After the cannon fodder prince collapsed, the country will not perish

Although Xie Qingci seems to be no different from usual these past few days, there is always something hidden in his heart that is not easy to tell outsiders.

Since Xu Huizhou left angrily that day, he still hasn't reconciled with him until now.

Although the two usually have disputes, as long as they are in the same place within three days, it will definitely get better again.

But this time seven or eight days later, Xu Huizhou didn't take the initiative to show his favor at all.

Even... He kept a cold distance from his deliberate approach.

Even Xie Huaiwei, with a heart as big as Xie Huaiwei, could see something was wrong between the two of them.

"Are you having a quarrel with that kid from the Xu family? It's funny to say, but the two of you are like big girls, they even look away when they meet."

"Tell me quickly, how did you get into trouble, this king has always been fair, and will analyze who is right and who is wrong for you."

Xie Qingci pursed his lips lightly, but did not say anything in detail to Xie Huaiwei.

After all, this matter involves the surrender of the Xiao family to the enemy, if you tell others rashly, you may have endless troubles.

Xie Huaiwei saw the strangeness of his younger brother, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just sighed: "I have seen Xu Huizhou running all over the capital every day these days. I think he has come to the capital, but he is more important than us." Be busy."

Xie Qingci rubbed his eyebrows.

After the two of them broke up that night, Xu Huizhou probably still didn't give up on making the truth he knew known to the public.

If you think about it, you can know that he must be looking for so-called witnesses and high-ranking people who are willing to help him make the case public.

But this matter is layer upon layer, and what Xu Huizhou thinks is so easy to achieve?

Xie Qingci hesitated for a moment, but gave up trying to dissuade Xu Huizhou.

After all, when he first came to the capital, he was full of enthusiasm, and it was the time when he wanted to go his own way. Now he stepped forward to stop it, but it made him want to prove it even more.

It's better to wait and see for a few more days, and wait until he hits a wall before making calculations.

Yan Jing kept staring at Xu Huizhou, and found something wrong with him, and said to Xiao Di: "Xu Huizhou seems to have been looking for someone since he came to the capital."

"We followed him to inquire, and found that he was looking for someone in the army, and this person had also served in the army that identified General Xiao."

Xiao Di frowned slightly.

"It's strange to say that before this team identified General Xiao as a defector, some people suddenly caught the plague. Not long after that, these people all passed away one after another. The subordinates searched privately, and there was indeed no clue for these people."

After Yan Jing's investigation, she also found out that the army was ill before, and she also suspected that there was something hidden in it, but there was no exact person and evidence, and she didn't think of any connection between the illness and the grievance.

After all, when this team saw Xiao He defecting to the enemy, none of the Xiao family was in the army.

Today, information can only be continuously improved through unannounced visits.

But Xu Huizhou was different...

He happened to be in the army at that time, and now he is still secretly looking for people in the army at that time, obviously he still has something on his mind.

Xiao Di thought for a while, and said to Yan Jing: "Keep an eye on this person, don't startle the snake."

"What do you think Mr. Xu is trying to do?" Yan Jing said to herself, "I think he came to the capital to sneak around, apparently to reverse the case for us."

"I still don't know his real purpose." Xiao Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't try to impress yourself too much."

"Then what else can it be, this blind man can see..." Yan Jing spoke, then stopped slowly.

Strange to say, the master is very wary of this enthusiastic Mr. Xu.

Don't talk about being grateful for your kindness, you don't even have the meaning of deep friendship...

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a cold and awkward voice: "It's better to send someone to keep an eye on it, and help him when it's time to take action."

A son who doesn't know the sufferings of the world, don't fill in yourself.

Yan Jing's eyes lit up immediately, and said: "There is really something, Young Master Xu secretly stopped a carriage to go to the outskirts of the city today. According to our people, the young master did not wait for the carriage for half an hour. You said that you will encounter such a thing in the future Son, are we going to give the young master a horse directly?"

for a horse?

Xiao Di paused: "...Did he have a broken leg?"

Yan Jing was not sure: "...Didn't you say that you have difficulties and help me..."

"If he breaks his leg, he can give it to the horse."

"As long as he doesn't die or become disabled, it's an experience for him to suffer more."

"...Isn't that very authentic?"

No matter what Xu Huizhou said, he was also running errands for the Xiao family.

Xiao Di said lightly: "Two different things, I have a personal grudge with him."

Yan Jing: "???"

How many times have these two people met, and there is a personal grievance so soon?

Timur stayed in the capital for a few days and was finally ready to leave.

He was called an envoy, but he was thinking of competing everywhere, even before he left, he secretly went to the horse market in the capital and asked about the price of grain in the capital.

It's almost time to write "I want to fight" on my face.

It's just that he didn't criticize, and the court didn't say anything clearly. He still exchanged pleasantries and kept a big country smirk.

The prime minister looked at Timur's back and said: "Your Majesty, from this point of view, sooner or later we will have a fierce battle to fight."

Although the imperial court occupied the Central Plains with a vast territory, there were Uighurs in the north, Khitan in the west, and a northern kingdom fled in the northeast.

The emperor was silent for a long time.

The general died in a hundred battles. He had just experienced a tragic battle, and he didn't want to take the initiative to get involved in the fight. Even the court was using civil servants heavily.

But what the prime minister said is the truth, and it cannot exist without evasion.

"In my opinion, Huihe and Khitan are the most troublesome. The garrisons and guards in various places still need to practice well. Don't just look at the peace now and slack off."

"Yes, I estimate that in the past two years, troops will definitely be deployed in Mobei. Apart from military training, food storage is also a top priority."

Xie Qingci's drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, and he pricked up his ears to listen carefully to the prime minister's next plan.

The prime minister didn't notice Xie Qingci, and was still talking freely: "In my opinion, Beijing's military storage is one aspect, but most of it still depends on the supply from the south of the Yangtze River. The water and land from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital are smooth, and the transportation can only take three days. Guarantee the march of the army..."

Xie Qingci lightly clenched his fist.

In the last life, the grain of the Northern Expedition Army was transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital, and then transferred to the North Desert. The world thought that the grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River were abundant, and the water and land were smooth. The refugees were not smooth in their chaos, and the food that was supposed to be handed over to the army was delayed again and again.

Xie Huaiwei, who led the army to fight in Mobei, was finally shot to death among the rebellious army due to lack of food and grass.The prince Xie Huayan, who was in charge of supervising the transportation and raising food and grass, was also convicted of the disastrous defeat of an army of 40.

Xie Qing regrouped, and pretended to be unintentional, walked forward and asked with a smile: "Father, my son is studying the art of war these few days. Hearing what the prime minister said, are you discussing the distribution of food and grass?"

The emperor looked at his youngest son in surprise, with approval in his eyes: "Qingci has actually taken care of the important affairs of his family and country."

The prime minister smiled gently, and looked at Xie Qingci with the love of the elders in his eyes: "The minister is raising military rations, does your Highness have any advice?"

He said so, but he was sneering in his heart.

A sick man, a nobleman of the royal family, did not seek medical treatment and asked for medicine to hang his life, but instead came to inquire about military and state affairs.

Xie Qingci raised the corners of his lips, and asked unceremoniously: "Jiangnan is not close to the capital, and it needs to be transferred to Mobei. I don't know why the prime minister has a special liking for this place?"

His chin was pointed and his face was so white that it was transparent, but his words were sharp and decisive.

It is not at all the appearance of being bedridden for a long time and not caring about everything as rumored by the outside world.

"Your Highness is really a different person after taking the military art class in Taixue." The prime minister was wary in his heart, but smiled on his face: "I still want to use what I have learned and practice in the court."

He said something, but didn't explain a word.

And there is always a kind of implication behind the words-you are a young boy who is still studying, you have learned a little in Taixue, and you have no self-knowledge, and dare to point fingers at important affairs of the court.

Xie Qing's resignation froze, and just as he was about to speak, a deep and pleasant voice sounded: "What the third brother asked is what I want to know. Is there any other meaning behind the prime minister's arrangement?"

It is Prince Xie Huayan.

The prime minister paused for a moment, and said respectfully: "The crown prince doesn't know that the south of the Yangtze River is rich and rich, and since ancient times it has been the only place to pass through for the production and delivery of military rations. There are not many grain fields and grain storage in the capital, so it is naturally the best choice to raise funds from the south of the Yangtze River... "

"Army rations are the life-saving rations for tens of thousands of people, and no mistakes are allowed." Xie Qingci raised his eyes and looked at the prime minister firmly: "My lord, if something goes wrong on the way to the capital, I don't know whose fault it is. ?”