Xiao Qinghuan

At this juncture, private soldiers were hidden in the suburbs of Beijing, and Ning Yu was the only one who thought about it with his knees.

"...Does Ning Yu really want to be the emperor that much?"

Even knowing that all the people in the government office are his own, Jiang Xiaohan's voice is still very low, except for him and Jiang Ying, who is close at hand, no one can hear his sigh.

"Ninth Five-Year Supreme, who doesn't want it." Jiang Ying said.

It would be fine if someone else said this, but when Jiang Ying said it, there was always some unclear resentment.

But when you think about it, anyone who has been thrown into a mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood since childhood for no reason, and has to work for others without complaint after escaping from death, is afraid that he will have resentment.

The shadow guard next to him has lived this kind of life all his life, maybe he doesn't think so, but Jiang Ying has been with him for six years, and he has more or less been human.

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiaohan couldn't help becoming a little interested: "If His Majesty dies, what will happen to the Shadow Guard?"

Jiang Ying lowered her eyes and said: "The martyrs over 23 years old, and those under 23 years old stay to be the shadow of the new emperor."

Jiang Xiaohan looked at the other party. Jiang Ying had a murderous aura that permeated his bones and blood. This was something that was fused into his three souls and seven souls.Those days of licking blood with knife-edge in the past ten years left a deep and unique mark on him. Jiang Ying may have tried to get rid of it, but there is no doubt that he failed.

"It's really cruel. You obviously sold your life for the rest of your life without even ending it." Jiang Xiaohan withdrew his gaze: "I remember that when the late emperor was there, there were only forbidden troops in the palace, and there were no shadow guards. So you are probably the first batch, right? I don’t know which capable person has trained you to come and go without a trace.”

"...I haven't seen him before," Jiang Ying said.

"Huh?" Jiang Xiaohan didn't expect this. He knew that the Shadow Guard was mysterious, but he didn't want to be so mysterious: "You mean, you haven't seen the person who created the Shadow Guard?"

"No, no one has seen him." Jiang Ying shook his head, and he seemed confused when he mentioned this: "It stands to reason that the shadow guard will not be born in his life, but the person who created the shadow guard for His Majesty seems to be It is very mysterious, even the leader has never seen him, only heard that he has always covered the world with a bamboo hat. When the Shadow Guard was founded, they only called him 'Mr.'."

Jiang Xiaohan smiled: "It sounds a bit interesting, quite like the Lord of Shadow Guards."

Jiang Xiaohan didn't take these secrets of the palace to heart. There are countless people who die silently in the deep palace every year. Since the past dynasties, the muddy ground of the imperial garden has been soaked with blood, not to mention the one who created the shadow guard with one hand. "gentlemen".

Based on Ning Zongyuan's character, it is feared that there will be no future troubles as soon as he ascends the throne.

"What's so good about being an emperor." Jiang Xiaohan said, looking out the window, the rain that had been raining all night finally stopped, one autumn rain and one cold, Pingjiang is still like this, I don't know if the capital is colder than Pingjiang.

Luo Suifeng filled the last gap for him.

Wen Zui traded land for Ning Yu to raise soldiers for him, while Ning Yu held thousands of private soldiers for the last supreme position.

He has already made up his mind to replace Ning Zongyuan when necessary-this can also explain why Ning Yan's birthday banquet will be held this year, and the emperor's relatives and foreign officials must enter the city on the day of the celebration. If Yu can seize the opportunity, the world can be turned upside down overnight.

But Wen Zui did something wrong and put this handle in the hands of He Liuyun, so Ning Zheng was sure of winning.

When Jiang Xiaohan sent someone to inquire about the source of the military register, he already had a premonition.If this thing came from the Xie family's army, then Ning Zheng's attack on the Xie family was to wipe out all the courtiers who did not agree with him.Now that it is confirmed that the military registration was made by Shenweiying and has nothing to do with Xie's army, it means that Xie's family is still saved.

In addition, there has been no movement in the capital so far, which means that He Liuyun must want to keep this handle to use against Ning Zheng, so the original document must still be in his hands and has not been delivered to the capital.

Jiang Xiaohan's back couldn't help breaking out in a layer of cold sweat, Ruoluo Suifeng didn't tell him about it, Jiang Xiaohan never imagined that Ning Yu would have the guts to raise private soldiers under Ning Zongyuan's nose.

When Xie Yongming arrived in the capital, He Liuyun would be able to overthrow Ning Yu in one blow with a backhand, and Jiang Xiaohan would definitely lose this round.

——It is God’s will.Jiang Xiaohan sneered inwardly.God opened his eyes and asked Luo Suifeng to give him such a big surprise.

He Liuyun would never have imagined that with all his calculations, Jiang Xiaohan already had the trump card in his hand to compete with Toluo Suifeng's blessing.

It seems that there is some truth to the legendary destiny, and it is still uncertain who will be the true dragon emperor.

"—Send a letter to Wei Shen, telling him to prepare gunpowder in Anqing Mansion." Jiang Xiaohan said, "We can no longer wait for Master He to lead us away."

He Liuyun really seemed to be waiting for Jiang Xiaohan's reply with peace of mind. He stayed at the post station for three or four days in a row, and the Shenweiying who went to follow him reported back every day, saying that He Liuyun only burned incense and chanted scriptures in his room.As if to avoid suspicion, even the meals were delivered into the house without any other gestures.

"He has the confidence, so naturally he doesn't need to do any small tricks to add loopholes to himself." Jiang Xiaohan looked at the document: "He Liuyun is not Wen Zui, he can hold his breath."

When Jiang Xiaohan came in, he always had a hunch that the dispute over the reserve position that had been chaotic for a year might come to a conclusion before the end of the new year.He will not keep himself trapped in Pingjiang City, so he has already started looking for someone to temporarily manage Pingjiang's affairs in the past few days.

As the prime minister on the left, he also has some leeway in the transfer of officials. If the situation is urgent, he can arrange it by himself without waiting for the transfer order from Beijing.

In addition, Jiang Xiaohan hasn't focused too much on He Liuyun recently. He already knows the opponent's hole cards, so he won't be too jealous.On the contrary, Cheng Yuan recently went back to Ren Pingsheng's place in the countryside, Xie Jue had nowhere to go, wandering around the government office all day long.

The matter of Xie's family has not yet come to fruition, Jiang Xiaohan has worked hard, and he has to keep busy hiding it from him, racking his brains every day to think about how to arrange some errands for him, so as to keep him away.

Wei Shen at the Anqing Mansion didn't know if he really only looked at the military orders, or he had some thoughts on his mind. He followed Jiang Xiaohan's orders these days, and he didn't even ask what he was doing to prepare so much gunpowder.

Jiang Xiaohan's people were all trained by Jiang Ying, who were much better than Ning Zheng's idiots. Before Xie Yongming arrived in the capital, the people Jiang Ying sent to the border town to meet Xie Yao had already returned.

——But Xie Yao failed to receive it well.

"...My lord, when we arrive, Ms. Xie will be gone." The travel-worn subordinates were covered in gray-brown dust, their pupils were slack, and their eyes were black. It looked like they were restless and hurried back to Pingjiang.

"...What did you say?" Jiang Xiaohan asked in a daze.

The subordinate glanced at him cautiously, and said hesitantly: "...My lord, Miss Xie convulsed and hyperventilated her fetus. The doctors in the border town saved her for a day and a night, but she died in the end."

Jiang Xiaohan's eyes darkened.

"Son!"

Jiang Xiaohan saw Xie Yao often when he was a child. Xie Yao was two years older than him, and he followed Xie Liuyi since he was a child.

Since Xie Liuyi's death, Xie Yu has always been unwilling to have anything to do with him, and Jiang Xiaohan has always known it.It's just that Xie Yao is different, maybe because of the "sister" affection when he was young, Xie Yao has always been kind to him, when Jiang Qiuhong passed away, he even wrote a letter to comfort him.

Jiang Xiaohan still remembered the last time he saw Xie Yao, who was only 23 years old and was moving out of the capital with Xie Liuyi's family.At that time, Xie Jue was born and was left alone in Beijing. Xie Yao made two identical unicorn sachets, one was worn on Xie Jue, and the other was given to Jiang Xiaohan.She bluntly said that she regards both of them as her younger brothers, and the water in Beijing is deep, and she hopes that both of them will be safe.

——In this flash, so many years have passed.

Jiang Xiaohan closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and when he spoke again, his voice was already hoarse: "...Why is this, Xie Yongming was held accountable before, how could Xie Yao go into convulsions now and cause unstable fetal gas."

The subordinate put the saber on the ground, took out a package wrapped in cloth from his arms, and took a few steps on his knees: "Master, take a look. When we arrived, Miss Xie's family hadn't lost her mind. After confirming our identities, she bluntly said I want to hand this over to you."

Jiang Xiaohan reached out to take it, the cloth bag was tightly wrapped with oiled paper, Jiang Xiaohan took some effort to tear it open, revealing the two letters inside.

One was Xie Yao's handwritten letter, while the other was wrapped tightly in yellow silk.

Jiang Xiaohan's heart suddenly turned cold - this is the imperial decree.

Jiang Xiaohan made up his mind and opened the imperial decree first. There was nothing special in it. He only said that because of Ning Zongyuan's poor health, there might be changes, so Xie Yongming and his son were called to Beijing to report on their duties.

——The imperial decree was written ambiguously, but at this time, the name of going to Beijing was "reporting duties", but in fact, I was afraid that it was to determine the candidate for the crown prince.

Jiang Xiaohan knew Ning Zongyuan's handwriting, and confirmed that this imperial edict must have been written by him himself, but the question is, why did this imperial edict appear in Xie Yao's hands for no reason.

Jiang Xiaohan put the imperial edict aside, and went to open Xie Yao's letter.

Xie Yao's handwritten letter was scrawled, and the paper was crumpled into a mess. Jiang Xiaohan rubbed the dry lump on the edge of the page, and could almost imagine how Xie Yao forced himself to write the letter while sweating. finished.

Xie Yao must have run out of fuel at that time. The letter was very brief. It only said that after Xie Yongming and Xie Yu were forced to return to the capital, she felt that this matter was wrong, so she went back to the barracks to find out the truth about how to come to the capital a month ago. letters.

As the eldest lady of the Xie family, Xie's army naturally wouldn't stop her. She turned left and right in the military tent, and then accidentally dropped the wooden box containing the letters on the ground, only to find that there was another layer inside. A bright yellow imperial decree.

The letter ended here, but Jiang Xiaohan already understood what she meant.

Xie Yao's foresight is good, so she can naturally understand that this time is just someone's tampering with Xie Jiajun, and tricking Xie Yongming to "resist the order and not obey it".

This autographed letter landed lightly on the table, Jiang Xiaohan couldn't understand anything.

——Xie Yao tried her best to deliver this thing to him, begging him to reach out and save Xie's family.

The author says:

Thanks to Zhen Xinghai, Ye Yuezhu, Tangyuan Yuanyuan, and Floating Life with soy sauce for feeding the fish food~Thank you very much~