There was no excessive greetings, no excessive greetings, no excessive sadness and anger. The members of the New Year team who stayed in this secluded courtyard greeted Fan Xian very calmly, and then used the shortest Within a short time, they reported the internal situation of the Overwatch Council that they had. In the past seven days, a large number of Privy Council military forces stationed outside the Overwatch Council have withdrawn, and the cleansing and blood exchange work inside the Overwatch Council has also been carried out extremely quickly and effectively with the coercion of the palace and the cooperation of Yan Bingyun. .
This information is extremely sensitive and important, but the members of the Qi Nian team in this courtyard were originally capable officials in the Overwatch Council. They deliberately inquired for Fan Xian, who was under house arrest in the mansion, for the past seven days, but they actually found out. A lot of news.
Fan Xian listened silently and nodded slightly. After Chen Pingping died and his dean was dismissed, His Majesty the Emperor's blood exchange and water filling for the Overwatch Council were all pre-judged. Coupled with the fact that Regal is here and the Overwatch Council has no leader, no one can forcibly reverse this trend.
"Although Yan Bingyun doesn't know about this courtyard, we are a little worried that he has been with the adults all these years." A member of the Qi Nian team looked at Fan Xian and said, "We need to choose a new meeting point in the capital. "
This official directly called Yan Bingyun by his name, obviously he didn't have any respect anymore. Although Yan Bingyun had never joined the Qi Nian team, as Fan Xian's arm and a senior official of the Overwatch Council, he had always been very grateful for Qi Nian The group respects it, but these days, what Yan Bingyun did in the Overwatch Council made all the Overwatch Council officials hate him.
Yan Bingyun was Fan Xian's confidant, but he was never someone Fan Xian could fully trust, because this young master Yan who was good at strategy was... an independent person. Fan Xian was silent for a moment, then shook his head. He neither expressed his opinion on this, nor said that he should continue to choose another meeting place. It won't be destroyed in the anger within the Overwatch Council. Secondly, after the meeting today, the members of the Qi Nian team will have to leave the capital, and this small courtyard that Wang Qinian bought for one hundred and twenty taels of silver will also be abandoned. Why bother God.
Seeing that Fan Xian didn't respond, the official shook his head and continued to report: "As soon as the city gates are opened, people going to Xiliang and northern Fujian have already gone. I think Lord Deng and Lord Su will get the news as soon as possible. Please Don't worry, my lord."
This was what Fan Xian was most worried about when he was under house arrest. Deng Ziyue and Su Wenmao were his two most trusted subordinates after Wang Qinian, so they were also assigned the most important duties by him. Jiangnan stared at Neiku. If these two people were eliminated by His Majesty, Fan Xian would regret it for the rest of his life. Although he didn't know if His Majesty would have the leisure to arrange for them to be killed in advance, but since the news was delivered, Fan Xian I feel a little relieved.
He glanced at the members of the New Year team beside him in the yard, and smiled gently. He was under house arrest in the mansion for seven days, and his subordinates here were also busy for seven days. Finally, he tried every means to enter Fan's residence. It has to be said that these subordinates are the most effective group of people in the Overwatch Council.
The name of the Qi Nian group was taken from Wang Qinian. From the fourth year of Qingli to the disappearance of Wang Qinian in the autumn of the seventh year of Qingli, for three full years, all the members were selected to join by Wang Qinian. These members were originally inconspicuous non-staff civilians in the Overwatch Council, or low-level officials who were not valued, but they happened to meet Fan Xian's eyes and Wang Qinian's temper. Once these officials were under Fan Xian's command, But suddenly they regained their original strong executive ability, regained their brilliance, and became a very secret but well-known group within the Overwatch Council, a group directly under Fan Xian.
For example, in these days, the response of these members of the New Year team is very Fan Xian's style. Once they know that there is something wrong, they immediately escape into the darkness and do nothing impulsively on the premise of saving their own lives. Instead, carefully ascertain the reactions and information of all parties, and then find a suitable way, and leave it to Fan Xian to decide.
Having such a group of loyal but not arrogant, capable but not blind subordinates is Fan Xian's luck. His eyes flicked across the faces of the people in the courtyard, and his heart moved. He suddenly thought that apart from Wang Qinian's discerning eyes, how could there be so many elites in the Overwatch Council who had been buried and dusted for many years, but they had to wait for him to come from Danzhou. Discovered after coming to Kyoto? Does Wang Qinian really have such a vicious vision? Or are these... loyal subordinates originally suppressed by the ancestor of the Overwatch Council and reserved for him to use now
Fan Xian frowned, his heart became confused, thinking about Chen Pingping's kindness to him, he was speechless for a long time, and sighed, but he didn't have time to ask these subordinates anything, so he waved his hand directly and walked into the building at the back of the courtyard. In the quiet room by the well.
There was a large desk in the room, on which was placed a special paper cover for the Overwatch Council, and a complete set of tools for sealing and whispering. The inkstone was placed on the right side of the desk. The weather in early autumn was not so cold, so it was easy to melt ink. Yes, but Fan Xian didn't go to sharpen the ink, but directly took out the pencil made in the inner library from under the desk, and fiddled with it with two fingers.
The tip of the pencil never landed on the snow-white paper. After trying many ways, he escaped from the eyeliner of the court and came to this small courtyard. There is no doubt that Fan Xian had already thought clearly about what order he should issue. , however he finally put the pencil down, as anything once it lands on paper is a handle and a possibility of leakage.
In the winter of the sixth year of Qingli, he often came to this small courtyard. At that time, Si Lili's own brother was still held hostage by him. Fan Xian often wrote letters to Haitang. Thinking about it carefully, although he had a lot of fun fighting with the eldest princess and the second prince in Beijing at that time, he was actually in a stable and happy state of mind. The enemy, Sizhe, was forced to disappear in Shangjing, and Fan Xian's mood had already changed.
All the members of the Qi Nian team stood in the room, silently waiting for Fan Xian to issue an order.
"Leave the capital immediately, and you are not allowed to come back until you get my written order." Fan Xian didn't take any time to sort out his emotions, staring at the crowd and said with emphasis: "This is the first order, you must survive."
"Yes." Everyone replied in a deep voice, and then went out under the signal of Fan Xian's gaze, leaving only two people behind.
The Qi Nian team had been under the control of Wang Qinian for the first three years, and then it was handed over to Deng Ziyue. After Deng Ziyue went to Northern Qi, Fan Xian took care of it himself, and Mu Fenger was only in charge of personal affairs. There were not many people in the group, and many died in the turmoil of these years. Now some people followed Deng Ziyue in Xiliang, some people followed Su Wenmao in Jiangnan and North Fujian, and most of them were left behind by Fan Xian. Those in Dongyi City who were still in the capital at this time were Fan Xian's only subordinates who could be mobilized directly. Because of this, Fan Xian didn't want them to hurt anyone anymore.
Fan Xian stared at one of the two people in the house, took out a jade hook from his arms, handed it over and said, "Go to Qingzhou, don't disturb the people everywhere, go directly to the grassland with Xia Mingji's caravan, and find Hu Song, tell him that I need him to launch a feint attack at the end of autumn and trap the troops of Qingzhou and Dingzhou on Xiliang Road."
The official took the jade hook and said directly: "King Zuoxian has been dead for almost a year. Although Hu Ge has the secret support of the adults and has gathered a lot of strength, but if you want to persuade the Hu people, it will be risky at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter." Dangerous weather to attack our Daqing city, I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy yet."
Everyone knew that it was not easy for Fan Xian to come out, so these subordinates did not hide their opinions, but expressed their thoughts as quickly and completely as possible.
"It's just a feint. Besides, if he wants to take revenge, he will definitely be willing to use up the strength of Wang Ting and Youxian King." Fan Xian said, "As for the problem of insufficient energy, you tell him, and I will arrange people from Wang Ting to stand by him." This side."
"But the news from the capital must also spread to the grassland. Once Hu Ge knows that your lord has lost power...will he tear up the original agreement in Dingzhou City?" The official who took over the jade hook still fully expressed his opinion.
Fan Xian showed no trace of impatience, and said, "Hu Ge is a smart man, he must bet on me." He glanced at the jade hook held by the official, shook his head and said, "If he wants to The owner of the jade hook is alive."
The jade hook is an ornament worn by Ma Suosuo, the last queen of a certain tribe of the Hu tribe in the grassland since she was a child. Fan Xian once gave it to Fang when she met Hu Ge in Dingzhou City that day, and this time the token is the second one. Although Ma Suosuo is now placed in the Befu of the First Prince, her identity still belongs to the Baoyuelou family. No matter how much Fan Xian loses power, it is not too difficult for Fan Xian to deal with this weak woman.
The official thought for a moment, and felt that there was nothing missing in the dean's order. He put the jade hook in his arms, left the study, and left the small courtyard by himself. It was his problem to cross Qingzhou into the grassland and contact Hu Ge. Fan Xian believed in the abilities of these subordinates.
"Go to Dingzhou, enter the Grand General's Mansion, and find the crown prince Hongcheng." Fan Xian's arms were like a treasure chest, and he took out another page from it. The writing on the paper was vaguely written with a poem, "This is a token. Now that Kyoto is in turmoil, I have been expelled from the Overwatch Council. He must have received the news early. I am afraid that he will not believe the badges of the Overwatch Council and the Qi Nian team. If you show him this page, he will Know that you are mine."
This page was torn from a book. The book was a collection of poems from the previous dynasty. This was the time when Fan Xian spent the winter in Cangshan Mountain many years ago. The second prince gave Fan Xian a gift through Hongcheng's hand. He just forgot, but Fan Xian knew that Hongcheng would never forget.
"Tell Hongcheng what I said before, about Hu Ge, about the news that the Hu people will attack at the beginning of winter, and tell him to prepare and fight as hard as possible..." Fan Xian frowned slightly, " Well, he should be able to understand what I mean by now. He just wanted to find a way for him not to be recalled to Kyoto. He should know how to do it. I just reminded him that the two sides should cooperate better. I gave him this seemingly difficult bone. The fatty meat is actually delicious, so don’t let the barbarians take advantage of it.”
"Yes, my lord." The official took the order and left.
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Some people go out and some people go in. Fan Xian methodically conveys his will to the forces he cares about and influences through the members of the Qi Nian team.
"Go to Dongyi City, find Mu Feng'er first, and tell him what I mean. Xiaoliang's rebellion can be used to some extent. Keep the fire to a similar size. Don't burn it too hard, and don't extinguish it too quickly. .”
"After you're done, go see Wang Shisanlang again and tell him that I'm waiting for him in the capital." Fan Xian frowned slightly as he sat behind the desk, stirring up civil strife in Dongyi City, and he could drag Big Brother there, but But I was a little sorry for Wang Shisanlang, so I had to hide it from him first, "Also... let him use the Jianlu Lingjian on my behalf, pick out two trustworthy ones, and send them to the south of the Yangtze River, and send them to Su Wenmao's side."
"You personally deliver this letter to His Majesty, and tell him that everything is fine in the capital, so don't rush back." Fan Xian raised his eyebrows slightly worried, because he could express his thoughts clearly to Li Hongcheng, but he But he has no confidence in being able to control the First Prince.
Once Chen Pingping's tragic death spreads to Dongyi City, I'm afraid that the eldest prince's anger will not be inferior to his own. The eldest prince called Chen Pingping his uncle since he was a child. Speaking of the eldest prince who is still in Ningcai's womb, he is only talking about the friendship between the eldest prince and Chen Yuan over the years. I am afraid that with the character of the eldest prince, he might bring hundreds of soldiers back to the capital!
However, this is what Fan Xian was most afraid of. The only order he gave before returning to the capital was to let Mu Fenger and his party go back to Dongyi City, telling the eldest prince not to return to Beijing, but how could Mu Fenger stop it? The eldest prince's anger bursting out? As a last resort, Fan Xian personally wrote a letter, earnestly begging this fiery elder brother, who was inherited from his mother, to barely control the urge to question His Majesty and the desire to avenge Chen Pingping, and stay in Dongyi honestly. city.
Whether it is Li Hongcheng who leads the army in Dingzhou or the First Prince who controls 10,000 elite soldiers in Dongyi City, these are the only two military forces that Fan Xian can count on in the Qing Kingdom. However, these elite troops belong to the Qing Kingdom , belonged to His Majesty, if these two young people from the royal family were recalled to the capital either actively or passively, then Fan Xian would have no hope at all.
Because Fan Xian absolutely believed that as long as Li Hongcheng and the eldest prince returned to Beijing, the man sitting on the dragon chair would never give them any chance to lead the army within a few years, and it was precisely because they The relationship with Fan Xian, the relationship with Chen Pingping.
The order sent to the south of the Yangtze River to instruct Su Wenmao also chose someone to go. In addition to being a member of the Qi Nian team, Su Wenmao was also an official of the imperial court's internal treasury and transshipment department, and the internal treasury was important to Fan Xian, Qing Guo, and the emperor. The most important thing is that no one can let go, so Su Wenmao can't hide on the spot, and can't leave Jiangnan and Fujianbei, so he is in the most dangerous situation. Fan Xian can only hope that in the past few years, Su Wenmao is already in the three workshops. He has cultivated enough direct lineage teams, and he also hopes that Ren Boan's relative brother can miss the old love, and from his side, there is nothing too good except for the sword house in Dongyi City to send masters to the south of the Yangtze River to save Su Wenmao's life way.
The members of the Qi Nian team who went to the south of the Yangtze River also took on a side mission, to bring Fan Xian a message to Xia Qifei, asking him to come to the capital on a date within these two months. Letting this contemporary master of the Ming family come to the capital does not mean that Fan Xian has anything important to entrust to him. The Qing Dynasty court and the terrifying Overwatch Council, now that Fan Xian has lost power and turned into a white body, and the Overwatch Council has been sealed into a lump of mud, who knows if Xia Qifei will have other thoughts in his heart
The Ming family is very important to Jiangnan, and it is also very important to the cold war between Fan Xian and the emperor Lao Tzu. If Xia Qifei thinks through and directly worships under the dragon chair, what will Fan Xian do? So he had to see how loyal Xia Qifei and Jiangnan Water Village were to him. If Xia Qifei really forgot the hard days everyone had in Jiangnan...
Fan Xian's head lowered slightly, so the Ming family had to change the owner, and then China Merchants Bank would take the lead.
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The orders were issued one after another, and the members of the Qi Nian team took the orders and left without any lingering. After a while, this lonely and secluded courtyard was empty, and only the people behind the desk in the room were left. Fan Xian and the official in front of him looked extraordinarily quiet. The damp autumn wind was blowing in the slightly dry air, causing the bucket by the well in the yard to roll and make a few noises.
Probably no one would have guessed that in such an inconspicuous courtyard, a young man who had been deprived of all his official positions and authority issued a series of orders, intending to fight against Qing's powerful state apparatus. The final struggle.
"Why did you change your name to Hong Yiqing?" Fan Xian asked softly as he looked at the last surviving official of the Qi Nian team, and gently rubbed the knife he just took out with his fingers.
This subordinate was the one who found out in Qingzhou City that the little Northern Qi Emperor intended to use the Beihai Daofang to sow Fan Xian's relationship with Emperor Qing. There are people everywhere, Fan Xian sees that this person misses the old king, so he transfers him to his side and follows him all the way to Dongyi City. Because of this, this person had the opportunity to face Fan Xian for the last time, instead of being anxious in Dongyi City.
"I heard that in the past, there was a lord named Hong Changqing, who was brave, kind and righteous, and was appreciated by his lord. In the end, he died in the battle against the rebellion in Danzhou Port. My lord always cared about his subordinates' lack of talent. Since he was honored by your lord, he wanted to repay him with his death." My lord kindness."
"Don't die." Fan Xian sighed, and also thought of the Qingwa who died under Yan Xiaoyi's arrow. Qingwa survived the hell where the navy slaughtered the island and the waterfowl cannibalized people, but followed him. Didn't live two more years.
He handed the knife in his hand to Hong Yiqing, stared into his eyes and said word by word: "The last thing I want to keep you here is something important, you have to listen clearly and don't miss a single word."
"Yes, my lord." Hong Yiqing felt a little nervous.
"Two people have been sent to Xiliang Road, but Deng Ziyue is still in the open. The court will definitely take him in. Even if he can escape, but the manpower I arranged there needs someone to continue to do it. You stay in Qingzhou city. After a long time, I am familiar with Xiliang Road, so I will leave this matter to you."
Hong Yiqing was slightly stunned, his throat was a little dry, and his face was slightly hot. He never thought that the dean would entrust him with such an important job as the head of Xiliang Road.
"But the most important thing is that you also have to enter the grassland, find the Wang Tent, and find a woman named Songzhi Xianling." Fan Xian narrowed his eyes, looked at him and said word by word: "Tell her, don't Don't care about Kuhe or Doudou, just take care of me first! Let her cooperate with Hu Ge and persuade Shan Yu."
Hong Yiqing didn't know that Fan Xian had arranged some things on the grassland earlier, he was a little puzzled, but complied calmly.
"I chose you because Songzhi Xianling met you." Fan Xian lowered his head and said calmly, "Give this knife to her, and then let her leave the grassland and come to see me in the capital."
"What if she doesn't leave?" Hong Yiqing asked subconsciously.
Fan Xian raised his head, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Just say I'm going to die, whether she will come or not."
This is very helpless, very rogue. Hong Yiqing stared at Fan Xian in a daze, unable to figure out that the seemingly omnipotent dean would say such emotional words, and he couldn't even figure out what kind of person that Songzhi Xianling was, who would make His Excellency so important.
The moment Fan Xian received the knife, his fingers suddenly froze, and he stood up from behind the desk. It took a while for Hong Yiqing to realize the strangeness, his complexion was pale, he pulled out the poisonous dagger from his boots, and quietly walked to the door of the room.
Because there was a movement outside the door, because this secluded courtyard that absolutely no outsiders knew about, suddenly someone came.
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