Early this morning, no specific charter was agreed at the end of the discussion, and Xiao Yan did not give a clear answer to the cooperation proposed by Louwailou.

The veteran Xun Jiwu could see that it was not so much that Louwailou was discussing with the imperial court, but that the emperor wanted to take this opportunity to get to the bottom of the civil and military officials.

Xiao Yan was not in a hurry, but the unknown form of the hundred officials was even more anxious.

There are priorities, and I am most afraid of doing nothing.

After dispersing the dynasty like this, the old emperor called Xun Jiwu, Wei Chifu and Chen Hengdao to the imperial study.

The three of them originally planned to disperse and return home together, and exchange their views by the way, but before they left the main hall, Chaoqi came over with a message.

Chao Qi caught up with the three of them and said behind them, "Three adults, please wait a moment, Your Majesty asked the servants to come and pass the three adults to the imperial study."

After hearing Chao Qi's words, the three of them slowed down and turned to look, the three of you, look at me, I see if you don't know what else the emperor has.

Xun Jiwu subconsciously asked, "Does my father-in-law know what His Majesty has passed on to us?"

Chao Qi slowly replied, "The slave doesn't know, the three adults will know when they see Your Majesty for a while."

Although he didn't know the reason, he didn't dare to snub the emperor, after Chao Qi finished speaking, Xun Jiwu raised his hand and said, "Then Father-in-law Lao will lead the way."

Seeing this, Chao Qi leaned over slightly and said, "Lord Xun is polite."

Although the system of the Chinese Dynasty is no longer set up in the Southern Liang, the functions and powers of Shangshutai and the emperor's close attendants are similar to those of the Chinese Dynasty. Especially Chao Qi is still a palm seal eunuch, and his authority is not small, so even Xun Jiwu and the three of them are very polite to Chao Qi.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the old emperor Xiao Yan did not go to the imperial study immediately, accompanied by Yuan Zhenhuan, he habitually went to the highest place in the imperial city.

The warm sun fell on Xiao Yan, the breeze was blowing, and the taste of spring was a little stronger.

Year after year, year after year, year after year, the flowers are similar every year, and the people are different from year to year.

Xiao Yan stood with his hands in his hands, looking condescendingly at the officials who were leaving in pairs on the square outside the Jinluan Palace.

Xiao Yan knew that he still had time, but there was only one chance.

After a while, Xiao Yan spoke, "Elder Yuan, after being stable for so long, all the people who should come have arrived, will the city soon be lively again?"

Yuan Zhenhuan and Xiao Yan's eyes fell roughly in the same place, and when they heard Xiao Yan speak, Yuan Zhenhuan replied softly: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Jin Yilang and the city guards are all ready to fight, and no disturbance in the city can escape our sight."

Xiao Yan was unmoved when he heard this, even if he was powerless, even Yuan Zhenhuan was powerful, the chaos in Jinling was already doomed, but for the time being, I didn't know who the spearhead would be targeted.

"Just don't mess around too quickly." Xiao Yan said lightly.

He didn't ask much on this question, and soon he changed the subject and asked again, "By the way, Yuan Lao, how is Senior Song's injury?"

Yuan Zhenhuan said, "Her injuries are basically fine, only a few internal injuries have not fully recovered, and some more time will be enough."

Speaking of this senior named Song Zhen and her injuries, Xiao Yan unconsciously thought of that middle-aged man. Fun Cabinet

He asked slowly, "Then Li Chengren is really so powerful?"

Yuan Zhenhuan didn't deny it, nodded and said, "The last time I saw him was more than twenty years ago, and he has improved a lot over the years, and even I may not dare to say that he will win. Song Zhen has to ask for her own hardship, and I can't help it."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly when he heard this: "Don't worry about Yuan Lao, I don't mean to blame you, it's just a pity that a character like Li Chengren can't be used by me."

"Like him, if we are not our opponents, we should be content."

Hearing this point of view, Xiao Yan smiled dumbly, he knew a lot about Li Chengren, but it was a pity that they couldn't hit it off.

Xiao Yan looked ahead, watching the officials in red robes gradually dissipate into view.

Someone once said that the striking red color on the official robes was dyed with the blood of the toiling masses, drop by drop, piece by piece, never less.

But here in Xiao Yan

In the heart of an emperor, once the success is achieved, there will always be someone who will die, and it is inevitable.

After Xun Jiwu and the three of them came to the imperial study, they saw that the room was empty, and there was no emperor at all.

At first, the three of them closed their eyes and recuperated calmly, and occasionally exchanged two sentences of opinion in their hearts to deal with things for a while.

But over time, the uncertainty in their hearts will take root and affect their calm hearts.

In the end, after waiting for a long time and not seeing the emperor coming, Chen Hengdao spread his hands a little sadly and said, "Hey, what do you say this matter has to do with me, the people from Shangshutai don't come, what are you looking for me to do."

Looking at Chen Hengdao's complaining appearance, Wei Chifu smiled bitterly and said, "Old Chen, I didn't complain about what you are anxious about? Relax, it's not messy."

Hearing this, Chen Hengdao glanced at Wei Chifu, who was still quite flat, but he couldn't calm down, "These are originally your Tai Lieutenant's affairs, and I am busy supervising hundreds of officials, where do I have time to take care of these."

Hearing this, Wei Chifu was immediately unhappy, he raised his eyebrows lightly and said straightly, "What do you call my business? What do you call my business? Could it be that I can also control the transfer of troops and horses from the locality? Chen Lao'er, do you know, it's a pit, but I still have to jump in, I'm easy."

Chen Hengdao also retorted when he heard this: "It's not easy for you? If you're not easy, will it be easy for me?"

Xun Jiwu saw that the two of them were afraid that it would become more intense if they continued to talk, so he hurriedly played a round on the side and said, "Okay, okay, it's not easy for any of you two to have me? In front of the civil and military officials, it was not the Northern Expedition that I asked for. In the future, the Northern Expedition will be completely on my head, and if something goes wrong in the future, the people below will have to hate me to death."

Hearing Xun Jiwu's words, Chen Hengdao and Wei Chifu glanced at each other, although their faces were still unwavering, they probably sympathized with Xun Jiwu in their hearts.

If it is more miserable, he Xun Jiwu is indeed the worst.

Wei Chifu immediately frowned and asked, "Lord Xun, what kind of medicine do you say Your Majesty is selling in this gourd?" What else can you do now?"

Xun Jiwu said with a bitter face: "Can't you see it, Your Majesty must have made up his mind to wait for the people from the outer building to come before mentioning the Northern Expedition, and it will pass through my mouth naturally." Then there is the situation in Jinling, who doesn't know, Your Majesty must know, so why not do it? Either Jin Yilang wants to catch it all and is currently waiting for the opportunity, or he just can't start. But in the end, the most difficult issue now is the issue of the vassal king, and the situation in Jinling this time is an opportunity. Your Majesty, as long as he can grasp a clue, then he can solve the big problem."

So in the final analysis, it is a sentence, the old emperor is sprinkling a big net.

And the net is big, and the bait must be attractive enough.

So, how about a world?

There are opportunities and risks in a plan, so after Xun Jiwu finished speaking, Chen Hengdao asked, "Lord Xun, but if there is a rebellion of the vassal kings of the previous dynasty because of this, is Your Majesty sure to solve it?"

After Chen Hengdao finished speaking, Wei Chifu also looked at Xun Jiwu in the hope of having an answer.

But Xun Jiwu shook his head and said, "I don't dare to assert it. However, there are several generals such as Zhao Kang and Shen Jingzhi in the imperial court, and as long as the king of Xiangdong does not rebel, the general trend will not be able to fall down."

The truth is indeed such a truth, and this is also a point that can make the three of them feel at ease, the possibility of Xu Mu, the king of Xiangdong, rebelling is very small.

It's just that once the girder repeats the disaster of the previous dynasty, it will be greatly damaged, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, from the current point of view, it is the best way to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys and gradually appease the differentiation.

After that, the three of them fell silent again.

As a farmer, you only need to worry about the growth of crops and the harvest next year; As a street hawker, you only need to worry about your daily sales business; If you are a local parent official, you only need to try your best to govern the jurisdiction; But if you are a minister of a country, what you need to consider is the whole world.

Soon after Xun Jiwu finished speaking, the three of them heard a sound of footsteps outside the imperial study, and the three of them knew that the emperor was coming.

A moment later, the door was pushed open, and Xiao Yan, who had changed into court clothes, walked into the imperial study accompanied by Yuan Zhenhuan.

"Your Majesty." Xun Jiwu is a three-person group

Shouted.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan waved his hand as he walked and said, "The three Aiqing don't need to be polite, sit down and say."

The three of them looked at each other when they heard this, and finally sat down.

After Xiao Yan sat down on the main seat, several people immediately started the topic.

Xiao Yan took the first step and said, "The predicament that the imperial court is facing now must have heard of the three Aiqing, what good way can the three of them break the situation?"

As soon as the emperor came up, he did not drag the mud and water to the root of the problem, which made the three of them speechless for a while.

Actually, it's not that they don't know, but they don't know how to say it.

Xiao Yan saw the concerns of the three of them, so he said, "The three Aiqing just said it."

Xun Jiwu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister wants to know how you think about it? The purpose of coming here is not simply an apparent purpose, Your Majesty, you have to plan ahead of time."

Xiao Yan said, "They are just trying to stall for time. But Xun Aiqing, you have also seen that Daliang now also has problems that need to be solved urgently, and it will take time for people from outside the building to come or not."

After Xiao Yan finished speaking, Wei Chifu took over and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of transferring troops to the north still needs to be done step by step, and you must not be impatient."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan rarely smiled, "Wei Chi Aiqing, I finally heard a few words of truth."

Hearing this, Wei Chifu sighed, "Your Majesty, don't blame us three old guys for keeping silent. It's not self-preservation, it's just that we don't know what you're thinking, and now that the overall situation is undecided, there is really a risk of overturning, and we don't dare to make judgments."

Xiao Yan asked rhetorically, "Do the three Aiqing feel that I am a little bent on going my own way?"

After Xiao Yan asked, the three of them didn't answer, but he knew the thoughts of Xun Jiwu and the others.

Xiao Yan sighed, "Yu Chi Aiqing, there is really only one chance left to me by God, and if I miss it, I won't have a chance. Don't worry, I came to you today to be open and honest with you, and there are some things that need to be handled by the three Aiqing."

Hearing this, the three of them became more and more confused, did the emperor mean that he already had a perfect plan?

The three of them looked at each other, their expressions full of doubt.

But at this time, whether they listen to the old emperor or not, they have to say.

In the imperial study, Xun Jiwu and the three of them listened to Xiao Yan talk about the layout with a serious face, of course, there were no such details, only a general outline.

They could also guess some things, and they didn't dare that no one would interrupt the emperor's words.

In the end, Xun Jiwu asked tentatively, "What does Your Majesty mean that the current Jinling City is actually Your Majesty's Bureau?"

Xiao Yan said with a smile: "It can only be regarded as an unsealed game, how many people have entered the game is not clear for the time being, but there must be many of those feudal kings who have ideas in the outside world, and this naturally includes the spies of Great Wei."

Hearing this, the three of them realized that they had always preconceived that Great Wei was difficult to take care of now, so they forgot that they could also make a move.

Wei Chi replied, "Your Majesty, the Northern Wei Dynasty has already sent spies over?"

Xiao Yan nodded: "The two major intelligence agencies of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Heaven Supervision Division and the Earth Network, will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they will definitely be indispensable in the situation. However, the three Aiqing can rest assured, the Heaven Supervisor and the Earth Net are not to be feared, as long as they contain those vassal kings who are interested in moving."

Although His Majesty's layout is not perfect at present, it is still helpful to solve the current problems, but it is difficult to say whether all the vassal kings led by King Huiji and King Nanhai will enter the game.