Dingjiangshan

In the side hall, Jiang Xiaohan had finished repairing the sword tassel and was drinking tea.Jiang Ling was originally watching him busy at the side, waiting for the sleepiness to come up, propped up on the table and dozed off.

When Ning Huaijin pushed the door open and came in, Jiang Ling was awakened by the sound of the door opening, his head drooped a little bit, and he opened his eyes in a daze, and was looking at him face to face.

"Uncle Wang?" Jiang Ling rubbed his eyes and said strangely, "Why don't you look at Brother Yan in the main hall."

"Your father has passed over the main hall." Jiang Xiaohan explained for Ning Huaijin. He looked at Ning Huaijin's face and saw that he had something to say, so he copied the repaired sword ear and went to Jiang Ling stuffed his hands and said, "If you're sleepy, go to Qingsi Hall to sleep."

Holding the sword tassel, Jiang Ling looked at Jiang Xiaohan to the left and Ning Huaijin to the right. Suddenly he came to his senses, jumped up from the chair with a groan, and hurriedly said, "I...then I'll go to the small kitchen to see, see See if there are any snacks and soups, and save them for my brother and dad to fill their stomachs when they are done working."

Normally, Ning Huaijin would not bother others because of himself, but today he did have something to discuss with Jiang Xiaohan, so he told Jiang Ling not to get caught in the rain, and then let Jiang Ling go.

As soon as Jiang Lingfang went out, Ning Huaijin sat at the table, reached for the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

He hurried all the way back to Beijing from outside, and he hadn't had any water or rice for most of the day, and only now did he feel thirsty belatedly.Jiang Xiaohan watched him gulp down a cup of tea, without urging him, he added another cup, waiting for him to catch his breath.

"Does Your Majesty want to use troops?" Ning Huaijin put down her teacup and asked bluntly.

Jiang Xiaohan stopped pouring the tea, and he wiped off the splashed drops of tea calmly, and placed the teapot a little further away.

"My lord guessed it too." Jiang Xiaohan said.

There didn't seem to be much surprise on his face, and he seemed to have guessed this.

"Zhaoming has not returned to the border town after the new year, so I feel that His Majesty may have other plans in mind." Ning Huaijin said: "It's just that I was having an awkward dispute with Your Majesty at the time, otherwise I should have asked a few words about this matter. .”

Ning Huaijin said it euphemistically, but in fact, his mind was filled with Ning Yan's "confession" at that time, and he was in a daze for a long time. Whenever he thought of Ning Yan, he had a headache, so he had no time to pay attention to these trivial matters.

"Otherwise, this king really can't figure out what else is worth risking your majesty, but you want to run under Ruan Yin's knife." Ning Huaijin said: "Thinking about it now, your majesty asked Mingyuan to investigate Anqing years ago. That’s what moved the mind.”

"Indeed." Jiang Xiaohan said: "I have persuaded Your Majesty that there are many things involved in the confiscation, and the old clan is involved. He is young now, so let's not talk about the unstable foundation. In fact, there is no need to be so anxious ——But now it seems that His Majesty has his own plan."

Ning Huaijin didn't doubt Jiang Xiaohan's words. According to the emperor's temperament, it would be wrong not to persuade him.

He and Jiang Xiaohan thought about the same thing, even if Ning Zheng was enclosing land in Anqing, in the final analysis, he would be counted. Ning Zheng would not let the people in the territory starve to death in the fields.So for Ning Yan, closing it now is no different from closing it 20 years later—no, even 20 years later it will be safer than now.

Ning Huaijin didn't believe that Ning Yan couldn't figure it out. Apart from the fact that Ning Yan was an idiot eager for quick success, there was only one explanation - their majesty had other plans in mind, and they still managed to keep it a secret. The wind did not come out.

But Ning Huaijin turned around and thought about it, and felt that Ning Yan's behavior could be traced.

From the very beginning when Ning Yan ordered Jiang Xiaohan to secretly investigate the Anqing Mansion, until he and Zheng Shaohui met in the border town, no one knew what he had planned in his heart and what preparations he had made in advance—— Ning Yan just put the useful people in their proper positions one by one according to his own wishes, and then unconsciously formed a situation that was ready to go.

Ning Huaijin had always hoped that Ning Yan could grow into a real emperor, but now it seems that he has already achieved it unconsciously.It was because he himself was worried that he turned a blind eye to those clues and stubbornly felt that Ning Yan had never grown up.

From this point of view, Ning Yan must have been unable to wait any longer, so he would risk his life and use this method to counter-command Ruan Yin's army, in exchange for an excuse to send troops in a legitimate manner.

But Ruan Yin has been ups and downs in the palace for many years, and she is not a vegetarian. She might have smelled some rumors when she saw Xie Jue staying in Beijing before leaving, which made Ning Zheng make early preparations.

Anqing Mansion is not big, but the terrain is good. If there is a real fight, Ning Yan may not be able to win it in a short time.But if this battle has been fought for a long time, it seems that Ning Zheng has insufficient successors, but in fact it is not good for Ning Yan.

After all, Ning Yan is the master of the world. The world is in flames of war, and the people are displaced and turbulent. It is not Ning Zheng, the little king, who loses people's hearts.

What's more, it's not that Ning Yan doesn't want the place in Anqing Mansion, because it hinders the local people, Ning Yan is also tied up when fighting.

Ning Huaijin frowned and thought about it for a while, and felt that there was too much room for discussion on this matter—even if she wanted to fight, at least it had to be done in a high-sounding and crisp manner.

"Your Majesty is ill today, and he will definitely not be able to get up tomorrow..." Ning Huaijin said slowly, "Let's stop tomorrow."

"That should be the case." Jiang Xiaohan agreed: "After a while, I will send a letter to each house, and I will first say that your majesty has a cold and a fever, and he will stop going to court for a day. Except for those who are interested, I don't think so." Someone is suspicious."

Ning Huaijin nodded slightly, Jiang Xiaohan has always been able to handle these things properly, so he doesn't need to say more.

He thought for a while, then raised his voice to call for someone, and the guard outside quickly opened the door and came in, asking, "Does the lord have any orders?"

"If Miss Linglong comes back, ask her to come and call me back." Ning Huaijin said.

The servant froze for a moment, as if he didn't understand what Linglong, a maid in front of the imperial court, could say to the prince, so he answered yes in a daze, and went to guard outside the palace gate.

A little while before half an hour, Ning Huaijin stood up and walked around the hall twice.

Jiang Xiaohan could hear the anxious movement in his heart just by looking at it, and was about to say a few words of persuasion, when Ning Huaijin suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said: "After Ruan Yin wins, it is inevitable that she will jump the wall in a hurry, she is in the palace. For so many years, there are so many eyeliners, even if we are surrounded by the palace, there must be a way to send the letter - we have to plan early."

When Ning Huaijin said this, Jiang Xiaohan's expression became a little serious.

"Tell Zhaoming to enter the palace." Ning Huaijin said decisively: "It's not easy to spread the word about it, the imperial guards must be ordered by the emperor, I'm afraid I still have to trouble your second lady."

Jiang Xiaohan was taken aback.

Hearing Ning Huaijin's remarks, it was as if she wanted to bring Xie Jue into the palace late at night to discuss this matter.

"Your Majesty." Jiang Xiaohan tentatively asked, "Don't wait for Your Majesty to wake up?"

"No more." Ning Huaijin shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is ill, and you and I, the assistant ministers, are here. There's no reason why you can't even decide on such a small matter."

Jiang Xiaohan raised his eyebrows slowly, and looked at Ning Huaijin with interest—this is not his usual style of doing things, Jiang Xiaohan thought.

According to the habit of "Prince Gong", no matter how big or small it is, it would have to be heard in Ning Yan's ears, let alone such a big matter as the transfer of the general of the town to the palace for discussion.

After all, Ning Huaijin himself has never regarded authority as his own, and this thing has always been just a tool for him to express his attitude.

But at this moment, the part of Ning Huaijin that belonged to "Prince Gong" disappeared miraculously, as if a big wave washed away the sand, the part that belonged to "Ning Huaijin" finally began to emerge.

Ning Yan's dangerous move of standing under the dangerous wall seems to have stimulated him, and by accident, Ning Huaijin started to unconsciously break away from the framework set by "Prince Gong", and began to want to work hard Take a step outside.

Jiang Xiaohan couldn't say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, because from their perspective as ministers, Ning Huaijin's previous rules of conduct were obviously the safest and the most current affairs.But if Ning Huaijin starts to make decisions for Ning Yan, it means that he will mix the part of "self" into his official affairs, and he will inevitably bring his likes and dislikes and emotions with him when dealing with affairs.

It's hard to say what the future will be like, the heart of an emperor is unfathomable, maybe today I hope you will open up your heart and act recklessly, and tomorrow I hope you will keep your duty.These uncertain factors are the risks and traps that may be encountered outside the shackles of "Prince Gong" - this is what Ning Huaijin has been concerned about before.

But now, Ning Huaijin seemed ready to take this step out for Ning Yan.

I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it is obvious that at least for Ning Yan now, it must be something that can make him happy.

Under authority, people's hearts are prone to greed, desire and blame. With these, if there is no shackles, it is easy to act recklessly... Some people step back step by step, so that the bottom line falls again and again, and finally It is useless.

Ning Huaijin's "bottom line" is the title Ning Zongyuan gave him - Ning Zongyuan named him king for Ning Yan back then, and called him "Gong", which meant respect, obedience, and humility.

The "bottom line" that Ning Zongyuan drew for him does not conflict with the foundation of his lineage, so over the years, Ning Huaijin has been doing very well.

But Ning Yan doesn't think so. Over the years, he has been consciously or unconsciously distinguishing Ning Huaijin from other people, obviously wanting to pull him out of this shackles, to completely peel him off from the "Prince Gong" A man of flesh and blood.

It has been blowing with gentle wind and light rain for ten years, until today... The tallest rock on Lingshan Mountain finally had a crack popped out after years of wind and rain, and shook almost invisible on the top of the mountain for a moment.

How strange, Jiang Xiaohan thought.

Ning Yanming was born in the loneliest place in the world, yet he learned how to love someone without a teacher.