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Zhao Xu spent five days of illness in the tent in peace, during which time Zhao Huo came to visit him and gave him two letters from Shen Milai.

Shen Mi was born in Bairi Society, but all his life achievements were obtained in Suzhou, not to mention Zhao Hue is his future son-in-law, so how to choose between Zhao Xu and Bairi Society is not a difficult problem at all.

The letter said that Xuanyuanhui asked Sun Yan to return to Su on his behalf in the past few days, and at the same time found Zhizhi, and cleaned up the officialdom in Suzhou again. .I heard that King Su was so cruel and ruthless that the number of officials in the Bairi Society in Suzhou was reduced by [-]%; I also heard that King Su became suspicious and placed his own soldiers in every county, every county, and every hundred and thousand soldiers in the army. Don't dare to relax in the administration of officials.

The incident of Zhao Xu's poisoning was not made public, and the concubine had the right not to know, she ate fast and recited Buddha's name in the Buddhist hall every day.A few days ago Xuanyuan Hui dispatched envoys back and went to the Buddhist hall to inquire. The concubine spent two hours writing a long letter that day. Since then, she has lived more reclusively and even went to bed in the Buddhist hall. Take a step.

Naturally, Zhao Xu would not naively think that Concubine Dowager was sincerely repenting, but he also knew that with Concubine Dowager's intelligence, this matter was nothing more than nothing. , after all, there is no conclusive evidence.

It is a pity for her to be purged of Bairi Club, but her fundamental support is still in Xuanyuanhui. Thinking of her nurturing grace and care for her many times, Xuanyuanhui can't tear her face.

"So," Zhao Xu said coldly, "the thing I dislike the most in my life is a smart woman who is cruel and ruthless."

Zhao Hue sighed, "Fortunately, the Bairi Society doesn't have much power in the army. I heard that in Chang'an, some former officials of the Bairi Society can no longer sit still, and I'm afraid they will separate from the prince."

"If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. He Xuanyuanhui is not the co-lord of the world like Yanhuang Fuxi, how can he make the world bow down and bow down?" Zhao Xu drank the medicinal soup leisurely, and said: " Is Deng Guanxing really dead? What about his old department, which was taken over by Deng Fuyu?"

"Exactly. According to the news, Deng Ao fainted on the spot."

Zhao Xu said flatly, "He is also pitiful when he loses a child in old age."

"Cousin, there is one thing I don't understand." Zhao Hue thought carefully, "Obviously you can avoid the past, why do you want to reveal these things at this time, even at the risk of your own life?"

Zhao Xu sighed, "My lord wouldn't ask you these stupid questions. Well, I'll just ask you, if you don't make such a fuss this time, if the war is in full swing, those nobles of the imperial party of the Bairi Society will make a fuss with us , who will be the cheapest in the end?"

"Deng party."

"That's right, that would ruin the prince's affairs. This time they owed me Zhao Shijiu. If there is any further quarrel in the future, they are destined to lose the upper hand because of today's loss."

Zhao Huo hesitated to speak.

"Why are you hesitating, but what did Shen Mi tell you?" Zhao Xu looked at him with a half-smile.

Zhao Hue felt that those sharp eyes kept looking into his heart, and couldn't help trembling in his heart, "Sima said...he said that although the princess's move made the prince and the concubine separate, it also made the prince unhappy, and it was inevitable that they would hurt the two in the end." His Majesty's kindness."

Zhao Xu shook his head and smiled, "He is very lenient, but he doesn't know that the prince and I are not in the same mind. What we are trying to maintain now is just a little love from the past few years. When will this love be exhausted? , the world is afraid that it will be settled."

His words were so ominous that Zhao Huo couldn't listen any longer, "Things may not come to that point, what if everyone takes a step back? We gentry don't ask for the honor and wealth of those generations, he left us some decent inheritance, let's live together Is nothing wrong?"

"Don't seek the honor and wealth of the generations?" Zhao Xu smiled wryly, "Then why did you and I come to such a desolate and cold frontier place from the flourishing Chang'an Imperial Capital? , and why did we abandon the wind, flowers, snow and moon, and rush to the flames of wolves? Besides, there are some things, even if we retreat again and again, people are afraid that they will still have to look forward to Shu. You must know that they are pressing us every step of the way. It is to replace it! Do you really think that the gentry gave up their privileged land, and it will all belong to the emperor in the end? Isn’t it divided into the hands of our enemy today! Don’t say anything else, you dare to say that the Dugu clan is a loyal and pure minister, Don't you have any considerations of your own? Maybe our Zhao family in Yingchuan collapsed on the front foot, and they occupied our land and people on the back foot!"

"Why is this, why is this!" Zhao Hu was flustered, "Could it be possible for the prince to stand by and watch?"

Zhao Xu smiled sternly, "The things left by the Deng family are enough to be divided among King Jincheng, King Langya and other Xuanyuan clans. Except for the meritorious officials who must be named, there are also people like the Dugu clan. The old royalist party is waiting to be appeased, unless the gentry make an indelible contribution this time, let alone a piece of the pie, there will be no meat leftovers, and if they stand in the wrong team and follow the wrong person, the first one will be a mermaid They are the ones who matter. This time I invite all the gentry to help each other, not to make meritorious deeds, but to protect themselves! If you don’t believe me, you will see in the future, after this battle, the Hedong Liu family is in danger! , I don’t think they can protect themselves.”

Zhao Hue felt chills down his spine, and he let out a long breath, "Third Uncle and the others are obsessed with their obsession, and they don't know what will happen in the future."

"That has nothing to do with me. I can't control how many children of our family are." Zhao Xu indifferently put the agarwood in his hand into the incense burner, "Go ahead and call Pei Jun and Zheng Yuan tonight Come in."

When they were close to each other after planning with Pei Zheng and others, Zhao Xu was so sleepy that he fell down on the desk and fell asleep with his clothes on.

It didn't take long before he felt someone approaching, and he didn't open his eyes, just nodded his head to signal.

The man circled around him, but didn't speak. Before Zhao Xu could be surprised, he felt dizzy, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Xuanyuan Hui hugging him horizontally, with a narrow face.

Zhao Xu felt quite helpless, "Isn't your lord sleeping?"

"No one is waiting for you, how can you sleep?" Xuanyuan Hui put him flat on the couch with some effort, took off his shoes and socks, and lay down beside him.

Zhao Xu's drowsiness gradually dissipated, and he said in a deep voice, "Is the lord going to divide the troops?"

Xuanyuan Hui smiled wryly, "I know I can't hide anything from you, yes, tomorrow I will take the Hu Bing trained by Ya Luke first."

The troops previously trained by Ya Luke were all heavy cavalry and bow and crossbow soldiers. Xuanyuan Hui took them out to fight, not to deal with Deng Ao and his son. It seems that he is preparing to face the main force of the court.

"Since that's the case, you should be careful." Zhao Xu turned around, looked at him fixedly, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his cheek.

Xuanyuan Hui trembled, the feigned joy on his face faded, and there were traces of sadness, "Parting is imminent, why don't we just talk like we used to?"