Xijing Chronicle

It rained heavily in the second half of the night after the Lantern Festival ended. It was said that it was an autumn rain and a cold one. When Gu Huaisheng opened the door the next day, he was almost frozen back by the cold wind.

"Young master," Chu Tingya reported from the corridor, "General Chen, the commander of the mighty army, entered the city with two lieutenants as soon as the city gate opened today, and Master Miao was also with him."

"I see," Gu Huaisheng turned around and went to the cage to find a thick cloak and put it on. Just as he was about to close it, he paused, then took out a silver fox fur from inside, and went out to recruit Chu Tingya again. "Give this to Brother Jin."

Chu Tingya went with the fox fur in his arms, but Gu Huaisheng didn't move, but stood under the verandah, his eyes fell heavily on the row of roof ridges in front.

He remembered what happened at the lantern festival the night before.

He knew that Jin Xuenian was very resistant to women, normal feelings, and marriage. In order to see if he could overcome this obstacle, he deliberately took Jin Xuenian to get the red line, trying to guide him back to the right path, but What they never expected was that they clearly took the thread ends from the same place, turned around and found the same thread.

Gu Huaisheng raised his head dumbfounded, and was about to say something, but froze in place the moment he saw Jin Xuenian's eyes—there was the same astonishment in those eyes as his own, but a strange emotion flashed deeper in those eyes , like surprise, but also like hope, like a faint flame, lighting up those eyes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is the negligence of the little monk," the little monk in the Yuelao Temple kept apologizing, "This thread is not put away, it doesn't matter, the two benefactors might as well draw a new one."

"No need." Jin Xuenian twitched the corners of her mouth mockingly, lowered her eyes to hide the disappointment in her eyes, so she didn't notice Gu Huaisheng's slightly frowning brows and deep probing gaze.

Jin Xuenian, did he treat himself... Gu Huaisheng couldn't help but sighed, he was negligent, he didn't think of this, Jin Xuenian had experienced 14 years of torture like that, some of the twisted ones might have been reversed long ago If he doesn't come back, a man may be the same to him as a woman is to an ordinary man. He saved him and treated him well all the time. It is understandable that he would have some affection for him...

For some reason, Gu Huaisheng suddenly remembered that he had given him medicine. There was nothing between two ordinary men who were shirtless, but the person at that time was Jin Xuenian... Thinking of this, no matter how indifferent Gu Huaisheng was, he was still a little ashamed. panic.

Rubbing his head with a headache, he looked away, sighed a long time, and walked towards the main courtyard.

"General Chen returned to the city this morning, I knew you would come!" In the flower hall of the main courtyard, He Huan had been looking out, his eyes lit up when he saw Gu Huaisheng appearing, and he greeted him with a smile.

"Your Highness." Gu Huaisheng wanted to salute, but He Huan supported him with one hand: "There is no need to be so polite when there is no one in private, you haven't had breakfast yet, the princess asked the kitchen to make an extra breakfast, we will talk after eating. "

Gu Huaisheng was taken aback, and then remembered that he had indeed forgotten to eat breakfast: "Then, I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

After breakfast, the servants cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, and brought up a pot of brewed tea. Gu Huaisheng poured two cups from the pot, and handed one of them to He Huan, saying, "Your Highness must already know, Miao Qin and General Chen returned to the city together."

"Yes, I was planning to go to him later."

"Your Highness, don't worry," Gu Huaisheng said, "it's not the time yet. Firstly, we haven't confirmed whether Miao Qin got suspicious of He Ze, and secondly, even if he was caught, but his daughter is still the queen, he himself will definitely It is also clear that as long as he does not make any serious mistakes, He Ze will not dare to deal with him openly. In this way, as long as he is vigilant, he will not be in danger of his life for the time being. Ze Zuo is right. Besides, Your Highness must not forget that Miao Zhengying is still fine."

He Huan said bluntly, "Then Huaisheng, what do you think should be done?"

Gu Huaisheng picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, before he said calmly: "Just wait and see what happens, if my predictions are correct, after today's court, Your Highness should be able to see when it's time to make a move to win over Miao Qin. "

He Huan was skeptical, not because he didn't believe Gu Huaisheng's words, but because he didn't believe that he could see the timing right after the morning court, as Gu Huaisheng said.He thinks that he is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not be able to live and grow up in such a frightening palace, but since he met Gu Huaisheng, he is still pale in comparison, and he can't help but wonder if he can keep up with Gu Huaisheng's rhythm. He has no doubts.

The two chatted for a while, and after a while Gu Huaisheng got up to leave, while He Huan went back to his room and changed into court clothes and went out to the morning court.

At noon, when He Huan came back from outside, he rushed into Gu Huaisheng's yard before he even had time to change his clothes. At that time, Gu Huaisheng was sitting by the window reading a book. He was not surprised to see him like this, as if everything was under control. His calmness is undeniably trustworthy.

"Your Highness?"

"Did you already know?!" He Huan couldn't hide his excitement, "Miao Zhengying was impeached by several officials in the early morning, and the emperor dismissed him immediately, and then there was news that Wang Guifei was pregnant. The emperor was overjoyed, and immediately brought up Concubine Wang's brother to make up for Miao Zhengying's vacancy, and then he didn't even care about the morning court, and took people directly to Concubine Wang's palace. How ugly! When the court was over, I saw him go to King Kuilang."

"He Ze has been childless for so many years. In a place like the imperial palace, a mother is more expensive than a child, but Queen Miao has never been pregnant with a child. At this time, Wang Guifei is pregnant." Gu Huaisheng smiled slightly, "Wang Guifei mother The family is also very powerful, and she has been very favored recently, Miao Qin couldn't help but think about it when the news came to an end. As soon as He Ze came to the throne, he drove all the uncles out of the fief, and now only one who stays in Xijing For a King Kuilang, it is normal for Miao Qin to seek help from King Kuilang."

"It's just that he doesn't understand King Kuilang." He Huan shook his head, and his tone couldn't tell whether he really felt sorry for Miao Qin or gloated at his misfortune. "My uncle looks gentle and elegant, but he is actually very selfish and cautious. The principle that Guan Ji holds high, there are very few things that he can help, He Huan can't catch him, and he is not at ease when he is released, so he has been kept under his nose until now."

Gu Huaisheng nodded appreciatively, and said, "When King Kuilang rejects Miao Qin, and he is desperate, His Highness will act again. The kindness of sending charcoal in the snow is always much deeper than others."

"Okay!" He Huan said a little thirsty, and he was not polite to Gu Huaisheng. He picked up the teapot on his table and poured himself a cup. Gu Huaisheng couldn't stop him, so he had to watch him drink it into his mouth.

He Huan swallowed, a little surprised: "What kind of tea is this, why is it sweet?"

"It's honey water." Gu Huaisheng cleared his throat, and opened his eyes to tell nonsense, "Last night, I caught cold and my throat felt a bit uncomfortable, so I asked someone to boil a pot of honey water to moisten my throat."

He Huan didn't doubt him, so he asked about other things: "What shall we do next when the Miao family is won over?" I found that I have rarely contacted them these years, and I don’t know how many are still willing to listen to me.”

"It doesn't matter." Gu Huaisheng paused, and looked over deeply, "Now that the emperor of He Ze is sitting firmly, if we want to drive him out, we need at least three things."

"You said."

"The first one is the late emperor's will. I told His Highness about this. Now the will is still in Quan Cheng'en's hands. We must get it. He Ze's throne is not justified. After the will , we will be able to overthrow He Ze in an open and aboveboard manner, so as not to cause turmoil. The second is wealth. The ancients said that money can turn ghosts. I don’t need to say the importance of money, whether it is fighting or buying people’s hearts, or even After ascending the throne, filling the national treasury is inseparable from the word money, and it is precisely for this reason that I asked His Highness to win over the Miao family."

"The centuries-old family of the Miao family has businesses in Xijing. Apart from the members of the Miao family who became officials, many of the offspring of the Miao family chose to do business. Over the years, it can be said that they have accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. If If His Highness can take the Miao family for his own use, then he will not have to worry about many things."

"As for the third thing, it's 'soldiers'."

Gu Huaisheng eloquently said: "Soldiers are important matters for the country, the land of death and life, and the way of survival. Only with military power in our hands can we have the strength to compete with He Ze."

"This..." He Huan knew that what Gu Huaisheng said was true, but he still felt worried about it, "It's easy for you to say, but it's not easy to get military power. All of them were taken back. Now, except for the army stationed on the frontier, He Ze has everything else in his hands. What's more, after He Ze ascended the throne, he killed several imperial brothers one after another. Needless to say."

He spoke dryly, but Gu Huaisheng was not affected at all. Instead, he showed a very faint smile calmly and calmly: "The army stationed on the frontier can't move, why should your Highness look far away, isn't there just a very good one in front of us?" choice?"

"You mean...the Mighty Army?!" He Huan's eyes widened, as if he was startled by Gu Huaisheng's "rhetoric words", and it took him a while to find his voice, "Impossible, the Mighty Army belongs to the emperor, and General Chen is even more People who don't like oil and salt, I'm afraid they can't do it..."

Gu Huaisheng shook his head lightly: "Your Highness may not be able to convince General Chen, but there is someone who can."

He Huan was aroused curiosity: "Who is it?!"

"A descendant of the Jin family."

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Don't worry about the title name, it's all because I'm too lazy to take the title...