Hidden Blade Chapter 25: Zhu Xin

(PS: I can finally explain to you the problem of the recent update, um... Actually, there is nothing to say, everything is really busy, and the update is very, very, very slow. Today, four are even more guilty, and tomorrow will continue. Even more!!! Hope everyone can feel my sincere apologies.)

It's late at night.

There are no pedestrians on the streets of Chang'an.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, seeming to engulf the entire city of Chang'an.

Liangzhou can be regarded as the most pleasant place in the entire Dazhou area, and just before winter, there was such a heavy snowfall. It is conceivable that the people of Dazhou this year may experience another cold and hunger. , Hungry and perished in winter.

Yomo was also in such a winter, when the old beggar closed his eyes, Xu Han walked into the palace of Senluo.

Such a similar scene reminded Xu Han of those past events again.

But in the winter of this year, how many beggars will be like you back then, with no way to survive?

Thinking of this, Xu Han sighed while looking at the heavy snow outside the window.

"Long waiting." At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open from outside, and a thin old man walked into it slowly from outside the house. He was wearing a gray gown with some snowflakes on his head and shoulders, obviously he had just returned from the outside.

When Xu Han saw the old man, he bowed his hands respectfully.

"Xu Han has met the prime minister."

"Palace Master Xu is welcome, please sit down." The old man, Zhang Xiang smiled at that time, and motioned for Xu Han to sit down beside the low couch in the house.

Xu Han is not polite, sitting on both sides of the low couch with Zhang Xiangyu.

"Palace Master Xu, what is the matter with the old man?" Zhang Xiang poured a cup of tea for Xu Han, and asked casually with a smile.

When Xu Han heard this, he seemed to take a sip of the tea in front of him, then looked at the old man with a solemn expression, and asked: "I wonder if the prime minister has seen the memorials from Jizhou these days." /

"Um." The old man half-squinted his eyes and drank a cup of tea, which was regarded as confession.

When Xu Han saw this, he looked at the heavy snow outside the house, and said: "Chang'an is still like this. In Jizhou, I don't know how many people will freeze to death this year."

"Um." The old man squinted his eyes, noncommittal and perfunctory Xu Han.

"Dahuang City has not yet been rebuilt, and the 50,000 shepherd soldiers at Jianlongguan are seriously short of manpower. If Daxia draws troops to attack at this time..." Xu Han frowned when he saw him, and continued.

It's just that this time he wasn't finished speaking, and he was interrupted by the other side. /"The three pillars of the Great Xia Dynasty, except for Cui Ting, who has lost power, the remaining Qiu Jinping and Jiang Zhichen are both ruthless characters that are more difficult to deal with than Cui Ting. They can see it very well, Mu Ji It was difficult to deal with, and the hard bones were handed over to Cui Ting, who was eager for meritorious service. But now Da Zhou’s defense is weak, and both of them naturally want to seize this piece of fat. In order to compete for a male and female, at this moment Even if Xia wants to come, she won’t be able to live. In a short period of time, Jianlongguan has no worries, and the palace lord doesn’t have to worry too much."

The candlelight in the room flickered, and the servant of the body was still burning charcoal in the room. The warmth in the house and the cold outside the house were like two worlds.

Xu Han frowned a little more looking at Zhang Xiang who was talking freely.

"Is the prime minister going to ignore this matter?" He asked with a calm face. Before that, he had never thought that Zhang Xiang would have such an attitude.

"Li?" The old man raised his brows when he heard the words, and his squinted eyes seemed to widen a little at that time.

"There are six states in the Great Zhou: Ji, Xu, Liang, Qing, You, and Chong. Xuzhou is uniquely endowed by nature. Liangzhou is the center of the Great Zhou. The two can be self-sufficient. Except for these two states, which of the remaining four states is not what the palace lord said What about the miserable situation? The government is in charge of Jizhou. What about the remaining three states? The court can put aside a small amount of money and food. If all were given to Jizhou, would the people of the other three states deserve to starve to death?"

"This is not what I mean." Seeing Zhang Xiang's misunderstanding, Xu Han quickly explained.

"Mu Qingshan in Jianlongguan had a very personal relationship with the palace lord. Lin Yuguo of Dahuang City relied on the palace lord to guard the Dahuang City. Jizhou was sandwiched between the two, saying that the palace lord was Da Zhou. He regained Jizhou, but it would be better to say that the palace owner relied on this troubled time to find a private land for himself.” It’s just that Zhang Xiang didn’t listen to Xu Han’s excuse. He didn’t wait for Xu Han to speak at all, so he relied on himself at that time. Gu Zi's words.

Xu Han was taken aback. It is undeniable that he did have such thoughts in his heart. At least he regarded Jizhou as the foundation of his foothold in Chang'an. He knew very well that Zhu Xian was able to rebuild an army capable of fighting against Daxia. Before, Zhu Xian didn't dare to take him seriously. So he is so nervous about the situation in Jizhou, after all, he is really selfish.

"It's really not without selfishness." Xu Han knew that his thoughts could not be hidden from Zhang Xiang, an old fox who has been in the officialdom for so many years. He simply said frankly, "But the situation in Jizhou is related to the safety of the people in Dazhou. , Doesn’t the prime minister care at all?"

"Naturally." The old man nodded without shy. "But if I helped you today and gave you Xu Han the very little money and food allocated by the court, the animal husbandry kings of the prefectures and prefectures will definitely become more dissatisfied with Zhu Xian, but Jizhou has stabilized the situation because of this, then the next step , It’s the exchange of positions between your Tiance Mansion and Chang Yesi, and the strong and the weak change hands."

Speaking of this, the old prime minister paused, his squinted eyes suddenly widened at that time, and he looked straight at Xu Han, as if he wanted to see Xu Han through his eyes. .

"Then how can I guarantee that Palace Master Xu, who is in Jizhou Natural Hazard, will not be the next Zhuxian?"

Oh!

Xu Han's face changed when he heard this, and the hand holding the teacup also shook at that time. A drop of tea overflowed from the cup and landed on the counter on the low couch with a crisp sound, but At this moment, the silent room seemed so harsh and clear.

Such a noise can't conceal Zhang Xiang's eyes~ IndoMTL.com~ The old man's brows raised, and the gaze that looked at Xu Han suddenly became meaningful.

It wasn't until a long time of silence that Xu Han put down the teacup in his hand.

He calmly looked at Zhang Xiang, and said word by word: "I won't be Zhuxian."

"Of course not, Zhu Xian doesn't have the strong dragon aura of Palace Master, that's the appearance of swallowing a real dragon." The old man said in a calm voice.

The cold wind outside the room blew into the door at that time, and the candlelight inside the room flickered, dimming Zhang Xiang’s wrinkled face, and the light in his eyes was deep in the dark. It looks like a wolf in a dense forest, but it doesn't eat flesh and blood, and only punishes people's hearts.

Xu Han fell silent again. He looked straight at the old man in front of him, and suddenly felt that perhaps the most terrifying thing in the entire Chang'an City was not the aloft Yu Wenluo, nor the Zhu Xian who covered the sky with his hands. It was the prime minister of the Great Zhou who hadn't noticed anyone in front of him.

After a few breaths, the cold wind outside the window paused.

The candlelight in the house illuminates the room again.

A kind smile appeared on Zhang Xiang's face again. He picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and said lightly: "Palace Lord is a wise man."

"I knew before I came here that I would not agree to this, so I must have asked for something else. Come on, I might be able to help me within my ability."

According to Xu Han's words, the solemn color on his face did not ease.

He doesn't like dealing with people like Zhang Xiang, and the unobstructed feeling of being exposed to others is not a great experience for Xu Han.

But he had no choice.

So he gritted his teeth at that time and looked up again at the prime minister of Da Zhou.

Said with calm eyes and a calm voice.

"I want all the files of the Yin family over the past five years."

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(End of this chapter)