In the face of such a situation, Xu Ji had to find a way to solve the trouble of the Northern Army again, to a certain extent, this is also an opportunity for Xu Ji to be able to fully control the Northern Army, as long as this trouble can be solved, there will be no obstacle for Xu Ji to come to the Northern Army, and at that time, even Liu Hong may not be able to shake his position in the Northern Army, and the achievement of being able to save the Northern Army that is about to disappear cannot be erased.

It's just that what to do, Xu Ji still has no choice, of course, the subordinate officers of the ruling Jin Wu are not without influence on the Northern Army, their attitude still inevitably shakes the hearts of a considerable number of soldiers of the Northern Army, and Xu Ji is indeed difficult to convince them, this is also Xu Ji's most fatal shortcoming, he does not have any commendable achievements, for these Northern Army officers and soldiers, Xu Ji's previous achievements are not enough, even if the personal guards who defeated He Jin are nothing more than this in their opinion.

Although Wei Yu has been trying his best to suppress, Xu Ji understands very well that these things are not of any use if Shangguan's bullet pressure is not Shangguan's bullet pressure, people's hearts are the most difficult thing to grasp, even Xu Ji can only guess but dare not say that he can change, this is why Xu Ji has not acted for a long time, he can't afford to lose, the Northern Army has now become the biggest level in front of him, once it passes, it will naturally be like a hidden dragon out of the shallows, and no one can stop Xu Ji's footsteps at that time, It's just that if you can't cross it, I'm afraid that the fate waiting for Xu Ji will only be worse than imagined.

Of course, Xu Ji also knew in his heart that it would be difficult for him to shut up these opponents for a while, but the problem still had to be solved, and Wei Yu made it clear that he wanted to help himself, but it didn't seem to be of much use for now. This bureau is not as easy to solve as imagined, even if Zhang Rang suppresses He Jin, it does not mean that Xu Ji is safe and worry-free. Even Liu Hong was afraid that he would not be able to stop the clan behind He Jin.

Although there is indeed a simple solution to this matter, that is, it is directly issued by Liu Hong. But in this way, Xu Ji's ability may be questioned, and Liu Hong will even begin to distrust himself at that time, this situation is much more fatal than the internal contradictions of the Northern Army, so Xu Ji almost immediately denied this idea.

It's just that if you don't rely on these, Xu Ji doesn't seem to have many ways, or there are not many legitimate methods, and the means of seeing people are naturally endless, but it is inevitable to leave a stain of criticism, and as a colt, these stains will also be a handle for others to attack him. Xu Ji has always been careful, naturally he will not do this kind of thing that is not beneficial to himself, as for the legitimate means, there are naturally but inefficient, not to mention the inefficiency, and he must always be wary of He Jin.

But these are all things that can be postponed, Zhi Jinwu is responsible for the task of inspecting the imperial city, so Xu Ji does not have much spare at least in these few days, and it will inevitably take a long time to adapt to this new position after taking over Zhi Jinwu. However, for Xu Ji, this is a good thing, the more complicated the subordination of the position, the more trouble it will bring, this is not necessarily a good thing, and the current ruling Jinwu is much simpler. Wei Yu was able to calm the field, so Xu Ji at least had no worries.

The matter of inspecting the imperial city seems to be very important, but from the words that Wei Yu told Xu Ji, Xu Ji can also see that the soldiers of the Northern Army are actually perfunctory about this matter, although this is quite a bit of dereliction of duty. But Xu Ji can also understand, after all, there is another forbidden army in the imperial city that is not under the jurisdiction of Jin Wu. These guys are even more arrogant, the key is that these guys have always looked down on the Northern Army. Xu Ji naturally didn't want to be disciplined. He even wished that he didn't have to patrol at all, the heavy responsibility of the Northern Army was to defend Luoyang instead of guarding Liu Hong's house.

But even if Xu Ji thinks so, what should be done still has to be done, and perfunctory must be done after all, otherwise he has made so many enemies, and I am afraid that I don't know how much trouble I will encounter. Xu Ji was a little upset, the situation in Luoyang was already complicated, and now after he joined it, it seemed that this situation had become more unpredictable, the dispute between Zhang Rang's ill intentions and the clan who was trying to change behind He Jin became more and more intense, Liu Hong was even more obsessed with his authority and wanted to regain it from time to time, and he was still the center of the tripartite power war, or to put it another way, Xu Ji's existence was extremely important to the tripartite power.

For Liu Hong, Xu Ji's status is needless to say, this is Liu Hong's most important helper to regain power, at least for Liu Hong; For He Jin, Xu Ji is an obstacle in front of him, but Xu Ji's identity greatly restricts his actions; Let's talk about Zhang Rang, for Zhang Rang, Xu Ji is even more complicated, first of all, Xu Ji is the first line of defense against He Jin, just this reason is enough for Zhang Rang to support Xu Ji, but more importantly, Xu Ji is not only a use, for Zhang Rang, Xu Ji is a secret move that he can influence Liu Hong.

Of course, these are just the thoughts of these three parties, although Xu Ji knows and even hates such a situation, his own weakness determines that he can't refuse these. He had to rely on the identity of the colt given to him by Liu Hong to be able to stand tall in Luoyang, and Zhang Rang was more like a guarantee for Xu Ji, perhaps more vividly said that Zhang Rang was the backing to ensure that he was not solved by He Jin. And He Jin is his current enemy, but the bad thing is that Xu Ji has no capital to fight against He Jin at all, Xu Ji is the imperial prince, He Jin is a national relative, and his identity is the same, Xu Ji is even slightly lower than He Jin, and besides, he Jin is a general, and Xu Ji is just the first ruling Jinwu.

This is an unfair war, and it is also a war in which there is no blood in life and death. Xu Ji desperately needs outside help to break this deadlock for him, otherwise it will be difficult for him to change his disadvantaged situation.

However, Xu Ji did not wait too long, and soon the opportunity that Xu Ji needed appeared, Liu Hong already had two heirs, and it was time to decide the heir, there was a saying in ancient times that the elder should not be young, and the most important thing was that Liu Hong's eldest son Liu Wei was born by Queen He, and He Jin naturally supported Liu Hong to grow up or not to stand young, after all, Liu Wei was his nephew, which undoubtedly had great benefits to his status.

But this has to talk about the rumors in the palace. Liu Hong has always preferred Liu Xie, of course, this is not because Liu Xie is much better than Liu Wei. The most important reason is that Liu Xie's mother is Wang Meiren, and this beauty who does not even have the name of a concubine is something that Liu Hong loves very much and wants to make her queen. But Queen He poisoned Wang Meiren after giving birth to Liu Xie, Liu Hong was almost about to order the execution of Queen He, just because Cao Jie and other eunuchs were bribed by Queen He so they interceded, Liu Hong also knew that Lu Dao killed Queen He, so he handed over Liu Xie to his mother Empress Dowager Dong to raise, it was because of guilt that Liu Hong has always liked this young son.

And Liu Hong obviously didn't want to see He Jin continue to grow bigger, so of course he was absolutely unwilling to make Liu Jin the crown prince, but he didn't show this intention, and he also delayed the matter of establishing an heir, but this time at this time, when He Jin mentioned this cup again, Liu Hong already saw that He Jin couldn't wait. He is forcing himself to establish an heir, and the current court is indeed very concerned about this matter, and Liu Hong himself knows that this matter seems to have reached the point when he has to decide.

But Liu Hong knows very well what his appeal is, and the candidate for the prince in his heart is naturally Liu Xie, but the arguments above the court seem to be based on Liu Yue, Liu Hong is quite undecided, and at this time he thought of Xu Ji again, who will be his biggest helper for a long time in the future.

So after the court meeting ended, Liu Hong once again left Xu Ji, which Xu Ji was not surprised. At this time, Liu Hong can find the only person to discuss affairs, and those so-called old courtiers are more or less involved with the family, but Xu Ji is the only one who is clean in this regard. And Liu Hong didn't intend to beat around the bush, and immediately asked Xu Ji after the people dispersed: "The heir mentioned by the court meeting today is just that, what does Wen Lie think?" ”

Xu Ji is not stupid. This is a major matter for the heir, where does Xu Ji have any interest in mixing with this kind of thing, this is a matter that is very easy to anger Liu Hong. To be honest, Xu Ji didn't want to answer this question, it was not an easy question to deal with. But Liu Hong didn't seem to let himself go, so Xu Ji replied with a smile: "The matter of establishing an heir is a family matter under His Majesty. How can others say anything? Wen Lie is just a courtier, and he doesn't know much about the two princes, so His Majesty should make his own decision. ”

This answer is the same as not saying, but it is a huge inspiration for Liu Hong, as Xu Ji said, the matter of establishing an heir was originally his Liu Hong's private matter, and these officials should not have said and asked in the first place, and their own decisions did not need to be said by others. After figuring this out, Liu Hong suddenly became enlightened, to put it bluntly, he still didn't react in the bureau, the matter of establishing an heir does not determine the next candidate to inherit the throne, although Liu Hong's body is not very good, but at least there is no problem in living for more than ten years, so even if Liu Wei is now established as an heir, it does not mean that he has decided his heir.

Liu Hong's eyes on Xu Ji are different, although Xu Ji's words are to clear his relationship, but for Liu Hong, Xu Ji's words seem to imply that he does not support Liu Bian, this is of course the result he wants to see, so Liu Hong asked again: "If I don't want to make a defense and Hei Wenlie, what do you think?" ”

In this regard, Xu Ji smiled faintly and said: "After all, the minister is the courtier of the Han family, and whoever the emperor is, the minister can only obey orders, and His Majesty is afraid that he will ask too much." This was a bit unkind, but it dispelled the hesitation in Liu Hong's heart. As Xu Ji said, these are his courtiers who will eventually inherit the world in his hands, and since ancient times, no king has ever done what his courtiers said, so Liu Hong's heart is undoubtedly firm.

However, Liu Hong did not inform Xu Ji of his intentions, the reason is very simple, Xu Ji's words have shown that he is a neutral existence, and it is impossible to serve either of these two princes, which is also Xu Ji's cleverness, if he does not participate, he will naturally not get into trouble, at least he can ensure his own safety, although this is inevitably a bit of a scoundrel, but for the sake of his own future, Xu Ji's refusal to mix and tighten the heir is absolutely clear from this point, And the next person who supports Liu Bianyou or Liu Xie is not fatal to Xu Ji, of course, this will inevitably curry favor with Xu Ji, after all, this is a huge foil, to a certain extent, Xu Ji is a standard helper that both sides need to strive for,

As far as Liu Hong's attitude is concerned, it seems that Liu Hong firmly denied the officials who are old and not young, although this is not much beyond Xu Ji's expectations, but Xu Ji also knows that Liu Xie is more disadvantaged than Liu Wei, after all, one is the mother of the queen and the general of foreign aid. This almost seemed to have determined Liu Wei's position as emperor steadily, but Xu Ji could see that Liu Hong definitely did not have such thoughts. The candidate in Liu Hong's mind is also very obvious, and it is Liu Xie over there.

Let's be honest. Xu Ji doesn't know much about Liu Hong's two sons, whether it is Liu Wei or Liu Xie, there is no big difference between Xu Ji and Xu Ji, which is also the reason why Xu Ji doesn't seem to care, Xu Ji is the only trustworthy helper of the royal family, no matter what decision Liu Hong makes, he will inevitably inform himself after the most ruin, and even not only inform himself at that time.

But Xu Ji didn't really care too much about these things, but the matter of establishing an heir obviously slowed down He Jin's pace, at least he once again left Xu Ji a lot of respite, and Xiyuan has gradually made Xu Ji's reputation under Gao Shun's efforts recently. Not to mention Shilin, but in the army, Xu Ji's prestige is even higher than Xu Ji's own expectations. Of course, these are undoubtedly of great benefit to Xu Ji's control of the West Garden, his identity and status are already there, and what is lacking now is fame and prestige, which can provide Xu Ji with not only to be able to keep himself, but also to drag He Jin's footsteps, Xu Ji has always been extremely good at seizing the opportunity, so Xu Ji is very clear about Liu Hong's psychology, as an emperor. He naturally needs to consider a lot of things, but this time Liu Hong's actions are obviously intended to be a temporary compromise, and the reason why Xu Ji was able to judge Liu Hong's mind is not difficult to guess, only by appeasing these Xu Ji can he free his hands to solve the current trouble.

And now. This game has actually been solved, where does He Jin have time to take care of Xu Ji's affairs now, he wants to ensure that his nephew can become the prince is the key. That's why he put pressure so blatantly, and the fundamental reason is because Queen He couldn't hold it back. For Queen He in the palace, the so-called mother is more expensive than her son. Where can Queen He still take care of her brother's private affairs? Empress He has clearly felt Liu Hong's more and more obvious hostility, Liu Hong must still be haunted by the fact that she killed Wang Meiren with medicine, what kind of person Liu Hong is, she knows very well as a former pillow person, so Queen He can only make this move to ensure her status.

And Liu Hong's psychology naturally doesn't need to guess, he didn't deal with Queen He back then just because he needed He Jin to restrain the eunuchs, but now it seems that both the eunuchs and He Jin are a little out of control, and once this is the case, Liu Hong naturally knows that there is no need for these two parties to exist, so he must pave the way for Liu Xiepo, he may not be a master of Zhongxing, but he has almost blind trust and love for Liu Xie, at least he believes that Liu Xie is a good emperor.

Let's talk about Xu Ji, Xu Ji doesn't have the slightest desire to mix these messy things, but Liu Hong doesn't seem to intend to make him feel better: "Wen Lie, if Xie'er is the emperor in the future, you will be the first auxiliary minister, Ning'er has always taken care of Xie'er, I believe that Ning'er, as an older sister, will not watch her younger brother be so unlucky, as your brother-in-law, Wen Lie, everything still needs your trouble." Although Liu Hong said this sincerely, Xu Ji had a feeling that he had fallen into a trap.

The Auxiliary Minister sounds like a very powerful position, but in fact, it is just a hard work to be done by him, and the key is that he was unwilling to participate in the first place, before Xu Ji could say anything to refuse, Liu Hong spoke again: "Wen Lie, I only have one request, Xie'er has always been lonely, he really failed to take care of his mother back then, so he ended up without his mother's care for more than ten years, and now I want to pave the way for his future, there are not many people around me who can be trusted, so Wen Lie, Do you accept it? ”

Having said this, Xu Ji really has no way to refuse, it is impossible to wait for Liu Hong, who is the emperor, to beg him to agree again, so he is afraid that he will be a little "pampered and arrogant", of course Xu Ji will not do such a thing, but I am afraid that there will be no good result in taking this errand, but Xu Ji can only reluctantly accept it.

However, there is naturally good news after these not very good news, once the matter of the heir begins to be ripped off in the court, there will be a chance to breathe, the trouble of the Northern Army is not as terrible as imagined, Xu Ji just lacks time, and now the more the two sides quarrel over the matter of the heir, the easier it will be for them to deal with the internal affairs of the Northern Army, of course, this is based on the situation that He Jin is involved in attention.

But in any case, this situation that He Jin set for himself was finally cleverly resolved, and then Xu Ji was ready to purge those restless guys in the Northern Army, Xu Ji's methods naturally will not disappoint, people who are good at observing people's hearts have always been people who hit the nail on the head, and Xu Ji has found a solution.

However, it is necessary to wait a little longer, once this situation is solved, Xu Ji will no longer be a hidden dragon suffering from the shallows. (To be continued......)

PS: Update, I'm sorry for being so late because the finch is busy with the make-up exam...... Excuse me.