A few days later, Emperor Xixuan received a letter of invitation from Xiao Xu.
It was written that he wanted to surrender his military power and then return to Liancheng. If he entered Beijing to receive a reward, he would delay the mining of the Fuli Mountains.
Emperor Xixuan was still thinking about how to make him willingly surrender his military power when he entered the capital, without being criticized by the military officials in the court. He did not expect that he would take the initiative to hand over military power, which surprised Emperor Xixuan. In addition, there are some doubts.
What is this Xiao Xu thinking? Are you really willing to surrender military power? Or have a plan
At this time, Eunuch Cao stood aside and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Your Highness has now voluntarily given up the opportunity to return to the capital. Perhaps His Highness is more willing to be an idle cloud wild crane."
When Emperor Xixuan heard this, he gave Cao Zhi a cold look, "You seem to be talking a bit too much today."
When Eunuch Cao heard the sound, he immediately lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.
In Cao Zhi's eyes, from the time of birth to the present, King Ying has always been in his eyes. He also knows a lot about King Ying's temperament. In his heart, he feels that, in addition to his outstanding talents and abilities, His Royal Highness also has a A good heart, which is invaluable in the court.
He hoped that the pitiful His Royal Highness could stay away from the palace, live a peaceful life, and stop getting entangled in this whirlpool.
He believed that as long as His Majesty was willing to let His Highness go, he would not threaten Xixuan Jiangshan.
But if His Majesty insists on embarrassing him, I don't know what His Highness's temperament will do.
So just now, when he saw that His Majesty's expression was shaken, he relied on the courage to say this sentence.
It's just that your heart is unpredictable, and he doesn't know what decision His Majesty will make.
In Prince Yi's mansion.
Xiao Hou pinched the information he had just received with his fingers. He hooked his lips, but when the smile reached the bottom of his eyes, it turned into a little bit of coldness, "After all, the emperor did not let Xiao Xu lead the army to continue the war."
At this time, a counselor named Lin Jiangdong who was in front of Xiao Hou stepped forward and said, "My lord, I think that the reason why Your Majesty is not willing to let Xiao Xu continue to fight is because he does not want to put too much military power in his hands. After all, when the general is outside, the emperor's life is not subject to change, if Xiao Xu wants to support the army as king, because of his reputation among the people and the prestige of the three armies, this is not impossible."
Xiao Hou chuckled lightly, "My father, the emperor, wants to let people beat the dog and let him go. It's really funny."
"After all, who can compete with Prince Nancang, in the court, apart from Xiao Xu, you really can't find another one." Lin Jiangdong shook his head and said.
"I don't know if my royal father will take advantage of it again and again, when will my royal brother be unable to bear and rise up? If there is a day, then this hall will be able to stand on the sidelines and reap the benefits of the fisherman. "Xiao Hou leaned his chin and looked expectantly.
Lin Jiangdong thought for a while, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes, "My lord, waiting for the conflict between the two of you, why don't we take the initiative to push it? Anyway, it will come to that point sooner or later, why don't we let it come earlier?"
"What do you mean by Mr. Lin?" Xiao Hou was interested when he heard the words, and his eyes fixed on the person in front of him.
Lin Jiangdong said, "I heard today that Your Majesty received a letter from the King of England, and the King of England proposed to return directly to Liancheng instead of entering the capital."
"What's the matter?" Xiao Hou raised his eyebrows.
Lin Jiangdong nodded, "Yes, this is news from the palace, but His Majesty has not given a clear answer."
Xiao Hou raised his hand and touched his chin, a little interesting.
"His Royal Highness, if Your Majesty allows King Ying to return to Liancheng, then the thorn in our eyes will always exist, so I want to take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of this thorn in advance." Lin Jiangdong said.
"What's your opinion, sir?" Xiao Hou looked at him.
Lin Jiangdong chuckled and said, "Since King Ying doesn't want to enter the capital, let's let him enter the capital, and we can take this opportunity to aggravate His Majesty's guard against King Ying."
"Before we had a brief cooperation with Prince Nan Cang, although he doesn't know our identity, we can still cooperate with him this time, borrow his hand, plant the seeds of doubt in His Majesty's heart, and when the seeds germinate, We can watch from the sidelines and watch His Majesty deal with the King of England personally, two tigers will fight, and one will be hurt."
As soon as Lin Jiangdong said these words, Xiao Hou quickly understood. He smiled and nodded in praise, "As expected of a counselor carefully selected by this hall, you really live up to the reputation of being the smartest person in the city."
Lin Jiangdong said humbly, "Your Majesty is wise and extraordinary. Before you, it's just a big sword dance in front of Guan Gong, and it's just a shame."
Xiao Hou raised his hand, "You don't have to be humble." After a pause, he continued, "The temple will write a letter and ask it to be handed over to Prince Nan Cang. The temple thinks that he would also like to see me like this. The big brother is unhappy!"
Lin Jiangdong bowed his head, "Your Highness is right. If you want to come here, Prince Nancang hates King Ying to the core."
"Okay, let's do it like this!" Xiao Hou slightly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a cold smile.
At this time, the two countries had reached peace, and the Nancang army was relieved.
At this time, in the temporary tent in the forest, Pang Huang was receiving treatment from a military doctor, and his expression was slightly painful. The silver needles were inserted, causing waves of pain and trembling.
He has learned martial arts for so many years, and he has never been injured so badly. When he thinks of this, when he thinks of defeat, he hates Xiao Xu even more.
If it wasn't for Xiao Xu, he wouldn't be so embarrassed, like a backwater dog, everyone shouting and beating!
Just when Pang Huang was depressed, Lei Luo walked in quickly.
"His Royal Highness, there is a secret letter from someone who was behind the scenes of the Xixuan army."
Hearing this, Pang Huang opened his eyes, and after the military doctor removed all the silver needles, he took the letter.
He frowned and opened it, only to see a paragraph written on it.
It probably means that if you want Xiao Xu to live unhappy, he will pretend to harass the people in the city and provoke him to send troops. When the time comes to blame, he will be charged with disobeying the decree, and it will also make Emperor Xixuan feel against him. Being on guard, Xiao Xu has no place in the capital in the future.
After reading the letter, Pang Huang chuckled lightly, "This person seems to hate Xiao Xu so much that he even came up with this kind of strategy. However, when the prince is used as a spearman, do you really think that the prince is made of mud? "
"What does Your Highness mean?" Lei Luo also read the letter, and felt that this man was also bold, to use his crown prince so blatantly.
Pang Huang pondered for a moment, and then said, "If you want to cooperate, you can, but the prince has conditions. Before cooperation, you must be sincere. Tell the prince who he is, and then the prince will decide how to cooperate."
When Xiao Hou received the news, he curled his lips and smiled, "Okay, this cooperation should be yours."
After that, no one knew what conditions were written in the letter.
But Xiao Hou and Pang Huang have formed an alliance in private.