Liguo, the iron smelting furnaces in the iron smelting area were filled with thick smoke, the fire was flashing, and the heat waves were rolling, dispelling the severe cold.

Since the opening of the two transportation droughts, east and west, north and south, more miners and furnace workers have gathered in the Liguo region, whether it is iron ore or iron smelting, production scale has been increasing rapidly.

A large amount of coke was transported to Liguo through the Shidu, and a large number of iron products were transported to other places through Shidu, so the canal ships almost blocked the river surface next to the Shidu near the Shidu.

At the dock, Zhang Ying, who came to work in business, chatted with Huang, who was guarding the country.

Huang? Waiting for a big event in Jiankang City, the powerful and powerful fought for power and profit, and after learning that the new king succeeded to the throne, the situation was calm, he couldn't calm down.

My sister didn't know what he and Zhang Ying conspired, so she kept the secret in her heart and no one could tell her.

Taking advantage of the "master's conspiracy" right in front of me, I quickly asked what to do next.

"What should I do?" Zhang Ying looked at Huang calmly, "Just wait to watch the fun."

"But the new king succeeds to the throne and has ministers to assist in the administration, how many years will it take?"

"How many years have you been slow?" Zhang Ying finished speaking, looking at Huang with a smile: "Have you read "Qi Shu"?"

Huang? nodded: "Look."

"Then, remember the sentence 'Do not do things behind others'?"

Huang? After thinking about it, he nodded again: "Remember, this is, this... what Emperor Gaozong of Qi said."

"Since that's the case, let's wait and see." Zhang Ying smiled.

Emperor Gao of Qi refers to Emperor Xiao Luan of Xiao Luan of Xiao Luan who lost his father since childhood and raised him for his uncle Xiao Daocheng.

Xiao Daocheng was appointed as the emperor by Chan, established Qi State, and passed on the throne to the crown prince Xiao Zhi, who was Emperor Wu of Qi.

Xiao Zi's crown prince Xiao Changmao died early. Before Xiao Zi died, he appointed his cousin Xiao Luan as the attendant and the Secretary of the Republic, assisting the crown prince Xiao Zhaoye ascended the throne.

As a result, Xiao Luan deposed Xiao Zhaoye and Xiao Zhaowen's brothers one after another, and finally usurped the throne and became emperor.

Xiao Luan, who was in a bad position, was naturally guilty and was very careful about Xiao Daocheng and Xiao Xie's descendants.

Later, because of illness, Xiao Luan was worried that her son would not be able to sit firmly on the throne after her death, so she started killing Xiao Daocheng and Xiao Zi's descendants, and even the baby was not spared.

Before his death, Xiao Luan taught the Crown Prince Xiao Baojuan that he should not do things behind others.

That is, "If you start first, you will be strong, and if you start later, you will suffer."

After Xiao Baojuan ascended the throne, he kept in mind the experience taught by his father and killed ministers indiscriminately. Not only did he take care of the ministers, but even many prime ministers could not escape the butcher's knife.

He forced himself to rebel against the royal family one after another, but the generals of Fang Zhen were all pacified by the official army. Xiao Baojuan became more and more proud and acted more unscrupulously. He even sent people to poison Xiao Yi, a member of the Yuanzhi royal family who had made contributions to suppress the rebellion.

Xiao Yi's younger brother, Xiao Yan, the governor of Yongzhou, heard the news and raised an army in Yongzhou, led his troops eastward to attack Jiankang.

When Xiao Baojuan retreated to Taicheng, he also tried to massacre civil and military officials to "stabilize people's hearts". As a result, everyone betrayed their relatives and divorced them. Xiao Yan attacked Taicheng and deposed him as the Marquis of Donghun.

Xiao Yan personally experienced the tragedy of Xiao Qi slaughtering the royal family, and even contributed a lot to Xiao Luan usurping the throne. Therefore, after becoming the emperor, he took it as a warning, treated it kindly, and even indulged the royal family.

"But what is the result of doing this? How did those royal families perform when Hou Jing was in trouble?"

Zhang Ying asked Huang back, "Wang, who has experienced the Hou Jing Rebellion?" As if he was thinking, Zhang Ying continued:

"Who doesn't want to sit on the throne? But the old man is there and cannot break up, so just wait for the old man to die."

"They won't remember how this old man was spoiled and indulged them on weekdays, but they just thought that the old man would die soon, and then take action first, kill other competitors, and the throne would be his own."

Zhang Ying laughed as he spoke, full of disdain: "The emperor (Xiao Gang) is just like his father and treats the royal family well, but is this useful? Once he dies, the crown prince is seriously injured and the royal family starts to attack the throne."

"Don't they understand that the crown prince's grandson is young, and they still have to establish a young emperor. Xiao Zhaoye's example?"

"Crown Prince Zhaoming passed away that year, and the late emperor (Xiao Yan) brought the position of crown prince to a brother, but he was afraid of repeating the same mistake. Well, now, it is great to establish a young emperor."

"Each one, everyone is thinking about fighting for power, thinking about 'doing things behind people', haha."

Huang? Hearing this, he was full of expectations: "Then, the King of Xiangdong is one of the regent ministers, is that?"

Zhang Ying shook his head: "It may not be that someone put him on the fire and roasted him. A snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gained the profit."

"Everyone has his own ideas, and everyone is afraid that others will attack first. So, can these people calm down? How many years will they take? Who dares to take a ease?"

Zhang Ying looked back at the south, his eyes flashed with light. Things were developing, and the young emperor ascended the throne, as he expected.

Not many ministers are willing to ascend the throne as adults, and children become emperors, so that everyone can take advantage of the situation. This is human nature.

Therefore, Xiao Dalian, the prince of Nanjun, ran to Jiankang foolishly, thinking that he could win the support of his official position and fight for the throne, but ended up returning to Jingzhou in a sad way.

Because his wish to be appointed as an official is still a little worse than the benefit of establishing a young emperor.

The emperor (Xiao Gang)'s confidants hoped to be the young emperor, so that they could control power for a longer time; the prince was a member of the army, so they naturally hoped to be the crown prince, so that they could have the opportunity to take power.

If the royal family hopes to establish a young emperor, then the royal family will have the opportunity to take power and even go further.

What about the princes? The mentality is different, but with Xiao Zhaoye's past, they are afraid that if someone seizes power and usurps the throne, they will be slaughtered by the usurper like Xiao Daocheng and Xiao Zi's descendants.

They will definitely be wary of someone usurping power and then wielding a butcher knife at themselves, so when there is any movement, they will tighten the string in their hearts.

Therefore, after Xiao Dalian lost the possibility of succession, he would inevitably have undercurrents in Jiankang City around the control of the little emperor after returning to Jingzhou.

This is all in Zhang Ying's plan, but he cannot be sure who will laugh at the end among the ministers of the regent.

After all, the mastermind behind the scenes who sent assassins to assassinate the emperor is still unknown, and perhaps the other party is also waiting for the fisherman to benefit.

The emperor died, the crown prince died, if the prime ministers and royal families were concerned about the overall situation and ignored the "monkeys in the Nanjun Palace" that had no evidence, they should support the Nanjun Prince Xiao Dalian ascend the throne.

But it is not, so from the day the young emperor ascended the throne, the court was no longer saved and would sooner or later be usurped by powerful ministers.

Huang? Seeing that Zhang Ying was confident, he gradually felt relieved. After all, the water had become muddy and would become more and more muddy, so there must be a chance to take advantage of the situation.

They stay away from Jiankang and the center, so they can avoid the power struggles surrounding the throne, but they cannot directly benefit.

So you can only wait.

Wait until the opportunity appears and seize it.

However, Zhang Ying's various arrangements were actually hidden from Li Li. Huang? In cooperation with Zhang Ying's actions, he also hid them from Li Li and his sister.

Ten years ago, Huang? He would not have had too many ideas. The better life he could think of was that Li Li, the brother-in-law, could become a governor, and the Huang family would benefit from it.

However, when Zhang Ying analyzed it and found that if the time was right, his brother-in-law might sit in a certain position, and his heart would be beating violently.

If it is true as Zhang Ying said, if you seize the opportunity, it would be no dream in daylight.

Although I don’t know what my brother-in-law is thinking or whether my sister supports it, Huang? When he thought that this might come true, he couldn’t sleep all night.

Therefore, it is not impossible to fight for this.

......

On the edge of Pengcheng Water Village, Wu Xiang was fishing at a large boat filled with water pavilions, but because of the visitor, his heart was not on the hook.

The visitor was Zhang Ying, who returned to Hanshan from Liguo, passed by Pengcheng, and visited old friends.

Let’s talk about the current situation.

"The powerful and powerful people in Jiankang City all care about themselves, but ignore the overall situation and let a child become the emperor. Who is convinced?"

Wu Xiang said slowly. He was born in poverty like Li Li, but under the leadership of Li Li, after more than ten years of training, his knowledge and experience have been greatly enriched. He likes to use his brain when encountering problems and has his own ideas and opinions.

Zhang Ying asked: "Then, according to what you see, how will those prime ministers treat Li Lang?"

Wu Xiang smiled and said, "What else can you do? They look down on Li Lang at all. They just treat Li Lang as a hawk and use it when needed."

"I've used up and stay wherever I cool down. As for us, it's almost the same."

Zhang Ying asked again: "If one day Li Lang is transferred from Xuzhou, it would be like to suppress the rebellion, and then the new Xuzhou governor came to Hanshan, what would happen if he did?"

Wu Xiang looked at Zhang Ying after hearing this and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, if you have something to say, there is no need to bend around your own people."

Zhang Ying made it clear: "Your Majesty dies, the Crown Prince dies, the Crown Prince ascends the throne, and the child becomes the emperor. Sooner or later, the court will change its fate."

Wu Xiang shrugged: "It will change, they will seek death. I know what you want to say, but what Li Lang thinks is the key. It's hard to mention it, Liang Lang and Peng Lang, it's hard to mention it."

Zhang Ying said again: "We don't need to mention it. The current situation will always reach that point."

Wu Xiang took it straightforwardly: "Some things that Li Lang is not easy to do, nor is it easy to say clearly. Let us do it, it's okay. I will carry what we should do."

Zhang Ying had a clear attitude, so he figured it out.

That's good. He came here specifically to beat the side drum to see how Wu Xiang's attitude was.

His accomplice was Huang? Out of careful consideration, Wu Xiang, Liang Sen or Peng did not participate, and he did not dare to let Mrs. Xinping know about it.

After all, this is bypassing Li Li and doing things secretly. Once the matter is leaked, he and Huang can resist Li Li's possible anger, and it will be difficult for others to deal with.

Huang? As a wife and brother-in-law, it is natural for Li Li to "go further" and let the Huang family rise with the water. Anyway, for the sake of his wife and the prince, Li Li can't make Huang? How about it?

Zhang Ying himself was Li Li's adviser. He acted without authorization and acted "extremely". After all, it was also for Li Li.

But Liang Sen, Wu Xiang and Peng Jun, as Li Li's relatives and friends, would have completely different natures if they bypass Li Li and act secretly.

The lady is even more unsatisfied. After all, the person next to her is prone to suspicion.

Therefore, Zhang Ying did not let these people get involved, and there was no need to let these people get involved. He just needs to make indirect attacks, explore the verge of words, and remind him in advance.

Who doesn’t want to be a glorious and prosperous person?

This is human nature, and you must seize it whenever you have the opportunity.

Zhang Ying knew that the only hope for these Poyang people who were born in a slightly cold family was that Li Li could make a difference. Only in this way could he rise.

If Li Li is finished and his fellow Poyang people have no support, they can only go with the flow and drift wherever they go.

So I must follow Li Li closely and share the worries for Li Li.

Then, the necessary "division of labor and cooperation" will appear sooner or later.

If something happens in the future, Li Li will lead his army to attack, and no matter where the direction of the attack is, Xuzhou will never give in.

When fighting against the outside world, Liang Sen and Peng Jun can use "intrigue" internally, and Zhang Ying feels that he is not good enough to be alone.

Wu Xiang often does something shameful to Li Li. Zhang Ying thinks that this is a good candidate to stay in Xuzhou. After all, dealing with internal threats depends on scheming rather than martial arts.

Especially when dealing with the knowledgeable old man Wang Chong, the chief secretary.
Chapter completed!