice. The other kings, even if they had this idea, did not have this confidence. There are 3,000 visitors in Huainan, there are many strange people, and the king of Huainan is a scholar who likes empty talk and does not know practice, he must think that he has a chance. ”

"And do you think he has a chance?"

"If Your Majesty supports it, maybe it's a little possibility. If it weren't for His Majesty's support, I'm afraid it would ......" Liang Xiao shook his head and didn't say any more.

The Son of Heaven smiled. "In your opinion, should the court support him?"

"The ministers are ugly and dare not discuss it." Liang Xiao paused for a moment, and then said: "However, the minister thinks that the king of Jiangdu died on the battlefield and asked for benevolence, which is also a good result." ”

The Son of Heaven did not say any more. He understood what Liang Xiao meant. Instead of guarding against these kings every day, it is better to let them go outside and toss. Yes, the imperial court can give them the newly acquired land, and the territory of the Han Dynasty will be further expanded, and their original feudal country can be recovered, killing two birds with one stone. Defeated, it was also their own loss, and the court gave the most false praise without any substantial loss.

This is obviously a gentler approach than a sharp backlash from the feudal domain.

"This is 'avoiding harm', so what about 'seeking profit'?"

Liang Xiao asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, is there a difference between 'seeking profit' and 'avoiding harm'?" ”

The Son of Heaven was stunned, and then suddenly realized, and couldn't help laughing. That's right, to seek profit is to avoid harm, and to avoid harm is to seek profit, which was originally two sides of the same copper coin, how can it be completely separated. Going overseas is the same for the king of Huainan, which is not only to seek profit, but also to avoid harm.

Liang Xiao's face was calm, but there was a bit of smugness in his eyes. The Son of Heaven smiled and pointed at him. "You......" He thought for a long time, but he didn't know what to say, and finally said: "Uncle Huainan has done a lifetime of learning and studying a lifetime of power schemes, but in the end he was deceived by you. If he knew the truth, he would be angry. ”

"Uh......" Liang Xiao smacked his lips. If he knew that his ministers had offered him a favor for His Majesty, he would probably be more than annoyed and angry. ”

The Son of Heaven's heart moved, and he nodded again and again. That's right, once Liang Xiao's push policy is implemented, not only the king of Huainan, but I am afraid that all the princes will regard Liang Xiao as an enemy. When it comes to loyalty, who else is more loyal than Liang Xiao? When it comes to ability, who else is more capable than Liang Xiao? Not to mention anything else, Yan Zhu and others didn't expect such a clever plan as Tui Ence.

It seems that Liang Xiao can not only lead the troops to fight, but also assist the government internally, and is a real talent. Don't look at the fact that he reads few books, but when it comes to handling actual government affairs, he is much better than Yan Zhu.

In an instant, the Son of Heaven made a decision-

(To be continued.) )