After I lost my job, I started to get rich from plane trading.

Half a month later, Xiao Yin was handling military affairs in the palace. When he received the news secretly sent by someone sent by the new emperor of Western Chu, he was still a little unbelievable.

"What? Emperor of Western Chu?" Xiao Yin didn't even react for a moment when the housekeeper came to report the visitor.

"Yes, that person claimed to be under orders from the Emperor of Western Chu and wanted to talk to you about cooperation." The steward said that this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

Anyway, he has never seen any emperor cooperate so coquettishly. Not to mention the emperor of a country, any respectable figure will act openly and honestly when faced with such things. How can he be like a thief? Came quietly.

"Do you have any tokens or documents?" Xiao Yin asked.

"Yes, we have re-tested it and it is true."

The Xiao family had produced many powerful figures before, so they were familiar with some of the emblems, symbols, and tokens of various countries.

"It's getting late today. Let's accommodate them first and talk about it later." Xiao Yin made a decision.

"Yes." After receiving Xiao Yin's correct words, the people below began to make arrangements.

Naturally, Xiao Yin didn't miss them because of the weather, but wanted to discuss it first.

This time they came too suddenly, and there was no news from Xiao Yuan at all, which meant that he himself probably didn't know about it, and it also meant that their control over Xi Chu was worse than they thought.

The combination of this knowledge and the actions of the new emperor of Western Chu caught them off guard.

Arranging for people to stay first is, on the one hand, following normal social etiquette, giving the "guests" who have come from afar a time to adjust, and giving himself time to prepare. On the other hand, Xiao Yin wants to summon his staff Discuss the arrival of Xi Chu and his party.

That night, the Western Chu envoys sent by the new emperor lay awake, thinking about what reasons and what price they would use to achieve the purpose of their trip, and Xiao Yin's meeting hall was also brightly lit.

"How is it? Is there any missing news?" Xiao Zhong asked the person he sent.

In order to prevent them from being embarrassed because of their omission of information, they also sent people to review the information sent back before.

"No."

Xiao Zhong frowned. He hadn't been back long, but he didn't expect to receive such a big "surprise" as soon as he came back.

"Where's the other information about Xi Chu?" he asked.

"It's all here." The subordinate said and handed over a thick booklet.

This book records all the information that their people have returned from Xichu in recent years. Every once in a while, they will organize and bind it into the book we see now.

Xiao Zhong took the book and walked in. Many people were already waiting inside.

"Second brother, have you gained anything?" Xiao Miqi also returned to his house after consolidating his forces.

Xiao Zhong shook his head.

"This..." The few people nearby looked at his expression and knew that there might be no news from the Intelligence Department.

"It seems that our control over Xi Chu is not strong enough. This is a lesson that we must all remember," Xiao Yin said.

Xiao Zhong has always been conceited and felt that everything was under his control. But now that something like this happened suddenly, it was like a huge slap slapped on his face, which made him feel the most uncomfortable.

"Then what are these people here for?"

"It's sneaky, I don't think it's a good thing!"

"I can't tell clearly, I still have to take a look."

"Isn't it very dangerous for my eldest brother to be in Xichu?"

"It seems that the emperor of Western Chu doesn't trust our people. We have to find a way to inform them."

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After a group of people determined that the information could not help them, they began to express their opinions.

Xiao Yin did not stop them and allowed them to discuss. No matter what the direction or content of their discussion was, as long as they had the inspiration, they could just let them talk and there would be someone special to record it.

After more than half an hour of discussion, everyone was thirsty and took a drink from the tea on the table.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Yin asked the person who had just recorded the notes to send over all the manuscripts.

Although it was discussed for so long, there were only a few central themes.

The first is to speculate on the purpose of the Western Chu envoy.

Although the other party did not mention specific matters, they mentioned "cooperation". They were generally sure that at least the Emperor of Western Chu was not hostile to them.

As for the "cooperation" they mentioned, I can't tell clearly.

The second is to speculate on Xiao Yuan's situation in Xichu.

Before that, they had always believed that Xi Chu was under control, especially when Xiao Yuan became more and more powerful in Xi Chu. This made them subconsciously ignore that the new emperor could take the lead in the previous battle for the throne. , itself is quite capable.

Now that the new emperor was able to bypass Xiao Yuan's eyes and send people over, it showed that Xiao Yuan's sphere of influence did not cover the entire Western Chu.

In addition, it also shows that Xiao Yuan's situation is not as good as they imagined, but he is trapped in the suspicion of his immediate boss.

Third, some people speculate that the people coming from Xichu this time are probably related to Xiao Yuan, and maybe they want to work with them to kill such a powerful official as "Li Shouyuan".

After all, many rights in Xichu are now in Xiao Yuan's hands. The new emperor wants it, but Xiao Yuan doesn't want to give it to him.

The last guess is that they think this group of people may be here to talk about cooperation between the two countries to fight Feng Lan together.

They have not forgotten that now they are divided and divided in Tianqi. It has taken so long to reluctantly form the current situation and the internal instability of Xi Chu is the culprit. Isn't it Feng Lan's troublemaker?

Especially now, Feng Lan's army has not withdrawn yet. Although it has become more peaceful, it is still within the borders of the two countries.

After all, the Emperor of Western Chu was a monarch of a country, and he was young and vigorous, so he must not be able to tolerate such a huge humiliation.

After everyone had a rest, they read the records just now. Most people felt that the purpose of the visitors was the latter two, and they began to propose possibilities and measures from different angles.

By the time the meeting ended, it was already ugly time. Xiao Yin did not let them go back, but arranged for them to stay in the guest room.

Although it was already early in the morning, the people who came out of the meeting hall showed no signs of fatigue. Instead, they were in high spirits, as if they had not just discussed a troublesome matter for a long time, but had taken a tonic medicine.

Everyone under his command left to rest, but Xiao Yin did not. He returned to the study and sat on a chair, holding his head with one hand and pressing his temples with his fingertips, while looking at the compiled minutes of proceedings with the other hand.

There were only two lamps lit in the study. Perhaps some careless servant did not close the window, so the candle flames danced in the wind that blew by from time to time. The light in the study alternated with darkness, and the expressions of the people in the room could not be seen clearly. There was only a murmur that was so light that it almost disappeared:

"Xi Chu..."