Han Mo was just spending this day with Xiao Qian in the mansion, and Han Mo didn't have too much to pay attention to the arrival of the Qingguo Mission, which was something that the leaders of the family had to consider.

Painting, poetry, and inscription became the theme of the day.

Han Qin has a good hand, Xiao Qian skillfully paints, Han Mo is a crosser, Tang poems and Song poems have to learn from some of them, and the three of them are also very tacit.

In the past, Han Qin didn't have many playmates, but now that he has a cheerful and lovely sister-in-law, he has more companions, and his future life will not be too lonely, and Xiao Qian is naturally in the same mood.

Han Mo only felt that this day's life was really comfortable and full of joy.

At dusk, Han Xuanchang took a carriage and hurried to Han Xuandao's Hubu Shangshu Mansion, and a moment later, Hu Xuexin, the secretary of Dali Temple, also took a carriage and rushed to Han Xuandao's mansion.

In the study, Han Xuandao sat behind the desk, while Hu Xuexin and Han Xuanchang sat on both sides.

"The Qing envoy was beaten at the city gate, it was Xiao Mingtang's doing!" Hu Xuexin sneered: "Beating the Qing envoy, it seems that the people of the Xiao family are really rampant to the extreme, and now the Qing State Mission wants us to give them an explanation, I think Taishi Xiao should deal with this matter!" ”

Han Xuandao said lightly: "If you want to reach an agreement with Qingguo, you must give an explanation to the Qingguo delegation in this matter...... Master Hu, no matter what, Xiao Mingtang's case must be handled carefully. ”

Hu Xuexin nodded and said: "Xiao Mingtang beat the Qing envoy at the city gate, and there are many onlookers, so there is no need to investigate, it is already a fact!" ”

Han Xuanchang didn't speak on the side, and finally said at this time: "Big brother, Xue Xin, the Qing envoy is coming, and the Wei delegation is afraid that it will arrive soon...... How do we choose? ”

Hu Xuexin did not express his opinion this time, but looked at Han Xuandao.

Now the situation in the court of Yan Kingdom is extremely obvious, the remaining five families, taken together, the weakest is the Hu family, in other words, if the Hu family wants to continue to survive in Yan Kingdom, it can only be attached to the Han family.

The Su family, the Xiao family, and the Han family are three alliances, and the Fan family still has a certain strength in the Yan country, even if there is no Han and Hu family to help, it is still able to have a place in the Yan country today, and it is not easy to get rid of the Fan family.

But the Hu family must have an alliance, otherwise with their current strength, they will not have any initiative in the court at all.

Everyone is well aware of the situation in the middle, so Hu Xuexin did not answer Han Xuanchang's question directly, but looked at Han Xuandao and waited for Han Xuandao's meaning.

Han Xuandao leaned back in his chair, his expression was cold, he didn't answer immediately, he just groaned, and after a while, he finally asked, "Third brother, Lord Hu, according to your opinion, what kind of attitude will the Xiao family have?" ”

Hu Xuexin pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "It is not a bad thing to join forces with the people of Qingguo, if you join forces with the people of Wei, once Qingguo divides his troops to deal with us, the troops on the western front may not be able to withstand the impact of the people of Wei, and if the people of Wei really occupy Nanyang County, it will be a great threat to our Yan State!" ”

Linyang County, the territory of the Hu family, borders Nanyang County of Qingguo, and there is not much natural barrier in the middle, only one Linyang Pass, fortunately, although Qingguo is strong, but the people are not warlike, so the Hu family is also stable in Linyang County.

But once the Wei people capture Nanyang County, then the Hu family will not face Qingguo, but the reckless Wei State, with the belligerent nature of the Wei people, Linyang County will inevitably face huge pressure in the future, and it is necessary to guard against the attack of the Wei people at any time, which is of course not a good thing for the Hu family, so from the interests of their own family, the Hu family is naturally the first family to agree with the alliance of Qingguo.

Han Xuandao nodded and said, "What Lord Hu said is extremely true. The Wei people are wolf-like, and with the Qingguo people consuming them, our Yan State can be safe, but if we join forces with the Wei people to attack Qingguo, firstly, it will cost the people and money, and secondly, if the Wei people gain strength and strengthen, they will deal with us next...... When the time comes, my Yan Kingdom will have to go to war with them, it is the people who suffer, and the Yan Kingdom will definitely be miserable at that time! ”

Han Xuanchang said: "What does the eldest brother mean, is he joining forces with the Qingguo people? ”

Han Xuandao nodded slightly: "The current situation of my Yan Kingdom is not suitable for starting a war...... It's better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, watching Wei and Qing fight each other, they lose each other, this is the best result for our Yan country. ”

"What about the Xiao family?" Hu Xuexin asked, "What kind of attitude will the Xiao family have?" ”

Han Xuandao smiled coldly and said lightly: "If I am not mistaken, that old fox must be thinking of having an affair with the Wei people......!" ”

Hu Xuexin frowned and said, "Adultery with the Wei people? ”

"Not bad!" Han Xuandao's expression was grim: "Xiao Huaiyu is a Shenwu general, if the Xiao family wants to be more stable in the court, the only way to start a war is to start a war...... Once the war starts, then the danger of my Yan Kingdom will almost be in the hands of Xiao Huaiyu, and then the whole country can only focus on the battle against Qing, and the old fox will take the opportunity to expand his power, I am afraid that after this battle, we will be bruised all over our bodies, and the Xiao family is powerful! ”

Hu Xuexin and Han Xuanchang glanced at each other, they knew that what Han Xuandao said was by no means alarmist.

Once the war starts, there is no doubt that the entire Yan Kingdom is forced to Liangshan, and it is bound to provide a large number of strategic materials to the front line, which can only be provided by the major families, in other words, this war is the money and food of the family.

Although once the war is won, the major families may be able to have rich returns, but the war, no one can say, once there is a setback or other circumstances, the family is dragged into the quagmire of war, the consequences are really unimaginable.

And the more prosperous Xiao Huaiyu's military exploits are, the more powerful the Xiao family will inevitably become stronger in the court, and at that time, the situation of the three factions in the Yan State political arena will only be broken.

The Han family is still in the period of accumulating strength, and it is growing its power every day, and this kind of momentum, of course, the Han family does not want to be hindered by the war against Qing.

Han Xuanchang was silent for a moment before he said, "Big brother, what does the Holy Lord mean?" This time, if the Holy Lord and the Xiao family have the same meaning, and they both want to join forces with the Wei people to start a war against Qing, we may not be able to fight them. ”

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Han Xuandao's mouth, and he said calmly: "It's not difficult to guess what the saint thinks...... What he wants to see is balance, the balance ...... of the confrontation between the family! After a pause, his eyes flashed with a cold light: "Expanding the territory and increasing the territory may not be what he wants, but now the time is not right, he will never cause the balance of power between the DPRK and China to be destroyed because of the expansion of the territory, what he wants to see is just our family consuming each other...... ”

Han Xuanchang and Hu Xuexin both nodded slightly, Han Xuandao's eyes were like torches, and he saw through the thoughts of the royal family at a glance.

"So...... What about the Su family? Hu Xuexin asked.

Han Xuandao frowned, leaned back on the big chair, and pondered for a while before he said, "There is only the Su family's thoughts, which is difficult to figure out...... No matter which country they join forces with, there are pros and cons for the Su family, and how they choose depends on what kind of benefits they want! ”

Hu Xuexin smiled and said: "In my opinion, Su Guanya may still have to join forces with Qingguo in the end, after all, the last thing their Su family wants to see is that the Xiao family has become strong because of the war." ”

Han Xuanchang nodded slightly and said: "Su Guanya is a calm person, he will not be in a hurry for quick success, if he thinks about it for a long time, he must maintain the current status quo, Xu Tu will advance again!" After a pause, he said: "If only the Xiao family agrees to join forces with the Wei State, even if the Xiao family is powerful, it will not be as they wish!" ”

Although the Xiao family is the first family of Yan Kingdom, there is Xiao Huaiyu outside, Xiao Taishi inside, and there are many protégés, but this kind of thing related to the national policy of Yan Country will naturally not change because of the wishes of the Xiao family.

Han Xuandao frowned, shook his head and said, "It's not so simple......!" With a solemn expression: "You should know that the Qingguo court is also uneasy, although Qingguo is in danger, but because of the power struggle, not the entire Qingguo court is willing to reach an agreement with our Yan country...... As far as I know, there is even a force in Qingguo that deliberately wants to sabotage this negotiation ......! ”

Han Xuanchang and Hu Xuexin glanced at each other, their eyes showed a strange light, in their hearts, they only felt that the battle between the court of Qingguo seemed to be better than that of Yanguo.

Although the Yan family is competing, but in the past hundred years, when encountering a foreign enemy, they are all united as a matter of course, leaving aside temporary hostility and jointly resisting foreign enemies, after all, the family knows very well in their hearts that if they want to survive, they must first ensure the safety of the entire Yan country, once the Yan country is destroyed, these Yan families will definitely suffer.

Behind closed doors, everyone fights with each other, but if someone wants to break the door, the family will work closely together to defend against foreign enemies.

Now that Qingguo is in a war, the people of Qingguo want to sabotage the negotiation regardless of the safety of the country for the sake of power, which makes Han Xuanchang and Hu Xuexin a little incomprehensible, and they feel that the people of Qingguo are too crazy.

However, the opposition forces of Qingguo did not dare to jump out in the open. After all, it is a major matter of the country, for Qingguo, it is imperative to join forces with my Yan country, if someone comes forward to block it and goes against their national interests, it will naturally not be able to get any benefits. Between Han Xuandao's words, he analyzed the entire situation very clearly: "But they are naturally waiting for the opportunity and waiting for an accident in this negotiation...... The slightest hint of wind and grass will make the opposition forces on Qingguo's side jump out ......! The corners of his mouth flashed with a sneer: "We, Yan Kingdom, naturally there are few people who take the opportunity to come out and shout!" ”

Han Xuanchang seemed to understand something, and finally said, "Qingguo Mission...... There must be no accidents! ”

At this moment, I heard a report from outside the study: "Master, there is a guest visiting, claiming to be the prince of Xihe in Qingguo!" ”

Han Xuandao frowned, and the three of them glanced at each other before he smiled faintly: "Qingguo people...... It's coming so fast! ”

p Desert wants a red ticket, woo woo!

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