"Young Master, it seems that there is no need to tell them everything?"
After the discussion at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Zhao Wuji stayed by Han Qian's side. When he came out of the Marquis Mansion to say goodbye, he accompanied Han Qian into the carriage. Gao Shao, Tian Cheng and others rode to protect him. He couldn't help but say.
"ha……"
Han Qian laughed when he saw that Zhao Wuji, who had always been taciturn, rarely expressed his opinions. He opened the car curtain, looked at the sparsely lit night in Jinling City, and said with a smile,
"The most taboo thing in the world is to think that you know something while others don't notice it. It's also taboo to have a mantis trying to block the car. Those who succeed in the end are just taking advantage of the situation."
After the crisis caused by Yao Xishui, although Han Qian successfully persuaded the black-shaded woman through Li Zhigao, Xinchang Hou Li Pu agreed to hand over the regular scouts, the construction of the police team and the regular intelligence collection to Zuo Si, so as to avoid the late Honglou over the years.
The lurking and planning were revealed under the nose of Anning Palace, but it would be too naive for Han Qian to be so stupid as to think that Wan Honglou would not send an informant to Xuzhou.
Furthermore, the families of Gao Shao, Tian Cheng, and most of Zuosi's elite scouts, as well as some of the family members of his Han family's soldiers, are all under the control of the Tunying Military Mansion. This is destined to make them want to drive a wedge into Zuosi.
There must be a gap.
And with Wan Honglou's gloomy style of lurking in the shadows over the years, if they didn't do this, Han Qian wouldn't believe it even if he beat himself to death.
It seems that Han Qian can hide the secrets of Xi Yong, Feng Xuan, and Gao Bao, but without this link, his strategy of luring the wolf into the house will not make sense. With the style of Late Red Mansion and Xinchang Houfu, their intentions
Doubts, it is necessary to strengthen the penetration and control of Zuo Si.
In the end, he may not be able to keep the secret, and the power on their side will be wasted in internal friction.
Under the current situation, every step they take is on thin ice. Han Qian doesn't think they have the qualifications to cause internal friction!
In the final analysis, under the current situation, he must try his best to get the third prince to stand firmly on his side. The power he currently controls comes from the third prince's trust in him to a large extent.
Han Qian quickly dismissed these distractions from his mind and thought about how Liang Guo's gathering of troops and horses in Chenzhou would disturb the development of the situation in Jinling.
Xu Mingzhen was the military envoy of Shouzhou, and actually controlled the military, political power and defense of Shenzhou from Shouzhou to Guangzhou in the west. He was also an important vassal minister of the Chu State, controlling the middle and upper reaches of the Huaihe River, and repeatedly repelled Liang's attacks.
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Now that Liang Guo plans to launch an offensive in the middle and upper reaches of the Huaihe River, Xu Mingzhen's position is naturally more stable. He even has to dispatch more troops and horses from Zhuzhou counties to the Shouzhou line to obey Xu Mingzhen's control and prevent Liang Guo from following Chen.
Caizhou and Caizhou broke through from the front line.
Of course, Emperor Tianyou may also order Xu Mingzhen to lead his troops to defend the city from Shouzhou to Guangzhou, and send another general from Jinling to lead the assembled reinforcements into Shouzhou to resist the autumn and winter offensive that the Liang army will launch.
How Jinling will respond will be determined by Emperor Tianyou and the important ministers who are qualified to participate in the Privy Council. The third prince may be qualified to attend the meeting, but in any case, the third prince's speech is insignificant.
Judging from the attitude of Xinchanghou Lipu, Li Pu, Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and others in discussing this matter just now, Han Qian also knew that everyone felt that even if a war broke out this time, it would have nothing to do with the Dragon Bird Army or them.
Thinking of this, Han Qian sighed softly.
He knew that the time left for them was too limited, and it was impossible to really wait until the third prince came of age before leading troops to go on an expedition to increase his reputation. However, he did not think of an explanation for a while, and he did not know how to persuade him in a hurry.
Xinchang Hou Li Pu and others agreed to try their best to fight for the opportunity for the third prince to lead the Dragon Bird Army on the expedition, and to participate in the reinforcement of Shouzhou as a partial force.
Han Qian couldn't help but wonder, if the third prince could win the opportunity to command the partial army this time, how would the Dragon Bird Army get involved in this war?
Han Qian sat with his back in the carriage, thinking that if Liang Guo's trend of gathering troops on the front line of Chenzhou continued, the reinforcements and supplies west of Jinling would soon go north via the Yangtze River through Chaohu, and the reinforcements and supplies west of Jinling would
, they will gather and transit around Yangzhou. However, the west flanks such as Xiangzhou and Nanyang County should also strengthen their defenses to prevent Liang Jun from tearing apart the Guangzhou and Shenzhou defense lines and coming in.
"What are you thinking about, young master?" Zhao Wuji couldn't help but ask.
"I'm thinking, if the Liang Army attacks Guangzhou and Shenzhou this winter, the Longque Army should strive for the opportunity to reinforce Xiangzhou and Nanyang." Han Qian said.
"The Dragon Bird Army has just been established and is not fully staffed. The third prince is also young and ignorant of war. He should not have the opportunity to lead an army on an expedition, right?" Zhao Wuji said.
"Yes, according to common sense, this war has nothing to do with us." Han Qian nodded and said, but he didn't know how to explain to Zhao Wuji the urgency they were facing. His eyes were hidden in the darkness of the carriage.
In the corner, he just looked at the lonely night of Jinling City calmly.
The carriage, escorted by Gao Shao, Tian Cheng and others, soon turned into Lanting Lane.
When his father went to work in Xuzhou, Han Qian returned to Jinling and naturally continued to live in the Han family's mansion. However, Fan Xicheng, Han Laoshan, Han Zhou, Qingyun, etc. all stayed in Xuzhou.
Even if Zuosi's inspectors and scouts were rearranged to live in several houses around the Han family's mansion, the six courtyards facing the Shitang River in the north were converted into warehouses. In fact, Lanting Lane, Tieliang Lane, and Kaoshan Lane were all located on the left and right sides.
It was under Zuo Si's control, but when the carriage turned into Lanting Lane, Han Qian felt a little lonely.
Han Qian climbed out of the carriage and saw Zhao Wuji's father, Mr. Zhao, opening the door from the inside, holding a lamp and Lin Haizheng. Fan Dahei came out to greet him: "Young master, be careful where you step, Miss Yao from Wanhonglou and the people from Rouge Shop
Chun Shisanniang, come here to pay homage to the young master, you are talking to Ting'er inside right now..."
The former tenant farmer Zhao Laoguan who was frightened in front of Zhao Kuo, Fan Xicheng and other soldiers no longer existed. At this time, Zhao Laoguan was wearing a green silk shirt and a green scarf on his head. He was much more energetic than before.
In fact, Zhao Ting'er and Zhao Wuji are only fifteen or sixteen years old. In today's world where early marriages are customary, how old can Mr. Zhao be? But in the past, he was oppressed by the pressure of survival, and there were too many marks on his body and face.
The traces of time make people look older.
Over the past year or so, with Zhao Wuji and Zhao Ting'er by Han Qian's side, Mr. Zhao's life has become much more prosperous than before, and he also looks younger, but he still looks older than his actual age when he is about forty years old.
Han Laoshan stayed with his father in Xuzhou, and someone needed to take care of the trivial matters in Han Qian's house. Even when Han Qian left Jinling, the house here needed someone to clean up and take care of it. Han Qian simply asked Zhao to take care of it at that time.
The old man and his wife came to live directly.
Before going to the Linjiang Marquis Mansion to meet the third prince, Han Qian asked Zhao Ting'er to lead Xi Rong back first. When he saw Yao Xishui already waiting for him, he didn't feel surprised.
The secret forces that Wan Honglou has deployed in the dark over the years cannot be exposed. Han Qian suggested that Wan Honglou continue to lurk in Xiayun. They would gather at Wanhonglou to discuss matters like in the past and strictly restrict them. That night, Honglou and Xinchang Hou Mansion
The main connection with us is Su Hongyu, and the main connection with here is Yao Xishui.
Anyway, everyone knows that he has been extremely obsessed with Yao Xishui since he arrived in Jinling. In the past, Yao Xishui ignored him, but now he has become a popular person among the third prince. Even if Yao Xishui stays overnight in the house, others will not
I feel like there is some flaw.
The more difficult thing to handle is Chun Shisanniang.
Kong Zhou was famous for his strict control over his wives in Jinling City. After all, he did not dare to take Chun Shisanniang as a concubine, or even dare to interact with each other. However, it was well known to the powerful people in Jinling City that Chun Shisanniang had an affair with Kong Zhou.
matter.
No matter from any aspect, Han Qian could not have any sexual involvement with Chun Shisanniang, and he could not even use Chun Shisanniang to openly host the rouge shop.
Han Qian believed that people at Wanhong Mansion were also worried about Chun Shisanniang's rather embarrassing status at this time. Even Chun Shisanniang came to visit with Yao Xishui tonight, which Han Qian found a little strange, so if this happened to someone who was interested,
In the eyes, it will attract unnecessary attention.
Did Yao Xishui and the others not consider this, or did they have other plans?
Han Qian saw that it was getting late at night, so he asked Lin Haizheng, Fan Dahei, Gao Shao, Tian Cheng and others to rest first and talk about it tomorrow. While thinking about his thoughts, he walked through the hanging flower gate and walked inside.
Zhao Ting'er, Yao Xishui, and Chun Shisanniang were sitting under the vine trellis in the yard talking, while Xi Rong stood aside and was pulled by Chun Shisanniang to talk. It was obvious that Zhao Ting'er didn't know Xi Rong's true identity before Han Qian came back.
Should Yao Xishui and the others know about his identity and role?
As if she could see the suspicion in Han Qian's eyes, Chun Shisanniang said with a sweet smile: "Some time ago, there was a heavy rain in Jinling City. The gable wall of my apartment on Hanshou Street collapsed, crushing two rooms.
The slave family was really frightened, so they had no choice but to build a new house in Lanting Lane and move here to be neighbors with Mr. Han - Mr. Han wouldn’t complain about the slave family coming so late and causing trouble, right?"
Well, after all, Wan Honglou and the Xinchang Hou Mansion are still worried about him, so they must arrange for someone to keep an eye on every move here.
Han Qian saw Yao Xishui staring at him with stern eyes, as if he was worried that he would be dissatisfied with such an arrangement. He took the tea cup from Zhao Laoguan's wife, Mrs. Zhao, and motioned for Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao to go down and rest first.
He opened the lid of the tea cup, blew away the tea foam floating on the hot tea water, took a sip of hot tea, and asked with a smile: "If you really can't trust me, why don't you arrange for Miss Yao to live in my house directly? I
I would be more willing to accept such an arrangement!"
The corner of Yao Xishui's eyes twitched, and a breath of bad breath hit his chest. He didn't know how to spit it out, but he was also secretly frightened. He felt that if there was any movement, Han Qian would be able to guess it.
Chun Shisanniang said with a charming smile: "Whether we can let Xishui live in it depends on Mr. Han's ability."
Seeing that Wan Honglou and Xinchang Hou Mansion actually arranged for Yao Xishui to be his concubine for surveillance and control, Han Qian felt a slight chill on the back of his head...
