In the afternoon, Xiao Si, dressed in mourning clothes, sent several uncles out in a plain white royal palace, and before boarding the bus, he had a conversation outside the main gate.

Xiao Si miraculously returned to Jiankang and reversed the crisis, which made the younger brothers of the King of Poyang cry with joy, including the panic-worshiping Nan'an Hou Xiao Tian, ​​Wulin Hou Xiao Zi and other kings of Poyang cry with joy.

The tide of the wind and panic over the past period of time has made Xiao Tian and others unable to sleep or eat. As long as there is a little more movement outside the mansion, I think it is a large group of soldiers who are coming to capture him.

Every day, bad news comes: someone comes out again and takes out so-called physical evidence to accuse the Poyang King brothers of indiscriminate plots.

This feeling of waiting for death is very bad. For Xiao Tian and others, they live like a year. Over the years, they have formed a lot of hatreds. Once they are liquidated, they may be injured.

Fortunately, Xiao Si rushed back. After some operation, the rain came and the sky cleared.

The Xiao Tian brothers didn't know what the nephew did, but the fact is that the court canceled the rewards for the list and would not be rewarded or punished for those who had already made their debut.

Xiao Dalin, the king of South China Sea, returned home safely after a few days of "staying in the palace". He got a noble position and was already standing aside.

The two murderers who killed Xiao Fan, King Xiao Daqiu of Jianping and King Xiao Dazhi of Suijian, were sentenced to death because they could not provide strong evidence and could not prove that their accusations against Xiao Fan were true and their crimes were unforgivable.

Xiao Fan was killed and died. His appointment to "record the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty" was naturally "returned back to" King Xiao Yi of Xiangdong.

The Taiwei, King Xiao Yi of Xiangdong, is now transferred to the Taifu, and is the Minister of the Shangshu, and is in charge of the throne.

At the beginning, Xiao Yi was the vassal king of the regent. Later, due to illness, he handed over power and was recorded by Poyang King Xiao Fan. Now Xiao Yi recorded the affairs of the Shangshu again, which was equivalent to "the power belonged to the original owner."

Xiao Si, who succeeded the title of King of Poyang, was transferred to General Zhongfu, which was the heavy general of the 33rd squad of the military name. He was only awarded to officials in Beijing, leading the military camps (parts) and guarding Jiankang.

Such an appointment has a profound meaning: the division of military power and the "recording the Secretary of the Shang Dynasty" that restricts the general's leadership from the court.

For this reason, the little emperor (the empress dowager) received advice from several ministers to "take love" against Xiao Si.

Xiao Fan died. As the eldest son of Xiao Si, he was supposed to be mourned for his father and could not hold a position.

However, due to the old rules of that year, Xiao Si, who succeeded to the throne as King of Poyang, served as the General of the Central Pac after "taking off love", guarded the capital, and shared the worries of the country, and could not be mourned.

The responsibility for mourning is shared by his younger brothers.

The so-called "old example" refers to an incident more than 30 years ago.

Xiao Fan, who was still the prince of Poyang at that time, took office in Yizhou. When he passed by Jingzhou, Xiao Hui, the Poyang King who was the governor of Jingzhou at the time, died.

According to the ceremony, Xiao Fan should escort his deceased father's coffin back to Beijing and mourn him for his father.

However, Emperor Gaozu "takes love" and asks Xiao Fan to continue to work in Chengdu, while Xiao Hui's coffin is escorted back to Jiankang by other sons.

With this old example, the little emperor (the empress dowager) "snatched love" this time, allowing Xiao Si, who succeeded to the throne as the King of Poyang, to serve as the General of the Central Pacification, to take charge of some military troops in the military camps, and to guard Jiankang.

Such an arrangement is a normal check and balance of power, with the purpose of hindering the King of Xiangdong who was recording the Shangshu, in case of any change.

It can be said that in the Empress Dowager's opinion, Xiao Si can still be trusted, otherwise he would not have distributed part of the city defense power to Xiao Si.

This is very important, involving the checks and balances of military power in Jiankang City.

Jiankang is divided into outer city, inner city, inner city is Taicheng, and Taicheng is the official offices of various ministries, arsenal, Taicang, and the imperial palace.

The imperial guards of the imperial palace were mostly old friends in the Eastern Palace and obeyed the empress dowager, so the empress dowager was sure of the palace ban.

But we still have to be wary of someone who controls the city guards and implements "closing the door and beating dogs" on the palace.

Now the five auxiliary ministers are not the Grand Tutors who are not the Shangshu Ling but the Grand Tutors, the King of Xiangdong, who may "close the door and beat the dogs", and they must restrain them, that is, they will divide their troops.

The three auxiliary ministers did not have military power and could not restrain the King of Xiangdong in terms of military power.

The leading general who is in charge of Taicheng's imperial guards and is one of the ministers of the regent. His position is related to who is controlled by Taicheng. Although there is a constraint on the system (the command of the system is not in charge, the leader cannot transfer troops), it is not foolproof.

Therefore, the Empress Dowager needed another person to command some of the troops in the outer city. On the surface, it was to restrain the generals of the leadership, but in fact it was to restrain the King of Xiangdong who was recording the affairs of the Shangshu.

This is the best appointment that Xiao Si can win after he reversed the situation: stay in the capital to hold an important position, share the worries of the empress dowager, rather than mourning for his father for three years and not having a chance with the center.

In Xiao Tian and Xiao Zi's opinion, if your nephew performs so well, his future will be guaranteed and he can rest assured.

Several uncles got on the bus and left. Xiao Si stood at the main entrance for a while, turned around and walked into the palace, feeling angry.

These uncles are all cowardly and are simply unreliable at critical moments.

This is Xiao Si's voice, angry and helpless.

The situation that my father worked hard to manage was so vulnerable. In this incident, the closest relatives performed extremely unbearable, which made the assistants at a loss and unable to deal with it.

The solid high-rise buildings that I once thought were nothing more than the decaying appearance of pillars.

However, what's the use of just blaming a few uncles?

His father and son did have ideas, so he carefully prepared for many years, especially after Xiao Fan took over as the Minister of the regent and recorded the Secretary of the State Council, he had to do something even more.

Xiao Si originally thought that his father could be very "stable" in Jiankang when he fought against the south of the ridge, but he did not expect that his opponent would commit crimes directly in the palace.

As soon as his father died, the tall building was shaking in an instant and was about to collapse. If he had not been helped by others, now, he, his uncle and younger brothers would have faced a catastrophe.

So, who is the mastermind behind the murder of his father?

Xiao Si must beware of this enemy.

Xiao Daqiu and Xiao Dazhi did not confess until their death that they were ordered by anyone, so they took the risk of assassinating the King of Poyang.

But looking at his daily words and deeds, it is not like his sudden impulse to kill people. He should have been instigated by someone.

The King of South China Sea Xiao Dalin is suspected, but there is no evidence that he instructs Xiao Daqiu and Xiao Dazhi to commit crimes.

Although Xiao Dalin was evil in the Queen Mother and King Xiangdong under Xiao Si's plan, there was no evidence to prove that Xiao Dalin was going to rebel.

The Empress Dowager put the overall situation first and would rather stop the people. She let Xiao Dalin go, but just let him stand aside.

Xiao Si also felt that Xiao Dalin was not like the mastermind behind the scenes, so he did not dare to relax in his heart and beware of the enemy who had hidden his head and tail.

When I turned to the study, I had been waiting for a long time.

Xiao Si asked someone to guard the door and then saluted the man solemnly: "This time, hundreds of people from all over the Poyang Palace will survive. Thank you for your help from Pengcheng Public."

The person in front of him was not Pengcheng Duke Li Li, but Li Li's chief of staff Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying received Xiao Si's thanks for Li Li, which was simple but not simple, and then said: "The king is mourning, please put the overall situation first."

Xiao Si nodded, sat down with Zhang Ying's guest, and handed over a handwritten letter he wrote to Li Li to the other party.

"The Xiaguan is about to return to Hanshan. I wonder what the king has to give?"

"When should I offer gifts to the emperor in Le'an?" Xiao Si asked, and Zhang Ying replied: "The king can seize the opportunity in this matter, and the king has no objection."

"Then, once mined..." Xiao Si was still a little hesitant. The gift Li Li offered to his father was a huge money tree, and they had to give each other enough rewards.

But now that his father has passed away, he cannot "record the affairs of the Secretary of the Republic" and cannot give a gift to reward Li Li for his kindness.

Moreover, if you hand over this gift, you may not have been stolen by the King of Xiangdong, who was in charge of the court.

Zhang Ying replied: "The king believes that the king has a bright future, so you can wait for the gifts, but it doesn't matter if you go there."

"However, the king must know about this copper mine alone, or let everyone know about it, otherwise he will inevitably be borrowed flowers and offered to Buddha."

The reason is right, Xiao Si thought about it and asked again: "Donald Pengcheng, have you never thought about returning to Beijing and entering the center?"

Zhang Ying shook his head: "The king and the prince have no foundation in the court. He asks for help from the capital everywhere, but it is just a humiliation for himself."

"There are chaos in the capital, and the king still has a lot of things to do, and he has no intention of wasting his energy in the capital."

As he spoke, he smiled: "Besides, all the emperors are eyeing the position of regent, and the king and the lord are also involved. I am afraid that they will be regarded as enemies. Isn't this going to cause trouble?"

Xiao Si felt that Zhang Ying didn't tell the truth, at least one of the ten sentences was fake.

If Li Li didn't want to return to Beijing, how could he care about the current situation in Jiankang? How could he learn that something happened to his father as soon as possible?

How could he use Fei Ge to send a message to Panyu? He suggested that he take a boat north to return to Jiankang immediately?

It is said that this pigeon was raised by Li Li's merchants when they went to Guangzhou for business and were sent to Poyang regularly to communicate with Poyang, keep abreast of the market conditions, and facilitate the reselling of imported products such as overseas incense and medicine.

Besides, if Li Li didn’t have any ideas about the center, why did he send Zhang Ying to Jiankang secretly and give him advice?

Xiao Si felt that Li Li should have the idea of ​​taking advantage of the situation in order to get greater benefits, with the purpose of entering the center.

I just felt that the water was not muddy enough, so I wanted to wait a little longer.

This is nothing. Xiao Si thinks that it is normal for people to always ask for something. No official will be willing to stay in the place for the rest of his life. It is reasonable to want to enter the center.

But Li Li's request made Xiao Si feel strange: Li Li "hopes" that if he reverses the situation, he will not harm the innocent. If there is no real evidence, he cannot fabricate evidence to attack the descendants of the late emperor.

This request made Xiao Si feel mixed.

Perhaps Li Li was still thinking about the kindness of the late emperor, or his conscience was not over, so he sent Zhang Ying to make suggestions and act as a "supervisor" to remind him not to do anything randomly.

Therefore, since according to He Yuan, the concubine of the King of South China Sea, the King of South China Sea seemed to be unaware of it in advance and was not very much like the mastermind who killed his father, Xiao Si did not plan to kill Xiao Dalin.

Just use the treasure of phonograph, and set up a trap for King Nanhai to offend the Queen Mother and King Xiangdong.

Li Li's request made him feel that Li Li is a person with feelings, not a cold-blooded and ruthless monster.

After a while, Zhang Ying surrendered and still pretended to be a vegetable vendor. Under Xiao Si's confidant's arrangement, he left the palace from the kitchen door.

Xiao Si sat alone in the study, thinking about his experiences over the past few days, and felt scared.

Fortunately, Li Li helped this time.

Zhang took Li Li's order and rushed to Jiankang secretly, waiting for him to come back, and giving him advice.

He did as he did, and his strategy was very effective: kill two birds with one stone.

First, Xiao Dalin thought that the disaster was coming, so he scolded the empress dowager without any scruples.
To be continued...