Just one day after Zhao Kang's army left Beijing, the tense atmosphere in Jinling City seemed to have suddenly relaxed a lot, and the brocade clothes and soldiers that could be seen everywhere suddenly disappeared.

At the same time, outside Jinling City, a radius of 100 miles centered on Qixia Mountain became the focus of Jinyilang's search.

Such a change did not happen overnight, and those who did not pay attention to this matter would probably think that the limelight had passed, and the city gradually returned to its former noisyness. But for those who keep up with current events, this is when things really begin.

So over time, two trends gradually formed in the city, one was to continue to wander and do nothing, and the other was to tremble for fear of taking a wrong step.

Before the flood treatment in Changguang County, the old emperor Xiao Yan appointed Xun Jiwu to draft an edict, and the imperial court would take out two taels of silver from the treasury to help the affected people.

In addition, he ordered the Changguang County Taishou, the pawn and a number of officials in the county to do their best to provide disaster relief, and Jin Yilang would supervise from the side.

Early this morning, the team responsible for escorting the disaster silver had secretly set off from the capital, and not many people knew about it.

However, due to the rebellion of the king of Changsha and the king of Shangguang in the south, the escort team made a detour from Qinghui County to Changguang County.

The first thing the DPRK discussed this morning was the situation on the front line.

The army of Xiao Buxian, the king of Huiji, encountered the army of Liu Xuan, the general of Ningshuo, in the city of Shenhuan in the northwest of Huiji County, and judging from the battle reports from the front, Xiao Buxian gathered at least 40,000 soldiers and horses, and was well-equipped.

In addition, they also spread rumors among the Huiji kings, saying that the old emperor listened to the courtiers' slander and wanted to cut down or abolish these feudal kings who had contributed to the society before the funeral, so as to ensure the stability of the country after the crown prince Xiao Tong ascended the throne.

Under the already extravagant social atmosphere of Nanliang, Huiji, as a wealthy county in the east, is close to Sujiang County, so the news spreads very quickly. And in the end, it intensified, causing the people to think that the friends of the court and China colluded and caused chaos in the government, and the three vassal kings were for the sake of the society, only for the side of the Qing monarch.

Fortunately, although the direction of public opinion in Huiji County was not conducive to the imperial court for a while, Liu Xuan's army arrived, and some rumors could not affect the overall situation.

Although Liu Xuan only has 30,000 divine troops under his command, he is not inferior to Xiao Buxian's 40,000 army in terms of combat power alone.

However, Xiao Buxian seemed to be deliberately slowing down his pace and was not in a hurry to clash with Liu Xuan head-on, so when the two sides first met, there was only a small-scale clash outside Senhuan City, and a simple fight ended with casualties.

But Liu Xuan, who was experienced in the battle formation, saw Xiao Buxian's purpose, he wanted to wait for the other two kings. After the soldiers and horses arrived, there was a tripartite rendezvous.

Not to mention whether Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan can take advantage of the situation in the south, even his side will not tolerate the delay of the war.

Therefore, soon after the first encounter, Liu Xuan personally led the army to charge again, and took Shenhuan City in only one day and one night.

The Shence army was prestigious, but Xiao Buxian's army did not have the purpose of fighting hard with the imperial court soldiers and horses, and seeing that he could not defend Shenhuan City, Xiao Buxian ordered the army to retreat.

After a siege battle, the number of casualties on both sides was actually fifty-five, and both were about two thousand.

Later, when the war report came back to the DPRK, all the officials were excited, which was one of the few good news in this period of time.

The war outside continues to advance, and the wind and rain inside the capital have not stopped for the time being.

Yuan Zhenhuan personally came out to search around Qixia Mountain, although it is difficult to have a big harvest in a short period of time, but the circle of searchable is shrinking little by little.

Qixia Mountain, Linshan Courtyard.

In addition to Xiao Huai'an, there were only people in the other courtyard, because after the incident that night, Jin Yilang searched carefully, and the prison Tiansi stayed in the other courtyard.

Jin Yilang's start of searching around Qixia Mountain was first noticed by the old housekeeper Sui Duan, which was actually a very conspicuous move, and Sui Duan immediately reported it to Xiao Huai'an.

Xiao Huaian did not take it lightly, Yuan Zhenhuan's methods were so strong that he could not be sloppy, so he ordered Sui Dui to send a small group of people out to find out the news first, to see if the imperial court got the news or just pretended to scare.

At this time in the morning, Song Wan came to the courtyard where Xiao Xiang was resting again, and also brought a meal.

And Xiao Xiang met Song Wan

As if he had seen an old friend, he smiled and said, "What's delicious today?"

Song Wan heard this: "It's still the same."

Immediately, the two approached the house, and Xiao Xiang took the food box and opened it.

The dishes are exquisite and taste very good at night, but you will get tired of eating them for several days, so Xiao Xiang said while eating: "Let the chef change the taste tomorrow, and the same dishes will be tired every day."

Seeing this, Song Wan thought it was funny, so she said, "Miss Xiao's tired life in captivity seems to be more chic than ordinary days."

Hearing this, Xiao Xiang stopped his chopsticks and looked at Song Wan with a smile and said, "That's the same, you don't have to think about other trivial matters. By the way, what's the news today?"

Song Wan didn't answer directly, but said, "It seems that you are not worried about your situation at all."

When Xiao Xiang heard this, he said, "I don't know what Xiao Huai'an is under the guise of, but I can still guess one or two about his plan. Let me guess, is today's news related to the battle in the east of General Liu Xuan?"

Song Wan shook his head and said, "Jin Yilang seems to have sensed the place where you are hiding, and is now searching around Qixia Mountain."

Xiao Xiang was not surprised when he heard this, but comforted Song Wan, "You don't have to worry, I won't be able to find your head for a while."

After Xiao Xiang finished speaking, Song Wan did not answer but stared at her tightly for a while.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiang was a little puzzled and said, "Song Tiansi, even if you are your daughter's family, it is not appropriate to stare at me like this."

Song Wan still didn't answer when she heard this, she was thinking about all the people and things related to Xiao Xiang in her mind, and now the first thing on the bright side is the imperial court, and the second is the Jian'an Gu family.

Xiao Xiang's confidence comes from these two parties, but in the final analysis, it comes from the old emperor.

After a while, Song Wan suddenly asked an unprecedented question, she looked at Xiao Xiang and said slowly, "If Miss Xiao, you are not a daughter, will you have the idea of dominating the world?"

When Xiao Xiang heard this, she suddenly stopped her chopsticks and looked at Song Wan, her expression was as usual, but she said lightly: "The minister is not a minister, the world is not the world, dare you have a king?"

This is an endless answer, and without answering the question, it is like stating a fact.

Regarding Xiao Xiang's answer, Song Wan didn't think much about it, just a sentence of governing the country.

From the first contact in Gansu City, Song Wan knew that this princess was not a simple woman, and after experiencing life and death, she seemed to have become more introverted and deep.

At this point, neither of them said anything, Xiao Xiang ate her food, and Song Wan thought about other things.

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In the early days, although all aspects are steadily advancing, but in times of peace, in addition to these hidden dangers that have erupted, there are still potential hidden dangers that have not been eradicated.

Among them, the one who can determine the direction of the entire dynasty is Xu Mu, the king of Xiangdong, who has always been dedicated to his duties and loyalty.

Looking at anyone, Xu Mu is full of uncertainty at the moment.

The fief of Xu Mu, the king of Xiangdong, was next to the territory of the king of Changsha and the king of Shu, so it was impossible for Xiao Yuanhuai not to communicate with Xu Mu before sending troops, so some people suggested that Jin Yilang should be secretly supervised, or directly ordered Xu Mu to enter Beijing.

Such a prudent strategy naturally won the support of a number of officials, but Prime Minister Xun Jiwu immediately objected: "Your Majesty, the king of Xiangdong can see the heart of the court, and all the civil and military officials can see it, if he is suspicious at this time, I am afraid that the king of Xiangdong will really rebel."

A county lord who stays in Beijing is insignificant to those who dare to do big things, so if the imperial court thinks that only one county lord can contain the king of Xiangdong, it will be a bit whimsical.

Therefore, after Xun Jiwu's words were finished, the ministers fell into deep thought.

If it is really as the prime minister said, it is difficult for the 30,000 Shence army left in Beijing to resist the soldiers and horses of the king of Xiangdong.

In fact, most officials can't see through the old emperor's attitude towards Xu Mu, the king of Xiangdong.

But the old emperor didn't mean to discuss this issue much, he just ended the matter with a wave of his hand, and everyone didn't say anything more when they saw this.

And the hundred officials also saw from the emperor's attitude that the emperor was towards Xu, the king of Xiangdong

In fact, there is a lot of trust in the pastor.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xun Jiwu, Wei Chifu and Chen Hengdao walked together again.

Today, in the court, His Majesty's series of reactions were quite confident, and Xun Jiwu noticed that the other two were also aware of it.

After leaving the main hall, the three of them said as they walked, and Chen Hengdao was the first to speak: "Jin Yilang suddenly pointed the finger outside the city this time, is it true that His Majesty has already received the news, and Princess Changle is likely to be hidden around Qixia Mountain outside the city?"

Xun Jiwu heard this and said, "That's probably the case, otherwise Jin Yilang wouldn't have bothered so much. However, the matter of Princess Changle is not the focus today, the focus is on His Majesty's attitude towards the King of Xiangdong."

Wei Chifu heard Xun Jiwu's meaning, so he said, "To say something rebellious, if I were Your Majesty, I would definitely be extremely jealous of Xu Mu at this time."

Xun Jiwu smiled when he heard this: "This is where we are not as good as Your Majesty, thinking that Your Majesty was also a prodigal son who was obsessed with poetry and literature back then, from the family to the world, this kind of mind is not something ordinary people can have."

Wei Chifu also smiled and said, "Doesn't that mean that everything is really under His Majesty's control? But what about the situation on the front line, is it possible that he will also send troops if he is not the king of Xiangdong?"

Chen Hengdao saw that Wei Chifu didn't have much eyesight, so he smiled and said, "You old thing really doesn't read at all, Lord Xun has talked about this, why do you still have to break the casserole and ask the end."

Although Wei Chifu still didn't understand the specific things when he heard this, it was obviously a good trend, and Yu Chifu said with a smile: "Lao Tzu mixes with a group of arrogant men every day, either splashing and rolling or crying and scolding my mother, you let me talk to them about books and elegance, isn't that playing the piano to the cow?"

Chen Hengdao immediately smiled when he heard this: "Lord Xun, isn't this just playing the piano to the cow!"

Wei Chifu was not stupid, he instantly understood what he meant, and pretended to be annoyed and said, "Okay, you old vinegar, laughing at Lao Tzu."

That is, there was a joke between the three of them, Wei Chifu dared to say the name Chen Laojiao, if he was someone else, he could already think about how to be a person in the next life.

Chen Hengdao loves to be jealous, it's no secret, especially the old vinegar that loves Runzhou and the bite of meat in Runzhou, it tastes beautiful!

Wei Chifu teased him with this, Chen Hengdao didn't care, how could someone who didn't love him know about it.

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After the dispersal of the dynasty, the old emperor still came to the highest place in the imperial city as always, and the winter was warm, and it was as peaceful and peaceful as ever.

Chao Qi saw that His Majesty was in a good mood today, so he didn't disturb his Yaxing, such a breeze couldn't hurt His Majesty's dragon body.

And he didn't hear Chao Qi speak, the old emperor was a little uncomfortable, he looked back at Chao Qi and said with a smile: "Little Qizi, why didn't you remind me to go back earlier today?"

Chao Qi laughed lightly when he heard this: "Your Majesty, you are in good health, the dragon spirit is fierce, and a little wind can't affect Your Majesty."

Listening to Chao Qi's sycophants, the old emperor smiled, and then said, "Don't pick up some nice things to say, let's talk about it, why?"

When Chao Qi heard this, he said, "The old slave sees that His Majesty is in a good mood today, so he doesn't want to disturb your Yaxing."

The old emperor was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "Oh? Can you tell I'm in a good mood today?"

Chao Qi nodded and said, "The old slave has served His Majesty for so many years, so he can naturally see it. Your Majesty, you don't show it, but you can feel it in your demeanor."

The old emperor laughed when he heard this, and he said, "You can see it, I'm afraid Xun Jiwu and the three of them can also see it."

Chao Qidao: "The three princes see the subtleties, and they observe carefully, how can this be contrary to Your Majesty."

The old emperor smiled when he heard this, "It is better to listen to the opposite tune in governing the country, but today I hope that this good thing can continue forever."

Chao Qi said slowly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, you will definitely be there."

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