Compared with the lively atmosphere of celebration in the city on the south bank, the river is a little deserted.

Under the moonlight, the water on the surface of the river ripples, shimmering with a cold light like fish scales. Near the bamboo and wood pontoons on the pier, a canopy sampan floats along the river.

Xi Jian sat in front of the small desk on the deck wearing a black robe, on which there were a few fresh dishes, and almost no chopsticks were moved. But under the small case, there were already three or four crooked wine urns.

But there was no drunkenness on this man's face, his gray beard trembled slightly, and his eyes looked at the starry cities and manors on the south bank, and the wine in the cup had been silently sucked into his stomach from between his lips, as if the picture in the south was an endless wine and delicacies.

A slight sound of breaking waves sounded from the rear, and soon a light boat sailed around the bamboo fence on the riverside to the front, and after a short time, Li Hong, who was lightly armoured, was led to the near side of the boat where Xi Jian was riding.

"Lord, the river is windy and trendy, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time."

When he came over, Li Hong had already learned from the mouth of his relatives that the lord had been sitting here for a long time, thinking that everything had gone wrong with them recently, Li Hong also knew that the lord should be in a depressed mood.

"Coming back? The situation in Jiangbei is still stable, right? ”

Since crossing the river a few days ago, Xi Jian has not returned to Guangling, but this does not mean that he does not care about the situation in Jiangbei. Shouchun was broken, which meant that Huaidi also had to directly bear the pressure of the slaves, especially when Su Jun's rebellion had been decided, and the various departments in Jiangbei could not help but be panicked. If it weren't for that, Xi Jian would not have crossed the river and prepared to break the situation with force.

"The ministries are still stable, and there is no change, but the generals are ...... Jiangdong"

Speaking of this, Li Hong paused in his voice, but what was the unfinished meaning, Xi Jian knew it, and he said abruptly: "Su Zigao is rebellious and rebellious, and he brings about his own destruction, how can he be with others?" The water and soil in the north and the south are not the same, why must we force to cross the river! ”

When Li Hong heard this, his expression was also gloomy: "Having said that, the trend of stone thieves is growing day by day, and Shi Jilong is even going south to plunder from time to time, which makes people's hearts palpitate. All the generals are afraid that the Su clan will rebel alone, or make everyone out of the king, if Jiangdong does not make backup, Huaisi will be difficult to hold for a long time! ”

Su Jun's rebellion can be said to have completely opened a chasm between the imperial court and these military leaders in Jiangbei, if it is not trusted for a long time and does not get enough support from the Jiangdong imperial court, then the situation in Jiangbei will be even worse.

"What are they all thinking? Could it be that one by one the marquis is worthy of faith? Huaisi is not guaranteed, the river is difficult to be safe, and many famous people and virtuous ministers in the DPRK and China, how can there be a discussion of abolishing the city! ”

Xi Jian said indignantly, but in fact, his heart was also full of helplessness, he was a bridge for the imperial court to communicate with many military leaders in Jiangbei here, but now he is gradually alienated from the current situation, and those military leaders are uneasy, which is also a matter of course.

That's why he was in a hurry to get in touch with the imperial court, and the Yu family here in Xingtai was very wary of him, and there was no news from the Taibao in Jiankang. So with the arrival of Wang Bin, he quickly got in touch with Wang Bin, and acquiesced to Wang Bin's idea of replacing Yu Yi, but he didn't expect Wang Bin to be shallow after all, and he was hit by Yu Yi's backhand, which made the situation changeable.

Originally, he led the crowd south, and Xi Jian was already planning to use strength, but the attitude of his original ally Wang Shu suddenly turned ambiguous. A considerable number of Wang Shu's subordinates were his subordinates, and it soon became clear to him why Wang Shu's attitude had changed.

Jiangzhou ...... Jiangzhou!

If this is a bait that Wen Qiao and Yu Yi conspired to retreat and deliberately conced, then is their target Wang Bin or themselves?

Xi Jian suddenly found himself in an unprecedented passivity, Jiankang was planning such an important thing, and he was actually an afterthought! This feeling of being marginalized made Xi Jian feel a hint of crisis, and he drove Wang Shi to Jingkou quickly, which suddenly made his move south embarrassing and dazzling!

Why didn't CPIC inform itself in advance? Why not give him a chance to pull out?

Many doubts made Xi Jian himself shaken: in the eyes of those people, what is his position? Is it irreplaceable or not?

In the early years in Taicheng, I always felt that as long as I returned from the capital, there would be no difficulties in the world. But now Xi Jian feels a little at a loss, retrospectively, it seems that he was forced to move from Jingkou to Guangling, and everything went wrong for him. The construction of Xingtai in Jingkou was originally the most beneficial to him, but that horse almost replaced the function that the entire Xuzhou army should play in this war by himself!

After pondering for a long time, Xi Jian smiled bitterly, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he still made a decision. In the past, when I was in the center, I wanted to return to the town, but after returning to the town, I was very eager to connect with the center.

"Go and tell Erlang to prepare, and go to Xingtai tomorrow to meet the guards and horses."

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This night, the princess was babbling in Shen Zhezi's ear about some recent trivial matters in Jingkou, and then many thoughts after returning to the capital, and she didn't fall asleep until late.

Shen Zhezi hadn't enjoyed such a warm atmosphere for a long time, and he cheered up to respond to this girl's greetings. What surprised him more was that since she had finished telling the secret of the death of the emperor that day, the princess had not mentioned or urged herself to take revenge.

He understood that this girl did not dare to put pressure on herself, just as earlier she had been talking about rescuing the emperor, and as a result, she went straight to Gyeonggi with a hundred and ten people. Although this is a choice made by Shen Zhezi after analyzing it for a long time, the princess is probably guilty and grateful, and although she doesn't say it after the reunion, she is doubly gentle with herself.

In fact, to deal with Wang Shu, Shen Zhezi does not have a very good way at the moment. Wang Shu is currently one of the few remaining banner figures of the Langya Wang family, and through his appointment, Shen Zhezi can also see that Director Wang attaches great importance to Wang Shu. If nothing else, Wang Shu will definitely be a candidate for the future Jiangzhou Thorn History.

In this way, if Shen Zhezi wants to deal with Wang Shu, he not only pays attention to means and timing, but also has an impact on the current situation after taking out Wang Shu. So at least in the near future, Shen Zhezi has no intention of making a move on Wang Shu, on the one hand, he has to wait for the situation to stabilize, and on the other hand, he has to set aside a period of time to digest his family's gains in this turmoil. If you move too fast, you risk getting out of control.

Princess Xingnan can be empathetic, and Shen Zhezi is also quite pleased. This girl had been raised in his house for several years, and her temperament was very different from that of her childhood. This time, when I learned such a secret, it was very rare that instead of being impulsive, I could endure and wait for myself to return. And what makes Shen Zhezi even more relieved is that this girl is not angry and messed up, and she has done a good job of secrecy.

If the princess was in a hurry to leak the matter to the queen mother, Shen Zhezi didn't dare to think about what kind of turmoil would occur with his mother-in-law's touching political wisdom.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Shen Zhezi got up early and prepared to meet the queen mother.

Although he still has a ministry, he does not have a name, so he simply puts on a rather exaggerated armor. This set of third-class general's armor is mainly used for ceremonies, although it is powerful on the body, it is extremely inconvenient, the exaggerated armor pages collide from time to time, and the hands and feet are a little stiff.

Shen Zhezi complained in his heart, but these ladies in the family didn't think that when the ladies led by Princess Xingnan were helping him put on his armor, their eyes wandered on the wings and the seemingly sharp serrations of the armor from time to time, and they were amazed. When Shen Zhezi stopped dressing, the eyes of several little ladies flashed with admiration.

Under the adoring eyes of his family, Shen Zhezi walked out of the house with difficulty. Someone outside the house had already prepared a saddle horse, and Shen Zhezi stepped on a few small pieces before he barely turned over and got on the horse, and then led dozens of swords to rush to the platform majestically.

Yanshan Manor was originally a private residence, and its prestige was naturally not as good as the Taiji Hall in the Taiyuan, but with the queen mother moving in, many changes gradually departed from the specifications of the ministers.

Shen Zhezi and the others walked through a tall instrument building, and then walked on a flat stone paved road, and there were stone carvings such as Huabiao and Lupan on both sides of the road. Because today is a rare time for the grand assembly of Xingtai, there are also many sergeants who are temporarily serving as guards on both sides of the road. Soon after the march we came to a wide square, where many ox carts and carts were parked, and many courtiers waiting to be summoned were chatting.

When Shen Zhezi arrived here, he was just about to dismount, but two chamberlains who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly walked up, held the reins, and said with a smile on his face: "Her Majesty the Queen Mother has an edict, if the horse comes, you don't have to dismount and go straight to Your Highness." ”

Shen Zhezi's outfit was inconvenient, and at this time, the horse reins were led forward by the inner attendants, and he could only smile apologetically at the courtiers near him. Those people didn't mind, they gave up their hands far away, but after Shen Zhezi left, there was no lack of envy when they looked at the back.

At this time, the discussion in the hall had already begun, and Shen Zhezi did not get off his horse until he got off the stairs in front of the hall, and was led up the steps by the attendants. After passing through another Heng Gate, Shen Zhezi stopped and waited for the summons.

"Captain Xuanyu Ma and General Zhaowu are here."

After a quarter of an hour, accompanied by the sound of the jade plate tapping, the sound of summoning Shen Zhezi to meet him came from above. But Shen Zhezi was slightly stunned when he heard this, because he didn't call his name!

Of course, Captain Horse is him, and General Zhaowu is also him, but he didn't call his name! This situation is called praise and worship! Although only a name was omitted, since Zhongxing, it is Wang Dun, Wang Dao and others who have such treatment, and even Tao Kan only got such a special gift after sitting on the Jingjiang River and recovering Xiangyang!

Shen Zhezi was still ignorant, and he actually enjoyed such a special gift once, and his heart couldn't help but burst, could it be that there would be a sword to go to the palace later?

As soon as he thought about it, he saw two chamberlains hurrying over with a wooden plate in their hands, and sure enough, there was a sheathed ceremonial sword on it!

Seeing this, Shen Zhezi already smiled bitterly in his heart. The so-called special gifts, praise and worship are not named, entering the court is not trending, and the sword is on the temple, etc., which are all standard for powerful ministers. Although since the establishment of Jiangdong, all kinds of special gifts have been a little overflowing, such as those who are over 60 years old and have more than 2,000 stones, otherwise, old guys like Lu Ye may be exhausted to death as soon as they trot up to the palace.

But in any case, at Shen Zhezi's age, it is definitely inappropriate to add these special gifts in vain. He couldn't help but feel quite grateful for the mother-in-law's good intentions, in the past, this kind of special gift had to be agreed with the public in a clear edict, but now there is no edict at all, and he directly came to a standard, probably the queen mother also felt that the public agreement would definitely not pass, so first caused an established fact.

It's a lot of love, but Shen Zhezi couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, so many old guys were standing there in stockings, what did he mean by wearing shoes and swords to go to the temple? What is the meaning of a nominal gift? He is a third-class general even if he is a fake Huang Yue and Jia Jiu Xi, can he cut people at will?

Sometimes too much love is not easy to bear! Shen Zhezi smiled bitterly, of course he didn't dare to take the sword, gritted his teeth and ran towards the hall with small steps, for fear that the queen mother would make something after entering.

However, he also has a vigilance in his heart, although the queen mother is not politically astute, she always knows that she will abide by the etiquette, and a series of special gifts will be added to others, and there will definitely be some unrelenting invitations!