Shao Xi saw that Zhao Hongjin finally opened his mouth to ask himself, it seemed that half of the purpose of this trip had been achieved. All that's left is to see if you can convince the little emperor.

"I actually learned some things about the Nanzhao court before I came to Nanzhao, as far as I know, you ascended the throne when you were young, and you have always been assisted by Han Zeng and Fu Zuoliang, two ministers of literature and one martial arts, and you should have been in charge two or three years ago, but it has been delayed until now. If I'm not mistaken, is it because there are people in the DPRK and China who are unwilling to give up power and have been obstructing you from taking office. ”

Zhao Hongjin hesitated when he heard this, after all, this was the inside story of the Southern Zhao Dynasty, but the person in front of him was the envoy of Jing Yuanguo, and at this time, he talked to himself so bluntly about the affairs of the Southern Zhao Dynasty, Zhao Hongjin couldn't help but be a little wary, he really didn't know what Shao Xi's purpose was.

Shao Xi saw Zhao Hongjin's hesitant expression on his face, and knew his inner concerns at this time. Since this matter has already been discussed, there is no need to hide it anymore, it is better to let it go.

"There is no one else here today, and I might as well have a solid relationship with you, the little emperor. The first is to establish friendly diplomatic relations with Nanzhao, so that the two countries no longer need to be wary of each other, and the southern border of Jingyuan can be stable for a long time; The second purpose was for me to come to Nanzhao to investigate who had colluded with some ill-intentioned people in my Jingyuan Dynasty. I'm sure you had doubts about some people in the DPRK before that, right? It's just that there is no evidence, and it is difficult to investigate and deal with it publicly. ”

Zhao Hongjin saw that Shao Xi had so frankly informed him of the purpose of the mission, and the doubts in his heart were also put down a lot. The first purpose of Shao Xi's envoy is well known and not a secret at all, but the purpose of the second envoy can now be told to himself so bluntly, which shows that Shao Xi intends to join forces with himself to eliminate the traitors in their respective courts who collude with foreign countries.

"Shao Xi, it seems that you have been prepared for my envoy this time! Tell me honestly, did you have these plans in place before you came? And is that all you are looking for to talk to me about? As a courtier of Jing Yuanguo, it is not an exaggeration for you to want to get rid of traitors for your court, but now that you mention this matter to me, it seems that you want to join forces with me to remove the traitors in my court, and I have reason to doubt that you are so kind. ”

Shao Xi had long expected Zhao Hongjin to ask such a question, and said to Zhao Hongjin confidently: "You are the emperor of Southern Zhao, and I am Jingyuan's courtier, so there is nothing wrong with each of us safeguarding our own interests." But now there is such a group of people in our court and your court at the same time, they collude with each other to mess up your court and our Jingyuan's court, and want to seize power and profit, in the face of this situation, do you think we should join forces to deal with them? Since they have colluded with each other and cooperated with each other, no matter which side of them is eliminated, it will destroy their cooperation, which is beneficial to both you and me, so I am also helping ourselves to help you eliminate the court. In the same way, your cooperation with me can also help me get rid of the hidden dangers within Jing Yuanguo, this kind of thing is beneficial to you and me, why not do it? ”

Zhao Hongjin nodded silently, he had to admit that what Shao Xi said made sense.

Since it was someone in his own court who colluded with people in the Jingyuan court, defeating one of them could destroy their cooperative relationship and avoid bringing disadvantages to both sides. In fact, when there was a disagreement between the DPRK and China over the issue of diplomatic relations with Jing Yuanguo, he began to suspect that some of them had colluded with Jing Yuanguo, but he was never sure which side it was and what the purpose was. So I kept this matter in my heart and didn't reveal it, so as not to startle the snake.

Seeing Zhao Hongjin nodding, Shao Xi knew that he had already moved Zhao Hongjin, and the next thing was to find out what he thought of Han Zeng and Fu Zuoliang in his heart?

"You and I collude with each other, the purpose is nothing more than power, I am now firmly on the throne of the dragon, no one can shake it, and the people who hide it will not easily show their feet. But it's obvious on your side, the person who obstructs your pro-government is the most suspicious person, and there are only two people at present, Han Zeng and Fu Zuoliang, I don't know which one you feel the most suspicious in your heart? Why? ”

Zhao Hongjin pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head, and said helplessly: "Alas! I'm still not sure. On the surface, Fu Zuoliang has always been arbitrary, no matter what he does, he likes to make his own decisions, to be honest, I have long been dissatisfied with him, but he has the power of Nanzhao's soldiers and horses in his hands, and he can only adopt a forbearance attitude for a while. And Han Zeng's methods are old and spicy, and the city government is very deep, although it seems that he has always advocated letting me be pro-government over the years, and he has asked me for instructions on everything, but in fact, the power in his hands has not been weakened in the slightest, and there are protégés all over the court, and I always have a feeling of being controlled by him. But because he is cautious and does not leak, even if I feel that way, I will never be able to get his sore feet. ”

Listening to Zhao Hongjin's thoughts, Shao Xi has already done it in his heart as a bystander.

It can be seen that Zhao Hongjin has a grudge against Han Zeng and Fu Zuoliang, but the angle of concern is different.

For the general Fu Zuoliang, Zhao Hongjin only cares about the military power in his hands and his style of acting on weekdays, while Han Zeng is afraid of his skill in controlling the government and his protégés all over the court. And although there are doubts about both of them, so far it is not clear which one is loyal and which one is traitor.

In fact, this can't be blamed on Zhao Hongjin's inability to distinguish clearly, because he is too young, and the two old ministers he faces are too inattentive to his words and deeds on weekdays, and the other is too good at disguise, as a young emperor, it is indeed very difficult to fight with these court ministers.

"To tell you the truth, before I entered the palace today, I visited the mansions of these two people. As you can imagine, I didn't simply visit you, but the main purpose was to explore the reality of these two people and see who was really obstructing your pro-government. ”

Zhao Hongjin shook his head helplessly and said, "If you don't say it, I can imagine that I am in this palace, and I can't control many things outside." When you come to Nanzhao this time, I can guess what they will do, and I can imagine that you will meet them before you come to see me, but I can only pretend that I don't know anything in front of you. But now that you've been honest with me, it's a good thing, and you can help me find out what they're all about. ”

Shao Xi also secretly admired Zhao Hongjin in his heart, he ascended to the throne at such a young age, although he couldn't get rid of the two auxiliary ministers for the time being, but he was able to know it in his heart, and he really had a deep mind and knew how to forbear.

"If I tell you that the people in the Jingyuan Dynasty have been in contact with these two, can you believe it? Based on your understanding of these two people, how do you think these two people will react after receiving the secret letter from Jing Yuanguo? ”

Zhao Hongjin was silent again, this time pondering for a longer time than the last time, as if he was carefully trying to figure out whether the personalities of the two of them had revealed some relevant information about their daily actions.

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally gave his answer.

"According to Fu Zuoliang's temperament, I'm afraid it may not be so easy to be bought, although this person is a bit domineering and likes to hold power, but I don't doubt his loyalty to Nanzhao. What I have a headache for him is that he has power in his hands and likes to make his own decisions, and I am not very easy to control him, so I have always been a little dissatisfied with him, but if I really say that he will be bought by foreign countries, I think it is unlikely, and he has always been a hardliner on the outside world, and he is the main side of the war. As for Han Zeng, I'm not sure, this person is also an old minister left by the first emperor, and he is also full of desire for power, but this person is secretive, and it is really difficult to judge whether he will be bribed. However, on the surface, he has always been peaceful, but it is also in line with Nan Zhao's interests, as for what he will do in private, it is really difficult to say. ”

Listening to Zhao Hongjin's words, Shao Xi smiled.

"It seems that I also have times when I made a mistake in judgment, before I came to see you, I always thought that you and that Fu Zuoliang would be incompatible, and I couldn't wait to kill him as soon as possible, I didn't expect you to have a judgment in your heart, and I didn't hate Fu Zuoliang as rumored by the outside world, but Han Zeng, who has always seemed to be harmonious on the surface, has more thoughts."

Zhao Hongjin also smiled when he heard Shao Xi's words.

"Although Fu Zuoliang is a little domineering on weekdays, his temperament is not difficult to guess, and it just so happens that Han Zeng is the opposite of him, which can be used to temporarily check and balance it, so I have to choose to get closer to Han Zeng on the surface, after all, there are still traces of what an enemy like Fu Zuoliang wants to do, and if a person like Han Zeng becomes his enemy, it is too difficult to guess, and it can be said that it is impossible to prevent it. Rather than becoming an enemy with such a person, it is better to keep him by his side and study it slowly, knowing himself and knowing his opponent, so that he can have a future strategy. ”

Shao Xi applauded softly, he really couldn't imagine that a teenage little emperor would adopt a strategy that coincided with his own.

Didn't he also adopt the strategy of stabilizing Han Zeng and cooperating with Fu Zuoliang? The reason is the same, to get rid of this unspeculative and uncertain enemy first. And the little emperor also realized this when he used the two people to check and balance each other, and he also stabilized Han Zeng in order to plan for the future.

Since the two have coincided, then the next thing is easy, as long as you explain your plan and plan and persuade the little emperor to cooperate with Fu Zuoliang, then the whole plan is going according to your own ideas.

"Little Emperor, I have a plan here for Han Zeng, I wonder if you would like to hear about it?"