When the ministers walked out of the Daming Palace one after another, the twilight bell was in the west, and when the Zhongshu Ling walked out of the Danfeng Gate, he couldn't help but look back at the palace gate tower in the sunset. He suddenly remembered a scene, an unforgettable experience. That was after the final contest between the Taiping Party and Li Longji a few years ago, when Princess Taiping, as the victor, entered the palace from here in a car surrounded by ministers, and Zhang Shuo knelt by the side of the road in public.

Danfeng Gate is still the previous Danfeng Gate, not even a little changed, even the city gate up and down the guard system is also in order, the difference is only that the scene in the memory is early in the morning, and now when I look back, it is dusk, and the sun hanging in the sky is in the opposite direction, and that's it. Princess Taiping said: I used to ask you to judge the situation, but you refused, why are you still staying here? Zhang replied: The minister regretted it, so he could only kneel down and beg His Highness for forgiveness.

The question and answer still seem to echo in the ears, as if it happened yesterday. A few years are like a snap of a finger. Zhang Shuo suddenly felt a burst of heat in his ears, and he couldn't tell what it was like.

What am I doing here? It's like a proverb.

"Why did my uncle stay, and is there anything else?" The words of his nephew Zhang Jishi woke Zhang Shuo from his trance.

Zhang Shuo raised his hand and straightened his hat, and said casually: "It's nothing, let's go." After saying that, he got into a luxurious carriage, and Zhang said that as the highest-ranking minister of the imperial court, the pomp and circumstance were very large.

His nephew was leading his horse to ride along, when he heard Zhang say, "Jishi got on the chariot and sat with me." Zhang Jishi hurriedly threw away the reins, hugged his fists, and responded with a "yes".

There is also a case of Zhang on the carriage, and even paper, ink, paper and pen are readily available, and Zhang said that he is in charge of state affairs anytime and anywhere. Zhang Jishi sat respectfully opposite, as a confidant, there is no one who Zhang Shuo trusts more than his own nephew.

"I have to write a letter to King Jin...... Personal Letters. Zhang said in a deep voice.

Zhang Jishi pondered for a while, and said busily: "Uncle is going to communicate with King Jin in private now, has he decided to support him?" As far as I know, many people are silent, but they know in their hearts that the current imperial court has every chance to prevent the King of Jin from entering Beijing to claim the emperor...... Let's count it as Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping, she hasn't said anything yet, so we don't need to be in a hurry, right? ”

"If His Royal Highness will tear his face with King Jin, can he wait until now?" Zhang Shuo blurted out, and then changed his tone to a positive tone, "The former Lu Xiang said that the way to be an official, we were all officials when we were officials, all for the benefit of the country and the people, and to realize the ambition of ruling the world peacefully." Later, I was affected by wealth and power, but I also had to think about my original ambition from time to time, how to benefit the country and the people? You said that 'many people' have a score in their hearts, and they want the imperial court to prevent the King of Jin from entering Beijing, but why haven't we even seen a copy of the book in our political hall these days? Those who watch the hilarity, who can stand up! The sinister hearts of the people who incite others to find trouble are just muddying the waters, have they thought about the consequences, have they thought about the people of the world! ”

"Uncle's words are like an empowerment, and the world is embarrassed......" Zhang Jishi suddenly looked ashamed, "As my uncle said, there are very few people like Li Xiang (Li Shouyi) who dare to speak up after all." ”

Zhang Shuo snorted coldly and said in a low voice: "Don't underestimate Li Shouyi, this is his way of doing things, others can't learn it, unless you can do it like him to make people believe it, otherwise the world can't say that you are a and want to build a memorial arch?" ”

"I heard that Li Xiang's family is so poor, and it is really not easy for a person who has been a prime minister for a few years to live like that." Zhang Jishi echoed.

Zhang said coldly: "That's right, don't learn to build a memorial arch if you can't live a poor life...... You have to go north in person, I can't trust others, and you don't want to make people angry. ”

"Uncle rest assured, Jishi will definitely get things done."

…… Zhang Jishi then went north according to the instructions of Zhang Shuo in the Chinese book, but he was not the fastest, and Xue Chongxun was not the first to receive Zhang Shuo's letter, but Dou Huaizhen's!

Dou Huaizhen and Zhang said that there was nothing substantive in the letter, but in this case, the courtiers and Xue Chongxun's private communication was itself a kind of fornication. After that, before Xue Chongxun entered the customs, the letters of all kinds of people flew in like snowflakes, and there were a lot of them together.

Xue Chongxun pointed to those things and said to the staff: "The shape is very good, our way back should be very smooth." ”

Su Jin said with a smile: "The courtiers will never advocate resisting Xue Lang, otherwise if these letters can fall into the hands of Li Tang, who can get rid of it?" ”

Compared with Erling's attitude, Su Jin seems very radical this time, which is a little different from his usual cautious style, but it seems normal to connect with his life experience...... Su Jin has experienced ups and downs, and the grievances he has suffered have made him very eager to get ahead and soar, although he looks indifferent to fame and fortune on the surface, but in his heart it is completely different, what he wants is not wealth, but a breath.

And Zhang Jiuling's enterprising attitude towards Xue Chongxun was not so positive, he admonished: "The more we are in order, the more we should not take it lightly, let alone despise the righteousness, the world is very big and there are many unpredictable things, looking into the distance is the right way." ”

Xue Chongxun nodded and said: "I have been thinking about what will happen after entering the customs in the past few days, and I plan to disband the army after crossing the desert in the south, and return to the garrison with only the two armies of Shence and Mingguang." Because the armies belong to their respective sides, it is unjustifiable that the Beijing division has nothing to do and leads the border army into Beijing to force the palace, not to mention that there is no edict; The Shence and Mingguang armies were different, they originally belonged to the Beijing camp system, and they only returned to the garrison when they went back with them, and there was no criticism on the surface. ”

Su Jin hurriedly said after hearing this: "The prince now has an army of more than 100,000 troops, and he already has an absolute advantage in terms of troops. This is self-weakness, by all means, please think twice! ”

Wang Changling originally didn't support Xue Chongxun's progress too quickly, and he also agreed with Su Jin at this time: "It is a foregone conclusion that Xue Lang will be supported by the generals in Heisha City, and there is no way back, and it is not the best policy to give up military power." ”

"But what the prince said is not unreasonable, if you don't transfer the border troops back to the other sides and lead more than 100,000 troops into Guanzhong, isn't it obvious what you want?" Zhang Jiuling said, "If you don't dismiss the army, you can only postpone your return to Beijing." ”

"What is the purpose of the troops in the north?" Wang Changling frowned. Su Jin said: "Uncle Wang also said just now, the matter is a foregone conclusion and there is no turning back, what is there to hesitate in the current situation?" Xue Lang must first obtain the right treasure, and then stabilize the situation to prevent the recurrence of the forces of the previous dynasty, as for the name of the future, there is his own saying. ”

Wang Changling glanced at Su Jin angrily, the generals of the Heart Dao Department made that unexpected thing, and it was not you who fanned what toes and other mysteries there first. Wang Changling now suspects that Su Jin also made up the matter of instigating Xue Chongxun to be the leader of the alliance of various ethnic groups in the north at the beginning.

The crowd expressed their opinions in the tent and discussed enthusiastically, but Xue Chongxun didn't say anything. With his temperament, he can't say how innocent he is in front of his henchmen at this time, and he doesn't want to be the emperor Yunyun, that is too fake and not in line with his style; But he didn't call everyone a brother and brother, and to this point he felt that he was getting more and more into a "widow" situation, and no one could be his confidant in the face of totalitarianism.

At this time, Xue Chongxun suddenly stretched out his hand to the letters of the courtiers who had been tied, untied the ropes on them, and immediately they were scattered on the bookcase, and he looked at them one by one with great interest. The staff were still arguing, and Xue Chongxun couldn't listen to it.

A lot of people write letters privately to show kindness, and they have their names on them. But there is only no information about Princess Taiping, and there is not even a word of official tone.

Xue Chongxun thought to himself: When I become the emperor, if I want to maintain my rule, I have to continue the previous methods, properly handle the relationship between all strata and interest groups, win them over, and benefit from them. Although there is a saying that the Son of Heaven is "rich all over the world", this world is by no means a one-person world, and every kind of person has their place. If you want the people of the world to defend yourself, you have to let everyone see the benefits you can give them on the throne. It was necessary to co-opt the landlords and those who were literate in their studies, otherwise the regime would not be sustainable...... But who is the real person? Are these henchmen who have been kidnapped in a syndicate? Xue Chongxun felt that he might have been influenced by the thinking of the era of small-scale peasant economy, so he narrowed his eyes from the overall situation and found that the most important thing was his own relatives. He really didn't have the mind of "the four seas are home", and suddenly felt that this qiē was actually meaningless.

Princess Taiping didn't say anything at this time, which made Xue Chongxun faintly feel that she was resentful.

Xue Chongxun is not a tangled person, but now his thoughts are numb, just because there are a few things he really can't figure out: Why did Princess Taiping give herself the military power of the northern army in the first place? Why did her competitive temperament that refuses to be subordinated to others allow herself to develop to the point where she is now......

According to Xue Chongxun's understanding of the power field, their mother and son are destined to be incompatible, and they should have won and lost in the face of irreconcilable contradictions. Just like the break between her and Li Sanlang at the beginning, the relationship between the two close relatives has always been very good, but nothing can stop the intensification of the conflict. If the relationship between aunt and nephew is not as good as the relationship between mother and son, then from another angle, Li Longji is still a member of the Li family, and it is more likely to reconcile than Xue Chongxun, who is surnamed Xue. But that's not the case.

Xue Chongxun felt that everything that happened was irrational; At this time, if he considers the current situation rationally, there is no need to pay too much attention to Princess Taiping, because the Taiping Party has fallen behind, and many people are coming...... But if there was no "mistake" of Princess Taiping before, how could it be like this now?

Suddenly, he wanted to betray the rules in his heart in order to repay his mother, Princess Taiping, for her previous "mistakes".

If this paranoid game is only Princess Taiping alone, then she will seem too lonely, which is really unbearable...... G