No one expected that the princess would be able to say such a great truth that was neither humble nor arrogant, reasonable and modest, which made people have nothing to say.

Wu Sangui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the princess did not expose his ulterior intentions, which surprised him and gave him a step to go down. He looked at the opponent who was waiting for him again, and understood that he couldn't please him today no matter what, so he sighed and took the initiative to say: "Your Highness is right, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, everything must be based on the community. Wu is willing to take the head of Pingnan Hou Ma as the first to escort the princess back to the palace, visit the prince, and revitalize the dynasty. ”

Xia Nan listened to Wu Sangui's soft words and nodded.

"General Wu is really a loyal minister of the imperial court, and he puts the overall situation first. Since this is the case, I will ask General Wu to go to the direction of Deshengmen, and our army to the direction of Chaoyang Gate and Fuchengmen, to join forces to search for the rebel army, and after the situation in the capital is stable, then visit the prince and discuss the matter of ascending the throne. ”

What is looking for the prince, the prince is obviously in this Wen mansion! This immediately broke me away, and it was clear that he wanted to monopolize the dragon merit of supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne! Wu Sangui shouted silently in his heart.

But after admitting it, he could no longer straighten his waist, and he could only swallow his anger for this kind of arrangement of the command tone, and clenched his fists and said: "It's all up to Ping Nanhou's arrangement." ”

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers on both sides were sure that they couldn't fight, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the muzzles of the Qiong Navy soldiers drooped, and the Guan Ning Army soldiers also put down their sabers.

Xia Nan continued: "Breaking into Beijing and looting a lot of property, these things must be hidden in the thief's station, and General Wu can find out the whereabouts of these treasures through the rout of the prisoners. If we can find a basis that can be returned to the original owner, I also ask General Wu to check them one by one, so as not to tell the truth. ”

Wu Sangui's depressed mood improved a little with these words. The Dashun army, represented by Liu Zongmin, knocked up the bamboo pole and became lawless, I don't know how much wealth has been accumulated, and finding a part of it is a lot of wealth. Xia Nan's words are very skillful, "The property that can find a basis will be returned to the original owner", it seems that the duke is selfless, but will the name be engraved on the silver? Even if it is an antique calligraphy and painting, no one will add the name of the owner and destroy the heavens. In this way, in addition to paper documents such as house deeds, most of the property can be included in your own pocket, and a windfall can be safely obtained.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui's eyes looking at Xia Nan were a little less hostile. Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, since there is ready-made silver to take, this trip to the capital is not a loss. As for the political career, the coming day is long, and he has the backer of Liaodong Town, and there will always be a day when he will soar, and there is no need to fight them to the death when the Qiong Navy is in full swing.

Coincidentally, after the tense situation was resolved, the sky also brightened. An invisible confrontation ended with Wu Sangui's concession under the "mediation" of the princess.

Such a result may seem accidental, but in fact it is inevitable.

The Guanning Army is just the King of Qin, and by chance it got the opportunity to cooperate with the Qiong Navy to defeat the Dashun Army and gain credit, and in addition to the 20,000 cavalry, both the logistics support and the overall combat strength are far inferior to the 50,000 Qiong Navy that has been planned for a long time and has been prepared, and the comparison of strength is clear at a glance. Wu Sangui made a temporary decision, wanting to take the lead in controlling the prince or princess, and suppressing Xia Nan under the halo of righteousness, it was just a gambler's psychology, in a vain attempt to be small and big, after losing this opportunity, it was obviously extremely stupid to be tough and rigid, and it was inevitable to choose to retreat.

As the Guanning army slowly retreated, the Wen Mansion once again fell into the control of the Qiong navy.

Xia Nan came to the sedan chair and called softly: "Princess? But no response was heard.

When she lifted the curtain, she saw that Zhu Yujiao had fallen asleep, and it seemed that her injuries and exhaustion made her unable to hold on.

He waved his hand and ordered to the left and right: "Come on, send the princess to the Wen Mansion to recuperate and heal." ”

The door of the Wen Mansion was wide open, and Wen Tiren, Fang Zhenghua, Huang Long, Lan Lin and others came out. Xia Nan smiled and said, "Elder Ge, Father-in-law Fang, you are tired. ”

Wen Tiren and Fang Zhenghua let go of the burden in their hearts, relieved, and replied with a smile: "As long as Pingnanhou enters Beijing smoothly and the prince is safe and sound, everything is worth it." ”

Xia Nan turned to Huanglong and Lan Lin: "You have worked hard and done a good job. The prince was able to come to the Wen Mansion safely to hide, and avoid Wu Sangui's involvement, you are indispensable! ”

Huang Long and Lan Lin both blushed and replied excitedly, "This is what subordinates should do. ”

Wen Tiren asked, "Does the Marquis of Pingnan want to meet the prince?" ”

"Now that I see the prince, I'm in a hurry, and I'll talk about it after I have arranged the removal of the rout in various parts of the capital. After all, he is the prince, the future emperor, and this bloody body is inevitably suspected of being disgraced in front of the king. Xia Nan pointed to the sedan chair behind him, "Inside the sedan chair is Princess Kunxing, who is injured, temporarily placed in the old mansion, and please ask someone to treat her quickly." ”

With the prince in hand, Wen Tiren didn't pay attention to this princess Kunxing, but seeing that Xia Nan valued it so much, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and nodded again and again: "Please rest assured, the old man will send someone to the Tai Hospital to find someone to treat the princess's injuries." ”

"It's best to have a doctor. Elder, you arrange a spacious room for me, and I will gather a few important subordinates to discuss things. ”

"Oh, let's go to the old man's study, which is the west corner of the backyard, and it's very quiet."

After coming to the study, Xia Nan sat quietly accompanied by Lin Weiye, waiting for the arrival of Huang Hansheng, Wei Lianheng, Su Thick Legs and others.

Although he hadn't slept all night, Xia Nan was not tired, and his mind was always in a state of excitement. From this early morning, as long as there are no accidents, it won't be long before he can influence the operation of the entire dynasty's ruling body with his own will, do what he wants, and create such a magnificent event with his own hands.

Lin Weiye looked at Xia Nan's excited state, and couldn't help asking: "I've been running around with you all night, and I've been looking for an opportunity to ask you: You spent so much energy to keep the crown prince, just to emulate Cao Cao and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes?" ”

"It can also be said that although they are not the same, they are similar."

"I understand your intentions, but what I have never understood is why this is done, isn't it better to completely overthrow the existing feudal ruling order?" Lin Weiye was a little puzzled, "Since we come from a future with a higher civilization and a more advanced social system, why do we still stick to the old ways and protect this backward social system?" ”