The north wind blows, and it is always very cold on the grassland at night.

Jiang Xia didn't dare to walk around after leaving the large army, so they could only move in the northwest direction first, preparing to find a place to deal with the injuries on their bodies.

Finally found a wooden house where the hunters lived temporarily when they were hunting, and Jiang Xia and they temporarily spent the night in the wooden house, while lighting a fire to roast a roe deer they hunted at dusk.

The roe deer seeped grease on the fire, and the fire crackled and smashed. None of the people in the house spoke first, and the atmosphere was a little dull.

Su Meiniang helped Jiang Xia deal with the many wounds on her body, and after finally bandaging the last wound on her hand, Jiang Xia glanced at everyone and said, "Do you think my decision today is too impulsive?"

"I just think it's a little too worthless, I think you were the generalissimo at the beginning, and there were already tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under your command. If you knew that this was the result early on, then it would be better to cling to those soldiers and horses, and you would be free to occupy the mountains in Henan and be the king. ”

Zhang Meng was the first to speak.

Bu Jinyun shook his head and said, "No matter what decision you make, you will always be our master, and this will never change. ”

"Yes. Yin Renmian, Ma Yunfeng and the others nodded in unison.

Xiao Shu had just joined Jiang Xia's circle, so he had nothing to say. But after Xue Ruqin was silent for a while, she suddenly asked Jiang Xia, "Have you already had the idea of withdrawing?"

Jiang Xia looked at Xue Ruqin and said with a smile, "What do you say?"

Xue Ruqin frowned slightly and said: "Although you are the leader of the royal dragon detective and the emperor's henchman, your power in the court is enough to sit on an equal footing with Jinyiwei and Dongchang, but your situation is not too good." ”

Jiang Xia's eyes lit up slightly, and he said to Xue Ruqin: "Go on." ”

Xue Ruqin continued: "You investigate the Yunnan salt tax corruption case and change the Jiangnan salt policy. Just these two points don't know how many forces in the Ming Dynasty have touched the interests of the Ming Dynasty, so it can be said that with these two, you have set up enemies everywhere in the court.

You have been able to stand in the middle of the court until now without being defeated by anyone, relying on three things. But I'm sure that since you've decided to retreat from the rapids, you're sure you're aware that all three of these things are running out. ”

The smile on Jiang Xia's face became more and more obvious, and he looked at Xue Ruqin and asked, "Then tell me, which three things are they?"

Most of the people present were from the rivers and lakes, and they didn't know much about the power struggle in the imperial court. Hearing Xue Ruqin say this, everyone realized that there were so many considerations behind Jiang Xia's seemingly abrupt decision, and Zhang Meng couldn't help but urge: "Miss Ruqin, tell me quickly, what are the three things?"

Xue Ruqin glanced at everyone, she had never been very talkative, and at this moment she looked at Jiang Xia in a relatively slow tone and said: "First, you are a disciple of Li Dongyang, the former cabinet assistant, with the prestige of your master, the elders of the Four Dynasties, the ministers of the court in the past would not have done anything to you. But after all, your master has been away from the court for a long time, and his influence is gradually weakening, and several of his old friends and protégés who were in important positions in the past are also at this moment."

Jiang Xia nodded, Xue Ruqin analyzed a lot of points. In the past, there were Jin Gui, Cao Yuan, and Liang Chu in the court, and basically when the courtiers attacked him, the support of the three of them could make him invincible.

But now that Jin Gui and Cao Yuan are dead, there is only one Liang Chu left, and what can be done is very limited.

"Go on. Jiang Xia said with interest.

"The second point. You are favored by the emperor and have a close relationship with the emperor. With the emperor's support for you, you can also stand tall in the court. But that's changing.

I don't know when your relationship with the emperor began to change, but when he went to Henan to quell the chaos without taking you with him, I can basically confirm that your relationship with the emperor began to change.

In addition, he knew that the forces in the court were secretly dealing with you, and Liu Jin wanted to get rid of you as soon as possible, but he still left the capital to go to Xuanfu, and still didn't take you with him. This can basically be determined that the emperor is on guard against you, worried that your power is too great to control. So deliberately create an opportunity for Liu Jin and them to fight with you in order to weaken the power of both of you. When the strength of both of you is greatly damaged, it will be easier for him to control you.

Judging from the attitude and title of the emperor when he talks to you on weekdays, it seems that you and the emperor are not in a relationship between monarchs and ministers, but as if they are sworn brothers.

So with your character, from the moment the emperor wants to control you, your relationship is destined to fall apart. ”

"Grandma's, there are so many twists and turns. There are still these conspiracies and tricks in the emperor's departure from the capital, no wonder the adults were always framed and assassinated during those days, it turned out that this was deliberately connived at by the emperor Lao'er. Zhang Meng couldn't help but scolded angrily.

Jiang Xia glanced at Zhang Meng, shook his head and said, "Mengzi, let Miss Ruqin finish." ”

Xue Ruqin glanced at Jiang Xia and began to say the last point: "The third point is your own cleverness and wit. You are indeed very powerful, whether it is King Xingxian or King Ning. Whether it's the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liu Jin, or our Wanhuang.

We have been unable to help you many times, but we have been bitten by you every time, and the loss is not small. This also makes you the most difficult person in the hearts of everyone in the court, and you will repay you if you look at it, so ordinary people are actually unwilling to provoke you unless necessary.

It's a pity that now you, Dongchang and Wanhuang have become mortal enemies, and they will find a way to get rid of you no matter what. Without the support of Li Dongyang, Lord Li and the emperor, let you face Dongchang and Wanhuang alone, and you will definitely die in the end.

Oh, by the way, now I have to add a Jiang Bin.

With your ability, if you weren't so sharp in the early stage, hibernating for five years and then starting to strength, maybe you are now self-contained, and no one in the court can shake you.

But although you are not small now, you are all in the air, and your foundation is unstable and your foundation is insufficient. Whether it's Dongchang or Wanhuang, it's already very difficult for you to deal with it alone, let alone join forces.

So, I think it's the wisest thing for you to opt out now. The rapids retreat bravely, and lie dormant for the time being, so that peace can be guaranteed. ”

"But if the head of the family doesn't have the royal dragon detective, and there is no power in the court, then wouldn't it be easier to deal with those Dongchang and Wanhuang you said?" Bu Jinyun had been following Jiang Xia for a long time, so he could basically understand what Xue Ruqin said, so he asked this question.

Xue Ruqin shook her head after hearing this, and said, "That's not the case. ”

"First of all, the royal dragon detective, this force is taken care of by Jiang Xia himself from beginning to end, and everyone in it only recognizes Jiang Xia, not the emperor. Therefore, Jiang Xia is withdrawing now, which means that the entire royal dragon detective will also withdraw with him, one of them.

Second, Liu Jin of Dongchang is already attached to Wanhuang, and Wanhuang's target is not Jiangxia, but the current emperor. Because the purpose of their existence is not to want to be in power, but to reign in the world.

Jiangxia's storage zài is actually a barrier to protect the emperor. Now that Jiang Xia withdrew was what they were most happy to see, they wished that Jiang Xia would go as far as possible, and they would never provoke Jiang Xia again, so that they could concentrate their forces on dealing with the emperor.

At least until their goal is truly achieved, they will not come to provoke a Jiang Xia who is already out. ”

After speaking, Xue Ruqin turned her head to look at Jiang Xia and asked, "What do you think?"

Jiang Xia looked at Xue Ruqin, and the whole person fell silent.

It is undeniable that Xue Ruqin's analysis hit the nail on the head.

Jiang Xia is not unclear about his shortcomings. The foundation is unstable and the foundation is insufficient. It's not that he didn't think about hibernation, when he chose to go to the Teaching Workshop Division, his purpose was originally to prepare to accumulate strength from an inconspicuous place, slowly grow himself and then truly enter the court.

But because of Zhu Houzhao's brotherhood, Jiang Xia couldn't hold back in the end.

From the moment he began to intervene in the Yunnan salt tax corruption case, he has begun to embark on this doomed to be extremely difficult. Coupled with his promise to Zhu Houzhao to set up the Imperial Dragon Scout based on the forces of Qianmen, Jiang Xia knew that he was already standing on the opposite side of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs.

Because he does not belong to any faction, he is only on the emperor's side.

And standing on the emperor's side, from a certain point of view, he is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of all the courtiers.

Jiang Xia nodded and said, "Whether it's an impulse or a rapid retreat." In short, from now on, the disturbances of the court and the central government have nothing to do with me Jiangxia, and I don't want any more brothers to be injured or even killed for my fight. Let's start today, take the wealth of the family and be proud of the rivers and lakes, and be a happy rich man. ”

"Okay! From now on, drink wine and eat meat in a big bowl!" Zhang Meng said loudly with a smile.

"The people in the court are all disturbing and deceitful, in fact, it feels dangerous when you think about it, and it is a good thing that you can exit unharmed. Su Meiniang said with a smile.

She looked at Jiang Xia's eyes a little bright.

In the past, because I had to beware of this and that, I was running around and working hard, so I didn't care about my feelings. Now that she has retreated, Su Meiniang couldn't help but think, now it's time to give me an explanation.

Thinking of this, Su Meiniang ate honey sweetly in her heart.

Xue Ruqin looked at Jiang Xia with a thoughtful expression on her face.

It's easier said than done.

Because she was in Wanhuang in the past, she knew a lot of things to Bu Jinyun more clearly. She knew that even if Zhu Houzhao could allow Jiang Xia to withdraw for a while, he would soon feel the importance of Jiang Xia because of Jiang Xia's departure.

When he felt it, he couldn't help it, I was afraid that Jiang Xia would have to return to the court in the end.

People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and sometimes you don't say you can let go, so you can really let go.

However, after listening to Zhang Meng and the others were already talking about what Jiang Xia would do after he became an official, Xue Ruqin did not say anything about his later analysis.

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