Bian Fanzhi's expression changed: "Lingbao, you are not mistaken, Yu Yizhi's five thousand elite soldiers are the general reserve team, and they are responsible for the guards of the capital to protect your safety. This battle has not been fought yet.
Are you going to join the reserve team? What if the front line goes unfavorably? What will happen to your safety? Who will suppress the high-ranking families in the city?"
Huan Xuan sighed: "If the front line can't withstand it, what's the use of the city being well-defended? If the front line is defeated, these high-ranking families will have different intentions, and even these five thousand soldiers and horses will not be able to suppress it.
I live in the city. There are also 800 Jingzhou veterans led by Hu Fan. They are all loyal and reliable archers. Their family members are also in Jingzhou. They are from Yuan Cong who followed my late father in the army. With them, they can at least keep me safe.
Evacuate. Have all my calligraphy and paintings been arranged?"
Bian Fanzhi sighed: "It has been prepared for a long time. Lingbao, if the soldiers know about this, I am afraid it will further reduce their morale. If they know that their emperor has not fought yet and want to escape, the consequences will not be
It’s generally serious.”
Huan Xuan gritted his teeth: "Is it possible that you want me to stay and live and die with this ruined city? Jingzu, why are you so confused? Preserving calligraphy and painting is fake, but protecting a way for us to escape is real.
Even if Jiankang cannot stay, we still have Jingzhou."
Bian Fanzhi's eyes lit up: "I understand, then should I inform the Queen..."
A fierce look flashed in Huan Xuan's eyes: "No, there is no need to call her. Her side is now surrounded by the spies of all the major families, from maids to chamberlains. Humph, this is the reason why I don't like Jiankang.
The maids and eunuchs in this palace are all pairs of other people's eyes, staring at you. Only here, in this place where the hands of the noble family cannot reach in, can I have a trace of peace. So I didn't want to kill you just now.
That eunuch, because he came here from Jingzhou, at least, his loyalty to me is not comparable to that of these ordinary palace people!"
Bian Fanzhi nodded: "I made a miscalculation on this point. I didn't think of this. I'm sorry, Lingbao. After this battle, I will definitely re-select the palace servants and chamberlains."
Huan Xuan waved his hand: "Forget it, these harem matters should not be handled by you, the important minister of the country, the prime minister and the pillar of the country. The person who should be in charge of this matter is Liu Tingyun, my good queen, now you understand what I mean
Alright."
Bian Fanzhi's expression changed: "Lingbao, what do you mean, even the queen is not reliable?"
Huan Xuan's eyes flashed coldly: "From the beginning, she and I were only in political marriage. She is a daughter of a middle-class family and a declining family. She wants to use me, the heir apparent of Jingzhou, who has not yet made a fortune at that time, to change the fate of her family.
, but since the day she married me, she had no way out. Yecheng pretended to be Wang Miaoyin, which made her fall out with the Xie family. From then on, she began to connect with various middle-class aristocratic families in Jiankang City, and they joined forces with each other.
Zhi gradually and implicitly became the spokesperson for the interests of these aristocratic families, promising that once the world becomes our Huan family's, these families will receive such benefits."
Bian Fanzhi nodded: "You have kept her in Jiankang all these years, isn't it just to do this kind of connection? Her work is also indispensable for our successful entry into Beijing this time."
Huan Xuan said bitterly: "She is doing it for herself, not for me. I have been far away in Jingzhou these years and can't help her. She has worked hard on her own. She has obviously become a lineage of her own. She thinks she is the second Xie Daoyun."
, Huh, she didn’t even think about it, behind Xie Daoyun was the Xie family’s hundreds of years of accumulation. How could Xie Daoyun’s talent, knowledge, and bearing be comparable to her? He was obviously not the material, but he was always trying to get these things done to him. These days
Come, when you see me every day, I am either helping this person to seek an official position or asking that person to enter the palace. Does she really think she is Empress Lu?!"
Bian Fanzhi sighed: "However, no matter how greedy the queen is, she is your married wife after all. If you abandon her and run away when the disaster is approaching, I'm afraid the world will criticize you."
Huan Xuan said coldly: "I'm not abandoning her and running for my life. Not to mention that the outcome is still undecided. I still have an advantage. This retreat is just in case. If it comes to this, she will still return to Jingzhou."
It's better to stay here. At least she has the status of a noble family here. Liu Yu claims to be a hero, so he may not embarrass a weak woman. Xiang Yu also captured Liu Bang's wife back then, but he didn't touch Empress Lu either. Besides, Wang Miaoyin is still in my hands.
Come on, keeping Liu Tingyun here is also a containment."
Bian Fanzhi shook his head and said: "But, the prince..."
Huan Xuan's expression changed: "Sheng'er can't stay. In this case, you can find a way to go back to the palace and transfer Liu Tingyun away. You can trick her into going to Jianjing Temple to pray for the front line, and then find an opportunity to take Sheng'er out.
Wait for me on the Caishidu boat where the calligraphy and paintings are placed. If everything goes well, then you will naturally go back to the palace. I will handle the rest of the matter with Liu Tingyun. If it really doesn't go well, then Sheng'er will go with us. By the way, your family members are still there.
Jingzhou, if there are any people in Jiankang City who must be taken away, they will be taken away too."
Bian Fanzhi shook his head: "The reason why I didn't bring my family to Jiankang at that time was to keep this escape route. I also hope that this day will never come, and this retreat will never be used. But I can't think of it, now
We are really close. Here in Jiankang, I don’t have anyone or anything I can’t miss, there is only one person I must take away, and if I don’t leave, I will kill him!”
Huan Xuan smiled slightly: "What you want to say is Tao Yuanming?"
Bian Fanzhi nodded vigorously: "Yes, this person is too powerful and ruthless. He is a person that I have not completely seen through until now. This person's talents are not inferior to mine, and may even be higher than mine. If he
If he is willing to use Lingbao, he will be a great blessing to the country. If he becomes your enemy, he will be more terrifying than Liu Yu. Because Liu Yu is a hero, he does what he does and what he does not do, and this Tao Yuanming, he has no bottom line, this
That’s the scariest thing!”
Huan Xuan frowned: "After he put down Zhuge Changmin's Liyang Rebellion, he came back to recover and stayed at home. He is not good at fighting enemies in military formations, but it seems that he has proved his loyalty this time.
, what are you going to do to him in the future?"
Bian Fanzhi said solemnly: "In the future, we can let Tao Yuanming slowly become a counselor in military affairs and handle various official documents. He is a famous scholar in the world. This is not a problem. He is not directly involved in military affairs in the army.
It aroused the jealousy of Yin Zhongwen and others. If His Majesty wants to confront Liu Yu for a long time in the future, he may need to use some of Tao Yuanming's dark methods. I have to admit that in this regard, his talent is unparalleled."
This chapter has been completed!