Huo Mianzhi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "What the Lord said is true. Long Rui's army is already at a disadvantage in terms of strength. If it is further aided and restrained, it will be even more difficult to fight against the Liaodong Army."

"I understand the saint's thoughts now." Qin Xiaodao: "The Northeast cannot be dominated by one family. The Liaodong Army must have a force to check and balance, and this force is the Long Rui Army. The best situation is to have two armies.

The strength is equal. You can't suppress me, and I can't suppress you. In this way, the four northeastern counties can maintain a balance and no major changes will occur. Moreover, with the existence of these two troops, the Bohai side does not dare to act rashly. Such a situation

Come, the northeastern part of the empire will be as stable as Mount Tai, and the imperial court will not need to spend too much energy here."

Huo Mianzhi sighed: "Exactly. The empire is surrounded by wolves, and it is not easy for the court to solve it."

Qin Xiao was thoughtful and pondered for a moment before saying: "Master Huo, think about it this way. Jiangnan has been supplying Long Rui Army's military supplies. If the imperial court agrees that Long Rui Army's military expenditures will be provided by the Heishan Trade Center and Liaoxi Province,

, then can the military expenditures supplied by Jiangnan enter the national treasury?"

"That should be the case." Huo Mian said: "Of course the imperial court will not exempt the military expenses provided by Jiangnan just because the military expenses of Long Rui's army are settled in western Liaoning."

"If the saint wants to develop his ambitions, the military expenses provided by Jiangnan will enter the national treasury, and he can recruit another new army." Qin Xiaodao: "Once the new army is successfully recruited, it can be used to recapture Xiling or pacify it.

Southern Xinjiang can be of great use." He frowned and said: "When the saint asked me to train in the Northeast, my original intention was to train a troop of soldiers and horses in the Northeast to recapture Xiling. Now it seems that Long Rui's army is used to recapture Xiling.

It may be relatively small, but the real intention is to stabilize Northeast China."

Huo Mianzhi said: "Sir, will the imperial court train a new army?"

"I don't know." Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "I just guessed that if the saint has this intention, then officials from the Ministry of Revenue should be here soon."

Huo Mianzhi sighed: "If the saint has such an idea as the Lord expected, it is really a blessing for me in the Tang Dynasty. I am only worried... Hey, even if the military expenses of Jiangnan go into the national treasury, there is no need to raise money."

I'm afraid it may have another use beyond training the new army."

Qin Xiao was startled and heard a hint of pessimism in Huo Mianzhi's tone.

At this moment, a horse neighed, the carriage stopped hastily, and a shout came from the front: "Who is it? There is a night curfew, you dare to stop the car on the street, don't you want to live?"

When Qin Xiao went out, he was followed by a group of more than ten guards. The sound he heard was exactly what the guards were making.

"I have something to give to General Qin!" A voice came from outside, "Please deliver it to me!"

Qin Xiao opened the curtains, poked his head out, and saw a figure not far in front of the carriage. He was now at the sixth level of cultivation, and his eyesight was amazing, but he recognized it and ordered: "Let him come over."

The guard moved out of the way, and the man hurried over, cupped his hand, and handed over a jade pendant. Qin Xiao took it, glanced at it, and turned back to Huo Mianzhi: "Master Huo, you go back first, I have something to do."

Not talking nonsense, he got out of the carriage, jumped out of the car, and said to the team: "You escort Mr. Huo back to the house, give me the horses."

The team was hurriedly dismounting, Qin Xiao got on his horse, and without saying anything, he shot

The horse then walked away, with the sound of hoofbeats, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Qin Xiao recognized that the person who gave the jade pendant was someone from Tang Rong's pawnshop. Tang Rong did not have any honest dealings with Qin Xiao, and Qin Xiao often took the time to visit the pawnshop.

However, Mr. Da ordered Wujian Pawnshop to assist Qin Xiao, and the pawnshop was an intelligence collection point. In fact, Tang Rong's side had become an important source for Qin Xiao to collect intelligence.

The two also agreed that if there was an emergency, Tang Rong could send someone to find Qin Xiao directly, and the jade pendant would be a token to prove that the person who came was sent by Tang Rong.

But so far, Tang Rong has not taken the initiative to send anyone to Qin Xiao.

It was getting late now, and this man was blocking the street to offer a token. Qin Xiao knew that Tang Rong would not arrange it like this if the matter was not urgent.

He didn't know what happened, but he was worried about Sister Rong in his heart. He drove faster and arrived at a quiet street. He was sure that no one was following him, so he went straight to the pawn shop and got off the horse. The people in the pawn shop had already recognized Qin Xiao.

One person came forward and took the reins of the horse thrown by Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao entered the pawnshop, and another person came forward and bowed, then led Qin Xiao to the back and opened a secret door. After Qin Xiao entered the pawnshop, he secretly

The door closes from behind.

The lights behind the door are bright, and the layout is simple yet simple and elegant.

"Brother Xiao!" Apparently having heard the sound of Qin Xiao coming in, Sister Rong had already turned out from behind a screen and came towards him.

She is actually a woman who knows how to dress well. The well-trimmed clothes on her body make her figure look curvy, and her breasts are unusually plump. The fitted clothes reveal her exquisite and convex body curves, which are round and plump.

"Sister Rong, what happened?" Qin Xiao stepped forward and asked urgently.

Tang Rong held Qin Xiao's wrist and said softly: "Don't be anxious, but some urgent information came through today. It's of great importance. I think it's better to tell you as soon as possible." Pulling Qin Xiao around.

He went behind the screen and helped Qin Xiao take off his coat, then pulled him to sit down at the table.

"Intelligence from Liaodong?" Qin Xiao asked immediately after sitting down.

However, Tang Rong thoughtfully poured a cup of tea for Qin Xiao, shook her head and said: "It's not Liaodong, it's Kyoto. I received the news faster here, and you probably haven't received the news about the accident in Kyoto yet."

"Kyoto?" Qin Xiao's body trembled. The first thing he thought of was Qiuniang, but he immediately thought of She Yue who was imprisoned in the palace, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with Kyoto?"

"The Xiahou family has collapsed!"

Qin Xiao didn't come back to his senses for a moment, and said in surprise: "Collapse? Who? Who collapsed?"

"Xiahou Yuanzhen!" Tang Rong said word by word: "Xiahou Yuanzhen, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, the Xiahou family has collapsed."

Qin Xiao opened his eyes wide, feeling unbelievable and unable to speak for a moment.

"I know this news is shocking, but the information will never be wrong." Tang Rong said, "Wait a moment!" She got up, went over to open a cabinet in the corner, took a letter from it, and got the case.

On the side, sit down on your knees with your waist sunken. This kneeling side tightens the skirt of the buttocks and tightly wraps the full moon.

Her round buttocks formed a graceful arc, but now Qin Xiao didn't have time to appreciate such a beautiful curve. Seeing Tang Rong hand over the letter, she stretched out her hand to take it.

"This is not a letter from Kyoto." Tang Rong said: "Today I received five carrier pigeons in a row. I sorted out the messages inside and compiled them into a letter. I wanted to send someone to deliver it to you, but after thinking about it, you should do it yourself.

It’s better to come over here.”

Qin Xiao nodded, opened the letter and read it, but Tang Rong picked up a lamp, moved to Qin Xiao's side, knelt aside, and held up the lamp for Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao read it carefully, his face became more and more solemn, and finally his eyes showed a stern look. He put the letter on the table and did not speak immediately, but was lost in thought. Tang Rong then put down the lamp and did not

He hurriedly spoke and just looked at Qin Xiao.

After a while, Qin Xiao looked at Tang Rong and said, "Sister Rong, what do you think about this matter?"

"There are many doubts, but the fall of Xiahou Yuanzhen is absolutely true."

"The saint comes from the Xiahou family, and the Xiahou family is her foundation." Qin Xiao looked suspicious: "No matter how stupid she is, how could she be so cruel to the Xiahou family? She set a trap to induce the prime minister to mobilize troops to rebel.

Afterwards, the rebellion was put down, and the order was issued to arrest the Xiahou people and their party members...!" At this point, he fell into silence again, and after a moment he shook his head and said: "Unbelievable, unbelievable."

"As far as I know, Princess Sheyue has not appeared again since she returned to Beijing from Jiangnan." Tang Rong said softly: "Officials in the Princess Party were either dismissed from office or transferred out of Kyoto, and some of them defected to Xiahou Yuanzhen.

The Princess Party has been the only force in the court to counter the Xiahou family for many years. Since it has been suppressed and almost wiped out, the Xiahou family will be the only one in the court." After a moment of hesitation, he said: "Could it be that the emperor feels that the Xiahou family is powerful?

She is too big and has threatened her status, so why not just deal a cruel blow to the Xiahou family?"

Qin Xiao thought to herself that Sister Rong was indeed very aware of the situation in the DPRK. Mr. Da’s power was really terrifying. As an intelligence network, the pawnshop was also very capable. The Liaoxi official office had not received any news about the incident in Kyoto. The pawnshop was

But Bian had already learned about it first.

"The saint inherited the throne as a woman and came from a different surname, so he has always been criticized by the world." Qin Xiaodao: "There were countless courtiers who opposed her ascension to the throne, and because of this, a major case was set off, and countless people were killed. Chao

Most of the officials in the court are actually afraid of being killed. They are loyal to the saint on the surface, but in their hearts they do not think that the saint is orthodox." After a pause, he looked solemn and said: "The saint also cannot trust the civil and military officials in the court, so he continues.

After taking the throne, he vigorously appointed eunuchs. The saint's ability to stabilize the court actually relied on two forces, one was the eunuchs who made the palace their home, and the other was her father's family, the Xiahou family."

Tang Rong nodded slightly and said softly: "She should trust the Xiahou family more than she trusts her biological daughter from the Li family."

"Yes." Qin Xiao said: "The princess's power in the court has been destroyed, but the Xiahou family is the only one, but... this is not enough for the saint to be cruel to the Xiahou family now. The Xiahou family helps

She controlled the courtiers, and... Since the people of the world believed that she was not orthodox, it was even more impossible for Xiahou Yuanzhen to really replace her. Compared with a saint, if Xiahou Yuanzhen usurped the throne, the opposition and situation he would face would be impossible to deal with.
Chapter completed!