In fact, it doesn't matter what these people are arguing about, what really matters is Huang Huai's attitude after all.

And Huang Huai obviously understood this truth, so he just listened casually, still looking half-dead.

But now, it's impossible to rely on the left and right.

In the end, Huang Huai cleared his throat and said: "All the princes are high-minded, what they say is the words of seeking the country, and the old man has a word, and I hope you will listen quietly." After a moment of silence, Huang Huai continued: "The imperial court raises soldiers for a thousand days and uses soldiers for a while, this new army is the pillar of the imperial court, once there is chaos, it is a shocking change, and now there are many difficulties in this court, and the old man also thinks deeply about it, but because of this, this food and salary can not be given, we are gritting our teeth, and we have to get through this difficulty. ”

His voice fell, and on the side of this hall, a eunuch suddenly disappeared.

Someone ran to the Wanshou Palace and panted to tell Huang Huai's words.

Empress Dowager Xu was still on the sickbed, she listened casually, and finally smiled: "Huang Huai is an old fox, he is helping the new army, isn't this obviously a gesture of goodwill to the mourning family?" It seems that this person is still very cautious, he knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Is there any movement there? ”

The eunuch said: "I didn't see anyone from King Zhou's mansion nearby. ”

Empress Dowager Xu frowned, the so-called people from the Zhou Palace, were the henchmen brought by the Son of Heaven to the palace, and at this time, Empress Dowager Xu's face was gloomy and terrifying, she squinted her eyes and said slowly: "Huang Huai...... It seems that the relationship with His Majesty is not shallow. Ask someone to check it immediately, Huangfu and Kaifeng are there. There were any previous contacts, and people were asked to closely monitor them. ”

Empress Dowager Xu said. Looks very tired, Huang Huai, this person, has not shown any attitude before, his attitude, from a certain Cheng dù, is the attitude of hundreds of officials, these officials are extremely cautious, and they will never take a stand lightly, but now it is different. Now at this juncture, delicate and can't go on, this time the new army governor Xu Jingming urged salary, it was a temptation, if Huang Huai's side guaranteed the new army's food and salary anyway, then it can be seen that this person is very likely to be biased towards the queen mother and the Xu family, otherwise, it may be unreliable.

Originally, Huang Huai's statement made Empress Dowager Xu think that her attitude had been indicated. But after thinking about it carefully, the Son of Heaven did not send anyone to inquire about such a big matter, which is obviously abnormal. The only possibility is that the Son of Heaven already knew Huang Huai's attitude before this, why did he know it earlier? The Son of Heaven must have had a secret conversation with Huang Huai. Huang Huai has fallen to the Son of Heaven, although this conclusion is somewhat arbitrary. It is also possible that Huang Huai, an old thing, is secretly eyebrow-raising with the Son of Heaven, but on the surface, he is speaking for the Xu family. There is a snake and a mouse at both ends, but this person is no longer enough to trust.

Empress Dowager Xu has begun to worry at this time, because in advance, she has been tempting, even if she summons Hao Fenglou into Beijing, there is also a temptation, this matter and the Son of Heaven, Zhu Youstew immediately recruited the kings into Beijing without authorization, this implication is the extreme suspicion of the Xu family, and what the Empress Dowager Xu is worried about is this suspicion, and now it is still the case, once the Xu family hands over the power, then what?

Empress Dowager Xu's wishful thinking is very simple, that is, to use the Hao family to govern the clan, and then use the clan to put pressure on the Hao family in reverse, while the Xu family sways left and right to maintain this delicate balance, so as long as Hao Fenglou enters Beijing, on the one hand, Hao Fenglou will stay in Beijing, so that Hao Zheng will not dare to move troops lightly, and the Xu family has a close relationship with the Hao family, which makes the clan suspicious.

And now the attitude of the hundred officials makes her feel a little bottomless, and this balance seems to be a little far from the original intention of the Empress Dowager Xu to this day.

She sighed and sighed.

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After January.

Hao Fenglou led nearly 30,000 elite soldiers to arrive at Changxing Island, here, Hao Fenglou did not go west, but lived very grandly, and then he took a recital, saying to the imperial court that he would enter Beijing one day, in order to show sincerity, he would not bring a soldier.

This recital was passed to Jingshi, and Jingshi taught everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, obviously everyone was waiting for Hao Fenglou to throw himself into the net, so they were all in good spirits, their eyes widened, and they waited for the king of Dingnan to leave.

But who knows, Hao Fenglou fell ill.

That's right, Hao Fenglou had a tiring journey, took a boat for thousands of miles, experienced countless storms and waves, and in order to see his mother as soon as possible, he paid homage to the Son of Heaven, and finally his body did not survive, and he fell ill directly.

He was 'sick' very much.

In the words of Changxing Island, he can't speak and can't move.

As a result, the news reached Jinling, and there was another uproar.

Is this Hao Fenglou really sick? When you don't get sick, you get sick at this time, it's really unreasonable.

But Hao Fenglou said that he was sick, if you doubted, what else could you do?

So in front of the princes of Jinling, it was a new problem, the Queen Mother was seriously ill, Hao Fenglou came all the way to visit, but the result was that he fell ill, Greater China is a country of etiquette, this country of etiquette, can there be no humanitarianism for the sick? The etiquette is mutual, just like the Queen Mother is sick and Hao Fenglou is going to Jinling, now Hao Fenglou is sick on the island, there is no reason, and the court has no expression.

That's the crux of the matter.

The current three parties are all working hard at this time and are stuck in an embarrassing problem.

It's obvious that everyone is suspicious of the other two, so everyone is testing the reaction of the other two, and even sharpening their knives, but the worst problem now is that the situation is deadlocked.

Zhu Youstew didn't say a word, and immediately sent Liu Yi, the secretary of the military department, to set off to visit the sick.

This Liu Yi was opposed to the allocation of money and food by the New Army in the court discussion, and as the secretary of the military department, he did not seek benefits for his own ministry, and he was very considerate of the difficulties of the household department, and this kind of internationalist spirit that transcended the interests of various ministries was really rare, of course, after all, it was not the era of vain EN, and there was only one reason why he was like this, that is, because he was a hardcore Tianzi Party.

Zhu Youzhu sent him to Changxing Island, on the one hand, this person has enough qualifications, after all, you can't send a cat or a dog, this is a waste of the identity of the king of Dingnan, and at the same time, you must send your own people, because if you call someone from the Empress Dowager Xu, who knows what secret the Empress Dowager Xu will have to make this person go and plot with Hao Fenglou.

Zhu Youstew was very relieved about this Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Lord Shangshu also went on the road easily and happily.

In this way, for the Empress Dowager Xu, she fell into an embarrassing situation again, so that the Son of Heaven sent a henchman to Changxing, she was very uneasy, although Hao Fenglou was her righteous son and her son-in-law, but many things were unclear, who knew what benefits the Son of Heaven promised? This kind of thing must not be faked, it must be watched by someone you trust.

Empress Dowager Xu asked Xu Jingming to be called.

When Xu Jingming saw the Empress Dowager Xu, he first saluted modestly: "Weichen Xu Jingming, I have seen Niangniang, Niangniang is a thousand years old." ”

Compared with before, Xu Jingming is much more stable, but between his eyebrows, he still looks uneasy.

Empress Dowager Xu looked at him deeply and said slowly: "How has the new army been training recently?" ”

Xu Jingming said: "Weichen is fortunate not to be dishonored, there are already many appearances, but there is a vassal king who leads troops into Beijing, but he wants the new army to vacate the barracks......"

Empress Dowager Xu waved her hand impatiently and said: "Don't worry about these things for the time being, the mourning family is looking for you, and they are here to find your trouble." ”

For Xu Jingming, Empress Dowager Xu is obviously very familiar, a person like him, you can just be very good, even if it is your own nephew, but you must not give him three points of color, otherwise he will be able to open a dyeing workshop immediately.

Xu Jingming looked sincerely frightened, and said, "Weichen hasn't had any trouble recently. ”

"Hmph, Hao Fenglou is the righteous son and son-in-law of the mourning family, what about you, and Hao Fenglou are righteous brothers, how close is such a relationship, but now, he is sick on a desert island, you are a brother, but you are still in Beijing to spend all day drinking, what is the reason? To be a man, you have to understand some people's sophistication, mourning the family is sick, as a son-in-law, Hao Fenglou came from afar to visit. And you and Hao Fenglou are righteous brothers, and now that Hao Fenglou is sick, can you still mess around in this Jingshi? You, if you don't have the will of your majesty, even if you don't have the emperor's order, you should be more righteous, and you have to leave for Changxing no matter what......"

In fact, Xu Jingming has always been pretending to be confused, and there is only one reason for pretending to be confused, that is, he doesn't want to go to Changxing.

was scared of being tossed by Hao Fenglou, Xu Jingming really didn't want to have anything to do with Hao Fenglou, but now, finally, he still didn't open which pot, Xu Jingming looked at the Empress Dowager Xu pitifully and said, "I can go if I see Xu Jingshen." ”

Empress Dowager Xu immediately retorted: "No, you have to go, this matter is too important, other people, the mourning family is not at ease, rest assured, and too confused, this is the difficulty of the mourning family, hey, you should leave immediately." ”

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Chapter 1 arrives! (To be continued......)